What’s Happening – Northport Washington

What’s Happening Around Northport

NEW ITEMS in this issue May 5, 2019:

MAY

Lions Club BINGO
Northport Community Garden Plant Sale
Northport Racing Days

Also, see the section listed below, Other Activities Happening Around Northport Every Week/Month, these are activities that happen every week or month.

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Here’s What’s Happening Around Northport during May 2019

Sunday May 5^th – The Northport Lions Club is hosting its monthly bingo session. The Northport Lions Club is hosting its monthly bingo session May 5^th, 2019 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm in the Northport school cafeteria at 404 10^th Street in Northport. Games include Early Bird, Regular, Fast Pick and Blackout with a $500 Jackpot. Canadian and U.S. currency welcome, participants must be at least 18 years of age to play, doors open at noon and play begins at 1 pm. The requirement to win the $500 dollar Blackout jackpot is to completely fill out a bingo card within the first fifty called numbers; however if the jackpot is not awarded, the called number threshold for the next session increases by one. The jackpot was not awarded during the last event so the May 5^th session’s threshold is 54 numbers! Complimentary popcorn and sweets will be provided. All proceeds from bingo play and concessions sales will benefit the many community projects the Lions Club sponsors throughout the year. Bring your friends and family to support your local Lions Club!

The Northport Lions Club meets on the second Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm at the Northport Town Hall. Lions clubs are a group of men and women who identify needs within the community and work together to fulfill those needs. For more information or to get involved with the Northport Lions Club, please contact Ken Scott at kenscott99157@gmail.com.

Saturday May 11 – Northport Lions Club 17^th Annual Golf Scramble – The Northport Lions Club is hosting its 17th Annual Northport Lions Club Golf Scramble May 11th, 2019 at Dominion Meadows Golf Course, 1861 E Hawthorne Ave., inColville, WA. Come join us for fun, food, competition, fellowship and prizes! Entry fee is $50 per person, which includes green fees & lunch, and participants may form their own teams of 4 to 5 players. Don’t have a pre-set team? No problem, the Lions Club will happily make a team for you! Check-in will be from 8:00 to 8:30 am; a pre-golf meeting at 8:40 am will be followed by a shotgun start at 9:00 am. Submit completed registration & fees (see flyer and form below) (payable to Northport Lions Club) by May 3rd to Tom & Linda Midkiff, 2859 Deep Lake South Shore Road, Colville, WA 99114 or drop off your registration at the Dominion Meadows Pro Shop. All proceeds will be applied to the many community, youth and educational programs sponsored by the Northport Lions Club. If you would like to have your name or business prominently displayed during the scramble, please contact Tom or Linda Midkiff at 509.732.4191 for sponsorship information.

Northport Senior Meals Manager – Time sensitive, note responses needed by May 15 as indicated below – Seeking new managers for weekly Senior Meals program. Do you have a senior in your life who enjoys Senior Meals? Are you yourself a senior or a “stay at homer” looking for a satisfying volunteer opportunity? Do you have a calling to help care for the senior members of our community? The Northport Senior Meals program provides a low cost, nutritious dinner to our seniors once each week. Typically, 20 to 30 seniors attend the meal in a welcoming social setting where the seniors can chat, tell stories, play music and games, and enjoy the company of friends. This social time is really important for our seniors. Now, the time has come for this amazing program to find new management so that it can continue to serve our senior community members. If someone or group does not step forward to take the program over, it will end this year, 2019. NCPR (Northport Community Preservation and Restoration) has managed this program for about 10 years. NCPR is now looking for a responsible, self-motivated community-minded person or group to become new managers and continue this once weekly senior meals program. In brief, responsibilities include: menu planning, grocery shopping, meal preparation, positive interaction with the seniors, and clean up. Additionally, the new managers will need to provide simple periodic financial reports to the 2 contributing churches and work well with the Northport Bible Church. We are willing to mentor the new managers to ease the transition. If you are interested in knowing more, contact Sandi Everson at 690-7548 by May 15th. References may be requested.

Sunday May 20th – Annual Plant Sale – Northport Community Garden is having their annual plant sale on Sunday May 20th 10am to 3pm at the garden which is located on Hwy 25 between 6th and 7th Streets. Our aim is to sell reasonably priced perennial and annual flowers and garden vegetables in our area. Proceeds go toward cost of propane for the green house.

Saturdays May 11^th and 25^th – Northport Raceway Race Days.

(See 2019 race schedule below) Visit the NIR FB page for more information. https://www.facebook.com/groups/8614388563/

Saturday, Sunday, Monday 25, 26, 27 – China Bend Winery Memorial Weekend New Wine Release & Barrel Tasting, Noon to 5pm each day, free admission! Come on out and join us Memorial Weekend for our Annual New Wine Release & Barrel Tasting right here at the Winery. Explore the “Secrets of the Cellar” by tasting and comparing wines aging in the Oak Barrels. Learn why we prefer to age our delicious organic red wines for years before bottling, and how that extra aging helps create the smooth, rich taste of China Bend! Be the First to sample our newest release of wines for the 2019 Season, including the Aurore White and our first Oak Barrel Aged Rose’! Enjoy the Springtime beauty of our gardens, vineyards, and grounds. Live music, Hors d’Ouvres, and wine tasting.

China Bend Vineyards

3751 Vineyard Way, Kettle Falls, WA 99141

On the Northport-Flat Creek Road along Lake Roosevelt

(509)732-6123 www.chinabend.com

Tasting Room & Gift Shop Now Open Daily

Noon – 5:00 Closed Sundays

Bed & Breakfast at the Winery

Other Activities Happening Around Northport Every Week/Month

Last Wednesday of each month – Northport Chamber of Commerce meetings, 7pm at the Northport City Hall.

The Mustang Grill – Breakfast and Lunches daily and specials, hours 7:30am to 2pm. 509-732-6179. Check their FB page for what’s cooking. www.facebook.TheMustangGrill

Rivertown Grill – Look for daily dining specials 509-732-6678 https://www.facebook.com/rivertownsudsandgrub/?fref=ts

Morning Bear Coffee – Morning Bear Coffee offers Double-Punch on Tuesday, buy one drink and received 2 punches on your MBC Punch Card! https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=morning%20bear%20coffee

Every Wednesdays Pizza and Prayer – We have a Pizza & Prayer happening on Wednesdays between 5:30-7pm at Northport New Hope, 200 8^th St. Northport. Questions; call 509-732-6640

Coffee Boss Roastery – Coffee Boss Roastery, located inside Tony’s Market.

Stop in to see what’s roasting and visit the website, Coffeebossroastery.com and on FB.

Every Tuesday 4pm – Kuk’s Tavern – “Taco Tuesday” 4pm – 9pm, 2 Tacos for $1.50! Visit their FB page, https://www.facebook.com/kuks.northport

First Tuesday of Each Month (Northport Volunteer Fire Department) – The Northport Volunteer Fire Department has its monthly meetings and trainings at the NP Fire Hall on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 6pm. And that they are always looking for more volunteers and to please consider volunteering to help our community.

Every Tuesday Morning – Northport Community Library Storytime – Tues. mornings at 10:30 until 11, recommended ages 2-5. Library hours are: Tues. 11am – 6pm, Thurs. 10am – 6pm, Fri. 2pm – 6pm, Sat. 10am – 4pm. 732-8928

Wednesdays Pizza and Prayer – We have a Pizza & Prayer happening on Wednesdays between 5:30-7pm at Northport New Hope, 200 8^th St. Northport. Questions; call 509-732-6640

NCPR Collecting Aluminum Cans – Hello NCPR friends! We are always taking aluminum cans for the continued success of the programs we offer. If you have a bag or two or three, just bring them to the back of the Community Center out by the old broken-down shed (the funds could go to help us fix that…). Your monetary donations are always also greatly appreciated and can be sent to our PO Box 967, Northport, WA, 99157. Thanks for all your support!

“Lunch & Shopping” at the 7th Day Adventist Cookhouse Cottage – Every first and third Thursday of the month from 12noon to 3pm they serve a free vegan meal (unbelievably delicious, big servings) but accepts cash donations. The food is next to their (almost) free clothes store in the same cottage. Any persons of any age and religious/cultural background will have a good time with the friendly servers! Located next to the 7^th Day Adventist Church at, 714 Center Ave, Northport, WA

Northport Museum and Old Fire Hose House – Folks can call for information about tours and with questions or to buy cookbooks and CDs of the Northport News…. 509-732-6675. Historical info, pictures, and sites to visit

Northport Historical Society – Regular monthly meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 5:00pm. We will be meeting in the Welcome Center (formerly known as the Gallo House) on Center Ave. Come see what we are doing. In addition to their FB page Northport WA Historical Society Facebook , Northport Historical Society now has a website, http://www.northporthistory.org/ check it out!

Note: Northport Transfer Station – The Stevens County Transfer Station near Northport has changed its Saturday hours which will now be 10am to 2pm year round.

Visit the NCPR FB page for other activities as well, http://www.facebook.com/NCPRinfo

Web links and FB Pages around Northport:

Northport Info:

Slideshow of Northport (check out the cool photos)

http://www.northportwa.us/

http://www.northportwa.us/gas_groc.html

Northport Club and Organizations:

Northport WA Historical Society Facebook

http://www.northporthistory.org/

http://www.facebook.com/NCPRinfo

Northport Lions Club Facebook

Northport International Raceway