Good Morning Quincy WA Daily Brief – Monday, May 11 2026

Good Morning Quincy, WA – Monday, May 11, 2026

Your daily local update for Quincy, George, Winchester, Crescent Bar & Sunland Estates.

Today’s highlights:
 • ☀️ Weather: Sunny and warm with a high near 77°, calm evening ahead
 • ⚾ Sports: Jacks baseball season comes to a close after quarterfinal loss to Ellensburg
 • ☕ Community: Senior Center coffee hour, line dancing & bridge happening today
 • 📚 Library: Free English Citizenship Study Group tonight at Quincy Public Library
 • 🎨 Community Event: Adults-only Craft & Sip happening Tuesday at Quincy Public Market
 • 🎶 Gorge Update: Final day to vote for the Gorge Amphitheatre in USA Today’s Best Amphitheater contest
• ⚽ Youth Sports: Quincy United / J&S Futbol Club tryouts continue at Lozier Park
• 🚧 Travel Alert: Overnight I-90 paving project continues between Vantage & George
• 🗳 Community Forum: Sheriff’s Race Candidate Forum coming May 21 at Quincy Valley Business & Event Center
• 🌱 Community Garden: Free public garden beds available through Veterans Operation Creation
• 🏛 City Update: Quincy Comprehensive Plan Open House happening Tuesday
• 💦 Aquatic Center: Early bird season pass discount extended through May 15
• 🎓 School News: Ready for Kinder workshops continue at Pioneer Elementary
• 📖 School Fundraiser: Mountain View Elementary raising money for new library books
• ⛳ Jacks Sports: Varsity golf tees off against Ephrata today at Lakeview Golf & Country Club

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Good Morning Quincy WA Daily Brief – Monday, May 11 2026

Speaker: [00:00:00] Good morning, Quincy. Today is Monday, May 11th, 2026, and this is the Good Morning Quincy, Washington newscast with your daily local update for Quincy, George, Winchester, Crescent Bar, Sunland Estates, and all of the surrounding area. If it matters in the 98848, you'll hear it here. A special belated Mother's Day wish to all the amazing mothers out there putting in the work every single day.

I hope you had an amazing Mother's Day. You are seen, you are loved, and even when we forget to tell you, thank you for all you do. In the next few minutes, we'll cover today's weather, what's happening around town, school sports and activities, school, city council, police, fire, church, community, and local business news.

Whether you're heading to work, getting kids out the door, or just easing into your day, we're here to help you stay connected to what's happening in our community. [00:01:00] Grab your coffee, get ready for your day, and let's start with today's forecast. Currently 50 here at the studio, with the feels like temperature playing a little havoc on the senses, making it feel a little colder than it actually is, so it's got that chill to the morning.

Today, sunny with a high near 77. Northwest winds five to seven miles per hour, but pretty calm most of the day. Tonight, mostly clear with a low around 50. Calm winds. Should be a pretty mild day all around. Y'all ready for this?

In your Jacks sports recap, it was a tough weekend for the Jacks varsity baseball team as they lost against Ellensburg at Othello on Saturday, ending their season with the quarterfinals. Great run, Jacks. We're proud of you. Go Jacks.

If you're looking for a [00:02:00] reason to celebrate, it's National Eat What You Want Day. Yep, have whatever you want, no guilt involved. It's also National Hostess Cupcake Day, so that kind of coincides really well. And to top it all off, it's National Bike to Work Week. I kinda think that was planned to help you with the other two, but hey, why not?

I used to ride my bike to work all the time, and it's a great way to start your morning. But if you're gonna do National Eat What You Want Day and National Hostess Cupcake Day, it's definitely a good time to dust off that bike and maybe start taking that to work. Today around town, we're easing back into the week.

The Quincy Senior Center hosts Coffee Hour at 10:00 AM, line dancing at 1:00 PM, and bridge at 2:15. If you're looking for the menu, you'll find it over on our website, welcomeToQuincyWA.com in the notes section a little bit later today At the library today, they have the English [00:03:00] Citizenship Study Group, and they invite you to join them for free classes at the Quincy Public Library.

Instructor Julie Michelle Mitchell will help guide you through the naturalization interview, exam prep, US history and civics, which always is confusing, and eligibility requirements. All materials are provided. It's at 4:30 PM, and you can check the library for the schedule. Come learn, study, and prepare with us.

Classes are taught in English only. Please contact Quincy Public Library for any questions at 509-787-2359. It's Monday. We all need that dad joke to start the week out right and put a smile on your face this morning, so here it is. What has keys but can't open locks? A piano.

In upcoming events, grab your friends and join us for a cozy creative evening at the [00:04:00] adults-only Craft and Sip on Tuesday, May 12th at 5:00 PM at the Jones Washington Tasting Room inside Quincy Public Market. If you're ready for a fun night out, this is a special adults only event to bring together the best of both worlds.

Spring-themed crafts taught by the talented Kim Bacon, led by your Quincy Public Library staff. Also, delicious wine available for purchase at Jones Winery. Relaxed social atmosphere perfect for unwinding with friends. It's perfect for date night, girls' night, or a solo unwind. No judgments. Whatever is good for you is good.

All craft supplies are provided. Just bring creativity. No registration is needed, but space is limited, so arriving early is a great idea. Huge thank you to the Quincy Friends of the Library for supporting this community favorite. Come sip, craft, and bring a friend or meet someone new, and make something beautiful to welcome in spring.

Heads up, Gorge [00:05:00] fam, the Gorge Ampitheatre is in the running for USA Today's 10 Best Reader Choice Awards for the Best Amphitheater, and voting ends tonight, but you can still get one more vote in today. I've been voting every day. I hope you have, too. Let's support this amazing venue that we have right here in our community that is such a big part of our community.

Click on the link. You can find it over at Facebook. Uh, I see it all the time. I'll try and put it in the show notes as well. And vote for the Gorge Amphitheater for Best Amphitheater. 2026 Pike Minnow Derby will be held on May 15th through the 17th. Register at the Quincy Valley Chamber of Commerce or online at quincyvalley.com.

You can also register at QHL and Hooked on Toys in Wenatchee. There's tryouts coming up for Quincy United in the JS Football League. If you'd like to try out for the twenty-twenty six season, or [00:06:00] sorry, twenty-twenty six/twenty-twenty seven season, they're gonna have in-person registration tryouts over at Lozier Park May 11th through the 19th from five-thirty to seven PM.

There will be someone there to answer questions, to do registration, and to help you figure out if this is the right thing for you. Come out, try out, have some fun, and see what's going on with the Quincy United Soccer Club. And community highlights and safety announcements. Just a reminder, as you're driving this week, the paving project for I-90 from Vantage to George is underway.

Contractors will be doing work primarily from seven PM to six AM, Monday through Friday each week, all the way through August. It does bring traffic down to a single lane, so be prepared for additional time on the road, especially on Thursdays and Fridays. The Sheriff's Race Candidate Forum is coming to Quincy.

If you've been wanting to hear [00:07:00] directly from the candidates running for Grant County Sheriff, this is your opportunity. Welcome to Quincy Wild News. This, in partnership with Quincy Valley Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by the Port of Quincy, is hosting the Sheriff's Race Candidate Forum on Thursday, May twenty-first from five-thirty to seven-thirty PM at the Quincy Valley Business and Event Center.

All the candidates have been invited to participate and have accepted, and the goal is simple: to give the community a chance to hear where each candidate stands, what they prioritize, and how they plan to serve Grant County. This is a nonpartisan event, and everyone in the community is invited. This is your chance to come meet these gentlemen in person.

While in Quincy directly, we have the Quincy PD that works in alignment with the Grant County Sheriffs as well as partner, a partner agency. All of our community is serviced by the Grant County Sheriff's Department, and so whoever sits in this office matters a great deal. So come meet [00:08:00] these guys, hear what they have to say, and decide what is best for our community.

We also wanna reflect what you care about, and if you have specific concerns, questions, or topics you'd like to see addressed, email us at info@thefallibleman.com. We'll be using community input to help shape the questions for the forum. If it matters to you, this is your chance to help guide the conversation.

Have you always wanted to grow a yummy garden for veggies for your family, but you don't really have the space where you live? Do you need a garden bed? Veterans Operation Creation would like you to know there's a community garden on Jackrabbit Way across the street from the high school that's open to public use.

It's free, but you just need to reserve your b- garden bed. So to reserve your community garden bed, call Tom Parrish at five oh nine seven nine seven three four nine five, and happy gardening. Grow that garden you've always wanted to. Before we jump into upcoming Jack sports and events, we're gonna cover city admin news, school news, and announcements, and then we'll cover Jack sports [00:09:00] and events happening today and tomorrow.

Tomorrow, there's a Quincy Valley Regional Parks District meeting at the Quincy City Hall at 5:00 to 6:00 PM. Also tomorrow, you're invited to make your voice heard at the City of Quincy Public Open House. That will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. This is a drop-in event, and it's paired with the Quincy Comprehensive Plan Survey that will help serve as an official policy guide on how Quincy will grow and evolve.

Come and share your ideas and priorities of how Quincy will grow in the next several years. Discuss topics with city staff and planning teams, and participate in interactive activities. If you'd like to have a say in the direction Quincy is growing and how we'll get there, this is the event you need to attend.

We'll see you there. And by popular demand, the early bird season passes for Quincy's new aquatic center are still available at the 15% discount through May 15th. That gives you four more days to get the discount. Come enjoy the brand-new facility when it gets open this summer. Buy your pass, [00:10:00] scan your member card, and come in and swim.

In school news for parents, get ready for the Ready for Kinder event hosted by Pioneer Elementary. Ready for Kinder provides brief age-based parent workshops and take-home material, simple activities to help build children's early learning skills at home. The remaining 2026 workshop dates in English are May 14th and May 19th.

All classes are from 5:00 to 6:30 PM in the library at Pioneer Elementary. Children must be three or four years old for parents to register for the workshop. To register, call or text the parent engagement coordinator, Jes- Jessica Alcaraz, at 509-906-6615. Tomorrow, there's a school board meeting at 5:30 to 7:30 PM at Monument Elementary, and the Mountain View Elementary School Library is asking for your help in raising [00:11:00] enough money to buy some more books for their library.

Donate by May 15th using a link you can find over on the Quincy School District site or on the Mountain View Elementary site or by sending a check made out to Mountain View PBC with Library Title Wish in the subject line. The Tip A Senior fundraiser needs senior volunteers to help raise money for the senior party.

Call Summer Ryan-Keller at 509-398-1969 to help. Seniors will be helping at Whipped and R&R Expresso to raise funds for the senior party- At an upcoming date. Y'all ready for this?

Today in high school sports, our Quincy Jacks varsity golf team tees off against Ephrata High at Lakeview Golf and Country Club starting at 10:00 AM. Tomorrow, our Jacks and Lady Jacks varsity tennis teams [00:12:00] play at East Valley High School starting at 10:30 AM, and our Lady Jacks varsity golf team plays against Grandview starting at 11:00.

Today in middle school sports, our Lady Jacks eighth grade softball team goes to bat at Eastmont Junior High in 4:00 PM, and our eighth grade Jacks soccer, soccer team plays at Sterling Junior High at 4:00 PM. Our Jacks seventh grade soccer team plays at Sterling Junior High at 5:30 PM. Tomorrow, our Lady Jacks seventh grade soft- softball team plays a double header against Ephrata Middle School at 4:00 PM and 5:45 PM at the Quincy Middle School softball field.

Go Jacks. Let's wrap out today's start off of the week with a quote from Helen Keller. "When one door of happiness closes, another one opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us." [00:13:00] That's your daily local update for today. Thank you for starting your morning with Good Morning Quincy, Washington Newscast, local news for the 98848 community.

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