Good Morning Quincy WA Daily Brief – Wednesday, June 24 2026

Good Morning Quincy, WA – Wednesday, June 24, 2026

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

Today’s highlights:
 • ☀️ Weather: Morning clouds giving way to sunshine, high near 93°
 • 🎉 National Day of Joy, National Pralines Day & National Swim a Lap Day
 • 🍽️ Summer Meals: Free breakfast, lunch, and meal pickup programs available for local youth
 • 📚 Community: Library Story Time this afternoon and Senior Center activities today
 • 💼 Business: Free Small Business Resource Workshop happening in Moses Lake
 • 🤠 George: Beginner line dancing lessons tonight at the Community Hall
 • 🎨 Upcoming: Artful Evening at Gaytan’s Kitchen Creations Thursday
 • 🚐 Grand Opening: Garage Life luxury RV and vehicle storage ribbon cutting Saturday
 • 🎶 Live Music: The Panglers performing free Saturday at KB Estate Winery
 • 🍷 Sip & Paint: Sunday afternoon at Jones of Washington Tasting Room
 • ⛪ Church News: Summer VBS season continues across Quincy churches
 • 🔥 Fire Season Alert: Elevated fire danger expected with very dry conditions
 • 🚧 City Update: A Street NE remains closed during construction through early September
 • 🏊 Aquatic Center: Swim lesson registration open; pool opening anticipated this weekend
 • 🎓 School News: Free college and career planning support coming to Quincy July 6
 • 🚲 Community Survey: Quincy Partnership for Youth seeking community input with bike giveaway incentive

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Good Morning Quincy WA Daily Brief – Wednesday, June 24 2026

Speaker: [00:00:00] Today is Wednesday, June 24th, 2026, and this is the Good Morning Quincy, Washington newscast with your daily local update for Quincy, George, Winchester, Crescent Bar, Southern Estates, and all of the surrounding area. If it matters in the 9848, you'll hear it here. In the next few minutes, we'll cover today's weather, what's happening around town, school sports and activities, schools, city council, police, fire, church, community, and local business news.

Whether you're heading to work or just into easing into your day, we're here to help you stay connected to what's happening in our community. Let's start this hump day edition with your local forecast. So grab your coffee, get ready for your day, and let's do it. Currently sixty-two here at the studio.

Slightly cooler in George, slightly warmer in the river communities. Pretty [00:01:00] normal start to the day. Today is mostly cloudy then gradually becoming sunny with a high near ninety-three. It's gonna be warm. Light and variable wind becoming west eight to thirteen miles per hour in the afternoon. Tonight, partly cloudy with a low around sixty-four.

Northwest winds eight to fifteen miles per hour with gusts as high as twenty-three miles per hour. Pretty standard night for late June. If you're looking for a reason to celebrate, today is National Day of Joy. Cultivate a joyful outlook by appreciating small moments, spreading positivity, engage with some loved ones, explore new hobbies, and share what brings you genuine delight.

It's also National Pralines Day, so treat yourself to some sweet pecan treat today. That certainly helps my National J- Day of Joy. I'm a big pecan pie person. And so maybe swing by Crazy Lady Kitchen, grab a pecan sticky bun if they got them 'cause that's a pretty good pecan tasty treat. [00:02:00] And swing over and see if you f- find some pecan pie or maybe make one.

If you don't know how, let me know. I've got a great recipe. And to round out the day, grab some healthy exercise to maybe make up for that extra pecan sweetness. Uh, today is National Swim a Lap Day, and while our pool is not open yet, hopefully it will be very soon and you can go catch a lap there. If not, go out to Quincy Lakes, get some swimming in out there, enjoy some sunshine, get some exercise, and enjoy National Swim a Lap Day.

All part of the fun with National Day of Joy. And put a smile on your face. I've got your joke coming pretty soon, so I know that will help. It is hump day, and it's a good excuse to be happy. Don't be like everybody else in the office who's, like, all grumpy today. Just, just mess with everybody. Be joyful all day and happy and engage with people.[00:03:00] 

It will really make people wonder, if nothing else Today around town, the Quincy Senior Center has bridge at 12:30 today. For crafters, there's the Chat & Stitch at 1:00, and the lunch menu is posted on the notes section at welcomeToQuincyWild.com as always for free. The free summer meals program for the Quincy School District is back in full swing, swing.

We'll see if I can pr- enunciate today. Children ages zero to 18 can enjoy free meals this summer through their Sit & Eat or pickup meal program. There's two pickup per week, except Quincy Rec Center, multiple meals at each one, no need for children to be present for pickup. It's an easy drive-through service.

For the Sit & Eat sites, they've got the Quincy City Parks and the Recreation building from June 23rd through August 8th, Monday through Friday. Breakfast is available from 7:30 to 8:00 AM, and lunch is available from 11:30 to 12:15. Pickup sites are at Quincy Middle School and George [00:04:00] Elementary for, from June 22nd through July 30th.

Monday is six meals per child, Thursday is eight meals per child. These are available for pickup from 10:30 to 1:00 PM. Today is story time at the library at 2:30. Come enjoy wonderful children's books read out loud for kids. Get ready for joyful stories, silly songs, movement fun, and hands-on crafts and color activities at every session.

It's not just reading, it's more fun than that. It's the perfect way for kids ages one through 11 and their grownups, yeah, you get to come sit with the kids, that's the best part of it, I know, to spark imagination, build early literacy skills, and have a blast together. I still love reading to my kids, and they're way past that age group.

Reading to your kids is an amazing thing, and I absolutely encourage you, go spend time, sit on the floor with your kids, and listen to stories. There's something magical bl- about being read to out loud. It's [00:05:00] $6 sushi rolls over at Akin's, and that's always fun. Today, whether you try out delicious homemade cheesecake over at Gayton's Kitchen Creations, by the way, Romilda, yum.

Grab a yummy take-home meal from Crazy Lady Kitchen, or get breakfast at L&R Cafes. Skip the cleanup. Choose one of our fine restaurants around the 98848. We challenge you to try something new. Quincy has a lot of great options for amazing meals, and if you get a little bit outside of Quincy into the rest of the 98848, we have even more options with some great food all around us.

Go out, try one that's new to you, and continue to support our local 98848 restaurants. Attention local business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs, the Grant County Economic Development Council and Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce are hosting a free small business resource and requirements workshop today, June 24th, at 9:00 AM.

The doors open at 8:30 at Skill Source in Moses [00:06:00] Lake. Representatives from a lot of places will be there, including several state agencies and local organizations. There will be answer- They'll be there to answer questions and connect you with free resources to help you plan, start, and grow your business.

It's a great opportunity if entrepreneurship and business is something you're pursuing. Tonight, the City of George is hosting line dancing lessons for beginners, offered on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at the George Community Hall. It's $10 for lessons. Gather up a group of friends, take up a new hobby, have a great time learning something new.

It is a day of joy, right? New hobbies and such. Now, I know hump day and all, so here it is. Here's your start to the day to put that smile on the face with your daily bad dad joke. What kind of bow can't be tied? A rainbow[00:07:00] 

In upcoming events, hey, tomorrow for ages six to 12, learn to play pickleball. Learn a new sport. High repetition drills, games to develop confidence and techniques. It's gonna be a lot of fun with a focus on safety first using age-appropriate equipment, structured warmups, and a positive environment. Camps run Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, and runs June 30th through July 23rd, and is located at Lozier Park.

The camp's brought to you by the Quincy Rec Department. For questions, you can call 509-787-3523, extension 5, or email recreation@quincywashington.us. This Thursday, Gaines Kitchen Creations is hosting Artful Evenings at 5:30 PM. The theme is Home is Where Your Heart Is. Seating is limited, so grab a couple friends for a fun night of painting.

Cost is $35 for each person On Saturday, you're invited from [00:08:00] 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM on the 27th to 1105 Northeast Columbia Way to celebrate and join in the grand opening of Garage Life. They're excited to announce the opening of Quincy's new luxury storage facility for RVs, boats, and vehicles. Come be part of the ribbon cutting, and they hope to see you there.

KB Estate Winery is hosting another free concert on Stage B Amphitheater. Join them Saturday at the Quincy location next to the Gorge Amphitheater from 1:30 to 3:30 PM for The Panglers. No reservations needed. Just come by. There will be wine tasting on the front lawn. Join in for a good times, great music.

If you're camping at the Gorge this weekend, walk on over. Their side gate from the Gorge parking lot is just to the left of the Oasis camping area, the white tents. It's just a 10-minute walk from the Gorge ticket security entrance to their tasting room. Come for the free music, taste some of their great wines, and have a great afternoon.[00:09:00] 

On Sunday, there's a sip and paint in Quincy. Join us for an afternoon of sip and paint hosted by Goldie Jewels in Jones Quincy Tasting Room on Sunday, June 28th from 1:00 to 3:00 PM for just $30. You'll enjoy an easygoing painting experience with all the supplies included, plus a complimentary glass of beverage of your choice.

Just bring your creativity, enjoy wine and conversation while you paint. For more information, you can reserve your spot at goldiejewels.com/products/paint-sip-night. We gotta work on these websites, people. In church events, your summer VBS schedule looks like this so far. Faith Community Church's VBS is in full swing from starting the 22nd, and it's running through the 25th from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM, uh, every night, and that's going really great so far.

The St. Paul Lutheran Church's VBS is July 6th through Ju- the 10th from [00:10:00] 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM daily. First Baptist Church's, First Baptist Church's VBS is July 6th through July 10th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, so you can hit both on the same days. And Quincy for Methodist Church's VBS is July 13th to July 17th from 5:30 to 7:30 PM each night.

We'll see if I can enunciate well enough to get through the rest of these announcements. In safety announcements and community highlights, this is another reminder to be especially careful while traveling this fire season, as conditions are extremely dry. We're expecting, uh, fire conditions and alerts tomorrow under a fire watch with the weather.

So tomorrow's gonna be really rough. But it's fire season here in the 9848 and the surrounding Eastern Washington area. Fires are raging all over the place, so please be attentive this year. Quincy Partnership for Youth Community Survey is open. They wanna [00:11:00] understand youth substance better in our community and our area, and they need your voice.

This short survey is for community members age 18 plus to help them learn about the current issues and make local prevention programs that are focused on what our community actually needs. It takes five to seven minutes, it's completely anonymous, and as a thank you, participants can enter a prize drawing for a chance to win one adult bike and one youth bike generously donated by Microsoft.

To enter the drawing, just send a screenshot of your survey completion confirmation to 509-797-5242 or email coordinator@quincypartnership.org with your image Did you know that you can access welcome2quincywa.com right from your phone? You can download the free Substack app and sign in with your free subscription to welcome2quincywa.com, get all your favorite stories, notes, and chats right to your phone.

No more scrolling through Facebook to find the stories. [00:12:00] You don't need social media to find our stories. It's available to your phone directly. I know that's how a lot of people read our stories. So you don't even have to pull up the browser on your phone. The app is free. I did not choose that by accident.

I wanted it to be a free app so that way everybody could access the news around our community. Now let's move into city admin news, school announcements, and a handful of summer opportunities from parent camps to recreation programs that are taking shape around the nine eight eight four eight. The city of Quincy would like-- would like to remind you that A Street Northeast is closed to tr- to through traffic during the construction that is going on.

Uh, construction is estimated to go through the first week of September. For more information, you can contact Hurst Construction LLC 509-664-0173, or the City of Quincy at 509-787-3523, extension two five eight. They apologize for the [00:13:00] inconvenience, but all of A Street Northeast and the adjacent and connecting intersections are closed down during this construction.

From the rec department, please help us preserve the integrity of our new park and splash pad at Sixth Avenue and E Street Northeast by abiding by the following: No bikes, scooters, skateboards, skates, or similar items are allowed on the play area-- padded play areas. These items can damage the brand-new padding.

Also, please help keep the playground cl- clean. We appreciate everybody helping with this. There is the nice little bowl there at that park for your skateboards, for your bikes, whatever you wanna do on that, that has been specifically for that, but they can tear up the nice padding underneath the play toys.

Swim lesson registration is open for the year on the city's website. If you're interested in swim lessons, they will begin in July. Head over to the [00:14:00] city website. You can sign up there. Also, tentatively, dates for the opening of the new Quincy Aquatic Center are set for this coming weekend. Uh, hopefully that is going to go off without any further issue.

I know the pool staff is chomping at the bit and ready to go. They've been doing a great job in getting ready over there, and if you went through the tour, it's a great facility. We're very blessed to have that new aquatic center, and that will be open to the public very, very soon, hopefully this weekend In school news, Beyond Boundaries: College Conversations coming to your community this summer.

Big Bend Community College and SkillSource are partnering to bring free college support events to Quincy Presentations will be on Monday, July 6th at 11:30 AM and 3:00 PM. Drop-in support is available from 9:00 AM through 11:00 AM, and then again from 3:00 to 4:30 PM. These sessions are open to [00:15:00] high school students, recent graduates, and adults considering college or career training.

Participants can drop in and receive personalized one-on-one assistance with a number of things from college applications, financial aid, FAFSA, scholarship applications. Throughout each event, short workshop sessions will be offered in both the mornings and the afternoon, along with drop-in time. Topics include financial literacy, college applications and financial aid, exploring post-secondary options, programs available at Big Bend Community College, connections to local partners, scholarships, and career pathways.

Their goal is to provide welcoming, accessible space where individuals and families can ask questions, explore options, and get some support in taking those next steps. No registration is required. That will be here on July 6th. More information to come on location, but I believe it's up at the high school [00:16:00] Let's wrap out today's show with a great quote from Abraham Lincoln.

"Folks are usually about as happy as they make up their minds to be." And hey, that's why it's National Day of Joy. You get to decide. That's your local update for today. Thanks for starting your morning with the Good Morning Quincy, Washington newscast, local news for the 98848 community. If you have an event, announcement, school activity, church gathering, or community update you'd like to share, we'd love to hear from you because this show is about our community told by our people.

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