Be Ready Expo

09/17/2025

Enjoy this day trip getaway!!Although Ritzville is only about an hour and 15 minutes east of Quincy, these are activities that you probably wouldn't normally do.

08/21/2023

Vendor Application Parade Application Quilt Show Entry Form Car Show Registration Ben Horning Beat the Beast Fun Run Quincy United 3v3 Soccer Sign Up Make a Donation

06/23/2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Grant County Health District Issues a Heat Advisory
High Temperatures Across the Columbia Basin

GRANT COUNTY, WA – In response to the high temperatures we are experiencing across the Columbia Basin, the Grant County Health District is issuing a heat advisory and urging people to take extra precautions to avoid heat related illnesses. Extreme heat often results in the highest number of annual deaths among all weather-related hazards. Heat-related illnesses are preventable. It is important to learn the symptoms and what to do if you or a loved one shows signs of having a heat-related illness. In extreme heat, evaporation is slowed, and the body must work extra hard to maintain a normal temperature.
Groups at increased health risk from extreme heat include older adults (ages 65+), people with chronic medical conditions, young children, and those who work or exercise in a high heat environment.
• It’s important to visit older friends, relatives and neighbors to make sure fans or air conditioners are working and living spaces are ventilated. People who do not have air conditioning are advised to seek relief from the heat by visiting friends or relatives that have air conditioning.

Health and safety tips to avoid heat-related illness:
• Stay indoors and in an air-conditioned environment as much as possible.
• Drink plenty of fluids- avoid beverages that contain alcohol, caffeine or a lot of sugar.
• Eat more frequently but make sure meals are balanced and light.
• Never leave any person or pet in a parked vehicle.
• Avoid dressing babies in heavy clothing or wrapping them in warm blankets.
• Cover windows that receive morning or afternoon sun. Awnings or louvers can reduce the heat entering a house by as much as 80 percent.
• Make sure pets have plenty of water.

The early warning signs of heat stress can include decreased energy, slight loss of appetite, light-headedness, and nausea. People experiencing these symptoms should go to a cool environment, drink fluids, remove excess clothing, and rest.
• Serious signs of heat stress can include unconsciousness, rapid heartbeat, throbbing headache, dry skin, chest pain, mental confusion, irritability, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle cramps, staggering, and/or difficulty breathing. People experiencing these symptoms should get immediate medical attention. While waiting for help move the person to a cool area, remove excess clothing, spray with water, and fan the person. In an emergency, dial 911.
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Misty Aguilar
Public Information Officer, Grant County Health District
[email protected]

06/05/2021

THANK YOU to all who sponsored, participated and helped to make the Be Ready Expo a big success! It was a great day with so many things to learn, experience and taste - all to help us become more self-sufficient and able to provide for ourselves!

SPONSORS: Clifton Larson Allen, Starr Ranch Growers, Quincy Valley Fruit, Quincy Community Health Center, Akins Fresh Market, Erickson Tank & Pump, the Port of Quincy, Central Bean, Inc., City of Quincy & City Lodging Tax Funds, Grant County Lodging Tax Funds, Quincy Valley Chamber of Commerce, Quincy Valley Historical Society & Museum
COMMITTEE: LaDawn Reynolds, Janelle Ashby Bair, Sue Simmons Gabales, Pam Barrow, Mandy Ottley, Dan Couture, Harriet Weber, Ann Van D**e
EXHIBITORS/SPEAKERS: Rob Sole (Chet’s Honda), Dr. Glenn Hoey , Glen & Janelle Bair, Joey Hodges, Joel Mattson, Brandy Tucker (WA State Potato Commission) , Sandy Duffy (Grant County Emergency Management), Dan Couture (IFP, Inc.), Airlift Northwest (Linette Gahringer), Protection 1 EMS (Leslie Thompson), Quincy Community Health Center (Vicki Vaughn), Wolther Whole Health Chiropractic, Ed Sleater, Sue Simmons Gabales, Chris Freer, Sandra Marcusen, Quincy High School FFA (Rod Cool), Grant County PUD (Annette Lovitt), Roger Simmons, Alan & Sue Bowman, Quincy Police Department (Julie Fuller), Mark Owens, Grant County Fire District #3 (Tony Leibelt), Scott & Janet Lybbert, Gary & Shonta Woods, Pam Anderson, Dorothy Crosslin, Theresa Sawyer, Terri Williams, Stephanie & Chad Erickson, Greg & Ali Wells, Colleen Allred, Melody Williamson, JoEllen Pitt, Dan & Keith Reynolds, Heidi Manly, Colin Hyer, Jarred Noyes, Carl & Mickie Yeates & family, Porter Hodges, Shauna Law, Glen Chamberlain, Grigg Family, Leann Pugh, Jessica Oliver, LaDawn & Dan Reynolds
LOGISTICS CREW: Quincy High School Choral Department, Missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Glenn Barrow, Terri Wilson, Jessica Alcaraz, David Weber, Tyson Beaumont, Ed & Kit Field, Debbie Ramsey, Quincy Police Department, City of Quincy Public Works, LDS Church, Glen Bair
WE APPRECIATE EACH WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS EVENT!

05/25/2021

05/23/2021

What a great day yesterday at our Be Ready Expo! Thank you to our sponsors, all the folks who exhibited and came, those who setup and cleaned up, and to our fabulous committee!
It is so great to work with people who are dependable, smart, gifted and willing to “get ‘er done”!
Thank you LaDawn Reynolds, Ann VanD**e, Cari Matthews, Glen & Janelle Bair, Pam Barriw, Sue Simmons Gabales, Mandy Ottley and Dan Couture.
Also thanks to Ed & Kit Field, Debbie Ramsey, and Roger Simmons from the Quincy Valley Historical Society Board!

05/22/2021

Faraday cage protection for electrical equipment

05/22/2021

Solar power!

05/22/2021

Local FFA Horticulture class booth!

05/22/2021

Starts in less than an hour!
Speaker lists.. certificates made!
Grant County PUD is here with their complete electrical transformer set up… amazing!!

05/22/2021

05/22/2021

Great help setting up this morning!!