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Return of the sockeye
In 1992, a single male sockeye salmon managed to swim 900 miles from the mouth of the Columbia River to Redfish Lake located deep in Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains — the end of his mig... — Updated 11/1/2023
U.S. and tribes agree to bring back salmon above dams
The Biden-Harris administration last week announced a historic agreement to support tribally led efforts to restore salmon populations in the Upper Columbia River Basin. The agreement between the United States, the Confederated... — Updated 9/27/2023
BPA in works to take over local switchyards
The Bonneville Power Administration is in negotiations to take over three switchyards in the Grand Coulee area. “The Bonneville Power Administration and the Bureau of Reclamation are negotiating the transfer of ownership, operation... — Updated 10/26/2022
Drained Snake River reservoirs would resemble parched Rhine riverbeds
If you want a glimpse of parched river bottoms behind “would be breached” lower Snake River dams, look at recent photos of European rivers and lakes. On parts of picturesque Rhi... — Updated 8/17/2022
Inslee, Murray targeting wrong dams
Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray have their priorities backward when it comes to rebuilding Snake River salmon and steelhead runs. Instead of focusing on ripping out dams with fish passages and navigation locks, they should... — Updated 5/18/2022
Power plant work completed at Grand Coulee Dam
Major work on hydroelectric generating units has been completed on "one of the most coveted clean energy assets in the world" at the Grand Coulee Dam. The U.S. Bureau of... — Updated 12/22/2021
The power of our interconnected grid with ample supply
How about some good news coming out of our record-breaking (extreme) heat wave? Luckily, we live and work in the Pacific Northwest, and are reaping the benefits from our well-connected power grid, which is supplied with abundant el... — Updated 6/30/2021
Removing Snake River dams is unwise
Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson’s $33 billion plan to remove the lower Snake River dams is unwise. However, if he pushes it, he needs to include the impact of breaching dams in his home state, which completely shuts off salmon a... — Updated 2/17/2021
Brunell's treatise on Lower Snake River dams is flooded with falsehoods
Don Brunell’s recent article titled “Dams are the Northwest’s Flood Busters” (Star, Jan. 21, 2020) relies on fearmongering, rather than facts, to make his point. Brunell takes a circuitous route through disasters in the Midwest... — Updated 3/4/2020
Spokane Tribe Equitable Compensation Act passes House of Representatives, heads to president's desk for signature into law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to provide the Spokane Tribe of Indians compensation for the lands taken by the United States as part of the Grand Coulee Dam development p... — Updated 12/18/2019
Removing Snake River dams is unwise
There are dams that should come down and those that shouldn’t. Hopefully, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts its review of the 14 federal dams on the Columbia and Snake r... — Updated 5/22/2019
What is your obligation or commitment to your community?
What is your obligation or commitment to your community? Another Colorama weekend is done and this was a particularly challenging one for those of us at the Chamber of Commerce. In 1994, 38 years into the 63-year history of... — Updated 5/15/2019 Full story
High tension
High voltage power lines cross North Dam Park and a section of the Colorama carnival, as seen from a helicopter Saturday. The placement of one of the taller rides offered by the... — Updated 5/15/2019
Newsbriefs
Privatizing BPA nixed Washington state members of the U.S. House of Representatives applauded the Trump Administration’s decision last week to abandon a plan to sell the Bonneville Power Administration’s assets. The Department of... — Updated 5/30/2018
Progress in Congress on protecting Northwest hydropower
For months, my Pacific Northwest congressional colleagues and I have been raising our voices and working on legislation to prevent increasing forced spill at the lower Snake and Columbia River dams from raising electricity rates... — Updated 5/2/2018
Wrapped in a sea of plastic
By now most of us have read that plastic, that incredibly useful product that all of us use every day, is fast becoming public enemy number one. We have been using plastics for decades, and as a result, plastic is everywhere: in... — Updated 4/4/2018
Patricia Marie Piccolo
Patricia Sterley was born to Bruce and Joan Sterley in Coulee Dam, Washington, March 10, 1949. Pat was the type of person who left an indelible impression on everyone she met;... — Updated 4/19/2017 Full story
Coulee Cops
Grand Coulee Police 2/10 - Dispatch reported to police that there was an intoxicated man passed out with a bottle of Fireball on the steps of a residence on Van Tyne Avenue. When police arrived, the man was up and staggering and ha... — Updated 2/22/2017 Full story
Event, special state day will honor song man
May 28 is now officially Woody Guthrie Day in the state of Washington, and a large celebration of the musician and his works will take place at the Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center on that date. The event will include performances... — Updated 5/25/2016 Full story
Several towns lose power during fire
by Scott Hunter The towns of Wilbur and Creston, and every place in between, lost electric power service for a dozen hours Saturday night. A wildfire six miles west of Spokane, near Coulee-Hite Road, reportedly affected BPA... — Updated 8/12/2015 Full story
Mary Elizabeth Gallinger
Mary Elizabeth Rhodes Gallinger, passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, at Buena Vista Nursing home in Colville, Wash., at the age of 91. She was born on Jan. 12, 1923,... — Updated 11/19/2014 Full story
Third Power Plant work will rebuild 3,000 tons of precision
Even the eighth wonder of the world needs rejuvenation sometime. Trouble is, no spa will accept a 3,000-ton turbine. That's why one of the three largest hydroelectric units in the... — Updated 10/15/2014 Full story
Chopping block
Coulee Area Park and Recreation District Commissioner Bob Valen asks a tree cutting crew about their plans at North Dam Park Wednesday, where the crew, under contract to the... — Updated 6/25/2014 Full story
Town to pay unbilled BPA charges
The federal corporation that sells the town of Coulee Dam its electricity underbilled the town in the past and now wants the municipal utlity to pay up. Coulee Dam’s town council approved a plan Wednesday to pay Bonneville Power A... — Updated 6/11/2014 Full story
Commending the good stuff
How many times do we look around the community and not see what’s going on? I know it’s only human nature to complain when things aren’t right and not compliment on a good job, but I think it’s about time to thank some of these fed... — Updated 1/8/2014 Full story
