We're all in this together
We're all in this together
Though questions remain, the Grand Coulee Dam school board at their Oct. 28 meeting indicated openness to switching to a four-day school week in the 2025-26 school year. Board members will likely make their official decision at the Nov. 25 meeting after hearing more direct comments and concerns from staff, faculty and students — as well as a more complete proposal including the start time and end time for each school’s daily schedule. Superintendent Rod Broadnax presented survey results that tended to show staff in support of making the...
As most of the country’s election map turned red last night, so did most of Washington states but with different results overall. With only 64 % of votes counted in the state as of 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris, with 51% of the vote nationally had received 58% in Washington, giving the state’s 12 electoral college votes to her. Results are unofficial until they are certified Nov. 26 by county officials, then by the secretary of state on Dec. 5. That blue leaning in the most heavily populated areas of the state carried...
A cellphone carrying man in a Batman costume smiles as he meets a girl in a similar outfit, complete with six-pack abs, on Halloween day at the chamber of commerce-sponsored Trunk or Treat event from 3-5 p.m. on Main Street. The two spoke briefly and bumped fists in Dark Knight style. The event drew a large, diverse crowd of people, many in costume and happy to be out in them. - Scott Hunter...
Trunk or treaters visit with people parked on Main Street, backed in with trunks (or pickup beds) decorated for the chamber Trunk or Treat event. - Scott Hunter...
Joe Lauseng and his family pose for a photo at the photo booth on Main Street during the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce's Trunk or Treat event on Halloween afternoon. - Scott Hunter...
The Grand Coulee Dam district will propose a four-year school funding levy to voters on the February ballot, the board indicated at its Oct. 28 meeting. If approved, the new levy would replace the current one, which expires next year, and bring in nearly $4.2 million for educational programs and operations between 2026-29. The current year’s budget for educational programs and operations is just under $14 million. Though the final resolution language still needs formal approval by the board in November, members unanimously agreed with the...
As a mother of a special-needs adult man, I feel the need to share with the community how he was mostly treated great throughout the Trick or Treating community, but of course there were the houses that will probably make him stop. With my son’s kind heart and love for children and his own child-like demeanor, he looks forward to wearing his “cop costume” every year and going out with his nieces and nephews to have one of his most memorable nights. For the last few years, his sister takes him out with them and, unfortunately, both years...
I want to thank Claudia Hartman Bjorklund for her touching letter sharing her memories of the Coulee Dam Theatre and for her support in seeing Village Cinema brought back to life. Stories like Claudia’s show just how important this theater has been to our community, and we’re excited to create new memories with the Village Cinema Revitalization Project. As Claudia suggested, we are inviting community members to contribute toward this effort. We’re currently raising $20,000 to fund essential equipment, such as a projector, audio system,...
My son Paul is finally returned from Alaska. I had written about his “once in a lifetime” camping and exploring trip to Alaska. He left his home just north of Everett on May 15 and got back Oct. 4. He described it as his retirement dream. Paul drove 16,996 miles, went through a new set of tires, and cooked a lot of meals. His goal was to see a lot of Alaska. He did! Paul said he was on all major roads and a host of minor ones. He retired last year and spent the better part of six months planning the trip. A return trip is being discussed....
Washington’s agriculture is a $12.8 billion business with 33,000 farms — and it runs on gasoline, diesel, and natural gas. The hundreds of big rigs hauling crops and food products are not electric. Even though new trucks have reduced CO2 and other pollutants, some politicians are hastily charging ahead to replace fossil-fueled trucks with unproven technology. According to 2021 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data, transportation was responsible for 30 percent of greenhouse gases of which 80 percent comes from cars and trucks. A...
November 9, 1731, Benjamin Banneker was born in Ellicott’s Mills, Maryland. Banneker was a self-taught Astronomer and Mathematician. He was one of the first African Americans to gain distinction in the sciences. Most of his life was on his family’s farm outside Baltimore. He taught himself by using borrowed textbooks. In 1789, Banneker made astronomical calculations that enabled him to successfully forecast a solar eclipse. His mechanical and mathematical abilities brought him acclaim by building a clock out of wood. In a letter to then...
Grand Coulee Police 10/22 - An officer went to Burdin Boulevard where an intoxicated man had been yelling and screaming behind the residence. The man had passed out in his bedroom and was woken up by his mother but was too intoxicated to communicate. Police left as there were no other issues. 10/27 - Police went to a motel on Spokane Way where it was reported that a woman had entered a guest room and allegedly assaulted an employee cleaning it. The employee explained that the woman, whom she said she didn’t know but a coworker was able to...
ll-Community Meeting Nov. 6 There will be an all-community meeting on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at Coulee Dam Town Hall Ballroom to discuss forming an Emergency Medical Services District for the area. The meeting will start at 6:00pm. This topic affects all of our local municipalities and will be very informative about the medical transportation needs of our communities. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, November 11, 2024, at 6:00pm at the Electric City...
Christmas is eight weeks away! Trees of Sharing 2024 is beginning now so we’ll be ready to give a hand up to families by providing a Christmas gift for their children. Since the early 1980’s, the Trees of Sharing program has been a pathway for Grand Coulee Dam Area residents to be a blessing to needy local children. If you are a parent or guardian in a family or know a family with children under age 18 living in the Coulee as far north as Belvedere that could use the encouragement of having Christmas gifts provided, please fill out Trees...
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Caden Portch took fifth place at the District 5 cross country championships in Wenatchee Saturday, running the 5K course in 17:44:38. It was the fourth meet this season in which he’s placed in the top five, including first place at the Oroville Invite two weeks ago. Lake Roosevelt put seven boys and three girls into last weekend’s race. Their times are below. Raiders at District 5 1B/2B Championship in Wenatchee Raider boys Place Name Time Year 5 Caden Portch 17:44.38 11 46 Dillan Yazzie 19:52.12 11 52 Walter Leach-Owhi 20:19.50 9 78 Noah...
When you've had one win all season and your last league game will be against one of the top 2B football teams in the state with 22 straight wins, you might not think it could be fun. But don't tell that to Lake Roosevelt's Raiders, at least not those who made the trip to the home of Bulldogs Friday night to endure a 78-8 drubbing. "We took 16 players to Okanogan, five of them freshmen," said Raider Head Coach Geary Oliver. "At the end of the game we had 13 able to play. Our guys played hard...
Town of Coulee Dam NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2025 Revenue Source/Ad Valorem Hearing To the Citizens of the Town of Coulee Dam, notice is hereby given that the Town of Coulee Dam will hold a Public Hearing on the Revenue Source/Ad Valorem Tax for the Budget year 2025 on November 13, 2024, 6:00pm at Town Hall. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to provide written or oral comments on Revenue Sources and possible increases in property tax revenues at said hearing. Stefani Bowden Clerk-Treasurer (Publish October 30 and November 6,...
