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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Grand Coulee’s city council last week approved a $375,000 settlement with long-time police officer Sean Cook, who filed suit last fall, claiming the city had not provided public records he had requested, violating the state’s Public Records Act. The financial part of the settlement was outlined in three parts: • a lump-sum payment of $175,000 for settlement of Cook’s public records claims; • a $125,000 settlement for Cook’s tort, disability, discrimination and employment-related claims against the city; and • a payment of $75,000 to Cook’s att... Full story
Grand Coulee police are investigating a Monday-night burglary at Sunbanks Lake Resort. A clerk, Debbie Rimel, noticed the burglary early Tuesday morning when she arrived at work and started to make coffee. She told police that she noticed a container holding golf balls was ajar, and that the wrong key was in the cash register. When she got into the register, she noticed that two cash bags had been cleaned out. Each had held $200. A timer on the register showed that it had been opened at 12:38 a.m. Rimel showed police that the window at the... Full story
The town of Coulee Dam has scheduled three nights this week when bowlers can go to Riverview Lanes and retrieve articles left there. Town Clerk Stefani Bowman said the bowling alley, which has been closed, will be open from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights, Aug. 26-28. “People can come in and sign for their articles during those dates,” Bowman stated. The town owns the building, but not the bowling alley equipment. “We may try to find another operator for the bowling alley, but council hasn’t decided how it wishes to proceed... Full story
Want a book about Grand Coulee Dam or the Nez Perce? If so, the Visitor Center at Grand Coulee Dam is a great place to go. The new "Discover Your Northwest" bookstore is located just within the lobby of the Visitor Center and is there under special arrangements with the National Park Service and the Bureau of Reclamation. Discover Your Northwest specializes in things about the five Pacific Northwest states and is an extension of a bookstore that used to be in the NPS offices in Coulee Dam.... Full story
Grand Coulee Dam school personnel have offered their buildings for use by firefighters and other fire needs. Superintendent Dennis Carlson said Tuesday that there is an 80 percent chance that the opening of school will be delayed until Sept. 8, due to the fires. He said a final decision will be made Thursday. Both the Grand Coulee Dam and Nespelem school districts postponed their board meetings Monday night for a week. Nespelem's school is in a Level 2 evacuation zone. Carlson noted that there... Full story
The National Park Service here has landed a traveling quilt show for July 1-4, 2016, as part of a celebration of its 100th anniversary. Administrative Officer Janet Valen at the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area said the traveling exhibit has 177 quilts depicting the flora, fauna and landscape of the country’s 59 major national parks. Quilts depict subject matter from Arcadia to the U.S. Virgin Islands, from Gates of the Arctic to American Samoa and others in between. Valen stated that the quilts are made by some 148 fiber artists n... Full story
Investigators have talked with "people of interest" in regard to two fires set by humans Thursday on Alcan Road between the Delano Transfer Station and SR-155. Grand Coulee, Electric City, and USBR firefighters, along with Grand Coulee police, responded. The fires, burning only about one-tenth of an acre, were quickly extinguished. About 16 firefighters with five wildland engines and one tender responded. The call went out at 4:15 and the fires were out by 5 p.m. It was nearly 100 degrees at... Full story
Fireworks for next year’s Festival of America have already been assured, Coulee Dam’s town council learned last Wednesday night. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Peggy Nevsimal told council members that a corporate sponsor has already pledged $10,000 toward the 2016 show. Nevsimal appeared before the council for a debriefing of this year’s festival to see what might be done to make it even more successful. Nevsimal said crowds were smaller this year because of the heat. There were reports of temperatures over 100 degrees at the park... Full story
The town of Coulee Dam is going to hire a code enforcer. The council gave its approval last Tuesday night, at least to try out the idea for the rest of this calendar year. The council approved a plan by the mayor to hire a code enforcer for 25 hours a month at $22 an hour, but stopped short of making it a permanent position. The town council took up the enforcement issue just prior to voting down a chicken ordinance that would have allowed residents to keep up to four hens. The code enforcer issue came up during earlier chicken discussions, whe... Full story
Electric City will hold a “Pig for the Park” barbecue on Sept. 12. The barbecue will get Electric City residents familiar with the city’s new neighborhood park on land purchased from the Banks Lake Bible Church. Councilmember Lonna Bussert, who, along with Councilmember Brad Parrish, has worked on the park idea through the purchase period and in the planning of the park, said tickets will be sold for the barbecue, and she encouraged people to attend for an afternoon of fun and information. The actual “Pig for the Park” feast will be in the gras... Full story
A veteran living in a Housing Authority of Grant County apartment in Continental Heights was arrested last Tuesday and taken to county jail for abusing the 911 line. Tommy Hawkins had dialed 911, a police report states, to complain that he had to get to the hospital, but he was stuck by the dumpster that was in the way of his wheelchair ramp. When police called back, Hawkins told the officer, “I’m halfway in my door, stop calling me.” Police told him at the time, about 11:27 a.m., that they would see that the dumpster was moved. Police learn... Full story
A combination of law enforcement agencies reportedly seized a marijuana grow near Keller with an $8.5 million street value August 12. A story in the Tribal Tribune stated that tribal police, the Northwest Drug Task Force, U.S. Border Patrol, Tribal Natural Resources Enforcement and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, all participated in the raid. The seizure of 8,500 plants occurred last Wednesday in a heavily-wooded area where an irrigation system had been set up to water the marijuana plants. The story said the operation was consistent with... Full story
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has delegated authority to enforce federal laws on its lands within the exterior boundary of the Colville Reservation to certified Colville Tribal Police officers, the USBR announced last Wednesday. The bureau has scheduled a meeting at the Lake Roosevelt High School library at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 19, to provide information to the public and answer questions. The delegation of authority does not include enforcement of hunting, fishing or boating regulations, a bureau press release stated. Tribal police will jo... Full story
Jolena Mills has been named code enforcer for the city of Grand Coulee. The city council added the code enforcement duties to her current work with the city's park department where she is on temporary assignment. The council hopes that having a code enforcer will cut down on the number of complaints the city gets on people who violate city ordinances, mainly the nuisance ordinance. The council also decided that it will look at making Mills' position as a city worker permanent as well as the code... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District’s effort to sell Center School hit a snag last week when it failed to get a single bid. The old school building and the total of eight acres was put on the chopping block and advertised for sale in July with an Aug. 5 opening of bids scheduled. While there were three requests for information about the building and property, no one chose to bid on it. The school district purchased the property from Continental Land Company in October, 2014, for $155,000. And since has spent about $10,000 to get the p... Full story
The 30-day period to terminate the lease at Riverview Lanes is almost up and the town of Coulee Dam is unsure of what it will do next. The town owns the building the bowling alley is in and recently served notice to the operators that their lease would be terminated for lack of payments to the town. The lease agreement with the town called for monthly payments of $450 from May through September and $675 from October through April. The town says the tenant is four months behind on rent and utilities, totaling $2,278. The building also houses... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam Lions Club celebrates its 80th birthday this week. The international service club was founded here in 1935, with P.A. Bertrand its first president. The club now has about 15 members and is led by President Rick Bako. The Lions Club was originally established in 1917, and now has over 44,000 clubs sprinkled all over the world. It is the largest service club in the world. Internationally, the Lions Club is noted for its efforts to eradicate blindness, the program starting in... Full story
Next Wednesday night people will gather in Coulee Dam to talk about chickens. Are they likely to answer once and for all the two top chicken questions that have confronted civilization for decades: “Why did the chicken cross the road?” and “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” Probably not. But they will talk and probably make a decision on whether residents of Coulee Dam can keep a few chickens, legally. The town council will have its second reading Aug. 12, of its chicken ordinance, and likely face again a number of people either mouthi... Full story
There hasn't been a big rush in Electric City to get permits for all-terrain vehicles and golf carts now that they are legal on city streets. City Clerk Jackie Perman said this week that she has issued only a single permit for a golf cart and none for an ATV. Lowell and Birdie Hensley have the first and only city permit for a golf cart. Birdie was the instigator of the idea and over the years has promoted it, both while serving on the city council and after leaving office. The couple bought the... Full story
Barry Peacock is hanging it up after 29 years as superintendent of public works at the town of Coulee Dam. His final day will be Aug. 31. He plans to take it easy for awhile, and then do something that doesn't require him to be in a certain place every day. The community and friends will have an opportunity to say farewell and thank him for his service to the town this Friday from 1-3 p.m. at the community room at city hall. The public is invited. Peacock has only words of praise and thanks for... Full story
A veteran who is said to be in violation of the terms of his lease is being threatened with eviction by the Housing Authority of Grant County. Tommy Hawkins, who has a third-story HAGC apartment on Continental Heights, was notified July 27 that if he didn't take down a marijuana flag attached to his balcony, along with a willow-reed sun screen, he would be evicted. Hawkins said that Monday he asked for an informal hearing on the matter. By Tuesday afternoon, he hadn't heard back from the HAGC. T... Full story
Law enforcement agencies are asking for help from anyone having information concerning the robbery of the Creston branch of the Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union last Friday. Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers said the robbery occurred about 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 24. The lone robber was caught on the firm's security camera. Magers reported that the robber fled in what was reported to be a light tan- or gold-colored extended-cab Chevrolet. That vehicle, reportedly stolen from the Kennewick area, w... Full story
A fast-moving fire Friday burned about an acre of brush and grass across the highway from North Dam, but quick action by local firefighters prevented flames from reaching nearby houses. The fire started about 11:05 a.m. and took less than an hour to get under control, although some firefighters were on the scene for more than four hours. Firefighters from Electric City, Grand Coulee, and USBR Fire Departments responded. Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Chief Rick Paris said the fire started... Full story
It’s all about rates and ownership. Elmer City has been exploring the development of its own wastewater treatment plant and is inching closer to a decision on whether to split with its longtime service provider, Coulee Dam. The town council has repeatedly indicated that it would be in its best interest to own its own plant. Their decision will partially be based on the results of an alternative analysis now being prepared by Indian Health Services. Public works director Jimmer Tillman said the town is going to protect the interests of its 4... Full story
It’s all about rates and ownership. Elmer City has been exploring the development of its own wastewater treatment plant and is inching closer to a decision on whether to split with its longtime service provider, Coulee Dam. The town council has repeatedly indicated that it would be in its best interest to own its own plant. Their decision will partially be based on the results of an alternative analysis now being prepared by Indian Health Services. Public works director Jimmer Tillman said the town is going to protect the interests of its 4... Full story