News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this Thursday, Nov. 23, due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Meetings will resume Thursday, Nov 30. Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter Meets Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 29, at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee. The Wenatchee Valley Erratics presents a holiday extra! Marli Miller, Dept. of Earth Sciences, U. of Oregon, will talk about her just-published rewrite...
Notice of Public Budget Hearing and Change of Regular Meeting Time Public Hospital District No. 6, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln & Okanogan Counties, Washington Public Hospital District No. 6, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln and Okanogan Counties, Washington; which operates Coulee Medical Center and Coulee City Clinic, will conduct a public hearing on the proposed 2018 budget for the aforementioned facilities. The hearing, open to the public, is Monday, November 27, 2017 at 4 p.m. in the Public Conference Area, 411 Fortuyn Road, Grand Coulee, Washington. A s... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 11/14 - Police had to kill a deer that had been struck near milepost 24 on SR-155. The deer didn’t have use of its back legs due to being struck by a vehicle. 11/16 - A local man reported receiving serious threats from an Oregon man, and the information was turned over to the FBI. 11/17 - A woman on West Grand Avenue reported that someone had broken into her home and taken her wallet and some pills. - A resident on Goodfellow Avenue in Electric City told police that he had two phone calls threatening that the federal g...
Pharmacist Amanda Goyke cuts a ceremonial ribbon with a giant pair of scissors for the new Coulee Owl Pharmacy Friday, as community supporters watch. She and husband Paul Goyke, left, opened the store, their fifth, last Wednesday in a space inside Coulee Medical Center, including plenty of the kind of non-drug items you'd find in a community drug store. The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce arranged for the ribbon cutting. - Scott Hunter photo...
Veterans young and old shared some of their thoughts about serving in the military with a gym packed with students as Lake Roosevelt Schools held their annual veterans' assembly last Thursday. Elementary and junior-senior high school choirs and bands performed patriotic songs, such as "The Star Spangled Banner," "America the Beautiful," and the service songs for each branch of the military, as veterans from each branch stood for their song. Ava and Ashlyn Sam, elementary-aged girls, sang a...
Army Specialist Jonathan Hughes had been back from Iraq since September when he spoke at the local chamber of commerce meeting last week. He spent nine months in the northern part of the country, including in Mosul, the city that was taken from ISIS last summer and was basically leveled in the process as Iraqi forces moved forward. "Our job was just to advise and assist," Hughes said. "Every movement that they made, we were one step behind them." A "combat engineer," Hughes said American forces...
Philip L. Grunlose Sr. died at age 82 on Tuesday, October 24, 2017. Philip passed away with his family by his side at Coulee Medical Center, in Grand Coulee, Washington. Philip was born in the Kartar Valley, Washington. He attended St. Mary's Mission Indian School and later graduated from Omak High School in 1951. Philip attended college at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, and it was during this time he met his future wife, Kay F. Hutchings. They were married at St. Mary's Mission on... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. Toney Posey from the Coulee Dam Casino is the guest speaker. Meeting begins at noon. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet every Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Class schedule is available for the new season. A couple blocks-of the-month programs are being offered (6 months each in length) and short-term one- or multi-session project classes as well. For details, please contact marlene@kissedquilts.com, 509-386-5715, or...
The free Thanksgiving dinner tonight (Wednesday, Nov. 15) at the Senior Center filled up quickly to its capacity of 110 guests, officials said Tuesday. Counting guests who pick up their meals and those that are delivered, the total being fed at 5 p.m. tonight could run as high as 135. The Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center was still taking calls for people to put their names on a reserve list in case people canceled. That number is 633-2321. The Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union has been paying the expenses of the free Thanksgiving dinner for the...
Lincoln County Fire Dist. #9 NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2018 Budget Public Hearing will be held by the Lincoln County Fire District #9 on November 16, 2017, at 6 p.m., at the Nazarene Church, two miles east of Grand Coulee on SR-174. All interested parties will be given the opportunity to provide both written and oral comments on the 2018 Budget at said public hearing. Following the 2018 Budget Public Hearing, the Lincoln County Fire District #9 will hold its regular bi-monthly meeting. All interested persons are... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 11/7 - A Banks Avenue resident reported that someone had gone through an unlocked car the previous night. Police followed footprints to an unlocked truck, where nothing was taken. An adapter and some change was taken from car. - Another resident of Banks Avenue stated to an officer that someone had entered a vehicle and taken a $20 bill. - A Dill Avenue resident stated that someone had prowled their two cars during the night. A small knife, a hat, coat and some change was taken from one vehicle; a coin holder with about $5...
’Tis the season for Trees of Sharing 2017. The Trees of Sharing program is a special way for Grand Coulee Dam area residents to anonymously bless local children who might not otherwise receive a gift at Christmastime. The trees with “ornament tags” will be placed at selected locations in the community by Saturday, November 18. Trees of Sharing is for children and teenagers up to age 18 residing in the Grand Coulee Dam area, including Elmer City and Belvedere. Eligible children must be enrolled in the Grand Coulee Dam School District. Pleas...
Ramona Hicks started “turning over the rocks” in June, as she took the lead position at Coulee Medical Center after the resignation of the last CEO. And lately, Hicks has been meeting with as many community groups as possible to tell the story of the hospital’s current status and finances, and to ask what the community really wants and expects from the hospital. Hicks, the interim chief executive officer, spoke at the Rotary Club last Wednesday. Although business has been brisk, so is the rate at which expenses pile up, and the hospital is suff...
Now, 95 years young, World War II veteran Fred Long walks with a slight stoop and uses a cane, but his health is fine and his power of recollection is keen. Long, who has lived in the Grand Coulee Dam area for 25 years, was born in Oroville, and moved to the Renton area when very young. He joined the National Guard in 1940, before the war broke out, was assigned to the quartermaster corps and learned how to drive truck (they were 1936 Chevys), Fred said. After a number of stateside postings, he...
Upsets in the town of Coulee Dam were the order of the day as ballots were counted Tuesday for mayor and three council positions. Newcomer Larry Price won decisively over Councilmember Gayle Swagerty in the town’s mayoral race. Price collected 116 votes to Swagerty’s 34 as of 9:20 p.m. Another upset at Coulee Dam saw newcomer Fred Netzel defeating incumbent Councilmember David Schmidt, who was running for another Position-1 four-year term. Netzel received 101 votes to Schmidt’s 50. In the council race for the Position 3, another new face won a...
B Street Bud, Grand Coulee's marijuana shop, has now been in operation since New Year's Day 2016, and has to follow a lot of rules in their line of business. Employee Sean Luna spoke to the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 2 about the nuances of how the business operates, describing some of the laws for growing, delivering, selling, buying, and smoking. To be a seller, B Street Bud had to apply to the state Liquor and Cannabis Board for a marijuana retail license, and then be...
Charmayne Yvonne "Cherie" Williams Dazell was born in Astoria, Oregon, on August 14, 1953, to Lee and Phyllis Williams, and left this earth on Friday, November 3, 2017, in Grand Coulee, Washington. Shortly after she was born, they moved to Guam, where Lee was stationed in the Navy. After Lee's discharge, the family settled in Nespelem, Washington, where Cherie was raised with her siblings, Barry and Roxanne. Cherie attended Nespelem grade school and Coulee Dam High school where she graduated in... Full story
Michael A. Iannetta, 76, passed away Tuesday morning, October 31, 2017, in Grand Coulee, Washington. He was born Friday, April 18, 1941, in Wenatchee, Washington, to Gilt and Elsie Iannetta. Saturday, June 17, 1961 marked the turning point in Michael's life when he married his life partner, Miss Neoma Sharr, in Electric City, Washington. Having been a member of both the Grand Coulee Eagles and Moose Clubs, Michael worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 30 years, retiring as Postmaster for Coulee... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. Meeting begins at noon. Jonathan Hughes, Specialist in the U.S. Army, will be the guest speaker. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet every Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Sew-ins have returned to 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays. Class schedule is available for the new season. Skill Builder started Sept. 21. A couple blocks-of-the-month programs are being offered (six months each in length) and short-term one or multi-session project...
Grand Coulee Police 10/30 - A police officer put out a smoldering fire near Electric Boulevard and Grand Avenue in Electric City after a city employee reported smoke. The officer found a shovel and hose near the smoldering fire and put it out. - Police responded to a call on Bowen Street that two people were going through vehicles in the area. The officer found a pair who said they had permission to be there. Upon contacting the owner of the property, it was found that the pair indeed had permission to be in a vehicle there, but not the house....
Fall back Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, Nov. 5, at 2 a.m. Set your clocks back one hour. Student number reported Attendance in the Grand Coulee Dam School District for October was the equivalent of 703 full time students, a report to the school board showed. The district budgeted for 707. The largest classes are the fifth grade, with 72 students, and the ninth grade, with 71. The senior class is the smallest, with 44. Book fair coming Nov. 6-9 The Scholastic Book Fair is scheduled for the Lake Roosevelt Elementary School library Nov. 6-9.... Full story
School bus drivers are hard to find. The problem in the Grand Coulee Dam School District is a carryover from last year when officials had stated that they were three drivers short. It is the same problem this year. Stephanie Duclos, manager of the school district’s bus operation, is a qualified trainer and had nine prospective drivers in a training program, she said. All but two have dropped out, and that pair won’t be done with their training until about the end of November. Superintendent Paul Turner reported to the school board a week ago...
Phillip G. Haegen, 90, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at his assisted living home in Spokane, Washington. He was born on December 31, 1926, to Nellie and Noble Haegen in Trenton, Nebraska. After his graduation from Trenton High School, he joined the Army and served his country in 1945 and 1946. In January 1947, he married his high school sweetheart, and love of his life, Lena Mae Barnes. They were married 70 years and had three daughters. Phil went to work as a civil... Full story
A new bronze plaque took its place on a pillar of basalt outside Lake Roosevelt Schools Saturday as volunteers mounted it to the rock. "I'm really happy with it," said Lonna Bussert of the Grand Coulee Alumni Association, adding she hopes alumni of other schools that were blended into LR also add commemorative plaques. There's room on the stone for commemorating the Coulee Dam Beavers and the Nespelem Savages. The Grand Coulee alumni paid about $2,200 for both the pillar and the plaque, Bussert... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. Meeting begins at noon. This week’s program will be given by Sean Luna from B Street Bud, who will be talking to the group about Rules and Regulations for a Recreational Marijuana business. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meets every Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Sew-ins have returned to 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays. Class schedule is available for the new season. Skill Builder started Sept. 21. A couple blocks of the month p... Full story