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  • School board presses for new action plan

    Scott Hunter|Jan 8, 2025

    Accountability and words like it came up repeatedly during a special meeting of the Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors Monday night as they hashed out their priorities among a list of recommendations for strengthening the district in a new report. The “Performance Audit Report” commissioned by Superintendent Rod Broadnax is barely 16 pages but intends to offer “a basis for discussion and a roadmap for the future.” The report by “Burns/ Van Fleet” of Houston, Texas, is based on a review of district policies and documents,...

  • Support our community by supporting its schools

    Jan 8, 2025

    If you’re on your way to work this week and see your neighbor’s kids heading to the bus stop or if you come across a Facebook post by grandparents celebrating their grandkids after a game, you understand that the Grand Coulee Dam School District directly contributes to our feeling of community. We feel it at games. We feel it at graduation ceremonies. We feel it when we take pictures of our kids in formal outfits before Prom. When I first moved here (don’t ask how long ago), I was struck by how close the community is and I immediately saw t...

  • GCDSD School levy vote commentary

    Jan 8, 2025

    As a community, we are approaching an important special election on Tuesday, Feb. 11, the outcome of which will clearly impact the quality of education received by our school-aged children. This election will require a decision by voters on whether our community will continue to financially support the Grand Coulee Dam school system by approving a replacement school levy, or not. Why, you may ask, is a levy even needed? The short answer is that the state of Washington has provided insufficient revenue to adequately fund all of the programs,...

  • Trees of Sharing 2024 by the numbers

    Jan 8, 2025

    Saturday, Dec. 21 was Trees of Sharing gift delivery day. Four “elf” teams made the rounds, taking gifts to 90 children in 41 families in the Coulee that misty morning. In addition to the delivery elves, many others contributed to the success of this year’s project, keeping the tradition going for more than 40 years. Included are those who made and filled out a gift tag for each eligible child whose name was submitted in November; selected tags from the trees, shopped, wrapped and returned gifts to one of the tree locations by mid-D...

  • Coulee Cops

    Jan 8, 2025

    Grand Coulee Police 12/15 - A deer lost its life in a “deer vs vehicle” collision near Weil Place and SR-174. There was no human injury nor damage to the vehicle. The deceased deer was salvaged by witnesses to the collision. 12/17- Suspicious circumstances were reported on Ronald Drive where a property owner reported getting security camera notifications then the cameras going out altogether. Police went to the address and found no footprints in the freshly fallen snow around the residence that would indicate someone had been there. 12/21 - A...

  • Meetings and Notices

    Jan 8, 2025

    School levy supporters to meet today The “Yes Committee” in support of the upcoming Grand Coulee Dam School District replacement levy will meet Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 3:45 p.m. in room C105 at Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High. Mosquito District #2 to meet Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting this Thursday, December 8, 2025 at 4:00pm at 210 W. Coulee BLVD in Electric City Fire District #14 to meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, January 13, 2025, at 6:00pm at the Electric City Fir...

  • Colleges name honor roll students

    Jan 8, 2025

    Local students making the Spokane Community College’s honor roll for the fall quarter of 2024 were Lucas Button, Electric City; Audrey Hansen, Coulee Dam; and Jayden Sapier and Samantha Wheeler, both of Wilbur. Spokane Falls Community College’s honor roll included Kearra Higgs, Electric City; Aaliyah Cheeney, and Tasha Enochs, both of Grand Coulee; and Jordyn Bailey, Maxwell Erwin, and Joseph Cisneros, all of Wilbur....

  • Coulee Cops

    Dec 30, 2024

    Coulee Dam Police 12/19 - A Grand Coulee officer assisted Coulee Dam Police with a call on Grand Avenue in Electric City. Allegedly, a man had been fighting with a woman about cigarettes, resulting in him throwing her to the ground at one point, throwing items at her, and also taking her phone and purse. The two had been in a dating relationship and were hired to clean a place on Grand Avenue. The Grand Coulee officer was at the situation first and was trying to separate the man and woman. The man reportedly was trying to fight the Grand...

  • Delores Jean Mueller

    Dec 30, 2024

    D Delores Jean Mueller, 91, died on December 17, 2024, in Spokane, Washington. Jean was born on May 20, 1933, in Wagner, South Dakota, to William (Bill) McCabe and Emma LaBarge McCabe, and spent her childhood in Lake Andes, South Dakota before graduating as a Registered Nurse from Sacred Heart School of Nursing in Yankton, SD. In 1955, she married Robert (Bob) Mueller in Lake Andes, and they began their life together in Huron, SD where Bob worked for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Their...

  • Yes Committee to meet on levy Wednesday

    Dec 30, 2024

    The “Yes Committee” in support of the upcoming Grand Coulee Dam School District replacement levy will meet Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 3:45 p.m. in room C105 at Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High....

  • New lights, old lights?

    Dec 25, 2024

    You may have noticed the crisp, new, decorative, LED lights spanning even the back of Grand Coulee Dam in seasonal spirit lately. Well now, we learn of a retro look with a gathering to celebrate the return of what for some is an old favorite: the huge colorful light bank that used to light the front of the dam nightly in the summer. We're speculating their could be a funding tie-in? Either way, be in the park below the Visitor Center Dec. 31, from 5 p.m. on to witness, celebrate and remember. -...

  • Much appreciation from

    John Adkins|Dec 25, 2024

    ‘Tis the time of year to be joyful, to celebrate and show appreciation, thankfulness and gratitude. Previously, I’d mentioned how I am keen on Jim Keene and many others but recently Addison Hansen, our previous neighbor, triggered this outpouring of appreciation here. She surprised my partner of 52 years with a thank you - happy holidays greeting and a beautiful piece of her artwork signed off with much appreciation. Addison is a former Raider and fine arts major. Her message to Mrs. A said, “Thank you for encouraging my creativity and culti...

  • Sandra Green

    Dec 25, 2024

    Sandra E. Green, 84, from Grand Coulee, Washington, passed away peacefully on December 8, 2024. She was born in Mandan, North Dakota on July 27, 1940, and moved to Spokane, Washington with her family when she was a little girl. Sandra was the mother of three children, Greg Edmunds (and wife, Dawn Edmunds) of Osburn, Idaho, Debbie Van Brunt of Rockville, Maryland, and Brenda Edmunds of Spokane, Washington. She was grandmother to seven: Sarah, Matthew, Meghann, Jeremy, Rachael, Joshua, and...

  • Update given on Senior Center Living project

    Scott Hunter|Dec 11, 2024

    Consultants working on a project to convert the old Center School into a senior living facility gave community a progress update last week, at a gathering Tuesday night at the Voltage Coffee House. Patti Westby, of Westby Associates, Inc., said a feasibility study is done after gathering input from a series of 84 interviews with "prioritized contacts," community members and stakeholders. They were gathering feedback and "estimating potential support" for what is likely a $15 million project to...

  • All fun and games

    Dec 11, 2024

    Emily Tillman and Dan Davidson each anticipate winning the final rounds of a Heads or Tails bead game at the annual Vintners and Brewers gala at the Coulee Dam Town Hall ballroom Saturday night. The event, a fundraiser for the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce, brought in over $40,000 in a live auction alone. Davidson won the bead game by calling tails. Bidders also donated an extra $3,500 toward enhancing equipment for a new culinary class at Lake Roosevelt High School taught by board...

  • Weekends on Snowy Ridge

    Roger S. Lucas|Dec 11, 2024

    My wife and I took a temporary job in Livingston, Montana back in 1953. It was temporary because I planned to return to Grand Coulee when the mill where I worked was ready to open up in the spring. I graded lumber at the planing mill above the dam for a guy named Kirkpatrick. They closed down in late fall when they ran out of logs. I saw an ad in the Spokane paper that Downer Lumber Company in Livingston was looking for a lumber grader. I promptly answered it. I got a quick response and we packed a few necessary items in our car and drove to...

  • Coulee Cops

    Dec 11, 2024

    Grand Coulee Police 11/13 - A safety manager from the Grand Coulee Dam reported about $3,000 of equipment stolen, including “blasting hoods” and “full face respirators.” The items had been dropped off in duffle bags on the porch of an employee who gets the items cleaned. The items were stolen from the porch. There were no suspects at the time of the report. 11/15 - Police responded to Martin Road and O’Sullivan Street where a ladder had been stolen. The daughter of the property owners had been messaged about a truck being on the property and th...

  • Legals

    Dec 11, 2024

    Public Notice City of Coulee Dam ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE TOWN OF COULEE DAM Ordinance 826 amending section 6.05.050 of the Coulee Dam Municipal Code. Ordinance 827 acknowledging the completion of the 2020 Periodic Update Requirements pursuant to the State's Growth Management Act. Full and complete copies of the above ordinances are available by contacting City Hall during normal business hours. Stefani Bowden Clerk / Treasurer (Publish Dec. 11, 2024) City of Grand Coulee 2025 BUDGET PUBLIC...

  • Rope team inspects spillway over five days

    Dec 4, 2024

    The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's rope access team - made up of 11 employees from multiple regions with various disciplines - completed an inspection of the Grand Coulee Dam spillway. The volunteer group started at the top of the dam and worked their way down to inspect the overall health of the spillway. The rope access team inspected an area just under 10 acres and descended more than 12,000 feet of rope in five days, totaling 60 hours, said a Reclamation Facebook post this week. The...

  • Coulee Cops

    Dec 4, 2024

    Coulee Dam Police 11/25 - Police responded to Douglas Avenue and Stevens Avenue where a couple had been in an argument while driving, stopped in the road, and switched seats. The woman allegedly threw a remote control for the car at the man’s face, leaving a mark. The man didn’t wish to press charges for assault in order to not make things worse. The case was, however, forwarded to the prosecutor’s office for review. The two separated for the day after the police interaction. Afterwards, the officer learned that both of them had suspe...

  • Health district gets support from one local city

    Renata Rollins|Nov 27, 2024

    Electric City and Grand Coulee took different approaches to the county health district's annual request for a public health contribution - demonstrating difficult decisions, and perhaps different priorities during a time of rising costs and increasing demands on local government budgets. The Grant County Health District relies in part on funds from the county budget set by county commissioners, as well as voluntary contributions from the 13 cities and towns within the county. Each council...

  • Agencies to tell what new treaty terms mean for dam, Lake Roosevelt

    Scott Hunter|Nov 27, 2024

    The treaty that has governed how the United States and Canada have managed the Columbia River for the last 60 years was set to expire in September, but the two countries announced in July they had reached a new agreement in principle “on the key elements for a modernized Treaty regime,” according to the U.S. State Department. Next week, you can attend an online meeting to find out what that means for how Grand Coulee Dam, and Lake Roosevelt behind it, will likely operate in the future. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Bureau of Recl...

  • Coulee Cops

    Nov 27, 2024

    Grand Coulee Police 10/30 - A man was reported to look suspicious, measuring things with tools and a ladder outside of a Grand Coulee business. He was simply a contractor doing his job. - A Grand Coulee man reported that two pumpkins were stolen from his porch. Security footage showed the pumpkins get taken and placed into a white car that was then parked not too far from his own residence. Police knocked on the door and the culprit answered, admitting to stealing the pumpkins, and was willing to return them. He went to the man’s house, r...

  • Four-day school week public hearing set

    Nov 20, 2024

    The community is invited to hear about Grand Coulee Dam District’s proposed four-day school week, and to address the school board at a public hearing on Monday. The board will convene the public hearing at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 25 in the Jr./Sr. High Library, on the building’s second floor. The district is exploring moving to a four-day week beginning in the upcoming 2025-26 school year. In this model, school would run Mondays through Thursdays. Weeks with federal holidays falling on Mondays would shift to a Tuesday though Friday schedule. Com...

  • Coulee Cops

    Nov 20, 2024

    Coulee Dam 11/11 - Police checked on a west Coulee Dam woman at the request of her daughter. The woman was having trouble breathing and asked the officer to get her bags containing pieces for her oxygen machine from her car. Police did so. Emergency Medical Services evaluated her and determined she didn’t need to go to the hospital. Her daughter was updated. 11/12 - A motorist struck a deer near Pole Park. An officer put down the injured deer. - An officer assisted at the hospital where someone was yelling and making a scene before being g...

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