News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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A light for security Jerry Sands and Paulette Webley requested that a street light be placed on a pole in the alley near the Grand Coulee Veterinary Clinic. Sands’ letter noted that several of his storage units had been broken into, and Webley had the same problem with her units. Sands said, it “may help keep the thieves away.” The Grand Council City Council approved the request, and Sands will pay for the power used. Golf cart request Dale Baty, owner of Center Lodge Motel, asked Grand Coulee Council if they would look at allowing golf carts t... Full story
Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Chief Richard Paris advised the council last week that ambulance calls will likely hit 400 for the year. He said that as of Nov. 15 the department had answered 347 calls, about normal. Paris also reported that during the month of October the department had 34 calls, including five in Coulee Dam and 21 in Grand Coulee. He said the ambulance had eight calls to transport patients. The department had three fire calls: a trailer fire, a fuel spill and an active-shooter drill at Coulee Medical Center. Paris said the... Full story
Winter's icy grip on a spillway bridge pier at Grand Coulee Dam. -Nov. 12, 1940 photo... Full story
No Chamber for the Next Two Weeks The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this Thursday due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday or Thursday, December 1, as organizers will be busy preparing for the Vintners and Brewers Tasting and Auction on December 3. Meetings will resume at noon Thursday, Dec. 8. Grant County Fire Dist 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 wil hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m., Monday, November 28, 2016, at the Electric City Fire Station. Local AA Meetings Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are... Full story
The Trees of Sharing collection sites are ready now to help people like you help kids this Christmas. Located at North Cascades Bank, Safeway Pharmacy, Harvest Foods, and Coulee Dam Credit Union, the program allows donors to take an ornament tag off one of the trees and purchase a gift for the local child described on the tag, then return it. Scores of children may only have the gift that is purchased through Trees of Sharing for Christmas. Pictured is Jerri Smith, manager of North Cascades... Full story
IN THE TRIBAL COURT OF THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE RESERVATION Colville Tribal Credit Corporation, ) Case No.: CV-CD-2016-39092 lending institution wholly-owned by ) the Confederated Tribes of the Colville ) Indian Reservation ) ) CHIEF OF POLICE ) PUBLIC NOTICE ) OF SALE OF Plaintiff(s), ) REAL PROPERTY vs. ) ) Estate of Joseph Desautel, ) Brian Desautel, Shawn Desautel, ) Galen Desautel ) ) Defendant(s) ) ) ) ) The Colville Tribal Court has directed the undersigned Chief of Police, Colville Tribe, to sell the property described... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 11/14 - A Nespelem woman reported she had just noticed that someone had entered her vehicle and taken several hundred dollars of items, including a tablet. - The owner of a storage business at East Grand Coulee Avenue reported that someone had cut the lock off one of the units. - A vehicle ran out of gas near the top of Grand Coulee Dam. The driver advised police that help was on the way. After putting gas in the vehicle, the stalled car was on its way. - A Grand Coulee man told police that a vehicle almost ran over him and... Full story
The Bureau of Reclamation Grand Coulee Dam is anticipating construction of its new fire station this spring, but there will be several changes before construction begins, the agency said in a press release. On Nov. 21, the speed limit will be lowered from 40 mph to 30 mph on the section of SR-155 that passes the Grand Coulee Industrial Area facilities, where heavy equipment and construction vehicles will enter and exit the highway at Industrial Road for approximately 18 months after... Full story
A 2017 Coulee Pioneer Museum calendar will feature pictures of the Third Powerhouse at Grand Coulee Dam, museum promoter Birdie Hensley said this week. The calendar is dedicated to the men and women who worked on that huge project, the 50th anniversary for which is Jan. 3, 2017, Hensley stated. Calendars are $10 and are available through Hensley, as is membership in the museum. The calendar is full of historical dates of the overall Grand Coulee Dam project. Typical of the historic dates is the arrival of 3,000 Coulee Dam souvenir coins on... Full story
Lynn M Jackson, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, November 6, in Spokane, Washington, surrounded by family. Lynn grew up on a farm and graduated in 1943 from Sunfield High School in Michigan. After serving two years in the Army, he and his bride moved to Washington where he furthered his education, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Education in 1953 from Eastern Washington College of Education. Lynn taught school in Clarkston and Grand Coulee, Washington, before accepting a job as a pipefitter... Full story
Chamber To Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, November 17, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. General business is on the agenda. Blood Drive Monday, Nov. 21 Inland Northwest Blood Center, along with the Grand Coulee Community Blood Drive volunteers led by Sommer Hicks, will be holding a blood drive Monday, November 21, at the community room at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. Donation hours will be 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. A single donation can save the lives of up to three people! Local AA... Full story
IN THE TRIBAL COURT OF THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE RESERVATION Colville Tribal Credit Corporation, ) Case No.: CV-CD-2016-39092 lending institution wholly-owned by ) the Confederated Tribes of the Colville ) Indian Reservation ) ) CHIEF OF POLICE ) PUBLIC NOTICE ) OF SALE OF Plaintiff(s), ) REAL PROPERTY vs. ) ) Estate of Joseph Desautel, ) Brian Desautel, Shawn Desautel, ) Galen Desautel ) ) Defendant(s) ) ) ) ) The Colville Tribal Court has directed the undersigned Chief of Police, Colville Tribe, to sell the property described... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 11/7 - An Electric City man reported to police that someone threw something into the path of his vehicle and broke the windshield. - A dog that constantly barks at a residence on E. Grand Coulee Avenue attracted police again. The owner of the dog had been cited earlier; still the complaints come in. No one was home at the time, so the police are going to issue another citation. - Police checked on a report of a dog being neglected on Dill Avenue. The dog was tangled in his leash, but it appeared to be too aggressive to it... Full story
’Tis the season for Trees of Sharing 2016. 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 this Christmas. Following the name collection, trees with “ornament tags” will be placed at selected locations in the community by 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 Schoo... Full story
A former Electric City man and owner of local exercise facility, Body by Dam, reportedly turned himself in at the Grant County Sheriff’s Office last Thursday after charges were filed alleging he assaulted local police last April. He had been listed as a fugitive and had disappeared, along with his 7-year-old daughter, after charges were filed against him for alleged assault on three Grand Coulee police officers. Grant County authorities asserted that Lyle A. Floyd, 47, had been having some mental health issues and had made threats against l... Full story
The Bureau of Reclamation is extending the public comment period for a proposed multi-year powerplant overhaul project at two Grand Coulee Dam powerhouses. The initial 30-day comment period ended Nov. 7; however, at the public’s request, it has been extended to Nov. 21. Reclamation is requesting public and agency input to help identify issues to be addressed in an environmental assessment for the proposed project to overhaul the 18 generating units in the left and right powerhouses. The 18 generating units and three station service units h... Full story
Bike raffle to benefit parks Two bicycles are being raffled off, with the proceeds to benefit Electric City parks. The drawing for the bikes will be Dec. 3 at the Lake Roosevelt School Bazaar. Tickets are $1 each and are available through Lonna Bussert and Birdie Hensley. Big football send-off planned With Lake Roosevelt High School’s football team headed to the first round of the state tournament Friday, fans are planning a streetside send-off for the team to see as they leave town. Andrea Marconi said the team will depart LR at 2:30 p.m. a... Full story
A 100-year-old Odessa man, who was the oldest living man known to work on Grand Coulee Dam, has died. Edwin Kerns, who in his latter years, returned to Grand Coulee Dam on his birthday, May 25, passed away Nov. 3. His full obituary is on page four in this week’s Star Newspaper. Employees at the Visitor Center honored Kerns each year when he returned to view Grand Coulee Dam, and especially last May 25, on his 100th birthday. Kerns worked on the dam from 1935 to 1939. While here on his 100th birthday, Kerns received best wishes from the VC s... Full story
Pile Trestle Bridge - looking east, 1/4 mile below the axis of the Grand Coulee Dam. – November 2, 1934 photo... Full story
Reg Morgan passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Tacoma, Washington. He was born June 19, 1931, to Gemma Paglieri Morgan and Reginald E. Morgan Sr. in Seattle, Washington, graduating from West Seattle High School. In 1980, his work in fisheries research with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service brought him to the Coulee for a fish population study on Lake Roosevelt. When that project ended in 1984, Reg retired and began a second career as a writer... Full story
Russell W. Kershner of Coulee City, Washington, passed onto the loving hands and embrace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, in Grand Coulee Washington. Mr. Kershner was born on December 13, 1941, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to William Kershner and Edith (Woodhouse) Kershner. Mr. Kershner was a proud Vietnam Veteran as a member of The United States Army from 1960-1968. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam, where he was wounded in action during the second tour. He was... Full story
Edwin C. Kern, 100, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2016, in Odessa, Washington. He was a lifetime resident of the Marlin/Odessa area, where he farmed and raised his family. Edwin was born on May 25, 1916, in Marlin, Washington, to Fred and Matilda (Weishaar) Kern. He attended Marlin School grades 1-4, Lauer school grades 5-8, and Odessa school for grades 9-12, graduating in 1935. After high school he went to work on Grand Coulee Dam from 1935-1939. While working on the dam, he married... Full story
Chamber To Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, November 10, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Bill Kinney from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will be the guest speaker. Coulee Creators Meet Every Tuesday Coulee Creators, a sewing group, meets every Tuesday, 1-4 p.m., for a sew-in at 412 Federal Ave., Room 207. To RSVP, contact marlene@kissedquilts.com or call 509-386-5715. Monday, Nov. 14, there will be a sew-in from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Kissed Quilts. Grant County Port Dist. 7 to Meet Grant Count... Full story
Legal Notice Town of Coulee Dam NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2017 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 2017 on November 9, 2016, at 6 p.m. during the regular council meeting 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... Full story
’Tis the Season for the Trees of Sharing of 2016. The Trees of Sharing program is a way for area residents to anonymously provide Christmas gifts to local children who might not receive a gift overwise. Children’s names may be submitted on slips and dropped off at collection boxes at Safeway Pharmacy, Coulee Medical Center, or Harvest Foods. Names will be collected through Sunday, Nov. 13. Following the collection of names, trees with ornament tags will be placed at selected locations in the community by Nov. 18. Those wishing to provide gif... Full story
