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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Get ready for rec softball The Grand Coulee Recreation Softball League will hold a coaches meeting at 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 21, at Loepp Furniture. The team due date has been set for June 1, and softball play begins June 10. Additional information is available by calling Kevin Portch, 631-0139, or Amanda Button, 631-2667. Discussion held with White House director A “My Brother’s Keeper Roundtable” was held at Lake Roosevelt High School Saturday with a select group of young native men. It was part of the White House Initiative in regard to th... Full story
State Sen. Linda Evans Parlette said she is still looking for ways to get federal help with Grand Coulee Dam school construction needs, and she has just two years to get it done. Speaking at the Grand Coulee Dam Rotary Club April 23, Parlette said she's still trying to connect with Sec. of Interior Sally Jewel, but she may have a new ally to call on in the U.S. Senate. Parlette's leadership, said Grand Coulee Dam School District Superintendent Dennis Carlson, was the crucial factor in getting... Full story
1 Years Ago Coulee Dam town councilmember Dave Schmidt announced that approximately $28,000 in new playground equipment will be installed at the Mason City Park by July 4. The site was chosen because of its heavy use by tourists. The Miss Grand Coulee Dam committees have decided to retire the parade float and will not be participating in any parades this year. The 1962 Volkswagen chassis is the reason for the decision. 20 Years Ago Heather Brashears, 14, has been named the first Bullarama... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 4/25 - A woman living on Division Street told police that someone hit her vehicle while it was parked near the police department, causing over $700 in damages. 4/28 - USBR Plant Protection advised an officer that a truck was in the lower Visitor Center parking lot at Grand Coulee Dam and had gone through Station 4’s check point and then later went to Station 3. The license was checked and it was determined that the truck belonged to a contractor at the dam. - A woman living on Burdin Boulevard told police that while c... Full story
Gina J. Aldrich passed away on Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2014, after complications following surgery for a rare form of abdominal cancer. Gina was born in Penticton, B.C., to George and Sophie Marchand on September 23, 1947. She was their first daughter together, but George Marchand's ninth child out of 13. Gina left home after graduating high school and moved to the coast where she married and had a daughter, Ti. The marriage was brief and after the divorce, she traveled to live in Seattle, Oroville,... Full story
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not be meeting this Thursday due to the Colorama festivities. Dedication Time is Here Isle of Flags dedication time is fast approaching. Call Ben Alling at 509.633.0663 for more information about dedicating a deceased veteran’s flag. The deadline is May 18, 2014. American Legion Post 157 Meets The American Legion Post 157 holds legion meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Vetsí Center in Electric. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, May 13. Mo... Full story
A video has been posted on Youtube of a man being arrested after fishing in a restricted area below Grand Coulee Dam and allegedly resisting arrest. The Wilbur man's arrest was the subject of a police reports brief in the April 30 Coulee Cops. Taken from a distance April 24, the video is nearly 20 minutes long and includes language many may find offensive from people in the background. It also includes audio early on of a man apparently warning the subject of the arrest, possibly by radio of cell phone, that the approaching officer was about... Full story
A group of friends trying to scratch their own itch for faster Internet connections have been almost forced into opening a new business to answer the same growing need for the local community. Coulee Internet Services Company is adding connections every week with wireless-to-fiber technology that extends the reach of faster Internet speeds to places too remote for fast access wires to reach. And their plans include adding even areas now served by fiber optic and DSL connections. Living in Elmer... Full story
Shawn Derrick was elected to fill a vacant seat on the Coulee Dam Town Council Wednesday night, but not without some twists and turns. Bob Poch, the councilman that Derrick replaces, had a lot to do with Derrick being seated at the meeting. When the vacant position came up during the council meeting, Derrick was nominated, and received two votes, those of council members Gayle Swagerty and Ken Miles (Councilmember Duane Johnson was away). Then Councilmember Ben Alling nominated Carol Netzel,... Full story
Playhouse raffle ongoing Raffle tickets on the little playhouse parked in front of Loepp Furniture are on sale inside the store for $1 each. The tickets will remain on sale until Junior Rodeo time July 19-20. You don’t have to be at the Junior Rodeo to win. The playhouse is built annually by DWK Fowler Construction and donated to the Ridge Riders for the drawing. Book sale gives a boost The PTA says its recent book fair was a success, with more than $3,000 worth of “books and bling” sold. Through the year, the group has made several contr... Full story
Susan Dechant walked Coulee Dam council last Wednesday night through the intriguing tale of a monument lost and a new one proposed. Lost for non-payment was a monument erected in 1938 along the then main road in Delano to honor workers who died during construction of Grand Coulee Dam. The bill on the American Legion monument, some $1,750, Dechant noted, wasn’t promptly paid and the Legion asked for more time. That was granted by the Colville monument maker. However, when the Legion tried to talk him down to $500, the monument owner lost his p... Full story
1 Years Ago Officials from the US Dept. of Ecology presented Grand Coulee Mayor, Tammara Byers with a check for $3.1 million in a ceremony at North Dam Park. The money is to be used to help connect Grand Coulee's water lines to Electric City's. Nespelem School District announced this week that more budget and personnel cuts a probable for next year. Declining enrollment and overstaffing is said to be the reasoning. 20 Years Ago A former Ketch Pen bartender, accused of four counts of over... Full story
Bert lived a full, active life filled with family and friends. He was known for his gregarious friendly nature; speaking to everyone he met, judging none. He was a devoted husband and father. Helen, his wife of 68 years, and their four children were the center of his life. Bert was the eldest son of Alfred and Colby Johnson, born in Sebeka, Minn. In 1941, he joined the Army Air Corps and served in the 320th Bomb Group B-26 Marauder. He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal and six Bronze Stars while flying 50 missions as a Top Turret Radio... Full story
The all-new laser light show on the face of Grand Coulee Dam, will debut May 24, Bureau of Reclamation officials stated. It replaces the original show developed in 1989 at a cost of $791,806. The new show, was created under a $1.6 million contract, by LumaLaser of Eugene, Oregon, and guided by a stakeholders group made up of interest groups that benefit from the dam and Columbia Basin Project. It has been a long time coming. The new show had been originally scheduled for sometime in 2013, but was held up by repeated changes. The original laser... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, May 1, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. PTA Book Fair Book Reports will be read by Wensdae Antoine and Lillie LaPlace, GCD Middle School students. Dedication Time is Here Isle of Flags dedication time is fast approaching. Call Ben Alling at 509.633.0663 for more information about dedicating a deceased veteran’s flag. The deadline is May 18, 2014. Eagles #2577 Meetings The Auxiliary’s next scheduled meeting is set for May 6, at 6 p.m. The Auxiliary meets the fir... Full story
Steamboat Rock State Park Ranger Jeremy Jalali and Grand Coulee Dam Rotary Club President Colleen Manley cut the ribbon Monday at an official dedication of the first handicapped-accessible fishing pier in North Central Washington. The 12 year, $60,000 project was supported by the community at numerous spaghetti feeds and by Rotary District 5060, the Columbia Basin Foundation of Ephrata, the Grand Coulee Lions Club, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, and individual donations. - Scott Hunter... Full story
The seniors accept aluminum cans ONLY. Please do not put cardboard, plastic bottles or other aluminum in the collection sacks. In 2013, the Seniors collected 3800 pounds (almost 2 tons) of cans and took in approximately $1500 for the Senior Center. That is approximately 30 cans for everyone in the Grand Coulee Dam area. The program helps keep the doors open at the Seniors and keeps the cans out of the landfills. Please do not put other material in with the cans because we have to dispose of it and that raises the already high garbage bill and... Full story
Lady Raider softball went one of three in last week's games, falling to the league-leading Liberty Bell, but prevailing in one of two games in Saturday's doubleheader against Oroville. At Liberty Bell April 22, Lake Roosevelt left six runners stranded and made too many mental errors on defense, allowing the Mt. Lions to score. The Lady Raiders hosted the Oroville Hornets in a doubleheader Saturday at Grand Coulee, where a better focused LR team defeated the Hornets in the first game. As a team,... Full story
Lake Roosevelt’s gym will survive the wrecker’s ball, and it may take on a new appearance. It all depends on what funds are left over after the Grand Coulee Dam School District completes its new K-12 facility, due to open Sept. 15. The school board Monday night agreed to put a red metal roof on the gym, matching the roof of the new school, and to try to match the siding that is now going up on the new school. It all depends on the money, the school board stated. Members of the board asked Superintendent Dennis Carlson to return to next month’s... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 4/18 - A local man showed police a debt collection letter from a Nevada firm to the tune of $665. He contacted the state attorney general’s office and was advised to contact the Nevada attorney general’s office. 4/22 - Police checked on the report of a disturbance on Continental Heights. One man claimed that another had pushed him down. One claimed that he had paid the other for a ride. The reporting party stated he didn’t want to press charges, just wanted the other to leave him alone. 4/24 - A man on Burdin Boulevard told... Full story
PUBLIC NOTICE United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, OWW-130 Seattle, Washington 98101 (206) 5530523 1-800-424-4372 (within Region 10 only) NOTICE OF PROPOSED REISSUANCE OF A NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT TO DISCHARGE TO WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES Public Notice No.: WA0024163 Technical Contact: Kai Shum 1-206-553-0060 1-800-424-4372 ext. 3-0060 within Region 10 Shum.Kai@epa.gov Public Notice Issuance Date: April 30, 2014 Public Notice Expiration Date: June 2, 2014... Full story
The chamber of commerce is after more advertising money with which to fund an ad campaign to boost sagging tourism numbers. Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Peggy Nevsimal appeared before the Regional Board of Mayors at their last meeting and appealed for added help in drawing visitors to the area. Nevsimal told mayors that tourism was down at Grand Coulee Dam last year by about 48,000 visitors, or 10 percent. She reported that lodging establishments remain about 70 percent vacant in the winter and 20 percent empty... Full story
Explosive material has been found in the bed of the drawn down Lake Roosevelt at the north end of the reservoir behind Grand Coulee Dam, and authorities think more may exist. The National Park Service was notified April 22 that explosive material had been found on the west side of the lake, near milepost 243 on state highway 395 north of Kettle Falls, WA. The material was contained in tubes, about a foot long and several inches wide, labeled “Senatel Magnafrac.” The Spokane Bomb Squad responded and destroyed the materials. On April 24, 2014 the...
A girl pounces on one of 2,500 colored plastic eggs left on the athletic field at Grand Coulee Dam Middle School for the Lions Club annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday. Winners of special prizes are on page 4. More photos are online at grandcoulee.com. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Two furniture manufacturers have been awarded contracts for the new school facility in Coulee Dam, officials announced. Virco, a California firm, was awarded a $469,156 contract to provide furniture for classrooms in the K-12 facility. School Specialists, a Seattle firm, was awarded a $183,290 contract to provide furnishings for the offices, art room, libraries, and the elementary cafeteria. Grand Coulee Dam School District Superintendent Dennis Carlson said with the two furniture bids, and... Full story