News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Colorama Button drawing winners were announced Monday by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce. Tammy Norris won the 32-inch HDTV; Lindsey Rosco won the CD/DVD Player; Danna James won the Samsung Surround Sound system; Tina Herbert won the basket with rodeo tickets; Angela Adams won the BBQ; Kevan Kidder won the clamping chair set; Jim Keene won the Hometown Pizza certificate; Gary Gross won the beach blanket and raft set; Jan Bender won the Kindle Touch; and Norm Gleasing won the Janis Heuvel artwork. The drawing was held at North Dam...
Paul Gauron owns a document shredding business, United Data Security, out of Spokane. His firm will be set up Saturday, April 28, at Strate Funeral Home, from 9-1 p.m., to shred your documents, courtesy of the Grand Coulee Dam Rotary Club and as part of Electric City’s Earth Day celebration. Gauron, a former mortgage banker, will have two large shredder trucks here to shred business and private-party documents and papers, free of charge. The firm was here last year, and Gauron told chamber of commerce members last Thursday that he would be here... Full story
The public is invited to the Colville Tribal “Earth Day” celebration, Friday, April 20, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Indian Agency powwow grounds. Organizers were hoping for over a thousand people turning out to take part in activities and visiting displays and information booths. Joaquin Bustamante said that last year about 600 attended the event and that he has been working to expand activities and increase attendance. “We have over 50 booths scheduled and many of those will be giving away... Full story
Jonathan Smith, executive director of the Grant County Economic Development Council, shares with local business people facts about the population within a 25-minute drive of the Four Corners intersection of highways 155 and 174. Smith spoke at the weekly luncheon of the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce Thursday at Pepper Jack’s. — Scott Hunter photo... Full story
World champion bull rider Shane Proctor, along with some of his rodeo friends, will hold the “Shane Proctor Bull & Steer Riding School” at the Nespelem Rodeo Grounds, April 3 and 4. The event opens both days at 9 a.m. Proctor and a handful of his friends from the pro circuit, held a similar event last year with dozens of young “cowboys” showing up to receive instruction and encouragement from the pros. Proctor is a 2003 graduate of Lake Roosevelt High School and excelled in a number of sports... Full story
Tribal Recycling manager Joaquin Bustamante said last week that he hopes “Earth Day” on April 20, will attract some 1,200 visitors to the grassy area near the Trading Post at the Colville Indian Agency. The event is catering to school children and is affording space for those who identify with “Mother Earth” to present areas of interest. At a recent Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Bustamante invited local businesses to put up a booth to take part. Schools on and near the reservation have been invited. Free hot dogs will he... Full story
Ten Years Ago Two Coulee Dam residents have worked hard for the last nine years to convert what was the Ponderosa Motel into the technologically state-of-the art Columbia River Inn. Three weeks ago, Ron and Diane LeMay took a large technological leap forward with the installation of fiber optics in every room and even in the laundry room. Last Saturday could mark the final time an annual children’s theater will come to the Grand Coulee Dam area. The cost of offering the Missoula Children’s Theater locally started at a manageable level. Co-... Full story
Ridge Riders President George Kohout thinks a new event the club is planning could become as big or bigger than the annual Colorama Rodeo in May. The new “ranch rodeos” planned for June 30 and Sept. 22 will bring a lot of people into town, Kohout said. Organized around skills actually used today by ranchers, the events will feature teams of four, and each of those contestants will likely bring friends and family to watch, he said. “There’s been so much response, we’ve even had people from Arizona call up,” he noted. “We’re real excited.” The g... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon on Thursday, March 1, at Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille. PTA to Meet PTA will be holding a meeting on Tuesday, March 6, at 7 p.m. in the Center School library. Everyone is welcome. Presentations Given at the Senior Center Two presentations will be held at the Grand Coulee Senior Center on Thursday, March 1, beginning at 10 a.m. The first will be given by Sheryl Moore from the Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union on possible scams to be avoided. The second will be given by People for People r... Full story
Ten Years Ago Months of hard work and dedication from the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce culminated last Saturday when it kicked off its first “Balde” Eagle Festival. “I felt it went off well,” Chamber President Tim Alling said. “ I would have liked a few more people, but it was a decent crowd. Students at Nespelem School saw and heard a demonstration by the Lake Roosevelt boys’ basketball team on how to succeed in varsity athletics and life. Seven wrestlers went, and four return... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon on Thursday, Feb. 23 at Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille. Port Dist. 7 to Meet Grant County Port District 7 will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday, Feb. 23, at5 p.m., at the Grand Coulee Dam Airport office. Presentations Given at the Senior Center Two presentations will be held at the Grand Coulee Senior Center on Thursday, March 1, beginning at 10 a.m. The first will be given by Sheryl Moore from the Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union on possible scams to be avoided. The second will b... Full story
For Rod Desjardins, making pizzas is more than a job, it’s a way of life. His “Hometown Pizza” restaurant was honored last Thursday by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce as the local “Business of the Year.” Desjardins’ first job as a teenager was in a Seattle area pizza parlor, and he’s been at it nearly ever since. Always modest, Desjardins lays the firm’s success and last Thursday’s honors directly at the feet of his employees. “They are the ones being honored,” he said.... Full story
The chamber’s own president, Scott Hunter, was named “Achiever of the Year” during a special luncheon last Thursday. Annually, the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce names both a “Business of the Year” and an “Achiever of the Year” at its annual meeting. Hometown Pizza was named “Business of the Year.” Hunter, president of the chamber, and owner and publisher of The Star newspaper, was honored for his many “behind the scenes” contributions he makes to the community the chamber serves, S... Full story
A grant-funded study will determine the feasibility of each aspect of a community/wellness center for the region following the award of a contract to Gary Leva, director of the Benewah Wellness Center in Plummer, Idaho and principal at the Gary Consulting Group in Spokane. Leva was instrumental in the formation of the community center serving the Plummer, Idaho area and several others. Last summer, a steering committee rekindled a three-year-old effort to establish a community/wellness center in the area. Self-named the Coulee Region Community... Full story
Legislators to hold “town hall” on phone State Sen. Linda Evans Parlette and Reps. Cary Condotta and Mike Armstrong are inviting residents of the 12th Legislative District to participate in a telephone town hall meeting to hear from their legislators and ask questions about the 2012 legislative session. The event will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16. Residents can call in and participate in the community dialogue from the comfort of their own homes by dialing 1-877-229-8493 and entering the numbers 15405, followed by the “po... Full story
Hotel/motel tax money flowed freely in Electric City last Tuesday night when the city council voted to provide the Ridge Riders $4,000 and the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce $13,000. The money collected as a tax on motel rooms and campsites, must be used to support tourism. Both groups made presentations at the meeting showing how the money would be used. George Kohout explained to the council the new features the Ridge Riders group planned this year. They included a riding clinic, a dinner and auction, a bull riding event the day... Full story
Ten Years Ago Grand Coulee Dam will soon display a large symbol intended to show the Bureau of Reclamation’s support of patriotism. A sea of red, white and blue could dominate the Grand Coulee Dam area this summer if American flags are put on utility poles throughout the area as planned. Several area farmers attended an open house at the Center School last night and voiced their concerns about the proposed transmission line between Spokane and Grand Coulee. Six Lake Roosevelt High School students participated in the 6th annual Eastern W... Full story
After a blissful and tranquil four years in the Grand Coulee area, I have retired from Coulee Medical Center, will be released as bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, plan to move closer to our family near Vancouver, Wash., and submit our papers for a church mission. These are major changes for the Tanners, but we know life is filled with changes. We have seen changes here starting with the rebuilding of the bus barn after a fire and ending with the building of Coulee Medical Center! In between we have a lot of great... Full story
Ten Years Ago Representative from a nationwide company last week pitched the idea of turning the local landfill into a transfer station, but the four regional mayors who control it may not be interested. Final results of an Electric City pump test have shown that, from a supply viewpoint, Electric City residents wouldn’t come up short if they sold groundwater to Grand Coulee. With the pump test’s conclusion and collection of data, the process of decision making regarding a sharing of the aqu... Full story