News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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First, let’s do a recap of temperatures and precipitation for July. I recorded four days with a high in excess of 100°F. July 2, 3, 4, and 31 were all above 100°F. The high for the month was on the 3rd at 104.1°F. Our low of the month was on the 26th at 52.3°F. My data shows that just about half the month of July was 90°F or above. The home weather station recorded a mean of 78.1°F which was 5.1° above the all-time mean for the month, at 73.0°F. No records broken for July, as the all-time high was in 1939 at 113°F. Precipitation for July was ze... Full story
Shoulder work to delay traffic Drivers should expect delays of less than 10 minutes starting yesterday morning, Tuesday, Aug. 4, on SR 174 toward Bridgeport as road crews work on the shoulders, the DOT said late Monday. From the Four Corners junction with SR 155, a Department of Transportation spokesman said, a crew will be reshaping and paving shoulders for eight miles west. Flaggers will be directing traffic. The work should be complete Aug. 11. Donate blood August 17 The Inland Northwest Blood Center, in conjunction with Grand Coulee... Full story
Two injured in highway accident The Washington State Patrol reported a two-car accident with injuries Saturday about one mile north of Coulee City. A car driven by Janet Pate of Coulee City was struck by a vehicle driven by Richard Wood of Moses Lake. Wood and a passenger, Janet Wood, were taken to Coulee Medical Center, as was Pate. Both vehicles were totaled. Wood was charged with driving too fast for conditions, which was listed as a cause along with inattention. The WSP found that Pate had slowed her northbound 1993 Mercury Sable for a... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 7/13 - Someone threw a rock through the window at Jack’s Spring Canyon Service but got away with only about $20 worth of items. The thief scattered Cheetos onto the parking lot. The window will cost about $100 to replace. It was reported that the store might have the thief on its security tape. - A person who walks regularly along Martin Road said he saw several batteries just out of view stashed along the road. Police found three batteries but haven’t received any report of missing batteries. - A woman on E. Grand Cou... Full story
Busy fire fighters The Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department answered five calls during June, reported fire Chief Rick Paris at the city council meeting last Tuesday night. One call was a structure fire and another an outside fire. Three mutual aid calls were made. Paris reported 37 ambulance calls, nine in the Coulee Dam area, 21 in the Grand Coulee area and seven transportation calls. Early hours for library The library has set early hours to avoid the heat while waiting for a new air conditioning unit. Grand Coulee’s council gave city o... Full story
Though our mean temperature was a bit higher for May, the month was on the normal side. We recorded a high for the month of 89.5°F and a low of 36.5°F (all-time high was 100°F in 1986 and the all-time low was 21°F in 2002). The mean was higher than the all-time mean for May (58.4°F) at 62.5°F or 4.1°F higher. May was above normal, slightly, for precipitation. We recorded 1.3 inches for the month while the mean is 1.1 inches. A little “extra” rain is always welcomed. We are a ways into June already, and a look at what is being “predicted... Full story
1 years ago The Grand Coulee Dam Middle School fifth-grade “Math Is Cool” team finished fifth place at the regional spring competition in Moses Lake, competing in division two against 45 other teams, representing 39 schools from around Washington State. Team members include: Jesse Adkins, Mathew Ives, Tilly Christiansen, Chanell Jim, Ty Egbert, James Norris, Liz Ferguson, Lee Williams and James Kirkpatrick. Jesse Adkins received the “top scorer” plaque for GCDMS. GCD Rotary Club President David Bastian said a community Taco Feed, this Saturda... Full story
Last week, the National Park Service launched a new public relations campaign aimed raising public awareness of the treasures it keeps available for all. The campaign urges folks to “Find Your Park” and is premised on the idea that many people don’t know about relatively local parks managed for their benefit by NPS. Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is one such park. Remarkably, Lake Roosevelt is coming up on its 70th anniversary in 2016 when the NPS itself will celebrate its centennial. A central feature of the new awareness campa... Full story
The National Park Service is in the process of preparing a “foundation document” for planning and management of the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. A foundation document, the NPS says, reaffirms a National Park unit’s core mission and significance, most important resources and values, and the interpretive themes that tell the park’s important stories. Such a document allows the NPS “to integrate and coordinate all kinds and levels of planning from a single, shared understanding of what is most important about the park,” a press release... Full story
North Dam “Clean and Fix Day” this weekend Citizen volunteer hours this weekend can go a long way toward helping keep North Dam Park a viable community asset. Park commissioners are arranging a day to clean up North Dam Park this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and community helpers can have their hours recorded to help with qualifying the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District for grant funds. Commission chair Bob Valen said the plan is to generally pick up the entire grounds and to reinstall some disc golf equipment. Volunteer hours wil... Full story
I recently had the honor of being invited to a party for a man that has strong roots in our community. This column could have easily been called “Past Gems in the Coulee” or “Where are these Gems now” but this man is much more than a part of our past around here. Gary Kuiper is still as relevant today as he was years ago. It became apparent very quickly listening to the people from all generations and parts of Gary’s life that he has influenced a lot of folks all around this big country of ours. His seven kids told stories of their adventure... Full story
Fire district passes audit Okanogan County Fire District 2 passed state audit for the two-year period from Jan. 1, 2012 through Dec. 31, 2013, the Washington State Auditor’s Office said Monday. The SAO said records it examined indicate the district, which took in about $20,000 in 2012 and $10,000 in 2013 while fire protection to Elmer City and the surrounding area, “complied with applicable requirements and provided adequate safeguarding of public resources.” Town seeks citizens for advisory group Coulee Dam is looking for citizens inter... Full story
You have our permission sleep in Daylight Savings time ends this Sunday morning. Move clocks back one hour. Boat launch permits available online Seasonal boat launch permits for Lake Roosevelt are now availabe online and at Coulee Hardware. They are no longer available at the National Park Service Office in Coulee Dam. The Annual Boat Launch Permit for Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area will now be available online through pay.gov at https://www.pay.gov/public/form/start/64970644 or look for the link in this story at grandcoulee.com... Full story
National Park Service officials at Coulee Dam presented their proposal last week to boost boat launch and camping fees for Lake Roosevelt. One of their main concerns, said Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area Superintendent Dan Foster, is that the current fee structure doesn't comply with the law against undercutting local business rates. The NPS area's camping fees, for example are currently just $10 a night, compared to an average $18 in region, a park study found. Foster said they held pub... Full story
Farewell gathering planned for Morgans The community is invited to a farewell coffee hour gathering for Reg and Linda Morgan, Sunday, Oct. 26, at 11 a.m. at St. Henry’s parish hall in Grand Coulee. The Morgans will soon be moving to the Tacoma area. Raise granted Electric City workers are getting a raise in 2015. The city council voted last Tuesday night to give workers a 1.9-percent increase in wage and salary. The vote was unanimous. Health district supported Grant County Health District will receive $2,000 from the city of Electric City. T... Full story
1 years ago The Douglas County PUD commission is expecting to take final action on three resolutions at its Nov. 1 meeting in East Wenatchee, authorizing a multi-million dollar settlement with the Colville Tribes and implementing a power sales contract and a power sales service agreement with them that will bring to an end a legal battle over what the Tribes lost with the building of Wells Dam. The Grand Coulee city council voting at its Oct. 19 meeting, approved a 10-12 percent increase in each section of the city’s ambulance service o... Full story
School supply drive went well The annual August drive to collect school supplies and money to buy them went well at North Cascades Bank, local branch Manager Sjana Bird said, noting that not as many supplies were brought in by donors but more cash was. She said the branch collected $905 to help buy needed school items for students. “We got some cash and we’re going to go spend it,” she said. Another fire contained The 400-acre burnout to secure the line along the Entiat River Road and Shady Pass area went well on Thursday and the Duncan fire... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 8/25 - Police received a call from dispatch that there was a car prowl going on in the 1st Street area. A woman told the officer that a man had the hood up of a car and was looking inside. A check on the car showed that the battery was missing. Police went to a location in the Delano area where there was a similar car and found a man who said he was the one looking under the hood and he was just trying to determine how a part fit together. He was told not to look under the hood of any car without the owner’s permission. A c... Full story
Bowling leagues starting Riverview Lanes Bowling Alley leagues begin on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Bowlers should stop by the bowling alley to get signed up for the fall leagues. League play is on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings. Call the lanes at 633-2225 for more information. Civil service will meet Grand Coulee’s Civil Service Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 3, in the city council chambers. The September meeting is changed from its regular first Monday schedule due to a conflict. The public is invited, and Chair Alan Cain s... Full story
Civil service commissioner needed Kenneth Carroll has resigned his position on Grand Coulee’s Civil Service Commission, effective immediately. The commission is made up of three commissioners. A replacement selection will be made by Mayor Chris Christopherson. Chairman of the commisssion, Alan Cain, said that the commission will continue its work to advertise for and interview candidates for police chief. Dirty laundry Officials at Sunbanks Lake Resort reported to police that sometime Monday night, someone put mortar in their washing m... Full story
Plastic explosives from a mining operation in Canada have been showing up in Lake Roosevelt with some degree of regularity, the most recent near Crescent Bay. A tube of the explosives, about a foot long and several inches wide, was detonated at Crescent Bay by the Spokane Bomb Squad on July 31. The Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department was on standby during the detonation. One local resident, who saw the detonation, said it made a pretty big bang. Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area Chief R... Full story
1 Years Ago Detective Don Redfield of the Colville Tribal Police stated that no charges will be filed against the 9-year-old child, who apparently started the 1900 acre fire that threatened homes on the hillside of highway 155 near Elmer City on July 29th. The child was playing with a lighter and setting small dolls on fire when the fire erupted. Grand Coulee School District new Athletic Director Brad Wilson says you can expect very little changes this year in the way he handles the athletes... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam area has some spectacular views of the night and daytime sky. The peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower is the early morning on August 12 and 13. So come join local astronomers and National Park Service Sky Rangers scan the sky for these observation events! On August 8, at the Spring Canyon Day Use Area and August 9 at the GCD Visitor Center there will be Solar Observations from 1-3 p.m. Come find out what the closest star is and what the sun looks like. Solar filtered telescopes and solar glasses will be available to view the... Full story
Rotarians have connected with the Safe Kids program at both Crescent Bay and Spring Canyon boat launches in an effort to save lives in area waters. The program is sponsored by Grant County Health District, the Grand Coulee Dam Rotary Club and the National Park Service. The program provides life jackets at the two boat launches for people who plan water activity but don't have enough life jackets. A sign explains it all at both launches, and life jackets are hanging on the sign for temporary use... Full story
This week at Spring Canyon, the following ranger conducted activities include – Fri., July 25, 4 p.m. Birds and Beaks. Join Ranger Deb in the day-use area in front of the Sprin gCanyon Exploration Center Building and learn about why birds have their particular beaks. Sat., July 26, 6 p.m., Bunchgrass Prairie Nature Trail Plant Walk. Join Ranger Deb on a walk on the Bunchgrass Prairie Nature Trail in the campground at Spring Canyon. We will be talking about the area's native plants and also l... Full story