News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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NPS offers youth work Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is accepting applications for the 2012 summer Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program. Ten enrollees and leader positions will be recruited. These positions will be located at Spring Canyon, Keller Ferry, Fort Spokane, Gifford, Evans and Kettle Falls. Positions are open to those over 15, who won’t reach 19 years of age during their employment from about June 18 through August 11. Enrollees will be paid a minimum wage for a 40-hour work week. YCC enrollees who have participated for m... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/1 - An Elmer City woman alleged that she had been assaulted by a nurse practitioner at Coulee Medical Center when she sought help from pain suffered while having dental work done. She said the hospital staff person grabbed her and pushed her into an examination room. A nurse working in the emergency room told police she saw no contact between the two parties and that the patient was yelling foul language and disturbing other patients. She said she was afraid that the patient might harm the nurse practitioner. - A Grand... Full story
An effort by the National Park Service to get concession proposals for houseboat operations at Keller Ferry and Seven Bays drew a blank. Contracts at both operations had lapsed and were being renewed on a year-to-year basis. The NPS was seeking proposals from interested parties for a 10-year lease, and had a tour of the two facilities for interested parties last fall. At that time several parties showed up, but none proceeded to submit proposals before the Jan. 24, deadline. Marsha Buchanan, who handles leases for the Lake Roosevelt National... Full story
Eagle fest slated for February The Balde Eagle Festival will be held here Feb. 23, according to Janice Elvidge of the National Park Service. The need is for volunteers and housing, Elvidge said Tuesday. West Valley Outdoor Learning Center officials will take part this year and the Avian Mystery program will be presented by Elvidge or another person. Other organizations taking part include the Spokane Audubon Society and the Idaho Fish and Game’s Beth Paragamian, who will do a program on raptors. Volunteers are needed to assist presenters and ho... Full story
The new Keller ferry will likely be assembled near the Crescent Bay boat ramp before its launch in May, 2013, the Regional Board of Mayors learned recently. Two officials, Mark Houghton and Warren Snider, of the Foss Maritime Company, the successful bidders on the project, briefed the mayors on the schedule and procedure they plan to follow in delivering the new 116-foot ferry to the Keller Ferry site. Foss submitted the winning bid of $9.6 million, some $250,000 below the Department of Transportation estimate of the cost of the ferry that will... Full story
WSU Ferry County Extension’s Colville Reservation Extension Program, through promotion of the 4-H National Youth Science Day event, Wired for Wind, has earned a $3,000 award. The 2011 Toyota Innovation Award for Promotion and Media Outreach recognizes the efforts of youth and adults who sent news releases, developed posters and flyers, and created online awareness to publicize the October 4-H Super Science Saturday event. “This hands-on science experiment helped reservation youth see and understand how science can make a difference in the... Full story