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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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After a short illness Myrtle Maude Wilson passed away at the Coulee Medical Center Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. She was born July 15, 1917, at Emmett McLean Co., N.D., to Roy and Margaret Rosseau Wilson. She said "It was during the horse and buggy days." She grew up and graduated high school McLean Co., N.D., with her siblings Mernice Doris, Pattie, Edwin and Earl. She married her husband Cecil L. Wilson at Fairview Richland Co., Mont., on November 23, 1936. That was 67 years before he passed away.... Full story
Mary Palanuk celebrates her Feb. 14 birthday as she claimed the 100-year mark with 37 friends and family members at the long-term care center at Coulee Medical Center Saturday afternoon. She first came to the Grand Coulee Dam area in 1938 and has lived here most of the time since, raising, with her husband, Mike, three sons - Michael, Larry and Marvin. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Justin and Tasha DeBord of Creston are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Shea Marie DeBord born Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 7 lbs., 13 oz., and was 20 inches in length at birth. Sibling is Lexi Jo. Maternal grandparents are Scott and Annette Stephens. Paternal grandparents are Joe and Deanna DeBord. Great-grandparents include Claude and Carolyn Stephens, Dorothy Davis and the late Roger Davis and the late John and Jennie Mills.... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/9 - Choice Auto Group advised police that someone had rolled a tire down the hill into the back of its building, causing an estimated $300 damage. Police could not find the person responsible. - Police found the gate at the 230 Yard open. The officer closed it and about an hour later found the gate at the 500 Yard open. The officer closed this gate also. 2/10 - A caller told police that someone on Division Street was playing music too loud. Police found a man working on his vehicle with the music going. He turned it down.... Full story
The dream of a community swimming pool and wellness center is due for a visible rendering, which architects started to get a feel for Tuesday morning in a field of weeds. In January, the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District awarded the job of helping the community see what could be to NAC Architecture of Spokane. NAC's Keith Comes and Ryan Palmquist met with district commissioners Bob Valen and Phil Hansen Tuesday. They toured two possible sites for a "wellness center" - the old Grand... Full story
1 years ago Information released by the town of Coulee Dam under the state Public Records Act, indicates Clark Slattery has received a settlement of $13,472.23 for almost 30 year of double billing on his monthly electric bill at his home on River Drive. The town’s June, 2004 audit of residential electrical meters, showed Slattery had been double paying based on an 80 multiplier instead of 40, despite his complaints about the high bills as far back as 1977; he was told by the town clerk at the time that he just had a big house. Later, he had h... Full story
Architect Keith Comes draws red lines on an aerial photo of the lot across SR 174 from Coulee Medical Center, indicating possible positioning of a future community wellness center. His firm, NAC Architectural, was awarded a contract by the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District to draw plans. The full story is on the front page. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Christina Chuweah and David Dick of Nespelem are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Kloey Mabel Dick, born Friday, January 16, 2015, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 8 lbs., 12 oz., and was 20-5 inches in length.... Full story
Annette Timentwa and Calem Louie of Nespelem are proud to announce the birth of their son Sneekthlca Sqis Louie-Timentwa, born Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 7 lb., 5 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandparents are Annie Timentwa of Nespelem and Matthew Ives of Suquamish, Wash. Paternal grandparents are Mayselle Sandaine of Omak and Noel Louie of Omak. Great-grandparents are Francis Timentwa and Angie Timentwa.... Full story
Cassandra and Kyle Graves of Coulee Dam are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Chaylee Jordan Noel Graves, born Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Wash. She weighed 7 lbs., and was 19.5 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Kadin age 5 and Kolby age 2-1/2. Paternal grandparents are Nikki and Steve Graves of Grand Coulee.... Full story
Jenna Sattler and Brewster Handley of Wilbur are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Isabel Rochelle Handley born Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 6 lbs., 6 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Timothy Welch and Joseph Hoover. Maternal grandmother is Laura Wendling. Paternal grandmother is Annette Marz.... Full story
Ashley Zacherle and Justus Caudell of Wilbur are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Gracyn Raine Caudell, born Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 8 lbs., 6 oz., and was 21 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Rockise Timentwa and Hartlyn Caudell. Maternal grandparents are Jackie Marchand, Inchelium and Gerald Zacherle of Disautel. Paternal grandparents are Deb Caudell of Keller and Gregg Caudell of West Fork.... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/3 - Police checked on a vehicle parked in the lower powerhouse parking lot that didn’t have a company placard displayed. Police found that the vehicle belonged to an authorized firm. 2/4 - A man in Continental Heights reported that his wife was missing. By the time police arrived the man found her standing in the back yard soaking wet. He explained to officers that his wife was suffering from dementia and police had the man warm her while waiting for the ambulance’s arrival to take her to Coulee Medical Center. - A man... Full story
A 39-year-old Omak man was taken to Coulee Medical Center today after he swerved to miss a deer on SR 17 and hit a telephone pole. Jason Reise was headed north in a 2005 Dodge Caravan 13.4 miles north of Coulee City when he had to swerve to miss a deer about 7:45 a.m., the Washington State Patrol reported. The van left the roadway to the left and hit the pole. Reise, who was wearing a seatbelt, was taken to Coulee Medical Center. The van was towed to Jack’s 4 Corners in Grand Coulee....
Sherrie Rene Reyes–Palmanteer, 56, left us during the evening hours of Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, from her hospital bed at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, surrounded by her loving family to bid her farewell. Born March 22, 1958, in Portland, Ore., into the loving home of Francis and Bonnie Overberg-Reyes, Sherrie graduated with the Bicentennial Class of 1976 from Lake Roosevelt High in Coulee Dam, Wash. Sherrie learned at the side of her mother Bonnie – "The Best Cook Ever" and... Full story
Christina Chuweah and David Dick of Nespelem are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Kloey Mabel Dick, born Friday, January 16, 2015, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 8 lbs., 12 oz., and was 20-5 inches in length.... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 1/13 - A woman reported that she had received a call from a party who said they represented the PUD and if she didn’t pay her back bill they were going to shut her power off. She told the caller that she didn’t owe a back bill and then called PUD customer service who said they were aware of the scam and she should call police. She gave the police the number the party called from. - Two suspicious males were reported to police, who met up with them and questioned them. One was wanted on an arrest warrant from Kennewick, but h... Full story
Grand Coulee’s volunteer fire department responded to 216 ambulance calls within its jurisdiction in 2014 and the department made an additional 51 ambulance calls in Coulee Dam, Fire Chief Richard Paris told the city council recently. The ambulance crews were busy with 112 transports from Coulee Medical Center to other hospitals or to the airport where patients were picked up by MedStar and flown to other sites for treatment. Four additional transports were made for other jurisdictions, Paris reported at the council’s Jan 6 meeting. Fir... Full story
The park district that struggles to find ways to pay for maintaining North Dam Park will have an easier time financing the effort with a new grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Coulee Area Park and Recreation District commissioners learned Monday night the district will get a five-year matching grant from the USBR, totaling up to $149,703. “We can spend as much as we can match,” Commissioner and Treasurer Phil Hansen told the commissioners. Maintaining the park costs about $30,000 a year, Hansen said. The grant will help pay for tha... Full story
Chief candidate exams Grand Coulee’s Civil Service Commission will conduct oral exams for six candidates who filed for the position of police chief. The top three candidate’s names, test scores and resumes will be given to the mayor for selection, and the selection will go before the city council for confirmation. City sets salaries Grand Coulee council approved monthly salaries for department heads at its meeting last Tuesday night: Acting police chief, $8,568.61; utility foreman, $5,090.46; and city clerk, $3,923.06. The council also for... Full story
Ian and Cara Turner of Electric City, Wash., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Linnea Aliza Turner, born Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 7 lbs., 10 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. She joins sister Kinley, 18 months, at home. Maternal grandparents are Dale and Doris Erickson of Hunters, Wash. Paternal grandparents are Paul and Brenda Turner of Tonasket. Great-grandparents are Dave and Barbara Bauer and Lavelle Turner, all of Priest River, Idaho, and Shirley Dashiell of... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 12/28 - There was a report of a vehicle stolen from a residence on 2nd Street. The owner of the vehicle said it had been locked and the transmission didn’t work. She stated that she told a man he could have it if he transferred title to his name. The man in question has been incarcerated for sometime. Police are investigating. - A man on Young Street said that two cars parked in front of his home had been prowled during the night. Taken were several dollars and loose change. The man said he followed tracks in the snow but l... Full story
Richard James Wippel, 58, of Disautel, entered into eternal rest on the evening of Friday, December 19, 2014, in Grand Coulee, Wash. He was born in Ellensburg, Wash., to Robert Wippel and Mary Miller-Wippel on March 12, 1956. Richard Wippel attended school in Omak, and Pateros in his youth then graduated from Lake Roosevelt High school in 1974. As a young boy Richard was raised in the Methow with his family. He and his cousins would spend all their time exploring the Methow valley. He was... Full story
Tysha Seymour and James O’Hara III of Electric City, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Kameryn Monroe O’Hara on Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 7 lbs., 13 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth.... Full story
Jan. 8 • Greg Wilder, the new mayor of Coulee Dam, asked the Douglas County Sheriff to investigate the possible theft of public property and destruction of public records, that of a missing computer used by the former mayor, and the computer’s hard drive. Jan. 15 • A majority of hospital district commissioners voted to immediately hire new legal counsel. The move came as commissioners worked on a turnaround of the administration. Jan. 22 • After receiving extensive burns last Nov. 18 from a fire started by the switch gear for Pump Generat... Full story