News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Carole Jean (White) Fisher went to be with our Lord Tuesday, July 31, 2012, after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Carole was born November 29, 1941, in Wahpeton, N.D., to Harold V. and Dorothy I. (Speer) White. She spent her childhood in Wahpeton, graduating from Wahpeton High School in 1959 where she was a member of the Future Homemakers of America, Girls’ Glee Club, band, Girls’ Athletic Association and Thespian Troupe 26. She was also a First Class Girl Scout with Wahpeton Girl Scout... Full story
Coulee Dam Police 7/30 - A man on Central Drive reported an intoxicated man on the roof of a house nearby. Police couldn’t locate any person on the roof of the place, and the officer explained to the man that a person has right to drink and work on his place if he wants to. 7/30 - Police advised residents living on Pine, Fir and Holly that their properties were in violation of the city code and they should clean up their properties. 8/2 - A dog barking brought police to a residence on Douglas Street. The officer knocked on the door and could h... Full story
If you want it, you can have it. That’s the bottom line of a study on whether building and operating a center for the community to come together — for events and meetings, fitness pursuits, indoor swimming and more — is at all feasible. The report, delivered Monday night to a group that has been exploring the possibility, outlines a community/wellness center that could easily be sustained, while adding good jobs to the local economy. Gary Leva, of Gary Consulting Group of Spokane, was retained last winter to honestly assess whether the idea... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 7/30 - USBR’s Plant Protection requested that police use their explosives-detecting dog to aid in the search of a Canadian truck making a delivery. Nothing was found. 7/31 - Police responded to an incident in which a 2-year-old child had suffered a broken wrist. Police were called by an emergency room doctor who said the break would not occur from a fall by a 2-year-old. Child Protective Services was called after interviews of the two adults. - A woman who lives on West Grand Avenue in Electric City said she saw a man w... Full story
One man died as three others were injured in a one-car rollover south of Nespelem Thursday just before noon. John Reynolds, 44, died in the accident on SR 155, the only occupant of the 2003 Ford Explorer not wearing a seatbelt, according to the Washington State Patrol. All five of them were from Bellingham, Wash. The driver, 52-year-old Brian S. Reynolds, was airlifted to Spokane's Sacred Heart Medical Center. Jack T. Reynolds, 82; Shari Lynn Emley, 48; and Cullen J. Emley, 26, were all taken to Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. The... Full story
Lanae Michel and Jeremy Stanger of Nespelem are pleased to announce the birth of their son Loucius Travis Stanger on Sunday, July 22, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 7 lbs., 14 ounces and was 21 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandparents are Lynette Hawley and Travis Michel of Nespelem. Paternal grandparents are Myrna Moore and James Stanger of Nespelem. Great-grandparents include Angie Michel, Lorraine Gertamen, Grace Moore and Louella Hilburn.... Full story
People that have been around the area for a long time said last Friday afternoon’s storm was the worst they had ever seen. A National Weather Service warning at 12:54 p.m. said it was moving north through Grant County at about 30 miles per hour. The warning was issued until 1:45, but the storm hit the Grand Coulee Dam area with force about 3 p.m. In its wake, there were many reports of upended trees and roof damage, and the driving rain kept people indoors for the half hour or so of the s... Full story
Coulee Dam police are still trying to figure out what happened in the “exploding guitar” shooting incident that happened July 14, on River Drive, where a woman was shot in her arm. The badly injured Nicole Stice went to the door of her home at 1017 River Drive, calling out, “Somebody help me.” Stice had received a gunshot wound to her arm, but she told police that her guitar “had exploded” as she was playing it. Police found a .45-caliber gun nearby and a guitar with a bullet hole in it. Police tried to interview Stice, but she was under sedat... Full story
Margareta Elvira (Hanson) Pfeifer 96, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at the Coulee Medical Center Long Term Care in Grand Coulee, Wash. Margaret, or “Grandma” as she was called, was born July 16, 1916, in Chicago, Ill. The daughter of Swedish immigrants, Margaret lost her mother in the 1918 flu epidemic. She was the last of her two brothers and one sister. Margaret was a loving mother and grand-mother. She was quiet and shy, but lit up with a beautiful smile when spoken to. Mar... Full story
Randi and Brian Heizer of Grand Coulee are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Khloee Elaine on Monday, July 16, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 7 lbs., 2 oz., and was 20 inches in length at birth. Sibling is sister Kiley LeAnn, age 8. Grandparents are Tracy Turner of Liberty Lake and Bud Rederick of Colton. Great-grandmother is Barbara Rederick of Electric City.... Full story
Charissa Birdtail and Lenny Belgarde of Omak are proud to announce the birth of their son Zaidreon Alexander Belgarde on Saturday, July 21, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 7 lbs., 3 oz., and was 19-1/2 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandparents are Loretta Pakootas and Mitchell Pakootas. Paternal grandparents are April Chavez and Lenny Scott Belgarde.... Full story
Kara Jean Thomas and Jeffrey Parra Duarte of Nespelem are proud to announce the birth of their son Alastar Thomas Durate on Saturday, July 21, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 8 lbs., 14 oz., and was 19-1/2 inches in length at birth. Sibling is brother Atom Thomas Duarte 1-1/2. Maternal grandparents are Richard and Laura Thomas of Nespelem. Paternal grandparents are Annabell Parra and Alberto Duarte.... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 7/15 - Officer Dan Holland responded to a Regional Tactical Response Team call in Moses Lake and assisted in serving a search warrant for an armed gang member. The man was also known to be an illegal immigrant. Police found a woman in the house, but the man was not there. - Police were informed that a woman had a 9mm gun and planned to shoot someone. Police went to the area where the woman was supposed to be located and asked about her at a residence on Burdin Boulevard. The person there said the woman in question had left... Full story
A woman on River Drive who suffered a gunshot wound to her right forearm last Saturday night told officers that her guitar had exploded. Coulee Dam Police Chief Pat Collins said Tuesday that there was a bullet hole in the woman’s guitar and that police pulled a bullet from a wall. A 45-caliber handgun was recovered near the room where the incident occurred. When Officer Joshua Dies arrived at 11 p.m. at 1017 River Drive, he found the woman, Nicole Stice, standing in her driveway yelling, “Somebody help me,” according to the police repor... Full story
On Monday, July 23rd from 11:30-5 p.m., Inland Northwest Blood Center in cooperation with Coulee Medical Center will be hosting a community blood drive in Grand Coulee at the Old Clinic, located just across the parking lot from the new hospital. This blood drive is a summer t-shirt blood drive, and each donor will receive a very special limited-edition INBC summer t-shirt. Come join us as we work to save lives this summer right in your community! Walk-ins welcome or schedule an appointment today by calling us at (800) 423-01... Full story
Jennifer Peoples and Vernon Reyes of Keller are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Jordynn Micaela Reyes on Monday, June 25, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 7 lbs., 4.2 oz., and was 22 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Audrina Reyes 2 and Sophia Reyes 1. Maternal grandparents are Christopher Peoples and Sheila of Keller. Paternal grandmother is Juanita Reyes of Missoula, Mont.... Full story
Ashley Clark and Nicholas Ramos of Electric City are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Lorrana Naveen Ramos on Saturday, July 7, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 8 lbs., 8 oz., and was 20-1/2 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandmother is Shelly Clark. Paternal grandparents are Margaret Gunshow and Micheal Ramos....
Lomasi Purganan and Domingo Beltran of Nespelem are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Nayeli Alberta Beltran Purganan on Sunday, July 8, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 8 lbs., 15 oz. Sibling is Alicia Hernandez age 5. Paternal grandparents are Dawn Lamere and Owen Purganan.... Full story
Laura Gribble and Luke Big Boy Gribble of Omak are proud to announce the birth of their son Bodhi Alexander Gribble on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 8 lbs., 12 oz., and was 21 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Noah 6 and Leilah 4. Maternal grandmother is Cecelia Morago of Omak. Great-grandparents are Robin and Rita Gribble of Los Alamos, N.M., and Maria LaCourse of Nespelem.... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District board has hired Wenaha Group, a native firm out of Pendleton, Ore., and Kennewick, to manage construction of its $31 million K-12 school. The board reached its decision last Wednesday evening after hearing five firms make presentations earlier in the day. The firm could receive somewhere in the neighborhood of $420,000 to oversee all construction phases of the new facility, The fee for services is one calculated by the Office of Superintendent of Instruction according to the size of the project. There’s s... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 7/9 - An Electric City man told police he tried to sell his BMW via the Internet and got a response from England. He was asked to send $1,500 for shipping and later found out it was a scam. He stated that the people were still corresponding with him and asking him to place more money in the shipping account. - Police received a report that a small Chihuahua was at large in the Hill Street area in Grand Coulee and that when the reporting party tried to pick the dog up, the dog tried to bite. Police checked the area but... Full story
The local park district through which North Dam Park was rescued in a joint community effort last year, will seek tax support at the ballot come November. Commissioners of the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District voted Monday to seek a levy to help support the district, which recently learned it will get a matching grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation this year. CAPRD is a junior taxing district, but has never collected taxes. Local municipalities have propped up its efforts to save North Dam Park and Event Center by feeding it taxes...
Kenneth Charles Stinde, known to his family as Ken, and his wife and friends as Casey, passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2012, at 3 a.m.at Coulee Medical Center. After being ill for so long, he went peacefully, but will be missed by many. Born May 19, 1934, in Badgers Pocket, Wash., at the age of about 1-2 years old his family moved to Nacogdoches, Tex., until he was a teenager around 13-15 years of age when he moved to Bellingham, Wash. Ken was an ordained minister and served his country with... Full story
It’s a boy for Rizzonelli/Smith Jessica Rizzonelli and Ron Smith of Grand Coulee are proud to announce the birth of their son Ryker Joseph Alan Smith on Friday, June 8, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 8 lbs., 19 oz. Siblings include Christian Rizzonelli and Anthony Robinson. Maternal grandparents are Ofelia Gamboa of Lancaster, Calif., and Alan Rizzonell Sr. of Grand Coulee. Paternal grandmother is Melba Smith of Nespelem. Great-grandparents are Betty Gamboa of Lancaster, Calif., and Dorothy Marchand of O... Full story
Michelle and Cody Hodgin of Grand Coulee are proud to announce the birth of their son Corbin W. Hodgin on Monday, June 25, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 8 lbs., 9 oz., and was 21 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Hannah and Maeljean. Maternal grandmother is Michelle Mequien. Paternal grandmother is Darla Landreth.... Full story