News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Why not hassle the locals? It’s been a while since the last time, and it seems we need a lame excuse to get back at the people for welcoming us here. Sound familiar? It should, if you have lived in the Grand Coulee Dam area for any length of time, you’ll recall some of the more memorable acts by this capricious organization. There have been many arbitrary moves by the Bureau, but I want to select a few as a reminder as to how those in control could give a rip about the people who live here. First, going back to the 1960s, in order to raise the...
If anyone recently had to be stopped in the construction zone, as new electrical is being installed on the bridge in Coulee Dam, you might have noticed a certain flagger. You already know the one I am talking about. Her name is Lylah and she is the one that gives us the parade wave and million-dollar smile every time we go through. I do mean every time. Her positive energy instantly makes my day a better day. I have also heard others saying she makes an impact in their day. We all know that her...
Please join us as we celebrate the life of Terry Warnecke, Saturday, June 22, 10 a.m., Lady Raiders Softball Field, 412 Federal Ave., Grand Coulee. Following the ceremony, we will be gathering for food and sharing memories at the Coulee Dam Town Hall, 300 Lincoln Ave. Coulee Dam.... Full story
Michael Joseph Neumann, 76, passed away peacefully at his home in Grand Coulee, Washington, on Monday, June 10, 2019. He was born November 8, 1942, in San Pedro, California to Michael and Helen (PeeWee) Neumann. He was married to Marilyn Barnes on December 20, 1963, in Gardena, California. In 1965 they moved to Dayton, Washington to begin his career as a heavy equipment mechanic at Little Goose Dam. In 1969 he moved his family to the Grand Coulee Dam area to work on the construction of the third... Full story
William Robert "Bill" Stevens passed away peacefully in his home in Coulee Dam, Washington, on Monday, June 10, 2019, at 2:30p.m. He fought a losing battle with a very aggressive form of metastasized prostate cancer. Bill was an avid outdoorsman who was most happy when he was in the mountains. He was a forester and the Silviculturist for the BIA, working his entire career on the Colville Reservation. Bill was born May 13, 1946, to Robert B. and Jane E. Stevens in the Mason City Hospital in... Full story
The Nespelem all school reunion committee is planning an informal get together for dinner and visiting at the Siam Palace, 213 Main Street Grand Coulee on Friday, July 12, at 4 pm. We will order individually from the menu. I look forward to seeing my former classmates. For more information contact Charlie Moses, Jr., Class of 1954, at 509-631-1518...
Raven Rice and Lee Williams of Ephrata, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Chance Rice, born Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. He weighed 7 lbs., 6 oz, and was 21 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Murlee Williams age 3, and Carmen Desautel age 2. Maternal grandmother is Carla Rice. Paternal grandparents are Julie Williams and Barry Williams. Great-grandparents are Barbara Duncan and Carol Schoning.... Full story
Chamber this Week The next chamber meeting will be held at La Presa Restaurant on Thursday, June 20, at noon. General business is on the agenda. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grat County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m., June 24, at the Electric City Farm Barn. Food Bank Distributing Hours The food bank will be closed July 5 for the holiday. The food bank normal operating hours are every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. AA Meetings for GCD and Nespelem...
A plaque with a bronze Coulee Dam High School Beaver mascot will be installed on the basalt pillar in front of Lake Roosevelt Schools and unveiled July 4 at 11 a.m. in a brief ceremony to which all are invited. Coulee Dam High School was open from 1947 until 1971, when it merged with Grand Coulee High School to form Lake Roosevelt. “Beavers sent their fierce spirit to Lake Roosevelt Raiders,” the plaque reads. A plaque commemorating Grand Coulee High School, featuring their Tiger mascot, was installed on the same pillar in 2017. Bert Smi...
CITY OF ELECTRIC CITY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS NOTICE IS HEREBY that the Electric City Council will hold a public hearing at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, June 25th at City Hall located at 10 Western Avenue to take public testimony on proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Title 18 of the Electric City Municipal Code. The amendments have been developed by the Planning Agency and staff to address: Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Electric City Municipal Code Title 18 including 18.05 General... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 6/10 - Electric City Hall reported a bottle of drugs they found in their trash. Police took the bottle to the station for disposal. - A woman evicted tenants from a house she owns on Dill Avenue. She said she had given them 30 days notice and had said she would be there on the 10th. She locked the door and wouldn’t let them gather the rest of their belongings, but told an officer she would put the items on the street for them to gather. The officer told her to make sure to go through the proper channels for eviction, and t...
With perfect weather and parents who were game for entertaining the kids, the area hosted the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce's Koulee Kids Fest Saturday, as 14 different activities were offered, most free to kids....
So what's going on with the effort to consolidate local towns into one? A group of local business owners and residents who have that goal met Thursday at the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce to discuss the logistics of the ambitious task. The Coulee Area Consolidation Committee consists of people from Electric City, Grand Coulee, Coulee Dam and some outlying areas, and those present discussed wanting to bring in someone from Elmer City for the committee as well. The group discussed...
Despite overwhelming public opinion against the idea, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has chosen to ban vehicles from parking on Geezer Beach, located behind the Third Powerhouse of the Grand Coulee Dam. A press release Monday from the bureau announced the decision, emphasizing "safety" as their reason for banning vehicles from the beach popularly fished by elderly anglers who have heretofore appreciated the easy access to the beach. "The Bureau of Reclamation will continue to allow fishing,...
Canoes to Kettle will launch Friday About 80 people will leave in canoes from Crescent Bay, heading toward Kettle Falls on Friday, June 14. A brief ceremony will take place from 9 a.m. until the paddlers leave at 11 or possibly earlier, according to an organizer of the event. Traditional Native American singing may take place, and speakers will be at the launching of the canoes. The paddlers are heading toward Kettle Falls, a traditional fishing spot of local Native American tribes that is now under water. The trip is largely to bring...
Kids and their parents in the region will have plenty to do this weekend, with the local chamber of commerce’s Koulee Kids Fest offering activities all over town and Nespelem’s Millpond Days offering activities there. The chamber event for kids starts at 10 a.m. Saturday and offers 14 different activities around the community, from touring a fire truck to mini-golf, planting a flower, painting a piggy bank to free ice cream to building a dam. Those locations and more are detailed on a map on page 8 in an advertisement. Parents can pick and cho...
Thank you, Grand Coulee area and beyond, for coming to my scream for help, to try and help me locate my best, four-legged, friend, Love Bug, at the lower North Dam area. My heart is still broken knowing that she became a feast for a predator, but I pray that whatever happened was quick and painless. But my heart swells with love and appreciation for all the wonderful people who came out and spent hours helping me look for her. People in my life know how important my dogs are to me, and for so many who came out to help look, both those I know...
Paul James Schepler, 68, born Thursday, July 6, 1950, in Sterling, Colorado to the home of Walter and Edna Florence Dick-Schepler, has passed away in Coulee Dam, Washington. Growing up on his family's dairy farm in Oral, South Dakota, Paul graduated from Hot Spring High School, then attended the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. During his professional career, Paul worked in concrete and masonry with Schepler Construction in South Dakota, the Bureau of Land Management in Anchorage, AK... Full story
On a day for celebrating their accomplishments, the Lake Roosevelt High School class of 2019 seemed to take as much joy in giving awards as getting them Saturday, as they took part in the annual graduation rituals at the school's Gailord Nelson Gym. An undercurrent of emotion carried through the formalities. Principal Ronanda Liberty's understated description of the class as "resilient" hinted at a year more challenging than most for the class. She didn't elaborate. Before accolades were given...
The Grand Coulee High School Alumni Association got its start the fall of 2000 and awarded its first two scholarships the spring of 2001, $250 each to a boy and a girl graduate of Lake Roosevelt High School. Money for the scholarships is derived from dues and memorials in memory of those who attended school in District 55, teachers or other staff, and family members. From the time six scholarships were awarded last spring until the 10-member committee met last week to select this year's recipients, the amount available for awards had grown...
CITY OF ELECTRIC CITY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS NOTICE IS HEREBY that the Electric City Council will hold a public hearing at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, June 25th at City Hall located at 10 Western Avenue to take public testimony on proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Title 18 of the Electric City Municipal Code. The amendments have been developed by the Planning Agency and staff to address: Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Electric City Municipal Code Title 18 including 18.05 General... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 6/4 - Two people were banned from a residence in Grand Coulee after the rightful owner of the property, who resides in California, learned they were there without permission. 6/5 - A man reported damage to his father’s E Street home. Damage to a window appeared to be from a BB gun, and there was also damage to a front-door screen window. 6/6 - A man known to an officer to be wanted on a warrant was sitting in a car in the Safeway parking lot. An officer knocked on the car and the man didn’t exit the vehicle. The officer ope...
The crowd at the Culpepper and Merriweather Circus looks up with anticipation as a trapeze artist performs her maneuvers overhead. The circus was brought to town by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce and pitched its tent at Ludolph Field, the former middle school athletic field on Wednesday, holding two performances that night. The chamber took in less money in presale tickets than it did at the circus offered two years ago, but still counted it as a good fund-raiser. - Scott Hunter...
Washington state’s top legal officer will speak at local Rotary club’s June 12 meeting. Attorney General Bob Ferguson will be speaking about the work of the Office of the Attorney General and taking questions from those in attendance. The Grand Coulee Dam Rotary Club’s meeting at The Siam Palace starts at noon next Wednesday, and the public is welcome to attend. Although not a Rotarian himself, Ferguson has the goal of visiting every Rotary Club in the state, with the local club being the 151st out of roughly 180 in the state, according to a st...
Seventy-nine years to the day after the original Ceremony of Tears, about 80 paddlers will leave Crescent Bay in canoes June 14 for an eight-day journey to Kettle Falls, the site of the original ceremony that mourned the loss of salmon from the traditional fishing spot for Native Americans. The Inchelium Language and Culture Association, in association with River Warriors and the Upper Columbia United Tribes (UCUT), have organized the event for the third year in a row. In addition to the 80 paddlers leaving from Crescent Bay for Kettle Falls,...