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Vonna Lee Harrison, 76, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2019, in Spokane, Washington from pancreatic cancer. She was born in Tonasket, Washington September 28, 1942, to the late Sidney Lloyd Atchison and Harriet May (Newman) Atchison. Vonna grew up in Tonasket, and she maintained ties to the community through former classmates and family. She was a long time resident of the Grand Coulee area, and was known to many as the former manager and owner of the Sage Inn (Sierra's) Restaurant and... Full story
Allan Graham, age 88, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2018, in Spokane, Washington. He was born in Blenheim, Ontario, Canada, on March 30, 1930. He was raised in Windsor, Ontario, and, in 1952, joined the United States Air Force. He was stationed at Stead Air Force Base in Reno, Nevada where he met his wife, Alyce. They were married in Reno in 1957. Allan and Alyce had three children, all born in Reno. After Allan's honorable discharge from the USAF in 1956, he worked for the Bureau of Mine... Full story
Chamber This Week Chamber will meet this Thursday, January 24, at Siam Palace beginning at noon. Paul Turner will be speaking about Rotary Club membership. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet The Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, January 28, at 7 p.m., at the Electric City Fire Station. GCDSD Board of Directors to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam School District board of directors will be holding a regular board meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, January 28, at the high school library. Okanogan County School Retirees...
Local voters will soon get ballots in the mail asking them to decide on a second levy for the Grand Coulee Dam School District and may wonder why when a levy just passed last November. The November vote will only allow the district to collect a little more than a third of the tax support voters had passed in 2015. That was ancient history, before the “McCleary Fix” was passed by the state Legislature, which mandated reducing local levies, added an extra statewide tax, and leaving the local district with trying to partially make up for it wit...
The Coulee will see an increase in arts and culture with the return of the Grand Theatre on Main Street in Grand Coulee, with a ribbon cutting and then an open-mic show later this month. The 170-seat theater is reopening with a new vision from new owner Faran Sohappy, owner of Music & Beyond, a shop selling CDs, comic books, video games, movies, and more in the same building as the theater. He also owns C-Rez Records, which produces a variety of music and is setting up a recording studio in the...
A 500-foot-wide, 7,281-foot-long, no-shooting "buffer zone" is being proposed between residences of Electric City and the Osborne Bay area. The buffer zone would be an area people cannot shoot guns out of or into. City Clerk Russ Powers said the city has had several complaints regarding hunters behind houses on Silver Drive, and that just last week he saw people with high-powered rifles in the Osborn Bay area near homes. "That is just too close for my comfort," Powers said. Currently Electric...
Annual predictions begin for lake levels The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued its January water forecast for the 2019 flood control season that determines what the needed levels will be for Lake Roosevelt in the coming months. “Based on current conditions, the April 20 flood control level … is 1249.9 feet above sea level,” noted Lynne Brougher of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which physically controls the level of the reservoir behind Grand Coulee Dam. The predicted level for the end of April is about 40 feet lower than compl...
I am writing this letter to help you, as part of our community, make an informed decision on the upcoming vote for a school district levy. The bottom line in this complicated issue is this: For taxpayers, approving this school district levy will mean paying a lower total property tax than was paid in 2018. Let me explain. Due to recent state legislation capping the dollar size of school district levies, it was necessary to approve two smaller levies to approach the dollar value of the previously approved four-year levy ($4.01 per thousand...
It is with great sadness that the family of Randall Henry Bjorklund announces his passing after a 10-year struggle with Alzheimer's and the recent discovery of a glioblastoma brain tumor. Randy passed on the afternoon of Monday, January 7, 2019. He was 64 years old. Randy grew up in the Grand Coulee Dam area and graduated from Lake Roosevelt High School in 1973. He served our country with the Navy for four years, stationed twice in Japan. His married life began with Claudia Hartman on December... Full story
Martina C. Tallbull and William E. Nicholson II, of Coulee Dam, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Parker Klay Nicholson, born Saturday, December 23, 2018, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 4 lbs., 6 oz. Siblings include Tyson 15, Taryn 9, Trey 22. Maternal grandparents are Mary Tallbull of Kamiah, Idaho, and Milward Tallbull of Billings, Montana. Paternal grandparents are Janet WakWak Nicholson of Coulee Dam, and Gene Nicholson of Moses Lake, Washington.... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 1/7 - A woman was cited for going 54 miles per hour in the 35 mph zone on SR-174 near E Street. 1/8 - An officer chased a man wanted on a misdemeanor warrant on foot after spotting him walking on Spokane Way. The officer grabbed him by his hoodie, which he slipped out of and continued to run. The suspect eventually went into a trailer at Alcan and Yakima. The officer returned to his patrol car and took note of the items inside the hoodie, including cigarettes, a lighter, scratch tickets, marijuana and hypodermic needles....
YAKIMA – A ban on outdoor burning and the use of uncertified stoves and fireplaces begins at 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, in Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Okanogan, Ferry, Pend Oreille and Stevens counties due to poor air quality predicted for the region. Restrictions on burning will continue until further notice. The Washington Department of Ecology is calling the ban as stagnant air conditions are forecast for the area, putting people at risk for unhealthy levels of air pollution. Fine particles f... Full story
It is with great sadness that the family of Randall Henry Bjorklund announces his passing after a 10-year struggle with Alzheimers and the recent discovery of a glioblastoma brain tumor. Randy passed on the afternoon of Monday, January 7, 2019. He was 64 years old. Randy grew up in the Grand Coulee Dam area and graduated from Lake Roosevelt High School in 1973. He served our country with the Navy for four years, stationed twice in Japan. His married life began with Claudia Hartman on December... Full story
A legislator who represents the state's 12th Legislative District, including the Grand Coulee Dam area, has been appointed to head or serve on three important committees in the House of Representatives that could have an impact on local funding struggles. Rep. Mike Steele has been selected to serve as the ranking member on the House Education Committee, his office announced Monday. He's also assistant ranking member on the House Capital Budget Committee, and will serve on the House...
They found him on Facebook Matching surveillance photos to his social media account, Grant County Sheriff deputies last week arrested a Moses Lake man following burglaries and a robbery in a north Moses Lake neighborhood. Luis Hernandez Santa Cruz came to the attention of deputies when the name Luis was associated with the crimes. Deputies then took to social media after a tip that his Facebook profile photo closely matched images caught on a surveillance camera at a burglarized home, the sheriff’s office said Jan. 2. Further investigation conn...
The 2019 Colorama Rodeo Cassidy Meng spoke to the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce Thursday. Meng, from Moses Lake, was selected by a committee of the Ridge Riders Saddle Club in October 2018. Meng, who said she's been riding horse since she was a small child, began competing in barrel racing in 2014 and enjoys junior rodeo, 4-H, posse shows and more. The high school senior said dealing with horses has taught her how to handle the unexpected. "The best thing to do," she said, "is to...
Grand Coulee Police 12/30 - Coulee Medical Center reported that a man, who sounded intoxicated, kept calling the hospital and threatening staff. The man reporting this wanted an officer to contact the other man and tell him to stop. An officer did so. - A woman told police that she had kicked her son out of her residence for doing drugs, and that he’d stolen an iPad touchscreen tablet that had been tracked to Almira. She provided a serial number for the device, which was registered as stolen property. 12/31 - Electric City City Hall reported a...
Chamber This Week Chamber will meet this Thursday, January 10, at Siam Palace beginning at noon. Paul Turner GCD Area School District Superintendent, will be speaking about the upcoming school levy. Lincoln County Fire Dist. 9 to Meet Lincoln County Fire District 9 will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday, January 11, at the Nazarene Church in Grand Coulee. GCDSD School Board of Directors to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors will be holding a workshop with following action items on Monday, January 14, in the...
Jeremiah and Lee Seekins, of Electric City, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son, John Paul Seekins, born December 23, 2018, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. He weighed 7 lbs., 4 oz. He joins siblings Emmanuel, 4, and Enoch, 2, at home. Maternal grandparents are Chris and Michelle Stockhorst, of Moberly, Missouri. Paternal grandparents are Janet Seekins, of Elmer City, Washington; Darrel and Mildred Asbury, of Missouri; Lloyd Wagner, of Montana; and Terry and Bonnie Westhues, of Misso... Full story
A number of reports on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in or around the Grand Coulee area have described incidents from as far back as 1975. The National UFO Reporting Center, run out of a residence near Davenport, Washington, by a man named Peter Davenport, has a website, www.nuforc.org. The website collects reports of UFO sightings from around the nation, including reports of incidents that occurred locally. Most of the reports tend to be by people who wish to remain anonymous. Many tell of UFOs in the sky, including one that appeared to...
Be careful driving out there on those snowy days. In Eastern Washington, on the snowy day after Christmas, state troopers responded to 40 crashes in District 4 and to 43 in District 6. Those included two crashes just northwest of Grand Coulee, where local police had to scramble to get out of the way of an oncoming skidding vehicle. The Washington State Patrol's District 4 includes Adams, Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and Whitman counties. District 6 includes Douglas, Grant,...
The athletic director for the Grand Coulee Dam School District got a $4,000 annual boost in pay, and a 6-percent raise for non-union classified staffers is also coming following a vote by the school board Dec. 20. But not without questions and discussion that shed light on hard decision that may be coming. Superintendent Paul Turner told the board that Athletic Director Tim Rasmussen is "really doing a bang-up job," and Turner wants him to do more. Rasmussen teaches four classes of physical...
New Year's Eve revelers at The Wine Bar's New Year's Eve party in Grand Coulee gather for a celebratory photo Monday night after an early countdown. The bar offered two countdowns to midnight, including one on Eastern time (9 p.m.). From the upper left are proprietors Levi Seekins, Brad Oliver and Rachel Seekins. - Scott Hunter photo...
Grand Coulee 12/22 - A man is being charged with malicious mischief and third-degree theft after he allegedly punched holes in a Hill Ave. woman’s apartment, threw binoculars at her, and, while at a nearby gas station with her, took the keys out of her car’s ignition, threatening to throw the keys, and her, into the river if she didn’t give him $20. The woman said she gave him $20 and he gave her the keys. Tribal police were in pursuit of the man who took off on foot, but he eluded them. Grand Coulee police spoke to the woman. 12/23 - There...
The annual Trees of Sharing project began Nov. 1 and culminated with the delivery of wrapped Christmas gifts to 120 children in 54 families Saturday, Dec. 15. Thank you to every person who enthusiastically supported this project by purchasing gifts for needy children in the Coulee area. Trees of Sharing extends special appreciation to Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union, Coulee Family Medicine, Harvest Foods, North Cascades Bank, and Safeway Pharmacy for help with collecting children’s names and/or displaying the trees with gift tags. A...