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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Town of Coulee Dam Notice of Public Hearing NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held to consider the Six-Year Comprehensive Street Program (TIP) for 2019 – 2024. The Public Hearing will be held in the Coulee Dam Town Hall Council Chambers, 300 Lincoln Ave, Coulee Dam, Washington, at the regular council meeting of Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at 6:00 p.m., at which time the public may give written or oral testimony. Stefani Bowden Clerk/Treasurer (Publish June 20 and 27, 2018) City of Electric City Notice of Sale of Surplus Item T... Full story
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, June 28, at noon at Sunbanks Resort Lodge Cantina, outside of Electric City. Scott Hunter, owner of the Star newspaper, will be the guest speaker. The public is welcome. Important Meeting at the Senior Center An important meeting on the explanation of programs through Central Washington Againg and Adult Care will be held Thursday, June 28, at 4 p.m. at the GCD Senior Center. Food Bank Open Fridays The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene has normal...
Grand Coulee 6/19 - Coulee Gas reported a counterfeit $20 bill that police collected and will send to the U.S. Secret Service. Police were unable to identify the customer who used the bill in security footage. - An Elmer City man wanted on a warrant ran from police after being spotted in the Delano area. An officer chased the man, who gave himself up and was taken to Grant County Jail on the warrant. He was also charged with resisting arrest and obstructing an officer. - Police looked into a report of possible squatters at an abandoned house...
High staff turnover this year in the Grand Coulee Dam School District has led some to wonder why. In many cases, it is simply the right personal decision for the individuals involved, some said. Such is the case with Brian Daniels, who is resigning as a high school English teacher and cross country coach to move to Spokane. “We have always wanted to end up there,” Daniels said about his wife and himself wanting to be closer to extended family. He added that he’ll miss his colleagues, friends, neighbors, and students from this area. Other staff...
The Grand Coulee Dam School District meeting scheduled for tonight (June 25) has been moved to June 26 at 6:30 p.m. with a modified agenda. The rescheduling of the meeting is due to a lack of quorum tonight with the only school board member showing up being Butch Stanger.... Full story
Consolidation, or the combining of local towns, is a topic that’s been in discussion for decades. A survey conducted by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce in 2016 revealed that out of 514 respondents, the majority were in favor of consolidation of two or more of the local towns, with 308 being strongly in favor and 84 being somewhat in favor, as opposed to 99 strongly opposed and 23 somewhat opposed. But what’s happening now? Many ramifications of consolidating the towns would need to be researched by an outside consulting group befo...
ELECTRIC CITY — Council voted June 12 to make their chicken ordinance permanent, rather than having to renew it periodically. The ordinance allows citizens to raise hens but not roosters. “I’ve never seen a rooster lay an egg,” said Councilmember Rich McGuire. “Some hens crow,” Councilmember Carol Nordine said, referring to the ban on roosters being due to the classic “cockle-doodle-doo” noise they make at the crack of dawn. • Electric City accepted a $146,000 bid from Central Paving for general street repair to be paid for with a grant from...
Leapin' Louie Lichtenstein dazzles the crowd with rope tricks at his western comedy show sponsored by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce to finish off its Koulee Kids Fest on Saturday in the gym of the former middle school in Grand Coulee. Executive Director Peggy Nevsimal estimated that between 150 and 200 kids took part in the 14 free activities offered by businesses around the community, which also reported an increase of people in their businesses and of sales during the day. -...
Grand Coulee Dam Area Lions participated this weekend in the annual Koulee Kids Fest and Coulee Cruizers Auto Show. The Lions have sponsored a station for the Kids Fest for several years. The Grand Coulee Dam Area Lions was chartered in 1936 and has had an active club in the area since. Sometimes the Lions are not on the front lines or as visible as some, but each year they are active in the community. This kind of fundraiser by the Lions puts money into the club’s project fund, which is used for several projects throughout the year. Some of t...
First off, a disclaimer: I know many of you will disagree with me on this topic, but please bear in mind that if we want change, we have to be the change. For years, Lake Roosevelt schools have gotten a bad rap. I am not saying it is not deserved, and I am not saying that everything is perfect now or that everything is fixed, but we are making progress and trying. The main issue, in my opinion, is the way we speak of our own schools. The way we portray things is just as important as the history.... Full story
Richard "Dick" Carpenter, 75, passed away Saturday evening, June 9, 2018, in Grand Coulee, Washington. Dick was born Monday, May 17, 1943, in Bremerton, Washington, to Earl and Lela Carpenter, graduating from West High School in 1961. On Saturday, October 23, 1965, Dick's life forever changed when he married Miss Lucille "Lucy" Haydock in his hometown of Bremerton. Dick worked for the Department of Defense at Naval Submarine Base Bangor on Washington State's Kitsap Peninsula prior to moving his... Full story
Kenneth James Alling, 73, passed away in Spokane, Washington, Wednesday, June 13, 2018. He was born May 27, 1945, growing up in Grand Coulee, Washington, on a farm in Douglas County, raising wheat, cattle and hell. He worked as a millwright in a variety of locations: Kettle Falls, Spokane, Moses Lake, and Colorado Springs. He married Elaine Brauner in 1965. Together they raised six children: Paula (Mark) Hurst, Colville; Rebecca Alling, Los Angeles; Bill (Andy) Alling, Seattle; Heather (Mike)... Full story
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, June 21, at noon at Sunbanks Resort Lodge Cantina, outside of Electric City. The public is welcome. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m., Monday, June 25, at the Electric City Fire Station. AA Meetings for GCD and Nespelem Area Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held on Mondays and Fridays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 633-3377 days or 633-3345 even...
Notice of Change of Regular Meeting Date Public Hospital District No. 6, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, & Okanogan Counties, Wash. Public Hospital District No. 6, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln and Okanogan Counties, Washington; which operates Coulee Medical Center and Coulee City Clinic, will be changing the regular board meeting date for the month of June. The next board meeting will be held Thursday June 28, 2018, at 11 a.m. in the Coulee Medical Center training room. (Publish June 13 and 20, 2018) GCD School District #301J REQUISTION STATEMENT OF... Full story
Coulee Dam Police 6/2 - An alarm at the National Park Service headquarters on Crest Drive was a false alarm set off by a worker. 6/5 - An officer returned a dog running at large on Camas Street to its yard, but was unable to contact the owner. Grand Coulee Police 6/11 - An Electric City man pulled over near the four-corners area for driving with expired tabs was found to have a warrant for a misdemeanor and taken into Grant County Jail. 6/12 - An Electric City man reported a truck filled with garbage parked illegally on private property....
Summer reading events will begin at the Grand Coulee Public Library (today) Wednesday, June 20, with a North Central Regional Library puppet show beginning at 11 a.m. At 4 p.m. rock painting with Claudie Doyle is planned. Coming next week: • Monday, June 25 - 11 a.m. - 1 p.m..: Slime Day. Wednesday. • Wednesday, June 27 - 4 p.m.: Silica and Glass, a special STEM program with Cheryl Hoffman. • Friday, June 29 - 3:30 p.m.: Book it Theater - Inside Out and Back Again. • Tuesday July 3 - 11:30 a.m.: Park Ranger Geary will be at the library with hi...
“Ooh! … Ah!” Those words are the universal language for “look at the fireworks!” This Saturday night at 9 p.m. the Northwest Pyrotechnics Association, of which local man Alan Cain is a member, will put on a fireworks show near North Dam on Banks Lake. “It’s going to be a good half hour of pyrotechnic fun for a happy Fathers Day,” Cain said. A good view of the show will be available from Banks Lake Park and North Dam Park, both near the dam, and Cain says the best views “are probably going to be by Coulee Playland.” Another fun option is to go...
Rec softball gets underway The Grand Coulee Summer Softball League is ready to play ball! The 15 teams who signed up will be playing at North Dam Park, Monday through Thursday, for 10 weeks from June to August, culminating in the league tournament on August 17-18. Games will be held at 6 and 7:15 p.m., played simultaneously on both the North Dam upper and lower fields, for four games in total each evening. Wildfire strikes near Soap Lake Homes were evacuated after a wildfire caught in the Lower Grand Coulee Tuesday about 4:30 p.m. The fire,...
A wide variety of free kid-friendly activities will be offered throughout the community for Koulee Kids Fest this Saturday, June 16, including a live show from entertainer Leapin’ Louie Lichtenstein. Children will get a “passport” showing the station where each activity is located, and get their passport stamped at each station. When a child gets six or more stamps on their passport, they will be entered into a raffle to win fun prizes at the end of the day’s activities. Passports can be picked up at the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Comm...
Yes, the fireworks off Grand Coulee Dam will be on July 4 this year. Doing the show will be Rocketman Pyro, out of Spokane. It is the third straight year for the Spokane firm to light up the top of Grand Coulee Dam. Speaking for Rocketman Pyro, Dan VerHuel said the firm is planning about a 20-minute display. Workers will start setting up the show, using some 40 cases of explosives, about 9 a.m. July 4. “Once we gain access to the top of the dam, we are not allowed outside the gates until the show is over,” VerHuel stated. The show starts right...
The sale of the Center School from the Grand Coulee Dam School District to Centerline Development is still in development, but a survey is now required as a part of the process. “The parties want to get it done, and it will happen,” school board Director Butch Stanger said at a June 11 board meeting. Centerline Development, LLC is the name of the company that will be buying the school, a new company started by Nic Alexander of Coulee Construction and Ian Turner for the purpose of the Center School project. The title insurance company needs to...
A Celebration of Life for Donna Louise Hart-Bird will take place at 11 a.m., on Saturday, June 16, 2018, at Faith Community Church in Electric City, Washington. Donna passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Grand Coulee, Washington. Her family requests that donations be made in her memory to: Coulee Medical Center / Long Term Care, 411 Fortuyn, Grand Coulee, WA 99133. Please sign her online register at stratefuneralhome.com. Strate Funeral Home, of Grand Coulee, Washington, is honored to be serving Donna’s family.... Full story
William Eugene "Gene" Fields, went peacefully to be with the Lord and his wife, Betty, in heaven on Friday, June 8, 2018. He resided in Wilbur, Washington; he was 87 years old. Gene was born to Joy and Herma Lucille Fields on January 20, 1931, in Sandoval, Missouri. His mother nicknamed him Billy Gene; he was the oldest of three children. Gene's family moved to Washington state when Gene was around 11 years old, so that his father could work at the Grand Coulee Dam. Gene attended school in... Full story
Donna May Benton, 78, of Elmer City, Washington and Lake Havasu City, Arizona, passed away in Bullhead City, Arizona on November 18, 2017. Donna was born March 4, 1939, in Polson, Montana, to Jimmy and Josephine (Keller) Cook. Her family moved to the Grand Coulee area during the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam. Donna attended school in Grand Coulee and graduated from Grand Coulee High School in 1956 - Go Tigers! She then moved to Spokane, Washington, and worked for the telephone company... Full story
It is with great sadness that the family of John Sylvan Dazell announces his passing on Friday, June 1, 2018, at the age of 71 years old. Born and raised in Ephrata, Washington, the son of Grayce and Arthur Dazell, he was a longtime resident of Grand Coulee, Washington. John spent his winters in Yuma, Arizona, with his loving wife, Cherie, but always called eastern Washington home. Throughout his life, he found ways to live life to the fullest: taking his kids on ski trips, riding motorcycles,... Full story