News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Betty and Uriah Connors, of Coulee Dam, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Beauregard Benjamin Connors, born Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. He weighed 8 lbs., 6 oz., and was 21.25 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Katrina 10, Amy 7, Eva 5 and Donna 2. Maternal grandparents are Kori Thornton and Larry Thornton, both of Elmer City. Paternal grandparents are Edith Jacobs and Robert Connors.... Full story
THE CITY OF GRAND COULEE, WA NOTICE AND ORDER TO ABATE UNSAFE CONDITION Property Address 351 SPOKANE WAY Legal Description; Parcel # 01 1134 000, Lots 3 & 4, Block 24, Grand Coulee Center Add. Replat Property Owner(s) Estate of Bertha Vlachos Structures Identification: Vacant Building On November 15, 2017, the building official for the City of Grand Coulee (or assigned representative) caused the property described above to be inspected and found conditions described herein that cause the building official to deem the structure unsafe and to iss... Full story
Coulee Dam Police 7/23 - A Coulee Dam woman reported that someone had entered her vacant River Drive rental property. A bent window screen was the only damage, and the woman noted that the intruder didn’t even take the half case of beer that was in the fridge. An officer found three cigarette butts as evidence. 7/24 - An officer spoke with a woman on Spruce Street who said that she wanted another woman, who was there to clean, to leave. The woman who was there to clean said she had permission from the complainant’s father to be there. The compl...
The Grand Coulee branch of North Cascades Bank is collecting backpacks and school supplies for local children in need. Cash donations are also welcome and will be used to purchase additional supplies. All items will be distributed to schools in the Grand Coulee Dam School District. Donations will be accepted at North Cascades Bank during the month of August and will continue through September as well. Please help us prepare our local youth for the new school year! Supply lists will be available in the bank’s lobby. If you have any questions abo...
Evacuation levels on the Grass Valley Fire have not changed since last night, officials say. Although milder conditions have allowed the fire behavior to settle down today, that could change, and hot areas still close to towns flare up with a new wind. I would expect a new assessment in the near future, after firefighters get a better overall look at the total fire from the air. SR-174 is still closed from Leahy Junction to Grand Coulee. SR-155 is open, as is SR-17. Businesses are open in the...
The owner of a popular restaurant was arrested on domestic violence charges last week and remains in jail. Juan Moreno, the owner of The Melody restaurant in Coulee Dam, was arrested by Grand Coulee Police July 23 after his estranged wife and her boyfriend told police he threatened them with a knife and baseball bat, abducted her and tried to run over him. An Elmer City woman, who had called 911 about a disturbance next door to where she was visiting in Electric City, told police details that backed up what the two alleged victims had said....
Volunteer firefighters in Grand Coulee responded quickly to local fires recently, stopping them before they could grow in size and do major damage. Firefighters responded to a fire right in Hometown Pizza's backyard on July 26, the second fire that week following a July 23 smoldering fire in a pile of manure. The Hometown Pizza fire was responded to by 14 firefighters, five fire engines, two law enforcement officers, and two Grant County PUD linemen who kept the grass and brush fire to approxima...
I, along with all voters in the Grand Coulee Dam School District, received my primary election ballot in the mail last week. Since it is a primary election, I was almost overwhelmed by the long list of names of people who are seeking to be selected to run in the general election in November to represent us in the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives or state Legislature. While I engaged a momentary urge to vote for GoodSpaceGuy in the U.S. Senate race, common sense finally ruled and I marked the box next to the name of the person I believe...
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, August 2, at Siam Palace. This will be the only chamber lunch in the month of August. Chamber lunches will resume in September. Lions Club Meets First and Third Tuesdays The GCD Lions Club will be meeting at 6 p.m., on Tuesday, August 7, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. American Legion to Meet The American Legion Post 157 next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 14, at the Lutheran Church in Grand Coulee. Wenatchee Valley Erratics...
Colleen K. Wiese Gerard passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018, at Palm Valley Nursing Rehab Center in Goodyear, Arizona. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, August 25, at Spring Canyon Cemetery in Grand Coulee, with a reception to follow at the home of Dennis and Lisa Wiese.... Full story
A celebration of life of Louise J. Rowan for friends and family will be held on Saturday, August 4, in Grand Coulee at the home of Michael and Sally Rowan. Louise J. Rowan passed away peacefully at age 88 on Friday, May 25, 2018, in Spokane Washington. Louise had recently moved from Grand Coulee, Washington, to Lena’s Gentle Care in Spokane.... Full story
The Classes of 1958, 1959, and 1960 are celebrating their years together at Grand Coulee High School with a reunion dinner at the Senior Center, 203 Main Street in Grand Coulee, on Friday, August 10, 2018. The meal will be served promptly at 5:00 P.M., and the cost is $10 per person. Local alumni are asked to bring a pie to be served for dessert. Anyone in town early is encouraged to come spend the afternoon visiting at the Center with other early birds. The Senior Thrift Store will close at noon that day in order to allow the volunteers to...
Coulee Dam seemed likely to follow a path already pursued by Electric City and Grand Coulee last week, when the town council heard nothing but favorable remarks during a public hearing on allowing people to drive four-wheelers on city streets. About a dozen people attended the hearing Wednesday night, not all of them from Coulee Dam. "It's a cheap way to get around," commented a man named Wes, who Councilmember Keith St. Jeor said was from Wenatchee. "It's a boon to the city." Coulee Dam is...
THE CITY OF GRAND COULEE, WA NOTICE AND ORDER TO ABATE UNSAFE CONDITION Property Address 351 SPOKANE WAY Legal Description; Parcel # 01 1134 000, Lots 3 & 4, Block 24, Grand Coulee Center Add. Replat Property Owner(s) Estate of Bertha Vlachos Structures Identification: Vacant Building On November 15, 2017, the building official for the City of Grand Coulee (or assigned representative) caused the property described above to be inspected and found conditions described herein that cause the building official to deem the structure unsafe and to iss... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 7/23 - An officer who was asked by an unknown person to check on the welfare of some chickens on Stevens Avenue in Electric City found the animals to be in good health. - A Spokane woman’s car was damaged in a hit-and-run incident at the La Presa restaurant parking lot. Video surveillance showed a man carrying a child get into a black Ford pickup truck and strike the vehicle, but the footage wasn’t high enough quality to read the license plate. Damage to the vehicle, a dent on the rear passenger side door, was estimated at...
The Grand Coulee Dam School District will have to figure out how to not go broke in four years. That was one of the darker notes presented at the district board meeting Monday night, where Business Manager Sally Ryan presented the proposed 2018-19 budget, as well as a projected budget for the next four years, which shows the district running out of money by the 2021-22 school year. The 2018-19 school year budget is $12,003,678, up from $11,250,133 last year. With a projected enrollment of 733.5 full time equivalent students (FTEs) in...
A boy slides on a water toy in North Dam Park at the weekly Wednesday evening market sponsored by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce, which is offering kids activities, along with local goods and produce. The senior center sponsored the slippery coolness that was a big hit last week. North Cascades Bank is offering finger painting tonight (Wednesday) and The Star will sponsor a slime-making activity next week. - Scott Hunter photo...
City gets firefighting agreement with BLM The federal Bureau of Land Management, which has an agreement to operate on United States Bureau of Reclamation land, has entered into an agreement with the city of Grand Coulee. The agreement allows Grand Coulee firefighters to take care of fires on land the BLM is responsible for, and the city can in turn bill the BLM, as well as use resources from them, such as fire-fighting aircraft. “It’s a one-way deal,” said Grand Coulee Fire Chief Rick Paris, referring to the city benefitting from the partn...
What do students think about the educational system? The system, most often run by older people who haven't been students themselves in decades, doesn't receive a lot of input from the student body, at least not in the Grand Coulee Dam School District. But students Ashlyn Olsen and Raven Clark made a presentation to the school board on Monday night. Olsen and Clark expressed their desire for change within the school dress code, making points such as the difficulty of shopping for items that fit...
The city council in Grand Coulee voted to go out to bid for the demolition of the "Vlachos building," on Spokane Way. The building, once belonging to inventor and mechanic Constantinos Vlachos, has been boarded up and abandoned for some time now. Thomas Geiger, an attorney who represents the Vlachos estate, had requested an extension to work out a deal selling the property. The city, tired of granting extensions, moved instead to seek bids to demolish the property that is in a decrepit...
Coulee Dam 7/9 - An officer investigating a report of a .22 caliber gun being fired on River Drive instead found someone using a high-powered air rifle to shoot at gophers in the backyard. 7/11 - An officer took a form to an out-of-town victim of car theft so she would be able to report her vehicle stolen. - A driver on Lone Pine Road was told that his clocked speed of 73 miles per hour was “a little excessive” for the 35 mph zone. The driver was issued a citation for speeding. 7/12 - A burglar alarm was set off by a door not being closed all t...
I have been coming to the Coulee Dam area for over 30 years as an annual visitor. As time has gone by, I have grown to appreciate your quaint area’s unique and distinct setting. Summer memories are made here. Families can easily create lasting bonds observing your grand vistas together. Who can argue over the last piece of barbecue chicken when there is such spectacular and varied scenery to appreciate! I have especially noticed that Spring Canyon beaches seem cleaner, brighter and more welcoming the last year or so. You should be proud that t...
Lesane Clarence Picard, 19, born Sunday, May 30, 1999, in Grand Coulee, Washington to Adrian Picard Jr. and Elisa Adams left us all much too soon – Thursday afternoon, July 12, 2018, from Nespelem, Washington. A member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, Lesane had attended Lake Roosevelt High School. Lesane enjoyed spending time in the out-of-doors hunting and hiking and was always ready to help others. Whenever tacos or pizza were being served, "Lesane was all there!" and he would never t... Full story
Kenneth Eugene Williams passed away Friday, July 13, 2018, on his 93rd birthday. He was born on July 13, 1925, in Tecumseh, Nebraska, the first son of Fred and Gertrude Williams. He graduated from Tecumseh High School in May of 1944. On July 22, 1944, he was inducted into the U.S. Army at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and was discharged on August 17, 1946, after service in the Asiatic Pacific Campaign. He received the Purple Heart Medal on December 15, 1945, from wounds received in June 1945 at... Full story
Summer reading events are in progress at the Grand Coulee Public Library. Coming up: Friday, July 27, 10:30 a.m., the Fire Trucks are coming to story time. Fri., Aug. 3, 10:30 a.m., a very special storytime with Deb McVay. Wed., Aug. 8, 2 p.m. the Science of Sound. For more information contact the library at 633-0972....
