News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Chamber Meets at Moose Lodge The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, Oct. 15, at noon, at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. They will be discussing fourth quarter plans for the community. Free Retirement Seminar Set Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association is sponsoring a free retirement seminar for all school employees on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 4 p.m., in the Okanogan High School library. For more information, call Carol Payne 509-826-5068. CMC Guild to Meet The Coulee Medical Center Guild (Auxiliary) h... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 10/2 - Police got a vehicle blocking O’Sullivan Street on its way. The driver explained that he’d gotten in late and didn’t want to disturb anyone and fell asleep. - An employee of Coulee Medical Center who had a no-contact court order with a patient asked police to stand by so a confrontation could be avoided. - Police advised a man to stay off the roadway. He had been reported in the road near North Dam Park. 10/4 - A juvenile girl was dropped off at Coulee Medical Center by two boys. The highly intoxicated girl was admitt... Full story
Budget Workshop Town of Coulee Dam NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a 2016 Budget Workshop will be held one hour prior to the regular council meeting at the Coulee Dam Town Hall, 300 Lincoln Ave, Coulee, Dam Washington, Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. Stefani Bowden, Clerk/Treasurer (Publish October 14, 2015) Grant County Fire District No. 14 Public Notice Grant County Fire District No. 14 will hold its 2016 Budget Hearing Monday, October 26, 2015, at 7 p.m., at the Electric City Fire Station followed by the regularly-scheduled monthly... Full story
One of the Grand Coulee Dam School District’s trucks was stolen last Tuesday and recovered a few hours later at Crescent Bay. A school employee, Dean McPherson, was working on the roof at Center School and looked down to see his truck being driven away by an unidentified man. McPherson immediately called police, who combed the area but were unable to locate the truck. McPherson said when he looked down, the suspect appeared to be changing his shirt and then took off, heading east on SR-174. The truck had recently been filled with gas, so o... Full story
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Bruce Albert Brandstrom passed away Friday, September 25, 2015, at the age of 82 after a brief illness. Bruce was born June 2, 1933, in Mt. Vernon, Washington, to Helen Mae (Clair) Brandstrom and Bror Albert Brandstrom. He graduated from Mt. Vernon High School and served honorably in the Air Force during the Korean War. He spent his career working for the United States Bureau of Reclamation, starting in Bremerton and transferring to Grand Coul... Full story
Quentin P. Ricks, long-time resident of the Grand Coulee Dam area, passed away quietly in Artesia, New Mexico, Friday, October 2, 2015, at the age of 93. Quentin was born January 12, 1922, in Ririe, Idaho. He was the youngest of two brothers: Sidney Ricks and Bud Ricks; and three sisters: Erma Ricks Pryor, Virginia Ricks Beck, and Viola Ricks Miller. Quentin served in the Army Air Corps in his early youth, and later broke for the railroad; he loved to tell stories of all his adventures,... Full story
Chamber Meets at Pepper Jack’s for September The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, Oct. 8, at noon, at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. General business will be discussed. Free Retirement Seminar Set Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association is sponsoring a free retirement seminar for all school employees on Tuesday, October 20, at 4 p.m., in the Okanogan High School library. For more information, call Carol Payne at 509-826-5068. Alumni to Meet The Grand Coulee High School Alumni Assoc... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 9/28 - A Grand Coulee driver who was going 15 mph over the speed limit near the overlook area just above Grand Coulee Dam was cited by police. He asked the officer if the left lane wasn’t for faster travel, and the officer explained that the speed limit was the same for both lanes. - A man found lying on the sidewalk near Center Lodge was bleeding from lacerations and taken to Coulee Medical Center by ambulance. - An officer was called to assist in looking for a suspect whom Okanogan County officials had arrested on a warran... Full story
A town council meeting at Coulee Dam that was designed to discuss consolidation of services such as police, ambulance and fire departments with other cities and towns was essentially postponed until Oct. 7, because only three of five council members were present last Wednesday. Mayor Greg Wilder said he didn’t want to get into serious discussion on consolidation until all members of the council were present. Wilder has indicated on numerous occasions that he favored some type of consolidation of services in the area for greater efficiency and s... Full story
Grant County Port District 7 commissioners passed a resolution last Thursday adopting any future rules developed by the Federal Aviation Administration concerning drones flying near the airport. The rule being considered may allow unmanned aerial vehicle flights within up to three miles of an airport when they have permission, but no flights higher than 500 feet. A commercial operator who wants to fly a UAV near the airport to take pictures would first have to get permission from airport officials. Recently a commercial drone operation was... Full story
Hendrickson joins fire department Matt Hendrickson is a new member of Coulee Dam’s volunteer fire department. Hendrickson is a certified EMT and has passed all tests. He was voted into the department by the town council at last Wednesday’s council meeting. City fireworks law needs more work Grand Coulee’s city council sent a proposed ordinance on fireworks back to the drawing board in an effort to define where, or if, fireworks could be set off at a designated area. In past years, residents in the area have set off fireworks at North Dam,... Full story
Nothing is more important than our children. They are the future, so providing for them strengthens us all and the society in which they live, in which we all live, inseparable, whether we acknowledge it or not. That’s why the top story this week is about a good program at Nespelem’s school, which has seen a decline in student behavior over several decades. If the PAX program is successful, it could reverse that decline, leading to better lives for all the community’s children, in both the Nespelem and Grand Coulee Dam school districts. Teach... Full story
The building of Grand Coulee Dam. – date of photo unknown... Full story
Chamber Meets at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, Oct. 1, at noon, at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. On the agenda Bob Valen will speak on his time at Alcatraz. Free Open Sew Moves to New Location Coulee Creators, a free open sew group, has moved its meeting place to 412 Federal Ave., room 207 of the old middle school in Grand Coulee. (Enter from east end.) The group meets Tuesdays from 1–4 p.m. Erratics Chapter to Meet Oct. 13 Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice A... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 9/22 - A man on Banker Street told police that a vehicle was parked in the alley and blocking movement of traffic there. A woman told police that she would ask the owner to move the vehicle. - A man on Roosevelt Drive advised police on three occasions of a barking dog on Mead. He stated the dog barks constantly. - Recovery of a motorcycle became a problem when the owner found out that a man at the place where it was stored had sold it. It is being treated as a vehicle theft. - A person who took items without paying for them... Full story
Shep Douglas blocks a kick from Elizabeth Piturachsatit in the championship game of human foosball at the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce's Harvest Festival last Saturday. The tabletop game, popular since the 1970s in basement rec rooms and taverns, grew to life size at the event with four teams competing. Winners of that and other festival contests are included in this issue. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
A Grand Coulee couple has indicated an interest in purchasing Center School and its property. Mervin and MaryJo Monteith, who represent the North American Wool Cooperative, told Grand Coulee city officials last week that they will seek a rezone of the Center School property so they can purchase it for a fiber mill and education center. The Monteiths have an alpaca operation in Lincoln County and also own an airplane parts operation in Grand Coulee that supplies small parts for both commercial and military operations. The Grand Coulee couple... Full story
The members of the Regional Board of Mayors are trying to wrap their arms around recycling again. This time they are talking about budgeting for a recycling program of sorts for 2016. First, the mayors of the four towns making up the board will need to go to their respective councils to get an OK to spend some $13,000 for a recycling bin. All four councils need to approve the expenditure before the RBOM can purchase a bin. Or, as Electric City’s clerk, Jackie Perman, pointed out, the RBOM might be able to rent a bin. Recycling dominated M... Full story
The Bureau of Reclamation will install wooden log booms across Moonbeam Bay and the bay at Redford Canyon beginning in late October, the agency announced Tuesday. During construction, and upon completion of the project, motorized watercraft will be prohibited in each of these areas. Non-motorized activities will continue to be allowed in both bays, the bureau press release said. The log booms are being placed to reduce shoreline erosion from wave action to protect critical resources in these... Full story
Ambulance busy Grand Coulee’s ambulance made 40 calls during August, Fire Chief Richard Paris reported at the last city council meeting. Six of the calls were in Coulee Dam, 25 in Grand Coulee and nine were transports between medical facilities. He also reported that the volunteer fire department made two one-alarm calls, one mutual-aid call and one run into Lincoln County. Trucks and personnel from the department assisted in wildland fires in Okanogan County and on the Colville Reservation. Senior center parking restricted There are new p... Full story
Coulee Dam has a code enforcer. Mayor Greg Wilder told the council last Wednesday night that Gary Haven has been hired to enforce the town’s civil ordinances, all except for those concerning dogs. Haven also is the code enforcer for Electric City, and has had a number of successes in getting people to conform to that city’s codes. Haven will work 25 hours a month for Coulee Dam, receiving $22 an hour. He will work to get people to clean up tall grass and garbage piled around their buildings. The dog issue won’t come into play, at least for now,... Full story
Coulee Dam police Chief Pat Collins has retired. “I would like to thank you all for the many years I have been with Coulee Dam,” Collins stated in a brief letter of resignation. “It is now time for me to move on. I have been offered another position and, after careful consideration, I have decided to accept the new position.” Collins stated that his final day would be Sept. 25. Mayor Greg Wilder put Collins on paid administrative leave through the remainder of his time. Collins has been with the town for 26 years. The town started adverti... Full story
It’s not often the stars align in such a way as to guide the steps of our local leaders, but right now might be a good time for them to look up. In an area that can benefit from every scrap of efficiency it can find, it might seem obvious that similar services two miles apart could benefit by joining forces. Now think about the local police departments. Coulee Dam has one; so does Grand Coulee. Electric City does not, but Coulee Dam recently learned their police would be servicing that city on the other side of Grand Coulee via a bid that was m... Full story
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not be meeting this Thursday. Regular meetings will resume Thursday, Oct. 1, at noon, at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m., on Monday, Sept. 28, at the Electric City fire station. Okanogan County School Retirees Association to Meet Members of the Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association will meet at 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 25, for a no-host lun... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 9/10 - Two California men were warned by police for urinating in the bushes on North Roosevelt. Their actions had been picked up on the USBR Plant Protection security camera. - Police checked on a 911 hang-up call from the Variety Store. The clerk said she had misdialed. 9/11 - A Coulee Dam man called police after he found a deer tangled up in a tree in his backyard. With the help of a neighbor ,the deer was freed and ran off just before police arrived. - A Spokane woman was stopped on SR-174 for speeding and was cited for... Full story
