News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Brian and Randi Heizer of Coulee Dam are proud to announce the birth of their son Kolby Eugene Powell Heizer on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 8 lbs., 5 oz., and was 20-1/2 inches in length at birth. He joins two sisters at home Kiley and Khloee Heizer.... Full story
CALL FOR BIDS Town of Coulee Dam Used Mechanical Street Sweeper The Town of Coulee Dam will receive sealed bids for one used Mechanical Street Sweeper. Bid Package and Specifications may be obtained by contacting Town Hall at (509) 633-0320. Sealed Bids should be mailed to the Town of Coulee Dam, 300 Lincoln Ave, Coulee Dam, WA 99116, or hand delivered to the Clerk’s Office by 12:00pm (noon) on March 11, 2015. The Town of Coulee Dam reserves the right to reject any and all bids. (Publish Feb. 25 and March 4, 2015) Repeated Announcement Grand C... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/22 - An officer stopped a motorcycle operator for failing to stop at an intersection on Spokane Way. He was cited for that and for not having an interlock device installed. - An officer saw a man wanted on two warrants and stopped him near Pole Park. He was cited for driving while his license was suspended, failing to register his vehicle within 30 days and not having insurance. The vehicle was towed and the man was to be booked into Grant County Jail on the warrants. - Dispatch advised police of a report of a man being ha... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District board took steps Monday night to improve conduct on school buses and in the classrooms. After a debate about priorities, the board voted to add four temporary positions to provide better discipline in selected elementary classrooms, and adopted a tougher set of rules for students riding on school buses. The temporary positions will last through this school year. Superintendent Dennis Carlson said class disruptions and behavior on buses involved just a few kids, but they had become problems for the district.... Full story
Attendance up at schools Grand Coulee Dam schools reported an average of 709 students for the month of February, two students more than was reported in January and 49 students over the budgeted 660 students, and 43 more students than the same month last year. Treatment plant down for maintenance Electric City’s arsenic treatment plant was shut down Feb. 6, and will be down about three weeks. The shutdown will allow the city to handle the waste material developed during operation. City officials said it wasn’t an emergency, just maintenance. Fis... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District board declared Center School and its 8.5 acre property surplus Monday night. The board authorized Superintendent Dennis Carlson to move forward and schedule a public hearing so the public could have input on the possible sale of the property. The school district recently purchased the property for $155,000, lending itself the money from its capital fund. Any sale of the property would return the money to the fund. The property was purchased from the Continental Land Company, which years ago made the site ava... Full story
A summit on what to do with the old middle school buidling in Grand Coulee will be held at the site on March 12, from 11- 2 pm. The event is organized by a committee of the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce, which is inviting various agencies to attend and share their ideas of how the 90,000-square-foot school might be used to better the local area. The “Community Revitalization Summit” will seek to address all of the issues concerning the facility. Those attending will get a tour of the building, and a working lunch is planned whi... Full story
Nancy Esther Ranum McChesney, 80, of Coulee Dam, Wash., died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, at Hospice House North in Spokane, WA, with family at her side. Born April 19, 1934, in Faribault, Minn., Nancy was the youngest of four daughters born to Luther H. and Esther Ann Riach Ranum. Nancy lost her mother on her fifth birthday, and her father three years later. She spent the remainder of her childhood living with various relatives in Minnesota and California. She often told her family that it was when... Full story
Chamber to Meet at Siam Palace The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Feb. 26, at noon at the Siam Palace on Main St., Grand Coulee. Speaking will be Coulee Medical Center Dietitian, Jacie Johnson. Tax Forms Available For those needing 1040 forms and instruction books, they can be picked up at the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center on Main Street in Grand Coulee. Open Sewing Tuesdays from 1-5 p.m. there will be open sewing at the senior center art room. There is no charge. For more information contact Marlene Oddie... Full story
Rotary members remove the letters from the entrance sign to Grand Coulee on the highway from Wilbur Friday afternoon. The club erected the sign and another like it entering Electric City years ago, but the steel letters are looking weathered. The club is having the letters on both signs powder coated with a new blue color. From left, Jim Keene, Lars Larson and Robert Valen unbolt the letters, which read "Welcome to Grand Coulee Dam Area." - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/14 - A woman on Weil Place told police that she had loaned her car to her sister for 30 minutes, but two days later it still had not been returned. Later, the woman called to report that she had found the car and didn’t want to press charges. 2/17 - A resident reported that a red car kept speeding on Martin Road and it had a noisy muffler. Police found the car and patrolled the road trying to see the car actually being driven, to no avail. Police have stepped up patrols on Martin Road. - A report of a dirt bike and a g... Full story
Electric City stepped up to the plate last Tuesday night and pledged up to $15,000 to move the idea of consolidating local cities along, and now the ball is in Grand Coulee’s court. The city council action was a boost for the chamber of commerce, whose efforts to get the subject of consolidation a fair hearing in the months ahead picked up a little steam. Grand Coulee’s council a month ago showed a level of interest by voting a letter of support, but no funding. They would need to vote to spend up to $15,000 also if the full $30,000 budget is n... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce singled out members to honor at its annual banquet last Thursday night at Pepper Jack's Bar and Grille. The Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union was voted business of the year by the membership. The credit union had what President Kerry Higgins said was probably its best year ever, despite the challenges of a year filled with news of identity theft fraud across the country and in their own market. And they've been great supporters of the chamber, said... Full story
Sewer plant updated meeting slated The town of Coulee Dam will hold a wastewater treatment meeting, Wednesday, Feb. 25, beginning at 5 p.m. at town hall. The findings of an alternative analysis for updating the town’s plant will be discussed. The town has been encouraging citizens to attend. “We want to hear from you,” a postcard to residents said this week. Blood drive scheduled The Inland Northwest Blood Center, along with Grand Coulee Community Blood Drive Volunteers led by Sommer Hicks, will conduct a blood drive from 11:30 - 5 p.m., Monda... Full story
After Thursday’s ballot tabulations, the favorable vote for Grand Coulee Dam School District’s special levy remained at more than 65 percent. The final count in the mail-in-ballot election that ended Tuesday, Feb. 10, shows 734 yes votes and 381 no votes. “A levy election is in many ways a referendum on the quality of the programs being offered in our community schools and a statement of the commitment of our community to support — through the election process — continuation of our efforts to improve our schools and programs,” Superintend... Full story
Electric City has voted to put all of its hotel/motel tax money in one account and asked its attorney to draw up an ordinance indicating this. The city council, in response to the chamber of commerce’s objections to the city holding a large reserve fund, voted to fold its reserve account of about $280,000 into its regular hotel/motel account. The city has had a policy of holding back half of each year’s tax collection, socking it away for a future use. And the council had been considering putting most of it into an account that could only be ta...
The voters in our Grand Coulee Area know how important it is to Support Strong Schools. The school levy passed, and it will allow the school district to maintain and operate the new debt-free school. Several community volunteers helped by being “sign-walkers”: Steve and Sheila Sauer, Susan Kennedy, Marsha Fields, Joe Tynan, Marian Spackman, Jim Depew, myself. We also had Michael Williams walk around with a sign at the boys’ basketball game. Megan and her son, Caden, walked in Electric City showing support for the levy. The levy committee neede... Full story
After a short illness Myrtle Maude Wilson passed away at the Coulee Medical Center Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. She was born July 15, 1917, at Emmett McLean Co., N.D., to Roy and Margaret Rosseau Wilson. She said "It was during the horse and buggy days." She grew up and graduated high school McLean Co., N.D., with her siblings Mernice Doris, Pattie, Edwin and Earl. She married her husband Cecil L. Wilson at Fairview Richland Co., Mont., on November 23, 1936. That was 67 years before he passed away.... Full story
Mary Palanuk celebrates her Feb. 14 birthday as she claimed the 100-year mark with 37 friends and family members at the long-term care center at Coulee Medical Center Saturday afternoon. She first came to the Grand Coulee Dam area in 1938 and has lived here most of the time since, raising, with her husband, Mike, three sons - Michael, Larry and Marvin. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Chamber to Meet at Siam Palace The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Feb. 19, at noon at the Siam Palace on Main St., Grand Coulee. Tom Poplawski, Grand Coulee city councilman will give a presentation on what it is like to serve as a city councilman. Tax Forms Available For those needing 1040 forms and instruction books they can be picked up at the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center on Main Street in Grand Coulee. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting... Full story
The Nespelem All Indian Basketball Tournament was held February 14-15, 2015. This year we had 31 Teams competing in (4) brackets: Young Men, Women, 35 and over, and 50 and over bracket. This year was the largest All Indian Basketball Tournament in the Nespelem and Grand Coulee Dam area. The following represents how the teams placed, the tournament all stars, MVP’s, Mr./ Ms. Hustle, Most Points in one game, Most Threes in one game, tournament sponsors, and recognition of assistance. Team Places: 35 and Over 1st Place Lapwai; 2nd Place D... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/9 - Choice Auto Group advised police that someone had rolled a tire down the hill into the back of its building, causing an estimated $300 damage. Police could not find the person responsible. - Police found the gate at the 230 Yard open. The officer closed it and about an hour later found the gate at the 500 Yard open. The officer closed this gate also. 2/10 - A caller told police that someone on Division Street was playing music too loud. Police found a man working on his vehicle with the music going. He turned it down.... Full story
Grand Coulee Dam School District passed its four-year school levy with a whopping 65-percent approval from the four-county area, Tuesday’s results showed. It caused Karen Depew, who chairs the Citizens for Quality Education committee, to say, “Way to go.” Superintendent Dennis Carlson could not be reached for comment Tuesday night. The total vote was 591 yes votes with 325 no votes. Voters approved a four-year $1.13 million replacement levy which will begin in 2016. Voters apparently appreciated the fact that in most cases their school taxes... Full story
To school officials here, and throughout the state, Initiative 1351, passed by voters in November, is just another financial unfunded nightmare. The initiative calls for smaller class sizes, an idea that normally would receive little argument. However, there is no provision for funding. The Legislature, now in session, is faced with the task of funding the number of additional teachers and aides required in smaller classroom sizes, plus classroom space. Locally, Superintendent Dennis Carlson... Full story
The dream of a community swimming pool and wellness center is due for a visible rendering, which architects started to get a feel for Tuesday morning in a field of weeds. In January, the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District awarded the job of helping the community see what could be to NAC Architecture of Spokane. NAC's Keith Comes and Ryan Palmquist met with district commissioners Bob Valen and Phil Hansen Tuesday. They toured two possible sites for a "wellness center" - the old Grand... Full story
