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The possibility of changing Coulee Dam from a “town” under state law to a “city” drew significant discussion at a town council meeting Wednesday, where the audience was packed following a door-to-door push last weekend by a candidate for council. Fred Netzel, who is running against David Schmidt for the council, said he wanted enough people at Wednesday’s meeting to ensure a basis of knowledge on the subject among townspeople and encourage open discussion. Mayor Greg Wilder said the question is one of importance for the town, which currently...
Betsy Devos, secretary of the United States Department of Education, has proposed $10.6 billion in cuts for public education institutions, targeting, among other things, after-school programs, technical and career training, special education, and college grants. The proposal presented by the USDOE would use the savings from the cuts toward giving families the option to use vouchers of federal tax dollars for sending their children to private and religious schools, as well as charter and magnet schools, and for homeschooling. Locally, and in...
Check your calendar closely. This year’s Festival of America is coming Friday and Saturday, June 30 and July 1. This year’s July 4 Independence Day holiday falls on Tuesday. Chamber of Commerce officials don’t think their annual festival would get good attendance if it were held on a Tuesday, as the work week is split in two. But there are some real treats to come on the two new dates, the Friday and Saturday just before July 4: The fireworks over the dam will fire off just after the Laser Light Show Saturday evening, about 10:30 p.m. In the pa...
The Northwest Pyrotechnics Association put on a fireworks show from North Dam on Saturday night. "I heard a lot of 'oohs' and 'ahs' and that's what we're always looking for," said Alan Cain, a local pyrotechnician who helped organize the event and set off the fireworks. "We were seriously delayed because we were missing two keys," Cain explained of a late start to the show. One of the missing keys opened a gate where the pyrotechnician was stationed, and the other to where the equipment was...
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, June 22, at the Eagles Lodge, Grand Coulee. A rep from CMC will be presenting. Okanogan County Demos to Meet Okanogan County Democrats will meet at the 12 Tribes Casino on SR-97 between Omak and Okanogan Sunday, June 25. The meeting will begin at 12:30 p.m. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet every Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Contact Marlene Oddie 509-386-5715 or marlene@kissedquilts.com for details. Enter east end of building, push in door knob to...
Alice Campbell and Daniel “Parks” Conant Jr., of Coulee Dam, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Daniel Parks Conant III, on Saturday, February 11, 2017, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. He weighed 6 lbs., 7.5 oz., and was 18.5 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandparents are Sundown Campbell and Vertis Campbell Sr. Paternal grandparents are Carla Bierle Marconi and Daniel P. Conant Sr. Maternal great-grandparents are Lisa Kume and Bob Vance Campbell. Paternal great-grandparents are the late Daw...
Town of Coulee Dam RESOLUTION NO. 2017-06 A RESOLUTION declaring the intention of the Town Council to adopt for the Town of Coulee Dam the classification of noncharter code city, to be governed by the provisions of Title 35A, Revised Code of Washington. WHEREAS, a majority of the Town Council of the Town of Coulee Dam has determined that it would serve the best interests and general welfare of the Town to change the classification of the Town to that of noncharter code city pursuant to the provisions of RCW 35A.02.030, Now, therefore, BE IT...
Wednesday, June 21 Erik Brooks - Children’s author - Grand Coulee Library - 11 a.m. Wednesday Market - North Dam Park - 4-8 p.m. Friday, June 23 Live Music - Love Stitch - Electric City Bar & Grill - 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. Live Music - Dan Springer - Hi Dam Tavern, Grand Coulee Saturday, June 24 Karaoke - Electric City Bar & Grill Sunday, June 25 Live Music - Speed Bumps - Electric City Bar & Grill, 3-7 p.m....
Grand Coulee Police 6/7 - Police checked on a report that a man and woman were walking down Federal Avenue arguing. When asked separately, the two said there was nothing going on. 6/12 - A Florida man who was flying his drone over the top of the dam to film the water on the spillway was informed that he couldn’t fly a drone on federal property. He put the drone away. - A Moses Lake man who was stopped and cited near Pole Park for going 57 mph in the 30 mph zone, told the officer that he was in a hurry to get to the Coulee Dam Casino. - A man w...
The Cleatis Lacy Memorial Bull Riding event this Friday, June 16, will feature an added attraction this year. Through special arrangements, bull riding fans will be able to see instant replays of all the action on a huge screen. Fans at the Ridge Rider event, which begins at 7 p.m., will be able to watch all the action — twice — as a large screen will allow them to catch something they might have missed in real time. The Ridge Riders have made special arrangements with a Montana firm, Lyons Productions, to haul the giant screen on a 27-...
Members of two Grand Coulee Dam School District unions responding to recent internal surveys outlined a number of complaints dealing with discipline, communication and training issues. The survey responses provide a glimpse into a district, many of whose workers are disillusioned enough that union leaders felt compelled to ask questions of the membership. While the survey respondents collectively fell short of painting a no-confidence opinion, several within the two unions stated that they...
With diplomas waiting in the foreground, Quincy Williams shreds it on an air guitar that sounded exactly like the lead guitar riff in Journey's 1981 epic song "Don't Stop Believin'," which he and the rest of the senior choir sang during the class of 2017's graduation ceremony at Lake Roosevelt Junior/Senior High School Saturday. "They like to have fun," Superintendent Paul Turner said as he certified that the students had met the requirements to graduate. - Scott Hunter photo...
The annual Koulee Kids Fest kicks off this Saturday throughout the area. The June 17 event begins at 10 a.m. and concludes at 4 p.m. Kids can get their passports at one of the following places: Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce office, Coulee Hardware, Loepp Furniture or the Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center. Once kids get their passports, then it’s off for fun and games. There’s free mini golf, pedal boats, face painting, ice cream, kettle corn, a barbecue, chalk art, classic cars, fishing, disc golf, photo cutouts at the Coulee Pio...
The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus rolled into town on Thursday, and held two packed shows that night during a heavy rainstorm. The circus crew raised the big-top tent in the morning, and a small crowd took the tour, getting close to a lion and two tigers, a clydesdale and ponies, a calf, dogs, goats and more. The jungle cats included Francis, a 500-pound lion; Solomon, a 450-pound male tiger; and Delila, a 375-pound female tiger. The cats eat between 10 and 15 pounds of meat each day, and...
This Saturday night, consider heading to the North Dam area to see a free fireworks show put on by the Northwest Pyrotechnics Association. Local man Alan Cain, a member of the NPA, brought the event together by getting the necessary permits from the powers that be: the city of Grand Coulee, the fire department, the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. “It should be absolutely awesome,” Cain said. “We’re hoping that we will surprise people, and that they’ll have a good time.” The group will likely star...
In and of themselves, two surveys of union members in Grand Coulee Dam schools paint an alarming picture of conditions in the schools, but their hues can be softened or sharpened with other factors that add more light. The surveys, outlined in a front-page story this week, explicitly reveal poor grades for administration by teachers and support personnel, many of whom feel a keen lack of communication and direction in regard to discipline and job expectations. Less explicit may be the unspoken, but important, factors one might read between the...
Raymond William Harrington Sr., 86, passed away peacefully at his home in Grand Coulee, Washington, on Tuesday, June 6, 2017. He was born March 20, 1931, in Tacoma, Washington, to Raymond Daniel Harrington and Hazel (Doyle) Harrington. He lived most of his life between Kettle Falls, Washington, and Grand Coulee. Raymond joined the service in July of 1951, and served at Suwon Airbase as a Medic for 18 months. He married Neva J. Winings on August 10, 1953, shortly after he was stationed at Smyrna,...
David Paul Ruzsa, 55, born Monday, March 19, 1962, in Portland, Oregon, to Sandor and Norma Ruzsa, left us much too soon Saturday, June 10, 2017, from Grand Coulee, Washington. A 1981 graduate of Evergreen High School in Vancouver, Washington, David went on to a technical institute in Arizona, where he obtained his HVAC certification and received his AA Degree from Clark Community College in Vancouver. He also achieved his BS Degree and continued to be a lifelong student. From his boyhood years...
The Regional Board of Mayors has asked that needed repairs at the Delano Transfer Station go out for regular bid. The group’s insurance firm, Clear Risk Solutions, had inspected the transfer station earlier this year and came up with an estimated $20,000 to $25,000 of needed repairs. Electric City, which manages the transfer station, had asked for bids from its small works roster since repairs were estimated to be under $35,000, not meeting the threshold for having to advertise and go out for the full bidding process. One bid was received f...
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, June 15, at the Eagles Lodge, Grand Coulee. The Mosquito Control Board will be the program. At the Library This Week Events planned at the Grand Coulee Public Library for this week include Story Time at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, with the reading program beginning on Monday, June 19. Erik Brooks, popular children’s author, will be a special guest at the library on Wednesday, June 21, at 11 a.m. For more information check with the libr...
Grand Coulee Police 6/5 - A Warden man said that he had parked his car in front of Loepp Furniture and when he came out he noticed a dent in his vehicle. - A woman living on Goodfellow Avenue in Electric City reported loud music from a nearby apartment. Police increased their patrols in the area. 6/6 - An Ephrata man was arrested and taken to Grant County jail after he was caught trespassing in the pool area at Sky Deck Motel in Electric City. - Security at Coulee Medical Center’s emergency room told police that a man was there and refused t...
The Sons of Pitches defeated the Bear Ass Runners on Monday to start off the season for the local community softball league. Games are held Monday – Thursday on both the upper and lower baseball fields at North Dam Park in Grand Coulee at 6 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. Seen here, Ann Green gets a base hit for the Bear Ass Runners. - Jacob Wagner photo...
The fireworks over Grand Coulee Dam will occur this year on Saturday, July 1, officials said last week. The traditional Festival of America, the July 4 celebration, will be June 30 – July 1 this year, according to the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce, sponsor of the event. "Our board labored over this for a long time and reasoned that because July 4 split the work week, members thought this was the best solution," chamber Executive Director Peggy Nevsimal stated. The Independence Day ho...
This is all about kids. And everything is free! It’s the annual Koulee Kids Fest, Saturday, June 17, a one-day event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kids can get their passports, free, at the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce office, Coulee Hardware, Loepp Furniture or at the Visitor Center at Grand Coulee Dam. There’s lots to do — and everything is free — so bring the kids and enjoy the day with them. There’s mini golf, free pedal boats, face painting, ice cream, kettle corn, a barbecue, chalk art, classic cars, fishing, disc golf, photo cut...
The Grand Coulee Dam School District is looking for additional parking for its staff. Superintendent Paul Turner told his board that discussions are underway with the National Park Service to use the lower end of the NPS complex for school parking. Turner said last Friday that, on occasion, parking around the new school complex is in short supply. “If we are eventually able to utilize some space across the street from the school for parking, it would be very helpful,” Turner stated. It is uncertain what kind of arrangement could be made wit...