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  • Late start at Nespelem School

    Nov 8, 2017

    Nespelem Elementary School will start late today, Thursday, Nov. 9, at 10 a.m., due to a prediction of freezing rain....

  • Recalling Pacific invasions, Fred Long can laugh now

    Roger S. Lucas|Nov 8, 2017

    Now, 95 years young, World War II veteran Fred Long walks with a slight stoop and uses a cane, but his health is fine and his power of recollection is keen. Long, who has lived in the Grand Coulee Dam area for 25 years, was born in Oroville, and moved to the Renton area when very young. He joined the National Guard in 1940, before the war broke out, was assigned to the quartermaster corps and learned how to drive truck (they were 1936 Chevys), Fred said. After a number of stateside postings, he...

  • Voters choose newcomers

    Roger S. Lucas|Nov 8, 2017

    Upsets in the town of Coulee Dam were the order of the day as ballots were counted Tuesday for mayor and three council positions. Newcomer Larry Price won decisively over Councilmember Gayle Swagerty in the town’s mayoral race. Price collected 116 votes to Swagerty’s 34 as of 9:20 p.m. Another upset at Coulee Dam saw newcomer Fred Netzel defeating incumbent Councilmember David Schmidt, who was running for another Position-1 four-year term. Netzel received 101 votes to Schmidt’s 50. In the council race for the Position 3, another new face won a...

  • Local marijuana retailer presents at chamber

    Jacob Wagner|Nov 8, 2017

    B Street Bud, Grand Coulee's marijuana shop, has now been in operation since New Year's Day 2016, and has to follow a lot of rules in their line of business. Employee Sean Luna spoke to the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 2 about the nuances of how the business operates, describing some of the laws for growing, delivering, selling, buying, and smoking. To be a seller, B Street Bud had to apply to the state Liquor and Cannabis Board for a marijuana retail license, and then be...

  • Coulee Owl Pharmacy to open in hospital

    Scott Hunter|Nov 8, 2017

    When Fritz McGinnis wanted to buy Russell Drug in Grand Coulee decades ago, he had no way of knowing his ambition to run a community drug store here would eventually be realized by a couple he hadn’t yet met, the eventual owners of the company of small community pharmacies he grew. That would be Amanda and Paul Goyke, who are working hard to get ready for the opening next week of their latest new pharmacy, inside Coulee Medical Center. “Everything goes in circles,” Amanda says, reflecting on the intersection of the history of their compa...

  • INET busts another illegal pot grower

    Nov 8, 2017

    Grant County’s Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team busted another illegal marijuana growing and sales operation last week, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Based on a tip from a patrol deputy, INET opened an investigation on 42-year-old Cesario Huerta of Moses Lake, and last Wednesday served a search warrant at his house in the 1600 block of North Frontage Road East, the GCSO said. INET seized 99 plants, 50 pounds of processed marijuana, 10 firearms and a gun silencer. Huerta faces charges including manufacturing marijuana and...

  • Rescued dogs get another 90 days

    Roger S. Lucas|Nov 8, 2017

    Grand Coulee council gave Dorothy Harris another 90 days to get the number of dogs she has down to two. Harris and her sister-in-law, Doneen Harris, had been operating a dog rescue on Young Street and had worn out their options before both the city’s planning commission and the council. The council gave Harris 90 days to find homes for her dogs. That 90 days would have expired in mid-November. She had been told by council that if she needed more time she would have to come to the council and ask for it. She did last Tuesday night, and her r...

  • City considers allowing goats

    Roger S. Lucas|Nov 8, 2017

    Is Grand Coulee goat friendly? We may find out. Officials in Grand Coulee may have to look at their animal ordinance and add goats. Councilmember Tammara Byers told her colleagues that she had been approached several times by people who would like to have one of those pet pygmy goats. Actually, goat people say that you need to have two since goats are herd animals and need the company. The little goats, pets in many cities, are playful, can also be destructive and at times can be very loud, according to information on pet goats on the...

  • Do we really know our air quality?

    Bob Valen|Nov 8, 2017

    Air quality alerts are common in many regions of the world. The United States experiences air quality alerts regularly too. The causes are wide ranging and many are seasonal in nature. Of concern in our region is particle pollution. During the summer months, here in the west and northwest, air-quality culprits are primarily wildfires. During the winter months, in some areas, it’s home wood burning coupled with temperature inversions. As an example, this past Aug. 6, much of the western United S...

  • Coulee Cops

    Nov 8, 2017

    Grand Coulee Police 10/30 - A police officer put out a smoldering fire near Electric Boulevard and Grand Avenue in Electric City after a city employee reported smoke. The officer found a shovel and hose near the smoldering fire and put it out. - Police responded to a call on Bowen Street that two people were going through vehicles in the area. The officer found a pair who said they had permission to be there. Upon contacting the owner of the property, it was found that the pair indeed had permission to be in a vehicle there, but not the house....

  • Dangerous dog seized from owner

    Roger S. Lucas|Nov 1, 2017

    A Grand Coulee man who appealed a ruling that he had a “potentially dangerous” dog faced trouble with police again. Andrew Kramer, of 110 Burdin Boulevard, whose dog “Rowdy” bit a Portland woman July 22, had his dog declared “potentially dangerous” by the Grand Coulee City Council. When Kramer went before Municipal Court Judge Richard Fitterer, he appealed the city’s decision on his dog. That appeal was denied by Fitterer on Sept. 22. Kramer was supposed to obtain a dog license and a surety bond on the animal but was having trouble with...

  • INET busts another illegal drug operation

    press release, Grant County Sheriffs Office|Nov 1, 2017

    Grant County’s Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team busted another illegal marijuana growing and sales operation last week, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Based on a tip from a patrol deputy, INET opened an investigation on 42-year-old Cesario Huerta of Moses Lake, and last Wednesday served a search warrant at his house in the 1600 block of North Frontage Road East, the GCSO said. INET seized 99 plants, 50 pounds of processed marijuana, 10 firearms and a gun silencer. Huerta faces charges including manufacturing marijuana and...

  • Two write-ins challenge Grand Coulee incumbents

    Roger S. Lucas|Nov 1, 2017

    Two candidates for Grand Coulee City Council, Tammara Byers and Tom Poplawski, were running unopposed until last week, when two local residents said they are seeking their council seats through a write-in campaign. Dorothy Harris is seeking the council seat occupied by Byers, and Deneen Harris, her sister-in-law, is seeking the Poplawski position. The two have been in the news the past several months over efforts to get the city to agree to a dog rescue operation in a residential area on Young...

  • Harvesting a good time

    Nov 1, 2017

    A little bumble bee squirts paint on a spinning paper canvas, one of many activities at the Lake Roosevelt Elementary School "Harvest Festival" last Thursday evening. The event included a food drive for the food bank, carnival games, a costume contest and food. The cafeteria for the elementary school was packed. - Scott Hunter photo...

  • Survey provides chance to give Grand Coulee your thoughts

    Roger S. Lucas|Nov 1, 2017

    The city of Grand Coulee held an open house last Wednesday night to talk with citizens about proposed upcoming changes to its comprehensive plan. The planning commission had scheduled the meeting to seek comments from city residents about what they would like to see happen in the city in years to come. No one showed up but planners and city officials. The city's planning firm, SCJ Alliance, from Lacey, had prepared drawings of the city, and of other cities they have served, to help solicit...

  • Newsbriefs

    Nov 1, 2017

    Fall back Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, Nov. 5, at 2 a.m. Set your clocks back one hour. Student number reported Attendance in the Grand Coulee Dam School District for October was the equivalent of 703 full time students, a report to the school board showed. The district budgeted for 707. The largest classes are the fifth grade, with 72 students, and the ninth grade, with 71. The senior class is the smallest, with 44. Book fair coming Nov. 6-9 The Scholastic Book Fair is scheduled for the Lake Roosevelt Elementary School library Nov. 6-9.... Full story

  • School bus drivers still hard to find

    Roger S. Lucas|Nov 1, 2017

    School bus drivers are hard to find. The problem in the Grand Coulee Dam School District is a carryover from last year when officials had stated that they were three drivers short. It is the same problem this year. Stephanie Duclos, manager of the school district’s bus operation, is a qualified trainer and had nine prospective drivers in a training program, she said. All but two have dropped out, and that pair won’t be done with their training until about the end of November. Superintendent Paul Turner reported to the school board a week ago...

  • State tests river water monthly

    Jacob Wagner|Nov 1, 2017

    Eiko Urmos-Berry, of the state Department of Ecology, pulls up water samples with a long rope dangling from the bridge in Coulee Dam. It's a sunny fall day, and her orange high-vis vest matches the changing colors of the leaves. Urmos-Berry has taken around 10 samples on this day. The bridge is the last stop for her. The Department of Ecology performs these "ambient" tests to look for trends in water quality over the years. "Overall water quality at this station met or exceeded expectations and...

  • Coulee Cops

    Nov 1, 2017

    Grand Coulee Police 10/23 - An official at Coulee Medical Center asked police if they would give a patient a courtesy ride back to his motel. An officer did so. - Police checked on a report of loud music coming from a trailer on East Grand Coulee Avenue and had trouble with the occupants following orders given. Finally, everything turned out OK, and one of the occupants of the trailer wanted to give the officer a gift of a flashlight. The officer explained that they couldn’t take gifts. The flashlight had a magnet on it and the man stuck it o...

  • State Parks offers two final free days for 2017 in November

    Nov 1, 2017

    OLYMPIA – Oct. 26, 2017 – Recreation and outdoor enthusiasts have two more opportunities to visit Washington’s state parks for free in 2017. On these free days, day-use visitors will not need a Discover Pass for vehicle access on Saturday, Nov. 11, and Friday, Nov. 24. Since the free days were first designated in 2011, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission has set aside Nov. 11, Veterans Day, as one of its free days to honor those who served in the armed forces. This year, the agency moved one of its two spring free days to No...

  • Investigation shows report of shooter at school was a rumor

    Roger S. Lucas|Oct 25, 2017

    A report of a “shooter” incident at Lake Roosevelt Schools was determined to be a rumor, according to investigators. Last Wednesday, a person overheard some high school students talking on the school bus about a “shooter,” thought that it might be a threat, and reported it late Thursday. “As soon as we heard about it, we started an investigation,” Grand Coulee Dam School District Superintendent Paul Turner stated this week. That investigation continued late on Thursday, and on Friday school officials called a staff meeting to report that it had...

  • Crisp air and good food

    Oct 25, 2017

    At lunch after the "Breast Cancer Awareness Color Me Pink and Purple" fun run and walk at North Dam Park, Chelsea Shelton warms her sons, Jackson, 2, and Grayson, 1, as they finish up a bread bowl of hot chowder, along with Holly Buche (middle) and Debbie Flett. The lunch served 118 people and raised $2,990 for the Cancer Care Northwest Foundation. - Scott Hunter photo...

  • Newsbriefs

    Oct 25, 2017

    City’s open house tonight The city of Grand Coulee will hold an open house this evening (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. so planning commission members can discuss proposed changes to the city’s Comprehensive Plan. Visitors will be able to ask questions, make suggestions and generally get an understanding of where the city is planning to go. A survey will be available to the public attending. New coaches hired The school board completed two hires, both in basketball, at its meeting Monday night. Hired were Jeremy Crollard as head boys bask etball coa...

  • "White power" painted on school window

    Roger S. Lucas|Oct 25, 2017

    School officials this week are investigating who painted the words “white power” on a window at Lake Roosevelt School. Superintendent Paul Turner said that the incident occurred early last week, and was scrubbed off by school janitors. “We haven’t had any racial incidents at the school, and we are trying to find out who was responsible,” Turner said. Turner re-stated the fact that “words matter” and that students need to be made “more aware” of this. He was referring to a rumor of a “shooter” incident at the school, also last week. In that ca...

  • Tribal museum to be remodeled soon

    Roger S. Lucas|Oct 25, 2017

    Work is scheduled to begin this week to make the Colville Tribal Museum in Coulee Dam handicapped accessible. Last week, museum workers were busy packaging everything up on the lower level to get ready for the project to begin. DWK Fowler Construction was the successful bidder on the nearly $800,000 museum remodeling. The project calls for ramps at both levels of the building to meet the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and new concrete siding, to replace rotting wooden materials. Entrance doors at both levels will be...

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