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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Motorists will soon have to look out for the “little guys” in Electric City. The city council voted to move ahead to allow all-terrain vehicles and golf carts to move about the city streets, legally. It was too bad for motorized scooters, they will have to wait their turn. The council decided to delay making a decision on the motorized scooters until it sees how the others are working out. The golf carts and ATVs will have to be road worthy with all the requirements that a normal vehicle has. The golf carts will need front lights, tail and bra... Full story
Grand Coulee will have a new mayor, and a number of former council members from at least two cities have filed to return to municipal government, according to election filings posted by county auditors Friday. Grand Coulee Mayor Chris Christopherson decided not to run again for his office, but Mayor Pro Tem Paul Townsend filed for the four-year mayor’s term. Filings for Grand Coulee City Council seats saw Tom Poplawski, position 2; Erin Nielsen, position 4 and David Tylor, position 5, all filing. The position currently held by Townsend is o... Full story
Parlette named “Friend of Children” State Sen. Linda Evans Parlette was awarded the “Friend of Children” award, based in part on her role in securing funding to build the new Lake Roosevelt School. The North Central Educational Service District bestowed the honor on Parlette last Thursday in Wenatchee. Parlette called seeing the new school open last September “one of the highlights of my years as a legislator.” She was nominated for the award by Grand Coulee Dam School District Superintendent Dennis Carlson and by Stehekin head teacher Ron Scut... Full story
A 40-year-old Nespelem man died early Sunday when he was struck by a car in Omak. Edward E. Hanway was struck on State Route 97 at the north end of Omak about 1:30 a.m., the Washington State Patrol reported. He was taken to Mid-Valley Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was hit by a 2006 Chrysler 300, driven by a 28-year-old Okanogan woman, Brianna Marie Kelley, who was not injured. The car was towed. No charges were filed and WSP listed the cause of the accident as “pedestrian in roadway.... Full story
A crowd dances directly in front of the stage at sunset Friday night at the Sunbanks Music Festival in Electric City, getting into the blues band Big Monti. The event slated 21 bands over its three days. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
There’s some big bucks to be made Saturday, May 23. All you have to do is ride a few bulls. It’s the Third Annual Cleatis Lacy Memorial Bull Ride at the Ridge Rider rodeo grounds in Delano. Action begins at 3 p.m. This year, rodeo officials have added $3,000 to the prize money making the bull riding event attractive to some pretty good professional cowboys. The event is named after Grand Coulee’s own Cleatis Lacy, a rodeo cowboy of the first degree. When he wasn’t competing, Lacy was one of the most popular volunteers, never turning down an... Full story
The chamber of commerce and Ridge Riders Saddle Club each made a pitch for more hotel/motel tax money at the Electric City council meeting last Tuesday night. Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Peggy Nevsimal had earlier asked for another $10,000, just to match what the chamber was given by the city for 2014 operations. She asked for the $10,000 again Tuesday and pointed out that it was urgent that the city act on the request so marketing issues for the remainder of 2015 could be addressed. The chamber was coming off... Full story
A Grand Coulee business couple has asked the city council to grant them a business license for a marijuana retail store near Coulee Medical Center. Jean Comstock and Jim Pachosa appeared before the council last Tuesday night and requested support in getting the business license in the city. Comstock has one of the Grant County state permits created by the passage of Initiative 502, which legalized recreational marijuana, and is seeking an OK from the city council. Earlier the couple had visited Electric City council with the same request but... Full story
The doors of the middle school in Grand Coulee will be opened for a special meeting of the minds next Wednesday from 5-7 p.m., a time arranged for the community to tour it and talk about the building's future and more. "Grand Coulee Dam Area 2020 Vision" will be a modest affair, offering a tour of the building that was until last fall the Grand Coulee Dam Middle School, and encouraging conversation about its possible uses and the direction of the community. The tag line on the event is "Let's... Full story
8 Colorama Parade Results Grand Sweepstakes: Nespelem Valley Electric Coop President's Award: Lake Roosevelt Spirit Eagle Society Organization Entry: 1st, Nativeteran, 2nd, Nespelem School Run/Walk Club, 3rd, American Legion Post #0157 Community Entry: 1st, Wilbur Community Float, 2nd, Nespelem Head Start, 3rd, Electric City Volunteer Fire Dept. Business Entry: 1st, Coulee Kids Childcare, 2nd, Pepper Jacks, 3rd DWK Fowler Playhouse Horse Entry: 1st, Miss Palouse Empire Rodeo - Farmsworth,... Full story
Kids at Lake Roosevelt Schools will have more direct access to health care if a plan to that end pans out between Coulee Medical Center and Lake Roosevelt Schools. The project was taken on by a University of Washington third-year medical student studying at CMC. "Across the nation there's this new trend of school-based health centers," explained Jonathan Patberg, speaking at a Rotary Club luncheon last week. In some places, that means building a clinic inside a school, but not here, Patberg... Full story
A spaghetti dinner set for Saturday will help fund a project that brings together sixth graders from Coulee Dam and Nespelem schools to pave their way as eventual classmates in high school. The Grand Coulee Dam Rotary Club chose to work with the sixth graders for the annual fund raiser, possibly instilling an early lesson in community service. The annual trip to a Leavenworth challenge course is designed to build relationships and get the kids to work together. The first one took place 2012. Nate Piturachsatit, a teacher on special assignment a... Full story
Self confidence, even in dogs, has a lot to do with how well they perform. Take the case of "Crystal," an 11-year-old Sheltie, owned by Janice Elvidge of Elmer City. Elvidge had given up on Crystal after the registered Sheltie injured nerves in her shoulder during a training exercise. That had made Crystal afraid of certain obstacles in her agility training routine, Elvidge explained. Then something happened, the dog started to shake loose its mental block and it wasn't long until Elvidge had it... Full story
A severely beaten man who had been attacked by several people giving him a ride out of Nespelem was taken to the hospital here Sunday. Victor Conrad, 47, was found in a Main Street apartment after police officers here were led to the site by dispatch. Officers Dan Holland and Chris McClanahan arrived at the Main Street apartment and found Conrad, who was having trouble breathing, and called for an ambulance. Police learned that Conrad had been walking from Nespelem to Safeway here in Grand Coulee when a vehicle stopped and he was offered a... Full story
Equipment is surplus Several video cameras and accessories have been declared surplus by the city of Grand Coulee, along with some Dell computer equipment, minus the hard drives, which will be stored in the city’s safe. Fire and EMS activity reported Grand Coulee’s Volunteer Fire Department answered four calls in March, including one structure fire. The department had 34 ambulance calls during the same period, including 12 transports. In April, the department didn’t have any fire calls, but was called for a fuel spill and one rescue. There... Full story
All the incumbents running in the Colville Tribes’ primary election last week made it into the general election June 13. Only one incumbent received fewer votes than the person challenging him. When the votes were all in, Allen Hammond, incumbent in the Inchelium Position 2 race who got 108 votes, was surpassed by challenger Elizabeth L. “Susie” Allen, who received 138 votes. Also receiving votes in that race were Doug Seymour, with 57; and Brian S. Seymour, with 34. In the Nespelem Position 1 race, a number of challengers received signi... Full story
Ronald McDonald, a Camas Street resident, took a spill Sunday when he tried to stop his motorcycle near the Galaxy Smoke Shack on SR 155 near the bridge in Coulee Dam. He said he was unfamiliar with the hydraulic brakes on his cycle. McDonald complained of an injured wrist and was taken by ambulance to Coulee Medical Center. McDonald had a motorcycle permit and told officers he was taking oxygen from a container because he had emphysema. Police directed traffic while the roadway was cleared. ... Full story
A fire early Monday morning destroyed a storage shed that was used as a wash house for several nearby trailers on Stagecoach Lane in Lincoln County. The shed was about 20 feet by 15 feet and only the sidewalls were standing when the blaze was extinguished. Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Chief Richard Paris said 24 people, including ambulance personnel, showed up for the 2:45 a.m. call. Paris said firefighters from Grand Coulee, the Bureau of Reclamation, Coulee Dam and Okanogan County Fire District 2 showed up to assist in fighting the blaze.... Full story
An Electric City man has been indicted in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Washington, on four counts of theft of government property while an employee of the Bureau of Reclamation. Charged was James M. Barry, who has not been detained and has agreed to a deferred prosecution plan. Barry declined to comment. Barry is charged with taking valuable metal parts from the government’s inventory and selling them to a Spokane recycling firm. Taken, according to the indictment, were an unknown number of ring seal gate upper hub b... Full story
All incumbents made it into the general election in the Colville Tribes’ primary poll vote held last Saturday. Now they will have to wait until absentee ballots are counted on Thursday to see if the numbers hold up for them. In Nespelem’s District Position 1 race, incumbent Ricky Gabriel received the highest number of votes with 60, followed by former councilman Brian Nissen with 56; Harvey Moses, Jr., with 38; Deb Louie with 34; Jon Batten with 29; and Marietta “Etta” Grunlose with 24. Nespelem’s Position 2 saw incumbent Andrew C. Joseph, J... Full story
Kids launch off the starting line at Lake Roosevelt Elementary's Mini-Bloomsday event last Friday, held for the first time at Greene Field, the sports field for the high school, after the move last fall from Center Elementary. Here, from left, are Shawnee Olney, Joseph Cavasos, Carmen Thomas, Sophie Paslay, Abigail Desautel, Ava Mae Sam, Nakai Adolph, Scarlett Sutton and Ayamae Duclos. – Scott Hunter photo... Full story
The Colorama rodeo queen's future probably won't take her very far from animals. Emma Gunderson, a junior at Ephrata High School, would like to become a veterinarian's assistant after she graduates from high school. Her love of animals has always been a draw towards that goal, she said this week. Queen Gunderson will reign over the Ridge Rider Saddle Club's Colorama Rodeo this year, and then prepare for a full season of appearances throughout the Northwest. A community college or a pursuit of hi... Full story
There's some big bucks to be made Saturday, May 23. All you have to do is ride a few bulls. It's the Third Annual Cleatis Lacy Memorial Bull Ride at the Ridge Rider rodeo grounds in Delano. Action begins at 3 p.m. This year, rodeo officials have added $3,000 to the prize money making the bull riding event attractive to some pretty good professional cowboys. The event is named after Grand Coulee's own Cleatis Lacy, a rodeo cowboy of the first degree. When he wasn't competing, Cleatis was one of... Full story
Gary Moore was named sergeant by Grand Coulee Police Chief John Tufts, beginning May 1. Moore has been in the department since 2003 and prior to that was a reserve police officer in Reardan. Moore,and his wife Lisa, are residents of Electric City. Moore was selected from three local officers who went through the Civil Service Commission oral examination competing for the position.... Full story
Terry Reister speaks quite softly, but the guitars he makes sing out loud. Reister and his son, Terry Reister Jr, showed off the elder's products at the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon at The Melody last Thursday. The owner of Sandy's Grocery store in Wilbur started making guitars about 20 years ago, but now it's getting a little more serious. They are working on converting the former Texaco station in Wilbur into a store to display his guitars. They brought a few along last... Full story
