News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Good comments, Scott. The greater coulee community has much to cherish, save and share. Gaylen and I moved “home” to Grandview to be closer to family; however, our 15 years in the coulee gave us “extended” family to care for as well. And we do care. We are watching closely and cheering for everything that builds you up and secures your future. The hospital and the new school are great, and there’s just so much more within your grasp. Good luck & God Bless, Lois & Gaylen Chilton... Full story
I think it would be a great idea for a wall honoring our active local service personal. In Ephrata, at the Walmart store, they have such a wall honoring their local men and women in the military. Perhaps local businesses could donate the materials needed. Maybe the wall could go up outside the local Safeway store, where locals and tourists could enjoy it. This wall could be dedicated to the memory of Mr. Rodney Bise, with perhaps a memorial plaque. The coulee community should get behind this effort to help Jess Utz and make it happen. Wendi... Full story
This year the Grand Coulee Dam PTA was able to put on a Halloween Festival that brought families together for a fun night of games, cake walk and costume parade. We put on a Christmas Bazaar for the first time, with over 35 vendors to present their wares and share in the good cheer for the Christmas season. The bazaar wouldn’t have been such a success without the vendors, customers like you and help from the staff – Steve Knighten, Craig Purdy, Lisa Lakin, Susan Duclos and Tammy Norris. We also engaged the help of Lake Roosevelt High Sch... Full story
If you asked a child what the “best present” they could receive this year would be, you would get answers that vary. One might say a pony, another might say a Playstation III with some kind of Star Trek-sounding adapter. All would say a new phone, even if they did not even know how to count to 10. Older kids might be more specific with their desires, but few would stray further than the newest electronic zombie maker of their choice. But is that really the best present? If we went a little older with the question, we might get more realistic an... Full story
This community has not done a good job of preserving its own history. Until recently, the home of the largest dam and largest powerplant in North America, and of one of the most important public works projects in the country’s history, hasn’t even had a museum; and even the one that’s struggling to survive is an underfunded all-volunteer effort. Now would be a good time to reverse this trend. When Mom’s Tavern, the last of the old buildings on the famous B Street in Grand Coulee, was demolished decades ago, the last authentic remnant of that... Full story
I was saddened to read of the passing of Rodney Bise. There is so much everyone knows about all the wonderful things he did for the community. But I would like to share what I was particularly grateful for in Rod, and that was the fact that he was such a great friend to my brother, Chuck (Butch) Perkins. When Butch came home from the war in a wheelchair, Rodney (and Joy) was always there to lend a helping hand, be it odd jobs or repairs around the house, taking care of him in things that Penny just couldn’t do, driving him to Spokane in the wor... Full story
In the past three decades, much has changed in our food system and society. Schools aren’t purchasing as many fresh foods, yet they have more nutrition requirements to fill. Schools got away from purchasing locally. The number of local farms to purchase edible food from has become scarce. Recently, my kids invited me to eat lunch at school. Their school lunch menus show what items are locally sourced. Granted, I get to be a farm-to-school geek for a living, but to me that also meant an average parent would know that locally grown, fresh food w... Full story
Deliver us from Chicken Little. The tale of Chicken Little is about unwarranted fear. This campaign season our country has been disgraced by politicians and pundits fear-mongering for political gain. Leaders do not promote fear. Leaders allay fear. The reason that politicians can exploit fear is because an “ism,” as in communism or terrorism, is unmeasurable. If the Spanish Armada arrives off your coast, you can count the ships. You can measure the danger. Because an “ism” is unmeasurable, imagination can run wild, making the threat seem mu... Full story
One of my favorite memories of my childhood is Christmastime. I loved it when family would come over and we would gather together. The adults would sit around the living room and share stories and laughter from their childhood. The joy was contagious. Playing with cousins whom you did not see very often was a treat in itself. But eventually we all ended up sitting around the tree, trying to guess what each package was. The highlight, though, was when old Saint Nick himself showed up and had a gift for each of us. (Spoiler Alert) It was not... Full story
Thank you for your thoughtful, insightful editorial (“Seeking the fair tale land of no taxes” 11/18). Not surprised you drew fire from the “Greed is Good” crowd. “How much is enough?” your critics ask. (Or, “What’s in it for me?”) Because if we give more, we should get something more in return. Right? The answer to “How much is enough?” is all that we see around us and anything more that we dare to imagine. A few generations ago, who could have foreseen “indoor plumbing” and germ-free water flowing in every home? (Remember when we had to... Full story
Great response from Mr. Cathcart. I appreciate your letter “Wanting to pay less to government is no fairy tale, 11/25” and agree with you. We are taxed excessively (those who pay taxes) and there is little to no accountability from our officials. We do need much less government and they need to do the right thing for us. We are not getting that response much of the time. Bob Hendrickson... Full story
Can we Americans trust the government? According to a recent Pew Research Center poll, 81 percent say sometimes or never. Yet we American citizens state we want the government to act in their behalf and provide services we want and need. In the same poll, 55 percent of us stated “ordinary Americans” would do a better job of solving problems. Who and what is the government? The preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America reads that the government is “We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union... Full story
We would like to thank everyone for the interest you have shown regarding the potential purchase of the Center School by the North American Wool Co-op. We are members of the co-op and we were working together to assess the feasibility of the purchase. We are sorry to say it is not feasible for the co-op or us to go forward with the purchase. The building offers so much potential and risk! I wish we had deeper pockets to make it work. Just not so! We would like to thank the following: Dennis Carlson and Debbie Starkey for taking their time to... Full story
Attention all health care professionals! Ranked 37th out of 39 Washington state counties in public health, according to a respected study, Okanogan County remains in critical need of a secure public health system. Yet our county commissioners have repeatedly cut the public health budget in recent years. A new Board of Health will begin its term on December 8. The new Board of Health members, who were appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, are Steve Varrelman, a licensed installer of septic systems from Pateros; Larry Zimmerland, of... Full story
No, I am not going anywhere. But sometimes the dreams we build up get temporarily postponed. Now, the title is about goodbyes and I am not going to elaborate on who is the good or the bad, or even the ugly; you can figure that out for yourselves. Goodbyes are difficult, no matter who you are. Well, I take that back. Sometimes they might be good, depending on who you are saying goodbye to. I will leave that one to interpretation as well. My wife and I now live back in the Coulee. We said goodbye to the ranch lifestyle, not entirely by choice,... Full story
While Mr. Hunter’s editorial (“Seeking the fairy tale land of no taxes,” 11/18) makes some good points about how taxes are used to pay for the upkeep of our roads, I take issue with some of the other statements. I do believe that most people realize that some taxes are necessary to maintain roads, provide police/fire protection, keep the parks nice, etc. But how much is enough? He says that “we all want services, and we all want to not pay for them.” That statement does not tell the whole story. We pay income tax, property tax, vehicle license... Full story
Seriously?! So this dog had ONE incident involving a FERAL CAT and it is possibly going to be labeled “dangerous?” SERIOUSLY?! When did dogs EVER start liking cats they didn’t already live with? I have two cats and two dogs. They get along fine, but if another cat came into my house or yard, I know for a fact that my dogs would probably try to catch it and do harm to it. I don’t understand this situation! I can understand if this was an incident involving a person being attacked or the dog getting loose and acting aggressively with people... Full story
This year, at this time, it is important that we think about the last 365 days and think of the things that we are most thankful for. (I know, that is a lot of words beginning with “th.”) We have watched on the news recently or read online the terror that is striking numerous other countries around the world. It reminds us of the day the towers fell in New York, and we know what those citizens are going through right now. It also reminds us to keep watch out our own backdoor for the same type of thing. Panic is not an option, but preparedness a... Full story
The Grand Coulee Tigers football team had a most successful season. Leading rusher for the squad was Landy Harrell, averaging 9.44 yards per carry for the year. He was followed by John Hotchkiss, who averaged 5.91 yards. The two big guns on the defensive screen were co-captains Rodney Bise and Fred Manzer. These seniors, along with the rest of the line, composed of Ron Kosloski, Marvin Palanuk, John Weber, Dennis Thomas and Dick Behrens, will also be missed by next year's team. Team scoring:... Full story
Every year, Gallup asks people how much confidence they have in various institutions. The results aren’t surprising. Only 8 percent had “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in Congress. Big business scored 21 percent. That’s no better than TV news. Small business, on the other hand, came in second with 67 percent of respondents considering it trustworthy. Only the U.S. military scored higher. While politicians bicker with each other and Wall Street focuses on the 1 percent, Main Street remains the lifeblood of our economy and our com... Full story
Once upon a time, in a land … well, right here … we didn’t have to depend on fairy tales to fund basic necessities. But we did live under the spell of a powerful and hated potion that cast a pall across the land. By helping to pay for our other bad habits, the potion kept us hooked and gained power every year, until one day, a charlatan came with bright, shining lies and said that all would be well if we would only turn away from the potion. And for a while it seemed all was well, until the world started to crumble and the people reali... Full story
Sometimes in life we are given gifts, sometimes extraordinary gifts in the relationships we are fortuitous enough to wander into. One of those extraordinary gifts came to me, by happenstance or God’s way of remaining anonymous, in the form of my friendship with Ed Allan. I was a neophyte lawyer in the early l980s, moving to Grant County to begin a practice with my father, when I first met Ed. His kindness and warmth was immediate. I vividly recall the first time I was introduced to him at the Grant County Courthouse. He welcomed me like a l... Full story
A few months ago I inducted the first two unofficial Raider Hall of Famers: Shawn and Nick Ford. Today I am inducting a few more former Raiders and coaches into the hallowed halls of Raider Nation. Now, you can’t have a Raider Hall of Fame and not put in a world champion. Shane Proctor, champion bull rider and rodeo star is now placed in the hall. A graduate of Lake Roosevelt High School, he went on to big things following his love of rodeo. He comes back every summer, too, and puts on a first class, all-star rodeo camp for future champions. N... Full story
You can understand why President Obama and congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle sought to cast their end-of-October budget deal in the best possible light. They avoided a potentially catastrophic national default. They reduced the possibility of a government shutdown. And they raised the debt ceiling until March 2017, taking that bargaining chip off the table until the next president is in the White House. For a last-minute, secret, backroom deal, that’s not too shabby. It was bipartisan and took modest steps in the direction of p... Full story
A rigger rides the concrete bucket and funnel used in pouring operations at the Pump-Generating Plant. In the background, the anchor blocks for pipes from the plant to the headworks can be seen. Source: Contractor MWPK. - May 19, 1950... Full story
