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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Grand Coulee Police 3/14 - A woman was reported as taking scrap metal from inside a fenced area at the Delano Transfer Station, then walking towards the PUD building. Police spoke to a man walking on trails near the PUD building and noted that he had a dryer cord wrapped around himself. The transfer station manager said he couldn’t describe an additional suspect. He also told police he wouldn’t want to press charges if police found the woman because it likely wouldn’t make a difference. 3/17 - Police spoke to two women who had pushed and shove...
Friends and family watch as Lake Roosevelt Schools' student actors perform in the Missoula Children's Theatre production of "The Emperor's New Clothes" last weekend on the gymnasium stage. The troupe was contracted by the local PTA to audition the kids on Monday, then put on a play by the end of the week. It all happened, despite school being closed to students for two days last week due to a threat later found to be not credible. - Rebecca Hunt photo...
It's not official, but we're pretty sure Aila Turner is our youngest buttercup finder so far. Dad Ian Turner shared this photo of Aila with a buttercup she "found" in Douglas County seen here just left of her right knee on March 5....
Hannah Lee Williams recently graduated from Eastern Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work and a minor in Applied Developmental Psychology. Williams was on the Dean's List with a 3.57 gpa. She had Institutional Honors of Cum Laude and was also a part of the LOTA Beta Honors Society for Social Work. She is going to continue her education though the advanced standing masters program at EWU. Williams a 2017 graduate of Lake Roosevelt High School, is the daughter of...
Ellen Arment, now of Spokane, creates giant bubbles at the overlook just below the top of Grand Coulee Dam Thursday while her sister, Alice Bartley (not pictured), plays the recorder a few feet away. The pair have been doing this in various places for 30 years, offering wonder and beauty with their two pastimes. Cars passing by honked after drivers realized what they were seeing. Ellen said bringing a little joy to someone's day is their motivation. The two grew up in Coulee Dam, and Alice has...
Brian Buche, center, is flanked by his fellow UPS workers and a supervisor from Omak, Anthony Popelier, left, Aug. 25, as Buche is inducted into the UPS Circle of Honor for 25 years of safe driving. Only 2% of drivers worldwide earn that honor. Company officials hung Buche's name on a plaque at the company's museum in Seattle as Buche and coworkers watched via Zoom from the Grand Coulee facility, a method used only because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He and his wife Kelly also got a virtual tour...
Kaitlyn and Andrew Fluke of Coulee Dam, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Luna Rose Fluke born Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 7 lbs., 12 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Sibling includes Raven. Maternal grandparents are Shawn and Shawn P. Traxler. Paternal grandfather is Miles Fluke. Great-grandparents are Mike and Nancy Merrill, Betty Beale, Harry and Robin Traxler and Don and Dora McGuire....
Lake Roosevelt Jr./Sr. High honor roll for second semester High Honors 3.500 TO 4.000 Grade Point Average Seniors - Megan Abel, Ellie Hansen, Wensdae Antoine, Brianna Whybark, Damian George, LorRinda Richardson, Nicholas Engeseth, Madisyn Toulou, Alexia Ryan, Brianna Stanger, Keziah Stice, Kyle Edmo, Joshua Thomas, Patrick Hevener, Jonathan Cante’ Jordan Flett, Tahrae Bear Eagle, Christian LaPlante, Allison Nomee, Kyla Wells, and Abbiggale Murray Juniors - Vanessa Ankney, Blossom Armstrong, Lillie LaPlace, Heatherly Budravage, Bryn Chaffee, Rav...
While at her grandparents' home in Grand Coulee in June, Aidan Bjorklund re-enacts a famous painting for her sixth-grade art assignment at Greenacres Middle School in Spokane Valley. "She wanted to do Rosie the Riveter, so while she was here making face masks we decided to do a 'civic-19' version," said her grandmother, Sue Bjorklund, who said her other grandchildren, including Mia Bjorklund and Carly Neddo, have also visited to make face masks and send them off to family members in New York,...
Delmar and Linda Sanford of Grand Coulee, Washington, will be celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary on July 10. They were married on July 10, 1965, in Coulee Dam, Washington. They have two sons: David (Taunya) and Kyle (Jody) Sanford; four grandchildren Stetson (Miranda), Colt, Tucker (Whittni) and Brooklyn, and one great-granddaughter, Jersey. Del and Linda continue to make Grand Coulee their home. Both retired as school teachers from the Grand Coulee Dam School Distric... Full story
We are all frontline workers, a local doctor says, and we need to be creative in our lives. Dr. Sam Hsieh, a general surgeon and chief of staff at Coulee Medical Center, has given out over 100 caps with a special Chinese character on the front within an imperfect frame and the word "#Frontline" on the back. Hsieh's goal is to give the caps, made by Sunflower Graphics in Grand Coulee, out to all the health care workers at CMC. The symbol, according to a letter Hsieh gives out with the caps,... Full story
After helping build a community of faith for decades, a longtime local couple recently made the "heart-wrenching" decision to move away to start their retirement. Steve and Janice Archer directed the final effort to load a 24-foot moving van in front of their Coulee Dam home Saturday, as friends, neighbors and Faith Community Church members packed more into the truck than they'd thought could fit. Pastor Steve Archer delivered his first sermon to the young church that recruited him in 1984, on...
Hunter Piccinini and Clair Diehl point out a buttercup they found Saturday near Electric City's water reservoir. Ross Vordahl, actually found one in more wintery conditions Feb. 2, when he saw just one in a hike of over two miles. - Rose Piccinini photo...
Brad Oliver proposes to Patty Davis at the conclusion of her PK's Culinary Valentines Day dinner weekend Saturday night. The local businessman involved in the Wine Bar and Coulee Internet said Davis, a chef who grew up locally and came back to open her business, makes him want to be a better human. Then he bent his knee in front of 22 guests to present her a ring. She said yes. - Scott Hunter photo...
Danny and Linda Zlateff of Grand Coulee, will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary November 22, 2019. The high school sweethearts were married at the Coulee Dam Community Church on November 22, 1969. They lived in the Grand Coulee Dam Area most of their lives. Danny worked for the National Park Service and Coulee Medical Center and Linda was a hairdresser and worked for the Coulee Dam TV Association. The couple has two sons Craig and Scott, and two grandchildren.... Full story
Gary Martin crosses North Dam on a workout Monday evening, taking in a fall sunset at the same time. Although fall is considered by many to be a favorite season locally, knowing the weather can help. Find our forecast on page 8. - Scott Hunter photo...
When Wade Jess took over the local Ford dealership from Carlson Motors, he thought mechanic Dick Mangis might be "the first to go," because of a sly smirk he'd detected at an initial employee meeting. But Jess was 26 then, "and I'm an idiot kid," he said, noting the irony that he now looks back on Mangis' years of "dedication" and "loyalty" as an employee who even rode out winter storms at the business. "That's how dedicated he is." Jess made those remarks at a retirement party for Mangis at La...
Rotary club members Paul Turner, left, and James Heuvel help out at the Grant County Household Hazardous Waste Collection event Friday at the Delano Transfer Station. - Scott Hunter photo...
At the recent NCW District Fair, Wyatt Egbert of Grand Coulee received honors as Reserve Champion in the Intermediate section of Beef Fitting and Showing and Market Beef....
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Parks Boating Program is urging stand up paddleboarders to be safe on the water by always wearing a life jacket and leash. According to Washington state recreational boating accident data, six stand up paddleboard fatalities have occurred in the last 29 years — four of those have been in the last 30 days. “The fact that we’ve had four back-to-back fatalities is alarming,” said Rob Sendak, State Parks Boating Law Administrator. “Stand up paddleboarding is typically a safe and enjoyable activity, but it comes with...
Officer Joshua Watkins is sworn in to his duties at the Coulee Dam Police Department June 21by Chief Paul Bowden, after graduating from the state police academy June 19. Watkins is currently engaged in field officer training with Bowden. - Lila Bowden photo...
Grand Coulee 5/7 - An officer picked up a Hickory Farms box with tobacco, rolling papers, and an odor of marijuana from the alternative school after the principal reported finding it in one of the “community rooms.” The box and its contents were destroyed. - An officer told a woman over the phone how to file a complaint against another officer who handled a case a week prior in a way the woman was not happy about. 5/8 - A driver on Spokane Way was pulled over for having a vehicle registration that expired in March. The young man was cited for...
Chelsea Dudley, of Belvedere, displays her grand champion market steer in the senior livestock division at the Ferry County Fair, along with some of her winning ribbons. She also won grand champion in digital photography, grand champion in drawings, best of show in educational exhibits, and reserve champion in senior poultry showmanship. Chelsea has won grand champion market steer three years in a row. - Misty Dudley photo...
After being kicked out of the Grand Coulee Dam School District in 2006 for not taking school seriously, Devin White moved to the Vancouver-Portland area, where he earned his graduation equivalency diploma and began to be classically trained in theater and film acting. White has studied at Clarke College and with the Portland Actors Conservatory, the second largest theater in Portland; the Artists Repertory Theatre; Blanche-Rooney Studios; the Actor Experiment; with Jana Lee Hamblin at ActNow...
Parishioners at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Grand Coulee as well as church leaders of the Yakima Diocese honored the parish priest, the Rev. Robert Himes, Saturday, some 60 years after his ordination as a priest. The Most Rev. Bishop Joseph Tyson delivered a nearly 1,400-word homily in which he said Himes should "know how grateful we all are for the way you enter into our lives as a humble servant-priest." At a dinner afterward, posing for a photo are, from left, the Rev. Mike Ibach, Tyson,...