We're all in this together
We're all in this together
The basement of the Church of the Nazarene in Grand Coulee was filled with help Saturday as local scouts hauled in the results of their annual food drive for the Care and Share Food Bank, an effort that restocked shelves that were getting empty. Care and Share is currently serving around 130 local families, according to Director Carol Nordine, including many young families with children and working parents who find it hard to keep up. About a dozen volunteers, plus the scouts, made fairly quick...
The community is invited to hear about Grand Coulee Dam District’s proposed four-day school week, and to address the school board at a public hearing on Monday. The board will convene the public hearing at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 25 in the Jr./Sr. High Library, on the building’s second floor. The district is exploring moving to a four-day week beginning in the upcoming 2025-26 school year. In this model, school would run Mondays through Thursdays. Weeks with federal holidays falling on Mondays would shift to a Tuesday though Friday schedule....
When Electric City’s leadership signaled last week that they want an independent attorney to rewrite an old, incomplete and ambiguous document governing the wastewater plant, they effectively put the ball in Grand Coulee’s court. Grand Coulee responded in kind — passing a nearly identical resolution at their Nov. 19 council meeting, and giving the wastewater plant’s joint board of operators some action items for their Dec. 5 meeting in Electric City. Then, Grand Coulee’s conversation turned toward the topic of the two cities coming...
A landslide into Lake Roosevelt southwest of the town of Kettle Falls cascaded several tons of sediment into the lake over the weekend, and the National Parks Service is urging caution in the area due to ongoing instability. The slide cascaded several tons of sediment into the lake from the west, dislodging trees and causing shoreline damage up and downstream. Its sheer force caused waves to cross the river, including one washing over Highway 25. Agencies reported no injuries and minimal...
Thanks to Angela Tonasket for sending this photo an epic sunset at the end of what was not that sunny a day Monday. She saw and appreciated the beauty and hoped we could share it. Tonasket captured the moment about 4:15, silhouetting Steamboat Rock beneath golden skies. By the time you read this, we're likely seeing very different weather. See the weather predictions on page 3, plus sunrise and sunset times, so you catch the best parts of the day and send in your...
On behalf of the Care and Share Food Bank, we just want to take this opportunity to give a big “Thank You” to our local Scout troop for the tremendous work they performed this past weekend. You hve no idea how much that meant to all of us who volunteer our time! Thank you also to those of you who contributed food for the Scouts to pick up and bring out to us! We cannot thank you enough for all of you! This community is such a special place to live because we all care about each other, and we truly do “Care and Share!” Sincerely,...
No surprises following the election as Donald Trump doubles down on becoming dictator by picking unvetted, unqualified cult loyalists Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbert, RFK Jr. and Pete Hegseth for key Cabinet posts! Trump told innumerable lies on the campaign trail but his insatiable need for power was never in doubt. Do his voters really want to live under a dictatorship? David Brooks argues persuasively (Spokesman-Review 11/10/24, Opinion | Voters to Elites: Do You See Me Now? - The New York Times ) that the working class justifiably feels...
It always seemed I ended up with a fry cooking job. It started in high school, quite by accident. A friend had the fry cooking job at The Oasis in Palouse, one of three restaurants in town at the time. One of the owners, Ellen, asked me if I would come in and help out for the evening. I would be washing dishes and peeling spuds for 50 cents an hour while she filled in as fry cook. My friend didn’t show for the second night and Ellen asked if I would like the job. I said yes and she assured me that she would stay with me until I was ready to...
November 26, 1789, was proclaimed a Day of National Thanksgiving by President George Washington. President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 designated the last Thursday of November as a day to be “set apart and observed as a day of thanksgiving and praise.” President Franklin Roosevelt signed a congressional resolution in 1941 making it the fourth Thursday of the month. The origin of the American Thanksgiving tradition of feasting is generally credited to the Pilgrims. As early as 1621, the Puritan colonists of Plymouth, Massachusetts set aside a...
You may have likely heard that Grant, Chelan and Douglas PUDs jointly filed a lawsuit in June against the federal government over our collective contribution of hydroelectric energy and capacity we must send to Canada per the Columbia River Treaty. Implemented in 1964, the Columbia River Treaty between the United States and Canada was established to facilitate the joint development of power generation and flood control in the Columbia River Basin. It has many elements and directly affects our ability to maximize the benefits of the...
After years of odious political behavior, it is time for elected officials to focus on governing our nation with civility and respect. It is time to go back to acting for the common good. Enough is enough! Our country needs leaders, irrespective of party affiliation, to set aside differences and unite — not demagogue and jockey for power. America is weakened by the continual onslaught of character assassinations, false accusations, misinformation, and bitterness which has been pervasive over the last dozen years. We do not know who to trust...
Coulee Dam 11/11 - Police checked on a west Coulee Dam woman at the request of her daughter. The woman was having trouble breathing and asked the officer to get her bags containing pieces for her oxygen machine from her car. Police did so. Emergency Medical Services evaluated her and determined she didn’t need to go to the hospital. Her daughter was updated. 11/12 - A motorist struck a deer near Pole Park. An officer put down the injured deer. - An officer assisted at the hospital where someone was yelling and making a scene before being...
Trees decorated with ornament tags with children’s wishes will be available from November 21 – December 13: at North Cascades Bank, Safeway Pharmacy, Spokane Teachers Credit Union, and Harvest Foods. Please pick up a tag & fill the wish. Other important dates: •Mon. Dec. 16: (Very important date!) All gifts, wrapped and with tags attached to the outside of the package, need to be returned to a ‘Tree’ location so they can be organized for delivery. • Saturday, Dec.21, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.: Trees of Sharing delivery of gifts Please...
The local scout families had a busy Saturday and want to Thank You for donating food to help stock the shelves at the local Care and Share Food Bank. Cub Scouts from Pack 24 (K-5th grade) and Troops 24 and 52 (5th -12th grade) brought in 1,846 pounds of food. Most of the Scouts were able to stay and help sort and check expiration dates so it could get shelved. From left in the back row are Connor T., Aiden C., A.J. C., Thomas S., and Connor J. In the front row are Kim S.,...
Bob Schryvers was born on November 6, 1932, and was carried peacefully to the arms of Jesus Christ, on November 14, 2024. A Celebration of Life will be held at Faith Community Church on November 30th at 2:00...
Johnny Ray Crawford was born on November 28, 1936 in Prairie Grove, Arkansas, one of 5 children born to Clyde & Ola Crawford. On Wednesday, November 13, 2024 he went to heaven to be with his wife Catherine (Cathy) and his sons Brian & Jon. On May 17, 1955 Johnny married Cathy Center in Olathe, Kansas and started their family of 6 children. Eventually they moved the family to Naches, WA where they bought an orchard of 40 acres. Johnny was a hard worker. He was a logger for 15 years and had...
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Teachers at Grand Coulee Dam and Almira school districts are among those in 10 districts in the Columbia Basin and north-central Washington to receive $200 for their classrooms this year from STCU, the credit union said in a release. STCU, which was founded by high school teachers in 1934, was again honoring its roots by awarding a total of $20,000 to 100 randomly drawn educators. Winners can spend their grants on anything that will enhance students’ classroom experience, whether a basic need or something special. Local winners, who were...
City of Electric City Notice of Public Budget Hearing Availability of 2025 Preliminary Budget NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2025 Preliminary Public Budget Hearing for the City of Electric City will be held at 9:00am on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at City Hall in Electric City (10 Stevens Ave., Electric City, WA). All interested persons will be given the opportunity to provide both written and oral comments concerning the 2025 budget at said hearing. A copy of the 2025 Preliminary Budget for the City of Electric City will be available to...
