We're all in this together
We're all in this together
Taking opportunity where they found it, the couple working to create the Coulee Art House hosted a reception for the Washington Supreme Court justices last week as the court happened to schedule one of the court's traveling sessions in Nespelem. Ben and Naomi Dupris have been working to bring together their vision for an artistic hub and resource place for youth. As the old Coulee House Motel was being torn down, they saved as much of the salvageable signs as they could, which are now inside...
Respiratory illness season is beginning to show its first signs in Grant County, with COVID-19 activity already running higher than normally expected heading into fall, the Grant County Health District said Monday. COVID-19 remains elevated both locally and statewide. At the beginning of September, 1.6% of emergency department visits in Grant County were associated with COVID-19, and wastewater monitoring has detected moderate to very high levels of the virus during the past month. “Fall has only just begun and we’re starting to see the...
The three Mid-Columbia River public utility districts, Chelan, Grant and Douglas, approved a settlement agreement to resolve ongoing litigation with the U.S. government. The litigation, which began in 2024, was related to the Mid-Columbia PUDs’ collective share of the Canadian Entitlement and the benefits of water management under the Columbia River Treaty. Under the new agreement, the Mid-Columbia PUDs will pay for 25% of the reduced Canadian Entitlement (CE) obligations that the United States and Canada announced in the July 2024...
Hopefully, the justices of the Washington State Supreme Court came to our community to learn a thing or two, because they probably did, whether they realize it or not. It’s the kind of knowledge that sneaks into your mind quietly, the kind that lets you look back on your former self and realize what has changed in you, that somehow the formerly obvious truth has slipped away in humble retreat before a rising inspiration that is just as true. Those nine already very wise men and women may someday look back to a conversation they had with a...
Health from the point of view of the healer means not only health in the physical today, but also balance and harmony in all parts of life. The process of healing is really a process of remembering who you are. To remember who you are means (results in?) rediscovering your path. “Health” is an abstractly pliable concept. It may be defined merely as the absence of disease and disability. Or it may be given a much more positive meaning such as in The WHO Constitution. The WHO definition is: Health is a state of complete physical, mental,...
Well, well, well, what are those Democrats up to now? They have total endorsement of The Democratic Socialist Party of America to join their cause. What? Really? Naw, it can’t be. The Dem Party of FDR, JFK, and Bill Clinton is no more. Gone … Now it is the party of AOC, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. After years of brutal fighting to keep them out of America, the Dems now have placed them on your ballots. Any vote for a Democrat in any capacity at any level is your sign of acceptance and approval. Now is the time to think “Is my...
In my area on Pearl Avenue, kindness is present and well. Last week I wrote how kind Denise Anderson is. This week I am writing about Dorothy Stiegelmyer who lives next door to me. I totally appreciate their acts of kindness. My wife, when still living, used to wake up and put out our garbage cans. Now that she is gone, I notice Dorothy S. doing it. Dorothy is always fixing cookies or something tasty and bringing it over. Thanks Dorothy. I’ve asked her to knock and then announce her presence so I don’t have to get up from my chair....
I spent nearly 30 years as a nurse, including in an infectious disease clinic, before I stepped away, worn down by the relentless work. But when COVID swept the nation, I came back to help my fellow Seattleites, and I had rarely been prouder. Then, in July 2023, the virus I returned to fight caught me too. I was a runner and a hiker, healthy my whole adult life. I did everything I knew to do, and it disabled me anyway. I have Long COVID that developed into myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), a serious, multisystem...
October 3, 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt met with miners and coalfield operators from the anthracite coal mines in Pennsylvania in an attempt to settle a then five-month strike. The nation relied on coal to fuel commerce and industry, and anthracite, known as hard coal, was essential for domestic heating. Miners were demanding wage increases, a shorter workday and union recognition. Winter was approaching, public anxiety was high. Roosevelt was the first president to intervene in a labor dispute. He insisted both sides work to resolve...
Coulee Dam Police 9/20 - Police went to a 12th Street apartment in Coulee Dam where a woman had called 911 and identified two men she said had been there earlier and threatened to stab her. Once she told police she was a tribal member, tribal police arrived and took over the case. - Police arrested a wanted man on Camas Street and 12th who allegedly attempted to get away. An officer grabbed him, but he allegedly kicked the officer twice in the head. The man was told he would be tased if he didn’t comply, at which point he became compliant....
Beatrice Maryann Tatshama was born October 18th, 2008 to Lonnie Sherwood and Levi Tatshama at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, WA. She was the 4th of 7 siblings. She left this world becoming fully restored in heaven with our Father on August 25th, 2026. In the summer of 2010 when she was 21 months old she joined the home of Geary and Lynette Oliver and became the uncontested favorite of their 6 children. Beatrice attended Lake Roosevelt Elementary and was loved by the students and staff...
Joe Ingalls was born in November 1936 in St. Maries, Idaho. As a child, his family followed his father's work with the Bonneville Power Administration to Republic and Spokane before eventually landing in Electric City. At the age of 10, Joe took his first job, racing to keep up with the wheels of the first garbage truck in the area. He worked a number of other small jobs, but by junior high, outside of school hours, Joe could usually be found at the local gas station. He went there after...
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Football The Raiders took down the Shockers on their home field in Waterville Friday, 58-8. Hoss Lauseng completed nine of 14 passes for a 205 yards gained and a touchdown. Terrell Bush rushed for 107 yards in seven carries for four touchdowns and caught two passes for 85 yards and a TD. The win puts the Raiders at 2-2 for season overall with another non-league contest versus ACH set for 7 p.m. Friday at Lake Roosevelt. Soccer The Lady Raiders lost, and weren't shy about it, Tuesday to the...
City of Grand Coulee NOTICE OF SALE OF SURPLUS ITEMS The City of Grand Coulee will sell by sealed bid the following: 1) 2003 Chevrolet ¾ Ton 4X4 Pickup with Utility Box. Vehicle is being sold AS IS and is available for viewing, at Grand Coulee City Hall, 306 Midway Avenue, Grand Coulee. Minimum bid is $5000.00. Bids must be submitted on city supplied bid form which may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, 306 Midway Avenue or via email request to clerkgc@gccitywa.org. Sealed bids must be received at City Hall by 2:00 p.m. October 13,...
