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Police served papers last Wednesday on a woman who has wanted to get permission to run a “dog rescue” operation in her home, telling her instead that she had 90 days to get her dog total down to three dogs. City officials stated that Dorothy Harris had been sent two registered letters but failed to respond to them. Police were then directed to serve the city notice to Harris to get rid of the dogs she had at her residence on Young Street from an earlier dog rescue operation. Harris said Monday that she has her rescue dogs down to three after ta...
When the community steps up, things happen. There's a lot of new white sand out at Banks Lake Golf Course, thanks to two benefit events. The first was a golf tournament that raised about $2,500 to revitalize sand traps at the golf course. The tournament, run by former Grant County Port District 7 commissioner Stan Conklin, produced enough money for the golf course to order a truckload of white sand from the Inchelium area. A second benefit, a car wash, held by Jess Ford on Sept. 2, produced a...
A Grand Coulee man received a sentence of 50.5 months in prison to go along with an earlier sentence of 29 months in a Grant County Superior Court case last week. Melvin Toulou, Jr., 43, pleaded guilty to four counts — trafficking in stolen property in the first degree; unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree; burglary of the Vlachos estate building on Spokane Way, and trafficking in stolen goods taken from the Vlachos property. The state agreed to the guilty plea, and Toulou received a 101-month sentence, with 50.5 month of p...
The Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors met in retreat Monday night to set goals for the current school year. Money is the thing that greases the wheels of education, and will play a major part in shaping the goals set by the board. The board agreed, and the administration set passage of a school tax levy as one of the goals. The levy would go to voters sometime in the spring. A levy committee is being formed and will make recommendations to the board on the amount, the number of years, and how the funds would be used....
It’s time for the harvest. The community Harvest Festival, that is. You can set aside this Friday, Saturday and Sunday for some fun, relaxation, and excitement. It’s the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce’s 6th Annual Harvest Festival, Sept. 15-17, located at North Dam Park and Banks Lake Park. There’s a barbecue competition and tasting, a wellness powwow, a motorcycle poker run, human foosball competition, vendor fair, a Run the Dam race, kids’ games, a beer garden that features football games Saturday and Sunday, with a bit of live m...
Workers at the Delano Transfer Station will have to live with a mold problem a little longer. The Regional Board of Mayors had the mold issue on their agenda Monday, but not enough mayors showed up for the meeting to deal with the problem. The mold issue and other problems were targeted for repair by the group’s insurance company last spring, and the mayors were given 60 days to correct the problem. That was several months ago, and the issues raised still haven’t been dealt with. Work needed includes asphalt repair and drainage (causing the...
Work on the Grand Coulee Dam Airport’s runway will begin Sept. 18, Grant County Port District 7 commissioners learned at their meeting Aug. 30. Commissioners also got more good news when their engineering firm, TO Engineers, reported that the successful bid of $248,000 for the runway work came in well below the engineer’s estimate of $319,000. The low bid was awarded to Road Products, Inc., from Spokane. The total cost of the project, including engineering and management costs, will be $288,759. The project to repair major cracks in the 4,200-f...
A 29-year-old man found himself in Grant County jail last Wednesday after he allegedly rammed a patrol car after being stopped by police for driving under the influence. In jail is Wade G. Rainbolt, 29, who is known in the area, but who gave his address as Valley, Washington. Washington State Patrol Public Information Officer Brian Moore said Tuesday that Rainbolt is being charged with driving under the influence, hit and run, second-degree assault and first-degree malicious mischief. Grand Coulee Police were alerted by dispatch that what...
Coulee Dam police arrested four suspects and are charging them with burglary after an incident at 1019 Camas Street Aug. 21. Arrested were Martina Delacruz, 48; Rodney Ezell, 29; Daniel A. Lewis, 26 and Marissa S. Curry, 31. They were all taken to Okanogan County jail. Police didn’t have addresses for those arrested. Trina McCurty advised police that there was someone trying to break into the house she was in charge of. One of the four told police that they were there to see the owner of the property. Police knew the owner of the property w...
What should be done with old trophies? That question regarding old Mason City High School trophies was brought to the Grand Coulee Dam School District board by Electric City resident Birdie Hensley Monday night. She explained in a letter that many of the older trophies are stored in the basement of Coulee Dam Town Hall and in other places around the community. Hensley proposed that the tabs on the trophies be taken and mounted on a board so that they could be preserved. The old trophies would go where all old trophies end up — in a discard pile...
A benefit car wash to raise money to help Banks Lake Golf Course re-do the course’s sand traps is planned for Sept. 9. The car wash will be at Jess Ford in Grand Coulee and will begin at 9 a.m. and run until 4 p.m. Jess Ford will provide a lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost of the car wash is $25. Banks Lake Golf Course held its own money-raiser tournament to re-do its sand traps but the effort didn’t cover the entire cost. The Jess Ford benefit car wash is to help the golf course realize enough funds to complete the job....
A 22-year-old man was arrested and taken to Grant County jail Thursday on a number of charges, including first-degree burglary and escaping from police. In jail is Brandon Pachosa, who allegedly stole a number of items from a house at 44 Hillcrest Place in Electric City. Pachosa, who gave police multiple addresses, including Young Street in Grand Coulee, Inchelium, and as an Electric City transient, had been sought by police on a felony warrant earlier this month but managed to avoid capture. Officers received a tip that Pachosa had been seen...
A Burdin Boulevard man who had his male pit bull declared a “potentially dangerous dog” by Grand Coulee’s city council last Tuesday night has decided to appeal the decision. The dog belongs to Andrew Kramer, 308 Burdin Boulevard, and it bit a Portland, Oregon woman, Kimberly Karlsson, on July 22, a police report said. The city council declaration stated that the black, white and grey male pit bull, named “Rowdy,” attacked and bit Karlsson without provocation. The “potentially dangerous dog” designation requires that Kramer will have to have...
Grand Coulee police are referring another dog bite incident to the city council for a possible “potentially dangerous dog” designation. The complaint stated that two small dogs jumped on a juvenile girl Saturday and bit her on the hand, each leg and her stomach. The girl and a friend had entered a gated and fenced area at 316 Burdin Boulevard and were attacked by the dogs. The area was fenced and had “beware of dog” signs on display. The dogs are owned by Gerald Gendron. The girl was treated at Coulee Medical Center....
Electric City has received word that it is receiving two grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency totaling $183,000 for emergency street repairs. City Clerk Russell Powers said one grant was for $60,000 and the second for $123,000. The FEMA grants will pay for 75 percent of the work accomplished with them, with the remaining costs split between Electric City and Grant County. The city suffered a number of street problems from frost heaves last winter, and the grants are for repair of these streets. Powers said the grants cover 19...
Electric City has taken more of its “butt ugly” trees out. City work crews have removed several trees that hinder the vision of motorists coming onto SR-155 from city side streets. The city council, back in March 2013, authorized the removal of a number of what then-councilmember Brad Parrish called “butt ugly” trees. The trees were planted several years ago by longtime mayor Ray Halsey, and lined both sides of the city’s main thoroughfare. They grew up fast, and many of the trees are now mature and about 10 feet tall. At critical intersect...
The town of Elmer City has set Sept. 14, as the date for a public hearing on assuming the rights, powers and functions of its Transportation Benefit District. The hearing will be at 6:45 p.m., just prior to the town’s monthly council meeting at 7. The town passed its TBD ordinance on Dec. 10, 2015, creating the boundaries as the town limits, and has since collected about $3,800, which is allocated for street improvement. The public hearing will deal with the town council assuming the duties of the district and will take input on what streets m...
Barbecue lovers might want to mark Sept. 16 and 17 on their calendars. Those are the days you can go to Banks Lake Park and sample barbecue specialties from a host of grillers who are after the grand champion prize of $2,000, the trophy that goes along with it, and bragging rights. The BBQ competition is part of the community Harvest Festival put on by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce. Grillers will get set up and rely on their special recipes to please the “sampling” crowd and gain the attention of the judges as they compete for...
There will be a reunion of sorts for workers on the Third Powerhouse Sept. 15-17, the same weekend as the Harvest Festival celebration. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the construction of the Third Powerhouse at Grand Coulee Dam. Birdie Hensley has sparked the plan to bring workers back to Grand Coulee Dam for a celebration that a number of workers will miss, because they have already passed on. Most workers would be in their 70s or 80s now. An “activity” tent will be set up at Banks Lake Park, where former Third Powerhouse workers wil...
Grand Coulee’s city council accepted the recommendation of its planning commission in dealing with the dog rescue issue that has been going back and forth in the community. Dorothy Harris had appeared at the planning commission recently to tell planners that she no longer was seeking “dog rescue” status, but wanted to concentrate on advising people on what they might do with unwanted dogs. Planners had told Harris on several occasions that she couldn’t have a dog rescue operation in a residential neighborhood. The council had earlier support...
Grant County Mosquito District 1 reported this week that a mosquito sample collected from a trap west of Moses Lake, near the intersection of Dodson Road and I-90, has tested positive for West Nile virus. This is the first detection of the virus in Grant County this season and is the 11th such report in the state this year. During the 2016 season, 51 samples and one horse were reported with WNV in Grant County. Statewide last year there WNV infections in nine people, 27 horses and 95 mosquito samplings. There have not been any human or animal...
A list of problems detected at the Delano Regional Transfer Station by its insurance company will have to wait a little longer for repair, and maybe until next budget year. The Transfer Station had advertised for bids recently and the Regional Board of Mayors (RBOM) was scheduled to accept the lone bid Monday. But things got in the way. At the mayor’s meeting a motion was made to accept the lone bid of $54,904, made by DWK Fowler Construction. It died for a lack of a second. It may be dead for a long time. At the end of the meeting, mayors w...
A continuing “dog rescue” issue got a full hearing before Grand Coulee’s planning commission last Tuesday night, with some resolution. Dorothy Harris and her sister-in-law Dee Harris argued the finer points of the city’s zoning code during some heated discussions, but in the end they can say it isn’t over until it‘s over. The two told planners that they no longer want to pursue a “dog rescue” operation, and in fact, Dorothy Harris said, “We no longer have a dog rescue” operation. Planners also softened their position, though not backing...
As fall approaches, minds turn to “back to school” time and the area’s big Harvest Festival, Sept. 15-17. One of the more popular features of the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce’s Harvest Festival may be the “Run the Dam” event, which will take place during the fall festival for the second time this year, Saturday, Sept. 16. “We moved it to fall, because we feel that fall in the Coulee is one of the greatest times to enjoy outdoor activities,” said Kelly Buche, race coordinator for the event. Those entering the race will actually g...
There will be a new wave of enthusiasm when the Raiders of Lake Roosevelt’s football team take to Green Field this fall. There will be the old and the new, according to head football coach Bubba Egbert. He will be part of the new, as he takes over from former coach Loren Endsley, who resigned during the summer to take an assistant football coaching position at Eastern Oregon University. Fall practices begin next Wednesday, Aug. 16, with what could be a huge turnout. Over 40 have been participating in weight training and fitness programs d...