News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Area seniors are trying to get their "manor" back. A local apartment complex once reserved for senior citizens no longer is, and some people don't appreciate the change in the neighborhood. In a letter to the Housing Authority of Grant County, the current agency controlling the former "Senior Manor," Birdie Hensley, president of the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center, outlined a range of problems that reportedly now exist in the 40-unit building. The letter is backed by the senior center board of... Full story
Are you proud of your barbecue skills? Does your mouth water when you think of your favorite meat cooked to a tender perfection? Then put a team together and enter the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce BBQ competition during the annual Harvest Festival, Sept. 18-20. Or, if you'd rather just sample, you can do that, too, from some of the best barbecue chefs in the Pacific Northwest. $10 will get you four samples Saturday and Sunday. Top prize is $2,000 and a trophy, and there's a lot of... Full story
Look for a “pig out” for the park this Saturday. The event will raise money for Electric City’s new park behind the fire station. But the community barbecue will happen behind city hall so those preparing the food will have access to power and other needs. City Councilmember Lonna Bussert has pushed the park idea since its inception, and it is about to become a reality. Saturday’s “Pig for the Park” affair begins at noon, and after a brief fanfare, those attending will get to sample an old-fashioned pork BBQ with all the trimmings. The food la... Full story
Collecting shoes for developing countries will continue through the end of this month, Coulee Medical Center Guild president Clea Pryor said this week. The Guild has been collecting donated shoes since early July, with a goal of getting 100 bags of shoes. They had about 82 bags of shoes as of Tuesday, stored in a room in the basement of Coulee Medical Center's professional building. Collection points are at Coulee Hardware, Sunflower Graphics, Loepp Furniture, North Cascades Bank, Coulee Dam... Full story
A number of local donors, both individuals and businesses, purchased over 100 large pizzas and delivered them to firefighters on the Colville Indian Reservation Friday and Monday. Tim Whittaker, who took charge of the deliveries, loaded 51 pizzas in his vehicle Friday and delivered them to the agency grounds and then made a repeat trip on Monday with a like number. The pizzas were quickly transported to "spike camps" to reach "hot shot" fire crews who work in remote areas. Whittaker said the... Full story
Grand Coulee Dam School District Superintendent Dennis Carlson announced Wednesday that both he and Nespelem School District Superintendent Rich Stewart agreed to delay the opening of their respective schools until Sept. 8. Both schools had been scheduled to begin Sept. 1, but with the problem of wildfires and smoke, they decided on the delay. In Nespelem, Sept. 8 will actually be a training day for teachers, not a school day for students. Nespelem’s annual welcoming barbecue is set for Sept. 9 at 5 p.m. The first full day of classes is T... Full story
Like to play foosball? Now here's a chance to really get into foosball. The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Harvest Festival will feature a live, human-size foosball competition at Banks Lake Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 19. It's a case of humans becoming the pins in a real foosball shootout. "It's the newest, and most hilariously fun, addition to our ever-popular Harvest Festival!" the chamber's website says. Teams of six can enter the challenge with a... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District is going to try to make it easier for parties to take another look at purchasing Center School and its adjacent property. The district had advertised for bids earlier this summer for the vacated elementary school sitting on about 8.3 acres of property. No one submitted a bid. District Superintendent Dennis Carlson told members of the school board that real estate tax issues prevented at least one local party from making a bid on the building and property. Grant County had appraised the building and property... Full story
Can you bake a cherry pie? Or a cream pie? Then dig out grandma’s favorite recipe and enter the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce’s pie-baking contest Saturday, Sept. 19, at North Dam Park during Harvest Festival. No store-bought crusts or fillings here. This is the real McCoy! Pie organizer, Darla Orr, said it’s simple: Make two pies — one for the judges to taste and the other to auction off — and get them to the pie booth by 11 a.m. that Saturday. There will be prizes for the winners and their extra pies will be auctioned off aroun... Full story
The city of Grand Coulee will hold a public hearing to receive any comments from citizens on declaring surplus small strips of land on both the east and west sides of Main Street between Spokane Way and Midway Avenue at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15. City Clerk Carol Boyce stated the problem occurred “ages ago” and the strips of land are so small that they are unusable by the city. The land strips, if eventually approved by council, would go to Sharon Cox on the east side and Marlene Oddie on the west side. The council voted Aug. 17, to vacate the... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District is contracting with Coulee Medical Center to provide supervisory nursing services for the new school complex in Coulee Dam. The school board approved a measure that will provide two days of on-site registered nurse care at the schools, and also provide consultation when needed. The school also has two practical nurses who provide care, one at each school, five days a week. The agreement calls for CMC to bill the school district for up to 640 hours of supervisory nursing coverage at $30 an hour during the... Full story
The new Raider sculpture at the new educational complex in Coulee Dam will be officially dedicated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, the opening day of school. The 7-foot-tall metal sculpture has been at the front of the Lake Roosevelt Schools complex for a couple of months, as if to welcome all those who enter the grounds. Junior/senior high school Principal Ronanda Liberty said all students will be able to participate in the dedication ceremony. Artist Virgil "Smoker" Marchand will be on hand for... Full story
Grand Coulee’s city council last week approved a $375,000 settlement with long-time police officer Sean Cook, who filed suit last fall, claiming the city had not provided public records he had requested, violating the state’s Public Records Act. The financial part of the settlement was outlined in three parts: • a lump-sum payment of $175,000 for settlement of Cook’s public records claims; • a $125,000 settlement for Cook’s tort, disability, discrimination and employment-related claims against the city; and • a payment of $75,000 to Cook’s att... Full story
Grand Coulee police are investigating a Monday-night burglary at Sunbanks Lake Resort. A clerk, Debbie Rimel, noticed the burglary early Tuesday morning when she arrived at work and started to make coffee. She told police that she noticed a container holding golf balls was ajar, and that the wrong key was in the cash register. When she got into the register, she noticed that two cash bags had been cleaned out. Each had held $200. A timer on the register showed that it had been opened at 12:38 a.m. Rimel showed police that the window at the... Full story
The town of Coulee Dam has scheduled three nights this week when bowlers can go to Riverview Lanes and retrieve articles left there. Town Clerk Stefani Bowman said the bowling alley, which has been closed, will be open from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights, Aug. 26-28. “People can come in and sign for their articles during those dates,” Bowman stated. The town owns the building, but not the bowling alley equipment. “We may try to find another operator for the bowling alley, but council hasn’t decided how it wishes to proceed... Full story
Want a book about Grand Coulee Dam or the Nez Perce? If so, the Visitor Center at Grand Coulee Dam is a great place to go. The new "Discover Your Northwest" bookstore is located just within the lobby of the Visitor Center and is there under special arrangements with the National Park Service and the Bureau of Reclamation. Discover Your Northwest specializes in things about the five Pacific Northwest states and is an extension of a bookstore that used to be in the NPS offices in Coulee Dam.... Full story
Grand Coulee Dam school personnel have offered their buildings for use by firefighters and other fire needs. Superintendent Dennis Carlson said Tuesday that there is an 80 percent chance that the opening of school will be delayed until Sept. 8, due to the fires. He said a final decision will be made Thursday. Both the Grand Coulee Dam and Nespelem school districts postponed their board meetings Monday night for a week. Nespelem's school is in a Level 2 evacuation zone. Carlson noted that there... Full story
The National Park Service here has landed a traveling quilt show for July 1-4, 2016, as part of a celebration of its 100th anniversary. Administrative Officer Janet Valen at the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area said the traveling exhibit has 177 quilts depicting the flora, fauna and landscape of the country’s 59 major national parks. Quilts depict subject matter from Arcadia to the U.S. Virgin Islands, from Gates of the Arctic to American Samoa and others in between. Valen stated that the quilts are made by some 148 fiber artists n... Full story
Investigators have talked with "people of interest" in regard to two fires set by humans Thursday on Alcan Road between the Delano Transfer Station and SR-155. Grand Coulee, Electric City, and USBR firefighters, along with Grand Coulee police, responded. The fires, burning only about one-tenth of an acre, were quickly extinguished. About 16 firefighters with five wildland engines and one tender responded. The call went out at 4:15 and the fires were out by 5 p.m. It was nearly 100 degrees at... Full story
Fireworks for next year’s Festival of America have already been assured, Coulee Dam’s town council learned last Wednesday night. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Peggy Nevsimal told council members that a corporate sponsor has already pledged $10,000 toward the 2016 show. Nevsimal appeared before the council for a debriefing of this year’s festival to see what might be done to make it even more successful. Nevsimal said crowds were smaller this year because of the heat. There were reports of temperatures over 100 degrees at the park... Full story
The town of Coulee Dam is going to hire a code enforcer. The council gave its approval last Tuesday night, at least to try out the idea for the rest of this calendar year. The council approved a plan by the mayor to hire a code enforcer for 25 hours a month at $22 an hour, but stopped short of making it a permanent position. The town council took up the enforcement issue just prior to voting down a chicken ordinance that would have allowed residents to keep up to four hens. The code enforcer issue came up during earlier chicken discussions, whe... Full story
Electric City will hold a “Pig for the Park” barbecue on Sept. 12. The barbecue will get Electric City residents familiar with the city’s new neighborhood park on land purchased from the Banks Lake Bible Church. Councilmember Lonna Bussert, who, along with Councilmember Brad Parrish, has worked on the park idea through the purchase period and in the planning of the park, said tickets will be sold for the barbecue, and she encouraged people to attend for an afternoon of fun and information. The actual “Pig for the Park” feast will be in the gras... Full story
A veteran living in a Housing Authority of Grant County apartment in Continental Heights was arrested last Tuesday and taken to county jail for abusing the 911 line. Tommy Hawkins had dialed 911, a police report states, to complain that he had to get to the hospital, but he was stuck by the dumpster that was in the way of his wheelchair ramp. When police called back, Hawkins told the officer, “I’m halfway in my door, stop calling me.” Police told him at the time, about 11:27 a.m., that they would see that the dumpster was moved. Police learn... Full story
A combination of law enforcement agencies reportedly seized a marijuana grow near Keller with an $8.5 million street value August 12. A story in the Tribal Tribune stated that tribal police, the Northwest Drug Task Force, U.S. Border Patrol, Tribal Natural Resources Enforcement and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, all participated in the raid. The seizure of 8,500 plants occurred last Wednesday in a heavily-wooded area where an irrigation system had been set up to water the marijuana plants. The story said the operation was consistent with... Full story
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has delegated authority to enforce federal laws on its lands within the exterior boundary of the Colville Reservation to certified Colville Tribal Police officers, the USBR announced last Wednesday. The bureau has scheduled a meeting at the Lake Roosevelt High School library at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 19, to provide information to the public and answer questions. The delegation of authority does not include enforcement of hunting, fishing or boating regulations, a bureau press release stated. Tribal police will jo... Full story