News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Seven brave souls take a refreshing dip in Lake Roosevelt just after noon on New Year's Day at Spring Canyon for the annual polar plunge. In its seventh year, the plunge seems to attract participants numbered in proportion to the degrees above zero on the thermometer. It was about 40. From left: Bob Carlson, Koy Griesse, Lazelda Foster, Gwen Hilson, Tammy Norris, Diana Parrish, Diane Bussard and Kori Goudey. - Scott Hunter photo...
An effort to put a school resource officer at Lake Roosevelt Schools and add another policeman to Grand Coulee’s department has been stopped, and grant funding for it turned down. Funded partially by a federal grant, the effort would have expanded Grand Coulee Police efforts to enhance community relations and allay potential future problems with an in-school presence. It also would have required coordination of two budgetary processes right at a time when both the city and the school district needed to finalize budgets by law. The city had u...
Nespelem School is hoping to find extra land on which to expand with a future sports area. The board voted last week to formally inquire with the Colville Tribes about land across the street currently held in trust status that the school board members recall being acquired by the tribes for that purpose. The board met in special session Dec. 26 specifically to authorize a letter to Colville Business Council Chairman Jarred-Michael Erickson to address the topic. “It was years ago that the tribe had let us know that they had purchased the p...
Earlier this year, two local firemen, Gary Rosco and Leonard Sanders, retired from the Electric City Fire Department with a combined 61 years of service. Rosco retired as assistant chief with 27 years, and Sanders retired with 34 years of service. Both firemen received a custom Pulaski with years of service engraved in them. The retirement party was well attended with family, friends, current firemen and past retired firemen from the department. Chief Mark Payne said the department would like...
GasBuddy released its annual Fuel Price Outlook Dec. 28 with some good news for drivers: expect lower gasoline and diesel prices in 2024. The outlook highlights key trends in gasoline and diesel prices, forecasting that, after two years of above average gas prices, 2024 will bring relief at the pump for consumers as several factors contribute to less of a pinch at the pump. GasBuddy expects the yearly national average will drop from $3.51 per gallon last year to $3.38 in 2024. The national average was at $3.06 per gallon on Tuesday, said the...
Sagebrush burned during a wildfire above Coulee Dam several years ago combines with the dawn over Grand Coulee Dam Tuesday to illustrate that dark times always yield to a new day. Happy New Year. - Scott Hunter photo...
How about making an effort to visit a national park this year. It’s a great way to rebuild your appreciation of our country. We have three great national parks in our own state and a couple of others within a day’s drive. One of my favorites is Olympic National Park. It’s a day’s drive away but will take you to our coast, and inside the park offers a unique experience. The Rain Forest is unique and a bit scary with the moss hanging from the trees. Allow time to go into the Rain Forest for at least a couple of miles. Quite often you will ru...
Tom Smothers wasn’t the first performer to weaponize comedy for political purposes, but he was perfectly suited for it. During the height of his career with brother Dick in the ’60s and ’70s he took on Lyndon Johnson over his Vietnam policies and Richard Nixon over, well, just about everything. When news came that Tommy died of cancer on Dec. 26, many of us immediately recalled the playful jibes exchanged by the brothers as hosts of “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” on CBS. “Mom always liked you best,” was Tommy’s favorite bit of bait for...
It was half-past second coffee and darn near to French toast time and it had been very quiet at the round table, that general headquarters of the World Dilemma Think Tank. “Heard something interesting yesterday,” said Herb. “Kids were talking on the sidewalk and I couldn’t help but hear parts of it. I had to stop and ask them about it, even if it seemed rude to them. “Seems somebody tipped them off that there was a thousand dollars in gold coins buried beneath the stepping stone going into Jenkin’s cabin.” Dud looked up, “But nobody knows wh...
Grand Coulee Police 12/27 -The city clerk told police that someone claiming they were a city official told Grant PUD that trees on Partello Parkway needed trimming or to be cut down for the beautification of Grand Coulee. Police spoke to a PUD employee who explained that the PUD does trim and cut trees that have been trimmed before and that these trees did need to be trimmed again. There was no monetary loss due to cutting the trees. The person that pointed the trees out to him had been running for mayor at the time. - Police checked the area...
Grant County Fire Dist. #14 NO MEETING Grant County Fire District #14 will not have a January monthly meeting on Monday, January 8, 2024, due to no quorum. Carla Kentner Grant County Fire District #14 Secretary (Publish January 3, 2024) 2024 MRSC ROSTERS SMALL PUBLIC WORKS, CONSULTANT, and VENDOR ROSTERS FOR PARTICIPATING WASHINGTON STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES LOCATED IN EASTERN WASHINGTON The Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington (MRSC) hereby advertises on behalf of the below listed local government agencies in Washington S...
Eight Raider wrestlers competed at the Freeman Winter Classic Dec. 30 in Rockford, Washington, where 17 teams from all school sizes met. Francis Louie took fourth place at 150 pounds, pinning a wrestler from Deer Park and beating a Cheney grappler 12-5 in the quarterfinal round. A Riverside wrestler pinned Louie in the semifinal, setting up the contest for third or fourth place, when he lost by fall to Shadle Park’s Tyrese Guzman, who took third. At 113 pounds, Dillan Yazzie lost his first match to a Deer Park wrestler by pin but won his n...
Raider boys beat Bulldogs Lake Roosevelt dominated Okanogan on the Bulldogs’ home court Tuesday night 67-39 for their first win of 2024. The boys will host Bridgeport Friday night at 7:30. Girls lose two Lakeside High squeaked by the Lady Raiders at a Reardan basketball game, 59-57 on Dec. 28, but they’ll have a chance to beat the Nine Mile girls in Coulee Dam Jan. 20 at 5 p.m. The Lady Raiders got trounced in Okanogan Tuesday night 61-18, but play Waterville-Mansfield at home tonight (Jan. 3) at 7 p.m. Their Friday night home game against Bri...