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A slide of rocks and mud covered Peter Dan Road about a half mile from SR-155 Tuesday morning, forcing a detour until mid-afternoon and recalling a massive effort to keep the hillside from sloughing off. Okanogan County Emergency Management texted an alert at 6:40 a.m. to its subscribers, letting them know of the road closure as people got ready to go to work or school. Peter Dan runs between Elmer City and Keller, plus the Buffalo Lake area. The road remained closed until about 2:15 p.m. The sl...
Remember the blood drive is set for Monday, Jan. 16, 1:30-5:45 pm at the American Legion Hall (Vets Center) in Electric City. We are currently sitting at 12 scheduled appointments with 14 openings between 2:30- 5:30 Grand Coulee Community Monday, January 16 1:30pm- 5:45pm American Legion 877-25-VITLAL...
Looking at something from a different angle can reveal much that hadn’t been noticed before. That principle may have been evident at a school board meeting Monday night. School leaders made plans Monday to systematically consider student opinion in coming meetings, the result of advocacy on the school board by two new student representatives. Appointed as ex-officio representatives in October 2022, Juniors Layla Flett and Celeste LaPlace have been discussing with other Grand Coulee Dam School District board members ways to get student c...
After two years of an online and hybrid Legislature that severely restricted legislators' direct contact during the pandemic, the House and Senate chambers were full of people reuniting and greeting each other. at the opening of the state Legislature Jan. 9. A main issue at the start of the session was moving past the COVID-19 pandemic and adopting new rules and procedures that allows for in-person and remote participation. President of the Senate Denny Heck, the lieutenant governor, said...
About three dozen people fish through the ice near the feeder canal that fills Banks Lake Friday afternoon about 4 p.m. Although the cold weather that formed the ice had been gone for days, it had remained strong enough to attract the crowd. They made the trek across the lake from Coulee Playland to set up their camps. - Scott Hunter photo...
Washington’s ‘tripledemic’ is far from over. As COVID-19, flu and RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) continue to surge, hospitals and health care providers are reaching capacity. In Washington State, flu deaths are at higher rates than are usually seen at this point in the season (40 people, including three children, as of December 10). High levels of respiratory illnesses could continue for a while. As a physician with Community Health Plan of Washington, I urge you to consider the following tips to ward off illness this winter and sprin...
It’s hard to tell what’s changing faster, the weather or words used to describe it. I’ve lived on the Central California coast for some time and have endured many winter storms that line up in the Pacific and swirl across our state. We used to refer to such weather as the Pineapple Express, a playful non-meteorological term reflecting the fact that heavy rain sometimes originates as far away as Hawaii. There was no confusion. When the forecast mentioned a Pineapple Express we knew we were in for a lengthy drenching. Recently, forecasters and jo...
It was 1962, and the baseball season was over. During the off season, Larry Jackson, a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, joined our sports staff at the Idaho Statesman in Boise. As a baseball player, Larry was not yet a household name, but he soon would be. Larry was born in Nampa, and he still called the Valley his home. In the offseason, Larry would write for the Statesman. Technically, he worked for me, but I knew that my boss liked to talk baseball, so Larry was put on staff. Larry told me that his friend Stan Musial was coming to Boise...
Coupled with the rapid growth of data centers we rely upon for internet service and information storage is an increased demand for electricity to power millions of computers and cool the mammoth buildings in which they operate. Data center computers are integral to our everyday life and store everything from cooking recipes to complex engineering blueprints. They are heavy power users, consuming 10 to 50 times the energy per floor space of a typical commercial office. Energy inflation combined...
If someone asked you what the single worst, most egregious example of government overreach was, what would you say? The death tax? Emissions standards on cars? Livestock trucking rules? Excessive workplace safety requirements? While those are all good examples, they pale in comparison to the Biden administration’s most recent actions on “waters of the United States” or WOTUS. For those who don’t know, WOTUS dictates which waters are federally regulated under the Clean Water Act. During the Obama administration, a definition was release...
John C. Francis (72) "Florist, Master Gardener, Artist, Poet, Loved by many, a Soon Friend to all whom he met, leaving all a bit richer for having known him;" passed away Wednesday morning December 28, 2022 in Nespelem, Washington. Born June 22nd, 1950 in Rossland, BC, Canada to Alex & Mary "Jean" Moore-Francis; John attended school in Northport, Washington where his second grade teacher – Mrs. Roe first recognized and encouraged John's artistic ability. Later, along with being on the high s...
Gerry Kerby left his earthly home peacefully at Coulee Medical Center on Friday, December 23, 2022, his wife at his side. Born on March 30, 1940, to Clair and Eleanor (Springston) Kerby in Spirit Lake, Idaho he moved to Grand Coulee at a young age where his father taught school and coached at Grand Coulee Junior High. Gerry loved this area and had many fond memories of growing up here especially having a horse and being a charter member of the Junior Ridge Riders. He moved with his family to...
Amanda Palmer and Tyler Jordan of Nespelem, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Ace Alan Jordan, born Sunday, January 1, 2023, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. He weighed 5 lbs., 0 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Archer Palmer and Kade Jordan. Maternal grandmother is Debra Francis. Paternal grandparents are Lakeytha and Brent Jordan....
Zion Lutheran Church is celebrating it’s 85thAnniversary on January 15, 2023 at 11:00 am. Our guest preacher for the celebration will be Rev Daniel Wurster who was the pastor at Zion from 1973-1976. We are also hoping that former pastors Ken Goodfellow and William Goodin will be in attendance to celebrate with us and bless us. We look forward to being a part of the community for many years to come sharing God’s Love in word and deed. Lutheran pastors began visiting the Grand Coulee Dam community in 1933. Pastor Hugo Gurney was serving the Lut...
NCW Libraries offers a weekly, live virtual story time that connects young children and their caregivers across five counties through reading, song and play. The story time airs on the Zoom platform every Thursday at 9:30 a.m., led by Librarians Clare Morrison, Peshastin, and Dawn Woodruff, Twisp. Upcoming story times include: Jan 12: Read “Ten Ways to Hear Snow”, about a girl who wakes up after a blizzard to a quiet town and realizes that snow actually changes sound. Jan. 19: Pajama story time (wearing pajamas encouraged). Jan. 26: Cel...
Grant County Mosquito Dist. to Meet Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, January 12, 2023, at 4:00 pm at 210 W. Coulee Blvd., Electric City. Care and Share Food Bank Open Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are Fridays 1-3 p.m. Join our Facebook Group. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. AA Meetings in the Local Area Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held Monday through Friday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 633-3377 days or 633-3345 evenings. New Hope Group...
Grand Coulee Police 1/3 - One catalytic converter was cut and stolen from a U-Haul truck parked near the hardware store, and the catalytic converter was cut but not taken from a second U-Haul. - Police checked on a deer that had been hit by a car somewhere near the hospital. When approaching the deer, it was able to get away. Police decided it didn’t need to be put down since it was able to get away. 1/5 - A woman was banned from a Dill Avenue residence after an argument involving someone being allowed to use her car. - Jail was more a...
Raider wrestlers took third place as a team at Leavenworth Jan. 7, where they wrestled in the 10-team Cascade Bavarian Invite. Lake Roosevelt's 134 team points placed the Raiders behind Eastmont with 169, and champion Omak with 254. The Raiders fielded three champions in the tournament: Rodger Cate at 113 pounds, Teyten Flores at 152, and Junior Garcia at 182. Cate once again dominated his opponents by pinning Landon Batton of Cle Elum-Roslyn and Angel Sandoval of Cascade. Cate improved his...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders took down three opponents last week, including two in their conference and stinging Inchelium on the Hornets’ home court. The Raider boys beat the Okanogan Bulldogs in Okanogan Jan. 3, by just four points, 71-67. The next night in Inchelium, LR socred 60 points against the Hornets’ 39. Then on Friday night, they delivered a 74-38 lesson to the Bridgeport Mustangs in their home corral. They were set to meet the Tonasket Tigers, there, last night. No score was available by deadline. The Lady Raiders also followed tha...
OLYMPIA — Public high schools throughout Washington will observe Temperance and Good Citizenship Day Friday, Jan. 13. Now in its 100th year, Temperance and Good Citizenship Day is unique to Washington and is one of several civic observances for which state law provides specific instructions for schools. Every January, Washington students learn about becoming engaged and productive citizens. On Temperance and Good Citizenship Day, high-school seniors can register to vote during their social studies classes, either with a printed voter-registrati...
Three local students earned high honors for grades at Big Bend Community College for the fall quarter. Making the President’s List for Fall 2022 quarter, by completing 12 or more graded credits with a GPA of 3.75 and above, were Natanya Emerson, Zyelycia Patrick, and Celeste LaPlace, all of Electric City. In North Dakota, several local students earned at least 3.5 GPAs at Bismarck State College to get on the President’s Honor Roll for fall: John Baughman, Electric City; Jacob Johnson, Hartline; James Milligan, Electric City; James Nichols, Kel...
Call for bids to create a website/domain for Center Senior Living Center Senior Living is a 501c 3 non-profit with the goal of converting the former Center School in Grand Coulee to a top-quality 60 bed assisted living and memory care facility. The board will accept proposals to create a domain and build a website for this project. The proposal should include examples of your work and previous experience. Proposals should be returned to Center Senior Living no later than January 15th, 2023. Return bids to: CSL, PO Box 748, Grand Coulee, WA 9913...