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Police have arrested one person and are looking for additional suspects in the burglary of Loepp Furniture early Sunday morning, Jan. 15. Officers Adam Florenzen and Chris McClanahan took part in the apprehension of a 34-year-old Omak woman, Darcy K. Edwards, who was in the driver’s seat of a pickup parked in the alley behind the store, partially filled with objects from inside. At least one other person was believed to be part of the burglary, the police report stated, and possibly two. Florenzen, on patrol, reported that as he was driving M... Full story
Brother and sister Nick and Becky Heilman serve fruit cups during a ham-hock-and-bean soup dinner to members at the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center Tuesday. Their mother, Chay, is the head cook there. The GCD Senior Meals program is open to everyone, with no membership required. Dinner is served Tuesday through Thursday at 5 p.m., and breakfast served Monday through Friday from 8 to 10 a.m. A recommended donation of $3.50 for senior citizens, or $6.50 for everyone else, buys a full meal. It's... Full story
A follow-up “community watch” meeting in Coulee Dam has been set for 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Almira/Coulee Dam Community Church, according to Ed Bartley. A feeling that the crime rate in Coulee Dam was rising rapidly spurred the first meeting early in December, with about 50 people showing up. Bartley chaired the meeting then and will again when the follow-up meeting is held. That meeting will put some meat on the bones with some specific suggestions of how community members can help fight crime, not as vigilantes, but by coo... Full story
An upcoming visit between two local governments could help prevent a big local asset from degrading into a permanent eyesore. The Grand Coulee Dam School District has been invited to Grand Coulee’s next planning commission meeting on Feb. 8, to let planners know what it plans for the Center School property. The school district has conducted two advertisements calling for bids on the 8.3-acre school building and property, but has never appeared before city planners. Both attempts to receive bids have failed to produce any because investors w... Full story
An environmental group that sued to force changes at Grand Coulee Dam says it has reached a settlement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Columbia Riverkeeper announced last week that the Bureau had agreed to investigate the possibility of replacing petroleum oil-based lubricants with “eco-friendly lubricants” or switch to using non-lubricated equipment in places where those lubricants touch the water. The settlement is based on a similar outcome in 2014 when the group settled a suit against the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. That agency has... Full story
Brad Parrish has resigned his position on Electric City’s council. Parrish submitted his resignation after he learned that his wife had been selected as deputy clerk. The council meets next Feb. 14, and is expected to accept Parrish’s resignation at that time. Parrish is midway through his second term and would have been up for re-election in 2019. City officials stated that Parrish decided to resign after his wife, Diana, was hired as deputy clerk. She begins work at city hall Jan. 27. Parrish has been the mainstay on the council in sup... Full story
The Nespelem School District has plenty of cash right now, but fewer federal funds may be coming for the year than previously planned. The district, which budgeted for the year based on an expected enrollment average of 110 students, has seen that number at 133 this year. Financial officer Tanya Bunting told the board Monday night that the district is in a good cash position currently, but cautioned that federal Impact Aid funding may not come in as expected. The district's budget includes... Full story
The Liberty Bell Mountain Lions held an impromptu slumber party in the Lake Roosevelt gym last Tuesday after their basketball game with the Raiders, due to the ice storm that night. The junior varsity games had been canceled so that the varsity games could be held earlier and Liberty Bell could get back home before the weather became too frightful. But frightful it was, as an ice storm hit before the games were over. The Liberty Bell bus driver and coaches discussed at halftime during the boys’ game whether it would be wise to drive home in s... Full story
The National Park Service Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail is like a giant jigsaw puzzle; the whole is there to see, but the problem is how to put the pieces together. Denise Bausch, NPS chief of interpretation and education for the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area and Ice Age Floods, told about 40 people Monday that "partnerships" with communities and groups along the way would be the key to the trail's success. The meeting was held Monday afternoon in Coulee Dam's community room a... Full story
D'Wayne Darlington with Hurd's Guide Service displays a couple of good-sized Kokanee on the dock at Crescent Bay Monday. The land-locked salmon have reportedly been biting, but regional anglers have been frustrated as many boat launches on Lake Roosevelt iced over during the recent cold weather. Crescent Bay was one of those that remained open. Darlington said the Kokanee and now rainbow trout are hitting. "Once you find a good group of them, it's like hammer time," he said. "It's non-stop." -... Full story
I graduated from Coulee Dam High School in 1962 and then off to work as a draftsman and engineer technician. I needed more, so in 1968 I enrolled in Washington State University … subsequently graduating in civil engineering & geology (BS cum laude). Still not enough, so back again to WSU… majoring in fine arts/architecture and regional planning (BA cum laude). After over 40 years of engineering, planning, city management, and architecture, I “retired.” Full circle – back home. Coulee Dam. I bought a small home, raised my son (he graduated... Full story
We made it home before the news hour last Wednesday evening after an overnight in Spokane. The highway was bare and wet, and everything went well until we tried to turn into our driveway. It had snowed three inches Tuesday night, and we had a berm across our driveway, which I tried to get through. Unfortunately, the city plow had bermed us out. We were stuck until three good guys rescued us. We thank two local policemen, Officers Mike Sullivan and Jordan Ulrich, who arrived less than 10 minutes after we called them. Soon after that our... Full story
Join us for the annual Omak March for Life Jan. 26. Meet in the park by the Omak Library at noon. The mission of the March for Life is to provide all Americans with a place to testify to the beauty of life and the dignity of each human person. Both in January, on the anniversary of legalized abortion in the U.S., and throughout the year we bring together pro-life leaders and groups to organize, unite and strategize around a common message, and to communicate this message to the government, the media and the nation in a way that is powerful and... Full story
Public participation and support from citizens are essential to carrying out improvements that are now underway by our newly- elected Okanogan County commissioners. These commissioners have inherited significant difficulties, including dealing with a budget that was balanced by incurring large loans at the end of 2016. They need our support. But improvements are already being made. County agendas for the following week are now being published on the county website on Fridays (including citizen comment periods), assisting especially working... Full story
What a confusing weekend in America. The greatest democracy in the world held its most historical and patriotic event Friday, and those who did not agree with the outcome of the process (a process that I have not agreed with at times, I might add) got ugly. Not only did they riot, destroy, slander and accuse, but they basically spat upon the honor and justice of this nation. They put a black mark on the entire history of America and did so in the name of freedom and protests. I understand the feeling of believing you were wronged and doing... Full story
Street scene at Grand Coulee Center. If anyone remembers Halland's Sandwich or Pioneer Grocery Market, let us know.... Full story
Joanne Leith, 73, passed away at her home Saturday evening January 7, 2017, surrounded by her family, following a long and courageous battle with illness. Joanne was born in Nespelem, Washington to Art and Annie Moses-Circle on Monday, April 19, 1943. She loved her church – Sacred Heart Catholic Mission in Nespelem, where Joanne was an active member of the Cursillo group. A proud member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, in 2016 Joanne retired as an Administrative Assistant for the tribal g... Full story
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, January 26, at the Senior Center on Main Street, Grand Coulee. Grant County Port District 7 to Meet The Grant County Port District 7 will hold its monthly meetings the last Thursday of the month at 4 p.m., beginning with the January 26 meeting. All meeting will be held at the airport office. Grant County Fire District 14 to Meet The Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, January 30, at 7 p.m., at the Electric... Full story
Brooke Marchand and Edward Hall, of Grand Coulee, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Izabelle Angel Marchand-Hall, born Thursday, January 12, 2017, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 8 lbs., 11 oz., and was 21 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandparents are Shannon A. Marchand and Dale Carriere, of Grand Coulee. Paternal grandparents are Angel Hall, of Grand Coulee, and Mike Hall, of Nespelem. Great-grandparents are Robert and Renee Marchand, and Laurel E. Manley, all of Coulee... Full story
Wed., Jan. 25 – Dinner Baked Chicken, Potato Salad, Mixed Veggies, Hot Roll, Peaches and Cream Thurs., Jan. 26 – Dinner Meat Loaf, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Peas and Carrots, Fruit Slices, Cook’s Choice Dessert Fri., Jan. 27 – Breakfast Biscuits and Gravy, Eggs, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., Jan. 30 - Breakfast Country Skillet, Hashbrowns, Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., Jan. 31 – Dinner Maple Pork Steak, Baked Potatoes, Brussell Sprouts, Applesauce, Pudding Parfait Wed., Feb. 1 – Dinner Shepherd’s Pie, Mixed Veggies, Fruit Slices... Full story
These students were selected at Lake Roosevelt Elementary as students of the month for December.... Full story
The Lady Raiders defeated Liberty Bell in a fourth-quarter comeback before a dominant win over the Manson. Hosting the Lady Mountain Lions Jan. 17, Lake Roosevelt trailed for three-and-a-half quarters, but stood their ground, rallied, and came away with the win and a final score of 46-40. Head Coach Wallace Pleasants said that Liberty Bell had a different approach defensively that his team hadn't expected. "It took us three-and-a-half quarters to adjust to it," he said, "but once we did we we... Full story
The Raider boys defeated the Mountain Lions, but fell to the Trojans last week, still leaving Lake Roosevelt with a long shot at the playoffs. Hosting the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions on a night of freezing rain last Tuesday, the Lake Roosevelt Raiders won the match-up by double the points, 54-27. "Everything was clicking for us on offense, and we weren't missing," said Head Coach Levi Seekins. "The ball was zipping around, we were hitting wide open guys who were knocking it down." "Confidence... Full story
The Raider wrestlers traveled to Kittitas on Saturday, where four of them placed in the Coyote Classic tournament, two of them in the top spot. Out of the six Raiders competing at the tournament, four were wrestling for team points. Lake Roosevelt placed fifth out of 17 teams with 72 points. Selah, a 2A school, won the tournament with 172 points. Wrestling in the 113-pound division, Kaleb Horn pinned Ben Graf of Ellensburg in two minutes 26 seconds, then narrowly defeated Joe Moen of Cle Elum 8-7 to take the first-place spot. “That was a h... Full story
Yes, the Grand Coulee Dam School District does have a superintendent! A glitch when Paul Turner took over the superintendent position last August was fixed by the school board Monday night. It was one of those things where someone forgot to cross a “t” which prevented Turner’s name from turning up in county records listed as superintendent. Now it’s fixed and Turner, who had served as a vice principal, can now sign his title as “superintendent” without anyone having the license to challenge it. In other action Monday night the board hired... Full story
