News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Grand Coulee Police 1/23 - USBR’s Plant Protection requested that the department’s explosives detection dog search a Canadian truck at the left powerhouse. The dog didn’t detect anything. 1/24 - Coulee Medical Center asked for assistance with an unruly patient. She was disrupting others in the emergency room and was taken to a friend’s house. - An Electric City resident on Electric Boulevard told police that a child had called 911. The party told an officer that when their back was turned the child reached up on the shelf and dialed the eme...
Remember when bowling was the game to play? I never really had the bowling bug, but at one time I had my own ball, bowled in a league with a very poor average and spent much time and change in pursuit of Don Carter, the best bowler on the face of the universe. This all took place in Orofino, Idaho, just down the street from the county seat of Clearwater County at the newest alley in the Clearwater Valley. The alley was still under construction when I moved to Orofino. I was a greenhorn in bowling, but I did observe that my new, shiny black,...
Ten Years Ago Grand Coulee Dam will soon display a large symbol intended to show the Bureau of Reclamation’s support of patriotism. A sea of red, white and blue could dominate the Grand Coulee Dam area this summer if American flags are put on utility poles throughout the area as planned. Several area farmers attended an open house at the Center School last night and voiced their concerns about the proposed transmission line between Spokane and Grand Coulee. Six Lake Roosevelt High School students participated in the 6th annual Eastern W...
An old TV commercial for an antacid once asked heartburn sufferers, “How do you spell relief?” For thousands of western Washington people left in the dark by winter storms, the word is “p-o-w-e-r.” And it took more than a couple of Rolaids to deal with it all. Normally, we flip a switch and the lights come on. We think nothing of it until a storm knocks out our power. Then we realize how important electricity is to our everyday lives. The Pacific Northwest periodically experiences heavy snow, i...
I’m a resident of Coulee Dam, and I’m all for justification of any project which is initiated on my behalf and which will inflate my monthly utility (sewage) bill. Without a super influx of new residents, a super sewage plant doesn’t seem practical. I fully support Gregory Wilder’s pursuit of justification for actions which seem to invalidate the residents of Coulee Dam. Ricky Gabriel's comment regarding this seemingly frivolous sewage project are incongruent with constituent interests, in my opinion. He doesn't base what appears to be advocacy...
Taqc Mawii, Tum chris lii wit, hello, I am Mylan Williams Sr. I am a recovering cocaine addict and alcoholic and writing this letter to you, the community, in hopes of catching the heart of the young people. I am also acknowledging my faults and misconducts as a youth. Not only did I hurt our community – I hurt the surrounding communities. I write to state that I am not a gangster – I am Tum chis Lii wit, a Colville tribal member of the Nez Perce Band, as well as Umatilla, Warm Springs, Wanachaupum and Yakima. I acknowledge the pain and sor...
NCNB would like to thank everyone in our community for helping us with another successful Coats for Kids Drive. If it wasn’t for all of you donating hats, gloves, coats, scarves and shoes, we would not be able to continue with our efforts. A special thank-you goes out to Body By Dam and Sunflower Graphics for helping, as well. We know how often our local businesses get asked to contribute. Thank you again to everyone who was able to give. NCNB Staff...
Honor Steve Breeze by learning to forgive Next week will mark the one-year memorial for the passing of Mr. Breeze. I found myself thinking about him this week and wanted to share how much people like him mean to me. He, and people like him, inspired me by doing what he did every day, not sweating the small stuff. I found that this saying has way more meaning than I thought: “MEAN PEOPLE SUCK”. There is so much hatred in the world already, and it’s sad how people teach it to their kids at such a young age. I see it all the time and worse than...
Although officials with the Bonneville Power Administration are no doubt dealing straightforwardly with the town of Coulee Dam, local officials are right to insist on taking a closer look at BPA’s plans to occupy town property for a year. Federal officials have a goal, a set agenda, set methods of operating and they’re behind schedule. Human nature may not allow them to always look out for the best of interests of the town. That’s up to the mayor and town council, who recognized last week that BPA is planning a big intrusion for very littl...
