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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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John Tufts is the new chief of police in Grand Coulee. Mayor Chris Christopherson named Tuft, to the applause of council members, at the city council meeting Tuesday night. Tufts, a 30-year veteran of the department, had been acting as interim chief since shortly after the retirement of Mel Hunt on Oct. 1. Tufts was one of the top three candidates for the job and his name along with two others was advanced to the mayor for consideration for the appointment. When the mayor made the announcement, it was apparent from the reaction, that council... Full story
A 39-year-old Omak man was taken to Coulee Medical Center today after he swerved to miss a deer on SR 17 and hit a telephone pole. Jason Reise was headed north in a 2005 Dodge Caravan 13.4 miles north of Coulee City when he had to swerve to miss a deer about 7:45 a.m., the Washington State Patrol reported. The van left the roadway to the left and hit the pole. Reise, who was wearing a seatbelt, was taken to Coulee Medical Center. The van was towed to Jack’s 4 Corners in Grand Coulee....
It seemed to be pumping through the veins of people all over the community last week, but there couldn't have been more concrete evidence of the Pacific Northwest's support of the Seattle Seahawks for their bid to repeat last year's Superbowl victory than a big 12 emblazened on the great Grand Coulee Dam. Friday night, as workers doing maintenance work on the largest nightly laser light show in the country tuned the lasers on the Grand Coulee Dam, they made a 300-foot tall blue and green "12"... Full story
Local school district patrons have only six days remaining to mail in their replacement levy ballots. The ballots must be postmarked by Feb. 10, to be counted. The Grand Coulee Dam School District is asking voters to approve a four-year, $1.13 million maintenance and operation levy, which would result in a reduction in taxes to most property owners. This levy is a replacement levy of a four-year levy that ends this year. It asks voters to pay $3.95 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation, compared to the current rate of $4.54 per thousand,... Full story
Five Lake Roosevelt High School students will begin a pilot project at the Bureau of Reclamation in February. The project will allow upper class students at the high school to spend one day a week getting a work experience at designated locations at the dam. High School Principal Brandon Byers said Tuesday that he is in the process of selecting five students who are currently in the school’s engineering program. Byers said he met with Bureau officials last spring and the process got started. He also stated that if the pilot project gets off t... Full story
A Keller man was arrested last Wednesday at a Burdin Boulevard residence for being in possession of a stolen vehicle. Henry Alexander Palmer, 43, was arrested and taken to Grant County Jail on an outstanding warrant for driving while his license was suspended and for having a stolen vehicle in his possession. Palmer told police he had bought the pickup from a third party. Police saw the black 1999 Toyota pickup in the alley behind Burdin Boulevard and A Street, partially blocking the alley about 8:30 p.m. When they checked the registration,... Full story
Recent outbreaks of Avian Flu in Washington state have prompted officials to schedule two local meetings, on Monday, Feb. 9, to provide the public and poultry growers information about the bird disease. A meeting is set for 9-10 a.m. at the Nespelem Community Center, and a second meeting is set for 1 p.m. in Okanogan at the county commissioner’s hearing room, 123 Fifth Avenue North, room 150. Dr. John Huntley, USDA APHIS Veterinary Services, assistant District 6 director of the US Dept. of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Ser... Full story
Fire district passes audit Okanogan County Fire District 2 passed state audit for the two-year period from Jan. 1, 2012 through Dec. 31, 2013, the Washington State Auditor’s Office said Monday. The SAO said records it examined indicate the district, which took in about $20,000 in 2012 and $10,000 in 2013 while fire protection to Elmer City and the surrounding area, “complied with applicable requirements and provided adequate safeguarding of public resources.” Town seeks citizens for advisory group Coulee Dam is looking for citizens inter... Full story
In last week’s article “Spending Frenzy” an omission in submitted information resulted in not mentioning that State Farm Insurance was also a sponsor of the school event. The interim fire chief in Coulee Dam is Flint Bjorson. His first name was mispelled in a recent story.... Full story
Members of the Banks Lake Golf Course received letters late last week of a new rate structure for annual membership. Port District 7 officials were busy Thursday preparing letters noting that single memberships and family memberships wlll each go up $50 for 2015. The golf course will open for play on March 1. Port commissioners said the rate increase is modest and is still much less than a few years ago. This year, family memberships will be $750, and an individual membership will be $650. In addition, gas cart storage will be $200 a year, and... Full story
Port District 7 got its new dump truck and blade last Wednesday; but where's the snow? The truck, with an International chassis, was delivered from Wisconsin, amid a lot of fanfare, with port district officials there to assist in the unloading of the huge truck. The truck and blade, along with the 35-foot by 40-foot garage to house it, come in at about $292,372 for the truck and $133,000 for the building, according to port district officials. The entire project, including engineering, was paid... Full story
“I don’t have kids in school,” she said, “why should I have to pay taxes for schools?” Someone paid when you were a kid in need of an education, I said. “But I didn’t live here then,” she said. Wherever you were in this country, I said, somebody paid for your education. What goes around, comes around. And if it ever stops, we’re all done. Think about that in relation to the school levy currently sought by the Grand Coulee Dam School District. It’s fundamental to our nation that a good school system must be in place to educate our youth,... Full story
My mom, Naomi Manzer always said Kathy’s mom was the kindest, most compassionate, loving, gentle person in our area...Kathy is a chip off the ol’ block. Thanks Kathy, for being the special kind of person that looks beyond what’s in front of our nose. Dodie Boyd Absolutely the greatest choice! Kathy is such a kind wonderful person and deserves this honor. Congratulations, Kathy! Darlene Price... Full story
I was very saddened to hear of Cheryl’s untimely death and because Cheryl and I worked so closely together for a number of years, I wanted to just share a few memories with her family and the community. Cheryl came to work for me at Comrie License Agency on May 1st, 1997 and it became obvious to me that she would soon master the tasks involved, and that, in fact, proved to be the case. She also became involved in my other business, Comrie Accounting Services, and during the hectic rush during tax season she would become an indispensable a... Full story
About Electric City: We had our water, sewer, garbage raised to where some of us on fixed incomes can’t afford it, to get our roads fixed. Haven’t seen it yet. It’s been years when they chipped sealed. If we have money, spend it on the kids that come on vacation — a playground or something they can do. M. Townsend... Full story
There is a lot of TV and print and talk shows about terrorism here and terrorism there. It is a serious matter, terrorism is. What makes it worrisome is that it is not well defined and it seems some government officials want it that way. Some of you may not recognize total censorship or censorship as terrorism. The Peoples got punished over the last few years for having an opinion about corruption in Colville Tribal Government from the top down. Letters-to-the-Editor were removed from our tribal newsprint in total March 2013. The Clowncil and... Full story
OK, this is not a best bands list. This is a list of the most influential bands in my life. Bands that my parents infused onto me, bands that I chose for myself and bands that were just there at the right time. Second disclaimer: remember I am only barely over 40. So bands like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Elvis Presley are not on this list, but if I was making an all-time great list they would be. So here we go … 3 Dog Night. Although I have very little recognition of this memory, only a few pictures passed down over time, I am told when I w... Full story
If you’re reading this online, thank net neutrality. Net neutrality is the principle that all Internet content must be delivered equally. This article shouldn’t be transmitted more slowly than another one. Your cat video shouldn’t be given priority over a TED Talk. More importantly, your small business’ website shouldn’t be loaded slower than Amazon’s. Put it this way: Net neutrality prevents preferential treatment; it is freedom from interference. That freedom is crucial to businesses large and small. According to Fast Company, Amazon calc... Full story
Ethel Y. "Vonnie" George 71, peacefully made the journey from this life the morning of Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, from her home in Elmer City, Wash., following complications from her courageous battle with lung disease. Born June 23, 1943, in Riverside, Calif., Vonnie moved with her parents to Central Washington during her youth where her father worked on the construction of Grand Coulee Dam. After attending Coulee Dam High School, she met and married Michael M. Paul and lived a life characterized... Full story
Joining the Arbor Day Foundation is an ideal way to get in the mood for spring planting. Anyone from Washington who joins the Foundation in February 2015 will receive 10 free Colorado blue spruce trees to plant when the weather turns warm. “The blue-green hue and distinctive shape of Colorado blue spruce trees will help beautify Washington for many years to come,” said Matt Harris, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. The trees will be shipped postpaid at the right time for planting, between March 1 and May 31, with enclosed pla... Full story
At a Lake Roosevelt High School basketball game last Thursday, Rodney Bise shows his support for the upcoming school levy for the Grand Coulee Dam School District. The levy ballots must be in by Feb. 10 with more than half voting yes in order for the district to keep its local tax support and a more than half-million dollar bonus from the state for passing it. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Chamber at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Siam Palace. A presentaiton by Jim Brakebill and Cindy Jayne will be on Packing Friendship-Weekend Food Backpacks. American Legion Post 157 Meets The American Legion Post 157 holds legion meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Vets’ Center in Electric City. All veterans are welcome. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, February 10. For more information contact Jerry at 633-2579. GCD Employees Ass... Full story
by John R. McNeil II The Lady Raiders have been on a basketball hot streak, winning six in a row to improve their overall win-loss record to 11-7. In Central Washington 2B North LR is 10-2 and sitting in second place going into the last week of the season. Ahead of LR is Okanogan, which has yet to lose a game, and in third place are the Brewster Bears, who beat Lake Roosevelt 38-34 at Grand Coulee. The Lady Raiders came into last week's games on a three-game streak, and held off the Manson Troja... Full story
by John R. McNeil II With one week left in the season, the Raiders are sitting at 12-6 overall win-loss record with a four-game win streak. The wins have put the Raiders in third place in the Central Washington 2B North behind the Okanogan Bulldogs and ahead of the Liberty Bell Mt. Lions. "Our guys never stopped playing, and with our injuries and setbacks that we were dealing with throughout this week, different guys stepped up and knew we had to really put a full team effort together this week... Full story
Raider Wrestling wrapped up the regular season and is now preparing for the first round of postseason this weekend in Oroville. Sub-regionals start on Friday at 4 p.m and continue on Saturday at 10 a.m. All schools in the Eastern Washington North B Wrestling League will be present. The Raiders settled sub-regional tournament seeding questions at Kittitas Saturday at the Central Washington B Wrestling mix and match. Five Raiders wrestled two or three matches against those they had not wrestled during the season. Jacob Smith defeated Adrian... Full story