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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Astride high-tension power lines due to come down, a lineman working for Wilson Construction reaches for a grappling hook lowered from a helicopter Tuesday atop towers in the park below Grand Coulee Dam’s Visitor Center. Helicopters will be used from Feb. 27 to March 24 to remove the overhead lines from the Third Power Plant. — Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Members were informed by email last week that Banks Lake Golf and Country Club will not open this year. The announcement was made by Russ and Ida Horn, managing partners of the course. The email stated that the course would revert back to Port District 7, which leases the land of the 18-hole course to golf shareholders. Port Commissioner Larry Maier heard about the decision Friday and Port Commission Chairman Oroville Scharbach still hadn’t heard early Monday, but the news was spreading through the community like wildfire. Commissioner, Stan C... Full story
The Colville Business Council has approved an agreement to settle the Colville Tribes’ claims against the United States for an accounting of trust funds and mismanagement of tribal trust assets, CBC Chairman Michael O. Finley announced Friday. The settlement will pay the Colville Tribes $193 million, making it one of the largest Indian trust mismanagement settlements in U.S. history, Finley stated. Some of the settlement funds will be used to restore tribal forests, rangeland, and other natural resources. The agreement approved by the CBC also... Full story
A recent increase in requests for public documents will lead to an extra employee at town hall. Coulee Dam’s town council approved the hiring of a “records management” person at its meeting last Wednesday night. Town Clerk Carol Visker asked council members to approve the new position, which will bring the city hall staff to three full-time employees. Visker stated that she plans to meet with the council’s personnel committee, made up of members Bob Poch and Ken Miles, soon to determine that position’s job description, required qualifica... Full story
Coach Brad Wilson and the Raiders get ready to break from a time-out strategy session at the regional game against Waitsburg/Prescott Friday night at Walla Walla High School. The Raiders won the game, the first round of the state tournament, 70-53. The story is on page 5. — Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Payments by Bonneville Power Administration to the town of Coulee Dam related to its power line project are inching upward. The town council learned last Wednesday that BPA has agreed to pay the town $5 a cubic yard for dirt it intends to deposit on town property on the hillside between town hall and the switchyards. The dirt will come from road improvement work and dirt from drilled footings for the towers. Earlier, the BPA had offered to pay $2 a yard. Gary Wilson, BPA’s realty agent, told the council that the dirt placed on town property w... Full story
School help winding through Congress Language encouraged by 4th Dist. Congressman Doc Hastings is included in two bills that passed out of committee Tuesday and could help local schools. HR 3990 would support the inclusion of Grand Coulee Dam School District in methods that currently exist for the federal government to help local schools on which it has substantial impact. The language extends eligibility for emergency and modernization construction grants to school districts where at least 10 percent of property is non-taxable because of... Full story
Staff members of Center Elementary School took their complaints about air quality in their school directly to the school board Monday night. An aide at the school, Aaron Derr, addressed the board to highlight a list of illnesses claimed by teachers and other staff members at the school. But it was like preaching to the choir. The board was fully aware of the air quality concerns. In fact, the district had emailed the school a week earlier seeking information about reports of air quality concerns. “We had asked ESD (Educational Service D... Full story
Ridge Riders President George Kohout thinks a new event the club is planning could become as big or bigger than the annual Colorama Rodeo in May. The new “ranch rodeos” planned for June 30 and Sept. 22 will bring a lot of people into town, Kohout said. Organized around skills actually used today by ranchers, the events will feature teams of four, and each of those contestants will likely bring friends and family to watch, he said. “There’s been so much response, we’ve even had people from Arizona call up,” he noted. “We’re real excited.” The g... Full story
The Colville Tribes’ settlement with the federal government over mismanagment of tribal assets held in trust is a good thing for the tribes and for this area. With a little over 9,000 members, the Colville membership and their leaders can do some very positive things with $193 million, including a substantial injection into the regional economy through buildup of their own resources and industry, payments to members or a combination. The hiring of a “records manager” in Coulee Dam may be prudent, if costly. The best outcome would occur if th... Full story
I would like to personally, and professionally, on behalf of Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area and the National Park Service, thank the Grand Coulee Community for your support of the 2012 Balde Eagle Education Festival! The tremendous offerings and willingness to provide housing for speakers, venues and funds for the programs and volunteer hours assisting with programs to ensure the success of the day is greatly appreciated. We had more offers to help than there were jobs! Thanks! We had 85 4th-6th grade students and they all had a... Full story
March is Red Cross Month in recognition of the work done by the American Red Cross in communities across the country and around the globe – and of how we depend on public support to help people in need. Thanks to support from individuals, organizations and businesses here in North Central Washington, the American Red Cross is able to respond to disasters both large and small; help members of the military, veterans and their families; provide blood for those in need and teach lifesaving skills. We want to thank those whose generosity enables u... Full story
Localism is trending today in the realms of food and finance. The institution of the local community newspaper is also popular, but it wasn’t blogged into being - it was born long before videos started going viral. Major metropolitan newspapers may be a slowly dying breed, but community newspapers prove that American journalism is alive, well and living in the rural areas, small towns and suburbs of our land. The word “newspaper” may conjure mental images of a big pressroom, delivery trucks and eight-column banner headlines, but 97 percent of U... Full story
Ten Years Ago Proposed cuts in the governor’s 2002 budget could lead to large changes in long-term health care in the Grand Coulee Dam area. “Bottom line is, whatever happens it will impact long-term health care the worst,” said Coulee Community Hospital Administrator Mike Wiltermood. The U.S. Forest Service has gotten proficient at the logistics of handling large catastrophes, but work at Ground Zero was a logistical “nightmare...beyond my wildest dreams,” said Bobbie Scopa, a USFS fire managem... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/21 - Police got a call from a Coulee Dam reserve officer that he was following a car near Jones Bay whose driver appeared to be under the influence. An officer arrived at the scene where the vehicle was stopped, but the driver didn’t show any signs of impairment. - A woman called and told police that a certain woman was driving around “high as a kite” and “driving all over.” Police went to where the driver was, and she appeared fine. 2/22 - Police were advised that a subject was locked inside the fence at Grand Coulee Recy... Full story
Nora Cantrell, 63, was born January 8, 1949, in Austin, Texas, to Robert Jr. and Bertha Mae Miller and passed away on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, with her daughter Sandra by her side. She married Jesse Howard Cantrell in Travis County, Texas. Nora always fondly recalled both the Cantrell and Galloway families whose love and caring changed her world and made her life worth living. Nora was a voracious reader, a wonderful cook and enjoyed working in her... Full story
George L. Farmer, a man that considered the Grand Coulee Dam area his lifetime home, lost a long, hard argument with Alzheimer’s and left peacefully for bass fishing in Heaven on December 14, 2011. He was 79. His last home was an Adult Family Home in Moses Lake, Wash., where he was very well cared for all day, every day. He leaves behind his wonderful wife, Marie, a son, Robert, two daughters, JoAnn and Margaret; two granddaughters, Jinger and Jill; grandson, Calen and a great-grandson, Preston... Full story
John Steven Larson, 63, peacefully passed away on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, with family by his side. John was born on March 5, 1948, in Walnut Ridge, Ark. He graduated from Auburn High School in 1966 and has resided in Spokane, since 1974. He moved to Coulee Dam in 2010. John is survived by his devoted wife of 42 years, Diane Schoch Larson, his elder son Michael, daughter-in-law Christine, his younger son Aron and two granddaughters, Marissa and Makayla. He was preceded in death by his parents,... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon on Thursday, March 1, at Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille. PTA to Meet PTA will be holding a meeting on Tuesday, March 6, at 7 p.m. in the Center School library. Everyone is welcome. Presentations Given at the Senior Center Two presentations will be held at the Grand Coulee Senior Center on Thursday, March 1, beginning at 10 a.m. The first will be given by Sheryl Moore from the Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union on possible scams to be avoided. The second will be given by People for People r... Full story
The Raiders head to the Spokane Arena on Thursday after defeating Waitsburg/Prescott in the regional matchup at Walla Walla High School last Friday, 70-53. Ty Egbert continues to show why he is being considered for the McDonald’s All-American team with 36 points and 19 rebounds against the Cardinals. The Raiders came into the game riding high on a winning streak stretching back to Jan. 3 and were looking to extend it one more and make the State 2B tourney for the second straight year. W... Full story
The Raider boys’ basketball program was well represented last week when the All Central Washington North team selections were announced. Ty Egbert was chosen as the league’s most valuable player for his tremendous season and dominance on the court. Keith Rosenbaum was selected for the First Team with his exciting, quick play. On the Second Team is Jesse Adkins for his consistent play at both ends. Two Raiders, Tyler Garvin and Kramer Carlson, earned honorable mentions.... Full story
Changing school populations will realign sports league dynamics, affecting locals athletes and fans. For Lake Roosevelt sports, the changes — from the number of 2B schools in the state to the leagues that they compete in — will be changing and fluctuating into the summer. On Jan. 23, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association finalized the classification numbers for the 2012-2014 cycle. LR itself is still shrinking. Over the last two years the number of students in grades 10-12 dro... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District board Monday night approved a number of sports appointments and resignations and dealt with a request for a leave of absence Sports appointments included Jenny Wilson, to Grand Coulee Dam Middle School head volleyball coach. Wilson has been the head volleyball coach at Lake Roosevelt. Kate Olin was named Lake Roosevelt assistant track coach. Resigning sports positions were James Caddy, as Lake Roosevelt varsity football coach; Tammy Norris, middle school assistant volleyball coach; and Charlene Tracy,... Full story
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Local Republican caucuses for Washington State will be held this Saturday, March 3, for Electric City, Banks Lake and Northshore Estates at Center School. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. with the caucuses beginning at 10 a.m.... Full story
