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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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All three Electric City planning commissioners present resigned at their monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon, their first meeting following a city council meeting at which their recommendations were rejected or ignored. Only Merle Kennedy, who didn’t attend Tuesday’s meeting, remains as a member of the board of commissioners. Contacted about an hour after the meeting ended, Kennedy said he hasn’t decided what he will do. “I was disappointed in the council’s action, but want to give it some time before I make any decision,” Kennedy stated. The... Full story
Addison Hansen, left, and Alexia Ryan take direction from Missoula Children's Theatre director Leore Riven Monday night at the Grand Gallery Theatre in Grand Coulee, where they will play in "Aladdin" Saturday. The group, hired by the Grand Coulee Dam Parent Teacher Association will produce the play with 55 students from Lake Roosevelt Elementary and Junior/Senior High Schools. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. for the 2 p.m. show and at 5:30 p.m. for the 6 p.m. show. Adults admission is $9, Seniors $7... Full story
There’s a shortage of volunteers at Banks Lake Golf Course. Port District 7 officials, who run the 18-hole course, are discussing the need to hire some more help at the golf course. Last golf season the port literally ran the course with volunteers, a small number of golfers who did the watering, mowing and maintenance. Port Commissioner Gary Haag told fellow commissioners last week that many volunteers are getting “burned out” from spending too much time at the course. He recommended that the port hire at least a part-time and hopefully a ful... Full story
The State Auditor’s Office has found that the city of Grand Coulee does not have adequate control of its financial operations, according to its latest audit report. A “finding” report stated that the city placed “public resources at risk of loss or misappropriation.” The audit report, released Monday, had said in a prior report that the city did not have adequate controls over financial operations, and the current audit found the city has not addressed many of the conditions, and found additional concerns as well. The audit was for the perio... Full story
Engineers told about 25 local residents in Coulee Dam last Wednesday that the benefits of building a new plant versus upgrading the present wastewater treatment plant is about a push. A completed study of many of the details of the proposed plant will come later, but engineer Kurt Holland of Varella & Associates, a Spokane firm, said that the study thus far shows that the present site will be the most cost effective site for the plant. The report showed that a new plant would come in at about $5.270 million, while a remodel would be about $4.7... Full story
Some requests for ambulance and fire improvements were OK’d last week by Coulee Dam’s town council, but some weren’t. Normally, the second reading of an ordnance is a formality for council passage. Not on Wednesday night at Coulee Dam, when an ordinance to provide funds for fire department and ambulance improvement ran into trouble. Council members wanted specific price information on a number of items seeking funds in a budget amendment ordinance totaling $78,840. The request had grown a little over $7,000 between the first and second readi... Full story
Spring ahead Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, March 8. Clocks must move ahead one hour. DST will end Sunday, November 1. Still looking Coulee Dam police Chief Pat Collins explained to the council that the person selected to become the town’s third officer had turned the assignment down. He further explained that the town’s Civil Service Commission had offered up enough candidates that the process would probably produce another candidate for the third position. The town is also seeking to hire a fourth officer. Gas goi... Full story
MaKenna and Carter, each 3 years old, enjoy the slide at North Dam Park Tueday afternoon. Commissioners for the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District, which manages the park, have it "on the radar" to replace or repair aging playground equipment there. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District will provide an opportunity for public comment on the sale of Center School and its property, 5:30 p.m., Monday, March 23. The meeting will be held in the Lake Roosevelt Junior/Senior High School library, on the second floor of the new school complex. The district’s board of directors declared the school building and surrounding property (about 8.5 acres) surplus at their meeting Feb. 23. The public will have opportunity to comment on the sale or retention of the property. The district purchased the b... Full story
An abstract artist from the Portland area who has been commissioned to create art pieces for the new school complex had a tour of the building and area last week. Lucinda Parker, who was selected by a local art committee after being among those recommended by the Washington Art Commission, was fascinated by the colors of both the coulee rocks and waters in the area. Local committee members said Parker will return to the area, perhaps as early as late March, to continue to get a feel of the area. At that time she will likely have sketches to... Full story
Grand Coulee police Chief John Tufts has accepted a salary offer made by the city council. The salary question was delayed earlier because Tufts was out of town on vacation, and also because Mayor Chris Christopherson hadn’t had an opportunity to talk with the chief before he left on his vacation break. The issue was on the agenda when the council had its meeting two weeks ago and it appeared to be just a formality. The council had asked if the mayor had talked to Tufts and when he said no, members delayed voting on the matter. Proposed was a... Full story
I gave the college kids a mixed bag of goods last week about the nature of newspapers and media in general, and tied it to some worries I have about the health of our democracy. Asked to be this year’s “publisher in residence” at Washington State University’s Edward R. Murrow School of Communications, I spent a couple days at WSU talking with students about what it’s like to be a small-town newspaper editor and publisher. I started out by holding one up, so they’d know what I was talking about. That’s because the vast majority come from a city,... Full story
It seems ironic that on the same day that a huge increase in gas prices is seen in the area, the Washington State Senate passes a $15 billion transportation package that includes an 11.7 cent per gallon gas tax increase. It is fiscal irresponsibility to put more money into the hands of WSDOT for spending on boondoggles like Western Washington projects such as Hwy. 99/Bertha and the new Hwy. 520 bridge. The 12th. district will see little of this but the taxpayers will see much in their gas expenditures. Speaking of the 12th. district, it should... Full story
I think we’ve missed one possible explanation for Rudy Giuliani’s behavior: Maybe he’s concealing the fact that he suffered a blow to the head severe enough to cause lasting damage to his prefrontal cortex. That’s the high-function part of the brain that controls, among many things, the ability to inhibit impulses, allowing us to regulate what we say and do. Actually, chances are that it’s not that at all, that Giuliani is continuing his very calculated effort to stay relevant by appealing to the ugliest emotions of the Republican Party’s base.... Full story
Chamber to Meet at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, March 5, at noon at the Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. General business will be discussed. CMC Guild (Auxiliary) Meetings Have Changed CMC Guild (Auxiliary) has changed monthly meetings to the second Monday of the month from noon to 1 p.m. at the Coulee Medical Center. The guild is seeking new members. The dues are only $5 per year. Please join the group on Monday, March 9, for lunch and become a member. Tax Forms Available For... Full story
Betty and Eugene Fields of Electric City will be celebrating 65 years of marriage on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. The couple, 75 year residents of the Grand Coulee Dam area were married in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, March 10, 1950. They have four children and eight grandchildren.... Full story
Jamie Ward and Shawn Dahlenburg of Almira are proud to announce the birth of their son Camden James Dahlenburg on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 8 lbs., 9 oz., and was 20-1/2 inches in length at birth. Sibling includes Liam Dahlenburg. Maternal grandparents are James Ward of Seward, Alaska and Deborah Ward of Electric City. Great-grandfather is Francis Reyes of Elmer City.... Full story
Brian and Randi Heizer of Coulee Dam are proud to announce the birth of their son Kolby Eugene Powell Heizer on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 8 lbs., 5 oz., and was 20-1/2 inches in length at birth. He joins two sisters at home Kiley and Khloee Heizer.... Full story
Wed., March 4 – Dinner Broccoli Chicken Divan, Green Salad, Mixed Fruit, Rolls, Cookies Thurs., March 5 – Dinner Baked Salmon, Baked Potatoes w/Sour Cream, Sunshine Salad, Berry Banana Whip Fri., March 6 – Breakfast Country Style Skillet Potatoes, Meat & Eggs, Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., March 9 – Breakfast Ham, Eggs, French Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., March 10 – Dinner Pork Loin, Scalloped Potatoes, Mixed Vegetables, Fruit Salad, Iced Cake, Volunteer Dinner Wed., March 11 – Dinner Pot Roast, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Butter... Full story
Lake Roosevelt Spelling Bee participants from fourth - to eighth-grade classes competed recently for first and second place to represent GCD School District at the NCW Regional Spelling Bee on March 19 at Eastmont Junior High School in East Wenatchee, beginning at 6 p.m. The champion at this regional contest will represent the area in the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.... Full story
Awards were recently given out for students having perfect attendance at Lake Roosevelt Elementary.... Full story
The following is the honor roll for second quarter at Nespelem School. HONOR ROLL 2nd Grade Lola Yazzie, Zyven Boyd, Skyler Covington, Summer Lowery 3rd Grade mMixit Vargas-Thomas, Virgil Bearcub, Arianna Louie, Cylia St.Pierre 4th Grade A - Anoki Somday, Brandon Lowery, Enid Bearcub, Yvonne St.Pierre B - Tito Michel 5th Grade Edward Cohen 3.1 6th Grade Edward Frank 3.0 7th Grade Scotti Adolph 3.6 , Kyle Edmo 3.1, Sidney Dick 3.0, LorRinda Richardson 4.0, Trevor Circle 3.0, Shihiya Vargas-Thomas 3.0, Miah Bearcub 3.4, Latonya Stanger 3.0... Full story
The following are those that have been named to the honor roll at Lake Roosevelt Jr./Sr. High for first semester. HIGH HONORS 3.5 – 4.0 SENIORS Clare Castrodale, Terrin Hazard, Hannah Manon, Shaine Thomas, Katelynn Schilling, Anthony Desautel, Octavio Alejandre, Steven Joseph, Kendra Descoteaux, Riley Stout, Shay Duclos, Daniel Loch JUNIORS Kayley Duclos, Scott Abrahamson, Devan Black, Michael Reyes, Hunter Chapman, Desarae Garcia, Alexis Tanphantourath-Jordan, Joshua Wilder, Trevor Moline, Tanya Ang, Areielle White SOPHOMORES Grace E... Full story
THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L Fry Bread Power 61.5 30.5 Fighting Chipmunks 56 36 Shut Up & Bowl 51 41 Gutter Fingers 47 45 Flyin W 42.5 49.5 The Shire 42 50 Team 7 38 54 3 blonds and 1 ndn 29 63 High Game: Team 7 657; Chance Epperson 231; Candy Weed Butz 169 High Series: Shut Up & Bowl 1886; Chance Epperson 572; Candy Weed-Butz 449 Previous – Fighting Chipmunks 720; Kota Weed-Butz 243; Candy Weed-Butz 224 High Series: Shut Up & Bowl 2038; Don Richer 599; Mae Stensgar 506 Splits: Mae Stensgar 5-6-10; Fran Q. 2-10 DAM KEGLERS TEAM W L R&A 109.5 70.5 S... Full story
