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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Few stories are as heartwrenching as those about a family losing a home to fire. The only thing worse is the death of a relatively young person, especially a child. But one fact found and appreciated somewhat mitigated the tragedy of last week’s house fire, even to some extent for the victims, but certainly for me as I tried to unravel what had happened. As I stood the next morning in front of the rubble, hoping to find someone to ask about the fire and get a photo, I was handed a bag of clothes. Was I going to try to find the Whybark family t... Full story
Elmer City Mayor Mary Jo Carey stated that the disagreement between Coulee Dam and Elmer City on the proposed wastewater treatment plant was like a “family feud.” Carey made that statement last Wednesday night at the end of the Coulee Dam Town Council meeting. She added that both towns want the same thing and it was time for them to wind down the rhetoric and work together. The two towns have been locked in a disagreement about the best way to address the aging wastewater treatment plant that treats sewage for both towns. The meeting sta... Full story
The hull of Washington state’s newest and smallest ferry, the Sanpoil, arrived in Grand Coulee last Wednesday, and Foss Maritime officials said it is due to launch sometime in late June or July. The 116-foot hull made its five-day overland trip from Rainier, Ore., to its assembly point at Crescent Bay, without incident, officials stated. But it was a bit hairy when the truck assembly cleared a tunnel by a couple of feet and just made it under one bridge by several inches. The 300,000-pound h... Full story
Electric City is looking to get rid of some of its “butt ugly trees.” The moonglow junipers that the city put in several years ago, at a cost of about $60,000, has current city council members steaming. Some 190 junipers were planted on either side of SR-155 as it makes its way through Electric City, wiping out parking spaces and eventually growing so tall and bushy that they obstruct the view of motorists entering the highway from the side streets. An item on the internet states that the trees can grow up to 20 feet high and 15 feet wide. Coun... Full story
Ridge Riders President George Kohout reported on members who are in charge of the group’s events this year. Debbi Achord is in charge of the April 1 banquet and auction; Janet Doughty is in charge of the April 3-6 riding clinic; Janet O’Neil is in charge of the Colorama Rodeo, May 10-11; Kohout is in charge of the Cletis Lacy bull riding event, June 28; Bubba Egbert is in charge of the Ranch Rodeo, June 29 and Tasha Nachtigal is working on getting a junior rodeo started this year.... Full story
Easter concert Sunday The Coulee Community Choir will present its Easter Concert on Sunday, March 24, at 3 p.m. at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Grand Coulee. Complimentary refreshments will follow. City joins chamber The Electric City council voted 4-1 at its meeting last Tuesday night to join the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce. Councilmember Bob Rupe voted against joining when he learned that the money would come out of the city’s general fund. The council had considered the $100 joining fee at an earlier meeting but pos... Full story
Interest in filings for the seven Colville Business Council openings has been brisk, election officials stated Monday. As of Monday, 23 interested parties had picked up applications at the election office at the Colville Indian Agency campus. The seven positions and those who occupy them are: Luana Boyd Rawley, Inchelium Position 1; Richard A. Swan, Jr., Inchelium Position 2; Darlene Zacherle, Keller Position 1; Brian Nissen, Nespelem District Position 1; Andy Joseph, Jr., Nespelem Position 2; Ernestina Brook, Omak Position 1 and Ben E.... Full story
The correct names for current office holders in the Nespelem Town Council positions are: Brian Nanamkin (4-year term), Darcy Epperson (4-year term), Dennis Montes (2-year unexpired term), Dawn Ensminger (4-year term) and Kathy Womer (2-year unexpired term). The names were incorrect in a story last week about offices up for election this year.... Full story
Members of the Grand Coulee Derby Dames roller derby team walking on toe tops Monday, getting comfortable in their skates in practice at Center School. From the left are Rayne Rabe, Kisha Toulou, Tiffany Pickle, Randi Hagen, Danielle Florenzen and Chere Ostolasa. The group practices three nights a week. — Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Tax revenue from tourists who stay in hotels is a critical resource for Washington state’s cities and towns, which often rely on that income to promote and expand events that attract visitors, according to those who testified on bills introduced this legislative session in Olympia. The proposals relate to the state’s hotel and motel tax, also known as the lodging tax. Individual counties and cities may choose to levy a fee of up to 2 percent on charges to customers by hotels and motels. Lodging-tax proceeds are used in most cases for tou... Full story
If residents on the farm acreage in Electric City pushed the dog allowance to the maximum, some could have 22 dogs, Mayor Jerry Sands told members of the council at their last meeting. Councilmember Brad Parrish had asked if the “chicken rule” of six chickens per resident applied to them; Sands said no. Because the farm area is zoned differently, those residents are allowed up to 15 chickens per 5,000 square feet. When he answered a council question on dogs being on the roadway challenging people as they walked by, Sands explained that the sam... Full story
Important issues regarding a Waste Water Treatment Facility to serve both communities are being discussed at the town’s town council meetings and will affect every household in our communities. So PLEASE, young and old, come help. Your participation in the decision-making process will insure we all can be beneficiaries of the best solution regarding our Waste Water Treatment Facility. In Coulee Dam the town council meetings are held at the Coulee Dam Town Hall the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 6 p.m. Gayle Swa... Full story
As everyone knows, the proposed new waste water treatment plant is being discussed at Coulee Dam Council meetings. There are a few people who religiously attend this meeting and do all they can to keep a run-away Town Council in check. Their behavior at recent meetings can only lead us to believe that they only agreed to a three-month hiatus on the forward motion of the project to appease the people who signed the petition to stop it. At the last meeting, Councilmember Karl Hjorten (up for re-election this year) made a motion that we once... Full story
Business groups with an axe to grind against the Obama Administration, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent Business, like to push the idea that “uncertainty” over government actions is the monkey on the economy’s back. As small business owners who work in the housing sector, we don’t buy that analysis. The source of our continuing economic problems is not some vague cloud of “uncertainty.” It is, quite the opposite, the very real certainty that if we don’t do more — and soon — to hit the reset button... Full story
This year, my daughter celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in her preschool. I find this holiday to be fun and festive and in fact would have been surprised had they not marked it in some way. It would never occur to me not to celebrate such a day, even though I am not Irish. As we prepare for Easter, a mere two weeks after St. Patrick’s Day this year, I find there is a strange correlation in the way we celebrate these two seemingly unconnected holidays. I know many families that celebrate Easter in... Full story
Ten Years Ago Paying to protect Grand Coulee Dam does not come cheap to the Bureau of Reclamation, which pays the Washington State Patrol and area police departments a high price for their services. Grand Coulee and Coulee Dam have negotiated contracts with the Bureau to help provide 24-hour police service to the dam at least through September, with possible extension through 2005. Anyone in the Grand Coulee Dam area concerned about a new firing range above the town of Coulee Dam will get a chance to talk to Bureau of Reclamation officials... Full story
A proud member of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Nation, John E. Graham Sr., 67, died at his Grand Coulee, Wash., home during the early morning hours of Saturday, March 16, 2013, following a courageous battle with the rare ailment amyloidosis. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Hazel Graham-Shopbell on February 5, 1946, following his graduation from high school John served in West Germany with the United States Army. On August 26, 1995, John married his soul-mate JoAnn Butler in Federal Way, Wash. He... Full story
Graveside services will be held for Jesse G. Storey on Saturday, March 23 at 1 p.m. at Spring Canhyon Cemetery in Grand Coulee. Jesse passed away February 15, 2013.... Full story
Vicki Oliver passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in the ever present comfort of her husband Jim. Vicki was born July 8, 1942, in San Jose, Calif., to Geary and Frances VanArtsdalen. On Dec. 6, 1958, she wed James T. Oliver and they were married 54 years. Born to them in California were four sons: Geary (Lynette), Jim (Lavonne), Jon (Valerie) and Joe (Katrina). They made their home in many different areas of central coastal California before Vicki insisted on a change and they moved to Electric City in 1975. She and Jim finished raising... Full story
The Coulee Community Choir will be presenting its Easter concert on Sunday, March 24 at 3 p.m. at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Grand Coulee. Complimentary refreshments will follow.... Full story
Sunday, March 24 • 3 p.m., Easter Concert at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Grand Coulee. • 6 p.m., Palm Sunday, Grand Coulee Nazarene Church Thursday, March 28 • 7 p.m., Maundy Thursday at Coulee Dam Community Church- Presbyterian. Friday, March 29 • 7 p.m., Good Friday at United Methodist Church in Grand Coulee. • 7 p.m., Good Friday Worship at Zion Lutheran Church. Sunday, March 31 • 7 a.m., Sunrise Service at Crown Point. • 7 am. Sonrise Service zt Zion Lutheran. • 8 a.m., Easter breakfast, Nazarene Church. • 9 a.m., Easter Worship, Naz... Full story
On March 16, 2013, Pack 24 sent the top three finishers of their February Pinewood Derby to the 2013 Okanogan Valley District Pinewood Derby. Sunrise Chevrolet in Omak hosted the event. Scouts from four packs sent representatives to race, as did sponsors from various businesses around the Omak/Okanogan area. Pack 24 had a good showing with two Scouts placing 2nd and 3rd. Cub Scout finishers are as follows: 1. Dallin Evans, Pack 52, Omak; 2. David Borden, Pack 24, Coulee Dam; 3. Showaway Hunt,... Full story
Chamber to Meet at La Presa The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular meeting Thursday, March 21, at noon at La Presa in Grand Coulee. The program will be given by William Faloon, M.D., orthopedic surgeon Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, March 25 at 7 p.m. at the Electric City Fire Department. Eagles #2577 Meetings The Eagles #2577 Aerie meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. The next meeting is March 26, at 7 p.m. The Auxi... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 3/11 - Police entered a home on Cardinal Road NE because of a report of domestic violence. A couple who had given another couple permission to stay there wanted them to leave. The officer asked the four to work it out, but getting the four to sit down and talk about it didn’t produce the desired result. Police advised dispatch of the attempt. - A FedEx driver told police that a car that had its front wheels off was blocking the road at Spring Canyon and Plum Point. Police advised Lincoln County officials of the problem. - P... Full story
The Chief Joseph Hatchery is scheduled for completion in May and should be rearing chinook salmon in July. The $49 million facility near Chief Joseph Dam will, by 2015, raise 2.9 million salmon a year to help replace the fisheries lost after the construction of Grand Coulee and Chief Joseph dams, which halted the upstream migrations of salmon. It will employ 11 people once it’s operational. Currently 66 people are working at the site. The project includes two acclimation ponds at Riverside and O... Full story
