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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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The Colville Tribes, under a contract awarded March 10, began providing law enforcement coverage Tuesday on the east side of the Columbia River for Bureau of Reclamation lands and facilities. The law enforcement coverage on this portion of the Grand Coulee Dam Project and lands was formerly provided by the town of Coulee Dam. A Friday press release stated the award was for $697,000. Grand Coulee police provide security coverage on the west side of the river, and recently were awarded a three-year contract for about $1.4 million. The Grand... Full story
A young father and son drowned March 30 in an accident in the canal above Summer Falls, and the father's body still hasn't been found. This morning, Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones issued a media advisory on the matter. In 25 years of journalism, no press release has brought tears to my eyes, until this one. Below, in its entirety, is the sheriff's message, including some details of the accident and a plea for compassion: A message from Sheriff Tom Jones regarding the investigation of the Mar. 30 incident near Summer Falls: The past eight days... Full story
"Are you fed up?" asked Dave Wilson of chamber of commerce members last Thursday. "I'm still waiting to meet the first person that's not fed up" with "the disfunction in Congress." Wilson hopes to defeat incumbent Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington's Fifth District representative to Congress and a rising star in Republican politics. "I'm not insane," he said. Wilson says McMorris Rodgers is at the center of gridlock politics in the nation's capitol, where a group of about 30 ultra right... Full story
Officials from the town of Coulee Dam traveled to Colville last Thursday to look at a monument that was originally located here in 1938 to honor those who died during construction of Grand Coulee Dam. The monument was relocated to the Stevens County Court House lawn because of non-payment of the $1,750 bill. It's currently Stevens County veterans memorial. Coulee Dam is considering erecting a monument here to honor 81 people who died during construction on the project. From the left are... Full story
Box tops raise money Center School has raised over $1,200 this school year through its box tops for education program. Box top money is used to purchase playground equipment. Kindergarten registration for the next school year has begun. Students take a trip Some 139 Lake Roosevelt High School students went on a semester awards trip to Wonderland in Spokane Friday. Students earned the trip by having few demerits and good attendance. The students had three hours of activity and returned to school in late afternoon. Sports added to exception... Full story
North Central Regional Library is going to assist the school district here when it sets up its two libraries in the new school complex. Dan Howard, executive director of the 29-community library district, was in Coulee Dam last week to meet with Grand Coulee Dam School District Superintendent Dennis Carlson and tour the new school site, paying particular attention to the two library spaces in the new building complex in Coulee Dam. One library will serve grades 7-12 and the other grades K-6. The school district faces the task of moving its... Full story
The city of Grand Coulee will hold a public hearing on requests for a bus facility for seniors and for a daycare center in the central business district at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 15, at the council chambers in city hall. Representatives of the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center have appeared before the city council several times to ask for permission to build a garage on property behind the center to house their two buses. It was explained to them at the time that doing so would violate the city’s land use plan. Also, a request had been made t... Full story
About a dozen people were on hand last Tuesday night to help develop a road map for the Coulee Area Park & Recreation District's master plan for North Dam Park. Guiding the group was graduate student Danielle Roslevich from Eastern Washington University. She will take some of the information developed Tuesday night to the drawing board and incorporate it into a master plan of development. She told the group that she was already working on some of the ideas shared by those attending the meeting,... Full story
Local young rodeo hopefuls will be able to chat with the professionals next Monday and Tuesday, April 8, 9, at the fifth annual Shane Proctor bull/steer riding school at the Nespelem rodeo grounds. Grand Coulee’s own Shane Proctor and a number of his Professional Bull Riders friends will be on hand to instruct and visit with young people signing up for the two-day event. The clinic opens each day at 9 a.m. Proctor, who now lives in North Carolina, was the world champion bull rider in 2011 and returns to the area where he grew up and went to s... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District amended its policy on accepting non-resident students at its meeting March 24. The district, anticipating a surge of new students anxious to attend the new school, now will allow administrators to refuse to admit non-resident students if it would push the total number of students over the allowable number, or if it would cause the need for additional classroom space. The district invited Nespelem School Principal and Superintendent John Adkins to attend the meeting. Adkins has earlier stated that the small... Full story
The Bureau of Reclamation will open its pedestrian access trail from the bridge at SR-155 to near the Third Powerhouse on April 15, Public Affairs Officer Lynne Brougher said Monday. The quarter-mile section has been closed for the past 12 years because of security concerns. Brougher said this will be an interim opening, making it possible to go from the Downriver Trail’s north end to close to the Third Powerhouse. Brougher said that after some trail improvements are made, “probably by September,” pedestrians will be able to go to within 150 fe... Full story
The town of Coulee Dam is receiving an $8,000 grant from the Washington State Archives to preserve public records and maintain government transparency. Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman sent a letter to Mayor Greg Wilder. The grant money includes: • $5,700 to digitize ordinances, minutes and resolutions now in the custody of the Central Regional Archives, • $1,100 to digitize ordinances, minutes and resolutions still held by the town and • $1,200 to purchase locking file cabinets to secure records. The town is currently doing an inven... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District amended its policy on accepting non-resident students at its meeting March 24. The district, anticipating a surge of new students anxious to attend the new school, now will allow administrators to refuse to admit non-resident students if it would push the total number of students over the allowable number, or if it would cause the need for additional classroom space. The district invited Nespelem School Principal and Superintendent John Adkins to attend the meeting. Adkins has earlier stated that the small... Full story
A room full of teachers and staffers addressed the Nespelem School Board last week, declaring that Principal Superintendent John Adkins is doing a very good job. Board Member Pat Morin said it was the biggest crowd he’s seen in five years. Teacher Tracy White said she has worked under eight superintendents at the school over the last 24 years. Adkins, she said, is positive with students and staff. “Since he has been here, he has made all of us better teachers,” she said. “When he’s walking up and down the hall … he’s always got a big high five... Full story
I don’t think so. It isn’t just Scott Graham that the hospital staff does not trust. It is the entire administration. And the board still doesn’t see why that is. This administration has ruled with intimidation, secrecy and double standards, and is more self serving than any before it. They used intimidation constantly at monthly leadership (department manager) meetings by regularly stating “CMC is an at-will employer and can fire anyone at anytime for any reason,” and they expected department managers to follow administrative decisions... Full story
Most of us have experienced a lot of frustration as a result of the way our country has been going in recent years, with massive and seemingly limitless debt, great increases in various giveaway programs and politicians of all stripes who seem unable to get just about anything positive done. The sky is the limit, or so it would seem, to the power that is given to government agencies, unelected bureaucrats and their endless mountain of regulations regarding just about every facet of our lives. It is easy to just shrug our shoulders and say,... Full story
Her name goes hand in hand with the food bank and hugs and kisses. Those by themselves are enough to put her on the list of local gems, but this small-in-stature lady has a heart that is bigger than even possible. Fern has been around the area for a long time, although no one I chatted with about her could pinpoint the time or date. She has just always been around. The food bank is now her passion; well, it is, at least, where we all see her the most, ordering her army of volunteers in... Full story
Ten Years Ago Concerned about the effect a new sidewalk would have on the parking and safety of his building, a Grand Coulee businessman disputed the city’s plan to repair Burdin Boulevard. Milt Snyder does not want a sidewalk placed in front of the alley that runs beside and behind the west end of his building. The council said they would give it another look. A proposed curriculum plan at Grand Coulee Dam School District may affect athletic eligibility. Unless some kids raise their reading and math levels in the next couple of years they may... Full story
Betty Lou Grandorff, 83, went to meet her Lord Sunday afternoon, March 23, 2014, from Grand Coulee, Washington. Betty Lou was born June 27, 1930, into the Grand Island, Nebraska home of Alfred and Mary E. Grandorff. A faithful member of the Zion Lutheran Church family of Grand Coulee for many years, Betty Lou worked for and retired after fourteen years with the National Park Service in Grand Coulee. Betty Lou loved reading her Bible, enjoyed writing letters to her many friends and her... Full story
Graveside services will be held for Kathie Bise on Saturday, April 5, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Spring Canyon Cemetery. A potluck will follow at the Grand Coulee Fire Hall. Mrs. Bise passed away December 14, 2013.... Full story
Cynthia Lynn (Cindy) Callaway was born in Fargo, N.D., on May 5, 1955, the daughter of Jean and Marlin Newnam. She was raised and educated in Montana and Idaho. Cindy lived in Nampa, Idaho, until moving to Seattle in the late 1970s. She enjoyed making craft items and writing poetry. One of her poems was published in a small local paper. She married L.J. Callaway on December 20, 2000. They had been separated for several years. Cindy moved to Electric City in 2009, to live with her father. She... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, April 3, at noon at Pepper Jack’s in Grand Coulee. General business will be discussed. CMC Guild (Auxiliary) to Meet Coulee Medical Guild (Auxiliary) meeting will be held Tuesday, April 15, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Siam Palace. Check us out on Facebook.com/#!/cmccares or call Dee 633-1178 or Patty 633-0405. PTA to Meet The local PTA will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, April 10 at 7 p.m. at the Center Elementary library. Family History Center Available T... Full story
Brian and Tasha Walters are proud to announce the birth of their son Braydon Thomas, born Tuesday, March 26, 2014, at 1:15 p.m. at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. He weighed 7 lbs., 15 oz., and was 20.5 inches in length at birth. Sibling includes half-brother Michael Hunt Walters, 17; grandparents Tom and Stephanie Walters and Don and Dianne Enochs. Great-grandparents include Sandra Hamilton, Joanne Walters and Frances French.... Full story
CITY OF GRAND COULEE WAC 197-11-970 Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) Description of proposal: A proposal to permit Day Care Centers and Public Passenger Transportation Facilities in the Central Business Zoning District Proponent/ Lead Agency: City of Grand Coulee City of Grand Coulee Central Business District The lead agency for this proposal has determined that it does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. An environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030 (2)(c). This decision was m... Full story
Raider baseball is on a winning streak after defeating both Manson and Oroville last week. Lake Roosevelt soundly defeated the Trojans on their home field at Manson 21-9 on March 25. Then on Saturday, the Raiders went north to take two from the Oroville Hornets by the scores of 11-0 and 9-5. Devan Black picked up two wins on the mound last week, including the game-one shutout. Head Coach Billy Nicholson praised Black for his pitching and looks forward to more in the upcoming weeks. Supporting Black at the plate, were the hot bats of Taren... Full story