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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Residents of Electric City could receive a Parks and Trails Survey as early as this week. The survey asks more than 20 questions about how residents view their city and what their needs are for the future. The survey came out of a community meeting held Jan. 20, at Coulee Medical Center, and is tied to Electric City’s plan to put in a pathway and trail system using tourism-dedicated lodging tax funds to do so. The survey was developed by Grant County Health District and was provided to Electric City’s Parks and Pathway Advisory Committee for...
A Lake Stevens man led Grand Coulee police officers on a chase and withstood getting hit with tasers at least four times Monday morning before finally being subdued. Arrested and taken to Grant County jail Monday was Kyle A. Simpson, 26, who had allegedly taken a number of clothing items from the Variety Store without paying for them. Police were called and found Simpson near the trailhead at SR-155 and Federal Avenue. Police Chief John Tufts instructed Simpson to stop, but he wouldn't. When...
A local man wanted in the burglary of his grandparent’s house was found in a house on Burdin Boulevard and arrested, police reported. Michael S. Snyder II, 26, was taken to Grant County Jail on April 1. In addition to the burglary charge, Snyder faces the additional charges of trying to escape and resisting arrest. Police said they’d been looking for Snyder after identifying him as the person who broke into the home of Milton Snyder, his grandfather, on Miller Avenue in Electric City, March 7, and on another occasion the same month. Police had...
You still have a couple of days before your Coulee Dam park survey is due. The town of Coulee Dam is taking a comprehensive park survey to determine the use of its parks and how and where the community would like to see improvements. The survey is due at town hall on April 8, and if you don’t have a copy of the survey, there’s still time to get one and participate in it. Copies are available at town hall. The survey is primarily for local residents, but outsiders are encouraged to fill out the survey, too. Town Councilmember Gayle Swagerty, alo...
A Senske Service worker prunes a maple tree in west Coulee Dam near the bridge Monday. The town hired the firm to prune the trees on Columbia Avenue. - Scott Hunter photo...
Beyond the call A Grand Coulee police officer, Thomas L. Johnson, performed an act well beyond the normal activity of an officer on March 31. He responded to a call of a stranded vehicle on SR-155 near milepost 7, where he found a vehicle with the left front tire entirely flat. Since the motorist wasn’t strong enough to loosen the lug nuts, Johnson did, and then put the spare on for the driver. Student count down February’s average full-time attendance at Grand Coulee Dam School District schools was 684.11 students. This compares with 709...
POWER has a new fish pens manager in Electric City. Bill Hancock, who lives near the fish pens, volunteered to handle those duties at the annual meeting of the group March 24 at the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center. The future of the fish pens was in doubt going into the meeting, with POWER President Carl Russell indicating that he planned to step down after 25 years. As it turned out, Russell agreed to continue as president if someone else managed the fish pen operation. That’s when Hancock stepped forward. In the election that followed, t...
Thieves should think twice about breaking into the Banks Lake Golf Course office. Grant County Port District 7, which manages the course, has installed 10 security cameras. Commissioner Jerry Sands, who installed the security cameras, said that there are five outside and five inside. "We don't want any more damage or loss at the office," he stated as Grant County port district commissioners met last Thursday. The golf course had two burglaries back in 2013. The first happened in January, when...
Former NBA great Gary Payton, will hold a basketball camp Thursday, at Lake Roosevelt High School gym. The sports action will be mixed with a Payton message on life skills and how to build a productive life. The event is being put on by the Colville Tribes and is open to children in two age categories, 5-12, and 13-18. Tribal members will receive preference, and the event that begins at 9 a.m. will last until 4 p.m. Payton was a 13-year point guard for the Seattle Supersonics and also played with the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston...
The grand prize for this year’s chamber of commerce fourth annual Triple Fish Challenge, fittingly, is something that will make fishing easier for the winner. The Triple Fish Challenge is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, April 23 and 24, at Coulee Playland Resort on Banks Lake, in Electric City. The grand prize is an Achilles four-person inflatable boat and Yamaha outboard motor. The “Challenge” is to catch smallmouth bass, walleye and rainbow trout, with various levels of winners in categories like big fish in each species each day, total...
While law abiding citizens often find it frustrating to learn that those accused of crimes against them are arrested but very soon released, that doesn’t mean the system doesn’t work. Sometimes it just means it’s slower than we might like, certainly. But in America, the scales of justice are not fixed for a certain outcome. The police often have an uphill battle to gather the burden of proof of wrongdoing. And if you know that’s the guy who stole from you, watching him walk can be infuriating. But neither individuals nor the justice system...
I would like to say thank you to officer John Tufts, the Grand Coulee EMTs and the staff at Coulee Medical Center for their outstanding care for my mom, Bobbi, during her distress. I am so thankful to live in an area where people really step up and show their true care. We need to remember to thank them for their service to our community. So to you I say, thank you and God Bless you for your service! Your friend, Vicki Ratcliff...
Let’s take a look at drought here in the West. California drought conditions have changed somewhat. Unfortunately, the state is still mostly in severe drought. The exception there is the extreme northwest corner that is showing to be drought free. A number of California reservoirs are gaining a good amount of water, as well. Closer, in Oregon, the eastern and south southeastern portions are still in abnormally dry or moderate drought conditions. Here in Washington, just the extreme south central and southeastern corner of the state is s...
Boeing’s new cost-reduction plan has deep ramifications for Washington because the bulk of the 4,500 job cuts are likely to land here. CEO Dennis Muilenburg asked investors to view the savings initiative as “playing offense in a competitive marketplace” even though Boeing has a $431 billion backlog of 5,800 aircraft orders. Translated, Muilenburg means the aerospace giant needs to find ways to lower the price tag of its airplanes. Boeing leaders worry because Airbus’ A320 scooped up 63% of the...
My favorite subject in school is and was history. I loved learning of our country’s and state’s past triumphs and struggles. I still today loves hearing of people’s journeys — where they came from, their ancestry and what events reshaped their views of the world. Take our local area, for example. We always start with pioneers and homesteaders. Then the great Grand Coulee Dam and its erecting, B Street activities, patriarchs and world leaders who paved the way for everything we see now. We love our history, but sometimes we leave out a very im...
This view inside section E-1, Block 54, the working chamber of the floating caisson shows a drill operator drilling holes in the eroded concrete for hydraulic jacks, used to break the concrete out. The two engineers in the view are laying out dowels for new concrete in the excavated area. Pacific Bridge Company is performing repairs to the spillway face and bucket. – February 16, 1950...
Melvin Alfred Eagle, 81, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at the Lincoln Hospital in Davenport, Washington. Melvin was born on May 19, 1934, and lived his entire life on a wheat farm north of Almira, Washington. In addition to farming, he worked several other jobs including working for Raymond Green and working for Cenex Fertilizer Company. When he got the chance, Melvin enjoyed activities such as hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, and boating. Melvin is survived by his wife, Margie Eagle, and their three children: Michael (Jo Ann) Eagle,...
Jean E. Hilson Scott peacefully passed on March 31, 2016, just 26 days short of her 95th birthday. She had lived in many places, but for the last 12 years she resided in Electric City with her little brother, Jack Hilson. They had spent their younger years together and later years together. Those that knew her would agree that she was a "spitfire." She is survived by her daughters-in-law: Bonnie Scott and Nancy Scott; grandchildren: Lisa, Jennifer, Kevin, Jason, and Jessie; nieces: Pamela...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, April 7, at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. General business will be discussed. Okanogan County Demos to Meet Okanogan County Democrats will be meeting at Sweet River Bakery in Pateros on Saturday, April 9, at 1 p.m. Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter to Meet Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee. Dr. Bob Carson, Emeritus...
Earl Mustard enjoys some spring fishing at Eden Harbor on Lake Roosevelt Thursday, where he was having some luck, even as the lake was down about 37 feet below the full mark. - Jacob Wagner photo...
Tanisha Amaro and Charlie Craig of Grand Coulee are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Andi Angelyne Craig, born Saturday, March 26, 2016, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 6 lbs., 11 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandparents are Cheryl Paul and Gregory Amaro Sr. Paternal grandmother is Anita Frank....
Kara Jean (Thomas) Duarte, of Keller, Washington, is pleased to announce the birth of her daughter, Ramsii Rae Thomas, born Saturday, March 26, 2016, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 8 lbs., 5.5 oz., and was 21 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Atom 5, Alastar 3, Rocksand 2 and Abel 1. Maternal grandparents are Richard and Laura Thomas of Nespelem....
Tolanna and Billy Drywater of Keller, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Cambria Beau Drywater, born Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 7 lbs., 15 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Siblings include James, Johnny and Sunnie. Maternal grandparents are Clarita Vargas and Robert Underwood. Paternal grandparents are Tina and Val Drywater. Great-grandparents are Clara and Julia Vargas Sr. and Mary and Johnny Drywater....
Raider baseball held out for a double win at home against Soap Lake March 29 in the last non-league doubleheader and their last home games until the end of April. In the first game, the Eagles and the Raiders played a close game, but Lake Roosevelt was able to pull out a one-run win, 11-10. In the second game, LR establish a strong lead and held on to it. The Eagles could not make the game close. The final score was LR 9 Soap Lake 2. The Raiders now boast a 6-0 overall win-loss ratio for the...
Lady Raider Softball is currently 5-3 overall and 2-2 in Central Washington 2B North League play. Lake Roosevelt dominated the Soap Lake Eagles March 29 in strong fashion. The Lady Raiders shut out the Eagles in the first game, 22-0. In the second game, the Eagles were finally able to score a run, but the Lady Raider offense was too much for the Soap Lake fielders. The final score in the second LR win was 17-1. The Lady Raiders traveled to Brewster Saturday to take on the number-one Brewster...