News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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A Grand Coulee business couple has asked the city council to grant them a business license for a marijuana retail store near Coulee Medical Center. Jean Comstock and Jim Pachosa appeared before the council last Tuesday night and requested support in getting the business license in the city. Comstock has one of the Grant County state permits created by the passage of Initiative 502, which legalized recreational marijuana, and is seeking an OK from the city council. Earlier the couple had visited Electric City council with the same request but... Full story
The doors of the middle school in Grand Coulee will be opened for a special meeting of the minds next Wednesday from 5-7 p.m., a time arranged for the community to tour it and talk about the building's future and more. "Grand Coulee Dam Area 2020 Vision" will be a modest affair, offering a tour of the building that was until last fall the Grand Coulee Dam Middle School, and encouraging conversation about its possible uses and the direction of the community. The tag line on the event is "Let's... Full story
8 Colorama Parade Results Grand Sweepstakes: Nespelem Valley Electric Coop President's Award: Lake Roosevelt Spirit Eagle Society Organization Entry: 1st, Nativeteran, 2nd, Nespelem School Run/Walk Club, 3rd, American Legion Post #0157 Community Entry: 1st, Wilbur Community Float, 2nd, Nespelem Head Start, 3rd, Electric City Volunteer Fire Dept. Business Entry: 1st, Coulee Kids Childcare, 2nd, Pepper Jacks, 3rd DWK Fowler Playhouse Horse Entry: 1st, Miss Palouse Empire Rodeo - Farmsworth,... Full story
Kids at Lake Roosevelt Schools will have more direct access to health care if a plan to that end pans out between Coulee Medical Center and Lake Roosevelt Schools. The project was taken on by a University of Washington third-year medical student studying at CMC. "Across the nation there's this new trend of school-based health centers," explained Jonathan Patberg, speaking at a Rotary Club luncheon last week. In some places, that means building a clinic inside a school, but not here, Patberg... Full story
A spaghetti dinner set for Saturday will help fund a project that brings together sixth graders from Coulee Dam and Nespelem schools to pave their way as eventual classmates in high school. The Grand Coulee Dam Rotary Club chose to work with the sixth graders for the annual fund raiser, possibly instilling an early lesson in community service. The annual trip to a Leavenworth challenge course is designed to build relationships and get the kids to work together. The first one took place 2012. Nate Piturachsatit, a teacher on special assignment a... Full story
Self confidence, even in dogs, has a lot to do with how well they perform. Take the case of "Crystal," an 11-year-old Sheltie, owned by Janice Elvidge of Elmer City. Elvidge had given up on Crystal after the registered Sheltie injured nerves in her shoulder during a training exercise. That had made Crystal afraid of certain obstacles in her agility training routine, Elvidge explained. Then something happened, the dog started to shake loose its mental block and it wasn't long until Elvidge had it... Full story
A severely beaten man who had been attacked by several people giving him a ride out of Nespelem was taken to the hospital here Sunday. Victor Conrad, 47, was found in a Main Street apartment after police officers here were led to the site by dispatch. Officers Dan Holland and Chris McClanahan arrived at the Main Street apartment and found Conrad, who was having trouble breathing, and called for an ambulance. Police learned that Conrad had been walking from Nespelem to Safeway here in Grand Coulee when a vehicle stopped and he was offered a... Full story
Equipment is surplus Several video cameras and accessories have been declared surplus by the city of Grand Coulee, along with some Dell computer equipment, minus the hard drives, which will be stored in the city’s safe. Fire and EMS activity reported Grand Coulee’s Volunteer Fire Department answered four calls in March, including one structure fire. The department had 34 ambulance calls during the same period, including 12 transports. In April, the department didn’t have any fire calls, but was called for a fuel spill and one rescue. There... Full story
All the incumbents running in the Colville Tribes’ primary election last week made it into the general election June 13. Only one incumbent received fewer votes than the person challenging him. When the votes were all in, Allen Hammond, incumbent in the Inchelium Position 2 race who got 108 votes, was surpassed by challenger Elizabeth L. “Susie” Allen, who received 138 votes. Also receiving votes in that race were Doug Seymour, with 57; and Brian S. Seymour, with 34. In the Nespelem Position 1 race, a number of challengers received signi... Full story
Ronald McDonald, a Camas Street resident, took a spill Sunday when he tried to stop his motorcycle near the Galaxy Smoke Shack on SR 155 near the bridge in Coulee Dam. He said he was unfamiliar with the hydraulic brakes on his cycle. McDonald complained of an injured wrist and was taken by ambulance to Coulee Medical Center. McDonald had a motorcycle permit and told officers he was taking oxygen from a container because he had emphysema. Police directed traffic while the roadway was cleared. ... Full story
A fire early Monday morning destroyed a storage shed that was used as a wash house for several nearby trailers on Stagecoach Lane in Lincoln County. The shed was about 20 feet by 15 feet and only the sidewalls were standing when the blaze was extinguished. Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Chief Richard Paris said 24 people, including ambulance personnel, showed up for the 2:45 a.m. call. Paris said firefighters from Grand Coulee, the Bureau of Reclamation, Coulee Dam and Okanogan County Fire District 2 showed up to assist in fighting the blaze.... Full story
The GCD Senior Meals Program would like to thank the generous anonymous donor who gave $400 last week. We get excited over any additional money that comes into our coffers but this one sent us into the full Happy Dance. Extra funds allows us to spruce up the menu a bit and buy some special items that we generally cannot afford to offer every month. We would also like to send our thanks for the In Memoriam donations we received for Mary Palanuk and Martha Jackson via the United Methodist Church Women. The Happy Dance was not appropriate but we... Full story
Quite appropriate, I think, that on Mother’s Day I write on Mrs. Lacy as a Gem in the Coulee. Since, after all, she is one of the founding mothers of our community and definitely the founding mother of Ridge Riders. She is still to this day one of the prettiest, funniest ladies and one very full of spunk. These days you can find her having breakfast at Pepper Jack’s most every day, but in times gone by she was pioneering just about everything you can currently see around the Coulee or she was helping her late, great husband Cletis do it. The... Full story
How is Seattle’s Lighthouse for the Blind connected to the Export-Import Bank? Very closely. Since 1918, The Lighthouse for the Blind has provided education, training and manufacturing jobs for people with visual and hearing disabilities. Of the 400 people currently employed there, approximately 240 are blind or deaf-blind. In its certified machine shop, the Lighthouse employs more than 70 visual or hearing-impaired machinists whose customer list includes the Federal Defense Logistics Agency, T... Full story
1 years ago Sylvan "Smitty" Smith, 91, on this coming May 27, started playing golf at age 50 and just got his first hole-in-one last week on the 11th hole on the Banks Lake Golf Course, which is 143 feet long, and one of four par-three holes on the course. He used a six iron. The ball hit on the front of the green and trickled in for his ace. Sunday, May 8, 2005 marked the 60th anniversary of WWII's Victory in Europe Day (VE-Day) and Grand Coulee resident Dick Behrens shared this wartime... Full story
Donna Mae Rickard , 101, died May 9, 2015. She was born in Chico, California to Cipriana Genevieve Avalos and Elmer LaFonso on June 24, 1913. After she graduated from Chico High School, she attended Chemawa Indian School, taking typing and shorthand and became a secretary to the superintendent of the school. She met Fred Rickard there and they were married in 1935. In 1950, they moved to Nespelem, Washington, on the Colville Indian reservation. She became secretary to the superintendent of the... Full story
Anna Ruth Francis-Jack "Ky ow ta nii", 61, began her circle of life in the Nespelem, Wash., home of Terry Simon Francis Sr. and Dora Rose Owhi-Francis on February 3, 1954, and unexpectedly completed her circle from her Nespelem home on Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2015, leaving a great sadness in the hearts of all. Affectionately known as "Panda or Hon" to those who knew and loved her; Anna graduated college with a BA in General Studies from EWU and was working on her Masters in Urban and Regional... Full story
Joan Ballod, 84, of Spokane, Wash., formerly of Coulee Dam, Wash., died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Brookdale/Harbor Crest Center in Spokane. Born April 10, 1930, in New Glarus, Wis., she is predeceased by her husband, Harry Richard Ballod (1978) of Coulee Dam. Joan was a homemaker, with a love of being active in the sun, the snow and on the dance floor while living in Coulee Dam, and Spokane. Survivors include her two sons and daughter: Jeffrey (Candace) of Chelan,... Full story
Wed.,May 13 – Dinner Pot Roast, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Peas and Carrots, Fruit Slices, Birthday Cake. Happy Birthday. Thurs., May 14 – Dinner Pork Chops, Fried Potatoes with Onions, Corn, Apple Sauce, Pudding Parfait. Fri., May 15 – Breakfast German Sausage & Eggs, Hashbrowns, Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice. Mon, May 18 – Breakfast Ham, Eggs, French Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice. Tues., May 19 – Dinner Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Salad Bar, Betty’s Cinnamon Rolls. Wed.,May 20 – Dinner Chicken Cornbread Casserole, Mixed Veggies... Full story
Chamber at the Siam Palace The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, May 14, at noon at the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Bob Valen will be the guest speaker and his topic will be Pronghorn Antelope and Bison. Local AA Meetings Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held on Mondays at 7 p.m., Friday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m.. at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul 633-3377 days or 633-3345 evenings. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Vets Center. For more information call Sue 509.631.... Full story
Two linemen at the top of Nespelem Valley Electric's imaginative Colorama float throw candy from their tool buckets. The entry took the parade's grand sweepstakes award. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
The following is the third quarter honor roll and attendance list at Nespelem School. Zero absences for third quarter: Gavin Jackson, Edward Frank, Drew Jackson, Sidney Dick, Kyle Edmo, Buffalo Pakootas, LorRinda Richardson. Honor Roll A- mMixat Vargas-Thomas; B- Cylia St. Pierre, Virgil Bearcub A- Enid Bearcub, Anoki Somday, Yvonne St. Pierre; B- Brandon Lowery, Camryn Carden B- Edward Cohen B- Iasai Adolph, Kyona Edmo, Edward Frank, Robert Thomas A- LorRinda Richardson; B- Scott Adolph, Sidney Dick, Kyle Edmo B- Shihiya Va... Full story
Colorama Rodeo Queen Emma Gunderson stops to pose with Lake Roosevelt Elementary students at the school Friday, following an assembly in which she was asked to draw names for winners of carnival tickets, one for each of 20 classrooms. The tickets were donated by Wade Taylor, of Taylor Enterprises, LLC. Gunderson stayed after for photos with several hundred students. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam PTA will meet Thursday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the Lake Roosevelt Elementary cafeteria. The election of board members is on the agenda. All PTA members are eligible to vote.... Full story
Student of the month for April at LR Elementary School... Full story
