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The National Park Service, along with local groups, will hold a discussion of an Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail long-range interpretive plan here on Jan. 23. The meeting will take place at 1 p.m., at the Coulee Dam community room at town hall. Denise Bausch will make a 45-minute presentation of the Ice Age Floods Trail plan, followed by a question-and-answer period. Also making a presentation will be Russell Powers, deputy city clerk of Electric City, on what the city is doing on its Pathway & Trail plan. The city plans a recreation... Full story
An agreement a local contractor says he made with former mayor Ray Halsey got opposition from Electric City's mayor and council last Tuesday night. Wayne Snyder addressed the council and said that then-mayor Halsey had made a deal that if he annexed his property into Electric City, the city would put in roads and sidewalks within two years. Snyder told the council last Tuesday night that the city should honor its agreements. Snyder wants to short plat four lots on property he owns and are now wi... Full story
Christel Pitner's third-grade class performs with enthusiasm at Lake Roosevelt Schools' concert Dec. 14.... Full story
It had never been done here before, but by the time they pulled it off, about 250 hospital employees were trained in what to do if an "active shooter" ever enters Coulee Medical Center. No one knew exactly what scenario would play out or how long it would take Nov. 5, when the hospital's parking lot looked like a law enforcement/fire/EMS show of force. Multiple agencies from across the region wanted the chance to learn how to respond to such an event in a facility like a hospital, which cannot... Full story
Born locally, a national hero is dead A man who as a soldier faced down a rogue platoon of compatriots to help stop the slaughter of innocents in Vietnam in 1968, died Dec. 17. Larry Colburn, 67, was born in Coulee Dam in 1949. His father was a WWII veteran and civil engineer who worked on Grand Coulee Dam, the New York Times reported last week. Colburn, a door gunner in a helicopter, agreed to back up the pilot, who placed the aircraft between the remaining civilians at My Lai and the platoon that was killing them. Colburn agreed to fire an M-... Full story
Almira Coulee Dam Community Church Sat., Dec. 24, 6 p.m., Christmas Eve Service, Coulee Dam campus, 509 Central Drive Sun., Dec. 25, 9 a.m., Christmas Day Service, Almira campus, 101 S. 2nd St. Church of the Nazarene Sat., Dec. 24, 6 p.m., Christmas Eve Service Sun., Dec. 25, 9:30 a.m., Sunday School and 10:45 a.m., Worship Service Faith Community Church Sat., Dec. 24, 5 to 6 p.m. a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service will be held. Bring the whole family for Christmas Carols and reading the Bible’s account of the birth of Jesus. This gathering i... Full story
Last Sunday night was Faith Community Church’s Annual Christmas Dinner and it got me to thinking about holiday traditions. Maybe it was the Archers and their 30-plus years of service to God and church. Maybe it was watching the Hansens’, Moores’ and Lyngholms’ kids, grandkids and elders come up on stage and perform the unforgettable 12 Days of Christmas. Or maybe it was seeing all the little kids running around like their parents did years ago in a church that used to sit on the very spot the new church now sits. It could have been the smell o... Full story
As the 114th Congress comes to an end, it is worth looking back on my first term in Congress and highlight the important accomplishments and the change that Americans should expect before the 115th Congress convenes next year. While there has been much disagreement between Republicans and Democrats in the nation’s capital, progress on issues that earned bipartisan support should not be overlooked. During the 114th Congress, Medicare was put on stronger footing by the “Doc Fix.” This improvement was signed into law to permanently repeal the p... Full story
There was a big change in mean temperature for the month of November, not only here but statewide. Here at the home weather station I recorded a November mean of 44.7˚F. The all-time mean temperature for November is 37.5˚, giving us a +7.2˚ difference. Those extra warm days gave us time to keep working on those fall tasks. Here are the other readings for this past month. Our high temperature was 63.1˚ (all-time high 69˚) on Nov. 3. Our low was 27.9˚ (all-time low -10˚) on Nov. 29. We were up on precipitation with a reading of 1.56 inches (mean... Full story
Workmen preparing to construct an ice deflector on the left training wall. When completed, the deflector will divert the ice that slides down the top of the training wall out into the river, lessening possible damage to electrical equipment on the transformer deck below. -Dec. 6, 1948 photo... Full story
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, Dec. 22, at Siam Palace, in Grand Coulee. Guest speaker will be Tera Redwine, from Columbia Basin Publishing. Local AA Meetings Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held on Mondays and Fridays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 633-3377 days or 633-3345 evenings. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center. These are open and non-smoking. In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its... Full story
Shirley Mae Shelby, 88, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington. She was a resident of Grand Coulee from 1967 to 2013, but resided for the last three years, close to her daughter, at Grandview Village, a retirement community in Marysville,Washington. Shirley was born May 20, 1928, in Twin Falls, Idaho, to William D. Watson and Margaret Hunting. She was the "baby" of the family, with two... Full story
Jerry Blain Sharr, 37, of Golconda, Nevada, passed away at Turquoise Ridge on November 25, 2016. Jerry was born March 4, 1979, in Richland, Washington, to Jerry Michael and Donna Kay Sharr. He graduated Valedictorian from Grand Coulee Dam School District. He lived in Grand Coulee, Washington, Des Moines, Washington; West Port area, Washington, and Golconda. Jerry was a firm believer in God and loved his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and working on cars. In his... Full story
Charles Ernest Neuhauser was born September 28, 1934, in Midland, South Dakota, to John Clarence and Dorothy Mae (Huling) Neuhauser. He died after suffering two massive heart attacks on Friday, December 16, 2016. At the age of three, the family relocated to Grand Coulee, Washington. In school, he excelled in all subjects, but his favorite was math and Mechanical Drafting. He graduated at the age of 17 from Coulee Dam High School May 1952 with a job offer from the Corps of Engineers because of his excellence in drafting blue- prints. His... Full story
Public Notice Town of Elmer City ORDINANCES ADOPTED BY THE TOWN OF ELMER CITY Ordinance R5-16 - An Ordinance of the Town of Elmer City, Washington, fixing the amounts to be raised by Ad Valorem Taxes for the year 2017. Ordinance 355 - An Ordinance of the Town of Elmer City, Washington, amending Ordinance 352 to increase water and sewer rates effective January 1, 2017. Ordinance 356 – An Ordinance of the Town of Elmer City, Washington, setting salaries and wages for employees and officers of the Town of Elmer City, and adopting the Budget for c... Full story
The Lady Raiders beat the Manson Trojans Dec. 13 before defeating the undefeated Tonasket Lady Tigers on Thursday to go 4-2 for the season before losing a non-league game at Okanogan. Lake Roosevelt defeated the Trojans on their home court 40-30. LR Head Coach Wallace Pleasants attributed the win to "limiting turnovers and staying focused on the defensive end." "It started out as a tight defensive game, and then we finally found our groove and started making a few things happen," Pleasants said.... Full story
The Raider boys' basketball team is struggling to win more games this season, losing last week to both Manson and Tonasket, giving them a 1-6 win-loss record for the season after losing a non-league game against Okanogan. The Raiders lost to the Manson Trojans 58-31 on the road last Tuesday. On Thursday against the Tonasket Tigers, the Raider boys held a slim lead for most of the game, but lost the lead at the end of the third quarter and were unable to get it back, losing 56-43. The boys... Full story
Lake Roosevelt Raider wrestlers participated in the Oroville Mix & Match as well as the Cashmere Invite this past week. Four Raider wrestlers travelled to Oroville for the mix & match last Wednesday, wrestling eight matches total, winning four and losing four. Raider Kaleb Horn dominated his two match-ups, winning by technical falls, or a large point margin, 18-1 against Oroville’s Michael Lewis, and 17-1 against Tonasket’s Israel Gomez, both in just the second round. Raider Ryan Moon pinned Tonasket’s Tudor C. in three minutes and nine secon... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District received a grant from the Washington State Library Dec. 13, to enhance reading material for Native American students. The grant will provide more than 80 books, with emphasis on Native Americans and their cultures. Of the book list, 55 volumes are new to the Lake Roosevelt libraries. Margo Piver, assistant elementary school principal, and Aaron Derr, elementary library literacy coordinator, worked on the grant application, which was sent on Dec. 9. Carolyn Peterson, from the WSL, announced winners of the... Full story
At the Nespelem School Christmas concert Monday, Soy Redthunder, center, holds a plaque that will mark the Nespelem Elementary School gym as the "Jeannie R. Moon Gymnasium." The school board dedicated the gym in honor of Moon, who served as a director on the board for 45 years. Redthunder, Moon's brother, is flanked by board directors. On the left are Jolene Marchand and Annette Moses. On the right are Director Nancy Armstrong-Montes, Anna Vargas, and Director Mitzi Adolph. Vargas will take a... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District board accepted one resignation and made four hires at its meeting Monday night. Resigning was Loren Endsley as junior high assistant wrestling coach. Hired were Kacey Prindle, assistant leader for fourth- and fifth-grade SHARP Kids; Brad Oliver, JV boys’ basketball coach; Brandi Hansen, seventh-grade girls’ basketball coach; and Deidre Ellsworth, eighth-grade girls’ basketball coach. Joette Barry was elected to a two-year term as chair of the school board Monday night. Barry has chaired the board for the p... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 12/12 - Police were called to Coulee Vision Center, where a domestic dispute was going on in front of the building. The dispute was verbal only and police left the scene. - A burglary was pursued by police at a Goodfellow Avenue house. Someone had entered the house, unoccupied at the time, but nothing seemed to have been taken. - USBR Plant Protection advised police that a woman was screaming and acting strangely on a trail near Riley Point. Police talked with the woman who stated she didn’t need help. - A woman reported t... Full story
Grand Coulee's public library was full of kids and adults last Wednesday night as staff held its annual lighting ceremony. Santa Claus arrived on one of the city's fire trucks and met with the youngsters inside, incuding four-year-old Mia Miller, of Elmer City. All kinds of activity was going on inside and refreshments were served. – Roger S. Lucas photo... Full story