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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Construction work at the Bureau of Reclamation's fire station is near completion, and the public is invited to attend an open house set for Tuesday, June 4 from 4-6 p.m., the bureau said in a press release Tuesday. The fire station is located at the west gate to the Grand Coulee Power Office industrial area near the intersection of Highway 155 and B Street. The public is advised to park at Pole Park. Traffic control will be available to safely guide citizens across the highway to the fire...
The Grand Coulee city council is looking for the next mayor, and any registered voter living within city limits can throw their name into the ring. Interested applicants should bring a letter of intent to City Hall, 306 Midway Ave, by 4 p.m. on June 10. Letters can also be mailed to Grand Coulee City Hall, P.O. Box 180, Grand Coulee 99133. A letter of intent is similar to a cover letter for a job, and is up to individual applicants to decide what to write about. Possible topics could include: why you are interested in serving as mayor; your...
The Banks Lake Pumped Storage Project has lingered since Columbia Basin Hydropower first brought it to the attention of local leaders in 2016. Lately the project, planned to generate 500 to 1,000 megawatts of hydropower by moving water in an underground tunnel between Banks Lake and Lake Roosevelt, has drawn attention from a new potential investor and developer. But questions remain, hurdles are high, and clear steps forward are a ways off for the proposed project that would involve...
Faced with a housing shortage that threatens their efforts to find and keep rural health workers, Coulee Medical Center wants to develop a tiny-home community for their medical staff. If all the pieces fall into place, the designated "critical access" hospital serving four counties and the Colville Reservation could begin purchasing 30 tiny homes this October to place on their property across SR-174. The cluster of tiny 357-square-foot homes would be developed between the grain silos and the...
Coulee Dam Police 5/19 - A car was reported as speeding in the area of Stevens Avenue in Coulee Dam before heading towards Grand Coulee. Police weren’t in a position to try and intercept the vehicle. - Tribal Police requested a Coulee Dam officer stand by at an Elmer City residence while they arrested a female on a domestic violence charge. 5/21 - An Electric City boy was taken to the juvenile detention center in Chelan County following an altercation with his mother that included him having her in a chokehold. - A suspicious person appeared t...
Every year on Memorial Day, a few citizens go to great effort to put on a tremendous display of patriotism to honor and remember those veterans who have passed on, dedicating new flags to those whose families wish to have them remembered with one. More than 600 American flags were flapping gently in the breeze Monday as speakers shared their thoughts on the day, and also during a moment of silence, which was a beautiful moment. It also meant volunteers put up and took down 600-plus flags, no easy task. But it is one that yields the kind of...
I’ve always been a simple person who needs very little to be happy. My first date with my partner was over 50 years ago. We talk about how if we had nothing but our family, would we be alright? We realize without a doubt we’d be just fine. We are all about quality relationships and being passionate about life and what we enjoy. With these thoughts in mind, we were very excited to be in Yakima this past weekend to cheer on our Raider teams’ athletes and coaches. Last spring after state softball was over, I told the head coach, Jaci Gross, to ke...
Service people catch the brunt of angry people. They have to take it out on somebody, I guess. You constantly read of incidents of anger interrupting airline travel. Usually, it is some small inconvenience brought on by someone who is having a very bad day. Incidents that you read about would have been unheard of in travel 50 years ago. I have traveled a lot, flying all over, and I never saw anger that you read about today. Airlines need to develop a D.B. Cooper drop from 30,000 feet to cool off some of these characters. Airline attendants are...
Patricia A. Nieberding (Patty) of Elyria, Ohio passed away on May 18, 2024 at the age of 74. She was born on March 29, 1950 in Cleveland, Ohio where she grew up. In her adult life she lived in various states including Texas, Wisconsin, Washington and Ohio. Patty was a Café owner and a Caregiver in Coulee Dam, WA. She loved her family and would visit them in Spokane, WA. and Houston, TX. whenever possible. She loved shopping and was generous with her time, no one was a stranger. Patty was... Full story
Local scouts display the American flag before folding it back up, demonstrating the 13 traditional folds as Sgt. Sarah Zlateff, U.S. Army, retired, reads the meaning of each fold, during the Isle of Flags ceremony at Spring Canyon Cemetery on Memorial Day. Several more flags were dedicated Monday, pushing the total on display to over 600. - Scott Hunter photo...
Four Lake Roosevelt athletes competed at the WIAA 1B, 2B, 1A State Championship Meet at Yakima's Zaepfel Stadium at Eisenhower High School May 23-25. John Cooley placed sixth at the state track meet in the 110-meter hurdles in 16.94 seconds. Cooley came in ninth in the 300-meter hurdles in 43.10. He came in 12th in the triple jump with a personal record of 38 feet, 2.5 inches. Carly Neddo placed eighth in the javelin at the state tournament with a throw of 109 feet, 11 inches, and ninth in the...
The Lady Raiders notched their first-ever win at the state tournament last week before losing two more games to knock them out of the competition. The Lady Raiders ended their season ranked eighth among the state's 48 teams in the 2B classification, with a 19-7 overall win-loss record. Head Coach Jaci Gross said the team has been to the WIAA state tournament in Yakima four times, but hadn't won a game there until they beat the Liberty (Spangle) Lancers in their first game on May 24 in the...
CITY OF ELECTRIC CITY STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT Determination of NonSignificance Proposal Name: Electric City Shoreline Waterfront Trail Lead agency: City of Electric City Description of proposal: This City initiated project constructs about 2,153 feet of 8-10 ft wide multi use trail adjacent to Highway 155 between Electric City and Grand Coulee. Additional work includes removal of existing guardrail, installation of retaining wall with pedestrian safety fence and drainage facilities to accommodate path. Location of proposal: The proposed... Full story
