News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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• We hope the community will support the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District’s bid for tax support. Since the early 1990s, community leaders saw a park and rec district as a tool that could be used to help solve many of the problems the area faces because of its multiple municipalities. We finally voted one in the mid- 2000s. Let’s supply it early in this decade with the ability to accomplish something. • It’s a long time until the winter holidays, when we tend to think about giving to the food bank, but supplies are low now in the heat... Full story
State fire assistance has been mobilized under the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan in support of local firefighters working to contain the Douglas County Complex Fire located near Mansfield in Douglas County. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources on July 15, 2012, at the request of Douglas County Fire District # 5. The complex consist of two fires; Road A Fire - started approximately 1:52 p.m. on July 15, 2012 and is burning in grass, sage and standing... Full story
While local school officials are gearing up for the initial phase of building a new K-12 facility, State Senator Linda Evans Parlette is beating federal funding bushes to find the additional $15 million necessary to finish the project. In a letter to four members of the state’s congressional delegation, Parlette outlined why the federal government should step up to the plate and provide final funding for the construction project. “I believe the Federal Government has a responsibility to thi... Full story
A U.S. Forest Service helicopter scoops water from Banks Lake Tuesday evening to fight a 200-acre brush fire near Barker Canyon. The fire erupted following a massive thunderstorm that hit the region about 3 a.m. and struck the state more than 6,000 times with lightning. Douglas County Fire District 3 Chief Dale Rinker said the fire was controlled but not contained Tuesday night, thanks to ”a lot of good work from a lot of good firefighters.” District 3 was joined by District 5, Coulee Dam, Gra... Full story
The local park district through which North Dam Park was rescued in a joint community effort last year, will seek tax support at the ballot come November. Commissioners of the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District voted Monday to seek a levy to help support the district, which recently learned it will get a matching grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation this year. CAPRD is a junior taxing district, but has never collected taxes. Local municipalities have propped up its efforts to save North Dam Park and Event Center by feeding it taxes...
Community churches will conduct a food drive this Friday from 4-8 p.m. at both Harvest Foods in Coulee Dam and Safeway in Grand Coulee. The Care and Share Food Bank has been running low on supplies lately, said Paster Shawn Neider of Zion Lutheran Church, a problem nearing a “crisis level.” Neider said anyone who would like to help but can’t make it to the stores during those hours can contact the food bank directly at 633-2742 or send a check to P.O. Box 671, Grand Coulee, WA, 99133.... Full story
Tim’s 4 Corners Union 76 Station has been purchased by Jack and Lauretta Madsen. The sale ends a 24-year ownership of the popular corner station by Tim and Michéle Arrants, who purchased the business in 1988, after leasing it for a number of years previously. The Arrants plan to stay in the community for the next few years while their youngest son, Sammy, finishes his schooling. The Arrants came to the community in 1980. After leasing and then owning the station for 10 years, the couple ex... Full story
An Electric City resident told the city council at its last meeting in June that rules it had enacted for their meetings were probably illegal. Jeff Eiffert took issue with the council’s desire to curb comments and criticism by trying to keep visitors from making complaints in public meetings. Eiffert had fired off his objections to the state Attorney General’s Office, whose open government ombudsman, Tim Ford, said if the council has a place on the agenda for citizens to speak, it can’t tell them what they can or cannot say. Ford’s similar... Full story
Mosquito District to meet Grant County Mosquito District 2 will hold its July meeting tonight, July 11, at 7 p.m. in the city council chambers in Electric City. The district usually meets on the first Wednesday of the month but the July meeting was delayed due to the July 4 holiday. NPS gets interim super Natalie Gates is the new acting superintendent of the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. She replaces Debbie Bird, who recently retired from the management position. Gates comes here from the the Point Reyes National Seashore Resort, in... Full story
7-11-12 Star - Images by Scott Hunter...
Dennis Schuchman came by his love of airplanes naturally. His dad was a Grant County deputy sheriff and had his own full-size airplane, and, from Dennis’ earliest days, his father was into radio-controlled planes. They flew a lot together, and even though Dennis never got his own flying license, he often took the stick in his father’s plane, taking off and landing. “My dad would fly prisoners from Ephrata to minimum security prisons,” Dennis remembers. This love of flying later transfe... Full story
An Electric City man is a suspect in jewelry theft from a woman who lives near his 123 West Grand Avenue residence. Mark Perman, 31, who is currently serving a sentence in Grant County jail for obstructing a police officer, was arrested on a warrant and taken to jail June 1. A subsequent search of the articles that Perman had on him when incarcerated and from a search of his residence disclosed that many missing pieces of jewelry matched a description of stolen articles provided by Tena Herbert, who lives on 2nd Street NE in Electric City.... Full story
June came and went, squeezing out a high temperature of only 84.9°F that was the lowest high temperature for June in the past four years (1938 saw a record 105°F). The mean temperature for June is 65.6°F and we recorded only 61.8°F. Precipitation provides us with another story. We had 3.4 inches of rain here at the home weather station, highest amount in past four years. A gully washer occurred on the 26th. Mean precipitation for June is 0.99 inches, so we were well over that but we did... Full story
One of the things I’ve always loved about American homes is the prominence of the kitchen. Far more than other cultures, where kitchens are small and tucked away out of sight, American architects embraced the idea that the heart of the home is in the kitchen. I love homes that bring the living space into the cooking space. The action is there, it’s where people tend to congregate, and it allows us to be together at a time of the day when, with a different layout, families might disperse. In ear... Full story
Thinking about having fish for dinner tonight? How about some fish for breakfast, lunch and dinner tomorrow? And the next day? And the day after that. The Washington State Department of Ecology wants to assume that you do. For the purpose of tightening regulations, the DOE is racing to increase the state’s estimate of fish consumption by as much as 2,200 percent - and they want to do it by the end of the year. Why is the fish consumption rate important? Increasing the estimate would give Olympia bureaucrats the rationale they need to impose t... Full story
Ten Years Ago Several local firefighters recently completed a mandatory course that taught them how to improve their skills in fighting wildland fires and their safety. Firefighters included Gerald Sands, Brent Haley, David Bjorson, Scott Kentner, Gary Rosco, Kenneth Dexter, Dale Wilson, Robert Carlson, Brian Warnecke and David Finch. A boat and a personal watercraft collided on Banks Lake Saturday critically injuring a 16-year-old girl. Decreasing attendance at the Nespelem School has led to one of the lowest budgets in years in preparation... Full story
Jackie (Lenor McClung) Orr, 100, died peacefully at home in Elmer City, Wash., on Sunday, July 1, 2012. The youngest of nine siblings, Jackie was born February 2, 1912, to Andrew Jackson (Dan) and Pauline Gillette McClung, in the town of Inchelium, Wash. Jackie attended school in Inchelium and spent her young years horseback riding the hills around the country with her cousins and best friend, Etta Peone Laramie. In the fall of the year her family would go to Omak by horse and wagon to work in... Full story
Kenneth Charles Stinde, known to his family as Ken, and his wife and friends as Casey, passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2012, at 3 a.m.at Coulee Medical Center. After being ill for so long, he went peacefully, but will be missed by many. Born May 19, 1934, in Badgers Pocket, Wash., at the age of about 1-2 years old his family moved to Nacogdoches, Tex., until he was a teenager around 13-15 years of age when he moved to Bellingham, Wash. Ken was an ordained minister and served his country with... Full story
It’s a boy for Rizzonelli/Smith Jessica Rizzonelli and Ron Smith of Grand Coulee are proud to announce the birth of their son Ryker Joseph Alan Smith on Friday, June 8, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 8 lbs., 19 oz. Siblings include Christian Rizzonelli and Anthony Robinson. Maternal grandparents are Ofelia Gamboa of Lancaster, Calif., and Alan Rizzonell Sr. of Grand Coulee. Paternal grandmother is Melba Smith of Nespelem. Great-grandparents are Betty Gamboa of Lancaster, Calif., and Dorothy Marchand of O... Full story
The inurnment service for Thelma Leota Thurston will be held Friday, July 20, at 4 p.m. at Spring Canyon Cemetery. Thelma passed away February 5, 2012, in Eugene, Oregon.... Full story
Master Gardeners Barbara Guilland, from Moses Lake, and Gayle Swagerty, of Coulee Dam, offer advice and information at the June 16 Saturday Market in Grand Coulee across from Safeway. Master gardeners will again offer their free “Plant Clinic” at the Saturday Market this weekend. Gardeners can ask about gardening or related topics such as plant or insect identification, water conservation and composting. — Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Michelle and Cody Hodgin of Grand Coulee are proud to announce the birth of their son Corbin W. Hodgin on Monday, June 25, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 8 lbs., 9 oz., and was 21 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Hannah and Maeljean. Maternal grandmother is Michelle Mequien. Paternal grandmother is Darla Landreth.... Full story
Chamber to Meet at Sunbanks Grand Coulee Chamber will meet Thursday, July 12, at noon at Sunbanks Resort on the patio. Call your order ahead 633-3786. Come and share any new news you have or events that are coming up. Grant County Mosquito Dist. 2 to Meet Grant County Mosquito District 2 will hold the regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 11, at 7 p.m. at the Electric City City Hall, due to the July 4th holiday. CMC Guild to Meet CMC Guild will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, July 19 at Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille in Grand C... Full story
Teams from the Tonasket area won the first four places at the ranch rodeo a week ago at the Ridge Riders Rodeo Grounds. The first place team, made up of Ben Kershner, Austin Olma, T.J. Symmonds and Kristy Rothrock, picked up $280 each for their performances. Second place went to Steve Richey, T.J. Symmonds, John Symmonds and Carla Stucker, who each picked up $210 for their efforts. The third place in team performance went to T.J. Symmonds, Cesar Bobadilla, Dennis Wines and Marcy Harris, and each won $140. Fourth place was picked up by Rod... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 6/29 - A two week lapse of not reporting a hit and run incident at Safeway parking lot was questioned by police. The woman was told to ask Safeway if they had anything on tape from their security cameras. - A man on E. Grand Avenue complained that his girlfriend threw her cell phone at him and it dented his vehicle. Everything worked its way out and the woman got her cell phone back. - The driver of a delivery truck, reported as swerving all over the road and nearly causing an accident, told police that the load he was carry... Full story
