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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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A $4.9 billion pumped-storage hydropower project has been given preliminary nods by regulators for a site 35 miles upstream from Grand Coulee Dam, near Creston. Similar to the proposed Banks Lake Pumped Storage Project being developed for the Grand Coulee area, the 2,650-Megawatt Halverson Canyon Pumped Storage project got a preliminary permit from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Developer Daybreak Power Inc. says the project "would connect to the nearby Bonneville Power...
The Northrup Fire that started Thursday along highway 155 is now 65% contained after burning an estimated 252 acres, an update from the fire management team in charge said Saturday night. An update from Incident Commander Leonard Johnson of the Southeast Washington Type 3 Interagency Incident Management Team 2, which assumed command of the fire at 8 p.m. July 23, said all areas previously at a Level 2 evacuation (get ready to leave) have been stepped down to a Level 1 (be aware), including the... Full story
The fire that started along SR-155 Thursday afternoon has burned about 300 acres, prompted evacuation notices and still threatening structures and standing wheat. It was moving down into Northrup Canyon last night as four Fireboss airplanes, three helicopters and a jet tanker attacked it from the air, and more resources were arriving as firefighters headed up to canyon on foot about dusk. An hour later, authorities were knocking on doors in the North Shore Acres community near Jones Bay, telling... Full story
Level 2 Evacuation notice - Jones Bay community Level 2 Evacuation notice due to wildfire. This is a Level 2 evacuation notice for people in the following areas of Grant County, Washington. This notice was requested by the Bureau of Land Management fire command. Jones Bay community south of Osborn Bay, east of SR155. This is about 3 miles south of Electric City, Washington. This notice is effective as of 7/22/2021 at 10:05 PM. Police are going door to door to notify residents. This Level 2... Full story
The Chuweah Creek Fire, which has burned 36,177 acres since it started by lightning July 12 east of Nespelem, is now 40% contained, according to a July 20 update on the fire. Firefighters faced challenges July 19 "as rising temperatures were accompanied by gusty winds and low relative humidity," the update reads. "Lines held, but some spotting and slop-over occurred, particularly on the northeast and lower eastern edge of the fire. Some spotting also occurred in the Central Peak area, as... Full story
The Ridge Riders Junior Rodeo will be back, Saturday, July 24 and Sunday, July 25, starting at 9 a.m. The town will soon be filled with youth and their horses from all over the state of Washington and Idaho. The kids are coming from, Yakima, Cashmere, Moxie, Selah, Royal City and more, and from as far away as Deary and Rathdrum, Idaho. It’s not unusual to have as many as 125-150 contestants participate in the Ridge Rider Jr. Rodeo. The Jr. Rodeo is the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Youth Program focused on attracting contestants 8-19 y...
Gov. Jay Inslee has scheduled a visit to the Lucy Covington Government Center in Nespelem today. The governor is meeting with leaders of communities impacted by recent wildfires, including the Colville Business Council. Inslee plans to hear directly from a select group of community members greatly impacted by the fire on the first floor of the Government Center starting at 3 p.m., a press release from the Colville Tribes sent Tuesday night said. The governor will receive earlier briefings from the Colville Business Council and from fire...
A fire across SR-174 from the Lakeview Terrace trailer park was nipped in bud before it could spread through the dry terrain July 17. The fire scorched under half an acre, burning multiple older vehicles, including an old camp trailer, tires, and garbage, according to Grand Coulee Fire Chief Ryan Fish. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The fire started at about 1 p.m. when fire departments of Grand Coulee, Coulee Dam, and Elmer City responded, as well as Bureau of Reclamation...
Meagan Caudell has been named the new head coach for the Lake Roosevelt Raiders volleyball team. "Meagan is currently a teacher at Lake Roosevelt Elementary and has been a part of the Coulee Area community for the last two years," an announcement on the school website June 16read. "Caudell moved here two years ago [from Minnesota] when she married her husband and current Raider [assistant wrestling] coach, Justus. Together they have 3 amazing girls who also play the game of volleyball! As a...
There's a lot of honor in giving the gift of a good summer read. Lake Roosevelt's National Honor Society, in partnering with the LR Indian Education Program and Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union, who gave major donations towards the cause, purchased a book for every LR student from kindergarten through 12th grade, including Alternative Learning Environment and online-only students. Nearly 750 books were given away to encourage summer reading. "This service project will become an annual project,"...
Productive arguments are those in which the two opposing participants actually listen to each other in order to learn what the other is saying, thereby enhancing the ability to refute it. But the trick is that the act of listening requires understanding the other viewpoint. When that happens in most situations, stances get modified, even if only slightly. Humans are not omnipotent, and quite often someone else has at least one better point. But today’s listeners only listen pre-emptively, plotting their next strike against the enemy argument. I...
On a flight between Honolulu and Tokyo I became the third member of the International Tap Dancer’s Federation. It was a tongue-in-cheek idea that if we could get all the world’s leaders on the banks of the Yangtze River in China and get them tap dancing, we could achieve world peace. Well, that didn’t happen. The other two members were the fellow I was seated next to, Tom Ungman, and a fellow working for the Hong Kong Standard newspaper, Peter Turvey. There’s a couple of reasons that didn’t work. One is that our leaders are married to the tw...
Call me naïve, but I’ve never quite gotten why some politicians want to limit voters’ ability to cast their ballots. Sure, I know that plenty of people like to flip the classic Clausewitz quote and say that politics is war by other means. All’s fair, etc., they insist. But the cornerstone of representative democracy, the base on which everything else rests, is the people’s right to cast an informed vote to choose our leaders. There’s no argument about this: it’s just a basic right. Which means that the more Americans we hear from in the votin...
Washington law enforcement officers are concerned by recent legislation introduced by Washington State Democrats and policy stances made by Big Tech. These developments are concerning for our communities, our children, and our officers. Earlier this month, I met with several Yakima County law enforcement officers and the Yakima Gang Task Force, and they made it abundantly clear there are numerous issues on the horizon. Washington State Senate Bill 5122 was one in a series of proposed and implemented bills that would make it more difficult for...
A graveside service will be held at 1p.m. Saturday, July 24, at Spring Canyon Cemetery, Grand Coulee. The family welcomes anyone who would like to attend. Lloyd passed away January 10, 2021.... Full story
On Sunday, July 18, 2021, Colleen Marie (Bryant) Simpson, loving mother and grandmother, passed away at the age of 66 peacefully with her two daughters by her side. Colleen was born on July 18, 1955, to Pauline Vivian (Laufer) Bryant and Dr. Maurice E. Bryant in Lewiston, Idaho. The family moved to the Grand Coulee Dam area in 1967, and she graduated from Lake Roosevelt High School in 1973. Colleen had two daughters, Tara and Laura, with Dale W. Rinker. Colleen loved volunteering and being part... Full story
North Cascades Bank, division of Glacier Bank, has recently announced the appointment of Beth Stipe as Chair of their Board of Directors, Stipe has over 25 years of experience in governance and board leadership and joined the North Cascades Bank Board in June 2018. She is the Executive Director of the Community Foundation of North Central Washington and has led the Foundation for 18 years. Stipe has a BA from Indiana University and a Masters of Nonprofit Management degree from Regis University, and is a certified advisor in philanthropy. “We a...
Loryn and Nic Alexander of Grand Coulee, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Kason Braun Alexander, born Thursday, July 1, 2021, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. He weighed 6 lbs., 14 oz., and was 20 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandparents are Paul and Kathy Braun of Coulee Dam, Washington. Paternal grandparents are David and Jackie Alexander of Seattle, Washington. Great-grandparents are Marion Braun and Clemens Braun, Bill and Mable Hassen and Jake Alexander.... Full story
NCW Libraries is partnering with Write on the River to host a new virtual NCW Writers Group — an online community created by local writers for local writers. Writers across North Central Washington are invited to connect with other artists, discuss the craft, ask for advice, and share resources in this inclusive writers club for all ages, skill levels, genres and interests. The free meetings will be held virtually on Zoom at 5 p.m. every third Wednesday of the month — starting July 21(today). An optional social hour will follow each mee...
Grand Coulee Police 7/13 - A Grand Coulee RV Park resident was arrested for harassment and threatening to kill, then taken to jail. Following a social situation in which the man was texting a woman he had a history with, while both were at another residence, the man had reportedly made suicidal remarks. Police then spoke to him at his residence in the RV park. After police left, the man allegedly made threats toward law enforcement and the people who reported him, prompting police to return to arrest him. 7/14 - Police responded to a report of...