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Fire fighters scrambled to attack five fires that started Sunday afternoon as a slow-moving lightning storm torched brush and grass in Douglas and Grant counties and prompted a "county-wide" call from local fire chiefs. In Douglas County, a fire at Road 28 Rex was first reported at 4:26 p.m., followed seven minutes later by reports of fires at Pendell Road, two in Grant County in and near Pleasant Valley on the north side of Banks Lake, and another at Barker Canyon at 4:35. Douglas County Fire...
Brandon White was named official of the year in fastpitch softball Saturday in Yakima at the Washington Officials Association annual convention. Selected by his fellow officials and the state office "for your outstanding skills, abilities and service to officiating in the state of Washington," an award letter that arrived last month said. "He deserves this!" Lake Roosevelt Raider fastpitch coach Jaci Gross said, learning of the award. "He deserves to be recognized for not only his knowledge of...
The band that played in Grand Coulee for National Night Out Aug. 1 was the Stoney River Band, not the Hometown Hooligans....
I love this Coulee…the scenery, the climate, the people. It will be my home until I leave this earth. I started running in the Coulee nearly 25 years ago. The Coulee has a way of reaching into your soul to bring peace and calm. Run The Dam (formerly The Over The Dam Run) became my baby in 2016. I wanted to share the unique course and beauty of the Coulee with the whole world. Run The Dam, now a nonprofit organization, has a mission to provide healthy outdoor activity in the Coulee. The annual event, always the third weekend of September, now b...
Quite a few years ago my friend, Will Chaussee, asked me to take some time during my trip to Thailand to see if there might be any Thai interest in purchasing sapphires from his mine in Montana. Will had a cedar lumber company in Bothell and sold out his interest in it to spend full time mining sapphires. The mine was halfway between Hamilton and Philipsburg, Montana on mountain road 38. We were invited several years in a row to vacation at the mine. There was good fishing in a creek running nearby, and, of course, the promise of sapphires....
1 years ago The regional board of mayors is finding out that it’s operating agreement is a poor way to run a railroad facing emergency repairs at the Delano transfer site. A month ago the mayors put a hold on the single bid they received to do the work hoping to get more bids. This time around park commissioners Monday night barely passed a motion to allow the Chamber of Commerce to hold another beer garden event at the North Dam Park next month. Commissioners expressed frustration with learning of the planed event in the newspaper before g...
After their daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes last year, they're forming a new group to bring awareness about the disease and to support kids who have it. The group, with the help of donors, are putting on a free barbecue at Grand Coulee's park on SR-174 near La Presa. And they had a table at last week's National Night Out event in Grand Coulee to promote the effort. Kinzley Dennis got the diagnosis one day after she turned 10 last November, said her dad and the group's president,...
LRHS class of ‘73 to celebrate 50th The LRHS class of 1973 is hoping everyone can attend the reunion set for the weekend of August 18 and 19. On Friday, August 18 the group will be gathering at Horn’s Electric City Bar and Grill beginning at 7 pm and Saturday, August 19 at Siam Palace for dinner beginning at 6pm, then onto MPH HiDam Tavern for more festivities. For more information contact Vicki Zoward, Karen Erickson, Shannon Hearne, Joan Gardner or Cathy Johnson. Hope to see you there. Class of ‘68 to celebrate 55 years CDHS Class of 1968...
Fire Dist. #14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, August 14, 2023, at 6:00 at the Electric City Fire Station. Mosquito Dist. #2 to Meet Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 4:00pm at 210 W. Coulee BLVD in Electric City. Area AA Meetings AA meetings are held Monday through Saturday at the Vets Center in Electric City. A noon meeting is held on Wednesdays. Call Paul at 631-4551. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the...
Grand Coulee Police 7/31 - A Main Street man’s girlfriend crawled from the passenger seat to the driver’s seat of his vehicle while he was unloading items at their residence. She said she was going to Idaho, possibly to see her child who lives there. The man was uncertain about pressing charges and simply wished for his vehicle to be located so he could retrieve it. The car was listed as a vehicle to be located. - Police were unable to locate a pit bulldog reportedly running loose on Weil Place. 8/1 - A vehicle was towed from Main Street and...
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Town of Nespelem 2022 Reservoir Slope Stabilization Project Sealed bids will be received until 10:00 AM, Thursday August 24, 2023 at the Nespelem Town Hall, located, at 330 9th St, P.O. Box 240, Nespelem, WA 99155. No proposals will be accepted after the above-stated time. Immediately following the above stated time, the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Each proposal must be submitted on the prescribed form and accompanied by cash, a certified check, cashiers check, or bid bond, payable to the Town of...
Kids play in the inflatable sprinklers at Coulee Plaza during the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce's First Friday event on Main Street Aug. 4. - Scott Hunter photo...