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  • Clean, quiet and cool appreciated

    Aug 27, 2014

    A thank-you note from a firefighter fills a whiteboard in the foyer at Nespelem Elementary School, which offered refuge from scorching daytime heat to some 235 night-shift workers on the Devil's Elbow Complex Fire, who found it impossible to sleep in their tents. The school paid two of its employees overtime to clean up walls afterward, and an outside contractor re-cleaned every carpet for $13,000 after the firefighters left. Those costs will be reimbursed from state fire fighting funds, along...

  • Public can nominate for "highly capable" school program

    Aug 27, 2014

    Nominations are being accepted, from Aug. 26 through Oct. 1, for current students in the Grand Coulee Dam School District’s highly capable program. Students in kindergarten through 12th grade who are identified as highly capable of high academic and intellectual ability will have an opportunity to explore concepts in greater depth and further develop their thinking and creativity. Anyone may refer a student including parents, teachers or other students and members of the community. Those interested in nominating a student can do so on d...

  • Colville Tribe stocks Rufus Woods with thousands of fish

    Aug 27, 2014

    Staff from the Colville Tribes Resident Fish (CTRF) program released approximately 5,700 “triploid” rainbow trout ranging from two to three pounds each into Lake Rufus Woods July 31. The fish, which can be identified by the absence of the adipose fin, are part of a supplementation effort of the Rufus Woods Net Pen Project, which the program’s staff oversees. The CTRF program purchases these fish from a local commercial aquaculture facility. Since 2011, some 118,100 triploid rainbow trout have been released into Lake Rufus Woods. Appro...

  • Legals or August 27, 2014

    Aug 27, 2014

    CITY OF GRAND COULEE PLANNING AGENCY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE September 9, 2014 To Consider Maximum Lot Coverage The Grand Coulee Planning Agency will hold a public hearing on September 9, 2014 to consider amending City Zoning concerning maximum lot coverage. The public hearing will begin at 6:30 p.m., prior to the regularly scheduled council meeting, in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 306 Midway Avenue. City hall is accessible for persons with disabilities. (Publish August 27, 2014) Grand Coulee Dam School District Legal Notice Annual...

  • Coulee Cops

    Aug 27, 2014

    Grand Coulee Police 8/18 - Police checked on an Almira woman after receiving a report that she might be suicidal. She assured the patrolman that she was OK and not thinking about that. The report stated that the house was orderly and everything appeared OK. - A woman on Dill Avenue reported to police that a fire safe had been taken from her home. She stated she didn’t know how long it had been gone and estimated the value of the taken items at $1,500. - A Mt.Vernon man was told he couldn’t ride his scooter inside North Dam Park after hou...

  • Highway maintenance scheduled for this week

    Aug 27, 2014

    Here are some local highway maintenance projects to know about for this week. The information comes from the state Department of Transportation: (New) SR 155 (MP 46-64) Nespelem to Disautel pavement repair Monday through Wednesday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., expect up to ten minute delays with flaggers and pilot car controlled traffic where a crew is applying a chip seal surface over asphalt pavement patches. (New) SR 155 (MP 35) Belvedere culvert repair Tuesday and Wednesday ONLY, 6 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., expect delays up to 10 minutes with flagger...