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A Grand Coulee woman who has tried to salvage a “dog rescue” operation, but was prevented from doing so by the city, hopes to relocate outside Grand Coulee so she can continue her work with animals. In a notice to the city Dorothy Harris indicated that she is now in conformance with the number of dogs she has (three) and currently is no longer operating her “rescue” operation. “I actually don’t have any rescues for the first time in over 30 years,” Harris informed the city. Harris has been in a struggle with both the planning commission an...
State Patrol investigators are piecing together the scene of a crash near the top of Grand Coulee Dam tonight. A driver apparently powered through the parking lot in the overlook just below the top of Grand Coulee Dam, knocked over a street light, drove through the fence and down the long hill to the bottom of the ravine at Riley Point. No tracks were visible on the hillside lit by the floodlights of a Bureau of Reclamation fire truck about 9 p.m. tonight, suggesting the pickup at the bottom...
So, Jacob took a ton of photos this week and we actually got the best of them online. You might be in some. Below is a slideshow, but you can find all our photos online here...
An Electric City man who went missing Monday night, prompting authorities to issue a “Silver Alert,” was found Tuesday afternoon and is safe. Donald S. Fisher, 69, hadn’t been seen since about 7 p.m. Monday, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday morning in a “Silver Alert,” a system used in the United States to disseminate information about missing persons — especially senior citizens with conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease — in order to aid in locating them. Fisher had been suffering from recent strokes and a brain surgery and...
The students sat in rows, all looking at the face of the man projected in the front of the class, authoritatively stating the rules for language arts. "1984" posters adorned the walls. Author Lindsay Schopfer spoke to sophomore English students through video chat on Sept. 19, giving them writing tips, writing exercises, and taking questions. Schopfer, among other outside authors, will be giving feedback on students' writing throughout the school year. Brian Daniels, who teaches sophomore and...
Ambulance calls reported The Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department made 44 ambulance calls in August, Chief Rick Paris told city council members last Tuesday night. Thirteen of the calls were in Coulee Dam, and 25 calls were in Grand Coulee. EMTs made six transports of patients. Firemen also responded to five calls: one electric fire in Grand Coulee, two in Grant County Fire District 14, and two mutual aid calls. Color run coming Oct. 21 Coming soon: the second annual “Color Me Pink & Purple” Breast Cancer Awareness Fun Run/Walk, Oct. 21, begi...
The Lake Roosevelt Schools hosted their seventh Cultural Awareness Gathering last Thursday, featuring immersion in a variety of aspects of Native American culture. Student bodies from the Grand Coulee Dam and Nespelem school districts enjoyed activities such as beading, weaving baskets, eating smoked salmon hot off the smoker, and more, before watching and participating in a powwow. "The kids are loving it," said Karrie Utz, one of the organizers, during the event. Students learned about the...
A Road Products Inc. worker uses a grinder to cut through the pavement of the runway at Grand Coulee Dam Airport last week along the lines of wide separations of pavement to cover major cracks in the 4,200-foot runway. The Spokane company submitted the low bid of $248,000 for the work. The runway will be closed while equipment and workers are active on the runway. Painting of runway lines will follow completion of the project in about 30 days. The work is being paid for by grants from the...
A Coulee Dam enterprise has been awarded nearly three quarters of a million dollars to foster economic independence among native people. The U.S. Treasury Department awarded the nonprofit Northwest Native Development Fund $745,500, the company announced in a press release. The grant award is funded from the Native American CDFI Assistance program, for certified Native Community Development Financial Institutions (Native CDFIs). NNDF has received seven such awards since 2009 and was certified in 2011, said Ted Piccolo, NNDF executive director....
A Grand Coulee man who appealed a “potentially dangerous dog” charge in municipal court Friday was denied. Andrew Kramer, whose dog “Howdy” had bit a Portland woman in front of Banks Lake Pub July 22, appeared before Judge Richard Fitterer in August to appeal a decision by Grand Coulee’s city council declaring his dog to be “potentially dangerous.” He indicated in the August court meeting that he wanted to secure counsel to help him appeal the decision. Kramer appeared Friday before Fitterer, without his attorney, and his appeal was readily d...
In honor of breast cancer awareness month, please join me for lunch. I am raising funds for The CCNW Foundation. The foundation provides educational, financial and emotional assistance to inland northwest cancer patients and their families. This foundation provided me emotional support and items of physical comfort in my time of need through my treatments. It’s my turn to give back. Lunch will be served after the CMC Guild cancer walk Oct. 21. We will be serving a homemade chili or chowder bread bowl (homemade by Juan Moreno from The M...
When we look at the history of our nation, it is hard to get the facts straight unless you lived it. By now we know our history books in school are skewed and sanitized to vaguely cover one topic and dive deep into another. It all depends on the culture of the current legislation and education push at the time of print. What’s important to teach during this season can undermine the emotional and topical acceptance of what actually happened to this culture and that group of people. But history does have its place if we choose to read beyond t...
In Washington, the legislative stalemate over permitting new household wells and the state’s construction budget has not only delayed needed funding for public projects, but triggered yet another salvo in the wider conflict over future supplies of fresh water for people, fish and farms. At immediate risk is $4.2 billion in state funding for local water and sewer projects, school construction, mental-health facilities, colleges and universities, and other construction. While there is general agreement between Democrats controlling the House a...
Pictured above is the outlet of the 12 discharge pipes from the pumping plant. The pumping plant site (dark) and the top of Grand Coulee Dam may be seen in the background. Discharge pipes have already been installed in the first three tunnels and these will shortly be connected with the curved crest pipes shown in the right foreground. - September 21, 1949 photo...
Carol L. Misale, 89, of Missoula, Montana, went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, with her husband and family by her side. Born December 8, 1927, in Richmond, Michigan, she is the last of nine siblings. Her parents were Mathew and Lilly Sillanpaa. Carol worked at a hospital in Ishpeming, Michigan, before her marriage to Vito J. Misale on December 10, 1946. The couple moved to Butte, Montana, a few years after their marriage. They also lived in Grand Coulee, Washington, and Oregon, but went back to Montana to retire in Missoula....
A number of community members have joined the school pep band to play at athletic events, and several turned up at last Friday's football game. Those who have joined in with students include Charlie Pierce, Mara Landrum, Tim Stott, Matt Tillman, Cristian Ruiz, Dave McClure and Andrew McClure. You can dust off your musical instrument and join the pep band also. Practice each week is at 7 p.m. on Thursdays in the high school gym, or just show up with your instrument at the game. - Jacob Wagner...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Meeting begins at noon. Dr. Adam McConnell, the new Family Practice physician at Coulee Medical Center, will be the guest speaker. Okanogan School Retirees to Meet The Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association will meet at 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 29, for a no-host luncheon meeting at Koala Street Grill, 914 Koala St., Omak. Dr. Curtis Horne, president of Washington State School Retirees Association, is the g...
OLYMPIA – Sept. 25, 2017 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will again offer 12 free days next year, in which day-use visitors won’t need a Discover Pass to visit state parks by vehicle. The “free days” for 2018 are in keeping with legislation that created the Discover Pass, a $30 annual or $10 one-day permit required on lands managed by Washington State Parks and the Washington Departments of Natural Resources (DNR) and Fish & Wildlife (WDFW). The Discover Pass legislation provided that State Parks could designate...
Wed., Sept. 27 - Dinner Nick’s Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup, Homemade Bread, Green Beans, Mixed Fruit, Cook's Choice Dessert Thurs., Sept. 28 - Dinner Fish and Chips, Coleslaw, Pears w/Cinnamon, Cookies Fri., Sept. 29 - Breakfast Sausage Links, Eggs, Pancakes, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice...
Lady Raider volleyball is killing it, having nabbed a couple more wins to go 6-0 for the season. The Lady Raiders defeated Okanogan on the road on Sept. 19, winning three sets to the Lady Bulldogs' two. "Great win for the Lady Raiders," Head Coach Kasey Garvin said. "It's been a number of years in the making, but the girls conquered the evening with five very long sets for the win." "There were a lot of long volleys in each set accounting for the high accounting of digs my girls tallied up, fini...
The Raider football team squeaked by with a win on Friday in Brewster against the Bears, winning 24-19. "It was a good win," said Head Coach Bubba Egbert. "They went out and played hard for all four quarters." The game started with the Raiders kicking off to the Bears, who fumbled and a Raider recovered. The teams took turns scoring, and the score stayed close through the full game, with the Bears leading for most of it. Down 19-16 in the fourth quarter, the Raiders were able to get a touchdown...
Devan Black, of Coulee Dam, was named to the summer President’s Honor Roll at Washington State University, the school said last week....
The Lady Raiders soccer team chalked up another win, making their win-loss record 3-1 after defeating Manson 6-3 in Grand Coulee Sept. 19. Maddie Toulou scored four of the goals for LR, and Loryn Moore scored the other two. Moore and Bryn Chaffee each had assists. "Two standout players were freshman Blossom Armstrong and Lillie LaPlace, who both demonstrated significant progress at mid-field," said Head Coach Casey Moore. "The Most Valuable Player for this match was definitely goalie Wensdae...
THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L #5 10 2 The Star 6 6 #3 6 6 #2 6 6 #1 6 6 #6 2 10 High Game: Jesse Vieira 257; Mae Stensgar 199 High Series: Jesse Vieira 617; Mae Stensgar 502 DAM KEGLERS TEAM W L #5 38 22 #6 33 27 #1 31.5 28.5 #3 28 32 #4 27.5 32.5 High Game: Chance Epperson 246; Mae Stensgar 177 High Series: Chance Epperson 697; Mae Stensgar 497...
Wednesday, September 27 5 p.m., LRJH Volleyball at Oroville Thursday, September 28 4:00 p.m., Raider Cross Country at Tonasket Invitational 5:30 p.m., Raider Volleyball here with Soap Lake (NL) 5:30 p.m., LRJHS Football at Okanogan Friday, September 29 7 p.m., Raider Football, here with Oroville(L) Homecoming Saturday, September 30 11 a.m., Raider Soccer here with Bridgeport Monday, October 2 5 p.m., LRJHS Volleyball here with Liberty Bell Tuesday, October 3 5:30 p.m., Raider Volleyball here with Bridgeport (L) Wednesday, October 4 4 p.m.,...