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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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So far, 180 businesses in Grant County have received grants amounting up to $10,000 for economic relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. Grant County’s Economic Development Council doled out the awards in three phases. Phase one awards totaled $438,000; phase two awards totaled $910,000, and phase three awards totaled $339,000 for a total of $1,687,000. The money comes from $2.5 million set aside from the county’s $5 million total they received in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, Economic Security (CARES) Act funds the county received. Local bus...
Despite a large amount of opposition from the public, the swim dock at Spring Canyon will be removed under a new management plan at the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. The National Park Service released a Finding of No Significant Impact for the Environmental Assessment of the Visitor Use Site Management Plan for the park, which includes Spring Canyon among eight other sites. An Oct. 2 statement from the NPS says that "as funding is available," the NPS will implement proposed actions...
Coulee Dam is offering grants to local businesses funded with money from the CARES Act, and applications must be turned in by Oct. 30. The application, first distributed Monday, says businesses are eligible if they: • are a small businesses located in and doing business in Coulee Dam, • have 20 or fewer full-time employees, • had been in business for a minimum of one year as of March 1, 2020 • have a valid UBI number, and • have a Coulee Dam Business License. The business must have been directly impacted by Governor Inslee’s Stay-Home,...
Voting by mail in Washington is safe and secure, Kim Wyman, the secretary of state and the state's top election official has said repeatedly over the last several months. But President Trump's insistence that it's not, as well as changes happening in the U.S. Postal Service lengthening delivery times have concerned the public. That's had Wyman, a Republican seeking her third term in office, also touting the state's system of ballot drop-off boxes. "Our experience in Washington," she wrote in... Full story
Citizens can register to vote by mail or online up until Oct. 26, or in person up until election night on Nov. 3. A Sept 17 news release from the office of Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman explains how to register to vote. Eligible citizens can register to vote online at VoteWA.gov, using either a Washington state driver’s license or I.D. VoteWA.gov is Washington’s online voter portal that also offers ballot drop box and election office locations, a personalized voter guide, and more. People also have the option of downloading and pri...
Grand Coulee Police 9/29 - A woman reported her iPhone stolen from her vehicle parked at Safeway. - A 93-year-old woman was accidentally locked out of her Second Street home. - Someone “egged” a Pontiac Grand Prix on Sunset Drive. 9/30 - Police responded to a report of squatters at a King Street trailer. They found no one at the residence, but plywood covering the back entrance had been removed. - Police were unable to locate a woman said to have been in an abandoned residence on Grand Avenue and had gone “in the face” of a city employe...
For as long as I can remember, political signs have been a staple during the campaign season. And, historically, both parties and candidates have respected the First Amendment rights of one another to support their candidates by displaying campaign signs. These are often displayed in citizens’ yards, on their private property or on public land where allowed. Although, some neighborhoods, such as ours, have a covenant that prohibits yard signs. We were made immediately aware of this fact after putting two Biden-Harris signs and Gov. Inslee s...
Let’s not risk losing Chris Branch as Okanogan County District 1 commissioner. I can confirm the complexity of an Okanogan County commissioner’s job, having taken notes at commissioners’ meetings since 2014. It includes such duties as writing and repealing laws; land use decisions; economic planning; coordinating over 20 departments, such as public works, the judicial system, emergency management; and more — including responsibility for an approximately $70 million budget. With this job, varied and extensive experience are crucial. Previou...
Once again, we endured the intrusion of wildfire smoke into our atmosphere. The National Weather Service has taken note by releasing interesting data regarding wildfire smoke. The data show the percentage of time certain areas have had smoke days for the months of August and September going back to 2006 and compare how often National Weather Service stations in the Spokane County Warning Area reported smoke or haze. The weather stations include: Coeur d'Alene, Spokane (Spokane International...
CITY OF ELECTRIC CITY MOSQUITO DISTRICT POSITION #4 VACANCY The City of Electric City is requesting letters of interest to fill vacant position #4 on the Grant County Mosquito District No. 2 Board. The Mosquito District meets monthly on the second Thursday of the month, at 5:00pm, and is a volunteer position. Please mail, or hand deliver, a letter of interest by October 7, 2020, addressed to Mayor Diane Kohout, PO Box 130, Electric City, WA 99123. City Hall is accessible to persons of all abilities. This position is open until filled. If you... Full story
Florence Michaud passed peacefully on September 28, 2020 due to complications from a hip fracture and after a long battle with dementia. She was 86. Florence was born in Port Angeles, Washington on April 29, 1934, to CE "Ernest" and Jessie Davis, joining a sister, Carroll. A true Washington native, she proudly related her paternal grandfather brought the first Holstein cattle to the Skagit Valley in what was then Washington territory. When she was still young, the family moved to Seattle, where... Full story
John Lee Richardson 74, was born in Morenci, Arizona, on June 21, 1946, to William Frank and Nella Mae Richardson. He lived at Blackriver Pumping Station on the Apache Reservation untill he started school in Morenci, Arizona in 1951. He moved after sixth grade to Duncan, Arizona, where he lived until graduating from school in 1964. He worked for the forest service one summer, attended Eastern Arizona Junior College and worked for Phelph's Dodge in the Smelter, until he joined the Navy in... Full story
Diane Marie Barham, 74, "Beloved Wife, Mom, Grandma and Friend", passed away peacefully with her family by her side at her Grand Coulee, Washington home, Wednesday, September 30, 2020. She was born in Seattle, Washington to Charles and June Pilling on February 27, 1946. After attending Blanchette Catholic High School, Diane went on to college and graduated from Seattle University earning her AA Degree. On October 4, 1969 Diane Pilling united in marriage with Dan Barham in Brewster, Washington.... Full story
The Grand Coulee branch of North Cascades Bank (NCB) is collecting new or gently used coats for local children in need. Cash donations will be used to purchase new coats. All items will be distributed to schools in the Grand Coulee Dam School District. Donations will be accepted at NCB through the end of October. Please help keep our local kids warm this winter! If you have any questions about the coat drive, please call 633-1700. NCB, Member FDIC... Full story
Jazmyne Marchand and Daniel Tonasket of Keller, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Cecelia Eileen Tonasket born Friday, September 11, 2020, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 6 lbs., 7 oz. and was 17 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Kaviix age 4 and Bella age 2. Maternal grandparents are Desiree LaPlante and Steve Marchand. Paternal grandparents are Rhondi West and Daniel Tonasket Sr. Great-grandparents are Veronica and David Nee.... Full story
Grant County Mosquito Dist. 2 Meeting via Phone Conference As the result of the COVID-19 and in accordance with the Governors social distancing, Grant County Mosquito District No. 2 will be holding the monthly meeting Thursday, October 8, 2020 via phone conference at 4:45 pm. To join the meeting, call 1-425-436-6260, then enter the access code 4096451, and then press the # sign. Two Meetings Set for Electric City Via Phone Conference Two meetings are scheduled via zoom through the City of Electric City. The first meeting is the Regional Board... Full story
COVID-19 incidents are down slightly in Grant and Douglas counties while incidents are up in Okanogan and Lincoln counties, as well as in Washington State as a whole. Here are the latest data for COVID-19 in Grant, Okanogan, Lincoln, and Douglas (GOLD) counties. As of Oct. 6: Okanogan County had 1,082 total cases, including 13 deaths.There have been 11 cases in Coulee Dam, five in Elmer City, and 25 in Nespelem. The county has had 17 new cases in the past 14 days, making for an incidence rate of 39.8,, up from 28.1 since Sept. 29. Grant County... Full story
A poker run begins on Sunday, Oct. 11, at 11 a.m. at the Jess Ford Detail Shop in Grand Coulee. "We all need some order from all this chaos," a website for the event states. "Join us for a day of fun." The poker run welcomes all types of vehicles to participate in a five-stop 80-mile drive spanning from Coulee Dam to Crown Point to Coulee City to Wilbur and back to Grand Coulee, and includes a barbecue fundraiser at Coulee Plaza (on the corner of Main Street and Spokane Way) at 3 p.m. when the winner, the one with the best poker hand of cards... Full story
TUMWATER — A handful of businesses are facing fines for violations related to lack of mask use by customers and staff. Yet thousands of others that were the subject of complaints are following the governor’s order after numerous contacts and education about requirements from L&I, the agency says. Since mid-July, the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has looked into mask complaints concerning more than 4,200 retailers, restaurants and other businesses in the state. In the vast majority of cases, the businesses that were violating the rul... Full story