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The Grand Coulee Dam School District board authorized the purchase of Center School and land adjacent to it at its meeting Monday night. The title to the site used by local school districts for decades stipulated that ownership would revert to a private holding company if it was no longer to be used for a school. The price to see that that doesn’t happen, said district Superintendent Dennis Carlson, is $155,000. The sale will give the district clear title for the Center School building and surrounding land for a total of 8.465 acres. Carlson s...
Halloween for a couple of houses in the area is a real production. Children have a couple of favorite places to visit on Halloween, one in Electric City and the other in Coulee Dam. Dale and Vel Walker, at 107 E. Grand Avenue in Electric City, start about two weeks before Oct. 31. The Walkers get about 300 visitors during Halloween evening. "We try to change things a little each year," Dale said Monday. One of his old standbys is the person who is actually buried and comes up out of the ground....
Grand Coulee Mayor Chris Christopherson has lost his bid to remove the police chief job from Civil Service Commission protection. He has stated it was his goal to remove the police chief from under the Civil Service Commission. He made that official last Tuesday night when he asked the city council to support this effort. His proposal failed 4-1 as the council rejected the idea, questioning his reasons for seeking the change. Christopherson reasoned that no other city department heads — the clerk, city foreman — fell under civil service pro...
Following the move from the old elementary and middle school buildings in Grand Coulee to the new school complex in Coulee Dam, hundreds of items left in the two buildings will be tagged for sale. The new school has all new furnishings, so the desks, chairs and more from the old schools need to find a new home. Those items from the old Center Elementary School were declared surplus Monday night by the Grand Coulee Dam School District board. Items will be offered first to other school districts and government agencies, and after 30 days will be...
The Grand Coulee Dam School Districts board at its Monday night meeting approved seven construction change orders for $613,199 for work relating to the building of the new school complex, upgrading the old high school and associated work: • $109,312 for construction of stairs to the lower campus, not in the original design, but needed due to the extension of the retaining wall that was connected to the gymnasium foundation. • $243,278 to resurface tennis courts, repairing major cracks using post-tensioned concrete to be colored and str...
You have our permission sleep in Daylight Savings time ends this Sunday morning. Move clocks back one hour. Boat launch permits available online Seasonal boat launch permits for Lake Roosevelt are now availabe online and at Coulee Hardware. They are no longer available at the National Park Service Office in Coulee Dam. The Annual Boat Launch Permit for Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area will now be available online through pay.gov at https://www.pay.gov/public/form/start/64970644 or look for the link in this story at grandcoulee.com...
National Park Service officials at Coulee Dam presented their proposal last week to boost boat launch and camping fees for Lake Roosevelt. One of their main concerns, said Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area Superintendent Dan Foster, is that the current fee structure doesn't comply with the law against undercutting local business rates. The NPS area's camping fees, for example are currently just $10 a night, compared to an average $18 in region, a park study found. Foster said they held pub...
Dr. Dennis Carlson’s contract as superintendent of schools was extended for an additional year by the Grand Coulee Dam School District board Monday night. The extension will take Carlson’s contract through June 30, 2016. This is the second extension of Carlson’s contract. Carlson came to the district in 2010, and immediately started working on funding for the district’s new school complex, which was completed in September. Carlson has stated that he would like to continue with the effort to develop the new gym before he retires from the dis...
Since 9-11 I have watched the evolution of Bureau security in and around the Dam. For a long time, it appeared that the after a shaky start, the program would mature with age. I now think I was wrong. In the beginning, the powers that be did everything they could to have a security “presence.” That presence was to make sure us local terrorists didn’t fish in peace, walk on the Bureau’s hallowed ground in the early morning or evening or stop our cars and take pictures. Moreover, the Bureau gave the security staff guns and formed swat teams....
OK mates: It’s time to bid adios to the Airport Addition. During the past 34 years our three kids have graduated from college and are well on their way to seeking their fortunes, or so they tell us. Linda and I thought we were hove to as well as two bugs in a rug. We have made many life-long friends over the decades. Trying to name them individually is difficult but we remember many: Employees of the USBR, NPS, the clergy and parishioners of St. Henry’s, medical professionals and their sta...
Voting for a property tax increase for Electric City (E.C.) police protection is one thing, but in effect giving the city government a blank check to determine the type of police services is another. E.C. recently sent a letter to the voters outlining five options for police services. The letter does not include how the specific option to be implemented would be determined. One of the options is to establish a new Electric City-only police department. The costs were approximated, but would likely be much higher to provide 24/7 police coverage...
The Grand Coulee Dam Area Rotary Club has started planning for a few community projects. One project is to gather all the individual services club, church and other not-for-profit organizational signs that are individually placed along State Roads 155 and 174 and place them all on one of four large “welcome” boards at four new locations. Those locations will generally be on the north end of State Road 155 near Coulee Dam and the south end near Electric City. Also, on State Road 174 on the eas...
These ridiculous moratoriums against legal marijuana businesses only stops jobs from coming to our community! I understand that the people that are opposed to these businesses have all the money they need to get by. ALL THE REST OF us have to go without jobs or travel to work. Phyllis M. Melberg...
I have had the privilege the past few months to have had a couple of chats that I will cherish for the rest of my life. Sometimes in a world of fast paced mayhem and “gotta go” attitudes, a quick chat with someone you know or with a stranger can be a highlight to a day. So this week I want to share with you two of the chats. I mentioned in a column awhile back about going to the ghost town of Liberty, WA to take care of my wife’s family property. Well, we ventured back again a few weeks ago a...
Some of our national news media and some politicians have sensationalized Ebola. Is that reasonable? We cannot know the future. Ebola may eventually become the Halloween trick of the century, but right now it is not. We are frightened by things we do not understand and by things we cannot measure. Politicians attempt to gain influence by promoting fear of “isms.” Once, it was communism. More recently, it is terrorism. An “ism” is completely unmeasurable. Ebola is a new disease, and we are fearful of this unknown thing that we do not yet und...
1 years ago Marine Lance Corporal Rusty Marchand, a 1999 Lake Roosevelt High School graduate and former student of the Nespelem School, was home on leave this month, returning to his base at Twenty Nine Palms, Calif. where he will serve out the remaining 13 months of his tour-of-duty as a mechanic and truck driver. While at home, Marchand visited Nespelem Elementary School classes, talking about his experiences in Iraq. 20 years ago Joining the Immediate Care Clinic is its new manager, JoAnn Ehlers of Grand Coulee. She has worked in the...
Jeremy Walker, of Eastside Wood Recycling from Moses Lake, starts work on the tear-down of a house at 611 Holly Street in Coulee Dam Monday. It burned Sept. 18, 2012. The firm bid $14,700 to demolish the remains of the house and clean up the property. Citizens complained about the eyesore to the town council. At the site, Mayor Greg Wilder said the town is hoping to do similar cleanup projects at two or three other problem sites in town. - Scott Hunter photo...
Charles “Tom” Logan, 63, passed away at Sacred Heart Medial Center in Spokane on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, as a result of a long battle with lung and heart complications. At his request no service will be held. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Vickie; daughter Cortney (her sons Cameron and Matthew); his son Josh (his wife Kwis and son Javier). Tom loved fishing and classic cars, but his world was his grandsons. He will be sorely missed. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to Sacred Heart Medical Center...
Town of Nespelem Notice of Public Hearings Notice is hereby given that the Town of Nespelem will hold a Preliminary Budget Hearing on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, 5:00 PM at Town Hall. Copies of the 2014 Preliminary Budget are available at Town Hall during normal business hours. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to provide either written or oral comments concerning the 2014 Budget at said Preliminary Budget Hearing. Notice is hereby given that the Town of Nespelem will hold a Final Budget Hearing on Tuesday, December 9,...
Mon., Nov. 3 - Breakfast Polish Sausage and Cheese Scramble, Hashbrowns and Toast, Apricots, Orange Juice. Tues., Nov. 4 – Dinner Pork Cutlets, Scalloped Potatoes Assorted Vegetables, Molded Fruit Salad, Apple Surprise. Wed., Nov. 5 – Dinner Beef Stew, Assorted Salad Bar, Biscuits, Walnut Apple Dessert. Thurs., Nov. 6 – Dinner Hamburger Steak with Sauteed Onions, Rosemary Au Gratin Potatoes, Mixed Vegetables, Fruited Jello Salad, Pudding. Fri., Nov. 7 – Breakfast Ham Steak & Eggs, Pancakes, Bowl of Fruit, Orange Juice. Mon., Nov. 10 – Break...
On Oct 1, 2014 Jamie and Michael Park are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Brookelynn Eileen Park, born Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, in Las Vegas, Nev., at 9:23 p.m. She weighed 6 lbs., 7 oz., and was 18 inches in length....
Chamber Meeting The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Oct. 23, at noon at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. Debbie Bigelow and a team from Coulee Medical Center will be speaking on PPE (personal protection equipment) and being prepared for infectious diseases. OES to Meet The Order of Eastern Star will hold its regular meting on Thursday, Nov. 13 at the Masonic Lodge. Thanksgiving will be oberserved with a Friendship Potluck. It will be Chapter Dress and Short Form. Refreshments and birthday cake w...
The LRHS Associated Student Body has been selling "Pavers" as a fundraiser to support extra-curricular programs, this time we are running this fundraiser to have the funds go to "Build a Gym Fund". This fundraiser will run until Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, so don't miss out. The ASB will be running a special on the Pavers for only $75.00 each. Pavers will be outside for everyone to see all year long at the Lake Roosevelt New K-12 facility. Engraved Pavers are available for the following: Names,...
The Grand Coulee Dam School District board approved a number of hires, allowed a leave of absence, and approved the retirement of a veteran counselor at its meeting Monday night. The board met in the new school after providing a tour of the building for the North Central Washington Educational Service District board of directors and Superintendent Richard McBride and hosting the group for an evening dinner. The board meeting started at 7 p.m. The board approved eight hires for the 21st Century SHARP Kids program. Hired for that program were...
Lady Raider Volleyball will play a tiebreaker match to settle the matter of who is the number-five team in the North tomorrow at Pateros High School. LR will be playing Liberty Bell, who finished with the same league record as the Raiders (5-9) and split the regular season series with LR. The winner goes to the District 5/6 tournament at Ephrata High School on Saturday for a single-elimination match at 10 a.m. The Lady Raiders set this tiebreaker in motion by defeating the Tonasket Tigers at...