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A Grand Coulee man who appealed a ruling that he had a “potentially dangerous” dog faced trouble with police again. Andrew Kramer, of 110 Burdin Boulevard, whose dog “Rowdy” bit a Portland woman July 22, had his dog declared “potentially dangerous” by the Grand Coulee City Council. When Kramer went before Municipal Court Judge Richard Fitterer, he appealed the city’s decision on his dog. That appeal was denied by Fitterer on Sept. 22. Kramer was supposed to obtain a dog license and a surety bond on the animal but was having trouble with...
Grant County’s Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team busted another illegal marijuana growing and sales operation last week, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Based on a tip from a patrol deputy, INET opened an investigation on 42-year-old Cesario Huerta of Moses Lake, and last Wednesday served a search warrant at his house in the 1600 block of North Frontage Road East, the GCSO said. INET seized 99 plants, 50 pounds of processed marijuana, 10 firearms and a gun silencer. Huerta faces charges including manufacturing marijuana and...
Two candidates for Grand Coulee City Council, Tammara Byers and Tom Poplawski, were running unopposed until last week, when two local residents said they are seeking their council seats through a write-in campaign. Dorothy Harris is seeking the council seat occupied by Byers, and Deneen Harris, her sister-in-law, is seeking the Poplawski position. The two have been in the news the past several months over efforts to get the city to agree to a dog rescue operation in a residential area on Young...
A little bumble bee squirts paint on a spinning paper canvas, one of many activities at the Lake Roosevelt Elementary School "Harvest Festival" last Thursday evening. The event included a food drive for the food bank, carnival games, a costume contest and food. The cafeteria for the elementary school was packed. - Scott Hunter photo...
The city of Grand Coulee held an open house last Wednesday night to talk with citizens about proposed upcoming changes to its comprehensive plan. The planning commission had scheduled the meeting to seek comments from city residents about what they would like to see happen in the city in years to come. No one showed up but planners and city officials. The city's planning firm, SCJ Alliance, from Lacey, had prepared drawings of the city, and of other cities they have served, to help solicit...
Fall back Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, Nov. 5, at 2 a.m. Set your clocks back one hour. Student number reported Attendance in the Grand Coulee Dam School District for October was the equivalent of 703 full time students, a report to the school board showed. The district budgeted for 707. The largest classes are the fifth grade, with 72 students, and the ninth grade, with 71. The senior class is the smallest, with 44. Book fair coming Nov. 6-9 The Scholastic Book Fair is scheduled for the Lake Roosevelt Elementary School library Nov. 6-9.... Full story
School bus drivers are hard to find. The problem in the Grand Coulee Dam School District is a carryover from last year when officials had stated that they were three drivers short. It is the same problem this year. Stephanie Duclos, manager of the school district’s bus operation, is a qualified trainer and had nine prospective drivers in a training program, she said. All but two have dropped out, and that pair won’t be done with their training until about the end of November. Superintendent Paul Turner reported to the school board a week ago...
Eiko Urmos-Berry, of the state Department of Ecology, pulls up water samples with a long rope dangling from the bridge in Coulee Dam. It's a sunny fall day, and her orange high-vis vest matches the changing colors of the leaves. Urmos-Berry has taken around 10 samples on this day. The bridge is the last stop for her. The Department of Ecology performs these "ambient" tests to look for trends in water quality over the years. "Overall water quality at this station met or exceeded expectations and...
It hasn’t been long since our previous county commissioners held evening meetings discussing the pros and cons of sending our juvenile offenders to Martin Hall in Medical Lake. Individuals from the Coulee Dam area even made the long journey to Okanogan to testify in favor of keeping these young people in our county, where they would be close to family support and therapy programs designed to fit their needs. Our collective voices demanded attention, and the current board of commissioners has continued this trend by presenting a plan for funding...
In 2016, hundreds of citizens spoke out against a possible move of Okanogan County’s juvenile detention facilities to the Spokane area to be managed by a multi-state business. That proposed move would have also meant a loss of 10-plus professional jobs and their contribution to the local economy. The pressure that engaged citizens used to dissuade our county commissioners from “robbing Peter to pay Paul” was effective, and commissioners rightly decided that the people DID NOT want this service, nor our children moved more than 200 miles away...
While Seattle is growing rapidly, our rural areas continue to struggle. They don’t have the corporate giants such as Amazon, Microsoft and Boeing creating jobs and economic opportunities. Farms are predominantly family-owned. Today, there is a rejuvenated effort to bring prosperity to Washington’s rural communities. While agriculture is the largest sector, timber, manufacturing, high tech and energy provide opportunities as well. Rural jobs and economic revitalization are national in scope. Writing in “The Daily Yonder,” Bill Bishop reports...
If you know her, then you already know she goes way beyond what an average secretary does. If you don’t, then you have not had a child go through the school system in the last, well, a lot of years. Sheila Darnold’s work ethic is beyond superb. Sick, 15-hour days, and stress beyond imagine are things she suffers from and yet still shows up just about every day. She will tell you she is not “Super Woman,” but every administrator that has ever worked with her will argue with her about that. She is, and that is why she is a “Gem in the Coulee....
Cleaning up the foundation of North Dam – Dynamite and power shovels have removed the bulk of the excavation, and men with shovels are cleaning the balance. In the background, the trench for the cut-off wall may be seen extending up the south abutment. This dam is about 1400 feet long and 150 feet above the lowest point shown in this picture. - Oct. 28, 1949...
Merle Vern Cox, 97, of Coulee Dam, Washington, died in Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday, October 25, 2017. She was preceded in death by her son, Larry Green; her daughter, Billie Carol Quintana; and her husband, Paul Cox. She is survived by her daughters, Katherine and Kristine; grandchildren: Eric, Doug, Daniel, Katelyn, Jim and Julie; and 10 great-grandchildren. A graveside service is planned for spring 2018 at New Pleasant View Cemetery in Kansas. Merle was born in Yoder, Colorado, and then... Full story
Phillip G. Haegen, 90, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at his assisted living home in Spokane, Washington. He was born on December 31, 1926, to Nellie and Noble Haegen in Trenton, Nebraska. After his graduation from Trenton High School, he joined the Army and served his country in 1945 and 1946. In January 1947, he married his high school sweetheart, and love of his life, Lena Mae Barnes. They were married 70 years and had three daughters. Phil went to work as a civil... Full story
Barbara Fay (Quigley) Hayward, born November 30, 1957, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 25, 2017. Born in Everett, Washington, to William (Bill) and Ardith Quigley, at age 13 the family moved to Marysville, Washington, where Barbara graduated from Marysville–Pilchuck High School in 1976. It was Memorial Day weekend in her hometown in 1982 when she met Charles (Chuck) Hayward, and in September of 1984 the two were married in Valdosta, Georgia. In her supporting role as a wife, s... Full story
The following were selected as Lake Roosevelt Elementary students of the month for September....
A new bronze plaque took its place on a pillar of basalt outside Lake Roosevelt Schools Saturday as volunteers mounted it to the rock. "I'm really happy with it," said Lonna Bussert of the Grand Coulee Alumni Association, adding she hopes alumni of other schools that were blended into LR also add commemorative plaques. There's room on the stone for commemorating the Coulee Dam Beavers and the Nespelem Savages. The Grand Coulee alumni paid about $2,200 for both the pillar and the plaque, Bussert... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. Meeting begins at noon. This week’s program will be given by Sean Luna from B Street Bud, who will be talking to the group about Rules and Regulations for a Recreational Marijuana business. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meets every Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Sew-ins have returned to 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays. Class schedule is available for the new season. Skill Builder started Sept. 21. A couple blocks of the month p... Full story
The Raider football team defeated the Tigers in a nailbiter in Tonasket on Friday, securing a hometown advantage for the Raiders, who play Kittitas Friday in Coulee Dam for a crossover game, the winner of which goes on to state. The Raiders scored first in Tonasket when running back Tony Nichols ran for a touchdown. A successful two-point conversion made the score 8-0. Nichols scored again near the end of the second quarter, running in for a touchdown. An unsuccessful 2-point attempt made the ha...
The Raider cross country team ran at the district meet in Wenatchee Oct. 25, with the Raider runners coming up a little too short to qualify for state. With the top 28 out of 88 runners qualifying for state for the boys, and the top seven out of 42 for the girls, Raiders Kyle Edmo, who placed 33rd, and Kayla St. Pierre, who placed 14th, came close. Edmo’s time was 19 minutes, 32.64 seconds. St. Pierre’s time was 22:58.5. “I had hoped that it would not be the end of the season and that we would see some individuals advance to state,” Head Co...
The Lady Raider soccer team defeated Oroville before losing to Brewster and Bridgeport last week. The games wrap up the Lady Raiders' 2017 season. The Lady Raiders defeated the Oroville Lady Hornets at home in Grand Coulee on Oct. 25 with a final score of 3-1. The next day, also in Grand Coulee, LR lost 3-1 to the Brewster Lady Bears. Lake Roosevelt traveled to Bridgeport Friday, where they lost 2-1 against the Fillies. The Lady Raiders did not qualify for the postseason, finishing only their...
Lady Raider volleyball lost to Soap Lake in their last regular season game, before losing in the district tournament to Tonasket and Kittitas. After a 5-0 start to their season, the Lady Raiders have suffered a recent string of bad luck, losing first to Tonasket, then losing team captain Sean Garvin to a knee injury. LR didn’t win another game in their 2017 season. LR lost in Soap Lake 3-1 to the Lady Eagles on Oct. 24. In Wenatchee, competing in the district tournament Thursday, Lake Roosevelt lost 3-0 against Tonasket, then 3-0 against K...
CITY OF ELECTRIC CITY REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING SERVICES The City of Electric City will accept Statements of Qualifications from firms interested in providing professional municipal engineering services during the 2018-2020 calendar years. The City will be selecting a consulting engineering firm for various municipal engineering services for water, sewer, drainage, and street projects; comprehensive plans, municipal planning, traffic studies, capital facilities plans, rate studies, technical engineering... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 10/23 - An official at Coulee Medical Center asked police if they would give a patient a courtesy ride back to his motel. An officer did so. - Police checked on a report of loud music coming from a trailer on East Grand Coulee Avenue and had trouble with the occupants following orders given. Finally, everything turned out OK, and one of the occupants of the trailer wanted to give the officer a gift of a flashlight. The officer explained that they couldn’t take gifts. The flashlight had a magnet on it and the man stuck it o...
