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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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A popular beach at Steamboat Rock State Park, located northeast of the boat launch, is being closed permanently due to erosion, authorities say. "The Bureau of Reclamation in cooperation with Washington State Parks will permanently close a beach area located in Steamboat Rock State Park in order to provide resource protection," a legal notice published throughout December 2020 in the Columbia Basin Herald states. "The closure will take place on January 1, 2021. Washington State Parks will...
US 2 is closed in Pine Canyon, just above Orondo, due to a rock slide, Washington State Department of Transportation is warning. There is no detour available, and no time estimate for when the road will reopen. A rock slide in the same area closed the route to Wenatchee from Waterville several years ago for many weeks....
Superintendent Paul Turner told the Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors on Monday that an investigative report should be ready later this week concerning an incident in which someone left religious/political propaganda on the desks of 11 teachers at Lake Roosevelt Elementary School. Sometime during the weekend of Jan. 5-6, someone left black-and-white copies featuring the writings of Kim Clement on the teachers’ desks. Clement’s prophecies are for sale in several books on Amazon.com, and a “House of Destiny” website offers,...
Lake Roosevelt Schools have continued in-school teaching even when local infection rates of COVID-19 crossed a threshold set by the school board, a teacher showed its directors Monday night. A committee that will be tasked with informing school staff and the public about the latest Covid developments in the area is one result from Monday's meeting of the Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors. Teacher Pam Johnson, during the public comment period of the meeting, presented facts,...
Seven more people have died of COVID-19 in Grant County, the public health district said Monday. A Coulee City woman in her 70s was among five who died who were not in a long-term care setting. Others were two men in their 60s, one from Moses Lake and the other from Soap Lake; and two Moses Lake men in their 70s. Two more confirmed dead from the virus had been residents at Lake Ridge Center in Moses Lake, which was hit with the illness in November. The woman in her 70s and the man in his 80s bring the total dead from that infection to 20. The C...
Last week›s opinion page had two contrasting letters about President Trump›s recent impeachment. Both letters inspired a reaction from me, so I decided to pipe up. Many have said that President Trump was responsible for what happened at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021. His speech from that day and his challenge to the 2020 election are being blamed for the mayhem that ensued when the mob entered the Capitol. First of all, the challenges to the election were Constitutional and not without precedent. In 2004 Senator Barbara Boxer and...
I just wanted to thank Roger Lucas for his kind article that mentioned FIUTS a couple of weeks ago. We always enjoy learning about connections and bonds that people form as a result of our work, and it’s even more meaningful when those bonds last as long as his have with his friend Khien. Please thank him. [Editor’s note: At the University of Washington, FIUTS (The Foundation for International Understanding Through Students) advances international understanding through cross-cultural experiences, student leadership, and community con...
Our small community has many exceptional people. I want to take a moment to highlight just a few that have earned my admiration over decades, years or recently. Their messages during this extremely challenging, chaotic time are wonderful and heartwarming. Roger Lucas – I’ve known Roger for decades. Like fine wine, he just gets better over time. I look forward to his articles because he knows that simple things in life are by far the most rewarding, and his sense of humor always makes me smile. Almost 70 years ago, sneaking away with his gir...
I guess if I had to name my favorite vacation spot it would be Teton National Park. We first visited the park shortly after the park added thousands of acres that were gifted from the Rockefeller family. This added space was designated as a national monument to avoid a major fight with people who had opposed national park status in the first place. We probably have returned a dozen times or so. The Rockefeller family had secretly been buying up acreage to preserve the Jackson Hole valley as an adjunct to the park. One reason why it is our...
If you are a resident or landowner concerned about how water, air, and land resources in our county will be managed for humans, wildlife, and natural occurrences such as wildfire in the coming decades, you should read the County Legal Notices with the eyes of an eagle in the next week or two. This year, the Omak Chronicle is the county’s official newspaper of record for these legal notices. According to the County Commissioners’ proceedings, your first deadline for comment on new draft Comprehensive Plan documents will be February 10th. The...
Grant County Public Works PUBLIC NOTICE The 2021 Grant County roadside spray program has begun and is being carried out by the Grant County Public Works Department, Ephrata, WA. An applicator of the Noxious Weed Control Board of Grant County will spot spray as necessary. For questions, please contact the Noxious Weed Control Board of Grant County at (509) 754-2011, Ext. 4710. Signed: Ron Tebow, Chairman; Rich Callahan, Vice-Chairman; Summer Sahli, Director; Chuck Sandmann, Director; Wes Sieg, Director (Publish January 27, 2021) NOTICE OF...
NCW Libraries has closed its 30 libraries for in-person visits starting at 1 p.m. January 20, 2021) in accordance with updated state guidelines for public libraries. While its libraries are closed, NCW Libraries will continue to offer and expand Curbside Pickup hours at all libraries, continue operating its Mail Order Library, and continue all virtual services and programs. “Keeping our communities safe and healthy is vitally important,” said Executive Director, Barbara Walters. “While I am disappointed at this closure, I am thankful that...
Grand Coulee Police 1/19 - A woman returned home to her Hill Avenue apartment to find a note written in Crayon by a child that said, “shut yor dog up.” The woman’s dog had caused some damage inside the apartment, such as ripping up carpet and drapes. She believes the dog was being harassed by the child who left the note. 1/20 - Police were told of a patient at the hospital who was in a traffic accident at an unknown location. Police spoke to the patient who explained he was in a single-vehicle rollover somewhere between Grand Coulee and Bridg...
Siblings Levi and Olivia Skinner, age 3 and 18 months, at North Dam Park's skatepark facility Friday morning, find a use different than the original intent for skateboard ramps - just rolling down them. - Gwen Hilson photo...
American Legion Post 157 in Electric City, WA has placed their 2020-2021 school year scholarship application online at Washboard.org. The legion will be awardig one $1,000 scholarship and two $500 scholarships....