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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Corroding concrete may cause trouble for business owners in Grand Coulee who are being asked not to use de-icer on their sidewalks, while also facing possible fines if they don’t clear ice and snow. Sidewalks on Main Street and Federal Avenue were replaced earlier this year after problems arose following the original 2015 installation. Settlement issues causing the concrete to crack were noticed in November of 2016, and a few months later spalling on surfaces was also noted. Halme Builders, who had installed the sidewalks, initially denied r...
Pumped storage hydropower projects that are in planning for the Coulee, as well as for Halverson Canyon north of Creston, may be aided by recent federal legislation. The road to bringing Columbia Basin Hydropower’s $1.4 billion Banks Lake Pumped Storage Project to fruition may have just gotten a little smoother. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was passed by Congress in November 2021. The act authorizes almost a billion dollars for hydropower projects over five years “committing the federal government to supporting hydropower as part...
Tru Piturachsatit, 11, gets airborne while sledding at North Dam Park Tuesday afternoon with his siblings and cousins. The snow was a little thin but the frigid temperatures made what was there icy, making for long rides - if you didn't wipe out first. - Scott Hunter photo...
If you are a Grand Coulee resident and interested in being on the city council, now is your chance. With the winner of the Council Position #1 race, Ben Hughes, no longer qualified because he is now living outside of Grand Coulee, the city is accepting letters from those interested in filling the position for two years. After two years, the position will be up for election again, when the winner will finish out the final two years of the position’s typical four-year term. In the November 2021 election, Hughes received 92 votes to challenger T...
DARE logos painted on the side of the former middle school and at the Grand Coulee Police Station may be relevant again with the return of the program aimed at teaching youth to make smart decisions regarding drug use. A Grand Coulee police officer persuaded the city council last week to pay for his training. "I believe the DARE program would not only be a great educational tool, but also a great way to get involved in the community," Officer Blake Martin told the council. The program, whose...
Santa and an elf hand out gifts to good kids during a special stop on Stevens Avenue in Coulee Dam Dec. 21, arranged by very influential neighbors Rob and Glo Carroll. - Scott Hunter photo...
It can be difficult to accept that someone else’s ideas might be valid if they directly conflict with your own experience. That’s where much of our public discussion on very important topics often falters. Going into a new year is a good time to re-assess our own assumptions, especially this year. Too often, certainty stands in the way of understanding. Very smart people, exceptional leaders, the brilliant among us can be certain they’re on the right track. We demand it of them, and sometimes that demand keeps them from serving us well. The f...
With the cold temperatures and winds Okanogan County has been having and will continue to have, it is essential to take precautions, the county’s emergency management team advised in an alert on Tuesday, as temperatures head into the low negative single digits. Here’s their advise on preparing for and living with the cold: On your water: Emergency Management spoke to most of the public works directors of the cities/towns in Okanogan County today assessing whether any damage occurred over the past few days due to the cold temperatures and hig...
Our longest fire camp experience was near Prairie City, Oregon, a 21-day ordeal where our kitchen unit served 1,500 firefighters and support personnel. My wife and I worked a couple of seasons for OK Cascade, a Bothell company owned by the Keener family well known to us. The hourly pay was small, but we often got 50-60 hours of overtime a week. We would get a call from the company and immediately leave for our camp location. The workday started usually at 5 a.m. and ended between 10 and 12 p.m. Our rest break was brief, and we often had to...
When Toyota speaks, car buyers listen. Hopefully, our elected officials will as well. It is one of the world’s two largest auto and truck manufacturers--twice the size of GM, our biggest. Toyota warns the world is far from ready to jettison gasoline and diesel engines and require batteries to run our replacements. For Toyota, it is not just about finding enough critical battery material such as lithium, cobalt and nickel, but it is about having enough electricity in our power grid to recharge them. Specifically, Toyota not only worries about o...
Bertha Ruth Isherwood passed away peacefully on Monday, December 20, at Yakima Memorial Hospital at the age of 99. She was born March 4, 1922, in a sod house in eastern Colorado to parents George and Susan Schreiber. Ruth grew up on a farm. She was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. Ruth graduated from Woodrow High School in 1940 and enlisted and served two and a half years in the Women's Army Corps during World War II. She was stationed in several places in the United States and in New...
Betty Jane Dimock was born January 21st, 1927, to Roxey Hebrew Fry and Mabel Claire Morgan-Fry in Mabton, Washington. She passed away on the evening of December 13th, 2021, at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, California surrounded by her two children (Diane Kay Dimock-Murbach and Duane Edward Dimock) and son-in-law (Monte Lynn Murbach). She passed due to an abdominal aortic aneurysm rupturing which had been deemed inoperable. Betty would have been 95 years old next month; a life well...
Ernestine '"Iukes and Gregory WakWak Jr. of Nespelem, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Melanie Jean Wak Wak on Tuesday, November 7, 2021, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 7 lbs., 5 oz., and was 18 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Raina Suina, 13, Rhilene Suina, 10, Dexter Suina Jr., 7, Sierra Suina, 6, and Beau Hunter Suina, 5. Maternal grandparents are LauriMcCraigie and Steven Iukes Jr. paternal grandparents are Josephine Headly amd Gregory Wak Wak Sr...
Grand Coulee Police 12/20 - A woman reported losing her wallet at Safeway. She believes she dropped it while there. A Safeway employee said they would check the security cameras. 12/21 - Police went to the boat launch at Osborn Bay to see if someone in a car was alive. The person was just sleeping. - Police responded to a vehicle accident on Alcan Road on a snowy night when a red pickup appeared to have left the road, hit a rock enclosure and a tree, flipped onto the passenger side, and struck a house. Police spoke to the homeowners who said...
The district that operates 30 libraries and two bookmobiles across North Central Washington has set a community goal of reading 300 books by Jan. 13. Register at www.ncwlibraries.org and log the number of books read to get into a drawing for prizes. The prize packages are: Kids: Two Family Movie Night sets (popcorn, candy and a DVD set) Teens: Two Cozy Reading sets (mug, hot cocoa, blanket, and book) Adults: Winter Thriller set (two books, a mug, and a tote), Cozy Winter Reading set (two books, winter socks, and a mug), and a Winter Puzzle set...
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission announced the reopening of park retreat centers beginning in spring 2022. On Jan. 3 at 7 a.m., parks will begin accepting retreat center reservations for the 2022 Memorial Day weekend and beyond. The retreat centers have been closed since March of 2020 due to COVID-19. Facilities officially reopen on May 27, 2022. All 2022 reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservation requests will be accepted by email only using the Reservation Request Form and will not be accepted prior...
CITY OF GRAND COULEE VACANT COUNCIL POSITION #1 The City of Grand Coulee is seeking letters of interest to fill a vacant seat on the Grand Coulee City Council. This will be a 2-year appointment. Interested persons are invited to submit a letter of interest to 306 Midway Avenue or PO Box 180, Grand Coulee WA 99133. Letters will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. January 17, 2022. The City Council will review all letters submitted within the timeline. Council will take action at the regularly scheduled council meeting January 18, 2022. Lorna Pearce...
