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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Starting Saturday, May 26, the Bureau of Reclamation will begin showing its "One River, Many Voices" laser light show and the John W. Keys III Pump-Generating Plant public tours. The light show will run nightly at 10 p.m. through July 31. Beginning Aug. 1, the show will start at 9:30 p.m., and from Sept. 1–30, it will begin at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are not required to enjoy the light show. Public tours at the pump-generating plant will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at 10 a.m., n... Full story
Boaters on Lake Roosevelt should be cautious because of debris from failed log booms upstream, the Bureau of Reclamation warned Tuesday. High river velocities and low reservoir levels at Lake Roosevelt have resulted in a failed log boom at the mouth of Kettle River, approximately 105 miles upstream of Grand Coulee Dam. The pressure of the water flow and accumulated debris pushing against the log booms caused a break in two places. Reclamation is advising people boating on Kettle River and Lake Roosevelt to exercise caution because of debris flo...
Joan Marilyn Sterley, 90, quietly passed away on Sunday evening, May 7, 2023, in Newport, WA. She was born on Thursday, May 21, 1931, in Valley City, ND, and lived there until she was four years old. Geraldine, her mother, and she moved to Wibaux, MT, and lived there until she was 10 years old. On Friday, August 15, 1941, they moved to Coulee Dam, WA, and Ralph Mueller, her stepfather ("Dad"), went to work for the US Bureau of Reclamation. When she was in the 8th grade, Dad went into the US... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 3/31 - Police went to Wenatchee Avenue to investigate a possible burglary. It turned out, a man thought he was going to his friend’s house, but went to the wrong house. His friend’s house was across the street. 4/1 - At the request of Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, an officer waited with a patient at the hospital following a collision until a deputy from LCSO arrived. 4/2 - Police received a report of a man and woman arguing and the woman running towards the road in the Four Corners area of SR-174 and Midway Avenue. No on...
Workers in protective gear on top of Grand Coulee Dam get inundated with dust as they sandblast a lowered drum gate Friday. The gates hold back Lake Roosevelt when it's close to full, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation takes advantage of lower lake levels to get some maintenance done. The lake was at about 1,249 feet above sea level at this point, following a curve similar to last year but a little lower, earlier, and about at the average low point in early May. "Full pool" is 1,290 when these...
Anglers on the ice just off North Dam on Banks Lake try their luck through holes in what one said was about 4-inch-thick ice Tuesday, just back from open water. As his companions were carefully making their way out on the ice, testing it with a hatchet, he said he thought it might be their last day ice fishing for the season. The Grant County Sheriff's Office on Monday posted a warning on Facebook to stay off Banks Lake, where ice fishers have persisted daily for weeks. "Warning: the U.S....
Linda Marlane Bethea, 67, of Elmer City, Washington, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023, in Omak, Washington. Born Wednesday, October 19th, 1955, to James H. and Waunell Bethea in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, Linda graduated from high school in Las Vegas, Nevada. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Coulee Dam, Washington, Linda retired from the Bureau of Reclamation at Grand Coulee Dam where she worked in the Clerical Department. For relaxation, Linda enjoyed reading...
Grand Coulee 2/27 - Police went to the senior center where items had been left outside. Some of the items were suitable for donation to the senior center’s thrift store, such as clothes and books, while other items were better suited for trash, such as broken electronics and a dirty animal cage. An address found on a pool floatie gave police someone to talk to on Bowen Avenue. There, police spoke to a woman who said that her husband and she hadn’t donated items, but were in the process of cleaning out their home. Police observed items pac...
Morris "Boozer" Barnaby, 69, of Elmer City, Washington and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023 in Spokane, Washington. Born Wednesday September 16, 1953 in Nespelem, Washington to Donald Angus & Elizabeth "Betty" Desautel-Barnaby, Boozer attended Grand Coulee High School, where he was a proud member of the "Tigers" Basketball, Cross Country and Track Teams. Following graduation in 1971, Boozer began a 37 year career with the Bureau of... Full story
A house in Belvedere burned down Saturday in a relatively short time. "It went up quick," said Morgan Tillman, a volunteer firefighter with Okanogan County Fire District 2 at Elmer City. Tilman, who said she arrived on "the late crew" that stayed until it was over but was not there at the beginning, said she understood a person inside the house had been taken out, but she had no details. District 2 Chief Dave Finch said he couldn't even be sure of that, and the cause of the fire is still under...
The ice on Banks Lake could "could rapidly change without warning" as the Bureau of Reclamation began pumping water into the lake on Friday, Feb. 17. A similar warning applies for those fishing at Potholes Reservoir. The most popular spot for ice fishing in the local area may well be the area near North Dam where the feeder canal brings in water from deep in Lake Roosevelt. "Recreationalists on Banks Lake and Potholes Reservoir should be aware that operational activities can lead to a rapid chan...
We take a lot of risks in our everyday lives. Some are more worthy than others. From assuming we know how to navigate that ice during a thaw to getting behind the steering wheel, life is full of them, some warranted, some not. Last week, two such risks stood out. On Friday, the Bureau of Reclamation started pumping water from Lake Roosevelt up to Banks Lake, an annual beginning that primes the Columbia Basin Project’s food-raising abilities. It also warms Banks Lake’s water slightly when winter has been cold enough to freeze it. The risky busin...
The ice on Banks Lake could "could rapidly change without warning" as the Bureau of Reclamation will begin pumping water into the lake on Friday, Feb. 17, the Bureau announced Thursday. A similar warning applies for those fishing at Potholes Reservoir. The most popular spot for ice fishing in the local area may well be the area near North Dam where the feeder canal brings in water from deep in Lake Roosevelt. That starts Friday, and "Recreationalists on Banks Lake and Potholes Reservoir should... Full story
To whom it may concern: It has come to our attention that the Bureau of Reclamation is currently constructing a new fire department facility at the Grand Coulee Power Office in Grand Coulee, Washington. Along with this, we are excited to make you aware of an opportunity the Bureau has to recognize and pay tribute to Toni Jean Godsil, the first Bureau-hired female firefighter, hired as part of a controversial 1989 pilot program, who tragically lost her life in the line of duty. Before she did, though, she proved that men and women can...
The Bureau of Reclamation said Monday that parts of its fire station construction project should be complete by the end of February, but the entire project will take over another year to complete. "Progress on previous structural, electrical, and mechanical installations at the Grand Coulee Dam Fire Station are ongoing and slated for completion by the end of February 2023," a bureau press release stated. "The next phase of construction involves initiating unfinished construction activities in th...
Workers for Wenatchee firm KRCI LLC work on logs in the parking lot near the boat launch at Steamboat Rock State Park Jan. 19, eventually to form a new log boom in a now restricted area just to the northeast. The log boom work is estimated to be completed, if materials arrive in time, in April, said Washington State Coulee Corridor Area Manager Denis Felton, who oversees Steamboat, Dry Falls and Potholes state parks. The whole project, which includes new fencing erected last year and bank...
Call for bids to create a website/domain for Center Senior Living Center Senior Living is a 501c 3 non-profit with the goal of converting the former Center School in Grand Coulee to a top-quality 60 bed assisted living and memory care facility. The board will accept proposals to create a domain and build a website for this project. The proposal should include examples of your work and previous experience. Proposals should be returned to Center Senior Living no later than January 15th, 2023. Return bids to: CSL, PO Box 748, Grand Coulee, WA 9913...
Park district commissioners last month approved a proposal for vendors to address in bidding on the maintenance work for North Dam Park for the year. The Coulee Area Park and Recreation District maintains and manages the park on about eight acres of land that belongs to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation below North Dam. Commissioners Dec. 14 approved as to form a document that lays out the scope of work they expect will be done for up to $25,000 in 2023, including everything from mowing the lawns...
Here’s a look at the most popular stories in The Star over the last year. January Stolen car found abandoned at Keller Ferry after chase A stolen Cadillac that police stopped following because of a new state law was found at the Keller Ferry Marina the next day anyway. Washington State House Bill 1054 took effect in 2021 and limits, among other things, the circumstances in which an officer can pursue a vehicle in a chase, including circumstances related to probable cause, weather conditions, the safety of others, and more. A local officer h...
Call for bids to create a website/domain for Center Senior Living Center Senior Living is a 501c 3 non-profit with the goal of converting the former Center School in Grand Coulee to a top-quality 60 bed assisted living and memory care facility. The board will accept proposals to create a domain and build a website for this project. The proposal should include examples of your work and previous experience. Proposals should be returned to Center Senior Living no later than January 15th, 2023. Return bids to: CSL, PO Box 748, Grand Coulee, WA 9913...
Electric City will set aside some of the money collected from tourists to make improvements to Coulee Playland, which sits on city-managed land. The city learned last month that it would need to invest in the campground to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act with an estimated $1 million in upgrades over coming years. City Clerk/Treasurer Peggy Nevsimal told the city council at their Nov. 22 meeting that the city usually budgets to spend money, itself, from its hotel/motel tax fund, but rarely if ever actually uses that budget line...
Electric City will change from hiring Grand Coulee’s police department to enforce law in its city to contracting with a city slightly further away — Coulee Dam — after reviewing proposals from both departments for future police services. Details are still being smoothed out following a Monday city council meeting in Coulee Dam in which council members asked for clarifications, but their consensus was to accept the agreement in principle after clarifications were made. The deal will require Coulee Dam’s two-man department to double personn...
The Bonneville Power Administration is in negotiations to take over three switchyards in the Grand Coulee area. “The Bonneville Power Administration and the Bureau of Reclamation are negotiating the transfer of ownership, operations and maintenance of three Grand Coulee switchyards and the associated switch gear from Reclamation to BPA,” reads a joint statement from the two agencies in response to a Star inquiry. “The agencies have drafted multiple Memoranda of Understanding that will facilitate the transfer,” the statement continues. “It is im...
Nothing is easy, not even at a place called Playland. An estimated million dollars of upgrades are needed at Coulee Playland to bring it up to Americans with Disabilities Act standards, the Electric City Council learned last week. The popular campground that includes a tackle and camping gear shop, boat launch, and more has been in the process of being sold to new owners this year. That process has been slowed as the Bureau of Reclamation reviews the new agreement between the city and the potential new owners to make sure it doesn’t contradict...
(formerly of Bridgeport, Waterville, Electric City, WA) Myron Malone, of Mansfield, Washington, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2022. He was born on June 15, 1946, in Wenatchee, Washington, to George Malone and Clara Painter Malone Thomas. He graduated from Waterville High School in 1964 and entered the U.S. Navy from 1964-1966. After leaving the U.S. Navy, he moved to Wilbur, Washington, to manage an Agricultural Spray Service. Myron worked for 10 years for the Washington State Patrol and...