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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Ten Years Ago The Bureau of Reclamation wants to celebrate its 100th anniversary with an upcoming community party and will use the occasion to help recognize special people and a special place. Nationally, the Bureau is putting a major effort into telling its story of development in 17 states. The sound of shovels digging briefly filled the air last week as Keller residents commemorated the beginning of construction on a new health center. Jim Boyd, a popular singer with several Nammy (Native American Music Awards) nominations, will play the... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 7/15 - Officer Dan Holland responded to a Regional Tactical Response Team call in Moses Lake and assisted in serving a search warrant for an armed gang member. The man was also known to be an illegal immigrant. Police found a woman in the house, but the man was not there. - Police were informed that a woman had a 9mm gun and planned to shoot someone. Police went to the area where the woman was supposed to be located and asked about her at a residence on Burdin Boulevard. The person there said the woman in question had left... Full story
Fire crews have had quite a workout over the past week, particularly in Douglas County, Grand Coulee’s fire chief Rick Paris reported Monday. Just as a Type-3 incident management team was cleaning up and leaving from the near 500-acre Cache Butte fire on north Banks Lake late last week, the area experienced another lightning storm that started several small fires and a larger one. Douglas County Fire District 3 and District 5 battled a fire between Mansfield and Bridgeport near Foster Creek that turned into a major fire, starting about m... Full story
Primary ballots out this week Ballots for the Aug. 7 primary, will be mailed to voters today, Wednesday, in Grant County and Thursday in Okanogan County, their respective elections departments noted. If you don’t get a ballot by July 25, you can call Grant County’s department at 754-2011 ext. 377 or ext. 423. Okanogan County’s election officials can be reached at (509) 422-7240. Trees coming down The Bureau of Reclamation plans to cut down eight or nine trees in North Dam Park. Public Affairs Officer Lynne Brougher said that Bonneville Power... Full story
Ten Years Ago One of the final obstacles to the construction of the town of Coulee Dam’s filtration plant has now been removed. Fourth Congressional District Representative Richard “Doc” Hastings announced yesterday that Coulee Dam will receive federal grants and a loan to pay for its water filtration plant. “It’s great,” said Coulee Dam Mayor Quincy Snow. “It goes to show that the squeeky wheel gets the results.” High temperatures could not prevent shooting enthusiasts from attending a tournament designed to test their skills with a variety of... Full story
A U.S. Forest Service helicopter scoops water from Banks Lake Tuesday evening to fight a 200-acre brush fire near Barker Canyon. The fire erupted following a massive thunderstorm that hit the region about 3 a.m. and struck the state more than 6,000 times with lightning. Douglas County Fire District 3 Chief Dale Rinker said the fire was controlled but not contained Tuesday night, thanks to ”a lot of good work from a lot of good firefighters.” District 3 was joined by District 5, Coulee Dam, Gra... Full story
The local park district through which North Dam Park was rescued in a joint community effort last year, will seek tax support at the ballot come November. Commissioners of the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District voted Monday to seek a levy to help support the district, which recently learned it will get a matching grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation this year. CAPRD is a junior taxing district, but has never collected taxes. Local municipalities have propped up its efforts to save North Dam Park and Event Center by feeding it taxes...
Top of North Dam OK for fireworks Local residents can set their fireworks off July 4, at North Dam Park, a Bureau of Reclamation official said this week. Public Affairs Officer Lynne Brougher said that the BOR is encouraging those who set their fireworks off on North Dam Park to clean up their debris. In past years the Bureau has had to have its maintenance people go up and clean up the debris left behind. Brougher also stated that people should point their fireworks toward the lake to help eliminate grass fires near the dam. Help needed with... Full story
The Bureau of Reclamation is advising people camping along the Lake Roosevelt shoreline over the July 4 weekend to be aware of potential dangers that could exist due to rapidly rising lake levels. “When camping along the shoreline, it is recommended that tents and other belongings be kept well away from the water’s edge,” said Lynne Brougher, public affairs officer. “Although the lake is a popular vacation spot, it is also a working reservoir that supplies water for the hydroelectric facilit... Full story
Coulee Dam 6/11 - A man who said he was wanted on a warrant turned himself in at the police department. Dispatch confirmed the warrant from Douglas County. He was taken to Okanogan County Jail. 6/12 - A woman was stopped for following another vehicle too closely. Upon checking, the officer found that the woman’s driver’s license was suspended. The woman was warned on following too close, failing to transfer title, for not having a valid insurance card and not having her driver’s license on her person. She was cited for driving while suspended a... Full story
Money OK’d for park district Mayor Jerry Sands at Electric City got an OK from the council to sign an agreement for the city to provide $10,000 to the Coulee Area Park & Recreation District, to help fund maintenance activity at North Dam Park. The city had already budgeted that amount from its hotel/motel tax monies. Records clerk wage set The Coulee Dam Council voted at its last meeting to set the wage for its new records clerk at $17.31 a hour. The records clerk will be responsible, among other things, to follow through on public records r... Full story
Koulee Kids Day will provide a lot for kids and parents to do around town Saturday, and kids can win prizes, too. Start out by picking up an entry form with a map of the fun stuff. They will be available Saturday at Coulee Hardware, Funzee’s, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Visitor Center. Kids who visit at least four of the starred fun sites on the map, and get them initialed by an adult at that place, are eligible for prize drawings at the Village Cinema following the 1 p.m. movie, Despicable Me. The cinema is offering the movie at a r... Full story
Park district commissioners Monday accepted a 10-year management agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and prepared to pass a supplemental budget that would allow the district to spend more than $100,000 this year, almost all of it from grants. “That’s amazing for an organization that has … no source of income,” commented Chairman Phil Hansen. The Coulee Area Park and Recreation District has never collected taxes, but has relied on agreements with local municipalities for funding the upkeep of North Dam Park and Events Center. The dis... Full story
Ten Years Ago “Too much water and not enough buyers,”said Bonneville Power Administration Spokesperson Mike Hanson. The laws of supply and demand, plus a fire north of Los Angeles led to the rare occasion last weekend when water flowed over the front of Grand Coulee Dam. Grand Coulee Dam set a new precedent recently when it generated more megawatts of energy in and hour than ever before. Monday between noon and 1 p.m. 5,969 megawatts of electricity per hour were generated at Grand Coulee Dam, said Bureau of Reclamation Public Affairs Off... Full story
A $50,000 grant through the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will help with operating and maintaining North Dam Park, officials announced last week. Phil Hansen, chairman of the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District, and Lynne Brougher, public affairs officer for the bureau’s Grand Coulee Dam Project, announced the grant at a chamber of commerce luncheon meeting at the Siam Palace last Thursday. The park has been the recipient of much community support ever since the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce pulled area leaders together more t... Full story
Former CCAO Manager Exits Retirement to Return to Reclamation BOISE, Idaho – Regional Director Lorri Lee announced today that Gerald (“Jerry”) Kelso is exiting retirement to return to the Bureau of Reclamation in his former position as Columbia-Cascades Area Manager for the Bureau of Reclamation. "We are very fortunate to have Jerry Kelso back on the job. He brings with him a depth of institutional knowledge and experience that will serve us well as we move forward to build new partnerships on many diverse projects throughout the regio... Full story
Three guys boating near Spring Canyon rescued a woman whose boat caught fire in front of them Sunday night. Kim Simons, of Bremerton, and her husband Jeff had just launched their 23-foot Warlock boat from the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area boat launch at Spring Canyon. Kim took the boat for a quick spin while Jeff parked the trailer and walked back to the dock. He was chatting with someone on the dock, he said, “and they said, ‘Hey, your boat’s on fire.’ ” Jeff and Randy Semanko,... Full story
Visitors to three Columbia River dams, including Grand Coulee, can join in on a high-tech educational treasure hunt that could earn them a special patch simply by taking part in the “D3 Geocache Challenge.” It began May 27 and will continue through Labor Day. The visitor centers at Bureau of Reclamation’s Grand Coulee Dam; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Chief Joseph Dam; and the Chelan County Public Utility District’s Rocky Reach Dam will be the starting point to discover the hidden treasures of hydropower production and other essential... Full story
Ten Years Ago Grand Coulee Dam’s Third Powerhouse received a colorful addition last week just in time for the Memorial Day weekend. Using cranes, Bureau of Reclamation workers placed a 30-foot by 57-foot American flag on the front of the powerhouse, highly visible from across the river. Grand Coulee Dam area residents might soon have a little different way of disposing of their garbage. Sunrise Disposal owner John Gotti and manager Dick Howe presented a cart system proposal to the Regional Board of Mayors on May 13. All garbage cans would be r... Full story
Three guys boating near Spring Canyon rescued a woman whose boat caught fire in front of them tonight. Kim Simons, of Bremerton, and her husband Jeff had jus t launched their 23-foot Warlock boat from the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area boat launch at Spring Canyon. Kim took the boat for a quick spin while Jeff parked the trailer and walked back to the dock. He was chatting with someone on the dock, he said, ”and they said, ’Hey, you're boats on fire.’” Jeff and Randy Semanko, brothers who both work for the Bureau of Reclama...
A local resident has been honored by the Inland Northwest Blood Center as their blood drive coordinator volunteer of the year. Bonnie Femling was recognized at the INBC’s annual banquet May 9 at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane. Femling has been arranging local blood drives for the INBC for decades. “Bonnie goes above and beyond the normal duties of a chairperson,” reads the information INBC shared about her, “in that she will travel throughout the area letting people know abou the blood program... Full story
In 1942, the completion of Grand Coulee Dam was hailed as the “Eighth Wonder of the World.” Seventy years later, most of us aren’t aware of what that dam or the others on the Columbia River continue to do for us. To commemorate Grand Coulee’s completion, the Bonneville Power Administration commissioned legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie to write songs praising the dam that harnessed the mighty Columbia River. Guthrie toured the region from the Bonneville Dam to Grand Coulee, and within a month... Full story
Loren Albert Dotson, 69, passed away at his Electric City, Washington home Thursday morning, May 3, 2012. Loren was born August 23, 1942, in Long Beach, Calif., to Albert and Edith (Perry) Dotson. He attended grade school and high school in Winston, Ore. In 1960, he married Sherry White in Roseburg, Ore. He earned an Associates Degree in Electronics from the Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, Ore. As a teenager, Loren earned his Amateur Radio License with the call letters K7CRE,... Full story
No, not a story of two late 16th century cities facing good and bad times, but rather a more contemporary story of another Dickens metaphor… one of belief and one of incredulity. The cities – Elmer City and Coulee Dam. The time – the last quarter of the 20th century. I’m not typically prone to conspiracy theories nor elaborate exaggerations. And with that said, I’m going to unwind a story for you based upon real records, real events, and very real agreements. A story defined by a 1975 partnership contract between the town of Coulee Dam and t... Full story
Ten Years Ago The sun begins to set and a chilly wind cuts the air. Suddenly a small gate springs open and out sprints a small brown and white calf. Shane Proctor thunders out after the calf on a large horse with a lasso raised above his head, determination in his eyes. “Go, Go, go, hustle, hustle, hustle,” his father, Gordon Proctor yells behind him. Danielle Edwards of Hartline, is the Ridge Riders’ Colorama Rodeo Queen for 2002. The owner of Grand Coulee’s new gift store has a simple motto when describing what type of merchandise customers c... Full story