News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
Sorted by date Results 526 - 550 of 6448
The Grand Coulee City Council appointed Ruth Dalton Tuesday night to the council position left vacant by the death of then-councilmember Mike Horne last year. Dalton, retired from Coulee Dam Credit Union, was appointed by unanimous council vote, sworn in, and took her seat at the table last night. Mayor Paul Townsend appointed her to the public safety committee, the joint wastewater treatment plant board with Electric City, and a committee that oversees the facilities at city hall and the library. Those are relatively less complex than some...
Josh Flowers, of Flowers and Sons Construction, uses a forklift to pick up the announcer's booth at the Ridge Riders Rodeo Grounds Monday to move it to the back gate area. A new booth will be constructed along with new prime seating behind it and the stock chutes area. The old booth will be an upgrade for the ticket...
For years, the Ridge Riders Club has been a widely popular part of the annual Colorama event held each Mother’s Day weekend in Grand Coulee. This year is no exception, with the Colorama Pro Rodeo taking place on May 12-13 at the Ridge Riders rodeo grounds on Alcan Road. To put on a high-caliber rodeo takes a lot of effort and resources, including generous sponsors, volunteers, donations, and grants. One way the club raises funds for the annual rodeo and other events is through their Banquet & Auction. This year’s event, taking place April 1, ha...
Aaliyah Bjorson, 15, holds a buttercup found Feb. 28 in Delano on Burnside's Hill, the one with the flag on top, which is a certain sign of spring on the way, maybe....
Notice of Special Board Meeting Of the Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors 505 Crest Drive Coulee Dam, WA 99116 5:30 p.m. The Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors will be holding a special board meeting Monday, March 6th at 5:30 p.m. for the approval of the McKinstry Contract and the 2023-2024 school calendar....
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 Coulee Area Park and Recreation District voted to approve the terms of a “letter of intent” last week from Oasis Lawn Care Company to perform maintenance on the grounds of North Dam Park. Oasis offered its services for $25,000 for the coming season, defining them in the letter, rather than bidding strictly on specifications sought in the district’s request for proposals. “This is simply because your expectations far exceed your budget,” the Oasis letter reads. “Work outside our Letter of Intent will be billed as a separate line item or not...
Manager Carol Nordine stands next to some empty shelves at the Care and Share Food Bank, Wednesday, which she said will be planning a food drive soon. Manager. As soon as the local pantry gets stocked, the shelves get depleted by people who need it, she said as volunteers were unloading a truck full of food. More details will be coming on a food drive before Easter. — Scott Hunter photo...
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...
School districts should be required to test all students to see if they qualify for more challenging classes. That is the message behind Substitute Senate Bill 5072, proposed by T’wina Nobles, D-Fircrest. It requires districts to screen all students during the school day for participation in a “Highly Capable Program (HCP). “With this model, every student in a grade level gets to be considered, and no student is overlooked.” Nobles said. “Districts that have implemented universal screening are seeing the results improve equity for advanced...
Following a pep assembly at Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High, a school bus carrying the Raider wrestlers to the state tournament in Tacoma gets an honor escort through the community with police and fire fighters to see them off Thursday, Feb. 16. - Scott Hunter photo...
A longtime tradition sidelined during covid will come back March 18 as people meet and eat pancakes and pie to benefit the firefighting crew in Elmer City. The 59th Pancake Dinner will be held at Coulee Dam’s city hall from 4:30 to 8 p.m. And, yes, the dinner includes pie. Tickets will be $10, or two for $18. A family can get in for $30. The money raised helps outfit the fire station at Elmer City — Okanogan County Fire District 2....
Coach Pleasants was surprised when he walked into the banquet room at the Coulee Dam Community Church to be greeted by dozens supporters there to wish him well and honor his time as a Lady Raider coach. Wallace "Peewee" Pleasants coached the Lake Roosevelt High School girls' basketball program for 12 years, ending in 2022 at the state tournament in Spokane, each year punctuated with motto to drive home a lesson. His coaching career started 24 years ago, when he coached his son Mathew's...
Keller Ferry is closed tonight due to high winds, the state Transportation Dept. said. It should be reopened at 6 a.m. tomorrow, Feb. 21. Winds are expected to be around 14 mph with gusts of up to 41 tonight. While a high of 46 is expected Tuesday, the low Tuesday night is expected to get to 22, and on down to 11 on Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Spokane. The change in weather has to do with a "massive winter storm" about to hit. "A massive winter storm is expected to impact a large portion of the U.S. the next... Full story
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
One thing sometimes leads to another. A recent change in Electric City is causing leaders in Coulee Dam and Grand Coulee to look at more possible changes for area fire departments and the ambulance service. Electric City this year awarded its contract for supplying police services to Coulee Dam, after decades of Grand Coulee supplying the service. The two towns are largely in different counties, and each has used different county dispatch systems — Coulee Dam’s with Okanogan County, Electric City’s with Grant County’s Multi-Area Communi...
Grand Coulee Dam School District Superintendent Paul Tuner will retire this coming July, he told his school board in a letter Monday. Turner, hired in 2016, put forth a plan a year ago to work part time for two more years alongside a full-time assistant, who could then take over. That assistant was never hired. In his letter, Turner recounted accomplishments and obstacles. Among them, upgrading the CTE building, working with the tribe to establish a Native language/culture program, and establishing a viable alternative learning environment...
A school bus returning kids to home after sports and afterschool activities Thursday ran off the road in Electric City. No one was seriously injured. “No serious or major injuries were reported,” the school district stated in a noted about the incident posted on its website. “However, there were some minor bumps and scrapes.” The students were either picked up by families or were taken home on another bus. The accident happened at 5:49 p.m. as the bus was headed south on SR 155 at Kent Street. The driver had realized he turned south, the wro...
An angler employs strategic patience to fish from the shoreline of Lake Roosevelt Saturday, along with a couple rods and a campfire, as the lowered lake provides a sculpted beach backdrop. - Scott Hunter photo...
Heaving sidewalks along Coulee Dam’s Ferry Avenue will finally get replaced this year, after years of delays. J.M. Pacific Construction Inc, of Moses Lake, will replace the sidewalks for $195,390. The total cost on the project, including engineering, construction, consultants and more, comes to $230, 514. The project is completely funded by the state Dept. of Transportation and Chelan-Douglas Transportation. The work must be done by September....
The Running Start program, which allows high school juniors and seniors to earn college level credits, will expand to include sophomores if a proposal in the state Legislature is approved. “It’s a heavy lift when you’re a junior and senior to try to accomplish your two-year degree in those two years,” said Sen. Brad Hawkins, R-Wenatchee. “A little running start to Running Start might be good to actually accomplish some of the two-year attainment that we’re seeking in the state.” Running Start allows high school students to earn credits at co...
People mingle at Voltage Thursday night in a "Chamber After Hours" event designed to give businesspeople in town a time and space to just visit in a social setting. - Scott Hunter photo...
Students in Jaci Gross's fifth grade class at Lake Roosevelt Elementary School have been learning in more ways than reading at a desk lately. . Gross, in her 23rd year at LR, applied for a grant from Petco to acquire two leopard geckos and essentials for raising the lizards, which arrived Jan. 21. Now her students "are learning about how to handle the geckos," she said. "Along with it being pretty cool to have geckos, the students are learning how to care for them and will completely care for...
The state Dept. of Ecology may be about to provide the community with a woodchipper to help with community cleanup of wood debris during annual cleanup times — if it comes in time. Electric City Mayor Diane Kohout told the Regional Board of Mayors Feb. 1 that Ecology has said the board can apply for, and receive, $50,000 in funding for a chipper that handles annual yard cleanup wood waste the community has traditionally taken to the Delano Landfill, and more recently, the transfer station. But transferring that wood waste to the landfill in E...
Students should spend more time in school and less time on break so they retain the learning they acquire during the school year. That’s the opinion of Sen. Brad Hawkins, R-East Wenatchee, who has introduced a bill in the state Legislature that adds five days to the school calendar. “SB 5505 takes swift and decisive action to support learning recovery with a simple solution — providing our students with additional access to their teachers, their peers, and to dedicated support staff,” Hawkins said. Under current law, schools are require...
