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Local mayors decided against further studying whether their Regional Board of Mayors could consider taking over the Spring Canyon Cemetery. Meeting as the RBOM Dec. 7, the mayors voted to drop their research into taking over ownership of the cemetery currently owned by the local Lions Club. The club had approached the mayors about that possibility last August, and they’ve been looking into it ever since. Coulee Dam Mayor Bob Poch said his council was not in favor of it. City Clerk Stefani Bowden had asked the Municipal Research Services Corpora...
Sometimes, if it’s not one thing, it’s another when you’re dealing a federal agency that gives you money. Or takes it back. Nespelem’s school board learned Monday that some of their Impact Aid money was being clawed back. Impact Aid is a federal grant program for local educational agencies that have lost local property tax revenue due to the presence of non-taxable federal land. Superintendent Effie Dean explained that the Impact Aid agency had found the school district’s 2019-2020 school year application for Impact Aid faulty, for two years...
A road sign lies on a sidewalk in Coulee Dam after a small car hit it Nov. 28 early on a slippery morning, according to a neighbor who saw it. The sign normally faces drivers coming off the west end of the Coulee Dam bridge over the Columbia River, where concrete blocks await drivers going too fast to slow down on the often-icy corner. A lighting fixture was also hit in a separate accident, and the corner is now dark. - Scott Hunter photo...
A trailer housing two families on E Street burned down Thursday on one of the coldest nights of the year so far, burning one man badly. "This is the devastation that no family should have to go through," Kimberly Minks wrote in an online message the next day. The fire started about 7 p.m. Dec. 1 on E Street, just west of the Bridgeport Highway. A friend, Crysta Harris, posted on Facebook her two kids were visiting at the time. She explained that two families were living in the home - a man with...
City leaders in Grand Coulee met with their engineers Monday to learn about options being recommended for upgrades to their wastewater treatment plant, estimated to cost $10.5 million. The good news is that the Dept. of Ecology has already stated it can fund the project. "You're in a real interesting situation," Gray and Osborne Engineer Nancy Wetch told the city council, noting that she's never seen funding promised without an application even submitted. But funded doesn't mean free. Wetch met...
The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce's first in-person winter event since 2019 was a success Saturday night, as community members turned out for the Vintners and Brewers dinner and auction. The annual auction was held as an online affair in 2020 and 2021 to meet restrictions or advice on in-person gatherings during the COVID-19 emergency. "It was huge," said Executive Director Roni Smith. "We couldn't have done it without all the volunteers, businesses, and community members who bought...
Olympia – In a 2020 report published by the NFPA, clothes dryers caused 4% of home structure fires in 2014 through 2018. Last year in Washington State, there were a reported 352 fires caused by appliances which included clothes dryers. More home clothes dryer fires occur in the fall and winter months and peak in the month for January. The Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office reminds residents of clothes dryer fire safety by practicing these simple tips: · Do not use the dryer without a lint filter. · Clean the lint filter before and after...
Omak, WA November 30, 2022 – 12 Tribes Colville Casinos’ team members are proud to contribute the annual holiday meals to local families in the Omak, Lake Chelan, and Coulee Dam communities, 12 Tribes said in a press release this week. The holiday meals included turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole, stuffing, dinner rolls, and pumpkin pie. “The holiday season is the perfect time to lend a helping hand, especially with rising food prices in our community,” stated Tony Posey, Interim COO of Colville Gaming LLC. “I am grateful...
There will be no school today for the Grand Coulee Dam School District due to the weather....
When it was all said and done, the Grand Coulee Dam School District Proposition No. 1 passed in each of the four counties where it was on the ballot earlier this month. The levy election was certified by county election officials in the office of each county auditor, who had to transmit their certifications on Tuesday to the state’s secretary of state. It was a squeaker, with vote tallying and signature checking often showing a winning margin in the 1-2% range and only in one county at times. But the final tally wasn’t as close. Overall, 1,7...
Mason Marin and his mother, Melissa Gross, are among those who turned out for the Turkey Trott on Thanksgiving Day as the sun broke through the fog on Steamboat Rock behind them. The 5K at 9 a.m. made a good excuse for over 60 people to eat more later. Kelly Buche, of Run the Dam, organized the event. She said a total of 73 registered for it. - Scott Hunter photo...
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...
Lake Roosevelt's senior class trip to San Diego got a thumbs up from the school board Monday night, a reward for hard work at fundraising. "I have yet to see these kids not make goal," said class advisor Brandi Hansen. "They know what they want to do, and they're great at it." Their big trip at the end of May will take them on a tour of the USS Midway for at least three hours, to a nearby amusement park, and to the San Diego Zoo. The Midway is an aircraft carrier that was decommissioned in 1992...
Shoppers and sellers chat at Coulee Dam City Hall Saturday, where the Ridge Riders organized the Holiday Market bazaar. Vendors reported a steady flow of customers at the event. The Grand Coulee Community Church also held their annual bazaar and will open it again this coming Saturday, Dec. 4. - Scott Hunter phot...
Santa and an elf pause among the pre-decorated Christmas trees at the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center Saturday, where the seniors will draw winners of the $1 raffle tickets for the trees on Dec. 5. - Scott Hunter photo...
Law enforcement officers from several agencies descended on a mobile home in Electric City Monday afternoon, after a bail bondsman reported he'd been shot at from inside the home and returned fire. He was there with a warrant to collect Christopher Morgan, 38, who had failed to appear for a court date in Spokane, according to Grand Coulee Police. The mobile home sits at the corner of Fifth Street and Sunny Drive toward the northwest corner of Electric City's residential neighborhood close to...
The National Weather Service is warning us to expect heavy snowfall from Tuesday night through Wednesday night, Nov. 29-30, that may make travel "difficult or impossible." An alert issued early Tuesday morning says people in the area from Highway 28 north, reaching to Wauconda and Republic, can expect 5-9 inches of snow, with mountain areas getting up to 10-15 inches. The snow is expected to start about 7 p.m. Tuesday night. Areas south of Highway 28 (the highway that connects Soap Lake and... Full story
Leaders in Electric City Tuesday night approved a slightly revised contract for police services with Coulee Dam after clarifying some language in it. The Electric City Council voted unanimously to approve the contract that will put the city’s law enforcement in the hands of Coulee Dam instead of Grand Coulee for the first time in many decades. Coulee Dam’s council voted last Wednesday to approve the contract with clarifications that had been worked out the prior two days after its last special meeting to consider the contract. Those inc...
The City of Grand Coulee is now accepting community applications for the AWC Center for Quality Communities scholarship. The scholarship is available through a statewide competitive process for students who are active in leadership through their city government, community, or school. To be eligible, a student must: be a Washington state resident; expect to earn a high school diploma, home school diploma, or GED in spring/summer 2023; plan to continue their education at an accredited college or trade school in the 2023-2024 academic year on at...
Joe Higgs adjusts handlebars and footrests on the late Mike Horne's bike to get it through the door of MPH Hi Dam Bar and Grill, where his friends gather inside for a celebration of Horne's life in appropriate style Saturday. Higgs burned a little rubber and carpet right inside the door with the back tire to mark the occasion before parking the bike near the back of the bar. Horne, owner of the bar and MPH Auto Repair in Grand Coulee, and a city councilman, died unexpectedly Oct. 26. The bar...
Dancers and singers and drummers in the Silent Hill Drum Group open up the Native Heritage Month Honoring Our Youth Mini Powwow at Lake Roosevelt Schools' assembly Tuesday afternoon. All students were invited onto the floor for another dance soon after. The event was put on by Lake Roosevelt Indian Education. - Scott Hunter photo...
Darlene Morava gets plateful of flavor at the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center's Thanksgiving Dinner on the Thursday before the holiday. There were leftovers, and members will likely see some in upcoming meals this month. President Cheryl Hoffman said it may take another year or two to re-establish what had been an annual event before covid . - Scott Hunter photo...
The local school levy was passing by a better margin after vote tallies continued Tuesday in the four county election offices involved, with more ballots yet to count in two counties Thursday and Friday. With a total vote so far tallied at 630-571 in favor, Grand Coulee Dam School District’s Proposition No. 1 was winning in all counties but Grant by 52.46% of the vote as of 6:13 p.m. Tuesday night. That 4.92% margin had slimmed down from 5.66% an hour earlier after Grant County counted another batch of ballots, bringing their uncounted e...
Lots of discussion was happening at the annual Veteran's Day Breakfast put on for free by American Legion Post 57 Friday. Donation's were collected at the front door. - Scott Hunter photo...
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...