Looking back at the coulee

10 years ago

Local bowlers recently brought home the cash during the 2013 Washington state women’s bowling tournament in Anacortes. Mae Stensgar and Candy Weed-Butts took first in doubles, their team Riverview Lanes II, which also included Sherry Potts and Jennifer Miller took seventh. Candy also took 26th in singles and 3rd in all events.

Coulee Dam’s wastewater treatment project is apparently dead at least for now. The town’s plan to build a $4.92 million plant was derailed by objections from town residents and the council’s decision to go for a less expensive first phase was shot down that the state Department of Ecology.

Bank of America will close its Coulee Dam branch on Friday August 23. The move was announced by Bank of America some months ago.

Marlene Oddie of Grand Coulee is a semifinalist in the American Quilter Society quilt week show set for October 2nd through 5th in Des Moines IA. Her quilt Rosie‘s Bomb will compete with 176 others in the annual contest.

20 years ago

A Grand Coulee Dam area woman cut off four of her fingers and was still able to drive herself to Coulee Community Hospital for assistance. CR Lumber owner Cindy Corpi said the accident occurred on July 26th while she was cutting stakes for the Mount Tolman Fire Control Center.

Playing at the Village Cinema for this week is Bad Boys II.

30 years ago

No one declared a candidacy for the Electric City mayor’s position last week even after Grant County gave residents a second chance in a special three-day filing.

The Over the Dam run will hold its 17th running this Saturday.

Nespelem Elementary School expects more than 40 7th and 8th grade students this fall.

Coulee Medical Foundation festival in the park will be held on Labor Day September 6. It will include a BBQ dinner, pie sale, music, auction, and children’s games.

40 years ago

Plans are underway to develop a golf course out in the Coulee Grande area which was recently purchased by the Grant County Port District #7.

The LRHS class of 1973 celebrated its 10-year reunion this past weekend. Awards went to Shannon Duncan Hearne, least-changed female, Cheryl Smith Brown for most changed female. Gary McClure for least-changed male, Mike Butte for most changed male and Sharon Olson for traveling the farthest from Vermont.

50 years ago

Four young men from Coulee Dam have graduated from recruit training at the naval training center in San Diego. They include Navy fireman recruits Robert J. Hullett and Roy E Golden, Navy seaman recruit Jerry G. Birdwell and Navy hospital man recruit Alan Grier.

The wheat harvest is all but over for the area crops. It was reported from 40 to 80 bushels to the acre.

60 years ago

According to information from the office of Senator Henry M. Jackson, President John F. Kennedy is considering a visit to Grand Coulee Dam in September.

School buildings in the Grand Coulee system have had a face lifting during the summer vacation months.

70 years ago

At their regular meeting Thursday, the Grand Coulee Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution to petition the Superintendent of the Colville Indian Agency in setting aside a block of timber on the reservation for use of the local sawmill.

A change in the organization of Coulee Dam has gone into effect since the Town of Coulee Dam will be segregated from the power division and will become a municipality independently governed and no longer meshed with the Bureau in the new division.