Coulee Dam News

“How about you being fair to the town of Coulee Dam.”

A plea for reduced water rates by Jim Maher of the Riverview Water Association didn't win any support at the Coulee Dam Town Council meeting Oct. via Grandcoulee.com pointer

“I looked up toward where they were and saw this cougar”

Two local hunters bagged cougars early this hunting season. Jamey Ayling got his 126-pound male while hunting above Washington Flats north of Coulee Dam. via Grandcoulee.com pointer

Alleged victim testifies in Ellis trial Glen Schachtschneider, alleged victim of theft, spent about three and a half hours on the stand Nov. via Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

The reply to my "Going to the dogs, cats" letter seems a bit off base. Where, Myron J. Colson, in my letter do you see the word "hate"? That is a pretty strong word that I have never used in conjunction with ... via Grandcoulee.com pointer

The Miss Grand Coulee Dam area pageant will be held in the spring of 2008, after a one-year lapse. via Grandcoulee.com pointer

“You have the attention of the state of Washington”

There's a collective gasp going 'round the state. It's called sticker shock. It's called the pricetag of bringing more water to the Columbia Basin. via The Othello Outlook Online Edition

“The significance of this is not lost on the folks in Olympia”

Farmers who depend on the dying Odessa aquifer for irrigation water got a taste of what the costs might be to replenish the water supply. via Bellingham Herald

This is a wake up call. The Grand Coulee Dam Area Senior Citizens Corporation was incorporated in the late 1960s to promote the social, cultural, economic, physical and mental well being of the citizens of the ... via Grandcoulee.com pointer

The Grand Coulee Dam School District is getting a lot of requests to use the Wright Elementary gym. via Grandcoulee.com pointer

Lake Roosevelt High School and the GCD area will hold a blood drive on Monday, Nov. via Grandcoulee.com pointer

“Yes, if it meant adding amenities we don't have now, including a swimming pool.”

Local officials are hoping folks can shed some light next Monday on survey results coming in on the recreational needs and wants of the community. via Grandcoulee.com pointer

“This would be an acknowledgement of the problems by the federal government. It would require the department or agency to take action to address the issues.”

A lobbyist hired by the Grand Coulee Dam School District is working with local officials to find funding for budget deficiencies and eventually new school buildings. via Grandcoulee.com pointer

“We were already on pins and needles, expecting that we were probably going to go to war”

Courtesy photo Mac Anderson stands in 1962 with a crop duster from a Moses Lake company he worked for part time. via Columbia Basin Herald

Erlinda Cabeza Kintner Most dearly beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend born May 19, 1926, in Alamosa, Colo., went to be with our Lord Monday, Oct. via Grandcoulee.com pointer

“It was Quincy's, we just assisted with it.”

Law enforcement engaged in a nearly two-hours long vehicle pursuit throughout Grant County. via Columbia Basin Herald

“It was Quincy's, we just assisted with it.”

Law enforcement engaged in a nearly two-hours long vehicle pursuit throughout Grant County. via Columbia Basin Herald

“It was Quincy's, we just assisted with it.”

Law enforcement engaged in a nearly two-hours long vehicle pursuit throughout Grant County. via Columbia Basin Herald

Puget Sound Energy has been building a solar energy facility next to its Wild Horse Wind Farm in central Washington. via RoguePundit

The Star will give away an Apple iPod Nano music player to the winner of its Moonlight Mystery Contest following the community Moonlight Madness event next week. via Grandcoulee.com pointer

A Quincy police chase that started at 3:20 a.m. Tuesday ended when the suspect high-centered his car out in the Washington Flats nearly two hours later. via Grandcoulee.com pointer