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Emma Doyle Shorleline, Washington emmadoyle@comcast.net 24 Jan 2006 Grand Coulee Dam is awesome!!! My family comes there every year and stay at the coulee playland resort, and go fishing and tubing on Banks lake! It's awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gwynne James Mack United Kingdom gwynne.mack@btopenworld.com 13 Nov 2005 Looking forward to visiting your interesting Visitors Centre in June 2006 and to following the walking trails around the Grand Coulee Dam. Brian Hannigan Barrie, Ontario, Canada brian.hannigan@rogers.com 28 Oct 2005 It certainly is impressive and with such a large capacity to generate power. Begs the question, why isn't it being run, has it do with maintaining water levels? Can't be much cheaper power to generate Because Power cannot be saved.... it must be generated when needed... and because Grand Coulee Dam can increase its power generation at practically anytime can meet these immediate needs. (water going over the dam is actually unused... not going through the turbines to generate electricity.) ~ Jim blopez moses lake wa brianjloopez@yahoo.com 23 Oct 2005 It was kick. We drank a bunch. We were kinda scared of goin at first, because the old people, we figured theyed do alot complaing and I think they did but I thought Im not going to get grey hair and look like these logs. Hey, its a great place to go around the forth of July. Love the Lopez family Asaba Owerri awka ASABAOWERRI@yahoo.com 13 Oct 2005 Hello, i found your site in google. it`s very nice and beautyful. Greetings Zauberer kayla Pierog aberdeen Washington kaylasue_13@hotmail.com 12 Oct 2005 i went to see the laser light show and it was the best ever! i want tto go this year or next for my birthday party thats what we did last time.you guys also have somecute little shops too! Tiana Kettle falls masters@plix.com 05 Oct 2005 UNCLE MATTHEW PACHOSA Largo, Florida @2:38pm Saturday 24 Sep 2005 mattpachosa@hotmail.com 24 Sep 2005 Nephew Jim, When I read the comments here some of them run off the page to the right and it doesn't let anyone see the whole information that is written here. Do you, Jim, edit these pages and delete anything that isn't appropriate? I hope you do ... Uncle Matt Yes, I do edit this guest book... Jim Peter Müller Aalen, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland wichtigemail@zauberer.as 10 Sep 2005 Hello, i found your site in google. it`s very nice and beautyful. Greetings Zauberer john uk john@klok.com 09 Sep 2005 Nice site, love the colors:))) http://www.talk-stuff.com new blog to talk about Shannon Rishky Boise, ID USA shannonrishky@yahoo.com 04 Sep 2005 Sue ... Wilma dirks was my mother and I just wanted to say thank you very much for your comment. She did love being from Coulee Dam and was very proud to have worn the crown as Miss Coulee Dam. Uncle Matt in Florida Largo, FLORIDA, USA mattpachosa@hotmail.com 30 Aug 2005 Nephew Jim, Well, I am just here in the Seminole Library and was showing Una your Dad's B & B and found this web site again so thought I would send you this. Una was the Lady whom you brought the poster, "The Face on the Ballroom Floor" to. Uncle Matt Sally Westphal Palm Beach Gardens, Florida USA swestpha@co.palm-beach.fl.us 11 Aug 2005 Visited the dam in July, 2005. It was a wonderful experience. Mike Furr Tacoma Wa kawboy95@msn.com 05 Aug 2005 Great site...We come over every year for our anniversary... We'll be there the week of aug 8th...The site really does the place justice...great fun for the whole family!!! Meg jeremiah2329@msn.com 03 Aug 2005 I think the dam area needs more trees. Can you plant more trees; big green trees. Send me a message and I'll help: jeremiah2329@msn.com Megan ANNIBALE BATTAGLIA 24030 Mozzo (Bergamo) ITALIA patagoniacafeexpress@alice.info 30 Jul 2005 I am an italian field engenear that, in 1977, has partecipated to the construction of the big elektric switchyard 550 Kv, under the power plant. The name of the italian switch is MAGRINI-GALILEO of BERGAMO. Remember the name of the chief: Chuck, end the enjioing and wonderful ours of fishing in the river and the lake. I lived at Grand Coulee Dam Motel, very good persons! Nowadays i am on old man (69 years old) and a young writer, and have written a book titled PATAGONIA CAFE' EXPRESS. So, my web is www.patagoniacafeexpress.info Visit it, thank you! I hope to come back!!! Shawna sljanno@cuonlinenow.com 29 Jul 2005 Thanks for telling me about the site, it's great! Keep up the good work! Bert Smith Norman Oklahoma bjsmith@telepath.com 18 Jul 2005 Recently ran across this site. Grew up in Coulee and visit each year and still love the place. My kids favorite place in the world. Thanks for providing this site. Suzy de suzy_k@osthost.com 18 Jul 2005 Great site, well done! Visit my site <a href=http://pills.anybodylinks.com>online drugs </a> Bob Halk El Dorado, CA , USA bobh@calweb.com 16 Jul 2005 I lived in Electric City in the late 40's and early 50's. I remember it as a great little town with nothing to do, but we were never bored. It was a sort of Norman Rockwell type place. We used to ride our bikes to Grand Coulee and Coulee Dam. In visiting there later, I found that the towns are much closer together now than they were then. This was a perfect place for a boy to grow up in. Dick and Joyce Behrens Grand Coulee, WA 99133 omaopa@vib.tv 16 Jul 2005 We moved here in 1948 and each taught school for 30 years. When we arrived I said we'd stay 2 or 3 years and we are still here. It is a beautiful area, lots of lakes, golf course but ,most importantly, wonderful, caring people. Come visit us, you'll learn to love it. Thanks, I have fond memories of being taught 4th grade and 8th grade Science by Joyce and Dick. ~ Jim Matthew 55 Pachosa Largo, Florida, USA mattpachosa@hotmail.com 16 Jul 2005 Just went into Google.com with the name Pachosa and this came up that I signed in 2000 so desided to sign it again. My post office mailing hasn't changed except for the ZIP Code since 23 July 1983 and is still 11557 124th Terrace North. Phone number area code is all that changed too. (727) 581-8972 So wonder if anything will become of signing this again? I was born and went through high school in Grand Coulee! carolyn schlax grandview, washington scjazzi@quicktel.com 10 Jul 2005 interested in the dam. am counselor from grandview district. looking for info on bringing some students to visit the dam. can you help? Contact the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerece: chamber@grandcouleedam.org Meri Erwin Melbourne, FL USA sierra73@cfl.rr.com 09 Jul 2005 We are staying in Spokane, hope to travel to the dam tomorrow. The last time I was at the dam was 18+ years ago when I lived in Renton. My husband and 5 year old daughter have never seen the dam. Charlotte Littlejohn Riverview, FL charlotte_littlejohn@yahoo.com 07 Jul 2005 My dad worked on the third power plant. We lived up by coulee dams city hall, so I got to see the light on the dam all the time. It was a great place to grow up. Grand Coulee Dam is beautiful and peasefull place. I will be there in July 2005 for my 30th class reunion. Henry cheapthrills@fuse.net 25 Jun 2005 Nice site MGBADA JOE ABA LOMEE MGBADAJOE@YAHOO.COM 18 Jun 2005 I LOVE THIS PAGE KEEP IT UP. juan saint helens,OR,U.S.A ! kjbsdad@aol.com 14 Jun 2005 Tedd Stockham Leesburg, FL USA messstat@yahoo.com 13 Jun 2005 Family wants to visit-and possibly STAY...2006! James Hatmaker Bellingham,Wa. www.jameshatma@wmconnect.com 02 Jun 2005 Trying to locate some real time photos. I have looked everywhere. The web sites do not show the grand scale. So where do I go now...or do I change my vacation plans to another state. The Magnitude and Beauty of the Coulee cannot be truly captured by images... even though we try... The unique Grand Coulee area must be seen and experienced first hand to be fully appreciated. ~ Jim sheri thomas spokane wa spokane sherit103@yahoo.com 29 May 2005 great place for fishing and camping UZOAGBA ASABA Uzoagba@yahoo.com 20 May 2005 I LOVE THIS VERY PAGE SO CARRY GO. Perry Ritzville, WA jwperry@ritzville.com 18 May 2005 Our Grand Daughter, from California, will be visiting us for a couple of weeks in June and it is our intent to visit the Grande Coulee Dam while she is with us. We are looking forward to seeing the laser show and hearing the story of the Dam. We will be sure to have her visit this site and leave her comment after our visit. Tiffany Billings Montana Tiffann55@ 05 May 2005 I think Grand Coulee is an awesome place and people there are really friendly Courtney Floyd-Christman Rockford, WA, usa rockford_babe2006@yahoo.com 05 May 2005 hey do u relize what weekend is coming up?!?!?!?!? well i sure do and it's colorama weekend, which means i get to have fun, grand coulee is such a great place to be, well if you read this and know who i am email me or i will see you down in the damn dam. Dr.Eze Mgbada Lome,Kara,Togo eze_mgbada@yahoo.com 04 May 2005 I have been here once but hope to visit again soon. Not to forget, your site is very cute. Keep it up. The Matison's Puyallup, WA Pierce County klmatison@hotmail.com 22 Apr 2005 Great place to visit, make sure you go see Canyon Book Store. We hope to get there this summer since we have family there. Nick Youngers Burleson, TX frogking_77@yahoo.com 17 Apr 2005 Though I am currently live in the Lone Star State, I come from the small town of Ephrata WA. I grew up in the Columbia River Valley and it will always be my home. Stephen Kean Tacoma, Wa keansfarm@hotmail.com 08 Apr 2005 Does anyone know what the fat little squirrel looking animals in the lower dam park are? I asked a lot of people and most acknowledged they exist and the fact that they were cute, but no one could tell me what they were. Just your typical Ground Hog ~ Jim victor wilson Redmond wash. King county bankslakebum@hotmail.com 05 Apr 2005 Yarram Onbasi yarramonbasi@yahoo.com 04 Apr 2005 This is one of the best places I have ever seen. Thank you. Paul S. Denny Bothell, WA USA pchelandenny@verizon.net 30 Mar 2005 Got to thinking about my years growing up in Coulee and came by this web site. My grandfather and 18 year old father helped to build the dam. Grandpa built a small house in Mason City and my grandmother taught school in Almira where a lot of the construction people lived until housing was ready. After the way, my father returned to Coulee and became a Control Room operation of the Bureau. I remember walks from the sunny side, across the bridge, and over to the pool. No matter how many times we climbed up and tumbled down the sandpile, we never got tired of it. The hamburgers at the swimming hole were the best and the 3 meter diving tower took some nerve for a small kid to jump off. Since my dad worked inside the dam, I always got the 'special' tour. I was born on Yucca--down from Zowada's house. In about 60' my dad and a few others built nice new homes on the street below and we had fantastic views of the dam. I can still hear the roar of the water when it was spilling over. Have never seen the laser show--other than from 20,000 ft. when we flew over. I remember the huge banks of colored lights that would fade from one to the next color. Low tech for sure, but still amazing to see. Great web site. It was fun to reminisce. haintn haintn@21cnn.com 23 Mar 2005 shanghai nice website, i like your website. thanks! Benjamin L. Antonio Novato, CA antoniob@anesthesia.ucsf.edu 09 Mar 2005 krankenversicherung a.jones@kraszovk.ru.org 09 Mar 2005 This site is very useful. Keep up this excellent work - very good. Shara Michelle Hopkins Spokane sarmar@hotpot.com 21 Feb 2005 ali tehran_iran alibeykian@yahoo.com 15 Feb 2005 dam tim tims@gmail.com 10 Feb 2005 absolutely beautiful area, very impressed when i visited! tims Pete Barnes Cda Idaho petebarnes88@hotmail.com 07 Feb 2005 Jim, I emailed you earlier but thought I might try this option also. Will the water level drop to the 1270's or 1260's this year so rainbows will come in to shore and start biting? Thanks again! Gary Born in Seattle. Now in Phoenix, AZ. goakes@cox.net 06 Feb 2005 "NORTHWEST PASSAGE: THE GREAT COLUMBIA RIVER" A great book by "William Dietrich." Try Amazon.com. Enjoyable, interesting website. Feb.2005 Randy walter odessa, wa,united states walter_2011@hotmail.com 19 Jan 2005 i think the dam is really cool and fun to look at it i've been there a lot of times Lisa Everson,WA,US www.google.com 12 Jan 2005 John web@all-shops.org 06 Dec 2004 Beautiful site! Matt KC webmaster@fattydogg.com 06 Dec 2004 Wonderful site! keep up the good work! jeffry indonesia baliethnic@bali-ethnic.com 25 Nov 2004 i surf your site that's a great site. Sana Rathore uk sana@channeldosti.com 16 Nov 2004 You've done extremely good job. Nice work Serge M California, US melahelp@hotmail.com 14 Nov 2004 BSP Gallery Bookshop Australia rare_books_at_bspgallery@oldbooks.com 07 Nov 2004 I liked your site, really informative website MUGUIGBO LOME TOGO igboman@yahoo.com 06 Nov 2004 very good site and i am happy and goes well Jess who@where.com 03 Nov 2004 I do like fishing! Thanks for such site! sara hafeez pakistan, karachi, defence yellow_3456@hotmail.com 02 Nov 2004 hi i am sara haffe from pakistan, karachi Cory Wright Boise, ID degenr8_1998@yahoo.com 29 Sep 2004 Who cares about dams, how about some wild salmon and steelhead in Idaho! Thanks for the deprivation of these wonderful fish. Man and Nature often clash... but eventually things come fullcircle. Sometime in the future, the Power Generation from Grand Coulee and other dams will be outdated. Dams will only be needed for reservoirs and flood control. Many will be removed to let the Rivers and Tributaries revert back to the way Nature Intended. (This is happening in California right now.) For the meantime... Better and cheaper technologies can create means of getting fish up and over the dams via NEW and or improved fish ladders. (Only Grand Coulee Dam and Chief Joeseph Dam, 36 miles downstream of Grand Coulee, are currently the only dams on the U.S. Columbia River that do not have Fish Ladders.) Currently, Salmon and other fish can swim up the Columbia all the way to the Okanogan River 6 miles below Chief Joeseph. This Leaves out the San Poil river, Spokane river, Kettle River, all Idaho, Eastern Montana, and Canadian Rivers, as well as numerous rivers, lakes and streams in Eastern Washington. Building fish ladders on Chief Joeseph and Grand Coulee is a large task, but can be undertaken and completed in the near future. Right now there are many people working on various means to get this accomplished, and soon, maybe you will see Salmon swimming in your Idaho rivers. ~ Jim Doug Toronto osos@oso.sos 26 Sep 2004 Greetings from Canada! I didn't know too much about the Grand Coulee Dam until I happened upon this site. Very interesting and informative. Danny Haszard Bangor Maine rollingthunderboywonder@yahoo.com 24 Sep 2004 I have worked on heavy construction projects as a concrete form carpenter all my life.The Grand Coulee Dam is a triumph indeed. Cheers,Danny Haszard Bangor Maine http://dannyhaszard.com gede goweh denpasar,bali,indonesia pramahita@yahoo.com 12 Sep 2004 Great site, will recommend to friends Agnes Goldingay Auburn, WA USA goldingay@msn.com 01 Sep 2004 We keep coming back to the coulee damn area year after year and always enjoyed it. The children love the laser show and always look forward to it. Yolanda Dickey Winthrop, Washington USA bucerias2000@yahoo.com 17 Aug 2004 I have just visited your web site as I am planning to bring my daughter to watch the laser show in a couple weeks. My dad worked on the Grand Coulee Dam (and Chief Joseph), so am eager to visit as I have just recently moved back to Washington. Have not been there since the l950's. We are looking forward to our visit. Thank you. DESIREE.WILLIAMS DESIREE.WILLIAMS@mezzo.homedns.org 16 Aug 2004 ALSO IT IS ALL GREAT AT THIS WEBSITE MARYANN.WILLIAMS MARYANN.WILLIAMS@mezzo.homedns.org 16 Aug 2004 its true, the site is wonderfull FANNIE.WILLIAMS FANNIE.WILLIAMS@mezzo.homedns.org 16 Aug 2004 this site is good lorma and trevor kempster australia sal-@1936@hotmail.com 12 Aug 2004 magnificent light show, something for everyone to admire, Structure and scenery. Well Done!!! Curt Mitchell Shreveport, LA scmitch81@aol.com 11 Aug 2004 I grew up in Electric City and left in 1978. My father worked on the Third Powerhouse. I have fantastic memories of the area. Hiking on the Coulee Wall and swimming in Banks Lake. To those who grew up in the area they'll remember hanging out at Rapid Robert's and the Gravel Pit. I cannot think of a better place for a boy to grow up. JARED jared0104@hotmail.com 08 Aug 2004 I thought the Grand Coulee Area was awesome. Lake Roosevelt was Awesome. The lazer(sic) show at GCD (Grand Coulee Dam) was Awesome, except some of the story Line was lousy. I think you might want to re-edit the narration. They probably did not think much about this when they wrote it. I could see how it easily slip the mind. But in the Narration they said that “chaos gave birth to the Columbia River”. Then later they claimed the “Columbia River was Power and strength.” Well are you trying to teach that Chaos gives birth to Power and strength? And the narration was stating an unproved theory to the public, as if it were a sure thing. I don’t think that right or fair, to mislead the public like that. And if you think of all the complexity and the design and Engineering that took place to create the Grand Coulee Dam, and then compare it to the complexity of the Columbia, plant and animal life and all nature, it makes the complexity of GCD look like practically nothing. So then how can anyone (in there right mind) state that “chaos gave birth to the Columbia”. If chaos gave birth to something as complex as the Columbia, Why didn’t chaos give us something as simple as Grand Coulee Dam. I felt like the Narration at the GCD lazer(sic) show was trying to insult my intelligence by telling me that it takes years of complex engineering and labor to create GCD. But simple chaos created the complex and unique Columbia River. Editor's Response: The Universe was created out of CHAOS... (You Know, the Big Bang... about 14.5 Billion Years ago or so....) It was finally Man who utilized what Nature provided and brought ORDER to some of NATURE'S CHAOS.... OK... Beavers permanently changed the environment drastically around them by building dams before man did, But Man surpassed the Beavers ability Millions of Years ago. Man build Grand Coulee Dam and changed the future of the Columbia River in less than 10 Years, 1933-1942. The Columbia River was formed over Eons and the Grand Coulee was formed during the Many Ice Ages over 100's of Thousands of Years... This Happened When Great Lake Missoula, An Ancient Ice Dam 2000 Feet tall in Western Montana, would eventually break. It Broke Many Many times, and sent Huge amounts of Water toward the Pacific. Each Time, More than 10 times the flow of ALL the Rivers in the World would Flow towards the Ocean. This was CHAOS... Up to 65 miles per hour, a towering wall of water and ice, literally Thundering and shaking the earth on its way through the Pacific North West to the Ocean. This water carved the Columbia River Drainage and the Gorge, Dumped soil in the Willamette Valley, Flooded the Columbia River Basin and carved out the Grand Coulee, Dry Falls... Etc., on it's Tumultuous Journey to the sea. Man was able to harness the otherwise destructive power of the Columbia River's Annual massive flooding, and create good things with it. Power, Water, Lakes, Irrigation... It was and is, an Engineering Marvel, It is still the most POWERFUL Dam in North America, (Largest Power Producer) It STRENGTHENED America's ability to win WWII, Creating Power to turn out over 40% of theU.S. Aluminum for the U.S. War Planes and Ships, as well as providing power and labor to Hanford, which made the Two nuclear bombs that ultimately ended World War II. So the Columbia River was Created from CHAOS over Millennia, and the Grand Coulee Dam now Provides Power and Water to Hundreds of Thousands of people every day. There are over 100 Nuclear Power Plants that produce 800 Billion Megawatts/year, about 20% of the Annual U.S. Power. The Grand Coulee Dam Alone, produces 57 Billion Megawatts/ year, 1.5% of the United States POWER Needs Per Year, and over 1/3 of the U.S. Columbia River POWER output. (All the other U.S. Columbia River Dams together, produce 3% of the Annual U.S. Power Needs.) That is a lot of STRENGTH for One Dam, and it is only 1 of 14, (3 Dams are in Canada.), on the Once Mighty Chaotic Columbia. ~ Jim Benny Biak - Papua - Indonesia papua_trip@yahoo.com 26 Jul 2004 Hi... your site is very interesting and so Nice with good information. Warm greeting from Biak Papua Indonesia. GORDON L. LARSON COULEE DAM, WA Gordo1@Couleedam.net 07 Jul 2004 IF YOU ARE A HIKER,GO AS FAR AS YOU CAN DRIVING UP NORTHRUP CANYON. THEN HIKE UP PASS OLD NORTHRUP HOMESTEAD AND FOLLOW THE OLD CREEK BED ONE MILE & GO TO THE LEFT TO TOP OF CANYON & YOU SHOULD SEE THE RIM OF NORTHRUP LAKE. WHICH LOOKS LIKE A OLD VOLCANO OPENING. THIS LAKE HAS HUGE BLUE GILLS & SMALL MOUTH BASS PLANTED IN IT BY THE NORTHRUP FAMILY. HAPPY HIKING, GORDON L. LARSON Sharon Hett Pasco, WA. skhett1@charter.net 23 Jun 2004 I came up about 13 years ago and saw the light show and I was real impressed. I am going to come back this year sometime and bring my grandson. I can't wait to see the laser show again. Lynne Zastre Emmett, Idaho lzastre@sde.state.id.us 01 Jun 2004 We visited Grand Coulee over Memorial weekend. I love the city surrounding the dam. My husband is thinking of applying for a position with the Bureau of Reclemation. He has been with them for 10 years now and works for Black Canyon Dam in Emmett Idaho. I think we would like it there. Julia A Lidke Cingle Yakima, WA, USA julia.a.cingle@aexp.com 17 May 2004 My Uncle Havey VanCello was one of the first men who worked on the dam when it was being built. I know that I still have family in Grand Coulee, Electric City and Coulee Dam, but they are distant. My Uncle, Aunt Lela VanCello, grandmother, Verna Whiting have passed on and are buried at Spring Canyon. I plan to bring my husband (who was born in this state but never seen the Dam), plus my children and grandchildren this summer. Thank for the web site because I can see alot has changed but I still recognize the area. I used to swim at banks lake every afternoon and evening with my cousins and Uncle. good job. Harold Owens Kansas City, Missouri USA h_owens64133@yahoo.com 16 May 2004 Fantastic website!! BRAVA! Very well put together and easy to navigate. Keep up the good work. God himself must live in the Coulee Dam area. I can't wait to get there. J T Richardson Charlestown Indiana USA celt57@msn.com 28 Apr 2004 Visited last summer. Barbequed at the base of the dam. It was great! My son spent hours chasing seagulls. I am sure the Grand Coulee is more massive than Hoover. If I were a younger man, would seriously consider relocating to this area. We will return for a longer stay someday. Editor: Click HERE to See Response below Jim Elise J. Stockwell Seattle, Washington, USA EliseJune@collegelub.com 17 Apr 2004 My parents, my kids and I went to see the laser light show a couple of years ago at the dam and really enjoyed it. We are planning on seeing it again this summer-late June- with my parents again also and enjoying the town, too! You have a very wonderful area! Elise J. Stockwell Nancy Spicher-Cesar Juneau, Alaska spicher@ptialaska.net 10 Mar 2004 Used to live there. Left in 1981. Still miss it. Hope to be able to bring my family and show them where I grew up (early childhood). I am also anxious to see all of the changes. Maybe this summer. Thank you for the website, it gives me back a bit of my childhood. Bob Philmore Spokane, Wa Bobphilmore22@aol.com 08 Mar 2004 This is an awsome dam. I liked it a lot. The visitor center had a lot of useful info. It dates back a long way. Courtney Christman Rockford, WA, USA courtney_christman@yahoo.com 11/10/2003 I was back down in the GCD for my birthday which is August 16....i turned 15 when i was down there...i spent the weekend with my mom and my cousin Dominque Sumner...my mom is Linda Floyd...i love the GCD area it is the best place in the world...my dad grew up in the Grand Coulee area when they were young...my dad graduated in 1983 from LRHS...i was hoping to graduate from there but my dad don't want me to bcuz he thinks i am not going to learn anything which i will...well my dads name is Steve Christman...and if you know any of the people i have mentioned in this please email me asap! thank you I LOVE GRAND COULEE DAM! Mark Everett Seattle, Washington fatelvisintherain@yahoo.com 10/22/2003 I made fun of my new friend when he told me that every year him and his other friends would go to Coulee every year for memorial day weekend to go camping. Then I found myself with nothing to do on that weekend. Some of my best memories were had there and with the people that i met that weekend. Coulee will always hold a special spot in my heart. Fatelvisintherain Mehmet feriste.temiz@veezy.com 10/15/2003 Dear Sir/Madam, Could you please send me a pictorial booklet about The Grand Coulee Dam. Thank you very much. Yours sincerely Address.Mehmet Temiz 173/1 Sok.No.2/3 Basin Sitesi 35360 IZMIR TURKEY Amanda Zeigler amandazeigler@earthlink.net 10/15/2003 Hello! I was so glad to find this page about the grand coulee dam. I am so fond of it since it was the last time me and my best friend Katie had spent anytime together. We went to the laser light show with her cousin and I think her grandparents too. She was staying with her grandparents when we were in the 8th grade. Then I moved to California and have not seen nor heard from her since thats why grand coulee is special to me. I am sure we all I have our reasons :)) ps. Katie if you read this please email me chelcia mawdsley omak washington chelcia**nativepride 9/25/2003 just wanted to say hi to my favorite cuz daniel morris and i hope you havea great year give me a halla some time. lots of love!!!!!!!!!!! Jim Beam Bali, Indonesia balitraveller@yahoo.com 9/16/2003 Great website!! I surfed into your website and found many interesting information. Jim Beam. Sandra Curtis Spokane, Wa. United States snkcurt1@msn.com 9/4/2003 We are looking forward to our visit to Grand Coulee Dam. I have never been there before and I have heard from other people that is it a real pretty area. Jill Bird Vancouver, WA USA jillbird62@aol.com 9/2/2003 I am writing in regards to the passing of a relative, William John McFadden, who we lost on 08/22/03. He was a Signalman in the early days of the construction of the dam. Anyone with information on that period of time please pass it on. Thanks, Jill Bird Tiffany Surrey, BC, Canada hallie1@mailcity.com 8/25/2003 When I finally found this website on the Dam it totally filled me in oneverything I was inquiring about. I am planning to visit the area in the next few days and hopefully the information will help me out a great deal. Already I feel more at ease after navigating through the information provided on this site. Hod Payne Klama Falls OR. USA hod10@aol,com 8/25/2003 Gosh, I thought it would be bigger, like Hoover Dam. Actually, it depends on what you are talking about when making these comparisons... Length | Height | Yards of Concrete | Power Capacity ---------------------------------------------- Hoover: 1,244 ft | 726 ft | 3.25 Mil. Yards | 2,078 Megawatts Grand Coulee: 5,223 ft | 550 ft | 12 Million Yards | 6,809 Megawatts ---------------------------------------------- Differ- ance: | GCD is | Hoover | Grand Coulee Dam | Grand Coulee Dam | over 4 X | is 1/3 | has over 3.5 Times | can produce over | Longer. | Taller.| as Much Concrete. | 3.3 X more power. 3 out of 4 ain't bad.... Jim Lela Hanson Yelm Washington thurston lela8235@aol.com 8/13/2003 My husband and I have been vacationing in Grand Coulee for over 8 yrs. We love it so much that we are looking into buying property there. We hope to retire there in a few yrs. One of our must does, while there is seeing the laser show "love it" it's good to have a web site to tell people of your love for Grand Coulee. thanks. William Waser waterboy@mwt.net 8/7/2003 Was born there at the Dam on 10*26*1949!!!!!!! Finally got to return and tour about three years ago. melissa morris prosser wa US melgiljen@hotmail.com 7/15/2003 we have been to many other places and nothing can top of Grand Coulee Dam This is so far the best place to live or even visit. Is a matter of fact if i had the money to live there i would have moved there about five to six years ago. thanks Grand Coulee Valerie Clover Grand Coulee youdontneedtoknow@sorry.com 7/11/2003 I JUST WANTED TO SAY THIS IS A VERY BIG CHANGE TO ME FROM LIVING IN BREWSTER. I HAVE STARTED A FAMILY HERE AND I WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY. THANKS GC. Juliene Hunter Munts Hayden, ID jewel@munts.net 7/9/2003 My love for the Grand Coulee Dam area is greater than the space provided here to express. Glad a fellow classmate thinks enough to provide this website for so many curious tourists, etc.! Good thing your Uncle Matt told me about this site! I have questions regarding photos for the class reunion. Zap me an e-mail so I'm sure I have the right one. Thanks! An old friend. David Owens Southeast Pennsylvania dowens1960@comcast.net 7/6/2003 Dave to be quick, storm moving in..... I watched the Grand Coulee Dam on the Discovery channel as I browsed this web site. I've seen it once twenty years ago. Viewing the web site along with the program made it so much more interesting. We need more programs and web sites showing everyone all our man made wonders. Keep up the great work! Thanks~ Jim P.S. That is a great, informative video... email me for Info on how to obtain your own copy. Jake Voth Deerfield Beach, FL jfvoth@aol.com 7/4/2003 The Grand Coulee Dam was a topic of conversation, at my house, all of my life.My father was a construction worker, at the dam, and he spoke of Grand Coulee Dam at family get togethers, barbecue's and so on. I'm very proud that he was one of many hard working people who helped build such a spectacular structure. USA willsamantha4@yahoo.com 6/16/2003 Really enjoyed browsing through your site. Lots of information and an nice desgin. Keep going! Cheap airline tickets Jo Ann Taylor artaylor@bright.net 6/11/2003 Looking for Mike Reano members.xoom.com/ReanoFamily/ I have info on The Reano Family government grants New York<!-- johndeere1972@hotmail.com 5/29/2003 We really enjoyed your site. We were wondering when you were going to update it again? John. It's a constant challenge to keep creating new content. But I Manage from time to time... Keep Checking Back !! ~ Jim Marge Durfee Largo, Fl. marge1031@hotmail.com 5/27/2003 Would love to visit the Grand Coulee area. Maybe someday. Have been to the state of Washington and it is beautiful as is all of the west that we saw. Marge Durfee eleanore danner St. Petersburg, fl. 33708, USA eleanore25@hotmail.com 5/27/2003 Grand Coulee area sounds like a very interesting place to visit. If I ever get near I will surely make the rounds to see all of your attractions. Uncle Matt Pachosa Largo FLORIDA USA pachosa@hotmail.com 5/27/2003 Wonder what happened to Craig? haven't seen any messages from him in awhile. The rest sometime email a lot and then there are the drab periods....Matt The computer say 5:44 am. I am in my Nephew Jim's office...it's great. Just look at how nice his web page is. I started him on html, but he sure has progressed way ahead of me.Look here: http://www.grandcouleedam.com and write something in the guest book. Before six CDC wrote in the guest book and only one of them mentioned that they knew his uncle Matt. So Jim send me the email where Yvonne wrote in the guest book. I guess I could write something in the guest book so you could read it if you want to get the idea. Tyler Mann Marysville, Wa tylerthemann16@hotmail.com 5/20/2003 I really enjoy visiting the Grand Coulee Dam area. I love watching the lazer light show. I think that Spring Canyon Campground has an awesome beach. When the tour of the dam was open that was really amazing. Hopefully the tour will be up and running again soon. I look forward to coming to Grand Coulee Dam this summer. Daily Tours & the Nightly Laser Light Show Run All Summer Long, Starting Memorial Day Weekend and Ending Sept 30th. Jim Rachel Richland, Wa USA iceangel16rld 5/18/2003 It was a very fun experienc to see the dam and the amazing trails to hike! I have thought of already going back on a vacation to have a little more fun and get a chance to take some more very scenic hikes viewing the dam and wild life! Bryan Cooper Seattle, WA bryankentcooper@hotmail.com 5/8/2003 Thanks for the Krispy Kreams, Jim!!! Salish Lodge & Spa Staff Snoqualmie, WA Michael Canepa Detroit, MI United States bingsamson@hotmail.com 4/27/2003 Grand Coulee--every Memorial Day Weekend. Rain or shine, warm or cold...For my friends and I, the time of our lives. Times I often remember, and will never forget. Thanks, bro'! Chad Scalise Boise, Idaho Chad@chad.com 4/25/2003 Hello....I never would have imagined the Grand Coulee area would mean much to me the first time I visited. What started as a Memorial day road trip in 1993 turned into an annual getaway that continued until 2000. I miss the anticipation of that Memorial weekend "Coulee" trip...met many great friends there and hope that one day we can all meet there again....Big shout to those who lived the experience...Bill,Jamie,Mike,Adam,Steve,Jason,Julie,Mark, Eli,Pershia,Deanne,Beth,Joe,Perry,Ben,Angela and all others... Here's to all the moments from "Herb the Bum" to a dine-and- dash to all the great concerts in the gorge!!!! Nichole nichole72003@yahoo.com 4/16/2003 I think this program is great if your website that you can't get to is blocked off and you don't why! Rob Smith Auburn, Wash. bigbrowntruck_88_1@msn.com 4/14/2003 I graduated in 1979, and Like the area so much my family and I just bought40 acers above Grand Coulee, Bring your dogs and lets hunt some birds!! Westley DeChenne W.a. Grand Coulee west69001@yahoo.com 3/24/2003 I think that this place is a lot of fun in the summer but it needs a place for people that are 21 and over but under 50 to hang out and meet each other. STAND BY FOR SUMMER PARTY UP DATS....... Robert Chamberlain Electric city Adarksole@hotmail.com 3/23/2003 i have lived in grand coulee for about 20 years its pretty cool place lots of swimming holes verry entersting place to live and verry cool place to visit! Courtney Christman Rockford, Wa Courtney_Christman@yahoo.com 3/21/2003 I love the Grand Coulee Dam area. In fact I grew up there two years of my life. When I was one and two. Then I moved in with my grandparents my eighth grade year. Then I moved out April 22, 2002... This is the best town in the world!!... Thanks for making this website and town!! I LOVE IT!! sabina Milano asamagnoni@libero.it 3/10/2003 Compliment for the site! Visit the site of the main Reiki center in Milan: http://www.sabinaoggioni.it Joanie Anne Groller Silverdale, WA Proudly in the USA joaniegroller@hotmail.com 2/26/2003 Hello everyone! My Husband and I were thinking about moving to the area. My husband is applying for the Coulee Dam Police dept. We both thought it would be great to raise our children in the quiet serene area of Grand Coulee. If anyone knows where to get the pictures of Roosevelt at Grand Coulee email me. Thank you for your positive attitudes!! Sherelle Shoreline Wa joeandsal@attbi.com 2/20/2003 It was a great place to grow up. We all had a blast! The people are wonderful and the summers are the best. Joe and I enjoy going back "JUST FOR A VISIT"! If your in town, stop by the PUB and see if Jimmerand them are play'in. I think that's what I enjoy the most about GCD. Peace robin burow enumclaw washington usa twitaped16@yahoo.com 2/12/2003 it was aboustly georgeous. i went there on a trip with my family last summer and we went and saw the lazer show two times. its something i will never forget. Tonny Trisnawan Bali Hilton Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia webmaster@balihilton.com 2/11/2003 Cool website! Interesting info. toni http://www.balihilton.com The VerSchneider's Virginia Beach, VA 23454 sueverschneider@cs.com 1/19/2003 My brother works at Grand Coulee Dam, and our son is extremely interested in the dam. He is constantly going to the www.grandcouleedam.com site just to see the picture of the dam. Thanks for having it. Anthony, Suzanne, Justin and Emily xwing777 who@where.com 12/27/2002 Hey! I enjoyed your stuff here and hope to be back this way soon. If ya have time, www,headhurt.com Janina Paczosa Starogard Gd. Poland janina.grelewicz@um.starogard.pl 12/27/2002 Hello to everybody! I am a Polsih woman (42) and I am searching the family root from my dad's side. The brother of my dad - Anthony Paczosa, born in Izbica, Poland - went to USA around 1910. So, if someone could help me in my searching the Paczosa (Pachosa) family roots I would be very grateful. Please contact me at following e-mail ad: janina.grelewwicz@um.starogard.pl. My postal ad is: Janina Grelewicz ul. Sikorskiego 23 A/21 83-200 Starogard Gd. Poland It is all for now. Greetings from Poland - Janina. Janina, I have tried your email address and got rejected. I do have information contacts that would help you. Please reply with your new email address, Thanks... Jim Dave Speigel Spokaloo, WA dspeigel@hotmail.com 12/18/2002 Hello everyone down there in the coulee!!! Hope to get down again for some fishin on that happinin' Lake Roosevelt. FM Sheehy Gravesend, Kent, England. spurs6061@aol.com 12/16/2002 I loved my stay in Grand Coulee and was awe struck at the great natural beauty of the area and the structural magnificence of the dam niki mount vernon,WA,usa s.n.sn@verizon.net 12/15/2002 um..............if possible can I have the measurements for the dam im doing a school project and i need the measurements or im gonna fail. Approx 63,000 inches long. ~ Jim Kathi ephrata wa roses98823@aol.com 12/3/2002 Hello I am writing to those of you from Grand Coulee who went to school there around 1955 Wilma Funston Dirks who was MISS GRAND COULEE 1955 passed away on Sunday the 26th of Nov. She was always very proud to be from Grand Coulee. Rest In Peace Wilma SUE MILLER PARKERSBURG, WV, USA suelighthouse@yahoo.com 11/19/2002 I have probably visited the Grand Coulee Dam more than anyone. I used to live in spokane and when family would visit, I always took them to Grand Coulee. The laser light show really added to the visits. I moved back to my home state of WV. I will be coming out for a visit in May. Plan to be there for the first night of the show. love this place, sue Cody Williams Marysville,Washington,USA cww20@hotmail.com 11/18/2002 This is the best resource site for information on the GCD yet. It is helping me with my research project for Washington State History. Thank you. Cory C Electric City, WA donthaveone@noemail.com 10/27/2002 Where are all the single women...I'm 20 and I live here in the GCD area, and I'm looking for a date. Talk to me! Tanya Cusiter Abbotsford, BC Canada tcusiter@lycos.com 10/2/2002 I went to the Grand Coulee Dam with my class when I was in 9th grade and we got a tour of it. It was really neat... an awesome place to visit! Jason Everett Washington USA roadfools78@yahoo.com 9/28/2002 My family and I go to the dam every single summer and sometimes more than once to see it. We have a summer home on Sun Lakes and love it over here. Great looking website of the dam! Anna Sandman Washington skateboardgirl40@hotmail.com 9/23/2002 i love going to the grand coulee dam area. my family and i always go there every summer to see the light show and to go camping. i always have so much fun! ~*Anna Sandman*~ Shelly Electric City, WA shellc7@bossig.com 9/2/2002 I live here and enjoy the beaches, jumping off the rocks (at Banks-my paradise) are addictive, historical sittings, adventurous dirt road trips, camping on the reservation, nice scenery, friends & family. graduated here at LRHS Class of '90. the guest book and website is very impressive, found long lost friends on this guest book! this is a great recreational area. all you famous rock stars better come visit and sign this page AND jam here at the PUB! Mary Caswell Brewster, Washington U.S.A. GLMMAC@CUONLINENOW.COM 8/31/2002 REALLY ENJOY THE FIREWORK, LASER SHOW OFF THE TOP OF THE DAM, WITH ALL OF THE FUN IN THE PARK. gary,lorrie snyder & family seattle,wa garlor2000@earthlink.net 8/29/2002 my family loves gcd area we visit every year once or twice our second trip this year will be 8/31/02 for the anniversary fireworks show. always looking forward to a trip to the dam. David Michaud Spokan-Francisco dave@michaud.com 8/13/2002 I thought the town was just splendid but I was a little disappointed in the lack of a decent gay bar. You must address this issue in order to get my "two snaps and a twist" review. Also, the Flying J burritos were to die for. Pantaleon S. Saya-ang Iligan City, Philippines patss5o_24k@yahoo.com 8/9/2002 impressive websites...its well done....but I wonder if there was much public objection when this dam was first planned to beconstructed...where I believe that increasing the head water level...would mean a considerable habitable area that will go underwater. The Dam Raised the Water Level of the Columbia approx. 315 ft at full pool and back over 150 miles to the Canadian Border. Most of the underwater Roads were rebuilt above the full pool line. Many communities, Indian burial grounds, Indian fishing holes, Waterfalls, animal and plant habitatand probably others that I haven't mentioned were overrun. But the most permanently affected was the Salmon Run which was stopped at Chief Joeseph Dam, 34 miles downstream from the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia. ~ grandc Melanie Avey Kennewick, WA whazzup21@yahoo.com 7/13/2002 I was born and raised in the Grand Coulee Dam area and graduated in '97. A large majority of my family lives in the area, so I still "come home" when I can. It is truly a beautiful place...I miss the "Coulee Walls" (mountains)! There are hills down here, but it just isn't the same! My boyfriend, Ed, and I had a wonderful time there on the 4th of July watching the Laser Show and fireworks. It was great to see you, Cousin Jim! Your website rocks! Bonnie Ephrata rlmiller@qosi.net 7/12/2002 Would like to help a visitor find a 1940's street map of Coulee Dam, WA. She would like to take a picture of her grandfathers house at 1 Ninth Street, but the street names seem to have been changed. Dan Russell Puyallup, WA soggydan@msn.com 7/7/2002 The Coulee Dam area is a great place to take the family for a weekend. The laser show is awsome and is something that everyone should see. leslie Ames Frenchtown, Mt. partnersplace@qwest.net 7/5/2002 Purpose for post...one of this citys residents (actually a family member moving here perhaps) has lost a Golden Retriever/yellow lab cross while driving west on hiway 90 on July3. Ginger leaped out of a traveling truckbed and may be injured. They were about 5-9 miles East of Superior, Mt. We have posted in that town in hopes someone has seen her. For any info, please notify me and I will pass it along..Leslie, Basset Rescue of Mt. my email partnersplace@qwest.net...my phone 406-626-4331..... Ginger, if able, might be trying to get back to Butte, Mt. or injured and staying put around Superior, Mt. Her picture is being posted in Lozeau, Mt. and Superior, Mt. in am.... Thank-you everyone..... 7/8/2002 Ginger Was Found in Lozeau Near the Stagecoach Grill (Exit 55 I-90) in Good Spirits, but extremely tired... A Special Thanks to the Lozeau Community and town of Superior in Mineral Co. MT. for searching for Ginger during the past 5 days. A Very Special Thanks to Pat & Fred at the Stagecoach, Leslie & Sue REZ GIRL GENDRON ELMER CITY WASHINGTON hotcakes_666@hotmail.com 7/4/2002 yea i use to live in grand coulee dam o yea i do well my grandpa worked on it too and he was in ww2 and my uncle was in da viet nam and day both past away it was sad but now day r happy up dare and u should no how it feels like if someone pass away and i am happy dat he helped build da dam dat all. peace. happy 4th of july wish me a happy bday 2. pmunson Moses Lake, WA pmunson@qosi.net 7/2/2002 The light show is such a fun thing to see. What are the schedules this summer? July ... Start at 10:00PM August... Start at 9:30PM September... Start at 8:30PM Jim BRIAN WARD bcward@hotmail.com 6/16/2002 I love visiting the Grand Coulee area. We are doing something different for the 4th of July this year. We live in Seattle and are camping at Sun Lakes and then going to go the dam for the family party and fireworks/laser show. Brian Ward Brian Hall Sumner, WA Hallscamp@ATT.net 6/14/2002 My grandfather was a powerhouse operator at the dam, and my uncle, a maintenance worker. My family from Seattle visited our relatives in Coulee Dam every year while I was growing up. We camped at Steamboat Rock state park for many years. We return occasionally to visit relatives who remain in the area. I have many of my warmest memories of the times we spent with family in the Grand Coulee area. Misti Metaline Wa misti_16@lovergirl.com 5/30/2002 I use to live there I like it very much!! I like the laser light show a lot. I still go there in the summer too. Well thank you for reading this. Misti Cromwell Mark Hachtel Kirkland Washington Mark.Hachtel@qualitelcorp.com 5/30/2002 I am leaving tomorrow for another great time fishing and more fishing with my brothers Larry, David, my brother in law Don, My Moms husband Larry and most of all My son Donny Ray Hachtel whom is ten years old. This is the 1st time we all get to go at the same time and I know this will heal some old wounds and bring us all closer then we have been. Thanks to you all for maintaining and having such great parks and sites that bring us to realize the beauty Mother Nature can provide. See you soon! Mark Hachtel Kelsey sparkle8889@yahoo.com 5/28/2002 first page i could find that told me whether or not it had tunnels and corridors on the INSIDE. :P Thanx! ~Ethwi Cindy Bowman cdreamscometrue@msn.com 5/17/2002 If you look way down at the almost bottom of this guestbook, you will see where I signed it back in 2000. I spoke of meeting Brian and his family. I just thought I would update all the readers...and let you know, we got married on July 14 of 2001! And we had our wedding in a very nice couples back yard, that faces the base of the Grand Coulee Dam. The roses were in full bloom as all the flowers were, it was warm and beautiful. The happiest day of my life...so far! This is the greatest place to visit, hopefully one day when America feels secure and safe again, the dam will be able to open up to tourists fully, to share all of the beauty this area has to offer! Thanks for all the memories, and thank you for being apart of memories in the making! Bunny Thiele Glendale, Utah, Kane bunny714@email.com 5/13/2002 In two weeks I will be making my first trip to your area and have heard so much about it from a very good friend of mine. I will write when I return and let you know if it all lives up to his description....I'm sure it will. Also, I would appreciate any information you can send me regarding camping facilities and the costs. Thank you, Bunny David & Stephanie Hansen Spokane, WA U.S.A. stephanie_hansen101@hotmail.com 5/10/2002 I cant wait to see the dam, Its looks like you have done a wonderful job of making it visitor friendly. thank you. Teddy Sutton Redmond, Oregon USA Teddybear45@myexcel.com 5/9/2002 I visited the dam when I was 12 years old for a summer. A week does not go by that I do not have very vivid dreams regarding returning to the dam. I am now 46 years old and fear that seeing it through an adults eyes might somewhat diminish the experience (it may not seem so grand!). That is why I've never been back, I do not want to loose what is imprinted in my mind as the dam being the most wonderful site I have ever witnessed. Tom Davis Seattle, WA, King cyclertom@webtv.net 5/7/2002 Sun, peace and quiet, clear skies, a beautiful lake and your closest friends to enjoy it with you. Grand Coulee (Spring Canyon), has been a summer vacation escape for many years. Raise the lake level and heat up the sand... can't wait to be back there! C. Markley Lakewood, WA markleycb@aol.com 5/3/2002 We participated in a Volkswalk on 27 April with the Foolhardy Folks Volksmarch Club That was a G-R-E-A-T event with fabulous scenery from the top of Steamboat Rock. Grand Coulee Dam area is a marvelous place to visit. We highly recommend a trip for all ages. Fran Mc Dermott St. Petersburg, Fl USA frannymac112@aol.com 5/3/2002 Have never been there...but it looks.."breathtaking". Maybe someday it can be a reality. I get a lot of information about your resort from your relative......Matt!!!!! Became acquainted with him through his "CDCers Club"...find him to be a very interesting, intelligent, well traveled, educated and pleasant....fun to be around person!! (^ - ^) Fran Carol and Bill Markley markleycb@aol.com 5/2/2002 We spent the weekend of 27-28 Apr in Grand Coulee. Spent the evening at the Columbia Inn. Very courteous people and a nice motel. Participated in a walk at Steamboat Rock. What a fabulous view from the top. Lovely country. We really enjoyed our weekend in eastern Washington. Gerry Rome Seattle docgrim@yahoo.com 5/1/2002 Grand Coulee Dam, and the nearby Spring Canyon campgrounds has become an escape for me and my 2 best friends, Tom and Curtis. We have been there almost every year for the last 11 years. The sun, the fun, the peace and quiet,...have all become part of our lives, and will be for as long as we live. "I am power, I am strength....I am the mighty Columbia.... I am life." Katy Olsen Neola, Utah, USA KaydeeO@hotmail.com 5/1/2002 Each time I go home in the summer we always visit the GCD it brings back so many memories! This site helped me show my inlaws exactly what I was talking about! They think it's a beautiful area with a ton of fun things to do and see! Tracy Gates Washington....USA MyTs2000@AOL.COM 4/29/2002 The first time I went to see the Grand Coulee Dam , my best friend and her husband took us there,it was summer and we went camping. Her mom owns the gift shop and the concession trailer at the VAC and in the parking lot. We loved our vacation. A couple of years later,my best friend and her family movedthere so she could help her mom with the concession trailer. I miss her alot , but we stay in touch and she visits here and we visit there in the summer every year now. The laser light show is soooo cool, we go every night because her and her mom have the trailer and the gift shop open...... ...See you soon Jerri,Dan,Alissa,and Micki & Smitty......we miss you, and all the fun we have in Grand Coulee !! Spring Canyon again this year K? =) <3 ~ T,T,T,&T Sharlene England Sharnimmo@aol.com 4/21/2002 I love going to the dam and enjoy the laser show. I find you web page to be nice and easy to use. Thank You, Sharlene Anne Slater-Huffstutler Puyallup, WA USA anne_slater@hotmail.com 4/17/2002 I was born in Spokane and lived in Grand Coullee Dam for the first three years of my life. I haven't been back in almost 5 years and miss it terribly. I have a son of my own now and can't to show him where mommy spent most of her summers. Grand Coullee Dam will always be my real home. I remember me and my sister building "pretend" beaver dams in the small ditches that ran along douglas street, sending our bicycles down the road, with no riders and last but not least watching the laser light shows and eating cotton candy. Its one of the most beautiful sights in the world and I hope more people will partake in this wonderful sight. Yolanda Yomama ghettofab@hotmail.com 3/27/2002 hey i just wanna day the laser show at the Grand Coulee Dam is of the heezy. I didnt like the ride up but hey its all gravy baby. Frank Sheehy Gravesend,Kent, England spurs6061@aol.com 3/20/2002 In 1999 I was sent by my company to work at the Grand Coulee Dam, it took me 21 hours to get to Spokane and another 2 hours the next day to finaly reach Grand Coulee, WOW my first sight of the dam was stiring and is a memory that is etched in my brain. It was spectacular. As I moved towards it and I could take in the magnificent contours of its design,I thought its awesome beauty a tribute to the genious of man kind was only outshone by the hand work of God that it is carved into, the surrounding hills and the meandering of the Colombia river. You are very lucky people to be surrounded by the abundant beauty that surrounds your home and I wish I was there with you. I have lost contact with two really nice guys who i worked with there, Ron Spangler and James Boveido who work at the Power plant of the dam. If you see them ask them to get in touch, God Bless! kevin milne new zealand neilhort@clear.net.nz 3/17/2002 surfed in to have a look at one of the great wonders of our age-truly great and the stats are hard to comprehend especially the amount of concrete-god bless you all in the usa. Desiree' Auburn,WA Deziray1@hotmail.com 3/14/2002 I dont actually have any comments yet about grand coulee but i was wondering if anyone could tell me about the festival that goes on at the end of may. memorial day weekend? any info would be helpful. please just email me at Deziray1@hotmail.com. hope to hear from some of you soon. Hod Payne Klamath Falls, OR. USA Hod10@aol.com 1/2/2002 Hi; went to some grade school and high school at GC., class of 48, but do to a car wreck in Jan. finished school in Spokane. Worked as an ironworker for Pacific Bridge, Lecombe, EE Setigran. (not sure of the spelling) We put the railing on top of the dam. worked on the railroad for B of R on a summer job, 47. If anyone I worked with or went to school with reads this, shoot me a E-Mail.I wrote a book about the construction of GC. It's called, A Man, A Woman and a Dream. Much Luck. Hod JIM GODFREY SR FORT EDWARD NEW YORK USA BIGJIMHUGH@MSN.COM 12/23/2001 WE VISITED THERE IN NINETY-FIVE. WHAT CAN I SAY THAT HASN'T ALREADY BEEN SAID. YOU HAVE TO SEE IT ALL TO BELIEVE IT. I WOULD LIKE TO COME BACK FOR THE LIGHT SHOW EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT. MAYBE, WHO KNOWS? Tyler Puckett Texas, USA tylerdpuckett@hotmail.com 12/20/2001 Hi, You did a great job on your web page! Please visit the Puckett Family Home Page at www.angelfire.com/tx5/puckettfamily Please sign in the Guest Book. Merry Christmas, Tyler Puckett Christine nicoolee77@yahoo.com 12/16/2001 Thanks for the info, used it on a report for school. Very good info. Please visit my web site, you will enjoy your visit. Here is my URL: http://www.geocities.com/soulwinning2/thevalueof_1.html kellsi heller polson montana wuvbuggy2002@excite.com 12/13/2001 i love grand coulee thats why i am doing a report on it but i need some serious info can you we-mail me plz Bud Stanley Green Valley,AZ bdsjem1@webtv.net 12/8/2001 This was one of our favourite places to visit while we were living in B.C. The laser light show is breathtaking.Thanks for a wonderful experience. Bud Stanley Jason Everett Washington USA goan107@earthlink.net 11/14/2001 The Dam is a radical place. Its so big and there is so much to explore in the dam area. My family and I went inside the dam years back and it was really neat to see all the conrtol rooms. We come to the dam every year to see the light show and its rad every time. Thanks! Melanie WA Princess_6913@hotmail.com 10/25/2001 Although it has been like, 5 years sence I have been to the Grand Coulee Dam, it was so amazing, I liked it so much, and this year in the 9th grade, me and my friend Melissa are working on a project about the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington State History! That is why I came to this site, to find information, thanx! Sheila & Terry Urlwin Peterborough England turlwin@supanet.com 9/14/2001 This morning our thoughts are with the kind and friendly people of America and of those that we met at Grand Coulee in August 2001. The dam was truly awesome. I would like to thank Bob Pachosa and Roger for that unforgetable Sunday morning. Take care Sheila & Terry Rhonda lrmoon@home.com 9/12/2001 I am pleased to know that you updated your web site so quickly. I do hope you are open again soon. Thanks Anne T. lpnanne@yahoo.com 9/10/2001 My daughter has to do an independant field trip and this sounds like a good idea. Great site! Anne, Whidbey Island Michael K. Rowe Hamilton, Ontario, Canada mrowe1@home.com 9/4/2001 My family and I will be there next week. We are looking forward to this trip. It should be very interesting... Kathy Skolnick Longview, Texas USA Longviewemb@aol.com 9/1/2001 I am looking forward to visiting this area at the end of September. I hope we can make it for the Laser Light Show on the 30th. I have never been to the State of Washington, and I'm very excited about seeing as much of it as I can. Ed Sharp Jeffersonville, IN esharp315@aol.com 8/31/2001 AWESOME! An inspiring expression of human engineering and labor to put God's precious gift of water to so many good uses. Robert Lentil Bonners Ferry, ID bobl@sprintnet.net 8/24/2001 Thanks for the great site full of much needed info about the area. Keep it up!! Jim Witmer Tacoma, WA thunder@nwrain.com 8/13/2001 Well, I too grew up here in the Pacific Northwest and as a kid viewed GCD after I did a report in school one year. Seems like a long time ago now though. I recently made a return trip and was just a awstruck as I was the first time I saw her. What I missed the last time was the roar of the water over the spillway. Time has taken it's toll and the water has been replaced by a wonderful laser light show. It's hard to imagine when watching the spillway that water flowing over the spillway is higher than Niagara Falls. Only one word describes it "Spectacular!" I took the tour long ago as well, back when there was only two powerhouses. After seeing "Bonneville" or "The Dalles" you have to wonder where did all that cement come from? Thanks for a wonderful attraction at the cost of so much. Amy Willis Loon Lake, Washington, USA biblestudygal@hotmail.com 7/31/2001 Grand Coulee Dam is awesome. Our family has gone to see the Laser Light Show at least once every year. It is great. I love it. Are van broke down there but we found a place to stay and a shop where we could get it fixed. It was cool. The bridge is cool and the restaurant on the other side is great. I personally have not been on the dam tour in a long time. It is time that I tour it again. Thanks for the light show. Great job. Love the music too...and the grounds. This is a MUST see for everyone in the surrounding areas. Dennis Haveman Bothell, WA, USA dhaveman@msn.com 7/31/2001 Our family has been going to Lake Roosevelt for 13 years. We have introduced many of our friends and they come camping with us every year. We really have a lot of fun waterskiing, innertubing, wakeboarding and jetskiing (when one of our friends brings one). If anyone would like a recommendation as to a place to camp where you can make reservations, so you are guaranteed a place to stay over looking the lake and only a mile away from it, e-mail me and I will pass along the information. It is a great campground and the owners are very wonderful people. PS I get nothing for this endorsement. We will continue to go to Lake Roosevelt for a good many years to come. The weather is great and the water is warm. sadie seattle usa manz_ladie69@hotmail.com 7/30/2001 when people look at the grand coulee dam area it is small i shoild no i hacve lived there and went to school there all my friends are there and all you think about when you move from grand coullee your thinking i hated this town it is so small and boring buut i really enjoyed it there all my friends and there like my family i feel like im one of them like the first day of school i didn t fit in at all and now i love it once you move away from it you cry cry and cry because you miss them so much and now i know what it feels like to be gone from your friends and family and think you know that it will hurt and now it sux in seattle i mean i miss the lake spring canyon the movies the bowling alley and all the things I have done over there like all the times i have got in troulbe and all the time we would do things we wern't supose to do i have to go, later. Mercedes Odell Mercedes odell seattle washington manz_ladie69@Khotmail.com 7/30/2001 hello i used to live in coulee dam i would more than like it if you guys would take care of my friends liuke travis irwin justin beagle zach thiefault shannon rauch teah crutcher ect.. thanks and take care of my bestest place i have ever lived LeRoy Pattison / Tess Apedaile Roberts Creek, BC, Canada tess_leroy@hotmail.com 7/28/2001 We were with a group of motorcyclists on a camping weekend from the Vancouver, BC, Canada area about four years ago and were so impressed that we are coming back to the area again this summer for a week. Interesting place and the weather is wonderfully hot. Scott & Tammy Graham San Diego, Ca. asgraham@home.com 7/27/2001 As a long term resident of Grand Coulee (grown up and moved), I was recently home for a brief vacation. I was so energized by the most beautiful suroundings (taken for granted as a kid) and breath-taking views! Everyone should experience the Grand Coulee area and see this spetacular country and wonderful and warm people. Thanks again for a truely wonderful vacation back home! Roylene Sturm DiDio Bellmawr, NJ 08031 rdidio27@Yahoo.com 7/25/2001 I have some great pictures of the dam being built, is there some place that would like to have copies so they could be displayed for visitors. What an awsome sight. Roylene Sturm DiDio Bellmawr, NJ 08031 rdidio27@Yahoo.com 7/25/2001 I am very proud to say that my father helped build the Grand Coulee Dam. In fact I was born in Electric City, Washington during the construction of the dam. He also helped build Hoover Dam, and my sister was born at that site. I am very proud of all the hard work my father did. Valarie Davies Seattle, Wa. USA doughbie@hotmail.com 7/22/2001 Beautiful place. We visit Steamboat Rock State Park at least once a year (this year we will actually make 2 trips) and have seen the laser light show twice. We would like to take the dam tour so as soon as I find out the schedule I'll pass the info on to family. Banks Lake is spectacular. Thanks Paul Costanich Enumclaw, Wa. Paul_Costanich@Hotmail.com 7/22/2001 13 years ago we stopped at a camprgound near GCD in the middle of the night while heading home from Montana. We have been to that place every year since then, sometimes with friends but usually just my son and I. We have told very few people where we go, I guess we want to keep the place our secret. 2 weeks and we will be back. Lynn Lipari Massachusetts lmlipari@juno.com 7/20/2001 I'll be driving cross country this summer, and I was curious to find out more about the GCD. Now that I've read all about it--I can't wait to visit! Karen Rose Everett, WA (USA) krose112189@cs.com 7/11/2001 we will be going to coulee city in 2 weeks, and heard about the lazer light show, and we would like some information on when, how much and times??? we are looking forward to seeing the light show. Carolyn Donaldson Tonasket, WA cdonald@hotmail.com 7/10/2001 The dam is a wonderful place to go for a weekend trip I was knocked out by the shear beauty of the area. I am planning on comming back for some more camping down by the river. OOOhhh La La la la !! Jamey Ayling Nampa, Idaho Jayling2@hotmail.com 7/5/2001 Well hello everybody in Coulee hope to see you next time i make a trip back home. The dam is such a great place you don't notice it as much until you move away. I miss the lakes and water sports. Down here in Idaho it is hot, dry and too flat. ERNIE BLAIR MILTON ONTARIO CANADA Elholdings@interhop.net 7/4/2001 Can anyone tell me what amimal helped connect ropes and cables for the GRAND COULEE DAM BY SQUEEZING THROUGH DRAINAGE PIPES WITH STRINGS TIED TO THEIR TAILS.. ANY HELP APPRECIATED A.S.A.P They Used Local or Stray Cats. Released them from a gunny sack. I am sure the cats were not harmed, but were were not too happy either. ~ Jim Pachosa dennis h. pierce 114 e. miami ave. logansport,ind. 46947 usa havdjp@aol.com 6/25/2001 Great area!! we are rock hounds, so you know what we like. we are traveling back to wash. st. this july and want to see the laser show!! thanks, dennis and jayne pierce Dennis R. Veum Incirlik AB, Turkey Dennis.Veum@incirlik.af.mil 6/17/2001 Liked the site. would like to see a actual comparison of the Grand Coulee and other Dams in the world PETER F. COVELL BABYLON, NEW YORK USA pfcovell@aol.com 6/14/2001 My wife (Marion) and I visited friends in Electric City last September and took that opportunity to visit the GCD. A magnificent and important feat of engineering. So important in the development of eastern Washington. Twila Cherry Sloan Yakima, Washington twilacherry@hotmail.com 6/8/2001 I was born in Grand Coulee in 1937 & graduated from Grand Coulee H.S. in 1955. This will always be home. My dad Wayne Cherry was an ironworker on the dam. His rigger belt is in the Washington State Historical Museum at Tacoma. I go to G.C. at least once a year to visit my oldest & dearest friends. Brianna Causer Monroe,Washington,USA Thewho_123@email.com 6/7/2001 I love the web site. Great job putting it together. Has great information for reports. Thanks. Shirley Hausdorf jimani45@cs.com 6/5/2001 We loved Coulee Dam when we brought our children years ago and are looking forward to coming back soon to see how things have changed. Jennie VanElla jenvanella@aol.com 6/4/2001 Thank you very much for the information posted on your website. Our family is looking forward to visiting the area this summer. Because of the great website you have, planning our trip has just become a great deal easier. Thanks again! Richard Elkins 55 Mercer island,Wa 98040, USA Elkins100@AOL.com 5/30/2001 Many Good Memories from 1947 to Today with being 1955 Class Coordinator for High School Reunions. Wonderful Memories in the Areas of: Friendship ever lasting across many Classes School Days and teachers: Sports Cars Girls Swimming Winters and Summers Farm Jobs Hunting then and later Fishing for BASS with sister Hand digging a Water well for the home Dr. Dre Spokane, WA USA Dre@Hotmail.com 5/7/01 whasssssuuuuppp? i went to the dam. it was cool. i spit off the dam, it was far. thank you for reading it. peace DAVID ALMODOVAR KENT, WA DCALMO@YAHOO.COM 4/27/01 IM GOING ON A TRIP THIS WEEKEND, NOW THAT I COULD SEE PICTURES OF THE DAM IM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GO. THANK YOU robert van wagoner ellensburg,wash. wagonerb@ellensburg.com 4/26/01 beautiful place been there about 18 yrs keep a boat at two rivers on spokane arm. we are in the lake roosevelt boat club. Lesley Sanderson SeaTac, Washington United States of America dcspine24@yahoo.com 4/24/01 I am working on a Pacific Northwest History project and I decided to research the Grand Coulee Dam. If you have any brochures and/or packet information that could help me on my research, I would greatly appreciate it if you could mail me the information. I am planning to make a visit up their to visit the Museum and surrounding areas. Thank you for your time and I thank you graeatly for any information you may be able to supply me with. Thanks again, Lesley Sanderson Chris Askay Rochester, Washington United States ScottCAsk@aol.com 4/20/01 The grand Coulee Dam is one of many best places to go fishing in the United States. Jodi Widner Spokane, WA, USA gjwidner@msn.com 4/12/01 I was there in 1994 and have not found the time to come back. Trying to plan a vacation this year (2001). The Laser Light Show is AWESOME!!!!! Nils Rønning Trondheim,Norway ingritr@online.no 4/8/01 My wife and i was on holiday in Seattle in September 1992. My wife`s uncle and aunt was driving with us,to see the Grand Coolee Dam. It was a great construction, and the laser show was a experiense for life Hope to come back some time. Jackie Mead, WA, US Dreamcatchergurl@hotmail.com 4/5/01 I have only seen the dam once but it was wonderful!! I hope to go back and see it again {Maybe the laserlight show!} as soon as I can! MICHAEL FLUTER NWT CANADA fluter@telusplanet.net 4/3/01 We visited GCD in the early 80s.I would like information on camping in the area as we are coming back again this year. Cindy S. Marysvill/Washington/United States how@where.com 3/29/01 There is a fact that I know. The fact Iknow is the Grand Coulee Dam is big enaugh to build a six lane highway around the Unitad States of America. Ben Nelson mnrnelson@foxinternet.com 3/29/01 What were some of the steps and problems while building the grand coulee dam??????????????????? Walt Latham Grafton, VA 23692 WALT.LATHAM@SKYBIZ.COM 3/20/01 I have visited the Dam, and it is truly a wonder. It is staggering to consider the statistics you have been provided. Also, my friend and I were given a brief tour when we were there, and it was amazing. I would like for my three sons and my wife to see it. I never saw the laser lights, which must be spectacular. I appreciate you having a web page about your dam. Thanks. Walt Latham Alaina Harvill Pasco, WA Benton alaina.harvill@williams.com 3/20/01 Plaese send me any info. about tours and the light show. Thank you!! Williams Gas Pipeline West Attn: Alaina Harvill 606 S. Oregon Ave. Pasco, Wa 99301 donald drummond clarksburg,wv 26301 us. donald2254@aol.com 3/9/01 please send some information on your dam and any other information that might be helpful to me and also some history thank u 611 1/2 east pike street apt.A Margie (Fish) Dryer Glenrock,WY. USA fmdry@aol.com 3/7/01 I miss "home"! My family moved to GC early in 1946. Some family is still there. My father worked on the dams original construction as well. I attended grade school through high school there. If you know me -email me! SAMANTHA TILL SALEM, OREGON, USA SAM/5/GHJT@WWW 3/4/01 I HAVE TO FIND OUT THINGS ABOUT GRAND COULEE BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER IS DOING A REPORT ON IT. mY FAMILY JUST MOVED HERE FROM LONDON AND WE AGREE THIS IS A LOVELY PLACE. Ty Rosenow Tacoma, WA, USA ty1@theservos.net 2/6/01 I have visited Grand Coulee Dam many times and will come back time and time again. Lately, I've been more interested in history of the dam and its construction. I guess my interest was my grandfather who worked on the dam that means more to me. Troy W BEnson Punxsutawney, PA USA twbenson@key-net.net 2/6/01 When I toured the dam, they told me that the electric could goto California if necessary. Now it is to my understanding that the dam, is at capacity, enough to meet the power needs of Chicago, BUT in reality its running San Fransisco +!!! I had a VISA Card issued by a San Fransisco bank, and it did not work so I started using my AT&T Universal Mastercard, based out South Hackensack NJ, I do not want to take any moe chances in such an unstable area, here we have the PJM (PA, NJ, MD Power Pool), http://www.pjm.com , GPU ENERGY, is the main power producer Grand Coulee better send electric as well as the canaidians, until Scientech can build a nuclear plant. Heidi Zerbel Washington,Lakebay,USA hZerbel@juno.com 1/31/01 I've visited the Grand Coulee Dam many times, and have gone on the tours and it's great to hear how everything works! I've also attended the Laser Light Show that is put on at certain nights! Wow, what a show it is! I come back every year for camping with my family and always take a memory and a souvenir home with me! Sincerely Heidi Z. TRACY SMITH Hinesville tracybaby@hotmail.com 1/7/01 I THINK THAT THIS DAM SHOULD GET MORE IMFORMATION ON IT IT WOULD REALLY HELP PEOPLE\KIDS WHO ARE DOING REPORTS ON THE COULEE DAM OR WASHINGTON.THAT IS WHAT I THINK BUT BESIDES THAT IT IS ALL RIGHT. Tracy micky micky@my.com 12/20/00 i think that your webpage should have more information on the effects of the dam on fish and wildlife. I am sure at least that the dam has a confound effect on the salmon population. krissy byers longview,washington,cowlitz byersbear32@hotmail.com 12/12/00 i think that grand coulee needs more camp and rv areas to say at ,there is a big need to use campers that like to bring are water toys (wave runners,boats)and it is a big pain trying to plan a vacation to stay in the few parks that are near the water. we tried to get a spot for 6 weeks and still have no where to stay!!!!!!!!!!!! Troy Winslow Benson RD#1 Box 4, Punxsutawney PA 15767 USA twbenson@key-net.net 12/11/00 I think that the grand coulee needs to send electic to California, to ease the shortage. During the tour, if I remember correctly, the movie said, that it delivers electric the whole way to california. Grand Coulee, give California a boost, they need electrified. Tanya Van Buskirk Kirkland, WA tvanbuskirk@kistleraero.com 12/5/00 I am 29 and I lived in Grand Coulee from the age of 4 through 4th grade ( I guess around 9 years old). My neice Heidi (who is now 28) and I loved growing up there especially going to Spring Canyon in the summers and seeing the color light shows on the dam at night. I saw the new laser light show for the first time last summer when I went to Spring Canyon and camped for the weekend. I still like the rainbow color show! If you know anyone aroundmy age who went to grade school at Center Elementary or Columbia Elementary I would love to email them! Kirby S. Belcher Taylor Prosser, WA kirbyt@bentonrea.com 12/3/00 I spent my highschool days in Coulee Dam. A 1975 graduate, (just barely). Have returned a few times for pleasure visits, once for my 20th class re-union. It was a wonderful place to live. I miss the roar of the dam and the never ending train sound it made at night when I tried to sleep. I see my neighbor Jim Birdwell was here. He used to spy on me from across the street. Hello Jim! Any classmates want to e-mail me it would be fun! Better leave a good clue as to who you are. I don't read just anything you know. Roger Daugherty Marina del Rey, Califonria jrdaugh.aa@gte.net 11/15/00 I miss you all, the dam, and everything, terribly! Except in the wintertime!! Look for me in the summer! Roger Judy Stelljes Lincoln, NE jhstelljes@aol.com 9/26/00 My father was the electrical foreman of the project to build the Grand Coulee Dam. I was thinking of him and of that time, searched the web, and found you! Thank you for all the info! Yvonne Rodgers Seminole, Fl. needtorun@hotmaail.com 9/26/00 I feel like I know so many people and a lot about Grand Coulee from my fantastic instructor here at the Seminole Lib., Matt Pashosa. II went through the High School reunion with him and enjoyed learning about the area. Would be nice to visit some time. Mike G Harper Temple Terrace, FL USA mgharper@hotmail.com 9/18/00 I'm going to come out there one of these days on Space-A which is free to Seattle. I will then rent a car and make many visitations. Mike Spokane has Fairchild Airforce Base and it is only 80 miles away! Catherine Reano Knoxville, TN members.xoom.com/ReanoFamily 9/15/00 Hello everyone in the Coulee! I moved to GCD area in first grade and graduated in 97, My parents and family still all live there. Congrates on a great web site and I hope to be there in Dec for the alumni basketball game. For those who don't know I got married and have a six month old baby boy, named aaron. See you in December! Catherine Reano (formerly Barry) mreano@utk.edu Mark Owyen East Wenatchee, Wa. Douglas marko1@gte.net 9/10/00 It would be nice to have a live camera showing the area. It is beautiful and should be shown. Doreen Paine Alliston, Ontario, Canada dochris22@hotmail.com 8/31/00 The site is very well organized. Is Grand Coulee Dam larger than Hoover Dam? Yes, in all respects except for the height. Loretta Darst Akron, Ohio USA lorettadarst@hotmail.com 8/30/00 I would love to visit that area. I have relatives in the state of Washington, so perhaps some day........ Uncle Matt Pachosa Largo FL (Pinellas County) USA pachosa@hotmail.com 8/30/00 If html works here in this site you should see my latest adventure picture... If it doesn't work, it should...Matt Recording a Cemetery in St Petersburg, FL Tim jones Longview, Wa Cowlitz TandJ@Kalama.Com 8/24/00 I came to visit the Grand Coulee a few years ago. It was a memorable vacation stop. Joanne L. Allen Las Vegas, NV JoanneVTA@aol.com 8/23/00 While watching the Discovery Channel about the construction of the Dam, my husband and I entered into a debate about the location of the Grand Coulee Dam. For some reason, I believed that The Grand Coulee Dam, the Hoover Dam and the Bounder Dam were one and the same. Just goes to prove we are never too old to learn something new. I'm 68 and my husband is 70. Thanks for the information. JLA My Grandfather and 4 of his brothers finished working on Jim Pachosa Kenneth Sumner Oceanside,Ca. sumner@hotmail.com 8/22/00 Hello Grand Coulee I'll be coming home soon. It's a great place when you've been gone so long. Nice web site. Tony Neisler Greeley, Colorado, USA neislers4@hotmail.com 8/19/00 I used to live in Coulee Dam. We visited there a year or so ago, and had a wonderful time. We really enjoyed the Laser Light Show. Althea & Dave Frier P. O. Box 1124, Broadalbin, NewYork, 12025 USA pamafrier@altavista.com 8/18/00 We recently visited this beautiful dam. While there we forgot to have the official cancellation in our Passport book, and we did not get the Official Map and Guide. Can you please send us these and any other information about the dam available. We stayed at the Coulee House and enjoyed the nightly light show. What a nice way to sepnd tax payers money!! Thank you Dets Daniel raven2424@aol.com 8/14/00 Hi......moved away from the dam in 1975..to Alaska My family Lee Daniel, Nila Noble, Jeff Noble, Mark, Danny, Marcie, and Maria Daniel. Email us if you recognize our names....... NILA NOBLE FAIRBANKS, ALASKA nilajeff@aol.com 8/10/00 HELLO! Enjoyed living and raising my family in Elmer City. Lots of nice friends and people there. Worked at the Wildlife and the Melody. Would love to hear from old friends. Nila Noble....... Michelle Ripplinger Kennewick, WA m_ripplinger@yahoo.com 8/3/00 We are going to Grand Coulee Dam for the first time this weekend. I am really looking forward to a relaxing weekend. Iron Area Baseball Team Morris County, New Jersey LLH3640@aol.com 8/1/00 We are playing in the 2000 Babe Ruth World Series held in Moses Lake, WA From August 10th to August 19th. Planning on visiting the Dam sometime during this week. Good Luck Iron Area New Jersey!! kim sherman auburn, wa usa kimmi13@aol.com 7/30/00 We are looking forward to visiting in August. It will be a fun vacation along with a learning experience for our 3 families we will be going with. Tom Austin Bowling Green, Kentucky.......U.S.A. taustin@premiernet.net 7/24/00 I thoroughly agree with Tony Benson's statement about dams (we need more of them.) They stated on T.V. that grand coulee dam had enough concrete in it to pour a highway from the dam area to Chicago then have enough concrete left for a sidewalk poured beside it and the dam is taller than 3 Statue of Liberty's and about the same in depth at the bottom of it. You can most likely tell that I really like history. I plan to surprise my Mother in making a trip to visit the dam area very soon. I would appreciate getting all of the information about the dam and it's area that is necessary. Thanks, Tom. Frank Doering Burlington, wa. cporet94@aol.com 7/23/00 Wouldn't it be great to view a tour of the dam via your site. think of all the disabled or people who could not normally go the dam itself. Do you think that would be wonderful for them. I have toured it twice and just think it is great! The laser light show is the best!! Keep it up. Dail F. Melton Nome007t@AOL.com 7/10/00 You have a neat web site. I use to live in the area, and am familier with some of the things offered there. My dad worked as an operator for the third powerhouse at the dam. The family lived there from 1968 to about 1980. I graduated from Lake Roosevelt High in June 1975. I miss the area's scenery very much. Elaine Nyhoff Lynden Wa Nyhoff @juno.com 7/9/00 Larry and I are heading to Grand Coulee this coming weekend. This site was very helpful. We are looking forward to having a great time. Troy Winslow Benson twbenson@key-net.net 7/6/00 Hi. With the recent heatwave on the west coast, Washington, California, Oregan is lucky to have a natural huge source of electric generation at there fingertips. The Grandcoulee Dam, electric generating station, is large enough to meet the demand of Chicago. If all power plants were like the grand coulee, there would be no pollution, nor co2 emissions which lead to global warming and eventual flooding of the earth. I was just watching the Weather Channel, to find out a heatwave in California over the west coast lead to power shortages and outages. I immediately thought of the GRAND COULEE DAM, which I visited with Gretchen Foster of Spokane Washington, my cousin. Cory Hammer Waterbury,CT.USA daaammmnnn@hotmail.com 6/27/00 Best place I was ever born. Tell my grandmother that I miss her and mom. Cory shay jackson apple valley,MN 55124 28dashing-101@excite.com 6/16/00 The site was real nice never been there but I would love to have information on the Grand Coulee Dam attractions and tours. Troy Winslow Benson RD#1 Box 4, Punxsutawney PA 15767 USA twbenson@key-net.net 6/3/00 The worlds resources with doubling population, and industrialization of third world countries, means a 50 year supply of resources. By 2030 the world will have to build a Grand Coulee Dam in every city. This will also be clean, our air conditioners will no longer add fuel to the global warming, I see hydro electric power in the future. Troy Winslow Benson RD#1 Box 4, Punxsutawney PA 15767 USA twbenson@key-net.net 6/3/00 I have been to the Grand Coulee Dam, I thought it was beautiful. I strongly believe in Hydro--electric power. It is the power of the future. With global warming, industrialization of third world countries, a 200 year supply of coal according to theologists is only a 50 year supply. By the year 2030, the population will be double what it is now currently 6 billion, soon to be 12 billion. We need a grand coulee dam in every city to supply electric, clean and renewable, its water over the dam. We will have electric power cars, and when the oil and coal runs out, we will have no choice but to build dams, for hydro power.Clean recreational fun, comes from dams, like fishing, the Grand Coulee Dam is beautiful. I hope that the whole world models that dam, its as enviornmentally friendly as it gets. Sincerely, Troy Benson sharon spokane,wa wpi@email.com 6/2/00 We love the Roosevelt Lake area, in fact we have our boat moored in the lake. However, we feel that the constant change of water level, especially in the spring before the fish hatch, is killing the walleye and other fish that inhabit the lake. Alan O. Green Griffith, In. USA arg97@webtv.net 5/26/00 As I used to live and work at Sun Lakes State Park in '78 & '79, I must say to everyone reading this sign-in, you simply MUST take a summer vacation once in your life, in this area. It is THE most beautiful, scenic, fun-filled place you will EVER visit!!! Coulee Dam and the entire surrounding area is magnificent. Sunshine, lakes of all sizes, the finest state parks in America, and anything else your heart desires. Possibly the #1 vacation destination in our country (I'm not kidding). Alan Green Patty Schmits Monticello, MN USA Patty1of4@Juno.com 5/24/00 I am going to be in Washington on Julyth, I was checking to see if there were going to be any fireworks displays. This soulnd really nice, but I have to find out where it is first. I am going to be near Sea Quest State Park near I 5. I hope that I am able to make it. SUZIE CHAVEZ SUNNYSIDE WASHINGTON YAKIMA COUNTY CHAVFAM@BENTONREA.COM 5/18/00 I AM VERY INTERESTED IN TAKING MY FAMILY TO GRAND COULEE DAM IT LOOKS VERY NICE Ron Judd Duvall, juddad@aol.com 5/9/00 I have visited the area many times over the past 40 yrs. & have always enjoyed my visits. Great website! Jackie Horn Irvine,KY United States Jackie@Yahoo.com 5/1/00 Grand coulee dam is a great place to visit. All my friends think it's cool! Thomas Pickering Grand Junction Colorado TRTLBT@juno.com 4/29/00 I lived here for two years and I still love the place. I gradutated back in '95 and I want all of my friends who read this to email me later....... T.P. Shawn O'Brien Bothell WA US shawnob@mail.com 4/13/00 I think that the Grand Coulee Dam is very aswome. I have been there before and it was very neat! wayne adelaide, south australia, australia galaxyman12@hotmail.com 2/19/00 A friend of mine lives in this area so i thought i'd look up some web sites. i'm impressed by the size of the project and the profesional way the web sites are set out. hope to visit one day. Albert Bitterman Seattle, WA USA Nanaimo24@aol.com 2/7/00 My father is 87 years old. He helped with the construction of the dam in its early stages. He is reminiscing about his experiences; I printed all the info on Grand Coulee Dam I could find on the internet. He is so proud to have helped (as so many many others did) to build such a marvelous project. One day soon, I would like to bring him back to see such a montrous mass of concrete. Jeff Loves Michelle Washington Nibble9631@aol.com 1/27/00 Jeffery loves Michelle always and forever.... Michelle if you ever see this....i love you Cindy Parker Lynnwood, Wa. CindyAndBrian@AOL.COM 1/7/00 Hello; I have been camping in the GCD area for the past 5 or 6 years now...Steamboat Rock State Park to be exact, Banks Lake. It is a wonderful place! Just this last summer 7/99, I was blessed with the chance to meet a great guy, Brian, and all of his wonderful family, who live around that area also. I love hearing about all of the facts and stories they tell me about the area, thank you. I now have been to the GCD area more times this year than all my years of camping there combined. I enjoy seeing the lazer light show every summer...it is great! I will for sure be back there many more times in the near and far future. The whole GCD area is beautiful, and so is my new family!! Thank you Thank you Thank you. Sally Arbon McDowell Elmer City, WA USA mcdowell@televar.com 12/28/99 Having taught Language Arts in the Grand Coulee Dam School District for 31 years, I enjoy seeing past students who have visited this site. Keep up the good work! Scott Graham San Diego, Ca. (Grand Coulee Native in Navy) asgraham@home.com 12/3/99 Great page, reminds me of home! Graduated LRHS class of 79. Stationed in San Diego, Ca in US Navy. Keep up the good work! Kendra Electric City, Washington 11/30/99 I think you guys should publish a page about Grand Coulee's history. It would help alot of people understand. Spencer J. Meinzer Darlene I was born in Grand Coulee in the late 60's and have been Copyright © 1999 - 2006 Grand Coulee Dam Software ~ All Rights Reserved |