Articles from the June 14, 2017 edition
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Bull riding event will feature instant replays
The Cleatis Lacy Memorial Bull Riding event this Friday, June 16, will feature an added attraction this year. Through special arrangements, bull riding fans will be able to see instant replays of all the action on a huge screen.... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
Riffing at graduation
With diplomas waiting in the foreground, Quincy Williams shreds it on an air guitar that sounded exactly like the lead guitar riff in Journey's 1981 epic song "Don't Stop... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
Educators also honored
Lake Roosevelt Junior/Senior High School Secretary Sheila Darnold was honored as support staff person of the year during the class of 2017's graduation ceremony Saturday. Gretchen... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
May students of the month
Lake Roosevelt Elementary students recently selected as May Students of the Month.... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
Class of 2030
Kindergarten students of Kim Iverson's recently held a graduation at Nespelem School. They include: Sally Lucei, Sitarah Palmer, April Bigwolf, Alex Vallee, Dorla Selam, and Jase... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
Meetings and Notices
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, June 15, at the Eagles Lodge, Grand Coulee. The Mosquito Control Board will be the program. At the Library This Week Events planned... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
Transfer station work will go out to bid
The Regional Board of Mayors has asked that needed repairs at the Delano Transfer Station go out for regular bid. The group’s insurance firm, Clear Risk Solutions, had inspected the transfer station earlier this year and came up w... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
Only officials attend park plan meeting
A meeting last week to discuss Electric City’s park and recreation plan failed to attract local residents. However, it did attract a pair of city council members, the city’s planner and two members of the community park adv... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
McCleary/Nagy tie the knot
Trevor McCleary, 2013 Almira Coulee-Hartline graduate married Nicole Nagy of Liberty, Kentucky, May 2017. Both are Senior Airmen/E-4 serving in the U.S. Air Force. Trevor and... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
Sidney Lull
Friends of Sidney Lull: The family requests any donations be made in Sid’s memory to: Assured Hospice, 1417 S Pioneer Way, Moses Lake, WA 98837.... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
It's a girl for Pera/Stanczak
Savanah Rose Pera and Derick Lyle Stanczak, of Grand Coulee, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Payton Mae Pera Stanczak, born Thursday, May 18, 2017, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
David Paul Ruzsa
David Paul Ruzsa, 55, born Monday, March 19, 1962, in Portland, Oregon, to Sandor and Norma Ruzsa, left us much too soon Saturday, June 10, 2017, from Grand Coulee, Washington. A... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
Richard W. Johnson
Richard W. Johnson, 77, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at his home in Electric City, Washington. Richard is survived by Hazel, his wife of 55 years; his daughter,... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
Raymond William Harrington Sr.
Raymond William Harrington Sr., 86, passed away peacefully at his home in Grand Coulee, Washington, on Tuesday, June 6, 2017. He was born March 20, 1931, in Tacoma, Washington, to R... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
Sixty-nine years ago
Privately owned boats and docking facilities of the Coulee Dam Yacht Club were damaged by the heavy winds of June 9, 1948, which drove driftwood across Lake Roosevelt into the dock... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
The four will be missed
After this year, four matriarchs in the school district will be cuddling grandkids, snow birding, and beach combing. All four have left their marks on the youth of the area, and as the youth turn into adults they will take the... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
Voters should meet candidate and town staff
In a political statement four years ago, Gayle Swagerty talked about getting public involvement. Since taking the position of council person, she has made little effort to get the public involved or even give the public adequate... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
Representative representing somebody else
While I would like to hang up my phone and put down my pen and just wait for the U.S. to heal by itself, I just can’t sit idle. Participation in the direction of our nation is the basis on which our country was founded. We all reco... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
Union surveys point out problems in school district
Members of two Grand Coulee Dam School District unions responding to recent internal surveys outlined a number of complaints dealing with discipline, communication and training... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
Why we're shedding light on issues that need it
In and of themselves, two surveys of union members in Grand Coulee Dam schools paint an alarming picture of conditions in the schools, but their hues can be softened or sharpened with other factors that add more light. The... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
Eden Harbor road section to be paved
The Bureau of Reclamation is paving the 260 feet of Eden Harbor Road nearest Lake Roosevelt in Grand Coulee. The road is expected to be closed until June 20 according to a USBR press release.... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
Fireworks show planned for North Dam on Saturday
This Saturday night, consider heading to the North Dam area to see a free fireworks show put on by the Northwest Pyrotechnics Association. Local man Alan Cain, a member of the NPA, brought the event together by getting the... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
Circus full of entertainment
The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus rolled into town on Thursday, and held two packed shows that night during a heavy rainstorm. The circus crew raised the big-top tent in the... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
Old school building of interest to potential buyer
There is interest again in the purchase of Center School. The sale of the old school is among the goals set by the school board for the coming year. Superintendent Paul Turner advised the board that a person from Moses Lake is... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story
Koulee Kids Fest to offer free fun Saturday
The annual Koulee Kids Fest kicks off this Saturday throughout the area. The June 17 event begins at 10 a.m. and concludes at 4 p.m. Kids can get their passports at one of the following places: Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of... — Updated 6/14/2017 Full story