Articles from the February 6, 2013 edition
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Two Wednesday events coming
A meeting of the Coulee Pioneer Museum is scheduled for 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 13, at the art room above the Senior Center. Those interested in establishing a museum in the area are asked to attend. An official from the... — Updated 2/12/2013
By Digital projection requirement threatens local community theater
The technology of modern entertainment is arriving and the local theater will not likely survive it. Lynette Zierden and her family run the Village Cinema in Coulee Dam. They continue the business that Lynette's mother, Carole... — Updated 2/12/2013
Police investigate homicide after Omak man found dead Sunday
An 88-year-old Omak man was found dead Feb. 9, and police are investigating his death as a homicide. On the Colville Indian Reservation just outside Omak, the vicitm was found by... — Updated 2/11/2013
Public address
Steve Becker talks with Lowell Hensley following Becker’s chamber of commerce talk last Thursday at Pepper Jack’s. Coulee Medical Center’s director of marketing said the facil... — Updated 2/6/2013
Coulee Recollections
Ten Years Ago The “Balde” Eagle festival returns to the Grand Coulee Dam area Feb. 14-16 for three days devoted to everything eagle. The chamber of commerce honored two members at... — Updated 2/6/2013
Meetings and Notices
No Noon Luncheon for Chamber The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not be holding their noon meeting this Thursday due to their Installation Banquet at 6 p.m. Members and non-members are invited to the no-host banquet... — Updated 2/6/2013
Smooth strokes
As part of Lake Roosevelt High School’s job shadowing program, junior Madisyn Byam sprays paint on a pickup hood at Bird’s Auto in Electric City last week. Under the guidance of... — Updated 2/6/2013
Lenten season begins at UMC
Come and join the United Methodist Church for the six-week series for the Lenten season entitled “Final Words” by Adam Hamilton. This DVD series will explore the meaning of Jesus’ last words. Materials will be provided. The event... — Updated 2/6/2013
Robert Orland “Bob” Estes
All are invited to a Memorial Celebration of Bob’s life to be held in the Community Presbyterian Church, 11 NE Cole, Wilbur, Washington at 1:00pm on Saturday, February 23, 2013. G... — Updated 2/6/2013
Harold M. Portch
Harold M. Portch, 103, passed away peacefully at his home in Spokane February 1, 2013. Vigil services will be held Thursday, February 7 at 7 p.m., at St. Augustine Church, 19th and... — Updated 2/6/2013
Arthur T. “Ted” Winiecki
December 21, 2012, wasn’t the end of the world as we know it, but it was the end of this world for Arthur T. “Ted” Winiecki, 87, of Virginia, Minn., dying that Friday, at Virgi... — Updated 2/6/2013
Daniel Jerome Klug
Daniel Jerome Klug passed away at home in his sleep after a terrific battle with cancer on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. He was born October 1, 1952, in Clintonville, Wisc. He grew up in... — Updated 2/6/2013
Halftime for the federal budget super bowl
Congress dropped the ball in the midst of football season when it failed to strike a deal that provided sufficient revenue to invest in the creation of jobs and the 21st century infrastructure our nation so sorely needs. The... — Updated 2/6/2013
Local prosecutor proposes law change
Grant County prosecutor D. Angus Lee is proposing legislation that he says will make it harder for the mentally ill to access and misuse firearms. “In an effort to reduce criminal misuse of firearms, I am proposing a simple amendme... — Updated 2/6/2013
Ferry builders to get busy soon
Things are about to happen with the new “Sanpoil” ferry, the one that will replace the “Martha S. at Keller Ferry, sometime this year. Late last fall, a large concrete slab was poured near the Crescent Bay boat launch site where th... — Updated 2/6/2013
Elmer City looks for engineer
Elmer City is advertising for consulting engineering firms to provide professional services for wastewater treatment planning. The request also covers an analysis of its existing system, hydro-geological investigations, evaluation... — Updated 2/6/2013
New store manager hired
Brian Wells has been named manager of the Variety Store in Grand Coulee. Owner John Sweeden made the announcement this week. Wells, a Spokane native, replaces Daniel Klug, who died... — Updated 2/6/2013
Future home of …
A sign proclaiming the site of the future Coulee Regional Wellness Center went up last week across highway 174 from the Coulee Medical Center, near the grain elevators. The medical... — Updated 2/6/2013
Council member: Bushes in bad place
Those moonglow junipers in Electric City continue to get bad reviews. Since planting 196 of the trees along SR-155 as it winds through the center of Electric City, some dozen have already been removed, and if Brad Parrish of the... — Updated 2/6/2013
Treatment plant starts lowering arsenic in water
Electric City’s new arsenic treatment plant goes into operation this week. The $1.3 million project received final adjustments by Gray & Osborne, the city’s engineering firm, and... — Updated 2/6/2013
Newsbriefs
City hall hire Russell Powers has been named deputy city clerk in Electric City. Powers replaces Debra Pifer, who recently resigned from the position. Powers has been working at the Delano Regional Transfer Station and took over... — Updated 2/6/2013
Town considers process that saved schools money
The town of Coulee Dam has indicated that it would be in favor of going through a “value engineering” study of its plans for the proposed wastewater treatment plant. Town officials Monday issued a statement that they have invited a... — Updated 2/6/2013
New beginning
Funzee’s owner Cheryl Hoffman owner, right, and chamber of commerce President Jess Utz cut the ribbon for a grand re-opening of the store Monday at 401 Midway Ave. in Grand C... — Updated 2/6/2013
Golf Course stolen money intended for fertilizer
Some $2,800 that was lingering in a 300-pound safe at the golf course, stolen last week, was from last season’s final golf tournament and had been earmarked for fertilizer. Orville Scharbach, chairman of Port District 7 c... — Updated 2/6/2013
Two arrested at burglary scene in Electric City
Two young men face first-degree burglary charges following a midnight break-in at 16 W. Coulee Boulevard in Electric City last Wednesday. Police Chief Mel Hunt stated Monday that damages to the building and to items in the... — Updated 2/6/2013
