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Sometimes dreams do come true. The Grand Coulee Dam School District’s plans for a new school appear to be a go. After long budgeting hassles in Olympia, the governor, the House and Senate finally ag...

A determined egg hunter races down field at the Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, where some 2,200 plastic eggs were snatched up in less than 10 minutes. For winners’ results see page 4. More...

Getting the city cleaned up was again a topic at Grand Coulee’s city council meeting April 3. Becky Billups, who lives on Burdin Boulevard, appeared for the second time to ask city officials what they were going to do about the mess in her...

Chief reviewing bids Grand Coulee Fire Chief Rick Paris told the city council last week that he had received three bids from firms on the city’s small works roster to pour the floor for the new steel building that houses the city’s ambulance. He...

Recycling was again the main topic at the Regional Board of Mayors meeting on Monday. The mayors all paid lip service to the idea but by the end of the day nothing had changed. The recycling idea had come up at the mayors’ March meeting when...

A proposal to spray mosquitoes from the air brought an exchange between Chairman Randy Gumm and new Commissioner Holly Allen at last Wednesday night’s Mosquito District 2 meeting in Electric City. Commissioners, in one of their last actions in...

World champion bull rider Shane Proctor, left, poses with Austin Gordon, 12, of Ellensburg, to whom Proctor awarded the the Stony Covington belt buckle, the top honor at Proctor’s annual bull riding clinic, which finished up its third year April...

The keel was laid for the replacement Keller Ferry in special ceremonies March 28, in Rainier, Ore. Washington State Department of Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond took part in fixing the first weld to the keel. The vessel is scheduled for...

Work has started on Electric City’s arsenic water treatment plant. Here operators use heavy equipment to prepare the site for a large steel building that will house treatment equipment. The $1.3...

A request for nearly $17,000 for police software was put on hold by Grand Coulee’s city council last Tuesday night. The police department is seeking the funds to pay licensing fees for new software for patrol car laptop computers. The request was...

Oasis Lawn Care was awarded the contract to keep up North Dam Park and the softball fields, Coulee Area Parks and Recreation District Chairman Phil Hansen said last Thursday. Two bidders submitted proposals, Oasis and Mr. E’s. Hansen said the...

As the city of Grand Coulee gets pressured to enforce its cleanup laws, it might consider changing them, if necessary. If city officials are worried about the cost of litigation in forcing residents...

The Ridge Riders would like to take this opportunity to thank the community for their generous support of our first annual “Kick Off the Rodeo Season in the Coulee” banquet. Thank you for your generosity in the silent and live auction donations....

There’s been some improvements on Burdin Blvd., very few, if any, on A Street, but more needs to be done to not only these areas but so many more in Grand Coulee. Of course, with those improvements comes the silent treatment, the snickers and the...

What would former Mayor Ray Halsey have done? Reg Morgan...

According to national news reports, Mary Brown, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit challenging the health reform law and owner of a small auto shop in Florida, has had to close her business and file for bankruptcy due to thousands of dollars in...

The opportunities for young graduates from college are immense. I recently had one of my grandchildren sign up to be a teacher in South Korea. He graduated from college but could find no teaching jobs at the time except helping at the local schools...

Ten Years Ago Many Grand Coulee Dam area kids spent spring vacation trying to learn how to swing golf clubs bigger than they are. The kids were swinging clubs last week as part of the second annual Banks Lake Youth Clinic at the Banks Lake Golf and...

Lyle Lee Allstot Jr., born December 8, 1981, slipped his earthly bonds on Monday, April 2, 2012, to go home to be with our Lord and Savior. Now at rest he has the peace, joy and love that he always...

Longtime resident of Electric City, Herbert W. “Herb” Horton passed away Friday, Apr. 6, 2012, at his home, with family members present. Herb was born October 13, 1924, in Adrian, Wash. He was...

Memorial services for Marion Braun will be held at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Grand Coulee on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at 11 a.m. A luncheon will follow. Braun passed away January 9,...

Marcella McCraigie, 84, passed away Tuesday, Apr. 3, 2012, in Grand Coulee, with her children by her side, following a courageous 11-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born March 8, 1928, in the...

The Lions Club treated children to their annual Easter egg hunt Saturday at Grand Coulee Dam Middle School, where the club had placed about 2,200 plastic eggs on Ludolph field. Those who found eggs with special prizes inside were rewarded with...

Joseph and Nicole Cleveland of Fort Carson, Colo., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Addisyn Ashley Cleveland on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. She weighed 7 lbs., 13 oz., and was 20.5...

Charles Bond, of Coulee Dam, will leave for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mission Training Center in Provo, Utah, April 18 to prepare for a two-year mission to Lisbon, Portugal. He is the son of Robert and Helen...

Anyone in the community experiencing the loss of a loved one is invited to come and share support at a new grief support group meeting.   The first meeting will be held this Thursday, April 12, at 10:30 a.m., at Coulee Dam Community Church and will...

Chamber to Meet The Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon on Thursday, April 12, at Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille. The program will be presented by Jonathan Smith, managing director of Grant County Economic Development Council. Eagles #2577...

Two veteran school employees, Charlene Tracy and George Davis, are retiring or taking new positions. The school board March 26 accepted Tracy's retirement request. She has been with the district for 28 years, and served in three schools. She said...

The PTA will hold its April general meeting on Thursday, April 12, at 7 p.m. in the Grand Coulee Dam Middle School library. The group, which advocates for school improvments, will hold its general elections and encourages all community members to...

• The GCDSD school board accepted donations of $115 from the TeePee Drive-in (62 milk shakes and 22 ice cream cones), given as incentives; and $150 from Ray Harrington, who receives that amount for keeping score and then signs his check over for...

Kindergarten registration for the 2012-13 school year is now open for all children entering kindergarten next year. Parents may stop by the school office for a registration packet. A copy of the child’s OFFICIAL birth certificate and immunization...

Joshua J. Kelton, a 2005 graduate of Lake Roosevelt High School graduated cum laude from Eastern Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history,a geography minor and a bachelor of arts degree in social studies secondary education...

Dominique Pleasants has been selected to play in the 2012 All State Girls Basketball game, Saturday, April 14 at Seattle Christian High School in Seatac, Wash. Pleasants was nominated by the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association...

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Katelynn Schilling placed sixth in the shot put after throwing 31 feet 11 inches, beating her personal record by more than 2 feet last week. Schilling joined Kim Barry and Jesse Adkins on the placers�...

Tristen Daniels was introduced Monday as the new head coach for Lake Roosevelt softball after a hard week of improvement and growth. The week started with a home game April 2 against Brewster when...

In a make-up doubleheader at Brewster last Thursday, the Raider bats came alive to take both games from the Bears. It was a turn around from last Monday’s 8-2 loss to the same team. In the first game, Brady Black stayed on the mound for six...

Grand Coulee 4/2 - Police followed up on a call that there was a traffic problem on E. Grand Coulee and Butler Street. The officer found three juveniles in the street holding up a sign. They were trying to attract more interest in their tea and...

April should usher in a respectable climb of warming temperatures. There is a nine-degree difference in mean temperatures from March (41.1°F) into April (50.1°F). Mean precipitation is the same at...

Worshippers gather for a cross-denominational sunrise service at the Crown Point overlook Easter Sunday. — Scott Hunter photo...

With the support of a $30,000 grant from The Regence Foundation, a study by the local hospital district and park district has the potential to reshape community wellness for residents, the foundation says. The Douglas Grant Lincoln & Okanogan...

The Colville Tribes and the State of Washington have won a significant victory in the pre-trial stage of their suit against mining giant Teck Cominco, Colville Business Council Chairman Michael O. Finley said today. The tribes and the state are in...