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Grand Coulee 4/24 - Two residents living on Kelso in Electric City asked police to ban two brothers from crossing their properties. One woman told police that her children had found several drug needles in and around the property a... — Updated 5/2/2012

Raider tennis lost to Entiat last Friday at Entiat by just one match on the boys’ side. Nick Rice continues to beat Juan Vasquez 8-3. Rice was joined by Daniel Campobasso in the victor's circle after he defeated Colter Peterson 6-1... — Updated 5/2/2012

The Raider girls’ squad won their first meet of the season last Tuesday at Mansfield, outscoring Entiat by 16 points the final team score of 144. The Raider boys finished fifth with 35 points. Leading the girls’ squad was Kim Bar... — Updated 5/2/2012

The Lady Raiders came off a week where they were outscored by the Pateros Nannies 83-4 in three games. The bats were more active last week but the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions still racked up 67 runs to the ladies’ 13. In the f... — Updated 5/2/2012

Raider baseball rebounded from a disappointing doubleheader in Liberty Bell to sweep Waterville in a convincing fashion last week. Led by the pitching of Justus DeWinkler, who gave up only one hit while striking out eight batters,... — Updated 5/2/2012

The school board, Monday night, finally agreed to next year’s calendar after nearly an hour-long discussion that ended only when Superintendent Dennis Carlson recommended one of two options before the board. The agreed-to option w... — Updated 5/2/2012

The following is the Lake Roosevelt High School honor roll for third quarter. HIGH HONORS 3.5 – 4.0 * denotes 4.0 SENIORS Dalton Boutain*, Drew Desautel, Keelee Wilder-Boozer, Jesse Adkins, Kramer Carlson, Trina Hofman, Victoria H... — Updated 5/2/2012

Presentations on bullying and substance abuse will be made by Gene Tagaban at area schools next week. Tagaban is being sponsored by the Colville Indian Housing Authority’s T.E.A.M. program (Together Everyone Achieves More). T... — Updated 5/2/2012

Electric City had its second annual Earth Day last Saturday. Popular among the activities was the Brashears Belgian Horse cart rides that traveled up and down Sunny Drive for about three hours. Electric City’s Volunteer Fire D... — Updated 5/2/2012

April school enrollment figures show that 618.6 full time students attended the district’s schools for the month; the first time this school year that the number fell below the budgeted figure of 620.... — Updated 5/2/2012

Summer Swimmers- So sorry to tell our loyal lesson participants that we are unable to continue organizing this program. The lifeguard and program coordinators are unavailable. If a community member would be interested in taking... — Updated 5/2/2012

Grant County residents may dispose of household hazardous waste for free on Friday, May 11, from 12 pm to 4 pm at the Delano Regional Transfer Station. Only hazardous waste generated by households will be accepted. Hazardous... — Updated 5/2/2012

A workshop series on learning how to grow your own groceries will be held Thursday, May 3 and Tuesday, May 8. The Thursday workshop will be held at the CFS conference room, 37 Lakes St. (agency campus) in Nespelem and the Tuesday... — Updated 5/2/2012

Chamber to Meet The Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon on Thursday, May 3, at the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. On the agenda is Colorama updates. For those fund raising or doing an event during Colorama, come and share. Cancer... — Updated 5/2/2012

Anyone in the community experiencing the loss of a loved one is invited to come and share support! The group meets on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m., at Coulee Dam Community Church and will meet every week after. Call 633-1790 for more... — Updated 5/2/2012

The family of Marilyn Marie Minter Aumick invites friends and family to join them as they celebrate Marilyn’s life on Friday, May 11, 2012 from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., at the Coulee Dam Community Church, 509 Central Drive in Coulee D... — Updated 5/2/2012

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