Articles from the May 8, 2013 edition
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Colorama section inside this issue
It’s a big week in the coulee. Local residents and visitors will be treated to the 56th Annual Colorama Festival celebration, beginning Thursday with the opening of the carnival a... — Updated 5/10/2013
New school construction begins
Contractors doze the new school site in Coulee Dam area to grade as they get ready to begin construction of the near $23 million school complex that will place all the Grand Coulee... — Updated 5/8/2013
Raiders end regular track season on good notes
Raider track completed its regular season on Friday at Liberty Bell, with many of the athletes surpassing personal records and placing themselves in position to compete at sub-districts. This year the Raiders will be competing in... — Updated 5/8/2013
Raiders out at district tourney
Raider baseball competed in the District 6 playoffs at Wenatchee Valley Junior College on Monday, where they took on the White Swan Cougars in a loser-out game starting at noon. If... — Updated 5/8/2013
Lady Raiders up and down
The Lady Raiders had a busy softball week, as they played Bridgeport in a doubleheader April 29, a single game against Oroville the next day, and a doubleheader against Pateros May 3. LR came away with one win. The Ladies were... — Updated 5/8/2013
Golf enters last week of regular season in high spirits
by John R. McNeil II Raider golf enters the last week of the regular season in high spirits after a strong showing at the home match last Thursday. Austin Rosenbaum finished third i... — Updated 5/8/2013
Workshop on growing your own groceries
The Washington State University Colville Reservation-Ferry County Extension will be holding the 2013 Food Sovereignty/Food Security Garden Workshops this May. These workshops, entitled Grow Your Own Groceries will be held Tuesday,... — Updated 5/8/2013
It's a girl for the Caudells
Ashley and Justus Caudell are proud to announce he birth of their daughter Hartlyn Pailey Caudell on Monday, April 29, 2013, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 8 lbs., 4 oz., and was 20.5 inches in length at... — Updated 5/8/2013
It's a girl for the DeBords
Justin and Tosha DeBord of Creston are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Lexi Jo DeBord on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 6 lbs., 15 oz., and was 20 inches in length at... — Updated 5/8/2013
Meetings and Notices
No Chamber This Week Due to getting ready for the Colorama festivities this weekend there will be no chamber meeting on Thursday. OES to Meet Order of Eastern Star will meet Thursday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. with Worthy Matron Linda... — Updated 5/8/2013
Johnathan Brent Patterson
Johnathan Brent Patterson, a former Grand Coulee resident, passed away March 3, 2013, in Spokane. He was born February 8, 1962, in Bremerton. He was a caring and loving son and an... — Updated 5/8/2013
Stanley Henry Spieler
Stanley Henry Spieler lived from February 15, 1935, to April 28, 2013. The son of Henry and Irene Spieler, Stanley was born in Boise, Idaho, and peacefully passed away at his home... — Updated 5/8/2013
Coulee Recollections
Ten Years Ago A cancer cure is on the mind of an Electric City woman as she prepares for an Alaska marathon during a time when the sun only sets for an hour or two. It’s a cause Freda Junvik been pursuing since the death of her Aun... — Updated 5/8/2013
Thank a teacher during Teacher Appreciation Week
Somewhere along the way, most of us have had a teacher who influenced our lives in a big way. Perhaps a teacher encouraged us to pursue a particular interest or skill, challenged us to push the limits and achieve more, or saw... — Updated 5/8/2013
Tax fairness: We need a "Plan B"
Most voters agree that big corporations and the wealthy should start paying their fair share in taxes. But of course big corporations and the wealthy don’t want to do that. They want to pay less, and they are used to getting t... — Updated 5/8/2013
Three local students get Gates full-ride scholarships
Three seniors at Lake Roosevelt High School have been selected as Gates Millennium Scholars, the district announced recently. Selected were Kendall Piccolo, Johnny Medina-McCraigie... — Updated 5/8/2013
Tribal election poll results in
The results of Saturday’s Colville Business Council primary election, minus absentee ballots, show that in two of the races, it appears incumbents are in for serious challenge. The Keller District position 1 incumbent, Darlene Zach... — Updated 5/8/2013
Life in Coulee Dam
Mr. Ward is right about living here in Coulee Dam. We have the Credit Union to save our money, the Variety Store to spend our money, Harvest Foods to purchase maple bars and the waste water treatment plant to piss the rest of our... — Updated 5/8/2013
Local meals program not hurt
The Grand Coulee/Coulee City meals program will not be affected by any cutbacks due to the sequestering of funds by Congress, Director Myrna Schryvers said Monday. While the Meals on Wheels program might feel some effect from... — Updated 5/8/2013
Cleanup campaign sparked in Coulee Dam
A comment from a resident of Coulee Dam who asked why something isn’t being done to get people to clean up their properties, got a quick response from the police department. This past week police went on a real campaign to n... — Updated 5/8/2013
District seeks art for new school
A public art hunt is on for the new K-12 school project. Public buildings are required to set aside one-half of one percent of the cost of construction for art. The school board decided Monday night to seek art produced by local... — Updated 5/8/2013
Golf course safe hit again
Thieves broke into Banks Lake Golf Course office sometime Sunday night and took the safe from the premises. It was the second time this year that the course’s safe has been t... — Updated 5/8/2013
A good walk
Charlie Knight leads a group of 164 walkers during “Walk for a Fight,” the fund raiser the high school senior organized to raise awareness of domestic violence issues and funds for... — Updated 5/8/2013
Movie theater stays shut after failed fund raiser
A drive to raise $95,000 to replace Village Cinema’s projection equipment with new digital technology has failed, and the theater’s owners hope to end their lease early, unable to continue with a broken, obsolete projector. A rep... — Updated 5/8/2013
Knight Walking
Sometimes you are just so proud of someone. I was Saturday, when I saw all of a local girl’s hard work and dedication come to a conclusion. Or maybe it was just the beginning. A wal... — Updated 5/8/2013
