Articles from the May 30, 2012 edition
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Venus viewing planned at Crescent Bay Lake
Local astronomers will gather at Crescent Bay Lake area beginning at 3 p.m. today to view an event that won’t happen again until 2117 as the planet Venus moves between Earth and the sun. Provided there is any break in the c... — Updated 6/5/2012 Full story
By What will become of the middle school?
The community is about to face a very good problem to have. Even as plans are made to complete a new school, an older edifice that has served for decades may still be put to good use. The time to start thinking about what to do... — Updated 6/5/2012 Full story
It’s a boy for Piturachsatits
Evangelina and Mark Piturachsatit are proud to announce the birth of their son Ezra Kellin Piturachsatit on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 8 lbs., 10 oz. He joins siblings Anya,... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
In the spirit of remembrance
Spring Canyon Cemetery holds more than 500 American flags for the annual Isle of Flags Memorial Day ceremony on Monday. — Scott Hunter photo... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
Meetings and Notices
Chamber to Meet The Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon on Thursday, May 31, at the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Saturday Market Meeting Thursday A meeting for this year’s Saturday Market will be held May 31, at 6 p.m., at B... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
Christine C. Clark
Christine C. Clark, 89, born July 15, 1922, in Inchelium, Wash., to Alex and Lucy Hawk-Covington, passed away, her loving family by her side, on Thursday, May 24, 2012, in Grand... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
Willice (Will) A. Pendell Jr.
Willice (Will) A. Pendell Jr. passed away peacefully, of natural causes, at his home in Spokane, Thursday, May 17, 2012. He was 77 years old. Will was born on August 9, 1934, to Wil... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
David D. Taylor Jr.
The loving family of David D. Taylor Jr., wishes to announce that David passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012, after lengthy illness. David retired from General Telephone Company and then made his home in Grand Coulee where he and... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
Beverly Haffner
Beverly Haffner, 55, lost her battle with cancer August 7, 2011, at her home in Jacksonville, N.C., surrounded by her family. She was born January 30, 1956, in Bushnell, Ill., to... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
The power of words
If I had a penny for how many times I’ve used the phrase “Use your words,” over the last two years, I’d be, as they say, rich. My house at this time is like an intensive English... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
Will the Northwest Economy Be a Casualty of the War on Coal?
Activists waging a national war on coal have turned their sights on the Pacific Northwest, targeting proposed shipping terminals in Washington and Oregon that would export coal to... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
Coulee Recollections
Ten Years Ago Grand Coulee Dam’s Third Powerhouse received a colorful addition last week just in time for the Memorial Day weekend. Using cranes, Bureau of Reclamation workers placed a 30-foot by 57-foot American flag on the f... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
Because we couldn’t do it without you!
It is with gratitude and appreciation that I see people step up and offer their time and often unfaltering support at endurance events all over the world, including our events. I took over this company going on three years ago now... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
Senator to speak at graduation
State Sen. Linda Evans Parlette will be one of the speakers at Lake Roosevelt High School’s graduation exercises, Saturday, June 9. Parlette said last week that her talk will be b... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
Elmer City calls town hall meeting
A town hall meeting on Coulee Dam’s Wastewater Treatment Plant will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 31, at Elmer City’s town hall. The meeting was called by Elmer City so residents could discuss the financial impacts the plant wou... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
Town to seek lower rate
Coulee Dam will seek a lower interest rate for its loan for the proposed Wastewater Treatment Plant. The town currently has a $4.992 million loan from the Department of Ecology at 2.7 percent interest. The town council Wednesday... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
Hi-tech treasure hunt offered at dam
Visitors to three Columbia River dams, including Grand Coulee, can join in on a high-tech educational treasure hunt that could earn them a special patch simply by taking part in the “D3 Geocache Challenge.” It began May 27 and wil... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
District considers new policy on holding back students
The school board will hold a public hearing, beginning at 6 p.m., Wednesday, June 6, on a new policy to deal with holding students back a grade. The district, in effect, has been operating without a formal retention policy. The boa... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
Recorder off at meetings
Electric City no longer makes audio recordings of its council meetings. The city stopped doing this about a month ago on agreement between Mayor Jerry Sands and City Clerk/Treasurer Jackie Perman. That raised a question from... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
Boat burns, sinks on Lake Roosevelt
Three guys boating near Spring Canyon rescued a woman whose boat caught fire in front of them Sunday night. Kim Simons, of Bremerton, and her husband Jeff had just launched their... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
City compliance officer in cleanup effort
Grand Coulee has named Deputy Clerk Valerie Keck as its nuisance ordinance compliance officer. Mayor Chris Christopherson told the council May 15 that she has already started sending letters out telling residents of their... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
Woman accused of assault with knife
Okanogan County and Brewster law enforcement officers assisted Grand Coulee police in locating an Electric City woman wanted for stabbing her boyfriend with a knife May18. Arrested on assault in the first degree, domestic... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
Man arrested in assault
Police arrested a Coulee Dam man last week after a knifing incident at his home. Donald Wilson, of 611 Holly Street, was arrested Thursday for first-degree assault, resisting arrest and intimidating a public servant. Wilson is... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
Superintendent: local schools have chance for reinvention
“I have never seen a community that has an opportunity like this one has to re-invent the K-12 school system,” Dennis Carlson told business leaders at a chamber of commerce meeting recently. Carlson, the superintendent of the Gra... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
The cost
Participants at the annual Isle of Flags Memorial Day ceremony listen as Becky Kerns sings The Star Spangled Banner. The event served “to remind us as a people of the cost of a f... — Updated 5/30/2012 Full story
