Articles from the July 17, 2013 edition
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Legals for July 17, 2013
NOTICE OF STATE’S INTENT TO NEGOTIATE LEASES Department of Natural Resources will begin negotiation of an expiring irrigated agriculture lease No. 12-077200 with existing lessee on a 400 acre portion of Section 36, Township 25 N... — Updated 6/17/2015 Full story
By Vehicle theft victim spots his property while flying over Grand Coulee
GRAND COULEE, Wash. -- A Quincy-area farmer alerted deputies to the location of his stolen vehicles after he spotted them while flying his private plane. Kevin Weber of Weber Farms reported his 1997 Peterbilt dump truck and Beall... — Updated 7/20/2013 Full story
Records request unleashes cross-state criticism
A request to the town of Coulee Dam for public records, coupled with a possible misunderstanding of who the requestor was, has led the mayor to step squarely into the middle of a perpetual fight in the state Legislature between cit... — Updated 7/20/2013 Full story
Alleged heroin trafficker arrested
MOSES LAKE -- A Moses Lake man is in custody after detectives from Grant County’s Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team and officers from the Moses Lake Police Department arrested him for suspicion of several drug-related crimes.... — Updated 7/18/2013
Newsbriefs
Special meeting wasn’t A special meeting last Wednesday of the Regional Board of Mayors turned out not to be so special. The mayors of the four communities didn’t meet last Monday at their regular meeting because only two may... — Updated 7/18/2013 Full story
Voters to choose from three mayoral candidates
Ballots go out this Friday to begin an 18-day primary election period. Mail in ballots must be postmarked by Aug. 6, the final primary election day, to be counted. Coulee Dam’s m... — Updated 7/17/2013 Full story
Senior Bowling 7/10/17
Leo L. 143/411; Bob S. 185/482; Pat Z. 178/479; Larry W. 139/335; Ray D 178/457... — Updated 7/17/2013 Full story
Wet for a cause
Raider football supporters wash cars to raise money Saturday at North Cascades National Bank. The LRHS Raider football team, coaches and parents said they would like to thank the... — Updated 7/17/2013 Full story
Proposals given on walking traffic around school
Coulee Dam council heard two proposals to improve pedestrian circulation around the K-12 school site project at its meeting last Wednesday. Roger Easling, construction project... — Updated 7/17/2013 Full story
New ferry launched
The new Keller ferry, the Sanpoil, was launched at about 8:40 a.m. last Thursday at Crescent Bay. The new ferry, after final fitting and testing, will replace the old Martha S... — Updated 7/17/2013 Full story
Coulee Cops
Grand Coulee Police 7/9 - Police banned a man from property on Fortuyn Road where he had been looking into cars. The property owner said he had run the man off and gone to the store, and when he returned the man was back. - An... — Updated 7/17/2013 Full story
Man charged with rape
An Electric City man was arrested by Grand Coulee police Sunday and, according to Grant County Prosecutor Angus Lee, is being charged with rape in the second degree, unlawful imprisonment, interfering with the report of domestic... — Updated 7/17/2013 Full story
Meetings and Notices
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday July 18 at noon at Sunbanks. Dan Foster, new superintendent of the National Park Service will be the guest speaker and will present his envision... — Updated 7/17/2013 Full story
At the library
Some upcoming activities at the Grand Coulee library are: July 19, 11 a.m. - Dig into Geology with Phil Hansen. July 26, 11 a.m. - NCRL Puppet Show. August 2, 11 a.m. - Renowned NW author / illustrator Eric Brooks August 9, tba -... — Updated 7/17/2013 Full story
Senior menu
Wed., July 17 - Dinner Fish and Chips, BBQ Beans, Cole Slaw, Ice Cream with Fruit Topping. Thurs., July 18 - Dinner Curried Chicken, White Rice, Assorted Veggies, Mixed Green Salad, Fruit Cake with Whipped Cream. Fri., July 19 -... — Updated 7/17/2013 Full story
Theodora Anne (Schuster) Kirk "Teddy"
Teddy Kirk of Coulee City, Wash., was one of seven children, born August 20, 1931, at her grandmother’s home in St. John Wash., to Ted and Margaret F. (Davis) Schuster. She entered into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus C... — Updated 7/17/2013 Full story
Reunions in the coulee
Class of 1993 to Celebrate 20 Years The Lake Roosevelt Class of 1993 will be holding its 20 year reunion the weekend of August 2 and 3. Friday evening the group will meet at Electric City Bar & Grill. Saturday afternoon a barbecue... — Updated 7/17/2013 Full story
So much is in your pictures
I was sitting here trying to figure out what I wanted to write about this week and lots of ideas danced in my head but none became a solid column. I sat at my new writing area looki... — Updated 7/17/2013 Full story
Coulee Recollections
Ten Years Ago Sleeping in the Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Arrival Center parking lot paid off for an Oregon couple last Friday when they were reunited with their pet beagle. Tammy Coyne of Canby, Ore., said her and her husband, Phil’s... — Updated 7/17/2013 Full story
Coulee Dam would be lucky to have Wilder as mayor
I have been following the letters Mr. Wilder has written to you and the articles written about the town of Coulee Dam issues. Because I have known Greg for almost 20 years, and he has decided to run for mayor, I felt it was... — Updated 7/17/2013 Full story
Inter-town picnic proposed
A Coulee Dam woman who feels that when people eat fried chicken together they have a tendency to get along better, plans a joint Coulee Dam-Elmer City picnic in August. Gloria (Glo) Carroll, a Coulee Dam resident who lives on... — Updated 7/17/2013 Full story
Just the way it flows
Just as the nation was about to celebrate its most patriotic holiday, one of its greatest symbols of achievement literally closed the gates on what would have been a welcoming spectacle. The Bonneville Power Administration makes... — Updated 7/17/2013 Full story
Colville Business Council elects officers
The Colville Business Council, the governing body of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Thursday held its annual swearing-in ceremony for recently-elected members and selected new officers, the tribes announced in... — Updated 7/17/2013 Full story
Arsenic plant shut down for brown water
The Department of Health has ordered Electric City to shut its arsenic treatment plant down. A letter written by the DOH will go out to water customers in Electric City today (Wednesday) advising residents that the plant is being... — Updated 7/17/2013 Full story
