Articles from the February 19, 2020 edition
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Semi crashes through restaurant
A semi loaded with boxes of apples crashed through a corner of Hometown Pizza at lunchtime today, hurting no one inside but seriously injuring the driver, who may have chosen to... — Updated 2/25/2020
Climatologist to speak at the library Feb. 26
Washington State Climatologist Nick Bond will talk about the impacts that warming oceans and environmental degradation have on dwindling Northwest salmon populations at 3 p.m., at... — Updated 2/25/2020
Ice Age Park bid rejected
People in Electric City spoke for and against building a new park last week, with most agreeing that a new park would be good, but with little agreement on how far over budget an offered bid was or on where the money should come... — Updated 2/19/2020
Coulee Cops
Coulee Dam Police 2/10 - A student was arrested for assault after she fought with another student in the hallway at Lake Roosevelt, reportedly over the other student talking about her family over social media. 2/11 - Five post... — Updated 2/19/2020
Legals for February 19, 2020
Keller School District Request for Qualifications / Proposal from qualified Energy Service Providers The Keller School District Board of Keller, Washington requests qualifications and proposals from energy services providers... — Updated 2/19/2020 Full story
Ladies two for three
The basketball postseason is in full swing with the Lady Raiders defeating Tonasket, losing to Waterville, beating Liberty Bell, and now progressing onto the district crossover... — Updated 2/19/2020
Raiders beat Hornets, lose to Bears
The Raiders competed in league basketball playoffs this past week, defeating the Hornets and losing to the Bears, and now move onto a district crossover game on Friday. Lake... — Updated 2/19/2020
Raider grapplers heading to State tourney
Raider wrestlers are state bound following a successful performance at regionals last weekend. Ten out of 12 Raider wrestlers who competed at the regional tournament in Oroville on... — Updated 2/19/2020
Meetings & Notices
Chamber to Meet at La Presa Chamber will meet this Thursday, February 20, at the La Presa Mexican Restaurant, Grand Coulee. The meeting will start at noon with general business on the agenda. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet... — Updated 2/19/2020
Quite a valentine
Brad Oliver proposes to Patty Davis at the conclusion of her PK's Culinary Valentines Day dinner weekend Saturday night. The local businessman involved in the Wine Bar and Coulee... — Updated 2/19/2020
Margaret E. Rice Kendall
Our loving mother, Margaret E. (Mickey) Rice Kendall, passed away peacefully in Spokane, Washington. Tuesday, February 11, 2020. Mickey was born the third child of Theo. R. and... — Updated 2/19/2020 Full story
Janice Bonamici Erickson
Janice Bonamici Erickson, 66, passed away Friday, February 7, 2020, peacefully with loved ones by her side in Spokane, Washington. Jan was born January 11, 1954, to Anthony and... — Updated 2/19/2020 Full story
The lasting legacy of Camp Columbia
As a child growing up in west Coulee Dam, our outdoor playground was built by the toil of young unmarried men of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The CCC was born out of the... — Updated 2/19/2020
Healthy Forests are the key to wildfire prevention
In Central Washington, we understand that healthy forests are the true key to wildfire prevention. Each summer, we come face-to-face with the threat wildfires pose to our land, our communities, and our health. We are blessed to... — Updated 2/19/2020
2019 U.S. extreme weather recap
Since 1980, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) has tracked United States weather and climate... — Updated 2/19/2020
Cheers for American Legion
The 2020 race for the White House is heating. It’s shaping up to be a referendum on America’s market-based economic system. The central question: is government or the private... — Updated 2/19/2020
Everybody's right in Electric City
Citizens in Electric City discussing the devil-containing details of park financing in Electric City are right to push the subject, on both sides of the discussion. Councilmember Cate Slater is right when she says there is “not... — Updated 2/19/2020
City council drops fireworks law it considered
An ordinance banning fireworks from Electric City that was being considered has been dropped by the city council. At their Feb. 11 council meeting, the matter was discussed by council members, Fire Chief Mark Payne, and more, that... — Updated 2/19/2020
People are using the recycling bin
People have been using the recycling receptacles placed at the Delano Regional Transfer Station, but not everyone has been using them correctly, resulting in contaminated loads which could lead to the recycling service going away.... — Updated 2/19/2020
Newsbriefs
Corridor group will meet here The Coulee Corridor National Scenic Byway organization will meet in Grand Coulee Feb. 21 at noon at Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille. The corridor group, which meets each month somewhere along the... — Updated 2/19/2020
Busted: Lincoln County mail theft suspects
Lincoln County sheriff deputies booked two people into jail last week after a very precise caller alerted them to what appeared to be ongoing theft from rural mailboxes. Three deputies responded to the area north of Davenport... — Updated 2/19/2020