Articles from the May 13, 2015 edition
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Public invited to mingle and help envision community's future
The doors of the middle school in Grand Coulee will be opened for a special meeting of the minds next Wednesday from 5-7 p.m., a time arranged for the community to tour it and talk... — Updated 5/15/2015
License sought for marijuana store
A Grand Coulee business couple has asked the city council to grant them a business license for a marijuana retail store near Coulee Medical Center. Jean Comstock and Jim Pachosa appeared before the council last Tuesday night and... — Updated 5/15/2015
Colorama results
8 Colorama Parade Results Grand Sweepstakes: Nespelem Valley Electric Coop President's Award: Lake Roosevelt Spirit Eagle Society Organization Entry: 1st, Nativeteran, 2nd,... — Updated 5/13/2015
Students of the Month at Lake Roosevelt Elementary School
Student of the month for April at LR Elementary School... — Updated 5/13/2015
Stirring enthusiasm
Colorama Rodeo Queen Emma Gunderson stops to pose with Lake Roosevelt Elementary students at the school Friday, following an assembly in which she was asked to draw names for... — Updated 5/13/2015
PTA meets Thursday
The Grand Coulee Dam PTA will meet Thursday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the Lake Roosevelt Elementary cafeteria. The election of board members is on the agenda. All PTA members are eligible to vote.... — Updated 5/13/2015
Nespelem School 3rd Quarter Attendance and Honor Roll
The following is the third quarter honor roll and attendance list at Nespelem School. Zero absences for third quarter: Gavin Jackson, Edward Frank, Drew Jackson, Sidney Dick, Kyle Edmo, Buffalo Pakootas, LorRinda Richardson. Honor... — Updated 5/13/2015
On top of the parade
Two linemen at the top of Nespelem Valley Electric's imaginative Colorama float throw candy from their tool buckets. The entry took the parade's grand sweepstakes award. - Scott... — Updated 5/13/2015
Senior Menu
Wed.,May 13 – Dinner Pot Roast, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Peas and Carrots, Fruit Slices, Birthday Cake. Happy Birthday. Thurs., May 14 – Dinner Pork Chops, Fried Potatoes with Onions, Corn, Apple Sauce, Pudding Parfait. Fri., May... — Updated 5/13/2015
Meetings and Notices
Chamber at the Siam Palace The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, May 14, at noon at the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Bob Valen will be the guest speaker and his topic will be Pronghorn Antelope and Bison... — Updated 5/13/2015
Joan Ballod
Joan Ballod, 84, of Spokane, Wash., formerly of Coulee Dam, Wash., died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Brookdale/Harbor Crest Center in Spokane. Born April... — Updated 5/13/2015
Anna Ruth Francis-Jack "Ky ow ta nii"
Anna Ruth Francis-Jack "Ky ow ta nii", 61, began her circle of life in the Nespelem, Wash., home of Terry Simon Francis Sr. and Dora Rose Owhi-Francis on February 3, 1954, and... — Updated 5/13/2015
Donna Mae Rickard
Donna Mae Rickard , 101, died May 9, 2015. She was born in Chico, California to Cipriana Genevieve Avalos and Elmer LaFonso on June 24, 1913. After she graduated from Chico High... — Updated 5/13/2015
Coulee Recollections
1 years ago Sylvan "Smitty" Smith, 91, on this coming May 27, started playing golf at age 50 and just got his first hole-in-one last week on the 11th hole on the Banks Lake Golf... — Updated 5/13/2015
Connecting the Dots . . .
How is Seattle’s Lighthouse for the Blind connected to the Export-Import Bank? Very closely. Since 1918, The Lighthouse for the Blind has provided education, training and m... — Updated 5/13/2015
Gem in the Coulee: Betty Lacy
Quite appropriate, I think, that on Mother’s Day I write on Mrs. Lacy as a Gem in the Coulee. Since, after all, she is one of the founding mothers of our community and definitely the founding mother of Ridge Riders. She is still t... — Updated 5/13/2015
Two fires burn buildings
A fire early Monday morning destroyed a storage shed that was used as a wash house for several nearby trailers on Stagecoach Lane in Lincoln County. The shed was about 20 feet by 15 feet and only the sidewalls were standing when... — Updated 5/13/2015
News from the GCD Senior Meals Program
The GCD Senior Meals Program would like to thank the generous anonymous donor who gave $400 last week. We get excited over any additional money that comes into our coffers but this one sent us into the full Happy Dance. Extra... — Updated 5/13/2015
Motorcyclist takes spill
Ronald McDonald, a Camas Street resident, took a spill Sunday when he tried to stop his motorcycle near the Galaxy Smoke Shack on SR 155 near the bridge in Coulee Dam. He said he... — Updated 5/13/2015
Incumbents survive tribal primary
All the incumbents running in the Colville Tribes’ primary election last week made it into the general election June 13. Only one incumbent received fewer votes than the person challenging him. When the votes were all in, Allen H... — Updated 5/13/2015
Newsbriefs
Equipment is surplus Several video cameras and accessories have been declared surplus by the city of Grand Coulee, along with some Dell computer equipment, minus the hard drives, which will be stored in the city’s safe. Fire and E... — Updated 5/13/2015
Assaulted man taken to hospital
A severely beaten man who had been attacked by several people giving him a ride out of Nespelem was taken to the hospital here Sunday. Victor Conrad, 47, was found in a Main Street apartment after police officers here were led to... — Updated 5/13/2015
Dog, owner compete in national contest
Self confidence, even in dogs, has a lot to do with how well they perform. Take the case of "Crystal," an 11-year-old Sheltie, owned by Janice Elvidge of Elmer City. Elvidge had giv... — Updated 5/13/2015
Rotary spaghetti feed Saturday will help sixth graders and more
A spaghetti dinner set for Saturday will help fund a project that brings together sixth graders from Coulee Dam and Nespelem schools to pave their way as eventual classmates in high school. The Grand Coulee Dam Rotary Club chose to... — Updated 5/13/2015
School-clinic partnership will aim for better care
Kids at Lake Roosevelt Schools will have more direct access to health care if a plan to that end pans out between Coulee Medical Center and Lake Roosevelt Schools. The project was... — Updated 5/13/2015
