Articles from the July 2, 2019 edition
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Operation Dry Water targets boating under the influence July 5-7
OLYMPIA – June 20, 2019 – The Washington State Parks Boating Program, safety advocates and law enforcement agencies are asking boaters to help keep everyone safe on the water by not consuming alcohol or marijuana while when ope... — Updated 7/3/2019
Legals For July 3, 2019
Grand Coulee Dam School District #301 Notice of Public Hearing on the 2019-20 Budget NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Proposed Budget of the Grand Coulee Dam School District #301 will be presented to the Board of Directors for its c... — Updated 7/3/2019
Coulee Cops
Grand Coulee Police 6/27 - A burglary alarm at the Banks Lake Pub turned out to be a guy who was there to clean the taps. - Colville Tribal Natural Resources informed police about a vehicle that appeared to have been stripped and... — Updated 7/3/2019
Lake Roosevelt Jr./Sr. High School honor roll
The following is the honor roll for second semester for Lake Roosevelt Jr./Sr. High School HIGH HONORS 3.5 - 4.0 SENIORS Lilyana Clark, Savanah Hobrecht, Robin Matt, Hannah Wapato, Addison Hansen, Shayla Schilling, Kaleb Horn,... — Updated 7/3/2019
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Them Dam Writers help preserve local history on the internet
Them Dam Writers, a local group that has existed in one form or another for decades, has been putting their stories on the internet, helping preserve both-well known and... — Updated 7/3/2019
Golf course in process of being sold for $1.8 million
The Banks Lake Golf Course is in the process of being sold by the port district to Rattlesnake Ridge. At Grant County Port District 7's June 27 meeting, commissioners passed a... — Updated 7/3/2019
Summer events at the Grand Coulee Library
Wed., July 3 4-5 p.m. Crafts and Stories Thurs., July 4 Closed for 4th of July Fri., July 5 11:30 a.m., Story Time Mon, July 8 11 a.m., Knights of Varitas Wed., July 10 4-5 pm. STEM with Dennis Carlson Thurs., July 11 5-7 p.m.,... — Updated 7/3/2019
Celebration of Life - Mike Neumann
Please join us as we celebrate the life of Mike Neumann, Saturday July 13, 2 p.m. at the home of Mark and Jennifer Payne, 1 Electric Ave, Electric City. The family looks forward to seeing you and sharing fun memories of... — Updated 7/3/2019
Celebration of Life - Marvin Farver
Please join us as we celebrate the life of Marvin Lewis Farver on Saturday, July 13, at 2:00 p.m. at Banks Lake Bible Church, 25 School Ave, Electric City. Marvin went home to his... — Updated 7/3/2019
Free compost class offered
Learn how to compost your yard and garden waste at a free class on Thursday, July 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Grant County Public Works public meeting room located at 124 Enterprise St. SE, Ephrata. The class will last approximately 60... — Updated 7/3/2019
Community blood drive planned
Vitalant, along with the Grand Coulee community blood drive volunteers led by coordinator Leha Neilsen, is planning a blood drive for Monday, July 15. Donation hours will be from 12:45 to 3 p.m. at the outside bus by Coulee... — Updated 7/3/2019
Meetings & Notices
No Chamber this Week There will be no chamber this week due to the Festival of America celebration in the park below the visitor center. Enjoy a day at the park American Legion to Meet The American Legion Post 157 next meeting... — Updated 7/3/2019
New officer sworn in
Officer Joshua Watkins is sworn in to his duties at the Coulee Dam Police Department June 21by Chief Paul Bowden, after graduating from the state police academy June 19. Watkins is... — Updated 7/3/2019
Summer Youth Theater Program to get started
Masquers Theater 2019 Summer Youth Theater Program is taking registrations now. The week long program runs July 15-19 with a performance on Saturday, July 20. The Summer Youth Theater Program is for students ages 8-15 and focuses... — Updated 7/3/2019
Make our national parks great again
This Fourth of July, America will celebrate its 243rdbirthday. Our country has come a long way since 1776, and there is still more progress to be made. Our independence and our patriotism are what set the United States apart from... — Updated 7/3/2019
Must Try: Smokin' Oak
Sometimes you just must get in the car and go. Well, if I’m honest, we had business to tend to in Vancouver, Washington, but Karrie had not been since she was a kid and I had n... — Updated 7/3/2019
Geezer beach smack down!
The action at Geezer Beach might be viewed as a deliberate provocation. Tyranny should be opposed at any level. The incremental erosion of personal freedom extends to every citizen. The apparent disregard for public opinion by the... — Updated 7/3/2019
Port and Bureau: a public service study in contrasts
The next time you tee up your ball at Banks Lake Golf Course, take a second and say a word of thanks to the three Port District commissioners who made it possible. The three, Jim Keene, Gary Haag and Leonard Sanders, deserve some... — Updated 7/3/2019
Turn your heads to the heavens, NPS offers
The National Park Service will be offering free astronomy tours both at night and during the day throughout the summer. Nighttime stargazing tours will be held on July 5 from 9 p.m. to midnight in the Crescent Bay Area, July 6,... — Updated 7/3/2019
Decorated junior ranger notches Lake Roosevelt
Three weeks into her latest foray and seven years after starting this adventure, the self-proclaimed most-decorated National Park Service junior ranger made it to Coulee Dam on... — Updated 7/3/2019
Charter finishing upgrades to their service in local area
Locals can expect new options for television, internet, and phone services soon with a new service provider investing in area infrastructure. Spectrum, the brand name that Charter... — Updated 7/3/2019
For songwriter Lila Rose, it's just a matter of finding the right words
From small town Washington to Music City, Lila Rose is an outlaw in song only, and performing on the Fourth of July at the Festival of America at the Grand Coulee Dam. Lila Rose Bow... — Updated 7/3/2019
Newsbriefs
School board changes meeting time The Grand Coulee Dam School District voted to hold two regular meetings each month on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. Previously, one of those meetings was considered a “spe... — Updated 7/3/2019
Five of seven incumbents re-elected to Colville Business Council
The Colville Business Council election last week resulted in five incumbents reelected and two unseated. In the Nespelem District, current CBC Chairman Rodney Cawston was reelected to Position 1, winning 397-303 against challenger... — Updated 7/3/2019
Fireworks ban to continue indefinitely
The Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department this week stressed the importance of fire safety on the Fourth of July and reiterated that fireworks won’t be allowed at North Dam this year, but a federal agency doesn’t consider the ban... — Updated 7/3/2019
