Articles from the September 9, 2015 edition
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Barbecue competition to draw the best cooks
Are you proud of your barbecue skills? Does your mouth water when you think of your favorite meat cooked to a tender perfection? Then put a team together and enter the Grand Coulee... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
Browns return from mission
Derlyn and Sheila Brown have returned from a mission and will have an opportunity to speak on it this Sunday at the local Coulee Dam Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
Legal Notices for September 9, 2015
IN THE TRIBAL COURT OF THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE RESERVATION Colville Tribal Credit Corporation, ) Case No.: CV-CD-2014-37302 a lending institution wholly-owned by ) the Confederated Tribes of the Colville ) Indian... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
Coulee Cops
Grand Coulee Police 9/1 - A resident of Continental Heights complained to police that another tenant was banging on doors and spraying an ammonia solution in the hallway. The tenant was told to stop spraying in the hallway. - A... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
BBCC offers HS21+ classes
Adults 21 years old and older who need to earn a high school diploma have that opportunity in the Grand Coulee Dam area this fall. The emphasis for the course offering through Big Bend Community College is preparation of a... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
Tennis, anyone?
Calling all LRHS alumni, current LRHS players, and community members: come help celebrate our beautiful new high school tennis courts! Mark your calendars with these three dates: Saturday, September 12 at 9 a.m., show up with your... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
Recycling options in (and around) the Coulee
Ever wonder just what your options are for recycling? Here’s a list put together by Coulee Dam Councilmember Gayle Swagerty, who has been exploring the options. Swagerty is an avid recycler and advocates local cooperation for an e... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
Golf Standings
GOLF STANDINGS MERCHANT LEAGUE Sept 2 TEAM GROSS NET 1. Grand Coulee Lodge 547 441.34 2. CTFC 565 403 3. Morningstar 566 442.34 4. Oasis 584 482.84 5. Eagle Cove 606 386.82 6. Mama’s Boys 622 424 7. Omak State Farm 628 448 8. S... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
Guild's shoe collection still going
Collecting shoes for developing countries will continue through the end of this month, Coulee Medical Center Guild president Clea Pryor said this week. The Guild has been... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
Dispose household hazardous waste for free this Friday
Grand Coulee Dam Area residents may dispose of household hazardous waste for free on Friday, September 11, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Delano Regional Transfer Station. Only hazardous waste generated by households will be... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
Senior Menu
Senior Menu Wed., Sept. 9 - Dinner Cube Steak w/Mushroom Gravy, Buttered Parsley Noodles, Green Beans, Orange Carrot Jello Salad, Parfait Thurs., Sept. 10 - Dinner Old-Fashioned Pot Roast, Buttered Peas, Dinner Rolls, Sunrise... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
Meetings and Notices
Chamber Meets at Pepper Jack’s for September The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, Sept. 10, at noon at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. On the agenda is general business. CMC Gui... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
Forty Years Ago
Grand Coulee Dam Area Service Clubs joined forces last week to put finishing touches on the new bleachers at the Lake Roosevelt High School Athletic Field. - August 28, 1975 ... — Updated 9/9/2015
Lake Roosevelt Hall of Fame: Nick and Shawn Ford
Nick Ford and Shawn Ford, two country brothers from Grand Coulee, and Lake Roosevelt graduates, were gear heads who felt more comfortable under the hood of an old car in Mr. Hood’s auto shop class than they did anywhere else. B... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
Political rogue rage
We have endured a long siege of political rogue rage. Political candidates have resorted to outrageous statements to gain publicity. We citizens are naturally fascinated by unusual things; routine bores us. The national media... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
Hospital commission urges action on housing authority
The Board of Commissioners of Douglas, Grant, Lincoln and Okanogan Counties Public Hospital District #6 takes very seriously its mission to strive for the complete well-being of our community and the safety and security of those... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
This fire season has been an eye opener
We’ve had long, hot fires in this area before, but none that afforded us such an opportunity to get to know how the machinery of firefighting works in this country. As the season heated up and it became obvious resources were in f... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
Pig for the Park event this Saturday
Look for a “pig out” for the park this Saturday. The event will raise money for Electric City’s new park behind the fire station. But the community barbecue will happen behind city hall so those preparing the food will have acces... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
Seniors want apartments back to senior housing
Area seniors are trying to get their "manor" back. A local apartment complex once reserved for senior citizens no longer is, and some people don't appreciate the change in the... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
Statue a dedicated work
With more than 600 students and staff gathered around, Grand Coulee Dam School District Superintendent Dennis Carlson says, "We are all Raiders" in a brief ceremony on the first... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
Local fires garner national political attention
"Rehab" is beginning even as firefighters have a tough time on the eastern edge of the massive North Star fire, where Interior Dept. Secretary Sally Jewell appeared Monday to visit... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
Newsbriefs
City, USBR extend police contract Grand Coulee’s city council instructed Mayor Chris Christopherson last Tuesday to sign an extension of the city’s agreement to provide law enforcement services to the Bureau of Reclamation. It is... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story
USBR seeks comment on proposed new fire station
The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking public input on a draft environmental assessment for its proposed plan to build a new fire station. The Bureau has identified two sites to build a 21,500-square-foot fire station. The preferred... — Updated 9/9/2015 Full story