Articles from the September 17, 2014 edition
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Photos up of new school opening
Finally got all the shots of the opening of the new school up. Here's a slide show of 50 of the best.... — Updated 9/19/2014 Full story
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New LR school opens with plenty of fanfare and lots of students
The new school complex in Coulee Dam opened Monday without a serious glitch. But there were kids, kids, and more kids. Following years of declines, student numbers on Monday were... — Updated 9/19/2014 Full story
Darrel W. Seibold
Darrel W. Seibold, born March 1, 1938, in Electric City, Wash., passed away September 7, 2014, in Desert Hot Springs, Calif. Darrel was an iron worker and drove truck for many... — Updated 9/19/2014 Full story
Coulee Cops
Grand Coulee Police 9/7 - Officers checked on a report from Tribal Police that a stolen vehicle was at a location on Sunny Drive in Electric City. The man who had the vehicle was arrested on a Department of Corrections detainer.... — Updated 9/18/2014 Full story
Bowling Scores
BOWLING TUESDAY HI LO’S 09.09.14 TEAM W L Coulee Internet Serv. 6 2 Sunflower Graphics 6 2 Fullers 6 2 Riverview Lanes 3.5 4.5 Pepsi 2.1 5.1 High Game: Pepsi 423; Nita 201 High Series: Pepsi 1225; Nita 513 Splits: Judy 5... — Updated 9/18/2014 Full story
Sheriff seeks public's help identifying burglary suspect
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is investigating burglary/theft cases in the southwest corner of Lincoln County and has a photo he'd like help identifying. On Sept. 12, a... — Updated 9/17/2014 Full story
Grand Coulee was $250k behind in billing Electric City
Since 2011, Grand Coulee hasn’t billed Electric City for its share of the cost of operating and maintaining the wastewater treatment plant the two cities jointly own. Grand Coulee City Clerk Carol Boyce acknowledged Tuesday that t... — Updated 9/17/2014 Full story
Legals for September 17, 2014
City of Electric City Small Works/ Vendor Roster The City of Electric City is accepting applications from interested contractors and vendors wishing to be placed on the Small Works Roster and Vendor Roster. Whenever the city seeks... — Updated 9/17/2014 Full story
This week in sports
This week in sports Thurs., Sept. 18 5:30 p.m., Volleyball at Bridgeport. 5:30 p.m., Jr. High School Football at Okanogan. Fri., Sept. 19 7 p.m., Football at Soap Lake. Sat., Sept. 20 12:30 p.m., Cross Country at Runners’ Soul (... — Updated 9/17/2014 Full story
Raiders lose season opener 37-6
LR Football opened their 2014 season Friday night at home against the 0-1 Tonasket Tigers, as some Raiders had to step up to fill starting roles because of ineligibility or... — Updated 9/17/2014 Full story
BBCC offers GED and HS21+ classes
Students who need to brush up prior to taking the 2014 Series GED exams have that opportunity beginning next week. The class is available to students sixteen years old and older, although students between 16 and 19 years old must... — Updated 9/17/2014 Full story
Lady Raiders win two matches
Lady Raider Volleyball had a successful travel week, beating both Liberty Bell and Soap Lake. “We have been working hard on the mental game of volleyball, playing through adversity, and they have done exactly that,” Head Coach Nate... — Updated 9/17/2014 Full story
McClure earns AA
Rachel McClure received her AA degree at Walla Walla Community College this past June. She is now attending Washington State University. McClure is the daughter of Davy and Joy... — Updated 9/17/2014 Full story
Car show at Sun Lakes
The 1st Annual Decades of Distinction Car Show at Sun Lakes Park Resort will be held this Saturday, September 20th There willl be numerous trophy categories; Registration will be from 8am – 10am; 10am – 3pm will be the Car Sho... — Updated 9/17/2014 Full story
New local event determined multi-state BBQ champs
A team from Duvall, Wash. secured their third straight yearly championship of the Pacific Northwest by winning last weekend's Harvest Festival Barbecue in Grand Coulee. The Grand... — Updated 9/17/2014 Full story
Coulee Recollections
1 Years Ago Raider football is 3-0 so far this season. “All in all we look pretty good,” Coach Matt Bona said of the team so far. Zach Bowman, Omar Fercha and Zach Thiefault have been the offensive leaders so far. 20 Years Ago Fir... — Updated 9/17/2014 Full story
Meetings and Notices
Chamber Meeting at Siam Palace The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Mark Igo will talk about RC airplanes. Okanogan County Demos to Meet Okanogan... — Updated 9/17/2014 Full story
The crown jewel: Lake Roosevelt School
As you read this, the new Lake Roosevelt School is open, and kids kindergarten through 12th grade are already walking the halls. Let me say this: It was a very emotional week as... — Updated 9/17/2014 Full story
Restoring freedom to information in the Freedom of Information Act
Over time federal agencies have flipped the Freedom of Information Act (ACT) on its head. Congress clearly intended the FOIA to be a tool for the public to pry information out of federal agencies. In recent years, however,... — Updated 9/17/2014 Full story
A week that defined community
This has been a week with three defining events… the first; a Coulee Dam Town Council meeting that clearly defined my resolve to stay a course for an accessible/open government, the fair and equitable sharing of the costs for s... — Updated 9/17/2014 Full story
School supplies collected
Renée and Bill McCarty, managers of the Moose Lodge, get ready Sept. 3 to deliver school supplies collected by lodge members to help out students. - Scott Hunter... — Updated 9/17/2014 Full story
Factors in success
This week, local students went from attending some of the worst school facilities in the state to attending the newest, largest and most high-tech K-12 school building in Washington. K-12 is now actually a misnomer, since the... — Updated 9/17/2014 Full story
Electric City considering building new park
Electric City may be getting a park. The mayor was instructed by the city council last week to contact the Baptist Church School officials in Electric City and develop an offer for... — Updated 9/17/2014 Full story
Street, restroom problems discussed
A business owner and local citizen proved that you can take on city hall, you just don’t always win. Ray Duclos had a lot to say about a pavement issue near Harvest Foods, the family business, and the cleaning of a restroom at M... — Updated 9/17/2014 Full story
Water rate meeting gets contentious
Coulee Dam residents got a taste of the difficulties in coming up with a fair water rate for the town at a public meeting last Wednesday night. The audience got to hear and see how an increasing block rate would work in... — Updated 9/17/2014 Full story
