Articles from the September 23, 2015 edition
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EWU launches initiative to build on legacy of renowned tribal rights activist
Eastern Washington University is proud to announce an academic and community program to honor the legacy of Lucy Covington, a Colville Tribal Council member who changed the course of American Indian history through her courageous... — Updated 9/25/2015
Loosening city pot law proposed
Grand Coulee came very close last week to changing local law to allow the licensing of a marijuana retail store in the city. An ordinance before the city council Sept. 15 originally would have restricted any such license if it was... — Updated 9/25/2015
Foosball finagling - and Harvest Festival results
Shep Douglas blocks a kick from Elizabeth Piturachsatit in the championship game of human foosball at the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce's Harvest Festival last... — Updated 9/23/2015
This week in sports
Wed., Sept. 23 5 p.m., JHS Volleyball here with Brewster 5:30 p.m., JV Football at Omak Thurs., Sept. 24 5:30 p.m., JHS Football at Liberty Bell. 5:30 p.m., HS Volleyball here with Tonasket Fri., Sept. 25 7 p.m., HS Football here... — Updated 9/23/2015
Score in fourth quarter avoids Raider blowout
Steven Flowers' touchdown with 42 seconds left in the game kept the Raiders from a scoreless loss against Soap Lake Friday night. Flowers ran the ball in from 54 yards out, and the... — Updated 9/23/2015
New basketball coach hired for Lake Roosevelt Jr./Sr. High
The school district has hired a new head boys' basketball coach. Lake Roosevelt High School Coach Mario Adams arrived in the coulee area last week and plans to be a substitute... — Updated 9/23/2015
County historical society seeking board members
EPHRATA — Wanted: volunteers interested in helping preserve Grant County’s historical heritage. Prospective candidates are being sought for the Grant County Historical Society’s board of directors, who oversee operations at the c... — Updated 9/23/2015
New librarian hired
An Electric City woman has been selected as the new head librarian at Grand Coulee. North Central Regional Library officials announced this week that Lisa Moore has been selected after a lengthy process of interviews. NCRL... — Updated 9/23/2015
Meetings and Notices
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not be meeting this Thursday. Regular meetings will resume Thursday, Oct. 1, at noon, at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. Grant County Fire Dist. 1... — Updated 9/23/2015
Senior Menu
Wed., Sept. 23 - Dinner St. Januarius Feast Day. Italian Night! Manicotti, Tortellini, Fettucine, Pamzamella, Zucchini Salad, Italian Ice Cream Thurs., Sept. 24 - Dinner Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Steamed... — Updated 9/23/2015
NPS "ambassador" promoting Lake Roosevelt
Devon Beekler is in awe of coulee country. She hails from Lancaster County in Pennsylvania, a garden of sorts. Lancaster is right in the center of Amish country, where farmland is... — Updated 9/23/2015
Sixty-five Years Ago
This photograph, taken from the intersection of First Street and Ickes Avenue, looks to the northeast, a part of the area to be developed as an extension to the Right 230-kv... — Updated 9/23/2015
Correction
Pat Zlateff, present owner of Riverside Lanes, asked the Coulee Dam Town Council to grant him six months of free rent to get the bowling alley cleaned up for a possible sale. A story in the Sept. 16 issue stated the request had... — Updated 9/23/2015
Gems in the Coulee: Steve Archer
If I said the words, “Faith Community Church,” one of your first thoughts would be the Archers. They have been here since the beginning. In an era that pastors don’t usually stay in one place longer than 10 years, the Arche... — Updated 9/23/2015
A prescription for value-based care
The U.S. healthcare system is afflicted with a debilitating chronic illness — rising costs. Health spending could top $10,000 a person this year. Fortunately, there’s a cure. It’s called value-based care, and it represents a funda... — Updated 9/23/2015
Salmon given to firefighters in appreciation
While I was packaging up some recently smoked salmon, I thought, “Why not take it to the staging area in Nespelem and see if these folks might just like this little snack?” Wow, did they. I think before I was out of the par... — Updated 9/23/2015
Medicaid mythbuster #1
During debates over expanding Medicaid to uninsured, low-income families, expansion opponents argued it doesn’t provide quality healthcare coverage, and low-income residents would be better off uninsured. Reports of organizations s... — Updated 9/23/2015
Chief of police resigns
Coulee Dam police Chief Pat Collins has retired. “I would like to thank you all for the many years I have been with Coulee Dam,” Collins stated in a brief letter of resignation. “It is now time for me to move on. I have been offer... — Updated 9/23/2015
Time to look at a new combination
It’s not often the stars align in such a way as to guide the steps of our local leaders, but right now might be a good time for them to look up. In an area that can benefit from every scrap of efficiency it can find, it might seem... — Updated 9/23/2015
Ready to burst
Brooklyn Tillman delights in making a very big bubble at the Harvest Festival Saturday, where kids activities also included pumpkin decorating, sumo wrestling, looking at the sun with a special telescope, and a ride on a... — Updated 9/23/2015
Town hires code enforcer
Coulee Dam has a code enforcer. Mayor Greg Wilder told the council last Wednesday night that Gary Haven has been hired to enforce the town’s civil ordinances, all except for those concerning dogs. Haven also is the code enforcer fo... — Updated 9/23/2015
Newsbriefs
Ambulance busy Grand Coulee’s ambulance made 40 calls during August, Fire Chief Richard Paris reported at the last city council meeting. Six of the calls were in Coulee Dam, 25 in Grand Coulee and nine were transports between m... — Updated 9/23/2015
Bureau to close bays to motorized boats on Lake Roosevelt
The Bureau of Reclamation will install wooden log booms across Moonbeam Bay and the bay at Redford Canyon beginning in late October, the agency announced Tuesday. During... — Updated 9/23/2015
Mayors open to budgeting for recycling
The members of the Regional Board of Mayors are trying to wrap their arms around recycling again. This time they are talking about budgeting for a recycling program of sorts for 2016. First, the mayors of the four towns making up... — Updated 9/23/2015
Couple interested in school purchase
A Grand Coulee couple has indicated an interest in purchasing Center School and its property. Mervin and MaryJo Monteith, who represent the North American Wool Cooperative, told Grand Coulee city officials last week that they will... — Updated 9/23/2015