Articles from the November 27, 2019 edition
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Gloria Lynn Atkins "Mish ee twie"
Gloria L. Atkins passed away Friday, November 29, 2019, as a result of a car accident. Gloria was born March 28, 1949, in Nespelem, Washington, to Joseph and Lorraine (Sam) Atkins. She attended Nespelem Grade School and Coulee Dam... — Updated 12/3/2019 Full story
Cold blaze
As temperatures begin to dip Monday night, firefighters douse a fire along the Elmer City Access Road Monday night that burned what was beleived to be a mobile home unoccupied for... — Updated 12/3/2019
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Local woman dies in crash
A 70-year-old Nespelem woman died Friday night when the car she was driving rolled on the highway just north of Coulee Dam. Gloria Atkins, 70, was headed north on SR-155 when the... — Updated 11/30/2019 Full story
Fatality closing highway
Authorities have closed SR-155 just north of Coulee Dam for a fatal collision tonight. Anyone traveling between Coulee Dam and points north should take the Lower River Road. The... — Updated 11/29/2019 Full story
Smartphone access at school discussed by board
With an ever-growing presence of smartphones and tablets in our lives, how do they fit into the school system? The topic of smartphones, and therefore social media, came up... — Updated 11/29/2019 Full story
LR Elementary October students of the month
Selected at Lake Roosevelt Elementary School as October students of the month were: from left - bottom row: Tayonna Timentwa, Estela Rodrigues Treu Fowler, Aiden Burton, Daxton... — Updated 11/27/2019
Raiders season ends in second round of state tourney
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders' football season ended in Kalama in the second round of the state playoff tournament Saturday. In Kalama, the Raiders played against the Kalama Chinooks,... — Updated 11/27/2019
All-league corrections
Cameron St. Pierre was named “Offensive Player of the Year” in football for the Central Washington 2B league for his role at running back for The Raiders, and Trevon Johnson was named Defensive Player of the Year as a def... — Updated 11/27/2019
Meetings and Notices
No Chamber Meetings for the Next Two Weeks Chamber will not meet this Thursday due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday. The December 5 meeting has also been cancelled so chamber members can meet out at the Vet Center in Electric City... — Updated 11/27/2019
It's a boy for Burn's/Michel
Taylor Burn's and Isaiah Michel of Elmer City, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son Cassius James Burn's-Michel on Monday, November 4, 2019, at Coulee Medical... — Updated 11/27/2019 Full story
New growth
Coulee Dam town crew members Troy Sanford, left, John Combs and Nathan Massey pose with a scarlet Hawthorne tree they had just planted Nov. 21 in the town-owned planting strip on... — Updated 11/27/2019
Cecelia Broncheau Myrick
Cecelia Broncheau Myrick, 92, Elder of the Colville Confederated Tribes, passed away Friday, November 22, 2019, surrounded by her family at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. Cecelia was born Thursday, December 1,... — Updated 11/27/2019 Full story
Bring your gifts into the Trees of Sharing
• Now thru December 8: Trees decorated with ornament tags with children’s wishes available at North Cascades Bank, Safeway Pharmacy, Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union, and Harvest Foods. Please pick up a tag & fill the wish. • Monda... — Updated 11/27/2019
Remembering Billy Curlew
One of my favorite family photographs shows Billy Curlew, then close to 63, holding the team. My uncle Clair is sitting on the rail, my aunt Eleanor standing right foreground, and... — Updated 11/27/2019
Senior profile: Rosa Carter
This week I am profiling another outstanding senior at Lake Roosevelt High School. I have watched her grow up right before our eyes. She has had many ups and downs in her... — Updated 11/27/2019
Giving thanks to our farmers
Each Thanksgiving, I am reminded that in Central Washington, we have a lot to be thankful for. We are blessed with gorgeous national forests and public lands, powerful rivers and dams, and bountiful farm land. As we gather with... — Updated 11/27/2019
How do we keep our democracy healthy?
Representative democracy is based on a simple premise. It’s that ordinary citizens can judge complex public policy and political issues — or at least grasp them well enough to decide who should be dealing with them. But the signifi... — Updated 11/27/2019
UW is grateful for Grand Coulee
At this time of Thanksgiving, we pause to give thanks to those who enrich our lives. At the University of Washington School of Medicine in partnership with Gonzaga University, we are especially grateful for the growing community... — Updated 11/27/2019
PUD skips rate increase in 2020 budget
EPHRATA — Grant PUD commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved a $291 million budget for 2020 with no electric-rate increase for any customer group except the approximately 25 cryptocurrency mining operations classified as ... — Updated 11/27/2019
Grand Coulee funds requests
The Grand Coulee City Council voted Nov. 19 to partially fund several requests from other organizations. From the city’s “stadium tax fund,” also known as lodging or hotel/motel tax fund, the city agreed to donate $8,000 to the G... — Updated 11/27/2019
Pioneer Museum acquires some old tools
A local museum focused on honoring the people who make the community's history now has a collection of tools from a worker on display. Antique hammers and wrenches were donated by... — Updated 11/27/2019
Girlfriend beater sentenced to 40 months
An Idaho man will spend 40 months in prison for an assault that took place on the Colville Indian Reservation, a federal judge decided Monday. Roberto Lewis Doran, 40, an enrolled member of the Coeur d’Alene Indian Tribe, was s... — Updated 11/27/2019
Deadline set for sale of golf course
The local port district set a formal deadline of Dec. 31 for the sale of Banks Lake Golf Course to Rattlesnake Ridge to be completed. Grant County Port District 7, which manages the local airport and Banks Lake Golf Course, signed... — Updated 11/27/2019
B Street closure extension granted for USBR fire station
The Grand Coulee City Council voted last week to extend their contract with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to keep a portion of B Street closed for up to another year during construction of the bureau’s new fire station. The c... — Updated 11/27/2019
Newsbriefs
$5K offered for arsonist info The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for arsons of several haystacks around Grant County t... — Updated 11/27/2019
