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Moratorium on medical marijuana extended Electric City’s council extended its moratorium on the establishment of medical marijuana collective gardens for another six months at its meeting last week. The current moratorium would have run out April 30. Health District active Grant County Health District reported on its activities in the area last year. The Health District maintained a life jacket loaner station at Steamboat Rock State Park, participated with Coulee Medical Center in the Region 7 Healthcare Coalition and distributed bike h...
It’s a girl for Smiskin/Stanger Tanisha Smiskin and Alan Stanger Sr., of Nespelem are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Myalove Jean Stanger on Saturday, Apr. 14, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 6 lbs., 6 oz., and was 21 inches in length at birth. Sibling includes Alan Ryne Stanger Jr., age 3. Maternal grandmother is Valerie McKay. Paternal grandparents are Myrna Moore and Jim Stanger. Great-grandparents include Myra LaRogue and Grace Moore. Saffin/Baldwin have a boy Amber Saffin and Justin Baldwin of E...
Grand Coulee 4/24 - Two residents living on Kelso in Electric City asked police to ban two brothers from crossing their properties. One woman told police that her children had found several drug needles in and around the property and then gave the items to the police. The two boys were banned from being on the properties. - Police found the door to a vacant office space in a Burdin Boulevard building open, The officer contacted the owner and the door was closed and locked. - A Coulee City woman was cited for driving while her license was suspen...
A teenage girl was killed in a car accident last week near Nespelem. Rickey Lynn Louie-Burris, 15, a sophomore at Lake Roosevelt High School, died last Wednesday evening in a one-car accident on Gold Lake Road. Reports were that speed could have been the cause of the accident. One person at the scene said the automobile was pretty well demolished. Details of the accident were not provided by Tribal Police after numerous attempts to obtain information. A person close to the scene stated that...
Meeting on new school The Grand Coulee Dam School District will hold a meeting to update patrons on the new K-12 facility project on Thursday, April 26 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Coulee Dam Community Church. Phone lines cut Police found that a phone outage at Grand Coulee city hall and a few local businesses Monday was due to cut wires at a phone box above city hall. A crew had to be dispatched from Centurylink to splice the underground wires. Police reports stated that the wires were likely cut late Saturday night or Sunday. Damage was estimated...
Cassie Krus and Ricard Tupling are proud to announce the birth of their son Westley Lucas Tupling on Friday, Apr. 6, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 8 lbs., 15 oz. and was 21 inches in length at birth....
Shyanna Lanni and Mark Stanger of Omak, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Tanaeya Alexus Stanger on Monday, Apr. 9, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 7 lbs., 4 oz. and was 20 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Marlo, Markie, Trayten and Elijah Stanger. Maternal grandparents are April and Daniel Lightley. Paternal grandparents are Debbie and Mike Miller and Mark Stanger Sr. Great-grandparents are Joeann Spearson and Christina Goodwin....
Seth and Jessie Harding of Wilbur, are proud to announce the birth of their son Ethan Hunter Harding on Friday, Apr. 13, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 7 lbs., 3 oz., and was 20 inches in length at birth. Sibling includes Trent age 2. Maternal grandparents are Rick and Sandi Curd of Fruitland. Paternal grandparents are Pat and Nancy Harding....
Tanisha Smiskin and Alan Stanger Sr., of Nespelem, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Myalove Jean Stanger on Saturday, Apr. 14, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 6 lbs., 6 oz., and was 21 inches in length at birth. Sibling includes Alan Ryne Stanger Jr. age 3. Maternal grandmother is Valerie McKay. Paternal grandparents are Myrna Moore and Jim Stanger. Great-grandparents are Myra LaRoque and Grace Moore....
Chamber to Meet The Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon on Thursday, April 19, at Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille. On the agenda is Colorama. Lincoln County Fire Dist. 9 to Meet Lincoln County Fire District 9 will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, April 26, at 6 p.m. at the Nazarene Church outside of Grand Coulee on hwy 174. CMC Hospital Guild to Meet The Coulee Medical Center Hospital Guild will meet Thursday, April 19, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. A no host luncheon begins at 11 a.m. and the meeting will follow from noon - 1 p...
Grand Coulee Police 4/10 - A Lakeview resident in Electric City reported that someone had their septic cover off and was pumping sewage out. Police found a resident who said he was waiting for a plumber to come to the site. - Center Elementary School reported that two injectable pens were missing from the nurse’s room. The pens contained insulin valued at nearly $600. Officials advised the emergency room at Coulee Medical Center of the theft. - The owner of an apartment complex in Electric City reported that someone was sleeping in the laundry...
Advisory: TWO INJURED IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH HARTLINE, Wash. (22APR2012) – Two people were injured Saturday evening during a motorcycle crash eight miles north of Hartline. Around 5:30 p.m. April 21, Grant County Sheriff’s Deputies, Grant County Fire District 6 (Hartline) and Grand Coulee Ambulance were dispatched to County Road R-Northeast and County Road 50-Northeast. Investigators say a 2002 Harley Davidson Roadster driven by Benjamin A. Baer, 30 of Grand Coulee, was northbound on Road R-Northeast and failed to make the curve at Road 50-...
With the support of a $30,000 grant from The Regence Foundation, a study by the local hospital district and park district has the potential to reshape community wellness for residents, the foundation says. The Douglas Grant Lincoln & Okanogan Counties Public Hospital Dist. 6 will conduct a Central Washington Community Wellness Center feasibility study to determine whether a wellness center serving residents could help bring down high rates of chronic disease. “Four diseases – cancer, heart disease, chronic lower respiratory disease and dia...
Rick King stepped down from his longtime post as hospital district commissioner Wednesday, ending a 14-year volunteer career capped by the building of a new hospital. “This has been one of the hardest things to decide,” King said, announcing his resignation at the regular monthly meeting of the Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan Hospital District 6 board of commissioners. “It’s been one of the funnest things I’ve done, being on this board. And it’s been one of the worst things I’ve done,” he sai...
Community leaders gather in a Coulee Medical Center meeting room Thursday to get and give a sense of support for the idea of pursuing a community/wellness center that would likely feature a year-round pool and more amenities. Consultant Gary Leva wanted to ask about support from local cities and others for the idea before taking it further. — Scott Hunter photo...
Grand Coulee Police 3/25 - A Lewiston driver was stopped when an officer noticed that occupants of the vehicle were not wearing seat belts. There were four in the front seat and four in the back. Two minors, the driver and a front seat adult were not wearing seat belts. Citations were issued for that and for not having insurance. - A woman from Rathdrum, Idaho, was cited for talking on her cell phone while driving. 3/27 - A caller reported loud noise coming from a nearby apartment on Grand Coulee’s Main Street. When police arrived, the o...
Catrien and Dusten Slater of Electric City are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Sophie Sue Slater on Monday, March 12, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 7 lbs., 15 oz., and was 21 inches in length at birth....
Corina Friedlander and Larry A. Anthony II of Nespelem are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Dy Mnd Butterfly Friedlander Anthony on Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 6 lbs., 14 oz., and was 20 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandmother is Faith Friedlander. Paternal grandparents are Lori Anthony and Larry Anthony. Great-grandmother is Donna Moomaw....
A Grand Coulee woman complained that her area was turning into a “ghetto,” and two men complained about loud music at last Tuesday night’s Grand Coulee City Council meeting. Becky Billups, who lives on Burdin Boulevard, told council that the collection of old cars, boats, trailers and debris was making her residential area look like a “ghetto.” The area’s new hospital, Coulee Medical Center, is but a half block away on the same street. One man referred to the general area as being owned by “slum” landlords. Ross Clune and Jerry Ratcliffe told t...
Grand Coulee Police 3/19 - A man reported a suspicious vehicle at Grand Coulee RV Park. When police arrived the vehicle was gone, but found at a nearby apartment. No one was near the vehicle. - A woman asked police to dispose of her late husband’s prescription drugs. Police took the prescriptions to do away with them. - A burglary was reported at a house on Miller Street in Electric City but no one was home when the officer went to the house. - Police responded to a domestic violence call at a house on Electric Boulevard in Electric City. A man...
Paul D. Nachtigal, 60, of Electric City, passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2012,at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He was born on April 24, 1951, in Hutchinson, Kan., to Paul and Ethel Nachtigal. Paul worked construction along-side his brother Donald for Penco Construction Company owned by their father. He lived in many places working construction until his love for hunting and fishing brought him to live in the Grand Coulee area. His favorite pasttime included spending time with his...
Terri L. Chamberlain, 47, of Electric City, passed away suddenly Monday, March 12, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. Terri was born in Blackfoot, Idaho, on May 4, 1964, to Rex and Lou Chamberlain. She moved with the family to the Grand Coulee Dam area in the early 70s. She was the youngest of four children. Terri met Bill Brown when both were employed at Coulee Community Nursing Home. Survivors include her parents, her companion of 14 years Bill Brown, three boys, Robert, Chris...
Nichole Mullen and Donald Turcotte of Omak are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Zoe Renae Turcotte on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 6 lbs., 9 oz., and was 19-1/2 inches in length at birth. Sibling is J Kobi Turcotte. Maternal grandparents are Dale and Beverly Mullen. Paternal grandparents are Lucinda Reyes and Robert Turcotte. Great-grandparents are Diane Zacherle and Gary Reyes....
Jason and Beth Goetz of Odessa are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Rylee Marie Goetz on Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 9 lbs., 2.4 oz., and was 21.5 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Sarina 10 and Austin 2-1/2. Maternal grandparents are Peter and Lois Harp of Odessa. Paternal grandparents are Rick Goetz of Moses Lake and Peggy Goetz of Odessa. Great-grandparents include Don and Barbra Tiffany of Pueblo, Colo., and Clark Harp of Canby, Ore....
Grand Coulee 3/12 - An Electric City Goodfellow Street couple told officers that during the night someone had taken their blue 1997 Ford Taurus from their driveway. They reported that the car was locked and had a half tank of gas. - Police responded to a call for assistance in a cardiac arrest on “E” Street. The officer found the female subject unconscious and administered CPR until medics arrived. She was taken to Coulee Medical Center. - An Electric City man on West Grand Avenue acknowledged that his vehicle had been taken during the night. H...