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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Council canceled Coulee Dam’s regular council meeting, scheduled for 6 tonight (Wednesday) has been cancelled for lack of a quorum. The town’s next council meeting will be held at the same time on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Anti-freeze collection in Ephrata Grant County Solid Waste offers a free year-round collection of used antifreeze for households at the Ephrata Landfill and the CDSI Transfer Station and Recycling center. Residents may bring up to five gallons per week during normal hours of operation. This collection is for antifreeze gen... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, Thursday, Oct. 10, at Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille. Singers Wanted The Coulee Community Choir meets Mondays at 7 p.m. at St. Henry’s Catholic Church. Singers are welcome. Come and check it out. Free Retirement Seminar The Okanogan County School Retirees Association is sponsoring a free Retirement Seminar for all school employees on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 4 p.m. at the Okanogan High School Library. For more information call 509.826.5068. Retiree’s Association Okano...
Notice of Special Meeting of the Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors The Board of Directors of the Grand Coulee Dam School District will hold a special meeting Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. On the agenda: 1). Meet with Nespelem School District Board of Directors to discuss mutual Special Meeting to transact the following business: issues and concerns; 2). Review and approve personnel recommendations. No other business will be transacted at this meeting. The length of the meeting is expected to... Full story
Mill to reopen The Omak Wood Products mill will have a private grand opening, Monday, Oct. 7, The Star newspaper learned Friday. A spokesperson said that Washington Gov. Jay Inslee will be one of the dignitaries at the event. The mill, closed since 2009, has employed from 200-300 workers. The actual start-up date was not made available. The gate at the mill will open at 11 a.m., the spokesman stated. Port picks lawyer Port District 7 commissioners named Josh Grant of Wilbur as the port’s attorney of record at their meeting last Thursday. The c... Full story
The Missoula Children’s Theater is coming to town. Sponsored by the Grand Coulee Dam PTA, the popular theater group will be here to train a host of children from local schools, then put on performances Nov. 9. Representatives from MCT will come here to begin after-school rehearsals Monday, Nov. 4. A request by the PTA to Coulee Dam’s town council for use of the Village Cinema venue was approved last Wednesday night. The council agreed on a $25-a-day charge for use of the theater, an amount that council members said would take care of ele... Full story
Grand Coulee Dam School District Superintendent Dennis Carlson told his board Monday night that the K-12 school construction venture is back on schedule. “The elementary side of the project will be enclosed by the end of October, allowing workers to be indoors during the winter,” he said. Time had been lost early on when excavation survey mistakes were made, placing the schedule at a risk. The ground floor of the secondary wing was scheduled to be poured Wednesday. Carlson stated that the 1,100-foot-long retaining wall is essentially complete.... Full story
Ten Years Ago A spaghetti dinner and auction was held at the Electric City Vets Center to raise money for Cindy Corpe to help pay her medical bills from a recent accident at work. $8,000 to $9,000 was raised for her medical bills and Cindy said she cried when she saw how many people showed up. It was standing room only and nearly 100 items were auctioned off. Raiders Cross Country took first at Connell Invitational last Saturday. The team consisted of Victor Camarena, Shane Marchand, Johnny Berg, Nick Barnaby, Chancy Cawston and Vernon Reyes.... Full story
City of Electric City Notice of Public Hearing The City of Electric City will hold a public hearing to consider revenue sources for the 2014 budget, including consideration of possible increases in property tax revenues on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at 5:45 p.m. The public hearing will be held in the council chambers of the Electric City Hall. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to provide both written and oral comments on the revenue sources for the 2014 budget at said public hearing. City Hall is accessible to persons with... Full story
Want to work for the government? The Bureau of Reclamation will put on two workshops to teach people how to apply for federal jobs. The first session will be held at the Nespelem Community Center from 10 a.m. to noon, Sept. 30. Sign up by calling Lorna Mills at 509-634-2717. The second session will take place at Lake Roosevelt High School, Oct. 2 from 5-8 p.m. Sign up with Kaitlin Delmer at 208-378-5049 or email jdelmer@usbrgov. Middle school athletes can play The school board approved a cooperative arrangement that allows Nespelem School’s m... Full story
Ten Years Ago Seeking more safety in the schools and legal protection, the Grand Coulee Dam School District passed a dress code Monday explaining what students can’t wear. After several years (1988) of no quilt shows in town, the Zion Lutheran Church is presenting a quilt show Sat., Sept. 20. The show along with a pie sale, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. a the church at 348 Mead in Grand Coulee. Turnovers proved costly for the Lake Roosevelt boys’ football team as the Wilbur/Creston Wildcats dealt the Raiders a loss in the first game of th... Full story
IN THE TRIBAL COURT OF THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE RESERVATION Colville Tribal Credit Corporation, ) Case No.: CV-CD-2012-35157 a lending institution wholly-owned by ) the Confederated Tribes of the Colville ) Indian Reservation ) ) CHIEF OF POLICE PUBLIC ) NOTICE ) OF SALE OF Plaintiff(s), ) REAL PROPERTY ) vs. ) Estate of Terrene J. Dick, Sr. ) Estate of Diana L. Dick, ) ) Does 1-20 ) Claiming any right, title, estate, lien ) or interest in the real estte or seured ) interest described in the complaint ) Defendant(s) The Colville... Full story
Ten Years Ago Singing, fireworks and the dedication of Coulee Dam’s Douglas Park have all been planned this weekend for the ceremonial end of summer. The Labor Day weekend activities include 14-year-old singer Jared Wagner at the Grand Gallery theater Saturday, the Spokane band “Sidetracked” followed by the laser light show and fireworks on Sunday and the dedication of Douglas Park Monday. Boat Races - Saturday and Sunday Sept. 6-7 at Sunbanks Resort, Osborne Bay. Morgan’s Musings: Sam Halvorsen has a point. A very good point, as a matter... Full story
Construction on the K-12 school facility is finally catching up to its original schedule, Superintendent Dennis Carlson told the Grand Coulee Dam School District board Monday night. By working Fridays, contractors are nearly back on their original schedule. Contractors faced some delays due to mistakes made on the original surveying of the school site. As a result of that, the site had been covered by about two extra feet of fill sand material. The added expenses incurred as a result of this is being covered by the insurance company of the...
Students in the Grand Coulee Dam District will soon be able to participate in a therapeutic horsemanship program. The idea was presented to the school board Monday night by Heather Downs, and it received support from the board. Downs explained that a small group of people here are cooperating with the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office in regard to abused and neglected horses. Currently the group has three horses, housed at the Chris Holman residence in Delano. It was proposed that working with the horses would be a good experience for special n...
Ten Years Ago A woodpecker stuck its beak where it didn’t belong yesterday and set off a fire that brought several fire departments to put down the blaze. A Grand Coulee Dam area party that’s for the birds could be coming this fall to celebrate the publication of a birding map that covers north central Washington. Electric City council told Sunrise Disposal that they would allow garbage carts on a volunteer basis, but wanted some changes to the contract. Clerk Lori Hilton said the contract should allow the town to charge the user their pre...
The Grand Coulee Dam Cooperative Preschool is about to start up again for fall. The cooperative, which has operated for decades in the area, is currently taking applicants for two age groups of children: those who will be 3 years old by Nov. 1 for the regular preschool, and those who will be 4 by Sept. 1 for the pre-kindergarten class. Classes are taught by Becky Loch, who said she had only two openings left for the Pre K class on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., which costs $100 a month She said there were still several...
Home Based Instruction Forms Available Parents who plan to home school their children are required by law to file a signed Declaration of Intent each school year indicating that the parent is planning to have their child receive home based instruction according to Washington State Law, Chapter 28A.200RCW. Forms are available at the Grand Coulee Dam School District Office at 110 Stevens, Coulee Dam. You may also obtain a form by calling Peggy Day at 633-2143 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m Mondays through Thrusdays. Forms are to be turned in...
Notice to those previously receiving Special Education Services If you received special education services at Grand Coulee Dam School District and you were born in 1985-1986, you may have records at the District Office. These records can be picked up at the Grand Coulee Dam School District Office at 110 Stevens Ave. in Coulee Dam until 3:00 pm October 31, 2013. Records still remaining after this date will be destroyed....
Childfind Screening Applications Available At School District Office Birth to age five preschool children not currently enrolled in the Grand Coulee Dam School District may be eligible for a free developmental screening. Interested parents should request forms for a developmental screening and health inventory from the School District Office. It is especially important for a parent to complete the forms if they think their child may be developmentally delayed, i.e. be in need of occupational/physical or speech therapy, or other possible health...
The Grand Coulee Dam School District made a number of new hires and accepted three resignations at the board meeting Monday night. Hired were Randi Heizer, speech paraprofessional; Sabine Thomas, Middle School Title 1/LAP paraprofessional; Michaelea Black, LRHS nurse/one-on-one; Maria Higgins, LRHS one-on-one visually impaired student paraprofessional; Shannon Hearne, Center Elementary CI/CO discipline paraprofessional; Cherie Shelley, preschool paraprofessional; Ashley Landeros, Center Elementary CI/CO discipline paraprofessional; and Sean...
Members of the school board and district officials tour the Lake Roosevelt High School industrial arts shop Aug. 7 as part of a special meeting. Directors saw the results of a McKinstry project that put in air quality equipment and energy-saving lights from a near half-million dollar grant. The shop, with some updating, will remain as part of the new K-12 school complex project now underway. McKinstry, a Spokane firm, specializes in energy saving projects....
School bells are about to ring. The Grand Coulee Dam School District opens its door to students next Tuesday. The start of school will see three new faces as principals of the various schools. Newcomer Ronanda M. Liberty takes over as principal at the Grand Coulee Dam Middle School, after being hired this summer to take over from Brandon Byers who moves to Lake Roosevelt High School. He replaces Brad Wilson who left the district to take a position with the Chelan School District. Lisa Lakin, while not new at Center Elementary, starts her year a... Full story
Ten Years Ago A tense situation came to a peaceful conclusion last Thursday as a Coulee Dam girl, who was feared missing returned safely. Approximately 40 minutes after Tonya Timentwa reported that her 4 year-old daughter Alahna Timentwa was missing, the girl returned to the 1101 Camas Street home. A Grand Coulee Dam Area woman cut off four of her fingers and was still able to drive herself to Coulee Community Hospital for assistance. CR Lumber owner Cindy Corpe said the accident occurred on July 26 while she was cutting stakes for the Mt....
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF OKANOGAN THE ESTATE OF JEAN H. GREEN, DECEASED JAMES P. GREEN JR., PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, Plaintiff, v. THE ESTATES OF GILBERT H. PARLET and/or RACHEL C. PARLET, husband and wife, both deceased, and their heirs, successors, and assigns; Also, all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real estate described in the Complaint filed herein, Defendants. NO. 13-2-00399-8 AMENDED SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION * * * * * * * * * * *...
Chelan barrels champ from Grand Coulee At the 2013 Lake Chelan Rodeo Aug. 3-4, Denene Douglas of Grand Coulee won the Barrel Racing event with a final time of 17.694, the Lake Chelan Mirror reported. Back To School nights planned The Grand Coulee Dam School District will hold a Back to School Night for all students on Thursday, Aug. 22. The schedule is as follows: Center Elementary 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. GCD Middle School 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Lake Roosevelt High School 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Calling all Triathlon volunteers A meeting for volunteers for the... Full story
