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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
All new students must be registered in order to start school on the first day, August 27. The Grand Coulee Dam Middle School has set up August 21 and August 22 as Registration Days for new students to the Grand Coulee Dam School District who will be entering the 5th, 6th, 7th or 8th Grades. Registration times will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please bring with you: • a copy of your child’s official birth certificate • copy of Social Security card • immunization record • last report card from the previous school attended Students not registere... Full story
Members of the school board and district officials toured the Lake Roosevelt High School industrial arts shop last Wednesday 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.... Full story
Just under a year ago, Terry Leas took over as president of Big Bend Community College, and he is impressed with the organization he has joined. Speaking to the Grand Coulee Dam Rotary Club Wednesday at the Siam Palace, Leas outlined the Moses Lake two-year college’s strengths and challenges. He said the people of the institution have impressed him with their commitment to finding out what works and pursuing it. “The college really works as a community, as members of a team,” focused on teaching... Full story
Ten Years Ago At the Coulee Community Hospital district meeting July 30, Director of Nursing Services Bev Haffner said CCH has already delivered 92 babies this year at the hospital. The hospital had only projected 56 baby deliveries through 2003. At the Village Cinema - Pirates of the Caribbean. Kids from the Grand Coulee Dam Area and Nespelem will spend next week playing a game based on the television show “Survivor.” The Grand Coulee Dam Program called Survivor 21st Century will pit teams of h... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday August 8, at noon at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Ivan Snavely from the Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center will talk about working at the VC. Grant County Mosquito District 2 to Meet Grant County Mosquito District 2 will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 7 (tonight) at 7 p.m. at the Electric City City Hall. Owner to Speak on Grant County Journal The Grant County Historical Society will hold a board meeting Tuesday, August 13, at 11 a.m. at the... Full story
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 canoe more than a century old became the latest addition to the Colville Tribe Museum Sunday as it made the trip from Winthrop to Coulee Dam. Twenty Years Ago For the month of July it has been an unseasonably wet summer. The area’s 30 year average for the month is only 0.57 inches. This year the total amount has been 2.95 inches. Thirty Years Ago Taking the checkered flag for a second place... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District board passed its 2013-14 budget Monday night after a public hearing on the matter. No one showed up to question the $9.5 million budget. The new budget exceeds the one for the 2012-13 school year by more than a million dollars. Superintendent Dennis Carlson said the increased revenue comes largely from the way the state is funding education. The state Legislature has responded to the Washington State Supreme Court’s ruling that Washington is underfunding education and will pay districts about $7,000 per s... Full story
Learning and fun combined The school board Monday night approved a field trip request from SHARP Kids and Summer Rocks to go to Moses Lake. The trip will include a stop at a pea farm, and at Soap Lake to conclude a unit on water testing. While at Moses Lake, the group will stop over at the Moses Lake Surf’n Slide park for two hours of swimming. The trip is planned for Aug. 1. Lunch prices up a little School lunch prices are going up this fall, but only 10 cents. Breakfast for kids and adults is up a dime, with kids paying $1.60, and adults, $... Full story
Ten Years Ago A fire once again hit the Colville Indian Reservation last week as flames charred more than 2,000 acres and threatened several homes. Due to the overload on the town’s water pump, caused by the hot weather, the town of Nespelem is asking residents to restrict their outside water use to the cooler parts of the day - from 6-9 a.m. and 6-9 p.m. Basketball filled the minds of many young players last week as they learned the fundamentals of the game at the Raider Nation Basketball Camp. Lake Roosevelt High School Basketball Coach B... Full story
NOTICE OF STATE’S INTENT TO NEGOTIATE LEASES Department of Natural Resources will begin negotiation of an expiring irrigated agriculture lease No. 12-077200 with existing lessee on a 400 acre portion of Section 36, Township 25 North, Range 28 East, W. M. in Grant County, WA. This lease is being early terminated and re-leased. The lease is subject to third party bids by interested parties. Lease terms and bidding information is available by calling the Southeast Region at (509) 925-0927 or by visiting the Region Office at 713 Bowers Road, E... Full story
A young teacher from Wenatchee is spending his first summer off standing on the water, for 1,200 miles. Matt Honor pulled his paddle board ashore at Crescent Bay Saturday afternoon, needing portage around Grand Coulee Dam. Honor had called ahead, and chamber of commerce members met him to help. He decided he wanted to watch the outgoing laser light show on the dam, and so stayed the night at the Columbia River Inn, resuming his trip Sunday morning with a ride to Seaton’s Grove boat launch. His b... Full story
Ten Years Ago A master plan is now in the works for Coulee Dam’s Mason City Park and all of the town’s residents can help decide what the plan will contain. A proposed master plan with a rough outline of future changes to the east Coulee Dam park was approved by the town council last Wednesday. The town of Coulee Dam has received a grant of $3,000 to inventory its trees and prepare a plan to maintain and expand one of the town’s most visible and valuable assets, an official committee announced in a press release. The first brush fire of the sum... Full story
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF ELMER CITY The Town of Elmer City will conduct a Public Hearing to consider the Six Year Comprehensive Street Program for 2014-2019. The Public Hearing will be held at Elmer City Town Hall, 505 Seaton Ave., Elmer City, WA., during the regular council meeting on Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. All interested persons will be given opportunity to provide written or oral comments at said meeting. Renee Tillman, Clerk/Treasurer (Publish July 3 and 10, 2013) Nespelem School District 14 BUDGET HEARING AND... Full story
Grand Coulee Dam School District Superintendent Dennis Carlson was pleased with the new state budget signed by the governor Sunday. The new state two-year budget fully funds all day kindergarten, a switch from the past when the state funded kindergartens by only 50 percent. The fully state-funded kindergarten will save the district an estimated $150,000 a year. Prior to this the board of directors had committed the district to funding the half not funded by the state because the members felt that early learning needed a boost in the district.... Full story
Using the Colville Tribal TERO office as a hiring headquarters is working well, according to officials on the Grand Coulee Dam School District’s new K-12 school project. A report by Walker Construction to the school board showed that through June 14, 73 percent of hours worked so far on the school project were worked by Native American workers. The report made to the school board was affirmed by Roger Easling, construction manager for the Wenaha Group, a firm that follows the project for the school district. TERO (Tribal Employment Rights O... Full story
Ten Years Ago Armed with only garden hoses, several Coulee Dam residents helped prevent a fire from destroying two Coulee Dam homes last Friday. Coulee Dam Mayor Quincy Snow said strong winds knocked a poplar tree over on Yucca Street. That caused a short in the line at the pole behind Dennis King’s home at 702 Tulip Street and started the fire. Village Cinema - Movie of the week: Bruce Almighty. Starting next year, when a student puts money into a vending machine to buy a candy bar, someone will keep a closer eye on how it’s counted. That’s on... Full story