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Hires noted

The school board made three hires and accepted one resignation at its meeting Monday night.

Resigning was Gary Darnold, who will retire this year after spending his entire teaching career of 42 years in the Grand Coulee Dam School District. In his letter to the board, Darnold stated that in all his 42 years he couldn’t recall ever having a bad week.

Hires included Jennifer Miley as an eight-hour-a-day custodian. She had been active as a custodian, but not in an eight-hour shift. Also hired by the board were Christopher Wonch as a four-hour-a-day bus driver. He had been a substitute driver previously. Candace Merriman, who had substituted for the district earlier, was hired as a paraprofessional, a new position.

School enrollment noted

The school attendance report for the Grand Coulee Dam School District for the month of February showed that there were 707 full-time-equivalent students in grades K-12. The largest classes again were the ninth grade, with 78 students in the high school; and 71 in the fifth grade on the elementary side. The district has budgeted for 707 students.

Crab feed coming

Tickets are still available for the March 10 Chamber of Commerce Crab Feed. All tickets are presale and available at $45 per person at the chamber office, The Star newspaper and Coulee Hardware. The feed will be at the former Sage Restaurant on Midway Avenue, and doors open at 5 p.m. with a no-host bar. The Crab Feed will be served from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Price for children 12 and under is $20.

Joint board set

The school boards of the Grand Coulee Dam School District and the Nespelem School District will hold a joint meeting to discuss mutual interests Mach 12. The place and time have yet to be worked out.

Auditions for kids’ play coming

Auditions for the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of “The Snow Queen” will be held March 5, at 3:30 p.m. in the Lake Roosevelt High School gym.

Rehearsals for the play will be held from 3:30 - 7:30 p.m., Monday through Friday next week, with two performances, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., on Saturday, March 10, at the gym.