We're all in this together
We're all in this together
Several people were honored Thursday as the chamber of commerce threw a bash to hand out community awards and celebrate its own 90th birthday, with cake. Gathered at the Siam Palace for the annual awards dinner, kudos went out for the Nonprofit of Year, the Business of the Year, the Start-Up of the Year, and the Legacy of the Year. It was that last one that had some eyes a little wet. The Legacy of the Year award was presented posthumously to Kachane Piturachsatit via his son, Mark, who now...
The job of taking care of North Dam Park was awarded to Vital Essentials last week. The Coulee Area Park and Recreation District received three bids on the job. Vital Essentials got the bid for $30,000 for 2026. The work will essentially last from mid-March to mid-November and includes mowing lawns, including on two softball fields, trimming grass and weeds, spraying for weeds, emptying trash cans, general cleanup, and prepping the area for festivals, and tree maintenance. The company is owned by John Carson, a local man who grew up in the...
Lake Roosevelt Schools will lose at least six teachers, and up to eight, after this school year to a reduction in force (RIF) authorized by the school board Monday night following reports and deliberations on how the school district “got here” and what the way forward will be. Unlike the federal government, school districts must run on a balanced budget, so when revenue falls, so must expenses, most of which is in salaries and benefits mandated by the state, but not necessarily paid for by it. The deficit before adjustments are made is...
Char Hania, center background, talks with people arriving Saturday at the Gerkhe Windmills at North Dam Park in a Hania-led effort to start a restoration of the items with a kind of adoption program she initiated with the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District. People wanting to help can call Hania at 425-879-5835. - Scott Hunter...
In the interest of transparency in government, the “SAVE Act” should be named the SCAM Act. It is a terrible solution to a non-existent problem. Undocumented people are in the country illegally. (A civil misdemeanor, but illegal nonetheless). They do not draw attention to themselves by registering to vote (which is also illegal). That would alert the government of their presence in this country, leading to deportation. With the exception of the formerly Confederate states, who aggressively discriminated against African Americans until...
By any military metric, the actual ones not the rosy ones released to the media, we were winning the Vietnam war. Right up to the moment we lost. The problem was the North Vietnamese were fighting a different war than we were. It’s a shame that all Vietnam vets have aged out of the military, we could use a few. Daniel Wixman Grand...
If there was one positive thing that came out of this year’s legislative session in Olympia, it was the passage of House Bill 1960. As most of you are aware, several industrial wind and solar projects are currently being proposed here in Lincoln County. Regardless of where someone stands on the philosophy of “green” energy, there is one huge problem that should concern everyone. While these developments can significantly increase the tax base, under Washington’s current tax structure, they end up shifting a large portion of the tax...
The term “March Madness” was coined in 1939 by an Illinois high school official named Henry Porter, but it didn’t relate to the annual NCAA basketball tournament until 1982, when broadcaster Brent Musburger put it in play. Musburger was referring to the drama that comes with 68 teams competing in the single-elimination event, now underway. But here’s the real madness: Americans will legally wager an estimated $3.3 billion on the men’s and women’s tournaments. According to the American Gaming Association, it’s an increase of 54%...
March 26, 1997, San Diego County Sheriff deputies discovered the bodies of 39 members of Heaven’s Gate UFO Religious cult in Rancho Santa Fe. The members had participated in a coordinated series of ritual suicides that coincided with the closest approach of Comet Hale-Bopp. Their website had been updated with the message: “Hale-Bopp brings closure to Haven’s Gate. Our 22 years of classroom here on planet Earth in finally coming to conclusion, graduation from the Human Evolutionary level. We are happily prepared to leave “this world...
(Keller, WA 3/26) Veterinary Science students from WSU visited the Colville Reservation to deliver a 4-H Livestock Nutrition and Health Workshop, featuring hands-on education for youth and families. The goal was to provide information and education on how to assess animals so that people know when they need to access a veterinarian for medical services. Extension Specialists and students from Washington State University (WSU) College of Veterinary Medicine taught area youth how to safely care...
Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group now holds its meetings Monday thru Friday @ 6 pm every night, at the Vets Center in Electric City. Wa. Need more info? Call Betty at 509-429-7817 . In Nespelem, the group Bound and Detemined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna at 634-4921. Food Bank Hours The food bank regular hours are Fridays from, 1-3 p.m. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. Attention Vets A Veterans Service Officer will be at the Electric City Post every 2nd Tuesday of...
Coulee Dam Police 3/16-3/22 - Reports filed without additional details related to: threatening or intimidation on Diamond Street in Electric City; harassment on Spruce Street in Coulee Dam; a traffic accident on Elmer City Access Road; theft at the gas station in Coulee Dam; a citizen assist on Crest Avenue in Electric City; assault at the elementary school; and a verbal disturbance at a Coulee City address. 3/17 - A school employee requested a welfare check on a young child who hadn’t been to school in 20 days. An officer went to the...
New quilts drape across the pews at Zion Lutheran Church recently after being finished by a crew of 15 people working over a period of two months. The 73 quilts will go to a shelter in Omak and to Lutheran World Relief except for a few the church keeps in case of a home lost to fire. - submitted...
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Softball The Lady Raiders are off to a blazing start in their early season fastpitch play with a 3-1 record. After their 8-7 win over Brewster at home March 16, the Bears got even when they hosted LR Friday for a Brewster win, 16-14. Lake Roosevelt won two more on Saturday at Singleton Park as they handed Manson two losses, 29-5 and 26-1. LR will head to Liberty Bell to play the Mountain Lions at 4:30, then welcome them to Grand Coulee for a game on April 1 at 4:30, when they’ll see who gets fooled. Tennis The Raider tennis teams, boys...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders opened the season with a young lineup and a clear focus on development, showing flashes of potential despite a 12-2 loss to the Brewster Bears, followed by losses on Saturday to Manson. Coach Billy Nicholson has said he has several eighth graders in the lineup, and he’s looking for a good season with young athletes who have good attitudes and are eager to learn. In Brewster, Lake Roosevelt was limited to two hits on the day, but found other ways to apply pressure, using aggressive baserunning to stay active...
