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Police are looking for information about a local woman who hasn’t been seen nor heard from since Jan. 8. Jamie Marie Breckenridge, 42, of Grand Coulee, was last seen at Tim’s 4 Corner Union 76, her family says. They pasted posters around town on Thursday, hoping to elicit clues. Her mother, Carol Ann Estrada, of Elmer City, said Tuesday that she hasn’t heard from anyone with specific information. Police officers contacted Breckenridge on a domestic violence complaint the day before she went...
About a dozen people who showed up for an informational meeting about a wastewater treatment plant project got assurances from two Gray & Osborne engineers that the extent of change was necessary to meet agency requirements. Jeff Stevens and Dave Van Cleve of G&O stated that the different elements of the project were as low as possible in cost and would allow considerable growth. The remodeling of the existing 40-year-old plant will likely begin in 2013 and take from 12 to 18 months to complete,...
A fund that has boosted Grant County’s development by hundreds of millions of dollars over the last decade is on hold, possibly permanently. The county’s “Strategic Infrastructure Program” has made it possible for large and small projects around the county to attract other grant and loan funding, resulting in economic gains from Grand Coulee to Royal City. The program added $250,000 of leverage to the funding package that built Coulee Medical Center. It helped pay for improvements that attracted Microsoft and Yahoo! to Quincy, and it was ins...
The new Keller ferry will likely be assembled near the Crescent Bay boat ramp before its launch in May, 2013, the Regional Board of Mayors learned recently. Two officials, Mark Houghton and Warren Snider, of the Foss Maritime Company, the successful bidders on the project, briefed the mayors on the schedule and procedure they plan to follow in delivering the new 116-foot ferry to the Keller Ferry site. Foss submitted the winning bid of $9.6 million, some $250,000 below the Department of Transportation estimate of the cost of the ferry that will...
Electric City’s council elected Lonna Bussert to fill Willie Bott’s vacated council seat last Tuesday night. Two residents, Bussert and Bradley Parrish, had written letters of interest and appeared at the council meeting. Council members went into closed session to discuss qualifications of the two candidates and returned to make their choice. That’s when things started to go askew. Members wanted to select their new member by secret ballot. “We live in a small community where everyone knows e...
There’s a new twist to the Ridge Riders this year. The hallmark event put on by the local horse riding club, the Colorama Rodeo, will be held as usual on Mother’s Day weekend in May. But that’s where the similarity ends and some new beginnings begin. First new thing out of the chutes this year will be a riding clinic, staged over four days, March 31 - April 3. The event is for riders of all skills, even beginners. People can sign up for one of the days or all four days, getting a break if they p...
A group of people from the Senior Center appeared at the Electric City Council meeting last week to support Councilmember Birdie Hensley’s appointment as the city’s representative to the Grant County’s public transportation system, Grant Transit Authority. GTA operates a dozen bus routes from George to Coulee Dam. As it turned out, Councilmember Bob Rupe was also in the running for the appointment, having served on the advisory board for several years earlier. Seniors, who work with Hensley at the Senior Center, in turn spoke on her behal...
Democracy is not easy for couch potatoes or cowards. To work, it demands much of us, including our attention, our willingness to be publicly right or wrong, and a recognition by the general public that at some point we’re each likely to end up on either side of an argument that makes us uncomfortable. Two instances in the last week reminded me just how much we hate such discomfort. First, Electric City Council members were thinking they should vote on a public matter (electing a new member) with a secret ballot. That’s against the law for the...
From over 40 years of experience working with city and tribal councils, county commissioners, and board members, I’ve come to expect a certain level of interest from them – about their community and the things that affect it … the things that matter. I’ve grown to respect them for the attention and courtesy they show for their “constituency.” And then in a flash, in one moment of “Coulee Dam reality,” that respect was tarnished. The town is facing one of its largest expenditures ever, a $6.2 million ill-conceived and unnecessary pro...
“On my Honor I will do my best to: Do my duty to God and my country To obey the Scout laws To help other people at all times To keep myself physically strong Mentally awake and morally straight.” Since its founding in 1910, over 100 million youths have joined the ranks of “The Boy Scouts of America” and memorized these 39 words. Words which speak of one making a voluntary pledge based solely on their “Personal Honor.” A pledge in which one promises to fulfill their personal spiritual and civic duties, to constantly seek ways to serve their...
On Monday, at noon at Omak City Park, Jan. 23 there will be a March for Life in Omak so that we will not forget that it is legal to kill an innocent, helpless baby in a mother’s womb through abortion. Everyone is welcome to join us. January 22 commemorates the sad, infamous day that the U.S. Supreme Court passed the Roe vs. Wade decision legalizing abortion on demand in the United States of America in 1973. Common sense tells us that this is wrong. It seems that not much attention is directed at the killing of these babies any longer, it s...
Ten Years Ago Representative from a nationwide company last week pitched the idea of turning the local landfill into a transfer station, but the four regional mayors who control it may not be interested. Final results of an Electric City pump test have shown that, from a supply viewpoint, Electric City residents wouldn’t come up short if they sold groundwater to Grand Coulee. With the pump test’s conclusion and collection of data, the process of decision making regarding a sharing of the aqu...
Deputy clerk Debbie Pifer puts another dog ornament on her tree at Electric City’s city hall. Each time a resident comes in to purchase a dog license, Pifer makes out an ornament relative to the type of dog it is, and puts it on the tree. Residents have until Jan. 31, to get their pet licenses....
Melissa J. Green, 37, passed on Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, in Spokane surrounded by her loving family. Melissa was born on September 11, 1974, in Spokane. She attended school in the Coulee area and graduated from Lake Roosevelt High School in 1993. She attended Big Bend Community College and EWU and then received her Bachelor’s Degree from ITT Tech in 1998. Melissa made her living as a bartender in Reno, Nev., and Spokane. Melissa loved her job, her customers, and enjoyed meeting new people. She w...
Chamber to Meet The GCD Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular meeting this Thursday, Jan. 19 at noon at Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille in Grand Coulee. Blood Drive Monday There will be a Grand Coulee community blood drive on Monday, Jan. 23, from 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Coulee Medical Center Specialists Clinic Lobby (old clinic building). Sign up online at 222.inbcsaves.org with sponsor code grandcouleecomm. Walk-ins are welcome. Family Foresters Workshop The 20th annual Family Foresters Workshop will be held at the Marabeau Park Hotel a...
Francesca Rowe and Eric Ferguson of Grand Coulee are pleased to announce the birth of their son Clayton Gabriel Ferguson on Dec. 28, 2011, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 8 lbs., 1 oz., and was 19-1/2 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Madisen Ferguson 3 and Kristen Ferguson 2. Maternal grandparents are Mary Ella Rowe and William Brian Rowe. Paternal grandparents are Donald and Betty Ferguson. Great-grandparents include Joe Ferguson and Vivian, Ruth and Archie Arnold, Robert and Mary Rowe and Frenchy and Jean...
Ayleana Caldwell and Martin Scranton of Grand Coulee are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Nevaeh Patricia Kay-Ann Scranton on December 28, 2011, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 7 lbs., 1 oz., and was 19.5 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Aylissa Caldwell18, Caira 8, Sarah 20, Holly 32. Maternal grandparents are Sharissa Jordan of Grand Coulee. Paternal grandparents are Patricia Scranton of Coulee Dam. Great-grandparents are Peggie and Al Jordan and Faye Scranton....
Featherae Iukes and Franklin Jefferson of Nespelem are pleased to announce the birth of their son Mason LaVein Jefferson on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 7 lbs., 9 oz., and was 20 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Marvin Jefferson 2 and MaKenzie Jefferson 1. Maternal grandparents are Steven Iukes Jr. and Lauri Bigwolf. Paternal grandparents are Lyman Jefferson Sr., and Lisa Jefferson....
Kelly Gleason and Dellion Lewis of Coulee Dam are proud to announce the birth of their son Javon Shon Lewis on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012,at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz., and was 21 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Tavo, Erik, Issiah, Jamarie, Jabre, DeJon and Nik. Maternal grandparents are Norm and Denise Gleason and Grammy Pam. Paternal grandparents include Jolet Greensward and Gilford Lewis....
Matt and Jodi Pakootas of Nespelem are proud to announce the birth of their son, Blue Ray Cid Pakootas on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 9 lbs., 4 oz., and was 22 inches in length. Siblings include proud sisters Makaylah Rae, Murphy Pakootas age 10 and Alexiah Rhailyn Pakootas age 23-1/2 months. Maternal grandparents are Dee Gun Shows and Joe Dick. Paternal grandparents are Linda Simpson and Milo Pakootas Sr. Great-grandmother is Pauline Pakootas....
The Raiders took both the Trojans and Hornets for a ride as LR cruised to two easy wins last week. “I thought we showed good pride in our defensive effort and execution,” Raider Head Coach Brad Wilson said. In Tuesday’s game against Manson, the Raiders emptied the bench as they rolled the Trojans for a 90-40 victory. Manson fell behind early and could not overcome their own mistakes to get back into the game. Ty Egbert had complete control of the paint and racked up 24 points, including an al...
After a blowout victory Tuesday against Manson, the Lady Raiders faced a challenge in the Oroville Hornets Friday at home in front of a large crowd. Lake Roosevelt had to respond to the Hornets’ tenacity and overcome their comeback attempts. Neither team gained the upper hand in the first quarter until the end when the momentum swung to the Lady Raiders who held onto it through the second quarter for a 35-22 cushion going into halftime. The Hornets adjusted after the half and roared back in t...
Raider wrestling travelled with 12 wrestlers to Rainier on Friday for the Sergeant Justin Norton Invitational on Saturday at the Rainier High School gym. The tourney featured several state placers and the top 1A competition from Castle Rock, Chelan, Montesano, Kalama, Tenino, Bellevue Christian, and Rainier itself. The tournament was a brutally tough one for the Raiders. “We got good competition,” stated Raider Head Coach Steve Hood, “we got what we came for.” LR fought through tough opposit...
SHARP Kids will offer another session in its series of NASA Family Science Nights on Thursday, Jan. 19, at 6 p.m. at the Coulee Dam Community Church. “’Tis the Seasons” will answer the question as to “why we’re walking in a winter wonderland in December... but sizzling in the summer sun in July,” states a press release announcing the latest in the series of the family oriented sessions with hands on activities. This program is open to students of all ages and their families....
Wed., Jan. 18 6 p.m., Wrestling at Reardan. Fri., Jan. 20 Basketball here with Pateros. 6 p.m., girls’ varsity, 7:30 p.m., boys’ varsity; Middle School - 6 p.m. boys’ JV/7:30 girls’ JV. Sat., Jan. 21 10 a.m., Wrestling at Dream Duals, East Valley, Spokane. Wed., Jan. 25 6 p.m., Wrestling at Omak. Thurs., Jan. 26 Basketball here with Liberty Bell. 6 p.m., girls’ varsity, 7:30 p.m., boys’ varsity; Middle School - 6 p.m. boys’ JV/7:30 girls’ JV. Sat., Jan. 28 Basketball here with Chelan. 6 p.m., girls’ varsity, 7:30 p.m., boys’ varsity; Mi...