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Students at Lake Roosevelt Schools will attend in person more than they have in a year, following the passage by the school board of a new schedule aimed at accomplishing increased face time with teachers and peers, even with masks. The new schedule will get kids in classrooms half a day Monday through Thursday, beginning April 12, nearly doubling their time physically in school but cutting time for those who wish to keep learning online. Fridays will be used to help students who need extra help catching up after a year of mostly online...
The annual spring cleanup will be free after all. The Regional Board of Mayors, after being awarded a grant, chose during a special meeting March 18 not to charge locals for dumping yard waste at the Delano Regional Transfer Station during spring cleanup week, which runs from April 3-16, with days depending on each town (see the ad on page 2). Originally, the mayors had chosen this year to charge a fee for pickup loads of yard waste taken to the transfer station to cover the costs of taking that waste to the landfill in Ephrata. They were previ...
A line of cars stretches from the parking lot of Coulee Medical Center, down Fortuyn Street, up Burdin Boulevard to SR-174 and down the highway Friday as people wait to get their vaccine shots. About 472 community members got their shots of the Pfizer vaccine, all of those scheduled and more. One person on a waiting list also got a shot, but the event could have provided about 100 more shots in arms, said Chief Nursing Officer Marlene Elliot. - Scott Hunter photo...
The Colville Tribes have been diligent in vaccinating their members against COVID-19 and members 18 years and older qualify to make an appointment for theirs. More than 4,300 doses of the Moderna vaccine have been delivered on the Colville Reservation, representing more than a third of tribal members who have received at least the first shot of the required two shots of the Moderna vaccine, and many who have received both doses, according to a March 18 press release from the Tribes. In the coming days, the one-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine...
With the Lions Club's annual Easter egg hunt canceled this year, kids can take part in an "Alternative Egg Hunt" next week in which 26 different homes in Electric City will participate. Those homes will display colored paper eggs with letters on them in their windows starting Sunday, March 28 until Saturday, April 3. It's organized by Shannon Hitchcock of the Faith Community Church. Kids can go around the Electric City area south of Coulee Boulevard and east of Gold Avenue to find all the...
Pedestrians in Elmer City will be more footloose and fancy-free with a pathway project being completed later this year. In 2018, phase one of the pathway project built a path along the Lower River Road from Third Street to about halfway to Front Street, with two crosswalks connecting to the Downriver Trail across the Lower River Road. Phase two will finish the path down to Front Street. Front Street’s sidewalk, which currently stops short of the corner with the Lower River Road, will be completed and connect with the pathway. During their M...
Joah Nee looks over a sea of Easter baskets Monday at the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center, assembled by a crew of volunteers from many donations. They made 475 baskets for sale in the fundraiser, an amount that took until Friday a year ago to sell. Nee was shopping for her two sons. - Scott Hunter photo...
Electric City council members, Mayor Diane Kohout, and even the city engineer meet with constituents Saturday in a two-hour, open-ended meeting at the Vets Center to provide information and answer questions about city projects....
Scouts are staying busy with another food drive. “A food drive is always helpful,” said Carol Nordine, who manages the local Care and Share Food Bank located at the Nazarene Church on the outskirts of Grand Coulee heading east on SR-174. “It gets us a variety of things we normally don’t have.” The boys and girls in the local troops left bags at area residences last weekend with a flier explaining how to donate food. Residents are encouraged to place food in the bags and leave them outside their homes before 9 a.m. this Saturday, March 27,...
Steven A Cooler, 28, Outdoor Adventurer, Fisherman, Free Spirit, who expressed himself through his Amazing Musical Ability to play almost any instrument and most importantly "Loving Husband and Adoring Father", left us all much too soon the morning of Tuesday, March 11, 2021. Steven resided in Wilbur, Washington. He was born on Monday, July 27, 1992, in Fernindina Beach, Florida to Charles Cooler and Amanda Davis. Predeceased by his grandmother, Katie Cooler; grandparents: Max & Nadine Graves...
Doris Ann Bonertz, 86, was surrounded by her loving family, in her Elmer City, Washington, home Tuesday morning, March 16, 2021, when she passed into the arms of her Lord and Savior – Jesus. Born Friday, April 6, 1934 in LaPlata County, Colorado, to George Roy & Mary Pauline Augusta Liese-Brown, Doris graduated in 1952 from High School in Newport, Washington. After her first husband William A. Finch passed away in 1982, following 28 years of marriage; Doris married Donald Bonertz at the Nazarene...
Jamie Senator tosses a disk at a disk golf goal at North Dam Park Saturday just as a spring bluster was blowing in. His father, Norman Senator, said the course was fun and good exercise for his boys Gavin and Jamie, both on the cross country team at Lake Roosevelt. - Gwen Hilson photo...
Now Open Evenings and Weekends The library expanded the hours of operation at all of the libraries! To better serve the communities, new evening and weekend hours have been added at the branch locations in Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan and Ferry counties. The Library Can Help! Still need to print out 2020 tax forms? The library can help. Having trouble making an appointment for a Covid vaccine? The library can also help. The libraries are ready to help you with more than just your reading needs! With public computers, printers, free WiFi,...
NOTICE OF STATE’S INTENT TO NEGOTIATE LEASE Department of Natural Resources will begin negotiation of expiring leases with existing lessees on the following parcels. All leases are subject to third party bids by interested parties. Lease terms and bidding information is available by calling the Southeast Region at 1-800-527-3305 or by visiting the Region Office at 713 Bowers Road, Ellensburg, Washington 98926. The leases expire August 31, 2021. Agriculture Lease All/Part Sec Twp Rge 12-094506 Part 19 27 26.0E Part 16 27 27.0E 12-A72735 Part 2...
Grand Coulee Police 3/16 - A man on Bay Area Drive reported that a dark colored pickup was parked in his driveway. He confronted the driver who said he had been drinking. A Grant County Sheriff’s deputy and a Grand Coulee officer responded. By the time they arrived, the pickup had left. Both officers were both unable to find the suspect vehicle. 3/17 - A man claimed that a man at a business was falsely claiming to be a veteran and wanted him charged with fraud/stolen valor. Police were unable to find anything related on the business website, a...
Raiders win third straight football shutout The Lake Roosevelt Raiders football team defeated the Manson Trojans 41-0 in Coulee Dam Friday, their third straight shutout in a row, for a 3-0 win-loss record. The Raiders first got on the scoreboard when quarterback Hunter Whitelaw powered his way into the endzone on a short run after the Raiders made their way downfield. Next, Whitelaw threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Sam Wapato, and then ran a 50-yard touchdown run to end the first quarter with...
The vaccine showed up, the numbers are going down, and places are beginning to open back up. While the hope of a return to normalcy may be peeking out, I want to remind ourselves that some of the worst repercussions of this pandemic are beginning to emerge. This past week, a tragedy, a suicide, occurred with a high school student right in our area's backyard. While we all wish it was an anomaly, the truth is that the pain is right here in our house. Life can be difficult no matter who you are,...
It is said that a dog is man’s best friend. If this is true for you, then you have a serious problem. I’ve only had one dog that ever came close, and I will get to that in a minute. My first dog was a collie/shepherd mix, called “Scottie.” I remember how he would sit out on the lawn until he could see me in the distance coming home from school. He had a body clock that would tell him that I would come into view soon. He could see me drop down off North Hill when I was about an eighth of a mile away, and he would come running down the road to...
In Central Washington, we know the best way to jumpstart our economy is by reopening our small businesses and letting America’s free markets get individuals back in the workplace. Unfortunately, far-left Democrats in Congress don’t see it that way. They used the “relief package” to massively fund programs unrelated to COVID-19, to cut our seniors’ Medicare, and to enact tax increases to pay for their crazy spending. It doesn’t make economic sense. Led by Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Schumer, Congress recently passed President Biden’s $1....
Surprisingly, there is something U.S. Presidents agree upon: America’s economic and national security hinge upon maintaining our technology edge in semiconductors. Those tiny computer chips are the brains of modern electronics. They operate our laptops and smart phones and permeate every sector of our lives from farming and manufacturing to health care and public safety. They are embedded in our military’s most advanced equipment and give us a tactical edge. Semiconductors are among our nation’s top five exports. The Semiconductor Indus...
Colville Business Council Vice-Chairman Joel Boyd of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation was placed on administrative leave on March 24 by action of the Executive Committee of the Colville Tribes, a press release from the Colville Tribes says. The leave is effective immediately and will continue until further action is taken by the full Colville Business Council in the next available Special Session, which is currently scheduled for April 8, 2021. Vice-Chairman Boyd will not conduct business of the Colville Business Council...