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Coulee Dam's Sixth Street will be rebuilt this spring, starting this week. The Sixth Street Improvement Project started Monday and will include "a full depth reclamation of the street, reconstructing curb and gutter, installing new storm structures, and constructing new ADA ramps at select intersections," a city notice posted online Friday says. Extending only the few blocks from Aspen Street to Central Drive, the street directly to the north of Harvest Foods and the Colville Tribal Casino will...
Although more “cash flush” than they were a year ago, Coulee Medical Center posted just over a quarter million dollar loss in January on net patient revenue of$2.98 million, which was $144,000 less than budgeted, Chief Financial Officer Kelly Hughes reported March 20. December 2022 had seen a gain of nearly $736,000. Salaries in January were over budget by $96,000, but that had been estimated last August, before they knew they’d be implementing a larger wage increase to meet market conditions. And the “temporary manpower” line item was still...
Average gasoline prices in Washington have risen 9.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.24 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,666 stations in Washington. Prices in Washington are 8.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 45.5 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 3.7 cents in the last week and stands at $4.16 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Washington was priced at $3.21 a gallon on Sunday, while the m...
The March Food Drive brought in over 2,000 pounds of food and over $,3000 to help provide nutrition to those in need for months to come, the food bank announced. "Care & Share Food Bank of Grand Coulee Dam expresses its thanks and gratitude to the entire community for their support of our March Food Drive ... It was inspiring to have the community work together for this noble cause in uncertain times," stated Shawn Neider, president of the food bank and pastor of Zion and Bethel Lutheran...
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area may implement the following prescribed fire during the spring of 2023. Stevens County: Gifford, 67 acres adjacent to the Gifford Campground and Boat Launch. The goals of prescribed burns include promoting forest health and decreasing forest fuel loads adjacent to campgrounds, residences and structures. Benefits will include: Increased understory plant diversity and natural reseeding of trees, Retaining a healthy mosaic of plants and trees that are more resistant and resilient to fire, insects and...
April has many opportunities to celebrate the vital role that libraries and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening communities. National Library Week, Library Day, Library Workers Day, Library Outreach Day, and School Librarian Day all take place in April, making this a perfect month to spotlight our libraries and services! We invite you to explore all the ways you can engage with NCW Libraries, from books, movies and our Library of Things, to online resources, to outreach services like the bookmobiles, Latinx programs...
My mom would be horrified by the rash of violence in our schools today. The most recent tragedy at Covenant School in Nashville, where three students and three adults were shot to death, is devastating. It was unimaginable 40 years ago. Mom was an elementary school secretary for 20 years. She wanted us — her four children — to become teachers. A key reason was schools were safe places for kids, teachers, and staff —places where students learned the fundamental skills required in life. Littl...
If 2023 Colville Business Council (CBC) candidates know, let alone understand, what organized racketeering is, can they attack its head, the colonized CBC, on the Colville Indian Reservation (CIR)? “Part of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) makes it unlawful to acquire, operate, or receive income from an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity. Geared toward ongoing organized criminal activities, the underlying tenet of RICO is to prove and prohibit a pattern o...
[Editor’s note: We mistakenly ran only a part of this column last week; here’s the full piece.] I’ve visited both the spectacular and the simplest of places where the faithful gather. A visit to Angkor Wat near Siem Reap in Cambodia is probably the place I will always remember. The complex is huge and the construction history reminds me of the pyramids in Egypt. Angkor Wat was completed in 1110, and has many Hindu carvings in the complex. Sometime along the way it was taken over by the Buddhists. The quarry where the stone came from is 50 mi...
Developing exciting, supplemental courses that young learners will become motivated about can be challenging. Some schools have proven that it can be done. I don’t recall any supplemental classes when I attended elementary school. Of course, those days are deep in the recesses of my mind, nearly lost to memory. A friend sent me a news item about a school program that peaked my attention. It was about a supplemental course in weather. Sierra House Elementary School is located in South Lake T...
Wesley O. "Wes" Jr. Seyler, (71) of Wilbur, Washington passed away the morning of Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Spokane, Washington surrounded by his loving family. Born Friday, August 17, 1951 in Nespelem, Washington to Wesley O. Sr. and Barbara M. Quill-Seyler, Wes graduated from Chilocco, Indian School of Kay County, Oklahoma in 1971. Wesley served his country with the United States Air Force from October of 1975 to August 30, 1977, when he transferred to the Air National Guard, serving with...
Richard Dennis Henry (59) of Electric City, Washington, born Friday May 3rd, 1963 in Renton, Washington to Richard D. & Sharon J. Henry, passed away Tuesday February 28th, 2023 in Grand Coulee, Washington. Richard attended High School in Kent, Washington, where he was a member of the football team. Following his graduation in 1981, Richard was proud to serve his country with the United States Army for three years. After receiving his Honorable Discharge from the US Military, Richard went on to...
Robert (Bob) Clifford Morgan was born Dec. 11, 1937, and died Monday, March 13, 2023. Bob was born on the family farm near Lebanon, MO to parents Clifford H and Mary Emma (Hansen) Morgan. He attended the one room Bolles school through the 4th grade when the family moved to California for a year. They moved to Electric City, Washington and Bob graduated from Grand Coulee High School in 1955. Bob attended WSU and joined the Kappa Sig fraternity where he made life-long friends. Bob and a college fr...
Masquers Theatre will present “Sing On” beginning April 14. It is written by Rick Abbot and is a sequel to “Play On” (performed at Masquers in 2014). It’s a comedy about a musical. “Sing On” once again brings us our crazy playwright, Phyllis Montague, who wishes to become a “Bess Booster”. According to Phyllis, the Bess Boosters are folks around the world who feel Queen Elizabeth I was completely misunderstood by historians. Phyllis and her nephew have written a musical as their entry to become Bess Boosters. She entices her theater group to...
Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, April 10th, at 6pm at the Electric City Fire Station. AA Meetings in the Area AA meetings are held Monday through Saturday at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 633-3377 days or 633-3345 evenings. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center. These are open and non-smoking. In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact...
A free tire collection event will be held on April 21 and 22 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the NW corner of the intersection of Randolph Rd NE and 19 Ave NE on the Port of Moses Lake. The event is free to Grant County residents. Residents may bring a maximum of 12 passenger or light truck tires per load. Tires may be a maximum of 35 inches in diameter or less and will be accepted with or without rims. No commercial or implement tires will be accepted. All loads must be secure. Participants must bring a recent utility bill or state identification...
Grand Coulee Police 3/28 - Four “safety chains” were stolen from the dumping area of the Delano transfer station. It cost the station $318.07 to replace the chains. The manager showed police a cut section of fence believed to have been used to access the station, and estimated the cost to repair the fence to be about $200. - Police saw a man using a dipstick to try and gain entry to a vehicle parked on Alcan Road. The man told police he had permission from the owners to try and gain entry to the vehicle. Police spoke to the owners of the veh...
After a week of holding two opponents scoreless in four games, the Lady Raiders ended their last game too early Friday when Presley Steffens suffered a broken leg. It happened at Liberty Bell High School, where Steffens was making a play at second base to put out a runner who slid into her. Steffens suffered a complete break of both the major bones in her lower leg and won't be playing the rest of the season. The game, the second of a doubleheader, was called at the bottom of the second inning....
The Raiders won two and lost two baseball games in the last week, starting with a 7-4 loss at home against Liberty Bell March 28. Lake Roosevelt picked up a win in four innings Thursday, besting the Bridgeport Mustangs 14-4 in Coulee Dam March 30. At Liberty Bell on Friday afternoon, the Raiders had a chance to figure out the Mountain Lions, but it took two games. Lake Roosevelt lost the first game by the same score they lost with on Tuesday, 7-4. The Raiders came together in the second game,...
Raider track and field athletes have competed in two meets since the last week of March. At Ephrata’s big Ray Cross Invitational March 25, Raiders met athletes from 30 schools ranging in size from 1B to 4A. “Our athletes competed well in our first outing, setting themselves up nicely within the District 6 rankings,” Head Coach Lori Adkins said. Carly Neddo placed 6th in the Javelin putting the LRHS girls’ team on the scoreboard. Her throw nearly matched her personal best from last year. Lake Ro...
Bowling Scores Thursday Mixups TEAM W L Living' on a Spare 74 38 Hemmer Ranch 59.5 52.5 San Poil Valley 53.5 58.5 The Incredibowls! 51.5 60.5 Old Bag & Balls 50.5 61.5 Team #2 42 70 High Game: John S. 221; Marilynn 190 High Series: John S. 612; Marilynn 467 Season High - John Stensgar 279; Sam Turner 229 High Series: John Stensgar 693; Mae Stensgar 546 FRIDAY DAM KEGLERS TEAM W L #3 117.5 87 #5 111.5 109 #6 104 102 #2 93 95.5 #1 101.5 110 #4 22.5 137.5 High Game: Dale Bjorson 257; Mae Stensgar 191 High Series: Dale Bjorson 680; Mae Stensgar...
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS TOWN OF COULEE DAM WEST COULEE DAM LIFT STATION General Notice Town of Coulee Dam (Owner) is requesting Bids for construction of the West Coulee Dam Lift Station Project. Bids for construction of the Project will be received by the Owner via electronic submission only, until 2:00 PM, April 12, 2023 local time. Bids will be opened and read aloud virtually via the following link: Join with Google Meet meet.google.com/opy-wegi-idy Join by phone (US) +1 505-445-2467 PIN: 694 455 289 A bid summary will be issued after opening,...