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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Anyone in the community experiencing the loss of a loved one is invited to come and share support at a new grief support group meeting. The first meeting will be held this Thursday, April 12, at 10:30 a.m., at Coulee Dam Community Church and will meet every two weeks after. Call 633-1790 for more information.... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon on Thursday, April 12, at Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille. The program will be presented by Jonathan Smith, managing director of Grant County Economic Development Council. Eagles #2577 Meetings The Eagles #2577 Aerie meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. The next meeting is Tuesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. The Auxiliary meets the first and third Tuesday of every month. Next meeting is scheduled for April 17. Free Pinochile at the Seniors Free pinochle is offered at the Grand C...
Two veteran school employees, Charlene Tracy and George Davis, are retiring or taking new positions. The school board March 26 accepted Tracy's retirement request. She has been with the district for 28 years, and served in three schools. She said Tuesday that she planned to travel with her husband who retired last year. Tracy started with the district at Center School, when it was open the first time, transferred to Wright Elementary and for the past several years has been at the Grand Coulee Dam Middle School as secretary and co-athletic... Full story
The PTA will hold its April general meeting on Thursday, April 12, at 7 p.m. in the Grand Coulee Dam Middle School library. The group, which advocates for school improvments, will hold its general elections and encourages all community members to attend, said President Aaron Derr.... Full story
• The GCDSD school board accepted donations of $115 from the TeePee Drive-in (62 milk shakes and 22 ice cream cones), given as incentives; and $150 from Ray Harrington, who receives that amount for keeping score and then signs his check over for the Middle School girls basketball program. • Lake Roosevelt High School counselor Sue Hayes and dean of students Richard Black will travel with about 30 juniors and seniors to Eastern Washingon University, April 25, to meet with admission officers and tour the campus. The trip is being paid for thr... Full story
Kindergarten registration for the 2012-13 school year is now open for all children entering kindergarten next year. Parents may stop by the school office for a registration packet. A copy of the child’s OFFICIAL birth certificate and immunization record are needed in order for the child to attend kindergarten. The child must be 5 by August 31, 2012. Important dates to remember are: * Screening Days - Thursday and Friday, April 19 and 20. All registered students will be screened during this time, which will include vision, hearing and c... Full story
Joshua J. Kelton, a 2005 graduate of Lake Roosevelt High School graduated cum laude from Eastern Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history,a geography minor and a bachelor of arts degree in social studies secondary education with a teaching certifice. Kelton is the son of Bob and Barb Kelton of Electric City. He lives with his wife Cassie and two children Chloe and Gabe in Cheney.... Full story
Dominique Pleasants has been selected to play in the 2012 All State Girls Basketball game, Saturday, April 14 at Seattle Christian High School in Seatac, Wash. Pleasants was nominated by the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association to participate in the Cloud 9 Sports WIBC All State Game. She was one of 10 seniors invited to participate from the 2B classification.... Full story
TUESDAY HI LO’S TEAM W L Riverview Lanes 39 21 Pepsi 35 25 Sunflower Graphics 31.5 28.5 Melody 30 30 KEYG 1490 28 32 Fullers 16.5 43.5 High Game: Riverview Lanes 481; Sara 191 High Series: Riverview Lanes 1379; Sara 527 Splits: Rose 5-6/5-7 Previous - High Game: Riverview 431; Sara 184; High Series: 1198; Sharon R. 457 Splits: Winnie 4-5; Sharon R. 3-10; Jean 3-10 Previous High Game: Riverview Lanes 454; Nita @14 High Series: Riverview Lanes 1227; Nita 543 THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L Team 4 71.5 40.5 Fry Bread Power 67 45 Ed’s Meat Market 62.5 49.... Full story
Katelynn Schilling placed sixth in the shot put after throwing 31 feet 11 inches, beating her personal record by more than 2 feet last week. Schilling joined Kim Barry and Jesse Adkins on the placers’ podium for the Raiders at the 84th annual Davis Invitational in Yakima. Schilling's throw not only beat out her Central Washington 2B competition from Ashley Sabin (31 feet, 0 inches) and Alyssum Reno (30-9) of Kittitas, but also vaults her to second on the performance list at athletic.net for Dist... Full story
Tristen Daniels was introduced Monday as the new head coach for Lake Roosevelt softball after a hard week of improvement and growth. The week started with a home game April 2 against Brewster when the Lady Raiders lost 30-4. Because of spring break several of the girls had left with their families, leaving the interim coaches with holes to fill for Thursday's doubleheader against Brewster. The Lady Raiders continued to struggle and suffered two more hard losses at the hands of the Bears.... Full story
In a make-up doubleheader at Brewster last Thursday, the Raider bats came alive to take both games from the Bears. It was a turn around from last Monday’s 8-2 loss to the same team. In the first game, Brady Black stayed on the mound for six innings, racking up three strikeouts and holding the Bears to two hits, allowing only one earned run. Justus DeWinkler finished out the game, closing it with three strikeouts, knocking down the Bears in order. “Defensively, our pitchers continued pounding the strike zone,” noted Head Coach Brandon Byers... Full story
Grand Coulee 4/2 - Police followed up on a call that there was a traffic problem on E. Grand Coulee and Butler Street. The officer found three juveniles in the street holding up a sign. They were trying to attract more interest in their tea and water stand. 4/3 - A report of a person running down West Grand in Electric City yelling and screaming was checked out but the officer couldn’t find the person. - A person on 2nd Street in Electric City reported that his dog, a male black and brown Labrador named Rex, was missing. - A motorist r... Full story
April should usher in a respectable climb of warming temperatures. There is a nine-degree difference in mean temperatures from March (41.1°F) into April (50.1°F). Mean precipitation is the same at 0.82 inches. The record differences are separated by nearly a half inch (March’s 2.64 inches vs. April’s 2.19 inches ). We could see some white stuff in April. In 1955 we had an inch of snowfall. Have you switched your winter tires yet? Well, how about that, March 2012 tied our all-time wettest March... Full story
Worshippers gather for a cross-denominational sunrise service at the Crown Point overlook Easter Sunday. — Scott Hunter photo... Full story
With the support of a $30,000 grant from The Regence Foundation, a study by the local hospital district and park district has the potential to reshape community wellness for residents, the foundation says. The Douglas Grant Lincoln & Okanogan Counties Public Hospital Dist. 6 will conduct a Central Washington Community Wellness Center feasibility study to determine whether a wellness center serving residents could help bring down high rates of chronic disease. “Four diseases – cancer, heart disease, chronic lower respiratory disease and dia... Full story
The Colville Tribes and the State of Washington have won a significant victory in the pre-trial stage of their suit against mining giant Teck Cominco, Colville Business Council Chairman Michael O. Finley said today. The tribes and the state are in litigation with Teck Cominco over its role in the pollution of the Upper Columbia and Lake Roosevelt. The Colville Tribes and Washington contend that Teck’s Trail Smelter, just over the Canadian border in Trail, B.C., dumped toxic pollutants into the river over many decades. In public court d... Full story