News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Wed., Apr. 17 - Dinner Opal’s Porcupine Meatballs in Red Sauce, Seasoned Boiled Potatoes, Green Beans, Fruit Cobbler. Thurs., Apr. 18 - Dinner Chili, Jay’s Cornbread with Corn & Green Chilies, Bowl of Fruit, Cookie. Fri., Apr. 19 - Breakfast Sausage Links, Eggs, Hashbrowns, Toast, Fruit Cocktail, Orange Juice. Mon., Apr. 22 - Breakfast Country Skillet with Breakfast Meats, Green Peppers, Potatoes & Onions, Eggs, Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice. Tues., Apr. 23 - Dinner Hamburger Steak, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Mixed Salad & Fruit Bar, Pudding. W... Full story
Chamber to Meet at Flo’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular meeting Thursday, April 18, at noon at Flo’s Café in Grand Coulee. Special guest will be Josh Rabe who will talk about his proposal for starting a disc golf course near North Dam Park. Time for Flag Dedication For those wishing to dedicated a deceased veteran’s flag for the Isle of Flags should contact Ben Alling at 633-0663. The deadline is May 17, 2013. POWER to Meet The POWER group will be holding a meeting on Thursday, April 25, at 7 p.m., at the Se... Full story
The local Cub Scout Pack 24 went to the Chelan Shooting Range on April 13 to take part in a shooting event. Unconfirmed results indicated in the scored BB gun shooting Landon Krohn took first with a score of 100 out of 100. Showaway Hunt scored a close second with a score of 95 out of 100. In the Wrist Rockets (sling shot) event, Alex Greening scored highest for Pack 24 with a score of 36 out of 50. All the boys of Pack 24 did well in all scored events.... Full story
On Thursday, April 25 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Region * Crime Victim Service Center in association with National Crime Victim Rights Awareness Week is hosting two free shred events open to the public. These events will be located at the AmericanWest Bank 322 S. Division in Moses Lake and the American West Bank 216 SW BAsin St., Ephrata. The public is urged to bring material form home that may need destruction. AmericanWest Bank and DeVries Business Services have partnered with Region 8 Crime Victim Service Center which serves Adams, Grant... Full story
A Little Guy Wrestling banquet will be held Thursday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m., at Center Elementary in the gym. Pizza, drinks and awards will be provided.... Full story
GCD PTA will be hosting a Scholastic book fair again this year. The whole school is excited at the amazing selection of books. The fair will be scheduled during the parent/teacher conference week. It will be open Wednesday, April 17, and Thursday, April 18, from 9:15 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. There will be books for all ages/grades available for purchase.... Full story
The following is the third quarter honor roll for Lake Roosevelt High School. HIGH HONORS depicts 4.0 SENIORS Brady Black*, Ashley Lezard, Hillary Carriere, Kendall Piccolo, Abigail Williams, Andrew McClure, Johnny Madina-McCraigie, Elizabeth Williams, Hailey Chaney, Kylie Leiss JUNIORS Chyenne Kelly-Marconi*, Brandin Smith*, Brandon Desautel, Daniel Campobasso, Alexia Hanway, Dariane Seyler, Madisyn Byam, Jolene Catoto, Mikel Friedlander SOPHOMORES Jazmine D. Sumner, Samuel Arrants, Savannah Marin, Terrin Hazard, Marissa LaFountaine, Steven... Full story
Raider track came back from spring break with a two-meet week. The first, at Bridgeport on April 9, was the Brewster Co-Ed Relays. This is a meet where boys and girls are teamed up for relays in all field events. All races are relays, including the sprint and Distance medleys “As a team we considered the relays to be a hard training day, they also proved to be a lot of fun and a team building experience,” Head Coach Lori Adkins said. “We definitely piqued team interest in relay events.” This was not an athletic.net-scored event so results... Full story
Raider baseball went on a winning streak, sweeping away all opponents last week. It started on April 9 at Bridgeport, where the Raiders 10- runned the Mustangs, 11-0. Brady Black continues to be stout on the mound and Kendall Piccolo closed out the win in the fifth inning. Justus DeWinkler was the big bat for the night, picking up three doubles. On April 11, the Raiders travelled north to face the Tonasket Tigers. It was a offensive day, as both squads scored over 10 runs apiece. The Raiders’ nine-run fourth-inning performance put them over t... Full story
Raider golfers took on Oroville and Manson at Oroville April 9. There were no team scores for the match. “We still have a long way to go,” commented Head Coach Steve Files, “but all our JV girls made the trip and competed really well for their first match.” “Our chipping and putting needs to get much better in order to compete with the league’s top players,” he added. Tanecia Stanczak took home the medal for the girls’ match with the score of 105. On the boys side, Austin Rosenbaum led the boys again with a 108. Brandon Desautel and Jo... Full story
The Lady Raider softball squad posted their first wins of the 2013 season last week by beating the Manson Trojans Saturday in Grand Coulee. Head Coach Jamie Lezard said the girls were happy to be playing at home and picking up the first wins of the season in front of the home crowd at Grand Coulee Dam Middle School. Earlier in the week, Lake Roosevelt travelled to Pateros and lost in a shutout 20-0. The Lady Raiders were 10-runned in the first inning, making mental errors on the field that hampered their defensive play. The Nannies had a stout... Full story
The Raider girls’ tennis squad posted back-to-back wins last week, defeating Wilbur-Creston April 8 and Davenport April 13. Lake Roosevelt’s boys beat Wilbur-Creston, but fell to Davenport. In both cases, the matches were the first against W-C and the Gorillas in Head Coach Steve Archer’s memory. Holly Carriere was determined to win and did so against Rhea Castrodale 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. Emily Williams won by a deceptively large margin as Coach Archer elaborates, “Emily’s match was closer than the... Full story
Thurs., Apr. 18 4 p.m., Raider Baseball (JV only) here with Bridgeport. 4:30 p.m., Raider Tennis here with Okanogan. Fri., Apr. 19 4:30 p.m., Raider Tennis at Pateros. Sat., Apr. 20 10:30 a.m., Raider Track at Quincy Invitational. 11 a.m., Raider Baseball at Pateros (DH) 11 s.m., Raider Softball at Oroville (DH) Mon., Apr. 22 2:30 p.m., Raider Golf at Omak. Tues., Apr. 23 4 p.m., Raider Tennis at Oroville. 4 p.m., Raider Baseball. 4 p.m., Raider Softball at Manson. 4 p.m., Raider Track at Ice Breaker Invitational in Mansfield. Thurs., Apr. 25... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 4/9 - Police had a report of a woman spraying weeds along the road on Jackson, Goodfellow and Stevens streets in Electric City. Police looked for her but couldn’t her. - Police responded to a call from Coulee Medical Center that there was a disturbance. The officer learned that a woman was receiving information on pain management and her boyfriend took exception to something and started yelling. Police couldn’t find him. - A semi-truck jackknifed and nearly ran into Jack’s service building at Four Corners. Police block... Full story
The Community Foundation of NCW is now accepting applications for its Regional Impact Grants. Up to $5,000 is available to 501(c)(3) nonprofits in Chelan, Douglas, and Okanogan counties for general programs, start-up funding, small equipment, and other needs and enhancements. Decisions are made and funding is granted in the fall. Applications must be post marked or delivered by Wednesday, May 15. A grant application and instructions are available at www.cfncw.org. For more questions or more information, contact Lila Edlund at lila@cfncw.org.... Full story
The mean precipitation for March was 0.82 inches, though here at the home weather station we only received 0.36 inch, a huge variance from last year’s March total of 2.64 inches. What a difference a year makes, hey. Temperature-wise, this March we had a mean of 42.5°F (41.1°F mean) with a monthly low of 22.2°F (record low 0.0°F) accompanied by a monthly high of 71.6°F (record 74.0°F). So, we were off by a half inch in precipitation and generally near averages for temperatures. As I write t... Full story
CITY OF GRAND COULEE NOTICE OF SALE OF SURPLUS ITEMS The City of Grand Coulee will sell by sealed bids, a 1981 Ford Club Wagon Van, approximately 58,190 miles, sold as is. It is available for viewing at Grand Coulee City Hall, 306 Midway Avenue, Grand Coulee. Minimum bid is $1250.00. Bids must be submitted on city supplied bid form which may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, 306 Midway Ave., PO Box 180, Grand Coulee, WA 99133. The Bids will be opened and awarded to the highest responsive bidder before the close of business April 2...
Steven Riehart, of 24-7 Property Maintenance drops a limb from a huge fir tree at the Fercha home at Fir and Civic in Coulee Dam. Reportedly one of the oldest trees in town, it measured about five feet across at its base, but owners were concerned about its health and risks posed in wind storms. Fir trees are notorious for tipping over in high winds.... Full story
