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by Jacob Wagner The Grand Coulee Dam School District will offer $16,000 to a man who filed a lawsuit against them regarding a public records request, and who has reportedly made around a million dollars over the years with similar lawsuits against small school districts, towns, hospital districts and other such agencies. The GCDSD board of directors on Monday approved offering the settlement to Eric Hood, who filed suit in February of 2022 saying that the school district had not provided all documents related to a public records request he had...
A new picnic table accessible to people in wheelchairs will be available at the Colorama Rodeo May 6, donated by a local boy scout as his project for attaining the eagle rank. David Bordon, of BSA Troop 24, presented the big table made of Douglas fir last Saturday to Ridge Riders Saddle Club President George Kohout at their rodeo grounds in Delano. Borden said that he, one other scout, and his family helped with the effort, totaling over 200 hours and months of coordination on the project that...
Kiser Payne rounds the barrels at the Nespelem Junior Rodeo Sunday in 16.63 seconds. The rodeo includes events like goat undecorating and hay bail roping for the youngest contestants but works up to steer riding and barrels for the more seasoned athletes. Dorothy Palmer said they'd been worried their schedule might conflict with Tonasket's junior rodeo, which just changed to the same weekend this year, but the opposite effect was noticed. Attendance was up, with many of the same traveling rodeo...
Lake Roosevelt student Kaitlyn Nordine will be traveling to Chicago in June to compete in the national Future Business Leaders of America competition. Four LR students competed in the state competition in Spokane April 20-23, including Nordine, Sam Amarilla, Kailah Leadingham, and Noah Hunt. Nordine placed fourth in three categories: help desk, journalism and health care administration, qualifying her to compete in the national competition in Chicago, which takes place from June 29 through July...
You can sing your heart out and win $100 towards a local business at a karaoke contest at this year’s Colorama. The contest will be held at the beer tent at North Dam Park on Friday, May 6, at 7 p.m., and so will be limited to participants age 21 and over. Morgan Tillman, of Apothecary Salon, will be the master of ceremonies for the event, and said that if the contest goes well there could be more in the future, including for those under 21. “I was just trying to find an activity that is inexpensive and that I knew that our community would lik...
It may look different than past years, but there will be a Colorama festival this year, including a parade, a petting zoo, a rock climbing wall, a lot of giant inflatable things including a bounce house, a karaoke contest, helicopter rides, vendors, and more. Some of those features have come together in just the last month, one in the last week. Missing from the list is the carnival that people have come to know over the years, and there are other challenges, as well. "Coming into 2022, we are...
The Lake Roosevelt Booster Club held a successful and tasty fundraiser Saturday, serving 75 people trays of nine samples of competing homemade chilis from which they picked their favorite with a number on the bottom of the cup. Bobby Carlson and Micki BearCub Hudson took first and second place in the cookoff. Club Treasurer Tera Whitelaw said the event surpassed their expectations. Between the $15 tickets, a silent auction and more, the boosters cleared $5,000 in profit that will go to fund...
The Lake Roosevelt Raider baseball team lost a game against Okanogan last week and will play with the Mountain Lions twice this week. The Raiders lost 5-2 against Okanogan April 19 in Coulee Dam. The Raiders have a win-loss-tie record of 8-5-1 overall, 4-4 in the Central Washington 2B league, ranked third. Brewster is ranked first with a record of 13-2, 7-0 while LIberty Bell is second at 9-5, 5-2. The Raider boys were scheduled to host the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions yesterday, results of...
The Lady Raiders beat the top-ranked 1B fast-pitch softball team in the state last week, then shut out the top 2B team on its home field. Lake Roosevelt's girls are currently ranked fifth in the state among 2B teams with a 13-2 overall win-loss record, 5-1 in the league. They beat the top-ranked 1B Almira-Coulee-Hartline in both games of a doubleheader in Grand Coulee April 19. In the first game, LR led 3-0 after the first inning, scoring seven more in the third, one in the fourth, and three...
Raider golfers hosted competitors from Okanogan, Oroville, and Waterville April 20 at the Banks Lake Golf Course. Terek Bush was the top golfer for LR, finishing the course in 98 strokes. Camryn Wendt scored 109; Trevan Barnaby scored 116; Colton Jackson, 119; Joey Tynan, 133; Aiden Palmanteer, 141; Dylan Armstrong, 146; and Sergio Galicia, 161. Okanogan's Ryley Moore had the best score for the day at 91. The Raiders were scheduled to play in Oroville on Monday. They are scheduled to play at...
The Raider tennis team has stayed on their toes with plenty of competitions this past week. On April 19 they competed in Pateros April 19, hosted Manson April 22 and Entiat April 25, then competed in Okanogan April 26. LR is scheduled to host Tonasket in Coulee Dam April 28 and Omak May 2, each at 4 p.m. Then they'll travel to the Methow to play Liberty Bell High School May 3, again at 4 p.m....
The Lake Roosevelt track and field team competed at meets in Manson and Quincy last week, and this week will compete at meets hosted in Tonasket and Peshastin. In Manson April 19, the Raiders began the portion of their season when they have two meets a week, Head Coach Lori Adkins explained. “We had an excellent meet overall,” she said, adding that the Raiders earned 39 points as a team “signaling lots of places and personal records.” Carly Neddo took first in the high jump with a height of 4 feet, 4 inches, and placed first in the javelin...
Food Bank Closed April 29 Care & Share Food Bank will be closed Friday, April 29. Indoor services will resume on Friday, May 6, from 1-3 p.m. Please bring bags or boxes. Masks will be required. AA Meetings for GCD and Nespelem Area Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held on Mondays and Fridays at 6 p.m. 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. A new Alcoholics Anonymous group is meeting each...
Masquers Theater is proud to present Melanie Marnich’s “These Shining Lives”. This play is based on the true story of four women who worked for the Radium Dial company during the 1920s and 30s. The play follows the ups and downs of these hardworking women in and out of work. Experience the struggles working for this watch making company and the sad side-effects of the toxic chemical radium. Come see and understand how history was made, and watch one of the first stepping stones for “employee rights” be set! We welcome back Mistya Zaleski,...
NCW Libraries is proud to partner with Confluence Health to offer a virtual Health Living Series this spring featuring an introduction to healthy living, weight loss, sleep, and cancer prevention and screening. This weekly series will run from April 13-May 25, each Wednesday evening at 7PM. A provider from Confluence will lead the presentation followed by a question and answer session. Next in the series is: May 4: A Healthy Approach to Weight Loss with Dr. Andrew Toth and Nutritionist Jess Tyrell. May 11: Better Sleep with Dr. Ankur Patel. May...
Spring is a great time to learn how to compost yard and garden waste. To encourage backyard composting, Grant County Solid Waste will offer a free compost class for Grant County residents on Thursday, May 5 at 6:00 pm at the Grant County Public Works meeting room in Ephrata. Class size is limited, and preregistration is required. To sign up for the class, call Grant County Solid Waste at 509-754-6082 ext. 3508 on or before May 4. After attending the class, each participant will receive a free compost bin. The class is sponsored by Grant County...
Orville John Scharbach, 99, of Liberty Lake and former Grand Coulee resident passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Guardian Angel Assisted Living surrounded by his family. He was born on July 22, 1922, on a farm in Colton, WA to John and Anna (Semler) Scharbach. He attended and graduated from Colton High School in 1940. In 1942 he enlisted in the US Navy where he spent time as a pharmacist mate in the South Pacific. He was honorably discharged in 1946. Following WWII, he attended and...
All are invited to a celebration of Joan Neilson-Lewis' life, at at 2:00pm on Saturday, May 7, 2022 in Zion Lutheran Church, 348 Mead Ave., Grand Coulee, WA, where Joan was a member. Strate Funeral Home is assisting Joan’s family. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared atwww.stratefuneral.com....
Myrna, beloved wife, mother and grandmother passed away Monday, April 18, 2022, at her home, surrounded by family. Myrna was born to George and Lorraine McPhee in Malta, Montana. She married Sterling D Nickerson April 24, 1958, and they raised three children in Grand Coulee, Washington. Two sons, Sterling L Nickerson and Kelley M Nickerson; and daughter Kimberly L. Mechling. Myrna left 6 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and 19 great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by... Full story
The U.S Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergen-cy Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice to the public of its intent to reimburse eligible applicants for eligible costs to repair and/or replace facilities damaged by Wildfires occurring from July 12, 2021 - August 8, 2021. This notice applies to the Public Assistance (PA) Program and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) implement-ed under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5121-5206. Under a major disaster dec...
Re: “Consolidation touched upon briefly at mayors meeting” I find it interesting that the idea of consolidating our town is coming up again. For a point of clarification, a town in Washington does not need to be in one county. Coulee Dam is in three counties: Okanogan, Grant, and Douglas. Grand Coulee is in two counties: Grant and Lincoln, Elmer City is in Okanogan and Electric City is in Grant. Some years back a lot of time and money was spent trying to consolidate the towns, but the effort never reached a vote. We even formed a hospital dis...
If the local hospital in Grand Coulee wanted parents to be able to make informed decisions regarding whether or not to give the experimental “vaccines” to their children, then they would let the public know how many children under 18 have been admitted to their hospital for treatment, how many have had to go on ventilators, and how many have died due to covid. But evidently, they do not want parents to know that the number is zero in all three cases, because their administrator will not answer the questions. Gary Benton Elmer City res...
I guess these places won’t be secret now. This weekend I visited one of our secret places, Hawk Creek campground. My wife and I used to prepare a picnic lunch and drive to Hawk Creek for one of our outings. I will miss this. There is a high waterfall there that you can walk to and let the roar and splash of the water wash away the cares of the world. This time I went with my oldest son Paul and his wife Cindy. I have had, and my wife and I together have had, many such places. After all, that’s the stuff memories are made of. I had such places e...
Seattle’s 1962 World’s Fair was awe-inspiring. It previewed developments that would improve our daily lives in the next millennium. While “Century 21” memories have faded, three of its landmarks remain as reminders of the innovations it inspired: The Seattle Center, the Space Needle, and the monorail. One thing many remember is “The Bubble-ator,” a glass ball-shaped elevator in the coliseum (now Climate Pledge Arena) which gradually climbed to the middle of a contoured map of the Puget Sound reg...
Thousands of young doctors recently learned where they’ll be spending the next few years of their lives in residency. A significant number of them will be U.S. citizens who completed medical school abroad. This corps of internationally educated doctors has become increasingly important to the U.S. healthcare system -- and is tackling a disproportionate share of America’s biggest healthcare challenges. The United States desperately needs doctors. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, we could face a deficit of up to 124...