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Anthony R. "Tony" Esquivel, age 62, a resident of the Tekoa Retirement Apartments, passed away Thursday morning, May 1, at his home from an apparent heart attack. He was born September 4, 1951, at Sacramento, Calif., to Mike P. and Helen Marie (Marinoff) Esquivel. He was raised in the Sacramento area and attended schools there. Tony later attended Evergreen State College in Washington. Tony married Sharon L. Maracle on May 14, 1977, in New York State, and the couple were married for nearly 37... Full story
Mary Louise Tylor, 62, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee, Washington. Born into the Republic, Washington home of Bill and Louise Kennedy on August 26, 1951; Mary married David Tylor in Roslyn, Washington on July 15, 1978. Mary served as a Kitchen Manager with the Kirkland, Washington Public School System before an unfortunate injury forced her early retirement. Mary enjoyed gardening but her two greatest joys in life were cooking really good food... Full story
Sylvia Ann Wiese of Vader, was called home by the Lord, Monday, April 21, 2014. She was born to the late Bill and Lucy Raynor, June 10, 1940, in Tarboro, N.C. Sylvia was preceded in death by her son Timothy Wiese. She is survived by her husband Fred Wiese of 55 years; daughters Tami and Teresa, son-in-law David and daughter-in-law Susan; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and three siblings. Sylvia returned to school and worked in the medical field when their children were grown. She enjoyed traveling the states with her husband in... Full story
Tom Zernick, Electric City and David Aggen of Hayden Lake, Idaho placed first in Gordon Steinmetz Spring Walleye Classic held on Banks Lake this past weekend. Zernick and Aggen bested the other 62 fishing teams to catch 12 walleyes weighing in at 42.30 pounds. Over $6000.00 in prize money/gifts was awarded to the team. This was Zernicks first walleye tournament and Aggens first time fishing Banks Lake in a walleye tournament. Other Electric City resident Eric Braaten and his father Ronald... Full story
The 14th Annual Diaper Drive at Zion Lutheran Church in support of Lutherans for Life will begin soon and you can help! Zion will be collecting donations to support the annual Diaper Drive at Harvest Food from Mother’s Day through Father’s Day. Look for the giant “calf” bottle at Harvest to make your donation. The collection will be matched by $300 of Thrivent Choice Funds. Funds collected will be divided between The Support Center in Omak, a crisis center for those in need, and Life Services in Spokane, a teen pregnancy center for young w... Full story
Stephanie James and Allen Butterfly of Nespelem are proud to announce the birth of their son Chayton Dyami Butterfly on Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 9 lbs., 4 oz., and was 20.5 inches in length at birth.... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, May 22, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee at noon. General business is on the agenda. GCHS Alumni Association to Meet Grand Coulee High School Alumni Association will hold its spring meeting on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at 1 p.m., at United Methodist Church, 405 Center Street, Grand Coulee. Anyone who attended school in the Grand Coulee School District is invited to attend. CMC Guild to Meet CMC Guild will hold its next regular meeting at CMC on Wednesday, May 28,... Full story
GCD School District Board of Directors NOTICE OF MEETING CHANGE Please be informed that The Board of Directors of the Grand Coulee Dam School District has changed the date of its May Regular Meeting from May 26, 2014 to May 28, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. due to the Memorial Day holiday. The public is invited to attend the meeting. Dennis Carlson, Ed.D. Board Secretary (Publish May 21, 2014) The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Planning Department Pete Palmer, Land Use/Shoreline Administrator P.O. Box 150, Nespelem, WA 99155 509-634-2577... Full story
I had hoped for warmer weather for Colorama and Mother’s Day weekend; we take what we get, as someone once said. If you recall, last year was very warm with temperatures in the high 80s, low 90s and clear sky. Here are the numbers for April. Our high temperature here at the home weather station was 74.0°F on the last day of the month (all-time high 92.0°F in 1936), a low of 30.7°F (all-time low 20.0°F in 1936) and the mean was 50.3°F (all time mean 50.0°F). Turned out the month was rather... Full story
Police have questioned a man after someone reportedly grabbed a child at Center Elementary School last Wednesday. Police Sgt. John Tufts said the man denied touching any child at the school, and conflicting stories from children who were at the scene have made it difficult to determine if anything really happened. Tufts said the child was with several other children, and that his sister, who was only four feet away, couldn’t confirm that anyone had been grabbed. “We are not getting confirmation that anything really happened from the other kid... Full story
Coulee Gas, a new fuel and convenience store at 212 Midway Avenue, could open within a few weeks, workers at the site said Tuesday. Raj Sandhu, one of the owners, took out a business license in the name of Sangam Investment LLC on April 29. According to the applicant, the store will sell gasoline and diesel fuel and convenience food products. The building was getting its red, white and blue colors Tuesday, and a worker said she was doing sheetrock work inside. Sandhu, from Kennewick, was not available for comment on the opening. He is involved... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 5/11 - A woman told police that another vehicle came off Knute Street and struck her vehicle. She said that the two exchanged information and both left the scene. The officer advised the lady to contact her insurance company. - While checking the 500 switchyard gate, the officer noticed a sensor wire lying on the pavement. He notified Plant Security. 5/12 - The supervisor of the water main construction on Midway Avenue said that a store owner was interfering with his workers. She had claimed that the firm doing the work was... Full story
Larry Boyd to the right, was invited to the Torrey Pines Golf Tournament at San Diego this last February. He walked the course with Tiger Woods and hopefully picked up some pointers on his golf. Picture was taken by Mike and Lynn Higgins.... Full story
Raider golf closed the regular season May 13 at home against Moses Lake Christian and Columbia Basin Secondary. Austin Rosenbaum posted his best score of the season, shooting an 89 over 18 holes to be the boys’ medalist. Madisyn Byam was a close second in girls competition to Isabella Murrell of MLCA with a score of 111. Head Coach Steve Files praised both golfers. “Austin Rosenbaum and Madisyn Byam shot their low rounds of the season,” he said. Brandon Desautel came in second for the Raiders, completing the course in 99 strokes. Kyle Holt... Full story
In the past week the Raider Tennis team finished its regular season and competed in the first post-season tourney. At the Lake Roosevelt High School tennis courts May 13, the regular season came to an end with a match against the Entiat Tigers. Entiat swept the Raider boys and narrowly defeated the Raider girls. Daniel Campobasso forced a tiebreaker set in his match against Alberto Quezada. Brandin Smith’s match against Orfil Olmos also went into a tiebreaker. Smith, Head Coach Steve Archer said, “lost the first set in a close tie-breaker, and... Full story
After a win over Bridgeport last week, the Lady Raiders came up one game short of making it into district play, ending their season. The Lake Roosevelt team played their last softball game of the 2014 season against Liberty Bell May 17. "We just needed to win two of three this week to make it into districts as the third seed, but LR came up short and we didn't get job done to make districts," Head Coach Jamie Lezard said. The Lady Raiders finished the season with a win-loss record of 5-15... Full story
Raider track and field athletes took four sub-district championships in Oroville May 16, where the top four from each event move on to the District 5-6 meet Saturday. LR finished third overall for both the boys’ and girls’ squads and sent 17 on to the district meet at Ephrata High School May 24. “All of our athletes dug deep and came up within the top four qualifiers for the district meet,” Head Coach Lori Adkins said. “We are proud of their efforts and will use this week of practice to further... Full story
Are you ready for the SEASON? Come wind, rain or shine, it’s a go. You know the drill, wear a hoodie, bring along a wind breaker, a hat, sunglasses just in case we get some rays in the Coulee, and put on a pair of comfortable shoes. And don’t leave home without some coins. But wait, if you need a pair of cheaters, like me, here’s a tip. Bring an extra pair (this is the voice of experience speaking here) so when one pair gets accidentally knocked off of your face, or dropped and stepped on, or disappears into the abyss where all lost pairs... Full story
