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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Senior menu Wednesday, July 3 - Dinner Jeannie’s Birthday Meal Meat Loaf, Baked Potatoes, Butter and Sour Cream, Green Beans, Peach Cobbler. Thurs., July 4 - No Meal Fri., July 4 - Breakfast Diced Polish Sausage Scramble with Cheese, Hashbrowns, Coffee Cake, Pears, Orange juice. Mon., July 8 - Breakfast Sausage Links, Eggs, Hashbrowns, Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice. Tues., July 9 - Dinner Soft Tacos, Salad Bar, Cheese, Sour Cream & Salsa, Fruit Tart. Wed., July 10 - Dinner Beef Roast, Whipped potatoes & Gravy, Peas & Carrots, Fruit Salad, R...
Nobody likes extreme and prolonged heat, but such conditions can be deadly for seniors. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States. On average, excessive heat claims more lives each year than tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and lightning combined (http://www.noaawatch.gov/themes/heat.php). “The elderly are often the most vulnerable to severe heat,” said Jeff Huber, president of Home Instead, Inc., franchisor of the Home Instead Senior Care® netw...
Randy and Sue Fischer of Electric City are proud to announce the forthcoming marriage of their son Zachary Steven Fischer to Alma Melissa Westcott, daughter of Rodney and Graciela Westcott of Bonita, Calif. Zachary is employed as a Master Mechanic for Dresser-Rand and Alma is a para-legal for Legacy, a law firm. The couple will wed Saturday, July 20, 2013, at the Abbey in San Diego, Calif. They will reside in Chula Vista, Calif....
Breanna Salas and Justin Chuckulnaskit of Nespelem are proud to announce the birth of their son Jason Chuckulnaskit. He was born Monday, June 24, 2013, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 8 lbs., 11 oz., and was 21 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Tanessa Chuckulnaskit, 12 and Lanay Chuckulnaskit 7. Maternal grandparents are Sharon Covington and Ron Salas of Nespelem. Paternal grandparents are Cheryl Chuckulnaskit and Larry Thorton of Nespelem. Great-grandparents include maternal: Odell Covington and Ed Covington,...
The annual Summer Reading Program has started at the Grand Coulee Library. The theme this summer for children and teens, chosen by a National Collaborative Summer Library Program committee, is “Dig into Reading”. Come in to enroll in the program and begin keeping track of the minutes read or those that have been read to you for our reading challenge. There are also a lot of fun activities and presentations planned this summer at the library. Every program is free to the public. Fairy Gardens have been made with Gail Swagerty, painted/decorated...
No Chamber this Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not be holding their noon meetings this Thursday due to the 4th of July holiday. Come check out the festivities at the festival in the park below Grand Coulee Dam. Mosquito Dist. 2 to Meet Grant County Mosquito Dist5rict 2 will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 3rd at 7 p.m. at the Electric City City Hall. Class of 2003 Getting Ready for Reunion The Lake Roosevelt Class of 2003 will be holding an informal get-together for its 10 year reunion on July 26...
Local bowlers recently brought home the cash during the 2013 Washington State Women’s Bowling tournament in Anacortes. Mae Stensgar and Candy Weed-Butz took 1st in doubles. Their team Riverview Lanes II which also included Cheri Potts and Jennifer Miller-Mercado took seventh. Candy also took 26th in singles and 3rd in all events. Cheri and Jennifer finished 19th in doubles with Jennifer taking 9th in all events and Marilynn Turner and Tina Rinker took 50th in doubles to still claim a cash a...
Fort Okanogan will hold one of its centennial series at its interpretive center Sunday afternoon, July 14, beginning at 1 p.m. The theme of this presentation will be “West Meets East: Frank Matsura as Artist, Photographer, Japanese.” The new exhibits installed at Fort Okanogan Interpretive Center (FOIC) by the Colville Confederated Tribes will be an opportunity for visitors to see some of the 1,500 originals film and glass-plate negatives in the local collection. Another 1,500 film and glass-plate negatives are held at Washington State Uni...
Public Notice Town of Coulee Dam ORDINANCES ADOPTED BY THE TOWN OF COULEE DAM Ordinance 713 – An Ordinance of the Town of Coulee Dam, Washington, setting salaries and wages for officers and employees of the Town for the calendar year 2012 and amending Ordinance 701. Ordinance 714 – An Ordinance of the Town of Coulee Dam, Washington, setting salaries and wages for officers and employees of the Town for the calendar year 2013 and amending Ordinance 710. Full and complete copies of the above ordinances are available at Town Hall during normal bus...
June, 2013 – The WSU Colville Reservation-Ferry County Extension 4-H Challenge program is an experiential learning and youth development program where groups participate in hands-on experiences that focus on leadership, citizenship and life skills development. These experiences will be facilitated by certified volunteers and/or staff. If transportation is an issue, a volunteer or staff member can bring portable challenge activities to you! Summer is the time to schedule your group’s very own 4-H Challenge experience! The low ropes course is...
June 2013 –Youth on the Colville Reservation had the opportunity to learn about small animals through their participation in the 4-H Small Animal Clinic, held in Keller on June 22. This was a hands-on clinic, whereby reservation youth were able to get ‘up close and personal’ with chickens, rabbits, goats and cats. 4-H Leaders and teen leaders demonstrated how to select, care for, feed and show small animal projects. Youth also received information on how to create educational posters and were...
The following are the results from the 2013 Ridge Riders Ranch Rodeo held June 29. Bronc Riding 1st, $776, Vade Arnzen, Boardman, Ore.; 2nd/3rd, $485, Ethan Storey, Cheney and JD Brock, Emmett, Idaho; 4th, $194, Arnold Fox, Mitchell, Ore. Ranch Rodeo: Branding, Mugging, Trailer Loading 1st, 6 min., 38 sec., $165/team member: Kaylee Bobadilla, Cesar Bobadilla, both of Tonasket, John Penfold of Palisades and Joel Penfold, East Wenatchee 2nd, 7 min., 01 sec. $123.75/team member, Brad Rothrock, Kristy Rothrock, Ben Kershner, Austin Olma, all of...
Dalton Davis, of Yakima, opts for a graceful parting with the bull he successfully rode longer than the required 8 seconds at the Cleatis Lacy Bull Ride Friday night at the Ridge Riders Rodeo Grounds. Davis won the event with a score of 83 on that ride. He and Waylan Timentwa, the only other successful rider of the night, divided a purse of $1,500. — Scott Hunter photo...
The Nespelem Celebration Rodeo will be held July 12-14, at the Rodeo Grounds, and is being held in conjunction with a pow wow and stick games. The rodeo is sanctioned by the Western States Indian Rodeo Association and stock is being supplied by Red Knection of Keller. Parts of the event are not sanctioned: the Friday night open barrel racing, the Saturday wild horse race, and the Sunday endurance and wild colt races are not sanctioned. The rodeo is open to everyone and will include bull riding, saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, senior team...
The Grant County Historical Society will hold their board meeting July 9 at 11 a.m. at the Ephrata American Legion. Lunch will be served following the meeting for $5. The guest speaker Jack Park is going to talk about the Life and Adventures of Chief Moses. Call the Legion at 509-754-2761 if you plan to have lunch. All members and guests are welcome....
IT’S ALL GOOD TEAM W L Ole Guys 26.5 13.5 San Poil Valley 26.5 13.5 King Pins 25 15 Dump Trucks 19.5 20.5 Flyin W 19.5 20.5 M-T-R 17 23 Gutter Fingers 16.5 23.5 Still Tryin 8.5 31.5 High Game: Ole Guys 567; Gary Bjorson 235; Mae Stensgar 186 High Series: Ole Guys 1489; Gary Bjorson 572; Mae Stensgar 501...
Grand Coulee Police 6/24 - A Nespelem man was arrested and taken to Grant County jail after allegedly taking a bottle of vodka without paying for it from Safeway. The man was found at a residence on Yakima Street. He was banned from entering Safeway in the future. 6/25 - A vehicle was stopped because a brake light wasn’t working and the officer found that he didn’t have insurance. He was cited on the insurance issue. - An officer responded to a report that shots were being fired at the Spring Canyon campground. The officer found that a Tac...
Do you know what the phrases “multi-family,” “too much to list,” “something for everyone” and finally, “and much more” mean to a specific group of yard sale shoppers? To put it simply, a bonanza -- and we don’t mean the Bonanza Boys, Ben Cartwright and sons, Adam, Hoss and Little Joe, of television fame -- we’re talking about stuff. Yes, stuff, all kinds of stuff, and the more stuff available at the sales held in the Coulee, the better the whole experience is. If you were among those shoppers out and about on Friday and Saturday last weeke...
Teddy Kirk of Coulee City, WA, was one of seven children, born August 20th, 1931 at her grandmother’s home in St. John WA, to Ted and Margaret F. (Davis) Schuster. She entered into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on July, 3, 2013, while loved ones were gathered around her. Teddy was raised on a farm and knew the value of hard work. She was very resourceful and approached her work with a sense of joy and vigor, enjoying the fruits of her labor while always sharing with those around her. She passed on these steadfast qualities to h...