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Students at Monday's school board meeting requested full-time counselors, citing the stress of the recent deaths of fellow students, and bullying and violence that have taken a toll in the last few months. They asked for on-site and text-based counseling and suggested a program called Only7Seconds out of Chelan, which works with schools to address youth loneliness and prevent self-harm. ASB President Riley Ayling said she had a phone conversation with the executive director of the program last...
From the starting bell in the morning to the end of the school day, Lake Roosevelt students will no longer be allowed to use their cell phones — not even at lunch — a change intended to reduce distractions, bullying and other discipline issues. In a 3-2 vote, the school board Monday night agreed with staff members who advocated for the formal change, citing statistics about student learning and cyberbullying, and personal anecdotes of the discipline challenges that can easily distract a room full of students or lead to harassment of students by...
Elmer City officials and citizens met to look over a draft of the town's park and recreation plan Aug. 22. Planning consultant Kurt Danison of Highlands Associates presented the draft as the small group discussed ideas and additions or changes to it. The town hired Danison to help put together a master plan that will serve in the ever-important process of acquiring grant money for projects to improve the quality of life in the town with better recreational amenities. That process, itself, is...
A Granite construction worker lays down a coating of crushed gravel over freshly applied hot oil to "chip seal" Ferry Avenue in Coulee Dam Monday afternoon. The $1.9 million project, funded entirely by a state grant from the Transportation Improvement Board, began on Aug. 12 and includes streets in Grand Coulee and Electric City. The cities agreed to pool projects to be able to attract a larger construction company, saving time and resources. - Scott Hunter photo...
I appreciate our local towns working together on the massive chip seal street project. It looks great and was needed. Now we all need to work together with expertise from Ryan Fish, Nic Alexander and others knowledgeable to make our emergency services more efficient and effective. Also, thanks to the Coulee Dam Shop crew for cutting back the overgrowth at the corner to the police station. I have seen many close calls there and worried about vehicles colliding. Now visibility is better for traffic flow. I’m thankful for the tremendous l...
March on Washington and spoke to the estimated 200,000 people gathered. The speech is now known as the “I have a dream” speech. King imagined a future when “the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners could sit down together at the table of brotherhood.” King envisioned a future in which his four children would not be judged by the color of their skin, rather by the content of their character. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Source(s): National Geographic Education Compile...
During most of recorded history, there was no science, no explanations for the many terrifying events that afflicted life, e.g., volcanic eruptions, floods, droughts, starvation, and epidemic diseases. People invented gods and eventually believed that those gods were the cause of both good events and bad events. According to Michael Jordan, writing in his Encyclopedia of Gods, humans have invented more than 2,500 gods. Modern science has produced provable explanations for many of the things that once frightened people, and science has made the...
My friend Will Chausee had a sapphire mine in Montana about 35 miles east of Hamilton. He was an unlikely friend. Will owned a high-class cedar lumber operation, catering to high-end builders. He was a burly chap, probably 200 pounds if an ounce. Over time we got thrown together through the Rotary Club and other endeavors. Will kept inviting me to vacation at his Gem Mountain sapphire mine. So, my wife and I decided to do just that. The mine was located high up in the mountains, a fun and scenic drive, if nothing else. He spent time there in a...
Okanogan County Notice of Recount In accordance with RCW 29A.64 a mandatory recount will be conducted for the office of Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands. The Okanogan County Canvass Board has set Monday, August 26, 2024 at 9:00 AM as the start date and time for the recount. The recount will be held in the Okanogan County Courthouse in the ballot processing room. It will also be available to view livestream. Please go to okanogancounty.org/auditor/elections to find the link. The Canvass Board will certify the recount on Tuesday,...
Wastewater Treatment Facility Joint Board of Operations Meeting Wastewater Treatment Facility Joint Board of Operations meeting will be held Thursday, September 5, from 7-8pm at the Electric City City Hall. Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group holds its meetings Monday through Friday evenings at 6pm at the Vets Center. There is also a noon meeting every Wednesday. These meetings are open and non-smoking. For more information, contact Paul 631-4551 or Phyllis 631-1187.I In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its...
Grant County Health District staff are responding to a jump in whooping cough activity. Since June 2024, there have been 21 people with confirmed whooping cough and 7 other people with the disease symptoms and linkage to infected individuals. Most of those infected had not been vaccinated or were not up to date with the vaccine for whooping cough, also called pertussis. Before this increase, Grant County’s last confirmed pertussis case was in 2019. A similar rise in whoopingcough infections has been reported across Washington state. “The who...
Municipalities and others with public infrastructure projects they hope to see make a list for possible grant funding in Okanogan County are being encouraged to send in a letter now. The Economic Alliance said Tuesday it is accepting pre-application letters of intent to apply — from organizations, entities, municipalities, counties, private businesses and individuals in Okanogan County and the Colville Confederated Tribes — for the 2025 annual Okanogan County Public Infrastructure and Community and Economic development project pri...
The National Park Service for the next month is accepting public comments on its proposed fee increases throughout Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. One of the stipulations of charging user entrance and amenity fees, such as camping and boat launch fees, is that federal agencies are to charge fees commensurate with the local area, so as to not undercut the local markets, the NPS said in a press release. Comments will be taken through Sept. 26. Camping fees at Lake Roosevelt have not been adjusted since 2021, and boat launch fees have...
Coulee Dam Police 8/18 - Police called the Okanogan County Coroner after being shown a Camas Street man who apparently died of natural causes in his home and had been found by his stepson. 8/19 - Police advised a Birch Street man to get a no-contact court order against a woman banned from his property but whom his son lets back onto the property. The man said he would look into getting a no-contact order. - A vehicle was towed from the street in the area of Stevens Avenue and Diamond Street in Electric City because the city was going to...