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The school levy was barely passing Tuesday night by a margin of just 1.38% of the 866 votes counted so far. The measure, which asked to replace the Grand Coulee Dam School District's current levies with one at half the combined rate of expiring levies, had slipped into the fail bracket by the slimmest of margins, two to five votes, in each of the four counties involved except Douglas, where it held a 23-vote favorable margin. Ballots could be postmarked by Tuesday, or inserted in a ballot drop...
A community dinner will be held in honor of Steve Hood at the American Legion building in Electric City on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 3 p.m. As of last Saturday, Hood is now in the Washington State Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame after a career - and in reality, a lifestyle - of coaching and preparing his athletes to win matches and tackle life's tussles. In his day job, he taught auto shop for 33 years at Lake Roosevelt High School, but he found time to volunteer in the community after...
Utility line crews in Okanogan County were still fixing outages from Monday's storm late Monday afternoon. In the immediate Grand Coulee Dam area, only a few flakes fluttered here and there, but a bit north it was a different story. Okanogan County reported at 10:38 a.m. Monday that electric utilities were experiencing small outages around the county, including Nespelem Valley Electric Cooperative. "It was the heavy, wet snow that was the culprit," NVEC General Manager Kevin Black said Tuesday as his linemen were finishing repairs near Bridgepo...
An Electric City couple pressed the city council Tuesday to start a discussion on the in-town deer population, which they said is now increasing and becoming a problem. Robbin and Carol Boyce said they’ve lived in the area since 1989 but never had problems with deer before 2010, and now it’s getting worse. Carol Boyce described problems with deer now ranging from her apparently tasty forsytvuhia bushes that are “just about toast” to an overly familiar buck who spooked her visiting adult granddaughter by coming too close behind her in the yar...
A Veterans Day assembly will be held at Lake Roosevelt on Nov. 10 from 9-10 a.m. in the high school gym, and veterans and their families are welcome to attend. Middle school and high school bands will be performing patriotic marches, and a slideshow will be presented showing veterans from the local area, their names, dates of service, and which branch of the military they served in....
The Grand Coulee Dam area Scouts put out “Scouting for Food” bags with flyers in them this past weekend and hope to pick them up full on Saturday. They ask you to “please put nonperishable food or other donations out Saturday, November 12 by 9 a.m.” All donations will go to the local Care and Share Food Bank located at the Church of the Nazarene....
The annual Free Thanksgiving Dinner at the Grand Coulee Senior Center will be held on Thursday, Nov. 17. Doors open 4 pm. The center will be closing its doors at noon to set up. Call 633-2321 or stop in to sign up by Nov. 15 at center. Limited to 150. Open to public.... Full story
This week half the country will be upset by the midterm election results and half will be elated. Regardless, politics is causing every one of us more stress than it ought to, but, believe it or not, there is, hopefully, still some humor that we can all enjoy. Since Congress has a lower approval rating than polio, here are some fun lines to share: It’s so cold today, the congresswoman had her hands in her own pockets. The opposite of “pro” is “con,” so the opposite of progress is: Congress. Q: What did the corrupt congressman order for lunch...
Lowering our flags to half-staff is a solemn act that recognizes our fallen heroes, whether they be men and women in our armed forces or police officers killed in the line of duty. It is a vivid reminder of the ultimate sacrifice made by those who serve us. Unfortunately, after those flags return to the top of the pole and time passes, we tend to forget that the suffering for the friends and families continues. The loneliness, financial stress, and emotional strain lives on. That is when those husbands, wives, sons, daughters, and parents need...
Lloyd Meeds represented Washington’s 2nd District in Congress for a number of years and was a frequent visitor to our newspaper in Bothell. He spent a lot of time in the district and would come by the paper for interviews and to report on what he was doing back in Washington. Quite often, his wife, Mary, would accompany him. I told the two, on one occasion, of my plan to travel to the far east, and they quickly suggested that I include Taiwan as one of the countries to visit. Mary Meeds was Chinese and a personal friend of Madame Chiang K...
Central Washington is lucky to be home to over 33,000 veterans. As our nation observes this upcoming Veterans Day, we reaffirm a solemn promise to remember and honor the men and women of the United States Armed Forces — past and present. Although Veterans Day was established to remember and revere the sacrifices of so many, our veterans deserve to know their country is looking after them and their families each and every day. I have spent much of my time in Congress meeting with veterans across Central Washington and learning about the i...
Michael Phillip Horne was born on November 7th, 1967 in Bellevue, WA. Mike left us all too soon on the morning of Wednesday, October 26th, 2022. Mike was a council member for the City of Grand Coulee, WA, as well as the owner of MPH Repair and MPH Hi Dam Bar & Grill. He worked hard and put his heart into every project he took on, whether it was his own creative idea or something to help someone else. He was always willing to jump in lending a hand to his community, friends and family. He was an...
Frank Edward Whitham, 81, of Grand Coulee, Washington passed into the arms of his Lord Jesus the evening of Friday, October 21, 2022. Frank was born Wednesday, December 11, 1940 in Omaha, Nebraska to Frank O. and Gladys F. Whitham. Following graduation from Reseda High School in Reseda, California where he was a standout member of the Football and Pole Vault teams; Frank went on to work for the Aerospace Industry with Lockheed Martin as a welder and supervisor specializing in working with...
The Grand Coulee branch of North Cascades Bank is continuing to collect winter gear donations through the month of November for local children in need. Items they are seeking include new or gently used snow pants, gloves, scarves and winter boots. All items will be donated to the Grand Coulee Dam School District K-12 and will be distributed to those students in need during the upcoming cold months. Please help our local youth stay warm and dry during these challenging times....
Jamie Fry and Kobe Seymour of Grand Coulee, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son Kobe Darius Daniel Seymour Jr., Monday, October 31, 2022, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 6 lbs., 11 oz., and was 19.5 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Ren Conant, Kacyn Conant, Mercedes Fry and Casey Conant. Maternal grandparents are Joanna Fry and Tony Fry. Paternal grandparents are Leeann Seymour and Rawne Andrew. Great-grandparents are Suzie McKinney and Chuck McKinney....
Alysias Wegner and Evan Brown of Coulee Dam, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son Nickolis Orrin Brown, Sunday, November 6, 2022, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. He weighed 6 lbs., 6 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Evander Brown, Zayne Brown, Jaxon Desautel, Ayiah Desautel and Quinn Brown....
Christmas is on our minds! Trees of Sharing 2022 has launched it's program. Now through November 15 children's names may be submitted on “wish slips” and placed in decorated collection boxes at Safeway Pharmacy, Coulee Medical Center or Harvest Foods. If you know a family with children under age 18 living in the Coulee as far north as Belvedere that could use the encouragement of having Christmas gifts provided, please take time to fill out Trees of Sharing slips for each of their children. (Note that school-age children must be enrolled in...
Lake Roosevelt High School postseason sports came to an end Friday night when the Raiders lost to Liberty High School's Lancers at Spangle, 15-6. That loss came a day after the Lady Raider volleyball team lost in Omak in their bid to advance past the District 6 semifinals in three sets to Manson on Thursday and in three sets to Okanogan on Saturday afternoon. They finished the season with a 10-8 record overall, 8-6 in league. Raider Coach Bubba Egbert was disappointed not to get to advance this...
PRELIMINARY BUDGET HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The Town of Nespelem will hold the 2023 Preliminary Budget Public Hearing at Town Hall, 330 9th, Nespelem, WA 99155, November 9th, 2022 at 5:00 pm. Copies of the 2022 preliminary budget are available at Town Hall during business hours. All interested person will be give the opportunity to provide written or oral comments. Town Hall is handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate special needs, including handicap accessibility or interpreter, will be made upon receiving...