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Teacher Sandy Hood addresses students and veterans at the conclusion of the Grand Coulee Dam Middle School assembly Wednesday honoring veterans. But the veterans decided this year to honor her back, presenting her with a plaque of appreciation for 16 years of organizing the annual project that has students writing to and learning about veterans and their service. The student-made posters lining the wall in the gym are each about a particular veteran, many of whom are seated at right. This year,...
Air Force Airman Guy R. Payne graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Payne is the son of Guy and...
Private First Class Antonio Montez, 18, of Okanogan, graduated from Army National Guard Basic Training at Fort Jackson, S.C., on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. In addition, he qualified and earned Expert Marksmanship. He is scheduled to graduate from his Advanced Individual Training as a Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic on December 12, 2013. Antonio is the son of Cory Farmer (Berg), Okanogan, grandson of Kerry Berg, Grand Coulee, and great-grandson of Patrick Holbert, Electric City. He is a 2013 graduate of...
Seaman Apprentice Timothy Wayne Loch graduated from Navy Basic Training at RTC Great Lakes, Il., on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013. He is currently attending Master at Arms, a school at Lackland AFB, Texas, and scheduled to graduate on December 7, 2013. Timothy is the son of Robert and Becky of Loch and a 2013 graduate of Lake Roosevelt High School....
Alissa Mansker, Grand Coulee, has been awarded a $5,000 New Horizons scholarship by Royal Neighbors of America, the organization announced last week. A one-time payment will be made to her college of choice and will be used to help fund tuition, room and board, and books. Since its creation in 1961, the Royal Neighbors of America Scholarship Program has awarded more than $4 million to its members to assist with the costs of continuing education. The program accepts applications from its...
Tiger Covington practices his skater moves at North Dam Park’s sk8park Tuesday evening. “I love this skatepark,” Covington, 27 today, said. — Scott Hunter photo...
Brandon C. Heintz, of Electric City, has graduated with a Bachelor of Sport Science degree in Sports Management from the United States Sports Academy, the school announced. The academy is an independent, nonprofit institution that offers sport-specific programs to students, teachers, and administrators around the world....
Coulee Dam High School Class of 1968 recently celebrated their 45th class reunion Aug. 2 and 3....
The Coulee Dam High School Class of 1963 celebrated its 50th Reunion Saturday May 20 with a dinner at Pepper Jack’s Restaurant. Left to right: back row - Dean Skorheim, Larry Johnson, Fred Kayler, Hurrell Carter; middle row -John Aumick, Yvonne (Minter) Griffin, Bob Milliken, Bil Keefer, Dale Nelson; front row - Steve Hakola, Linda (Chapman) Balthazar, Willa Swartz, Bonnie (Stallman) Wendt, Joe VanSlyke Not pictured: Jim Easling, Sheila Whitelaw and Linda (Johnson) McClelland...
Chuck and Dodie Boyd recently celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary at the home of their son and wife Jeff and Jennifer Boyd in Spokane. A beautiful family dinner was held with family members including son Jeff and wife Jennifer and his kids Lily, Camille and Liam; daughter Brenda and husband Frank Wolf and kids Caleb and Delaney and Frank’s parents Dennis and Beatie Wolf. Chuck and Dodie were united in marriage in the living room of Dodie’s mother Naomi Manzer Johnson’s home, 4 Steve...
Aaron Boyd Galbraith was awarded a degree of Doctor of Medicine recently from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth University in Hanover, N.H. Galbraith is the son of Allan Galbraith and Lorena Boyd of Wenatchee and the grandson of Larry and Gerry Boyd of Coulee Dam. He earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from Lewis-Clark State University in 2008 and volunteered for AmeriCorps prior to starting his medical studies. Galbraith is continuing his studies through a 3-year residency in i...
Rob Skordas, who had a chiropractic practice in Grand Coulee years ago but changed careers, is now the manager of Bureau of Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Dams Office, which manages, operates and maintains Hoover, Davis and Parker dams and associated facilities on the Colorado River. Rob is the son of Tom and Kathy Skordas of Coulee Dam. In 1999, Robert Skordas changed directions in his life and took an apprentice power plant operator position at Grand Coulee Dam. In 2002, he worked in the M...
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....
Hunter and Tanner Whitelaw are proud to announce the forthcoming marriage of their parents Tera McGuire and Jonah Whitelaw. Tera is the daughter of Rich and Judy McGuire of Grand Coulee. She is a cosmetologist at River’s Edge. Jonah is the son of Dave and Glenna Whitelaw of McGinnis Lake and is employed as a engine operator at Mt. Tolman Fire Center. The couple will wed September 14, 2013, at Sunbanks Resort in Electric City....
A celebration for Donna Mae Rickard’s 100th birthdaywill be held in Omak and Coulee Dam. The Omak celebration will be Monday, June 24, from 2-3:30 p.m. at Apple Springs, 1001 Senna. In Coulee Dam the event is scheduled for Sunday, June 30, from noon – 2 p.m. at the Coulee Dam Community Presbyterian Church at 509 Central Drive. A salad luncheon is planned. No gifts, cards welcome....
Detective Frankie D. here - again - after a couple of weeks off. You can bet your booties that yard sale shoppers in the Coulee are in for a heck of a ride this summer if the half-dozen sales held in Electric, Grand and Elmer Cities are a true indicator. Saturday’s rummage sale at the Grand Coulee’s Zion Lutheran Church had all of the elements of a Priority One sale: a great location in a grassy, shady area with stuff set out on tables and on tarps and lots of volunteers to help with pricing, sacking and even loading. The deals were great too...
Five men and one woman were on hand last week to celebrate their 70th Mason City High School class reunion. The five men were graduates of 1943, and the woman graduated in 1946. In the picture, from the left are: Dick Kerfoot, Jim Stansfield, Duretta Warde Misfeldt, Roy Dimone, Jim Rabideau and John Kriete. By unanimous vote of the five, Duretta was invited to be part of the celebration. The group was interviewed by Judith Sattler Irons in an effort to develop an oral history for later use by...
A celebration for Donna Mae Rickard’s 100th birthdaywill be held in Omak and Coulee Dam. The Omak celebration will be Monday, June 24, from 2-3:30 p.m. at Apple Springs, 1001 Senna. In Coulee Dam the event is scheduled for Sunday, June 30, from noon – 2 p.m. at the Coulee Dam Community Presbyterian Church at 509 Central Drive. A salad luncheon is planned. No gifts, cards welcome....
Lake Roosevelt senior Emily Williams along with help from her father Ron, left, and school district Superinendent Dennis Carlson looking on, installs the “Career Technical Education” sign she made for her senior project between the autoshop and the industrial arts building at the school. Williams, who went before the school board on two occasions to get permission for the project, said she wanted to do something that would have a “lasting” value. It took her 60 hours of work to complete the sig...
Army First Sergeant Anthony (Tony) Wilson returned from Afghanistan in November, 2012. He spent 13 months in Afghanistan as the First Sergeant of the 737th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company. Fort Bragg, N.C., is the home of this company. Wilson has recently been scheduled for reassignment to Eglin Air Force Base, Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Wilson will be the first sergeant for students passing through explosive ordnance training school. The E.O.D.N.A.V. is a multi-service training center for...
Michelle M. Prince, daughter of Sergeant First Class Sara Zlateff and Lieutenant Colonel Pat Zlateff both U.S. Army retired, has been promoted to Petty Officer First Class or PO1. She is currently stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, aboard the USS Vella Gulf CG72. Having just returned from her fourth tour in the Persian Gulf, she is awaiting orders for her next duty station. She has 12 years in the Navy so far. Her current duties include: Overseeing the 2 five-inch guns. The Armory, (weapons room)...
Bob and Sandy Hendrickson of Coulee Dam celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary last Saturday. The couple were married in Spokane, Wash., on Oct. 27, 1972. They have enjoyed living in the Nespelem and Coulee Dam areas since 1984. Bob is a retired school teacher and Sandy currently works for the Grand Coulee Dam School District. Their children and grandchildren live in Spokane; Twin Lakes, Iowa; and Three Rivers, Calif. They are pictured here with five of their eight grandchildren and are...
Samantha Leigh Keck and Todd Robert Branco were married Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, at the Bellingham Courthouse. Superior Court Commissioner Leon Henley officiated. Plans for a vow renewal will take place on August 25, 2013, at Evergreen Gardens in Ferndale, Wash. The bride is the daughter of Stuart Lee and Valerie P. Keck of Grand Coulee. The bridegroom is the son of Antonio F. Branco of Burlington and Sherri Kipling of Everson. The bride graduated from Nooksack Valley High and works at Little...
Kati Goodall and Marisha Hobrecht stop for a photo with Goodall's dog, Addy, after winning first place in the Coulee Fall Festival pet show at the North Dam Park skatepark Saturday. A total of 15 dogs and their owners entered the fairly informal, fun competition, with some 50 onlookers cheering them on. All the pets were dogs, and they all seemed to enjoy it....