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At the recent NCW District Fair, Wyatt Egbert of Grand Coulee received honors as Reserve Champion in the Intermediate section of Beef Fitting and Showing and Market Beef....
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Parks Boating Program is urging stand up paddleboarders to be safe on the water by always wearing a life jacket and leash. According to Washington state recreational boating accident data, six stand up paddleboard fatalities have occurred in the last 29 years — four of those have been in the last 30 days. “The fact that we’ve had four back-to-back fatalities is alarming,” said Rob Sendak, State Parks Boating Law Administrator. “Stand up paddleboarding is typically a safe and enjoyable activity, but it comes with...
Officer Joshua Watkins is sworn in to his duties at the Coulee Dam Police Department June 21by Chief Paul Bowden, after graduating from the state police academy June 19. Watkins is currently engaged in field officer training with Bowden. - Lila Bowden photo...
Grand Coulee 5/7 - An officer picked up a Hickory Farms box with tobacco, rolling papers, and an odor of marijuana from the alternative school after the principal reported finding it in one of the “community rooms.” The box and its contents were destroyed. - An officer told a woman over the phone how to file a complaint against another officer who handled a case a week prior in a way the woman was not happy about. 5/8 - A driver on Spokane Way was pulled over for having a vehicle registration that expired in March. The young man was cited for...
Chelsea Dudley, of Belvedere, displays her grand champion market steer in the senior livestock division at the Ferry County Fair, along with some of her winning ribbons. She also won grand champion in digital photography, grand champion in drawings, best of show in educational exhibits, and reserve champion in senior poultry showmanship. Chelsea has won grand champion market steer three years in a row. - Misty Dudley photo...
After being kicked out of the Grand Coulee Dam School District in 2006 for not taking school seriously, Devin White moved to the Vancouver-Portland area, where he earned his graduation equivalency diploma and began to be classically trained in theater and film acting. White has studied at Clarke College and with the Portland Actors Conservatory, the second largest theater in Portland; the Artists Repertory Theatre; Blanche-Rooney Studios; the Actor Experiment; with Jana Lee Hamblin at ActNow...
Parishioners at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Grand Coulee as well as church leaders of the Yakima Diocese honored the parish priest, the Rev. Robert Himes, Saturday, some 60 years after his ordination as a priest. The Most Rev. Bishop Joseph Tyson delivered a nearly 1,400-word homily in which he said Himes should "know how grateful we all are for the way you enter into our lives as a humble servant-priest." At a dinner afterward, posing for a photo are, from left, the Rev. Mike Ibach, Tyson,...
Wade Roberts, a class of 2007 Grand Coulee Dam Lake Roosevelt High School graduate and a 2012 graduate of Whitworth University, Spokane, Washington, received his Ph.D. in Molecular Plant Sciences May 5, 2018, from Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. Wade is heading to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville June 2018 to pursue post-doctoral research. Wade is the son of Merle and Linda Roberts....
The 2018 Nespelem Junior Rodeo Queen Jadyn, Princess Setra and Princess Chenoa are all set for the Nespelem Junior Rodeo, to be held next weekend April 28 and 29 at the Nespelem Rodeo Grounds. Both days, events will begin at 10 a.m....
Betty Lacy eats a birthday meal at the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center Thursday with friends. To her right is Jean Graf. Lacy turned 98 on Friday. - Scott Hunter photo...
Hunter Piccinini, 4, reacts with delight at finding the first buttercup brought to our attention this spring. Hunter and his mom found it on a hike along Banks Lake Feb. 26. - Rose Piccinini photo...
It’s a girl for Epperson/Marchand Alana Epperson and Loren Marchand are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Hayzen Shay Marchand, born Friday, November 17, 2017, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 8 lbs., .08 oz., and was 20 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Jace Marchand, age 4, and Maddison Marchand, age 1. Maternal grandparents are Vancy and Darcy Epperson. Paternal grandparents are Janice Marchand and Felimone Orozco. Wick/Rhodes have a boy Rebecca Wick and Anthony Rhodes, of Grand Coulee,...
Paul and Sheila Allinson, of Grand Coulee, Washington, will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary November 10, 2017. The couple married at St. Paul's Methodist Church in San Francisco, California, on Nov. 10, 1957. They have lived in the Grand Coulee area since 1991....
This past weekend, Pat Zlateff attended a reunion to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1967 EWSC football team's near-perfect season and runner-up finish in the NAIA Championships. That squad, which was the first team inducted into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001, was honored in pre-game introductions at Roos Field (formerly Woodward Field), which is also celebrating its 50th anniversary this fall. Zlateff wore number 41 and played as a fullback and kicker....
The Bearded Villains recently held their first chapter flag shoot meeting at Pepper Jack's Bar and Grille. Washington has two chapters, Eastern and Western. In attendance for the gathering were brothers from all over Oregon (the woodsmen), Western Washington (reign side villains), Las Vegas (sick side villains), and Eastern Washington (Originals). The group ranges in age from early 20s to upper 60s and members work in all different areas in life, including teachers, caregivers, lawn care, truck...
Robert and Nina Fields of Grand Coulee, Washington, and Annie Bailey of Fairbanks, Alaska, are pleased to announce the marriage of Stormy Fields and Isaac Bailey. The couple exchanged vows in Fairbanks on August 5, 2017, at the Georgeson Botanical Gardens. Bridesmaids were Sierra Helgerson, Amber Holmes, and Luisa Machuca. Groomsmen were John Erickson, Shawn Helgerson, and Dan Finneseth. Officiating the ceremony was Chandre Szafran of Anchorage, Alaska. The weather was beautiful, the bride...
Richard and Gina Brueske recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple married on July 8, 1967, in Seattle, Washington. They lived in Kent, Washington, where Richard worked at Boeing as an engineer for 33 years and Gina volunteered at numerous organizations and started her career at TOPS Club, Inc. After Richard's retirement in 1995, they decided to relocate to Coulee Dam in 2007 so he didn't have to travel so far for great hunting, fishing and the beautiful eastern Washington...
Rachel McClure graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor of science in economic sciences this spring, WSU announced last week. McClure is the daughter of Davy and Joy McClure, of Nespelem, and a 2011 graduate of Lake Roosevelt High School....
Joshua Reeder of Grand Coulee just finished the Washington State Patrol Fire Academy. He was at the academy from April 1 through June 25 on a scholarship he was awarded earlier this year. Reeder is a member of the Electric City Volunteer Fire Department as a lieutenant and will be returning for additional training in July this year. - submitted photo...
Tim Lynch ended 42 years as manager of Coulee Dam's wastewater treatment plant last Friday. Employees held a party late Friday to acknowledge Lynch's service to the town. Lynch said he would have plenty to do in retirement, fishing for one thing. At the retirement party was Barry Peacock, who recently retired from running the town crew. - Roger S. Lucas photo...
LuAnn Aylings retired June 10 from the Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union after serving members there for 34 years. Ayling started her credit union career in 1983 as a teller, and soon after was promoted to the loan department. She was promoted again to loan supervisor, and for the past 27 years has served as vice president of lending. "Thousands of lives were impacted and helped because of LuAnn's experience, knowledge and desire to help others achieve their financial dreams," credit union...
Trevor McCleary, 2013 Almira Coulee-Hartline graduate married Nicole Nagy of Liberty, Kentucky, May 2017. Both are Senior Airmen/E-4 serving in the U.S. Air Force. Trevor and Nicole met while stationed in Italy. After their current assignments in South Korea, Trevor and Nicole will be stationed in England....
Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union wished a fond farewell to Kris Hare, who retired on April 30 after 22 years of service. Hare began her career with the Credit Union on May 1, 1995 as an administrative assistant to then-CEO David Schmidt. For the last 14 years, she held the position of phone branch manager. In addition to her regular duties she also served as the secretary for the board of directors for many years. "The Credit Union and its many members will miss Kris' friendly voice and helpful...
Betty Lacy, almost 97, sits with her great-great-grandson, 6-month-old Elijah Moore, with, from left, her daughter, Clea Lacy Pryor, 73; Elijah's mother, Mandy Moore, 23; and Darla Pryor Orr, 52, following a family dinner at Clea's home Jan. 23. Mandy and Jeremy Moore, a marine stationed in North Carolina, brought Elijah to meet the family. - submitted photo...
Gary and Dolores Jenkin, of Coulee Dam, Washington, will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception on Sunday, November 13, at the home of their daughter, Nevada, and son-in-law, Warner Whybark. Their son, Eric, and daughter-in-law, Stacey, will co-host. The Jenkins have three grandchildren....