Newsbriefs

More management changes at CMC

Coulee Medical Center announced last week that three people will be leaving the management team.

Chief Human Resources Officer Julie Bjorklund, Dietary Manager Grace Heaton and Director of Continuous Improvement Melanie Neddo will all be leaving at the end of the month or early in July.

Bjorklund’s work will be absorbed by other HR office staff, Interim Chief Executive Officer Debbie Bigelow said in CMC’s email newsletter. And Chief Nursing Officer Ramona Hicks will inherit the administration of the dietary department and Neddo’s risk management duties, she said.

Tough competition in golf league

Jack’s Four Corner Service golf team leads the Merchant League by the narrowest of margins. Jack’s team led by four points in week five, and two points in week six, and after last week’s play still leads the league over Oasis and DDDP by a single point.

Finley gets

appointment

The governor of Washington has appointed the freshly ousted chairman of the Colville Confederated Tribes to the Eastern Washington University Board of Trustees.

Finley, a two-time chairman of the Colville Business Council, lost his Inchelium seat in the May primary.

He earned his bachelor of arts in American Indian studies (2003) and an master’s degree in history (2005) from EWU, and has received numerous awards for his academic and professional achievements.

“Michael Finley will help the EWU Board of Trustees strengthen the university,” said Gov. Jay Inslee. “He understands the importance of operating in a transparent, responsive and cost-efficient manner that will achieve results and benefit students.”

State says boat

licenses expiring

The deadline for renewing boat and watercraft registration decals is right around the corner. All Washington state boat registrations expire on June 30. But due to budget cuts, the Department of Licensing discontinued paper renewal notices for boats in 2010. Renewals can be handled online at dol.wa.gov.

Pathway possible

A proposal for a pathway starting at the south end of the causeway going through Grand Coulee has become a possibility. After a meeting of interested parties Monday, the possibility was disclosed of $25,000 to $40,000 in planning grants from Grant County and the Coulee Corridor Consortium.

Mayors invest funds

The Regional Board of Mayors has invested $600,000 in Time Investments which will earn some $50,000 over a five-year term. The mayors heard a representative, Paul Jarvis, go over the details of the investment of surplus funds at the Transfer Station.

The Delano Regional Transfer Station is behind some $9,699 in receipts over the same period of last year. To date in 2014, the transfer station has taken in $38,666, compared to $48,365, a year ago. Officials stated that the difference was in the transfer station receiving material from the demolition at the school district in 2013.

Enrollment up

Enrollment for May in the Grand Coulee Dam School District was 663.58 full time students compared to 609 a year ago. This makes the average for the year so far at 669, or nearly 30 students above the budgeted amount.