Newsbriefs

Gift made

of

vacation pay

The Grand Coulee Dam School District board of directors accepted a $740.61 cash gift from Guillermo Guzman, a former Spanish teacher at Lake Roosevelt High School, at its recent meeting. The gift was from money the district owed him on accumulated vacation pay.

Students

earn

trip

A request to take a number of SHARP Kids to the Surf-n-Slide aqua center in Moses Lake was approved by the school board last Monday night. The trip was earned by students who had the required attendance record.

Agency to

continue work

for $281,000

School board members approved a continuing agreement with North Central Educational Service District for services it provides to the district here. The major program the ESD performs is the financial efforts of the district. The cost is $281,429. The ESD handles dozens of tasks for the district.

All-school

reunion

planned

Nespelem will have an all-school reunion this Saturday, July 12, at the Nespelem Senior Center. The gathering will begin at 2 p.m. and last until 6 p.m. with a luncheon served at 4 p.m. Cost of the luncheon is $10. Saturday evening the group will attend the annual powwow in Nespelem. Charlie Moses can be reached at 633-3555 for additional information.

No

quorum

The July 14 meeting of the Regional Board of Mayors meeting has been cancelled due to lack of a quorum. Secretary Donna Deckman said three of the four mayors could not attend.