Newsbriefs

Bowling

leagues starting

Riverview Lanes Bowling Alley leagues begin on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Bowlers should stop by the bowling alley to get signed up for the fall leagues. League play is on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings. Call the lanes at 633-2225 for more information.

Civil service

will meet

Grand Coulee’s Civil Service Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 3, in the city council chambers. The September meeting is changed from its regular first Monday schedule due to a conflict. The public is invited, and Chair Alan Cain stated that the commission will move forward on its task of advertising and testing applicants for the police chief position.

Transfer

station to close

The Delano Regional Transfer Station will be closed Saturday, Aug. 30, and Monday, Sept. 1, due to the Labor Day holiday.

Man wrecks

on 174

An Electric City man was flown to Central Washington Hospital after crashing his car about 18 miles west of Grand Coulee on SR-174. The Washington State Patrol report stated that Justin Jeremy Arnold, 37, left the road on the right side in his 1995 Toyota Camry, over corrected and wound up upside down on the opposite side of the highway to Bridgeport. The WSP report indicated that alcohol was a factor in the accident and charges were pending. The car was totaled, and was towed away by Jack’s Four Corners Service.

School changes approved

The Grand Coulee Dam School District board Monday night approved a number of personnel changes. The board accepted the resignation of Marla Higgins, a Lake Roosevelt High School paraprofessional. They hired Cassandra Rodgers for a Lake Roosevelt secondary-level mathematics Title VII position; Joshua Kelton to a Lake Roosevelt secondary halftime history position; Paul Braun, to a LRHS assistant football coaching position and Tiffany Gerard moving to a Pathways assistant.

New bus

delivered

The school district recently took possession of a new 78-passenger school bus costing $97,360. Added features to the bus added $11,682.79. The bus was furnished by Bryson Sales & Service of Washington located at Everett.

Bugs are bad

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area issued a warning about mosquitoes along the lake Tuesday, especially near Kettle Falls.

“Conditions this summer at Lake Roosevelt have been optimal for mosquitoes,” they said. The National Park Service recommends using EPA-approved repellant and loose-fitting long-sleeved shirts and pants.

“National Park Service regulations, policies, and guidance protecting natural resources of this area do not allow for spraying programs unless mosquitos are found to be carrying diseases, such as West Nile,” the NPS noted.