Newsbriefs

You have our permission sleep in

Daylight Savings time ends this Sunday morning. Move clocks back one hour.

Boat launch

permits

available online

Seasonal boat launch permits for Lake Roosevelt are now availabe online and at Coulee Hardware. They are no longer available at the National Park Service Office in Coulee Dam.

The Annual Boat Launch Permit for Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area will now be available online through pay.gov at https://www.pay.gov/public/form/start/64970644 or look for the link in this story at grandcoulee.com

Chamber

office closed

The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce office will be closed from Saturday, Oct. 25 through Sunday, Nov. 9. The office will open again Monday Nov. 10, at 8 a.m.

Port budget hearing

Thursday

Grant County Port District 7 will hold its 2015 budget hearing on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 4:30 p.m. at the airport office. The district’s regular monthly meeting will follow at 5 p.m.

Bazaar to

donate for

Alzheimer’s

The Christmas Belle Bazaar will be held at the Ridge Riders clubhouse on Saturday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The first 24 attending will receive a Christmas ornament and all the table rental fees will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association Inland Northwest Chapter.

School

attendance up

Attendance at Grand Coulee Dam schools is up again for the month of October. This month attendance was 718, which is 31 students above the same month last year. The October, 2014 total is 58 over the budgeted figure of 660. There are 394 students in the elementary wing and 339 in the secondary wing.

Report crimes

Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones is encouraging rural farm and property owners to call 9-1-1 to report any crimes.

“After speaking with folks at our recent town hall meetings, I realized many citizens have grown frustrated and may not be reporting crimes which are happening on their property,” Sheriff Jones said. “I want all property owners to know we need them to report all crimes. Reporting crimes helps us target areas experiencing higher crime incidents. Reporting crime helps the Sheriff’s Office strategically plan the commitment of resources.

“I completely sympathize with our farmers and rural property owners who, through no fault of their own, become crime victims,” the sheriff said Tuesday. “So, please, call in every crime that happens to you. The information you provide can help you, your