Newsbriefs

Early deadline

for newspaper

Due to the Christmas holiday The Star newspaper has a deadline for its next issue for news and advertising at 5 p.m. this Friday. Next week’s issue will be published Tuesday, Dec. 23. Happy Holidays.

Pay raise approved

Coulee Dam’s council approved a 2.1-percent increase in wages and salary for Teamster Union employees and department heads for 2015, at its meeting last Wednesday night. The council also selected Councilmember Shawn Derrick as mayor pro-tem for 2015.

Senior meals

supported

Electric City council voted to provide $2,500 to Senior Meals Service program. The donation will be effective Jan. 1, 2015.

Sewer lobby

donation made

The council at Electric City voted $500 to a coalition of small cities who plan to lobby the Legislature on sewer matters and seek ways to get grants for improvements. The coalition started by Shelton has 16 cities taking part.

Trees of Sharing gifts to be

delivered

Trees of Sharing volunteers are preparing this week for delivery of Christmas gifts Saturday morning Dec. 20, to children in Elmer City, Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee, Delano and Electric City. Gifts will be delivered between 10 a.m. and noon to 159 children. If you have an ornamental tag, please return your wrapped gift to any “tree” location today (Wednesday). If you were unable to purchase a gift or have one and you are unable to deliver it, please call Linda Black at 633-3611.

Attendance

up at school

School officials learned Monday night that the average attendance at Grand Coulee Dam district schools was 717 for December, up from 667 for the same month a year ago. The 717 number is 57 over the projected budget figure for this year.

Personnel changes approved

The school board Monday night accepted one resignation and hired for two positions.

Resigning was Andrea Sperberg as assistant track coach at Lake Roosevelt High School.

Hired were Natalie Kontos as K-6 physical education specialist (long term substitute) and James Caddy as eighth-grade girls’ basketball coach.

Game cancelled

The Lake Roosevelt High School Alumni basketball game scheduled for Dec. 20, has been cancelled, officials stated, due to unforeseen circumstances.

Barry keeps

board chair

Joette Barry was re-elected as chairman of the school board during its meeting Monday night. Carla Marconi was named vice chair, and Barry was appointed WIAA representative.