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$ 1 00 VOL. LXXI, NO. 45 SERVING THE GRAND COULEE DAM AREA, WASHINGTON STATE FEBRUARY 8, 2012 “I believe the Bureau has the authority to support the school district’s needs.” Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Newsbriefs Congress gets after USBR on school issue School leader is optimistic by Roger S. Lucas The Grand Coulee Dam School District is getting help for its efforts to fund a new school construction from Eastern Wash- ington’s congressional delegation. In separate actions, both Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Rep “Doc” Hastings have taken up the school district’s inter- est. McMorris Rodgers represents Eastern Washington’s 5th District, which includes the east side of Coulee Dam. Hastings represents the 4th District, which covers Central Washington and abuts the 5th at Coulee Dam. Both are Republicans. McMorris Rodgers fired off a stern letter Feb. 3, to Keith McGowan, the en- vironmental protection specialist for the Bureau of Reclamation. “Despite its protestation,” McMorris Rodgers wrote, “I believe the Bureau has the authority to support the school dis- trict’s needs. The very act that the Bureau cites as basis for no action is the very act that gives the federal government the ability to support the needs of the Coulee community.” Rep. McMorris Rodgers refers to a statement within the Coulee Dam Com- munity Act of 1957 which states: “The secretary (Interior) is authorized to en- ter into contracts with the municipality whereby either party might undertake to render to the other such services in aid of the performance of activities and functions of the municipality and of the Department of the Interior within or near Coulee Dam as will, in the Secretary’s judgment, contribute substantially to the efficiency or economy of the operations of the Department of the Interior.” The school district has been looking in every nook of the federal budget to find help in replacing aging school structures, which would require more taxing capac- ity than the district has, because of the large federal presence. The district is even seriously considering a lawsuit. “I don’t believe there is a more visible exam- ple of the federal gov- ernment’s involvement in the community than the school district,” Mc- Morris Rodgers wrote. “Nor is there a more visible example of the federal government’s failings than the school district. “What is more disappointing is the long-standing rec- ognition by Con- gress and stake- holders that the Coulee community lacks a sufficient tax base to support the needs of the school district and the federal gov- ernment’s failure to provide much needed assistance. ... Ninety-nine percent of the surrounding Bill in Legislature could close local hospital Legislators to hold “town hall” on phone State Sen. Linda Evans Par- lette and Reps. Cary Condotta and Mike Armstrong are inviting residents of the 12th Legislative District to participate in a tele- phone town hall meeting to hear from their legislators and ask questions about the 2012 legisla- tive session. The event will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16. Residents can call in and participate in the community dialogue from the comfort of their own homes by dialing 1-877-229- 8493 and entering the numbers 15405, followed by the “pound” key. The call will begin at ap- proximately 7 p.m. and last for one hour. New board coming aboard The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting Thursday at noon at Pepper Jack’s in Grand Coulee, installing new officers and board members and announcing its Business of the Year and Chamber Achiever awards. Red Cross seeks volunteers in Grand Coulee Area The American Red Cross is seek- ing volunteers in the Grand Coulee area who are interested in respond- ing to local disasters and providing emergency help. Red Cross volunteers respond to local house fires and large- scale wildfires and provide disaster assistance to people affected by disasters, as well as Emergency Response workers. The Red Cross will provide free training to interested volunteers. The Red Cross is also interested in identifying and working with local organizations, as well as vendors, to provide relief for those affected by disaster. If you or your organization is interested in working with the Red Cross to provide disaster relief services, please call Sandy Cain, Emergency Services Director, at 509.663.3907 Man takes own life A Coulee City man apparently took his own life Tuesday after al- legedly assaulting his wife, Grant County authorities reported late Tuesday. Around 2 p.m., emergency re- sponders were called to a Coulee City business for a woman who was injured, according to a press release. That woman alleges she was assaulted by her husband at their home, 35374 Pinto Ridge Road Northeast, just outside of the city limits of Coulee City. She escaped the home and drove to the nearby business to seek help. The woman was taken by ambulance to a local hospi- tal and is being treated for her injuries. Her identity will not be released while the investigation is underway. Grant County Sheriff Depu- ties found a dead man in his 50s, who apparently hanged himself outside the home. That man is believed to be the husband of the assault victim. His name will be released once the county coroner has confirmed his identity and next of kin have been notified. by Scott Hunter A bill in the state Legislature would likely put the new Coulee Medical Center out of business within three years. That’s according to J. Scott Graham, CMC’s chief operating officer, who spoke to the chamber of commerce Thursday. House Bill 2130 would affect 38 “Critical Access Hospitals” in the state by changing the way they are reimbursed for expenses under Medicaid, a federal and state program that helps pay for care to millions of people who can’t afford it. “Instead of being in a financially viable position, … it would put us at about $1 million to $2 million deficit every year.” Graham said Coulee Medical Center is financially better off than many rural hospitals and predict- ed that some nearby would close immediately if the bill passes. The bill is part of the Legisla- ture’s quest to close a $2.5 billion shortfall, Graham said, but HB 2130 would address a small sliver of that, saving the state about $22 million. But because it affects the amount that comes from the fed- eral government, the total impact to small hospitals come to about $70 million, Graham said. “It seems like a small cut,” Graham noted, “but it dispropor- tionately affects critical access hospitals, as opposed to large hospitals.” Graham noted the Legislature must cut the budget because voters rejected a tax increase last Novem- ber. “They don’t know what else to do,” he said. Graham said the new local hos- pital would likely survive for two to three years while offering fewer services and laying off staff. CMC employs more than 200 in relatively high-wage jobs, he noted. Its patients would end up going to larger hospitals in cities, with higher costs that would lose money even faster than they do now on Medicaid patients. “If there’s no hospital, there’s going to be lots and lots of heli- copter rides at incredible expense,” Graham said. The major sponsor of the bill, Rep. Eileen Cody — (D) 34th District — doesn’t seem to care, Graham said, but “I think reason- able people understand this is bad legislation.” He said most local-delegation BPA schedules public meeting on line project by Roger S. Lucas The start of a Bonneville Power Administration project to replace power lines from the Third Pow- erhouse to the switchyards above the town of Coulee Dam has hit a delay. BPA had announced that it would begin the project the second week of February, but only recently requested the town of Coulee Dam schedule a public meeting so the agency and its contractor could ex- plain and answer questions about the project and work schedule. That meeting has been set for 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at the city hall community room. BPA’s Senior Project Manager Mark Korsness and contractor rep- resentative J. Mace Peveler, vice president of Wilson Construction of Canby, Ore., along with others, appeared before the town council Jan. 25, to announce a starting date and assure city officials that they would respond to town con- cerns. But they didn’t anticipate the number of problems that still seemed unresolved. The town insisted that there be written agreements concerning the use of town land, the possible interruption of rentals at the city hall community room, the dumping of fill on town property above city hall, and a raft of other issues. At one point Mayor Quincy Snow stated, “$20,000 is a pretty small allowance for someone coming in and tearing up our property.” Korsness later stated, “We don’t have to ask permission.” Sweethearts for 70 years Frank and Elaine Sanford hold a picture of the family homestead. — Roger S. Lucas photo by Roger S. Lucas It’s a real Valentine story. Frank and Elaine Sanford cel- ebrated their 70th wedding anni- versary last Saturday with family at their home at the top of the hill on the Bridgeport Highway. This is home for the popular pioneer couple, as both went to school in the area and never left it. They married Jan. 22, 1942, after a two-year courtship that started on the dance floor at a Nespelem dance hall. “He was an excellent dancer,” Elaine said of her husband. The two danced their lives away for 68 years, stopping only a couple of years ago. They liked western dancing, and stopped primarily because they couldn’t find any place to dance. That’s a lot of “do-si-dos.” Their love of the land served them well. Frank grew up on an Almira farm that was still using horses. “I said to myself, that’s enough of that,” Frank said. The Sanfords had two farms, one on the present homestead and the other in Almira. His father expanded the San- ford ranch, purchasing small farms where the owners couldn’t make it. It wasn’t long before the San- fords got into cattle, and then it was wheat and cattle. While Frank and Elaine pe- riodically took driving trips to places like Arizona, California and Canada, primarily you would find them down on the farm. “This is the best place to be. Why would you want to be any- place else?” Frank said, further establishing his roots in his Grand Coulee farm. Elaine took her schooling in Nespelem. Frank started in Almira and then attended a small Fiddle Creek School, only about a mile from his present home. He gradu- ated from Grand Coulee High School. Voters asked to pass school levy by Roger S. Lucas and Scott Hunter Nespelem School District is hoping for a good Valentine’s Day present, passage of its four-year maintenance and operations levy. Nearly 400 voters received their mail-in ballots recently to approve a four-year levy for $118,000 in funding. Although that’s among the very lowest levy amounts in the state, Superintendent John Adkins notes, it accounts for far more critical funds to the district than just the levy dollars themselves. Passage of the levy would also make the district eligible for state “Local Effort Assistance” or levy equalization funds worth more than 10 times than the levy itself, but only if the Legislature does not cut those funds from the budget currently in nego- tiations. Local citizens deciding to tax themselves, in other words, would bring in another $1.4 million in state levy equalization funds. That total package amounts to more than a quarter of the district’s total budget currently. “If we didn’t have that, I don’t even know where to begin. … I don’t know what we’d do,” Adkins said. If property values stay the same, the replacement levy would start off at $1.15 per thousand dollars of property valuation and ends in the final year for $2.05 per thousand. In the first year voters are asked to approve $1.15 per thousand which would bring in to the district, $25,000. That’s the minimum amount that would qualify the district to receive the maximum amount The two, when they weren’t dancing or farming, were camping and fishing. “We like creek fishing,” Elaine stated. And the two name off half a See SANFORDS page 2 See CMC page 2 See USBR page 2 SEE BPA page 2 See LEVY page 2
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“I believe the Bureau has the authority to support the school district’s needs.”
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Newsbriefs
Congress gets after USBR on school issueSchool leaderis optimisticby Roger S. Lucas
The Grand Coulee Dam School District is getting help for its efforts to fund a new school construction from Eastern Wash-ington’s congressional delegation.
In separate actions, both Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Rep “Doc” Hastings have taken up the school district’s inter-est. McMorris Rodgers represents Eastern Washington’s 5th District, which includes the east side of Coulee Dam. Hastings
represents the 4th District, which covers Central Washington and abuts the 5th at Coulee Dam. Both are Republicans.
McMorris Rodgers fired off a stern letter Feb. 3, to Keith McGowan, the en-vironmental protection specialist for the Bureau of Reclamation.
“Despite its protestation,” McMorris Rodgers wrote, “I believe the Bureau has the authority to support the school dis-trict’s needs. The very act that the Bureau cites as basis for no action is the very act that gives the federal government the ability to support the needs of the Coulee community.”
Rep. McMorris Rodgers refers to a
statement within the Coulee Dam Com-munity Act of 1957 which states: “The secretary (Interior) is authorized to en-ter into contracts with the municipality whereby either party might undertake to render to the other such services in aid of the performance of activities and functions of the municipality and of the Department of the Interior within or near Coulee Dam as will, in the Secretary’s judgment, contribute substantially to the efficiency or economy of the operations of the Department of the Interior.”
The school district has been looking in every nook of the federal budget to find help in replacing aging school structures,
which would require more taxing capac-ity than the district has, because of the large federal presence. The district is even seriously considering a lawsuit.
“I don’t believe there is a more visible exam-ple of the federal gov-ernment’s involvement in the community than the school district,” Mc-Morris Rodgers wrote. “Nor is there a more visible example of the federal government’s failings than the
school district.“What is more disappointing is the
long-standing rec-ognition by Con-gress and stake-holders that the Coulee community lacks a sufficient tax base to support the needs of the school district and the federal gov-ernment’s failure to provide much needed assistance.
... Ninety-nine percent of the surrounding
Bill in Legislature could close local hospital
Legislators to hold “town hall” on phone
State Sen. Linda Evans Par-lette and Reps. Cary Condotta and Mike Armstrong are inviting residents of the 12th Legislative District to participate in a tele-phone town hall meeting to hear from their legislators and ask questions about the 2012 legisla-tive session.
The event will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16.
Residents can call in and participate in the community dialogue from the comfort of their own homes by dialing 1-877-229-8493 and entering the numbers 15405, followed by the “pound” key. The call will begin at ap-proximately 7 p.m. and last for one hour.
New board coming aboard
The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting Thursday at
noon at Pepper Jack’s in Grand Coulee, installing new officers and board members and announcing its Business of the Year and Chamber Achiever awards.
Red Cross seeks volunteers in Grand Coulee Area
The American Red Cross is seek-ing volunteers in the Grand Coulee area who are interested in respond-ing to local disasters and providing emergency help.
Red Cross volunteers respond to local house fires and large-scale wildfires and provide disaster assistance to people affected by disasters, as well as Emergency Response workers.
The Red Cross will provide free training to interested volunteers. The Red Cross is also interested in identifying and working with local organizations, as well as vendors, to provide relief for those affected by disaster.
If you or your organization is interested in working with the Red Cross to provide disaster relief services, please call Sandy Cain,
Emergency Services Director, at 509.663.3907
Man takes own life
A Coulee City man apparently took his own life Tuesday after al-legedly assaulting his wife, Grant County authorities reported late Tuesday.
Around 2 p.m., emergency re-sponders were called to a Coulee City business for a woman who was injured, according to a press release. That woman alleges she was assaulted by her husband at their home, 35374 Pinto Ridge Road Northeast, just outside of the city limits of Coulee City.
She escaped the home and drove to the nearby business to seek help. The woman was taken by ambulance to a local hospi-tal and is being treated for her injuries. Her identity will not be released while the investigation is underway.
Grant County Sheriff Depu-ties found a dead man in his 50s, who apparently hanged himself outside the home. That man is believed to be the husband of the assault victim. His name will be released once the county coroner has confirmed his identity and next of kin have been notified.
by Scott Hunter
A bill in the state Legislature would likely put the new Coulee Medical Center out of business within three years.
That’s according to J. Scott Graham, CMC’s chief operating officer, who spoke to the chamber of commerce Thursday.
House Bill 2130 would affect 38 “Critical Access Hospitals” in the state by changing the way they are reimbursed for expenses under Medicaid, a federal and state program that helps pay for care to millions of people who can’t afford it.
“Instead of being in a financially viable position, … it would put us at about $1 million to $2 million deficit every year.”
Graham said Coulee Medical Center is financially better off than many rural hospitals and predict-ed that some nearby would close immediately if the bill passes.
The bill is part of the Legisla-ture’s quest to close a $2.5 billion shortfall, Graham said, but HB 2130 would address a small sliver of that, saving the state about $22 million.
But because it affects the amount that comes from the fed-eral government, the total impact
to small hospitals come to about $70 million, Graham said.
“It seems like a small cut,” Graham noted, “but it dispropor-tionately affects critical access hospitals, as opposed to large hospitals.”
Graham noted the Legislature must cut the budget because voters rejected a tax increase last Novem-ber. “They don’t know what else to do,” he said.
Graham said the new local hos-pital would likely survive for two to three years while offering fewer services and laying off staff.
CMC employs more than 200 in relatively high-wage jobs, he noted.
Its patients would end up going to larger hospitals in cities, with higher costs that would lose money even faster than they do now on Medicaid patients.
“If there’s no hospital, there’s going to be lots and lots of heli-copter rides at incredible expense,” Graham said.
The major sponsor of the bill, Rep. Eileen Cody — (D) 34th District — doesn’t seem to care, Graham said, but “I think reason-able people understand this is bad legislation.”
He said most local-delegation
BPA schedules public meeting on line projectby Roger S. Lucas
The start of a Bonneville Power Administration project to replace power lines from the Third Pow-erhouse to the switchyards above the town of Coulee Dam has hit a delay.
BPA had announced that it would begin the project the second week of February, but only recently requested the town of Coulee Dam schedule a public meeting so the agency and its contractor could ex-plain and answer questions about
the project and work schedule. That meeting has been set for
4-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at the city hall community room.
BPA’s Senior Project Manager Mark Korsness and contractor rep-resentative J. Mace Peveler, vice president of Wilson Construction of Canby, Ore., along with others, appeared before the town council Jan. 25, to announce a starting date and assure city officials that they would respond to town con-cerns.
But they didn’t anticipate the
number of problems that still seemed unresolved.
The town insisted that there be written agreements concerning the use of town land, the possible interruption of rentals at the city hall community room, the dumping of fill on town property above city hall, and a raft of other issues.
At one point Mayor Quincy Snow stated, “$20,000 is a pretty small allowance for someone coming in and tearing up our property.”
Korsness later stated, “We don’t have to ask permission.”
Sweethearts for 70 years
Frank and Elaine Sanford hold a picture of the family homestead. — Roger S. Lucas photo
by Roger S. Lucas
It’s a real Valentine story.Frank and Elaine Sanford cel-
ebrated their 70th wedding anni-versary last Saturday with family at their home at the top of the hill on the Bridgeport Highway.
This is home for the popular pioneer couple, as both went to school in the area and never left it.
They married Jan. 22, 1942, after a two-year courtship that started on the dance floor at a Nespelem dance hall.
“He was an excellent dancer,” Elaine said of her husband. The two danced their lives away for 68 years, stopping only a couple of years ago.
They liked western dancing, and stopped primarily because they couldn’t find any place to dance.
That’s a lot of “do-si-dos.”Their love of the land served
them well. Frank grew up on an Almira farm that was still using horses.
“I said to myself, that’s enough of that,” Frank said.
The Sanfords had two farms, one on the present homestead and the other in Almira.
His father expanded the San-ford ranch, purchasing small farms where the owners couldn’t make it.
It wasn’t long before the San-fords got into cattle, and then it was wheat and cattle.
While Frank and Elaine pe-riodically took driving trips to places like Arizona, California and Canada, primarily you would find them down on the farm.
“This is the best place to be. Why would you want to be any-place else?” Frank said, further establishing his roots in his Grand Coulee farm.
Elaine took her schooling in
Nespelem. Frank started in Almira and then attended a small Fiddle Creek School, only about a mile from his present home. He gradu-ated from Grand Coulee High School.
Voters asked to pass school levyby Roger S. Lucas and Scott Hunter
Nespelem School District is hoping for a good Valentine’s Day present, passage of its four-year maintenance and operations levy.
Nearly 400 voters received their mail-in ballots recently to approve a four-year levy for $118,000 in funding.
Although that’s among the very lowest levy amounts in the state, Superintendent John Adkins notes, it accounts for far more critical funds to the district than just the levy dollars themselves.
Passage of the levy would also make the district eligible for state “Local Effort Assistance” or levy equalization funds worth more than 10 times than the levy itself, but only if the Legislature does not cut those funds from the budget currently in nego-
tiations.Local citizens deciding to tax themselves, in other
words, would bring in another $1.4 million in state levy equalization funds.
That total package amounts to more than a quarter of the district’s total budget currently.
“If we didn’t have that, I don’t even know where to begin. … I don’t know what we’d do,” Adkins said.
If property values stay the same, the replacement levy would start off at $1.15 per thousand dollars of property valuation and ends in the final year for $2.05 per thousand.
In the first year voters are asked to approve $1.15 per thousand which would bring in to the district, $25,000. That’s the minimum amount that would qualify the district to receive the maximum amount
The two, when they weren’t dancing or farming, were camping and fishing.
“We like creek fishing,” Elaine stated. And the two name off half a
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Construction of Grand Coulee replacement transmission line
At the request of the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bonneville Power Administration recently started construction on the Grand Coulee transmission line replacement project. The 500-kilovolt line transfers power from Grand Coulee dam; across the Columbia River, over the Visitor Center area and then uphill to existing transmission lines that transfer power from this area into the regional power grid.
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of state equalization money, Ad-kins said.
Eight years ago, that amount was the $13,000 the school’s cur-rent levy brings in. The school board didn’t raise the amount when it sought voter approval again four years ago, a decision that cost the district some $300,000 in state funds.
In the second year, voters would pay $1.69 per thousand and would bring in $28,000. In the third year, the district is asking $31,000 ($1.87 per thousand), and in the final year, 2016, the district is asking voters for $34,000 ($2.05 per thousand).
The total collected in the four-year levy, if approved by a simple majority of voters, would remain constant at the $118,000 total.
land is owned by either the federal or state government. This means that approximately one percent of the community is being asked to support the needs of the Grand Coulee Dam School District.
“It is my understanding that the estimated cost for the John Keys III Pumping Plant project is approximately $400 million. Thus, there is no better way of reaffirm-ing support than by helping to support the school district’s effort to raise $46 million to build a safe and suitable school facility and consider including this cost in the final JKPGP project estimate.”
Rep. Hastings provided help in another way.
Hastings, working with the House Education and Workforce Committee, introduced a bill, HR 3896, the Rural Schools Fairness Act, which would amend the Im-pact Aid program.
The bill would expand eligibility for the emergency and moderniza-tion grants within the Impact Aid program to schools where more than 10 percent of the district is nontaxable due to a federal pres-ence. The bill also prohibits the Department of Education from increasing either a 10-percent land ownership threshold or a 40-per-cent federally impacted student threshold for eligibility from year to year.
“A significant percentage of land in my district is federally owned, and I have long believed that stu-dents should not suffer because the federal government has taken away a community’s taxable land,” said Hastings. “I have heard far too many stories about schools in Central Washington that are un-able to address serious safety risks because they do not have the tax base to secure a construction bond, and I believe it is past time for the federal government to step up its commitments to these students.”
The legislation was specifically written to ensure that GSDSD is eligible to apply for these grants.
“This is an important develop-ment,” district Superintendent Dennis Carlson said. “Now the dis-trict will potentially have another granting source to help us with our efforts to build new facilities.”
Shortly after the school dis-trict’s board instructed Carlson to look into filing suit against the fed-eral government, Bureau officials asked to meet with Carlson. While the results of that meeting haven’t developed as yet, there has been a flurry of activity at both the state and federal level.
“I am more optimistic now than ever that eventually we will get ac-cess to the funds we need for new schools,” Carlson said.
legislators had been supportive of the hospitals’ position, but Rep. Cary Condotta, of Wenatchee, is “on the fence.”
dozen creeks out of Nespelem that used to be their favorite haunts.
His grandparents built a house on the homestead and Frank and Elaine lived in it for years, remod-eling it a couple of times.
“Then we built our present house and moved up into the sun,” Frank said.
Approaching their house Tues-day, the way was covered in fog until you got within a stone’s throw of the place, and you were in sunshine.
“We lived down in the hole be-
Now BPA has asked for a meet-ing with the council’s two-member committee that deals with prop-erty issues -- Karl Hjorten and Andy Trader. A tentative meeting has been set for town hall at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9.
That would make Feb. 22 the earliest that the town council could take action on any agreement.
Town Clerk Carol Visker said the project contractor has sched-uled Feb. 26, as the starting date.
One concern: what will concrete trucks and semi’s carrying gird-ers for towers do to town streets, particularly the street in front of and alongside city hall? The work
is scheduled for about the time of spring thaw and the support sur-face under the paved streets might not support heavy loads.
The BPA plans to use the ac-cess road behind city hall to reach the work area, where towers will be constructed that will carry the large number of lines from the Third Powerhouse across the river and up the hill to the switch-yards.
Access to the road behind city hall would wipe out most parking for the town’s police department and might make it more difficult to respond to emergencies. BPA officials said there would be plenty
of advance notice on heavy loads coming through.
One town official said they may have to put load limits on the road-ways around city hall.
An alternative route, on old roads winding down the sandy hill from above, is not stable, BPA says, and the turns are too sharp to accommodate the long material loads.
The project will take about a year and cost an estimated $10 million.
The public is invited for the Thursday, Feb. 16, meeting at city hall.
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But rates can go up or down as the total value of taxable property in the district rises and falls.
The money would be used to help fund the district’s mainte-nance and operations budget.
“In the 30 years I’ve been in education, levies have become so different,” Adkins noted. “It no longer just to fund the band uniforms.”
He noted the levy funds are even more important now, because federal Impact Aid has been re-stricted, with national government help coming in at 65-90 percent of amounts allocated.
Ballots all have to be in by Val-entine’s Day, Feb. 14.
Okanogan County election of-ficials stated Tuesday that they have already received 89 ballots back.
low where the old road was and we didn’t see the sun until late morning,” Frank explained.
When asked if he had any advice for young couples, Frank responded, “I have enough trouble advising myself.”
While you could say the couple — Frank going on 92 and Elaine, 89 — are retired, they still take an interest in their wheat interests and in the family’s development at Northshore Acres, a thriving settlement of about 30 homes.
“My dad often goes with me down to the farm and pulls weeds and does things,” his son Del San-ford said. “My mother retired when she was 65, from 25 years working for “Rapid Roberts,” a drive-in where La Presa is now located.
The Sanfords have another son, George, who is with the River’s Edge Salon in Grand Coulee.
It’s been a long and good trip, and truly the pair have been Val-entines all the way.
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Chief sponsors of HB 2130Rep. Eileen Cody(D) 34th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT Olympia Office:303 John L. O'Brien BuildingPO Box 40600Olympia, WA 98504-0600(360) 786-7978District Office: (206) 923-5463
Rep. Ross Hunter(D) 48th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT Olympia Office:315 John L. O'Brien BuildingPO Box 40600Olympia, WA 98504-0600(360) 786-7936District Office: (425) 453-3064
Local LegislatorsRep. Cary Condotta(R) 12th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT Olympia Office:122B Legislative BuildingPO Box 40600Olympia, WA 98504-0600(360) 786-7954District Office: (509) 664-1274
Rep. Mike Armstrong(R) 12th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT Olympia Office:425B Legislative BuildingPO Box 40600Olympia, WA 98504-0600(360) 786-7832
Rep. Shelly Short(R) 7th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT Olympia Office:436 John L. O'Brien BuildingPO Box 40600Olympia, WA 98504-0600(360) 786-7908District Office: (509) 775-8047
Rep. Joel KretzDeputy Minority Leader(R) 7th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT Olympia Office:335A Legislative BuildingPO Box 40600Olympia, WA 98504-0600(360) 786-7988District Office: (509) 826-7203
Senator Bob Morton(R) 7th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT Olympia Office:115D Irv Newhouse BuildingPO Box 40407Olympia, WA 98504-0407(360) 786-7612Fax: (360) 786-1999
Senator Linda Evans ParletteRepublican Caucus Chair(R) 12th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT Olympia Office:316 Legislative BuildingPO Box 40412Olympia, WA 98504-0412(360) 786-7622Fax: (360) 786-1266District Office: (509) 663-9702Fax: (509) 663-9703
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Don BrunellPresidentAssociationof WashingtonBusiness
Letters From Our Readers
Coulee RecollectionsTen Years Ago
Construction has begun at Coulee Dam’s Town Hall to convert a room that collected dust for years into the new police department offices.
Three federal agencies in the Grand Coulee Dam area and Nespelem have had to retrogress their operating methods after a federal judge closed the Depart-ment of Interior’s Internet access. U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth hired a hacker to find out how secure Bureau of Indian Affairs files were. The online BIA records are the subject of a law- suit brought by tribes charging the agency with negligence in keeping track of funds owed them for grazing, mining and other uses of their land.
A new program has greatly changed the way Lake Roosevelt High School students attend school on Fridays. In the program, a teacher will target students who need a little help in subjects and go one-on-one with them.
Twenty Years Ago
Officials predict that 1992 will be a stabilizing year for Coulee Community Hospital, despite its loss of over $233,000 last year. Their reason for optimism is the trend toward black ink and increased hospital usage, a chal-lenge the hospital’s entire staff has met.
A group discussing increased cooperation between four local towns Saturday listed six items
that need further study, the top being consolidation.
After 31 years of work with the federal government, Cyril Konzal retired this week from the USBR at Grand Coulee Dam.
The Raider basketball team is still at the top of the CTL league with a 10-2 record after defeating Quincy 66-51.
Thirty Years Ago LeRoy M. Haag and Phil
Haegen both received congratula-tions on their retirement from the USBR. Haag, an electrician, had over 39 years of service and Hae-gen, an engineer, had 34.
Dr. Dean Patterson has recent-ly opened offices in Coulee Dam. He has been with Indian Health services since 1978.
Winners of the essay contest sponsored by the Friends of the Library included Leanne Lambert, jr. high; Debra Bailey, sixth grade and Josie Kelly, third grade.
Bo Seiler retired from service for the state highway department recently. He had 32 years of ser-vice.
Twila Desautel, a fourth grader at Nespelem Elementary, is the lo-cal district champion in the hoop shoot contest held in Omak. She won the girls’ 9- and 10- year-old division she will compete in the Kingdome in Seattle during he SuperSonic/Phoenix game. She is the daughter of Junior and Connie Desautel of Nespelem.
In basketball action, the Lady Raiders edged the Quincy Jackrab-
bits in a 44-38 thriller with Glennis Ware having the high score of 17 points.
The Raider boys were thumped by the Jackrabbits 79-68.
Forty Years Ago Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Holbrock,
formerly of Richland, are the new operators of the Melody Cafe and Lounge in the Community Center building in Coulee Dam. Dora Rose, well known Coulee Dam cook, is in charge of the kitchen.
The Nespelem Drum and Feather Club will sponsor a War Dance Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Nespelem Grade School. Featured during the evening will be a Cake Walk.
Virginia Larsson RN is visiting her mother Mary Lou Larsson and her grandparents, the J.R. Grang-ers, during the semester break at Chico State College in California.
Fifty Years Ago Coach Bill Lavigne gave every-
one a chance to play here Friday night as the Grand Coulee Tigers swept to a 49-18 victory over the winless Molson. Ron Cook led the scoring with 14.
Carolyn Henke, a sophomore, led the semester honor roll of Grand Coulee High School with a straight A average.
Wesley Stuckey, son of Mrs. Elinor Stuckey of Grand Coulee, left Wednesday for Fort Ord., Calif., for basic training with the Army. He is a 1959 graduate of Grand Coulee High School.
In OtherWordsDanielle Vick
In awe of a winter wonderlandIf I could wave a magic wand and change some-
thing about myself, topping the list would be how affected I am by the weather. I am nearly always too cold. Occasionally I am too hot; it’s either too sunny, or too cloudy, or too wet or too dry. Rarely am I perfectly content with the temperature or my reaction to it.
I used to think this was sim-ply a personality glitch, but then I got frostbite — first in April and then in August — and I knew my body was clearly unhappy about the weather too.
There is one exception to this litany of complaints, and that’s when the sky opens up and dumps out a snowstorm. I absolutely love snow. If it’s very cold, I don’t want to go outside, but if it’s very cold with snow, then I’m the first one out the door. The child in me emerges and my feelings about the weather run towards giddy. Having spent most of my childhood in warmer, southern states, it still feels exceptionally magical when it snows, however juvenile that may sound.
I suspect I am not the only adult who professes a childlike love of a good snowfall. A few weeks ago, the Grand Coulee area got a wonderful snowstorm. Friday night saw crowds of families at North Dam Park careening down the local sledding hill. It didn’t seem to matter that the mercury didn’t even top 20 degrees. Kids from toddlers to teenagers were bun-dled up, shoving the powdery snow in their mouths and flopping down in the soft white fluff to make snow angels. Adults were scattered across the rim of the hill, content to watch their happy children cavort in the snow. Some of them, myself included, catapulted down the hill with them, laughing in equal delight. Someone even put their muscles to work and built a questionable jump off the concrete benches for the downhill racers.
Regardless of the temperature, after a few trips up and down that hill toting a sled and a toddler, cold is the furthest thing from my mind. The simplistic wonder of frozen precipitation apparently can bring
out the best in me — I wasn’t cold one bit.
The anticipation and activity of the holiday season has passed us, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we have to cocoon ourselves in our houses until spring. With only four seasons to the year, it seems a shame to waste one of them sim-ply waiting for it to be over.
So, we go ice-skating in Wenatchee, skiing in Idaho, snowshoeing in Northrup Canyon, and sledding wherever we can find a suit-able hill. People seem to be extra friendly when they are outdoors in a winter wonderland, like everyone is sharing in a small gift. Smiles are wide; conver-sations with genderless strangers, bundled head to toe in unidentifiable gear are friendly and swift as you ride the chairlift or console a crying child who flipped a sled.
Like when I was a kid, snow seems to bring out the best in outdoor fun. There has been a lull of some months when playing outdoors was top on our list of daily activities. It has been cold and dark. But some-how, when it’s cold and dark and snowy, the effect is softer, more inviting.
I know that snow offers a substantial amount of inconvenience to most people. Shoveling a driveway is serious work. Roads are icy and dangerous, boots are muddy, and the parking lots are slippery. As I write this, the rain is washing away much of our accumulated snow and the feeble sun is melting the rest. I know most people around town will be happy about this, but I can’t help but hope the weatherman will tell me another big storm is on its way before our next season is upon us.
LR wrestling team impressive off the mats, too
Lake Roosevelt players display refreshing attitude
Let’s honor champ with signs
Shame on council
My husband and I were on vacation last week and had the pleasure of bumping into the Lake Roosevelt High School wrestling team on January 21. We had just ordered our lunch at the Sullivan Road McDonalds restaurant in Spokane when the bus pulled in. We raised two sons, so expected we might have a rather noisy and
chaotic lunch. Not so - these young people
were great! We saw courtesy, civil and interesting conversation, and respectful interactions with Mc-Donalds staff, coaches/chaperones, other patrons, and each other.
I don't know how the team fared at the wrestling tournament they were attending, but in our book,
these kids are winners. Please let the team members, their principal, and their coaches know that we were rooting for them and wish them all a great future.
Ardy MillerHaines, Alaska
I am Roger Odorizzi, a basket-ball fan on the bleachers. I am also a bus driver for the Manson school district and I hope this qualifies my following observations, as I go to many different schools during the school year and see many dif-ferent town and team attitudes.
I was very pleased with Lake Roosevelt and how they conducted themselves at last evening’s game. I sat in the entry way before the game and visited with a few of your fans as they entered the gym. With
a casual, “How are the roads?” “Was there much fog on your trip over?” and such. I am glad to see another small community thriving with friendliness such as ours.
I also observed your players showing camaraderie with ours too!
Two players collided just in front of me and both took a pretty good thumping in the fall, and the first words that came out of your player’s mouth as he looked at our player was “Are you OK?”! This is
great, and I felt you should know, you must be doing something right with the kids. Throughout the game, I saw other gestures from your team that were refreshing, reassuring and just plain great.
Although we lost, I would like to state the whole experience as refreshing and I appreciate it from your team and community.
Roger OdorizziManson
I would like to see pride signs at arterials entering the Coulee Community which honor recently crowned PRCA World Champion Bullrider Shane Proctor.
Such a sign could include Shane astride a known high-point bull he has ridden successfully. The sign might simply read “Home of 2012
PRCA World Champion Bull Rider Shane Proctor.”
A similar sign was recently placed in Oklahoma for the “Chero-kee Kid,” Ryan Dirteater, whose career just resumed following injury.
Let’s do it, bullriding fans. I’m ready to donate money to such a
timely project that says much more than huge boulders do. Coulee Country has always been Cowboy country.
Good luck in 2012, Shane.
R.C. Covington
Every member of the Coulee Dam Town Council should be ashamed, after unanimously denying support for our Senior Meals-On-Wheels program.
Frank WardCoulee DamBullying a problem at school
My son was bullied (intimi-dated, cursed at, called derogatory names, belittled, etc.) the major-ity of last year, 2010-11 at the Grand Coulee Dam Middle School, this IS a fact. When I learned of this, I immediately brought this important issue to the attention of the school’s administration in December.
Lisa Lakin, principal, told me that she was not aware this was going on in her school, that if she does not know about it, she cannot do anything about it. Lisa met with me and my son and that was about it. My son was and is still feeling low self esteem about being bul-lied, which is unacceptable.
Here it is, nine weeks later and I am trying to get answers and commitment from Ms. Lakin to
address the issue, and I cannot get responses from anyone at the GCDMS. I am not impressed by Ms. Lakin’s lack of attention to this very dangerous subject.
I have talked to multiple past and present parents to children that have attended GCDMS, and they stated they had met with the principal about their children be-ing bullied at GCDMS and nothing was ever done.
I would like to initiate change at the school and suggest an anony-mous survey be conducted to each student with results published and provided to parents on the perva-siveness of bullying in our schools, instances, reporting, examples, etc. The schools can use the results as a gauging tool for improvement and funding as needed for our school’s
benefit.Dennis Carlson, superinten-
dent, has been copied on all my correspondence with Lisa Lakin so is aware of my concerns. Bul-lying in our community is a huge liability for the schools. I would like to see remedies offered before potential tragedies happen and Grand Coulee Dam School District plays a victim.
If your child experienced bul-lying at any of the local schools in recent years, I ask you or your child to contact Dennis Carlson at 633-2143, extension 18, and demand change. Our kids deserve better.
Sharey Redthunderparent
Elmer City
When it comes to taxes, keep it simple “Keep it simple.” This old saying is more than a bumper sticker slogan, it’s a principle that is espe-cially important when it comes to taxes and regula-tions.
Washington employers have been working for decades to simplify our state’s tax and regulatory policies. Currently, employers must work their way through a maze of complex, overlapping and often contradictory regulations and tax rules that differ from one city to the next, one county to the next.
It’s like playing a game that has 50 different sets of rules.
Wrestling with those costly and cumbersome requirements means employers -- particularly small employers -- spend time and money on paperwork that could be better spent creating jobs.
That’s why Gov. Gregoire is supporting tax simplification leg-islation. The governor wants to make it easier for all businesses, especially small businesses, to cal-culate and pay their Business and Occupation (B&O) taxes.
B&O taxes are assessed on a business’ gross in-come, regardless of profit. The state imposes a B&O tax, but local jurisdictions do as well. The amount of the local B&O taxes, as well as how they’re calculated, varies from one jurisdiction to the next.
Gregoire describes the situation this way: “For Washington businesses, especially small business owners who operate with little help, paying state and local B&O taxes is at best complicated and at worse a nightmare.”
Under the governor’s proposal, the state of Wash-ington would be the single collector of all local and state B&O taxes, and the state would rebate to each local jurisdiction their share of the tax -- similar to how the state currently handles state and local sales taxes.
The governor also wants to create a central state
website where people could apply for or renew state and local business licenses, eliminating the need for similar websites currently operated in more than 50 cities around the state.
“It will save businesses money and aggravation, reduce state and local government red tape and make Washington a friendlier place to set up a business,” notes Gregoire.
But some of the state’s largest cities are pushing back against the governor’s proposal, saying they’ll lose millions if tax simplification becomes law.
Seattle authorities say the city could lose between $23 million and $44 million a year. Tacoma officials estimate their city will lose $4 to $7 million a year. Critics say cities will lose out on millions in tax penalties and interest -- money that would now go to the state -- and city officials fear that state auditors will not be as aggressive in pursuing tax cheats.
Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, Ev-erett and Bellingham say they’re
already working on a plan to simplify local tax pay-ments, and lawmakers should wait to see how their project works before passing the governor’s plan.
Gregoire rejects the cities’ criticisms. Noting that the state currently collects and rebates local sales taxes, the governor said, “These horror stories of how they’re losing money? No they’re not. We will give it back. I think it’s the right thing to do for the small businesses of the state of Washington.”
Gregoire points out that 95 percent of Washington employers are small businesses with fewer than 50 workers. “If we can make it easier and cheaper for them to do business,” explained the governor, “they can afford to add more employees.”
“If we ever need a reform that helps business,” says Gregoire, “this is it.”
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CHURCH OF THE NAZARENEWelcomes you
Everyone’s invited.Pastor Adrian Harris
2 miles east of Hwy 155 on Hwy 174 Sunday School .............................. 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship .......................... 10:45 a.m.
Church office 633-2186Church Website: www.grandcouleenaz.com
COULEE DAMCOMMUNITY CHURCH
PrESByTErIAN (U.S.A.)Offers You a Warm Welcome!
PASTOR KEVIN LIND.Sunday School (for all ages) ............. 9:30 a.m.Worship Service ...............................11:00 a.m.Fellowship................................................Noon.Youth Group 5th - 12th Grade ............. Wed., 5 p.m.Kids’ Club Preschool - 4th Grade .......... Wed., 6 p.m.
509 Central Drive, Coulee DamChurch: 633-1790
www.couleedamchurch.org
FAITH COMMUNITYA Foursquare Church
PASTOR STEVE ARCHERNOW MEETING IN OUR NEW BUILDING
16 Grand, Electric CitySunday Morning Service: ......................10 a.m.KIDS’s CHurch and NurseryCall the Church Office 633-1244 to find out about other regular scheduled meetings.
Come Worship The Lord!
BANKS LAKE BIBLE CHURCH25 School Avenue, Electric City, 633-0670
Affiliated with I.F.C.A./N.I.C.E.Pastor Bill WilliamsEveryone Welcome!
Sunday School, all ages ............ 9:30 a.m. Coffee Fellowship .................... 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship ..................... 10:45 a.m. Evening Worship ....................... 6:00 p.m. Prayer ............................ Wed., 11:00 a.m. Bible Study ............................. Wed., noon
SEvENTH-dAy AdvENTISTWelcomes You for Worship & Praise
103 Continental Heights, Grand CouleeChurch (509) 633-3030
Pastor Mel Pond (509) 775-8129
Saturday Bible Study ............................ 9:30 a.m.Children’s Bible Story Time ................ 10:00 a.m.Saturday Worship Service ...................11:00 a.m.All Church Fellowship ......................... 12:30 p.m.Midweek Bible Study Wednesday ............ 6 p.m.
UNITED METHODISTModeling our ministry after the New Testament
405 Center St., Grand CouleeMonty Fields/Tom & Elizabeth Poplawski
Certified Lay Ministers EVERYONE WELCOME!Church Office 633-0980
Worship Service ............................... 10:00 a.mThursday Bible Study ........................ 1:30 p.m.
Join us every 3rd Sunday for brunch and fellowship following worship service.
ZION LUTHERANPASTOR SHAWN NEIDER
348 Mead Street, Grand CouleeChurch 633-2566
Coulee City Bible Study ....................... 8:00 a.m.Coulee City Worship ............................ 9:00 a.m.Zion Sunday School & Bible Study ...... 9:45 a.m.Zion Worship .......................................11:00 a.m.Tuesday Night Bible Study ................... 7:00 p.m.Wednesday Bible Study ............................ 9 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study is followed by Quilting at 10 a.m.Nursery Available • NEEd A rIdE? CALL 633-2566
Obituaries Meetings & Notices
Laurena H. “Rena” AndersonLaurena H. “Rene’” Anderson,
68, peacefully passed away on Monday, January 30, 2012, at her home in Electric City, surrounded by her loving family, after a battle with cancer. Rena was one of two children, born on November 16, 1943, in Victoria B.C., Canada, to Cecil and Edna Beaman.
When Rena was 5 years old, her family moved from Victoria B.C., Canada, to Ya-kima, where she met and married her high school sweetheart Ken Anderson on March 29, 1961, and started their family together. Shortly after they were married, they moved to Renton, where they both worked for Boeing. Ken began his own construction busi-ness and they moved to Olympia in 1972 where they raised their three daughters.
Her greatest joy was raising and caring for her family, who all have fond memories of the wonderful times spent together at their baseball games, camping trips, vacations and with long time family friends.
Rena was a leader of the Blue Birds and Camp Fire Girls and had both a cleaning and wallpaper hanging business for many years. She was a dedicated member of the Eagles and Moose clubs and
enjoyed working on steak night at the Tenino Eagles for many years. She enjoyed going dancing, boat-ing and vacationing with her fam-ily and friends. Some of her most
memorable vacations were the family’s last trip to Florida in April 2011 to celebrate her and Ken’s 50th wed-ding anniversary and numerous trips to the Hawaiian Islands. She always enjoyed her Ca-nadian family reunions that were held ever three years and hosted the 2004 reunion in
Tymwater, Wash. Rena always had a great time going on road trips with her sister Pearl, and RV camping trips with her mom and stepfather Edna and Chuck. Rena was very adventurous; she water skied, snow skied, snowmobiled, went on white water rafting trips and would drive their RV with the ski boat hitched behind, to many of her favorite camping spots, in-cluding Vantage on the Columbia River and several beautiful lakes in Washington state. Rena always enjoyed finding a good deal at garage sales and thrift/antique stores. She loved to put puzzles to-gether and to play card/dice games with her family and friends.
After retiring in 2005, Ken and Rena moved across the mountains to Electric City, developing new
friendships and enjoying camping trips in their motor home and look-ing out their windows each day to their beautiful view of Banks Lake. Rena dedicated much of her time to the community of Electric City. She was a remarkable example of what a wife, mother, grnadmother, friend and citizen can be. She will be dearly missed, but forever close in our hearts.
Preceded in death by her father Cecil Beaman, mother Edna Bea-man-Smith, stepfather Charles Smith, brother-in-law Tony Mad-den, granddaughter Crystal Smith and an infant grandson baby Kenny Smith. Survivors include her loving husband of 50 years, Ken; their three daughters and husbands: Debbie and Tom Pifer of Electric City, Cindy and Tim Bunnell of Olympia and Cherie and Howard Bullett of Tumwater, Wash.; six grandchildren: McKen-zie (Pifer) Coleman with husband Casey, Angela Smith, Corey and Raquel Bunnell and Chelan and Taylor Bullett; great-granddaugh-ter Abigail Coleman; sister P\earl Madden; three nieces; three great-newphews; two stepbrothers and her dearest friend Nan Noren.
A memorial service was held Saturday, Feb. 4, at 5 p.m. at Mills & Mills Funeral Home, 5725 Lit-tlerock Rd. SW, Tumwater, Wash., with a reception following. For fur-ther information please visit www.millsnadmillsfunerals.com
24 HoursThat Changed
the WorldThe United Methodist Congregation
invites you to join them for a soup supper & DVD Lenten study of
the final day in the life of Jesus Christ.
Walk with Adam Hamilton in Jesus’ footsteps on the final day.
When: Wednesday’s @ 6pmFebruary 22 – March 28, 2012
At the United Methodist Church405 Center St. Grand Coulee
Contact Pastor Tom @ 633-3267for copy of the book.
A 1½-day Marriage ConferenceComing March 23-24
@ Coulee dam Community Church
Watch for details at www.couleedamchurch.org
Richard N. “Rick” GorsOn Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, Rich-
ard N. Gors passed away, surrounded by daughter Brenda, niece Glenda and his most precious love Sally.
Richard, or Rick to most, fought a valiant battle with cancer, but even with his most stubbornness was unable to win. Rick was a very generous man who would do everything he could to help anyone if it was within his power and
would find someone else who could help if he was unable. His smile, infective laughter and sense of humor will be remem-bered by all who knew him and even those who were just casual acquaintances.
We are grateful to the nurses and doc-tors that participated in his wonderful care and for giving us the time and times we had with him.
He is survived by
four sisters, two brothers, many nephews and nieces, his daughters, grandchildren, great-grandchil-dren and most of all by his greatest love Sally. We will always have him in our hearts and our memo-ries. Most of all we will see his smiling face every time we hear a good joke.
All are invited to a celebration of Rick’s life which will be held from 1-4 p.m., on Friday, February 10, at the Eagles Lodge in Grand Coulee.
Strate Funeral Home of Grand Coulee, is honored to be serving Richard’s family.
ruth (Long) JasperBeloved Ruth (Long) Jasper,
mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend to many, passed peace-fully in her sleep on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in New Orleans La. Family and friends will be gath-ering 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Masonic Temple in Fairbanks to celebrate the life of a woman who touched the lives of so many people.
Born Ruth Virginia Jasper on September 4, 1939, to Charles “Frank” and Elizabeth Jasper in Donnelly, Idaho. The family moved to Grand Coulee in 1945. She had eight brothers and two sisters. She com-pleted first through 12th grade in Grand Coulee, and attended Cen-tral Washington College of Educa-tion in Ellensburg, Wa. Her biggest dream was to teach children; she did this in her everyday life with everyone she knew. She helped her siblings raise their families long before she started one of her own. She was active in the lives of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, there was hardly a child in Ester, Alaska, who did not benefit from her loving presence in their lives.
In 1970 she and her family moved to a cabin in Ester, Alaska, where she raised her three daugh-
ters: Barbara, Deborah and Shan-nan, and her son Denis.
There she became a leader and an iconic matriarch in the com-munity. For over 30 years she was postmaster of Ester. Everyone knew her. Ruth helped organize
many community events such as setting up the first book exchange at the post office, organizing countless holiday events from Easter egg hunts to Christmas caroling, and Stone Soup. In the early ’70s Ruth organized Ester’s first clean-up day and helped improve the community in countless ways. She was an active and central figure in the
Ester Community Association, a member of the Ester Golden Gals (The Ester Homemaker’s Club), Ruth was a co-founder of the Ester Volunteer Fire Department, where through the years she served as president, secretary-treasurer, and organizer. She was a Civil Air Patrol officer for over a decade where both Shannan and Denis were cadets in the organization.
A Christian in belief and ac-tion, Ruth volunteered her time as an advisor, and her passion and love was visible in all she did. She was active in her church in Fair-banks, the First United Methodist and later St. Paul’s United Method-
ist Church. She was Past Supreme Deputy of Alaska International Order of Rainbow for Girls, Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, a member Amaranth, and Daughters of the Nile (all part of the Masonic family). Mother Advisor - Fairbanks Assembly #1 Rainbow Girls, offices she held many times over. Ruth received the Cross of Color, the highest service award in Rainbow. She pushed the girls to be their best, offered guid-ance and support, and the lives of many young women are better for having known her. In Ruth’s own words: “She loved the life of active service.”
Ruth rejoined her parents, her son Denis, and many loved ones who have gone before her.
She is survived by her daugh-ters: Barbara, Deborah, Shannan, and their families; her sons-in-law Bill and Shayne; grandchildren: Willow (husband Tim), Wakan (wife Grace), Chantz, Skyler, and Kallista; great-grandchildren Kailynn, Iris, and Oliver; her sister Jean Porter (Spokane) and brothers Norman Jasper (Kamiah, Idaho) and Jesse Jasper (New-port), numerous nieces, nephews and greats by the hundreds.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Children’s Read-ing Room of the John Trigg Ester Library, P.O. Box 468, Ester AK 99725.
Tracey valandra Buffalohead-Weber “Kwelta’ hi’ nute” Tracey was born in Tacoma,
on August 30, 1969, to Theresa A. Vallee (Elisoff) and Harley Buf-falohead. Sadly, after a time of battling health issues, she passed away in Tacoma on November 30, 2011, at the age of 42.
Tracey spent her life on and off the Colville reservation. The friend-ships she created run-ning around Nespelem and summer pow-wows; remained intact until the day she departed. The cousins and friends always remained close to her heart and memories.
Tracey’s Indian name was “Kwelta’ hi’ nute”, the wife of Jim LaMonte; given to her by her grandmother, Matilda Bearcub. Tracey was a member of the Mo-ses-Columbia band; great-grand daughter of Kist Socula, daughter of Chief Joe Moses, brother of Chief Moses. Her maternal grandfather was Pete Vallee Sr (CD’A) of Wor-ley, Idaho. Paternal grandparents were Melvin and Esther Buffalo-head of Ponca City, Okla. In the days following her passing, her
aunt Nettie Buffalohead William and father Harley Buffalohead flew up from Oklahoma to pay
their respect and lay Tracey to rest.
Tracey was loved and raised by parents, Jeff and Theresa Eli-soff; Loren P. Swan Jr. (deceased); and Harley Buffalohead Sr. She was preceded in death by her younger broth-er, Terry Allan Swan (11/07/77 – 12/02/00); stepbrother, Ryan Eli-soff; and, to list a few cousins who had gone before: Rachael “PK”
Pakootas; Ron Thomas Jr. “Sonny”; Virgil Bearcub.
Tracey was the eldest sibling to Harley Swan (Spokane, son, Skyler Swan); Velvet Solomon (Portland, Ore. Dion Solomon [brother in-law]; daughters: Lauren Swan-Solomon; Syihan Solomon; Nailani Solomon); Lorena Swan (Spokane, James Pierce [significant other]) sons: Joseph Pierce; Jayden Pierce; and, Cash Pierce); Richard Elisoff; and Terry Swan (deceased).
While Tracey was a beloved daughter, granddaughter, niece,
aunt, cousin, sister, and friend; her greatest love and role in life was a mother. She leaves behind her ten year-old daughter, Mia Mi-Wa-Sa Neveah Stegman. Mia was born to Myson Stegman (Tacoma) and Tracey on October 5, 2001, at Tacoma General Hospital.
Mia has endured a significant loss in her young life; her mother was her best-friend. Mia has shown exceptional courage and strength; please continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers.
Tracey loved splurging and spending time with her daughter, nieces and nephews. She was eager to volunteer to take them where ever she went; even if it meant taking two trips to fit them all.You could find Tracey singing and dancing in the kitchen while cooking; never one to shy away from acting silly to arouse a good laugh (at her expense). Tracey lived and traveled many places, she finally settled and called Ta-coma home. One of her favorite places was Pike Street Market; she sampled her way through the food and vegetable stalls. Her fa-vorite color was (anything) animal print.
Tong/Heizer to wed in April
Melissa Anne Tong of Bozeman, Mont., and Timothy Edward Heizer of Grand Coulee have announced their engagement and forthcoming marriage.
Melissa is the daughter of Jeff Tong of Livingston, Mont., and Nancy Tong of Bozeman. She is a 1998 graduate of Belgrade High School and employed with Gibson Guitar. Timothy is the son of Vern Heizer of Spokane and Judy Wall of Electric City. He is a 1999 graduate of Omak High School and attending Montana State University.
The couple has set Saturday, April 21, 2012, at 4 p.m. in Spokane, as their wedding date.
Chamber to hold InstallatIon of offICers and Present awards
The Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon on Thursday, Feb. 9 at Pepper Jack’s for their awards and installation luncheon.
oes to meetThe order of Eastern Star will
meet on Thursday, Feb. 9th. This is men’s night and cancer auction so please bring a wrapped white elephant gift and Chapter filings. Refreshments will be served by the men and the birthday cake provided by Leslie Green. Please wear dress of choice and the meet-ing will be opened in short form.
food worker Card exams Food worker card exams will be given by the Grant County Health District at the city hall in Grand Coulee, on Monday, February 13. There will be ONLY ONE class at 10:00AM. In addition to reading the health card book, which is available at the GRAND COULEE - City Hall, applicants must attend a 30 minute video in order to take the exam. Please be on time. LATE ARRIVALS WILL NOT BE ADMITTED. If you bring your current card and it is within 60 days before the expiration date, you will still need to watch the video and take the test, but you may renew your card for 3 years. Picture ID will be required. Cost of the exam is $10.00. Cash only.
sherrIf to sPeak Grant County Historical Soci-
ety will hold their monthly board meeting, Feb. 14, at10:30 a.m. at the Ephrata American Legion, 276 8th Ave NW, Ephrata. The Heritage lunch will follow at noon with guest speaker Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones on the “Present & Future” of any new and current programs that affect the citizens of Grant County as well as the state. All members and guests are encouraged to attend.
It’s a boy for the AllensLisa and Matt Allen of Ephrata are proud to announce the birth
of their son Atticus Roosevelt Allen, born Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz., and was 20.5 inches in length at birth.
Sibling includes a brother Grey. Maternal grandparents are Geary and Lynette Oliver of Grand Coulee. Paternal grandparents are Betty Allen of Quincy and the late Christopher Allen.
Free tax help atthe seniors
Income tax time is here!! Free tax preparation is once again be-ing offiered at the senior center in Grand Coulee every Tuesday from April 14 through April 10 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Volunteers trained in coopera-tion with the IRS will offer free help to taxpayers with low to middle incomes in preparing their federal income taxes. Special at-tention is given to those 60 and older. Free e-filing is also avail-able.
Taxpayers should bring with them: a copy of last year’s tax return; Social Security cards or other official documentation show-ing social security numbers for themselves and all dependents and proofs of salary, interest, pen-sions, Social Security, or any other sources of income. For a faster refund, bring a sample check so a refund can be direct deposited into your bank account.
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Raider sports
Nespelem School honor roll
Nespelem School proudly an-nounces the following Honor Roll and Student of the Quarter awards for the 2nd quarter of the 2011-2012 school year:
1st grade Students of the QuarterYvonne St. PeterAnoki Somday
4th GradeA Honor roll:Scotti Adolph 3.75LorRinda Richardson 4.0Malerie Thomas 3.5
B Honor roll:Kyle Edmo 3.25Tony Marchand 3.25Buffalo Pakootas 3.0Cameron St. Pierre 3.25
5th GradeA Honor RollMiah Bearcub 3.5
Gloria Michel 3.5Chelsea Timentwa 3.5
B Honor RollTrevor Circle 3.0Tiana Dubois 3.0Shihiya Vargas-Thomas 3.25 6th Grade AwardsB Honor RollChasity Williams
7th Grade AwardsB Honor roll:Quincy Williams quarter 3.6. Semester 3.3Tristen Adolph Quarter 3.3. Semester 3.9
8th Grade AwardsA Honor RollLachelle Bearcub
Nine wrestlers on to Regionalsby John R. McNeil II
Nine Raider wrestlers will move on to regionals this Satur-day after the team finished fourth at the North Sub-Regional last Saturday at Lake Roosevelt.
At the all-B North Sub-Region-al, the top six in each weight class advanced on to this Saturday.
Raiders Orrin Gross and Levi Seylor each took first place in their weight classes. Gross, at 138 pounds, and Seylor (182) along the way dominated with pins or major decisions in all of their matches.
Seylor did finally face some serious competition when his championship match against Liberty Bell’s Buck Prib went into double overtime before Seylor won with a pin.
Coltin Williams, Kodie Horn, and Sean Waters all took third.
Williams defeated Leo Curiel of Oroville by a 5-2 decision to set up his placing-round match against Michael Ripley, also of Oroville, whom he destroyed in a 17-4 major decision to take third at 120. Horn (126) had to come back from a heart breaking one-point loss to Justin McMillan of Liberty Bell to beat Walker Baumbach of Republic and Emery Maupin of Selkrik to take third and move on to Regionals.
Boys extend win streak
Lady Raiders dealt tough loss, then reboundby John R. McNeil II
The Lady Raiders enter the last week of the regular season with a win-loss record of 12-6 overall and 8-2 in league play, including last week’s heart breaker at Brewster Tuesday night and a blowout win at Manson on Thursday.
At Manson, the Lady Raiders jumped out to another fast start for a halftime lead of 36-6.
In the second half, the girls hit the cruise control and scored an-other 26 points, holding the Trojans scoreless in the third quarter.
All 10 girls at the game scored, with Keya Fasthorse and Johnny McCraigie leading the Ladies with 13 points each.
The Lady Raiders went into Manson with the bitter taste of Tuesday’s loss to Brewster still hanging in their mouths.
Brewster came into the game with sole possession of the number-one position in the Central Wash-ington North. If the Lady Raiders could beat them at Brewster, they would share first, with this season’s tiebreaker on their side.
In the first quarter, the Bears came out with a press and grabbed an early lead on the hot hands of Becky Taylor, who ended up with 23 points.
Down at the end of the first, 18-8, the Lady Raiders started back into the game with a 21-point sec-ond quarter that included back-to-back three pointers by Dominique Pleasants.
With the surge, the Ladies closed the lead going into halftime with the score LR 29 Brewster 35. With the Bears’ halftime adjust-ments, their press held the Lady Raiders to only eight points for the third quarter.
But LR held the Bears to only 12 points, giving Brewster a 47-37 lead and the Raiders a chance.
At the start of the fourth, the
Thurs., Feb. 93:30/5/6:30/8 p.m. Basketball here with Bridgeport. All games including JV games will be played at LRHS gym. Fri. - Sat., Feb. 10/11Raider Wrestling at Regional
Tournament in Kittitas. 3 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Mon., Feb. 13 - Sat., Feb. 18Raider District Basketball Playoffs at Wenatchee.
Waters also hit a speed bump in the form of a one-point loss to Shane Coleman of Libery Bell. Waters came back and beat Doug Hitch of Mary Walker and Austin Anderson of Kettle Falls to win third at 170.
The last three Raiders heading to Regionals are Oscar Pakootas at 106, Tim Loch at 132, and Nick Gleason at 160.
Pakootas fought back from two losses to win in his placing match against Jamie Mendez of Pateros in a second-round pin. Loch also shook off two hard losses to take the placing match from Alex Kelly of Oroville.
Gleason dug back from an early hole to defeat Nate Anderson of Mary Walker in a third-round pin.
The LR girls' team went to East Valley High School for the Girls All-Classification Sub Regional, where Alexa Hanway took third at 100 after defeating Rosiee Gudino of Quincy in a second-round pin.
The eight boys will be going to Kittitas on Friday for 3 p.m. first-round matches. The wrestling con-tines on Saturday at 10 a.m.
The top five placers at regionals will then move on to state at the Tacoma Dome, home of the Mat Classic XXIV.
Alexa Hanway will be head-
ing to the All-Classification Girls Regional at Wahluke on Saturday
starting at 10 a.m. with the top three placers moving on to the Tacoma Dome.
by John R. McNeil II
The Raiders are coming into the last week of the regular season with an 11-game winning streak for a overall record of 14-4 and a Central Washington North record of 11-0.
This past week’s wins came on the road on Tuesday at Brewster and on Thursday at Manson.
The Manson game was rescheduled for Thursday from the previously scheduled night of Friday, Feburary 3, because of a gym use conflict.
The Raiders took the Trojans out of the game by halftime, with the score 41-22. Third quarter success continued for the Raiders as they had 23 points to the Trojans 4 to end any doubt about whether Manson would come back.
The final score landed at LR 76-Manson 40.
The star performance for the Raiders came from Ty Egbert who scored 40 points on the
night to match the total offensive effort of the Trojans.
Head Coach Brad Wilson had this to say about the win at Manson,
“We played an outstanding third quarter, defensively,” said Head Coach Brad Wilson, “and allowed only a desperation three at the end of a shot clock and one free throw. We also attacked the basket well to compensate for making no three pointers.”
The win over Manson was a “should-win” game for the Raiders, whereas the game on Tuesday at Brewster was still in doubt at the tip-off.
The Bears played tough defense on Egbert at both hoops, using two guys to cover on defense and one on offense to disrupt Egbert’s defensive play. That put one Raider open on offense at all times, and the Bears fell to a 10-point deficit at the half.
With the lead 38-28, LR still had to put to-gether a third-quarter spree to make certain
the win and come away as the outright Central Washington North champs. They did just that with an 18-point third and 23-point fourth to bury the Bears 79-57 in their own den.
Coach Wilson had this to say on the perfor-mance at Brewster,:
“We shot the ball fairly well at Brewster and did a good job at creating some turnovers,” Wilson noted. “Other than a couple occasions of poor ball security, we made good decisions and found the open guy.”
The Raiders enter the last week of the regu-lar season on top of the standings. They had a road game at Oroville scheduled last night and Senior Night at Gailord Nelson Gym against Bridgeport starting at 8 p.m. tomorrow night.
Tomorrow’s season closer with Bridgeport will feature all four squads at the LR gym due to a Grand Coulee Dam Middle School home girls’ game starting at 5 p.m. As such, the boys’ JV will play at 5 p.m and the varsity will tip off at 8 p.m. at LRHS.
Eighth-grader wins spelling beeby Scott Hunter
An eighth-grade girl won the spelling bee at Grand Coulee Dam Middle School last week, and will continue to the broader competi-tion, which almost didn’t get or-ganized at all.
Prevailing on the word “ec-static,” Sydney Matheson won the local contest among a dozen of the school’s best spellers. Rylee Pitner, a sixth-grader, came in second on “envoy.”
Office Assistant Tammy Norris said the bee came together, despite being notified by Scripps National Spelling Bee that the past regional sponsor, The Wenatchee World, had dropped its sponsorship.
The Washington Apple Educa-tion Foundation stepped in, how-ever, and a scaled-down schedule emerged. The new schedule elimi-nates the county bee entirely, Nor-ris said. and this year’s spelling bee pitted the top spellers of each grade against each other, 5th-8th grade, who all did “a terrific job” Norris said.
Matheson and Pitner will head to the regional event at East-mont Junior High School in East Wenatchee March 20.
Competitors at Grand Coulee dam Middle School’s spelling bee this year, from left: Front row- yamni Blackbear-6th grade, Kourtney Harrington-7th, Hannah Wapato-5th, Haley Neddo-5th, Malcolm Carson, Jr.-6th. Back row- Alexis Tanphantourath-8th, Olivia Arnold-7th, Jazmine reed-7th, Sydney Matheson-8th, Lukas Hermetz-8th, rylee Pitner-6th. — submitted photo
Bears jumped out ahead. It ap-peared LR would hang back and concede the defeat until a switch was flipped and the Lady Raid-ers came roaring back into the game.
Stout defense and good, high-percentage shots closed the gap back to six points, then four, then finally just two with less than 30 seconds left.
LR drove down with the ball and the chance for the tie. Instead, the guards set up the offense to try for a trey with time running out for the win.
The shot missed and the Bears held on to come out the victors 58-56.
Raider Head Coach Wallace Pleasants said it was a “coach’s decision not to call the timeout. Roweena (Antone) was posted up to take the shot, and I thought the point guards saw what I saw. I also didn’t call the timeout because that would also give Brewster a chance to set up a different de-fense that could have taken the opportunity away from us.”
The Lady Raiders have only two regular season contests left, including last night’s game at Oroville, where LR earlier in the season won 58-50 only after surv-ing a fourth-quarter comeback.
The Lady Raiders close out the season tomorrow, with Senior Night at Gailord Nelson Gym against the Fillies of Bridgeport, whom the Lady Raiders defeated in a 58-15 blowout Jan. 17.
The JV will also be playing in Coulee Dam due to a middle school game starting at 5 p.m. The JV will be playing at 3:30, and the varsity at 6:30. Coach Pleasants likes the change as it makes it easier for parents to watch the games — everybody in one place makes it safer for spectators. He hopes there will be enough positive feedback that next sea-son every home game will be like tomorrow night’s lineup.
Antone makes select team
Roweena Antone has been selected for the Wenatchee Central Lions Club Fifteenth Annual North Central Washington All-Star Basketball Game presented by Valley Tractor & Equipment, Inc.
The game, put on annually by the Wenatchee Central Lions club, will be held March 17, at Wenatchee High School in Wenatchee. Play-ers are selected by a committee of club members after nominations by coaches.
A club spokesman said other Lake Roosevelt players have also been selected, but have either not yet accepted or have not been notified as of Tuesday.
Levi Seylor grapples with teammate Levi Joseph.
Orrin Gross overpowers an opponent at the sub-regionals.
Kodie Horn earns three points for a nearfall.
Sean Waters takes on Liberty Bell’s Shane Coleman.
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324 Sunny drive, Electric City #324 Sunny drive, Electric City. Updated 1 bedroom cottage with good access to all this area has to offer. The home has almost 550 s.f. of living area and has had a number of recent improvements. The home has stucco siding, metal roof, and the newly remodeled kitchen has a number of updated cabinets. The bath has a fiberglass shower stall and new vanity. The exterior was recently painted and there is a sprinkler system for the yard. The property is 60 feet wide and totals 7,750 sf. and includes a 1 car garage. List Price is just $49,500.
#124 E. Grand Coulee Ave, Grand Coulee. Immaculate 1,700 square foot 3 Bedroom - 2 bath Marlette Manufactured home in town. The home was built in 1986 and the seller is the original owner. It has Central Heat & Air Conditioning, 2 pane windows, Metal siding, and a composition 3 tab roof. There is a wood stove in the FR and a large patio, part with a cover. The property is 4 lots that total 160’ wide by 97’ deep or one third of an acre. There are several out buildings & room for a big shop or 2nd home site. List price is just $114,900.
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#209 Columbia Ave, Coulee Dam. A truly one of a kind home located in historic West Coulee Dam along the Columbia River. As you walk through the front door, the spaciousness and elegance are readily apparent. The 22 foot vaulted ceilings, The floor to ceiling windows, the hardwood flooring, and the huge gormet kitchen with granite countertops. The home has 3+ bedrooms and 4 bathrooms and over 3,600 square feet of finished living area, plus another 600+ square feet downstairs. The home has two Central FA with HP systems, Copper Plumbing, 400 amp electrical service, gas fireplace with antique mantle and a 10 person hot tub. The property is just over 20,000 s.f. in size and the grounds have mature landscaping, a huge deck, as well as a gazebo overlooking Grand Coulee Dam. The home has been operated as a very successful B&B in the past. List price is just $395,000.
604 4th Street, Grand Coulee. Looking for a spacious newer home with a view? You’re in luck. This home was just built in 2004 and has just over 2,000 s.f. of finished living area on the main level as well as a full 2,000 s.f. daylight basement that is partially finished. It has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms all together. With vinyl siding, vinyl windows, 1,145 s.f. composite deck with vinyl railing, you can spend more time doing the things you want to do! Beautiful oak cabinets and Corian countertops. Spacious living room with gas fireplace and a dining room that can handle large family gatherings. Overlooking Lake Roosevelt on 1.35 acres, it has a perimeter security fence, Lots & Lots of flower beds, and a very private setting. List Price is just $319,500.
#55754 NE Lake View Lane, Electric City, You have always wanted your very own little slice of heaven. Here is your chance. Built in 2004, this Marlette Manufactured home has appr. 2,300 square feet and is located next to Federal Land on 4.71 acres. It has 3 Bedrooms and 2 baths including a 15’6” by 13’ Master Bedroom. The kitchen is spacious and includes a large walk in pantry and eating nook. The home has two covered decks, Hardi-board lap siding, Central Heat & Air Conditioning and vaulted ceilings. The detached garage/shop building is just over 26’ x 39’ and has a three quarter bath and a 525 s.f. covered parking area. List Price is now just $269,000.
801 Tulip Street, Coulee Dam, You have paid your dues, now is the time for you to start enjoying life just a little more. This home has it all! From the 18’ x 36’ in ground swimming pool and large patio with privacy fencing, to the pool house with complete bathroom facilities and sauna, or relax in the Saratoga Hot Tub, For those cold winter evenings, just listen to the fire crackle in the Fireplace downstairs. This property is set up with your enjoyment in mind. The home has almost 1,600 s.f. on each level and has all the room you would ever need. It has a 2 car detached garage, plus additional off-street parking. Architectural 25 year composition roof. New Central Heat & AC with Heat Pump. The property is 11,300 square feet. List price is just $200,000.
1110 Tilmus St, Coulee Dam. 5 Bedroom home that’s ready for you to move in. The home has a large living room, updated kitchen with lots of oak cabinets and lots and lots of storage. There are 2 bedrooms and 1 bath on the main level, plus 3 more bedrooms upstairs with another full bath.
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The finished basement has a rec room, office, TV room and Utility room. Built in 1965, the home has almost 3,000 s.f. of finished living area all together as well as vinyl siding and windows, large deck and garden spot. The garage is almost 700 s.f. in size and has a shop area on the end. The property is just over 10,000 s.f. and has an auto sprinkler system. List price is now just $197,500 with the seller paying up to $2,500 of Buyer’s closing costs.
#1126 Central drive, Coulee dam. Overall condition of this 4 bedroom home is great. Home was built in 1940, but it has been completely renovated and feels like new. It has 1,260 s.f. on the main level plus just over 700 s.f. in the finished basement. The home has clapboard siding, metal roof, Central Heat & Air Conditioning with HP and exterior was recently painted. The garage has room for 2 cars plus a shop & storage area. Lot is appr. 66’ x 120’ deep w/ a large fenced yard with auto sprinklers. The deck lets you enjoy the great outdoors. List Price is just $162,500.
#61 riverview drive, Coulee dam. Built in 1979, this rancher has a beautiful view overlooking the Columbia River. The home is appr. 1,285 square feet in size and has 3 Bedrooms and two baths. It has 2 pane windows, bb electric heat & wall air conditioning, copper plumbing, and clapboard siding. There is a 25’ x 25’ garage as well as a 10’ x 25’ cover for the boat. The property is appr. 100’ x 175’ and has a protected view. The property has both front and back fenced yards with auto sprinklers and a covered patio for relaxing. List price is just $107,400
#1021 River Drive, Coulee Dam, Looking for a 4 bedroom home with a huge garage? This 1,280 square foot home has 4 bedrooms, an office, and has had a number of updates. It has all newer seamless steel siding, a metal roof and the electrical was rewired with a 200 amp circuit breaker service. There is a freestanding propane stove in the Living room & 2 full baths. The garage is 1,047 s.f. in size and has all the room you would ever need! The property is 70’ x 120’ or 8,400 s.f. in size and has been set up for low maintenance. List price is just $99,500.
310 Highland Ave, Elmer City, Looking for a fishing cabin or rental property or maybe just a reasonable place to hang your hat? Take a look at this property. Home was built back in the 1930’s but has updated insulation, copper plumbing and updated electrical. There is a place for a woodstove in the living room and there are 2 bedrooms and 1 full bath. There is a one car built in garage with storage. List price is just $39,500
Looking for Land? We have a number of lots and building sites available both in and out of town. Prices start at $12,000 and go up from there. A complete list of properties for sale can be found on our website at www.FoisyKennedy.com, or give us a call at 509-633-0410.
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFdonald B. Lindor, Case No. 11-4-00096-5
Deceased.
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS rCW 11.40.030
The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative's attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent's probate and nonprobate assets.
DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: February 1, 2012
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: David A. Lindor
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Saddened by our great loss, we the family of Tracey Valandra Buffalohead-Weber “Kwelta’ Hi’ Nute” wish to take a moment to thank everyone who helped us with her services and lay Tracey in her final resting place.
To the cooks who worked around the clock, Betty; Deanna, Doretta Timentwa. The hunters, who supplied us with 5 deer. Those men who stayed around the clock drying deer meat. To all the seventeen diggers who came out to support the family and dug Tracey’s final resting place by hand. To James “Jim-Jim” Rideout (Puyallup Tribe) who secured all the salmon. To all the aunts and (female) cousins who helped with her final dressing. A special thank-you to her cousins: Caroldean Swan and Doveeta Swan for making her wing dress, moccasins, and shawl. Thank you to Shonita Ratcliff, who made Tracey’s memorial cards.
Thank you to all family and friends who came to support our family during our time of grief and see to rest our beloved Tracey. Grandmother, Bert Swan and entire Swan family (CD’A reservation); her aunt Nettie (Oklahoma); friends from Tacoma who trav-eled to pay their last repects; the Puyallup Tribe Canoe family; and all others who sent cards, called, and gave their condolences.
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Grand Coulee Police1/30 - Police are asking the
Grant County Prosecutor’s office to file possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of drug parapherna-lia, and making false statements against a Grand Coulee man of-ficers say dropped a smoking pipe at the counter of a local business as he was leaving. The man denied that the pipe was his. It is being sent to the crime lab to see if fin-gerprints can be lifted from it. He was released pending the results of tests.
- Two juveniles, one a 16-year-old from Electric City and the other a 17-year-old from Nespelem, were arrested while walking with backpacks near the overlook area just above Grand Coulee Dam. Both were wanted on warrants. After confirming the warrants, officers found a large number of cartons and single packs of ciga-rettes in the backpacks, valued at over $1,200. After checking with Coulee Dam Police it was learned that there had been a burglary at a “smoke shop” there and that the cigarettes checked out to be those that were missing. The Nespelem youth is being charged with pos-session of stolen property, making false statements, being a minor in possession of alcohol and obstruct-ing a public servant. The Electric City youth is being charged with possession of stolen property, re-sisting arrest, and obstructing a public servant.
1/31 - An Electric City man and wife told police that someone had entered their residence late at night and taken two swords valued at $500 each, a collection of coins and some Masonic memorabilia. They awoke and saw shadows near their bedroom. The man got a baseball bat, went downstairs and found that the intruders had taken his wife’s purse out onto the deck but hadn’t taken the contents. Police found footprints in the snow and took pictures of tire prints and are investigating. The report said the parties got in through an unlocked door.
- A Grand Coulee man asked for assistance when he reportedly be-came dizzy and was afraid to drive. He was taken to Coulee Medical Center for observation.
- Police were called to Electric City’s city hall where it was re-ported that an assault had taken place. City officials stated that
they didn’t know why police were called.
- A Lincoln Street resident in Electric City told police that some-one had taken an air-operated impact wrench and had used it to start loosening the lug bolts on his vehicle. The man told police who he thought might have taken the tool, and officers are investigating.
2/1 - A woman told police that a neighbor in Electric City had reported that an emergency tool chest had been taken. She said there were tracks in the snow around the residence, shed and all the vehicles.
- A man told police that an ex-girlfriend had taken their children from school and wanted the officer to go get the children and bring them to him. He checked on the children and reported to the man that they were OK and that he needed a court order or a parenting plan in regard to the children.
2/2 - A man offered to sell a new chainsaw to another man in Elec-tric City. The man refused to pur-chase the chainsaw and followed the man to an address on Electric Boulevard, and then reported it to police.
- An Electric City woman and her Soap Lake boyfriend tried to cash a check for groceries and overage at Safeway but a clerk noticed that the check blank be-longed to another party, who, when contacted, said the customer was not authorized to use the account. Police are asking the Grant County prosecutor to charge the woman with identity theft, forgery and third-degree theft.
2/3 - A man living in Continen-tal Heights told police that loud music was keeping him awake. The officer found that the music noise was coming from the Wolf ’s Den Bar. The bartender was told to turn the music down.
- A Phoenix police detective asked for an officer’s assistance in contacting a woman now living here who had reportedly stated to someone that she had been inap-propriately touched by a member of her Phoenix church. The officer contacted the woman, who denied that anything wrong had taken place.
- An officer answered a com-plaint of loud music at a residence in Electric City, where he noticed a scent of burnt marijuana com-ing from the house. A man told the officer where the marijuana was located and a container with “green leafy” material was found along with two smoking devices. The man is being charged with possession and having the smok-ing devices.
2/4 - An Elmer City man was arrested and charged with driving while under the influence and pos-session of marijuana after he was observed nearly striking the guard rail and crossing the center line in Electric City. The man’s vehicle was towed.
- An Elmer City man taking pictures near the dam was ad-vised he was in a restricted area. He told the officer that he used to work for the Bureau of Reclama-tion. After checking on the man he was cleared to finish taking the pictures.
2/5 - A bartender called police on a possible weapons problem. When the officer arrived at the bar he found that a person who was intoxicated had a hunting knife on his belt and was trying to pick a fight with other patrons. The bartender took the knife, but returned it when the man left.
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with an inoperative brake light and found that the driver had his license suspended and had a warrant out for his arrest. He was taken to Grant County Jail on the warrant.
2/3 - A 17-year old female stu-dent was taken to Okanogan Coun-ty juvenile facility after threaten-ing a teacher at Lake Roosevelt High School. Police are asking that a charge of felony harassment be made against the woman.
2/4 - A suspicious man was walking near Mason City Park and the museum grounds, and an officer caught up with him on Holly Street. He said he had lost $20 and was looking for it. He was identified by tattoos on his upper arm. No crime was committed so the man wasn’t arrested.
- A man was confronted by police after being seen on Holly Street and hiding in the back yard of a residence there. He said he was hiding because he thought police were following him. He said he didn’t have any drugs on him, only Zig Zag cigarette papers. He told the officer that he didn’t have any marijuana because he didn’t have any money.
- A man told an officer called to Coulee Medical Center by a staff person that he had been bitten by his own dog. He said he planned to get rid of the dog because he was afraid it might bite one of his children.
2/7 - An officer responded to a barking dog complaint and found the dog, a male retriever, tangled by its chain around a sign post. The officer got the dog loose and tried to follow it to its home but couldn’t track the dog.
- Tribal police asked for as-sistance in informing a man who lives at a Columbia River Drive apartment that a youth that lives with him was at Coulee Medical Center.
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February starts with more air stagnation
Finally, we got some respect-able snowfall in January. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. The freezing rain on the other hand, is another matter. Here at the home weather sta-tion we had a t o t a l o f 9.9 inches of snow with a total of 1.10 inch of precipitation. Looking back at the last few years this is it how we measured up: 2010 - 0.9 inch of snow and 1.33 inches of precipitation, 2009 - 10.0 inches of snow with 0.84 inches of precipita-tion. The mean amounts for Janu-ary are: snowfall 6.2 inches and precipitation 1.08 inches. Well, we are in February now and under an Air Stagnation Advisory issued by the National Weather Service. History shows us to be prepared for a continued wet trend. In our dry environment we can always use it. The mean snowfall for Feb-ruary is 2.5 inches (record high oc-curred in 1959 of 17.1 inches) and 0.92 inches of precipitation (with a record high in 1940 of 3.58 inches). Temperatures should begin to moderate just a bit. Yet, extremes are there in our history just like January. We experienced an all-time record high of 61°F in 1995 and a record low of minus 15°F in 1950. By the way, I don’t put much stock in animal shadows. So, no words here about Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil; wishing him all the luck of course. Sixteen years ago, in 1996, Washington, Oregon and Idaho experienced major flooding. Western and Southeastern Washington state, Northern Idaho and most all of Oregon saw flooding. Three people lost their lives here in Washington and close to $1 billion in damages occurred throughout the three states. Depending on amount of snowpack, warming late winter temperatures along with late win-ter rain storms, flooding is some-thing that all communities must
be prepared for and address here in the Northwest. The sky has been clear of late, so I’ll start mention-
ing some of the great opportu-nities for night s k y w a t c h -ing. Because of cloud cover, we’ve missed some of the re-cent night “light shows” (a great replacement for the laser lights
on the dam). I’m speaking of
course of the northern lights or aurora borealis. The sun has been relatively active lately shooting off great solar flares that collide with Earth’s magnetic field creat-ing this beauty in our night sky. You can get “aurora alerts” direct to your email account from the University of Alaska’s Geophysi-cal Institute. Expect a full moon on Feb. 7 and watch for a very bright Jupiter in the southwest-ern evening sky. Mars will begin to rise around mid-month in the early night.
