A have a look at the previous
Ten Years In the past
An Electrical Metropolis man concerned within the city’s adoption of a nuisance ordinance final 12 months believes the city, quite than neighbors, ought to instigate its enforcement. “I hate that neighbor has to show in neighbor,” Jerry Sands mentioned. “It shouldn’t be a neighbor ratting on a neighbor.
The Grand Coulee Dam Little Man Wrestlers “Coulee Crushers” started their season with a visit to Royal Metropolis on March 1. On March 8 they traveled to Chewelah for matches, with many receiving recognition for his or her efforts. Those that took first place, receiving gold medals, had been Charles LaPlante, Tommy Lee Turner and Daniel LaPlante. Third place bronze medal winners had been Alexia Hanway, Sterling Shepard and Kasey Inexperienced. A particular recognition goes to Gunner Bradeen, who received his first match.
The general public now has a month longer to precise considerations concerning the doable decreasing of Banks Lake later this 12 months. In line with a Bureau of Reclamation press launch, public feedback for the Banks Lake Drawdown Draft Surroundings Influence Assertion shall be accepted till April 11. The earlier deadline was Monday.
Twenty Years In the past
A delegation of the Colville Confederated Tribes traveled to Washington D.C. final week to foyer members of Congress for decision of a 40-year outdated dispute with the federal authorities over rights to income from Grand Coulee Dam energy manufacturing.
After a prolonged wait for his or her Fundamental Avenue facility to be rebuilt after a hearth, the realm’s senior residents at the moment are debating whether or not their new constructing ought to stay smoke free.
The winds of academic change seem like blowing throughout the Colville reservation. That change might herald not solely enlargement of the Nespelem Faculty’s curriculum to incorporate seventh and eighth grades as early as September however the eventual reopening of a highschool as properly.
Two weeks in the past Tuesday, the homeowners of Marie’s restaurant in Electrical Metropolis grew to become the primary meals service institution within the Grand Coulee Dam space to ban smoking on the premises.
Bob and Tammara Byers are proud to announce the delivery of their son, Quenton Leon, born March 4. He weighed 6 lbs., 12 oz. and was 19 1/2 inches lengthy.
Thirty Years In the past
Throughout their session final Thursday on the Sage Inn, the Grand Coulee Dam Space Chamber of Commerce has put in a full committee to work on the fiftieth anniversary upcoming on July 16.
Lately reopening is Lori’s Banks Lake Drive-Inn at Electrical Metropolis. The drive-in nonetheless options Mexican meals plus a wide range of sandwiches.
Taking first within the Girls’s Class C 1983 WARA Washington State Closed Singles Raquetball Champions was Carla Desautel. Additionally taking part had been Roy Broumley, Invoice Desautel and Chris Hoke.
Forty Years In the past
Paul O. Tillman, 17, of Elmer Metropolis, was severely injured in a two-car accident final Tuesday on the four-lane freeway between Grand Coulee and Coulee Dam. Apparently Tillman misplaced management of his 1970 Dodge on the suitable shoulder of the street, over-corrected and went right into a broadside skid crashing into a big dump truck in a southbound lane. Driver of the truck, Bud Ricks, was unhurt.
Air-operated concrete vibrators are being serviced on the Grand Coulee Dam Venture.
The Grand Coulee ninth grade Panthers ended the season with a 5-5 file after getting off to a poor begin. Brian Barnaby led all gamers in assists and steals and Jeff Loe led in rebounds and free throws.
Fifty Years In the past
A life membership pin was offered to Dorothy Holbert on the Gand Coulee PTA assembly March 11.
The American Pink Cross just lately award those that have donated a gallon of blood to the blood middle. They included Mabel Youngs, Wesley Johnson, Vern Canterbury, Harold Hansman, Mrs. Edwin Borovec, and R. E. Racy. Roy Jensen and Kenneth Skorheim had been honored for his or her two gallons donated.
March 10 will mark a milestone in Grand Coulee after a few years of preparation by the Chamber of Grand Coulee Oasis. The primary groundbreaking of a proposed 2.5 million greenback venture will get underway. Work is to start instantly on a marina services intently adopted by set up of tenting lodging. In the end, plans embrace a golf course, motel, giant swimming pool and restaurant. The ceremony shall be held on the web site adjoining to the airport at Electrical Metropolis.
Sixty Years In the past
Appraising of land within the reservoir space of Chief Joseph Dam for buy by the federal authorities is anticipated to start inside 90 days.
The Electrical Metropolis PTA met on the schoolhouse final Wednesday the place a nominating committee was appointed. Members embrace Mrs. Dick Darnell Jr., Mrs. Vern Canterbury and Mrs. Wayne Perkins.
On Friday night on the DeMolay dance, Pat Hilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hilson of Grand Coulee, was topped Demolay sweetheart. Grasp Councilor Gary Ratliff offered her together with her crown and corsage. She was chosen by common vote. Pat is a member of the Grand Coulee Dam Meeting of Rainbow Ladies and a sophomore at Grand Coulee Excessive Faculty.
Laying of concrete blocks on the muse poured a while in the past for the brand new B Avenue fireplace station was began Sunday.
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In a historic choice final week the Colville Confederated Tribes Enterprise Council has determined to carry a main election this 12 months. The motion was introduced on by the variety of candidates showing on the previous Basic Election poll.
A shock birthday presentation was given to Randy Spotts throughout a break between final week’s volleyball video games. Randy turned the large 30. (What does that make him now?)
The Raider ladies’ basketball group stored its State hopes alive because it beat Omak 60 to 47 in District playoffs.
Quadruplet lambs had been born final Wednesday on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jackson within the Rex-Delrio space. Three lambs weighed in at eight kilos every with one weighing just below 5 kilos.
Forty Years In the past
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders had been in excessive spirits Saturday evening as they handily defeated Tonasket which positioned them within the finals this weekend.
The Grand Coulee Dam Pagent shall be held March 24 with eight ladies vying for the titlem. They embrace Judy Steffens, Linda Thiel, Ellen Hullett, Connie Palmer, Mary Baxter, Teri Gerard, Jodi Sharr and Cherri Biggers.
A big rock slide lined a 60 foot lengthy part of freeway 155 about 10 miles south of Electrical Metropolis alongside Banks Lake 1 p.m. Monday. Police estimated the slide to be about 20 to 30 ft deep close to the coulee wall aspect of the street.
Pre-bid info for 3 turbines costing about $49 million for Grand Coulee Dam was requested Thursday by Amtorg, the Soviet Union buying and selling company.
Fifty Years In the past
These receiving all A’s at Grand Coulee Excessive Faculty for the second semester had been: Marvin Palanuk, Rick McClain and Ron Kosloski.
Jeff Palin, administrator for the Grand Coulee Dam Hospital has expressed pleasure that greater than 1,800 folks got here to the hospital’s open home on Feb. 17.
Larry French an eighth grader on the Middle Faculty emerged because the winner of the 1963 Grand Coulee Junior Excessive Chess match. Taking second was Rocky Flowers.
Sixty Years In the past
The principle merchandise of enterprise on the assembly of the Coulee Dam advisory council held Monday night on the neighborhood constructing was the matter of lease enhance and the report of the particular lease charge committee of actual property consultants.
The long-awaited telecasting from KXLY-TV, Spokane, hit the airwaves Sunday and reception at Grand Coulee, Delano and Electrical Metropolis is reported to be glorious.
Browne’s Division Retailer is having a closeout on males’s sport footwear starting at $4.95.
Thirty Years In the past
Dad and mom are becoming a member of arms with their youngsters, Wright Faculty and the remainder of the nation in an effort to save lots of the Statue of Liberty.
The Nespelem Grade Faculty shall be having a dedication March 6. Everyone seems to be cordially invited to the open home for brand new solar-heated Nespelem Grade Faculty. There shall be on the new facility, a potluck dinner, an opportunity to fulfill the college’s workers and a Indian Battle Dance shall be held.
The longest session in historical past for the Raider boys’ basketball group got here to an in depth when the ultimate week of league competitors was accomplished. The Raider varsity netters failed to change their good winless file. The group was defeated by Omak.
The Girl Raiders traveled to Omak final week and seized a win from the Pioneers by t he rating of 62 to 35. Shaunee Haugen was excessive scorer with 287 factors.
Airman Bobb J. Burnside, son of Wade R. and M. Burnside of Grand Coulee, has accomplished Air Power primary coaching at Lackland Air Power Base, Tex. The airman is a 1982 graduate of Lake Roosevelt Excessive Faculty.
The Grand Coulee Dam space is proudly represented by a gaggle of fourth, fifth and sixth graders going by the title of POPEYE, which stands for Protect Our Bodily Training for Youth In every single place.
Forty Years In the past
Sharon Olson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Olson of Coulee Dam, was a choose within the 1973 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow. She was chosen by a rating in a written data and aptitude examination taken by each senior girls and boys on Dec. 5. Sharon will obtain a specifically designed award from Basic Mills.
Boy Scout Troop #107 of Grand Coulee, sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spent Friday evening and Saturday at Summit Lake. Scouts current had been Kevin Bateman, Wayne Jesse, Mark Schmidt, Mike English, Jim Rice, Rick Treim, David and Fred Stuker, Dale and David Thornton, Charles Baxter, Eric Durfee and Jeff Ervin.
Fifty Years In the past
The Grand Coulee PTA met with a full and fascinating program. Denise Perkins spoke on “Lets Go Purchasing.” Invoice Trefry selected the topic “Ten Little Autos” and Jim Hickery spoke on “ be Depressing.”
Sixty Years In the past
Norman Larson Q/M, UNS, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Larson of Grand Coulee, has been assigned to Bainbridge, Maryland, to attend faculty of electronics engineering for 4 months. Norman traveled from Pearl Harbor to Bainbridge by airplane.
On Feb. 1, Mr. and Mrs. Evan Jensen of Grand Coulee entertained with a dinner in honor of the thirty fifth wedding ceremony anniversary of her dad and mom Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Whyatt of Nespelem.