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VOL. LXXI, NO. 45 SERVING THE GRAND COULEE DAM AREA, WASHINGTON STATE FEBRUARY 8, 2012 

<strong>Congress</strong> <strong>gets</strong> <strong>after</strong> <strong>USBR</strong> 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 Washington’s 

congressional delegation. 

In separate actions, both Rep. Cathy 

McMorris Rodgers and Rep “Doc” Hastings 

have taken up the school district’s interest. 

McMorris Rodgers represents Eastern 

Washington’s 5th District, which includes 

the east side of Coulee Dam. Hastings 

Legislators 

to hold “town 

hall” on phone 

State Sen. Linda Evans Parlette 

and Reps. Cary Condotta 

and Mike Armstrong are inviting 

residents of the 12th Legislative 

District to participate in a telephone 

town hall meeting to hear 

from their legislators and ask 

questions about the 2012 legislative 

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 approximately 

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 

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 environmental 

protection specialist for the 

Bureau of Reclamation. 

“Despite its protestation,” McMorris 

Rodgers wrote, “I believe the Bureau has 

the authority to support the school district’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 

Newsbriefs 

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 seeking 

volunteers in the Grand Coulee 

area who are interested in responding 

to local disasters and providing 

emergency help. 

Red Cross volunteers respond 

to local house fires and largescale 

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 

statement within the Coulee Dam Community 

Act of 1957 which states: “The 

secretary (Interior) is authorized to enter 

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, 

Sweethearts for 70 years 


It’s a real Valentine story. 

Frank and Elaine Sanford celebrated 

their 70th wedding anniversary 

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, 

<strong>after</strong> 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 Sanford 

ranch, purchasing small 

farms where the owners couldn’t 

make it. 

It wasn’t long before the Sanfords 

got into cattle, and then it 

was wheat and cattle. 

While Frank and Elaine periodically 

took driving trips to 

places like Arizona, California and 

Canada, primarily you would find 

them down on the farm. 

Frank and Elaine Sanford hold a picture of the family homestead. — Roger S. Lucas photo 

“This is the best place to be. 

Why would you want to be anyplace 

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 graduated 

from Grand Coulee High 

School. 

Man takes 

own life 

A Coulee City man apparently 

took his own life Tuesday <strong>after</strong> allegedly 

assaulting his wife, Grant 

County authorities reported late 

Tuesday. 

Around 2 p.m., emergency responders 

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 hospital 

and is being treated for her 

injuries. Her identity will not be 

released while the investigation is 

underway. 

Grant County Sheriff Deputies 

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. 

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 

which would require more taxing capacity 

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 example 

of the federal government’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 

“I believe the Bureau 

has the authority to 

support the school 

district’s needs.” 

school district. 

“What is more disappointing is the 

long-standing recognition 

by <strong>Congress</strong> 

and stakeholders 

that the 

Coulee community 

lacks a sufficient 

tax base to support 

the needs of the 

school district and 

the federal government’s 

failure 

to provide much 

needed assistance. 

... Ninety-nine percent of the surrounding 

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers 

See <strong>USBR</strong> page 2 

Bill in Legislature 

could close 

local hospital 

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 predicted 

that some nearby would close 

immediately if the bill passes. 

The bill is part of the Legislature’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 federal 

government, the total impact 

to small hospitals come to about 

$70 million, Graham said. 

“It seems like a small cut,” 

Graham noted, “but it disproportionately 

affects critical access 

hospitals, as opposed to large 

hospitals.” 

Graham noted the Legislature 

must cut the budget because voters 

rejected a tax increase last November. 

“They don’t know what else to 

do,” he said. 

Graham said the new local hospital 

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 helicopter 

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 reasonable 

people understand this is bad 

legislation.” 

He said most local-delegation 

See SANFORDS page 2 See CMC page 2 

BPA schedules public 

meeting on line project 


The start of a Bonneville Power 

Administration project to replace 

power lines from the Third Powerhouse 

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 explain 

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 representative 

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 concerns. 

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.” 

SEE BPA page 2 

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 negotiations. 

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 

See LEVY page 2

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<strong>USBR</strong> 

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 reaffirming 

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 Impact 

Aid program. 

The bill would expand eligibility 

for the emergency and modernization 

grants within the Impact Aid 

program to schools where more 

than 10 percent of the district is 

nontaxable due to a federal presence. 

The bill also prohibits the 

Department of Education from 

increasing either a 10-percent land 

ownership threshold or a 40-percent 

federally impacted student 

threshold for eligibility from year 

to year. 

BPA 

Now BPA has asked for a meeting 

with the council’s two-member 

committee that deals with property 

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 scheduled 

Feb. 26, as the starting date. 

One concern: what will concrete 

trucks and semi’s carrying girders 

for towers do to town streets, 

particularly the street in front of 

and alongside city hall The work 

Continued from front page 

But 


“A significant percentage of land 

in my district is federally owned, 

and I have long believed that students 

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 unable 

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 development,” 

district Superintendent 

Dennis Carlson said. “Now the district 

will potentially have another 

granting source to help us with our 

efforts to build new facilities.” 

Shortly <strong>after</strong> the school district’s 

board instructed Carlson to 

look into filing suit against the federal 

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 access 

to the funds we need for new 

schools,” Carlson said. 

is scheduled for about the time of 

spring thaw and the support surface 

under the paved streets might 

not support heavy loads. 

The BPA plans to use the access 

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 switchyards. 

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 

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Proceeds support the Program for the Hearing Impaired and other local projects 

Levy 

of state equalization money, Adkins 

said. 

Eight years ago, that amount 

was the $13,000 the school’s current 

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 fouryear 

levy, if approved by a simple 

majority of voters, would remain 

constant at the $118,000 total. 

Sanfords 

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, remodeling 

it a couple of times. 

“Then we built our present 

house and moved up into the sun,” 

Frank said. 

Approaching their house Tuesday, 

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- 

of advance notice on heavy loads 

coming through. 

One town official said they may 

have to put load limits on the roadways 

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. 

Family Caregivers 

Support Group 

Family Caregivers… 

“are dedicated individuals 

who provide care for a lovedone 

who is chronically ill, 

disabled or frail. They often 

shoulder the enormous 

responsibility of providing for 

their loved ones.” 

We can help each other! 

Monday, Feb. 13th 

1:00p.m.—3:30p.m. 

Lincoln Hospital 

10 Nichols St. Kembel Room 

FREE—No cost or admission! 

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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 maintenance 

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 restricted, 

with national government 

help coming in at 65-90 percent of 

amounts allocated. 

Ballots all have to be in by Valentine’s 

Day, Feb. 14. 

Okanogan County election officials 

stated Tuesday that they 

have already received 89 ballots 

back. 

CMC 


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 Sanford 

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 Valentines 

all the way. 

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Fri. & Sat. 7 p.m. 

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515 River Drive Coulee Dam 

633-3522 

legislators had been supportive 

of the hospitals’ position, but Rep. 

Cary Condotta, of Wenatchee, is 

“on the fence.” 

Chief sponsors of HB 2130 

Rep. Eileen Cody 

(D) 34th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 

Olympia Office: 

303 John L. O'Brien Building 

PO Box 40600 

Olympia, WA 98504-0600 

(360) 786-7978 

District Office: (206) 923-5463 

Rep. Ross Hunter 

(D) 48th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 



PO Box 40600 

Olympia, WA 98504-0600 

(360) 786-7936 


Local Legislators 

Rep. Cary Condotta 

(R) 12th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 


122B Legislative Building 

PO Box 40600 

Olympia, WA 98504-0600 

(360) 786-7954 


Rep. Mike Armstrong 



425B Legislative Building 

PO Box 40600 

Olympia, WA 98504-0600 

(360) 786-7832 


Rep. Shelly Short 




PO Box 40600 

Olympia, WA 98504-0600 

(360) 786-7908 


Rep. Joel Kretz 

Deputy Minority Leader 



335A Legislative Building 

PO Box 40600 

Olympia, WA 98504-0600 

(360) 786-7988 


Senator Bob Morton 



115D Irv Newhouse Building 

PO Box 40407 

Olympia, WA 98504-0407 

(360) 786-7612 

Fax: (360) 786-1999 

Senator Linda Evans Parlette 

Republican Caucus Chair 



316 Legislative Building 

PO Box 40412 

Olympia, WA 98504-0412 

(360) 786-7622 

Fax: (360) 786-1266 

District Office: (509) 663-9702 

Fax: (509) 663-9703 

Tues. Feb. 14, starting at 5 p.m. 

Reservations Recommended 

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113 Midway Avenue 

Grand Coulee 633-8283 

B O N N E V I L L E P O W E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N 

Construction of Grand Coulee 

replacement transmission line 

Open House Meeting 

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. 

You are invited to an open house-style public meeting to learn about construction activities, 

meet with the construction contractors, Bureau of Reclamation and BPA staff. There will not 

be a formal presentation. Please drop in any time between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. 

Thursday, February 16, 2012 

4:00 to 7:00 p.m. 

Coulee Dam Town Hall 

300 Lincoln Avenue 

Coulee Dam, WA 99116 

Information about the environmental review process and decision to build the project is 

available at www.bpa.gov/go/coulee. If you have questions about this project or need 

Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations, please call toll-free 800-622-4519.

The Star • FEBRUARY 8, 2012 

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Letters From Our Readers 

LR wrestling team impressive off the mats, too 

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, 

O P I N I O N 

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. 

Lake Roosevelt players display refreshing attitude 

Ardy Miller 

Haines, Alaska 

I am Roger Odorizzi, a basketball 

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 different 

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 

Let’s honor champ with signs 

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 

Shame on council 

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 

PRCA World Champion Bull Rider 

Shane Proctor.” 

A similar sign was recently 

placed in Oklahoma for the “Cherokee 

Kid,” Ryan Dirteater, whose 

career just resumed following 

injury. 

Let’s do it, bullriding fans. I’m 

ready to donate money to such a 

Don Brunell 

President 

Association 

of Washington 

Business 

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 Odorizzi 

Manson 

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, <strong>after</strong> unanimously denying support 

for our Senior Meals-On-Wheels program. 

Bullying a problem at school 

My son was bullied (intimidated, 

cursed at, called derogatory 

names, belittled, etc.) the majority 

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 bullied, 

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 being 

bullied at GCDMS and nothing 

was ever done. 

I would like to initiate change at 

the school and suggest an anonymous 

survey be conducted to each 

student with results published and 

provided to parents on the pervasiveness 

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 

Frank Ward 

Coulee Dam 

benefit. 

Dennis Carlson, superintendent, 

has been copied on all my 

correspondence with Lisa Lakin 

so is aware of my concerns. Bullying 

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 bullying 

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 Redthunder 

parent 

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 especially 

important when it comes to taxes and regulations. 

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 legislation. 

The governor wants to 

make it easier for all businesses, 

especially small businesses, to calculate 

and pay their Business and 

Occupation (B&O) taxes. 

B&O taxes are assessed on a business’ gross income, 

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 Washington 

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, Everett 

and Bellingham say they’re 

already working on a plan to simplify local tax payments, 

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.” 

In awe of a winter wonderland 

If I could wave a magic wand and change something 

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 simply 

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 

Ten 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 <strong>after</strong> a 

federal judge closed the Department 

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 lawsuit 

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 challenge 

the hospital’s entire staff 

has met. 

A group discussing increased 

cooperation between four local 

towns Saturday listed six items 

In Other 

Words 

Danielle Vick 

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 bundled 

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. 

Coulee Recollections 

that need further study, the top 

being consolidation. 

After 31 years of work with the 

federal government, Cyril Konzal 

retired this week from the <strong>USBR</strong> 

at Grand Coulee Dam. 

The Raider basketball team is 

still at the top of the CTL league 

with a 10-2 record <strong>after</strong> defeating 

Quincy 66-51. 

Regardless of the temperature, <strong>after</strong> 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 simply 

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 suitable 

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; conversations 

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 somehow, 

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. 

Thirty Years Ago 

LeRoy M. Haag and Phil 

Haegen both received congratulations 

on their retirement from the 

<strong>USBR</strong>. Haag, an electrician, had 

over 39 years of service and Haegen, 

an engineer, had 34. 

Dr. Dean Patterson has recently 

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 service. 

Twila Desautel, a fourth grader 

at Nespelem Elementary, is the local 

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 Jackrabbits 

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. Grangers, 

during the semester break at 

Chico State College in California. 

Fifty Years Ago 

Coach Bill Lavigne gave everyone 

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.


On Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, Richard 

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 

Laurena H. “Rene’” Anderson, 

68, peacefully passed away on 

Monday, January 30, 2012, at her 

home in Electric City, surrounded 

by her loving family, <strong>after</strong> 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 Yakima, 

where she met 

and married her high 

school sweetheart Ken 

Anderson on March 29, 1961, and 

started their family together. 

Shortly <strong>after</strong> they were married, 

they moved to Renton, where 

they both worked for Boeing. Ken 

began his own construction business 

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 

Obituaries 

Richard N. “Rick” Gors 

would find someone else who could 

help if he was unable. 

His smile, infective 

laughter and sense of 

humor will be remembered 

by all who knew 

him and even those 

who were just casual 

acquaintances. 

We are grateful to 

the nurses and doctors 

that participated 

in his wonderful care 

and for giving us the 

time and times we had 

with him. 

He is survived by 

Ruth (Long) Jasper 

Laurena H. “Rena” Anderson 

enjoyed working on steak night at 

the Tenino Eagles for many years. 

She enjoyed going dancing, boating 

and vacationing with her family 

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 wedding 

anniversary and 

numerous trips to the 

Hawaiian Islands. She 

always enjoyed her Canadian 

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, including 

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 together 

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 

four sisters, two brothers, many 

nephews and nieces, his daughters, 

grandchildren, great-grandchildren 

and most of all by his greatest 

love Sally. We will always have 

him in our hearts and our memories. 

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. 

Beloved Ruth (Long) Jasper, 

mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, 

and friend to many, passed peacefully 

in her sleep on Sunday, Jan. 

22, 2012, in New Orleans La. 

Family and friends will be gathering 

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 completed 

first through 12th grade in 

Grand Coulee, and attended Central 

Washington College of Education 

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 greatgrandchildren, 

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 daughters: 

Barbara, Deborah and Shannan, 

and her son Denis. 

There she became a leader and 

an iconic matriarch in the community. 

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 action, 

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 Fairbanks, 

the First United Methodist 

and later St. Paul’s United Methodist 

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 guidance 

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 daughters: 

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 (Newport), 

numerous nieces, nephews 

and greats by the hundreds. 

In lieu of flowers please make 

donations to the Children’s Reading 

Room of the John Trigg Ester 

Library, P.O. Box 468, Ester AK 

99725. 

friendships and enjoying camping 

trips in their motor home and looking 

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 Beaman-Smith, 

stepfather Charles 

Smith, brother-in-law Tony Madden, 

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: McKenzie 

(Pifer) Coleman with husband 

Casey, Angela Smith, Corey and 

Raquel Bunnell and Chelan and 

Taylor Bullett; great-granddaughter 

Abigail Coleman; sister P\earl 

Madden; three nieces; three greatnewphews; 

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 Littlerock 

Rd. SW, Tumwater, Wash., 

with a reception following. For further 

information please visit www. 

millsnadmillsfunerals.com 

Tracey Valandra Buffalohead-Weber “Kwelta’ hi’ nute” 

Tracey was born in Tacoma, 

on August 30, 1969, to Theresa A. 

Vallee (Elisoff) and Harley Buffalohead. 

Sadly, <strong>after</strong> 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 friendships 

she created running 

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 Moses-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 Worley, 

Idaho. Paternal grandparents 

were Melvin and Esther Buffalohead 

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 Elisoff; 

Loren P. Swan Jr. 

(deceased); and Harley 

Buffalohead Sr. She 

was preceded in death 

by her younger brother, 

Terry Allan Swan 

(11/07/77 – 12/02/00); 

stepbrother, Ryan Elisoff; 

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 inlaw]; 

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 Tacoma 

home. One of her favorite 

places was Pike Street Market; 

she sampled her way through the 

food and vegetable stalls. Her favorite 

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. 

It’s a boy for the Allens 

Lisa 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 at 

the 

seniors 

Income tax time is here!! Free 

tax preparation is once again being 

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 cooperation 

with the IRS will offer free 

help to taxpayers with low to 

middle incomes in preparing their 

federal income taxes. Special attention 

is given to those 60 and 

older. Free e-filing is also available. 

Taxpayers should bring with 

them: a copy of last year’s tax 

return; Social Security cards or 

other official documentation showing 

social security numbers for 

themselves and all dependents 

and proofs of salary, interest, pensions, 

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. 

24 Hours 

That Changed 

the World 

The 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 @ 6pm 

February 22 – March 28, 2012 

At the United Methodist Church 

405 Center St. Grand Coulee 

Contact Pastor Tom @ 633-3267 

for copy of the book. 

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 

Welcomes 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 633-2186 

Church Website: www.grandcouleenaz.com 

COULEE DAM 

COMMUNITY 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 Dam 

Church: 633-1790 

www.couleedamchurch.org 

FAITH COMMUNITY 

A Foursquare Church 

PASTOR STEVE ARCHER 

NOW MEETING IN OUR NEW BUILDING 

16 Grand, Electric City 

Sunday Morning Service:.......................10 a.m. 

KIDS’s CHurch and Nursery 

Call the Church Office 633-1244 to find out 

about other regular scheduled meetings. 

Come Worship The Lord! 

Meetings & 

Notices 

Ch a m b e r to Ho l d 

In s ta l l at i o n o f OFf i ce r s 

a n d Pr e s e n t Awa r d s 

The Chamber of Commerce will 

meet at noon on Thursday, Feb. 9 

at Pepper Jack’s for their awards 

and installation luncheon. 

OES to Me e t 

The 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 meeting 

will be opened in short form. 

Fo o d Wo r k e r 

Ca r d Ex a m s 

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. 

Sh e r r if to Sp e a k 

Grant County Historical Society 

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. 

A 1½-day Marriage Conference 

Coming March 23-24 

@ Coulee Dam Community Church 

Watch for details at www.couleedamchurch.org 

BANKS LAKE BIBLE CHURCH 

25 School Avenue, Electric City, 633-0670 

Affiliated with I.F.C.A./N.I.C.E. 

Pastor Bill Williams 

Everyone 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 Adventist 

Welcomes You for Worship & Praise 

103 Continental Heights, Grand Coulee 

Church (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 METHODIST 

Modeling our ministry <strong>after</strong> the New Testament 

405 Center St., Grand Coulee 

Monty Fields/Tom & Elizabeth Poplawski 

Certified Lay Ministers 

EVERYONE WELCOME! 

Church Office 633-0980 

Worship Service................................ 10:00 a.m 

Thursday Bible Study......................... 1:30 p.m. 

Join us every 3rd Sunday for brunch 

and fellowship following worship service. 

ZION LUTHERAN 

PASTOR SHAWN NEIDER 

348 Mead Street, Grand Coulee 

Church 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


Nine wrestlers on to Regionals 

by John R. McNeil II 

Nine Raider wrestlers will 

move on to regionals this Saturday 

<strong>after</strong> the team finished fourth 

at the North Sub-Regional last 

Saturday at Lake Roosevelt. 

At the all-B North Sub-Regional, 

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. 

Levi Seylor grapples with teammate Levi Joseph. 

Sean Waters takes on Liberty Bell’s Shane Coleman. 

Boys extend win streak 


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 

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 <strong>after</strong> defeating Rosiee Gudino 

of Quincy in a second-round pin. 

The eight boys will be going to 

Kittitas on Friday for 3 p.m. firstround 

matches. The wrestling contines 

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 heading 

to the All-Classification Girls 

Regional at Wahluke on Saturday 

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 together 

a third-quarter spree to make certain 

Eighth-grader wins spelling bee 

by Scott Hunter 

An eighth-grade girl won the 

spelling bee at Grand Coulee Dam 

Middle School last week, and will 

continue to the broader competition, 

which almost didn’t get organized 

at all. 

Prevailing on the word “ecstatic,” 

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 Education 

Foundation stepped in, however, 

and a scaled-down schedule 

emerged. The new schedule eliminates 

the county bee entirely, Norris 

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 Eastmont 

Junior High School in East 

Wenatchee March 20. 

Orrin Gross overpowers an opponent at the sub-regionals. 

Kodie Horn earns three points for a nearfall. 

starting at 10 a.m. with the top 

three placers moving on to the 

Tacoma Dome. 

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 performance 

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 regular 

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. 

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 

Lady Raiders 

dealt tough loss, 

then rebound 


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 another 

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 numberone 

position in the Central Washington 

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 second 

quarter that included back-toback 

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 adjustments, 

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 

Antone makes 

select team 

Raider sports 

Thurs., Feb. 9 

3:30/5/6:30/8 p.m. Basketball 

here with Bridgeport. All games 

including JV games will be 

played at LRHS gym. 

Fri. - Sat., Feb. 10/11 

Raider Wrestling at Regional 

Nespelem School 

honor roll 

Nespelem School proudly announces 

the following Honor Roll 

and Student of the Quarter awards 

for the 2nd quarter of the 2011- 

2012 school year: 

1 st grade 

Students of the Quarter 

Yvonne St. Peter 

Anoki Somday 

4 th Grade 

A Honor Roll: 

Scotti Adolph 3.75 

LorRinda Richardson 4.0 

Malerie Thomas 3.5 

B Honor Roll: 

Kyle Edmo 3.25 

Tony Marchand 3.25 

Buffalo Pakootas 3.0 

Cameron St. Pierre 3.25 

5 th Grade 

A Honor Roll 

Miah Bearcub 3.5 

Gloria Michel 3.5 

Chelsea Timentwa 3.5 

Page 5 

Bears jumped out ahead. It appeared 

LR would hang back and 

concede the defeat until a switch 

was flipped and the Lady Raiders 

came roaring back into the 

game. 

Stout defense and good, highpercentage 

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 defense 

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 <strong>after</strong> surving 

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 season 

every home game will be like 

tomorrow night’s lineup. 

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. Players 

are selected by a committee of club members <strong>after</strong> 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. 

Tournament in Kittitas. 3 p.m. 

on Friday and 10 a.m. on 

Saturday. 

Mon., Feb. 13 - Sat., Feb. 18 

Raider District Basketball 

Playoffs at Wenatchee. 

B Honor Roll 

Trevor Circle 3.0 

Tiana Dubois 3.0 

Shihiya Vargas-Thomas 3.25 

6 th Grade Awards 

B Honor Roll 

Chasity Williams 


B Honor Roll: 

Quincy Williams quarter 3.6. 

Semester 3.3 

Tristen Adolph Quarter 3.3. 

Semester 3.9 


A Honor Roll 

Lachelle Bearcub


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maintenance person. Basic plumbing, 

electrical and carpentry skills necessary. 

Apply at lodge. (S2-1-3tc) 

NEED AFTERSCHOOL Babysitter 

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my home in Elmer City from 3 – 4:45 p.m. 

Monday – Thursday. You must have your 

own transportation. $100 bi-weekly. Call 

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Services 

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Hands of Labor 

Housekeeping by the 

hour or the job. 

2 hour min. 

Monday - Thursday 8-5 

(509) 633-8144 

INCOME TAX 

Individual & Small Business 

Certified Tax Practioner 

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Tax Aide Instructor 

509-633-3674 

Deadline for Advertising is Monday at 5 p.m. • 509-633-1350 • FAX 509-633-3828 • e-mail gwenhilson@gmail.com 

Cost is $5.80 for first 20 words/Business $5.80 for first 15 words; 10¢ for each additional word 

Jobs 

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Animals 

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with two different eyes. Ready for Valentine’s 

$550.00 Call 509-633-9830 Ana (A2-1-2tp) 

Storage 

C.J.’s Mini Storage 

Various Sizes Available 

Grand Coulee & Electric City 

633-8074 or 631-1222 

LYNN’S 

STORAGE 

633-0246 

RALPH’S STORAGE UNITS 

AVAILABLE 

12x35 - $76 10x14 - $53 

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12’x40’ & smaller 

Interior light & power 

Hwy 155, Electric City 

509-633-0883 

Young’s Welding 

Rentals 

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE 

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject 

to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to 

advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination 

based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial 

status or national origin, or an intention, to make any 

such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial 

status includes children under the age of 18 living 

with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women 

and people securing custody of children under 18. 

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising 

for real estate which is in 

violation of the law. Our readers are 

hereby informed that all dwellings 

advertised in this newspaper are 

available on an equal opportunity 

basis. 

EQUAL HOUSING 

OPPORTUNITY 

FOR RENT – RV lot in Electric City. W/S/G 

paid, electrical paid, cable available. EQUAL HOUSING633- 

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DUPLEX FOR RENT – Grand Coulee, 2 

bdrm., 1 bath, washer/dryer, dishwasher, no 

smoking ,no pets, $675 per month, w/s/g 

paid, 1 st , last month’s rent. $500 damage 

deposit. 633-8074 or 631-1222. (C11-30- 

tfc) 

3 BDRM. HOUSE in Coulee Dam. Fenced 

backyard, washer and dryer, garage, 

basement, $1,100. 509.338.0990. (E12-14- 

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LARGE 2 BDRM. APT. located in Electric 

City. Quiet neighborhood $450 a month. 

Includes w/s/g and cable. 633-2441 or (509) 

928-1805. (N12-21-tfc) 

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT – Coulee Dam, 

1000 sq. ft., 2 bath, w/s/g paid, $475 per 

month. 631-1222. (C1-4-tfc) 

RENTED 

FOR RENT – 1 bdrm. house, Electric City, 

$400 plus utilities, $400 deposit. 631-0194. 

(N1-4-tfc) 

open ALL YEAR. 

Accepts Government Per Diem 

1-5 bdrm. Villas 

& RV Sites Available 

Please call 1-888-822-7195 

for more information 

Rentals 

TWO BEDROOM furnished apartment on 

Banks Lake. 633-0434. (H1-4-tfc) 

FOR RENT – One bedroom apartment 

includes water, sewer, garbage and wireless 

internet. $400 month. First and last month 

rent plus deposit of $200 required. No pets 

or smoking. Call Grand Coulee Senior 

Center 633-2321. (G1-25-3tp) 

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Cute, 2-bedroom home for rent at 114 

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utilities and 1st and last month’s rent in 

advance plus a damage deposit. Call 633- 

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Cute 1 bdrm. Apt. in Grand Coulee. $500 

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RENTED 

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$600 deposit. 631-0194. (N2-1-tfc) 

APARTMENTS AVAILABLE 

Low Income • HUD Housing 

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APARTMENTS 

(509) 633-3481 

RENTALS 

$450 - Monthly • $375 Bi-Weekly 

$200 - Weekly • $45 - Nightly 

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(509) 633-3155 

Rentals 

1 BDRM. DUPLEX, Elmer City, $585 

includes w/s/g. (509) 675-4704. (S2-1-4tp) 

2BR house for rent available March 1, 

$750 w/o pet, $900 w/, damage deposit, 

references, credit check required. Month 

to month only. Only small pets will be 

considered. 509.631.2078 for details. (B2- 

8-2tp) 

SPACES AVAILABLE 

Starting at $300 

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MOBILE HOME PARK 

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509.633.2169 

COLUMBIA VIEW APTS. 

1201 River Drive, Coulee Dam 

(509) 429-9674 

2 bdrm. apt. - $525 month 

1 bdrm. apt - . $475 

w/s/g 

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Senior/Disabled 

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS 

One Bedroom Units 

Rent based on Income 

Please stop by the Senior Manor 

211 Continental, Grand Coulee, WA 

509-633-1190 or contact the 

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Rentals 

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This institution is an equal opportunity 

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Homes 

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633-3828 

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Cheadle 

308 Spokane Way 

Grand Coulee 

633-0280 

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9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

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Attorney at Law ~ since 1975 

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Elder Law 

Estate Planning - Wills - Probates 

Real Estate Sales Closings 

Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys 

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Wilbur, WA 99185 

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Wanted 

WANTED - Antiques and Collectibles; 

furniture, china, glassware, sporting goods, 

traps, etc. 633-0841. (W6-6-tfc) 

LOOKING TO BUY SCRAP 

Cars - Trucks Farm Equipment 

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Buying Aluminum 

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Coulee City 

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RVs 

2007 ARCTIC CAT 4-wheeler 500. Low 

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124 E. Grand Coulee Ave., Grand Coulee 

#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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includes Jumbo Prawns, Twice- 

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• 1998 Pontiac Montana Mini Van only 

134K, loaded $3,250 o.b.o. 

• 1986 Ford Ranger 4x4, Ex Cab AT. 

$1,500 

• 1999 Mercury Sable, loaded, low miles, 

$3,250 o.b.o. 

• 1986 Ford Van 300 - 6 cyl, 4 spd., 

$500, o.b.o. needs TLC 

• 30-foot Camp Trailer very nice $2,000 

• 1986 Ford F250, 4x4, 460 CID, new 

motor sharp, make offer 

• Pontoon Boat, nice, come see and 

make offer 

• 300 Gallon Oil Tank $200 

• 03 Suzuki SUV 4x4, loaded $5,000 

May see all by Coulee Medical 

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ANTIQUES - EARLY BIRD Automobile, 

Antique and Collectible Swap Meet. Puyallup 

Fairgrounds, February 18 and 19, Saturday, 

8-5. Sunday 9-3, admission $5.00. For 

information call 1 (253) 863-6211. 

Misc. 

NEED CASH NOW Buying dead cars, 

trucks, busses and farm equipment. Give me 

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FOR SALE – White computer desk with 

hutch $50; beautiful solid oak entertainment 

center, (82”W x 71”H), glass doors, lights in 

the top of each section, comes with 36” TV, 

asking $350 o.b.o. Call 509.631.2275. (B2- 

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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. 

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Thanks 

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 traveled 

to pay their last repects; the Puyallup 

Tribe Canoe family; and all others who sent 

cards, called, and gave their condolences. 

Respectfully, 

Jeff and Theresa Elisoff 

Too Late 

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Legal 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

This is formal notice of trying to 

notify Lorraine Raymond to please 

contact the Lone Pine Water Association 

at 509-633-0196 regarding 

the properties at 79 Elmer City 

Access Rd and 12 Lone Pine Lane 

located in Lone Pine Tracts, by 

February 28 th , 2012. 

(Publish Feb. 8, 15 and 22, 

2012) 

Legal Notices 

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON 

IN AND FOR OKANOGAN COUNTY 

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF 

Donald B. Lindor, Case No. 11-4-00096-5 

Deceased. 

PROBATE NOTICE 

TO CREDITORS 

rCW 11.40.030 

Page 7 

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 <strong>after</strong> the Personal Representative served or 

mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) 

(c); or (2) four months <strong>after</strong> 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 

ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: 

Jay Manon, WSBA #23855 

of Manon Law Office 

ADDRESS FOR MAILING OR SERVICE: 

Manon Law Office 

P.O. Box 554, Grand Coulee, WA 99133 

(February 1, 8 and 15, 2012) 

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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 4 th 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, Hardiboard 

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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Melody 13 11 

Riverview LAnes 12 12 

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THURSDAY MIXUPS 

from 

police files 

Grand Coulee Police 

1/30 - Police are asking the 

Grant County Prosecutor’s office 

to file possession of a controlled 

substance (methamphetamine), 

possession of drug paraphernalia, 

and making false statements 

against a Grand Coulee man officers 

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 fingerprints 

can be lifted from it. He 

was released pending the results 

of tests. 

- Two juveniles, one a 16-yearold 

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 cigarettes 

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 possession 

of stolen property, making 

false statements, being a minor in 

possession of alcohol and obstructing 

a public servant. The Electric 

City youth is being charged with 

possession of stolen property, resisting 

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 became 

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 reported 

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 someone 

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 exgirlfriend 

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 Electric 

City. The man refused to purchase 

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 belonged 

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 Continental 

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 inappropriately 

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 complaint 

of loud music at a residence 

in Electric City, where he noticed 

a scent of burnt marijuana coming 

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 smoking 

devices. 

2/4 - An Elmer City man was 

arrested and charged with driving 

while under the influence and possession 

of marijuana <strong>after</strong> 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 advised 

he was in a restricted area. 

He told the officer that he used to 

work for the Bureau of Reclamation. 

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. 

Coulee Dam Police 

2/2 - Police stopped a vehicle 

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 student 

was taken to Okanogan County 

juvenile facility <strong>after</strong> threatening 

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 <strong>after</strong> 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 assistance 

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 

633.1350 

more air stagnation 

Finally, we got some respectable 

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 station 

we had 

a t o t a l o f 

9.9 inches of 

snow with a 

total of 1.10 

Weather 

Watcher 

Bob Valen 

not a meterologist, 

just a weather 

hobbyist! 

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 precipitation. 

The mean amounts for January 

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 February 

is 2.5 inches (record high occurred 

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 alltime 

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 winter 

rain storms, flooding is something 

that all communities must 

be prepared for and address here 

in the Northwest. The sky has been 

clear of late, so I’ll start mentioning 

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for night 

sky watching. 

Because 

of cloud cover, 

we’ve missed 

some of the recent 

night “light 

shows” (a great 

replacement for 

the laser lights 

on the dam). I’m speaking of 

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