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VOL. LXXVII, NO. 15 SERVING THE GRAND COULEE DAM AREA, WASHINGTON STATE JULY 5, 2017

“Can you imagine living in a homestead way up here?”

— Don McClure

McClure Ranch almost 100 years oldby Jacob Wagner

In 1918, William McClure and his son, Robert, hitched their horses to their wagon and headed from the Spokane area to the Colville Indian Reservation to establish a homestead claim to 480 acres.

McClures have lived north of Nespelem for generations now as loggers, farmers, cowboys, and homesteaders.

The original homestead is still standing, and over 100 relatives from as far away as Colorado gathered on the family property June 24 to celebrate a little early the 100-year anniversary of the homestead’s establishment.

For the first 14 years there was no road to the homestead, located deep in the mountains south of Moses Mountain, 3,500 feet above sea level, and everything, includ-ing a plow, had to be taken in on a pack horse.

Only a couple of acres near the homestead were workable as farm-land, and were used to grow hay for hors-e s ,

which was harvested with a scythe, says Don McClure, now 89, on a recent drive there. The home-stead was mostly lived in during the summers as the winters could see up to four feet of snow.

In the 1930s the Civilian Con-servation Corps built a road to the homestead and had a camp in the area.

R o b e r t M c C l u r e ’ s son, Don, was born in 1928 and has lived in the area all of his life in other houses and cabins, occasionally staying in the homestead.

“Can you imagine living in a homestead way up here?” Mc-Clure asks on the 30-minute mod-ern-day drive from his house up into the mountains to the home-stead.

McClure explains a lot about life in the earlier days. His father logged with horses for income. They also milked cows and sold milk, cream, and butter. McClure

says that he had been milking cows since he was 6 years old.

His father would make ice cream with a big machine, several gallons at a time.

“We’d use about a whole bottle of vanilla,” McClure recalls. “I think the neighbors must have smelled

it, because it only seemed to last just a few days.”

The McClures would save gigan-tic amounts of ice in a building that would keep the whole year long.

“We had chick-ens and pigs and all of that,” Mc-Clure says. “My dad would cure bacon with salt

and we could keep it in a crock for a time. You had to wash all the salt off before you could eat it.”

The McClures had electric-ity installed around 1940, before WWII. McClure says they’d have had to wait until the war was over to install it if they hadn’t done it before.

William McClure named a nearby creek North Star Creek, and so the area is sometimes called North Star. The North Star

Oohs and ahhsA crowd watches fireworks off the top of Grand Coulee Dam Saturday at the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Festival of America. The chamber this year put the event on the Friday and Saturday before Indepen-dence Day, which fell on Tuesday, hoping to attract as many tourists as possible

with tourism-dedicated tax dollars and donations, but crowds were thinner than last year anyway. That didn’t curtail enthusiastic applause at the end of the fire-works show. — Scott Hunter photo

CEO out at local hospital

by Scott Hunter

Almost a year after he started, the hospital’s CEO resigned last week after a committee of the hospital commission interviewed employees ahead of his upcoming evaluation.

Jonathan Owens took the reins of Coulee Medical Center in July 2016.

Owens stopped a plan last fall that had the hospital spending more on an electronic medical re-cords system than it could afford.

He hired a financial consultant to target high expenses and low revenue areas that had contribut-ed to losses that forced the hospi-tal to pay debts with county war-rants, instituting a plan in March for a $3.1 million turnaround this year.

Owens resigned last Wednes-day night at a hospital district commission meeting. President Jerry Kennedy said that he and Commissioner Betty Brueske, as

the commission’s human resourc-es committee, began preparations a month ago for Owens’ first an-nual performance evaluation.

They interviewed 20 hospital staffers, including its manage-ment team.

During the process, which Kennedy described as very open, concerns were voiced that the management structure was changing in a way that had every-one reporting directly to the chief executive officer, Kennedy said.

“Jonathan chose to resign,” Kennedy said Monday.

He said Ramona Hicks has agreed to take an interim CEO position. He noted that Kelly Hughes is now the chief finan-cial officer and Dr. Sam Hsieh the chief of medical staff.

Hicks joined CMC in 1993 as a surgical technician and has served as operating room super-visor, infection control nurse, employee health nurse, quality director, risk manager and chap-

Police chase down “stolen” carby Roger S. Lucas

A Grand Coulee man driving a stolen ve-hicle at speeds up to 100 mph was finally stopped near Steamboat Rock State Park, po-lice reported.

Christopher Peoples, 23, was seen driving near Pole Park Saturday, June 24, about 7 p.m., and refused to pull over, police said.

They tried to stop him as he turned onto Federal Avenue and then on a number of side streets before racing out of town on SR-155, police reported.

Police had gotten a call on the stolen vehi-cle from its owner, who said she was pursuing her black Nissan Murano and gave police the direction it was going.

Officer Chris McClanahan spotted the

Nissan and gave chase through the streets of Grand Coulee, where the SUV reportedly sped through 20 mph streets at speeds over 60 mph, as people along the way pointed which way the Murano had turned.

McClanahan gave chase on the back road toward Delano and across a two-track private dirt road between Delano and Electric City.

Meanwhile, officer Dan Holland had ques-tioned the owner of the car and then headed south on SR-155, looking for the vehicle.

He saw Peoples run off the roadway near Steamboat Rock State Park, then re-enter the roadway, this time heading north, meeting McClanahan as he straddled the centerline with the patrol car.

The Murano nearly ran McClanahan off

the road, police said.Officers caught up with the vehicle at mile-

post 17, where Peoples stopped and obeyed an order to “get on the ground.”

He told the officers that his pregnant girl-friend was in the vehicle. An ambulance was called to take both the pregnant woman and Peoples to the hospital. She said her stomach was hurt by the seat belt when the car had gone off road. Peoples complained of a head injury from hitting his head on the ceiling.

Peoples was arrested and later taken to Grant County jail, facing charges of attempt-ing to elude police, violation of a protection order, possession of a stolen vehicle, reckless endangerment and driving while his license was suspended.

Woman pushes for animal rescue in cityby Roger S. Lucas

Dorothy Harris is the type of person who doesn’t give up easily.

She has been trying to convince the city of Grand Coulee that a dog rescue shelter would benefit the city and provide a service that the city desperately needs.

She has appeared twice at the city council, only to be turned aside.

Now she plans a run at the city’s planning commission on Aug. 9.

Harris was told by a neighbor that “you can’t fight city hall.”

She doesn’t see it that way, but

more as providing a service that the city sorely needs.

She and her sister-in-law, Dee Harris, have “rescued” some 400 dogs and 600 cats, gotten them fit and found homes for them, Harris says.

At the last council meeting, Harris was told that there was no way that a “rescue” opera-tion would be allowed in an R-1 (residential) zone. Harris lives on Young Street.

“I can look out and see the mayor’s own commercial opera-tion, hardly a block away,” Harris stated. She was referring to May-or Paul Townsend’s TNT Welding

Fire in 2015, the largest in state history, affected many hillsides of the McClure property and they lost a lot of timber, but the homestead survived.

“This is all fireweed,” Mc-Clure says, referring to the blue

and purple flowers that color the countryside amidst burned trees. “They call it that because it grows after a fire.”

McClure started dating his wife, Gerry, in September of 1947, and they married two years later.

“I’ve lived in a number of shacks, so it wasn’t a big deal to live in another one,” Gerry Mc-Clure says about moving into another cabin on the McClure

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Don McClure stands outside the family homestead where his grandfather settled nearly 100 years ago. — Jacob Wagner photo

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lain.Kennedy said a recruitment

team will begin the process of finding a new CEO today.

He said that during the pro-cess he and Brueske had been “impressed with the quality of the management team” at the hospital.

A special commission meeting has been called for 2 p.m. today that will include an executive session, plus the presentation of a letter from the board of com-missioners to the hospital staff.

Tribal council votes close

Retiring school bus mechanic recounts changesby Roger S. Lucas

George Davis Jr. will soon be hanging up his wrenches, so to speak.

He submitted his resignation, effective Aug. 31, to the school board last month and will take a break as head mechanic at the school district’s bus garage.

He will be leaving the school bus operation a lot different than he found it, some 33 years ago.

When he took over the me-chanic role in 1984, the district had 11 buses, nine with red tags on them.

A red tag means that a bus failed to pass its annual test. That was in early September, and school was ready to start.

The buses were readied in time for school.

Davis is known for the pride he takes in his work. Buses are routinely checked every year by the Washington State Patrol, and they are ready to roll.

The district now has 35 buses, and the fleet is constantly up-dated. There’s at least one new bus every year, and sometimes two.

Davis started out in 1984 as a seven-hour-a-day mechanic and a one-hour-a-day bus driver.

“Ray Halsey was bus boss when I started. He told me to take one of the larger buses out to Elmer City and back. When I got back, Ray asked me how I got along, and I said OK,” Davis re-

ported. Then Halsey said, “You passed the test, and I’ll do the paperwork.”

It’s a lot different now!Bus drivers in the modern

age have to go through a battery of tests and background checks before they can drive, “most of this at their own expense,” Da-vis noted. “It takes a bus driver about four months to just recov-er out-of-pocket expenses.”

The average age for bus driv-ers is now about 70.

“When I went to work here, the average age of bus drivers was somewhere around 40,” Da-vis noted.

What are some of the chang-es in driving school buses from 1984 to now?

“One of the biggest things is discipline,” Davis said. “Bus drivers used to handle disci-pline. We would write up riders, and when they were written up three times they were off.

“Now the state only pays for riders, so kids are not kicked off as much,” Davis noted.

When Davis started, drivers made about $2.25 an hour. That has changed, but the district has a difficult time finding drivers.

Last school year a couple of routes went “wanting” because they didn’t have drivers.

For many years, Davis was manager of the bus operation, and in recent years he has al-ways helped bus managers out when there was a problem.

Davis will hang up his

by Roger S. Lucas

The Colville Tribes had some very close races in the Colville Business Council general election June 24.

The poll votes and absentee votes were certified on Thursday.

In Nespelem Position 1 race, Rodney Cawston won over Ricky Gabriel, 392-285. Gabriel had been expelled from the council a week earlier by vote of the council on ethics grounds.

In Nespelem’s Position 2 race, longtime business Councilmem-ber Andy Joseph Jr. won out over Charlene Bearcub, 375-305.

In the Inchelium Position 1 race, Joel Boyd won over Alan Hammond, 353-124. In the dis-

wrenches in a few weeks, and no doubt golf a bit more frequently. He has helped the high school golf program off and on over the years, and is known in his own

right as a “pretty good golfer.” You can find him, always walking the course, out doing his “18” fre-quently at the local course.

School district mechanic George Davis Jr. will retire as of Aug. 31, after serving over 30 years taking care of district buses. — Roger S. Lucas photo

trict’s Position 2 race, incumbent Elizabeth “Susie” Allen drew 252 votes to Marvin Kheel’s 228 votes.

In Keller District’s Position 1 race, Jack W. Ferguson won over John F. Stensgar, 127-78.

In the Omak District, Norma J. Sanchez captured the Position 1 seat by defeating Richard C. Tonasket, 421-194.

In Omak’s Position 2 race, Melissa Louis won a close con-test over Russell W. Boyd, 312-301.

The business council is made up of 14 members, half coming up for election each year, and serve two-year terms.

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business.At the end of the last council

meeting, the two rescue propo-nents were asked to meet with council members Tammara Byers

and David Tylor, who are both on the planning commission.

“When we looked at the map, it appears we are actually in an R-3 zone, which would allow a rescue,” Harris said.

The rescue operation might go like this: Someone drops off an animal they can’t take care of at Harris’ place. She would then

see that the animal’s health was checked, and then find a home for the animal, all at her own ex-pense.

“We try to save animals so that they are not killed,” Harris said.

The alternative to a “rescue” operation often is that cities end up having animals put down, Harris explained.

Harris explains her position and the need for a rescue opera-tion in a letter to the editor in this week’s Star, on page 3.

Harris has volunteered to work with the city in writing an ordinance that would cover a res-cue operation.

She may get her chance to do so when she appears before the city’s planning commission in Au-gust.

Animal rescue Continued from front page

CEO Continued from front page

by Scott Hunter

A process that for a time stranded some federal funding in Washington D.C., will now play out with Coulee Dam residents paying less for their new waste-water treatment plant because a grant finally came through.

With some prodding.Mayor Greg Wilder received

word in an email Monday morn-ing that more than a half mil-lion dollars of the total $7.9 mil-lion augmented plan would come through as a loan, and almost a million more in a low-interest loan to allow the town to upgrade its “solids” handling at the new plant.

Wilder said the new bottom line means a typical resident will get a bill about $4 a month less than if the extended package had not been approved.

The news came from the

Wenatchee office of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Rural Develop-ment on Monday.

It had been all but approved last winter but was held up as the administration in Washing-ton took charge. The local office had taken the issue as far as it could, Wilder said he was told.

So on June 22, Wilder wrote to Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray and to Fourth District Rep. Dan Newhouse, explaining the project is “shovel-ready” and affects not just the town, but the USBR, the Colville Tribes, and other agencies. He also noted the lack of taxable land due to the federal ownership and exemption.

Just before noon Monday, Wilder received word that the ex-tra $936,000 loan and $558,000 grant had been approved by the USDA national office.

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Letters from Our Readers

Seventy-seven Years

Ago“Miss Coulee,” the first big passen-ger boat to go into service on the lake behind Grand Coulee Dam. — July 8, 1940

Questions for candidatesHere are three questions/con-

cerns/issues that have been posed by our community members to candidates in the upcoming Au-gust primary and November elec-tion. 

Again, I have no favor toward any candidate. I am simply ask-ing questions so that voters can know where you stand and thus cast an informed vote. People are discussing these issues and hop-ing for your responses, and noting when there is none.

1) Where do you stand on con-solidation of our towns and why do you take that particular posi-

tion? If you are in favor of consoli-dation, what actions will you take to bring it to fruition?

2) Four years ago, Ben Alling introduced a proposal to build a small water feature in Mason City Park (East Coulee Dam, caddy corner to Harvest Foods) that was interesting and entirely doable. It went nowhere at that time. There is currently nothing in the way of “wet” relief in playgrounds in our town and as we all know, we have no pool. What ideas would you have for making our parks wet-ter for young families? Have you seen Ben’s proposal?

3) Would you be in favor of re-cording all town council meetings and posting the video of meetings to the Coulee Dam Town internet page so people who cannot other-wise attend council meetings can be apprised of local issues?

Thank you in advance for your anticipated responses. We’d also like to hear about your pet proj-ects and ideas. We CAN all make a difference, but not if we don’t communicate. Let’s start now.

Glo CarrollCoulee Dam

Asking for a reasonable outcome for rescueThank you for the nice piece

on 21 June about the rescue situ-ation in the Grand Coulee Area. It seems to me that the last sen-tence says it all: “But it isn’t going to happen under an R-1 zoning, Byers assured her.”

Do you know what this tells me? It tells me that I have been selected by the council for its fa-mous SELECTIVE prosecution, with no negotiation, with no tol-erance or flexibility; even when I can stand in my own front yard and see the MAYOR’S RV BUSI-NESS operating at full capacity, I am on the other side of the street in more ways than one.

Now it was pointed out to Ms. Byers that I live in an R-3, which is light industrial, but that was not good enough. It was also pointed out about the car hoarder (who has two more dogs than me and has never even gotten one no-tice) who lives on the same side of the street as me. Selective Prose-cution? But we are not discussing that. What we are discussing is:

1. Since we have been foster-ing for several years now, why is City Council is just now getting involved. I have been working hand in glove with local police de-partments, fire departments, and individuals for 8 years now.

2. I have asked City Council if we could work together. Note what happened at the last meet-ing when they said we can work together, and then we show up at the most recent meeting and they just wanted to lynch us right then and now. Is this how they wanted

to work together, “The Good Old Bully System”? Is this how they improve and advance OUR com-munity?

3. If the community is asked to pay to license their animals, where is that money going? Be-cause it doesn’t help clean up the street of strays, feral animals or even a local shelter.

4. Our rescue is SELF FUND-ED and it is NOT costing the city nor anyone else but us financial-ly; we foot the bill on it all. Yet the city is trying to shut down a service where everyone benefits — with no replacement, I might add. And I am sorry, but putting a stray down or driving them over to one of the highest kill shelters in the state just isn’t a plan.

5. We get very little help for fear of reprisal or something hap-pening to them and their animals if they go against the city council.

6. Note what the city council currently has as a law, and now they want us to write the ord-nance for free, which we don’t mind, but what then? the city has no plan or replacement for us ex-cept extermination of animals.

I realize that some of these things stated above shouldn’t be brought up in polite society, but I think with animals we need to bring up the “untouchable ques-tions” first, because rescue has to speak for the voiceless. Commu-nication delivery is everything, especially in a small town. And that is why we are asking — no, begging — for the help of all citi-zens in the Grand Coulee Area.

And yes, I said area! If they stop us here it is not just Grand Coulee; we have rescued up to and including Nespelem and over to Coulee City. We have taken these animals to the vet and then on to forever homes, and most of the time out of the area so they won’t have to be taken care of again.

So now what are they going to do? What are you going to do if you need to re-home a pet? What are you going to do if you need help with an animal? What are you going to do if you are being overrun by feral cats? Let the city come in? The most of what they have ever done is poison them. And that poisons every other animal in the neighborhood and leaves a vacuum for more cats to come in.

There is a way to do it without the inhumanity and destruction, and that is what we do as a pas-sion. Kindness is not an act, it’s a lifestyle.

If the council and the planning board will negotiate in good faith, I will be there on the 9th of Au-gust at 5:30 p.m., Grand Coulee City Hall. Please come down and help us negotiate for the area and the owners, people, citizens and animals of Grand Coulee. All we are asking is for a reasonable out-come, some give and take and a special condition/use permit for an R-3 zoning area to continue our work.

Dorothy R. Harris

A letter to the secretary of the U.S. Dept. of EducationDear Secretary DeVos,Though I doubt that this let-

ter will reach your desk, I find it ever more necessary as a public school student to address you. I am white, I am Christian, I have a 4.0 GPA, my family lives com-fortably, and I do not face many adverse challenges in life; i.e., I am the ideal candidate for your “School Choice” initiative. How-ever, I think what you are doing is WRONG.

Going to a public school, I see the people that will be affected by your various initiatives every day. Many of them get free lunches at school and face violence in the home. They do not deserve to be treated in such an abhorrent way by our government. They are the future of our world, and so I see that in your duty as secretary of Education, that you care for them as well.

At my high school, Lake Roos-evelt Jr./Sr. High, over half of all students are below the poverty line. Additionally, our school dis-trict, which consists of almost 800 students, is increasing in size, even with new facilities built in 2015 that were only designed for around 650 students.

Grand Coulee Dam School Dis-trict (GCDSD) resides near the Grand Coulee Dam, which just so happens to be the largest hy-droelectric plant in the United States and employs around 500 people, a number which is ever increasing, and also burden-ing our district with more and more students. With your school choice initiative, even less money would go to our district, because either the Bureau of Reclama-

tion or the Colville Confederated Tribes owns most of the land in our school district. Due to this, we have little to no tax base with which to supplement our mea-ger state funding. Your “School Choice” initiative would leave our area’s students with no other al-ternatives, as other local town’s schools are also overburdened with students, and, big surprise, there are no private schools with-in a feasible driving distance of our district.

Additionally, if (because of your) budget cuts, our school clos-es in two years, the Grand Coulee Dam area will have no education-al choices for Grand Coulee Dam employees, which would greatly reduce hiring rates, which would lower the efficiency of the dam, which would bring back even less money to the government — so are you getting my drift? Your public school budget cuts will cost you, and will cost this generation the education we have a right to.

Your “School Choice” initiative would also allow state funds to go to religious institutions, which by the way, is illegal in Washing-ton. These private schools would be able to discriminate based on religion, ethnicity, test scores, sexual orientation, gender and more, which violates many con-stitutional rights.

Since many of our students get free or reduced lunches, (66.7 percent) changing regulations on school lunches will affect our students, because for most stu-dents, that is the only stable meal they get. If regulations are re-moved, then students’ health will go down, and you will face even

more problems.As I was researching for this

paper, I found that you went to a private Christian school. Assum-ing that you are still Christian, I ask you as a Christian myself if what you are doing helps anyone other than big corporation CEOs that want to get rich off of other Americans’ backs.

And so I ask you, does remov-ing all regulations on school lunch help anyone other than the rich white men running the food industry? Does cutting public school funding really help any-one? And come on, do guns have a place in schools? The answer to all of those questions is NO!

The purpose of the Department of Education is to further the education of the American stu-dent body, so if Mr. Trump wants to make America great again, (it still is), then you will need to invest in education. America is 17th in educational performance, and the only way to really further America is to make sure that our citizens are educated. And as the old saying goes, “Knowledge is Power,” so follow your Christian duty, and do what is right.

At my church, we have a theme that says, “…We will stand as wit-nesses of God at all times and in all things and in all places…” So do what is right for the American people, not only what is “right” for the one percent.

With Kind Regards,Lillie LaPlace

A more perfect unionWealthy coastal cities versus the agrarian coun-

tryside. Supporters of big central government versus advocates of a limited government. Big states versus small states. Manufacturers ver-sus traders. Debt hawks versus doves. Sound familiar? If you guessed that these conflicts re-fer to the contemporary United States, you might be surprised they were actually areas of fierce disagreement among Americans in the late 18th Century.

While we may seem divided today, we have risen above more severe divisions in the past. One of the major stick-ing points on adoption of our Constitution was how to balance the interests and representation of the large and small states. The agreement of the Consti-tutional Convention resulted in the Great Compro-mise of equal representation of states in the Senate and proportional representation based on popula-tion in the House of Representatives. Even after the adoption of the Constitution, in 1794, the very exis-tence of our country was threatened by an uprising. President George Washington faced a revolt from farmers in rural Pennsylvania in an episode called the Whiskey Rebellion. The rebels committed acts of violence, and the stability of our young country was in doubt. Washington found it necessary to lead federal troops into western Pennsylvania to show the strength of the brand new central government’s authority. Order was restored, and our country con-tinued.

The domestic debates from the War of Indepen-dence in 1776 and the 1790s demonstrate that our national story has not been one of automatic unity

and easy agreement. Our history has instead been a series of conflicts, compromises, and even periodic

breakdowns in compromise. The stakes have always been high. The United States and our com-mon purpose as a nation have been forged from what seem to be the least likely circumstanc-es: a successful uprising against the most powerful empire at the time, Great Britain. Yet at many of the most critical times in our history, men and women of good-will have come together in com-mon cause.

In his famous farewell address, Washington ex-horted Americans to remember that our freedom depends on our unity:

“The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real indepen-dence, the support of your tranquility at home, your peace abroad; of your safety; of your prosperity; of that very liberty which you so highly prize….Citi-zens, by birth or choice, of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections. The name of American, which belongs to you in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of patriotism more than any appellation derived from local discriminations.”

This Independence Day, as we celebrate our free-doms, we are reminded that throughout our his-tory—from 13 original colonies to fifty states—we have had many differences. The success of our ex-periment of self-government has always hinged on our ability to unify despite our disagreements.

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103 Continental Heights, Grand CouleeChurch (509) 633-3030

Pastor Eric Chavez - (509) 207-9460

Fit for Life ..............................................9:00 a.m.Bible Study ..........................................10:00 a.m.Worship Hour ......................................11:00 a.m.Fellowship Meal ..................................12:30 p.m.Mid-week Mannah (Wednesday) ......... 6:00 p.m.

GRAND COULEE COMMUNITY CHURCH

An Independent CongregationModeling our Ministry after the New Testament

405 Center St., Grand CouleePastor: Monty Fields

Pulpit Supply Pastor: Rev. Paul AshbrookContact Number 633-3319

EVERYONE WELCOME!Come Worship and Praise God with Us!

Sunday Worship ....................................10:00 a.m.Join us for coffee and fellowship after the service.

ZION LUTHERANPASTOR 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 Worship .......................................11:00 a.m.

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Marilyn Patricia Dye (November 25, 1927 – June 25, 2017)

Marilyn Patricia Dye, age 89, passed away from natural causes at the Woodland Care Center, Woodland, Washington, on Sun-day, June 25, 2017, at 11:45 a.m.

She was born Marilyn Mc-Sweeney on November 25, 1927, to Simon and LuLu McSweeney in Morristown, South Dakota. She was the only surviving child after a spinal meningitis out-break claimed her two siblings. Marilyn moved as a young girl to Grand Coulee, Washington, as her father worked on the Grand Coulee Dam. She graduated from high school at the age of 16.

After high school, Marilyn joined the last class of WAVES in 1945, undergoing training at Sacred Heart School of Nursing in Spokane, Washington, to become a registered nurse, her lifelong career. She made many lifelong friends from high school, her training, and early posting.

In 1950, while working at Grand Coulee Hospital, Marilyn met and married Richard Nicolle, with whom she had one son, Mi-chael. Tragically widowed after only six years of marriage, Mari-lyn faced many adversities in her early adult life with resiliency, largely due to her extensive sup-port network of friends and fam-ily.

She married a second time to Richard Raugust in 1958, only to lose their one-year-old daughter, Terri Ann to an adverse anaphy-lactic reaction. This second mar-riage ended in divorce in 1961. Recovering from her loss, Marilyn returned to school to acquire a de-gree in nurse anesthesia.

In 1961, while working at Grand Coulee Hospital in her new capacity as a registered

nurse anesthetist (CRNA), she met and married Leonard Albert Dye, a heavy construction elec-trician. Their marriage lasted 15 years. They had two sons: Kipp and Shane, and took them to many interesting towns across the Pacific Northwest and to Ho-nolulu, Hawaii.

Being a nurse anesthetist brought great joy to Marilyn.

She enjoyed the professionals she worked with and her interesting postings including jobs at Pendleton, Oregon; Portland Oregon; Colfax, Washington; and with the Bechtel Corporation for a year in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

In the late 1980s after almost 30 years, Marilyn transitioned out

of anesthesia. She worked as Red Cross nursing staff in disaster re-lief and blood screening until fully retiring in 2005. Post retirement, she volunteered and worked part time for the VFW and for the re-serve Navy base. She dearly loved knitting and quilting, books, and especially her grandchildren.

Marilyn faced many challenges in her life and had to make many tough decisions. She was a sur-vivor and that spirit is reflected in the lives and attitudes of her children. Marilyn is survived by Mike Nicolle, of Vancouver Wash-ington; Kipp Dye and his wife, Linda, of Natick, Maine; Shane Dye, of Portland; her grandchil-dren: Caitlyn, Courtney, Sean, and Carolyn Dye of Natick and David Dye, of Calgary Alberta, Canada.

A graveside service is sched-uled for Monday, July 10, 11 a.m., at Spring Canyon Cemetery in Grand Coulee. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Marilyn’s Life.

Chamber to meetThe Grand Coulee Dam Area

Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, July 6, at the Electric City Bar & Grill. Tasha Marchand will be speaking about the upcoming Ridge Riders Junior Rodeo.

ameriCan Legion to meetThe American Legion Post

157 holds legion meetings on the second Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 11, at the Lutheran Church in Grand Coulee.

CmC guiLd to meetThe Coulee Medical Center

Guild (Auxiliary) regular meeting will be Monday, July 17, at noon at Coulee Medical Center.

overman to Speak at hiStoriaL SoCiety

The Grant County Histori-cal Society will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 11. No lunch will be served.

This meeting will be held at the museum grounds at the Big Barn so that board members can view projects being built, including the new meeting and research room and a potato processing display that was donated to the museum.  

The board meeting will begin at 11 a.m. At 12:30 p.m., Jes-sie Overman will talk about her grandfather, Claude Maxwell, a Grant County pioneer.

Members and guests are wel-come to attend.

It’s a girl for Redmond/MoonJessica Redmond and Roy

Moon, of Coulee Dam, Washing-ton, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Cedar Joanne Redthunder Moon, born Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee.

She weighed 8 lbs., 13 oz., and was 21 inches in length at birth.

Siblings include: John Carson, 6, Annika Carson, 8, Lexi Moon, 16, and Roy Joseph Moon, 22. Maternal grandparents are An-gel Manley and John Redmond.

Paternal grandparents are Virgil R. Moon and the late Jeannie R. Moon. Great-grandfather is Gene Manley.

Wed., July 5 - DinnerBurger Dip, Nick’s Homemade Fries, Dinner Salad, Pears, Cook’s ChoiceThurs., July 6 - DinnerChicken Alfredo, Green Beans w/Onions, Cinnamon Pears, Cookies & Cream CakeFri., July 7 - BreakfastCountry Skillet with Meat, Eggs, Hashbrowns, Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice

Mon., July 10 - BreakfastSausage Links, Eggs, Pan-cakes, Fruit Bowl, Orange JuicTues., July 11 - DinnerStuffed Sausage, Salad and Fruit Bar CookiesWed., July 12 - DinnerMac & Cheese with Ham, Mixed Veggies, Fruit SaladThurs., July 13 - DinnerFish & Chips, Peas and Carrots, Seasonal Fruit, Carnival Cups

Library program will present hydropower cool story

The Grand Coulee library will be a spot to learn the “cool true story” about how power companies like Grant PUD use the naturally-occurring water cycle to generate electricity, and also how power is delivered to customers throughout Grant County, the PUD said Monday.

The program will provide plenty of hands on ac-tivities, including acting out the “Water Cycle” play, creating a human-conducting electrical circuit and even an opportunity for attendees to generate their own power. There will also be important informa-tion about electrical safety, the PUD said.

The program will be presented in Grand Coulee

at 11 a.m. July 11.Other libraries where the program is scheduled

are: • Mattawa: July 7, 10 a.m. • George: July 7, 2:30 p.m. • Quincy: July 12, 10 a.m. • Ephrata: July 12, 1 p.m. • Moses Lake, July 13, 2 p.m. • Warden, July 13, 4:30 p.m. • Soap Lake, July 14, 10:30 a.m. • Coulee City, July 19, 3 p.m. 

property after they got together. “We are really blessed to live here.”

The McClures live in a modern house now, with a nice collection of antique lanterns swing-ing on the porch, and family nearby.

A book written by Don McClure, titled “The Homesteader’s Son,” is available at the Grand Coulee li-brary and details the early days of Nespelem, homestead life, and more.

McClure Continued from front page

The McClure family homestead in an old photo that serves as the illustration on the cover of Don McClure’s book “The Homesteader’s Son”.

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2nd semester honor roll noted

The following is the second se-mester honor roll for Lake Roos-evelt Jr./Sr. High School.

HIGH HONORS3.5 to 4.0

SENIORSBrandon Jordan, Robin

Matt, Matthew Tillman, Dami-an George, Roxanne Belgarde, Jazmine Reed, Olivia Arnold, Hannah Williams, Angelo Clark, Grace Engeseth, Brooklyn Reich-lin, Cameron Tillman

JUNIORSElijah Harris, Rylee Pitner,

ayla St. Pierre, Dylan Steinert, Dylan Jenkins, Chasity Williams, Keianna Vera, Emily Abel, Lucas Bird

SOPHOMORESKolby Picard, Hannah Wapato,

Stephen Flowers, Addison Han-sen, Lily Clark, Evan Harris, Ol-ivia Ludwig, Reagan Herndon, Loryn Moore

FRESHMENWensdae Antoine, Ellie Han-

sen, Lorrinda Richardson, Brian-na Whybark, Ida Sue Dick, Any-sthesia Wendt, Tony Marchand, Kyle Edmo, Megal Abel, Scotti Adolph, Michael Laramie, Hailey Whalawista

EIGHTH GRADEBryn Chaffee, Chelsea Dudley,

Lillie LaPlace, Maeha Piturchsa-tit, Raven Clark, Jozlyn Hansen, Vanessa Ankney, Sophia Kuiper, Abbiggale Murray, Tyler Palmer, Samuel Wapato, Heatherly Bud-ravage, Skylar Armstrong, Cam-eron Gaines, Bradley Long, Lacey Moon, Caleb Moore, Matthew “Dylan” Wiles, Likinjar Ned, Bri-enna Whittaker

SEVENTH GRADEIsaijah Derr, Valerie Jury,

Kaitlyn Nordine, Emma War-necke, Addison Picard, Kinsley Davis, Audrey Hansen, Aehsley Piturachsatit, Sadi Trotter, Al-meta Desautel, Gemma Saachi, Alonzo Adams, Makenna Alling, Aubrey Harris, Reniff Hern-don, Shoaway Hunt, Julia Stair, Camryn Wendt, Ashley Baker, David Borden

HONOR ROLL3.250 – 3.499

SENIORSCristian Ruiz, Mysti Dick, Ai-

yana Picard

JUNIORSSean Garvin, Malcolm Car-

son, Duane Crinklaw, Kevin Brown, Madeline Piccolo

SOPHOMORESLauryn Alling, Anthony Nich-

ols

FRESHMENSidney Dick, Keziah Stice,

Lindsey Weaver, Rosa Carter, Nicholas Engeseth

EIGHTH GRADEKatie Lowery, Ariana Morse,

Myka Boyd, Aliah Capshaw, Joshua Flowers, Adriana Garcia-Atchison, Ashley Olsen, Andrew Poyner, Hunter Whitelaw, Kylee Carson, Ryan Steinert

SEVENTH GRADEBrody Desautel, Angelina

Greene, Elijah Palmanteer, Aid-en Galloway, Kaylee Irwin

Annual Ridge Riders’

Fri., July 14 • 6:00 p.m.Sat. & Sun., July 15 & 16 • 10:00 a.m.Ridge Riders Rodeo Grounds, Grand Coulee

Junior RodeoLast chance

to purchase Sheriff

Playhouse raffle tickets.

Drawing will be held Sunday

CTJRA Sanctioned RodeoFREE ADMISSION Concessions will be availableAll-Around Awards to top boy and girl contest (PW, JR, INT, SR) and top little person. Cash awards to 1-2-3 places.

MORE INFORMATION call Natasha Marchand 509-631-4166

McClure graduates from WSU

Rachel McClure graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor of science in economic sciences this spring, WSU announced last week.

McClure is the daughter of Davy and Joy McClure, of Nespelem, and a 2011 graduate of Lake Roosevelt High School.

1. How many consecutive years, following the 2009 season, did the Kansas City Royals increase their win total?

2. Name the Cleveland Indians pitcher who won two games in the 1997 World Series.

3. Entering the 2017 NFL season, how many teams reached the Super Bowl the year after winning it, and how many successfully defended their championship?

4. Which Division I school holds the current mark for most consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tourna-ment in men’s basketball?

5. Since the Tampa Bay Lightning began play during the 1992-93 NHL season, how many times has the team reached the Stanley Cup playoffs?

6. Who won the first gold medal for Puerto Rico in the Olympics?

7. Name the golfer who was the first to win the Masters four times.

Answers1. Six consecutive seasons after

2009, with a high of 95 wins and a World Series title in 2015.

2. Chad Ogea.3. Twelve teams have returned to the

Super Bowl the year after winning it, and eight have won it in consecutive seasons.

4. Kansas, with 28 consecutive sea-sons.

5. Nine times, including winning the Stanley Cup in 2004.

6. Tennis player Monica Puig won the gold medal in women’s singles in 2016.

7. Arnold Palmer won his fourth, and last, Masters in 1964.

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ing Features Weekly Service

Coyote Open golf tournamentthis weekend

The annual Coyote Open Golf tournament is scheduled for July 8 and 9 at Banks Lake Golf Course.

Sponsored by Key Bank and the Coulee Dam Casino the tourney tee times are Saturday 8 and 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Sunday.

For more information contact Bunky Andrews 509-631-4565, Larry Jordan 509-429-1667 or the golf course 509-633-1400.

Nepelem JulyCelebration Powwow

The annual Nespelem July Celebration Pow Wow is set for July 6 through 9 at the encampment grounds in Nespelem. No fireworks, drugs, alcohol, or firearms are allowed.

For more information contact Shelly Davis at 509-978-8030 or Matilda Bob for vendors at 509-634-1419.

Burning banned in two counties

Ending 42 years Tim Lynch ended 42 years as manag-er of Coulee Dam’s wastewater treat-ment plant last Friday. Employees held a party late Friday to acknowledge Lynch’s service to the town. Lynch said he would have plenty to do in re-tirement, fishing for one thing. At the retirement party was Barry Peacock, who recently retired from running the town crew. — Roger S. Lucas photo

by Roger S. Lucas

Both Grant and Okanogan County officials imposed tempo-rary bans on outdoor burning last week.

Grant County’s board of com-missioners banned all outdoor burning until further notice.

The temporary burn ban was prompted in part by a huge range fire near Wenatchee and Quincy, and generally very dry conditions throughout the area.

The commissioners noted the current range fires were putting pressure on firefighting resources.

Anyone caught burning out-doors could suffer fines and other consequences, the commissioners stated in their notice.

Even though the current range fires were caused by lightning, and not by outdoor burning, con-ditions are dry and just right for potential fires, the county release indicated.

With the hot, dry, arid condi-tions, and a heavy load of dry grass and sagebrush throughout the county, officials are expecting additional wildfires to ignite.

The restrictions prohibit the burning of yard waste, allow no burn barrels, and let farmers burn only with EPA approval.

The commissioners stated that if conditions worsen, additional restrictions might follow.

The county burn ban does not change the burn ban already in place in the county’s cities and towns, a ban that was imposed by the State Department of Ecol-

ogy in 2007. When the temporary burn ban is lifted, the existing ban on burning within cities and Urban Growth areas will still be in place, the county release stat-ed.

As of Friday, the Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department had a wildland fire truck assisting on a large fire near Quincy.

Okanogan County, officials stated, is experiencing weather conditions that are contributing to unusual fire conditions, and the potential for large and cata-strophic fires exists that may be a threat to life and cause damage to buildings.

The Okanogan County resolu-tion declared that a hazardous situation exists and that actions involving various county and other local agencies must be tak-en to help alleviate threats and damages.

The use of gas or charcoal fired barbecues is allowed. The exemp-tion will only apply to those im-proved private recreational areas within Okanogan County.

Recreational fires must not be conducted within 25 feet of a structure or combustible mate-rial. Open burning, camp fires, or recreational fires must con-stantly be attended until the fire is completely extinguished. The attendant shall have some form of fire-extinguishing equipment such as a shovel and dirt, sand, or class A fire extinguisher, wa-ter barrel, garden hose or water truck sufficient to extinguish the fire and be available for immedi-ate use.

Reeder finishes fire academy training

Joshua Reeder of Grand Coulee just finished the Washington State Patrol

Fire Academy. He was at the acad-emy from April 1 through June 25 on

a scholarship he was awarded earlier this year. Reeder is a member of the

Electric City Volunteer Fire Depart-ment as a lieutenant and will be

returning for additional training in July this year. — submitted photo

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Email Wade Taylor at wade@taylorfm.com

LARGE 2 bdrm. apt., Electric City, w/s/g, $500 per month. 509-631-2039 or 509-928-1805. (N12-28-tfc)

FROM OUT OF TOWN? One bedroom, fully furnished apartments for rent. $650/mo. includes electricity, water, sewer and garbage. Clean, close to shopping, restaurants, banking and within walking distance to the dam. First, last months’ rent and $500 damage deposit. Favorable background check required through Acranet. Contact (509)633-3167, (509)449-5413. (W2-22-tfc)

OFFICE SPACE for rent: $550 per month includes electricity, water, sewer and garbage. First, last months’ rent and $300 damage deposit. Favorable background check required through Acranet. Contact (509)633-3167, (509)449-5413. (W2-22-tfc)

TAKING APPLICATIONS for 2 bdrm. mobile home,w/s/g paid. 631-2033. (B4-26-tfc)

WHY RENT when you can buy? 2 bdrm., 1 bath house in Delano for sale $40,000. Call 509-793-8956. (B6-14-4tp)

LEASE TO RENT – Very nice 2 bdrm., 2 bath. mobile home with 2-car garage. 518 West Oak, Almira, next to the football field. $550/month, you pay all utilities. 509-953-4496 or 509-977-1091. (B6-21-4tp)

TWO APARTMENTS available Aug. 1. Upper $650, lower $600, plus utilities, Grand Coulee. 509-435-1683. (W6-28-2tp)

DUPLEX UNIT in Electric City. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, all appliances including washer and dryer, carport with storage unit. Tenant is responsible for all utilities and yard maintenance. Pets must be approved. $800 a month. See at 105A Stevens. Call 509-633-0895 or 509-631-0383. (B7-5-tfc)

HOME FOR SALE IN DELANO: 3 bdrm, 2 baths, just completely remodeled, new interior paint, appliances, flooring, new front deck, new light fixtures, 1,900 sq. feet, two car garage, heat pump system (heat & a.c.) vinyl siding, Pella windows, $240,000. Call 631-0135 or 633-2485. (F7-5-tfc)

FOR SALE – 917 Division St., Grand Coulee, 2 bdrm., 2 bath. Shop 30x40x13+ Ft H, new plumbing, new roof, lot 118’x119’, $129,000. 633-3805.(?7-5-1tp)

PROPERTIES FOR SALE: 2 bedroom, 2 bath, mobile home with a large garage, $125,000; 2 bedroom, one bath, home with storage shed, $70,000; and 3 bedroom, 2 bath, mobile home with basement apt., $130,000. Call for more properties for sale. 633-2485 or 631-0135. (F7-27-tfc)

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The Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union is accepting resumés to fill TWO (2) FULL-TIME ENTRY- LEVEL POSITIONS.

Computer experience required and Cash Handling Experience preferred.

If interested, please mail your resumé to P.O. Box 216, Coulee Dam WA 99116, Attention: Beverly Rodriguez, or apply online at www.cdfcu.com.

Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union is an Equal Employment

Opportunity Employer.

Mid-Valley Hospital is a not-for-profit Critical Access Hospital providing ser-vices to the people of Omak and the surrounding areas of the Okanogan Valley. We are committed to providing optimal quality health care services and meet the needs of our community. Our employees are offered a gen-erous benefits package, including health, dental, vision & life insurance, a profit-sharing plan with the option to participate in a 403b plan, and vaca-tion/sick leave to both full-time and part-time employees. If you would like to join our team we have the following positions available: (1) .8 RAD TECH(1) .8 RN Clinic - Days Monday through Friday(1) Full Time PATIENT ACCOUNT REP - Clinic(2) .8 Days Clinic CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT or LPN(2) .9 NOC ACUTE CARE RN(1) PER DIEM RN (2) .9 NOC LABOR AND DELIVERY RN(1) .6 NOC RN Acute Care Supervisor (1) .9 NOC CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTEMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIANMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Visit www.mvhealth.org to view these openings. Interested candidates can submit an application online and

attach a cover letter and resumé.

For further information please contact the Human Resources department at 509-826-7646.

We are looking for dedicated, caring

professionals to join our team!

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314 Fortuyn Road, Grand Coulee 314 Fortuyn Rd, Grand Coulee, This home has just over 950 sf. on the main level plus an additional 950 sf in the partially finished basement. Living Room with wood fireplace, DR , Kitchen, 2 bedrooms & a full bath on the main level. The basement offers additional square footage for not a lot of added cost. The home has metal lap siding, almost new arch tab roof, new interior painting, and 2 pane & 1 pane windows. There is a detached 1 car garage & a nice sized fenced back yard area. Property is 60’ wide by 100’ deep. List price is just $99,500 and includes a $2500 closing cost credit.

55901 Lake Ridge Lane NE, Electric City, Like new 4 Bedroom 3 bath home with some elbow room. Home is all on one level and has appr 2,500 s.f. of finished living area. Maple cabinets with Quartz countertops, Hardie Board lap siding, 3 pane Pella Windows and Vaulted Ceilings. There are 2 electric FA Heating and Cooling systems with Heat Pumps. There is also a large composite deck. The property is 2.55 acres and has its own private well plus has access to an irrigation water supply. Horses are ok. Close to Banks Lake. List price is just $349,500.

319 Sunny Drive, Electric City, It is all about location and it is hard to find a better location than this one. Home is appr 2,500 s.f. all on one level and nestled next to federal land overlooking Banks Lake. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 baths, Living Room with Wood Fireplace, Updated Vinyl 2 pane windows and vinyl siding. Custom built in 1961, it has a huge Family Room with woodstove, an in-ground heated pool and large patio in the backyard. There is an attached 2 car garage and the property is 95’ wide by 270 feet deep, or appr .60 of an acre all together. List Price is now just $255,000 including a $10,000 roof/redecorating allowance.

#17 Hillcrest Avenue, Electric City, View of Banks Lake from the Living Room of this large 5 Bedroom 4 Bath home in Electric City. Home has 3,075 sf all together and that includes an 800 sf 1 bedroom apartment downstairs with its own entrance. Built in 1968, the home has good bones and just needs some tlc. It has Central H & Air Conditioning, Arch Tab Roof, double pane windows, Two wood fireplaces and copper plumbing. There is a detached 686 sf garage and workshop. Lot is 80’ by 100’. List price is just $195,500

706 Tulip Street, Coulee Dam. Immaculate 3 Bedroom – 2 bath home with almost1,250 square feet of finished living area. Home was completely renovated in 1997 and owner recently added a ductless heat pump system, a composite deck and added tile in the entryway, dining room and kitchen. It has a spacious living room, a master bath with shower, vinyl siding & 2 pane vinyl windows, and a metal roof. The lot is 90 feet by 112 feet deep, or about 10,075 sf. There is a big back yard and the lot is nicely landscaped. The detached 1+ car garage is 16’ x 22.5’. List price is just $169,500.

#611 Pine Street, Coulee Dam, Looking for an adorable 2 Bedroom Cottage, close to everything? This home has been very well maintained over the years. It has updated Vinyl Siding, updated double pane windows and Comp 3 tab roof is appr 10 years old. There is a detached extra large two car garage, with attached insulated storage shed and a concrete RV pad adjacent. The property is 2 1/2 lots that total appr. 128 feet wide by 77.50 feet deep, or just under 10,000 s.f. The property is beautifully landscaped, has a fenced back yard, a garden area, and patio. List price is just $147,500.

#201 Ferry Avenue, Coulee Dam. Very well built home in Historic West Coulee Dam. The home has 2 bedrooms on the main level with 1 bath, plus another bedroom and bath downstairs. The home has just over 1,200 square feet on the main level, plus another 800 square feet downstairs. Built in 1934, it has had a number of updates. It has metal siding, 2 pane vinyl clad Low E gas windows, Updated 200 amp circuit breaker service. The kitchen has several cabinets with glass fronts and all the major appliances are included. Big utility room on main level, Large Rec room downstairs with a pool table. Spacious corner lot that is about 9,100 sf all together. Nice Patio and fenced backyard as well. List Price is now just $147,000.

327 Dill Avenue, Grand Coulee, Looking for a fixer upper cottage on nice sized piece of property? Home has 775 sf on the main level plus another 775 sf in the unfinished basement. Home has stucco siding, newer arch tab roof, bb heat and a remodeled bathroom. It has both galv and pex plumbing and an older 200 amp cb service. Presently there is one nc bedroom on the main level, but room for more. List price is just $59,500 with a $2,500 buyer closing cost credit.

21933 NE W Cardinal Road, Grand Coulee, 3 Bedroom 2 bath Man home built in 1994. Home has T1-11 Vertical siding, Vinyl 2 pane windows, Comp 3 tab roof, 6 Inch exterior walls with super good cents construction, and Electric F/A Heating. Home does need some work. Master bath needs a new enclosure and the flooring will need replaced soon. Public water system and an on site septic system. Grant County PUD with 12 month average electric of $77 a month. 2016 taxes were $34 a month. Lot is 80’ by 121’. List Price is just $52,900

46199 Rainbow Drive, Grand Coulee46199 Rainbow Drive, Grand Coulee, Hard to find Custom 3 Bedroom -2 Bath Ranch style home along Lake Roosevelt. Home was built in 1999 and has appr 2,000 s.f. of finished living area. There is a gas FP in Living Room and large Family Room with a wonderful view. The home has 2 pane Vinyl clad windows, Central FA H & AC with HP, Arch Tab Roof, and vaulted ceilings. There is an attached garage, plus a det 24 by 28 garage. Property is .77 of an acre all together. Set up for low maintenance. List price is just $329,500.

DIRECTOR OF PHARMACY

Lake Roosevelt Community Health Centers is currently seeking a full-time Director of Pharmacy to serve in both the Inchelium and Keller facilities. Responsible for the provision of a full range of clinical pharmacy services in an ambulatory care setting.

Must comply with federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Be currently licensed as a Registered Pharmacist in the State of Washington and have two years’ experience.

Salary is DOE including benefits package.

If interested in applying, please contact Stefanie Lelone at 509-722-7686 or email stef.lelone@colvilletribes.com.

MA, LPN, RNCMC is seeking a MA, LPN, or RN to work in our clinic. This position performs essential tasks, such as patient intake, including vital signs and medication review; performs a variety of patient care tasks, such as EKGs and PFTs. In addition, this position will work as a medical scribe to accurately and thoroughly document medical visits and procedures as they are performed by the provider. Must have good computer skills, a good understanding of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, diagnostic procedures and excellent customer service skills. Must have current MA, LPN or RN license in Washington state and current BLS training. One year experience in clinic practice setting preferred. Willing to train the right candidate.

Dietary Cook/AideThe Dietary Services Cook/Aide supports the continuum of patient care and quality of service at Coulee Medical Center by preparing, delivering and distributing food and beverages for patients, residents, staff and visitors while maintaining a safe and sanitary work environment. The Dietary Services Cook/Aide is expected to maintain professionalism and frequently works under minimal supervision. Successful candidates will possess an enthusiastic and willing attitude working as a contributing member of the dietary team. Current State Food & Beverage Service Worker’s Permit is required. CMC will help candidates obtain permit if selected.

Registration SpecialistThis full-time position will acknowledge, assist and register all patients, answer and route calls and respond to walk-in patients. High school graduate, one year in a medical setting and excellent customer service skills required. Good computer skills preferred. Must be able to perform multiple activities and work as part of a team in a very fast paced environment.

Patient Account Representative (two positions available)This is a full-time position in the Business Office. Responsible for performing the functions of billing and follow-up for specific patient accounts. Must be dependable and able to work independently, as well as be a contributing team member, possess excellent customer service skills, and be willing to learn new concepts. Preferred background includes prior hospital or clinic billing experience and use of billing systems such as Meditech, FSS and DSG. Basic knowledge of Medical Terminology, CPT and ICD-10 coding desired. Preference will be given to those with experience in Commercial Billing.

Patient Account Representative AssistantThis is a per diem position in the Business Office. Responsible for performing the functions of billing and follow-up for specific patient accounts. Must be dependable and able to work independently, as well as be a contributing team member, possess excellent customer service skills, and be willing to learn new concepts. Must have computer and math skills and detail orientated.

Environmental Services Tech (Housekeeping) PD & FT positions availableThese positions perform various housekeeping, cleaning and laundry duties to maintain cleanliness throughout the facility. Duties include dry and damp mopping floors, vacuuming rugs and carpets, dusting and sanitizing surfaces in clinical work areas, offices, hallways, restrooms and patient rooms to ensure a clean environment. Additionally, the Environmental Services Technician supports patient care by cleaning and servicing all linens/laundry, moving supplies in and around the department, and keeping work areas organized and clutter free. Prior institutional cleaning and/or laundry experience helpful, but not required. Ability to pass a basic skills test required.

Apply online at: www.cmccares.orgOr email information to: employment@cmccares.org

PHONE: (509) 633-1753FAX: (509) 633-0295

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Jobs Jobs

English-Speaking Primary Guide

Omak, Washington, USA

Hearts Gathered is looking for a full-time AMI, AMS or MACTE certified Montes-sori Primary Guide to begin the 2017-18 school year at the Waterfall School.

Located in the beautiful, rural landscape near Omak, Washington, on the Colville Reservation, we have breathtaking views of the Cascade Mountains, and are 2.5 hours from Spokane and 4 hours from Seattle.

The mission of Hearts Gathered is to help revitalize the use of the Native languages and cultures of the Colville Reservation. Our school is a bilingual Montessori at which Okanogan Salish and English are used as languages of instruction. We have a Primary classroom and an El-ementary classroom.

Salary is commensurate with experience and is competitive within the area.

Please forward your letter of inter-est, resumé and three references to

melissa.c@heartsgathered.org.

Looking for Land? We have a number of lots and building sites available both in and out of town. Prices start at $9,500 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.

BARTENDER NEEDED – Will train. Apply in person, Moose Lodge, Grand Coulee. (M3-22-1tc)

HOUSEKEEPER WANTED – Trail West Motel. Call Sam, 633-3155. (T3-1-tfc)

HELP WANTED: Carpenter Foremen needed, begin immediately. Would like someone with at least 10 years experience. Must have a clean record for drugs and alcohol. Call 633-2485 or 631-0135. (F6-21-tfc)

RN & NAC’s NEEDED!! $1000 Sign On Bonus For Ft Nac, Competitive Wages, Set Schedules, Great Benefits. Go To Colvilletribes.Com Click On Jobs, Search Job Title. Call 634-2881 (C6-28-6tpp)

SURVEILLANCE OBSERVER - Location: Coulee Dam Casino. The Colville Tribal Gaming Commission is accepting applications for CDC Surveillance Observer. For Job application and entire job announcement, go to: https://www.cct-ene.com/employment-training-jobs/ Contact Information: Dannise Davisson, Admin Srvs Mgr PO Box 1647 Omak, WA 98841 (509) 422-7716. (C6-28-2tpp)

HOUSEKEEPERS NEEDED – Apply at Skydeck Motel, Electric City. (S7-5-2tc)

Jobs

Town of Coulee DamNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held to consider the Six-Year Comprehensive Street Program (TIP) for 2018 – 2023. The Public Hearing will be held in the Coulee Dam Town Hall Council Chambers, 300 Lincoln Ave, Coulee Dam, Washington, at the regular council meeting of Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at 6 p.m., at which time the public may give written or oral testimony.

Stefani BowdenClerk/Treasurer(Publish June 28 and July 5, 2017)

Colville Tribal Correctional Facility (CTCF)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSRFP #1: Contractor for Kitchen Propane Supply

The CTCF is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFPs); seeking a con-tractor for Kitchen Propane Supply to design/engineer revisions to the existing kitchen propane (LP Gas) supply.

(For a complete and full listing of the RFP, please call or email the Maintenance Supervisor.)

RFP #2: Seeking Fencing ContractorThe CTCF is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP); seeking a Fenc-

ing contractor to install a six-foot (6’) tall chain-link perimeter fence around Tribal Corrections & Courts Property.

(For a complete and full listing of the RFP, please call or email the Maintenance Supervisor.)

Response Date and Location: Proposals will be accepted until 1:00 P.M., on TUESDAY JULY 25TH, 2017

*Proposals submitted after this WILL NOT be accepted.*For site survey/visit availability please contact the Maintenance

Manager.PH: 509-634-7362 Email: watchumyush.wilder@colvilletribes.com(Publish July 5, 2017)

Keller School District 003

Budget Hearing and Adoption

The Keller School District 003 will have a public hearing to dis-cuss and accept public input re-garding the 2017-18 School Year Operating Budget. Following the public discussions, the Directors will take action to revise and/or adopt the 2017-18 Budget. A copy of the proposed 2017-18 Op-erating Budget may be viewed or received by contacting the Keller School District, 634-4325, or at the Keller School District Office.

Keller School District 003Budget Hearing, 5:00 p.m.Budget Adoption, Following

the Budget HearingWednesday, July 19, 2017School District Board Room

(Publish July 5 and July 12, 2017)

Public Hospital District 6PUBLIC NOTICE

There will be a Special Board Meeting of the Commissioners of Douglas, Grant, Lincoln and Okanogan Counties Public Hospi-tal District #6 on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at 2 p.m., in the Educa-tion Conference Room.

Commissioner Meeting Agen-

da: I. Call to Order II. Approve Minutes of the

June 28, 2017 Regular Meeting III. Executive SessionPersonnel Issues - RCW 42.30.110(g)IV. Reconvene Open Session

V. Letter of Appreciation to Coulee Medical Center Employ-ees

VI. Adjournment

(Publish July 5, 2017)

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Wednesday, July 5•Wednesday Market, North Dam Park, 4-8 p.m.

Friday, July 7• Live Music, Dan Springer, Hi Dam Tavern, Grand Coulee, 8 p.m.• Live Music, Stoney River Band, Elec-tric City Bar & Grill, 8 p.m

Tuesday, July 11• Portrait Class, Grand Coulee Library, ages 10 and up, 633-0972

Wednesday, July 12• STEM with Sarah, Grand Coulee Li-brary, 10:30 a.m.• Wednesday Market, North Dam Park, 4-8 p.m.• Karaoke, Hi Dam Tavern, Grand Cou-lee, 8 p.m.

Thursday, July 13• Portrait Class with Cat, Grand Coulee Library. Ages 10 and up, 633-0972

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Andrew C. Castrodale, M.D.,specializes in Family Practice and Obstetrics.

Dr. Castrodale arrived at Coulee Medical Center in 1998. He focuses on the complete scope of family medicine with fellowship training in obstetrics. He attended the University of Washington for his bachelor’s degree and his medical degree. He completed his Family Medicine Residency at the Sacred Heart and Deaconess Hospitals in Spokane.Dr. Castrodale is board certifi ed.

At CMC, our entire team is on a mission: to give you the best care possible. Our team includes:

We Care for You

Dr. Andrew Castrodale

411 Fortuyn Blvd. Grand Coulee509-633-1911www.cmccares.org

Grand Coulee Police

6/23 - Police located a woman in Safeway that had been banned from the store earlier, and re-minded her that she would have to leave. She did.

- An officer returning from tak-ing a person to Grant County jail struck a deer near milepost 22. The patrol car sustained damage to the front bumper, fender and headlamp area.

6/24 - An officer responded to a report of loud noise at a Hill Avenue apartment. All was quiet when the officer arrived, but an unlocked storage area was se-cured while the officer was on site.

- Police went to a Spokane Way home in order to retrieve a cell phone from a woman, but no one was home at the time. The officer found a bottle of vodka and some cigarettes on the patio next to the door, but nothing else.

- Police went to the city shop where a door was open and music playing. Police secured the door.

- A Snohomish man was ar-rested and taken to Grant County jail after a domestic issue at Sun-banks Lake Resort. A report of a weapon involved was not con-firmed.

- Police checked on a stor-age unit alarm on A Street, but couldn’t find any problem.

6/26 - A woman on Dill Avenue asked police to declare her van stolen after her daughter failed to return it on time.

- The manager of apartments on Hill Avenue reported that someone had tipped a bucket of paint over and it had run all over the sidewalk. She gave police the description of a person in the area at the time, but that person wasn’t located.

6/27 - A Renton man was told he couldn’t fly his drone off Ri-ley Point because of the electri-cal hazard from the high voltage power lines from Grand Coulee Dam. He told police he didn’t see any signs saying he couldn’t fly his drone.

- A city employee told police that there were some concerns about a dog on Ronald Drive. Po-lice checked on the report and found a dog tied up under a deck with no water or food. The officer tried to locate someone on the property, but no one answered the door. The report stated the offi-

cer would continue to try to talk with the dog’s owner.

- Police advised a landlord on Burdin Boulevard that a dispute she had with a tenant was a civil matter.

6/28 - A man living on Young Street was arrested for posses-sion of heroin after he allegedly tried to elude police when offi-cers responded to a report that a man was striking two women. The man fled when he saw police officers and was chased down, tossing items away while run-ning, including heroin “balls” and a syringe, police reported. Police found that the man was wanted on two warrants for his arrest. He was taken to Grant County jail.

- Police responded to a report of an unconscious man in an apartment doorway in Electric City. He was gone when police arrived.

6/29 - Police talked to juveniles on skateboards and a bicycle af-ter receiving a complaint from a motorist who reported that she’d nearly hit the bike rider.

Coulee Dam Police

6/21 - Police found an open front door at the Lake Roosevelt High School gym. The officer went through the gym to make sure there was no one inside and secured the building.

6/22 - Tribal police asked for assistance in watching for a driv-er on her way to Coulee Dam who had been involved in a custodial interference. Later Tribal author-ities advised police that they had the suspect stopped just outside of Coulee Dam.

6/23 - A woman on Holly Street advised police that someone had taken a handgun, some pills and a computer from her home. She offered police the name of a person she thought might be in-volved.

6/24 - Police took a man want-ed on a felony warrant to Okano-gan County jail.

- A couple on Cedar Street re-ported that someone had taken a large jar with about $1,000 in it during the night while they were

away. They told police that they had been putting money in the jar for some time for a vacation.

6/25 - Police checked on a re-port of a suspicious woman at Cole Park. When confronted, the woman told police that all was well and she was just waiting for her father to come pick her up.

6/26 - While checking on a fam-ily dispute, police learned that a woman was wanted on a warrant out of Okanogan County. She was arrested and taken to jail.

6/28 - A woman whose vehicle had the windshield broken out was stopped. The officer found that the woman was wanted on a warrant related to unpaid fines and that she had never had a driver license. She was notified that she would receive a citation in the mail and told not to drive.

Dancing at the stageFestival goers get into the music of Jesse Quandt while enjoying treats from the food vendors Saturday night before the laser show at Grand Coulee Dam. — Scott Hunter photo