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VOL. LXXVI, NO. 29 SERVING THE GRAND COULEE DAM AREA, WASHINGTON STATE OCTOBER 12, 2016

Newsbriefs District to boost gradrateby Roger S. Lucas

The administration and board of Grand Coulee Dam School Dis-trict have set their sights on im-proving the graduation rate of Lake Roosevelt seniors.

Under the district’s policy “Ac-countability Goals” the graduate rate objective is 85 percent.

Superintendent Paul Turner said last week that the policy is outdated and that the board is waiting for information from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to update the policy.

“The goal won’t change, but our goal is always 100 percent,” he said.

The graduation rate of the 2015-16 class at Lake Roosevelt Junior Senior High School was 61.2 percent, with the statewide

Woman gets stolen motorcycle back School bus bests beastby Roger S. Lucas

Heard about the successful moose hunt — by a school bus?

With a load of young volley-ball players aboard, driver Keith Powell had a young cow moose charge in front of his school bus last Wednesday night, Oct. 5, about 8:30, as they were return-ing from a volleyball match in Okanogan.

The moose was alongside SR-155, and charged in front of the bus just after it had gotten over Disautel Pass.

The bus hit the moose with its front fender, killing the animal.

The bus held both the seventh- and eighth-grade girls volleyball

Revenues reported, budget proposed

The Delano Regional Transfer Station reported revenues of $38,407.18, for the month of September to the Regional Board of Mayors Monday afternoon.

It was $1,275.77 less than was reported for the same period last year. Revenues for eight of the nine months this year have been less than for the corresponding periods in 2015, with the total of $18,883.83, under revenue totals.

The mayors also approved their 2017 budget for the transfer station at the meeting.

The budget approved is for $952,875. The 2016 budget was for $1,022,775.

Now the budget must be approved by the four municipal councils that are governing partners in the enterprise — Electric City, Grand Coulee, Elmer City and Coulee Dam — before it becomes final.

Bank taking donations for coat drive

North Cascades Bank is excepting new or slightly used winter coats as donation to its Coats For Kids drive through October. Also, new scarves, hats and gloves will be accepted for children who would otherwise go without them.

“All donations are distributed to our local communities,” said Grand Coulee Branch Operations Manager Jerri Smith.

Fund will get half million for development

The Northwest Native Development Fund (NNDF) is the recipient a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund).

The grant will allow the NNDF to continue its goal of helping individuals create and build assets such as homes and small businesses.

NNDF provides financial and technical assistance services for those who may not qualify for other sources of funding. They leverage their available resources with local lenders and technical assistance providers.

“We are truly grateful for the CDFI Fund award this year,” said Ted Piccolo, executive director of the Nespelem-based agency. “This comes at a pivotal time for the NNDF in making more small business loans to Natives in the Plateau region of Eastern Washington. We can bring more vital financing to the Colville and Spokane Indian Reservations where small business financing is incredibly difficult.”

Color for a causeA walker gets a dose of color from Melanie Slatina in Saturday’s “Color Me Pink and Purple Fun Run” for breast cancer awareness. Participants had the option getting doused with the colored corn flour just for the fun of it. Over 100 people registered for the event, and 91 walked it, “far better that anticipated,” said Ramona Hicks, who was helping at the registration booth. Extra money generated by the event, put on the Coulee Medical Center’s radiology department and the CMC Guild, will be used to award free mammograms for women who qualify. — Scott Hunter photo

Real work to make them thinkSecond graders at Nespelem Elementary work Friday with Nespelem Valley Electric technicians, who had set up low poles and cross beams for students to experience lineman work and learn that electricity comes from more than the switch on the wall. Older students in the P-8 school participated too. The “Learning Lab” event was organized by teacher Ralph Rise, who is also on the NVEC board and worked with the Governors Association and Washington STEM, which is working to increase student learning in science, technology, engineering and math. Nespelem was the first of 15 groups of student activities in the learning lab projects, “and we’re definitely the smallest,” Rise said. — Scott Hunter photo

Art open house planned at school

by Roger S. Lucas

A Coulee Dam woman chased a thief off with a shovel in the middle of the night last week when she realized someone was stealing her motorcycle.

The dirt bike stolen from Jaci Gross at her Coulee Dam residence on Stevens Avenue very early last Wednesday, Oct. 5, was recov-ered about noon the same day in Electric City.

Gross was out in her lawn with a shovel when police arrived and told officers she was looking for the person who stole her motor-cycle.

She said in a Facebook post that the thief

had also tried to take her four-wheeler ATV, “but I chased him with a shovel and he got away.”

She said a Coulee Dam officer responded immediately.

Police started searching the area around 1 am., around Cole Park but couldn’t locate the bike. Officials also checked the Washington Flats and the North Columbia areas.

Later the same day about noon, the red 550cc 1982 Yamaha was recovered by Grand Coulee Police, who found it leaning up against a concrete wall in Electric City. It had been re-ported that some people were seen riding the motorcycle around town until they apparently got tired of it and ditched it.

The motorcycle was returned to Gross, who happened to be featured in that day’s issue of The Star in a story about her 500-mile pil-grimage through Spain.

Gross had explained to officers that she had been riding the motorcycle and had parked it beside the house with the keys in the switch.

Gross said she went outside after her dog started growling.

Police said they checked with USBR Plant Protection to see if their cameras had recorded the incident. They were told that something was seen in the back of a pickup as it was go-ing toward Grand Coulee but they couldn’t tell what it was.

by Roger S. Lucas

School officials plan an open house Oct. 27, so visitors can see a number of abstract paintings, which were installed last June at Lake Roosevelt Schools, and meet artist Lucinda Palmer.

Palmer painted six large paint-ings as part of the Washington Arts Commission grant for arts for public buildings.

Palmer, from Portland, Oregon, was selected from a number of ap-plicants to create the paintings, part of a $70,000 grant.

Two paintings were hung in

the elementary school cafeteria, two in the junior/senior cafeteria and one in each of the stairwells. The paintings are 5 feet by 9 feet.

Each painting has a thought attached to it.

Visitors that day — the time not decided as yet — will be able to view the paintings and hear

Palmer explain what they mean.The paintings feature two

birds or fish. The artist hopes that, in addition to enjoying the art, people will also come to un-derstand and develop the mean-ing of the paintings.

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Geology of the Candy Point Trail explained on hikeby Gayle Swagerty

A group of hikers from Spo-kane, Cheney, Anacortes, Tri-Cit-ies and Coulee Dam assembled at the trailhead of Candy Point Trail Sunday to walk it with scientists who would explain the geology of the rocks over which they were walking.

At the trailhead at 432 Co-lumbia, in Coulee Dam, Dr. Gene Kiver and Bruce Bjornstad led the group.

Kiver retired from Eastern Washington University after teaching geology there for over 32 years. He has conducted an active research career that emphasized landforms and surficial processes. The Missoula Floods are among his main interests.

Bjornstad is retired from his work as a senior research scien-

tist at the Pacific Northwest Na-tional Laboratory in Richland, Washington. He has studied Ice Age Floods for over 30 years.

Kiver and Bjornstad have co-authored a book titled “On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods, the Northern Reaches,” published in 2012.

The hike began with a discus-sion at the trail head on the Ice Age Floods. They explained that the most recent episode of major ice sheet expansion occurred be-tween 18,000 and 13,000 years ago. A lobe of the Cordilleran ice sheet advanced into what is to-day the Idaho Panhandle to the area now occupied by Lake Pend Oreille, blocking the Clark Fork River drainage and causing Gla-cial Lake Missoula to form.

The lake was more than 2,000 feet deep at its largest and held over 500 cubic miles of water. The

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average for that year at 78.1 per-cent, Turner said.

The graduation average for 2014-15 at LR was 70.5 percent, compared to a 77.2-percent state average. In the 2013-14, LRHS had a 70.2-percent rate while the state average was 76 percent.

Students entering high school in their freshman year are as-signed a number and are tracked through the state, regardless of where they are at the time.

The school district uses two tools through the state’s Alter-native Learning Experience program (ALE). One tool is its credit retrieval program, under supervision, where students can get their grades up to par. When they do, students return to the mainstream, and take up regular classroom work.

The second tool is a full alter-native program, computer-based, under teacher Brenda Mouzon.

In that program students can proceed at their own rate and re-ceive credit as they complete their computer classes.

“We are focusing on these pro-grams in an effort not only to reach our goal, but to exceed it,” Turner stated.

The highest graduation rate at Lake Roosevelt in recent years was the 2012-13 class that had a 75-percent rate. The state rate that year was 77.2 percent.

squads that had just competed in Okanogan.

Powell reported that the girls handled the matter well, and that no one was injured.

A tribal game warden removed the carcass from the roadway the next day.

Mechanic George Davis said Monday that the bus is already back in service. He was able to straighten the fender, and with a couple of parts now on order the bus is almost as good as new.

There were about 20 girls in the bus when the mishap oc-curred.

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Candidate forum is Thursday nightby Scott Hunter

A forum for voters to hear the positions of candidates for two contested Okanogan Coun-ty commissioner seats will take place Thurs-day at Lake Roosevelt Schools.

The two hotly contested races come after months of push-back on the existing com-missioners on several issues that led to the formation of a group dedicated to unseating them. One of them, Commissioner Ray Camp-bell, lost in the primary election.

Represent Okanogan County 2016 con-tends the board of commissioners is sacrific-ing local fiscal responsibility to affect national conservative agendas. Others assert that the group is pushing for unwanted change in a county that doesn’t need it, and that the cur-rent commissioners have done well to man-age the county’s budget over four years that included many crises, including the largest wildfires in the history of the state.

For District 2, currently held by Campbell, Andy Hover and Ashley Thrasher will each explain why they should gain the confidence

of voters.For the commission District 1, Chris

Branch will face off with incubent Commis-sioner Sheila Kennedy, who represents this end of the county.

The forum is sponsored by the Grand Cou-lee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce and will be moderated by its vice president, Bob Valen, a resident of Lincoln County.

It begins at 7 p.m., Oct. 13 in the cafeteria at Lake Roosevelt Schools, 505 Crest Dr., Cou-lee Dam.

Bureau of Reclamation seeks comments on modernization plan at Grand Coulee Dam

The Bureau of Reclamation is inviting the public to comment on a proposed multiyear powerplant overhaul project at two Grand Coulee Dam powerhouses.

During the 30-day comment period that ends Nov. 7, the public is encouraged to identify issues and concerns to be addressed in an Environmental Assessment on the proposed modernization and overhaul of all the genera-tors in the Left and Right Pow-erhouses, a press release issued Oct. 7 said.

The 18 generating units and three station service units have been in operation for over 70 years and are starting to have mechanical problems from age-related wear and design. Rec-

lamation would upgrade com-ponents of the generating units, modernize three station service generators, conduct maintenance of the penstocks, and update or replace the overhead cranes.

The Environmental Assess-ment alternatives are:

• Alternative A – No Ac-tion: Reclamation would continue to operate generating Units G1 – G18 with no system improve-ments. Maintenance would be performed on an as-needed basis. 

• Alternative B – Work on Two Units at a Time: Reclamation would repair and restore the gen-

erators in a timely manner to en-sure reliable operation for an ad-ditional 30 years. Work would be expected to begin in the spring of 2018 with project completion an-ticipated by the end of 2029. Un-foreseen circumstances (equip-ment breakdown, unexpected outages, delay in manufacturing, etc.) could delay completion.

• Alternative C – Work on One Unit at a Time: Reclamation would perform the same work as in Alternative B.  However, this alternative would extend the overhaul work up to seven years, depending on the speed of com-

pletion.The Environmental Assess-

ment would evaluate the impacts of each alternative on the human and natural environments. The final Environmental Assessment is expected to be published in the summer of 2017.

To submit comments, or for ad-ditional information, contact Pam Druliner, Natural Resource Spe-cialist, Pacific Northwest Region-al Office, 1150 North Curtis Road, Boise, ID 83706. Contact can also be made by emailing pdruliner@usbr.gov.

Council votes for $78,000 lodging tax packageby Roger S. Lucas

The Electric City Council passed tourism promotion fund-ing package for local interests at its meeting Tuesday night.

There was money from the city’s lodging tax for new activi-ties, but less money than the city had given the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce in the past.

Through a number of propos-als, the chamber received $16,500, down from almost $30,000 the year before.

The city council tourism com-mittee, made up of councilmem-bers Richard McGuire and Brad Parrish, had proposed $12,000 to the chamber of commerce for fire-works on July 4, which the cham-ber had not requested.

The council finally decided af-ter much discussion to do a 4-4-4 plan that would leave $4,000 for fireworks, $4,000 for Colorama ad-vertising and $4,000 for the family fun bounce houses that were such a hit here this past spring.

Originally, the recommenda-tions for spending the $71,000 in anticipated lodging tax funds left out Colorama entirely.

Councilmember Lonna Bus-sert, who was linked to the meet-ing for this one item by phone, pleaded with her fellow council members to do something for Col-orama. Chamber Executive Direc-tor Peggy Nevsimal explained to the council how businesses benefit from Colorama and that it is the main traditional festival for which the area is noted.

An early motion to keep $8,000 for fireworks and provide $4,000 for Colorama advertising failed on a 3-2 vote, with Mayor John Nor-

dine II not in favor. Councilmem-ber Aaron Derr and Bussert had also voted against the measure.

That’s when the council final-ly went to work to try to correct what seemed obvious, a flaw in the plan.

Benefiting from Tuesday’s plan was the Banks Lake Golf Course, which got $14,000. The city was warm to a proposal from Port District 7, which owns the course, and voted $5,000 for advertising and $9,000 for maintenance of the grounds. The course showed a profit for the first time in three years.

Losing out was the Ridge Rid-ers Saddle Club. That organiza-tion didn’t get any of the funds this year, because officials there did not complete the application for funding, according to City Clerk Jackie Perman.

Other parts of the proposal in-cluded the city itself, which will spend $1,500 for advertising; maintenance of North Dam Park, $6,000; Koulee Kids Festival, $500 for advertising, and $4,000 to the chamber for advertising its fall Harvest Festival.

The city also budgeted $40,000 from the fund for its “Ice Age Walking/Biking Trail and Park System.”

Councilmember Birdie Hens-ley was on vacation and excused by the council.

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This one’s for YOUAs most of us are trying to decide our politi-

cal view on things, there are others out there who are struggling with much more serious issues. No, not clowns, and, no, not Cougars or Huskies, but a struggle that hits a little closer to home. The fight is personal, just to get through the day. We are all under attack and we must take up our arms and fight back. The enemy is not the person who sneaks into our yards and steals some material thing. Our enemy is the evil spirit behind it.

I have friends that are strug-gling financially, emotionally and physically. Some are ad-dicted to their poison of choice. That poison is just a crutch for their lives. They have used that crutch for years, some decades. Some have tried to get fixed. It has worked for some, but oth-ers have fallen right back in deeper than before. Some have ended up in jail, and sadly some have ended up dead. Ad-diction is a powerful thing that rips apart families, communities and individuals.

The worst part is the poison makes you think that the only way to survive is with the addiction of choice, and some will do anything, anything at all, to get their “fix” of choice just to think straight.

But there is hope. The weird part is that we on the outside — who feel we are the victims of these “local zombies,” the ones who are mad as hornets because we were wronged — we might be the only ones who can help these individuals.

You see, most of the addicted in our area, well, they are home. They are locals who have nowhere else to go. They have been here for years, abusing themselves and setting themselves up for a great fall. But we have the power to stop it all.

But before I say one more word about this, there are precautions we need to take as a community. Yes, community watch groups need to be set up with the approval of local police departments and councils. The cops and the community watch must

work together. We must also not make it easy for the sick. We must lock up our stuff, lock up our cars and must not leave our valuables in plain sight. We must call in suspicious people and circumstances. Give the local police a chance to do their jobs.

OK, back to the real way to help the addicted. We love them. I know, you are thinking I am off my rocker. But if we get them real help, then all the

crime disappears. Rehab, jail, de-tox are all places that these people can go to get help, but without the love of an individual, family and community, true healing will nev-er happen. We also must pray for them. Pray for them to find help. In a church, in jail or in a neigh-borhood. You see, some of these fellow citizens out there that are terrorizing the streets never re-ally had a chance at a normal life. Some did and failed, but others have been fighting an uphill bat-tle since day one and feel that ev-eryone and everything is against

them. We, as a loving people, must show them love, and that will show them hope.

But the title of this column says “You,” and I have not even made this personal for you yet. Or maybe I have. Because it might be you who is addicted. Get help. Real help. Or you might be the one who is fed up with being robbed. Or you might be the one that knows your neighbor is addicted and needs help. Or you might be someone who can organize the com-munity watch. Or you could be the one who knows who is getting robbed tonight. Put a stop to it all. Let love in, act on the overall best interest of a com-munity.

Yes, we don’t want the drugs or crime in our area, but we would also like to see a thriving, surviving community as well. Take someone to church who you know needs some love. Reach out and help the struggling, so they do not need to turn to crime. Let’s clean up the streets, not by force, but with compas-sion and love.

Thanks for all the help on walk/runThe first annual Breast Cancer

fun walk/run was a success. Over 100 people registered for the event  but due to other commit-ments and the cooler weather not all were able to participate.

We would like to thank all our sponsors: monetary — A. J. Ge-rard, Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union and Costco (north Spokane branch). Food Donations:  Safe-way for the water, Ed’s Meats for wieners and Franz bread for the hot dog buns.  Gift Certificates:  Loepp Furniture, Hometown Pizza, Coulee Hardware, Pep-per Jack’s, Café Espresso, Fusion Café, R&A Café, LaPresa, Grand Grindz, Melody Restaurant, Tee-

Pee Drive In, Flo’s Café, Siam Palace and Harvest Foods. Gwen Hilson for the posters, Natalie Dennis (Sweet Olive Tree) for items for the gift baskets, Jona-than and Jessica Owens, and The Star for the coverage. To all our volunteers, and most of all to all the participants, a big THANK YOU. 

We also would like to thank the city of Grand Coulee, the Bureau of Reclamation for the permit and Lynne Brougher for helping us get the permit, the Parks and Rec Commission and Oasis Lawn Care for opening the bathrooms.

We are looking forward to next year with a few corrections. Linda

Esmond was the winner of the participants’ basket. Tickets are still available for the big basket to be given away on Nov. 2, at the Book and Gift Fair at the hospi-tal. Contact Clea Pryor at 633-0597 for tickets.

It took a lot of people to put on this event, and we thank you all.  If I have forgotten to thank someone, I do apologize; just know we appreciate what you contributed.

Clea Pryororganizer

Keep judge election localThere certainly is a distinct ad-

vantage to living in Grant County for well over 46 years. The advan-tage is knowing a lot of people you can talk to honestly about just ev-erything.

Now this election is a great topic of conversation. The presi-dential elections just seems to get a rolling of the eyes with a sign of “Be glad when it’s over and done!”

Now the race for Superior Court Judge is an interesting one. Nick Wallace has receive $35,380 in campaign contributions. All but nine of those contributing were our neighbors here in Grant County. Those nine, all from Washington state, gave $32,000.

Estudillo, on the other hand, received $33,784. I estimated

(from the Pubic Disclosure Com-mission report published in the Sept. 28, 2016 issue of the CBDH) that about $19,000 came from people who DO Not live in Grant County. Where do they live? Yakima, Sunnyside, Seattle, Ocean New Jersey, Bothell, Mer-cer Island, Snohomish, Spokane, Wenatchee, Arizona, Kent, Lake Forest Park, Pasco, Edmonds, Shoreline, Duvall, Port Orchard, Redmond, Olympia, Sammamish, Victoria Texas, East Wenatchee, Bellevue and Kenmore.

Check it out in the Sept. 28, 2016 CBDH!

I, along with many others, are just uncomfortable. Uncomfort-able with all these people who don’t live in our community, be-

ing able to somehow influence the outcome of “our” county elections. The people of Grant County have contributed over $32,000 toward Mr. Wallace’s campaign. Where-as Estudillo has received about $14,000 from the people of Grant County — and over $19,000 else-where.

I have always been in Nick Wallace’s camp as I have known him for over 15 years. He’s a good man. His numerous community services, plus professional career speaks for itself!

The people of “our” county should determine the election, not people from Texas, New Jer-sey or Seattle!

Joan M. Green

Mulliken supports EstudilloOne of the most challenging

decisions we, as voters, make is choosing judges we believe will do the best job of upholding our U.S. & State Constitutions, Bill of Rights, and laws. This year, we have contested elections for three State Supreme Court Justices and a Grant County Superior Court Judge.

Because I am often asked, for Supreme Court Justices, I am supporting David DeWolf, Pos 1; Greg Zempel, Pos 5; and Dave Larson, Pos 6.

Closer to home, my choice for Grant County Superior Court is the appointed incumbent, Judge David Estudillo, who has com-pleted one year of service as our full-time judge.

Specifically, I would like to ad-dress the standardized and rigor-ous appointment process used by the Governor’s office. Having been

appointed by Governor Gregoire to a six-year term on the quasi-ju-dicial Growth Management Hear-ings Board, I know the Governor’s staff thoroughly reviews all ap-plicants’ credentials and qualifi-cations, checking references and vetting each candidate in depth. This thorough process ensures the most qualified applicant is appointed.

Although Judge Estudillo’s opponent has campaigned on an “experience matters” platform, through a public records request, I learned his Court service has been limited to about ten days per year as a Pro Tem Commis-sioner where he does not preside over the full range of serious mat-ters handled by a Superior Court Judge. For example, he has never presided over a jury trial, which Judge Estudillo has. Judge Estu-dillo has demonstrated the Gov-

ernor made the right choice. He is knowledgable in Constitutional law, qualified, and capable. He is overwhelmingly supported by the judiciary from all parts of the state.

Judge Estudillo demonstrates respect, humility and gratitude towards his family and co-work-ers. His motto is equally compel-ling: Faith, Family, Hard Work, Education, and Community!

Please join me in voting for Judge David Estudillo.

Joyce MullikenMoses Lake, WA

Sen. Mulliken served the 13th District in the Washington State Legislature 1994-2006, and was appointed by Gov. Gregoire to the quasi-judicial GMHB, 2006-2012.

Political leanings of judges importantJudicial elections are non-

partisan, but judicial candidates’ political leanings are important. Judges makes judgment calls. Judgment calls reflect jurists’ worldviews, which correlate to their political leanings. And ex-amining who supports a particu-lar judicial candidate helps us de-termine whether the candidate’s judgment aligns with ours. In our Superior Court race, the con-trast is stark that Nick Wallace’s political leanings and judgment are consistent with Grant County voters.

David Estudillo was appointed by our far-left leaning Democratic governor, who garnered less than 32 percent of the Grant County vote in 2012. Mr. Estudillo is endorsed by the Grant County Democratic Party. Mr. Estudillo is

endorsed by the SEIU, a far left-leaning national labor union be-hind the $15/hour minimum wage effort. Mr. Estudillo is endorsed by all justices on the Washington Supreme Court, each of whom Representative Matt Manweller has urged Republicans to vote against due to their liberal judi-cial activism. And Mr. Estudillo’s financing largely comes from lib-eral trial lawyers, mostly from Seattle. Mr. Estudillo being a for-mer Seattle immigration lawyer, this support is natural.

Conversely, Nick Wallace is endorsed by the Grant County Republican Party. Mr. Wallace is endorsed by numerous farmers and business owners in Grant County. Mr. Wallace is endorsed by the Grant County Sheriff, a Republican. Mr. Wallace is en-

dorsed by the two most recently retired Grant County Superior Court judges. Nearly all Mr. Wal-lace’s financing is from Grant County. And rather than being appointed by Governor Inslee, Mr. Wallace financially supported Republican Rob McKenna’s cam-paign against him.

So while the race is non-par-tisan, we can objectively un-derstand the candidates’ politi-cal leanings from who supports them. Liberal Democrats and their organizations support Mr. Estudillo, and Grant County con-servatives support Mr. Wallace. I will not be voting for Hillary, and I will not be voting for Mr. Estu-dillo.

Ken ChadwickEphrata

Victim advocates support EstudilloWe are called parents of mur-

dered children and labeled co-victims by the judicial system. Victims and co-victims have been given “Victims Rights” and are now included in the justice that is sought. 

It is imperative that we elect a JUDGE who can afford us the “Victim Rights” and the fair jus-tice we seek. We insist on a judge who has proven experience, core values and is totally dedicated to the robe of justice, hence our sup-port for Judge David Estudillo.

Since his appointment Judge

Estudillo has proven his ongoing experience in criminal cases, child molestation, drugs, theft, murder and weapons. He has presided over jury trials and hearings, as well as civil matters.

We have found Judge Estudillo to be a respectful, humble man. In the community Judge Estudillo has shown concern and compas-sion for all. He holds the right disposition to be a fair and honest Judge.

We have faith that Judge Estu-dillo will continue to give dignity and respect to victims of crime

as well as see that criminals are placed for punishment and reha-bilitation. Our communities can only benefit by electing a hard working, dedicated public servant like Judge Estudillo.

Please Vote for Judge Estudillo for Grant County Superior Court judge.

Dora Sanchez-TrevinoCriccy Pelayo

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PASTOR STEVE ARCHER16 Grand, Electric City

Sunday Morning Service ..................... 10:00 a.m.KIDS’ Church and Nursery

Call the Church Office 633-3044 to find out about other regularly scheduled meetings.

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BANKS LAKE BIBLE CHURCH25 School Avenue, Electric City, 633-0670

“An Independent Bible Church”Pastor Bill Williams - Everyone Welcome!

Adult Sunday School ..................9:30 a.m. Coffee Fellowship .....................10:30 a.m. Morning Worship ......................10:45 a.m. Evening Worship ........................6:00 p.m. Call for schedule of mid-week events.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTCome Worship & Praise With Us

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 CouleeLead Pastor: Monty Fields

Pulpit Pastor: Rev. Paul Ashbrook Church Office 633-0980

Contact Number 633-3319EVERYONE WELCOME!

Come Worship and Praise God with Us!Sunday Worship ....................................10:00 a.m.

Join us for coffee and fellowship after the serviceThursday Bible Study ..............................1:30 p.m.

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 Bible Study ...................................9:30 a.m.Zion Sunday School ..............................9:45 a.m.Zion Worship .......................................11:00 a.m.Wednesday Night Study ........................7:00 p.m.

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Jonathan Benjamin “Jon” McClung Jonathan Benjamin “Jon” Mc-

Clung, 60, passed away Sunday afternoon, October 2, 2016, in Eph-rata, Washington, with his family by his side. He was born February 7, 1956, to Benjamin F. & Anita J. Mc-Clung in Nespelem, Washington. A lifelong area resi-dent, Jon attended grade school in Keller, Washington and high school in Wilbur, Washing-ton, where he was a member of the wrestling team. Jon’s favorite book was the Bi-ble, which he would spend hours reading. He enjoyed the simple pleasures of life: going for Sun-day rides with his family, sharing a love of classic Rock-n-Roll with his sister, Margie, spending time in the out-of-doors hunting and fishing, and “eating.” Jon loved food of all kinds: from his early years eating vegetables from his

family’s garden and wild game shot by his crack-shot mom, to

eating his favor-ite meal: “Cheese Burger Deluxe with Fries.”

Predeceased by his dad, Benjamin Fields McClung, and brother, Ran-dy Lee McClung, Jon will be greatly missed by his lov-ing mom, Anita (Clint Andrews) McClung; sisters: Katherine (Paul) Braun, Margie (Doug) Donahey,

Brenda Mendoza; and his numer-ous nephews and nieces.

A graveside celebration of Jon’s life took place at 10 a.m., Saturday, October 8, 2016, at the Tunk Creek Community Cem-etery, Riverside, Washington.

Please sign Jon’s online reg-ister book at www.stratefuneral-home.com. Strate Funeral Home of Grand Coulee, Washington, is honored to be serving his family.

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GCHS Alumni Assoc. final meeting set for 2016 The last regularly-scheduled meeting for 2016 of the Grand Coulee High School Alumni Association will be held Wednesday, October 19, at 1 p.m., at Grand Coulee Community Church, 405 Center Street. The purpose of the meeting will be to go over guidelines for awarding scholarships each spring to outstanding high school seniors.

In its 17th year, the Alumni Association was formed the fall of 2000 by graduates from the classes of 1954 and 1958 with three origi-nal purposes: awarding scholarships each year, developing a database of addresses of alumni to be used by reunion organizers, and to form a communication link between GCHS alumni, staff and faculty. As of June 2016, the association had awarded $17,000 in scholar-ships to graduates of Lake Roosevelt High School. Money for the scholarships is derived from dues of $10 annually for each alumnus, or lifetime memberships of $500 per family.

At the present time there are 337 paid mem-bers of the association and 52 lifetime mem-bers. The association includes not only those who were fortunate enough to graduate from Grand Coulee High School, but any person who at any stage of his or her education was enrolled in the Grand Coulee school system or employed by the district.

All-Class Reunions are held every fourth summer in the year of the Olympics. Indi-vidual classes mark special anniversaries, such as the 60th being planned for next May by the Class of 1957. This year’s reunion was the fifth for the association and took place the second weekend of August with a much larger than expected turnout. The oldest attendee, Dick Ross, class of 1946, is the son of one of the original publishers of the first newspa-per in the area, predecessor to The Star. His father was also postmaster, and the family owned a clothing store on B Street. Bob and

Mary Ross moved to the area mid-November 1933 with Dick and his brother Meryl and were involved with much that took place in early Grand Coulee. Dick was disappointed that none of the other surviving members of the class were in attendance.

The classes of 1946, 1956 and 1966 were recognized the second day of the reunion dur-ing the potluck at North Dam Park. Later that day get-togethers were held at the homes of Ron and Wendy Kosloski for the classes of ’65, ’66, and ’67, and Ken and Lynda Price An-derson for the class of ’68. Jim Truax from the class of LRHS ’74, a GCHS freshman the year the schools consolidated, provided spe-cial music Saturday evening at the Electric City Tavern with all donations going toward the Mascot History Statue to be placed at the new Lake Roosevelt High School. The next all-class reunion will take place the second week-end of August 2020. GO, TIGERS!

Chamber To meeTThe Grand Coulee Dam Area

Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, October 13, at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. Tom Poplawski will be speaking about the Almira/Coulee Dam Community Church.

CmC Guild To meeTThe Coulee Medical Center Guild will be hold its regular meeting at noon next Monday, Oct. 17, at the hospital.

loCal aa meeTinGsConfused in the Coulee AA

meetings are held on Mondays and Fridays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 633-3377 days or 633-3345 evenings.

Elbern H. BeardElbern H. Beard, of Spokane,

died Sept. 15 from complications from a heart attack. He was 73.

Known by everyone as “Sunny,” he was born April 3, 1943, in Lin-coln, Nebraska, the son of Noal and Irene Beard. He moved to the Tri-Cities at an early age and was raised by Herman and Eva Davis, attend-ing Pasco schools.

He left this world less than three weeks after his sis-ter, Bonnie Cam-eron, the former Bonnie Jean Beard. Perhaps that was fitting. They were never far from each other throughout their lives, and were there for each other through good times and bad.

Sunny was a Navy veteran, serving in the 1960s aboard the USS Stark County, a tank landing ship, and the USS Maury, a geo-graphical survey ship.

He was a jack-of-all-trades and a restless soul who moved frequently and worked a num-ber of different jobs. He was the ultimate handyman, able to take anything apart and put it back to-gether again. There would some-times be a few pieces left over, but it would work.

He worked for several years as a police officer in Grand Coulee, a time when the family affection-

ately called him “Uncle Fuzz.”He really enjoyed country mu-

sic, playing the drums in a band with Bonnie that toured the U.S. and Canada. He was also

arguably the big-gest John Wayne fan ever. His home was a shrine to the Duke.

He could be a cantankerous old grouch, as any-one who knew him would attest. But he was also gener-ous, loving and sen-timental, taking great pleasure in coming up with cre-ative gifts for birth-days and family occasions. He was

OUR cantankerous old grouch, and he will be missed.

He is survived by his nephew, James Van Nostrand, of Kenne-wick, an editor at the Tri-City Herald; nieces: Catherine Allen and Debra Werre, both of Spo-kane; grand-nephews: Jacob Mar-tin of Seattle and Joshua Allen of Tucson, Ariz.; and grand-niece, Lyra Bloom, of Eugene, Ore.

A celebration of life for Sunny and Bonnie is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday, October 15, at the Spo-kane Valley Eagles Lodge, 16801 E. Sprague Ave. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Humane Society.

Honoringschools

Keith Young, left, and Titus Horton, of Young’s

Welding; and Lonna Bus-sert, of the Grand Coulee Area Alumni Association,

check the placement Sun-day of a column of basalt the group had set at Lake

Roosevelt Schools. The five-sided pillar will even-

tually provide a mount-ing place for a plaque to

memorialize the history of the Grand Coulee School

District, which no longer exists. Member Diane

Canady said the column could also hold plaques for a similar purpose for

the other area schools affected when the Grand Coulee and Coulee Dam

districts merged in the early 1970s.

— Lynda Nutt Anderson photo

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lake may have emptied in as little as two or three days. When the ice dam broke, a towering mass of water and ice was released and swept across parts of Idaho, Washington, and Oregon on its way to the ocean. Over a period of years the glacier would advance, blocking the river, and the dam and lake would form again. The process was repeated scores of times, until the ice sheet ceased its advance and receded to the north at the end of the ice age.

Kiver and Bjornstad then led the small group up the trail, con-tinuing the discussion of the geol-ogy of the area as well as its re-cent history in building the Grand Coulee Dam and marveling at the rock work done in construction of the Candy Point Trail by workers for the CCC in the 1930s.

The group headed over to Crown Point to look over the town of Coulee Dam and the ge-ology across the Columbia River. They then returned to the Candy Point Trail to the top where they relaxed, ate snacks and lunch and continued the discussion before

heading back down the canyon.Work is continuing on the trail

this October. A group of 15 mem-bers of the Washington Trails As-sociation will arrive here on Oct. 21 and spend the weekend clear-ing vegetation, resetting trail stonework and retaining walls, grooming and re-establishing trail tread to proper widths as needed, and making assessment of future work and intervals.

If you would like to join this work project, contact Coulee Dam Town Hall during business hours, weekdays, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at 633-0320, or Gayle Swagerty at 633-8375.

Gayle Swagerty, forground, rests at the top of Candy Point Trail, along with Don Chadborne of

Spokane Valley and Jim Fox of Spokane. In the background are

Scott Peterson and Megan Weeks of Anacortas, Michael Regal and

Pam Mckenney of Spokane, Anna Hein of Pullman and Montana Hein

of Spokane Valley. — Gene Kiver photo

Hikes Continued from front page

Gehrke windmills named historicCurrent commissioners ignore Constitution

ROC Spins Reality

Tenets of the U.S. Constitution basic to our democracy lie forgot-ten on the dusty back shelf of our Okanogan County Commission-ers’ office!

Democracy is a govern-ment wherein decisions are made not only by elected representa-tives, but also by the people. Our commissioners have violated this basic philosophy too often, by:

(A.) Ignoring citizen  input re-garding water issues, year after year. 

(B) Turning people who had a right to testify against the vaca-tion of Three  Devils Road away from a public hearing.

(C) Astonishing unawareness of important constitutional rights such as Freedom of the Press. (Sheilah Kennedy publicly ques-tioned whether the Omak Chron-

icle had “violated its contract” as newspaper of record because an editorial mentioned that the vot-ers were watching.) 

D) Ignoring citizens recently who personally requested that the Commissioners follow their own 2013 Resolution ( # 102-2013) mandating a public hear-ing on issues such as transfer of Federal Public Lands to the states and counties.

E) Minimizing citizen involve-ment by keeping sensitive infor-mation from the public. There were over 14 times as many Ex-ecutive Sessions per meeting (2.3 as compared with .16 ) between 2013 and March, 2016 — after citizens had begun publishing notes of commissioner meetings on the internet last October. 

The commissioners chose a dic-

tatorial style until public outcry over possible transfer of juvenile offenders to Medical Lake, Wash., forced them to listen. It may ben-efit them to find employment where they can disregard our Constitution at will. Recent ref-erences to constituents as “green slime”(8/30/16) and disregard for public opinion other than from huge landowners or friends have no place in our democracy.

Since the political parties seem unable to effect the needed change, consider voting for highly qualified non-partisan commis-sioner candidates with no al-legiance to any party platform: Chris Branch and Ashley Thrash-er. 

Richard L. TingelstadTwisp

True to form, members of the group claiming to Represent Okanogan County (ROC) are tak-ing a little bit of fact and putting their own spin on it in an attempt to suppress open dialogue among the citizens of Okanogan County when that dialogue pertains to them or their county commission-er candidates.

Members most recently took offense regarding a letter I wrote questioning the tactics used at public “forums” of which they were an active part of. Quoting only a portion of what I said and adding that I wrote they had “sponsored” the forums, they proceeded to

suggest that I do research prior to voicing concerns.

I would like to thank ROC members for then proceeding to confirm the points I actually did write about.

Folks in Okanogan County do research issues and organiza-tions, especially when those or-ganizations claim to “represent” them.

How else would we learn that ROC failed to file as a political action committee while accepting political contributions?

How else would we learn that the very people writing the “re-search” opinion papers and tak-

ing notes for ROC are “moderat-ing” and organizing the political “forums”?

How else would we learn that ROC has tightly interwoven ties to Seattle-based special interest groups such as Conservation NW and Futurewise?

The list goes on, but hopefully ROC members understand my point and will attempt to restrain themselves from spinning any more of their alternate realities for the people of Okanogan Coun-ty.

Trinity StuckerTonasket

Sheilah’s accountability problemIncumbent County Commis-

sioner Sheilah Kennedy’s cam-paign slogan is “accountability.” But, has she really been account-able and listened to the citizens’ concerns these past three-plus years? 

She and the other commission-ers were not accountable to the hundreds of citizens who protest-ed against the Three Devils Road closure. She ignored their com-ments and voted to close the road to people living near the road, for tourism and ATV use.

She has not been accountable to the taxpayers nor the county’s finances when the commission-ers decided to litigate at least five lawsuits against the county in-stead of negotiating settlements.

These legal costs need to be spent on required services and infra-structure.

She was not accountable to current state law nor respectful of citizen input into the recently revised comprehensive plan. In the commissioners’ hurry to ac-complish this major task, she now shares responsibility for a com-prehensive plan that is flawed and currently being sued by three different groups.

She has not even been account-able to the future of agriculture and ranching with a new zon-ing ordinance that says there is enough water for one-acre den-sities of up to five mobile home or five multi-family apartments throughout most of the county.

This group is her constituency! For two of the last three years, there have been water shortages, droughts, wildfires caused in part by lack of water, and some farm-ers did not grow crops. Are you ready for your well to run dry in the future like some Midwestern-ers, who live above to Ogallala Aquifer, are now experiencing?

In this November election, it is time for us to be accountable to our county’s future and vote for new leadership and much better management than has occurred these almost four years. 

Stuart Rick GillespieOroville

Treasurer will vote for KennedyI have worked in the Okanogan

Co. Treasurer’s office for 34 years, 17 years as the Chief Deputy Treasurer and the last 10 years as your Okanogan Co. Treasurer. As Treasurer, I am the chairper-son of the Finance Committee along with the Okanogan Co. Auditor, Financial Mgr., and the three County Commissioners. We have monthly meetings to watch very closely the budgets and cash on hand of each Current Expense Dept. (27 depts) and all of the Public Works Funds (10 funds).

Between Current Expense and the Public Works Co. Road Dept., the total budgets are ap-

proximately $40 million annu-ally, which the county legislative authority (also known as County Commissioners) are fiscally re-sponsible for. This is a responsi-bility the County Commissioners do NOT take lightly.

In all my years at the County working on financial issues, Shei-lah Kennedy is one of the most detail-oriented and fiscally re-sponsible commissioners we have ever had. She takes the time and does her homework when it comes to finance, and she definitely does ask the “difficult” questions. After all, one should ask tough ques-tions when it comes to a $40 mil-

lion budget of the public’s money, and that should not be confused as micro-managing.

Everyone is not always go-ing to agree with every decision made, but I try to look at the com-plete picture, and I know at this time Sheilah is the right person for this job. I would encourage the voters to contact the offices that handle budgets and actual cash if you have questions regarding fiscal responsibility. My vote on November 8 will go to Sheilah Kennedy.

Leah Mc Cormack

Another fire storm in Okanogan CountyThere is another fire storm

happening in Okanogan County. No…thank goodness it is not another catastrophic forest and rangeland fire. It is a storm how-ever just as dangerous to our way of life. The Firestorms of 2014 and 2015 are the direct result of the environmental groups dictating policy and management of our public lands for the last 27 years.

This has proven to be disas-trous to our people, destroyed private and public lands, burnt over a million acres of our natu-ral resources and threatens the very survival of Okanogan Coun-ty. These same environmental groups, Conservation Northwest, Future Wise and Methow Valley Citizens Council have members

that are supporting the ROC propaganda campaign. They are also the very same groups that continue to launch lawsuits at our Country Commissioners for protecting our private property rights from extreme and restric-tive environmental regulations.

Members of these organiza-tions are supporting and funding all of the candidates running for our County Commissioner seats district 1 and 2 ... except for Shei-lah Kennedy.

Please do not believe the pro-paganda and fabrication tactics that these liberal environmental groups are flooding the media with. Follow the money, seek the truth.

If you value our constitution,

private property rights, access to public lands, common sense for-est management practices, small government by and for the people in Okanogan County then join me in voting to retain Sheilah Ken-nedy. Sheilah is truthful, sincere, very hardworking and dedicated to protecting our rights as well as the customs and culture of the Okanogan. She has devoted the last 4 years of her life to serve the people of Okanogan County… she has worked tirelessly to oppose the constant environmental at-tacks on our way of life. Vote for the principles we all hold dear, please vote for Sheilah Kennedy.

Kathy Power Okanogan

Ballot a chance to turn pageWe are finally moving forward

in Okanogan County government, and many people are sensing the positive change that is coming.

I am supporting Ashley Thrasher for county commis-sioner because she is smart, has the work ethic of a Hot Shot Fire-fighter, and will carefully listen to what people need before she makes difficult decisions.

Chris Branch has more than 20 years planning experience here in all corners of the county and will compliment Ashley as they take a step into the future and tackle some important improvements.

I see this ballot as the best chance in a decade to turn the page and put some of the deci-sions behind us that have disap-pointed so many. 

Please join me with a vote for Ashley in District 2 and Chris in District 1, and together let’s gain some leadership and common sense for the 41,000 people who call Okanogan county home.

Kent WoodruffTwisp

More letters Continued from page 3

by Scott Hunter

The Gehrke Windmill Garden at North Dam Park has been list-ed on the Washington Hertiage Register of Historic Places.

The Governor’s Advisory Council on Historic Preservation granted that distinction Oct. 7 at a meeting in Tacoma.

Coulee Area Park and Rec-reation District President Bob Valen was present and accepted the listing certificate from Wash-ington State University Historian Dr. Rob McCoy.

CAPRD manages the park.The council members were de-

lighted with the “whimsical” na-ture of the site, Valen reported.

Emil and Stella Gehrke’s “folk art,” a collection used household

items recycled into windmills, was meant, in Emil Gehrke’s words, to “show the youth of a dis-posable society that junk is mere-ly a creation of the mind, and that practically any object could be re-used,” the application for historic distinction states.

Once numbering about 700 pieces, the few tucked behind the fence at North Dam Park are all that remain, moved there for preservation.

“Upon the Gehrke’s death, a group of concerned citizens, led by Elsie Snook, attempted to work with the town of Grand Coulee to assume some or all responsibility for the garden and its upkeep,” Valen wrote in the application. “At the urging and with the assis-tance of Saving & Preserving Arts

& Cultural Environments (SPAC-ES), an arts advocacy grouped based in Los Angeles, a grant was sought and received from the Washington State Arts Commis-sion to help acquire a grouping of windmills and whirligigs and to create a dedicated installation on public land. Led by EWU Art Department professor’s Dr. Greg Hawkins and Chris Sublett, and Geography Department profes-sor Dr. Jeremy Anderson, several hundred hours of volunteer time were donated by the commu-nity to build the current garden and bring the remaining Gehrke windmills to that location. Today, a small group of citizens and the Coulee Area Park & Recreation District provide maintenance of the grounds and display.”

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Electrical Solutions”Licensed: BOWMAEL848DT

BONDED & INSURED

Events

Autos

For more information or to pick up an application, contact:

Housing Authority of Grant County 1139 Larson Blvd.

Moses Lake, WA 98837 509-762-5541 1-800-747-9202

www.hagc.net

Housing Authority of Grant County

Low-income Housing Units2 & 3 Bedrooms

Located on Burdin Blvd., Grand Coulee.Rent based on income.

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

CRI ANNEX Mini Storage

509-557-2606

TRAILER SPACES AVAILABLEfor short or long term

starting at $300. Also space for doublewide.LAKEVIEW TERRACE MOBILE HOME PARK

509.633.2169 L10-31-tfc

Realty

Jobs

LAKE ROOSEVELT COMMUNITYHEALTH CENTER

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)40.0 hours per week – full time;

benefits included

Excellent opportunity for an experienced professional with strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate at all levels. Seeking results-oriented person, capable of multi-tasking and project management. Responsible for development and implementation of all financial policies and procedures; prepare timely and accurate financial statements in accordance with GAAP to present to Executive Director and the Board of Directors. Prepares annual budgets, cash projections, financial and feasibility studies; continued monitoring of all financial transactions.

LRCHC Offer’s quality benefits package and competitive negotiable salary. If interested in applying please contact Stefanie Lelone, Human Resources at 509-722-7686. Applications are due October 21, 2016 by 4:00 PM.

HIGH DAM TAVERN207 Main St., Grand Coulee

Frank & Ora Christman

OwnersSun., Mon. & Tues. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Wed. - Sat. 11 a.m. - 2 a.m. (subject to change)

KARAOKE every Friday Night8 p.m. - 1 a.m.

Grill Open until 11 p.m.DAILY SPECIALS

INDIAN TACO THURSDAYLast Thursday of every monthOther items on menu

6 oz hamburger • 2 oz SlidersFish & Chips • Broasted Chicken

HAPPY HOUR 4 P.M. - 6 P.M.

207 Main St., Grand Coulee509-633-9888

EAGLES LODGETACO WEDNESDAY 4-8 p.m.with Karaoke from 7-11 p.m.

BINGO Thurs. & Fri.BURGER NIGHT - Sat. 5-8 p.m. Jack of Spades - Sat., 7 p.m.

This week $1752.00

on B St., Grand Coulee509.633.0162

Pregnant and Scared?You have options, and we can help.

Confidential Support: You are not alone. You can call or text ANYTIME 509-322-2344.

Accurate Information: Know all of your options. Free Pregnancy Tests: We only offer quality tests!

Results can be detected as early as 7 days following conception.

509.557.2113 402 Burdin Blvd., Grand Coulee

Hrs: Mon./Wed. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.; Fri. Noon - 4 p.m. / pregnantandscared.net

LARAMIE WEED CONTROLWinter’s Coming:

Autumn Fertilizing Season Starts Now. Call for estimates509-633-3559

Lic. # 89295 Randy Laramie, owner

Misc.

We do them all Big and Small.

Specializing inAlzheimer's/Dementia Care

We provide our residents with a lasting quality of life, with

care that proves it and a reputation that backs it!

Wilbur, WA (509) 464-9486

PROMOTE YOUR REGIONAL EVENT for only pennies. Reach 2.7 million readers in newspapers statewide for $275 classified or $1,350 display ad. Call this newspaper or (360) 515-0974 for details.

FAX IT at the Star 633-3828. In-state $2.50 for the first page, $1.00 for each additional; out-of-state $3.50 for the first page. To receive - $1.00 per page. Tax not included.

HomesHOMES FOR SALE

IN WILBUR

• 4 bdrm., 2 story detached garage and shop, new floors, appliances, walk to everything, fenced yard, 8-man hot tub, and pellet stove. $79,500.• 3 bdrm., 2 bath, large wood stove, 2-car garage and shop, large corner lot, appliances and close to everything. $75,500• Finish this 3 bdrm., 2 bath home, on four lots in Wilbur, close to schools, utilities in, plans available, detached garage. $29,500.• More homes at lake, with Wilbur address• Can build out these homes to your specs or discount them, you do the work and save money.

Ready Now. Call 509-647-2723.

THIS SPACEFOR RENT

$18 PER WEEK!

Call 633-1350

for details

CLEAN LARGE STUDIO for one. Ideal for out-of-town worker. Completely furnished. $450-$550 month, w/cable and high speed internet. 631-0301. (C6-17-tfc)

LARGE 2 bdrm. apt., Electric City, w/s/g, $550 per month. 509-631-2039 or 509-928-1805. (N9-30-tfc)

FROM OUT OF TOWN? Clean, modern apartments located near shopping, restaurants, banking and walking distance to the dam. Available now. One fully furnished $550/mo., one unfurnished $450/mo. All units non-smoking and no pets allowed. First and last, $500 damage deposit. Favorable background check from ACRAnet of Spokane. For more information, please contact 509-633-3167 or 509-449-5413. (W4-27-tfc)

3 BDRM., 2 bath, west Coulee Dam. Fenced back yard, lots of storage, hardwoods, granite, luxury, washer/dryer, $1200 month. 509-710-2080. (E6-8-tfc)

PERFECT FOR out-of-town worker, fully furnished, studio apartment. Trail West Motel, 509-633-3155. (T8-3-tfc)

FOR RENT: 1 bdrm. apt., in Grand Coulee, $450 per month, first, last and damage deposit required. Call 633-2485 for more information. (F8-3-tfc)

FOR RENT: Smaller 2 bed/1 bath, house in Coulee Dam. $850/month, including utilities. Available now, $650 deposit. Must have good references. Accepting applications. Call Nicole 633-8377. (H9-14-tfc)

UPDATED 3 bdrm., 2 bath doublewide for rent. Newer flooring and appliances. Small private yard. Situated in a quiet mobile home park in Electric City. WSG included. $795/month. 509-217-2456. (G10-5-3tpp)

2 BDRM., mobile home with large built-on, Electric City, w/s/g paid, $600/month. ALSO mobile/RV space for rent, includes w/s/g, $275. 509-631-2033. (B10-12-tfc)

WILBUR RENTAL available November 1. Remodeled. 2 bdrm., 1 bath, with many amenities. $750/month, $750 security deposit. No smoking, no pets. Questions or to apply call 406-291-0407. (10-12-1tnc)

FOR RENT – 1 bdrm. house near Banks Lake. Partially furnished. Call 633-0434. (H10-12-tfc)

AVAILABLE OCTOBER 15, duplex unit at 105B Stevens in Electric City. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, carport with storage unit. Tenant is responsible for all utilities. Pets must be pre-approved. $800 a month. Call 509-631-0383 for more info. (B10-12-tfc)

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)

Electric City Post Office is in need of snowplowing/shoveling services for the 2016-17 winter season. Please inquire at the post office or call 633-0606. (D10-5-8tc)

HAY FOR SALE – Alfalfa orchard grass mix. 3x4x8 foot bales $100 – $125 per ton. Swawilla Basin Road. 509-634-4000. (T10-5-4tc)

KING SIZE Nikken Kenkoaire mattress with box springs. $600 o.b.o. 509-647-5853 or cell 631-0177. (M10-12-1tp)

SAWMILLS from only $4397.00-MAKE & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill-Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship! FREE info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com 1-800-578-1363 Ext. 300N

1987 BRONCO R, good condition, $4800. 509-631-0018. (?10-12-1tnc)

Found

Boats19’ CRESTLINE CRUISER on trailer. Disabled veteran’s personal boat. 115M + 10E, double battery system, two down-riggers, beautiful ride, $10,000, no trades. 631-0361. (H10-12-2tp)

Security Jobs in Bridgeport, WA. NOW HIRING! 1872 Force Protection, LLC is hiring security personnel in Bridgeport, WA at Chief Joseph Dam. No experience necessary. Applicants must be at least 21 years old, hold a valid WA State Driver’s License, pass a Physical Ability Test. Must also pass a local background and credit check. Interested? Send your name and contact information to Venus Lezard at vlezard@ctscnac.com or call (509) 237-2383. (J9-28-6tpp)

Drive with Uber. No experience is required, but you’ll need a Smartphone. It’s fun and easy. For more information, call: 1-800-650-1578. (M10-5-4tc)

AMERICAN GREETINGS is looking for Retail Merchandisers in Grand Coulee, WA. As a member of our team, you will ensure the greeting card department is merchandised and maintained to provide customers the best selection of cards and product to celebrate life’s events. Apply at: WorkatAG.com. Questions? Call 1.888.323.4192. (A10-12-4tpp)

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FOUND motorcycle helmet and sweatshirt on Lower River Road. To identify and claim call 633-0179.

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Foisy & KennedyEQUAL HOUSINGOPPORTUNITY

EQUAL HOUSINGOPPORTUNITY

REALTOR®

REALTOR®

REALTY, INC.633-0410

more listings at www.foisykennedy.com309 Midway Ave., Grand Coulee

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A complete listing of our properties can be found at our website FoisyKennedy.com

#1 Civic Way, Coulee Dam, WA. Step back in time with this extraordinary home. As you tour this property for the first time, you will be simply amazed. It has character and charm that is hard to find in newer built homes. This ranch style home was built in 1935 and has over 3,400 s.f. of living area. It boasts an 18’ x 29’ Living Room with large wood fireplace and built in shelving, a 14.5’ by 16.5’ formal dining room. A grand total of 6 bedrooms which includes master bedroom with 4 closets and wood FP. The landscaping is well established and absolutely breathtaking. There is a large in ground pool, a mini orchard, a new kitchen and all new carpeting throughout the home. Too many amenities to list them all. List price is just $249,500.

#1 Civic Way, Coulee Dam

#19984 Coulee View Road NE, Electric City. Come discover the quiet enjoyment of country living. This custom home was built in 1994 and has been well cared for over the years. It has 4 bedrooms and 2 baths and an open floor plan. The home has 1,575 s.f. on main level, plus another 919 s.f. on the lower level. It has Central FA H & AC w/ HP, Vinyl 2 pane windows, and updated floorings throughout. There is a huge deck for lounging outdoors and taking in views of the picturesque coulee walls. The property is just over 2 acres all together and is beautifully landscaped. List Price is just $322,500.

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 $269,900.

#709 Central Drive, Coulee Dam, Huge 5 Bedroom home with all the room you would ever need. Home has huge renovated kitchen with updated appliances and granite countertops. Some of the features include seamless steel siding, Newer arch tab roof, and Central H & AC with Heat pump. Built in 1964, Home has 1763 sf main, plus another 1763 downstairs. There are 2 wood fireplaces, huge covered patio and the list goes on. The property is just over half an acre in town and includes carport and 2 car attached garage. List Price is just $249,500 and seller will provide a $5,000 closing cost allowance.

#122 Williams Ave, Electric City, Immaculate 3 bedroom ranch style home in Electric City. Built in 2005, home has 6” exterior walls and was built to super good cents construction standards. Home is 1,530 square feet and all on one level. There is a formal living room, A large Family room with gas fireplace, Arch tab roof, Central H & AC with HP. The property has a fenced yard with auto sprinklers, a huge graveled parking area, and a kennel for the puppy. Attached 420 sf garage. The property is appr. 75 feet wide by 110’ deep with alley access. Average monthly electric bill is just $48. List price is $209,500.

#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 just $159,500.

#2 Spokane Avenue, Coulee Dam. 4 Bedroom home with all the room you would ever need. The home has just over 1,200 square feet on the main level, plus another 600 square feet upstairs, plus a full unfinished basement. Built in 1934, the home has a metal roof, wood lap siding, and large Kitchen and Huge Living Room. There is a det 2 car garage that is 25’ by 26’ and the property is a corner lot that is approx. 6,600 sf all together. Average electric bill just $90 a month. List Price is just $140,000 with $5,000 buyer closing cost allowance.

431 Ronald Drive, Grand Coulee, Here is a darling 3 Bedroom 2 bath home with new paint inside and out, plus new floorings as well. Home has 950 sf on the main level, plus almost 700 sf downstairs. Built in 1967, home has gas FP in Living Room, Large Family room, Electric BB and wall ac, and comp 3 tab roof. Like new composite deck looking up the river. There is a 1 car built in garage and shop. Property is appr 80 feet wide by 80 feet deep. List price is just $129,500 and seller will provide a $2,500 closing cost credit.

#202 1st Avenue, Elmer City, Built in 1971, this tri-level home has just over 1,650 square feet all together. There are 3 Bedrooms and 1 1/2 baths, however you could make it back into a 4 bedroom home if you wish. It has new carpeting in LR, DR, and Family Room, single pane windows, bb electric heat & wall air conditioning, copper plumbing, and T1-11 vertical siding. Main bath upstairs has been completely renovated. The property is appr. 8,050 sf in size, plus part of a vacated alley, and a 50’ wide by 70’ deep parcel adjacent to federal land that gives you additional off street parking. Property is conveniently located next to the hiking/biking trail. List price is just $125,000.

311 Davis Street, Elmer City, 2 Bedroom 2 bath 1994 Nashua Man Home overlooking the Grand Coulee Dam and the Columbia River. Big Living Room with Vaulted Ceilings, Vinyl 2 pane windows. Newer floor coverings throughout. Beautiful kitchen with breakfast bar, stove, ref, dishwasher, and lots of counter space. There is a large patio to take full advantage of the view. It has Central H & AC and a Comp 3 tab shingle roof. The property is about 57.5 feet wide by 118.5 feet deep and is fenced. There is a 200 s.f. storage/shop building and off street parking as well. List Price is just $90,000 with a $3,500 closing cost credit.

214 A Street, Grand Coulee. Here is the perfect little cottage just for you. Home has 750 s.f. on the main level, plus another 750 sf in the basement. Home has recently been replumbed. It still has the older fuse electrical service. Concrete block construction with Comp 3 tab roof, stucco interior walls, and patio area. Lot is 50’ by 120’ deep and has 1 car carport. List price is just $49,500. Owner also has another 50’ by 120’ building site available next door. If you want the extra property, not a problem, List price for both is $59,900.

Looking for Land? We have a number of lots and building sites available both in and out of town. Prices start at $13,500 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.

609 Aspen Street, Coulee Dam609 Aspen Street, Coulee Dam, Very nice 3 Bedroom- 2 bath Ranch Style Home that is appr 1,250 sf in size. Built in 1935, the home has been nicely renovated over the years. Living Room is roomy and has a wood fire place. Kitchen has updated cabinets and counters and includes Stove, Ref, DW, and Dining Room close by. Large UR includes w/d and lots of storage. Master Bedroom has a master bath with shower. The home has vinyl siding, Comp 3 tab roof and a fenced backyard. It’s been rewired with 200 amp CB service. Copper & Galv plumbing, BB Heat & Air Conditioning. Property is 60’ by 93’ in size. List price is just $122,500 with $3,500 closing cost credit.

Bank Tellers: North Cascades Bank has an opening for a teller position in our Grand Coulee branch. You will fill a key customer service role and be an integral part of our daily op-erations. Experience is preferred but we will train the right applicants. If you are an energetic, highly-detailed individual who is committed to pro-viding exceptional customer service and are looking for a company with the same qualities, please apply at www.ncnbank.com. Click on Em-ployment Opportunities and search for open jobs by “city.” Equal Em-ployment Opportunity

Jobs

Happy Caregiver Needed at Vista Manor!

Small Assisted Living Facility in search of a happy, experienced caregiver; hiring for day and night shifts. Must have reliable transportation, NAC, HCA, or NAR (with Letter) certification currently. Person ap-plying must be clean, presentable and a good representation of our business.

We provide our residents with a lasting quality of life; with care that proves it and a reputation that backs it.

Melanie, Vista Manor, Wilbur, WA(509)464-9486

NOW HIRINGCopenhaver Construction Inc.,

Is seeking an experienced:

HEAVY EQUIPMENT/ DIESEL TRUCK MECHANIC

to join our team. Fabrication experience preferred but not required. Must have own tools and available to work 50+ hours per week primarily in our Creston shop but occasionally at various job sites throughout eastern WA. Driver’s license and a clean driving record required, class A CDL preferred but not required.

We are a family-owned and operated business looking for a team player who is an Honest, Hardworking, Motivated, Self-Starter that is looking for a long term career working with us in the con-struction industry. We offer a competi-tive pay and benefits package including medical, dental, 401K etc. If interested please don’t hesitate to contact us. Send us your resumés or apply in person at 22393 State Route 2 East, Creston, WA 99117.

NOW HIRINGCopenhaver Construction Inc.,

Is seeking:

EXPERIENCED TRUCK DRIVERS

to join our team. We have both full- and part-time positions available. Class A CDL and a current medical card are re-quired. Concrete mixer truck experience preferred but not required. We are look-ing for people willing and able to drive various commercial vehicles, including but not limited to; concrete trucks, dump trucks, belly dumps, water trucks, etc. Mostly local work (Lincoln county) but occasional travel may be necessary.

We are a family-owned and operated business looking for a team player who is an Honest, Hardworking, Motivated, Self-Starter that is looking for a long term career working with us in the con-struction industry. We offer a competi-tive pay and benefits package including medical, dental, 401K etc. If interested please don’t hesitate to contact us. Send us your resumés or apply in person at 22393 State Route 2 East, Creston, WA 99117.

Jobs

Deadline for Star Classifieds and News Copy is 5 p.m. Mondays.

Job Title: CORPORATE SECRETARYEntity: Corporate

Reports To: Board of DirectorsSalary Grade: DOE

FLSA Classification: Non-ExemptClosing Date: Open until filled; first review 10/24/16

Summary: Incumbent is responsible to provide advanced level of executive and ad-ministrative support to the CTFC Board of Directors, Corporate Counsel and Executive Team. Incumbent will facilitate the supervision and office management of support staff. Plans and prioritizes work to meet internal and external deadlines. Maintains corporate records and coordinates activities, publications, and special events planning, to create and maintain favorable public image for Corporation by performing the following duties:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (Minimum Qualifications):• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Communications, Government or a

closely related field AND thirty six (36) months experience as an office manager or progressively responsible administrative work. OR

• A combination of post-secondary education and progressively responsible work ex-perience totaling eighty four (84) months experience.

• Must pass with excellent scores pre-interview tests designed to measure writing abil-ity, including but not limited to spelling, grammar and typing.

• Must provide a copy of transcripts.• Applicant must submit at least three (3) work-related references, of which one is from

an immediate supervisor.• Requires an in-depth knowledge of company practice, structure and a high degree

of technical skills.• Excellent verbal, written, public speaking and presentation skills.• Knowledge of paralegal work preferred.• Advanced working knowledge of computers and associated software including:

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, FTR Gold• Must be able to type proficiently 65 wpm. • Demonstrated ability in maintaining strict confidentiality.• Ability to exercise judgment and remain flexible.• Ability to meet and deal effectively with associates and general public.• Must be able to obtain and maintain Notary Public License. • Must be able to work nights, weekends and holidays as required.

Physical Demands / Work Environment:• Manual and finger dexterity as required to perform daily job duties.• Ability to frequently sit for prolonged periods of time.

These requirements need to be met to represent knowledge, skill and/or ability to per-form job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

DRUG TEST REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CTEC POLICY

Submit resumes to: CTFC, Attn: Human Resources, P.O. Box 140, Nespelem, WA 99155, or to n.runningbear@ctecorp.org or call 634-3208 if you require more informa-tion.

CTFC IS AN INDIAN PREFERENCE EMPLOYER

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STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIPPublication Title - The Star. Publication No. 518-860. Filing Date – October 1, 2016. Issue Frequency - Weekly. Number of Issues Published Annually - 52. Annual Subscription Price - $27.00/$36.00/$40.00. Contact Person: Scott or Gwen. Telephone: (509) 633-1350. Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of Publication and Headquarters - #3 Midway Ave., P.O. Box 150, Grand Coulee, Grant County, Wash. 99133-0150.Publisher/Editor/Managing Editor - Scott Hunter, P.O. Box 150, Grand Coulee, WA 99133-0150.Owners - Star Publishing Inc., P.O. Box 150, Grand Coulee, Wash. 99133-0150, Scott W. Hunter, P.O. Box 150, Grand Coulee, Wash. 99133-0150, Sheri Edwards, P.O. Box 150, Grand Coulee, Wash. 99133-0150.Bondholders, Mortgages and Other Security Holders Owning or Holding One percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities - Journal News Publishing, P.O. Box 998, Ephrata, Wash. 98823-0998, James M. Black, 201 Rock Creek Rd., Naches, WA 98937.Extent and Nature of Circulation - Total Copies 1700; Mailed Outside – County Paid Subscriptions 233; Mailed In-County Paid Subscriptions 646; Paid Distribution Outside the Mails Including Sales through Dealers/Carriers/Street Vendors/Counter Sales and Other Paid Distribution Outside USPS 541; Paid Distribution by Other Classes of Mail Through the USPS 0; Total Paid Distribution 1420; Free or Nominal Rate - Outside County 20, In County 6; Free or Nominal Rate Copies Mailed at Other Classes Through the USPS 0; Free or Nominal Rate Distribution Outside the Mail 0; Total Free or Nominal Rate Distribution 26; Total distribution 1446; Copies not distributed 0; Total 1446; Percent Paid 98.20

Publish October 12, 2016Scott Hunter, PublisherStar Publishing Inc.

Davy Crockett

Q: I lived in Canada when I was a youngster. During the 1950s I

watched the “Davy Crockett” series on television. I talked my dad into buying me a Davy Crockett lunch-box in 1956. It was made by the Kru-ger Manufacturing Company LTD. I can’t find it in any of the price guides I have. — Paul, Minneapolis

A: Most of the Crockett lunchbox-es made for the American mar-

ket were manufactured by the Adco Liberty Corporation and are generally worth in the $125-$600 range. Dou-ble the value of your lunchbox since it is of Canadian origin and rarer. For other values of Disney items, I highly recommend “The Official Price Guide to Disney Collectibles” by Ted Hake, available through House of Collect-ibles, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019.

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Q: I have a red, white and blue window banner from the 1940

presidential campaign. It reads “Win With Willkie, Freedom, Unity, Defense, Economy, Vote Republi-can.” It is in excellent condition and features a portrait of Willkie. How much do you think it is worth? — Kim, Conway, Arkansas

A: Political window banners were especially popular through-

out the 1930s and ‘40s. Your banner should measure 7 1/2 by about 11 1/2 inches and be suspended by a wooden rod with tassel. According to most of

the sources I checked, it would retail for about $50.

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Q: I have a rather elaborate belt buckle that has “B&L” on its

face surrounded by stars. Is this a Civil War relic? — Wanda, Chester-field, Missouri

A: It is a campaign parade buck-le and was issued to promote

James Blaine and John Logan, who ran on the National Republican Tick-et in 1884. Your buckle is rather rare, as are most parade buckles. It is worth about $100, depending, of course, on condition.

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Q: I have a pair of plastic salt and pepper shakers that look like

Phillips 66 gasoline pumps. Are they worth keeping? — Betty, Buffalo, New York

A: Your salt and pepper shakers were manufactured during the

1950s and were given away as pre-miums by Phillips 66 stations. They are valued in the $25 to $35 range by the “Salt and Pepper Price Guide,” by Mark Moran and published by Krause Books.

Write to Larry Cox in care of KFWS, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803, or send e-mail to questionsforcox@aol.com. Due to the large volume of mail he receives, Mr. Cox cannot personally answer all reader questions, nor does he do appraisals. Do not send any mate-rials requiring return mail.

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Paid for by The Committee to Re-Elect Sheilah Kennedy Commissioner District 1 (R)

RE-ELECTSheilah Kennedy

Okanogan County

CommissionerDistrict #1Sheilah Kennedy strongly encourages

EVERYONE to exercise your right toVOTE.

I ask you to consider:

Who has proven their responsibilityto the County CommissionerPosition?I average 50 hours a week on this job.We added another day to the weeklyrequirement without increasing oursalaries. I read, study, communicate andask tough questions with you in mind.

Who has proven leadership skills?A leader must lead by example and notask employees to do somethingleadership is not willing to do. I made avolunteer decision to take a 10% pay cutand forfeit the monthly travel stipend.

Who has been accountable to serveOkanogan County?I have let my own private businesssuffer at times when the Commissionerposition remained the priority. Iconsider it an honor and civicresponsibility to serve the peoplefirst!

ACCOUNTABILITYNOT raising taxes. The current Boardof Okanogan County Commissionershave never imposed the 1% annual taxincrease that is allowed, which wouldplace more burden on the backs of ourtaxpayers.

Balancing the budget. Aftercollecting lower revenues in the wakeof devastating fires, they have donetheir best to maintain vital serviceswithout laying off staff.

Protecting infrastructure. Since2014 they have not taken the$500,000.00 shift from the PublicWorks Budget to balance the county-wide expense budget. *This waspreviously done for years and we allare experiencing negative impacts toour county roads as a result.

Tackling tough issues. Sheilah hasopened up discussions that haven’ttaken place in the past, holding ourcounty offices and programsaccountable to the public they serve.

Reducing liabilities. OkanoganCounty is now in compliance with ourOkanogan County Public HealthCharter. Commissioners are alsoworking to find solutions to improvethe safety of our juveniles in detentionand their staff.

Protecting property rights. TheseCommissioners have finally passed theComprehensive plan, and are almostfinished with the Zoning, ShorelineMaster Plan, Critical Areas Ordinance,Sub-Division and Administrative Code.

Improving transparency. All countydepartment budgets are provided tothe public on the county website.

LEADERSHIPMaintaining our foundation.Sheilah has been active on updatingpolicies and procedures that wereignored since 2004. These documentsprovide consistency and guidance forfuture generations.

Increasing expectations. Sheilahwas the lead in suggesting the additionof another Commissioners meetingday, without increasing their salaries.Sheilah has also forfeited her monthlytravel stipend.

Working hard for YOU! Sheilah putsin the time to do the research on everydecision she makes. She keeps herconstituents at the heart of every voteshe makes and does her best torepresent you with integrity.

SHEILAH KENNEDY

I ask for your vote.

I am committed tocontinuing

Accountability

Responsibility

Leadership

Sheilah Kennedy

RESPONSIBILITYImproving public safety. Sheilahtook our message to Olympia to securefunding for improvements to our 911communications system as a result ofthe 2014 and 2015 state record settingfirestorms.

Coordinating with public agencies.Sheilah has worked hard to increasecommunication with state and federalagencies as well as tribes to betteradvocate for local interests.

Supporting those who serve.Sheilah’s been active in budgetdiscussions and review, to provide ourSheriff’s Department with theequipment necessary to get officershome safe to their families.

Reaching out to those in need.Sheilah has asked tough questions tomake sure we are responsibly spendingprecious dollars that have beencollected to provide homeless housingand affordable housing in OkanoganCounty.

Sheilah Kennedy LOVES OkanoganCounty and the citizens who maketheir lives here. She is committed towork toward a brighter tomorrowfor our rural communities and ourchildren.

As your current Commissioner, I am honored to carry the voice of the hard working people of Okanogan County. I am proud to serve the district that I represent: Okanogan, Omak and all of the Colville Tribes Reservation.

I have the experience, dedication and ambition to serve the people. I put in at least 50 hours per week in myCommissioner position to get the job done well. I made the decision to let my small business be a second or third priority so I can do the work needed as your full time County Commissioner.

I was in the Emergency Operations Center and out on the ground during the 2014 and 2015 Firestorms. I witnessed firsthand the devastation caused to our communities, families, children, livestock, wildlife, and natural resources. These impacts will last for generations. I have images in my mind that I will never be able to erase,just like many of you.

Respectfully said, I do not NEED this job, I WANT this job. After surviving two major disasters in our county, my work is not done. If I didn’t run for re-election, I feel I would be letting the people down when we should all be standing side by side.

I self-funded my campaign during the primary. I do not feel it is right to ask for campaign contributions during a time we are all trying to recover. This is a time when we need to re-build our homes and businesses and restore our lands and our lives.

However, after witnessing the huge amounts of money from outside of Okanogan County that are funding my opponent, my supporters convinced me to accept donations. I am proud to report that my campaign is being supported by LOCAL people from all walks of life who want to protect the customs and cultures of this great valley.

Together we CAN and WILL recover.

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTE!

Sheilah Kennedy

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New athletic director in charge at Lake Roosevelt

New athletic director Levi Seekins fills the doorway to the Gailord Nel-son Gym at Thursday’s volleyball game. — Jacob Wagner photo

Two comebacks fizzle in LR volleyball action

Levi Seekins sees athletics as part of the missionby Jacob Wagner

Grand Coulee Dam School Dis-trict has hired a new athletic di-rector this year. Levi Seekins, 32, brings with him experience both as an athlete and as a coach, and he sees athletics as “just a dif-ferent classroom” that’s part of a larger goal.

At 6 feet, 6 inches tall, Levi Seekins is hard to miss when you see him at the games or tower-ing in the halls of Lake Roos-evelt Junior Senior High School. Growing up in the area, Seekins played sports here all his life. In high school Seekins played Lake Roosevelt football, basketball, and baseball all four years. Now back in the area after 15 years, Seekins has taken the position of athletic director at his former stomping grounds.

In the 2001-2002 season, Seekins’ senior year at LR, the Raiders won the league and went to state for football and baseball, and were ranked fourth in the state in basketball. Seekins was All-State in both football and bas-ketball.

After high school, Seekins went to Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, California, where he gradu-ated in 2006 with a business man-agement degree. Seekins played basketball there all four years and also ran track for two. He was named an All-American in basket-ball, in addition to being named an All-American in academics. His senior year there, the Vanguard Lions went to the National Asso-ciation of Intercollegiate Athletics National Tournament for the sec-ond time in school history.

“It was what they make movies about,” Seekins said.

Seekins then played profes-sional basketball in Australia for a year with the Griffith Demons before going back to Vanguard for about a decade as assistant basketball coach, in addition to coaching strength and condition-ing. In 2014, Seekins’ final year there, Vanguard won the NAIA

Men’s National Championship. “I went to school at Vanguard

and was then able to give back to that community … and I went to school here and I cherish the opportunity to give back to this community,” Seekins said of his new athletic director position.

Seekins felt it was the right move at the right time.

“I’ve been coaching for a long time and I felt athletic director was a good next step for me and so I pursued it. I love Grand Cou-lee; of all the places I’ve lived, I really hold this place in high es-teem. I loved being raised here. … I thought it was a good place to raise my family. I’m still very connected here, I have friends and family here, so it was just a natural thing to come home.”

Seekins has his hands full with his new job. He oversees all home games, all coaches and as-sistant coaches and helps them out if they need it with tough situations. He also has budget-ing and purchasing duties, and is in charge of overseeing eligibil-ity, “which is always a hot topic,” he said. As AD, he’s in charge of communication with parents who have questions or concerns, over-sees all ticket sales, all volunteer workers and accommodates all visiting teams in their needs.

“I talk to the athletes,” Seekins said. “I can be like another coach who’s not actually a coach … just somebody who they can talk to or help push them. I try and encour-age them. I want to set good goals for them and to push them to suc-ceed academically, athletically, and then also I want them to be strong young men and women of character. I want them to help improve the school, I want them to improve the community, and I want them to take pride in both of those.”

Mikayla Thompson, right, stops a Manson volley at the net, with Rylee Pitner rising to the occasion too. Sean Garvin is ready at left. — Jacob Wagner photo

by Jacob Wagner

The Lady Raiders lost two nail biters this past week, succumbing in each volleyball match in their tie-breaking fifth sets.

In Bridgeport Tuesday, after going down 2-0, Lake Roosevelt won the third and fourth sets to tie things up, but lost the fifth set to the Fillies 15-10.

“Bridgeport played very good defense against us,” LR Head Coach Kasey Garvin said. “Our

serving didn’t do us any favors for the evening.”

Thursday saw the Lady Raid-ers face the undefeated Manson Trojans. After again going down 2-0, the Lady Raiders again tied things up by winning the third and fourth sets before losing the fifth.

“It was hard-fought volleyball all evening,” Garvin said. “I was really proud of the girls, having dropped the first two sets and coming back and winning the

next two. I would have liked to have seen the fifth set go better, but too many unforced errors cost us that set.”

“My girls played a very fast offensive tempo that I was very proud of,” Garvin continued. “I have been waiting all season for them to have the guts to run it. Our passing was much better, which allowed us to run our of-fense.”

Garvin highlighted some of her players’ strong points from the See SEEKINS page 11

See VOLLEYBALL page 11

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This week in sports

7 p.m., HS Football here with Soap Lake (L)

Sat., Oct. 1511 a.m., HS Soccer here with Tonasket11:30 a.m., HS Volleyball at Liberty Bell (L)

Mon., Oct. 175 p.m., JHS Volleyball here with Tonasket

Wed., Oct. 125 p.m., JHS Volleyball at Oroville

Thurs., Oct. 135:30 p.m., HS Volleyball here with Oroville (L)5:30 p.m., JHS Football here with Brewster

Fri., Oct. 144 p.m., HS Cross Country at Oroville

Students shine at LR ElementaryPictured are the September Students of the Month and the Raider BEST winners,

an acronym which stands for: B - Be safe: E - Excel in learning; S - Show respect; T - Take responsibility.

Kindergarten – Second Grade Students of the Month: From left, front row - Marissa Burton, SJ Gorr, Tristan Miley; back row - Maci Green, Colin Chaney, Stihl Miller, Skyla Flores-Tomas, Tecumseh Wilt.

Third – Sixth Grade Students of the Month: Front row - Shyleigh Gray, Kayden Duclos, Jason Carson, Logan Va-lenzuela, Jocelyn Everybodytalksabout.

Kindergarten – Second Grade Raider BEST Winners for September: Front row – David Knop, Collin Christman, Lexi Rimpler, Twila Moses; back row – Cadence Holt, Kadynce Clark, Lilly Young, Gavin Marris.

Third – Sixth Grade Raider BEST Winners for September: Front row – Kirtus Horton, Ayamae Duclos, Wyatt Stout, Cora Nicholson, Tyra Picard; back row – Wyatt Egbert, Presley Steffens, Kaliah Leadingham, Jaydyn Nanamkin-Palmer, Tanner Whitelaw, Bobby Desautel.

Public MeetingColumbia River System Operations

For more information about the Columbia River System Operations EIS, please visit this website: http://www.crso.info

Information is also available by calling 800-290-5033.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration invite the public to help identify issues that the agencies will analyze in the Columbia River System Operations Environmental Impact Statement. The agencies will use this EIS to assess the e� ects and update their approach to operations of 14 federal dams and related facilities in the interior Columbia River basin.

The agencies welcome your comments, suggestions and information to help inform the scope of issues, potential e� ects and range of alternatives evaluated in the EIS.

Tuesday, October 25, 20164 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The Town of Coulee Dam, City Hall300 Lincoln Avenue

Coulee Dam, Washington

Raider soccer loses twoby Jacob Wagner

The Lady Raiders soccer team lost two games on the road this past week, one each in Omak and Liberty Bell.

Lake Roosevelt lost 4-2 in a non-league game against Omak on Thursday, the loss largely a re-sult of penalties. Three penalties against LR led to three goals for Omak.

“Overall I believe our team out-played them and had control the majority of the game,” said Head Coach Casey Moore, “but part of

learning soccer is how to use your body legally.”

Coach Moore highlighted some of her players from that game: “Players who stood out this game included Loryn ‘Lomo’ Moore, who scored both goals for LR, and Han-nah Wapato, who hustled at mid-field. Hailey Whalawitsa had her best game this season vs. Omak but, sadly, suffered an injury the last two minutes of the game.”

On Saturday the Lady Raiders lost 7-0 against the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions, who “exempli-fied sportsmanship and played well,” Moore said.

Raider Loryn Moore suffered an injury at the beginning of the game. “We were down four start-ers but our team stepped up and had their best game in terms of communication,” said the coach. “Lake Roosevelt hustled the en-tire game, especially defenders Maya Milk and midfielder Han-nah Wapato.”

The Lady Raiders soccer team’s next game will be at 11 a.m. this Saturday, Oct. 15, at home on Ludolph Field at the former mid-dle school in Grand Coulee, where they’ll take on the Tonasket Tigers.

LR’s Jozlyn Hansen, right, covers Omak’s Kodie Duck Thursday. — Al Camp, Omak Chronicle photo

Raider cross country runners all set personal recordsby Jacob Wagner

Lake Roosevelt Raiders cross country runners participated in the 5k Omak Invitational last Wednesday.

Kyle Edmo continues to shine for the Raiders, placing 15th out of 85 runners with a personal re-cord of 19 minutes, 11 seconds.

In fact, all four Raider runners set personal records: Will Fried-lander finished 25th with a time of 19:57, Cameron Tillman fin-ished 31st in 20:14, and Jonathan Cante finished 49th with a time of 21:22.

“We expected the race to be fast as it is nearly all flat, and it was really fast compared to the hilly Tonasket course,” Head Coach Gary Darnold said.

The cross country team will skip the Oroville Invitational this Friday and prepare for the league meet at Liberty Bell Oct. 22.

Kyle Edmo runs with a smile as he leads the Raider cross country

effort at Omak with a personal record of 19:11. — Al Camp,

Omak Chronicle photo

5:30 p.m., HS JV Football at Soap Lake

Tues., Oct. 185:30 p.m., JHS Football at Tonasket

Wed., Oct. 195 p.m., JHS Volleyball here with Bridgeport

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IN THE TRIBAL COURT OF THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE RESERVATION

Colville Tribal Credit Corporation, ) Case No.: CV-CD-2016-39073 a lending institution wholly-owned by )the Confederated Tribes of the Colville )Indian Reservation ) ) CHIEF OF POLICE ) PUBLIC NOTICE ) OF SALE OF Plaintiff(s), ) REAL PROPERTYvs. )Priscilla Best, Gloria Best, Jack Best, )Connie Elgin, ) )Does 1-20, )Claiming any right, title, estate, lien or )interest in the real estate or secured )interest described in the complaint ) ) Defendant(s) )

The Colville Tribal Court has directed the Chief of Police, Colville Tribe, to sell the property described below to satisfy a judgment in the above-entitled action.

Lot 16, Block 129, Town site of Omak, according to plat recorded in Volume D of Plats, Page 31, records of Okanogan County, Washington, EXCEPT the North 6 feet thereof.

SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF OKANOGAN, STATE OF WASHINGTON.

The sale of the above property is to take place:TIME: 9:00 a.m.

DATE: October 21, 2016

PLACE: Front Entrance, Colville Tribal Courthouse #1 #38 School House Loop Rd. Nespelem, WA 99155

The Judgment Debtor(s) can avoid the sale by paying the judgment amount of $14,388.48 together with interest, costs, statutory interest, and fees before the sale date. For the exact amount, contact the Chief of Police at the address stated below.

Sharlene Zacherle forMichael Henry, Chief of Police28 Okanogan Street/PO Box 617Nespelem, WA 99155(509) 634-2472

Please publish on the following dates:Week of September 19, 2016Week of September 26, 2016Week of October 3, 2016Week of October 10, 2016

Legal NoticesRequest for Proposal (RFP)

and Scope of Work Environmental Engineering &

Consulting Services, 2017-2019 Confederated Tribes of the

Colville Reservation

The Environmental Trust Department (ETD) of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (CTCR) is soliciting professional services proposals and qualifications from contractors and consul-tants to provide environmental engineering and consulting services in FY 2017 through FY 2019. This Request for Proposals (RFP) is is-sued in reference to and in conjunction with the Scope of Work (SOW):

The CTCR intends to award a professional services contract related to the environmental assessment, investigation, cleanup, and other services as directed at select sites on the Colville Indian Reservation, Washington. The services needed are summarized in Section 6.0 SOW.

Proposal Due Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 3:00 pm. A full version of this RFP and SOW is located on the Colville Tribal

Website at: http://www.colvilletribes.com/rfp_rfb.php

(Publish October 5 and 12, 2016)

CITY OF GRAND COULEEAVAILABILITY OF 2017 PRELIMINARY BUDGET

PROPOSED 2017 BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING

A copy of the 2017 Preliminary Budget for the City of Grand Coulee will be available to the public on October 14, 2016, at the City Clerk’s office, 306 Midway Ave., P.O. Box 180, Grand Coulee, WA 99133. Upon request to the Clerk’s Office, a copy will be mailed.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2017 Budget Public Hearing will be held by the GRAND COULEE CITY COUNCIL, in the council chambers, 306 Midway Avenue, on October 18, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to provide both writ-ten and oral comments on the 2017 budget at said public hearing. The council chamber is handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably ac-commodate the needs of special classes of citizens, including handicap accessibility or interpreter, will be made upon receiving seventy-two (72) hour advance notice. Contact city hall at 509-633-1105.

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CITY OF GRAND COULEENOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

2016 Property Tax Levy The city council will hold a public hearing to consider possible in-

creases in property tax revenues, on October 18, 2016 at 6:05 p.m. The public hearing will be held in the council chambers of the Grand Cou-lee City Hall. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to provide both written and oral comments at said public hearing. The city hall is accessible to persons with disabilities. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate the needs of special classes of citizens, includ-ing handicap accessibility or interpreter, will be made upon receiving seventy-two (72) hour advance notice. Contact city hall at 509-633-1105.

(Publish October 5 and 12, 2016)

City of Electric CitySmall Works/Vendor Roster

The City of Electric City is accepting applications from interested contractors and vendors wishing to be placed on the Small Works Ros-ter and Vendor Roster. Whenever the city seeks to construct any public work or improvement with an estimated cost of $200,000 or less the small works roster may be utilized. The Vendor Roster may be utilized when purchasing materials, supplies or equipment not connected to a public works project with an estimated cost of $15,000 or less. All in-terested contractors and vendors are invited to submit an application. Interested parties can request the required application forms through the City of Electric City, 10 Western Ave., P.O. Box 130, Electric City, WA. 99123. (509) 633-1510 or visit our web site at electriccity.us to download the application.

Jacqueline M. PermanCity Clerk/Treasurer(Publish October 12, 2016)

Grant County Fire District No.14 Public Notice

Grant County Fire District No. 14 will hold its 2017 Budget Hearing

Monday, October 24, 2016, at 7 p.m., at the Electric City Fire Station followed by the regularly -scheduled monthly meeting.  This meeting is one week early due to Halloween.

(Publish October 12 and 19, 2016)

Grant County Port District 7NOTICE OF BUDGET MEETING

Grant County Port District No. 7 Budget Meeting for 2017 will be held October 27, 2016, 4:30 p.m., at the Grand Coulee Dam Airport Of-fice, with regular monthly meeting to follow.

(Publish October 12 and 19, 2016)

Coulee Medical CenterPUBLIC NOTICE

DRILL – ACTIVE SHOOTER Coulee Medical Center will be holding an active shooter DRILL on

November 5, 2016. The drill will involve law enforcement, emergency medical services, and additional local agencies. Please be aware that anyone entering the hospital will be searched and wanded for weapons and NO weapons of any kind will be allowed in the building. During the drill, there will be simulated gun fire, law enforcement searching and securing the building, and EMS and staff assisting simulated victims. Every effort possible will be taken to limit any disruption to patients and visitors of the hospital. If you have any questions, please contact Bryan McCleary, Director of Plant Operations, at 509-633-6340.

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night: “Olivia Ludwig stepped up for the evening and played very well all around. Her string of serving in the fourth set (7/7 – two aces) led her team to that vic-tory. Sean Garvin set the ball very well for the night; she did a great job pulling the block and allowing her hitters open-net shots. Addi-son Hansen had four total blocks for the evening, which helped out defensively for us.”

Garvin finished things off on an optimistic note. “All in all, we’re moving and playing with better efficiency which should help out going into the remainder of league play.”

The Lady Raiders were sched-uled to play last night (Tuesday) in Waterville and will play at home this Thursday, Oct. 13 at 5:30 p.m., taking on the Oroville Hornets. They head to Liberty Bell on Saturday.

Lake Roosevelt vs. BridgeportScoring SummaryBpt def. LR 25-21; 25-22; 21-25; 21-25; 15-10

Individual StatsGarvin 5 aces, 31 assists, 3 kills, 6 digs; Thompson 4 aces, 2 assists, 9 kills, 1 block, 4 digs; E. Hansen 2 aces, 7 kills, 2 digs; Picard 5 aces, 11 kills, 4 digs; A. Hansen 1 ace, 3 kills, 3 digs; Ludwig 1 ace; 1 kill; Olbricht 1 assist, 3 kills, 3 digs; Williams 1 kill, 3 digs; Abel 2 digs; Harrington 4 digs

Lake Roosevelt vs. MansonManson def. LR 25-22; 25-18; 22-25; 23-25; 15-4

Individual StatsGarvin 3 aces, 24 assists, 4 kills, 14 digs, 1 block, 1 asst block; Thomp-son 3 aces, 14 kills, 1 block, 2 digs; Pitner 2 aces, 3 kills, 1 block, 1 dig; Ludwig 3 aces, 1 assist, 5 kills, 7 digs; A.Hansen 3 assists, 3 kills, 3 blocks, 1 asst block; E. Hansen 6 kills, 7 digs; Williams 1 assist, 6 digs; Abel 1 kill,7 digs; Olbricht 1 asst; Harrington 3 digs

Undefeated Raiders ranked eighth in state

Gwen: Online, replace the second to last graph with this one:

The undefeated 5-0 Raiders are ranked eighth in the state of Washington among 2B schools by the <a href=”http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/high-school/article106217397.html#storylink=cpy”>Associated Press</a>.

by Jacob Wagner

The Raider football team didn’t play last Friday, as it was their bye week.

Raider football continues this Friday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m., with their homecoming game on Greene Field in Coulee Dam where they’ll host the Soap Lake Eagles, whose win-loss record stands at 3-3.

The undefeated, 5-0 Raiders are ranked eighth in the state of Washington among 2B schools by the Associated Press.

Admission to the game is spon-sored by the Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union, so fans will get in free this Friday.

CLASS 2B1. Napavine, 8 (5-0)2. Northwest Christian of Colbert (5-0)3. Liberty of Spangle, 1 (5-0)4. Toledo (5-0)5. Asotin (4-1)6. LaConner (4-0)7. Rainier (5-0)8. Lake Roosevelt (5-0)9. Davenport (3-2)10. Adna (3-2)

CENTRAL WASHINGTON - 2B Conf. Overall W L W LTonasket 5 0 5 1Lake Roos. 5 0 5 0Orov. 4 1 4 2Soap Lk 3 3 3 3Manson 3 3 3 3Brewster 2 3 2 4Waterville 1 4 1 4LB 1 5 1 5Bridgeport 0 5 0 6

Seekins explained his thoughts on the place of athleticism in the educational system. “Sports are just as important as anything academic,” he said, “and I think they are very academic in nature. I think it’s just a different class-room. Sports bring out a physi-cality in us, and we have to learn to train ourselves in a physical nature. We have to learn to work together with other people for a same goal, we have to learn how to sacrifice our wants and desires for the betterment of the team. The better players need to learn how to lead, and the not-quite-so-talented players have to learn how to be better teammates in

that role that’s not in the spot-light. Learning how to work well together is very important for stu-dents to learn. And athletics, at the very bottom of it, are fun. It’s fun to get out there and compete while challenging yourself.”

“You’re not always gonna reach every kid,” Seekins continued, “but you’re going to reach enough kids that it always makes it worth it. You’re going to see a good change. You should, in sports, cre-ate an environment where they’re pushed, they’re encouraged, their challenged, and where they feel part of something bigger than themselves.”

Seekins Continued from page 9

Volleyball Continued from page 9

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Grand Coulee Police

9/29 - Owners of dogs at a Hill Avenue location, including a man who shot a dog with an airsoft gun to scare it away since his dog was in heat, were advised by an officer that if they didn’t get licenses for the animals within a week they would all be cited. The dog that was shot did not suffer an injury, according to the report.

- Safeway advised police that a woman had entered the store, gone to the alcohol aisle, placed a bottle in her purse, then left the store without paying for it. Store officials got the auto license of the thief.

- A Keller man is being cited for driving with a suspended license and outdated tabs and for having no insurance. He was stopped in Electric City after an officer no-ticed the tabs had been scratched off his license plate.

9/30 - A hospital employee asked that a man be banned from the facility after he kept ask-ing for hospital records. He later entered Safeway and was going around recording things on his laptop.

- Lincoln County sheriff ’s deputies confiscated a vehicle on Burdin Boulevard because it had been used in their jurisdiction in a felony incident.

- A woman on Goodfellow Av-enue in Electric City told police that her pickup had been sto-len. Police found the vehicle in Delano and took charge of it. The woman told police who had taken the vehicle and wanted to press charges. The report was sent to the prosecutor’s office for possible charging.

- Police were advised that some people were crouched down beside the road on B Street. The officer found two boys trying to fix

a bike. The officer gave the two a ride to Electric City.

10/1 - Police responded to a call that there was a fight at a bar on Main Street and that one of the men had a knife. Police found no fight, and no knife.

- An officer checked on a ve-hicle parked above the dam that had its hood up. The vehicle had overheated and the driver was waiting for it to cool down.

- A clerk at the Skydeck Motel reported that during the night someone had taken over $1,000. She reported that two people were seen on security tape being in the motel after hours. She said a copy of the security tape would be provided.

- A Grand Coulee man told police that he had backed into a Cadillac while leaving Safeway’s parking lot. The two drivers ex-changed insurance information.

- Police noticed a vehicle with a person in it who was wanted on a warrant. The vehicle was stopped and the man arrested and taken to Grant County jail.

10/2 - A man on Kelso in Elec-tric City told police that someone had taken the keys to his vehicle a couple of days earlier, and he was worried that they would re-turn and prowl his car. He asked for extra patrols in the area.

- A Brewster driver was cited for going 49 mph in a 35 mph zone.

- An Almira woman was cited after being stopped for a faulty headlamp, for driving without a license, failing to yield, and hav-ing no insurance.

- An Electric City resident was told he could no longer ride his dirt bike at Sunbanks Lake Re-sort. He stated he wouldn’t do it again.

- A Grand Coulee man who had been drinking was banned from the King’s Court RV Park when he was found with a power box open and he refused to leave the area.

10/3 - An Omak woman was arrested on a Department of Cor-rections warrant for driving with her license suspended and being in possession of a stolen vehicle. She was taken to Grant County jail.

- Police checked on a domestic violence report on E Street and found that it was only a verbal exchange.

- Police went to a residence on Snyder Hill Road to check on a report of an injured owl. The owl had apparently flown into a win-dow and injured itself, but when the officer approached the bird it flew away.

10/4 - A disabled vehicle with a flat tire was rescued by a police of-ficer who changed the tire for the driver because the driver didn’t have a tool to change it.

- Police checked on a domestic violence incident on Main Street. After talking with the police offi-cer, the two calmed down.

- A person known to have a De-partment of Corrections warrant out for her was seen in the Safe-way parking lot, arrested, and taken to Grant County jail.

10/5 - A man who had run out of gas on Sunny Drive in Electric City told police that his mother was bringing fuel. He was told to move his vehicle as soon as pos-sible.

- Storage units on Hill Avenue were broken into. Missing were tools, a weed eater, a paint spray-er and some chemicals.

10/6 - USBR Plant Protection advised police that a person was in the Visitor Center parking lot after hours. A man there told po-lice he was getting information on tours. When he got the informa-tion, he left.

Coulee Dam Police

9/25 - Police checked on a pos-sible domestic violence issue on Holly Street but couldn’t get any-one to answer the door. A neigh-bor told police that a man and a woman had been yelling at each other at the address.

9/27 - A man who wanted to go to Keller was referred to the hos-pital by a niece, who stated that the place he wanted to go to in Keller was a place where he had been beaten earlier. The hospital staff stated that they couldn’t do anything for him, so the niece re-served a motel room for her uncle

for a couple of nights until she could find a place for him to stay.

- A vacant house on Central Drive had been entered and had a mattress and other material inside. The report stated that the door had been jimmied. The house belongs to a woman in the Nespelem Convalescent Center.

9/28 - A man reported that someone had taken about $20 worth of gas from his vehicle on Grant Avenue.

10/3 - An intrusion alarm was set off at the police department. It was a false alarm.

- A man on Holly Street was advised that his barking dog was annoying his neighbors. He told the officer that he would keep his dog inside so it wouldn’t bark.

- Police checked on a running vehicle that was unoccupied near the bus garage. The officer found that the driver had just returned from a volleyball engagement.

10/5 - Police had a report that a man intended to jump from the bridge. Police found a man under the bridge drinking a beer and thinking it over. The man was taken to Coulee Medical Center for evaluation.

10/6 - A man reported that a person dressed in black and with a hood on was seen looking into his property. Later the person was seen lying on the ground near a car. He was gone when police ar-rived.

10/7 - Police went to Lake Roo-sevelt Schools because of a dis-turbance. The person causing the problem was gone when police ar-rived.

10/8 - Child Protective Services officials arrived to take a child from parents on Birch Street, but the parties living there did not respond when police and the CPS officials knocked on the door.

- Police responded to a call about someone throwing rocks onto the driveway of a house on Tilmus. When the party that had lived there was found they said that the person on Tilmus had thrown the rocks onto their prop-erty.

10/9 - Vehicle prowls were re-ported on Birch Street and on Fir Street.

BOWLINGTHURSDAY MIX-UPS

TEAM W LTeam 4 11 5 San Poil Valley 10 6Team 5 8 8Team 2 6 10Team 1 1 11Team 3 0 12 High Game: John S. 189; Amber Ol-sen and Candy Weed Butz 201 High Series: Bob Schryvers 520; Candy W-B 537 Splits: Mae S. 2-10; Bob S. 4-5-7

COLUMBIA LEAGUE

TEAM W L#6 15 5#5 11 9#3 6 14#1 0 12#2 0 8#4 0 8High Game: Corey Baker 244; Sharey Redthunder 198 High Series: Don Richer 688; Sharey Redthunder 500Previous High Game: Jesse Jackson 255; High Series: Jesse Jackson 688 Splits: Soy 3-10; Jesse Vieira 2-7

DAM KEGLERS

TEAM W L#3 52.5 27.5#6 45 35#5 40 40#2 36.5 43.5#4 35 45#1 17.5 26.5 High Game: CJ Bjorson 242; Robin Atlin-Covinton 201 High Series: Kevin Rosenthal 661; Mae Stensgar 513 Splits: Ron Staggs 4-9; Tiger Atlin-Covington 6-7-10; Robin Atlin Covin-gon 8 strikes in a row!

SENIORSDixie (L.R.) 166/152/123=441; Scot E 148/155/239=542; Bob S 197/128/146= 471; Ray D. 155/170/166=491