City of Electric City CALL FOR BIDS FOR COMMERCIAL GRADE WOOD CHIPPER The City of Electric City is accepting bids, on behalf of the Regional Board of Mayors (RBOM), for a Commercial Grade Wood Chipper. Instructions and specifications for the Wood Chipper, as well as the official bid form, can be obtained at Electric City City Hall, or online at htt...
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Right now, there are more job openings in the United States than people looking for work. Allowing anyone to qualify for welfare when they simply don’t want to work isn’t making things any better. Medicaid and food stamps were originally designed as a safety net during a time of need. However, it has expanded much beyond its original intent and...
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Two Lake Roosevelt Schools workers were spotlighted at a recognition dinner earlier this month. The North Central Educational Service District's annual Excellence Awards came out at their dinner April 17 in Tonasket. Honored for excellence were Susan Duclos, who teaches in the Career Technical Education department, and paraprofessional Wendy Olbric...
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Okanogan County School Retirees to meet Okanogan County School Retirees' Association will hold a general meeting Friday, April 28, 10am, at Community Presbyterian Church of Omak, 9 Birch St., S, Omak. Refreshments at 9:45. The program will be presented by Dr. Sue Kane, Director of STEM Initiatives and Strategic Partnerships at North Central ESD. Sh...
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I think there’s a song about that. In a few days it will be 75 years since I graduated from Palouse High School. Palouse will always be where I am from, and my home away from home. We had 24 in our graduation class, 15 of us attending all 12 grades together. We didn’t have kindergarten back then. Palouse is at the center of a rich farming area...
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It seems to be our human nature to blame someone when events take a turn that we don’t like. When deadly contagious disease struck the ancient Greeks and Romans, they thought that humans had displeased the gods, and the gods were punishing the human race. During the Middle Ages, there was a time now known as the “little ice age.” The summe...
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It’s about time for the Isle of Flags dedication. The deadline for ordering flags is Friday, May 20. For those wanting to order a flag to be dedicated and placed to honor your deceased veteran for this year’s event, call Ben Alling 633-0663 before Friday, May 20. Memorial Day is Monday, May 29.
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All are invited to a community clean-up day at Spring Canyon Cemetery this Saturday, April 29, from 9 a.m. until noon. It will be a good time to clean around your family’s headstones or stones of those who do not have family living here anymore. Bring gloves, shovels, weed eaters, brooms, brushes, etc. Lion’s club members and cemetery sup...
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Several agencies worked together seize drugs believed to have been destined for the Colville Reservation, arresting five. Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced Monday that the Bureau of Indian Affairs Division of Drug Enforcement ("BIA"), the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"), the Nor...
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The Lady Raiders extended their winning streak to 12 last night with a 3-0 win over Brewster at home. They beat Tonasket three times, including April 18 in Tonasket ,12-5, and Saturday in Grand Coulee, 15-3 and 10-3. Manson was also in the losing mix, falling 15-0 in Grand Coulee on Thursday. Aaliyah Marchand pitched both games Saturday, striking o...
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