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The GRDA has a fancy new toy that is attached to a helicopter and can tell if septic tanks are leaking into the lake--we'll call it "The Pooper Snooper." More info as it becomes available...ODOT has advertised for bids on joint repair and painting of the SH85-A Bridge over the Horse Creek arm of Grand Lake, in the nick of time. This bridge looks like a car could fall through it any day...Is there a dustup over EMS Services at North Beach during the upcoming Top 100 Elite Bassmaster's Tournament in June? Seems the county, which has jurisdiction, wants their EMS department headed by Gary Metcalf, to handle the operation, while the city, which has donated $75,000 to the Grand Lake Association to oversee it, wants the city EMS crews to work it. Metcalf recently won a Federal Court suit against the city manager, now under appeal, so things aren't too perky between the two...The Grand Jury has been seated and is at work this week, guided by Prosecutor Gene Haynes, district attorney for Rogers, Craig and Mayes counties. The original purpose way back when it was first mentioned was the 18th street project and how it came to be, instead of widening 13th street. But later on it became a petition to"fire the city manager." The windows in the small courtroom have been papered and taped and until it is finished, no one will know the result…The Corvette Club Show is May 5-6 at the Grove Civic Center so get your Corvette out and polish it up…Word is that the District Attorney's office will soon file charges in the Grove Moose Lodge case. The Lodge was raided by the ABLE Commission just prior to Christmas, led by Mike Easley, who now has his own set of problems (he was fired this week). Some coin collections were discovered in some machines as a result of the raid…The Grove Observer is looking for correspondents in Bernice, Monkey Island, Fairland, Afton and other small nearby communities around the lake. If you have a nose for news please call us at 791-0203. Our first print issue comes out May 24…The 13th annual Grove Rotary Golf Tournament is set for Saturday, May 20 at 9 a.m. at Patricia Island Golf Club. The Scramble format costs $90 per player and money raised goes to a lengthy list of civic projects for Grove including the new Centennial Park. Call Bill Gillespie at 787-2122 or Richard Lippitt at 787-2366 to enter yourself or a team...Last week's Observer Poll asked the question should Grove sell the current civic center and build a new multi-purpose center? Voters said nearly 100% to sell and build a new center.