Articles from the January 17, 2018 edition
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Raiders play Bulldogs
The Lady Raiders played the Okanogan Lady Bulldogs tonight, losing 59-36. The boys halftime score is 35-16. Here are a couple videos showing Raider and Lady Raider points from the... — Updated 1/19/2018
Objections voiced to short-term home rentals
A Lakeview Avenue couple in Electric City attended the council meeting last Tuesday to protest the proposed establishment of a short-term vacation rental area. David and Nancy Brown, who live at 19 Lakeview Avenue, responded to a... — Updated 1/19/2018
People discuss local public transportation needs
Various organizations gathered at the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center last Thursday to get input from the public and discuss problems with, and possible solutions for, local public... — Updated 1/18/2018
Thanks for history feature
I sent you a request awhile back about returning to the 10-60 years ago in the Coulee area — Coulee Recollections. I see the first Star of the year has it in it! Thanks so much! I think there are a lot of people from all years t... — Updated 1/18/2018
November Students of the Month
Here are the November Students of the Month at Lake Roosevelt Elementary.... — Updated 1/18/2018
Council rolls back discounts for seniors, disabled
At the beginning of a new era in Coulee Dam, the city council Wednesday night rolled back one of the last pieces of legislation passed under the previous council in December. Councilmember Keith St. Jeor had voted against a measure... — Updated 1/17/2018
Coulee Cops
Grand Coulee 1/4- A Burdin Boulevard man was ticketed after being stopped for expired tabs. While telling the driver why he was stopped on the tabs issue, the officer noted that an infant was improperly restrained in the front... — Updated 1/17/2018
Legals for January 17, 2018
Town of Elmer City Multi-Use Path Project INVITATION TO BID Bids will be received at the Town of Elmer City, at the reception desk of City Hall, 505 Seaton Ave., Elmer City, WA 99124, until January 31, 2018 at 3:00 pm. Bids will... — Updated 1/17/2018 Full story
Bowling Scores
DAM KEGLERS TEAM W L #6 38 22 Colville Lites 34.5 25.5 #5 33 27 Native Spirit 32.5 27.5 The Melody 16 44 High Game: Kevin Rosenbaum 267; Mae Stensgar 172 High Series: Chance Epperson 658; Mae Stensgar 507 THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L... — Updated 1/17/2018
This week in sports
Wed., January 17 5 p.m., LRJH Girls’ Basketball at Liberty Bell 6 p.m., LRJH Wrestling at Oroville with Nespelem/Tonasket Fri., January 19 LRHS Basketball with Okanogan Sat., January 20 10 a.m., LRHS Wrestling at Kittitas T... — Updated 1/17/2018
Raider wrestlers reign in Rainier
Lake Roosevelt wrestlers crossed the Cascade mountains all the way to Rainier last week, where they wrestled yetis on the side of the mountain. Well, not exactly. In actuality, they wrestled at Rainier High School, where Kaleb Horn... — Updated 1/17/2018
Raider boys come up just short
The Raiders came up just shy of victory in Oroville last week, and a home game had to be rescheduled due to snow. On Jan. 9 in Oroville, the Raiders lost by just one point to the Hornets, 44-43. “It was a frustrating game, one w... — Updated 1/17/2018
Lady Raiders play whole bench in big win
This past week the Lady Raiders basketball squad had a solid win in Oroville, and a home game canceled and rescheduled due to weather. In Oroville on Jan. 9, the Lady Raiders defeated the Lady Hornets 61-21, a similar score to earl... — Updated 1/17/2018
Making the grade
Local students earn North Dakota honors Bismarck State College in North Dakota announced last week its President’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2017 semester, which included five local students. Kevin Hassaj, George LaPlace, and Daniel... — Updated 1/17/2018
Concert set for Thursday, Jan. 25
A concert of Lake Roosevelt Elementary’s fifth-grade band, plus a chorus of kindergarten, first-grade and second-grade students, will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2... — Updated 1/17/2018
Meetings and Notices
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, January 18, at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. General business is on the agenda. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet at 412 Federal... — Updated 1/17/2018
New town council member seated
Elmer City has a new town council member. Jesus Lopez was sworn in at the town’s last council meeting, Jan. 11, after telling the council that he would like to make a contribution to the town and see it grow. He came to the area f... — Updated 1/17/2018
Dale Lester Hotchkiss
Dale Lester Hotchkiss was born April 29, 1928, in Seminole, Oklahoma, to Claude and Gertrude Hotchkiss. He left this world on Sunday, January 7, 2018, from Grand Coulee,... — Updated 1/17/2018 Full story
Michael R Dalton 1953 – 2018
Mike was born in Sunnyside, Washington, February 14, 1953, to Ray and Rose Dalton. He died unexpectedly Thursday, January 4, 2018. He attended school in Prosser, Washington, thru... — Updated 1/17/2018 Full story
Gun regulations draw an overflow crowd to hearing
Nearly 1,000 people from law enforcement, gun rights groups, gun violence prevention groups, veterans, and Washington residents signed in to support or oppose contested firearm... — Updated 1/17/2018
Local school head addresses state lawmakers
Grand Coulee Dam School District Superintendent Paul Turner had an opportunity to give state Senate lawmakers a touch of reality Jan. 9, after being invited to talk about discipline in schools. He was one of three superintendents... — Updated 1/17/2018
New mayor, council members take over
Three new town council members and a new mayor took the oath of office at the first council meeting of the new year last Wednesday. Larry Price, who was elected in November with a... — Updated 1/17/2018 Full story
Newsbriefs
City council assigns reps The Electric City council named two of its members to outside boards at its meeting last Tuesday. Richard McGuire was named to continue representing the city to the Grant County Transit Authority; Birdie... — Updated 1/17/2018
Man killed after losing control of pickup truck
A Coulee City man died Thursday morning when the pickup he was driving slid off the highway into Lake Lenore upside down. Harold J. Chadwick, 78, and Connie Chadwick, 74, were headed south on SR-17 when the 1996 Ford F150 rotated... — Updated 1/17/2018
Big snowfall
Traffic eases along Midway Avenue in Grand Coulee Thursday as a heavy snow falls. The Bureau of Reclamation recorded 4.8 inches of snow that day, and multiple traffic incidents... — Updated 1/17/2018