Articles from the June 5, 2013 edition
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Woman injured hitting deer
A 21-year-old Nespelem woman was injured when the car she was driving hit a deer on the highway south of Grand Coulee Monday morning. Breanna Salas, 21, was driving a red 2002 Chevy Impala when it struck a deer on SR155 19 miles... — Updated 6/10/2013
Newsbriefs
Commissioner: Golf course not closing “It is not our intention to close the golf course in July,” O. J. Scharbach said Friday at The Star. “I’ve heard this three or four times. I don’t know who is starting that stuff.” The chairma... — Updated 6/10/2013 Full story
April Students at LRHS
Lake Roosevelt High School announced its students of the month recently for April. They are, from left: Ricardo Sanchez, Ashlee Semmens, Lucinda Stensgar, Savannah Kentner, Joshua... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
Grand Coulee Guys campout
The Grand Coulee Guys campout had their annual gathering this year at Wanapum State Park. The first weekend of June the guys select a place to camp. A good time was had and they... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
Six Raiders named to all-league baseball team
Four seniors and two freshmen made the All Central Washington North 2B All League Baseball team from this season’s Raider squad that finished with a 12-win, nine-loss record. S... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
Brandon Tyler Ricks - 1987-2013
Funeral services will be held for Brandon Ricks on Saturday, June 8, at 11 a.m., at Strate Funeral Chapel in Grand Coulee, Wash. Graveside services will immediately follow at Spring Canyon Cemetery in Grand Coulee. A complete... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
E. Doris Skorheim
Evelyn Doris Skorheim of Coulee Dam died of natural causes on May 3, 2013. She was 90 years old. Doris was born in Norton, North Dakota, on June 18, 1922. She was raised on the fami... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
Carol Lynn Steffens
Carol Lynn Steffens, 62, a resident of Electric City passed away Monday, May 20, 2013. She was born March 28, 1951, to Melvin and Eileen Cooper of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Carol married Bob Steffens in November of 1969 and had two... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
Cubs earn honors
Cub Scout Pack 24 ended its year with an awards night on May 24. The boys had a great year with nearly all achieving their rank badges before the end of the school year. From left... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
Looking for items for yard sale
Zion Lutheran Church will be holding a yard sale Saturday, June 15, in order to help raise money to purchase mosquito bed nets for children in Africa. After learning that many children are dying from malaria but with an... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
Meetings and Notices
Chamber to Meet at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at Pepper Jack’s at noon on Thursday, June 6. Grant County Mosquito District 2 to Meet Grant County Mosquito District 2 will hold its... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
Coulee Recollections
Ten Years Ago A group working to bring a swimming pool back to the area has been scrambling recently to raise money for the cost of running an election. Coulee Area Recreation Effort Chair Sean Hess, who attended the Electric City... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
Class of 2013 30 Year Reunion - It Could Happen
Hello, my name is Emily Williams, host of Entertainment Tonight, and we are here today at the social event of the decade. It’s Lake Roosevelt High School’s class of 2013 30-... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
Coming out from under the bus
Brilliant Plan: “Grand Coulee Considers Compelling Cleanup,” front page article in the May 29th Star. I asked “our” mayor and “our” city council to enforce the city ordinances early in 2010, and then whole heartedly in 2012, not w... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
On teaching elementary math
“How to teach math better”, by George K. Brown, math teacher at Lewis & Clark High School (Spokesman Review 6-2-13), states that “children should arrive at high school fluent in basic arithmetic and some simple algebra, etc.” A par... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
"Smaller" plant will cost $1 million more
The Star published a story on May 29th, 2013 with the headline “Town votes for smaller sewer plant project.” Nothing could be further from the truth… in fact the town council, with one “no” (Bob Poch), knowingly voted for a project... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
Sandpile saving money on school project
Dump trucks are hauling about 1,400 cubic yards of sand from the Bureau of Reclamation’s giant sandpile to the school construction site daily, according to officials. Don’t worry, the scheduled 22,000 cubic yards slated to be hau... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
Coulee Cops
Grand Coulee 5/27 - A Keller man known to have a suspended license was seen exiting a vehicle at a service station. At first he denied being the driver, but then changed his response saying, “Yeah, I’m revoked first.” His vehic... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
New restaurant to open soon
A new restaurant is about to open on the Midway. It will be the Grand Coulee Grill, identified by the new rock work on the face of the building, and a trio that has had experience... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
Roller derby scrimmage planned for July
A scrimmage featuring roller derby teams from around the region is planned for July 5 as a means of introducing the community to the sport, said Grand Coulee Derby Dames team... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
Teacher/coach, Proctor to retire
Gordon Proctor will wrap up some 40 years as a teacher when the last school bell rings on June 12. He arrived here in 1978, along with his wife Kathy, after teaching five years in Oregon, and completes 35 years of continuous... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
Grand Coulee Dam and partners receive national award
The Bureau of Reclamation’s Pacific Northwest Region, along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Chelan County Public Utility District, were honored April 23 at the 2013 National Hydropower Association annual conference in Was... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
Late filings for election reported
A special three-day election filing period in Grant County turned up two candidates for Bob Rupe’s position 1 seat in the Electric City Council race. Filing for that position were Birdie Hensley, a former member of the council, a... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
Koulee Kids Day centers on fun
Kids, circle Saturday, June 15, on your calendar for Koulee Kids Day events in the coulee. It’s the eighth annual event for kids and a full schedule with times will be included in next week’s Star newspaper. A number of bus... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
Fire guts Electric City home
An Electric City man’s home burned Tuesday, keeping firefighters working for hours on the stubborn blaze that started just after noon. The residence of Michael Lowry, at 214 2nd S... — Updated 6/5/2013 Full story
