Articles from the June 10, 2015 edition
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Proposal: revisit a successful plan for progress
Three local leaders recalled a time when the community was more united than it currently is, and called for revisiting a list of goals drawn up in the 1980s that remains relevant today. Jim Keene, David Schmidt and Mary Jane... — Updated 10/8/2015 Full story
Newsbriefs
Graduation section inside this issue The Star newspaper this week features a special section on Lake Roosevelt graduates. Read about this year’s graduating class at Lake Roosevelt High School this week and attend Saturday’s gra... — Updated 6/15/2015 Full story
Big thanks and future plans
A banner thanking local veterans was unfurled in the high school gym Monday, both as a project and a prelude to another. Proposed by Soy Redthunder, the banner is about 40 feet... — Updated 6/13/2015 Full story
Progress achievable with unity, not without
In recent years, this community has grown apart. It’s time to reverse that trend. While municipal leaders always tend to watch out for their own interests, that propensity doesn’t have to get in the way of the whole Grand Cou... — Updated 6/12/2015 Full story
Coulee Recollections
1 years ago All 10 Lake Roosevelt athletes brought home medals from the WIAA 1A Track and Field Championships held at EWU, Cheney last weekend, including: Omar Fercha, 3rd, 110-meter hurdles, 15.92; Tiffany Barry, 2nd, 800-meter... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
Experience the history of the fur trade years at Riverside State Park
OLYMPIA – June 3, 2015 – The Friends of Spokane House (FOSH) re-enactors will present a weekend of local fur trade history from the years 1810 through1826 at the 2015 Fur Trade Symposium and Encampment in Riverside State Park. The... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
Club awards Sumner scholarship
The Banks Lake Bass Club Monday awarded Jazmine Sumner, graduating senior from Lake Roosevelt High School, a $500 Scholarship. Sumner resides in Grand Coulee and plans on attending Spokane Community College to study medical... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
Central Washington B League honors Raider tennis for sportsmanship
Raider Tennis received the CWL Sportsmanship award from the Central Washington B League for the 2015 season for the excellent sportsmanship exhibited by both boys' and girls'... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
Big band sound will fill park on Fourth of July
Visitors to the coulee area over the July Fourth "Festival of America" festivities will get to hear the "Big Band" sound at the park below the Visitor Center. Tuxedo Junction, a... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
Senior Menu for June
Wed., June 10 -Dinner Pot Roast, Potatoes, Carrots & Onions, Gravy, Fruit Bowl, Pie. Thurs., June 11 - Dinner Dr. Pepper Chicken, Loaded Baked Potato Salad, Corn, Fruit Salad, Ice Cream Sundae. Fri., June 12 - Breakfast Biscuit &... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
Meetings and Notices
Chamber at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, June 11, at noon at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. Conn Williams-Klimes will be talking about Honor Flight. Care and Share Foo... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
Ernest Jones
Ernest “Ernie” Donald Jones, 71, passed away at the Desert Springs Hospital, Las Vegas, Nev., on August 8, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 50 years Cheryn “Chey” Jones; his children: Cory Jones and Caycee Jones (Jimmy) Hamilton... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
It's a girl for Garcia/Covington
Erika Garcia and Ben Covington are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Odile Marisela Louise Covington on Monday, June 1, 2015, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 8 lbs., 6 oz., and was 21.5 inches in... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
Jack Raymond Green
Jack Raymond Green, 86, formerly of Wapato, Wash., passed away in his sleep Monday, June 1, 2015, at Othello, Washington. He was born September, 19, 1928, in Spokane, Wash., to Raymond and Dorothea (Lamb) Green. Jack grew up on... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
Peggy Lea Sandgren
Peggy Lea Sandgren, 64, was born December 7, 1950, into the Walla Walla, Washington home of Lee and Beverly Dodson and died Thursday, May 28, 2015, at her Grand Coulee, Washington... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
Advice from a friend for graduates
Well class, the time has come. The time to become an adult, to make your own decisions and time to be on your own. You have been awaiting and dreaming a long time for this and it is now here. It seems like only yesterday that you... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
PUD should not change rates for big business
There seems to be some confusion about what a public utility district is intended to accomplish. The large corporations who have come into Grant County will attempt to lower their rates if they can, and in that attempt, they will... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
Moving on, but thanks for a great place to live
To all the wonderful folks that call the Coulee their home: This is a letter of appreciation, thanks and a bid farewell. Our greatest pleasure was meeting and interacting with each and every one of you! The people and areas most... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
Coulee Medical Center working on its future
Coulee Medical Center is “planting a seed,” actually a lot of seeds, with an intent to grow into a better facility far less dependent on outsourcing its work. From billing to building medical staff, CMC is getting a handle on its... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
Joseph recognized for service to tribal health
Indian Health Service Acting Director Robert McSwain presented long-time National Indian Health Board Member Andy Joseph, Jr. with the 2014 IHS Director's Special Recognition Award... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
Grand Coulee sidewalk project garners high bid
The low bid for the proposed Federal Avenue/Main Street sidewalk project in Grand Coulee came in about $80,000 over the original engineer’s estimate, Grand Coulee’s council learned last Tuesday night. The low bid of $440,292 was... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
Mayors hear recycling proposal
The Regional Board of Mayors is looking at some type of recycling program for the area. The idea of starting a recycling program is not new for the mayors, who are still trying to figure out how to pay for it. The group heard a... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
New sculpture ready for placement at school
A new metal sculpture called "Raider" will soon stand near the entrance to the new school complex in Coulee Dam. The Grand Coulee Dam School District's art committee had hoped to... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
City takes slow approach to traffic changes
Grand Coulee’s council inched closer to a deal to address the Four Corners traffic question last Tuesday night. The council voted to ask the Department of Transportation to move forward and install two “Your Speed Is” radar signs... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
Enforcement officer discussed by city
Grand Coulee may move to aggressively enforce its own nuisance laws to clean up the city and add a part-time employee to do so. A woman who lives on Burdin Boulevard, finally got her message about trash in her Grand Coulee neighbor... — Updated 6/10/2015 Full story
