Articles from the August 8, 2012 edition
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A study that determined the local market area could support a community wellness center — where people could swim and exercise year round, where community events, classes and meetings could be held and that could grow into much m... — Updated 8/15/2012 Full story
Port District stays the course
Port District 7 commissioners decided to continue operation of the Banks Lake Golf Course even though the agency has lost over $100,000 in the past four months. Only a handful of citizens turned out for a meeting held at the... — Updated 8/10/2012 Full story
NRCS offers emergency assistance to land owners for storm damage
SPOKANE, WA, (Aug 9, 2012) –Today, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced the availability of emergeng for damage to forested lands resulting from a microburst storm of emergency funding for damage to for... — Updated 8/10/2012 Full story
Senior Menu
Senior Meals Wed., Aug. 8 - Dinner Pot Roast with Potatoes, Carrots & Onions, Fruit Salad, Rolls, Cake. Happy Birthday! Thurs., Aug. 9 - Dinner French Dip with AuJus, Seasoned Fries, Pea Salad, Pudding & Fruit Parfait. Grocery... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
Movie night at the Nazarene Church
Grand Coulee Church of the Nazarene will be holding a movie night on Saturday, August 18, from 5-8 p.m. Families with children sixth grade and younger are invited to take in a free “Veggie Tales” movile. Also, free family pho... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
Reunions are set
Grand Coulee All School The final plans for the Grand Coulee All-School Reunion Aug. 17-18 have been made, with a self-guided tour of the old high school from 10 a.m. to noon and then the potluck picnic at the North Dam Park on... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
Henry “LeRoy” Wood
Henry “LeRoy” Wood, born Feb. 23, 1933, in Crawford, Neb., moved to Washington state with his family in 1950. LeRoy went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, after a l... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
Shirley M. Best
Shirley M. Best, 76, our wonderful wife, loving mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. The daughter of Charlie O. and Edith McCullough; Shirley Mae... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
Tracy/McLennan united in marriage
Ryan Tracy and Linsey McLennan were married on Friday, July 27, 2012, in San Diego, Calif. The wedding was an elegant ceremony in front of family and friends at the Women’s Club a... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
Walt Netzel
Walt Netzel passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2012, in the bed that he had built, in the house he had built, with family present. Walt was born in 1923 in a little town in northern Wisconsin, where he grew up loving the outdoors, a l... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
Coulee Recollections
Ten Years Ago A new X-ray machine sits in storage, while a decades-old vintage model remains in use at Coulee Community Hospital because it’s tough to fit new codes into an old building. The machine could be considered symbolic o... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
It’s time to end the Apple and GE offshore tax loopholes
While attention focuses on congressional action on the Bush tax cuts, another tax bill is quietly tiptoeing through the Senate. The Senate Finance Committee has reported out the corporate tax extenders bill, a collection of dozens... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
And now the rest of the story
In response to the recent articles pertaining to Burden Boulevard, I am compelled to set the record straight. I am an old man of the block, at 70 years of age, who is in tune with what goes on around the block. I, like many other... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
Stop seeking federal money for local school
In the July 11 issue of The Star, Roger Lucas’ article on Linda Evans Parlette’s advocacy for an additional $15 million to upgrade the school district’s existing fields, track and gym, the following quote was cited: “This belief... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
Box tops coupon clippers get ready
As we near the new school year, I’d like to remind all the good folks in the Grand Coulee Dam area about the Box Tops for Education program. It’s a program that has helped schools earn cash by clipping Box Tops coupons from hun... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
Tribal members to vote on settlement
Colville Tribal members have until Aug. 11, to return a referendum ballot on whether enrolled members want to have the tribe disburse another 30 percent of settlement funds. Members received about $4,000 each last Friday, which... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
Bull riding event offered next week
The Ridge Riders will beef up the summer next Wednesday night with another bull riding event. The rodeo grounds open at 6 p.m., Aug. 15, for what could become a frequent event next year. Bull riding begins at 7 p.m. Ridge Rider Pre... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
New manager takes over at tire store
Cory Willis is the new Les Schwab manager, taking over his duties at the tire and service store Aug. 1. He replaces Terry Strawn, who took a position as manager of a Les Schwab... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
New restaurant to feature barbecue fare
The Tropical Pig, a new eatery in Electric City, will open within the next few days. Owner Robert Dzurich has taken a small space, formerly housing a t-shirt shop, and turned it... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
Newsbriefs
Invited out to the ball games The 13-team recreation softball league will hold its annual tournament next Thursday through Saturday Aug. 16-18 at North Dam Park, and the community is invited to go to the games. NCNB to host school... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
Woman knows how much a race can mean
In 2010 Dana Barkdull weighed 329 pounds and decided to make a change. A year and a half later she ran her first half-iron distance triathlon. By that time, she had dropped to 254... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
Concern on crime draws out Electric City group
About 30 people turned out Monday night at Electric City’s fire hall to show support for a community watch program. The meeting largely was to determine what kind of interest people had in developing a community watch plan to h... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
Concert series will feature talent from near and far
A series of free concerts is scheduled for North Dam Park and events center this month, starting on Friday, Aug. 17. That’s when a local rock group called Mister Meaner will take to the “stage” at the bottom of the grass amphi... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
Hot moon rising
A full moon rises over Grand Coulee Dam Aug. 1 as if to usher in a new month, new heat wave and new fire season tinting the sky around it. — Scott Hunter photo... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
Study: Community center is completely feasible
If you want it, you can have it. That’s the bottom line of a study on whether building and operating a center for the community to come together — for events and meetings, fitness pursuits, indoor swimming and more — is at all f... — Updated 8/8/2012 Full story
