Articles from the October 8, 2014 edition
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Learn the basics
Eleanor Kontas, 3, gets to brush a dragon's teeth for a hands-on experience at The Library Fair held last night at the Grand Coulee Public Library with various stations for the... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
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Family night will show off killer programs in school
Anyone wondering about the kind of teaching and curriculum offered at Lake Roosevelt High School can check it out next week and make it a family night. With murder involved. Family... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
Major Billups retires from Air Force
The United States Air Force held a retirement ceremony for Major Kevin M. Billups on Sept. 6, at Tyndall AFB Florida to honor his 23-plus years of honorable and distinguished... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
This week in sports
This week in sports Wed., Oct. 8 5 p.m., JRHS Volleyball at Okanogan. Thurs., Oct. 9 5:30 p.m., HS Volleyball at Oroville. Fri., Oct. 10 7 p.m., HS Football here with Mabton (Homecoming). Sat., Oct. 11 Cross Country meeting... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
Cross Country records many PRs at CAN-AM
Raider Cross Country returned to race action on October 4th at Kettle Falls where they ran in the CAN-AM Invitational hosted by Colville High School with 20 other schools in attendance. Eleven Raider boys and four girls competed... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
Raiders defeated by Cougars
Lake Roosevelt dropped its Central Washington 2B South opener at Warden Oct. 3 by the score of 38-7. The loss puts the Raiders at a 1-3 overall win-loss record and 0-1 in CWL 2B South play. The Cougars, said Raider Head Coach... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
Ladies struggle with league leaders
Lady Raider Volleyball lost both matches last week to Central Washington 2B North leaders Brewster and Okanogan. Lake Roosevelt now owns a 2-5 win-loss record in league play and... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
Joyce Goerisch Fleischman
Joyce Fleischman, age 66, a longtime resident of the Grand Coulee Dam area and Moses Lake, lost her fight with cancer on Sunday, September 28, 2014. She was born May 11, 1948 in... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
John Wesley Combs Sr.
John Wesley Combs Sr., went to be with our Lord on Friday. Sept. 26, 2014, in Omak, Wash. John was born to Lorin and Eduth Combs Sr., on February 20, 1941, in Combs, Ark. His family moved to the Okanogan Valley area where John and... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
Coulee Recollections
1 Years Ago Two studies, into a fatal accident at Grand Coulee Dam, where Charley Sage oand Gardner Zemke died, found that the accident could have been prevented or minimized if certain safety procedures had been in place and... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
Vote: It's your right and freedom
OK, most of the time I would veer away from politics here in my column, but I think, (No, I know) that this election coming in November is important. There are a lot of offices and issues on the ballot and the voice of the people... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
Garth Dano for Grant County prosecuting attorney
He is a hardworking, sensible, has many years working as an attorney and has the support of the police force. His focus is on our communities’ safety. It is time to take this position seriously, and Garth Dano is the best choice f... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
Grandpa spoke highly of Dano
My grandfather, Paul Klasen, was Grant County’s prosecuting attorney for 36 years. I always admired the way he put the interests of the county first, was a strong advisor to our commissioners, and never politicized his office. H... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
Criminals turned loose too often; vote Dano
I was raised and have lived most of my adult life in Ephrata. I have known Garth Dano for almost thirty years. It’s not often that we have an opportunity to elect a non politician so uniquely qualified at a time the county needs a... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
School board shouldn't gamble on old school with taxpayer money
The quickest way for The Center Elementary property to come on the tax rolls is for the School District to step aside and let the property revert back to the owners. The school district is ill equipped to buy and sell property.... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
Election letters policy
The Star will not publish letters endorsing political positions or candidates in the two issues prior to the Nov. 4 election.... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
Zoning law leaves room for argument
We cannot, without sensing the irony, report on a business owner upset about zoning laws that he only months ago argued to uphold. One of the reasons (although possibly not the most important to him) that MPH Auto owner Mike Horne... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
Open for business
Mandi and Richard Button cut the ribbon for the official opening of Junkers last Wednesday at noon in a ceremony arranged by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce. Their... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
SHARP Kids to focus on STEM activities
This year’s SHARP Kids program will kick off Oct. 28, as part of a new and enlarged five-year $1.3 million grant. Kids in the program will get a heavy STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) related curriculum e... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
Water line project underway
The waterline project to service Sunbanks Lake Resort is underway. The $300,000-plus project, first scheduled to begin in April, was started late last month and will provide Electric City water to the popular resort. While the over... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
Newsbriefs
Report: mayor’s condition improving Coulee Dam Councilmember Ben Alling said Tuesday that Mayor Greg Wilder, who suffered a stoke last week, is improving. Alling, an EMT, has been in to see Wilder on two occasions while in Spokane... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
Water line project underway
The waterline project to service Sunbanks Lake Resort is underway. The $300,000-plus project, first scheduled to begin in April, was started late last month and will provide Electric City water to the popular resort. While the over... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
Moses Lake firm to clean up property
A burned out house at 611 Holly Street in Coulee Dam is going to get cleaned up. The town accepted bids from Eastside Wood Recycling of Moses Lake to rid the property of the... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
Business owner gets hope for zoning problem
A local businessman who wants to relocate his business despite resistance from Grand Coulee left a city council meeting Tuesday night with some hope. Mike Horne, owner of MPH on Midway, wants to relocate his car and boat repair... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
Rec district moving forward with center planning
The Coulee Area Park & Recreation District is moving forward on the planning of an “Aquatic Wellness and Fitness Center.” District President Bob Valen said Monday that the district will soon advertise for qualified firms to ind... — Updated 10/8/2014 Full story
