Articles from the October 18, 2017 edition
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Next issue will help you meet the candidates
Elected positions for Grand Coulee Dam School District and the city of Coulee Dam are up for election, and The Star will publish candidate interviews for each contested position in our Oct. 25 issue. In Coulee Dam, the mayor’s o... — Updated 10/23/2017
Town to build its own sewer plant
Elmer City voted last Thursday to build its own wastewater treatment plant. The measure to build a modular plant, on property to be determined, got a unanimous vote from the town’s five council members. The decision wasn’t muc... — Updated 10/23/2017
Raider football videos
The Raiders lead 36-0 at the half as they take on the Bridgeport Mustangs in Coulee Dam tonight. The first video shows Tony Nichols on a run as he is ruled out at first in goal, which led to Dylan Steinert running into the end... — Updated 10/20/2017
Newsbriefs
Person airlifted after fall A juvenile fell off “an embankment” Monday near milepost 29 along SR-174 about five miles east of Grand Coulee in Lincoln County, the Washington State Patrol reported. The mishap was reported at 12:... — Updated 10/18/2017
Volunteers restore rock work along Candy Point Trail
A solid piece of local history got cleaned up and clarified last weekend so people can enjoy and use it more in the present as volunteers from across the state continued work on... — Updated 10/18/2017
Good fun and food offered this weekend at North Dam, golf course
Two entertaining events are planned for Saturday this week. You can take part in the “Breast Cancer Awareness Color Me Pink and Purple” fun run and walk, sponsored by the Coulee Medical Center Guild and Radiology Department, Omn... — Updated 10/18/2017
Traffic stop leads to heroin and meth busts amounting to $1.2M in drugs
MOSES LAKE, Wash. (17OCT2017) – In response to an October 5 traffic stop by Moses Lake Police Department where a suspect was found with nearly eight pounds of methamphetamine and he... — Updated 10/18/2017
Raider Football defeats Eagles in Soap Lake
The Raiders raided Soap Lake last Friday, where they plucked the Eagle football squad with a final score of 26-14. With the Raiders leading 14-0 at the half, the Eagles tried to... — Updated 10/18/2017
Upcoming in Raider sports
This week in sports Wednesday, October 18 5 p.m., LRJHS Volleyball at Bridgeport Thursday, October 19 5 p.m., Raider Volleyball at Tonasket (L) Friday, October 20 7 p.m., Raider Football here with Bridgeport (L) Saturday, October... — Updated 10/18/2017
Runners face wind and cold at border
Raider runners ran at the Oroville Invitational on Friday the 13th, held at Lake Osoyoos State Park. The lake spans from Oroville up into British Columbia, but runners stayed stateside, some achieving personal records: Kayla St. Pi... — Updated 10/18/2017
Tonasket Tigers outscore Lady Raiders in soccer
The Lady Tigers soccer team caught the Lady Raiders by the toe on Saturday in Tonasket, making them pay with a final score of 5-1. "We couldn't stop [Tonasket's] number two from... — Updated 10/18/2017
Volleyball wins big in busy week
The Lady Raiders played a lot of volleyball this past week, competing against Waterville, Oroville and Liberty Bell, defeating all three. At home against Waterville Oct. 10, LR clos... — Updated 10/18/2017
What's cooking at the seniors
What’s cooking at the seniors Wed., Oct. 18 - Dinner Pot Roast, Potatoes, Carrots and Onions, Gravy, Fruit Salad, Cake, B-Day Dinner Thurs., Oct. 19 - Dinner Pulled Pork Sandwich, Homemade Potato Chips, Squash, Fruited Jello, S... — Updated 10/18/2017
Meetings and Notices
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Oct 19, at the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Meeting begins at noon. Ramona Hicks, interim CEO at Coulee Medical Center, will be our guest... — Updated 10/18/2017
Students of the month
Selected at Nespelem Elementary School, students of the month for September include, from left, top row: Ca'mayah Finley, Skyler Dogskin, Brandon Lowery, Carly James; bottom row:... — Updated 10/18/2017
State Parks announces changes to schedule for winter
OLYMPIA – Oct. 16, 2017 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission today announced its 2017-2018 winter schedule, with more than 100 parks remaining open for camping or day-use activities. The winter schedule is ava... — Updated 10/18/2017
Seventy-eight Years Ago
An 18-foot diameter penstock liner, and load of reinforcement steel approaches the right powerhouse by road along the river. A barge will carry one truck and the loaded trailer... — Updated 10/18/2017
Crosswalkers and other stuff
I do believe it is still a law to stop for people in crosswalks. On Monday morning I stopped for a couple that was standing in a crosswalk in Coulee Dam. They started to cross when the truck behind me gunned the gas to go around... — Updated 10/18/2017
Museum working on projects
The beginning of a new year... or is it the end of a year? Whatever works for you will work for me. The Coulee Pioneer Museum in Electric City has had another successful year. Each year it grows a little, and more and more people... — Updated 10/18/2017
Tourism money would be misspent on a couple parks
The leaders of Electric City would be monumentally mistaken to spend almost a million dollars on two parks. #1) There is no way you can justify Hotel/Motel tax money that is earmarked for tourism be spent on a rinky dink park. NO... — Updated 10/18/2017
Mean spirit not warranted against protesters
The volume of recent surprisingly vitriolic comments has forced me into this rare, lengthy post. In this age when our kids and grandkids will spend more time on social media than we adults ever will, is it possible we could set a... — Updated 10/18/2017
New ambulance rates adopted
The Grand Coulee city council last week adopted new ambulance rates for 2018, adopting slight increases and providing different rates for non-residents. Beginning Jan. 1, ambulance attendants will be paid $15 an hour for their... — Updated 10/18/2017
Electric City sets plans for tourism funds
Electric City plans to distribute $40,000 of its hotel/motel tax funds to a handful of organizations in 2018, the council voted last Tuesday night. Upon recommendation of the city’s lodging tax committee, the council voted to fund... — Updated 10/18/2017
City wants to boost sales tax for streets
Grand Coulee is completing an application to form its own Transportation Benefit District, which would bring in more revenue in the form of sales taxes. The TBD can use one of two forms for collection of special fees. Grand Coulee... — Updated 10/18/2017
CMC launches new plan
Coulee Medical Center is taking an abrupt change in the direction of a plan that was introduced just six months ago as a way to right its finances, and it’s rebuilding its in-house billing department with an emphasis on efficiency.... — Updated 10/18/2017
