Articles from the November 12, 2014 edition
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Legals for November 12, 2014
Okanogan County Fire Dist. 2 NOTICE OF BUDGET MEETING The Okanogan County Fire Dist. 2 will be holding its budget meeting on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, at 7 p.m. at the Elmer City fire barn. (Publish Nov. 12 and 19, 2014) TOWN OF... — Updated 6/17/2015 Full story
Tonight's Grand Coulee City Council agenda posted
City of Grand Coulee City Council Regular Meeting November 18, 2014 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m. Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance PUBLIC HEARING -- 2015 Budget 3. VISITOR INPUT Fifteen minutes are allotted for all visitors... — Updated 11/18/2014 Full story
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Construction boom on reservation offers jobs
[This story has been updated with more accurate numbers of workers that were made available.] With a massive new headquarters under construction near Nespelem for the 12... — Updated 11/18/2014 Full story
Raiders finish 14th at state tournament
LR Cross Country finished the State B race in 14th place in the team standings out of 16 full teams running at Pasco Nov. 8. With much of the team being new to state, Head Coach... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
Students of the Month
Students selected for the month of October.... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
Alumni game set
The Lake Roosevelt Girls’ basketball team is hosting a Lake Roosevelt High School alumni game on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014. All graduates of Lake Roosevelt High School who are interested should contact Matthew Pleasants at 6... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
Three Lady Raiders named to all-league teams
Sean Garvin, Areielle White, and Kammi Rosenbaum were all named to the Central Washington 2B North All League Volleyball squads. Sean Garvin is the only freshman on the First Team.... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
Annual Thanksgiving Dinner at the senior center
The Grand Coulee Nazarene Church and Coulee Dam Community Church invited the community to the annual Thanksgiving Dinner at the Senior Center on Sunday, Nov. 23, from 2-4 p.m.... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
Meetings and Notices
Chamber Meeting The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Nov. 13, at noon at La Presa in Grand Coulee. John Moody from the Ice Age Flood Institute will be giving the program. Blood Drive Coming Inland... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
Winifred M. Adams
Memorial Service for Winifred M. Adams (DOB 10-8-1925), mother of Christine A. Giuliani and mother-in-law of Dr. Giannantonio Giuliani, will be held at St. Henry's Catholic Church... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
Trees of Sharing still taking names
You still have until this Thursday to submit names for the Trees of Sharing program, which distributes Christmas gifts to children in need. Names will be accepted at Safeway,... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
Moses Lake helps put BMW World center stage in MunichMoses Lake helps put BMW World center stage in Munich
There is a new look to Bavarian tourism these days. In the past, tourists flocked to Munich’s city square like Seattle’s New Year’s revelers at the Space Needle. They came to see the ancient Glockenspiel, a giant cuckoo clock on th... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
Coulee Recollections
1 years ago Grady “Skip” Lael joined the Marine Corps exactly 61 years ago, in 1943 on Veterans Day, serving 29 and a half months with the Amphibian Tractor Battalion in one lone, famous campaign in the Pacific, the taking of Iwo... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
Torn flags look bad
The flags along the 155 corridor are all ripped and unsightly. Should be replaced or removed immediately. Disgraceful for viewing on Veteran’s Day. Phil Berry... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
National Anthem thoughts
I was standing at the Veterans Assembly last week at the high school during the National Anthem and found myself thinking of not only the 30-plus veterans on hand for the event that we were honoring but of other vets that lost thei... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
Apparently, veterans are low priority
The elections are over, back to business with Congress as they have many unsettled issues in need of attention. The VA scandal is still a priority for Congress to settle. Although the VA has made some progress toward veterans care... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
Woman wrecks on highway
An Almira woman will be charged with drunken driving after she drove into a field off SR 174 Monday about 7 p.m. The Washington State Patrol reported that Alison M. Viebrocksteveson, 40, was injured when her 2003 GMC Denali left... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
If not the whole bagel, half would still be good
As a matter of fact, we view the four towns as one in many ways, but in purely practical terms joining just two would be very good start. In any large city, the populations of Electric City, Grand Coulee, Coulee Dam and Elmer City... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
Students return after unscheduled two-day break
Students were back in school Thursday after a smoking electrical panel gave them a near two-day break last week. It all happened on Tuesday at about 9:20 a.m. when a malfunction of the main circuit electrical panel in the school... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
Newsbriefs
Free dumping for fall cleanup Fall cleanup time has arrived in the coulee. Residents can dump yard waste free at the Delano Transfer Station Nov. 15-22. Dump hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturdays... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
Recycling to be researched
Recycling in the Coulee got a breath of fresh air Monday at the Regional Board of Mayors meeting. Every time the recycling idea seems dead, someone brings it back to life. Dick Howe, of Sunrise Disposal, responded to criticism... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
Pretty birds are a lot of company
When a cockatiel says "pretty bird" it isn't because it has a super large ego, it's just a fact. Cockatiels, while a bit messy, are beautiful and a lot smarter than you would... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
Hospital passes $22 million budget
Hospital District 6 commissioners passed a budget Monday night that anticipates changes in fee structures, increased employment, new doctors and a razor thin 0.1-percent net margin, basically break even. “We’re going to start con... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
Star accepting nominations for volunteer honor
The Star is accepting nominations for the annual Volunteer of the Year award. Each year, the community picks from several worthy people nominated for the honor. One person is honored. Groups are not eligible. Nominations can be... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
Grand Coulee forbids civil service separate lawyer
The independence of Grand Coulee’s Civil Service Commission is being challenged, chair Alan Cain said this week. “Our attorney, Scott W. Detro, of Omak, has informed me that City Attorney Julie Norton has advised him not to do wor... — Updated 11/12/2014 Full story
