Articles from the April 13, 2016 edition

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 By Scott Hunter    News

Spaghetti feed this Saturday helps kids come together

A spaghetti dinner set for Saturday will help fund a project that brings together sixth graders from Coulee Dam and Nespelem schools to pave their way as eventual classmates in... — Updated 4/15/2016 Full story

 
 By Jacob Wagner    News

Gary Payton basketball workshop aims to inspire

NBA hall-of-famer Gary Payton came to the area Thursday to host a basketball workshop entitled "Rise Above." About 200 boys and girls of all ages had a blast performing basketball... — Updated 4/14/2016 Full story

 

Legals for April 13, 2016

Notice of Presidential Primary Election Okanogan County, State of Washington Tuesday, May 24, 2016 A Presidential Primary will be held on May 24, 2016, by the State of Washington. The Presidential Primary will submit to the voters... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 

Adkins on dean's list

Jesse Morris Adkins was named to the Dean’s List at University of Washington for Autumn 2015 Quarter. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must have completed at least 12 graded credits and have a grade point average of... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 

This week in sports

Thursday, April 14 2:30 p.m., HS Golf at Okanogan 3:30 p.m., JHS Track, Jamboree at Bridgeport 4 p.m., HS Tennis at Tonasket Fri., April 15 4 p.m., HS Tennis here with White Swan Sat., April 16 10 a.m., HS Track, Big Red Meet,... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 

Washington State Patrol to host Kiwanis Youth Law Enforcement Career Camp

Olympia — Washington state high school juniors and seniors with an interest in law enforcement as a career will have an opportunity to spend a week this summer learning about the roles and job opportunities within law enforcement... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 

Raider baseball splits double-header with Brewster Bears

The Raiders split a doubleheader against the number-one team in the Central Washington 2B North April 5. With their first win over the Brewster Bears in several years, The Raiders... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 

Meetings and Notices

Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, April 14, at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. General business will be discussed. CMC Guild to Meet Coulee Medical Center Guild will... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 

Coulee Dam High School all-class reunion planned

All classmates and teachers who attended Coulee Dam High School, Mason City High School and Nespelem High School between 1935 and 1975 are invited to an all-class reunion coming this summer in Coulee Dam. The event is set for Augus... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 

It's a boy for the Tufts

Jessica and Alex Tufts, of Electric City, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Charlie David Tufts, born Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 8 lbs., 1.5 oz., and was... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 
 By Scott Hunter    Community

Clinic draws participants from across state

From far and near, 23 young riders attended The Ridge Riders Saddle Club's barrel racing clinic last week. Taught by Jackie Jackson-Gudmundson, the clinic brought students from as... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 

Troy L. Fancher

Troy L. Fancher, 55, of Moses Lake, Washington, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Troy was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy at age 19. His diagnosis never discouraged his... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 

Local enforcement for local lands

It may be news to many Americans, but as individual land owners, ranchers, and farmers in Washington already know, the federal government is one of the largest property managers in the nation, and especially in the West. According... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 
 By Jesse Utz    Opinion

Be vigilant against suicide

A crisis is upon us. A father recently reached out to me and had an idea for a column. He had noticed a scary situation taking form with a group of young people. This group was and is a tight-knit community type of clique that spea... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 
 By Jacob Wagner    Opinion

Gumshoe reporter meets favorite athlete

Growing up in the 1990s, I loved the Seattle Sonics and used to shoot hoops at home in the woods, on a dirt road near a hill. Sometimes I’d miss my shot and the ball would go rolling far down the hill and I’d chase after it.... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 
 By Connie Babler    Opinion

Re: "Raising funds for a solid memory" 3-30-16 Star

I would like to respond to the Grand Coulee alumni group fund raising article that appeared in The Star newspaper March 30, 2016, and thank them for getting this fund raising started. I want to correct the information of only... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 
 By Scott Hunter    Opinion

Puzzling: Okanogan County considering outsourcing juvenile detention

Citizens would do well to continue their skepticism regarding a curious study underway by Okanogan County commissioners on whether to ship out to other locations juvenile offenders in its justice system, rather than house them in... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 

Coulee Medical Center joins national health and wellness program

Coulee Medical Center has announced its participation in the National Rural Accountable Care Consortium — a program designed to help rural Medicare patients live long, healthy lives. As part of the new program, CMC will hire and... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 

Blood drive coming Monday

There will be a Grand Coulee Community Blood Drive on Monday, April 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the community room at Coulee Medical Center. The drive is jointly sponsored by the Inland Northwest Blood Center and the Grand... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 
 By Roger S Lucas    News

Credit card thief buys Band-Aids and more cards

National Park Service officials reported to police that someone had prowled a vehicle and took a purse with two credit cards inside, which they later tried to use at the Safeway store in Grand Coulee. The vehicle prowl occurred... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 

Newsbriefs

Electric City survey is online The Electric City Parks and Trails survey is now online. The link to the survey questions is www.surveymonkey.com/r/electriccityparks. For those who want a hard copy of the survey questions, they are... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 
 By Roger S Lucas    News

Proctor school bringing up bull riders

Shane Proctor remembers his roots. He returned to the Grand Coulee area last week to put on his seventh annual bull riding clinic at the Nespelem rodeo grounds. He brought along... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 
 By Scott Hunter    News

Long named center's "volunteer of the year"

Charlie Long was honored as the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center's volunteer of the year at a dinner there Saturday. "If anyone deserves recognition, it is Charlie," Way and Means... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 

Parlette to say farewell to Legislature after 20 years

WENATCHEE - The longtime state legislator who made it possible to build a new school complex in Coulee Dam has announced her decision to retire. Sen. Linda Evans Parlette announced... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 
 By Roger S Lucas    News

Herndon selected for vice principal

Mark Herndon was selected by the school board Monday night to become vice principal at Lake Roosevelt Junior and Senior High School. Herndon is currently principal of Clallam Bay, a K-12 school in the Cape Flattery School District... — Updated 4/13/2016 Full story

 

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