We're all in this together
We're all in this together
In mid-July, Tim Lynch was headed to the post office, when he saw the smoke. Fast forward to Monday night at the end of December, and Lynch was on hand at the Coulee Dam Town Council meeting to receive a proclamation signed by the mayor to honor his "Extraordinary Bravery and Selfless Service" for having rescued three people from a housefire before emergency services arrived that day. Mayor Bob Poch's proclamation, actually first issued in August but not presented in person until Monday, first...
Coulee Dam's town council welcomed in two new council members just before breaking for cake to honor the service of two who were leaving, especially Merv Schmidt, who, in his second stint on the council, has served for six years. "From the bottom of my being, thanks for all you've done," Mayor Bob Poch said. Newly elected Ronald Toulou will succeed Schmidt on the council. And Brian Quill will take the seat just vacated by Chris Bulger. Those two new council members were sworn in, along with...
The folks in the Wayfinders group walking along Midway Avenue Saturday were dressed more warmly than they were a week ago. Dropping temperatures didn't dissuade too many though; there were still 30 of them with signs protesting the Trump administration's policies. - Scott Hunter...
Grand Coulee Mayor Ruth Dalton answered a question about the status of the agreement with Electric City on the operation of the wastewater treatment plant with a short, “It’s in a process.” Renata Rollins had inquired during a public comment period at the last council meeting Dec. 22 about the negotiations, given statements reported in The Star from the last Electric City Council meeting. They are considering taking a disagreement between the two cities to mediation or arbitration after most of a year spent trying to come together to...
Congratulations. You’ve just lived through one of the most unpredictable years in at least six decades, so you might already be primed to accept a little advice about the coming months: stay loose. The country has had enough political tension in 2025 for each of us to snap a whole box of Sharpies. That’s by design and not something any of us can control, so don’t let it control you. Instead, look for the bright side and the humor in the absurd, right after you decide to do something about it. You’ll live longer and think better when...
I intend here to discuss MAGA handmaiden Bari Weiss, the CBS News assassin, and to suggest ways we can combat corporate media corruption. But first I need to share a story from my rookie stint in journalism. You’ll see why. In 1975, while covering the cops in New London, Connecticut, I got a tip the boys in blue had screwed up. The first paragraph of my subsequent piece gives you the gist: “Bank Street was left unguarded by city police early Monday when a break-in occurred at Roberts Electronic. Thieves escaped with an estimated $1600 in...
January 1, 1892, fifteen-year-old Anne Moore became the first immigrant to pass through the doors of Ellis Island Immigration Station. Over twelve million more immigrants would follow in Anne’s footsteps. Ellis Island would operate as an immigration station for sixty-two years, sitting in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Immigrants completing their Atlantic Ocean journeys, would disembark at Ellis Island. There, they were screened by doctors for obvious physical ailments, and by officers who reviewed their legal...
Grand Coulee Police 12/23-12/28 - Reports were filed without additional details, including: a citizen assist on Grand Coulee Avenue; assisting another agency at the hospital; an overdose on Dill Avenue; a family fight on Division Street; a traffic offense on Spokane Way; custodial interference on Bowen Street; a suspicious vehicle on Cardinal Road; and a citizen assist on E Street. 12/27 - A Section Place resident told police she thought that a woman, whom she identified, had knocked on her door at 1 a.m. before stealing a bag of laundry from...
Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group now holds its meetings Monday thru Friday @ 6 pm every night, at the Vets Center in Electric cCty. Wa. Need more info? Call Betty at 509-429-7817 . In Nespelem, the group Bound and Detemined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna at 634-4921. Food Bank Hours Regular Hours resume Jan 2, Friday 1-3 pm. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. Wheelchairs, Crutches Available Through the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center, a program is available to...
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The Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors was scheduled to meet this morning, Tuesday, Dec. 31, at 10 a.m. in the high school library, after The Star’s deadline. The district’s Dec. 22 board meeting was canceled last week for lack of a quorum. Notice was sent by the district office Monday that included the same agenda for Tuesday morning, on next to the last day of the...
Six Lady Raiders wrestled at the 2025 Eastside Legends Classic Dec. 27 in Omak to land Lake Roosevelt in the middle of tournament with three LR girls placing. Sienna Atchison placed second in the tournament at 145, giving her a 10-6 record. She pinned Oroville’s Montana Booker in 3:36 in the semifinal but lost in match for first to Liberty Bell’s Clara Ramsey-George in technical fall 16-0. Atchison’s second place garnered 18 team points. Selma Lewandowski (10-7) took third place at 170 for 13 team points after beating Tonasket’s Venus...
The Raiders had most of the winter break off until Monday night, when they played at the 79th Annual Reardan Lions Club Tournament, Dec. 29 at Reardan High School that also welcomed teams from Gig Harbor, Washington (Peninsula) and Bonners Ferry, Idaho for the boys’ teams. The girls teams in the tournament included the Lady Raiders, Reardan, Lakeside, Washington, and Bonners Ferry. The Raider boys lost to Bonners Ferry, 69-51. The Lady Raiders also lost to Bonners Ferry, 59-48. The LR teams are set to play at home on Saturday, Jan. 3...
