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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Or rambling as The Star newspaper, Shut Up Mr Utz does. If AT&T buys Direct TV for the billions they are offering, hope they will offer services to all of North America. Will they again become the best, most secure stock market investment they once were? Will the stupid Feds allow them to be a regulated monopoly as they once were? Or will they become a thief as our local fuel stations have been allowed to become. I'm very hopeful that I will be able to shop at home again when the new service station opens in Grand Coulee. I have been told that... Full story
A special thanks to my hero, my granddaughter Kati Goodall, for knowing what to do and saving my life by giving me a shot when I passed out at the ball game. I’m not sure how you knew what to do, but you did. I would also like to thank all the people who helped me when I was down. I don’t know all your names, but there was Peggy Sandgren, Steve Harrington, Ben Alling and the ambulance crew to mention a few, and the staff at Coulee Medical Center were wonderful. I am here today because of Kati and all my friends and neighbors. I am blessed to... Full story
The Class of 1964 of Coulee Dam High School is announcing plans for its 50th class reunion. The weekend of August 15-17 will bring together classmates and teachers of that school year. Many social activities will be held at locations throughout the Grand Coulee Dam area. It is our hope that with the opening of the new school at Lake Roosevelt, we may tour the new facility and congratulate the school board on its decision to go forward. If anyone is interested in helping with the arrangements for this event, please contact me or Marie Jensen... Full story
Three Raiders came home as District 5-6 champions Saturday and will compete at the state track and field tournament at Eastern Washington University Friday and Saturday. “I knew it was going to be a great meet when we started off with three district championships!” exclaimed Head Coach Lori Adkins on the field event championships in Ephrata. Octavio Alejandre repeated as the district shot put champion by throwing 44 feet, 5 inches. Alejandre said his goal is to throw 48 feet at the the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s 1B, 2... Full story
Three Lady Raider softball players have been named to the Central Washington 2B North All-League squads for the 2014 season. Lake Roosevelt freshman Tristen Adolph was named to the First Team CWL 2B North because of her pitching and base running ability. Adolph struck out 55 batters, batted .489 for the season, and stole 48 bases. “Tristen played every position on the field this season, but she ended the season as our go to pitcher,” Head Coach Jamie Lezard said. “She had a tough job at first of finding the strike zone, but she pulled it all t... Full story
Raider Tennis competed in District 6 Tournament at Cashmere last week, where their season came to an end. The matches were close and were played to a different format than in the regular season. “The format was two out of three sets with no-add scoring, which means you only have to win games by one point,” noted Head Coach Steve Archer. “Many of the games for both Dan (Campobasso) and Holly (Carriere)/Areielle (White) went to deuce and were won by a single point.” Campobasso played Juan Mensoza of Cascade in boys’ singles. Mensoza took the... Full story
Raider golf came up short at the the District 5-6 Golf Tournament at Lake Chelan Golf Course May 20, so no Raider golfer will advance to the state tournament this season. Brandon Desautel and Mikel Friedlander finished sixth and seventh, respectively, which was just one place too low to advance. “Our kids were grinding out there, but we didn’t play our best,” Raider Head Coach Steve Files said. “I was proud of our effort and the way we competed.” Desautel shot a 116 for his sixth-place finish. He need to cut off six strokes to qualify f... Full story
In the wake of state inspections and allegations of harassment and retaliation, the mayor of Coulee Dam has ordered immediate changes in the town’s paid volunteer ambulance service, some of which have sparked threats of EMTs purposely not responding, he said. The state Department of Health inspected the ambulance May 8 at the invitation of Mayor Greg Wilder and found a dozen “areas of non-compliance” with state law and standards. Those were detailed in a letter to Fire Chief Robert Jackson dated May 14. Issues cited ranged from candy bars... Full story
A special meeting of the commissioners that govern Coulee Medical Center will occur this afternoon, but will not take any action other than adjournment following a closed session, according to revised agenda the hospital district published Sunday morning. Below is that notice and agenda: PUBLIC NOTICE There will be a special Board Meeting of the Commissioners of Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, & Okanogan Counties Public Hospital District No. 6 on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, 4:00 PM in the Education Conference Room, located at 411 Fortuyn Road, Grand... Full story
An airplane accident has killed a man on Banks Lake near Steamboat Rock. Kenneth A. Berger, 60, of Monroe, Wash. had already put down his Searay amphibious plane at about 5 p.m., witnesses said. They said he apparently was trying to take off again, when the plane flipped over forward into the water, witnesses said. Nearby boaters got to the craft, and two women at the Northrup Point boat launch said they had been approaching to offer CPR but were turned back by men who had recovered the pilot... Full story
The American Legion Post in Electric City will cook breakfast during this holiday for any who would like to help support local veterans while having a nice meal in a community setting. Saturday, the group will serve a breakfast of pancakes, eggs, ham, sausage, coffee and milk from 6:30 to 11 a.m., and Monday from 6:30 to 10 a.m. The breakfast costs $6. The hour shorter period on Monday will allow people to get to the Isle of Flags Memorial at Spring Canyon, which starts at 11... Full story
In response to three letters published last week so fervently against the “Wild horse race” coming up this weekend, there needs to be some things cleared up. The term “Wild horse race” has misled the three concerned ladies that voiced their strong objection and outrage against this “most inhumane thing.” First of all, these are not “wild horses” as you would see on some National Geographic documentary. Usually these are horses that have demonstrated that they don’t have the temperament to be saddle horses. Most horses that have shown this t... Full story
I’d like to take this time to thank all the staff (surgeon and nurses) that personally took care of me before surgery, during surgery and after. I was and still am overwhelmed by the kindness, the caring and the concern I was given at CMC. I’ve lived in the coulee for 35 years and am proud to call it my home. I applaud every one of the medical people who cared for me during my short stay at CMC. With much, much appreciation, I sincerely thank the surgeon and nurses that stood by my side and made me feel of importance. Thank you! Thank you! Tha... Full story
Raider golf closed the regular season May 13 at home against Moses Lake Christian and Columbia Basin Secondary. Austin Rosenbaum posted his best score of the season, shooting an 89 over 18 holes to be the boys’ medalist. Madisyn Byam was a close second in girls competition to Isabella Murrell of MLCA with a score of 111. Head Coach Steve Files praised both golfers. “Austin Rosenbaum and Madisyn Byam shot their low rounds of the season,” he said. Brandon Desautel came in second for the Raiders, completing the course in 99 strokes. Kyle Holt... Full story
After a win over Bridgeport last week, the Lady Raiders came up one game short of making it into district play, ending their season. The Lake Roosevelt team played their last softball game of the 2014 season against Liberty Bell May 17. "We just needed to win two of three this week to make it into districts as the third seed, but LR came up short and we didn't get job done to make districts," Head Coach Jamie Lezard said. The Lady Raiders finished the season with a win-loss record of 5-15... Full story
Raider track and field athletes took four sub-district championships in Oroville May 16, where the top four from each event move on to the District 5-6 meet Saturday. LR finished third overall for both the boys’ and girls’ squads and sent 17 on to the district meet at Ephrata High School May 24. “All of our athletes dug deep and came up within the top four qualifiers for the district meet,” Head Coach Lori Adkins said. “We are proud of their efforts and will use this week of practice to further... Full story
Coulee Medical Center staff pulled together a recruitment booth for a medical conference in Spokane last month where Dr. Andrew Castrodale was a featured speaker. Chief Executive Officer Debbie Bigelow told hospital commissioners Monday night that staff members displayed beautiful photographs of the area and the hospital and wrote articles about “what a great place this is to live and work.” Recruiting physicians to rural areas is not easy, but CMC’s previous CEO was content to use traditional recruitment firms for the task. Castrodale has purs... Full story
In 1964, the average annual salary in the United States was $5,880. It cost 5 cents to mail a letter. You could buy a fine house for $20,000 and a brand new Ford Mustang cost a whopping $2,400. And when Merv Schmidt came to run a gas station in Coulee Dam, the price of gas in Spokane was 34.9 cents a gallon. Locally, it was 39.9 cents. That nickel difference seemed like a lot to Merv, but people bought the gas, even though it was 14 percent more than in Spokane. When I got here in 1988, there were six local gas stations. All of them were much... Full story
Lake Roosevelt’s baseball team finished the 2014 season Monday at Wenatchee Valley Juinor College in a loser-out game against White Swan. The Raiders kept it close but could not beat the Cougars in the end. The Cougars ended the Raiders season in 2013 in the same early morning loser out game. Earlier in the week, the Raiders lost to the league’s number-one Liberty Bell Mt. Lions in a slugfest. The Raiders could not stop the Mt. Lion offense that scored 17 runs. The loss placed LR in the second-place spot from the Central Washignton 2B Nor... Full story
Lady Raider softball dropped all three of their games last week. At Oroville May 6, the Lady Raiders lost to the Hornets by a close score. On the mound, Tristen Adolph continued her streak of solid performances, striking out eight batters and giving up only four walks. Some 68 percent of Adolph’s 124 pitches were strikes. Adolph along with Savannah Marin had a good day at the plate, going three for four. But Lake Roosevelt left six runners stranded on the base paths and made too many errors that allowed the Hornets to score. In a May 9 d... Full story
Raider tennis players defeated the Wilbur-Creston Wildcats in both boys’ and girls’ play May 6 but lost to Tonasket two days later, then ended the regular season at home last night. At Wilbur-Creston, Daniel Campobasso came from behind to win his match against Jacob Paunovich. “Dan Campobasso was down 4-1 in the first set but then switched to another gear, grabbed the momentum and never looked back with an impressive 6-4, 6-1 win,” Head Coach Steve Archer said. Holly Jo Carriere and Areiell... Full story
Raider golfers competed in their last two events of the 2014 season May 6 at Oroville and last night at Banks Lake Golf Course. At Oroville, the Raiders competed against a large Hornet squad and a lone Tonasket Tiger. On the 18-hole course the Hornets came away the victors on the boys’ side. For the girls it was a close contest, but they were scored as individuals as only five girls competed in the match. Mikel Friedlander was the girls’ medalist with a 124 strokes, beating out Jordyn Smith of... Full story
Raider Track finished the regular season with athletes placing in two meets. The LR boys finished sixth overall in the Bridgeport Invite May 6, with 42 team points. The girls’ squad took ninth with 41 team points. The Raiders travelled to Royal City May 9 to compete in the Ron Vanderholm Invite, where the girls finished 13th with 19.5 points, and the boys took 19th with 9.5 points. “They are performing well and we are excited to see what they can accomplish at the Sub-District Championships,” Head Coach Lori Adkins said. At Bridgeport, Natha... Full story
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, an internationally acclaimed novel by Ken Kesey, has made its way to the Masquers Theatre in Soap Lake for a five-weekend run that ends this coming weekend. It stars Curtis Davis, of Coulee Dam, as Chief Bromden, and Ephrata-area actors Clint Pozzi as R.P. McMurphy, and Joanne Bracht as Nurse Ratched in the lead roles. The live performance based on the 1963 Dale Wasserman script, is under the direction of Carol Boyce of Coulee Dam, an actor in her first... Full story
As you enjoy Colorama this week, be thankful for the place where much of it comes together — North Dam Park and Event Center — and think about the sand dunes that would replace it if ceases to exist, which it could. This community asset is just one of the potential casualties of irrational stinginess on the part of some city council members who think the only funds they currently spend on the park just shouldn’t be spent that way. A very large cache of those funds, from hotel/motel taxes that are supposed to support tourism, sit doing nothi... Full story