Articles from the February 20, 2013 edition
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Lady Raiders move on to regionals
The Lady Raiders came away with third place at last week’s District 5-6 basketball tournament at Wenatchee High School. Lake Roosevelt will move on to the regional tournament this F... — Updated 2/22/2013 Full story
January generally normal
Reviewing data from the past four Januarys shows we didn’t have any changes from the normal. We had good, measurable snowfall this year (2013, 7.3 inches) and last (2012, 9.9 i... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Celebrating the movies
Growing up in Los Angeles, Academy Award night was a citywide celebration. By the time my brother and I would tumble inside, ready for our afternoon snack, the glamorous stars were... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Coulee Cops
Grand Coulee Police 2/12 - An official with the Head Start program at Center School told police that someone had taken the lock off a storage shed where games and toys are stored. Nothing was taken, the report stated. It was... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Raiders wrestlers take second in state
The Raider wrestlers took home their highest placing trophy ever Saturday, placing second in the state in the B classification. Liberty Bell took home the championship, scoring 112... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Nice day
Brad Thoma jogs through the parking lot of the Visitor Center at Grand Coulee Dam Tuesday with partly sunny skies in the 40 degrees. The forecast calls for a 30-60 percent chance... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Meetings and Notices
Chamber to Meet at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular meeting Thursday, Feb. 21, at noon at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. Lions to Meet GCD Lions will meet on Tue... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Laurel G. “Gerry” Beck
A memorial celebration of life for Laurel G. “Gerry” Beck will take place at Zion Lutheran Church in Grand Coulee at 11 a.m., on Saturday, February 23, 2013. Gerry passed away the third weekend of January, 2013.... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Michael Wade Rounds I
Michael Wade Rounds I (68) met his Savior Jesus Christ face to face at 10:59 p.m., on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 when he left this world from Spokane’s Deaconess Hospital. M... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Francis Lee Swan
Francis “Franco” Lee Swan, age 59, a lifelong resident of Inchelium, Wash., passed away on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Inchelium at his home. Franco was born on July 20, 1953, in Inc... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Flora Elizabeth, “Lally” Dunlap, née Brim
Flora Elizabeth, “Lally” Dunlap, née Brim (83), passed away peacefully in the company of her loving family the afternoon of Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. She died after suffering stro... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Jesse G. Storey
Jesse G. Storey, Grand Coulee, passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, at Valley Care Center in Okanogan. Jesse was the second son of Harold V. and Mary Seresun Storey, born August 9, 1929, in Seattle, Wash. He grew up in... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Coulee Recollections
Ten Years Ago The bald eagle became the focus of hundreds of tourists last weekend as they flocked to the Grand Coulee Dam area to look at the national bird during the “Balde” Eagle Festival. “We doubled what we had last year,... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
An open letter to the tribal council
Sin...redemption--being right or wrong. Are you so righteously ‘right’ that you allow yourself to stoop down, in servitude to evil … instead of being true to yourself … true to your reservation, and, most importantly, true to your... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Tribal ceremonial locker explained
Tribal members have been asking questions regarding the Tribes’ Ceremonial Locker such as how it’s used, when it began and who can benefit from it, the Colville Fish and Wildlife department state last week. The department see... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Sleight of hand and food for thought
The town of Coulee Dam began increasing our sewer rate about a year ago. In December, 2011 we were paying a reasonable $37 a month — one month later, our rates were increased by 33 percent! Thinking that there must have been a g... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Food service truck has been recovered
A food service truck stolen from the Grand Coulee Dam School District has been recovered. Two district employees traveled to the Seattle area last Wednesday and brought the 1994 Ford truck back to the bus garage for repairs. The... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Mayor: town will pursue new study on wastewater plant
Mayor Quincy Snow assured those attending a town council meeting last Wednesday night that the town would follow through on a “value engineering” study of its $4.92 million wastewater treatment plant project. He made the announceme... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Calendar alignment an issue for districts
The boards from the Nespelem and Grand Coulee Dam school districts districts met jointly last week, in another of what have become quarterly meetings. Concerns were shared about the two districts’ school calendars for next s... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Newsbriefs
Proctor still in lead Grand Coulee original Shane Proctor maintained his lead in the PBR Built Ford Tough Series by just 53.96 points, despite going just one for three last weekend. Proctor has 3,414.120 points and has earned... — Updated 2/20/2013
The thrill of championship
Orrin Gross leaps onto Coach Steve Hood after taking the state championship at 145 pounds in class 2B high school wrestling at the state meet in the Tacoma Dome Saturday. Mike... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Document request cut off after news report
A public disclosure request for information from police documents made a few weeks ago by police officer Sean Cook has been discontinued at his own request, The Star learned this week. A request the Grand Coulee officer made... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Tribes to receive hero award
The Colville Tribes will receive the Sierra Club’s “Watershed Hero Award” in special ceremonies Saturday, Feb. 23, in Spokane. The award is for the Tribes’ cleanup efforts in the upper Columbia River of hazardous wastes deposit... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Bureau cuts eagle roosting trees on lake
A 100-year-old cottonwood tree on Banks Lake whose branches attracted as many as 10 eagles at a time is no more, cut down by the Bureau of Reclamation a couple of weeks ago. While... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
Time to take a stand against stumps
Enough is enough. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has apparently adopted a reckless and callous attitude toward community assets not made of concrete or steel, assets that make living easier in this semi-arid desert, assets that... — Updated 2/20/2013 Full story
