Articles from the April 27, 2016 edition
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Hundreds attend seventh annual Earth Day Celebration in Nespelem
A festive Earth Day celebration, the seventh organized by a local Earth Day Committee, took place at the Nespelem powwow grounds Friday as an estimated 800-1,200 children and... — Updated 4/27/2016
This week in sports
Thurs., April 28 4 p.m., HS Tennis here with Pateros 4 p.m., JHS Track at Bridgeport, Brewster Invitational Fri., April 29 4 p.m., HS Tennis here with White Swan 4 p.m., HS Track at Reike Invitational, Peshastin Sat., April 30 11... — Updated 4/27/2016
Track gets closer to goals
Raider Track completed another two-meet week, traveling to Lakeside High School in Nine Mile Falls April 20 and to Quincy on the 23rd. The meet at Lakeside was a Northeast B-Leagues meet, with schools from both the Panorama and... — Updated 4/27/2016
Lady Raiders win one of four
Lady Raider softball had a tough week, winning only one of four games last week. “We had too many defensive errors this week,” Head Coach Cassie Wendt said. In a doubleheader against Oroville, the Lady Raiders committed 13 err... — Updated 4/27/2016
Raiders golf enjoying the good weather
Raider Golf last week had the good fortune of playing in warm, sunny weather after having some cool wet matches early on. Head Coach Steve Files said, "The weather has been... — Updated 4/27/2016
Raider tennis hitting stride
The Raider girls won their two team tennis matches last week, while the boys lost both. The boys won their doubles matches against the Davenport Gorillas April 18 but lost the singles, while the LR girls won the singles matches... — Updated 4/27/2016
Raiders sweep Hornets, split with Mt. Lions
Raider baseball rebounded from losses to Okanogan by sweeping the Oroville Hornets last week, then splitting a doubleheader with Liberty Bell. The lowly Hornets were easily... — Updated 4/27/2016
Myers/Greene have a boy
Loni Myers and Kyle Greene, of Coulee Dam, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Leo Nicholas Scott Greene, born Friday, April 15, 2016, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 7 lbs., 8 oz., and... — Updated 4/27/2016
Shreddin' it
Rotarian Merle Kennedy and high school students Lucas Bird and Dakota Seylor transfer a trailer load of paper into bins for shredding Saturday during the Grand Coulee Dam Rotary... — Updated 4/27/2016
Ostenberg/St. Peter have a girl
Ostenberg/St. Peter have a girlWashington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Chanley RaiAnn Ostenberg, born Friday, April 15, 2016, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 7 lb., 7 oz., and was 19... — Updated 4/27/2016
It's a girl for the Landeroses
Ashley and Charles (Victor) Landeros are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Westlyn Ruth Landeros, born Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 9 lbs., 11 oz., and was 20-1/2... — Updated 4/27/2016
Seventy-seven years ago
When the 70-ton steel closure gates were not needed for river diversion purposes, the contractor suspended them from special storage barges anchored in the right forebay. – April 1... — Updated 4/27/2016
Meetings and Notices
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, April 28, at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. Debbie Starkey, of Investment Services Northwest, will speak about a Grant Writing... — Updated 4/27/2016
A gem in the Coulee: Richard Hill
Most of you probably have no idea who this is. Some USBR employees know him, but more importantly a handful of high school kids know him too. Recently Mr. Hill came to Lake Roosevel... — Updated 4/27/2016
Kirk Adams taking his skills to the Big Apple
Kirk Adams has earned the reputation as a visionary leader who gets things done for people with disabilities. Those qualities, coupled with hard work and determination, rewarded... — Updated 4/27/2016
Pathways workshop set for May
Electric City is hosting a community workshop, led by Washington State University’s Rural Communities Design Initiative. The meeting, one of two being planned, will run from 1-4 p.m., Saturday, May 14, in the Veterans Center in E... — Updated 4/27/2016
Help from all welcome on school memorial
In response to the letter from Connie Babler a couple of weeks ago, the Grand Coulee Alumni Association would like to clarify a few things. First of all, the main concern of our association is that the names of the combined... — Updated 4/27/2016
Four-school memorial a great idea
Reading Connie Babler’s letter to The Star April 13, 2016, brought back many happy memories of going to school in Coulee Dam and growing up in such a great place. The idea of a “memorial” representing all four schools is a great... — Updated 4/27/2016
Smooth ride
Mechaela Allen guides her horse through the senior poles event at the Nespelem Junior Rodeo Saturday. - Scott Hunter photo... — Updated 4/27/2016
Newsbriefs
Park pickup scheduled for Saturday A big community asset needs some springtime sprucing, and parks commissioners picked this Saturday to do it, hoping you’ll help. The Coulee Area Parks and Recreation District will host the A... — Updated 4/27/2016
Senator Parlette speaks at Rotary
State Sen. Linda Evans Parlette visited the community last week to fill in schools Superintendent Dennis Carlson on changes in the capital budget staff in Olympia, which could... — Updated 4/27/2016
School administrator in federal custody
A Coulee Dam man arrested in February on charges related to his alleged relationship with a 14-year-old girl in Wisconsin found himself in federal court Monday in Spokane, not a state court in Okanogan. Nate Piturachsatit, 37,... — Updated 4/27/2016
Lions to bring free health screening Thursday
There will be free health screenings available for the general public here April 28. The Grand Coulee Lions Club, in cooperation with Coulee Medical Center, will have the Northwest Lions Foundation mobile screening unit on... — Updated 4/27/2016
Colorama to bring new feature in place of old
There is a new major event for Colorama this year, because another major feature won't be appearing. Jump N2 Fun, a firm that features a host of inflatable slides and bounce houses,... — Updated 4/27/2016
Hearing for reprimanded councilmember tonight
A public hearing will be held tonight for an Electric City council member who wants to answer her reprimand in public. The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, April 27) in the city council chambers. Councilmember... — Updated 4/27/2016
