Articles from the June 27, 2018 edition
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Final vote count for CBC
The official vote counts of Saturday’s general election for the Colville Business Council, including the absentee ballots, are in, with several incumbents voted out including the current chairman of the council that governs the t... — Updated 7/1/2018
Declaration spells out the United States difference
A certain seemingly innocent, even holy-sounding, reference made recently by a high government official in defense of an unpopular policy should give Americans pause. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions sought to shore up the... — Updated 7/1/2018 Full story
School levy on August ballot would just maintain
Voters will decide if the Grand Coulee Dam School District will function on the same amount of money it has been, or be forced into a budget made much tighter by the new school funding law passed by the state Legislature last... — Updated 6/27/2018
Coulee Cops
Grand Coulee 6/19 - Coulee Gas reported a counterfeit $20 bill that police collected and will send to the U.S. Secret Service. Police were unable to identify the customer who used the bill in security footage. - An Elmer City man... — Updated 6/27/2018
Meetings and Notices
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, June 28, at noon at Sunbanks Resort Lodge Cantina, outside of Electric City. Scott Hunter, owner of the Star newspaper, will be the guest... — Updated 6/27/2018
Catherine Olive (St. Clair) Kirk
Catherine Olive (St. Clair) Kirk, 69, of Brewster, Washington, passed away peacefully in her sleep November 23, 2017, at the University of Washington Hospital with complications... — Updated 6/27/2018 Full story
Legals for June 27, 2018
Town of Coulee Dam Notice of Public Hearing NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held to consider the Six-Year Comprehensive Street Program (TIP) for 2019 – 2024. The Public Hearing will be held in the Coulee Dam T... — Updated 6/27/2018 Full story
The toxic effects of detention centers for young children
Amid all the confusion about zero tolerance and executive orders over the crisis at the border, one thing is clear. At least 2,000 children are still detained away from their parents in shelters across the country. Many — no one k... — Updated 6/27/2018
Ugliest town in the west can do better
I entered Electric City the other day through its southern portal, and was shocked. I don’t know why; I had entered the city through its south end a hundred times before. But this time the many eyesores along the entrance to the c... — Updated 6/27/2018
Re: "Trump, GOP get failing grades on new tax law"
I know you are a liberal but at least you could try to be objective in your selection of the guest editorials. For instance, the so-called Americans for Tax Fairness. This organization is not for fair taxes; they are for higher... — Updated 6/27/2018
Thankful he got out
As a former employee at the Grand Coulee Dam School District (30 years plus), I would like to respond to the article in last week’s Star entitled “High staff turnover this year in GCD school district.” I am now retired from the dis... — Updated 6/27/2018
New athletic director, teacher hired
Lake Roosevelt Schools will have a new athletic director, physical education teacher, and football coach in Tim Rasmussen, and new elementary school teacher in his wife, Nicole Rasmussen. The Rasmussens are returning to their home... — Updated 6/27/2018
Nice save
Brett Leadingham of the Wannabes softball team bobbles, then catches the ball near first base on Monday when they played against the Smokin' Joes team at North Dam Park in a... — Updated 6/27/2018
Sunrise Disposal to use new technology in their trucks
Grand Coulee Councilmember Mike Horne said at the latest council meeting that Sunrise Disposal, who performs garbage collection service in the area, will be using new global positioning system (GPS) equipment in their trucks... — Updated 6/27/2018
Local libraries to host Grant PUD as part of summer program
Grant PUD to present "It's not magic, it's water" throughout the summer Grant PUD will participate in the North Central Regional Library's summer reading program as they share an... — Updated 6/27/2018
Eagle Scouts tour dam bicycling cross country
A large group of Eagle Scouts took a hard-hat tour of the Grand Coulee Dam June 25, going deep into the dam to explore the inner workings of the marvel of engineering. The group,... — Updated 6/27/2018
Newsbriefs
Early deadlines for holiday Because of the Independence Day holiday, The Star will be published on July 3 (Tuesday) instead of on our usual Wednesday schedule. The deadline for ads and news copy will be Friday, June 29. No-shows... — Updated 6/27/2018
Fireworks will top festival on July 4
That’s the clue for a good time here July 3 and 4, when the Festival of America occurs below the Visitor Center at Grand Coulee Dam. The celebration is put on by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce. Please see the separat... — Updated 6/27/2018
International peace run includes dam
The Sri Chimnoy Oneness-Home Peace Run passed by the Grand Coulee Dam last week, spreading a message of peace and carrying a torch that has traveled the world. The group consist of... — Updated 6/27/2018
Recent fires show the season is here
Local firefighters were busy over the last couple weeks, from fighting wildland fires to attending to one right behind the fire station in Grand Coulee. Firefighters were called to help on a large fire that burned more than 2,000 a... — Updated 6/27/2018
Slide repair to start
An aerial photo shows a temporarily repaired slide area on Peter Dan Road where the dark spot marks temporary asphalt over a hump created by a landslide. Okanogan County on Tuesday... — Updated 6/27/2018
