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With faces displaying a range of human emotions, first-graders start off in their race at Lake Roosevelt Schools Miini Bloomsday races Friday, the day before the big race in Spokane. See more photos and available results on page 6. - Scott Hunter photo...
An accidental gunshot incident got a student at the Lake Roosevelt Alternative School in Grand Coulee kicked out of school for a year and booked into a Chelan County Juvenile Detention facility last week, one week after it happened. The student — who is not yet 18, which prevents school officials from releasing a name — lost footing while riding a hoverboard in a classroom around other students when the board bumped into another student’s foot. A handgun fell out of the suspect’s jacket at that point, hit the floor and discharged, sending...
Two faces you may recognize will head up the Colorama Parade as the honorary parade marshals on Saturday - Janet Doughty and Vickey Steffens. Both have been working with the Ridge Riders for decades and probably sold you a ticket or two to the rodeo. Janet Doughty has been a Ridge Rider member since 1967, some 58 years. Her Granny Hobart got her started riding, and Janet got her whole family involved from play days and riding drill team to helping with organizing the first junior rodeos held in...
Candidate Filing Week in the state began on Monday, May 5 online and at county elections offices across the state. Declarations of Candidacy and full payment must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 9. In the local area, 55 positions are open for citizens to declare candidacy. Across the state, eligible Washingtonians can declare candidacy for over 3,200 seats ranging from county positions to school boards and cemetery districts. Candidates file through their county elections office. Applicants are encouraged to file online. Complete...
April 29, 2025 5:25pm Demand for electricity in the Northwest could double by 2046, according to a new energy forecast from regional experts. Over the next two decades, demand could increase by between 1.8% and 3.1% annually, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council heard April 29. The projected growth will come primarily from companies building more data centers in the region, more electric vehicles on roads, electrifying buildings, computer chip manufacturing and the production of “green hydrogen” created by running an electrical cur... Full story
President Trump stated Sunday, May 4 that he is directing, “…the Bureau of Prisons, the Department of Justice, FBI, and Homeland Security, to reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt ALCATRAZ, to house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders.” Alcatraz Island is not an unknown place to me. When I was just starting my career with the National Park Service back in the early 1970s, I was part of the first crew of park ranger tour guides assigned to Alcatraz Island. I’ve been back a ha...
Recently, my wife and I took one of our semi-grown daughters and her friend to the American Rodeo Championship Weekend at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. But we weren’t there to see the adult, full-contact petting zoo that is a championship rodeo. Instead, for around the cost of the latest iPhone, we bought four tickets to see country music heartthrob (and darn good singer) Riley Green and the almost-as-lovely-as-my-wife (in case she reads this) Ella Langley perform mid-rodeo. Because the concert was sandwiched between the final and c...
When traveling abroad, you meet a lot of people, most of them casually. Not the case with the Fujimotos from Tokyo. It all started here in the U.S. when we got involved with a student FIUTS organization. We were sponsoring a student from Thailand, and sponsors and students were having a get together to get acquainted. In chatting with a student from Japan, I mentioned that I was going there. He said if I would give him my itinerary, he would have his sister show me around. I arrived and was staying at the Okura Hotel, at the time one of the...
May 9, 1754, the “Join or Die” political cartoon appeared in the Pennsylvania Gazette. Ben Franklin was the newspaper publisher and author of the article and cartoon. The cartoon depicted a snake cut into eight pieces that symbolized the British colonies. The cartoon was part of an article addressing a recent military loss to the French. Franklin’s article went on to explain. “The Confidence of the French in this undertaking seems well-grounded on the present disunited state of the British Colonies, and the extreme difficulty of bringin...
On April 16, 2025, after a valiant fight, our Mother BJ Nichols went to be with the Lord. Betty Jean "BJ" Atkinson was born in Coulee Dam on March 27, 1947. She attended Coulee Dam Schools. She married Vic Piccolo and they moved to Seaton's Grove to start a family only a hundred yards from where she grew up. After her divorce with Victor, BJ married Robert Nichols who she loved until he preceded her in death. The two were quite a pair, even owning a crack sealing business in the mid 1990's... Full story
All are invited to the final community clean-up day at Spring Canyon Cemetery Saturday, May 17 from 9:00 am until noon. It will be a good time to clean around your family's headstones or stones of those who do not have family living here anymore. Bring gloves, shovels, weed eaters, brooms, brushes, etc. Lion's Club members, military veterans and cemetery supporters will be there to work with you and haul away debris. It will be a fun time. If you have questions, call 509 633-0182 or 509 631-0551....
Memorial Day will soon be here. for those wanting a flag dedicated to the Isle of Flags, please call Ben Alling at 509-633-0663 o 509-680-7250 by May 16, 2025....
Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, May 12th, 2025, at 6:00pm at the Electric City Fire Station....
Coulee Dam Police 4/28 - 4/30 - Reports were filed without further details about the situations, including for a traffic accident on Section Place and Yakima Street in Grand Coulee, a family fight on Cardinal Place in the road, and harassment on 4th Street in Electric City. 4/30 - A man on Stevens Avenue in Electric City reported that his neighbor walked into his house and took his dog. He provided police with security footage showing so. The neighbor said the dog was in distress and ill and possibly at risk for parvo (a potentially...
Lake Roosevelt Elementary students ran their hearts out in the school's annual Mini Bloomsday run, an event that got them sunshine, joy, disappointment, fatigue and renewed determination. You could see all that in their faces during the run. Here are some results, courtesy of Jeremy Crollard. Second-Third Grade Boys 1st – Warren Yazzie 2nd – Ashton Gore 3rd – Ryder Vargas 4th – Clyde Barnaby Girls 1st - Theresa Leach 2nd - Rayne 3rd - Autumn Rudolf Grades 4, 5 and 6 Elite Runners Boys 1st - R...
The Raider track and field athletes competed against 20 teams at the Ron Vanderholm Memorial Invitational in Royal City on Friday, with the boys taking third place as a team. John Cooley took first place in the 300 hurdles among 15 competitors with a PR performance. He took second in the 110 hurdles and fifth in both long and triple jumps. Terrell Bush beat back 26 other long jumpers to take first with a PR. Kayman Jordan took third in his first 400-meter dash, as did Caden Portch in both the 1600 and 3200. And the relay team they are both...
CITY OF GRAND COULEE NOTICE OF TOWN HALL MEETING The Grand Coulee City Council will hold a town hall meeting to discuss the implementation of an ordinance pertaining to vacant business buildings. The special meeting will be held Tuesday, May 20, 2025, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 306 Midway Avenue. Business owners are strongly encouraged to attend. The regular council meeting will immediately follow. The city hall is accessible to persons with disabilities. The city will make arrangements to reasonably... Full story
My name is Faith Jensen, your 2025 Miss Colorama Pro-Rodeo Queen! I am 19 years old and am just finishing up my first year at Colorado Northwestern College where I play volleyball in Rangely, Colorado. I am currently studying to get my associates degree in science with an emphasis in agriculture and rangeland management. I am an Omak high school graduate for the year 2024 and was extremely involved during my time there being senior class president and treasurer for the FFA. My parents are Oren a...
The Colorama Parade this year will start at 11 a.m. Saturday and be led by co-marshals Janet Doughty and Vickey Steffens. Those two ladies have volunteered for many years with the Ridge Riders, whose Colorama Rodeo is bringing in the rodeo royalty from all over who will also ride in the parade. Be sure to give those two a big wave back when they go by. See their story in The Star first section this week. Get to your viewing spot early as the road closes before the 11 a.m. sta...
Lots of fun is scheduled for North Dam Park during the Colorama Festival, this year, including some new-this-year events. On Friday, kids can take part in the Kids Color Fun Run at 4 p.m. That means they'll get dusted in colorful powder, so wearing white will make those colors pop! Also new this year, the Ridge Riders Rodeo joins the fun at North Dam Park with a "Boot Scoot & Scramble" and Rodeo Royalty autograph signings. And and and ... the rock wall for climbing is set to be back in the park...
The Ridge Riders keep adding attractions to their events, including this year. The Cleatis Lacy Memorial Bull Riding and Ranch Broncs happens Thursday night at 7 p.m., with a $5,000 added purse for the bull riders and another $1,000 for the ranch broncs. Ranch bronc riders aim to stay mounted for eight seconds on a bucking horse using a standard working saddle and a bucking rein. Then the hilarious Panty Pull will be back. You'll recognize a few of your favorite businessmen as they compete for t...
The Colorama buttons offered at local businesses help support and promote the Colorama Festival. They are available for purchase at local businesses, including Voltage Coffee House, Coulee Hardware, Cafe Espresso, Coulee Wall Variety Store, MPH HI Dam, The Eagles, on B Street, and the local motels. Buttons cost $3.50....