Articles from the August 7, 2019 edition
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As fire season sets in, keep an eye on the smoke
It's smoky outside, not as smoky as last year, but health experts advise being mindful of the amount of smoke in the air and how it affects you. Here are some tools to help with... — Updated 8/8/2019
Hundreds battle fire on reservation
A fire burning on the Colville Indian Reservation, upstream from the Keller Ferry in the Hellgate Game Reserve area has scorched 18,000 acres and was 25 percent contained, as of... — Updated 8/7/2019
14-day closure of Keller Ferry delayed until September
KELLER – Keller Ferry users will get a two-week reprieve on a terminal repair project closure, with work now starting in September. Initially, the 14-day closure and repair was scheduled to be complete by Aug. 30, but delays in o... — Updated 8/7/2019
Tough Decisions
Congress is responsible for funding our country, and we have some difficult decisions to make. I came to Washington D.C. to advocate for the priorities of my constituents, and I have heard loud and clear that the people of Central... — Updated 8/7/2019
Coulee Cops
Grand Coulee Police 8/1 - A gas station attendant at Jack’s Four Corners turned in a brown paper bag found in the parking lot by a customer. The paper bag had a plastic bag and a small condiment container inside, both containing c... — Updated 8/7/2019
Legals for August 7, 2019
Coulee Hartline School District CALL FOR BIDS Construction of Pole Storage Building and removal of existing container The Coulee Hartline School Board of Directors are requesting bids for the construction of a two level pole... — Updated 8/7/2019
Local athlete to play in BR World Series
A local athlete will be competing in the Babe Ruth World Series in Bismarck, North Dakota this week. Tyson Nicholson, who will be a sophomore at Lake Roosevelt High School this... — Updated 8/7/2019
Next State Parks 'free day' is Aug. 25
OLYMPIA – Aug. 5, 2019 – In recognition of the National Park System’s 103rd birthday, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is offering free entrance to state parks on Sunday, Aug. 25. Day-use visitors will not n... — Updated 8/7/2019
World-Wide Ice-Age Megafloods at next Ice Age Floods Institute meeting August 13
Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet at 7 p.m., Tuesday, August 13, at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee. Erratics’ favorite, Dr. Vic Baker, Professor of Planetary Scie... — Updated 8/7/2019
Meetings & Notices
Chamber Taking a Break Chamber will not be holding meetings through the month of August. Mosquito District Meets The Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting at 5 p.m., Thursday, August 7, at 210 W. Coulee... — Updated 8/7/2019
Newsbriefs
Man drowns in Lake Rufus Woods A 26-year-old Bridgeport man drowned Sunday near Chief Joseph Dam while swimming with friends, Douglas County Sheriff Kevin W. Morris said. Responding to the call, deputies found Manuel De Jesus... — Updated 8/7/2019
Local NPS sites listed for temporary closures next week
Spring Canyon and Keller Ferry are two National Park Service sites listed Tuesday for possible closure next week during a project to redo or upgrade all asphalt surfaces in the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. The project... — Updated 8/7/2019
Washingtonians need relief from Rx greed
For decades, Big Pharma has raised drug prices with impunity. Here in Washington state, the average annual cost of brand name prescription drug treatment increased 58% between 2012 and 2017, while the annual income for... — Updated 8/7/2019
What others think of our home
As we traveled around the state this summer and others asked where we were from, they would always get a look of excitement when we said Grand Coulee. Some had memories of long ago... — Updated 8/7/2019
Arctic peatland fires affect us
As global temperatures rise (June 2019 was the hottest June ever recorded) they tend to sustain wildfires. Earlier this summer, in June and July, hundreds of long-lived, intense... — Updated 8/7/2019
Geezers reduced to rhetoric
Who will stand up for geezer privilege? Without the benefit of definable organization, geezers are at a disadvantage. They lack status to call for a press conference or to issue position statements. The only recourse at present is... — Updated 8/7/2019
Give us your ideas on One of Us
In this week’s Star, we offer a short feature on a person relatively new to the area under the heading One of Us. We’d like to do more of this kind of story, those that help bring a new face to the community, or just tell us som... — Updated 8/7/2019
Drone stops firefighting effort
Someone illegally flew a drone into the temporarily restricted airspace over the Williams Flats and Lundstrom Butte Fires Tuesday, forcing a stop to all flights by firefighting aircraft. “The incursion caused all firefighting r... — Updated 8/7/2019
Museum to host events
The Colville Tribal Museum in Coulee Dam is hosting a series of events. Bill Layman will be at the museum on Aug. 24 at 1 p.m. Layman has written three books that delve into the history of the West’s mightiest river. In addition t... — Updated 8/7/2019
Grooming a passion for dogs
Jill Fraser has been passionate about dogs her whole life, grooming her first one at age 10 when she decided her aunt's cocker spaniel could use an upgrade. Since then, she's pursue... — Updated 8/7/2019
Smart phones, social media, and its effects on our lives
Is technology bringing us closer together, tearing us apart, or just sucking up our time in general? A recent poll shared to The Star’s Facebook page just scratched the surface of the complex issue of smartphones, tablets, and t... — Updated 8/7/2019
