Articles from the August 20, 2014 edition
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Updated with new schedule: Heads up if you're heading to Spokane next week
Travelers headed to Spokane on US 2 this week should plan plenty of time to get there, the state Department of Transportation says, but the contractor has changed schedules to... — Updated 8/27/2014
Man wants perpetual flooding solved
A resident on Columbia Avenue in Coulee Dam is about to throw up his hands in resignation from the runaround he has been getting on a serious water drainage problem. During the... — Updated 8/25/2014
Man arrested for jewelry theft
An Electric City man, already wanted on a warrant, was arrested Sunday on various charges, including possession of stolen jewelry. Arrested and taken to Grant County Jail was Jerome J. Harrington, 60, of 58220 Spokane Boulevard.... — Updated 8/23/2014
Payments to tribal members coming soon
A settlement administration firm in Montana is getting ready to distribute funds to individual tribal members under a settlement with the U.S. Department of Interior. But more than 1,600 members of the Confederated Tribes of the... — Updated 8/21/2014
Beat the heat, shop early mornings
Have you experienced or witnessed any run-ins in the Coulee this summer? Say what? You’ll probably recognize these examples: a run-in or a near miss run-in could easily happen in a parking lot (yes, the one where we mingle with v... — Updated 8/20/2014
It's a boy for Louie/Mills
Amanda Louie and Alexander Mills III of Omak are proud to announce the birth of their son Alexander James Mills IV, on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 8 lbs., 3 oz., and was 20.5 inches... — Updated 8/20/2014
Meetings and Notices
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, August 21, at noon, at La Presa in Grand Coulee. Launi Ritter of Heaven-Sent Computer Services will be the guest speaker. Next week Lynda Nutt of t... — Updated 8/20/2014
CDHS Class of 1964 celebrates 50th reunion
Traveling from Maryland, Arizona, California, Montana, Alaska and many cities in Washington state, Coulee Dam High School Alumni of the Class of 1964 gathered on this past weekend... — Updated 8/20/2014
Beta Upsilon members attend training convention
Lisa Wiese of Grand Coulee and Cathy Johnson of Wilbur, members of the Beta Upsilon Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (DKG), returned from leadership development training for chapter leaders at the DKG... — Updated 8/20/2014
Events going on at Spring Canyon
This week at Spring Canyon, the following ranger conducted activities include: The exploration center is open Saturday and Sunday from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Hands-on activities, Junior Ranger activities, brochures and park information a... — Updated 8/20/2014
This week at the library
. Fri., Aug. 22, beginning at 10:30 a.m., the Summer Reading Program Gala – Science: Weird, But True. There will be a drawing for bicycles, donated by the local Free Masons of Washington.... — Updated 8/20/2014
Jennie May Mills
Jennie May Mills 74, of Creston, Wash., passed away peacefully at home Thursday, August 14, 2014, surrounded by the love of her family, including her husband of 51 years, John... — Updated 8/20/2014
Reunion for Class of '84 this weekend
The LRHS Class of 1984 will be celebrating its 30 year reunion this weekend. Friday night the group will meet at the Electric City Bar and Grill. On Saturday a gathering at Spring Canyon will be held left to where the boats come... — Updated 8/20/2014
Coulee Recollectionss
1 Years Ago Clark Slattery, Coulee Dam, has been over charged for electricity for 29 years. Coulee Dam issued him a check this week for $3,800.00. Slattery says they still owe him... — Updated 8/20/2014
V.B.S. brings life full circle
Once a long, long time ago, I was a little kid, believe it or not. Yep, I was and I attended a Vacation Bible School not far from where I lived in Electric City. I don’t remember a... — Updated 8/20/2014
Moving rural America forward
In January, President Obama declared that despite Congressional logjams, “America does not stand still — and neither will I. So wherever and whenever I can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for American fam... — Updated 8/20/2014
Thank you, firefighters!
I would like to personally THANK each and everyone of the firefighters for not only giving up your summer and personal time with your families, but putting your lives on the line doing battle with the Devil’s Elbow fire complex h... — Updated 8/20/2014
Consider future of Grand Coulee Dam Middle School
With the 2014 school year quickly approaching, and the transition for students to begin school at the new facility in Coulee Dam, has anyone put much thought into the future of the current schools that will be vacant once all the... — Updated 8/20/2014
Fire near Keller in mop-up stage
The Devil’s Elbow Complex fires burning north of Keller are mostly contained but fire lines were expected to be tested by winds, information from the fire management team said Tuesday. Containment lines have been cut by dozers o... — Updated 8/20/2014
No treasure digging allowed
A Spokane Valley man found that you can’t dig holes in a Grand Coulee park even though you are looking for buried treasure. Steven Harder, 46, was found Thursday, along with his metal detector, and dressed as a treasure hunter, d... — Updated 8/20/2014
Mayor takes issue with police articles
Electric City Mayor Jerry Sands took issue at the city council meeting last Tuesday night, Aug. 12, with two stories about him that appeared in successive weeks in The Star newspaper. “It makes me look like a village idiot,” he... — Updated 8/20/2014
Newsbriefs
Civil service commissioner needed Kenneth Carroll has resigned his position on Grand Coulee’s Civil Service Commission, effective immediately. The commission is made up of three commissioners. A replacement selection will be m... — Updated 8/20/2014
Two top officers have 70 years in
Grand Coulee police Chief Mel Hunt and Sgt. John Tufts have about 70 years of combined service to the area. That's about to change, with Hunt ending 39 years of service to the... — Updated 8/20/2014
Woman takes issue with complaint
An Electric City woman read a prepared statement before the Electric City council last week, taking apart the city in general, the planning commission, and, in particular, Gary Haven, the city’s compliance enforcement officer. Lind... — Updated 8/20/2014
Wrapped in reptiles
Kids hold a big yellow python at the Grand Coulee Library, one of many scaly creatures brought to town by The Reptile Man, of Monroe, Wash. for a program Aug. 8. The library will... — Updated 8/20/2014
