Articles from the September 4, 2013 edition
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Sheriff: Mind your driving habits in Coulee City
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office will conduct emphasis traffic enforcement patrols in the Coulee City area in the coming days. Coulee City Mayor Rick Heiberg is concerned with the growing number of traffic violations he is s... — Updated 9/7/2013
Young man perishes in Kansas accident
Family and friends are grieving for a young man killed in an electrocution accident last week. Dakotah Holt, a 2011 graduate of Lake Roosevelt High School, was following his chosen... — Updated 9/6/2013
Rewards of Gardening With Children --Though Now What?
If you work with children or you have children at home, many times planting green beans and sunflowers is a gardening activity that stops before reaching harvest. Children, parents, or leaders then sometimes think once the garden... — Updated 9/4/2013
Coulee Cops
Grand Coulee Police 8/27 - A woman told police that a man about 18 years old and riding a kid’s bicycle stopped to ask her if she had recently had a death in the family. The incident occurred when she was walking home to Jackson St... — Updated 9/4/2013
Shopping and junking in the coulee
by Frankie Delano Hey, shoppers, did you miss me? So now it’s after Labor Day weekend, which, in the wonderful world of shopping and junking signals (gasp!) the possibility of fewer yard, garage, moving, and special interest (antiq... — Updated 9/4/2013
Legal Notices for September 4, 2013
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF OKANOGAN THE ESTATE OF JEAN H. GREEN, DECEASED JAMES P. GREEN JR., PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, Plaintiff, v. THE ESTATES OF GILBERT H. PARLET and/or RACHEL C.... — Updated 9/4/2013
Workshop offered for students who want to start classes at BBCC
A workshop for students who plan to start classes at Big Bend Community College in January of 2014, will be held Sept. 10, in the BBCC library. “Some students are not prepared or unaware of the process to get started,” said Rit... — Updated 9/4/2013
Meetings and Notices
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, Thursday, Sept. 5, at La Presa. On the agenda is 2014 planning. Grant County Mosquito Dist. 2 to Meet The Grant County Mosquito District 2 will hold... — Updated 9/4/2013
Shredding it
Tiger Covington practices his skater moves at North Dam Park’s sk8park Tuesday evening. “I love this skatepark,” Covington, 27 today, said. — Scott Hunter photo... — Updated 9/4/2013
Dakotah Holt service scheduled
Dakotah Steven "Koda-Bear" Holt (20) 1992-2013; All are invited to a 7 p.m. recitation of the Rosary for our "Koda-Bear" at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Grand Coulee, on F... — Updated 9/4/2013
On the minimum wage debate
The SeaTac minimum wage initiative is in limbo. The central element of Proposition 1 is a $15-per-hour minimum wage for workers at SeaTac Airport and area hotels, restaurants and... — Updated 9/4/2013
Coulee Recollections
Ten Years Ago Singing, fireworks and the dedication of Coulee Dam’s Douglas Park have all been planned this weekend for the ceremonial end of summer. The Labor Day weekend activities include 14-year-old singer Jared Wagner at t... — Updated 9/4/2013
Check out PTA, and thanks for the help
The PTA meeting is Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. in the library at Center Elementary. Please Join us to see what the PTA is all about. The Grand Coulee Dam PTA would like to thank Harvest Foods for the food supplied to the Back to School BBQ... — Updated 9/4/2013
Tribal writer says he may have to back down
It saddens me that I may perhaps have to step down, step back from my political views, advocacy for our tribal peoples. My son TJ was working at the Manson casino as a dealer and has been gone for personal reasons. When he left,... — Updated 9/4/2013
The worst kind of news
Along with many others, we were saddened this week by the news of Dakotah Holt’s death, and our hearts go out to his family and loved ones. As a child, Dakotah was a Star newspaper carrier for a time. He was a bright, ambitious k... — Updated 9/4/2013
Might want to rethink that position
Some local municipal councils have passed laws banning local participation in what appears to be on the way to becoming a legitimate enterprise: growing marijuana. With the state’s passage of Initiative 520 last year, and with t... — Updated 9/4/2013
Smells like a locker room in here
Do you smell that in the air? The smell of dirty sneakers and cleats, sweaty football pads and gym socks. Yep. High school and middle school fall sports is upon us. Parents will soo... — Updated 9/4/2013
Athletes headed to coulee for big race
Hundreds of athletes from throughout the United States and Canada are putting their finishing touches on training for the 10th annual Grand Columbian Super Tri triathlon scheduled... — Updated 9/4/2013
Big tube fun
A boater on Lake Roosevelt pulls a big tube full of lake lovers Saturday on what for many was the final weekend trip to the lake for the summer. — Scott Hunter p... — Updated 9/4/2013
Port district honors volunteers
Port District officials recognize the value of volunteers. Praise for volunteers cropped up at the Port District’s monthly meeting last week when Commissioner Dennis Lohrman told how it would have been virtually impossible to r... — Updated 9/4/2013
Horse rescuers work for double benefit
Remy, Snickers and Baby are ready to help some kids. The three horses, rescued from mistreatment, will help kick off a new program to help kids in the area. Chris Holman, president... — Updated 9/4/2013
Catch the spirit inside
Readers and Raider fans are invited to use the color cover of our Raider sports preview section, inside this issue, as a window poster to show your team spirit.... — Updated 9/4/2013
Newsbriefs
Hospital reports a gain Coulee Medical Center reported a net gain for the month of July of $124,899. The good month eases an overall loss for the year that stood at $317,758 on net patient revenues of $12.3 million. Deaths in Okano... — Updated 9/4/2013
New grant license offers local opportunities
Anyone who has ever tried to work in community economic development has heard it repeatedly: “You guys should just get a grant.” Easier said than done, most of the time, but opp... — Updated 9/4/2013
Chamber plans community yard sale for upcoming festival
by Roger S. Lucas When does a yard sale become a “park” sale? September 13 and 14, to be exact. Those are the dates for the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce’s community yard sale at North Dam Park. It’s part of the cha... — Updated 9/4/2013
