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<title><![CDATA[Electric City targets July opening for new park]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A new city park next to the Electric City fire station is nearing completion, with officials eyeing a July 16 ribbon-cutting to coincide with the city&apos;s annual barbecue. Fire Chief Mark Payne told the City Council May 14 that the sidewalks in and around the fenced play area are finished and the new restroom building has passed its insulation inspection. The restroom, has been sheetrocked...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Council Briefs]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Emergency management plan formally adopted The Coulee Dam City Council May 27 unanimously adopted Resolution 2026-02, signing onto the Okanogan County Emergency Management Plan. Mayor Bob Poch described the document as a 47page, comprehensive plan based on the Incident Command System (ICS), noting that the town is required by law to participate. No changes were requested and no objections were...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[That rail track along highway matters every day to county]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[For many people, the railroad running through the northern part of Lincoln County along Highway 2 is just part of the landscape. But for the communities it serves, it is something they experience every single day. The sound of locomotive horns late at night. Grain cars banging together during loading. Waiting at crossings while another train moves wheat toward market. For towns along the route,...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[An optimistic social environment...]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[1 The vast majority of humanity are good people. 2 Social structure requires organizing process. 3 Representation is not equivalent to misrepresentation. 4 Minority rule cannot be majority rule. 5 Humans make mistakes. 6 A majority is as likely to be wrong as a minority. 7 Knowledge can be leveraged to understanding, producing technology and value. 8 Humans of understanding are less likely to...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stay on point]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[My favorite sport is Track &amp; Field. So, I loved watching our Raiders compete at the recent Washington State Championships. Our coaches will miss the Seniors and these kids were super excited about their Senior trip. Head Coach Lori and Assistant Coach Ashley could not coach all 18 events without the help of their 3 volunteer coaches – Christy, Chance and Alfredo. Much appreciated! Once back ho...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[This Week in History]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[June 4, 1989, the Chinese government ordered its military to open fire on unarmed protesters in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The protesters had marched to mourn the death of Hu Yaobang, a pro-reform leader within the Chinese government. Pro-reform and pro-democracy demonstrations continued and grew in numbers across China. Martial law was enacted on May 20, 1989. On June 4th, the People’s Army, fu...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Coulee Cops]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Grand Coulee Police 5/19 - An Amazon package was reported as stolen from a trailer park on Grand Coulee Avenue. 5/20 - A “verbal disturbance” was reported on SR-174 near U.S. Bureau of Reclamation power stations. The man was banned from all Bureau property at their request. He wasn’t happy about that but told police that he understood. 5/21 - Police checked on a 90-year old E Street man and he was...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NCW libraries announces summer library program]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[NCW Libraries invites communities across North Central Washington to take part in a free annual Summer Library Program beginning June 5, with programs, activities, and reading opportunities for all ages at 30 libraries, the community bookmobile, and online. This year’s theme, “Plant a Seed, Read,” celebrates the ways libraries help communities grow. Just as gardens and farms nourish our bodies, li...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Meetings]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Fire District to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, June 8, 2026, at 6:00pm at the Electric City Fire Station. Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group now holds its meetings Monday thru Friday @ 6 pm every night, at the Vets Center in Electric cCty. Wa. Need more info? Call Betty at 509-429-7817 . In Nespelem, the group Bound and...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gerry M. Laramie Boyd]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Gerry M. Laramie Boyd, 86, passed peacefully on May 28, 2026 losing her 20-year struggle with Parkinson&apos;s Disease that slowly but surely stripped her of virtually all her life&apos;s pleasures. She was born in Nespelem WA on July 21, 1939, to Joseph Laramie and Lena Jane Laramie. Gerry attended St Mary&apos;s Mission Catholic Boarding School, near Omak, WA during grade and junior high school...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[All-league student-athletes named]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lake Roosevelt student-athletes were named to all-league teams in the Central Washington 2B League for spring sports. “A huge congratulations to each of these athletes for representing Lake Roosevelt with pride at the league level,” a Facebook post by the athletic department stated. “The effort put in day after day at practice showed up when it mattered most.” Boys’ Track &amp; Field Honors • 100m...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[LR athletes compete at state track meet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Five Lake Roosevelt High School track and field athletes competed with all other 2B schools in the state at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association State Championship Meet in Yakima last weekend. The lone girl from LR to make it to state, senior Madelynn Carman took fifth place in the 4-kilogram shot put event with a toss of 34 feet, 2.25 inches. It was Carman&apos;s first season in...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[LRHS spring concert set for this Thursday]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Lake Roosevelt Band’s Spring Concert will be held at 6pm this Thursday, June 4th at the LRHS gym. It will feature the high school band, beginning band, Jazz Club and more....]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Legal Notices]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Public Notice Town of Coulee Dam To the citizens of the Town of Coulee Dam, Washington, the Annual Drinking Water Report for the period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 is now available. A copy of the report can be accessed at www.townofcouleedam.org or by contacting Coulee Dam Town Hall at 509-633-0320. Stefani Bowden, Clerk/Treasurer (Publish June 3, 2026) Invitation to Join MRSC...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Star Obituary Policy]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[There is a $50 charge for obituaries published in the Star. This includes a photo and up to 500 words. Reminders for Celebrations of Life and Death Notices are $25. Articles must be either e-mailed, faxed or dropped off at the Star office. They will not be accepted over the phone. The deadline to submit an article is Monday by 5 p.m. For more information, call 509.633.1350 or visit our website at...]]></description>
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