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Park district commissioners last month approved a proposal for vendors to address in bidding on the maintenance work for North Dam Park for the year. The Coulee Area Park and Recreation District maintains and manages the park on about eight acres of land that belongs to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation below North Dam. Commissioners Dec. 14 approved as to form a document that lays out the scope of work they expect will be done for up to $25,000 in 2023, including everything from mowing the lawns...
Here’s a look at the most popular stories in The Star over the last year. January Stolen car found abandoned at Keller Ferry after chase A stolen Cadillac that police stopped following because of a new state law was found at the Keller Ferry Marina the next day anyway. Washington State House Bill 1054 took effect in 2021 and limits, among other things, the circumstances in which an officer can pursue a vehicle in a chase, including circumstances related to probable cause, weather conditions, the safety of others, and more. A local officer h...
Call for bids to create a website/domain for Center Senior Living Center Senior Living is a 501c 3 non-profit with the goal of converting the former Center School in Grand Coulee to a top-quality 60 bed assisted living and memory care facility. The board will accept proposals to create a domain and build a website for this project. The proposal should include examples of your work and previous experience. Proposals should be returned to Center Senior Living no later than January 15th, 2023. Return bids to: CSL, PO Box 748, Grand Coulee, WA 9913...
Electric City will set aside some of the money collected from tourists to make improvements to Coulee Playland, which sits on city-managed land. The city learned last month that it would need to invest in the campground to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act with an estimated $1 million in upgrades over coming years. City Clerk/Treasurer Peggy Nevsimal told the city council at their Nov. 22 meeting that the city usually budgets to spend money, itself, from its hotel/motel tax fund, but rarely if ever actually uses that budget line...
Electric City will change from hiring Grand Coulee’s police department to enforce law in its city to contracting with a city slightly further away — Coulee Dam — after reviewing proposals from both departments for future police services. Details are still being smoothed out following a Monday city council meeting in Coulee Dam in which council members asked for clarifications, but their consensus was to accept the agreement in principle after clarifications were made. The deal will require Coulee Dam’s two-man department to double personn...
The Bonneville Power Administration is in negotiations to take over three switchyards in the Grand Coulee area. “The Bonneville Power Administration and the Bureau of Reclamation are negotiating the transfer of ownership, operations and maintenance of three Grand Coulee switchyards and the associated switch gear from Reclamation to BPA,” reads a joint statement from the two agencies in response to a Star inquiry. “The agencies have drafted multiple Memoranda of Understanding that will facilitate the transfer,” the statement continues. “It is im...
Nothing is easy, not even at a place called Playland. An estimated million dollars of upgrades are needed at Coulee Playland to bring it up to Americans with Disabilities Act standards, the Electric City Council learned last week. The popular campground that includes a tackle and camping gear shop, boat launch, and more has been in the process of being sold to new owners this year. That process has been slowed as the Bureau of Reclamation reviews the new agreement between the city and the potential new owners to make sure it doesn’t contradict...
(formerly of Bridgeport, Waterville, Electric City, WA) Myron Malone, of Mansfield, Washington, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2022. He was born on June 15, 1946, in Wenatchee, Washington, to George Malone and Clara Painter Malone Thomas. He graduated from Waterville High School in 1964 and entered the U.S. Navy from 1964-1966. After leaving the U.S. Navy, he moved to Wilbur, Washington, to manage an Agricultural Spray Service. Myron worked for 10 years for the Washington State Patrol and...
Grand Coulee Police 9/28 - Police responded to a report of a disablied vehicle near Crown Point. A few guys were there attempting to jump the vehicle. No one was licensed to drive it, so one guy’s grandfather came to drive the vehicle away. 9/29 - Police told a man they would conduct extra patrols in the Williams Street area of Electric City where burglaries have been reported. - A man was banned from a Grand Coulee Avenue gas station following an argument with an employee. - Police stood by on Alcan Road while an ambulance crew attended to a...
It was constructed nearly three years ago, but people behind putting up an informative kiosk at North Dam Park, delayed by circumstances, decided to hold a ceremony to officially open it last Saturday. The kiosk tells historical information about the area, and gives overviews of some of its features. Washington State Parks' Coulee Corridor Area Manager Dennis Felton and board member Birdie Hensley were joined by longtime corridor president Tim Alling, who cut the ribbon on the basalt...
Grand Coulee Police 9/9 - A fight occurred at the golf course involving a woman who was picking up golf balls with her dogs while a couple was golfing. The dogs allegedly approached the couple, and an argument and fight ensued. The woman said that she was threatened and assaulted, but the couple said the woman assaulted them. Police collected photographs of injuries. Both parties wish to press charges, and the case is ongoing. 9/10 - A wallet with $2 and three IDs from a family in Kent was found on Spokane Way and will be at the police station....
We just completed Summer 2022. Before you say, “wait, summer isn’t over yet,” let me remind you there are two ways to look at our seasons. The information here is based on meteorological seasons, not astronomical. Meteorological seasons are based on the annual temperature cycle. On the other hand, Astronomical seasons are based on the position of the sun relative to Earth. Meteorological season are as follows -- Spring is March, April and May. Summer is June, July and August. Fall is Septe...
Local park district commissioners have secured funding from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to help keep North Dam Park alive for several years to come, provided matching funding can be secured for a park that is the center of community-wide events. “It looks like we have done it, mission accomplished,” Commissioner Kevin Portch of the Coulee Area Parks and Recreation District said Aug. 31 in an email to the other commissioners and interested parties, including The Star. CAPRD, which manages North Dam Park, located on USBR land, was in some fin...
People at last week's "First Friday" market shop from various vendors at North Dam Park as a couple talk with a candidate running for sheriff. The park, a center of community events, relies on funding from the Bureau of Reclamation matched by local dollars through the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District. - Scott Hunter photo...
Fall approaching doesn't mean we are in the clear as far as wildfires go, and many of our worst fire seasons have happened in September and October. "Washington state is in the midst of wildfire season," the Washington State Department of Health warned in a statement last week. "Although it's been a mild season to date, it is important to be prepared and ready to protect yourself and your family from wildfire smoke before the smoke hits." It was in September of 2020 that about half a million acr...
Grand Coulee Police 8/29 - Police extracted a fingerprint from a car window that appeared to have been pulled down while parked on Roosevelt Drive. The owner believes it might have been a man she has a protection order against trying to intimidate her. - Police contacted a woman on Dill Avenue whose dogs were running loose in the area. She said she would get them rounded up back home. - A man in the area of Stevens Avenue and Grand Avenue was reportedly punching himself in the face. Police found him and believed he was under the influence of...
GCD School District CALL FOR BIDS The Grand Coulee Dam School District hereby calls for bids for the following items: Item # of Items Condition Radial arm saw 1 Poor Bench Grinder 1 Poor Tire Machine 1 Poor Valve Grinder 1 Poor Wheel Balancer 1 Poor Car Wheel Alignment 1 Poor Parts Cleaner 1 Poor Brake Lathe Machine 1 Poor Bids can be sent to: Grand Coulee Dam SD, 110 Stevens Ave., Coulee Dam, WA 99116. Please state “bids” on the envelope For more information contact Nancy Kuiper at nkuiper@gcdsd.org or 633-1442 (Publish August 31 and Sep...
Grand Coulee-Electric City Wastewater Treatment Plant Notice of Application for coverage under the Statewide General Permit for Biosolids management Notice is hereby given that the Grand Coulee-Electric City Wastewater Treatment Plant [WWTP] is applying to the Washington State department of Ecology for coverage under the statewide General permit for Biosolids Management. Biosolids are produced at the Grand Coulee-Electric City WWTP, located inside the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Compound c/o City of Grand Coulee, 306 Midway Ave / PO Box 180,... Full story
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is open to receiving any questions, comments, or concerns regarding security upgrades they are planning on making at the Grand Coulee Dam and related facilities. The bureau has identified eight areas where it says security upgrades are needed, from new or upgraded gates and fences to a new security department office. The bureau "invites the public to identify issues or alternatives for consideration in the development of an environmental assessment for the Grand...
Taking five minutes to use a new, free boat-cleaning station at Northrup Boat Launch could help save millions in dollars of damage that invasive species can cause. A new "Clean-Drain-Dry-Dispose" unit, also known as a "CD3" system, was demonstrated at Northrup Boat Launch Aug. 9 with representatives there from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which funded the system, as well as from the Washington Recreation & Conservation Office (RCO), Washington State Parks, the Washington Department of Fish &...
by Jacob Wagner Preventing the spread of invasive species can save millions of dollars, and boaters at Northrup Boat Launch can now use free equipment to help with that prevention. A ribbon-cutting ceremony and demonstration of a "Clean-Drain-Dry-Dispose unit, known as a CD3 system," will be held on Aug. 9 at 10 a.m. at Northrup Boat Launch. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife partnered last year with the Washington Invasive Species Council, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Washington... Full story
North Dam Park can continue to be maintained, at least for a while longer, as more funding has been donated by the community to the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District. At their July 13 meeting, CAPRD commissioners were presented with a $5,600 check by Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Rachelle Baughman who started a page at the online fundraising site, GoFundMe.com. Commissioner Kevin Portch said that CAPRD also received $900 in private donations separately from that online donation site. The group voted to...
The Coulee Area Park and Recreation District will hold a meeting at the former middle school in Grand Coulee tonight at 6:30 p.m. Commissioner Kevin Portch said previously that the financial viability of the group’s ability to continue maintaining North Dam Park would be discussed at the meeting, with the group’s budget being in precarious standing as described in recent issues of The Star. Things have been looking up for the group, however, with a GoFundMe page having raised $5,600 towards the cause, and the group needing an estimated $7,...
William Merle Desautel Jr. was born on December 8, 1953, in Battle Creek, MI to William (Merle) and Matsue (Peggy) Desautel. On Sunday, July 3, 2022 he succumbed to his courageous battle with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington. On July 1, 1978, he married Carla Scallan in Coulee Dam, Washington. In the early years, they enjoyed playing organized community sports, participating in racquetball tournaments, camping, and many other outdoor activities with fa... Full story
After lab workers mysteriously got sick last Tuesday, forcing an emergency closure, Coulee Medical Center started a phased re-opening Friday morning, starting first with its emergency department at 7 a.m. Tuesday afternoon Chief Executive Officer Ramona Hicks said CMC was back to full operations and that patients had been back in the building for four days with no problems. Widely reported as a "gas leak," Hick said that was in error, noting that there is no natural gas in the hospital. The deci...