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Town of Nespelem Accepting Applications The Town of Nespelem is accepting application from interested contractors and vendors wishing to be placed on the Small Works and Vendor Rosters. When the Town seeks to construct a public works project or improvement meeting state mandated guidelines, the Small Works Roster may be utilized. The Vendor Roster may be used to purchase, materials, supplies, or equipment. All interested contractors or vendors are invited to contact Town Hall at 509-634-4691, clerk@townofnespelem.com or stop by 330 9th St... Full story
Tiffany Lana Yallup, 33, Wife, Loving Mother, Daughter, Sister and Faithfull Friend, left us much too soon, the afternoon of Tuesday, December 28, 2021, from Grand Coulee, Washington. Born Tuesday, January 5, 1988, in Grand Coulee, Washington to Patrick Sr. and Linda Cleparty-Yallup, as a youth Tiffany was always active: playing on the basketball and softball teams while attending school in Nespelem, Washington, as well and boxing at the Nespelem Community Center. As an adult she continued her... Full story
Pumped storage hydropower projects that are in planning for the Coulee, as well as for Halverson Canyon north of Creston, may be aided by recent federal legislation. The road to bringing Columbia Basin Hydropower’s $1.4 billion Banks Lake Pumped Storage Project to fruition may have just gotten a little smoother. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was passed by Congress in November 2021. The act authorizes almost a billion dollars for hydropower projects over five years “committing the federal government to supporting hydropower as part...
Several lynx have been captured in Canada and relocated to the Colville Indian Reservation in in hopes that a resilient population will be established there in an effort that uses the two nations' differing "endangered" stances on the species in a way that could connect populations from the Cascades to the Canadian Rockies. Project biologists, trappers and veterinarians are working together to ensure that the safest techniques are being used during processing and transportation of these...
Santana Titla paints in a Pueblo style at the holiday bazaar at Lake Roosevelt Schools Saturday, where shoppers found plenty to take home from many vendors. Titla just moved to the community in November from New Mexico to take a position with the Colville Tribes. - Scott Hunter photo...
A man who stole a car at gunpoint from a Coulee Dam resident in 2020 was sentenced to 107 months in prison by a federal judge last week. Kyle Steven Scott Cate, 30, a member of the Colville Tribes had pleaded guilty earlier this year to two federal indictments. According to court documents, on April 30, 2020, at 2:30 a.m., Cate began banging on the door of a residence located in Coulee Dam, Washington, on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. Cate’s victim, who also is an enrolled member of the Colville Tribes, came to the d...
Viola L. (Pierre) Myrick-Nordhougen, 71, left us all much too soon, Sunday evening, November 14, 2021, from Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. A longtime resident of Coulee Dam, Washington, Viola was born in Omak, Washington to Andrew J. Pierre Sr. and Margaret C. (Noyes) Pierre on September 19, 1950. Graduating from Omak High School in 1968, Viola went on to attend Spokane Falls Community College. A proud member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and... Full story
City of Grand Coulee PRELIMINARY 2022 BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING AVAILABILITY OF 2022 PRELIMINARY BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2022 Preliminary Budget Public Hearing will be held by the GRAND COULEE CITY COUNCIL, in the council chambers, 306 Midway Avenue, on November 16, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to provide both written and oral comments concerning the 2021 budget at said public hearing. Information to join the meeting via ZOOM will be available Monday, November 15, 2021. Please contact city... Full story
Town of Coulee Dam NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2022 Revenue Source/Ad Valorem Hearing To the Citizens of the Town of Coulee Dam, notice is hereby given that the Town of Coulee Dam will hold a Public Hearing on the Revenue Source/Ad Valorem Tax for the Budget year 2022 on November 10, 2021, 6:00pm via teleconference. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to provide written or oral comments on Revenue Sources and possible increases in property tax revenues at said hearing. Stefani Bowden, Clerk-Treasurer (Publish October 27 and... Full story
Town of Coulee Dam NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2022 Revenue Source/Ad Valorem Hearing To the Citizens of the Town of Coulee Dam, notice is hereby given that the Town of Coulee Dam will hold a Public Hearing on the Revenue Source/Ad Valorem Tax for the Budget year 2022 on November 10, 2021, 6:00pm via teleconference. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to provide written or oral comments on Revenue Sources and possible increases in property tax revenues at said hearing. Stefani Bowden, Clerk-Treasurer (Publish October 27 and... Full story
Port District #7 Grant County PUBLIC NOTICE OF A CHANGE OF MEETING DATE OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONER Notice is hereby given that Port District #7 of Grant County, Washington will be changing their Regular Meeting for the month of October from 10/28/21 to 10/21/21, at 3:45 pm due to a lack of quorum. The meeting will be held by telephone conference calling. Anyone wishing to join the conference call can contact the District Secretary at portdistrict7@gmail.com for connection instructions. This notice is given by order of Jim Keene, Chair, Port... Full story
Having served on the Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors since 2009, Ken “Butch” Stanger would like to serve one last term to see certain things get accomplished. Stanger, who lives in Belvedere, between Elmer City and Nespelem, graduated from Coulee Dam High School in 1961 after attending both Nespelem and Grand Coulee schools before that. Having grandkids, nieces, nephews, and lots of other relatives in the district, Stanger told The Star over the phone that “we all need to pay special attention to general education as it re...
Current Councilmember Donald Redfield, who brings with him experience in law enforcement and on various clubs and committees, wants to keep his seat on the Electric City council. After being appointed to a vacant seat in June, Donald Redfield wants to stay in Council Position #1, which is up for election in November. Redfield first lived in Electric City in 2002, then after some time in Grand Coulee, moved back to Electric City in 2013. His wife Lynette Redfield owns Changes Salon in Electric...
Being that she is unopposed in the election for Grand Coulee Dam School District's Director #1 position, it looks like Shannon Claire Nicholson of Coulee Dam will fill the seat. Carla Marconi, who currently holds it, did not file for reelection. "As a school board member," Nicholson wrote in a candidate statement, "I intend to serve as an open and honest channel of communication between the school district and the community, ensuring that the decisions of the board reflect the diversity of our...
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation said Tuesday that it must postpone its annual general membership meeting that had been scheduled for Friday, Oct. 1. The decision was made to keep families and employees safe during the Covid-19 emergency, a press release said. The tribes will seek to reschedule the annual meeting on a future date. The tribes reported Monday afternoon that there were 36 active cases of Covid-19 on the reservation, including 15 in Nespelem, five in Keller, three in Inchelium and 13 in Omak, all in quarantine....
Martha Mae Holliday (83) Proud member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, Beloved Auntie/Grandma and Faithful Mentor to many, passed away from her Nespelem, Washington Home Thursday morning, September 23rd, 2021. Born Wednesday, June 29, 1938 in Nespelem, Washington to Jim Jack and Nancy James-Swawilla-Jack-Judge. Martha went onto achieve her Bachelor's Degree from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington and her Doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley. She put her education to... Full story
Alexander Virgil "Lil Alex" Samuels Sr., 22, loving Father, Son, Brother, Uncle, Nephew and Faithful Friend; left us all much too soon from Coulee Dam, Washington, Thursday evening September 9, 2021. Alex entered this world Saturday July 31, 1999, in Omak, Washington, to Benjamin Cyrus Samuels Sr. and Bernadine Michel. A member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and Catholic Church, Alex attended Omak High School, where he was a valued member of the Wrestling Squad and Footba... Full story
The Colville Tribes announced Monday that they would be distributing $10,000-plus in COVID-19 relief funds to each tribal member over the next four months. “The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation will distribute disaster relief payments to offset the financial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic,” a Sept. 13 press release says. “All enrolled tribal members over the age of 18 as of September 9 will qualify for two payments, each in the amount of $5,005.00.” “In addition, guardians or payees of enrolled tribal member children...
Five more COVID-19 deaths have been reported in Grant County while the Grand Coulee and Electric City area of Grant County have seen nine more cases. The deaths include three women from Moses Lake in their 30s, 50s, and 70s, as well as a man from Moses Lake in his 70s and a male in his 80s from the Quincy area. All had underlying health conditions and were unvaccinated, according to the Sept. 10 press release from Grant County Health District. The county has seen 155 total Covid deaths since the pandemic began 18 months ago, and 32 residents... Full story
After a lingering illness, Nell E. McDonald-Lucht (Tabbs) passed away in Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. She was born to Millie Joe and Charley McDonald on November 1, 1948, in the Indian Hospital in Nespelem, Washington. Tabbs, as we all knew her, lived her younger years in the Omak, Washington area. She attended St. Mary's Mission School; graduated from Coulee Dam High School, June 1967. She spent one year at (IAIA) Institute of American Indian Arts... Full story
When you drive across it on highway 2, you may not think of Moses Coulee as anyone's home, but once it was a place where people lived in villages, grew gardens and gathered what they needed to live. Previously undocumented rock feature sites in the Moses Coulee region, significant to local tribes, can now be recorded with help from National Park Service dollars. The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation are one of 12 recipients of Tribal Heritage Grant money. Congress appropriated...
COVID-19 cases in the Coulee are still rampant as there have been more cases in the past month than all previous months since the pandemic began. In the Grand Coulee and Electric City area of Grant County, total cases have surpassed 100, at 111 as of Sept. 7, up 13 since last week, according to Grant County Health District. Additional cases were reported on Sept. 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7. There have been 150 total covid deaths in the county. The 14-day incidence rate in the county is at 1,221 cases per 100,000 population. A rate lower than 200 used... Full story
Cases of COVID-19 have doubled in less than a month in the cities of Electric City and Grand Coulee. Since Aug. 4, local cases in Grant County have doubled to 98 total cases, up by 13 in the last week. Grant County Health District Tuesday reported 286 additional cases countywide since Friday, with 17 patients currently hospitalized for covid, ranging in age from their 20s to their 70s. The 14-day incidence rate in the county is at 1,143 cases per 100,000 population. Earlier this month, that... Full story
Reversing an earlier decision, the Colville Tribes will now allow previously canceled stick games and a powwow to go one, but only vaccinated people can attend. The Star received an email announcing the decision late Wednesday morning, after the printing this week's issue. The decision was made by 2 p.m. Tuesday. Below is the new press release: The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation has decided to let the powwow and stick games set for September proceed, provided that each event will require all participants to show proof of...
Attendees of the Omak Stampede are urged to watch for symptoms of COVID-19 after an outbreak was announced in an Aug. 25 press release from Okanogan County Public Health. "Okanogan County Public Health is reporting a COVID-19 outbreak associated with the four-day Omak Stampede, held in Omak, Washington on August 12 – August 15, 2021," the press release says. "Cases have been identified among residents of Okanogan County, the Colville Reservation, and Skagit County." “As of today, we are aware of over two dozen lab confirmed COVID-19 cases in... Full story