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Grand Coulee Police 4/6 - An officer spoke to two roommates on Roosevelt Avenue. A woman said her roommate threatened to smack her for leaving a basement door open. The man said he didn’t say he would smack her but that she would get smacked. He likes the door closed to prevent a draft. 4/7 - A man reported his vehicle being hit by a pellet gun while driving near E Street and the highway to Bridgeport. An officer spoke to three boys shooting a BB gun. They were shooting cans but shooting toward the highway. An officer told them of the danger o...
On Thursday, April 9, 2020, Tom joined his dearly departed wife in the eternal afterlife. He spent his last days in the home of his oldest son with both his boys and their families at his side. He was 79 at the time of his passing. Tom was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming on September 3, 1940. He was the youngest of five children born to Constantine "Gus" Skordas and Flora (Carlson) Skordas. Tom met the love of his life, Kathy, in the fall of 1960. They were married in Salt Lake City on December 5... Full story
Joseph (Joe) Martin Mitchell's journey of life ended Saturday April 4, 2020 at home in Phoenix Arizona. Joe was born on December 9, 1935 in Denver, Colorado to Martin H. Mitchell and Margaret E. Mitchell. In 1944, the family moved to Boulder City, Nevada. He graduated from Boulder City High School in 1953 where he met Susan L. Dickens, they married on August 21, 1956. Upon graduating High School, Joe continued his education and matriculated from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.... Full story
Time is running out to submit applications for Grand Coulee High School Alumni Association scholarships. The applications must be postmarked by Friday, May 1, 2020. The awards are open to high school graduating seniors and college students who are direct descendants of former students who attended any of the Grand Coulee School District 55 schools. College students must have successfully completed at least one year of college. Also eligible to apply for the scholarships are all Lake Roosevelt High School graduating seniors from the class of...
Tyana Towner and Christopher Whalawitsa of Nespelem, Washington, are proud to annonce the birth of their daughter Solara Kay Whalawitsa, on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 5 lbs., 10 oz., and was 19.5 inches in length at birth. Sibling includes Illithiah J. Whalawitsa. Maternal grandparents are Addie Simpson and Allen Towner. Paternal grandparents are Fauna Ferguson and Jason Whalawitsa. Great-grandparents are Lois Herman and John Herman.... Full story
Monica Lenay Jackson of Coulee Dam, Washington, is proud to announce the birth of her daughter, Azalea Jackson, born Saturday, March 21, 2020, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 8 lbs., 6 oz., and was 18 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Peyton Astraeus Verd, 5, Akira Love Jackson, 3, an Zevantai LeSane Grinnell, 1. Maternal grandmother is Elisa Denee Adams.... Full story
Most kids won't enter their classrooms again this school year, following Gov. Jay Inslee's announcement Monday afternoon that in-person teaching would not be allowed in any schools in Washington at least for the remainder of the school year. The decision was based on the latest data available on the trend curve of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus that had sickened nearly 8,000 in the state and killed 338 as of Sunday night, Inslee said, even as some noted what might be an... Full story
A home was lost tonight. Those who lived in this house on Camas Street in Coulee Dam were down the street when it started to burn; no one was home, Grand Coulee Fire Chief Ryan Fish saiid. The fire at the home of Shayla and Shawn Deckwa apparently started about 8:30 p.m., Friday, April 10. At least four fire departments were on scene with equipment, housing the flames on a windy night and spraying down the siding on neighboring houses to keep them cool as neighbors watched from a sidewalk...
Among 10 people who tested postive for the novel coronavirus in Okanogan County as of Tuesday, five are on the Colville Reservation, one a local woman whose daughter posted on Facebook that her mother and siblings were sick. “I want our community to know that the virus IS HERE,” Micki BearCub Hudson posted April 1. Okanogan County Public Health said four cases are in the Methow and one other is in “South County,” an area it did not specify in a Tuesday update. The agency noted that two of those cases have fully recovered. Grant County has had... Full story
Grocery stores have been one place people must go even with the social-distancing requirements of the coronavirus epidemic. Precautions have been taken to protect customers and store workers, and more are being taken in the busiest local store. Additional safety changes coming to Safeway stores include limits on the number of customers who can shop at a given time, and one-way aisles, the company says. “Throughout this week, Safeway and Albertsons will be further enhancing safety measures in all their stores in Washington State,” an April 6 c... Full story
Local state parks areas such as Steamboat Rock, Osborne Bay, and Northrup Canyon are closed, while Spring Canyon remains open but without services. Steamboat Rock, Northrup Point boat launch, and Northrup Canyon are all closed to the public until at least April 30. Steamboat Rock State Park Park Ranger Jared Liening told The Star on Tuesday that the spots are closed to discourage the spread of the coronavirus. Liening said people have still been using Northrup Canyon despite a sign on the kiosk... Full story
Tiffany Peters of Nespelem, Washington, is proud to announce the birth of her daughter Rylan An Elise Stanger, born Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 6 lb., 19 oz., and was 19 inches in length. Siblings include Alan, Mylove, Amelia, Ida, Gauge. Maternal grandparents are Julie Jones-Harrington and Jeffery Peters. Paternal grandparents are Myrna Adolph and James Stanger. Great-grandmother is Grace Moore.... Full story
Tyler Boyd and Eva Brown of Nespelem, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Quinn Brown, born Monday, March 9, 2020, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 7 lbs., 1 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Zayne and Evander Brown.... Full story
Keisha Tonasket and Anthony Sanchez of Keller, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Kehlani Tonasket, born Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 8 lbs., 3 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Sibling includes Kayla Tonasket. Maternal grandparents are Eloise Carson and Phillip Tonasket. Paternal grandmother is Helana Cobo. Great-grandparents are Karen Friedlander and Evelyn Etehison.... Full story
Maddesyn Danielle George of Nespelem, Washington, is proud to announce the birth of her daughter Shyne Everly Ann George on Saturday, March 14, 2020, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 6 lbs., 7 oz., and was 18 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandparents are Radford and Jody George. Great-grandparents are Wayne and Joanne Kensler and Melvin George and Delores George....
Annette Timentwa and Warren Piengkham of Elmer City, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Massethlaw Qiyp Piengkham-Timentwa on Sunday, March 15, 2020, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. He weighed 6 lbs., 13 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. He joins sibling Sneekthlca Louie-Timentwa. Maternal grandparents are Valarie “Annie” Timentwa of Elmer City, and Matthew Ives of Suquamish. Paternal grandparents are Betty Piengkham of Cusick and Som Vang Piengkham. Great-grandmother is Angie Timentwa of... Full story
Ben and Evelyn Alling of Coulee Dam, Washington will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday April 11, 2020. They were married at St. Benedicts Catholic Church in Coulee Dam on April 11, 1970. They have two children: Amy (Tracey) Ledgerwood of Pomeroy, Washington, and Wade (Sarah) Alling of Grand Coulee. They have five grandchildren: Logan, Colby, Lauryn, Makenna and Jackson.... Full story
Kids up to 18 years of age have been getting meals from the Grand Coulee Dam School District at their bus route pickup spots while school is out for the virus-related shutdown. That plan changed on Monday. Meal deliveries will now be made at eight specified places from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. just three days a week: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Academic packets for students in grades 7-12 will also be available then. Nespelem School District will still provide Grab and Go meals to students in that area at the locations below. Here’s the d... Full story
You can get a college level geology education specific to our area for free on Youtube! Geologist Professor Nick Zentner, who teaches at Central Washington University, has been holding lectures from his Ellensburg home on his YouTube page in a series he calls "Nick From Home." Zentner, who spoke about local geology last year at the Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center, is "live streaming" his lectures from his yard, and the videos remain available beyond the initial live stream. Topics include...
Charlie Long has been a member of the American Legion for 60 years! Greg Behrens, vice commander at Post 157 in Electric City, presented the Coulee Dam man with a 60-year certificate March 25. Behrens said he had wanted to do a formal presentation but wasn't able to because of the coronavirus social restrictions. "It was kind of surprising," Long told The Star over the phone on Monday. "I didn't realize it had been that long." Behrens provided a description of Long's tenure in the army:...
Local parents in the medical and emergency field have not yet taken advantage of daycare offered for their children by the Grand Coulee Dam School District, Superintendent Paul Turner told The Star in an email on March 27. “Currently we have no takers,” he said. “If we do in the coming weeks we will do what we need to accommodate their needs.” Schools are required to provide daycare to those students, per the directive of Gov. Jay Inslee, if daycare is needed so that the parents can do their jobs.... Full story
In a convoluted process, a raise in dumping rates at the Delano Transfer Station, approved in October by the Regional Board of Mayors, was approved again in March, but still must be approved by the four area towns before it might be implemented, with Grand Coulee so far not wanting to raise the rates. The Star reported in October 2019 that the RBOM had approved a half-cent-per-pound raise in dumping fees at the transfer station, which was said by then-city administrator of Electric City Russ Powers to be on track to lose approximately $29,000...
With all this social distancing going on it is becoming harder and harder to get out with family and do something exciting and new. Staying indoors can become tedious and mundane as we try and do the right thing and stay put. But there is something happening across America. Families are going on walks, and now there is something new to do while on your walk or drive as a family: Look for bears. Yep, I said it, we can look for bears. Not the hungry brown type that digs in our garbage cans this time of year, but the cuddly, furry, stuffed type... Full story
City of Electric City WAC 197-11-970 Determination of nonsignificance (DNS). Description of proposal: Replacement of an existing lift station with a new station of like capacity at the same site as the existing. Proponent: City of Electric City, Washington Location of Proposal, including street address, if any: Southwestern End of W Grand Ave., Electric City, WA 99123 Lead agency: City of Electric City, Washington The lead agency of this proposal has determined that it does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. An... Full story
Carleen Marie Anderson, 72, a proud member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, passed away in her Elmer City, Washington home Friday morning, March 20, 2020. Born Thursday, July 17, 1947, in Nespelem, Washington, to Clarence and Julia Carson-Desautel, Carleen loved learning. Beginning in Omak, Washington's St. Mary's Mission, Carleen graduated from High School in Omak, Washington in 1965 - during which year she was also crowned "Miss Colville Confederated Tribes". Carleen went on to earn her... Full story