News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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The city of Grand Coulee wants to renegotiate a contract under which city police provide law enforcement services to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for nearly $600,000 a year. The city is currently operating on a six-month extension on a contract that expired in November of 2019, a contract in which the city’s police provide additional security at the Grand Coulee Dam. That contract adds four additional officers to the Grand Coulee Police Department, which serves Grand Coulee and Electric City, for a total of eight officers, plus a reserve o...
Chamber to Meet at Siam Chamber will meet this Thursday, January 30, at the Siam Palace Restaurant, Main Street, Grand Coulee. The meeting will start at noon with general business is on the agenda No Meetings for American Legion Post 157 in January The next meeting for American Legion Post 157 will be Tuesday, February 11, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association to Meet Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association meets 11 a.m., Friday, January 31, for a general meeting and no-host luncheon at Cariboo Inn, 233 Queen...
A Grand Coulee Dam all-class high school reunion for Mason City, Nespelem, Coulee Dam, early Lake Roosevelt High School graduates, and others who wish to attend, is planned for the weekend of June 19-21, 2020. The reunion will be held in the newly air-conditioned Lake Roosevelt High School Gym, with catered dinners planned there on Friday and Saturday nights, and a picnic at Spring Canyon on Sunday. Information on the reunion can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/allcoulee/ For more information on how to register, visit the reunion website...
The Central Washington 2B league is changing up a bit, most notably with the return of 1A school Okanogan to the 2B league due to a change in rules with the powers that be. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association finalized classification numbers for 2020-2024 at their Jan. 26 executive board meeting. The reclassifications take into account a school’s percentage of students who receive free or reduced lunches, the reasoning being that schools with poorer students are at a disadvantage, and that the change will level the playing f...
Grand Coulee Police 1/20 - An officer spoke to the owner of a barking dog on Dill Avenue. The owner said the dog was just a puppy and she would bring it inside. 1/21 - Coulee Gas reported a 20-something woman had stolen some sunglasses then gotten into a green truck. The truck was found at Jack’s 4-Corners gas station. The owner of Coulee Gas told police a passenger was the woman who stole the sunglasses. The sunglasses were returned and she was banned from Coulee Gas. - An officer assisted Coulee Dam police in attempting to locate a stolen w...
Lucas Bird has been racing since he started with go-karts at age 6 and has been winning championships ever since. The 2018 Lake Roosevelt graduate won the NASCAR WHELEN All-American Series Stateline Modifieds championship at Stateline Speedway in Post Falls, Idaho, Sept. 14, 2019. Throughout the season, Bird won two races, including the championship, placed second in two of the races, and didn't finish the other two. Bird and his team were surprised to be the point leaders and win the championsh...
The man in charge of sports in the local school district took on an extra volunteer role Monday night. Tim Rasmussen stepped into a vacant commissioner spot for the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District on Jan. 20 at a special meeting of the district commissioners. The spot had been vacant since September, when former commissioner Josh Vega joined the Air Force. "We've been looking for somebody to fill the shoes," Chairman Kevin Porch said. Rasmussen, who is the athletic director for the...
Cedonia Wrenetta Williams, 35, of Nespelem, Washington, passed away Monday afternoon January 13, 2020, in Wenatchee, Washington at Central Washington Hospital. Cedonia was born in Omak, Washington on Saturday, July 28, 1984, to Robert Guy Nanamkin and Flodell Williams. In 2002, Cedonia graduated from Lake Roosevelt High School in Coulee Dam, Washington, where she was on the track, basketball and football teams. Following high school, she attended Spokane Falls Community College. A proud member... Full story
Alyssa Palmer and Virgil Tonasket of Coulee Dam, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son David LeRoy Tonasket born Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. He weighed 7 lbs., 15.7 oz., and was 20 inches in length at birth. Sibling includes Wesson Tonasket. Maternal grandparents are Jeff Palmer and Fawn Palmer. Paternal grandparents are Denise Jane and William Tonasket. Great-grandparents are David Palmer and Sue Palmer.... Full story
The Senior Meals Program wants you to know they have food to eat at the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center for people of all ages, and they'll deliver to seniors who qualify for delivery. The home delivery part of the program will deliver to those 60 and older and homebound in some way. There are no income restrictions for the program, which collects a suggested donation of $4 per meal for seniors and $8 per meal for everyone else, although seniors who can't afford a donation won't be turned down....
This is a view of track laying along the upper Grand Coulee in the late months of 1934. Note iconic Pinnacle Rock in the distance. The contractor who built the line, David H. Ryan, had already completed some earth-moving contracts at the dam and had his equipment at the ready when he won the job of building the tracks from Coulee City to the dam site. Mr. Ryan was known to do things on the cheap. He used mule power when he could, and only had a few machines to build the line. The picture is take...
Gary Gene Sanderson, husband, father and long-time rancher in Grand Coulee, Washington, passed away at the age of 72 on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 Gary was born on February 19, 1947, in Coulee Dam, Washington, to Donald "Pete" and Winifred Sanderson. He graduated from Grand Coulee High School in 1965 and went on to receive his Bachelor of Finance degree from Washington State University in 1969. During this time Gary married Teresa "Terry" Dunning, and the family returned to ranching on the... Full story
Lee Edward Sammons, 66, lifelong resident of Grand Coulee, Washington, went to meet his Lord Jesus face-to-face Thursday evening, December 26, 2019, from Wenatchee, Washington following a brave battle with cancer. Lee entered this world on Wednesday, October 14, 1953, in Coulee Dam, Washington, the sole child of Phanuel A. "Sam" and Ernestine H. Dryden-Sammons. He attended Grand Coulee Elementary and Lake Roosevelt High Schools. In his younger years Lee enjoyed hiking, had a lifelong love of... Full story
Beverly Jean Orr-Nicholson, 62, of Nespelem, Washington, passed away in Grand Coulee, Washington, Wednesday evening, January 8, 2020. Beverly was born on Saturday, August 10, 1957, in Spokane, Washington into the home of Jimmy and Marlene Wynne-Orr. Beverly attended Lake Roosevelt High School in Coulee Dam, Washington and to say that she was an active student there would be an understatement…she was a cheerleader, member of the drill team, Indian Club, volleyball team and basketball team to n... Full story
Rhonda St. Pierre and Timothy Abell of Coulee Dam, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Aiyana Jade Abell, born Monday, January 6, 2020, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 8 lbs., 12 oz., and was 20.5 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Blake and Miraya. Maternal grandparents are John St. Pierre and Cindy St. Pierre. Paternal grandparents are Tim Abell I and Nancy Giger. Great-grandparents are John Abell, Ramona Hunter, Henry St. Pierre and Marie Lacourse.... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 1/6 - A man and his aunt separated for the night after yelling at each other at their apartment on Hill Street. The aunt was mad he was smoking marijuana in the apartment. - A man and woman on Burdin Boulevard were said to be too intoxicated to make sense of why broken things were on the floor when an officer spoke to them following a report of a possible fight in progress. The man said he was just making dinner. 1/7 - A woman who was paying rent to live in a shed on Dill Avenue agreed to move into a motorhome the next day a...
Tourist and locals alike might learn a little history by stopping at North Dam Park. Framed by basalt pillars, a kiosk detailing the Coulee Corridor National Scenic Byway was placed at North Dam Park in late December 2019 and details some of the history of the Ice Age Floods, the Grand Coulee Dam, recreation in the area, and more. Birdie Hensley is secretary for the Coulee Corridor Consortium, which spearheaded the effort to get the sign installed, which she said they have been working on for...
Born in Mason City, Washington on July 17, 1937, Melvin Iverson McKerlie, 82, lived in Coulee Dam, Washington when he left this life on Tuesday December 17, 2019. Mel grew up in the Grand Coulee and Wenatchee area. He left high school in the 11th grade to make his own way in the world. He met and married Shirley Renner in 1959 (later divorced in 1983). Mel joined the Ironworkers Local Union 86 of Seattle in 1958 and transferred to Ironworkers Local Union 14 of Spokane in 1965. He worked on... Full story
Leonard Ray Simpson Jr. "Chu-Lah-Lush", 41, known to friends and family simply as "Junior" left us all much too soon this last week of December 2019. He was born Thursday May 4, 1978, in Grand Coulee, Washington, to Leonard Sr. and Gloria Francis-Simpson, and graduated from Lake Roosevelt High School in Coulee Dam, Washington in 1996. A proud member of the Colville Confederated Tribes and Walahsat 7 Drums, Junior loved his Sweathouse brothers and sisters and his Nez Perce Longhouse Family.... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 12/30 - Police were unable to locate a juvenile said to have thrown a snowball at the reporting party’s car near Center Elementary. 12/31 - A man at a Coulee Boulevard apartment agreed to turn his music down following a complaint from a neighbor. - Police attributed a report of a weapon firing in the Sunny Drive area to fireworks being lit off for the new year. 1/1 - A man on Dill Avenue was arrested and taken to jail following a fight with his wife and stepson. 1/3-4 - A man brought a container to police containing s...
Gary Gene Sanderson, husband, father and long-time rancher in Grand Coulee, Washington, passed away at the age of 72 on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 Gary was born on February 19, 1947, in Coulee Dam, Washington, to Donald “Pete” and Winifred Sanderson. He graduated from Grand Coulee High School in 1965 and went on to receive his Bachelor of Finance degree from Washington State University in 1969. During this time Gary married Teresa “Terry” Dunning, and the family returned to ranching on the San... Full story
Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department Chief Rick Paris will be retiring as chief at the end of the month, but will still be on the department as a fireman and emergency medical technician. Paris announced his retirement at the Dec. 17 Grand Coulee Council Meeting. Having retired from his job after 35 years as an electrical planner at Grand Coulee Dam in 2018, Paris said he will be out of town often during the year, so he felt it was best to retire as chief. Following his father's example,...
It's been a year filled with news. The Star carried more than 1,200 stories in 2019. Here's a look back at some of them that range from city council dramas to national music awards. Jan. 16 - Bob Poch named mayor in Coulee Dam Coulee Dam has a new mayor. Bob Poch was elected by the city council last week to take the place of Larry Price, who resigned Dec. 6, 2018. - New operator will re-open Grand Theatre - The Coulee will see an increase in arts and culture with the return of the Grand Theatre... Full story
The annual Trees of Sharing project began Nov. 1 and culminated with the delivery of wrapped Christmas gifts to 115 children in 48 families Saturday, Dec. 14. Thank you to every person who enthusiastically supported this project by purchasing gifts for children in the Coulee area who might now have otherwise received a gift this Christmas. Trees of Sharing extends special appreciation to Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union, Coulee Family Medicine, Harvest Foods, North Cascades Bank, and Safeway Pharmacy for help with collecting children’s names a...
Cement for the building of Grand Coulee Dam was hauled in by the boxcar full. Thousands of loads were needed for the project. When it was done, the North Dam was built, along with Dry Falls Dam, and what we know as Banks Lake was filled with water. This inundated most of the old railroad grade. When time came to build the Third Powerhouse, how was all this cement going to get to the dam? By rail, most of the way. Now cement was no longer hauled in boxcars. Now there were dedicated cars where cem...