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Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce President Kerry Higgins celebrates after his coin toss deteremined the winner of a "bead game" at the group's annual Vintners and Brewers auction, this year with a 1960s theme. Participants touch their heads or backsides to signal their choice for the toss, with the winners standing for the next toss. Ben Hughes, at center, won that game as he signaled heads and collected $490. The community spent nearly $28,000 in support of the chamber Saturday night,...
The topic of consolidating local towns into one came up at the Electric City council meeting Nov. 13, where councilmembers, the mayor, the city clerk, a lawyer, and a citizen spoke on the issue for roughly half an hour. The Grand Coulee council had voted last month to put consolidation on next year’s ballot. Electric City talked about doing the same thing, but ultimately decided not to come out for or against it being on the ballot until more information comes out regarding the logistics of consolidation. If a petition for the cause gathers s...
An independent candidate for the state Legislature visited the Grand Coulee Dam area last Thursday and Friday, knocking on doors and speaking at the chamber of commerce luncheon. Ann Diamond is running to represent the 12th Legislative District, which includes most of the Grand Coulee Dam area. A physician who founded the first family practice clinic in the Methow area, Diamond, said her travels during her campaign have taught her that small towns share in common many issues of concern:...
Who does a student with personal problems turn to in a time of need? Lake Roosevelt Junior/Senior High School is bringing back a program that helps students with problems connect with peers they can talk to about them. A new “Natural Helpers” program at Lake Roosevelt is identifying who students turn to for help, and sending them on a retreat so they can learn how to better help their peers when they need someone to talk to. Natural Helpers was a program last in the high school 20 years ago but “collapsed because of a lack of funding,” said Je...
Two candidates for leadership of the public electric utility in Grant County laid out their cases for election last Thursday at the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Siam Palace. Nelson Cox and Judy Wilson both feel the Grant County PUD has amassed too much debt while serving large industrial users of power, such as server farms. And they take issue with some of the top management living out of county. Cox, a Warden area farmer, said the PUD has done great things but its finances are out of control. “I really don’t und...
Electric City council Tuesday night approved the details on how to distribute the city’s lodging tax revenue. On the recommendation of the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, Councilmembers Lonna Bussert and Rich McGuire, the council voted to distribute $48,100 to the city itself for the construction design of Ice Age Park, pending approval of a grant, as well as for general tourism advertising. Electric City is distributing $15,000 to the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce for general operations and advertisements of all area events, p...
Fire fought north of Nespelem A wildland fire broke out last Wednesday north of Nespelem, burning some 247 acres before being contained Saturday, the Northwest Interagency Management Team 2 said. Gherke Windmill Garden gets faraway visitors There were 35 entries in the sign-in sheet at the Gherke Windmill Garden at North Dam Park for the month of September, many of them families or pairs of people. Entries came from as far away as Australia, and ranged from British Columbia to Iowa, Minnesota, and more. Electric vehicle charging station...
More than 50 people gathered at the Wine Bar in Grand Coulee Thursday to discuss the idea of consolidating some or all local towns into one. SCJ Alliance, a consulting firm for municipal planning, engineering, transportation and landscape architecture, sent four representatives to attend and lead the discussion, which was organized by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce. The firm's Dan Penrose led most of the discussion and passed out an illustration of the "Path to Consolidation"...
"I need some new socks." That is a common experience among human beings in the 21st century. But with the closing of The Variety Store last year, where does a Coulee-ite buy something as basic as socks? Local area residents seem to all make regular trips to Spokane, Moses Lake, or Omak to purchase things they can't buy in the area. Either they buy those things in another city, or they order them online from a business such as Amazon. Those The Star asked all said they make regular trips to one...
The topic of local area towns consolidating into one will be discussed at the Wine Bar on Main Street in Grand Coulee on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend the informal meeting, described as a social event. The open discussion will be attended by representatives from SCJ Alliance, a company that was involved in the consolidation of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a combination of Army and Air Force bases south of Tacoma, and who will be able to answer questions concerning the logistics of such an ambitious idea. A survey on...
The topic of consolidating local area towns will be discussed in a social setting at the Wine Bar in Grand Coulee Sept. 27 at 5:30 p.m. and the public is invited to attend. Attending will be three representatives from SCJ Alliance, a company that specializes in land use, engineering, outreach, and facility planning and which was involved in the consolidation of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a combination of Army and Air Force bases south of Tacoma. The representatives will be able to answer questions about the topic. Consolidating towns is not a...
A family takes a ride in a helicopter Satruday, taking off from a ball field at North Dam Park as part of the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce Harvest Festival. - Scott Hunter photo...
The number of vendors planning to offer wares at the Harvest Festival this weekend in North Dam Park has grown substantially from the event several years ago when a community yard sale was its most significant offering. In fact, the list of vendors has grown by at least half just since last year, with some 37 vendors coming to sell their wares, plus 11 food vendors. Many of those will hail from the local area, with many from the popular Wednesday market attending. In addition to the vendors, the event hosts the final competition of the Pacific...
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this week but will resume meetings beginning Sept. 6, at the La Presa Restaurant in Grand Coulee. Lions Club Meets First and Third Tuesdays The GCD Lions Club will be meeting at 6 p.m., on Tuesday, September 4, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. Food Bank Open Fridays The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene has normal operating hours every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. AA Meetings for GCD and...
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet for the rest of August. Meetings will resume in September. POWER to Meet The POWER group will be meeting this Thursday, August 16 at 6 p.m. at the Senior Center on Main Street in Grand Coulee. On the agenda is the fish pens. Call Carl Russell if there are any questions at 633-0648. Food Bank Open Fridays The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene has normal operating hours every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. But take note it will be closed Friday, August 31. It is...
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet for the rest of August. Meetings will resume in September. American Legion to Meet The American Legion Post 157 next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 14 at the Lutheran Church in Grand Coulee. Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of Ice Age Floods to Meet Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 14 at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee. The program is free and open to...
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, August 2, at Siam Palace. This will be the only chamber lunch in the month of August. Chamber lunches will resume in September. Lions Club Meets First and Third Tuesdays The GCD Lions Club will be meeting at 6 p.m., on Tuesday, August 7, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. American Legion to Meet The American Legion Post 157 next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 14, at the Lutheran Church in Grand Coulee. Wenatchee Valley Erratics...
A boy slides on a water toy in North Dam Park at the weekly Wednesday evening market sponsored by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce, which is offering kids activities, along with local goods and produce. The senior center sponsored the slippery coolness that was a big hit last week. North Cascades Bank is offering finger painting tonight (Wednesday) and The Star will sponsor a slime-making activity next week. - Scott Hunter photo...
A weekly market at North Dam Park will now include activities for kids, a feature added by the sponsoring Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce. The Wednesday evening markets, running from 4 to 7 p.m., will feature a new activity each week will be sponsored by local businesses. Tonight at 6 p.m., kids get to “slip and slide” and enjoy water balloons in an appropriately cool activity, sponsored by the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center. That plan seemed popular on the chamber’s Facebook page. Upcoming activities include a bubble station, makin...
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee at noon this Thursday, July 19. Ryan Rodin, from Greater Spokane Incorporated, is the guest speaker. Ryan is a Government Contracting Assistance Specialist and will hold a workshop during lunch about finding, bidding on and securing government contracts. Food Bank Open Fridays The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene has normal operating hours every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee....
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, July 12 at Siam Palace. Paul Turner, superintendent of schools for the Grand Coulee Dam School District, will be speaking about the school levy vote. The public is welcome. Lincoln County Fire Dist. 9 to Meet Lincoln County Fire District #9 will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday, July 12, at the Nazarene Church, outside of Grand Coulee. Food Bank Open Fridays The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene has normal operating hours every Friday from...
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this Thursday, July 5. Meetings will resume next Thursday, July 12. Food Bank Open Fridays The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene has normal operating hours every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. The bank will be closed June 15. Grocery bags are no longer needed and clients are encouraged to provide their own containers to carry groceries home in. Call Pastor Shawn for information: 633-2566. AA Meetings...
That’s the clue for a good time here July 3 and 4, when the Festival of America occurs below the Visitor Center at Grand Coulee Dam. The celebration is put on by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce. Please see the separate Festival of America section inside this week’s Star. The annual patriotic celebration begins Tuesday in the park below the Visitor Center, and ends after the giant fireworks event Wednesday night. In between will be plenty of basking in the sun, picnic eats, music, the traditional family get-togethers, and the ever-...
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, June 28, at noon at Sunbanks Resort Lodge Cantina, outside of Electric City. Scott Hunter, owner of the Star newspaper, will be the guest speaker. The public is welcome. Important Meeting at the Senior Center An important meeting on the explanation of programs through Central Washington Againg and Adult Care will be held Thursday, June 28, at 4 p.m. at the GCD Senior Center. Food Bank Open Fridays The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene has normal...
Consolidation, or the combining of local towns, is a topic that’s been in discussion for decades. A survey conducted by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce in 2016 revealed that out of 514 respondents, the majority were in favor of consolidation of two or more of the local towns, with 308 being strongly in favor and 84 being somewhat in favor, as opposed to 99 strongly opposed and 23 somewhat opposed. But what’s happening now? Many ramifications of consolidating the towns would need to be researched by an outside consulting group befo...