News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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It’s hard to go to work if you’ve got no one to watch the kids. That’s a problem Coulee Medical Center will tackle, at least for its own employees, following a decision by hospital commissioners Monday night. They voted to spend up to $15,000 to fund a refurbishment of the basement of the old clinic building to house a daycare program for hospital employees. A relative lack of daycare facilities was identified as a problem for economic development locally as far back as 2009 by the Horizons study funded by a grant through Washington State... Full story
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not be meeting this week. The annual installation luncheon will be held next Thursday, March 10, at noon, at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. Okanogan County School Retirees Assoc. to Meet The Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association will celebrate Retired School Employees’ Week and OCSRA’s 61st birthday on Thursday, March 17, at 10 a.m., at On the Avenue, 134 2nd Ave S., Okanogan. For more information, call Jennie Hedington 509-422-2954. Lincoln Fire Dist. 9 to Meet Li... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/21 - Police tasered a 55-year-old Bremerton man who allegedly had taken items from Safeway. He had allegedly tried to conceal his real identity because, he said, the Department of Corrections had a warrant out for him. Charges include assaulting a police officer in the third degree, resisting arrest, obstructing a law enforcement officer, third-degree theft and making false statements to an officer. He was booked into Grant County Jail. 2/22 - A woman on Sunny Drive in Electric City reported three dogs running loose.... Full story
Chamber of commerce members will award the “Achiever of the Year” and the “Business of the Year” at a special noon luncheon March 10, scheduled at the Moose Lodge. The awards will be decided from a vote of Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce members. A special ballot went out to chamber membership earlier this week. Five people have been nominated for “Achiever of the Year.” They are Debbie Bigelow, Birdie Hensley, Kerry Higgins, Scott Hunter and Jerry Sands. Those nominated for “Business of the Year” are Coulee Dam Federal Credit... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/16 - Police followed up on a report of a possible domestic issue and were told by a couple that they had argued but nothing physical occurred. The woman was given a New Hope packet and told to contact police if she needed help. - Dispatch advised police of a mental health issue with a woman at Safeway. When contacted, the woman told police she was having a breakdown and she wanted to go to the hospital and see mental health officials. She was taken by ambulance to Coulee Medical Center. 2/17 - A man reported to police... Full story
One man is in jail and another suspect is being sought after a county interagency task force and the Secret Service raided a Grand Coulee residence early Friday morning. The raid site was lined with police vehicles and slowed traffic that used Burdin Boulevard as a route to get to work. Arrested and jailed was Melvin E. Toulou, Jr., 42, of 308 Burdin Boulevard. The search warrants covered that address and another home at 58220 Spokane Boulevard. Officials said the investigation covers thousands... Full story
Tillman named pro tem Jesse Tillman was named mayor pro tem by a vote of council members at Elmer City’s council meeting last Thursday night. He will fill in for mayor Gail Morin when she is away. Blood drive scheduled There will be a Grand Coulee Community Blood Drive on Monday, Feb. 22, at the community room on the Coulee Medical Center campus. The drive is held in conjunction with Inland Northwest Blood Center and will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. New PUD manager named Grant PUD Commissioners announced the appointment of former Chief F... Full story
A public workshop will be held this Thursday night at the Electric City fire station to develop survey questions for the proposed Pathways project. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend and take part by sharing their thoughts and vision of Electric City. A large group of stakeholders met in January to get the discussions going on an Electric City trail system but couldn’t agree on a set of questions for a community survey. Deputy Clerk Russell Powers, who is organizing the meeting, said the group will develop q... Full story
Volunteer nominations close Thursday Those who wish to nominate someone for Volunteer of the Year have until midnight Thursday. Letters of nomination should be as specific as possible about why the candidate should be honored, including contact information for the nominator and for anyone who could speak about the nomination. Send nominations by email, through the U.S. Postal Service, or in person as follows: • by email to star@grandcoulee.com • by mail to Volunteer, PO Box 150, Grand Coulee, WA 99133 • in person to The Star, 3 Midway Ave.,... Full story
Jordan Martin and Anthony Kheel, of Elmer City, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Myles Raytheal Kheel, born Monday, January 18, 2016, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. He weighed 9 lbs., 3 oz., and was 20 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandparents are Camille Desautel and Jerry Martin Sr., both of Worley, Idaho. Paternal grandparents are Rachel Monaghan and David Kheel, both of Keller, Washington. Great-grandparents are Ramona Kheel of Inchelium, Washington, Vicky Desautel of Elmer City, and... Full story
Jesse Otis and Emily Brooke Tillman, of Elmer City, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Otis Alexander Tillman born Monday, February 1, 2016, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. He weighed 8 lbs., 14 oz., and was 20 inches in length at birth. Sibling includes Brooklyn Nicole, age 3. Maternal grandparents are Greg Hedman and Kathy Harju. Paternal grandparents are Paul Tillman and Katheryn Berendsen.... Full story
Heather and Kyle Kuhlmann, of Grand Coulee, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Madeline Louise Kuhlmann, born Monday, February 1, 2016, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz., and was 19.5 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Holden and Carter Kuhlmann, ages 2-1/2 and 4-1/2. Maternal grandparents are Doug and Beth Wagner, of Vancouver, Washington. Paternal grandparents are Thomas and Kerry Kuhlmann, of La Center, Washington. Great-grandmother is Shirley Hiserote, of... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, February 11, at the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Cheryl Hoffman will be speaking on wildflowers in the coulee. CMC Guild to Meet The Coulee Medical Center Guild (Auxiliary) has changed its meeting date to the third Monday of the month. This month’s meeting will be Monday, February 15, at noon at Coulee Medical Center. Ask the front desk for directions. Join us for lunch. Our shoe drive raised over $1200. Add CMC Guild as your chosen charitgy on s... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 1/30 - A vehicle owned by an Elmer City woman was pulled over for outdated Montana plates. Police had ticketed the driver twice for this offense and referred the matter to the prosecutor for its owner trying to avoid taxes by registering the vehicle in another state. - A customer at Safeway alerted officials there that a man had walked into the store, gone to the liquor aisle, put two bottles of spirits into his pants and walked out without paying for them. The store caught the theft it on video and police will try to use... Full story
A free class will teach young teenagers, ready to earn money by babysitting, how to do it safely. The class offered at Coulee Medical Center will teach them “the safety skills they need for themselves and the children they are watching,” according to the hospital. It’s scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the hospital’s on-site training room, 411 Fortuyn Road, Grand Coulee. Students need to bring a sack lunch. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Space is limited. To register, call Molly Morris at 633-6354 or email mmorris... Full story
Author Greg Vandy's "26 Songs in 30 Days" is a fascinating book that explores the folk musician Woody Guthrie's month-long employment by the Bonneville Power Administration in 1941 when Guthrie was assigned to write one song per day while being driven all along the Columbia River. Visiting the sites of dams, most notably the Grand Coulee Dam, Guthrie churned out the songs, which include now legendary folk songs such as "Pastures of Plenty," "Grand Coulee Dam," and "Roll On, Columbia "(Washington... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 1/15 - An Electric City man is being charged with prescription fraud, trying to obtain a controlled substance by fraud, forgery, theft in the third degree, possessing stolen property and possession of methamphetamines after allegedly taking a prescription blank from Coulee Medical Center and trying to get drugs at Safeway Pharmacy. He was arrested and taken to Grant County Jail. 1/24 - A woman on Roosevelt Drive reported to police that her 2002 Jaguar had been stolen. She stated that someone had entered the house by forcing... Full story
Governmental agencies and some local people crowded into a meeting room at Coulee Medical Center Wednesday as agencies made presentations at the Electric City Pathway and Trail meeting. Representatives from Bureau of Reclamation; the National Park Service's Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance; Washington State University Rural Communities Design Initiative; Grant County Health District; Washington State Department of Transportation; and Gray & Osborne, Electric City's engineering firm,... Full story
Bonuses given out in 2014 to hospital executives prior to a turnover in leadership will likely result in a “finding” from the State Auditor’s Office, Coulee Medical Center’s top executive told her board Monday night. “The auditor has alerted me that we could very possibly receive a ‘finding,’” CEO Debbie Bigelow said. “We may not have been that administration, but we are that hospital.” An auditor’s “finding” is the strongest criticism possible. Bigelow said bonuses given to executives in early 2014 for work performed in 2013 caught the audito... Full story
How to save money at the ER A woman visiting Coulee Medical Center’s emergency room recently will actually save money after hospital staffers caught the fact that she had some redundant medical insurance coverage, CMC’s Debbie Bigelow reported to hospital district commissioners Monday. She said CMC’s staff figured the woman, who is on Medicare, could save $287 a month, a healthy chunk for a person living on about $900. Volunteer award delayed The Star’s annual Volunteer of the Year award will be delayed until February. Tribal recycling open Sa... Full story
Jordan Martin and Anthony Kheel ,of Elmer City, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Myles Raytheal Kheel, born Monday, January 18, 2016, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. He weighed 9 lbs., 3 oz., and was 20 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandparents are Camille Desautel and Jerry Martin Sr., both of Worley, Idaho. Paternal grandparents are Rachel Monaghan and David Kheel of Keller, Washington. Great-grandparents are Ramona Kheel, of Inchelium; Vicky Desautel, of Elmer City; and Geraldine and Ken... Full story
Electric City took a giant step forward toward building a proposed multi-million dollar walking trail last week when the city council set aside $400,000 of the city’s hotel/motel tax funds to help pay for the project. City Clerk Jackie Perman noted that the $400,000 includes some future contributions to the fund. Currently, Electric City has $344,000 in its lodging fund. The city receives between $60,000 and $70,000 a year from motels and campgrounds that collect the tax, authorized by state law to promote tourism. The resolution passed with a... Full story
Shonita Ratcliff and Shawn Ankney, of Electric City, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Knox Alexander Lakekin Ankney, on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 5 lbs., 10 oz., and was 18 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Dariane Seyler and Mavrick Ankney. Maternal grandparents are Gerald and Vicki Ratcliff, of Grand Coulee. Paternal grandparents are Tony Ankney, of Elmer City, and Pete Palmer, of Nespelem. Great-grandparents include (maternal) Rose Happ of Rogue River, Oregon and... Full story
Meagan Drywater and Waylon Elwell, of Nespelem, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Kendall Marde Louise Elwell, born Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 8 lbs., 15 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandparents are Val and Tina Drywater. Paternal grandparents are Andrew Jr. Elwell and Agaitha Monaghan.... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Eagles Lodge on B Street in Grand Coulee. JoAnn Ehlers from Coulee Medical Center, will be speaking about the new SafeChx system at the hospital. Grant County Fire District 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m., Monday, January 25, 2016, at the Electric City Fire Station. Care and Share Food Bank Is Open Fridays The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene has normal operating hours... Full story
