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Coach Pleasants was surprised when he walked into the banquet room at the Coulee Dam Community Church to be greeted by dozens supporters there to wish him well and honor his time as a Lady Raider coach. Wallace "Peewee" Pleasants coached the Lake Roosevelt High School girls' basketball program for 12 years, ending in 2022 at the state tournament in Spokane, each year punctuated with motto to drive home a lesson. His coaching career started 24 years ago, when he coached his son Mathew's...
One thing sometimes leads to another. A recent change in Electric City is causing leaders in Coulee Dam and Grand Coulee to look at more possible changes for area fire departments and the ambulance service. Electric City this year awarded its contract for supplying police services to Coulee Dam, after decades of Grand Coulee supplying the service. The two towns are largely in different counties, and each has used different county dispatch systems — Coulee Dam’s with Okanogan County, Electric City’s with Grant County’s Multi-Area Communi...
Grand Coulee Dam School District Superintendent Paul Tuner will retire this coming July, he told his school board in a letter Monday. Turner, hired in 2016, put forth a plan a year ago to work part time for two more years alongside a full-time assistant, who could then take over. That assistant was never hired. In his letter, Turner recounted accomplishments and obstacles. Among them, upgrading the CTE building, working with the tribe to establish a Native language/culture program, and establishing a viable alternative learning environment...
To whom it may concern: It has come to our attention that the Bureau of Reclamation is currently constructing a new fire department facility at the Grand Coulee Power Office in Grand Coulee, Washington. Along with this, we are excited to make you aware of an opportunity the Bureau has to recognize and pay tribute to Toni Jean Godsil, the first Bureau-hired female firefighter, hired as part of a controversial 1989 pilot program, who tragically lost her life in the line of duty. Before she did, though, she proved that men and women can...
Yvaughn Grace "Yvaughnie" Carstensen, (95), of Almira, WA passed away on January 28, 2023. Yvaughn a lifelong resident of Almira, WA was born in Wenatchee, WA on October 21, 1927. The only daughter of Vaughn and Mary (Krause) White. She graduated from Almira Public School in 1945 and attended Eastern Washington State College graduating in 1949 with a teaching degree. Her first teaching job was in Colfax, WA from 1949-1950. She married her husband Henry on September 23, 1950 at the Almira... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/7 - Police searched Burdin Boulevard but didn’t see anyone matching the description of two men who were reportedly up to no good and “casing” the neighborhood. - Multiple tenants at an apartment building have complained about drug activity at a particular apartment, including weird smells and people coming in and out of it and putting things in their pocket. Police explained that they would need to establish probable cause by catching people selling drugs and not simply having possession in order to do something about...
Grand Coulee Alumni Association to Meet Grand Coulee Alumni Association will be meeting at 1 p.m., Wednesday, February 15 at theGrand Coulee Community Church 405 Center Street. All alumni are welcome to join us. Care and Share Food Bank Open Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are Fridays 1-3 p.m. Join our Facebook Group. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. AA Meetings in the Local Area AA meetings are held Monday through Saturday at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 633-3377 days or 633-3345 evenings. New Hope Group...
The Council of the City of Grand Coulee, Washington has moved the regular council meeting that was scheduled for February 21, 2023 to February 28, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at 306 Midway Ave., Grand Coulee, WA, as well as via ZOOM. ZOOM information for the council meetings will be available by contacting Grand Coulee City Hall at (509) 633-1150 or via email at clerkgc@gccitywa.org. The city hall is accessible to persons with disabilities.... Full story
Students in Jaci Gross's fifth grade class at Lake Roosevelt Elementary School have been learning in more ways than reading at a desk lately. . Gross, in her 23rd year at LR, applied for a grant from Petco to acquire two leopard geckos and essentials for raising the lizards, which arrived Jan. 21. Now her students "are learning about how to handle the geckos," she said. "Along with it being pretty cool to have geckos, the students are learning how to care for them and will completely care for...
Legislators from the state's 7th Legislative District, which now includes most of the Grand Coulee Dam area, are inviting constituents to participate in a telephone town hall on Monday, Feb. 13, from 6-7 p.m., to discuss the current 2023 legislative session. Sen. Shelly Short, R-Addy, Rep. Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda, and Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, R-Republic, will talk about legislation they are sponsoring, as well as their priorities for the legislative session. In addition, they will take...
Grand Coulee Alumni Association to Meet Grand Coulee Alumni Association will be meeting at 1 p.m., Wednesday, February 15 at theGrand Coulee Community Church 405 Center Street. All alumni are welcome to join us. Fire District 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, February 13, 2023, at 6:00 pm at the Electric City Fire Station. Mosquito District 2 to Meet Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday, February 9, 2023, at 4:00 pm at 210 W. Coulee Blvd., in...
Ray McDonald, of Grand Coulee, was recently honored with a 65-year service plaque from the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 302. McDonald began his work as an Oiler for Morrison Knutson in Skykomish. His work took him to Alaska, Montana and Washington. Sean Jeffries, president and District 4 representative presented McDonald with his award....
Grand Coulee Police 1/31 - Police responded to a report of an agitated patient, brought into the hospital by tribal police, who was threatening to assault staff. Police learned a female had threatened to strangle a member of the security staff, although the man said he didn’t think she was capable of doing so. Police spoke to the girl who said she wouldn’t cause any more problems. 2/1 - A woman asked police to check on the wellbeing of her father. Police eventually found him at the casino and he said he was doing fine. - Police pulled over a c...
The Bureau of Reclamation said Monday that parts of its fire station construction project should be complete by the end of February, but the entire project will take over another year to complete. "Progress on previous structural, electrical, and mechanical installations at the Grand Coulee Dam Fire Station are ongoing and slated for completion by the end of February 2023," a bureau press release stated. "The next phase of construction involves initiating unfinished construction activities in th...
The Grand Coulee Dam and Nespelem school districts came to agreement Friday on terms of a "tuition" agreement they've been negotiating for the current school year. A solution for the next school year is still under discussion. The districts had until Jan. 31 to file applications with the U.S. Dept. of Education for "impact aid" funds that are meant to replace tax levy money they can't get because of non-taxable federal land within their boundaries. They've had an agreement since 1995 on sharing...
The family of Yvaughn “Yvaughnie” Carstensen, 95, of Almira, Washington, is sad to announce her passing on Saturday, January 28, 2023, in Wilbur, Washington. Yvaughnie’s full Obituary will be in next week’s Star. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.stratefuneral.com for Yvaughnie’s family. Strate Funeral Home of Grand Coulee is caring for her family.... Full story
Willa J. Rollins-Evers, 70, Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Sister and Master of Any Task she chose to put her mind to, passed away Sunday evening, January 29, 2023; her husband – Chuck by her side. Born Friday, August 8, 1952 in Ephrata, Washington to Glenn & Audrey Bell-Grubbs Sr., Willa grew to be very protective of her little brother – Glenn Grubbs Jr., having once beat up a boy who had bullied Glenn Jr. She graduated high school in Klamath Falls, Oregon in 1970, and went on to earn her... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 1/24 - Someone complained that a woman parked her car in an alleyway between D and E Street, blocking access through it. The woman said she thought it was her property and police told her she’d have to contact a land surveyor and real estate attorney to try and establish that. She said she understood and wouldn’t block the alleyway anymore. - A man recently released from jail, unhappy to learn another man was living in the Cardinal Road residence he used to occupy, threatened him. The man who was threatened was older, shorte...
Care and Share Food Bank Open Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are Fridays 1-3 p.m. Join our Facebook Group. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. AA Meetings in the Local Area AA meetings are held Monday through Saturday at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 633-3377 days or 633-3345 evenings. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center. These are open and non-smoking. In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna at...
Walkers across North Dam take advantage of sunshine Sunday next to frozen Banks Lake, where ice fishermen have been falling through spots where the ice is too thin. That happened again Thursday afternoon, when three reportedly fell in next to a log boom off Coulee Playland. All were OK, but a witness said two of them had to hang onto the logs until another fishermen could carefully push his sled to them and pull them to thicker ice. The Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department reportedly...
The Lions Club, which owns Spring Canyon Cemetery, is hoping to form a group to keep the operation going. “Like many other organizations, the Spring Canyon Cemetery board are few and aging, and are unable to do several of tasks needed to keep up the cemetery,” a statement from the club said this week. “The Lions do not want to see the Cemetery become a ward of the state like many other cemeteries in the State are.” The 4.5-acre cemetery was dedicated March 30, 1959, a year when 24 more people were buried there, after seven were the year be...
The Grand Coulee Dam School District will help fund a lawsuit against the state intended to have a far-reaching effect on funding school facilities and programs. School board members voted unanimously Monday to chip in $5,000 to to the Wahkiakum School District in the endeavor. Wahkiakum Superintendent Brent Freeman attended the meeting and filled the board in on progress on the suit, which will be heard by the state Supreme Court. The suit claims the state is not meeting its constitutional...
Barbara was born in Sandpoint, Idaho, to Ralph Edward and Edna Pearl Bemis. She later moved to Bellingham, Washington, where she attended Bellingham High School. While in school she participated in many musical programs until graduation. She then attended Western Washington University where she met her husband, Dick Riehl. Soon after they were married Barbara and Dick moved to Tacoma, Washington, where their four children: Bobbi Lynne Kempkes, Allison Punteney (Pat), Missy Bruce (Mike), and Rich...
Care and Share Food Bank Open Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are Fridays 1-3 p.m. Join our Facebook Group. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. AA Meetings in the Local Area AA meetings are held Monday through Saturday at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 633-3377 days or 633-3345 evenings. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center. These are open and non-smoking. In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna at...
A herd of 24 mule deer graze in the Bureau of Reclamation's Visitor Center park below Grand Coulee Dam Jan. 19 about 3 p.m. Much of the group roams west Coulee Dam most of the day and night, but they can all be seen in the park in the mid to late afternoons, looking for a little more sustenance to get them through to spring, when new growth sprouts. Wildlife experts warn against feeding the deer, which take months to adapt to new types of food. Several starved to death in Coulee Dam a few years...
