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Francis John Michael Reyes, 83, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. He was born on May 24, 1937, in Nespelem, Washington, to Modesta (Abraham) Shadle and Catherino Reyes. He grew up in Okanogan County, graduating from Okanogan High School in 1955. Francis then joined the Air Force in 1955 serving until 1959. Francis moved to Portland, Oregon and met and married the love of his life, Bonnie Overberg. They made their way back to the Grand Coulee Dam area in 1974 where they raised six... Full story
Frances Lucille Lyle Sather, age 90, passed away peacefully October 10, 2020. Born February 27, in Burlington, Washington to Edward and Mary. She left this earth after a long fight with Alzheimer's and dementia. Frances married her soulmate Glyn who preceded her death in 1998. She is survived by her brother, Edward "Lloyd" of Virginia; her daughters: Betty of Oklahoma, Jacquie of Virginia, and Anita of Spokane; her sons: David of Everett, Everett of Spokane, her grandchildren: Chris, Chad,... Full story
Lowell Hensley passed away Monday, December 7, 2020, after a short illness. Lowell was born in Newbridge, Oregon, June 18, 1936, to Logan Hensley and Alberta Pease. He was very young when his family moved to Mansfield, Washington and he spend most his life in the Mansfield Area. He only completed the eight grade and than went to work for his Uncle farming. In June of 1960 he married Kay Birch and had two children, Kathy (Ray) Wadsworth of Spokane and Kris (LaDonna) Hensley, LasVegas. He worked... Full story
Trees of Sharing volunteers are preparing this week and next for delivery of Christmas gifts Saturday morning, December 19th to children in Belvedere, Elmer City, Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee, Delano and Electric City. Gifts will be delivered between 10 a.m. and noon to 115 children in forty-nine local families. If you have an ornament tag, please return your wrapped gift to any ‘tree’ location not later than Monday, December 14. If you were unable to purchase a gift to go with the tag you took from a tree, or if you have a gift that you can... Full story
Port District #7 Grant County PUBLIC NOTICE OF A CHANGE OF MEETING DATE OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Notice is hereby given that Port District #7 of Grant County, Washington will be changing their Regular Meeting for the month of December from 12/31/20 to 12/17/20, at 3:45 p.m. due to the holidays. The meeting will be held by telephone conference calling. Anyone wishing to join the conference call can contact the District Secretary at portdistrict7@gmail.com for connection instructions. This notice is given by order of Jim Keene, Chair, Port... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 12/2 - On Bowen Street, a man and woman agreed to separate for the day after getting into an argument when the man wanted to get his iPad for work. - A woman on Lakeview Avenue complained to officers about various topics, none of which they could do anything about. Complaints included those about people around her rubbing their ears, and about someone breaking her car, on which she didn’t provide any more details. She thanked the officers for their time. 12/3 - A woman at apartments on Lakeview Avenue said a woman had tamper...
New Cancer Support Group Cancer patients, caregivers, and survivors have been gathering semiweekly to talk, in a safe environment with honesty about the physical, emotional and spiritual impact of cancer. The group meets the first and third Thursdays of the month at 6 p.m. in the multipurpose area of the Nazarene Church. Face masks and social distancing are maintained. New AA Group in the Area A new Alcoholics Anonymous group is meeting each Saturday at noon at the Grand Coulee Community Church, 405 Center St. Meetings are open. More...
Free COVID-19 testing will be offered to all community members in the Grand Coulee Dam area tomorrow, Dec. 8, from 3-8 p.m. at Lake Roosevelt High School. Look for Lifeline Ambulance in the athletic field parking lot. All are welcome, not just residents of Okanogan County. The testing will be drive-thru, at the football field parking lot near the tennis courts. Look for LifeLine Ambulance vehicles and personnel on site. Pre-registration is encouraged at https://forms.gle/UMVVBjjf8f9GBeut8 but on-site registration also available. "Results will... Full story
The return to school for seventh- through 12th-grade Lake Roosevelt students on Dec. 7 will continue under a plan modified in an emergency school board session Friday night that sets a much higher threshold for the number of local Covid cases it would take to stop in-person schooling. The Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors held an Emergency Board Meeting tonight via Zoom where they voted 4-1 to modify the plan, previously approved on Nov. 9, for junior/senior high students to return part time to physical school on Dec. 7.... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors will be holding an Emergency Zoom Board Meeting today, Friday Dec. 4th at 5:00 p.m. to discuss 7th-12th grade re-opening. The meeting can be accessed via Zoom at https://gcdsd.zoom.us/j/677070515 The board previously decided on Nov. 9 for 7th-12th grade students to return to in person school, starting with one day per week, beginning on Dec. 7. Kindergarten through sixth grade students have already been going to in person school part time. Since then, there has been a surge in COVID cases... Full story
With the surging of the coronavirus around the country and even in local counties, there’s still enough evidence to give experts confidence that schools are not major spreaders of the illness, if managed for it and if local COVID cases aren’t out of hand. So what, exactly, do Lake Roosevelt Schools do to keep COVID off the campus? Health officers from Region 7 (Okanogan, Grant, Douglas, Chelan, Kittitas) counties have set up a protocol for screening for COVID-19 at schools, which Lake Roosevelt follows. The protocol allows students and sta... Full story
Local boys and girls this weekend will be delivering grocery bags to the doors of the community that they hope you will fill — with food. The BSA Boy and Girl Troops will come back the following Saturday to pick up your bag of food items to help the families of the Grand Coulee Dam Area. The local food bank is particularly looking for canned vegetables, canned fruit, and boxes of Mac’n’cheese. Note that they don’t want Costco giant sized cans, and that they can’t accept expired food items. Donations will be picked up on Saturday, Dec. 12,... Full story
COVID rates are up across the map in local counties. As of Nov. 30, Grant County had reported 5,019 total cases, including 36 deaths. There have been 21 cases in the Grand Coulee Dam area, 18 in the Coulee City area. The county has had 1,060 cases in the prior 14 days for an incidence rate of 1,085, up from 565 on Nov. 17. Grant County Health said in a Facebook post Tuesday night that rate may be starting to trend downward, but it was too early to tell if that was due to a Thanksgiving lag in testing. The incidence goal is 25 or fewer cases... Full story
The Hughes household in Grand Coulee includes two geese and a duck, all named after violent gangsters. A duck named Allie was originally named Al Capone, but when she started laying eggs, her name was changed. "Duck eggs are delicious," Ben Hughes noted, speaking with The Star about his family's pet flock over email. Allie, along with a goose named Pablo, after Pablo Escobar, both came from North 40 Outfitters in Omak. The other goose, named Chapo, or El Chapo, comes from NorthWest Seed & Pet...
Lake Roosevelt High School’s Associated Student Body will lose revenue from restrictions imposed from a new state law. House Bill 1660, which passed the state Legislature earlier this year and affects the current school year, will prevent schools from charging students who qualify for free or reduced lunches for ASB cards, as well as for admission into sports games. Their guests over the age of 65 might also not have to pay admission into sports events, or would pay a reduced entry fee. The bill aims to create more equity in schools, saying tha...
John Baughman and Rachelle Haven of Grand Coulee, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Porter Edward Baughman, born at home, on Sunday, October 18, 2020. He weiged 9 lbs., 6 oz., and was 21 inches in length at birth. Emma Baughman is the proud big sister. Maternal grandparent is Shelly Haven of Puyallup, Washington. Paternal grandparents are Mark Baughman of Electric City, Washington and Patsy Baughman of Modesto, California. Great-grandparent is Carolyn Haven, of Coulee... Full story
The ladies of the Grand Coulee Community Church regret to announce that we cannot complete our usual cookie delivery like we have every Christmas season for many years. Many household in the Grand Coulee Dam area are usually included and it always brings joy to all involved. We will be thinking of all of you and miss the visits very much. We also apologize for not holding our annual rummage sale and bazaars. When this coronavirus has ebbed away we will be seeing all of you again!... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 11/23 - A man and woman started arguing because her child was throwing grapes while they were travelling together. They stopped at the gas station. Police spoke to both of them. The woman didn’t want to travel with the man anymore. She arranged for a ride to Omak. 11/24 - A woman on Silver Drive said her husband wouldn’t unlock their car for her to get some belongings to leave the house following an argument. The man unlocked the car and the woman took off on foot after gathering some belongings. - A woman checking on her...
There are birds aplenty in the world, the country, the state of Washington and in the Grand Coulee Dam area, and if you need something to do, looking for birds is one option. "There are many opportunities locally for bird watching, wildlife observation or wildlife photography in general," said Eric Braaten, a local biologist for the state Department of Fish & Wildlife, in an email to The Star. "With a mixture of private and public lands, our area is species-rich most of the year with different...
As of Monday, school is intended to continue as planned, with high COVID numbers in local counties, but not in the area itself. At Monday’s Grand Coulee Dam School District board meeting, Superintendent Paul Turner presented a document outlining the current COVID-19 pandemic situation in relation to the school. Turner explained that although COVID numbers are currently high in local counties, in talking with county health officials, spikes are related to incidents outside of the Grand Coulee Dam area, such as in northern Okanogan County and d... Full story
Trees of Sharing 2020 is here to help struggling families provide a Christmas gift for their children. Since the early 1980’s, the Trees of Sharing program has been a pathway for Grand Coulee Dam area residents to be a blessing to needy children living in the area. Trees are located at Safeway, Coulee Family Medicine, and Harvest Foods. The schedule: • November 20 – December 11: Trees decorated with ornament tags with children’s wishes available at North Cascades Bank, Safeway Pharmacy, Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union, and Harvest Foods.... Full story
New Cancer Support Group Cancer patients, caregivers, and survivors have been gathering semiweekly to talk, in a safe environment with honesty about the physical, emotional and spiritual impact of cancer. The group meets the first and third Thursdays of the month at 6 p.m. in the multipurpose area of the Nazarene Church. Face masks and social distancing are maintained. New AA Group in the Area A new Alcoholics Anonymous group is meeting each Saturday at noon at the Grand Coulee Community Church, 405 Center St. Meetings are open. More...
The city of Grand Coulee has lost revenue from late fees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s Proclamation 20-23, first issued in March of 2020, doesn’t allow utilities to be shut off for a resident, nor for late fees to be charged. At Grand Coulee’s Nov. 17 city council meeting, City Clerk Lorna Pearce told the council that the city has about $18,000 in outstanding utility bills from people not paying. In 2019, Pearce told The Star, the city brought in $5,127 in revenue from late fees. Pearce said one frustration is th...
Three separate donations were approved at Monday’s Grand Coulee Dam School District board meeting. The three donations, all attributed simply to “Raider Community Supporters,” are: $140 to the senior class; $832 to the senior class; and $183 to senior high girls’ basketball....
Grand Coulee Police 11/16 - Police assisted law enforcement officers from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington State Patrol with a vehicle that was not pulling over for a Grant County officer while heading north from Coulee City and travelling at speeds as high as 110 miles per hour. The vehicle eventually pulled over near milepost seven along SR-155. The driver and passenger, two men, both appeared intoxicated. There were empty beer bottles in their car. The WSP trooper processed the driver for driving while intoxicated and t...