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Laweesa Anthony and Raymond Carson of Nespelem, Washington are proud to announce the birth of their son Onyx Carson-Anthony born Monday, August 17, 2020, at Coulee Medical Center i Grand Coulee, Washinton He weighed 7 lbs., 6 oz., and was 19.5 inches in elngth at birth. Siblings include Keelye Carson-Anthony age 7 and Cassius Lakes Carson-Anthony, age 2. Maternal grandparents are Lori A. Anthony of espele, and the late Larry Anthony. Paternal grandparents are Donna Hubert of Ford, Washington and the latae Brian Seymour. Great-grandparents... Full story
The political race for representative #1 for Washington's 12th Legislative District, which includes much of the Grand Coulee Dam area, is between Republican incumbent Keith Goehner and challenger Adrianne Moore, a Democrat. Goehner, a former teacher from Dryden, has served as Chelan County commissioner and is currently finishing his first two-year term in the Legislature. His priorities include "addressing unfunded mandates on local government, agriculture and tourism," his website says. "It is...
Grand Coulee Police 8/25 - A Batchelor Square woman and her niece got into a physical altercation after arguing about makeup. She decided to pay for her niece to stay in a motel for the night and an officer took her there. - A 91-year-old man was reportedly sticking his thumb out, hitchhiking on Coulee Boulevard. The man wasn’t there upon police arrival. - A black Dodge pickup was reportedly driving erratically, nearly hitting a guardrail, from Grand Coulee Avenue to Martin Road. Police were unable to locate the vehicle. 8/26 - The driver of a...
Covid update for GOLD Cases of COVID-19 continue to accumulate in the area and so here is the latest data for COVID-19 in Grant, Okanogan, Lincoln, and Douglas (GOLD) counties. Counties need an incident rate of 25 cases or fewer per population of 100,000 in the past 14 days to move forward a phase in the Washington Safe Start Recovery plan, and local counties are far from that goal. As of August 26, Grant County has: 2,182 cases; 13 deaths; seven cases in the Grand Coulee Dam area; 525 cases in the past 14 days; and as of August 25 has an... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors will be holding a Special Zoom Meeting on Friday, August 28 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will address one item “Correction: approval of August Accounts Payable...
Gary Carden began taking the COVID-19 virus very seriously after he contracted the disease, was put on a ventilator - and survived. Relaying his story over the phone on Monday, Carden, 63, said that on June 18, he was sitting in his chair in Nespelem, where he lives and runs The Ketch Pen Tavern. He was feeling "weak and woozy." His sister told him that he didn't look too good, and they decided to call an ambulance, which took him to Coulee Medical Center. After about two hours at the hospital,... Full story
Documents addressing options for Grand Coulee Dam School District students have been posted on the district website. An Aug. 19 letter from Superintendent Paul Turner to the community, parents, and students touches upon aspects of reopening school, including: a strict protocol to enter the school, understanding educational options, the first day of school being Sept. 8, with student academic participation beginning Sept. 11, and conferences being held Sept. 8-10 will make sure parents and students are familiar with the online platform the...
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1069 of the City of Grand Coulee, WA On the 18th of August, 2020, the City Council of the City of Grand Coulee, Washington, passed Ordinance No. 1069. A summary of the content of said Ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as follows: ORDINANCE No.1069 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2020 BUDGET of the City of Grand Coulee, AS ADOPTED IN ORDINANCE NO. 1062. The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request. DATED this 18th day of August, 2020 Lorna Pearce, Clerk Treasurer (Publish August 26, 2020) SUMMARY OF... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 8/17 - A man on Grand Avenue was arrested and taken to jail for assault after his wife said she was tired of him beating her up and showed police relevant injuries. 8/18 - Police were unable to catch up to a truck and trailer reported to be emitting smoke while headed east on SR-174. Lincoln County officers were notified. - Police went to Coulee Playland, where it was reported that a 1-year-old infant had been left alone in a car seat crying for about 10-20 minutes. The infant and its caretaker were gone upon police arrival....
John Terry "Jack" McKissen was born in Grand Junction, Colorado, the fourth child of Harry Escol McKissen and Mary Ethel Handley. Doctors advised that Ethel cease child-bearing, as she was becoming increasingly thin, so Jack was her last child. The entire family was musical, playing and singing together frequently. News clippings show that he went to the Colorado-Wyoming spelling bee both years of junior high school. High school records show steady participation in FFA and Band, an IQ score of 1... Full story
Charles Brian (Charlie) Minter passed away peacefully at his home in Republic, Washington, Sunday, August 16, 2020, at the age of 83. Charlie was born on September 26, 1936, in Stockton, California, and was the first of seven children raised by parents Robert and Frances E. (Dougherty) Minter. Charlie followed in the footsteps of his father for the love of the outdoors and in the profession of carpentry. He spent many years fishing, hunting and enjoying the woods in the Northwest. In the early... Full story
Lester E. Filion, 91, passed away peacefully in his family home of 65 years. His immediate family was by his side and continually with him the last several months of his life. Lester was born in Gregory, South Dakota, to Lester L. Filion and Laura E. Filion. He was raised in the Grand Coulee Dam area of Eastern Washington from 1935 on, after the family moved from Gregory when his father found employment working as an electrician on the Dam project. Lester graduated from Grand Coulee High School... Full story
Savanah and Steven Cooler are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Olivia Lane Cooler, born Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 7 lbs., 6 oz., and was 20 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Payton Pera, age 3, and Kacie Pera, age 1.... Full story
Grant County Fire Dist. 14 Meeting via Conference As the result of the Covid-19 and in accordance with the Governor’s Social Distancing, Grant County Fire District #14 will be holding the monthly meeting Mon., Aug. 31, 2020 via conference call at 6:45 pm. To join meeting, call 1-717-275-8940 then enter access code 713 2121#. (Remember to enter # sign after the number). NCB School Supply Drive Continues North Cascades Bank is now accepting school supply donations for Lake Roosevelt Schools! Although the decision was recently announced for c...
The second time was not a charm for that yellow house at the top of the hill on the highway to Wilbur last week after a combine somehow started a fire in a wheat field, the second in three weeks, that totally destroyed the house and tens of thousands of dollars worth of wheat. The Sorenson Road Fire started at the end of that road, near the Herdrick home, Lincoln County Fire Protection District 8 Chief Dennis Pinar said. Pinar said the same three houses threatened in the Highway 174 Fire July...
Documents addressing options for Grand Coulee Dam School District students have been posted on the district website. An Aug. 19 letter from Superintendent Paul Turner to the community, parents, and students touches upon aspects of reopening school, including: • a strict protocol to enter the school, • understanding educational options, • the first day of school being Sept. 8, with student academic participation beginning Sept. 11, and • conferences being held Sept. 8-10 will make sure parents and students are familiar with the online platfor... Full story
Some details on short-term rentals in Grand Coulee will still have to be decided before they are allowed. The Star reported previously that the Grand Coulee City Council approved an ordinance allowing for short-term rentals in residential zones in the city but neglected to report that it will still take some time before people can actually offer the short-term rentals. “The ordinance we passed was the first step in preparation for the updated Comprehensive Plan,” City Clerk Lorna Pearce explained in an email, with the updated comprehensive pla...
Grand Coulee Dam's Third Powerhouse was renamed last week, a press release from the office of Rep. Dan Newhouse, who represents the state's 4th District in Congress, announced. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said the renaming is in honor of a father-son duo who were "instrumental in the conception, construction and implementation of operations at the dam." The announcement was made during a virtual roundtable event hosted by Newhouse (R-WA) and comes on the heels of Secretary Bernhardt's...
Smoke that could be smelled in the air locally on Sunday night was likely from the Taylor Pond Fire, burning 12 miles east of Yakima, about 150 miles away, and having burned about 35,000 acres of grassland as of Tuesday. There is a helicopter, 16 engines, and 186 personnel working on the fire, which is only at 26% containment according to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center. Grand Coulee’s fire department was also called out briefly Sunday night to put out a new hot spot on a fire that had burned wheat fields and a house in Lincoln C...
If Americans are to receive all of their electricity without coal and natural gas by 2035, they will need nuclear power. Even if Washingtonians, who already procure over 70 percent of their electricity from hydro, are to be completely devoid of fossil fuel generation by 2045, they must have nuclear. Washington’s Clean Energy Transformation Act passed earlier this year by the Legislature leans heavily on renewable fuels, particularly wind and solar. It calls for electrical generation to be c...
In January 1950, a group of community leaders formed the Grand Coulee Dam Athletic Association to fund community athletic teams. To help provide funding, the association booked nationally recognized dance bands to the Coulee Dam high school gym. A member from the association had a close contact within the Music Corporation of America, which was the nation's largest booking agency for famous-name bands. What followed between January 1950 and May 1953 was then described as the "Parade of Bands."...
Hannah and Aaron Hand of Almira, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Jolie Noelle, born Thursday, July 23, 2020, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 6 lbs., 13 oz., and was 20.5 inches in length at birth Siblings include Vedan and Vivienne.... Full story
Amanda Starzman and Tyler Best of Wilbur, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Aspen Maye Best, born Friday, August 24, 2020, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 7 lbs., 10 oz., and was 21 inches in length at birth Siblings include Coty Best. Maternal grandmother is Cathy Starzman. Paternal grandparents area Terry and Marcy Best. Great-grandparents are Lorraine McKenna, Shirley Groh, Carolyn Whitehead and Carol Koontz.... Full story
Velma Guerrero and Eisael Hernandez of Grand Coulee, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Eva Aleia, born Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 6 lbs., 11 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth.... Full story
Monica Chartier of Coulee Dam, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of her son, Luca Robert Johns, born Friday, July 31, 2020, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. He weighed 6 lbs., 13 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Grandparents are Dianne Dirk and Roger Johns. Great-grandparents are Jeannette Peightal and Pete Peightal.... Full story