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A celebration of life for Cindy Snow will be held at noon, Saturday, August 3, at the Grand Coulee Senior Center, 203 Main Street.... Full story
Jerry Lee Heilman, 55, of Grand Coulee, Washington, passed away at his home Tuesday evening, July 23, 2019, surrounded by the family he loves, following a courageous five-year battle with cancer. Jerry was born Thursday, December 19, 1963, in Pasco, Washington, to Glenn and Grace Heilman. Following graduation from Lake Roosevelt High School in 1983, where Jerry was on the wrestling team, he served as an infantryman in the United States Army. Jerry worked in the restaurant industry as a cook in... Full story
Joan “Grams” Barnes, 96, passed away Saturday morning, July 20, 2019, in the long-term care unit of Coulee Medical Center, Grand Coulee, Washington. She was born along with her twin brother, Roy, on October 24, 1922, in Widnes, England, to Robert William and Edith Jennie Angus. Joan. Joan was preceded in death by her husband, J.A. “Fred” Barnes; son, Kevin Barnes and twin brother, Roy Angus. She is survived by her daughters: Jackie Perry (Fred) and Ketha Williams (George); daughter-in-law, Gwynn Barnes; five grandchildren and 10 great-g... Full story
The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture will make a second visit of the summer North Central Regional Library branches, this time bringing its Living Traditions program. It will be at the Grand Coulee Public Library on Monday, August 5, beginning at 11 a.m. The program brings Burke educators and real museum objects and invites people of all ages to engage with cultural objects and learn about traditions still practiced by contemporary Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest. See how...
Chamber Taking a Break Chamber will not be holding meetings through the month of August. They will resume in September. AA Meetings for GCD and Nespelem Area Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held on Mondays and Fridays at 6 p.m. 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...
Every two years, the Washington State Legislature’s House Healthcare and Wellness Committee takes a tour of facilities in rural areas, but they’ve never been to Grand Coulee. That will change Sept. 23, when the committee led by Rep. Eileen Cody ends a tour here with a “robust” meeting at the end of the day. Cody’s staff asked if Coulee Medical Center would be willing to participate, Chief Executive Officer Ramona Hicks told the commissioners of Hospital District 6 Monday. “They’re bringing 20 people in a bus,” Hicks said. In other business at t...
Alumni of the Lake Roosevelt High School class of 1974 pose for a photo last Saturday during their 45-year reunion at The Eagles in Grand Coulee. From left, in the front row: Guy Wilson, Kevin Long, Candy Dorn, John Smith, Lee Sammons, Tom Goodwin, John Miller, Brenda Busenbark, Connie Palmer, Ken House. In the back row: Dan Rawley, Steve Hood, John Finch, Tom Johnson, Adam Bearcub, Bob Drake, Jim Truax, Kristy Haegen, Charlie Baird, Carla Desautel, and Christine House. - submitted...
CALL FOR BIDS City OF GRAND COULEE 2019 FEMA STREET REPAIR Sealed Proposals will be received by the undersigned at the City of Grand Coulee, 306 Main Street, Grand Coulee, Washington 99133, up to 11:00 A.M.; local time on Thursday, August 1, 2019, for furnishing the necessary labor, materials, equipment, tools, and guarantees thereof to construct 2019 FEMA Street Repair. This Contract provides for the repair of pavement and subgrade, adjusting of manhole rims to finished grade elevation, and adjusting of valve boxes to finished grade... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 7/22 - A man on Federal Avenue requested police assistance debugging his truck, which he said his parents bugged. Police told the man they don’t do such tasks and suggested he find a private business to do so. - Police were told a man was driving a power scooter drunk and throwing beers at people. Police were unable to locate him. 7/24 - A syringe was found near the pumps at a gas station on Grand Coulee Avenue. Police collected it to be destroyed. 7/25 - The panic alarm at the credit union’s ATM machine on Midway Ave...
A house in Delano was raided July 16 as part of a larger drug bust in Eastern Washington involving hundreds of officers of multiple law enforcement agencies that served 19 search warrants in three counties. A federal search warrant was issued and executed on a house on Lake View Boulevard on the morning of July 16, confirmed Jodie Underwood, a public information officer at the Drug Enforcement Administration in Seattle. Underwood was unable to say if anyone was arrested at the Delano residence. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and...
Grant Coulee turned down the idea of turning over a stretch of B Street to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation near where USBR’s new fire station is being built. The idea came up in May at the city’s council meeting with possible benefits including not having to maintain the road and putting the dollar savings towards other streets. B Street is currently closed from where it intersects Division Street to SR-155 because of construction on the USBR fire station being built along SR-155. The street is also used as an alternative route through and aro...
It's not easy swimming to the ocean and back. The Grand Coulee Library hosted a presentation titled "Swimming with the Salmon: The Epic Survival Game" June 17, in which children learned "about the life cycle of salmon, as well as efforts river partners throughout the region take to help salmon overcome the obstacles they encounter on their epic journey," according to a press release from Grant PUD which presented the program. "Everyone will get a better appreciation of salmon and their...
CALL FOR BIDS Town of Coulee Dam Tree Trimming Services The Town of Coulee Dam will receive sealed bids for Coulee Dam Tree Trimming Services. Bid Package and Specifications may be obtained by contacting Town Hall at (509) 633-0320 or emailing cdclerk@couleedam.org. Sealed Bids should be mailed to the Town of Coulee Dam, 300 Lincoln Ave, Coulee Dam, WA 99116, or hand delivered to the Clerk’s Office, by 10:00am on August 7, 2019. The Town of Coulee Dam reserves the right to reject any and all bids. (Publish July 17 and 24, 2019) City of E... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 7/17 - People on King Street said they would pick up any wood that fell out of their red pickup truck near the “old Grand Coulee highway,” as was reported. A woman wanted on warrants was hiding in a clothes dryer at a King Street residence police were allowed to search. The woman was arrested and taken to jail. A man known to be wanted on a warrant was spotted at the 4-Corners gas station, arrested, and taken to jail. 7/17-18 - An intoxicated man at apartments near Lakeview Avenue in Electric City “was not having a good...
A celebration of life for Cindy Snow will be held at noon, Saturday, August 3, at the Grand Coulee Senior Center, 203 Main Street.... Full story
Matthew Henry Pachosa, age 81, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, in Largo, Florida. Born on August 24, 1937, in Mason City (Coulee Dam), Washington. Matt spent his entire childhood in Grand Coulee, Washington, graduating from Grand Coulee High School in 1955, and then attending Gonzaga University, joining the Army's ROTC program while there. Upon graduation with a BS in Physics, Matt remained in the Army and made a career of it for 22 years. He was stationed in locations... Full story
(Omak, July 2019) The Colville Reservation was the host site for the 2019 NW IAC (Intertribal Agriculture Council) Youth Food Sovereignty Summit, July 8 – 10. Eighteen youth ages 13 – 25, representing seven different tribes, participated and learned about agriculture and what they can do to help ensure food sovereignty/food security on their reservations. Colville Reservation WSU Extension partnered with IAC and the Colville Confederated Tribes (CCT) to host three days of fun-filled education about natural resources, agriculture, native cul...
Ronnie Bell and Jason Pakootas of Nespelem,Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Blair Azalea Flame Pakootas, born Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 7 lbs., 3 oz., and was 21 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Kendall Pakootas age 5, and Chantelle Pakootas age 9. Maternal grandaprents are Linda Cleparty and Mark Bell. Paternal grandparents are Milo Pakootas and jeanetta Manly/ Great-grandparents are Isabelle Cleparty ad Gilbert Cleparty ad Paulng Pakootas... Full story
Marriah New and Desmond Adamson of Elmer City, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Carol Annette Nicole Adamson, born Monday, July 8, 2019, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 7 lbs., and was 21 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Kyndra Adamson and Jystin Jim. Maternal grandaprents are Angel New and Walter New. Pateral grandparents are Nicole Simmons, Michael Simmons and Daniel Crux. Great-grandmother is Elaine Adamson.... Full story
Despite criticism from their fire chief, the postmaster and a businessperson who says she’ll lose two-thirds of her parking, the Electric City council last week accepted a $1.1 million bid from Wheeler Excavation for street and sidewalk work that could begin as soon as August. Some of the projects have come under criticism from citizens in recent months. A sidewalk project — along Coulee Boulevard from Taylor Avenue to Western Avenue, and from Western to Grand Avenue near city hall — has stirred controversy. With the stretch of Western Avenu...
Citizens in Electric City could find their future July 4 plans for explosives thwarted if the city council adopts a new law banning fireworks. The Electric City council discussed adopting such an ordinance at their July 9 council meeting. Councilmember Rich McGuire brought the idea up, citing Coulee Dam’s similar code banning fireworks in that city. Councilmember Lonna Bussert described fireworks debris being left behind in the triangle-shaped parking area outside city hall. A man in the audience added that the fireworks went on for over t...
The gate for access to Marina Way on the east side of Grand Coulee Dam and Lake Roosevelt will close at 7:30 p.m. each day through Sept. 1, instead of access being open from dawn until dusk. “The decision for closing access to Marina Way in the evening is not a result of funding, but rather a desire to more efficiently use the Security Response Force staff at Grand Coulee Dam,” Public Affairs Specialist for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Lynne Brougher told The Star in an email. Brougher said that security personnel are looking into opt...
Grand Coulee Police 6/28 - A man reportedly punched out the window of his girlfriend’s PT Cruiser during an argument in which she said she was breaking up with him because she wants him to stop smoking meth. The man was wanted on a felony warrant out of Seattle. About two blocks away, an officer contacted the man along SR-174. The man didn’t cooperate with police who told him he was under arrest, and he fled up a steep hill along the highway. Officers were unable to reach him. Officers from Grant County, the National Parks Service, as well as...
Aiden Burton learns some medieval swordplay with Eric Slyter, the director of the Knights of Veritas, who spoke at the Grand Coulee Library July 9 to a group of about 40 people, many of whom were kids in Lake Roosevelt Schools' SHARP Kids program.The Knights of Veritas spoke about constellations and how people navigated by the stars; old world beliefs about numbers being found in nature; and facts about swords, as well as swordplay pointers. Slyter even put on a suit of armor as part of the...
Chamber this Week Chamber will meet at noon Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille this Thursday, July 18. General business is on the agenda. Food Bank Distributing Hours The food bank normal operating hours are every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. Clients are encouraged to provide their own containers to carry groceries home in. Call Pastor Shawn for information: 633-2566. Senior Volunteers Offering Caregivers a Break Senior Center volunteers will be offering free activities for those with mild t...