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Mercedes Nault and Seth Labro, of Keller, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Kal-El Slade Labro, on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. He weighed 7 lbs., 15 oz., and was 21 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Joclynn, Isis and Nexander. Maternal grandparents are Juanita Weed of Lander, Wyoming, and Robert Nault of Elmer City, Washington. Paternal grandparents are Patricia Conant of Keller, and Daniel Conant of Nespelem, Washington.... Full story
Inland Northwest Blood Center, along with the Grand Coulee community blood drive volunteers led by coordinator Leha Neilsen, is planning a blood drive for Monday, August 20. Donation hours will be from 12:30 to 5 p.m. at the community room in Coulee Medical Center....
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet for the rest of August. Meetings will resume in September. POWER to Meet The POWER group will be meeting this Thursday, August 16 at 6 p.m. at the Senior Center on Main Street in Grand Coulee. On the agenda is the fish pens. Call Carl Russell if there are any questions at 633-0648. Food Bank Open Fridays The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene has normal operating hours every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. But take note it will be closed Friday, August 31. It is...
Robert Carl Hanson, 89, passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, at the Nevada State Veterans Home in Boulder City, Nevada, on Thursday, July 26, 2018. He was born April 7, 1929, in Rapid City, South Dakota, and was a 40 year resident of Boulder City. Bob enlisted in the U.S. Navy and proudly served his country during the Korean War, followed by a very distinguished career as a Personnel Officer for the Bureau of Reclamation. He contributed to such projects as the Grand Coulee Dam and the Central Arizona Project before joining the... Full story
Born July 20, 1939, to Harry Walter and Katherine Adalanc (Pat) Wiese in Sacramento, California, Colleen entered Heaven's gates on July 28, 2018. She married Don Gerard on August 11, 1956, in Grand Coulee, Washington. They were blessed with 3 sons: Steve (Justin); Gary (Tracy); Ron (Lisa), all surviving. Also surviving are 7 granddaughters and 12 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by father Harry, mother Pat and husband Don, Colleen is survived by her brothers, Dennis and Fred, and her... Full story
Star Facebook followers submitted photos of the Grass Valley Fire as it was happening Saturday and Sunday....
The Grand Coulee branch of North Cascades Bank is collecting backpacks and school supplies for local children in need. Cash donations are also welcome and will be used to purchase additional supplies. All items will be distributed to schools in the Grand Coulee Dam School District. Donations will be accepted at North Cascades Bank during the month of August and will continue through September as well. Please help us prepare our local youth for the new school year! Supply lists will be available in the bank’s lobby. If you have any questions a...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for three fires burning in central Washington, including the Grass Valley Fire in Douglas and Grant counties near Grand Coulee and Coulee Dam. Early Sunday morning, FEMA granted the state’s request for federal Fire Management Assistance Grants to help with firefighting costs for the Grass Valley Fire burning in Douglas and Grant counties. At the time of the request, the fire was threatening homes in and around the c...
Grand Coulee Police 8/7 - A man was reported to have been seen carrying a yellow chainsaw on Third Avenue in Electric City. Police didn’t see such a man. - A Lakeview Boulevard woman reported her neighbors were throwing rocks at her house. An officer only saw rocks on the gravel road. - A woman reported that on July 28, someone had taken her black purse with emojis on it from her Dodge Dakota while it was parked at Coulee Hardware. - Vehicles on a woman’s property on Alcan Road are considered junk vehicles, while garbage left on the land con...
Local law enforcement agencies will be among those across Washington that will increase DUI (Driving Under the Influence) patrols Aug. 17 - Sept. 3 during what is typically the deadliest time of the year on the state’s roadways, according to the state Traffic Safety Commission. The Ferry, Lincoln, Grant, and Adams County Target Zero Task Force, police departments and sheriff’s offices from Adams County, Othello, Ephrata, Grand Coulee, Grant County, MACC Dispatch, Moses Lake, Quincy, Royal City, Soap Lake, Warden, Ferry County, Republic, Lin...
New air-quality monitors are working in the Grand Coulee Dam area with results accessible by anyone online, thanks to an initiative of the Grand Coulee Dam Rotary Club. Using sensors purchased from PurpleAir, the club has so far put up one sensor, which complements another that member Bob Valen bought for his own home last winter. At least one more is planned for the area. Valen, who writes The Star's monthly weather column, found several years ago that the state's Dept. of Ecology air quality...
The evac levels for the Grass Valley Fire were set to level 1 Monday night, just as a community meeting at Lake Roosevelt High School was about to start (more on that in tomorrow's paper). Level 1 means we need to be aware of the possible danger, but there is no imminent threat. Weather today is predicted to be sunny and very hot, with very low humidity in the afternoon and winds up to 4-5 miles per hour. The National Weather Service has issued an air quality alert covering 13 counties in... Full story
GRAND COULEE 8-11-18 — A fire that started about noon near the Sims Corner Junction on highway 17 has closed highway 174 and all residents on both sides of 174 from Road P east to Grand Coulee are urged to leave immediately. Douglas County Sheriff Chief Criminal Deputy Steve Grossclose said at 6:10 p.m. that the fire is currently past Road Y NE and the Barker Canyon Road on both side of SR-174 and headed northeast driven by strong winds. Evacuations have been ordered along both side of 174 a... Full story
It's 9:30 Saturday morning, and if you don't absolutely have to go outside in the Grand Coulee area right now, you should wait. Smoke is currently making the air "very unhealthy" to breath. Local air quality monitors are reading in the 270-300 range, which is at the upper end of the "very unhealthy" range. Ad advisory issued by the Grant County Health District this week offered this advice about that kind of air: "Everyone should stay indoors, do only light activities, and keep windows closed... Full story
Charlie Joseph tags out Lee Williams as he reaches back for third base Wednesday night at North Dam Park as Joseph's Electric City Bar and Grill team plays the Living Legends in rec league play. - Scott Hunter photo...
The Colville Confederated Tribes have proposed a release of salmon above Chief Joseph Dam and Grand Coulee Dam to return the once-native species to waters from which they’ve been absent since the construction of those giant barriers to their migration. The proposal is to release thousands of adult salmon and tens of thousands of juvenile salmon above the two dams in the Columbia River, as well as its tributaries. “There is a spiritual connection between salmon and Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest that is celebrated in many cer...
A capital improvements levy to support the Grand Coulee Dam School District appears to have passed in Tuesday’s election with more than 55 percent of the vote. The levy will enable safety, technology and facilities improvements in the district and then let it pay for some items that otherwise would have come from its general fund as the transition is made to the new system of financing basic education in the state. In other contested primary elections, 4th District incumbent Republican Congressman Dan Newhouse led Democrat Christine Brown 6...
Grand Coulee Mayor Paul Townsend welcomes Nicolaus D. Johnson as the city's newest patrolman after swearing him in Tuesday. Coming from Yakima, Johnson was recruited laterally, meaning he's already fully qualified to serve without the city having to send him to state academy training. That's important, Townsend noted, because he can immediately take part in the city's contract supporting the Bureau of Reclamation. The city now has eight officers, Townsend said. - Scott Hunter...
Turn your eyes to the sky on Aug. 13, when the Perseid meteor shower will illuminate the darkness, all the darker due to a new moon, as the National Park Service Sky Rangers give guided tours of the heavens on August 10-11. On Aug. 10, from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., rangers will be at the Crescent Bay area, where the public is welcome to join and look at planets, constellations, and more through their telescope. “We have everything you need to look up, but you are welcome to bring your own telescopes, spotting scopes, or binoculars plus bug spray, a...
Citizens for Quality Education would like to thank those who voted for the Grand Coulee School District Levy and also say a thank-you to those who put signs up in their yards. Thank you to the businesses that supported the levy and a “shout out” to the people who wrote letters in The Star. With your encouragement and involvement in our classrooms, the school and teachers can help our kids to succeed and become valuable citizens in the community. Yard signs can be taken to the Farmer’s Market at North Dam Park in Grand Coulee (Wednesdays 4-7p....
At a recent conference in Kennewick, Wash., two local stars from our school district were honored with high awards. I had the honor and privilege of being on hand when these two powerful superstars in education received their hardware from the elite in the Public School Employees Annual Conference. Our school was definitely well represented, and our school has been put on the map by these two outstanding classified employees. Aaron Derr received the President’s Award for his hard work and d...
The Classes of 1958, 1959, and 1960 are celebrating their years together at Grand Coulee High School with a reunion dinner at the Senior Center, 203 Main Street in Grand Coulee, on Friday, August 10, 2018. The meal will be served promptly at 5:00 p.m., and the cost is $10 per person. Local alumni are asked to bring a pie to be served for dessert. Anyone in town early is encouraged to come spend the afternoon visiting at the Center with other early birds. The Senior Thrift Store will close at noon that day in order to allow the volunteers to...
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet for the rest of August. Meetings will resume in September. American Legion to Meet The American Legion Post 157 next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 14 at the Lutheran Church in Grand Coulee. Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of Ice Age Floods to Meet Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will meet at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 14 at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, 127 South Mission, Wenatchee. The program is free and open to...
(Keller – 8/1/18) Keller Valley Highriders 4-H Club hosted a 4-H Small Animal Clinic Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at the Keller Community Center. Youth and families came together to learn how to care for chickens and rabbits and to prepare their small animal 4-H projects for exhibition at the Ferry County Fair. A variety of topics were covered during this educational workshop. Storey Jackson, 4-H Leader, and Linda McLean, Colville Reservation WSU Extension Director, taught about Educational P...
Tolanna and Billy Drywater, of Keller, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Jae Byrd Drywater, born Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 8 lbs., 7 oz., and was 20 inches in length at birth. Siblings include James, Johnny, Sunnie, Cambria, Marshall and Wyatt. Maternal grandparents are Clarita Vargas, of Nespelem, Washington, and Robert Underwood, of Taholah, Washington. Paternal grandparents are Tina and Val Drywater and Anita Hulbutta, of Oklaho... Full story