News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Ten Years Ago For the Chistopherson family, the fighting in Iraq hits close to home. On Oct. 30th much of the Washington Army National Guard mobilized including Capt. Chris Christopherson of the National Guards 81st Armor Brigade. The tour of duty will separate him from his wife and family until sometime next year. The Lake Roosevelt Football team continued to beat the odds last Friday when they defeated the favored Tonasket Tigers 13-0 setting up a showdown with Okanogan for the championship of CTL. Steve Breeze and JD Strocsher stood out on... Full story
Bill Brashears passed away in Grand Coulee on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. He was born November 26, 1928, in Leola, Ark., the second of three sons to Bryan and Beatrice Brashears. The family moved to Brewster, Wash., when Bill was 10 years old. Another move when Bill was a freshman in high school took them to Eatonville, Wash., near Mt. Rainier. In his senior year he began dating Betty Mae Kronquist and they married in August 1948. They were married for 65 years. Bill began working at the age of 10... Full story
Air Force Airman Guy R. Payne graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Payne is the son of Guy and... Full story
Private First Class Antonio Montez, 18, of Okanogan, graduated from Army National Guard Basic Training at Fort Jackson, S.C., on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. In addition, he qualified and earned Expert Marksmanship. He is scheduled to graduate from his Advanced Individual Training as a Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic on December 12, 2013. Antonio is the son of Cory Farmer (Berg), Okanogan, grandson of Kerry Berg, Grand Coulee, and great-grandson of Patrick Holbert, Electric City. He is a 2013 graduate of... Full story
Susan Clark and Kyle Desautel of Omak are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Ulyssia Jean Desautel, born Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 8 lbs., 3 oz., and wa 22 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Brandi Carson 18, Adrien Carson 17, Broay Desautel 7, Julien Carson 6, Jason Carson 5, Nola Desautel 3. Maternal grandparents are Fredrick Clark and Norma Sanchez. Paternal grandparents are William and Patricia Desautel. Great-grandparents are Leroy Sr. and Bernice Cate Reuben/Zacherle... Full story
Semone Reuben and Steven Zacherle of Omak are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Lanae Ann Zacherle on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 5 lbs., 3 oz., and was 17 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Macie Zacherle, Jaycub Zacherle, Ethan Zacherle and LaRyan Zacherle. Maternal grandparents are Lisa Adolph and Seymour Reuben Sr. Paternal grandparents are Jacki Marchand and Gerald Zacherle. Great-grandparents is MaryAnn Palmanteer.... Full story
Michelle King of Coulee City is proud to announce the birth of her son Austin Parker King on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 8 lbs., 13 oz., and was 20-1/2 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandparents are Kathrine and Dan Delp of Coulee City.... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 10/26 - A Roosevelt Drive resident reported that one of his tires had been slashed, apparently with a knife. Cost of repair tire was $150. 10/28 - Police checked on a 911 call from the Jack’s Spring Canyon Service. When checking on the call, the officer learned that someone had gassed up and then left without paying. The amount was $50. The person who drove off returned and paid for the gas. - Lincoln County officials asked for assistance in contacting a woman who had left the scene of an accident. Local officers tried to r... Full story
Chamber to Meet at Noon The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its noon meeting at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee on Thursday, Nov. 7 This week’s program will be presented by CPA Kelly Buche of JR Newhouse on the end-of-year tax preparation. CMC Guild The Coulee Medical Center Guild (auxiliary) will hold regular meetings on the third Tuesday of each month. The next scheduled meeting and lunch is November 19 at noon at CMC. The Guild is in need of new members. Please join us. For information call 633-0405. OES to Meet Order of E... Full story
This week marks the beginning of Trees of Sharing 2013. The community-wide Trees of Sharing program is a special way that Grand Coulee Dam area residents may anonymously bless local children who might not otherwise receive a gift this Christmas season. Names of children may be submitted on wish slips and dropped into collection boxes located at Safeway, Coulee Medical Center, and Harvest Foods. “Trees of Sharing” is specifically for children residing in the Grand Coulee Dam area. School age children must be enrolled in the Grand Coulee Dam Sch... Full story
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR LINCOLN COUNTY NO. 13-4 00058-8 Estate of SIDNEY C. ATCHISON, deceased PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The above Court has appointed me Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against Decedent must present the claim: Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: By filing with the foregoing Court the original of the signed Creditor’s Claim, and By serving upo... Full story
Auditions will be held for Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT) production of Blackbeard The Pirate from 3 to 5 p.m., Monday Nov. 4 at the Grand Gallery Theater on Main Street in Grand Coulee. Those auditioning should arrive by 2:50 and plan to stay for the full two hours. Some of the cast members will be asked to stay for a rehearsal immediately following the auditions. Among the roles to be cast are Blackbeard and his crew of bearded Pirates, Sailors of the High Seas, cranky Crabs and Crocodiles,... Full story
Officials in the town of Coulee Dam are hopeful that they will be able to make a deal with the Bureau of Reclamation on a law enforcement contract. Mayor Quincy Snow, Police Chief Pat Collins and Councilmember Bob Poch met last Wednesday with the Bureau’s regional director, Lorri Lee, to make another attempt to land a contract. Chief Collins said that another meeting is scheduled for later this week and that “negotiations continue.” Recent developments saw the Bureau award a continuing contract to Grand Coulee, but Coulee Dam’s law enforce... Full story
Residents of Coulee Dam reported hearing, and feeling, a loud explosion coming from Grand Coulee Dam Wednesday afternoon. It was basically man-made thunder. Workers getting ready to test a generator under repair in the left powerhouse opened a gate to the penstock that flows water from behind the dam to the turbine that powers G-8, the generator under repair, explained Public Affairs Officer Lynne Brougher. Excess water in that process overflows through a bypass valve and out onto the face of the dam through a large tube that opens onto the... Full story
The Candy Point Trail is in trouble, and Carol Netzel has asked the Coulee Dam Town Council for help. Access to the Candy Point Trail is through Netzel’s front yard and when you arrive at the top you are afforded a bird’s eye view of Grand Coulee Dam and the town of Coulee Dam. In a letter to the council last Wednesday, Netzel appealed to town officials to come up with a plan to fix the deteriorating trail. “Although this is not on city land, it has always been considered one of our local attractions,” Netzel wrote to the council. A sign in... Full story
Grand Coulee Dam District schools will take part and allow Native students to participate in a Colville Indian suicide prevention day this Friday. Karee Picard, manager of the Colville Tribes’ K-12 Youth Program, appeared before the school board Monday night asking members to allow a minute of silence during lunch hour Friday to remember those on the reservation who have succumbed because of suicide. She told the board that the Friday suicide program will be held in four places on the reservations and last most of the day. Meetings will be h... Full story
It seems in today’s world we are bombarded constantly with an onslaught of political opinion. I say opinion because even news organizations no longer publish news but the agenda they are trying to foster. And this is both from the Right and Left, Blue and Red, etc. Our representatives offer little in substance while trying to spin events and issues to match their schema while continually playing the blame game. Yeah, the political divide in this country appears to be at an all-time high. But that’s not what this letter is about. I men... Full story
Ten Years Ago The trial of former Grand Coulee School District bus driver, Dennis Clinkenbeard, is scheduled to start Tuesday in Okanogan County Superior Court. He is accused of two counts of second-degree child molestation, sexual misconduct and communication with a minor for immoral purposes. Misty Rose Fulfer and Nathan Lee Krohn announced they were united in marriage. The two were married outside at Cole Park in Coulee Dam last June. Lake Roosevelt boys’ cross country team began the week as Caribou Trail League champs and finished with a v... Full story
Bill Brashears passed away Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, in Grand Coulee. At his request, no services will be held. A complete obituary will appear in next week’s Star.... Full story
Stan Rawley of Coulee Dam, Wash., passed away at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, at the age of 83. He was born on January 31, 1930, in Brewster, Wash. As a child, Stan's family moved to the Grand Coulee Dam area where his mother worked very hard as a switchboard operator for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to raise her two young sons. Stan attended grade school and high school in Coulee Dam where he excelled at many different sports, and upon graduation he joine... Full story
Museum supporters take part in a spaghetti dinner fund raiser for the new museum effort Friday night. The dinner at the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center was sponsored by Flo's Café. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Chamber to Meet at Noon The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its noon meeting at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee Thursday, Oct. 31. Jerry Kenned from Foisy & Kennedy will be speaking about the Affordable Care Act. CMC Guild The Coulee Medical Center Guild (auxiliary) will hold regular meetings on the third Tuesday of each month. The next scheduled meeting and lunch is November 19 at noon at CMC. The Guild is in need of new members. Please join us. For information call 633-0405. OES to Meet Order of Eastern Star wil... Full story
October 12, 2013 – Colville Reservation youth celebrated National 4-H week by participating in 4-H Super Science Saturday at Keller. This event was a fun-filled day of hands-on science experiments designed to ignite an interest in scientific exploration and encourage youth to learn about the different sciences. Youth from across the reservation came together to experience a variety of science topics such as Forestry, Power Generation, Mapping, Building Bridges, Magnetic Attractions, Water T... Full story
Shane Proctor secured ninth place this week in the Professional Bull Riders’ Built Ford Tough series, scoring 6,981.75 points in 26 of 66 rides in 21 events. The Grand Coulee native lists PBR winnings at $221,021.03.... Full story
1/18- An Electric City man told police that a person was trespassing on his property by parking on 2nd Street and putting “junk” on his property. He told police that he owns 2nd Street. - A woman on Burdin Boulevard told police that someone had stolen her two dogs. She later told police that they got loose and she found them. - USBR Plant Protection asked police to search for a man about 30 years old who was seen on the Brett Pit Access Road. Police looked for the man but couldn’t find him. - A Curlew driver is in a heap of trouble after polic... Full story