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Coulee Dam Police 4/9 - A burglary related report originating from Electric Boulevard was filed with no additional details. - It appeared someone had smoked something in the lobby of the post office in Coulee Dam. A burnt item and empty prescription bottle with an unreadable label were found in the trash. Police told the reporting party to simply take the trash out to the dumpster. - A woman said she had loaned a vehicle to a man over a year ago but he had not returned it. An officer located the vehicle at the casino, where the man said the veh...
Could be excellent pitching. Could be fast, smart base stealers. Could be good, solid bat-ting skills. It must be all of those. The Lady Raiders are having a season. The 1-A Omak Pioneers managed to get a point on them Saturday in Omak, losing 14-1. LR skunked Oroville last Thursday in Grand Coulee, 15-0. Yesterday, they scored 17 on Tonasket, holding the Tigers to 2 for their 10th win of the sea-son. They've only lost to Okanogan and ACH, once to each. The Raiders meet Manson there Thursday...
The Grand Coulee Dam Area Rotary Club is offering a scholarship for up to $4,000 to a Lake Roosevelt student to a four-year university, a community college, or a trade or technical school. The scholarship could pay $1,000 a year to a four-year university or #1,000 a year as needed at a community college or trade or technical school. - The General Scholarship Application is a writable Word document. You will be able to save your work and edit your responses directly on the application; otherwise, you must print the application after you have...
A large law enforcement grant Grand Coulee turned down last year due to lack of matching funds may have a new lease on life. A U.S. Department of Justice representative contacted the city last month indicating the department would prefer the $293,195 grant be used, even if it means forgoing the local match requirement and expanding the scope of possible activities that could be funded, according to Mayor Mike Eylar. “Apparently this is a matter of, it’s simpler for them to award the money without the restrictions than it is to take the has...
The Regional Board of Mayors again rescheduled the Whole-Community Town Hall, and much of the discussion will center on the possible creation of a regional EMS district for ambulance services. The joint public meeting will take place Saturday, May 18, at 10:30 a.m. at the Coulee Dam Ballroom, and will include time for comments from attendees. The Star editor and publisher Scott Hunter will moderate the event. The mayors whittled the agenda to two priority items: discussion of a regional EMS district, and updates on upcoming highway chipseal...
The sanctuary of the Seventh Day Adventist Church on SR-174 in Grand Coulee gets a makeover Thursday as members, along with those from the Abundant Life SDA church in Wenatchee work the drywall in high heat to help with drying. The Wenatchee group decided to forgo a foreign mission, spending last week in Grand Coulee to help the now four-person congregation with the project. The local group had moved from another church building to the former Episcopal church that doesn't have stairs to deal...
Ohs and ahs were the favorite two words uttered in the early days when visitors viewed Grand Coulee Dam. My first experience with the dam was in 1948, when a couple of buddies and I escaped the halls of our high school for the day and drove up here. I can’t say we were too excited, but it was clearly a memorable event. We started out from Palouse, hit Spokane, then the coulee, and we ended up in Moses Lake. My next trip here was in 1953, after I was married, when we moved to Grand Coulee after I took a job grading lumber at the mill in L...
Grant Count Mosquito Dist. to Meet Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting this Thursday, Wednesday, April 11, 2024 at 4pm at 210 W. Coulee Blvd. in Electric City. Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group holds its meetings Monday through Friday evenings at 6pm at the Vets Center. There is also a noon meeting every Wednesday. These meetings are open and non-smoking. For more information, contact Paul 631-4551 or Phyllis 631-1187.I In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday evening...
Coulee Dam Police 3/31 - An Electric City man detailed to police an online scam that involved his applying for a loan, getting approved, then being asked to take insurance on the loan, making a $500 payment with a gift card purchase in Wilbur. He later found it all suspicious, canceled the card, talked with his bank, and more. Police warned the man about the dangers of online scams and to look out for that kind of thing. 4/1 - A Coulee Dam officer assisted the Grant County Sheriff’s Office by responding to the Grand Coulee RV Park on SR-174 w...
Town of Coulee Dam Notice of Public Hearing NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; The town of Coulee Dam has published this Notice of Public Hearing of the Town Council to provide the opportunity to comment on the proposed adoption by reference of Grant County’s Critical Areas Ordinance. The issued date of this notice begins a public comment period of not less than 14 calendar days. During this period written comments may be submitted to the staff contact. The proposal may be examined at Coulee Dam Town Hall, 300 Lincoln Ave, Coulee Dam, WA 99116. The C... Full story
Softball Lake Roosevelt's Lady Raiders were ranked 12th in the state Tuesday night on WIAA's RPI ranking of 47 fast-pitch softball teams at 2B-class schools in Washington state. LR (6-2) is second in the Central Washington 2B league, behind Okanogan (7-0). The team last played March 29 and will meet Oroville in Grand Coulee on Thursday, April 11 at 4:30 p.m. Baseball The Raiders (1-9) lost to Goldendale and Warden at Warden April 6, 17-0 and 11-8. They'll play the Oroville Hornets in Coulee Dam...
A young mom holds the bag open as her child gathers eggs at the Lions Club's 85th annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday at the former middle school in Grand Coulee. The club takes over an hour to set up the field with the plastic eggs that members have filled with prizes. The hunt is over in minutes with no sign of eggs left on the field. A photo of prize winners is on page 6. - Scott Hunter photo...
The annual Banks Lake Triple Fish Challenge is just around the bend, coming up on April 12-14 at Coulee Playland. In addition to the fishing tournament on Saturday and Sunday, the weekend will feature an expanded Fun-Day Friday on the afternoon of April 12 from 1 to 5 p.m., featuring live music and an open beer garden for the first time, as well as the popular rainbow trout net-pen for kids, crafts and face painting stations, gold panning, S'mores, and an expanded food vendor choices. "This year...
Electric City’s main sewer line repair job has received an offer of just under a million dollars in a combined grant and loan package from the state Public Works Board, marking a crucial milestone in the quest to prevent failure of the critical infrastructure running parallel to Banks Lake. The board, which provides grants and loans to municipalities for critical and emergent public works projects, awarded $998,680 — half as a loan and half as a grant — according to the city’s contract engineer, Marissa Siemens of TD&H Engineering. Once th...
Last year I wrote several letters to The Star paper addressing people entering Grand Coulee at high rates of speed from the Bridgeport highway. Over the summer there was no traffic control, but I do feel good knowing the city hall’s well protected. I also asked for the city to install the solar slowdown signs that were purchased for traffic entering our town on Hwy [174] about eight years ago. Well, the signs were not used for the purpose they were purchased for. I have found the signs. They were installed at the corner of Federal and Main S...
I want to know after several complaints to the City of Grand Coulee, one formal, one handwritten, that after three months of waiting for something to be done, about a rooster in the city limits on Gardener and Bowman St. I live on Wetzel St., and at 3 a.m. it starts and all day and night. I have a hard time sleeping. When I do fall asleep it starts crowing. What do we have to do to get something done? The city told me as soon as an officer is free [they] will send him over there. All you have to do is sit in your car and you can hear it unless...
Coulee Dam Police 3/26 - A couple on Fir Street had an argument over a haircut for their infant child. The man agreed to leave the residence to allow tensions to de-escalate. 3/27 - An Aspen Street man reported two packages stolen from his porch totalling about $400 in value, including earbuds and a solid-state drive for a Playstation 5. More investigation is required. The victim was asked if he wished to press charges if a suspect was found. Not if it’s a kid, he said in effect, but if it’s someone who should have known better, then yes. - A...
Four wins last week put the Lady Raiders at 6-2 overall so far for this fastpitch softball sea-son. They beat Bridgeport 21-5 Thursday, following LR's 14-4 win over Liberty Bell March 26, both away. Liberty Bell got more of the same on Lake Roosevelt's home field at the old middle school in Grand Coulee Friday, 17-0, 11-1. LR plays two home games this week, first against Oroville on Thursday at 4:30 p.m., then Quincy on Friday at 4. The Lady Raiders will meet Omak at Omak's East Side Park on...
Exciting news! The Grand Coulee Library lighting project was completed sooner than expected and we are now open, resuming normal operating hours. A huge thank you to the Friends of the Grand Coulee Library, the Library Advisory Board, and the City of Grand Coulee for their ongoing support. Their input and feedback informed every step of this project. Let there be light! This lighting plan was thoughtfully designed by Blankenship & Associates, a lighting design firm from Spokane. We were able to...
Diana Avalos and Jose Navanjo of Grand Coulee, Washington are proud to announce the birth of their son Xavier Antonio Navanjo Avalos on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 9 lbs., 4 oz., and was 22 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Ximena age 3 and Anais age 2. Maternal grandparents are Victoria and Victoriano of Perris, Calif. Paternal grandparents are Claudia and Jose of Woodland, Calif. Great-grandparents are Paudelio, Alicia anmd Josephina.... Full story
Jared and Tressie Eagle of Almira, Washington are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Grace Kate Eagle on February 7, 2024, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 7 lbs., 10 oz., and was 19-1/2 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Aubrey age 10 and Avery age 8. Maternal grandparents are Joe and Debbie Gray of Coulee City, Washington. Paternal grandparentd are Mike and JoAnn Eagle of Almira.... Full story
Grant Count Fire Dist. to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, April 8, at 6:00 at the Electric City Fire Station. Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group holds its meetings Monday through Friday evenings at 6pm at the Vets Center. There is also a noon meeting every Wednesday. These meetings are open and non-smoking. For more information, contact Paul 631-4551 or Phyllis 631-1187.I In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic...
Northwest Native Development Fund REQUEST FOR BID Item 1. Remove approximately 3,200 square feet of Roofing, Roofing components (tar paper, sheathing, existing trusses) from a section of the roof identified by engineered drawings provided by owner. Item 2. Install new truss package provided by owner within the section of the roof that is identified by engineered drawings provided by owner. Item 3. Install new roofing, roofing components (tar paper, sheathing, etc.). All roofing and components shall be provided by the owner. Item 4. Install roof... Full story
Don Redfield has been selected as the next chief of the Grand Coulee Police Department, a turnabout from the mayor's initial decision this month not to hire any of the candidates from the original pool. Mayor Mike Eylar's choice was unanimously approved by the city council at a special meeting convened last night, moving forward a process that had garnered public criticism from the department's rank and file. "Circumstances changed that made immediate action necessary," Eylar told The Star...
Local organizations received accolades Tuesday night as the chamber of commerce announced the winners of three awards voted on by chamber members at a dinner for that purpose at MPH Hi-Dam. Addressing a fairly young crowd, Nancy Zimmerman-Boord, executive director of the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce, noted that young people are starting new businesses or taking over established ones. "What I love to see about this community ... is that our kids are stepping up into owning...