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Cases of COVID-19 have slowed in local towns since last week's update from The Star, following a statewide trend. The surge of the Delta variant that started last summer peaked in mid-September when four local counties were reporting a combined seven-day case rate of 1,336, state Department of Health data show. That one-week case rate for Grant, Okanogan, Lincoln and Douglas counties was down to 146 at midnight Monday. The rate of vaccines shots being given each week has been trending higher... Full story
Providing for senior housing needs is one part of plans by local developers for the land at the former Center Elementary School in Grand Coulee, who updated the city council on their project last week. Centerline Development, owned by Nic Alexander and Ian Turner, purchased the former school located on 8.3 acres between Spokane Way and Martin Road in 2019 for $155,000. The pair has planned to develop senior citizen living quarters at the former school, as well as single-family homes on the...
If you hear loud booms this weekend, there’s a good chance it is fireworks going off on Alan Cain’s property along SR-174 near Lakeview Terrace. Cain is a member of the Northwest Pyrotechnics Association and told The Star that the group is meeting privately on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Dec. 3-5, to do what they love best: light off advanced fireworks. The group got a permit to light the fireworks between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. from the city of Grand Coulee, whose fire department covers the area....
Nathan "Nate" Joseph Michel, age 63, of Coulee Dam, Washington, passed away in Spokane, Washington, the morning of Friday, November 26, 2021. Born Tuesday, November 18, 1958 in Omak, Washington to Lawrence V. and Lenora Wallahee-Michel, Nate attended Omak High School, where he competed in Track, Football and Boxing. A proud member of the Yakama Nation, Nate was a lifelong member of St. Mary's Mission in Omak, Washington. He was well known as an employee of the Nespelem Trading Post and later... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 11/23 - A report of a woman yelling in the Hill Avenue area may have been a howling coyote, police surmised, after responding to the area and not hearing anything else. 11/24 - A damaged street/stop sign at Coulee Boulevard and Miller Avenue may have been caused by a pedestrian, police thought after looking at it and determining it hadn’t been struck by a vehicle. 11/25 - Responding to the situation of a deer stuck in the canal, police attempted to chase it up the canal walls near the SR-174 bridge. The animal instead ran so...
Douglas County Fire Protection District #3 The 2022 budget for Douglas County Fire Protection district # 3 has been prepared, discussed and accepted. And will be placed on file. (Publish Dec 1, 2021) City of Electric City Public Notice Notice is hereby given that the 2022 Preliminary Budget Public Hearing will be held by the ELECTRIC CITY CITY COUNCIL, in council chambers at City Hall, 10 Stevens Avenue, on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 6:00pm. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to provide both written and oral comments... Full story
After serving 14 years on the Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors, Carla Marconi will be leaving the board after not filing for reelection this year. At their Nov. 22 meeting, Superintendent Paul Turner, Alternative Learning Environment Principal Mark Herndon, and Lake Roosevelt Junior/Senior High School Principal Sara Kennedy all thanked Marconi for her service to the district. Colville Business Council Chairman Andy Joseph, Jr., as well as CBC Member Jarred-Michael Erickson,...
Hackers disrupted the Grand Coulee Dam School District’s board meeting Monday night as “trolls” who logged onto the Zoom meeting. Superintendent Paul Turner, along with the district’s board of directors, held the meeting in the school library while others attended via ZOOM. While Board Director Carla Marconi, who is leaving her position, was saying thank you to those who had just honored her at the meeting, a person logged on with the name “Taylor Duffy” and began playing a clip on a loop from the rap song “Wishing Well” by artist Juice WR...
There have been 22 new cases of COVID-19 reported for local towns by local counties since last week’s update from The Star, with 16 of those new cases in Nespelem. According to Grant County Health District data last updated Nov. 22, the Grand Coulee and Electric City area of the county has seen 161 total cases since the pandemic began, up by six in the past two weeks, with new cases reported on Nov. 17, 22, and 23. Ranging in age from their 50s to 80s, 11 people are currently hospitalized in Grant County with Covid, down by five since two w... Full story
It costs a pretty penny to throw garbage away, and not everyone wants to spend it. The Regional Board of Mayors is proposing a 33% increase in rates at the Delano Regional Transfer Station, which is on track to lose up to $150,000 a year, but the city of Grand Coulee doesn’t want to raise rates that much. All the local city councils must approve a raise before it can take effect. The county landfill in Ephrata, to where the garbage from Delano currently ships, hadn’t raised its rates in 13 years, but did this year. That 71.28% jump from $28...
If you love the season but not the prep, winning an already-decorated Christmas tree might be just what you need. If so, the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center is aiming its next fundraiser squarely at you, and hoping you'll stop by for lunch too. The center has a variety of "tastefully decorated" trees on hand for viewing before it raffles them off Dec. Trees have been on display since Monday and will remain until Dec. 4, with a "Making Memories Bright" event set for Saturday, Nov. 27 from 10 a.m....
Going once! Going twice! Sold! To the lady in the ugly sweater! A virtual auction, a collaborative dinner provided by local restaurants, an ugly sweater contest, wine and beer? What’s not to like? The Vintners and Brewers Auction, hosted by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce, will take place on Saturday, Dec. 4, with dinner pickups from 12-2 p.m. at PK’s Culinary on Midway Avenue in Grand Coulee. The virtual auction will be held online from 6 to 8 p.m. The dinner includes loaded potato soup from the Hi-Dam Bar & Grill, smashed map...
I have only moved once in the past 55 years. When younger, we moved several times chasing college and job opportunities. We lived in Grand Coulee for a couple of years before moving on to Idaho where we spent seven years. When I told friends in Bothell that I was moving to Electric City, they asked why, as if I had done something wrong and was trying to avoid the consequences. We lived in Bothell for 25 years, all in the same house, and only a half mile from my work. It was an ideal situation, and then something happened. The roads got jammed...
Viola L. (Pierre) Myrick-Nordhougen, 71, left us all much too soon, Sunday evening, November 14, 2021, from Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. A longtime resident of Coulee Dam, Washington, Viola was born in Omak, Washington to Andrew J. Pierre Sr. and Margaret C. (Noyes) Pierre on September 19, 1950. Graduating from Omak High School in 1968, Viola went on to attend Spokane Falls Community College. A proud member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 11/16 - A driver was pulled over on Second Street because his taillights weren’t working, and he didn’t have a license plate. He turned out to be wanted on a felony warrant out of Okanogan County for robbery. He was taken to Okanogan County Jail. - Police placed a 24-hour tow notice on a motorhome at a Yakima Street residence where someone has lived for about two years, with the limit being 14 days. - Police looked around the Spring Canyon Apartments where someone reported hearing window screens being moved around. Pol...
Ernestine Iukes and Gregory Wak Wak Jr. of Nespelem, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Melanie Jean Wak Wak on Sunday, November 7, 2021, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 7 lbs., 5 oz., and was 18 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Raina Suina, 13, Rhilene Suina 10, Dexter Suina Jr. 7, Sierra Suina 6, Beau Hunter Suina, 5. Maternal grandparents area Lauri McCraigie and Steven Iukes Jr. Paternal grandparents are Josephine Headly and Gregory Wak Wak Sr.... Full story
Food Bank Closed This Friday Care & Share Food Bank will be close Friday November 26. 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. A new Alcoholics Anonymous group is meeting each Saturday at noon at the Grand Coulee Community Church, 405 Center St. Meetings are open. More information...
What if Lake Roosevelt baseball and softball were played at the same place? What if there were two gyms? What if there was a track around the football field? After abandoning the costly, $50 million idea of locating all sports courts, gyms and fields at the main LR campus in Coulee Dam, the district’s board of directors spoke with architects about the idea of locating baseball and softball fields at the former middle school in Grand Coulee and building a track around the football field in Coulee Dam. The current tennis court would remain. T...
There have been 21 new cases of COVID-19 reported for local towns by local counties since The Star’s last update two weeks ago on Nov. 3, with 12 of those new cases being located in Nespelem. According to Grant County Health District data last updated Nov. 16, the Grand Coulee and Electric City area of the county has seen 155 total cases since the pandemic began, up by five in the past two weeks, with new cases reported on Nov. 8, 9, 10, 12, and 16. Ranging in age from their 30s to 90s, 16 people are hospitalized in Grant County with Covid, d... Full story
I would like to personally thank all of the veterans, auxiliary members and family members who showed up to honor all veterans at the Nespelem veterans’ monument on Veteran’s Day! We took the time to honor all veterans, past and present, on this special day. I would also like to commend the following businesses for recognizing and honoring the veterans by treating them to a meal on Veteran’s Day. At noon, the Rio Grande restaurant in Coulee Dam honored the veterans to a meal. Then in the evening, the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee honored the v...
A recent story of several elk being killed by motorists in Grand Teton National Park reminded me of the plight of our wild animals. I have visited the Teton area several times and recall the time that a herd of elk crossed the road in front of us, stopping traffic for a while. There were probably 100 elk, and it was a treat watching them. That motorists were careless to the point of killing several raises questions about drivers being alert when they are around our wild animals. I recall one time I was looking for moose droppings that I...
Larry C. Curtis, 76, passed away surrounded by his loving family early Monday morning, November 8, 2021, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. Larry was born, November 19, 1944, to Charles and Romaine (Russell) Curtis in Colfax, Washington. At one-year of age Larry went to live with his Aunt and Uncle, Doris and Peter Swanda. He was raised by them until he graduated from Colfax High School in 1963. Larry was a member of the “Bulldogs” Baseball and Basketball teams. Following gra... Full story
Raymond Earl Atchison, 66, of Electric City, Washington, passed away Thursday, November 11, 2021, in Wenatchee, Washington, due to complications from a stroke. He was born in Tonasket, Washington February 11, 1955, to Sidney Lloyd Atchison and Harriet May (Newman) Atchison. Ray attended school in Coulee Dam, Washington, and spent most of his life in the Coulee area. After high school graduation, he married Joyce Clark, with whom he shared two children: Tammy and Ray Jr. Ray was a gifted... Full story
Sally Rice, 77, of Tioga, North Dakota, passed away on Thursday, November 04, 2021, at Tioga Medical Center moving from this world to walk on streets of gold. Sally was born on February 21, 1944, in Seattle, Washington, to Luther William Miller and Marie (Nymeyer) Miller. She was the second child and the only girl to bless the family. She had an older brother, Gerald (Jerry), and a younger brother, Neil. They all helped their mom with delivering the Spokesman Review and the Wenatchee World... Full story
Monica Simone Jack of Coulee Dam Washington, is proud to announce the birth of her son, Xaiver Ambrose Jack, born Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. He weighed 7 lbs., 6 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Aiyanna and Kuvara Robinson. Maternal grandparents are Brenda and Jason Whalawitsa. Great-grandmother is Ethel Jack.... Full story