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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Fog fills in the valley through which the Columbia River flows downstream from Grand Coulee Dam, which rises above it in the background Thursday morning. A weather forecast for the coming week can be found on page 4. - Scott Hunter photo...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Grand Coulee Dam School District disagree on the impact a bureau project will have on local schools. The USBR is planning a 10-year project to update three generators, named G19-21, in the Third Powerhouse starting in 2023, similar to the ongoing project of updating G22-24 that started in 2010, and is estimated to cost $100 million. The USBR’s Environmental Assessment for the proposed G19-21 update states that the project would have at most 103 workers and “could result in an increased enrollment of five stu...
The Lake Roosevelt High School gym will likely be closed during the summer to upgrade its heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system. The new HVAC system will be installed on the roof, keeping the noise from the system out of the gym, and granting easy access to the system. The board and superintendent of the Grand Coulee Dam School District discussed the upcoming project and others at their Feb. 25 meeting. The projects will be paid for with about a million dollars from the district’s Capital Projects Levy, which will bring in roughly h...
Grand Coulee and Elmer City have both cast their vote for a recycling option, both wanting a receptacle at the Delano Transfer Station for no extra charge to the cities or the residents. Electric City also chose that option but wanted the receptacle placed outside the Delano Transfer Station fences. Grand Coulee and Elmer City both specified that they want it inside the fence. Coulee Dam's town council discussed it briefly Feb. 13, with some members saying a single recycling container would get...
Twenty Years Ago Last Wednesday evening a small section of the hillside just below Coulee Community Hospital fell. What it exposed was the danger the hospital is trying to avoid in moving its electric transformers away from the edge. Two fire departments attacked a house fire in Coulee Dam Thursday morning, but despite their best efforts the home of Doris Matt was burned severely. Cougar sightings continued last week, but none have been captured. All the cougars have been seen just beyond the end of Central Drive in Coulee Dam. First baby of...
Coulee-ites will be treated to a guest lecture from Nick Zentner, a geologist and host of "Nick on the Rocks," which has aired on Pacific Northwest Public Broadcast System stations and is available to watch on YouTube. Zentner will be at the Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center March 9, at 1 p.m., to discuss geology in a free lecture sponsored by the Grand Coulee Dam Rotary Club to celebrate their 70th year. "Grand Coulee is famous for geologists," Zentner said in an email to The Star. "Huge valley...
Chamber This Week Chamber will meet this Thursday, February 21, at La Presa Restaurant beginning at noon. Allan Peterson of the Grant County Economic Council will be the guest speaker. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 25, at the Electric City fire barn. GCDSD Board to Meet Grand Coulee Dam School District school board will meet Monday, February 25, in the LRHS library beginning at 6 p.m. Child Find at Nespelem School Child Find will be held Wed.,...
Davida and Levi Seylor of Coulee Dam, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Alianna Rose Seylor born Monday, February 4, 2019, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 7 lbs, 8 oz., and was 20 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandmother is Joan Gross. Paternal grandparents include Karrie and Jesse Utz, Mervyn Seylor and Julie Seylor.... Full story
Grand Coulee 2/11 - A Burdin Boulevard man reported that a neighbor pushed in the mirrors of his wife’s car and opened the door to the gas cap. There was no noticeable damage. There is an ongoing issue between the neighbors. 2/13 - A husky-like dog was reported running at large in the area of West Grand Avenue. The dog’s owner was located and given a verbal warning. - A Coulee City man became angry while on the phone with a hospital employee when she wouldn’t give patient information over the phone. The man reportedly said he would kick the h...
A levy to support the Grand Coulee Dam School District appeared to be passing with vote counts listed for the four counties in favor by 58.14 percent. Passage of a school levy requires a simple majority of 50 percent plus one. The replacement levy, which asked voters to approve an approximate $1.50 rate per thousand dollars of assessed property value, was approved in each of the counties: by 61 percent in Douglas County, 61-39 votes; by 55.79 percent in Grant County, 260-206; 56.89 percent in Lincoln County, 49-37; and by 61.92 percent in...
Look out your window for flying pigs, because the coulee area may get recycling in 2020. The towns of Electric City, Grand Coulee, Coulee Dam, and Elmer City will be deciding on a recycling option to choose in a new contract with Sunrise Disposal, which performs garbage service in the area. One option is to place a 25-yard container with separate sections for various materials at the Delano Transfer Station to be taken to the Okanogan County Recycling Center on an as-needed basis. This option is said to have no additional cost in the...
With extreme sadness we said goodbye to Barbara Jean Cole, lovingly known as "Bobbi", who passed peacefully on Thursday, January 24, 2019, at 11:50 a.m. in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Barbara was born in Turlock, California, to James and Leta Cole on November 29, 1943. She was the youngest of three children. The family moved to North Hollywood, California where Bobbi attended the brand-new Polytechnic High School. As a member of the inaugural class, she maintained friendships with her high school... Full story
The winter meeting of the Grand Coulee High School Alumni Association will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, February 20, at the Grand Coulee Senior Center, 203 Main Street. Please note change of location. The meeting is open to anyone who has an interest in the former Grand Coulee School District 55 schools. Applications for the 2019 scholarships will be available at the meeting. Eligible applicants include any direct descendant of alumni who attended Grand Coulee Dam School District at any time, as well as graduating seniors from Lake Roosevelt...
Free tax preparation offered Free in-person tax preparation will be available at the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center for people of any age. The program, which is offered by the American Association of Retired Persons, is open to the public on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. between Feb. 13 and April 10. Deported, returned, jailed A Bridgeport man was sentenced to five years of prison Friday after he had been deported, came back to the United States and was captured again, U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Harrington’s office announced in a press r...
I was going to tell you all about Alianna Rose this week and how she came into the world. As I thought about it, I realized that it was not my story to tell. It is the parents’ story; it is for Levi and Davida Seylor to share with all of you. As much as I want to tell you all about being a brand-new grandparent of a little angel, I am going to refrain. But what I am going to share with you is about a wonderful facility and the people that work in this place called Coulee Medical Center. This p...
Twenty Years Ago Last Tuesday night about 8 p.m. John Nelson heard a racket outside his trailer in Delano. When he went outside to find out what was going on he told police he saw three dogs being attacked by a cougar. Coulee Dam citizens voted to join the North Central Regional Library District Tuesday, voting 193-66 to allow the district to annex the town. John Fruchtl, 87, bowled a 279 at Riverview Lanes, the highest game for the year. The level of Lake Roosevelt has locals concerned for the tourism season, with the level to lower to 1220...
An audition will be held for the Missoula Children’s Theatre’s production of THE FROG PRINCE (Monday, March 11, at the Lake Roosevelt High School gymnasium) from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Those auditioning should arrive at 3:30 p.m. 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 audition. Among the roles to be cast are three sisters – who also happen to be Princesses — two students to play the lonely Frog, Ollie the Aspen Tree, bumbling Knights, kindly Swamp T...
Grand Coulee 1/29 - A Burdin Boulevard woman said she watched a man and woman walk past her car. The man allegedly pushed her mirror out of position, the woman put her hands “all over the car,” and the complainant yelled at them to stop. - A man thought to be wanted on a warrant and to recently have run from police was spotted slouched down in a truck on Lakeview Boulevard. Two officers detained the man, who was cleared on the warrant and taken to the police station to be cited and released on charges of resisting arrest and obstructing an offi...
Gary Darnold, who coached cross country for Lake Roosevelt for 40 years, including 38 state meet appearances, was inducted into the Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association's Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame on Friday in a ceremony held in Tacoma. Darnold coached the sport from 1977 until 2016, and in that time there has been at least one runner at state 38 times, 21 times the team has gone to state including 185 athletes, and had 15 individual finishes in the top eight at state. "He...
NPS re-opens recreation area after shutdown Following an agreement between Congress and the President last Friday, the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area has “resumed regular winter operations,” a press release from LRNRA stated Monday. “Staff will be out inspecting facilities and making necessary repairs throughout the park,” the release stated. “With reduced winter staffing, this will take time. Please visit www.nps.gov/laro for updated information about the park. “Lake Roosevelt’s employees thank you for your patience and are happy to b...
The Grand Coulee Dam School District is contesting the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s claim in a draft Environmental Assessment concerning the minimal impact it says a project will have on the district. The USBR is planning on a 10-year project to update three generators, G19-21, in the Third Powerhouse starting in 2023, similar to the ongoing project of updating G22-24 that started in 2010, and is estimated to cost $100 million. The USBR’s Environmental Assessment for the proposed G19-21 update, states that the project would have at most 103...
If you have not already filled out your ballot, which you should have received in the mail by now, you should do so now. Grand Coulee Dam School District is proposing yet another levy, which won’t raise your taxes any higher than they already are. That’s because it’s just part of a two-levy remedy the district is hoping to implement to make up for money lost in the wake of new school funding structures put in place in the wake of the state Supreme Court’s McCleary Decision. The levy you’ll find on the ballot for the Feb. 5 election would kee...
Twenty Years Ago When the local community turns out to vote on the Grand Coulee Dam School District levy Feb. 2, Coulee Dam citizens will also decided whether they want to annex the town into the North Central Regional Library system. Miss Grand Coulee Dam Area Junior Miss Brita Montes placed in the top 10 in the state competition this past week. Shoe also won scholarships for placing in the top three in categories: Fitness, presence and composure. The GCD Area Chamber of Commerce will be holding a Vintners & Brewers annual wine and microbrew...
Kaitlyn and Andrew Fluke of Coulee Dam, Washington are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Raven Scarlett Fluke on Thursday, January 24, 2019, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 6 lbs., 13.5 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandparents are Sharon Traxler and Shawn P. Traxler. Paternal grandfather is Miles G. Fluke. Great-grandparents are Nancy and Mike Merrill, Don and Dora McGuire, Harry and Robin Traxler, Betty and Elix Beale and Shirley Ann Moore. Great-great-grandpa is David... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 1/23 - A man in a wheelchair was reportedly yelling at the manager and tenants at apartments on Continental Street. While an officer spoke with the manager, the man was reportedly yelling about the illuminati, freemasons, ghosts, the Bible, and more. A tenant said she felt threatened by him, and that this has happened before. A few hours later, the same man called police to say some ninjas had been in his home and replaced his old radio with a new one, and that some people had shared top-secret government intelligence with...
