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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Notice of Public Hearing Town of Elmer City The Town of Elmer City will conduct a Public Hearing to consider the Six Year Comprehensive Street Program for 2019 – 2024. The Public Hearing will be held at Elmer City Town Hall, 505 Seaton Ave., Elmer City, WA., on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 6:55 P.M. All interested persons will be given opportunity to provide written or oral comment at said meeting. Gary Benton, Clerk/Treasurer (June 6 and 13, 2018) Town of Elmer City OPEN MAYOR POSITION The Town of Elmer City has an open mayor seat. The mayor p... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 6/5 - An officer checked on a trailer on Jackson Avenue in Electric City with its door open. The landowner said the tenant hadn’t paid rent for nine months and he was trying to get the trailer removed. A walk-through disclosed that the inside of the trailer was a mess, but no one was inside. The trailer was secured. - A Spokane man was arrested and taken to Grant County jail after an incident at North Dam Park in which he allegedly lied about his name twice and violated a protection order for a woman who was also in the park...
Children of the coulee will get some stamps in their event “passport” on Saturday, June 16, when Koulee Kids Fest will be held all around the community. Stations will be set up at area businesses where children can enjoy a variety of free activities, including painting piggy banks at North Cascades Bank, chalk drawing at Coulee Medical Center, building a dam and a river at the Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center, piloting pedal boats at Coulee Playland, eating free ice cream at Coulee Creamery, and more. Children will get stamps in their “pa...
Neal Moore, who is canoeing 7,324 miles on 22 American rivers over the course of two years, received some help getting around the Grand Coulee Dam on the last weekend in May. Elmer City man Jayme Brashears gave Moore and his canoe a ride from Lake Rufus Woods near Nespelem Creek to the King's Court trailer court area, thus getting Moore around the dam. Moore had run into strong currents and needed some help getting past the rough spots of the river. Moore stayed the night at the King's Court...
The Lake Roosevelt High School graduation will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 9, at the gymnasium in Coulee Dam, where 34 seniors will be walking on the stage to get their diplomas. Readers can find a special section focused on the graduates inside this issue of The Star. The Lake Roosevelt 8th grade recognition ceremony will take place on Wednesday, June 13, at 10:30 a.m. in the gymnasium, where 50 eighth-grade students will be recognized. There were 712 full-time-equivalent students in the Grand Coulee Dam School District reported for...
If you see some unidentified flying objects near the Grand Coulee Dam, don't be alarmed! It most likely isn't aliens studying hydroelectric power, but rather "drones" capturing aerial footage of the dam. The Bureau of Reclamation detailed the flights in a June 4 press release, saying the purpose is to "photograph and obtain video footage of the structure while water is spilling over the drum gates during the month of June." The new footage will show infrastructure improvements made over recent...
The contract for Sunrise Disposal, the company that performs garbage service in the area, is up for renewal in the four cities, and the cities are looking to put the contract up for bid. At the May 14 Regional Board of Mayors meeting, the mayors of the four cities (Electric City, Grand Coulee, Coulee Dam, and Elmer City) discussed renewing the contract with Sunrise Disposal, and felt it wouldn’t hurt to put the contract out to bid to see if they could get more bang for their buck, and possibly look into recycling options as well. The four t...
Wade and Sarah Alling of Grand Coulee, Washington, are pleased to announce the birth and adoption of their son, Jackson Wade Alling. Jackson was born in Spokane, Washington, on Saturday, April 7, 2018, weighing 7 lb. 3 oz., and was 19-3/4 inches in length at birth. He joined the family on that day, and his adoption was finalized in Spokane County on June 1, 2018. Jackson joins two big sisters, Lauryn and Makenna, at home. His grandparents are Ben and Evelyn Alling, Coulee Dam, Washington, and Bob and Diane Babler, Grand Coulee....
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, June 7, at noon at Sunbanks Resort Lodge Cantina, outside of Electric City. The public is welcome. Food Bank Hours; Closed June 15 The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene has normal operating hours every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. The bank will be closed June 15. Grocery bags are no longer needed and clients are encouraged to provide their own containers to carry groceries home in. Call...
Approximately 836 miles away via the Trans-Canada Highway lies a town known as Grand Coulee, Saskatchewan. The town of approximately 650 people is located 10 minutes west of the city of Regina, the capital of Saskatchewan. "We are a bedroom community surrounded by farmland," Tobi Duck, administrator for the town of Grand Coulee said by email. "How and why they came up with the name Grand Coulee is anyone's guess as we are as flat as a pancake." Duck said that the people in the Canadian Grand...
Grand Coulee Police 5/29 - “Scooby” is causing trouble for its owner on East Grand Coulee Avenue by barking. The white- and brown-spotted dog got the owner a citation for not being licensed and causing a disturbance by barking. It wasn’t the first time the dog has caused complaints for neighbors. - Later, “Scooby” got in trouble again, this time at Coulee Playland, where it allegedly attacked a young Labrador-husky mix, injuring it in the jowls. The owner of the injured dog, from out of town, called police from Ephrata while on the way home...
Brad Oliver, a partner in The Wine Bar, cuts the ceremonial ribbon at the grand opening June 1, with an establishment already full of patrons. Partner Levi Seekins is behind the bar at left. They actually opened a week before, the day after getting their liquor license. It was the third time the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce has been able to put its giant grand-opening scissors to use in the last month. - Scott Hunter photo...
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, May 31, at noon at La Presa Mexican Restaurant in Grand Coulee. The guest speaker is Paul Ashbrook, who will be talking about the ducks that he raises and shows at national duck competitions. The public is welcome. Lions Club Meets First and Third Tuesdays The GCD Lions Club will be meeting at 6 p.m., on Tuesday, June 5, at the Melody Restaurant in Coulee Dam. Coulee Creators Meet on Tuesdays Coulee Creators meet at 412 Federal Ave. Room 207, Grand Coulee....
Raider athletes were honored for excellence in athletics as well as academics at a state and nationals send-off assembly on May 24. Going to the national Future Business Leaders of America competition is Alan Nordine, who will travel to Baltimore, Maryland, at the end of June. Nordine had placed fourth in the "Help Desk" category at a state competition in Bellevue in April. Nordine encouraged younger students at the assembly to join FBLA. Going to state for track were Elijah Harris (high jump...
Grand Coulee 5/23 - Police are investigating an incident at the Eagles where an employee related that a customer had caused her pain when she squeezed her hand. The customer had tried to use a debit card, but the employee said she didn’t know how to process it and requested cash for the bar bill. A discussion ensued. Police are asking for a copy of the security tape. 5/24 - There was a report of a scary person walking on Burdin Boulevard. Police responded and saw a man walking on the sidewalk talking on a cell phone. - A report of a door k...
Eleven new flags will be dedicated on Memorial Day, May 28, at the special Isle of Flags ceremony at Spring Canyon Cemetery. The ceremonies starts at 11 a.m. Monday with master of ceremonies Richard Black (Navy captain retired) getting the program started. The 11 new flags will honor Eugene D. Downing, Stuart Duane Frye, Phillip G. Haegen, Dale L. Hotchkiss, Richard Johnson, Lionel "Leo" Levac, Robert Earl Milliken, Ken Morley, Gary L. Rose, Dennis M. Shear, and Fred Wiyrick. The memorial...
3I recently lost my dog in the Grand Coulee area, and with the help of your wonderful community, I got him back safely. I wrote a poem about the ordeal and wanted to share it with the all the people who so graciously helped. Thank you. Dave Bremmer A Lost Dog it was a Sunday like many, we went out for a drive the beautiful scenery, caused our spirits to revive we headed to Grand Coulee, it was not in our plans but a worthwhile endeavor, with time on our hands we peered at the dam, it was an extraordinary feat concrete and iron, where...
Holly K Andersen, age 57, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane Valley, Washington. She was born December 15, 1960, in Hawaii to William and Shirley Andrews of Bonifay, Florida. Holly was married to Dean Andersen and they lived on a farmstead by Creston, Washington. She was a 24-year Navy veteran who served as a Cryptologic Technician (CTR) and honorably served through many Navy campaigns and operations. Her awards include two Navy Commendation Medals, one... Full story
Wade Roberts, a class of 2007 Grand Coulee Dam Lake Roosevelt High School graduate and a 2012 graduate of Whitworth University, Spokane, Washington, received his Ph.D. in Molecular Plant Sciences May 5, 2018, from Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. Wade is heading to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville June 2018 to pursue post-doctoral research. Wade is the son of Merle and Linda Roberts....
Chamber Not to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this Thursday, May 24. Coulee Creators Meet on Tuesdays Coulee Creators meet at 412 Federal Ave. Room 207, Grand Coulee. Contact Marlene Oddie at KISSed Quilts or 509-386-5715 for further details. Hours are normally Tuesdays 1-4 p.m. School Retirees’ Association to Meet Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association will meet at 11 a.m., Friday, May 25 for a general meeting and no-host luncheon at Koala Street Grill, 914 Koala St., Omak. For more information call Jen...
Grand Coulee 5/14 - Police stopped a driver on Alcan Road when an officer saw a truck whose registration had expired in 2012. The driver, who claimed to have just purchased the truck, was cited for the registration problem and having no insurance. - A woman living on Crest Avenue in Electric City reported to police that she thought someone had put sugar in her gas tank. 5/15 - Police saw a woman near the post office in Grand Coulee who tried to get out of sight when she saw the patrol car. She was identified as a woman wanted on a Department...
"We're very lucky to have her," Lake Roosevelt kindergarten teacher Jan Erickson said about Fern Blaylock, who volunteers daily with the kindergarten classes and recently received an award from the North Central Educational Service District. Blaylock does activities with three kinder garten classes, ranging from art activities to reading and writing activities, math, and more. Several years ago, she decided to start riding the school bus at a time when some kids needed instruction in how to...
Public Notice Town of Coulee Dam NOTICE OF TOWN HALL OFFICE HOURS CHANGE To the citizens of the Town of Coulee Dam, Washington, the hours of transacting business at Coulee Dam Town Hall are Monday through Thursday 7:30am to 4:30pm and Friday 7:30am to 12:00pm (noon) effective June 1, 2018. Stefani Bowden, Clerk/Treasurer (Publish May 16 and 23, 2018) CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC NOTICE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SPECTRUM TV LINEUP Communities Served: Cities of Electric City, Elmer City and Grand Coulee WA. Effective on or after May 29,... Full story
Christine Brown, Democratic candidate for Washington's 4th Congressional District, spoke to a small crowd in Coulee Dam on May 9 about her views, and listened to views of those attending. Brown is traveling to towns in Central Washington as part of her "Big Table Tour." "The whole idea is to bring people to the table," Brown said. "I want to make sure all people have a seat at the table so that all points of view can be heard, listened to, and taken into account. A lot of people feel that if...
Students at Lake Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School intend to petition the state Legislature to reject the state’s official folk song because its original lyrics contain references they consider racist. Seventh-grade students studying state symbols in Washington state history were upset when they recently heard lyrics in Woody Guthrie’s seminal “Roll on, Columbia,” which are not listed in the Secretary of State’s web page about the song. Written just after Guthrie had seen Bonneville Dam on his month-long commission from the Bonnevill...