News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Wed., March 26 - Dinner Chicken Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Broccoli, Rolls, Fruit Crisp. Thurs., March 27 - Dinner Hamburger Steak with Onion Gravy, Buttered Seasoned Potatoes, Fruit Salad, Stewed Tomatoes, Brownies. Grocery shopping and errands. Fri., March 28 - Breakfast Spanish Omelette, Hashbrowns, Fruited Muffins, Pears, Orange Juice. Mon., March 31 - Breakfast Bacon & Eggs, Waffles, Fruit Bowl,Orange Juice. Tues., Apr. 1 - Dinner Taco Casserole, Assorted Veggie & Fruit Bar, Garlic Bread, Raisin and Rice Pudding. Wed., Apr. 2... Full story
Two free hands-on workshops will be offered during April that will cover things you need to know to be ready for a successful and safe spring invasive weed season. Wednesday, April 2 - 10 a.m. – noon and 1 – 4 p.m., Longhouse (across from the cemetery), Nespelem, 5 WSDA credits, includes morning session (2 credits) of Principles of Weed Control, Reading the Label and Applicator Safety. Linda McLean and Dan Fagerlie, WSU Colville Reservation Extension will review what you need to know from timing for different weeds, to reading the label and... Full story
Income tax time is here! Free tax preparation is being offered at the Grand Coulee Senior Center again this year. Volunteers trained in cooperation with IRS and AARP will be available every Tuesday, thru April 8, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Some volunteers have been certified to assist taxpayers with health savings accounts. This service is available to anyone with low or middle income. You do not have to be seniors or members of the senior center to take advantage of this free help. However, special attention is given to those 60 or older. Free... Full story
Shane Proctor and some of his PRCA bull wrestling friends will conduct the fifth annual Bull/Steer Riding School, April 8 and 9, at the Nespelem Rodeo Arena. Tentative instructors are Proctor, Colby Reilly, Ben Jones and Ryan Dirteater. Others might be added, officials stated. The event is for riders 12-18 years of age and the event is limited to the first 25 paid riders. The fee to participate is $50. Riders will need to have their own equipment, which includes a helmet and vest and show proof of insurance. A potluck dinner for everyone will... Full story
An auction and Indian taco feed to benefit the upcoming Nespelem Junior Rodeo will be held at the Nespelem Elementary School beginning at 4:30, Thursday, March 27. The popular auction will commence at 6 p.m. auctioning off items donated by area businesses. Funds from the taco feed and auction will be used to put on the Nespelem Junior Rodeo, April 26-27. Tacos will go for $7 a plate, and the price includes drink and dessert. For information on the taco feed and auction or the junior rodeo, call Jackson’s Chevron, 634-4222, or Dorothy Palmer, 6... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 3/17 - Police responded to a dispatch note that there had been a 911 call from Loepp Furniture. Staff there said there was no emergency and the police left. - Police responded to a 911 call from the Wolf’s Den Tavern on Main Street. No one could explain the call and nothing was amiss. 3/18 - A woman was pulled over when she failed to stop on Burdin Boulevard while approaching Second Street. She immediately told the officer that she didn’t have a driver’s license. She was cited on the stop sign violation, not having a license... Full story
National Arbor Day is Friday, April 25 this year, and the Arbor Day Foundation is making it easy for anyone to celebrate the annual tree-planting holiday. Join the Foundation in April and receive 10 free shade trees. By joining the Foundation in April, new members receive the following trees: red oak, sugar maple, weeping willow, baldcypress, thornless honeylocust, pin oak, river birch, tuliptree, silver maple and red maple. The free trees are part of the Foundation’s Trees for America campaign. “These trees provide shade in the summer and vib... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, March 20, at noon at La Presa. General business is on the agenda. PEP to Meet Planet Earth Players are planning a little theater meeting on Thursday, March 20, at 7 p.m. at the Grand Gallery Theatre in Grand Coulee. Family History Center Available The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invites all who desire to utilize the Family History Center in the Coulee Dam Chapel, located at 806 Spruce Street in Coulee Dam. The center is now open each Wednesday from... Full story
Income tax time is here! Free tax preparation is being offered at the Grand Coulee Senior Center again this year. Volunteers trained in cooperation with IRS and AARP will be available every Tuesday, thru April 8, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Some volunteers have been certified to assist taxpayers with health savings accounts. This service is available to anyone with low or middle income. You do not have to be seniors or members of the senior center to take advantage of this free help. However, special attention is given to those 60 or older. Free... Full story
Councilmember Donna DeWinkler presents former Elmer City mayor Mary Jo Carey with a plaque thanking her for her 16 years of public service, 10 of them as mayor. The presentation was made Thursday night at the town council's regular meeting. - Roger S. Lucas photo... Full story
This is the time of year to prune your shrubs that will bloom on this season’s growth. Generally these are shrubs which bloom after June. Some of these shrubs common in our landscapes are the Butterfly Bush, Spirea, Beauty Bush, and Snowberry. The spring blooming shrubs bloom on last season’s growth. Minor corrective pruning can be done now. This can include removing dead wood and broken branches, branches that lay on the ground and suckers at the base of the shrub. After the shrub blooms you can do more detail pruning described below. Som... Full story
The town of Coulee Dam has released its spring cleanup schedule slated for April 1-5. From April 1-4, the town crews will pick up limbs only on the following schedule: • Tuesday, April 1, Mason City addition - Aspen, Birch, Cedar, Fir, Holly, Pine, Spruce, Civic Way and the west side of Central Drive from Civic Way south; • Wednesday, April 2, Airport Addition - Tilmus, Camus, River Drive, 11th and 12th Streets, Crest Drive from Central to River Drive and Central Drive from Civic Way south and north to Crest; • Thursday, April 3, Hilltop Addit... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 3/5 - An Electric City man living on Goodfellow Street reported to police that someone had stolen a TV set from his porch. He told police he had received the 32-inch set in the mail and it had been placed on his porch. He discovered it missing the same night as he received it. 3/10 - USBR Plant Protection told police that a conflict between two employees was brewing and when an officer told the man his statements would be recorded, he said, “Have a nice day,” and left the conference room. 3/11 - An officer checked on a cou... Full story
Colton Jackson shows the buttercups he found Friday, the first reported to The Star this year. Jackson, 10, found them on the hillside below the water tank in Electric City. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, March 13, at noon at La Presa. On the agenda is a festival planning session for the upcoming summer season. Eagles #2577 Meetings The Auxiliary’s next scheduled meeting is set for March 18, at 6 p.m. The Auxiliary meets the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. during the winter months. The Eagles #2577 Aerie meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. The next meeting is March 25, at 7 p.m. OES Meeting The Order of Eastern Star will meet T... Full story
The Arbor Day Foundation is making it easy for everyone to celebrate the arrival of spring by planting trees. Join the Arbor Day Foundation in March 2014, and receive 10 free white flowering dogwood trees. “White flowering dogwoods will add beauty to your home throughout the year,” said John Rosenow, founder and chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “Dogwoods are known for their showy spring flowers, scarlet autumn foliage and red berries that attract songbirds during winter.” The free trees are part of the nonprofit Foundation’s Trees f... Full story
The seniors accept aluminum cans ONLY. Please do not put cardboard, plastic bottles or other aluminum in the collection sacks. In 2013, the Seniors collected 3800 pounds (almost 2 tons) of cans and took in approximately $1500 for the Senior Center. That is approximately 30 cans for everyone in the Grand Coulee Dam area. The program helps keep the doors open at the seniors and keeps the cans out of the landfills. Please do not put other material in with the cans because we have to dispose of it and that raises the already high garbage bill and... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 3/4 - Police stopped a vehicle when the officer noticed that a female passenger wasn’t wearing her seatbelt. She was taken to Grant County Jail after the officer learned of a warrant for her arrest. - A woman living on Stevens Avenue in Electric City reported that someone had slashed her tire. The loss was estimated at $60. - A man living on Goodfellow Avenue in Electric City reported that someone had stolen his television set. 3/5 - A woman living on “E” Street was arrested on a domestic violence charge and taken to Grant... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, March 6, at noon at La Presa. Shannon Burge and Lori Hauser from Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union, will talk about the URM and Target breaches to credit and debit cards and what impact that has had on consumers and businesses. American Legion Post 157 Meets The American Legion Post 157 holds legion meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Vetsí Center in Electric. All veterans are welcome. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, March 11. Eagles... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/18 - The owner of the Variety Store told police that a former employee had told another that if his wife was fired from the firm, he would harm the owner. Police told the owner to notify the former employee that he was not welcome in the store, and if he did come back to call police. 2/24 - An officer went to milepost 20 on SR-155 to check on a vehicle that had slid off the roadway. No one was at the site so the Washington State Patrol was called to further investigate the mishap. 2/25 - USBR Plant Protection reported to... Full story
OLYMPIA--While the budgets the House and Senate Democrats proposed this week were nearly identical, Senate Republicans believe the debate over education funding is a battle best fought next year. The McCleary v. Washington decision in 2012 ruled that the state was not sufficiently funding basic education. According to education officials and lawmakers, the state needs to invest more than $5 billion into education by 2018. The state Supreme Court ordered earlier this year that “the pace of progress must quicken” in regard to education fun... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, Feb. 27, at noon at Siam Palace. Quality control and patient satisfaction will be presented by Melanie Neddo from Coulee Medical Center.. OES Meeting The February meeting for Order of Eastern Star will be held Thursday, Feb. 27 with a regular stated meeting beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Short Form and chapter dress. Small-Scale Farming Course Offered Do you have a dream of developing your own small farm? Beginning Thursday, Feb. 27, WSU Extension will be teaching a... Full story
Cub Scout Pack 24 held their pine wood derby race on February 19, at the Coulee Dam Community Church. Winners include, from left - 3rd place, Paul Stout; 2nd place, Showaway Hunt; 4th place, Dylan Wiles and 1st place, Noah Hunt. - submitted photo... Full story
Senior Meals Wed., Feb. 26 -Dinner Sweet and Sour Meat Balls, over a Bed of Rice, Stir Fry Veggies Carrot Pineapple & Raisin Salad, Ice Cream with Toppings. Thurs., Feb. 27 - Dinner Chicken in Lemon-Dill Butter, Buttered Noodles, Steam Cabbage, Fruit Salad, Cook’s Choice Dessert. Grocery Shopping and Errands. Fri., Feb. 28 - Breakfast Denver Omelet, Hashbrowns, Coffee Cake, Plums, Orange Juice. Mon., March 3 - Breakfast Sausage Patties, Eggs, Hashbrowns, Coffee Cake, Fruit Cocktail, Orange Juice. Tues., March 4 - Dinner Salisbury Steak, B... Full story
Income tax time is here! Free tax preparation is being offered at the Grand Coulee Senior Center again this year. Volunteers trained in cooperation with IRS and AARP will be available every Tuesday, Feb 11 - April 8, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. New this year: some volunteers have been certified to assist taxpayers with health savings accounts. This service is available to anyone with low or middle income. You do not have to be seniors or members of the senior center to take advantage of this free help. However, special attention is given to those... Full story