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  • Missing man's body found in Soap Lake

    Scott Hunter|Sep 5, 2018

    The body of a Colville tribal member who went missing late last month was recovered from the waters of Soap Lake on Friday evening, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday morning. Kayakers found the body of Michael Edwin Clark, 60, and notified authorities. Deputies recovered the body and Coroner Craig Morrison’s staff confirmed the body’s identity, a Sept. 2 release for GCSO said. An autopsy conducted Saturday was inconclusive due to the condition of the remains, but no obvious signs of trauma were found. Clark’s remains have be...

  • New principal in familiar territory

    Scott Hunter|Sep 5, 2018

    When Marcy Horne took over as principal at Nespelem Elementary School last March, she felt she had at least part of her orientation already accomplished. Horne had been the principal at Paschal Sherman Indian School from 2015 to 2017, a position that familiarized her with not only local issues, but some of the same families served by Nespelem. It has been helpful, she said, "just knowing the system and knowing the area. ... When you come in from outside the area, it does take a while to...

  • Newsbriefs

    Sep 5, 2018

    Free fire safety stuff available at market In addition to fruit, crafts, and kids’ activities at the Wednesday Market this week, Molina Healthcare of Washington is hosting a wildfire preparedness event, tonight, Sept. 5, at North Dam Park from 4-7 p.m. Attendees will receive free fire safety educational materials, Molina bags, hand sanitizer bottles, bandage dispensers, face masks for kids and adults, and additional fire safety resources from Coulee Medical Center and the local chapter of the Red Cross. Tonight, the kids’ activity, sponsored by...

  • Streets getting a fix

    Sep 5, 2018

    Workers on Main Street and Spokane Way, curving up the hill in the background, in Grand Coulee patch up portions of the streets that will see more work yet. Construction could be done by the end of this week "but I can't make any promises," said City Clerk Lorna Pearce about the $183,163 project that involves patching and double chip sealing of the streets. The work is being done by Tommer Construction out of Ephrata. - Jacob Wagner photo...

  • Getting into shape

    Sep 5, 2018

    Earth movers reshape the hillside above Peter Dan Road Thursday. Peter Dan Road is open to traffic now, but with delays during construction. A small fire on the downhill side of the road reportedly started when a bulldozer struck a rock and created a spark. The fire was nipped in the bud by the crew, which used their machines to move dirt onto it before it could spread. Construction is expected to take about another month, according to Okanogan County Public Works. - Jacob Wagner...

  • Coulee Cops

    Sep 5, 2018

    Grand Coulee Police 8/28 - Coulee Medical Center requested police assistance with a combative patient being brought in by Colville Tribal Corrections. The patient was cooperative upon arrival in an ambulance, and police assistance was not needed. - Grand Coulee Avenue dogs had food and water when an officer checked on them at a neighbor’s request. No barking was heard by the officer, as had been reported by the neighbor. - A purse found at Coulee Creamery was returned to its owner. - Checking on a report of a burglary on Cardinal Road, p...

  • Teachers present case for higher pay

    Jacob Wagner|Aug 29, 2018

    More than a dozen teachers attended Monday's Grand Coulee Dam School District board meeting, where Pamela Johnson and Carrie Derr spoke on behalf of their union to make a case for higher pay to keep quality teachers in the district. Johnson and Derr, the president and vice president of the Grand Coulee Dam Education Association, took turns reciting lines from their prepared speech. "In our last school year we lost one third of our teaching staff," the speech began. "Most of these teachers have...

  • District considers lowering standard for substitute teachers

    Jacob Wagner|Aug 29, 2018

    The Grand Coulee Dam School District may change the qualifications for a substitute teacher so that more people would qualify. According to the Office of Superintendent for Public Instruction, Washington state requires a substitute teacher to have a bachelor’s degree or higher, to have completed a teacher preparation program, an alternative route program leading to certification, or three years of out-of-state teaching with an out-of-state certificate, fingerprints, and a background check. An emergency substitute teaching certificate, on the o...

  • Impasse between Coulee Dam, Elmer City prompt notice to EPA

    Scott Hunter|Aug 29, 2018

    In a special meeting Wednesday, Coulee Dam decided it would would notify the EPA of the potential of sewage in the streets of Elmer City because of a dispute between the towns. Adivsed by the city attorney that it cannot make a gift of its citizens’ funds by paying for new pumps for its customer, council members sought to find another way to help while not backing down in an apparent standoff between the towns that use the wastewater treatment plant operated by Coulee Dam, which is finishing a new one. “I think that Coulee Dam has gone way out...

  • Newsbriefs

    Aug 29, 2018

    B Street closure could last another year Grand Coulee City Council decided to wait another month before approving a time extension for the closure of the east end of B Street during the construction of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s fire station. Council members said it would be smart to ask the USBR to agree to repair the street after they are done using it for the construction. They said the USBR expects the station to be done in spring of 2019, but the extension would allow for the closure of the road to last until October of 2019. The r...

  • Art in the park

    Aug 29, 2018

    Ric Gendron dips his brush for more color on a painting he's working on at Saturday's Plateau Native American Art Show in North Dam Park. Gendron won first place in the show sponsored by the at Northwest Native Development Fund. - Scott Hunter photo...

  • CMC finances turning around

    Scott Hunter|Aug 29, 2018

    Coulee Medical Center has been making remarkable strides toward digging its way out of debt, is heading toward profitability, and is even expanding its services, unlike many rural hospitals, administrators and other public officials say. "It's an amazing story as compared to where they were a year ago," Grant County Treasurer Darryl Pheasant said Tuesday. "This is a great success story for them." As treasurer, Pheasant oversees all county finances, including the debt incurred by municipalities...

  • City may just let state issue business licenses

    Jacob Wagner|Aug 29, 2018

    Due to complications from a new state law, the city of Grand Coulee is considering no longer issuing business licenses. The new law requires a lot of extra work for the city to coordinate with the state and the businesses, work that City Clerk Lorna Pearce feels may not justify the $4,500 a year the licenses bring into the city. If Grand Coulee chooses to continue issuing licenses, Pearce explained, their licenses would have to be issued from the state of Washington website. “We’ll have to wait for them to give us our money, pull reports fro...

  • Community support of vets appreciated

    Jim Brakebill|Aug 29, 2018

    Once again, we come to the community to thank everyone for a fantastic summer season at the VET Center. Our American Legion Post appreciates everybody who came by and shopped with us during our sale season. Although it seemed like a really long stretch for those of us who worked every week to gather and prepare all the treasures that we had for sale, the time flew by as we greeted many of the same people on a weekly basis. With all the community support, our sales assisted us with gaining the funds we need to help Veterans in the area. Our...

  • Landlord's water bill keeps business from operating

    Jacob Wagner|Aug 29, 2018

    Red tape, protocol, and a failure to communicate is keeping the Grand Gallery of Arts from reopening. Faran Sohappy owns a business called Music and Beyond. First located off of Midway Avenue across from Safeway, Sohappy was selling CDs, music equipment, movies, and more. Sohappy jumped at the opportunity to move his business to the Grand Gallery of Arts building on Main Street. The move to the new rented space would enable Sohappy to, in addition to running his shop, host music events on the stage and produce music, something he is passionate...

  • City sets fund amounts in August

    Aug 29, 2018

    At last week’s Grand Coulee City Council meeting, the beginning fund balances for 2018 were set, numbers that would typically have been approved in January. “I have spoken with the state auditor’s office and they agreed to allow us to draw a line in the sand, take the money we know that we have, and reappropriate them,” explained City Clerk Lorna Pearce, who took over the clerk position in February of this year. “There hasn’t been good financial tracking for the past seven years,” Pearce continued. “It’s been a disaster. The state auditor’s o...

  • Coulee Cops

    Aug 29, 2018

    Grand Coulee Police 8/20 - A King Street man noticed that an unoccupied home he owns has had people inside. A door had been pried open, boxes packed, and someone had been sleeping in the guest bed there. He said a computer, pans, silverware, a wagon, Jim Beam bottles, electrical insulators, and tools were missing. - An officer checked on the welfare of Grand Ave. dogs and found them to be in good health, with food and water. The officer explained to the homeowner the reason for the stop. - A woman who lost custody of her child wanted an...

  • Missing man's body found in Soap Lake

    Scott Hunter|Aug 29, 2018

    The body of a Colville tribal member who went missing late last month was recovered from the waters of Soap Lake on Friday evening, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday morning. Kayakers found the body of Michael Edwin Clark, 60, and notified authorities. Deputies recovered the body and Coroner Craig Morrison’s staff confirmed the body’s identity, a Sept. 2 release for GCSO said. An autopsy conducted Saturday was inconclusive due to the condition of the remains, but no obvious signs of trauma were found. Clark’s remains have be... Full story

  • New federal fire help makes a difference

    Jacob Wagner|Aug 22, 2018

    The federal Bureau of Land Management’s recent agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation and local fire districts has already paid off this fire season. The USBR turned over 200,000 acres to the BLM to manage. With Grand Coulee’s fire district already on board with the agreement, Electric City has joined up as well. Fire Chief for Electric City Mark Payne spoke to the Electric City Council last week about the benefits of the agreement. “Ninety percent of our district is bureau ground,” Payne said, “and so we had access to ground troops, cats; it...

  • Lake Roosevelt Raiders welcome back BBQ Thursday

    Aug 22, 2018

    Lake Roosevelt Raiders will be hosting a welcome back barbecue Thursday, August 23 from 5:30 - 7 p.m. This is for students kindergarten through 12th grade. Sponsored by the GCD PTA this event is for elementary students to find out who their teacher is, where their classroom is located and complete required registration forms, while 7-12th grade students may choose their lockers, pick up their class schedule, purchase ASB Cards and complete required registration forms. ENTER TO WIN A SEASON FAMILY SPORTS PASS!... Full story

  • Wildland fire contained

    Aug 22, 2018

    Firefighters head up a road to attack a wildfire suspected to have started in a well house on Pendell Road, also known as Red Road. The fire started about 1 p.m. Tuesday near the road to the Crown Point Vista in Douglas County. Douglas County Fire District 3 Chief Dale Rinker said Tuesday night the fire was contained, but had burned about 215 acres. He said a well house appeared to be the starting point. No other structures were lost. About 50 firefighters from multiple agencies responded to...

  • Run the Dam will add to Harvest Festival

    Jacob Wagner|Aug 22, 2018

    Lace up your running shoes, Run the Dam 2018 will be held on Sept. 15. Participants can walk or run a 5k, 10k, or half-marathon distance, beginning on the east side of the Grand Coulee Dam, running across the largest concrete structure in North America, through "Old Grand Coulee" along B Street, and back along Banks Lake, finishing at North Dam Park, where Harvest Festival will be taking place. Kelly Buche, who is in her third year organizing the event, is expecting about 220 people to...

  • Which cell phone carrier should you choose?

    Jacob Wagner|Aug 22, 2018

    Depending on where you live and work in the area, it can be hard to choose a cell-phone service provider that has service where you are. Who better to ask about where they have coverage than local citizens? Responding to an August 9 post on the Star’s Facebook page, people weighed in on three big cell-phone companies: AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile. People appear happiest with T-Mobile and Verizon, with AT&T being very spotty in Coulee Dam despite working above the dam and in Nespelem. “T-Mobile [is] the only way to go,” Gary Haag commented. “Year...

  • Newsbriefs

    Aug 22, 2018

    Backup plan not needed On the heels of the Aug. 7 voter approval of its Capital Projects Levy, the Grand Coulee Dam School District board last week rescinded its earlier resolution to hold another election for the same levy in November. That plan had been set as a backup in case the levy did not pass. It did, with 57.71 percent of the vote, 565-414, so the later attempt was not needed. One firefighter per 305 acres Statistics shared by the Grass Valley Fire’s state management team note that the 75,000-plus-acre fire was 10 miles wide, 18 m...

  • Major disaster declared for Colville Tribes

    Aug 22, 2018

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced this week that federal disaster assistance has been made available for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation to supplement the tribe’s recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding this spring from May 5 to May 28. Federal funding is available to Tribes on a cost-sharing basis for assistance for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by flooding. Funding is also available to the tribe on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures. T...

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