News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
Sorted by date Results 26 - 50 of 6747
Larry Hernandez asked for community support and got it as he presented his case to Coulee Dam's town council for an alteration of his lease for the Village Cinema. The council meeting room crowd was standing room only Nov. 12 and spilled out the door as the council wrapped up an earlier meeting and budget hearing, then opened up to hear comments on the city's decision to terminate the theater's lease in the city community building. Hernandez detailed a timeline of starts and stalls with working...
by Scott Hunter The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (Colville Tribes) and Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI) announced a landmark collaboration last week to “advance tribal energy sovereignty and resilience through the design and deployment of multiple microgrids across the reservation.” The Tribes’ 1.4 million acre reservation, which includes parts of two counties is served by five different electric utilities, and power outages are getting worse, said the Tribes’ Business Council chair, Jarred-Michael Erickso...
The town of Coulee Dam is offering to buy a piece of property owned by STCU, following a town council vote taken Nov. 12. The part of the lot north of the credit union’s building in Coulee Dam is to be acquired by the town for $65,750, the price offered by STCU. The council voted to approve the purchase, although Councilmember Keith St. Jeor “recused” himself from the vote. “I think in my own mind, it would be a good addition to the city if the city owned that property,” Mayor Bob Poch said. “We have no place else to go for any major impro...
Mayor Ruth Dalton leads Chantelle Crowe by just 18 votes in the election to decide who the next mayor will be. Dalton has 53.91% of the 230 votes cast, while Crowe’s votes at last count on Nov. 14 stood at 46.09%, 124-108. Grant County’s elections office will count the remaining 30 ballots Nov.19 at 5 p.m. Those 30 ballots left to count are for all races in the county’s 81 precincts. It’s not impossible for that small number to make a difference, again, in another Grand Coulee election. The race for the city council member 2 seat has flipped tw...
The town of Coulee Dam is terminating its lease of the Village Cinema to the proprietor who has spent over a year coming up with new ways to breathe life into the shell that had been vacant for over a decade. Larry Hernandez posted on the theater’s Facebook last week that he’s been ignored since August when he proposed mediation to come to an agreement about his rent going forward and that he waited for 10 months for the city to propose new language in the lease after the town council wanted to have the city attorney clarify it. “This build... Full story
An enterprise seeking to convert the old Center School into the "Center Senior Living" assisted living project has made significant progress. In fact, they now own the building. The project, driven by a dedicated board including local professionals and community members, aims to address the lack of local assisted living facilities, which forces seniors to move far away. The project has secured a $1 million federal grant for hazmat abatement and demolition, and they've raised $291,000 in local...
Mayor Ruth Dalton pulled ahead in the race to keep her office in Grand Coulee. Dalton switched the advantage since last week, when challenger Chantel Crowe, the deputy city clerk was ahead by a few votes. Dalton now leads with 56% of the vote, 120-104. Likewise, for Grand Coulee’s council member 2 seat, Andrew Dobson pulled ahead of Cameron Whitney 88- 79. Cheryl Hoffman gained a 54% lead over Jeremiah Seekins in the race for Electric City’s Council Member 1 seat, 154-129. Bradley Oliver holds an insurmountable 185-97 lead over Robbin Boy...
Local scouts and volunteers sort through items brought into the Care and Share Food Bank Saturday in the Scout's annual drive in which they pick up donations at your doorstep to deliver to the food bank. The effort netted over 2,600 pounds of food that will "really make a difference," Director Dave Noggles (top left in jeans) wrote in a letter to the editor on page 2. STCU also brought in a $5,000 contribution. - Scott Hunter photo...
Josh and Bobcat Flowers, of Flowers and Sons Construction, put up Christmas lights in Grand Coulee Saturday. - submitted photo...
An important institution celebrated its 90th anniversary Saturday, when the Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department members gathered at the fire station on Spokane Way, which was built in the 1970s. The modern fire department was consolidated from two earlier, separate departments for the different parts of the city, Rick Paris recounted as people gathered at the station for food and drink, and to honor the department's work and role in the community. Before there was a city or an ordinance to...
Even in an election year when most races were for often uncontested local offices, several were too close to call last night when county election offices stopped counting ballots after 8 p.m. In Grand Coulee, Mayor Ruth Dalton wasn’t getting too nervous yet about barely trailing by 52-48, Chantel Crowe, the city’s deputy clerk who decided to run for the mayor’s office. Neither was Crowe, reached on her way back from a leadership class in Ephrata. She also said it was too close to call. “As of now, I’m excited and I’m certainly honored,” she sai...
Trunk or Treat held on Main Street Grand Coulee Halloween turned out to be a great success. The event was organized by the chamber of commerce with support from local businesses....
Walkers on Midway Avenue Saturday protest policies of the Trump Administration. The Wayfinders group is continuing their weekly Saturday walks on the sidewalk into the winter but changing the hours to noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 8 they'll have a theme of Signs of Fascism. - Scott Hunter photo...
by Scott Hunter The Care and Share Food Bank, like many others, is getting ready to meet the needs of people who will be caught in the midst of the fight in Congress that has shut down much of the nation’s federal government, including food assistance. “Thanks to our government budget, local support and prudent management, we will be able to support all those in need with basic food support,” Shawn Neider wrote in a note to The Star about what the local food bank expects. “We may have to spread our food thinner but nobody needs to starve.” Neid...
by Scott Hunter It wasn’t for a far-off cause that people gathered to walk through brilliant fall foliage on a perfect afternoon last Thursday. It was to help local women get a mammogram, a screening that can detect breast cancer early and thereby save lives. It was Walking Together for Mammograms. Kelly Buche said she is “a survivor, nine years strong, nine years grateful and nine years blessed” because she had good health insurance. “But I was lucky,” said the local accountant just before aw...
Kids decorate pumpkins at Lake Roosevelt's Harvest Festival Wednesday night in the high school gym, where tables and stations were set up for activities, promotions and sales (need a stick horse?) Pumpkin decorating was a featured inside, carving outside. Cornhole games dominated the center space, but a photo booth for posed Polaroids, or a table to learn about horse breeds, and another for making your own bookmarks, were available too. Ashley Atkins, the staffer in charge told the school board...
The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Billups Sub Co. on Main Street to put on “a fun and festive” Trunk or Treat event from 4-6:30 p.m. on Halloween. People are encouraged to bring the kids in costume for a safe and family-friendly evening of trick-or-treating from decorated trunks, local businesses, and community members. It’s a way to celebrate Halloween, connect with neighbors, and enjoy Main Street together, the chamber says. Drive by Lake Roosevelt High School from 4-6 p.m. on Friday and you can pick up India...
Jenna Engleland, a third-grade teacher at Lake Roosevelt Elementary School, receives some kudos and a framed certificate Monday night at the school board meeting for "hard work and dedication to the children of Grand Coulee Dam School District and helping to build the future of public education Washington." Superintendent Rod Broadnax told the second-year teacher that he was "very impressed with work you're doing." That includes launching the Bite to Go program, which provides nutritious food...
As over 7 million people reportedly took part in No Kings demonstration around the United States Saturday, a group of about 100 of them walked on Midway Avenue in Grand Coulee, waving signs and chatting, dancing to music, and wearing inflatable suits. The crowd was several times the size of what has become the usual 20-35 on a weekly basis in downtown Grand Coulee each Saturday. Started by a single person, Sheri Edwards (my wife) who decided last February she had to do something to speak up...
County elections offices throughout Washington have mailed ballots to all voters for the Nov. 4 general election More than 5 million voters will receive a ballot to decide on a statewide constitutional amendment along with local offices and measures. Voters participating in the election must return their ballot by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Ballots can be returned by mail, placed in an official ballot drop box, or hand delivered to a county voting center. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked by Election Day to be accepted; the U.S. Posta...
OCTOBER 17, 2025 1:51 PM WASHINGTON — As the federal government shutdown extends to day 17, and with congressional leaders nowhere near negotiating, state officials are beginning to raise concerns of potential cuts to nutrition assistance benefits that feed millions if the government isn’t reopened. Minnesota has already halted new enrollments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. And officials in Kansas, New Hampshire and New Mexico have warned their residents could miss their food assistance payments for November. More th... Full story
The Grant County Board of Commissioners announced recently that they are looking for an interested citizen, residing in District 1 of Grant County to serve a three-year term on the Grant County Tourism Advisory Committee. District 1 includes the northern part of Grant County, east of Moses Lake, which includes but is not limited to Ephrata, Soap Lake, Wilson Creek and the Grand Coulee/Electric City area. The ideal candidate works in or has experience with the tourism industry. There is no compensation for serving on the volunteer committee,...
Friday was homecoming for the Lake Roosevelt Raider football team. The homecoming week royalty was announced at halftime. They are, from left, Senior King Pharaoh Hudson, Senior Queen Abby Rockwell, Junior Prince Stihl Miller, Junior Princess Cadence Holt, Sophomore Prince DC Atkins, Sophomore Princess Elliyana Trevino, Freshman Prince Sylas Johnson, Freshman Princess Claire Nicholson....
An elementary school teacher was arrested Monday on a charge of “Communication with a Minor for Immoral Purposes.” Kittitas County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Ross Ashenfelter, a fourth-grade teacher at Lake Roosevelt Elementary School at 11:55 a.m. Ashenfelter, 42, of Coulee Dam, was arrested at the school, where he was doing some administrative work while the school was closed for the holiday, the sheriff’s department said in a statement. The sheriff’s office said the arrest resulted from investigations by detectives with the Washington taskf...
In a land of high voltage lines, firefighters fight a wildfire that probably started about 6 a.m. Thursday in a field of sagebrush along SR-174. But they had to wait to fight the flames directly under the wires until the Bonneville Power Administration could shut down the lines. The fire, on Bureau of Reclamation land just north of Grand Coulee near the 230 Kv Switchyard (at right), drew mutual aid support from several local departments. Firefighters walking the ground during mop-up discovered...
