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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Shoppers place their penny bids in cups at the Penny Auction Saturday, a fund raiser for the class of 2018 at Lake Roosevelt High School. With 170 donated items, the class of 45 seniors profited about $3,100 at the event, taking in $3,500 from community supporters in the cafeteria. "It would not have been possible without all the donations from the local businesses," said class advisor Tammy Norris. "The community supported us greatly and we are very thankful." - Scott Hunter...
Newspaper office closes for holiday The Star office will be closed Thursday for Thanksgiving, plus Friday. Garbage more costly Garbage rates are going up in Electric City on Jan. 1, 2018. The good news is, not very much. If you use a 65-gallon container, your rates will go from $27.35 per month to $28.17. It’s all in keeping up with costs. Garbage collector Sunrise Disposal received a cost-of-living adjustment and the city is passing this cost on to its customers. The last time Electric City had a garbage rate increase was in 2012. F...
The spirit of giving can be found in different areas of our community. Just a few examples include giving presents to children in poverty, food to the hungry, coats and winter clothes to children in need, and backpacks and winter clothes to the homeless. The Trees of Sharing program, which helps low-income children receive Christmas presents, has been spreading joy in the community for over 30 years. Started in 1983 by five ladies from St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, the program has grown over...
Classes will be held soon to develop badly needed emergency medical responders to bolster ambulance services. The Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department has scheduled an informational meeting for 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 4, at the fire station on Spokane Way. Fire Chief Rick Paris stated, "We are looking for individuals from the area to become Washington State-certified Emergency Medical Responders by completing 60 hours of special training." Interested parties should attend the Dec. 4 meeting to...
There is a facility in Moses Lake that receives dogs, cats and other animals, as well as non-game birds, when people don’t know what to do with them. Camron Derting, administrator for Grant County Animal Outreach, appeared before the Grand Coulee City Council last month to let people on this end of Grant County know of their services and willingness to help people who have animal problems. If you have an animal (pretty much any animal) that you want to get help for, the Moses Lake facility is there to help, Derting pointed out. “We would lik...
The Regional Board of Mayors will purchase its new transfer trailer next year through BuyBoard, a national purchasing cooperative, officials stated Nov. 13. The 2018 budget, that has been approved by all four towns and cities in consortium headed by the RBOM, had set aside $90,000 for the purchase of the new transfer trailer, making the trailer the third at the transfer site. Electric City Clerk Russell Powers, who does the financial reports for the four mayors, said Monday afternoon that the difference between the $90,000 budget projection...
OLYMPIA – The Washington Service Corps and the Washington Reading Corps need people who can commit six months to making a difference. The Washington Service Corps offers a chance to help children, adults and veterans prepare for careers and increase their computer, financial and basic skills. Find a list of open six-month positions at https://washingtonservicecorps.org. Members of the Reading Corps tutor struggling students, and plan school and family literacy events. See a list of open six-month positions at https://washing...
Joel DeWinkler helps build a protective wall on the outside of the Colville Tribal Museum with Tyvek and plywood before taking down the doors and more from the front of the building as part of an upgrade project. The wall will help keep out the elements, as well as any curious animals. - Jacob Wagner photo...
Grand Coulee Police 11/14 - Police had to kill a deer that had been struck near milepost 24 on SR-155. The deer didn’t have use of its back legs due to being struck by a vehicle. 11/16 - A local man reported receiving serious threats from an Oregon man, and the information was turned over to the FBI. 11/17 - A woman on West Grand Avenue reported that someone had broken into her home and taken her wallet and some pills. - A resident on Goodfellow Avenue in Electric City told police that he had two phone calls threatening that the federal g...
There has been a rash of car prowls in the Grand Coulee area. In a three-day period, Nov. 7-10, nine prowls were reported and investigated by police. In every incident, owners of the vehicles had left them unlocked; one had even left the keys in the ignition. All reported that someone had ransacked their vehicles, going through whatever was inside and leaving things in a mess. On Nov. 7, two prowls were reported on Banks Avenue. In each case the guilty party got some loose change and a few odds and ends. Also on Nov. 7, prowls were reported on...
Better get your rakes out, pick up your leaves and other garden waste, and bag them; you only have through Saturday to take advantage of free dumping privileges at the Delano Regional Transfer Station. You must reside within areas served by Sunrise Disposal to get the free dumping privilege. Remember to bag your garden materials (nothing else) and tie your loads down. Limbs must the cut to under six feet to be accepted. The Transfer Station will be open this week during the following hours: Thursday and Friday, 10-2, and Saturday,...
Politics in Coulee Dam have changed dramatically as a result of the Nov. 7 election. Town residents elected a newcomer in politics as its mayor, and also two newcomers to the council. According to results updated since the election, Larry Price garnered 73.56 percent of the votes in his bid for mayor, defeating Gayle Swagerty, who received 26.44 percent, 192-69. Swagerty gave up her council seat to run for the mayor’s seat being vacated by Greg Wilder, who chose not to run again. In council races, incumbent David Schmidt lost his Position 1 sea...
Veterans young and old shared some of their thoughts about serving in the military with a gym packed with students as Lake Roosevelt Schools held their annual veterans' assembly last Thursday. Elementary and junior-senior high school choirs and bands performed patriotic songs, such as "The Star Spangled Banner," "America the Beautiful," and the service songs for each branch of the military, as veterans from each branch stood for their song. Ava and Ashlyn Sam, elementary-aged girls, sang a...
Army Specialist Jonathan Hughes had been back from Iraq since September when he spoke at the local chamber of commerce meeting last week. He spent nine months in the northern part of the country, including in Mosul, the city that was taken from ISIS last summer and was basically leveled in the process as Iraqi forces moved forward. "Our job was just to advise and assist," Hughes said. "Every movement that they made, we were one step behind them." A "combat engineer," Hughes said American forces...
Local emergency responders rushed to the scene of a one-car rollover Monday morning after a federal security officer found a man crawling from his overturned car along the highway to Bridgeport. James Hernandez, 21, of Spokane had been heading east on SR-174 when his 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis swerved to the right before Hernandez overcorrected, then drove off the highway to the left, a Washington State Patrol report concludes. A highway sign was broken and lying on the ground, and the Grand...
Electric rates to rise in Coulee Dam Coulee Dam residents can count on paying a little more for electric power next year, following a discussion at the city council last Wednesday. Council members agreed to plan on writing in a 5-percent increase to electric rates to cover a 5-percent increase in wholesale electric costs from the Bonneville Power Administration, a 1.6-percent increase for city employees, and other rising expenses. Stefani Bowden, the city clerk, said overall expenses would rise by $40,000 next year and the 5 percent would just...
In a joint effort between the Colville Tribes and the Nevada Department of Wildlife, 98 more pronghorn antelope have been released on the Colville Indian Reservation, the second time the animal was released there since January 2016. "We captured 12 males and 87 females from Nevada," said Eric Krausz, wildlife biologist for the Colville Tribes Fish and Wildlife program in a Nov. 3 press release. "The total composition included 26 fawns, 20 yearlings, and 53 female adults. We lost one female...
The Electric City council declared a dog owned by Krayton Duclos as “potentially dangerous” at its meeting Tuesday night. The complaint was filed by a neighbor, Gary Martin, who resides next to Duclos on Gerard Street. Martin told police that Duclos’ dog, named “Volt,” had repeatedly tried to attack and bite him while he was riding his bike. He stated that he had to get off his bike and put it between himself and the dog to avoid getting bit. Both Duclos and Martin attended the meeting, and the Volt also was present. Martin stated that this...
Kayla Wells-Moses, Family & Consumer Sciences Educator with Colville Reservation WSU Extension, was honored at the National Extension Association for Family and Consumer Sciences 2017 annual session, "Harvesting Opportunities in NEAFCS!" The conference was held October 16-19, 2017 in Omaha, Nebraska. During the Awards Banquet at the conference, Kayla received three National Awards. The first award Kayla received was a 1st place National and 1st place Western Region Human Development/Family...
A business advisor, in association with Grant County Economic Development Council, will be in Electric City Nov. 30 to meet with interested business firms. Allan Peterson, a certified business advisor with the Small Business Development Center, has four openings during his time here. Openings are 9-10:30, 10:30-12, 1:30-3, and 3-4:30. To take advantage of the openings you can make appointments by calling 509-762-6040 or email (allan.peterson@wsbde.org). Peterson will assist business owners with marketing plans, planning for growth and details...
Grand Coulee Police 11/7 - A Banks Avenue resident reported that someone had gone through an unlocked car the previous night. Police followed footprints to an unlocked truck, where nothing was taken. An adapter and some change was taken from car. - Another resident of Banks Avenue stated to an officer that someone had entered a vehicle and taken a $20 bill. - A Dill Avenue resident stated that someone had prowled their two cars during the night. A small knife, a hat, coat and some change was taken from one vehicle; a coin holder with about $5...
OLYMPIA – Nov. 6, 2017 – With the recent opening of waterfowl and upland game hunting seasons, Washington State Parks’ Boating Program wants people who hunt from boats to be safe and know the boating laws before they head out on the water. “Hunting can be an extreme activity,” said Wade Alonzo, Boating Program manager. “Hunters who use boats are often doing so in conditions where disaster can strike quickly, especially in the cold weather. It’s important that hunters prepare for the possibility of changing weather, cold water shock and hyp...
Ramona Hicks started “turning over the rocks” in June, as she took the lead position at Coulee Medical Center after the resignation of the last CEO. And lately, Hicks has been meeting with as many community groups as possible to tell the story of the hospital’s current status and finances, and to ask what the community really wants and expects from the hospital. Hicks, the interim chief executive officer, spoke at the Rotary Club last Wednesday. Although business has been brisk, so is the rate at which expenses pile up, and the hospital is suff...
Nespelem Elementary School will start late today, Thursday, Nov. 9, at 10 a.m., due to a prediction of freezing rain....
Now, 95 years young, World War II veteran Fred Long walks with a slight stoop and uses a cane, but his health is fine and his power of recollection is keen. Long, who has lived in the Grand Coulee Dam area for 25 years, was born in Oroville, and moved to the Renton area when very young. He joined the National Guard in 1940, before the war broke out, was assigned to the quartermaster corps and learned how to drive truck (they were 1936 Chevys), Fred said. After a number of stateside postings, he...