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Bureau of Reclamation workers Wednesday smooth out an uneven part of the pathway near Pole Park along SR-155 that was brought to the bureau's attention by a bicyclist. Below is a shot of how the dip looked in March. A spokesperson said it was not a sink hole. - Star staff photos... Full story
A woman advocating allowing her to help stray dogs at her home is going to try again to gain favor with Grand Coulee planners for a dog rescue operation. Dorothy Harris will appear before the city’s planning commission at 5:30 p.m., Aug. 8, at city hall to ask planners to advance her cause for a dog rescue operation at her home on Young Street. Planning commission Chairman Tammara Byers has stated several times that the planning commission will not recommend that Harris can move forward with her plan. Byers has stated publicly that the p... Full story
Corrections A pair of toad or frog figurines, not troll dolls, are housed beneath a chunk of Coulee Dam’s sidewalks on Stevens Avenue. A July 19 story recalled the wrong type of character, but we maintain that trolls would be more appropriate. ••• New Colville Business Councilmember Joel Boyd is the son of Jim Boyd and Sharon DeLeon, not Shelly Boyd, as was printed in our July 19 issue.... Full story
Coulee Dam police arrested two men in their 20s for burglary and vehicle prowling after nearby resident reported seeing one of them taking items from the town shop last week. One of the men, Paul Willford, 25, was noticed wandering inside the town shop area by a nearby resident Monday evening, July 24, about 6 p.m. She called her husband to check it out. Charles Landeros went to the shop and found Willford with a number of items in his hand, police report. When confronted, Willford dropped the items and ran right out of his sandals to a car... Full story
Grant County Port District 7 is seeking bids to make improvements to its runway, taxi area and apron at Grand Coulee Dam Airport. There was no estimate on what the project would cost and Port District President James Keene said that if the port received an affordable bid the work could be done this fall. Airport Manager Bob Babler had told district commissioners of the widening cracks in the runway for the past couple of years and, working with the Federal Aviation Administration, it was decided to go out for bid this year. Cost of the project... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 7/24 - Police were asked to assist tribal police who were in pursuit of a vehicle on SR-155. They had asked Grand Coulee police to place a spike strip across the highway near the Colville Tribe’s headquarters and later learned that the suspect had been apprehended near Jackson’s Service Station in Nespelem. 7/25 - Police responded to a domestic violence call at Butler Square and found that a man and woman had been arguing. The woman complained that the man wouldn’t return her cell phone. When police got the cell phone compl... Full story
A Pleasant Valley couple and a Nespelem man were arrested and landed in Grant County jail after an arrest on a warrant Friday. Police learned that Cassandra Graves, 27, wanted on a Department of Corrections felony arrest warrant, was in a vehicle at West Grand Avenue in Electric City. When police arrived at 123 West Grand Avenue at 9:20 p.m., Graves rushed into the residence and tried to slam the door as Sgt. Gary Moore was in pursuit. Cassandra Graves was detained on the warrant, along with her husband, Kyle Graves, 26, who is being charged... Full story
The Pacific Science Center will be making a presentation titled Jolts & Volts at Lake Roosevelt Elementary in the gymnasium on Wednesday, August 2nd, at 11 a.m. The poster states "Electricity is illuminated in a series of shocking experiments! Explore the properties of electricity with our hair-raising Van de Graaf Generator and Tesla Coil." The event, open to the public, is sponsored by Grant PUD and the North Central Regional Library system, which includes Grand Coulee Library.... Full story
A dog was declared “potentially dangerous” by the Grand Coulee City Council last week. The midsize beagle/Labrador mix belongs to Preston Guin, who resides on Young Street. The dog bit a woman June 21 while she was walking down Main Street. Guin received notice from the city late the week before. The “potentially dangerous” declaration by the council July 18 triggers a number of steps that have to be taken. Namely, an enclosed pen with a sign “dangerous dog” on it is required, along with liability insurance in order to meet the city’s ordi... Full story
Hannah Tomeo, an accomplished runner for Mead High School's track team this past year, and who signed with Portland State University to run in track and cross country, is hosting a running camp this week at Lake Roosevelt Elementary to help kids find a similar love of running. This is the first time Tomeo has run the third- through eighth-grade camp, which is sponsored by We R Native, an organization that promotes health in Native American communities. One of the values listed on the... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District passed its budget for the 2017-18 school year at its meeting Monday night. There wasn’t a lot of fanfare, as members of the board struggled with the host of cuts facing the district this next year. Even then, the budget was somewhat shaky as Debbie Cook, North Central Educational Service District’s person handling finances for the district, said late legislative action created a lot of “ifs” about revenues from the state. The budget, $11,036,901, was almost in balance. The district plans on savings from cu... Full story
A Grand Coulee man, Melvin Toulou Jr., 43, was found competent for trial after a Grant County Superior Court hearing last week. In the July 18 proceeding, Toulou’s attorney told the court that Toulou was not mentally competent to assist in his own defense. After an evaluation by officials at Eastern State Hospital, the courts decreed that Toulou was competent to stand trial, and a new trial date was set for Sept. 20, according to county Assistant Prosecutor Alan White. Toulou was facing a number of charges which included possession of m... Full story
She won Natalie Nachtigal-Dennis won the jailhouse-style playhouse built for The Ridge Riders Saddle Club and raffled off. The playhouse raffle, which concluded as the playhouse was given away at the club’s junior rodeo July 16, raised about $1,200 for the club. Fire near Keller now contained A lightning-caused fire that burned eight miles southeast of Keller was 100 percent contained as of Sunday morning. The 722-acre Redford Canyon fire, located just northeast of where the San Poil River empties into the Columbia, burned grass, sage, and t... Full story
Beginning this fall you will be able to pay your Grand County PUD bill at Grand Coulee city hall. The special arrangement was approved last Tuesday night by Grand Coulee council, and was scheduled to begin when PUD clerk Claudia Tillman takes maternity leave. City Clerk Carol Boyce said last week that a number of phone and training issues still have to be completed before the city can receive payments. The payment location at Grand Coulee city hall applies to anyone receiving a bill from the PUD, and is not limited to Grand Coulee residents.... Full story
Leaders of The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation are seriously considering changing the tribes’ name to “The 12 Confederated Tribes of the Big Water,” or a variation of such. “Big Water” is a translation of what the tribes called the Columbia River before contact with Europeans. The name is meant to reflect the culture of the tribes, who lived along the Columbia and its tributaries for thousands of years. A bit of a heated discussion took place on Colville Business Council Chairman Michael Marchand’s July 6 Facebook post about... Full story
They traveled around the world to land in Grand Coulee, and he and his wife are at Coulee Medical Center "for the long run," Dr. Sam Hsieh told a chamber of commerce gathering last week. Hsieh (pronounced Shay), a general surgeon and the chief of staff at the hospital, was born in Hong Kong; raised mostly in Canada; graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland; and completed his surgical residency in Texas. He and his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Hsu (pronounced Sue), an... Full story
Forests across America are a prized natural resource, and anyone can help plant trees in these vital areas by joining the Arbor Day Foundation this month. Through the Replanting Our National Forests campaign, the Arbor Day Foundation will honor each new member who joins in July by planting 10 trees in forests that have been devastated by wildfires, insects, and disease. The cost for joining the Arbor Day Foundation is a $10 donation. America’s national forests face enormous challenges, including unprecedented wildfires that have left a b... Full story
Visitors coming into the area from the south on SR-155 could easily get confused as to what the legal speed limit is, says a man who wants to change that and open intercity road travel to off-road vehicles. In the course of about five miles the speed limit changes five times, in some cases within a mile. Electric City resident Ron Pulsipher wants to do something about it and is scheduled to try his luck with the city council at its next meeting, Aug. 8. You are driving toward town at the 60 mph limit and as you approach the turnoff to the golf... Full story
A lightning-caused fire burning eight miles southeast of Keller is 80 percent contained, as of mid-morning on Thursday, and with continued success demobilization of fire crews is expected early this weekend. The 681-acre Redford Canyon fire, located just northeast of where the San Poil river empties into the Columbia, has been burning primarily grass, sage, and timber. The fire was reported on July 15 at 4:50 a.m., according to a joint press release from the Colville Confederated Tribes and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Some 359 firefighters... Full story
Sarah Knox, the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Librarian for the North Central Regional Library system, performs experiments for children at the Grand Coulee Library on July 12. Knox performed several experiments, including some with water that seemed to defy the laws of gravity and physics. Here, water in the overturned jar does not fall out, held in only by a mesh. "It's not magic, it's science," Knox said. - Jacob Wagner photo... Full story
There will be no primary election for the town of Coulee Dam’s town council race, even though three candidates filed their intention to run, according to Mila Jury, elections officer for the Okanogan County Auditor’s Office. That’s because those finally filing did not do so until an extra filing period was declared because no one had filed earlier. Jury said three names will appear on the November ballot and the county auditor’s office will certify one as the winner. That’s true even though one of the three declared last week that he was withd... Full story
Members of the Colville Confederated Tribes, in a packed room at the Lucy Covington Government Center, heard a retiring elder give advice for the future at the swearing-in ceremony for the new Colville Business Council July 13. Retiring after 47 years, former vice chairman Mel Tonasket received a traditional retirement blanket and a gift card as a substitute toward a traditional rifle (to laughter and applause) from Chairman Michael Marchand. Tonasket, who fought termination of the reservation... Full story
So you wish it were the weekend so you could take that hike you've been planning. Well, Shelley Baker is looking forward to the weekend so she won't have to take any more hikes for a couple of days. Shelley does the postal walking route in Coulee Dam, and is up to 50,000 miles walked in the town. Anyone beat that? Shelley has been walking 14 miles every working day for about 14 years. The U.S. Postal Service has 598 deliverable addresses in the town of Coulee Dam. Shelley delivers to them all,... Full story
A job of replacing windows and doors at Electric City Hall was awarded to DWK Fowler Construction, a decision made by the council last Tuesday night. The award teetered between two bids and was awarded to DWK Fowler, a local company, after council members nixed adding a handicapped-accessible door to the project. Fowler’s bid of $11,588.48 beat out one by Raven Glass, out of Wenatchee. That bid was $11,976.90. The project calls for seven new energy-efficient windows and two new doors, and is part of a long-range plan to remodel city hall. This... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District board Wednesday night gave a “no name” street to the town of Coulee Dam. The street, which lies near Civic and Pine next to the tennis courts, connects Civic to the highway and is part of the town’s upcoming street project funded recently by the Transportation Improvement Board. The school owns half the street, a right of way, and has no need to continue to have it in its possession. “We are not in the street business,” Superintendent Paul Turner said last week. The Wednesday meeting took place because t... Full story