News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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An Electric City man was sentenced in Grant County Superior Court to 67.5 months in prison for second-degree rape and other charges. Michael Timothy Berry, 30, was sentenced on charges originating July 8, 2013 in Electric City. He had been in county jail previous to sentencing. Berry pled guilty to rape in the second degree, attempted rape, (domestic violence), unlawful imprisonment (domestic violence), and obstructing a police officer. The sentence calls for 67.5 months in prison, and 180 days in jail with 150 days suspended, and that he have... Full story
An incident of a woman refusing to pay her bar bill ended with her hitting the owner of Banks Lake Pub with a metal cane and a trip to jail, police said. Police were called by Charles Potts, owner of the Pub, May 3, when he reported that a woman refused to leave or to pay her bar bill in full. The woman, Connie J. Watt, 44, when asked to leave by police officer Sean Cook, swung her metal cane and hit Potts on the side of the head, dropping him to the floor unconscious, according to Cook’s report. Cook told the woman she was banned from the bar... Full story
Science on Wheels, a traveling Pacific Science Center program, will be featured at Center Elementary School, Thursday, May 15. The Science Center program begins with a school-wide assembly and is followed by nearly two hours of classroom visits providing hands-on learning in such areas as physics, space and geology. The Science on Wheels program at Pacific Science Center in Seattle, began during the gas crisis of the 1970s, when groups of school children could no longer visit the museum on field trips during the gas shortage. A typical van... Full story
Who’s got talent? The senior class at Lake Roosevelt High School is sponsoring an All Ages/Community-Wide Talent Show that kicks off at 7 p.m. tonight in the LRHS gym. Mr. LR will be crowned and dessert will be served. Cost for the show is $2. Rec softball forming The Grand Coulee Recreation Softball League will hold a coaches meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 22, at Loepp Furniture. The team due date has been set for June 1, and softball play begins June 10. Additional information is available by calling Kevin Portch, 631-0139, or Amanda Button... Full story
Biographies of five local women will be featured along with a "Rosie the Riveter" quilt at the Visitor Center soon. The five are: Ida Bartels, Toby Ann Levy, Lynda G. Nutt, Barbara Ann Meyer and Roberta "Birdie" Hensley. The five have all made a number of contributions to community life here. Ida married Sid Bartels in 1940, and the two purchased the Deppman Mill at Belvedere just a few days later, only to see it go up in smoke from a fire that someone had set. She served many years on the Grand... Full story
Coulee Medical Center staff pulled together a recruitment booth for a medical conference in Spokane last month where Dr. Andrew Castrodale was a featured speaker. Chief Executive Officer Debbie Bigelow told hospital commissioners Monday night that staff members displayed beautiful photographs of the area and the hospital and wrote articles about “what a great place this is to live and work.” Recruiting physicians to rural areas is not easy, but CMC’s previous CEO was content to use traditional recruitment firms for the task. Castrodale has purs... Full story
A man confronted by a Sunbanks Resort employee for driving too fast in the resort was finally charged with fourth-degree assault after an ensuing argument. Robert G. Capshaw, 34, was charged after he allegedly pushed groundskeeper Joe Sanders over some rocks and later hit him with his jacket, which had a tool in the pocket. Sanders was not injured. When Sanders asked Capshaw why he was driving so fast in the resort grounds, Capshaw, a police report stated, shoved Sanders with both hands and he fell over some rocks into a flower bed. When... Full story
A man from London was questioned by police for taking pictures of the large bust of President Franklin D. Roosevelt overlooking the lake that bears his name. Grand Coulee Dam’s Plant Protection office asked about 9 a.m. on May 4 that a Grand Coulee police officer question a “suspicious” man who was filming the dam and area. Facilities at the dam are under electronic video surveillance. The bust of Roosevelt is mounted just upstream of the dam on the west side of the lake near the Plant Protection office. Martin A. J. Curtis, 60, told the offic... Full story
About 45 people gathered last Tuesday at Electric City’s fire hall to tell how they needed larger accessory buildings to house their “toys” and to criticize government for being too obtrusive. It was the city’s planning commission workshop, held to discuss the pros and cons of the size of accessory buildings as outlined in the comprehensive plan. Most who spoke were in favor of larger buildings; currently, accessory buildings are limited to 850 square feet. They suggested that the size be raised to 1,600 square feet, and then 2,000 square... Full story
One of several traits that I owe overwhelmingly to my mother is a little understood love of argument. In that way, my mother touches you today. Mom was a very intelligent woman, who instilled in me the unshakeable feeling that every side of a discussion must be heard and argued. I also married a woman with whom I share an understanding that debate and argument is sport. So you may understand when I publish an editorial in the coming issue of The Star that most of you will dislike and some will... Full story
Until 6 p.m. today, anyone taking a test drive can get Ford Motor Co. to send $20 to the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District, plus your name gets entered into a drawing for a barbecue grill. Three Jess Ford workers are ready to let you test drive one of several brand new vehicles at the North Dam Park Skate Park right now....
Center Elementary students launch from the starting line in the school's annual Mini-Bloomsday Race last Friday afternoon. Students who finished did three laps around the school property, then collecte a popsicle reward. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Brandon Byers was selected to be the principal of the new upper division assignment in the new school complex. Byers, who currently holds the principal position at Lake Roosevelt High School, will be administrator of grades 7-12, when school opens Sept. 15. Byers was interim principal of the Grand Coulee Dam Middle School before moving up to the high school two years ago. There were five candidates for the position. Byers had taught at the high school earlier for over four years. At the same meeting Monday the board also approved the... Full story
They are one, two, three in their class, and like three peas in a pod.They are this year's Gates Millenium Scholars at Lake Roosevelt High School. The three - Chyenne Kelly-Marconi, Daniel Campobasso and Brandin Smith - have all won a full ride at the university of their choice as a result of their selection by the Gates organization. The three make up the 14th, 15th and 16th Gates scholars selected from Lake Roosevelt. There were 10 Gates scholars selected this year in Washington state, and... Full story
Colville Business Council Chairman Michael O. Finley is behind two challengers in Saturday’s poll votes for the tribal leadership election. Finley currently holds Position 2 in the Inchelium District and chairs the 14-member council. Both Marvin Joseph Kheel (61 votes) and Yvonne Swan (52 votes) garnered more poll votes than Finley’s 45. Polling was certified Monday. Others in that race include Marlin R. Simpson (30 votes) and Pat Laramie-Brooks (15 votes). Absentee ballots have yet to be counted and will be certified May 8. The top two can... Full story
Get ready for rec softball The Grand Coulee Recreation Softball League will hold a coaches meeting at 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 21, at Loepp Furniture. The team due date has been set for June 1, and softball play begins June 10. Additional information is available by calling Kevin Portch, 631-0139, or Amanda Button, 631-2667. Discussion held with White House director A “My Brother’s Keeper Roundtable” was held at Lake Roosevelt High School Saturday with a select group of young native men. It was part of the White House Initiative in regard to th... Full story
There will be bucking bulls, and more bucking bulls, and a wild horse race! A wild horse race? That's right, an added feature to the third annual Cleatis Lacy Memorial Bull Riding event this year, May 24, is a wild horse race. It will all happen in the Ridge Rider Rodeo arena, and goes something like this: The Ridge Riders are seeking 12 teams of three cowboys each to take part in the wild horse race. The idea is that one has the bit, another holds the head and the third cowboy tosses the... Full story
State Sen. Linda Evans Parlette said she is still looking for ways to get federal help with Grand Coulee Dam school construction needs, and she has just two years to get it done. Speaking at the Grand Coulee Dam Rotary Club April 23, Parlette said she's still trying to connect with Sec. of Interior Sally Jewel, but she may have a new ally to call on in the U.S. Senate. Parlette's leadership, said Grand Coulee Dam School District Superintendent Dennis Carlson, was the crucial factor in getting... Full story
The Coulee Dam Town Council approved a four-year lease with new owners of Riverview Lanes Bowling Alley at its Wednesday night meeting. The lease with present owners, Pat and Sara Zlateff, who have had the eight-lane alley for the past seven years, expires May 1. The new owners are Sherry and Jeremy Moore, who reside in Electric City. It was a fast turn around for the town, and will mean that Riverview Lanes will remain open without a break. The four-year lease is along the terms of the lease the town held with the Zlateffs, at $675 a month... Full story
A video has been posted on Youtube of a man being arrested after fishing in a restricted area below Grand Coulee Dam and allegedly resisting arrest. The Wilbur man's arrest was the subject of a police reports brief in the April 30 Coulee Cops. Taken from a distance April 24, the video is nearly 20 minutes long and includes language many may find offensive from people in the background. It also includes audio early on of a man apparently warning the subject of the arrest, possibly by radio of cell phone, that the approaching officer was about... Full story
I've uploaded three weeks worth of photos on our photo site today. Enjoy!... Full story
Under a skylight at the top of stairs, State Sen. Linda Evans Parlette, whose leadership made the facility possible, gets a tour April 23 from school district Superintendent Dennis Carlson and others of the new school complex being built in Coulee Dam. Parlette said the project is one of the most exciting efforts she has been involved in during her 20 years in the Legislature. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
A group of friends trying to scratch their own itch for faster Internet connections have been almost forced into opening a new business to answer the same growing need for the local community. Coulee Internet Services Company is adding connections every week with wireless-to-fiber technology that extends the reach of faster Internet speeds to places too remote for fast access wires to reach. And their plans include adding even areas now served by fiber optic and DSL connections. Living in Elmer... Full story
Three Lake Roosevelt High School students were named Gates Millennium Scholars last week. The three are Brandin Smith, Chyenne Kelly-Marconi and Daniel Campobasso. The scholarships are given to minority students who come from low-income families and who qualify under an extensive process. Ten Gates Millennium Scholarships were given in the state of Washington this year, with Lake Roosevelt students given three. With the three being named this week, that makes a total of 16 Gates scholars from... Full story