News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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It would be a huge mistake for me to let a day go by when the paper comes out on Valentine’s Day and not write about my love. Plus, it is a huge opportunity for brownie points. Oh, by the way, this very paper wrote about us way back then; “Fire Ignites a Spark,” I believe, was the headline, with us sitting on a fire truck. A long time ago, 21 years in May, she said yes. She said yes to a skinny, troubled and enthusiastic boy. We were at Katie’s Wild Rose Inn, located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and I was in love. I remember the dress she was w...
Have you carefully checked your utility bills lately? Most people don’t unless they are monsters like the ones for garbage in Scranton, PA, and Los Angeles. In Vancouver, WA, our garbage and recycling bill now has an added 3.6-percent refuse tax. It costs us $1.29 more every two months. However, according to the Wall Street Journal, in Scranton, residents started receiving a $300 annual trash collection fee, which is a 68-percent increase since 2014. In LA, an assisted-living operator’s bill was less than $500 a month, but jumped to a who...
1 Years Ago Pleasants tops 1,000 points: Matt Pleasants has amassed some 1,021 points in his high school career, an average of 12 points per game in 85 outings. 20 Years Ago Flavors of old Mexico will grace the coulee: Eisael Hernandez opens his new restaurant, La Presa, in Grand Coulee. 30 Years Ago State senate energizes support for laser light show at Grand Coulee Dam: The likelihood of one day seeing laser lights dance across Grand Coulee Dam received a boost this week when the state senate approved a resolution asking the United States...
To our friends in the Grand Coulee Dam area: As many of you know, we have been trying since November to find a way to open a variety store in your area. During prior visits we’ve made to our daughter, Launi Ritter, we had seen a thriving variety store in Grand Coulee that served many of your needs and was a fun place to shop. When we heard that it was closing last fall, we knew it was a sad thing for many people, but it seemed there was nothing we could or should do about it at the time. Then last Thanksgiving our circumstances changed, and we...
In response to “Elmer City seeks Coulee Dam’s financial help,” January 31: On January 5, 2018, Elmer City requested a meeting with the new Coulee Dam mayor. Coulee Dam set the date of the meeting for January 16th at 10 a.m. and we agreed to meet at the Coulee Dam city hall. The purpose of the meeting was to have a friendly introduction to the Elmer City’s concerns. The topics discussed were connecting to the new wastewater treatment plant, previous billing errors and the threatened lawsuit. Elmer City went to the meeting with the new mayor a...
I believe the public who have children who have been going to the Grand Coulee Dam School have the right to know of things that have been done within the new school. 1. A reasonable stack of papers was given to Rich Black on the school board. Information on bathroom problems, turned into the principal of elementary, maintenance supervisor of custodians and even former superintendent. Included were changes suggested concerning summer school. Also, things needing to be done with school. Also, things of concern: Did this school board member share...
Winter months are great for offering up some reading time. We all find that comfortable, well-lit spot, a drink (your choice) and a great book — maybe some great music, too. My personal interests are wide and varied when it comes to books and reading, though weather and weather events are always subjects I like to read about. Given that we still have some winter left, I want to share with you some titles and a little synopsis of some books about weather I’ve read, may be reading or have wai...
When we were growing up we correlated love with a valentine or a girlfriend or boyfriend. The nervousness, anxiety and excitement that came with receiving or getting a little Scooby Doo card with red hearts on it or hand written note saying “mark the box, yes or no” were the feelings that welled up within a young boy feeling out his way in this world. Of course, there was the feeling of family love, but when you were young that was not even a concept of love on the bigger scale. Yes, we tol...
1 years ago The Lady Raiders took an early nlead and never looked back as they put together a 77-48 Caribou Trail League win over Cashmere in Coulee Dam Saturday night. That made it two in a row last week, having trounced the Omak Pioneers on their home court 65-44. Pipe breaks in school: School district workers are mopping up after a pipe broke over the weekend at Wright Elementary. Superintendent Jeff Loe stated that there is a lot of water in the library and in the hallway off the library. “We don’t think the pipes froze, it was the pip...
I recently sat down with one of my all-time favorite ladies, Lake Roosevelt senior Chasity “All-star” Williams to talk about how things are going. Chasity has one of the biggest, best smiles and has grown a lot over the past few years. She is also a private person when it comes to her personal life, but she opened up a bit as we chatted with each other. “Better than I thought.” That was her answer to my opening question of how her year was going. She explained that she got an early accepta...
It’s not good to be a North Korean guest worker these days. As part of stepped-up sanctions against the rogue nation’s accelerated nuclear and ballistic missile development programs, countries around the world are expelling North Koreans. They are being sent back to an impoverished country, which continues to spend the bulk of its money on sophisticated weapons systems. North Korea is a nation where over 70 percent of its citizens have no electricity, over 125,000 are imprisoned, and food and jobs are scarce. Its dictator sends conscripted wor...
On Friday, January 19, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators joined together and walked along the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for the 45th annual March for Life. In full view of the Lincoln Memorial and the U.S. Capitol, and in the shadow of the Washington Monument, marchers raised their voices to show support for the cause of human life and dignity for every person, born or unborn. While marchers gathered outdoors, inside the House of Representatives work was being accomplished on pro-life legislation. The House was debating H.R....
1 years ago The Lady Raiders took an early lead and never looked back as they put together a 77-48 Caribou Trail League win over Cashmere in Coulee Dam Saturday night. That made it two in a row last week, having trounced the Omak Pioneers on their home court 65-44. Pipe breaks in school: School district workers are mopping up after a pipe broke over the weekend at Wright Elementary. Superintendent Jeff Loe stated that there is a lot of water in the library and in the hallway off the library. “We don’t think the pipes froze; it was the pip...
In 2013, the Federal Government shut down for 16 days. What that meant for those of us wishing to access our very own Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (LRNRA) at that time was nothing short of unbelievable. Operating under a Contingency Plan for a lapse in funding developed by the Director of the National Park Service (a Presidential appointee), in conjunction with the Secretary of the Interior (a Presidential Cabinet post), the NPS spent untold taxpayer dollars to physically block access to over 600 miles of shoreline, 26 different...
11 has arrived! Are you searching for a New Year’s resolution, but just aren’t exactly sure what you should resolve to do? Do you love children and think they deserve to be cared for in a safe and nurturing home? If you answered yes to either of those questions, you should consider becoming a foster parent to one (or more) of the thousands of children who are currently in foster care in Washington state. What’s that, you say? You’d love to foster but fear you would get too attached to the children in your care and it would break your heart f...
How do students get real-life looks into a career without holding down a job? The answer is being a “Job Shadow.” This gives students a real opportunity to walk in the shoes of a career or job that interests them the most. The problem: shadow opportunities have been disappearing in our community. With privacy regulations and insurance coverage changing, adding in increasing workloads for business owners and employees, it has become harder and harder for local students to find professionals wil...
Despite the potential for broadband to modernize the economy in rural America, access and availability continue to lag. The President’s recent executive order affirmed this limitation and the need to commit resources to close rural America’s digital divide. Yet, the ability to pinpoint where service is and is not available is fundamental to closing the digital divide in rural areas. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, funding was allocated to establish a comprehensive nationwide map of existing broadband capability and ava...
1 Years Ago The Colville Tribe’s two lumber mills are receiving about 100 truckloads of logs a day and loggers are keeping up with their goal of cleaning out a 9,000-acre section of the forest fire burn. The Raiders are still firmly atop the Caribou Trail League standings. LR has defeated every team in the league once and Tonasket twice, while remaining undefeated in CTL action. Shane Proctor took top honors in the World’s Toughest Rodeo event in Raleigh, N.C., last Saturday and currently is third in the standings in the race for prize mon...
I sent you a request awhile back about returning to the 10-60 years ago in the Coulee area — Coulee Recollections. I see the first Star of the year has it in it! Thanks so much! I think there are a lot of people from all years that will read it! Maybe put a picture of parts of the towns years ago also? I enjoy the Star still — after all the years! Thanks again Steve Zowada...
It is historical fact that millions of people have come to the U.S. to create new lives in freedom. Immigration is the origin of our history as a country. Our federal government did not even keep immigration records until 1820. The bedrock of U.S growth and prosperity is immigration and for nearly 30 years the priority has been family reunification. The Immigration Act of 1990, the most comprehensive overhaul of our immigration system since 1965, was passed with bipartisan support and signed into law by President George H.W. Bush. Under...
If I asked you to tell me what your perfect day would look like, I would get different responses from across the spectrum. One day over the weekend took on the look of a different day, not through my own personal lenses, but through the eyes of another. We started the day cleaning house. I know, I know, nobody’s perfect day starts that way, but it did. Sweeping, mopping, dishes and bathrooms consumed the first few hours of the day, making things just right for our valued visitors coming soon. Then a quick break for a little reading when the thr...
Earlier this month, China launched its “national sword” policy which bans many recyclable materials it traditionally imported. Meanwhile, its upcoming March edict imposing a lower limit on contaminants is having global reverberations. Since the 1990s, the world has shipped the bulk of its used paper, plastics and metals to China. In 2016, its imported value was $18 billion. Nearly one-third of North America’s recyclables were processed in China — much of it from West Coast states. China was hungry for scrap and tolerated higher contami...
4 years ago Lake Roosevelt slid by Tonasket in a thrilling 55-53 overtime victory. Leading in scoring was Matt George with 15; Craig Loe with 12; Ernie Edwards with 11 and Martin Mueller with 8 points. 50 years ago Electric City School opens: With the re-opening of the Electric City School, three new faculty positions were created in the second, third and fourth grades. To fill these vacancies, the district has employed Mrs. Herb Blunk, Mrs. Morris Rooney and Mrs. Duane Wetzel. NW Wheat to Pakistan: The office of Congressman Tom Foley said...
Through a statewide association, The Star will provide its readers in the next few weeks with news from our state capital as our elected representatives wrestle with the issues of the session which just began. Experience tells us we won’t always have room for news in the printed product from our Olympia News Bureau; our priorities lie with local issues. Such is the case this week, the first this year that journalism students from the University of Washington, who are coached by experienced journalists under a grant from the Washington N...
It’s really a shame that people with buildings don’t want to lease to get another variety store here. It definitely keeps our visitors here for the simple fact they could find socks, sandals and things they may have forgotten. Maybe the people looking for a building can look in Electric City. The business would help our town. Why not lease a building? I figure you make money and money stays here instead of out of town. Think about it. We lose enough businesses. Let’s keep one here that serves everyone. M. Townsen Electric City...