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We're all in this together
The educational leader who has led Nespelem School District since 2020 will resign at the end of the school year. Dr. Effie Dean, who took over in June of 2020 as the Covid pandemic was disrupting education and society in general, informed the district board of directors Jan. 30. Monday night, directors voted to begin the search for a new superintendent, engaging Northwest Leadership Associates, of Wenatchee, to begin the search and vetting process. Dean’s last official day is June 30. She told The Star on Tuesday that she is not certain of...
Electric City’s council and administration plans to hold a retreat in March and discussed last week subjects that it would be beneficial to talk about there. Topics brought up at the last city council meeting Feb. 3 included: • the need for animal control • development of a city Facebook page • fire department funding • the location of the retreat (probably the fire station). The retreat is set for March...
Blue skies overcome banks of fog below Grand Coulee Dam over the Columbia River Tuesday morning, providing some relief from a week of overbearing low clouds and fog. Check out Bob's Weather Watcher Forecast on page 3 for what's next. - Scott Hunter...
In a change from a prior policy considered by the Regional Board of Mayors, the Delano Regional Transfer Station may soon accept credit cards following an Electric City Council vote on Feb. 3. Electric City administers the transfer station operation. It’s workers and administrators are city employees. New Mayor Blake Martin brought up the fact that only cash and checks have been accepted for payment at the transfer station, options that increasingly seem too limited in modern society. “I mean, I know I don’t really carry cash on me,...
Two Washington tribal leaders could soon snag seats on the state's Board of Natural Resources, which guides logging sales and other management decisions for millions of acres of public land. Sen. Claudia Kauffman, a Democrat from Kent who's the first Native American woman to serve in the state Senate, proposed Senate Bill 5838. On Monday, it was voted out of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources. The bill originally called for only one tribal representative to be appointed...
Protesters Saturday along Midway Avenue in Grand Coulee express their disagreement with Trump administration's immigration enforcement policies, denials of due process of law, and a failure to open the promised Epstein files for public scrutiny. About 36 people attended. President Donald Trump has called in the last few days for Republicans to take over elections in at least 15 places in the United States, despite the U. S. Constitution giving that authority to the states. The Star online will...
The third powerhouse at Grand Coulee Dam happens to be lit up in blue and green lights during Superbowl LX Sunday as the Seattle Seahawks took the championship from the New England Patriots. - Scott Hunter...
As I get older, I accept that my main duty as a citizen is to stay informed about current issues and vote responsibly, knowing that my time is finite and a new generation is coming up. Staying informed means being able to discern between unreliable content designed to evoke emotion (usually anger) and actual journalism; accepting that my preconceived notions may not be correct; checking various sources to validate stories; not using social media or talk radio as legitimate sources of information; and recognizing that older people like myself...
Thank you, Carl Russell, for your right-on letter in the January 28 edition of The Star. I agree with you and support you 100%. However, sadly the rules of engagement for criticizing the Trump-hating Dems is, “Stick your neck out and get your head chopped off.” In the February 4 edition of The Star, there were three contemptuous shots sent your way. Jamie Holman’s letter was a simpering and condescending word salad. I struggled to get through, but apparently you need to be admonished… a lot. Don Andrews had to vomit and therefore...
A front-page article in The Star news recently described the frustration of the Electric City council concerning the lack of equal, accurate and reliable representation within the decision process of law and policy in the matter of the wastewater treatment plant owned and operated jointly by Electric City and Grand Coulee. I share that frustration and growing anger related to our entire process of government from town council to the federal system. Watching the system making legal decisions of law and policy with life and death consequence to...
February 1964, Vol. 15, Issue 2, American History Magazine. An essay by John F. Kennedy, written a year earlier, was published. Here are a few passages -- “There is little that is more important for an American citizen to know than the history and traditions of his country. Without such knowledge, he stands uncertain and defenseless before the world. Knowing neither where he has come from nor where he is going.” “A knowledge of history is, in addition, a means of strength. “In times of change and danger,” John Dos Passos wrote just...
The normal reply when the Seattle area is mentioned is that the person wouldn’t want to live there. I remember when my family learned we were going to move to the Seattle area. All we could think of was the things we could do in a large city. This was in 1964. We were so surprised that you could drive downtown and park right next to a movie house. We were in Bothell at the time. I fished off the dock in Edmonds, visited every art gallery in town and most of the museums. Our neighbors were friendly enough, and we largely kept to ourselves....
Everyone has heard of Shakespeare, but how much do you actually know about The Bard's plays? Well, we here at Masquers Theater in Soap Lake have the crash course for you! Directed by Adam Zaleski 'The complete works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)' is a fun romp through all of Shakespeare's smashed down into under two hours. Come learn of The Bard through the insane antics of Cassi Nelson, Kristina Allman and Blane Schafer. Remember, "All the world's a stage" and we cannot...
Mosquito Dist. to Meet Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting this Thursday, February 12th, at 5:00pm at 210 W. Coulee Blvd. in Electric...
Grand Coulee Police 1/28 - Police spoke to a man whose ex had posted photos of him on Facebook without his permission. They have a custody issue playing out. The officer told him unless the photos were explicit in nature it was likely a civil issue, but a police report would be filled out if he wanted it. - Someone staying in a short-term rental on Spokane Way told police it sounded like someone was outside of the bedroom area messing with the A/C unit. Police checked the area and didn’t see anyone around. The person was told to call 911 if...
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The Lady Raiders basketball team missed the league championship by just two points Tuesday night as they took second in the 2026 CW2B League Girls Basketball Tournament and Brewster held onto a 46-44 win at Okanogan High School. LR's loss came after a big win for Lake Roosevelt's girls Saturday afternoon in Omak against Okanogan's Lady Bulldogs, 60-33. The Lady Raiders took the lead away from Okanogan early in that game and piled it on. Lady Raiders will be headed to Eastmont High School Feb....
The Raiders ended their basketball post-season Thursday after one game against the Bridgeport Mustangs that went into overtime. The Raiders were up by 13 points early in the third quarter but the Mustangs picked away at that lead, overtaking it by a point with just under two minutes to go in regulation. The Raiders led again but Bridgeport tied it with a foul shot at 54 each with 16 seconds left. The Raiders pulled ahead by two halfway throught the four-minute overtime, 58-56. But the Mustangs...
The Lady Raiders wrestling team took fourth place in the sub-district meet in Okanogan Friday, scoring 162 points and moving on to the District 5 tournament in Omak this Thursday. "Everyone's hard work and dedication in practice is clearly paying off," stated Assistant Coach Victor Landeros in a text to The Star. "The girls wrestled outstanding all evening against tough competition, with every athlete pushed to her limits." All eight wrestlers placed and are moving on to WIAA District 5 Girls...
Taking four first-place medals and adding three more to the podium, Raider wrestlers battled tough competition Saturday at the 2026 Sub-District 5 (1B/2B CWB) Tournament in Winthrop. Battling tough competition, Lake Roosevelt finished third as a team with 215 points, placing behind only Tonasket and Liberty Bell. LR Champions Collin Christman took first place at 113 pounds, as did Kaden Christman at 120. At 132, Dillan Yazzie also earned a championship. So did Dasyn Abrahamson at 285. Other Raiders making the podium were Jack Steffler, taking...
