We're all in this together
We're all in this together
Cayla Zlateff sings the national anthem at the Isle of Flags ceremony on Memorial Day at Spring Canyon Cemetery Monday as breeze unfurls flags around her and others at the front of the audience. - Scott Hunter...
Multiple times per week, two local people drive hours away in pursuit of gaining life-saving aid for their community. Merlee Liberty and Mike Shear are undergoing extensive education in order to become paramedics. Liberty and Shear, who live in Coulee Dam and Electric City, respectively, both travel around two hours to school and work. Their graduation as paramedics will be in early June. At the same time, their community has also engaged in discussion about creating an emergency services...
by Scott Hunter Grand Coulee Dam School District teachers and staff pressed board members and administrators for clearer budget information and a different approach to staffing cuts during at Monday’s school board meeting, saying the current reductions are eroding morale and will ultimately harm students. Several elementary teachers described rising class sizes, increased responsibilities, and what they see as a lack of shared sacrifice between district office staff and those working directly with students. “I would like to see the real...
The Ridge Riders will once again be sponsoring a junior rodeo and co-sanctioning with Eastern Washington and Caribou Trail Jr. Rodeo Associations May 30th & 31st at the Ridge Rider Arena in Grand Coulee. Some 223 Contestants travel from all over the Pacific Northwest to attend these junior rodeos, which are becoming fewer and fewer due to rising costs, organizers say. The youth equestrian competition allows kids from ages 3 to 18 to learn and compete in core rodeo events in age-related...
I’ve known the past three owners of The Star newspaper. My father was an owner of small- town newspapers. The business is extremely hard with few thank-you’s. Scott Hunter, the current owner for some time now, is also my neighbor. I have a great deal of respect for him. This will never change – he is a good dude! He publishes a quality product even though his business is understaffed. It’s rare, but occasionally he’ll squeeze in time to write an editorial. Every once in a while, others will disagree with his opinions and really lay...
The day the fed rent-a-cops showed up at Gerhke Windmill Park and insisted that displaying a banner on Federal Government property, is a crime, and that they can confiscate my property (the banner), if I refused to remove it.... A family, not more than 30 yards away had placed a banner on that same property, attached to a structure... The Public often holds events in that public space and we place banners, signs etc, and the federal nazi goon squad never shows up and confiscates that display. In fact at Colorama weekend celebration, just days...
May 30, 1922, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington D.C. Following the assassination of President Lincoln and the eventual end of the Civil War, Congress incorporated the Lincoln Monument Association following the Civil War in 1867. The association was to devise a plan to build a memorial to honor the assassinated President. Some decades later, a group of planners, sculptures, artists, financiers, politicians and park officials were gathered to design and build the memorial. Ground was broken for the foundation of Lincoln Memorial...
Coulee Dam Police 5/18 - Police spoke to an Aspen Street resident about cutting down weeds on his property. - Police collected details about a BMX bike reportedly stolen out of a fenced-in front yard on Jackson Avenue. The bike is estimated to be worth around $600-$800. 5/19- 5/24 - Reports were filed without additional details, including reports related to: fraud in Electric City; theft on Midway Avenue in Grand Coulee; a citizen assist on Banks Lake; disorderly conduct on Coulee Boulevard and Miller Avenue; and a suspicious or wanted person...
Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group now holds its meetings Monday thru Friday @ 6 pm every night, at the Vets Center in Electric cCty. Wa. Need more info? Call Betty at 509-429-7817 . In Nespelem, the group Bound and Detemined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna at 634-4921. Food Bank Hours The food bank regular hours are Fridays from, 1-3 p.m. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. Attention Vets A Veterans Service Officer will be at the Electric City Post every 2nd Tuesday of...
There is a $50 charge for obituaries published in the Star. This includes a photo and up to 500 words. Reminders for Celebrations of Life and Death Notices are $25. Articles must be either e-mailed, faxed or dropped off at the Star office. They will not be accepted over the phone. The deadline to submit an article is Monday by 5 p.m. For more information, call 509.633.1350 or visit our website at... Full story
They were about to wrap it up in the seventh inning with a sweet payback win that would have sent the Coyotes home and the Lady Raiders on for a chance at third or fourth place in the state. It was not to be. Lake Roosevelt's softball team, three outs from extending its season, saw an 11-7 lead slip away in the final inning as Kittitas rallied at the end of the seventh, pulling past LR 13-11 on the final play. Despite the loss, the game capped a strong state appearance for the Lady Raiders,...
Lake Roosevelt will send six athletes to the state track and field championships after strong performances at the 2B District 5 Championship Thursday, May 21, at Central Washington University. The district meet brought together athletes from 17 teams, with the Raiders qualifying five boys and one girl for the 1B, 2B, 1A Track & Field Championships May 28-30 at Zaepfel Stadium/Don Holder Track in Yakima. Terrell Bush led the way for LR, repeating as district champion in the long jump. “This is Terrell’s second district championship in the...
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Grantor: MICHAEL TIPPS AND CORINNA TIPPS, HUSBAND AND WIFE Current Beneficiary of the deed of trust: WAFD BANK FKA WASHINGTON FEDERAL BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Current Trustee of the deed of trust: WASHINGTON SERVICES INC. Current mortgage servicer of the deed of trust: WAFD BANK Reference number of the deed of trust: 3244024 Parcel number(s): 25282920003 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Successor Trustee, NANCY K. CARY, will on June 26, 2026, at the hour of 11:00 a.m. at the front of the Douglas County...
