We're all in this together
We're all in this together
Electric City's leaders are wondering if residents want to keep using cameras at the end of town that snap photos of every car passing by, then stores the photos, records its license plate, time, and other information in a sharable online database. The city council on Tuesday postponed a decision on the city's Flock Safety license-plate reading cameras until October, pending information on the cost and filing deadlines for a possible special election to let voters decide. The council took no...
Enrollment is not hitting its budgeted expectation at Lake Roosevelt Schools, which can have consequences. District numbers can vary in the beginning of the year, but 23 students would be a lot to gain in one year. Superintendent Rod Broadnax reported to the district board that in-building enrollment stands at 523 students, with an additional 23 enrolled in the district’s Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) and online programs — roughly 546 to 547 students in total. The district budgeted for 570. Of the 23 ALE and online students,...
With attendance sharply up and the principals assurance of seeing progress, the school board approved this school year’s School Improvement Plan Monday. The Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors approved the district’s 2026-27 school improvement plan Sept. 14 after hearing from Elementary Principal Lisa Lakin that chronic absenteeism at the elementary school has fallen from 233 students to 61 in a single year. Lakin presented a one-page summary of goals the district set last spring rather than the full 67-page document,...
About 16 people on Midway Avenue in Grand Coulee collect food for the Care and Share Food Bank Saturday while they make known their opposition to President Trump and many of his policies. - Scott Hunter...
Friends of the Grand Coulee Library relax in good company after a tour of gardens and more at the homes of Cathy and Ric Krohn and Marie and Dennis Hungerford. The group put on the Reap the Rewards Garden Tour, with appetizers, fresh vegetables to take home and more Saturday to benefit the local library and the Dolly Parton Imagination...
Elmer City officials signaled more utility rate hikes may be unavoidable as they wrestle with mounting attorney fees from the town’s ongoing sewer dispute with Coulee Dam, council members said at Monday night’s meeting. Mayor Jesse Tillman told the council the town is currently covering its basic sewer costs but is falling short once legal bills tied to the court case are added. He estimated Elmer City would need about $30 more per sewer customer per month just to keep up with attorney fees if the legal fight continues through next year....
It’s about what kind of a country we want. Which helps determine what kind of world we want. After WWII, following much heartbreak and destruction, our government used the Marshall Plan to help rebuild not only bricks and mortar, but also human relationships. What we did engendered good feeling and kindness in response from many. This is distinctly missing under our current President and reigning Congress. It can be demonstrated by the early take-down of USAID letters and mission. Wednesday night Spokane heard Rep. Baumgartner and opposing...
My neighbor, Denise Anderson, is The Dahlia Lady. Each fall my house is filled with dahlias. She has raised the most beautiful dahlias. And lucky me. I get most of them. I have three bouquets right now. I get them because her husband Howard is allergic to them. Sorry Howard, but you are missing out. Denise raises a wide variety of dahlias. Some are gigantic. If you remember the late Dick Taylor, he was a cross-stitch champion if there was such a thing. He learned that I liked dahlias and did a cross-stitch dahlia for me. For many years, I...
Sinclair Lewis deserves a prize for prescience. Ninety years ago, the author of “It Can’t Happen Here” created a presidential candidate named Buzz Windrip who rose to power with an openly demagogic agenda. Buzz believed nonstop lying was the best way to connect with voters (“it is not fair to ordinary folks – it just confuses them – to try to make them swallow all the true facts”). He played them for suckers, and won. He told them “lowdown crooks, liars, and schemers” were trying to rig the election against him, that...
September 22, 1791, Michael Faraday was born in London, England. Born in a poor family, Faraday received little formal education. He was an apprentice at a bookbindery in London. He took advantage of the many books passing through the bindery, reading many of them. Science books caught his attention and he pursued an interest in science. He attended many lectures at the City Philosophical Society, including lectures by Sir Humphry Davy of the Royal Institution. Faraday set a goal to one day work with Davy and he eventually did. Faraday slowly...
Grand Coulee Dam area households may dispose of household hazardous waste for free on Friday, September 25 from 12 pm to 4 pm at the Delano Regional Transfer Station. This event is for waste generated by households in Grand Coulee, Electric City, Coulee Dam, Elmer City, and rural Grant County. Hazardous products have labels with words such as danger, caustic, flammable, and poison. Examples include oil-based paint, automotive oil, paint thinner, rechargeable batteries, solvents, brake fluid, gasoline, aerosols, spot removers, drain openers,...
Coulee Dam Police 9/7 - Police went to Goodfellow Avenue where yelling was heard in a possible domestic situation. It turned out a family had been yelling at dogs that were trying to eat their food while they ate dinner. - An officer checked around a Columbia Avenue residence where someone reported hearing knocking on her window. The officer didn’t see anyone around or any signs of foul play. 9/8 - At about 5 a.m. an officer received a report of a 2-year-old locked in a car on Central Drive. The officer wasn’t nearby and advised the...
OCSRA to Meet Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association (OCSRA) will hold a general luncheon meeting at 11 AM, Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 639 W Ridge Drive, Omak. Food Bank Hours The food bank regular hours are Fridays from, 1-3 p.m. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. 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...
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
Lopsided win in football The Raiders delivered a big win for their home football crowd Friday night, crushing Republic 74-8 in new Head Coach Tyler Jordan's first home-game. The Raiders, after struggling to get enough athletes on the team for several years, the Raiders officially went from 11-man to 8-man football this year. Then Jordan stepped up to coach varsity after several years coaching the middle school team and building a raport with students. Friday, the 8-man team that met Republic...
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR CHELAN COUNTY In re the Estate of HERBERT ARTHUR BIRD Deceased. NO. 26-4-00282-04 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at... Full story
