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Just when residents of Washington will have access to a COVID-19 vaccine depends on how many doses the federal government delivers and how many the state can administer in a day. Currently, the state is receiving 100,000 doses per week and administering 14,000 doses per day, but Gov. Jay Inslee acknowledged Jan. 18 there have been major bumps in the road so far. "I have to be forthright with Washingtonians," Inslee said. "Patience is going to be one of the most important assets for us in the... Full story
Diane Kohout became the new mayor in Electric City just before the COVID-19 pandemic started, but that hasn’t stopped her from doing her mayoral duties. In speaking with The Star over the phone on Monday, she said her two biggest hopes for the city are for the pandemic to end, as well as to increase public input on projects and other citizen concerns, communication between the city and residents being an issue that she and new council members ran on when they were elected in 2019. Part of increasing public input, something made challenging b...
A young couple has made a fresh start with a new business, recognizing that health is more important than ever these days. Makenna Tipps grew up in Electric City and now has returned home along with fiancé Caleb Phillips. The two opened Lakeside Fitness on Coulee Boulevard in late December after the stars seemed to align to make that happen. The pair met in a gym at Central Washington University in 2015 and share an enthusiasm for fitness. Phillips said he really got into fitness during his...
All eight regions remain in phase one of the two-phase Healthy Washington — Roadmap to Recovery plan signed into effect by Gov. Jay Inslee Jan. 11 as the new approach to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The two phases vary in their restrictions for various aspects of life for Washington residents, businesses and schools. In order to move from phase one to Phase Two, which has less stringent restrictions, a region must meet four criteria: • at least a 10% decreasing trend in the two-week rate of COVID-19 cases per 100K population, • at le... Full story
Rep. Dan Newhouse’s vote to impeach the president took guts. There’s no two ways about that. Representing a red meat Republican district, he rose to meet his obligation to defend the Constitution when he saw what clearly took place in the capitol on Jan. 6 — a mob incited by the president, angered after months of listening to him insist that that there was no way he could lose, unless the other side cheated and then direct them toward the People’s House. Newhouse, newly elected to another term, may have enough time on his side to quell the ang...
Representatives Dan Newhouse and Jamie Herrera Beutler last week voted to impeachment President Donald J. Trump in a one-day rush. Both Representatives Newhouse and Beutler gave an oath of office, “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same… So help me God.” They both went against this oath and decided Conscience was an excuse to violate the United States Constitution and their oath to Go...
Trees of Sharing began Nov. 1 with a modest amount of uncertainty about what it might look like in the current COVID environment. True to form, however, the Coulee community enthusiastically supported the project, providing for delivery of wrapped Christmas gifts to 114 children in 50 families on Saturday, Dec. 19. Thank you to every person who made a cash donation or purchased a gift to brighten the Christmas season for children in our area. Based on your generosity, in addition to providing a gift for each child, Trees of Sharing was pleased...
With proud red hats — as Arnold Schwarzenegger describes the analogous brownshirts at Kristallnacht — they storm the citadel of Democracy, confident of the approval of their Commander-in-Chief. Liz Cheney sayeth, ’he summoned the mob, he assembled the mob, and lit the flame of the attack.’ The STOP-THE-STEAL was a completely fraudulent, psychotic vision, hypnotically entrancing the mob. The chant reverberating in the halls of the Citadel, but only temporarily disrupting the affirmation of the electoral procedure. Even Mitch McConnell sayeth, ’t...
The atmosphere that encircles our planet protects and sustains all living things. The Stratosphere is home to the Ozone layer, some 12 to 25 miles above us, protecting us from solar radiation. The layer we spend our lives in, the lower portion of the Troposphere, provides that sustenance we all need - breathable air. What we breath includes various gases -- about 78 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen, 0.9 percent argon, and 0.1 percent other gases. What happens when human activities and...
Whether you’re a local CEO of an organization, business owner and/or a community member, I’m thankful for many of you who’ve been appreciative of the thoughts I’ve shared about our local school district. I’m especially thankful that most of you know me and realize how much I care and how hard it was for me to finally say something. School district officials are ignoring current reality when they keep informing people that issues can be resolved by following the chain of command. This has not been working for quite a while. Also, blaming f...
Early on Saturday, November 14, 2020 beloved great grandmother, grandmother, mother, aunt, sister and wife Mavis Gorman passed away in her home surrounded by her three children. She was 89 and passed just a few days shy of her 90th birthday. Mavis was born on December 8, 1930 in Jamestown North Dakota. The first child of Ed and Alvina Klundt she was soon joined by her sister Betty. Ed farmed wheat with a team of draft horses, Alvina kept a garden. The farm had a family cow, raised turkeys and... Full story
Mark Allan Sommerdorf, 52, of Grand Coulee, Washington, passed away at his home Saturday, December 6, 2020. Born Thursday May 16, 1968, to Allen and Dottie Sommerdorf in Wenatchee, Washington, Mark worked most of his life in construction, achieving the grade of "Drywall Manager." Mark, enjoyed fishing, working on cars and traveling, and his favorite way to travel was on two wheels with a powerful motor in between them. Mark equally loved both cruising down the road on his Harley Davidson and... Full story
Muriel Lorene Bussell, of Kennewick, Washington, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, in Grand Coulee, Washington. Muriel Lorene Bussell was born in Thayer, Missouri, on July 6, 1926, to Mary and James Shepard. Muriel graduated from high school in Thayer and she attended Southwestern Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. She taught primary education in one-room country schools in southeast Missouri. Muriel married Harold Donald Bussell on December 26, 1948, in Thayer.... Full story
E. Ruth Palmer passed away at home surrounded by family, Saturday morning, January 9, 2021. She resided in Chewelah, Washington, and Coulee Dam, Washington. She was preceded in death by her husband Donald W Palmer in April 2008; her parents Rosa and Joseph Phillips; one brother; three sisters; one grandson (Robert Ricks) and one great grandson (Logan Becker) She is survived by one son Frank Palmer (Chewelah) and two daughters Ellen Stone (Chewelah) and Jeannie Becker (Reardan). She has many... Full story
Okanogan County’s computer and phone systems were attacked early Saturday morning and were still down Tuesday, leaving most county services open on a limited basis only. The county’s IT department was working with an outside company on restoring service, Emergency Management Director Maurice Goodall said just before noon Tuesday, while other departments were trying to catch up using the “old time way of doing things” without computers. Goodall didn’t know the nature of the attack, whether it was a “ransomware” attack or some other kind. S...
Grand Coulee Police 1/12 - Police checked on a Grand Avenue home where the security alarm was activated. An officer entered the back door and announced himself. The homeowner came and spoke with the officer and then called the alarm company. - Police checked on a Hill Avenue woman who hadn’t called her sister in a couple of weeks and is said to have health issues. The woman was home and said her cell phone ran out of minutes. She asked for an ambulance to take her to the hospital for back pain, although it wasn’t an emergency. The landlord sai...
Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will be holding the monthly meeting Monday, January 25, 2021 via phone conference call at 6:45 pm. To join meeting, call 1-717-275-8940 then enter access code 713 2121#. (Remember to enter # sign after the number) March for Life Jan. 22 There will be a March for Life for the defense of the unborn on Friday, January 22, at noon at the city park in Omak. Everyone is invited. This date is anniversary o the Roe vs Wade decision legalizing abortion in ths country. Because of the Coron...
