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Tribal leaders reportedly discussed the issue of feral horses on the reservation in a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 22, and declared a state of emergency, with a proposed law change to be addressed at a Jan. 24 meeting. The tribal Colville Business Council had declined a bid Jan. 8 from Utah-based Sun J Ranch to remove over 1,000 horses from the reservation. The growing population of feral horses are said to have adverse effects on the environment, and overgraze the land which affects wildlife and livestock. But Charlene McCraigie, a tribal member,...
Dakota Green goes airborne over a small jump at North Dam Park Thursday after a quick snow provided the sledding opportunity. Although not much in the way of snow is predicted through Tuesday, some pretty scenes could be coming as freezing fog in the mornings gives way to afternoon sunshine Friday through Sunday, with temperatures ranging from the high 20s to low 40s. See the Weather Watcher Forecast on page 4. - Jacob Wagner photo...
Parking on public streets is allowed, but what happens when it becomes a nuisance? The city of Grand Coulee is trying to find a solution to prevent people from parking in places that are inconvenient for others, such as in front of others' homes, businesses, or churches. The topic came up at the Grand Coulee council meeting on Jan. 15. "A person has multiple vehicles parked pretty much throughout town, taking up on-street parking for residents," City Clerk Lorna Pearce said. "We're constantly...
Musical openings Music & Beyond Ribbon Cutting on Thursday, open-mic Saturday at 7 p.m. A ribbon cutting for the reopening of the Grand Theatre on Main St. in Grand Coulee, now managed by Music & Beyond, will be held Jan. 24 at 1:15 p.m. An open-mic show will be held there on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. with the doors opening at 6:30 p.m. The event, featuring a variety of entertainment, will cost $5 admission for adults 18 and older, $3 for ages 12-17, and $18 for a family of four. Children ages 11 and under will be granted free admission....
The Coulee Dam Beavers' history will be commemorated at Lake Roosevelt Schools soon, as another of the predecessor schools' alumni raise money. A plaque commemorating Coulee Dam High School will be installed on the same basalt pillar at Lake Roosevelt Schools as Grand Coulee High School's plaque, featuring their Tiger mascot. The two former high schools merged in 1971 to form Lake Roosevelt High School. The plaque will celebrate the Coulee Dam Beavers and is being prepared by Bobby Knight, a...
Spectrum, the brand name that Charter Communications uses to sell cable television, internet, and phone services, is planning to offer these in the local area soon. Charter Communications provides services to 26 million customers throughout 41 states and is in the process of acquiring Country Cable, which offers service in Coulee Dam. "Spectrum is currently in the process of upgrading our network in the Elmer City, Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee and Electric City areas," said Bret Picciolo, senior...
A few years ago, I found a small box in my mail from Bill Thompson, a classmate of mine from Palouse. Bill and I, along with 13 others, spent all 12 years together out of a class of 24. Needless to say, we were tight, and very close friends. I opened the box when I got home, and inside was a small agate marble, and a note. The note said, “As God is my witness, this is a marble that I got from you a long time ago when we were kids.” When we were young, we played marbles for keeps, and I had, over the years from about 1940-42, accumulated abo...
I am writing in response to the Tribal Tribune article “CBC Votes Against Wild Horse Aerial Capture Contract,” to the Colville Tribe Wild Horse Law 4-14, and to the January 8 Council meeting. I was present at this meeting when a vote on the contract was intended. Fortunately, the vote wasn’t held, let alone passed. More importantly, the half million dollars of tribal money requested for aerial capture by a non-tribal contractor can be put to better use in long-term benefit of both tribal members and horses — as well as for the land itself....
Pretty much any decision made by our state, on anything, our legislation spends a lot of time in Olympia bouncing things from the House of Representatives to meetings in the Senate, back to meetings and round and round it goes until there is a vote and then they vote again on the other side of the building. But no matter what, it either lives of dies on the Hill. I spent the weekend with Public Schools Employees, around 400, as we met with representatives and senators from every district and...
Interesting opinion by Roger Harnack. That article is much too brazen for the Tri-City Herald to print. One aspect is missing, relative to the following: Between now and July 1, let’s hope more residents, officials and businesses stand up and oppose the onerous regulations encapsulated in the text of Initiative 1639. Let’s hope more law enforcement agencies and municipalities nullify the unconstitutional measure. Let’s hope Matt’s message continues to spread. Our culture, economy and way of life here east of the Cascades depend on it. Unless...
Twenty Years Ago Nick Caramandi hears about all kinds of service projects when people come to his store looking for supplies. This spring he takes on a challenge of his own – building a skating rink at North Dam Park. Recipients of the Business of the Year award for 1998 were Tim and Michéle Arrants of Tims Four-Corner Texaco. Achiever of the Year was Susan Miller. Hired as new police chief for the Colville Tribal Police is John Shelhart. Selected as student of the week at LRHS was Scott Leadingham. Athlete of the week was Beau Brown. Thi...
Grand Coulee Police 1/15 - A caretaker of a resident at apartments on Hill St. reported a washing machine turned upside down in the common laundry room and the cover of the coin slot removed from the dryer. The cover was found on a nearby table. An officer was unable to lift prints from the machines, and neighboring residents hadn’t seen or heard anything suspicious. - A Safeway employee reported a liquor bottle stolen from the store by a male wearing all camouflage, a beret, and sunglasses, and fleeing toward Spokane Way. A minor male was f...
Kenneth H. Bowman, 86, passed away Monday, January 14, 2019. He instructed us "NO LONG-WINDED OBITUARY!" We were told to say "the old fart was here and now he is gone!" His dry sense of humor kept us smiling up to the end. As his children, we want to acknowledge all that he did in his lifetime. Number one was loving us all unconditionally. He married his "sweetie," Eloise Ayling, on April 7, 1950, and they went on to spend the next 66 years together until her death in January 2017. Dad was a... Full story
Vonna Lee Harrison, 76, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2019, in Spokane, Washington from pancreatic cancer. She was born in Tonasket, Washington September 28, 1942, to the late Sidney Lloyd Atchison and Harriet May (Newman) Atchison. Vonna grew up in Tonasket, and she maintained ties to the community through former classmates and family. She was a long time resident of the Grand Coulee area, and was known to many as the former manager and owner of the Sage Inn (Sierra's) Restaurant and... Full story
Allan Graham, age 88, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2018, in Spokane, Washington. He was born in Blenheim, Ontario, Canada, on March 30, 1930. He was raised in Windsor, Ontario, and, in 1952, joined the United States Air Force. He was stationed at Stead Air Force Base in Reno, Nevada where he met his wife, Alyce. They were married in Reno in 1957. Allan and Alyce had three children, all born in Reno. After Allan's honorable discharge from the USAF in 1956, he worked for the Bureau of Mine... Full story
Chamber This Week Chamber will meet this Thursday, January 24, at Siam Palace beginning at noon. Paul Turner will be speaking about Rotary Club membership. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet The Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, January 28, at 7 p.m., at the Electric City Fire Station. GCDSD Board of Directors to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam School District board of directors will be holding a regular board meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, January 28, at the high school library. Okanogan County School Retirees...
The Raiders wrestlers put their team at the top of the Coyote Classic wrestling tournament in Kittitas Jan. 19, and six Raiders earned first place in their weight classes. LR beat out 18 other teams to win the tournament, with Lake Chelan taking second place. Raider boys who placed first were Colton Jackson, who wrestled at 106 pounds, Robert Thomas at 113, David Crowe at 132, Kaleb Horn at 138, and Tony Nichols at 152. Ida Sue placed first in the girls' 140 weight bracket, pinning all four of...
Lake Roosevelt Elementary will host a winter concert for the community, put on by the kindergarten, second- and third-grade students, as well as the fifth- and sixth-grade chorus, and fifth- and sixth-grade band. The concert will be offered at the Lake Roosevelt elementary gym from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24....
The Lady Raiders soundly defeated the Lady Hornets 71-19 in Oroville on Friday. Audrey Hansen led the Lady Raiders with 15 points. Lake Roosevelt is fourth in the Central Washington 2B league with an 8-3 league win-loss record, 8-5 overall. The Lady Raiders are behind Brewster (11-1, 12-2), Liberty Bell (9-2, 11-3), and Waterville-Mansfield (9-3, 13-3). LR was scheduled to play the Tonasket Lady Tigers last night, results of which will be reported in next week's Star. A home game against the...
The Raiders played in Oroville on Friday against the Hornets, losing a close one, 54-49. “It was a close, hard-fought game throughout,” Head Coach Jeremy Crollard said. “We battled, but missed some shots at the end of the game.” Tyler Jordan led the Raiders with 12 points, followed by Trevor McCraigie, who put in 11. The Raiders are third in the Central Washington 2B league with an 8-3 league win-loss record, 9-4 overall. Lake Roosevelt is behind Brewster (11-1, 13-3) and Oroville (9-2, 11-4) in the standings. The Raiders were schedul...
Okanogan County Canvassing Board public meeting A meeting of the Canvassing Board of Okanogan County, to sign a Delegation of Authority, has been scheduled for Monday, January 28, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. This meeting of the canvassing board is an open, public meeting, and shall be continued until the activity for which the meeting is held has been completed. (Publish January 23, 2019)... Full story