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County sheriffs in the region have been collaborating on finding out who has been stealing from rural residents and getting their property back. Last week, the sheriffs of Grant, Lincoln and Adams counties met in Lincoln County with their detectives to discuss the crimes and suspects, Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers said. "As a result of communication, I believe that we have solved numerous crimes," Magers said. "Search warrants in Lincoln County, Grant County, and Spokane Counties were...
On any given week, Star photographers take far more photos than can be used in the newspaper. But the best of the rest are included on a website anyone can explore, and it has just been redesigned. We hope readers enjoy looking through them and feel free to share them in social media as they like....
A water line extension project in Electric City to service Sunbanks Lake Resort is scheduled for April, city officials stated. Mayor Jerry Sands said this week that the city is going to upgrade the 8-inch water line to a 10-inch water line at the city’s expense so it will be in a position to serve any future water needs on the south side of the causeway. The line will be stubbed where it goes into the Sunbanks property. Sands said Sunbanks will pay for the 400-foot extension of the water line from State Street to the turn into the resort p...
CMC commission meets tonight Commissioner for Public Hospital District 6, which operates Coulee Medical Center, will meet at their regular monthly meeting tonight at 6 p.m. in the CMC public meeting room. Among items on the agenda are the elections of officers for the new year and a closed session that relies on the state’s exception to open meetings for evaluating the performance of a public employee. Seat open on city council Parties interested in serving on the Grand Coulee City Council still have a couple of days to get their letter of i...
A school bus Tuesday passes by the Grand Coulee Dam School District's new kindergarten-through-12th grade complex being built in Coulee Dam. - Scott Hunter photo...
Electric City Volunteer Fire Chief Mark Payne will keep his job despite two incidents of illegal burning at his home. Mayor Jerry Sands made the statement at a meeting Monday night of several local firefighters. “I am not going to remove Payne as fire chief,” Sands said. Earlier in the day, he admitted that he was pondering doing that. Instead, Sands said he was going to use the incidents as a public education effort to inform residents about the burning ban that covers all areas within the urban growth boundaries in cities and towns thr...
A $750 fine of a home mechanic’s illegal operation was supported in Grand Coulee’s municipal court last Friday. The mechanic, Donovan Picard, who lives at 431 W. Grand, was issued a $750 ticket by Grand Coulee police for doing mechanical repair at his home garage in a residential zone and for not having a business license. Last September two local businessmen appeared before the city council to complain that Picard was operating in a residential zone and didn’t have a business license. They said he was siphoning off business from their shops...
The chamber of commerce has asked the state Department of Transportation and the city of Grand Coulee to consider adding a couple of crosswalks on Midway Avenue. Chamber Vice President Bob Valen made the request to the DOT and to city hall and it came before the city council at its last meeting. Valen said this week that two businesses on Midway, Jess Ford and Coulee Hardware, have expanded their activity to places across the highway and have employees going back and forth. There are no crosswalks at either location. Valen said that he has hear...
An argument over a dead horse brought police to a Delano horse rescue address. Officers found that two women, Terry Jo Merbach and Heather Catherine Downs, had been in an argument over who overfed a “rescue” horse, causing the animal to die. Downs had stated that Merbach threatened her and she retreated to the stable area for her own protection. Merbach claimed the reverse. Rescue manager Chris Holeman told police that emotions had been running high on the loss of the horse on Sunday, Jan. 19. Holeman told police that Merbach had been the one...
A Coulee City man was hospitalized after he rolled his car just north of Coulee City Sunday morning. The Washington State Patrol reported that Henry Visker, 63, lost control of the southbound 1998 Toyota 4Runner he was driving about 6:15 a.m. two miles north of Coulee City on SR 155. He was taken by ambulance to Coulee Medical Center with unspecified injuries, and the car was totalled. The WSP listed the cause of the accident as “speed too fast for conditions....
Larry Donnelly, Sunbanks Lake Resort's new manager, arrived on the scene here running, and he's still running. Born in Seattle, and now a Longview resident, driving home on the weekends gives Donnelly plenty of time to think about his new assignment. The resort plans a major water hook-up with the City of Electric City in April, the addition of three new beachfront cabins, and a re-building of the stage area, and that's for starters. Donnelly a 20-year veteran of the Navy, has managed several...
A water line extension project in Electric City to service Sunbanks Lake Resort is scheduled for April, city officials stated. Mayor Jerry Sands said this week that the city is going to upgrade the 8-inch water line to a 10-inch water line at the city’s expense so it will be in a position to serve any future water needs on the south side of the causeway. The line will be stubbed where it goes into the Sunbanks property. Sands said Sunbanks will pay for the 400-foot extension of the water line from State Street to the turn into the resort p...
As a lifelong member of this area and an employee of Coulee Medical Center, I feel I need to speak out about the current situation at the hospital. I was employed by a doctor in 1963. At that time the providers were forced to leave this area due to poor decisions made by the hospital administration. The result was the providers leaving this area and soon after, the closure of the hospital. I do not want that to happen again. Since moving into the new facility, administrative positions have greatly increased (more than double) while patient...
I would like to express my concern over the recent matters which have come up concerning the CMC Hospital and the alleged breach of patient privacy between a physician and his wife. First of all, I have to say that my family; my great-grandparents, grandparents, several uncles, aunts and cousins, my children, my spouse and I, have all been very happy with the care we have received from the staff at Coulee Medical Center (CMC); mainly, from Drs. Andrew Castrodale, Jacob Chaffee and Wendy Hughes. Dr. Castrodale delivered both of my beautiful,...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife now has an enforcement officer living in the area and is patrolling Geezer Beach. He is politely explaining and clearing up confusion regarding licensing needs. (WA license is all that is needed!). So go fish on our beach and don't worry. I would also like to clear up some rumors. I HAVE a tribal permit, I buy one every year to fish the Rez. I WILL NOT show it to tribal enforcement on Geezer Beach. They have no legal authority there. And just for the record, I also have Native American blood in my...
Resolution 2013-948.tg...'tabled'). To the Colville Tribal Council: "LEAVE IT TABLED!" Stop wasting tribal $$$, stop lyin' to our peoples (broke, broke, broke) and give some to our children, our future. Stop this council personal agenda, buddy buddy BS. This resolution projects the "approval of $5,000 to Joseph A. Pakootas ... running for Washington State 5th District Congressional Representative." What a joke! Up front, first and foremost, there probably are a few peeps on our rez [wondering] "who is Joe Pakootas?" On the flip side of this...
It seems that ever since the Grand Coulee Tigers and the Coulee Dam Beavers turned into the Lake Roosevelt Raiders, a new school has been a dream. So right around 50 years of school boards, superintendents, students, teachers and parents have been talking, dreaming and trying to find a way to accomplish this dream as we watched every school in our surrounding area and in our sports leagues build a new school while we were just stuck dreaming. I had the honor to go on a tour Friday, with a small...
For December, here at the home weather station, we only had three days of low temperatures in the single digit area — the 5th, 7th and 8th. The lowest was a 3.5°F on the 8th, while our high temperature came in at 42.8°F on the 1st. Record temperatures for December are an all-time low of minus 16°F in 1968 and the all-time high of 58°F back in 1936. The mean for the month is 29.5°F and this December ours was 26°F, 3.5°F lower. Again, we were on the dry side of precipitation. Only 0.15 inches a...
April and Brian Condon of Omak are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Kashlyn Josephine Condon on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 6 lbs., 14 oz., and was 18.5 inches in length at birth. Sibling includes Kade. Maternal grandparents are Patrick and Debbie Ranahan of Canada; paternal grandparents are Henry and Addie Condon of Omak. Great-grandparents are Fred and Della Kotewsky and Josephine Boyd....
Anthony and Rose Piccinini are proud to announce the birth of their son Hunter Louis Piccinini on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 7 lbs., 5 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Kylee and Kara Piccinini. Maternal grandparents are Charleen and Miguel Quizar....
Dominique Pleasants is proud to announce the birth of her son Roman Tate Pleasants born Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 7 lbs., 9 oz., and was 21-3/4 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandparents are Wallace and Camille Pleasants of Coulee Dam. Great-grandparents are Mattie Evelyn Pleasants and the late Dawn Bierle....
Chamber to Meet at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, Jan. 30 at noon at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. Mary Gilmore from Inland Northwest Health Services will speak about their MedStar flight programs and Haley Ward, 2014 Colorama Queen will introduce herself to the Chamber members. Eagles #2577 Meetings The Auxiliary will not be meeting the month of January. The next scheduled meeting is set for Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. The Auxiliary meets the first and third Tuesday of every mon...
Income tax time is here! Free tax preparation is being offered at the Grand Coulee Senior Center again this year. Volunteers trained in cooperation with IRS and AARP will be available every Tuesday, Feb 11 - April 8, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This service is available to anyone with low or middle income. You do not have to be seniors or members of the senior center to take advantage of this free help. However, special attention is given to those 60 or older. Free e-filing is also available. Taxpayers need to bring: A copy of last year’s tax r...
Harvey Jackson Godbey passed away on Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, at the age of 84 in Spokane, Wash. He was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and graduated from the University of Florida. He joined the US Air Force as an enlisted man in 1951 and retired as a major in 1976. During his military career, Harvey traveled the world as part of the Air Force Inspector General Team. He and his wife of 43 years, Bernice, raised four children (Michael, Mark, Mitchell and Tracie) while living in Florida,...
Don Owens was born in Mason City, now Coulee Dam, Wash., on January 4, 1938, and died unexpectedly on Monday, January 13, 2014. He spent his childhood in Coulee Dam and graduated from Washington State University in 1961 with a degree in accounting. He was a first lieutenant in the United States Army. Don moved to Seattle and went to work for Peterson Sullivan and Company. He spent his entire career with that firm and retired as a senior partner. Don married Helen in 1965; they had two children,...