News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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It may make sense that a school board would have good communication with students, being that students are the reason schools exist. That need may be addressed in the Grand Coulee Dam School District in the 2022-23 school year by a pair of student representatives, a junior and senior, being chosen to represent the student body at school board meetings. Sophomore Celeste LaPlace, daughter of School Board Chairman George LaPlace, made a presentation to the district’s Board of Directors Jan. 24, leading to the approval of moving forward with t...
The Raider and Lady Raider basketball teams are hosting Central Washington 2B league playoff games this week. Adults will be charged $7 and students $5 to attend the games, where masks are required. The games are also being live streamed on www.lrraiders.com with no charge to watch there. Tomorrow, on Tuesday, Feb. 8, the Lady Raiders are hosting Bridgeport at 6:30 p.m. in Coulee Dam in the first round of the league tournament. The Lady Raiders are seeded second in the league, and Bridgeport is seeded seventh. The loser of the game is eliminate...
Local voters are casting their ballots on two school district levies that would replace three levies expiring at the end of this year, with passage of the educational levy coming with a bonus of $700,000 in "assistance funds" from the state annually for the four-year duration of that levy. On Feb. 8, election day, ballots will be counted for the two levies in the Grand Coulee Dam School District. If passed, the two levies will bring in an estimated $1.4 to $1.7 million to the school district... Full story
Setting aside the likelihood that the Grand Coulee Dam School District is not perfect, critics who argue that the fix is voting against its local funding are way off the mark. When the Legislature changed the formula for basic education funding, getting dollares for this district became even more complicated than it already was, restricting funds in different buckets dedicated to specific uses, even more so than they usually are. But administrators here, like others across the state, have had to figure it out. This year, the district is... Full story
With almost four times the population of Washington state in an area a quarter of its size, Taiwan has suffered comparatively little of the economic devastation that has taken hold in this state and nation in general. They never even shut down the bars. Why? They all wear masks, contact tracing is fast, and they follow strict protocols with visitors. Aside from that, life is normal in the island nation off the coast of the People’s Republic of China. Coulee Medical Center Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sam Hsieh just got back from visiting family t...
The Raiders' and Lady Raiders' Saturday night games in Coulee Dam this weekend will also host an anti-cancer fundraiser. The Raiders vs. Manson Trojans games will, in addition to senior night, be "Pink Out Night" for the Raiders' Fight Against Cancer. "The parents of the boys' and girls' basketball teams have raised $1,000 so far, which will be donated to a local cancer organization," Camille Pleasants, wife of Lady Raiders Head Coach Peewee Pleasants said in an email to The Star. "During the...
Approximately $31,000 in work is being done on a sewer line along Main Street in Grand Coulee and is expected to be done by the end of the week. Public Works Director Dennis Francis told the city council Jan. 18 that about 500 feet of sewer line on Main Street from around Loepp Furniture to around Teepee Burger was collapsing, although not completely blocked, and requires an emergency fix. "Our best bet is to dig it up and replace it," he said. "We need to get it done, real quick." Francis said...
If anyone in the Coulee area has a few hours a week to volunteer at Lake Roosevelt’s junior high school for a good cause, now is your chance. “We are looking for some dependable volunteers who are willing to commit anywhere from two to six hours per week to help in the junior high school,” Principal Sara Kennedy told The Star in a Jan. 28 email. “We need help with lunchtime and hallway supervision, hall monitors, and support in classrooms.” “Support in classrooms would entail being an extra set of hands during activities such as science exp...
The city of Grand Coulee adopted a resolution stating they are against having a local income tax. The council discussed wanting to come out against a local income tax back in November, and at their Jan. 18 meeting, approved a resolution saying as much. The resolution reads: “The City Council hereby declares its position that the imposition of a local income tax on the residents of the City of Grand Coulee is prohibited and respectfully requests that the Governor and our State Representatives consider the will of the people in deciding on s...
Lake Roosevelt's Knowledge Bowl team showed off their smarts in competitions at Soap Lake Jan. 24, and in Omak Jan. 31. Peyton Robison, Virgil Bearcub, Kailah Leadingham, Noah Hunt and newcomer Lily Brandon, comprise the LR team who competed with others from Cascade High School, Cashmere, Chelan, Eastmont, Ephrata, Moses Lake, and Soap Lake. Some of those schools had multiple teams competing, explained Pam Johnson, who manages LR's team. "Scoring more points than at previous three-round meets,...
Palouse Pottery Company, founded in 1904, produced a ton of crock pots during the short time it was in operation. Currently, I am looking for my fourth Palouse Pottery piece so I can give it away. I don’t remember when or where I got my first piece, a gallon crock. Since I am from Palouse, I decided to try to find pieces of Palouse Pottery for each of our four children. I gave my first piece away, and while visiting Palouse a couple of years ago found my second piece. This one was a 10-gallon crock, and I bought it at a secondhand store on P...
There has been much debate on whether you should support the upcoming school levy continuance. While many facts have been presented, some have been unclearly represented, and our children are the ones who will suffer. Please remember the facts and consider the whole picture as you make your decision. First of all, please remember the fact that the levy that is up for vote is not a new levy. It is to continue the levy that pays for the maintenance and education operations that already exist. Voting no takes away money from the normal day-to-day...
Helen Johnson, a long time resident of Electric City, died at home surrounded by family in Wenatchee on Jan. 22 2022. She was born in Sebeka, Minnesota, on Mar. 18, 1922. She was the third of five children born to Peter and Clara Ostlund and grew up on their farm near Sebeka. She had fond memories of growing up in a poor home with a supportive and loving family. She graduated from Sebeka High School in 1940 and attended a business school in Minneapolis for a year before taking a job at the Sebeka Post Office. Helen married Bert Johnson on May... Full story
Harriet Lorraine (Moore) Williams passed away in peacefully in Spokane, Washinton, on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. She was born to George E and Lois A (Walling) Moore in Keller, Washington. In her early years, Sally could be found riding and raising horses in the Elmer City area. She had a great love for horses. She later married Richard Williams. After moving several times, the family settled in Kewa, Washington, running the Kewa Trading Post. There they raised six (6) children and helped... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 1/24 - A woman agreed to leave her residence on Spokane Boulevard to avoid further conflict following an argument with the man who lives there. The man also asked police about the process of evicting someone. - A Pearl Avenue woman reported two pairs of binoculars valued at about $100 and a $200 sleeping bag taken from her vehicle, which she said she must have left unlocked since there was no forced entry detected. 1/25 - A Dill Avenue man reported a man had banged on his son’s car when they both arrived at the area at t...
Following a boys event in Okanogan and girls event in Ephrata, Raider wrestlers are moving into the postseason starting with the district tournament in Tonasket. On Jan. 25, the boys wrestled with Okanogan opponents in a dual event. Head Coach Billy Monroe highlighted a couple matches that stood out to him. “Teyten Flores wrestled a good match last night,” he said, “and Landon Krohn wrestled a very tough opponent from Okanogan that has pinned him three times this year. Landon wrestled smart and closed the distance losing only 10-4. He at one p...
The Raider basketball team chalked up two more wins as the end of the regular season approaches, and district playoffs are beginning soon. The Raiders defeated the Mountain Lions in a road game with Liberty Bell Jan. 25, 72-58. Two nights later in Manson, they pulled off a hairline victory 65-64. The teams will meet again Saturday in Coulee Dam. The Raiders have a 7-2 win-loss record in the league, 11-3 overall. They’re ranked third in the league behind Brewster (8-3, 14-5), and Okanogan (9-1, 16-2). A road game with Okanogan was scheduled f...
The Lady Raiders are finishing the regular season on Saturday before postseason play begins. The Lady Raiders defeated the Mountain Lions Jan. 25 in a road game with Liberty Bell, winning 66-38. On Jan. 27 in Manson, the Lady Raiders quadrupled their opponents’ score, winning 66-16. The Lady Raiders have an 8-1 win-loss record in the league, 13-1 overall, ranked second in the league behind Okanogan (10-0, 17-1). A road game with Okanogan was scheduled for yesterday, with results to be reported next week. They are scheduled to play in B...
Student members of Lake Roosevelt's Future Business Leaders of America team placed in multiple categories at an event in Wenatchee on Saturday. Kaitlyn Nordine placed first in Journalism, first in Health Care Administration, and second in the Help Desk category. Kailah Leadingham placed first in Business Ethics, third in Broadcast Journalism, and fourth in Business Law. Noah Hunt placed third in Broadcast Journalism along with Leadingham. And Sam Amarilla placed second in Business Law, second...
The Central Columbia Basin Umpires Association will hold its first meeting oof the 2022-2023 season at 6:45 p.m., on Monday, February 7, at the Ephrata High School Room 208. Umpires are needed! Umpires for baseball and softball are in short supply all over the state. Last season we had five umpires for softball and four for baseball to cover games at seven high schools and five middle schools. Women and men who would like to give back to a sport they love and/or want to keep alive are being sought. Financial help is provided for new recruits....
Town of Nespelem NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; The Town of Nespelem will hold a Public Hearing at Town Hall, 330 9th, Nespelem, WA 99155, Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. The purpose of the public hearing is to review final project performance on Asset Management Plan funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Town Hall is handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate special needs, including handicap accessibility or interpreter, will be made upon receiving 24-hour advance notice. Contact...
Two more deaths and almost 2,000 more COVID-19 cases have been reported in the past week in Grant County, with 68 more cases being reported in local towns, likely the largest case count for a single week since the pandemic began. Coulee Medical Center reports that from Jan. 25-31, out of 105 total tests performed at the Grand Coulee hospital, 30 (29%) came back positive for covid. According to Grant County Health District, two Moses Lake residents in their 70s have been added to the county’s COVID-19 death tally for a total of 233 since the s... Full story