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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Terms have been reached for the sale of Center School. An agreement to sell the old school building and property in Grand Coulee was reached at a special school board meeting Tuesday. The sale price was $155,000 — $5,000 more than the amount asked for by the school board at previous offerings. The site is to be purchased by a group headed by builder Nic Alexander, who owns Coulee Construction, and the sale was managed by former school superintendent Dennis Carlson. Carlson handled the sales effort during the two advertised offerings the d...
State lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are pushing a bill devised in secret, in the final days of the session, to exempt themselves from public records requests. The move comes on the heels of a court ruling that the Legislature is required to adhere to the state’s open government laws. The bill, SB 6617, would directly amend the state’s Public Records Act to explicitly exempt the state Legislature—this includes its employees, agencies, and members—from the law’s disclosure requirements retroactively and starting immediately. The legis... Full story
The Horn family has an interesting family tradition: producing state champions in wrestling. There have been four state champions from the Horn family so far: Jason, Jake, Kodie, and Kaleb, creating a local wrestling dynasty that spans 30 years. Jason Horn, the father of Kodie and Kaleb, became state champion while wrestling at the 148 weight division for Ephrata High School in 1987. Then came Jake Horn, Jason's nephew and Kodie and Kaleb's cousin, also wrestling for Ephrata, who became state...
Blood drive next Monday There will be a community Blood Drive Monday, Feb. 26, from 12:15 p.m to 4:30 p.m., at the Community Room in Coulee Medical Center. The drive is sponsored jointly by the Inland Northwest Blood Center and the Grand Coulee Community Blood Drive Volunteers. Crab feed coming Tickets are on sale at the chamber of commerce office, The Star newspaper and Coulee Hardware for the chamber’s Annual Crab Feed. Ticket price for the “all you can eat” Crab Feed is $45 per person. The feed will be at the former Sage Restaurant site on M...
A Nespelem woman died Feb. 15 in an early-morning crash on SR-155, a mile south of Nespelem. Bridget Boyd, 38, was driving a 2005 Buick Rendezvous southbound at 6:43 a.m. when it crossed into the northbound lane and onto the shoulder. She overcorrected to the right, and the vehicle left the road. It hit an embankment, rolled, and came to rest on its wheels at milepost 43. Boyd was ejected during the crash, a Washington State Patrol investigator reported. She was not wearing a seatbelt. The cause of the crash is still under investigation, the...
Grand Coulee’s city streets will benefit from last week’s voter approval for a “Transportation Benefit District,” and the mayor is pleased. The issue on the ballot gained “yes” votes from 122 Grand Coulee residents. Only 45 indicated opposition to raising local sales tax on non-food items from 7.9 to 8.1 percent. The increase goes to repair the city’s streets. Mayor Paul Townsend was pleased with the positive vote. The city council had struggled with the concept of a “Transportation Benefit District” and took an entirely different approac...
Colville tribal members have voted 1630-296 in a recent referendum to keep the name “The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation,” a Feb. 8 press release stated. The referendum vote is advisory, meaning the council could still change the name if they so choose. During the past year, the Colville Business Council explored the idea of changing the name of the tribes, which derives from Andrew Colvile, governor of the Hudson Bay Company during the early part of the 19th century, and an Englishman who had never set foot in the local area. ...
A young family man has been suddenly struck by a serious disease, without insurance, leading to an effort by friends and family to raise funds to help pay the bills. George Davis III, 29, lives in Wilbur, works for a farmer in Coulee City and was raised in the Grand Coulee area. Friday before last, he came home tired and weak, and he was bruising. His wife, Amber, took him to Coulee Medical Center, from which he was quickly transferred by ambulance to Holy Family Hospital in Spokane. Davis was...
Craig Moran, of Kent, Washington-based Raptor Life, shows Lake Roosevelt students his 28-year-old ferruginous hawk named August, caught in Wyoming in 1990. "She's beautiful!" students exclaimed when he presented her at the Bird Fest last week. August eats rabbit, quail, and mice, weighs only three pounds, and has a wingspace between 46 and 52 inches. Moran also spoke to the students about the 3,000-year-old sport of falconry, in which a person uses a trained bird of prey to hunt. Elementary-...
With an early warm spell, some local residents may already be up for a little spring yard cleaning, but the traditional community cleanup dates were set this week for April, when local schools take the first week off and older students can help with the work. The Regional Board of Mayors set the dates for spring cleanup at their meeting Monday afternoon. The Delano Transfer Station will receive garden waste under different schedules, free of charge, starting with Coulee Dam on April 4, and for the three other towns April 17-21. In Coulee Dam, c...
Auditions for “The Snow Queen,” brought to our community by MCT (Missoula Children’s Theater) and the Grand Coulee Dam PTA (Parent Teacher Association), will be held March 5, 2018, at 3:30 p.m. in the High School Gym. I would like to share some questions and their answers about this opportunity the PTA brings to our children. Every year we have questions that are asked and some people are too shy to ask them, so I thought I would answer them publicly. Is this the same MCT program that comes to Spokane and does a four-hour-a-day summer camp...
According to the Washington Post, Feb. 15, 2018, the following Washington lawmakers have accepted National Rifle Association donations: Rep. Dan Newhouse, Republican congressman, 4th District $4,000, including 2018. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers, Republican congresswoman, 5th District $2,500, 2016. Rep. Dave Reichert, Republican congressman, 8th District $5,000, 2006-2016. And then there is President Trump: at least $9.6 million in NRA funds in pro-Trump ads, and another $12 million attacking Hillary Clinton. Start with them. Vote them out....
Last week, the Trump administration released its proposal to modernize our nation’s infrastructure, a blueprint that gives hope for federal support and a positive path forward on projects across the country that are stalled due to bureaucratic red tape. America must address its aging infrastructure and streamline the process for projects that are needed to meet growing demand for water, especially in the West. President Trump’s infrastructure blueprint included a U.S. Department of Interior proposal to expedite the Bureau of Reclamation (BO...
The tradition continues. Two Raider wrestlers answered the question that has been hanging over the team all year: “Who’s next?” The Raider wrestling team has put on a streak of state champs for the past few years, and two grapplers answered the challenge. One returning for the second time and the other capturing his first title; but equally important, one captured the Academic State Champ, as well, in his weight class. Tony Nichols has been raised on the mat. As long as I can remember, he has b...
6 years ago Water Flows Over Gr. Coulee Spillway: Springtime spilling began again at Grand Coulee Dam Monday afternoon, with a variable number of drum gates open, depending on power load demands and inflow, as water release at the big dam is currently limited to a maximum of 70,000 cubic feet per second due to construction of Priest Rapids and other downstream projects. Grand Coulee will play host to the North Central Washington district class B basketball tourney with action getting underway Monday. Eight teams will participate in the double...
On Friday, February 2, 2018, James Trygve Oliver joined his beloved wife and best friend, Vicki. Jim was born on May 31, 1939, to Charles and Mildred Oliver in East Palestine, Ohio. As a child, he lived in Ohio, Texas and California. In 1957, he was the first of the nine children in his family to graduate high school. On December 6, 1958, he married Vicki VanArtsdalen, and they enjoyed 54 years of adventures. While living in central coastal California they had four sons: Geary (Lynette), Jim... Full story
William C. Miller Jr. passed away February 8, 2018, in Almira, WA. He was born July 21, 1932, in Oakland, CA to Angelan Ann and William Charles Miller. "Toby" was the eldest of six boys raised in Santa Clara, CA. He served in the military and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict in the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Electrician 1st Class (1952-1956). Later, he served in the Iowa National Guard as a sergeant in CBR Warfare (1973-1975). He was a graduate of Santa Clara University with a BEE (1958) and... Full story
Raider fans cheer on their team at the District 5-6 Tournament in Granger Saturday. Many fans made the three-plus-hour drive and cheered both the girls' and boys' Lake Roosevelt teams. - Scott Hunter photo...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at La Presa Mexican Restaurant in Grand Coulee at noon this Thursday, February 22, for its weekly membership meeting. On Monday, February 26, the annual membership banquet and board installation is happening at the Melody Restaurant beginning at 6 p.m. The public is welcome. Please RSVP to 633-3074 by Friday, Feb. 23, if you plan to attend. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 26, at the...
Wed., Feb. 21 – Dinner Pot Roast with Gravy, Potatoes, Carrots, Onions, Fruit Salad, B-day Cake, Birthday Dinner Thurs., Feb. 22 – Dinner Italian Sausage Casserole, Mixed Veggies, Mandarin Oranges, Apple, Peanut Butter Cookie Fri., Feb. 23 – Breakfast Ham Slice, Eggs, French Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., Feb. 26 Breakfast Country Skillet with Eggs, Hash Browns, Cheese Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., Feb. 27 – Dinner French Dip, Baked Fries, Mixed Veggies, Applesauce, Cook’s Choice Wed., Feb. 28 – Dinner Tomato Soup, Grilled Che...
In a grand finale for Lake Roosevelt's wrestling season, two Raiders took state championships, the first time in school history for two top wins at the Mat Classic in Tacoma in the same year. Kaleb Horn took the title for the Raiders in the 138-pound bracket, and Tony Nichols claimed the top spot at 152. Both are juniors. Nichols also pulled off the feat of being undefeated for the year, 35-0, winning Wrestler of the Year in the Central Washington 2B league in the process. This marks the first...
The Lady Raiders, competing at the Central Washington 2B District 5-6 Tournament, suffered two close losses over the weekend, first to White Swan and then to Tri-Cities Prep. Now the Lady Raiders are preparing to play Mabton in regionals. Playing White Swan on Feb. 16 in Granger, Lake Roosevelt lost 57-53. "It was a hard-fought game against White Swan," said Lady Raider Head Coach Wallace Pleasants. "Both teams played extremely well from start to finish. We gave up an eight-point lead and were n...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders basketball team finished their season with a win and a loss at districts last weekend in the District 5-6 2B tournament. Playing in Granger on Feb. 16, the Raiders defeated the Waterville Shockers 56-43. The Raiders led through most of the game. The next day, playing White Swan, the Raiders lost a close one 52-49, with White Swan taking the 15th seed for regionals and the Raiders being eliminated. Head Coach Jeremy Crollard was unavailable for comment. The Raiders had...
Grant County Mosquito Control District No. 2 NOTICE OF MEETING CHANGE The Grant County Mosquito Control District No. 2 will change the date of its March meeting from Thursday, March 8, to Friday, March 9. The meeting will be held at 7 pm at the GCMCD#2 meeting room located at 210 W. Coulee Blvd., in Electric City, WA. The following month’s meeting will be as regularly scheduled on the second Thursday of the month. (Publish February 14 and 21, 2018) Grant County Port District 7 NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING Grant County Port District 7 has r... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/13 - A resident of Kelso Avenue in Electric City reported that sometime during the night, it appeared that someone had used pliers to gain entry into his truck. He said a document in his truck was torn, but it didn’t appear that anything was missing. 2/14 - An Electric City man was cited for driving with a suspended license, and the officer arrested him and administratively booked him into jail. He had been cited earlier for having a suspended license. The vehicle was moved off the roadway. - An officer spoke to a j...
