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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Are you interested in helping make a difference in the local cities, parks, schools, hospital, or elsewhere? There are 28 local offices up for election this fall, including positions on city councils, school boards, and various districts in the area. Those interested in running need to file their candidacy with their county elections office between May 13 and 17. Cities Electric City has four city council positions, as well as the mayor’s office, up for election this fall. Three of the four council positions are for four-year terms; the fourth...
Snow drifts across U.S. 2 west of Davenport Wednesday in conditions that had Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers and others cautioning motorists about hazardous roads, some of which were closing frequently with drifts, even as basketball teams were heading to a state tournament in Spokane. With low temperatures at night and not much melting, if any, during the day, snow conditions remain suited for drifting, something this region hasn't seen much of in recent history. The forecast is on page 8....
Nearly new sidewalks that Grand Coulee had installed in 2015 are already cracking and crumbling, a situation that could require time in court to work out. Grand Coulee's city council voted at their Feb. 19 meeting to have their lawyer send a letter to Travellers Insurance, which insures Davenport-based Halme Builders, who installed the sidewalks. The 2015 project to install new sidewalks and gutters on Federal Avenue and Main Street cost $407,816.53, paid for with money from a state...
Geologist Nick Zentner will be making a free presentation related to the coulee area at the Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center March 9 at 1 p.m. Zentner hosts a series called "Nick on the Rocks" that has aired on PBS and is available on YouTube. Zentner, a professor of geology at Central Washington University, is being sponsored for the local visit by the Grand Coulee Dam Rotary Club. "We know when and why the coulee was carved," Zentner told The Star, "but we're still looking for clues as to how...
Elmer City’s council approved a resolution Feb. 21 allowing the city to apply for funding to build its own wastewater treatment facility. There was no discussion of the resolution before the vote at the council meeting. There has been bad blood between Elmer City and Coulee Dam regarding their shared sewage treatment plant and Coulee Dam’s process for building a new one that Elmer City representatives have felt left out of, feel overcharged for, and that they say violates a 50-year contract from 1975 between the two cities. “It has been well...
The Care and Share Food Bank, located at the Nazarene Church on SR-174, filled their almost-empty shelves with food from Yakima-based nonprofit Northwest Harvest last week. Carol Nordine, who manages the food bank, was present, and a number of volunteers helped unload the food onto the shelves Thursday. Nordine noted that Shawn Neider, who pastors the Zion Lutheran Church, helps her a lot with food bank efforts. Neider helped clear the parking lot of snow before the food arrived. "The food is ne...
The Natural Helpers program at Lake Roosevelt High School has been a success, staff members and students say, and they want to keep it going. The program, which used a student survey to identify 21 students to whom other students feel comfortable turning in a time of need, took those students on a multi-day retreat to K Diamond K Ranch outside of Republic last fall. There, the Natural Helpers learned how to help peers deal with issues such as depression, suicide, drugs, alcohol, and physical and emotional abuse. The program was discussed at a...
This last week I spent three days being trained in a class called Positive Indian Parenting. To be transparent, I had some reservations going into the class, not knowing what to expect and how I could take the teachings from this class and actually apply them to what I do every day. But the big elephant in the room, or in my mind, was, “Is this even appropriate for me to take this class, being a non-native, and attempt to teach anyone at all?” My preconceived ideas were blown out of the water. My thinking was wrong. This was more than a nat...
As a kid growing up in Palouse, I loved the snow. Snow meant sledding, and we had a couple of great runs, one in town and the other on the outskirts. The one in town was from the top of North Hill that wound its way through the residential section and ended up on Main Street. It was probably a quarter mile long, and in places steep. Our parents or some of the kids would post themselves at intersections to make sure that traffic wouldn’t interfere with sledding. There was always someone who would furnish hot chocolate and a treat during the e...
With all the snow occupying our landscape, it’s hard to image spring at all. Be assured that it will arrive; in fact, March 20 will bring vernal, or spring, equinox. It’s that point in time that we have equal daytime and nighttime hours. Yes, even with the passing of equinox, it’s highly likely we’ll still have snow on the landscape. A couple of other things March will bring us – Sunday, March 10, we go through the antiquated ceremonial turning of our clocks forward one hour. Here’s hoping Wash...
Twenty Years Ago Work has begun on the expansion of Banks Lake Golf and Country Club. The Grand Coulee Dam is one of few dams which hasn’t been mentioned for removal, but according to economic consultant Bob Lonn, the disappearance of other dams in an effort to save fish populations will be damaging to the local economy. The continued slow crumbling of the hillside below Coulee Community Hospital and parallel to Fortuyn Road has forced the hand of the Grand Coulee Council to declare a city emergency. Going to state wrestling for the Raiders i...
Lena Mae Haegen, 92, went to be with our Lord on Sunday, February 24, 2019. She died at her place of residence in Spokane, Washington, after a lengthy struggle with dementia. She was born August 2, 1926, to Mary and Julius Barnes in Woodruff, Kansas. Her family moved to Trenton, Nebraska, while Lena Mae was still a toddler. She attended school in Trenton where she met her future husband on the very first day. In January 1947 she married her high school sweetheart, and love of her life, Phil...
Kendra Saulque and Anthony Robinson of Nespelem, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Luka Alexander James Robinson, born Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. He weighed 6 lbs., 10 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandmother is Jennie Saulque. Paternal grandparents are the late James Allen Robinson, Ron Smith, and Jessica Rizzonelli. Great-grandparents are Juliann Saulque, Roger Jack, Alan Rizzonelli and Lori and Jim Robinson....
The Raiders basketball squad won two and lost two at state last week, ultimately finishing sixth out of Washington's 60 2B schools. The Raiders kicked off their string of games at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Hardwood Classic at Spokane Arena by winning a tight game against Liberty High School Feb. 27, 41-37. The game stayed close the entire time against the Liberty Lancers, with the score tied 13-13 at the end of the first quarter and the Raiders leading 25-22 at the...
Mikayla L. Higgins, of Electric City, a freshman, has been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Washington for the Autumn 2018 Quarter. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must have completed at least 12 graded credits and have a grade-point average of at least 3.5 (out of 4)....
Notice of Public Meeting Town of Coulee Dam NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Meeting will be held to receive community input on the 2019 Comprehensive Plan Update. This meeting will feature information on the update process, including draft Comprehensive Plan maps that have been prepared so far, and the timeline for considering all updates to the plan. Questions and input from the public are welcome. This Open House Public Meeting will be held prior to the regular council meeting at the Coulee Dam Town Hall Council Chambers, 300 Lincoln...
Grand Coulee Police 2/24 - A Batchelor Square man complained about his neighbor’s wood stove, saying that the odor and smoke cause him respiratory problems, and he believes the wood being burned isn’t seasoned. An officer told the man he couldn’t test the air quality, and suggested the man write a detailed complaint to the Environmental Protection Agency to see how they handle these types of issues. 2/26 - There was a dispute involving an intoxicated woman who left the Hi-Dam Tavern and a man who was called to give her a ride. The intoxicated m...
Park district commissioners Monday voted to accept the resignation of one commissioner, then immediately filled her position with a young recruit. Commissioner Debbie Bigelow, who has served for nearly three years despite being retired. "Although I will continue forever to support this organization," she said, "I no longer have the energy or community connections that are so important to the success of this organization." Bigelow, who retired as chief executive officer of Coulee Medical Center,...
An audition will be held for the Missoula Children’s Theatre’s production of THE FROG PRINCE (Monday, March 11, 2019 at the Lake Roosevelt High School gymnasium) from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Those auditioning should arrive at 3:30 p.m. and plan to stay for the full two hours. Some of the cast members will be asked to stay for a rehearsal immediately following the audition. Among the roles to be cast are three sisters – who also happen to be Princesses, two students to play the lonely Frog, Ollie the Aspen Tree, bumbling Knights, kindly Swamp...