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In a process that started in 2019, the Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors approved Monday the signing of a contract with consulting engineers to fix the heating and cooling systems in the only part of the old high school still standing for nearly $1.8 million. The board met Monday night in a Zoom meeting with engineers from McKinstry, in Spokane. Jack Knudsen told them they hope the work will be completed during the summer, "but there's a good chance it won't." The old...
The Lake Roosevelt Raider basketball team, their coaches, managers, and cheerleaders pose with the team's trophy on the floor of the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Saturday after winning sixth place at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 2B Basketball Tournament. Coverage and photos are on page 5. - Scott Hunter photo...
Legislation prohibiting involuntary termination of electric or water services during extreme hot weather was approved by the state House of Representatives 64-31. Current law prohibits utilities from terminating heat utility services between Nov. 15 and March 15 if a resident follows certain steps, including agreement to a payment plan. House Bill 1329, by Rep. Sharlett Mena, D-Tacoma, would prohibit involuntary termination of electric or water utility services due to lack of payment in certain high-heat events. “It’s snowing and freezing acr...
People 18 to 22 will be required to pass a driver’s education course before getting their license if a bill that passed the state Senate becomes law. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5583, which passed 41-7 on March 1, also includes fee increases. The measure now moves to the state House of Representatives. Sponsored by Sen. Marko Liias, D-Everett, the bill would require people between the ages of 18 and 22 to take a full driver’s education course by a licensed, private driving school or a school district before receiving their license, beg...
Anglers on the ice just off North Dam on Banks Lake try their luck through holes in what one said was about 4-inch-thick ice Tuesday, just back from open water. As his companions were carefully making their way out on the ice, testing it with a hatchet, he said he thought it might be their last day ice fishing for the season. The Grant County Sheriff's Office on Monday posted a warning on Facebook to stay off Banks Lake, where ice fishers have persisted daily for weeks. "Warning: the U.S....
With the announcement last month of the school district superintendent’s coming retirement, the Grand Coulee Dam School District is seeking public comments on what attribute’s they should look for in replacing him. The home page of the Grand Coulee Dam School District website at gcdsd.org contains a link to a survey with 10 questions. “Your responses to the following questions will assist the Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors and Northwest Leadership Associates develop the position description and leadership profile that...
Lincoln County has always been a huge proponent of transparency. We believe, as elected officials, that we should not get to decide what the public should or should not know about how their tax money is spent. In fact, in 2016 the Board of County Commissioners passed a Transparency Resolution stating that all future union contract negotiations will be conducted in a manner that is open to the public. Not for public involvement or input but so citizens and employees alike can see how their representatives negotiate what is the single biggest...
I took a little trip down memory lane after reading Roger Lucas’ remembrance of Jimmy Carter in last week’s edition of The Star. While I never met President Carter, I did in fact spend a lovely couple of days with his sister Ruth and his Aunt Sissy in 1976 when my parents hosted them in our home in Oakley California. As I recall, Ruth had a speaking engagement in the area and my parents were acquainted with her in her ‘Inner Healing’ ministry. She authored books on this subject in the late ’60s and throughout the ’70s. Sporting my, ‘The Grin Wi...
Linda Marlane Bethea, 67, of Elmer City, Washington, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023, in Omak, Washington. Born Wednesday, October 19th, 1955, to James H. and Waunell Bethea in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, Linda graduated from high school in Las Vegas, Nevada. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Coulee Dam, Washington, Linda retired from the Bureau of Reclamation at Grand Coulee Dam where she worked in the Clerical Department. For relaxation, Linda enjoyed reading...
The Soap Lake Masquers Theater wishes to announce the upcoming cast for the next play “Sing On”, the sequel to the previous Masquers comedy “Play On”. This upcoming comedy starts April 14th to April 30th for nine shows. Below is the cast list and the characters they play. More information will be released closer to the show opening. Victoria Drake Geraldine “Gerry” Dunbar Sherry Joski Agatha «Aggie» Manville Randy Brown Martin Louise Peary Darryl Pheasant Henry Benish Carrie Rutherford Polly Benish Stacey Bresee Marla «Smitty” Smith Jeremy Han...
Volunteers for GCD Care & Share food bank will be at Safeway and Harvest Foods on Friday March 17 from 3-6 pm gathering donations to restock our depleted shelves. We will also accept monetary donations. Checks should be made out to GCD Care & Share Food Bank. There will be a small team at each store with a vehicle. Look for our signs. Our shopping list includes: Canned vegetables Canned fruit Pasta Peanut Butter Macaroni and cheese Canned soup Hamburger Helper meals Canned meat Every donation helps. You can also mail donations to PO Box 671,... Full story
Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold it's regular monthly meeting Monday, March 13, at 6 pm at the Electric City Fire Station. Grant County Mosquito Dist. 2 to Meet The Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m., Thursday, March 9, at 210 W. Coulee Blvd., in Electric City. AA Meetings in the Area AA meetings are held Monday through Saturday at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 633-3377 days or 633-3345 evenings. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesdays at 6... Full story
Grand Coulee 2/27 - Police went to the senior center where items had been left outside. Some of the items were suitable for donation to the senior center’s thrift store, such as clothes and books, while other items were better suited for trash, such as broken electronics and a dirty animal cage. An address found on a pool floatie gave police someone to talk to on Bowen Avenue. There, police spoke to a woman who said that her husband and she hadn’t donated items, but were in the process of cleaning out their home. Police observed items pac...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders took sixth place out of 54 teams at the state 2B basketball tournament in Spokane Saturday, battling through a gauntlet of teams from Wednesday on. At the Spokane Veterans Arena March 1, the Raiders met Wahkiakum at 9 a.m. at the start of four days of tough basketball every morning. Ahead at the half by one point, 29-28, LR won it in the third quarter when they gained four points more than the Mules, 16-12. The teams scored 13 apiece in the fourth for the 58-53 final....
PUBLIC NOTICE Noxious weed consultants of the Noxious Weed Control Board of Grant County will begin inspecting properties on March 20, 2023, in accordance with RCW 17.10.160, for the purposes of general inspection, the taking of specimens of weeds, and the performance of eradication or control work. If there is any landowner who objects to these inspections, please notify the Noxious Weed Control Board of Grant County at (509) 754-2011, Ext. 4710, by March 20, 2023. Signed: Ron Tebow, Chairman; Wes Sieg, Vice-Chairman; Summer Sahli, Director;... Full story
