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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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There has been one more COVID-19 death in Grant County in the past week, and six new cases in local towns as incident rates decline. According to data from Coulee Medical Center, from March 1-7, 51 covid tests were performed, with only three, 6%, testing positive for the coronavirus. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Grant and Lincoln counties, as well as Ferry and Spokane counties, are shown as being at medium risk for overwhelming hospitals with covid cases, but Okanogan and Douglas are still listed as high risk.... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Colorama Commitee Meeting at their office on Midway Avenue in Grand Coulee at 5:30 p.m. tonight, March 15. The meeting is open to anyone "that can come help us network and share ideas of ways to make this Colorama a success!" Chamber Director Rachelle Haven said....
Coulee Medical Center employees walked into local businesses last Friday to spread awareness about colon cancer. The walk was a new local twist on a longstanding emphasis in medicine - prevention. Eighteen CMC employees walked from the hospital to more than 25 local businesses in Grand Coulee, where they gave gift bags that included pamphlets about colon cancer and CMC's services, stickers, bracelets, and fiber bars. Chief Medical Officer Doctor Sam Hsieh told The Star a bit about colon cancer...
It’s the year 2022, and racism is still an issue that children face at school. Following a report of racist behavior at a basketball game in Okanogan, the school district there has been investigating the matter, and a report is anticipated to be done later this week. Lady Raiders Assistant Coach Matthew Pleasants reported that while he was reviewing video of a Feb. 18 game in Okanogan, he noticed that some fans at the game had made monkey noises while a Lady Raider who is African American and a tribal member was shooting free throws. P... Full story
"What a year to start a business," Morgan Tillman said last night about starting her Elmer City salon in 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tillman's Apothecary Salon was awarded Business of the Year by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce. "It was quite a wild ride," Tillman said. "I'm thankful to be a part of the chamber and the community that's been so welcoming." "There's a lot of excitement around this business, which I think is fabulous," Patty Oliver of PK's Culinary...
During World War II, Americans put up with rationed gas and car tires, rationed coal and fuel oil, rationed silk and nylon, rationed meat and dairy products, rationed jams and jellies, even rationed coffee. Would today’s Americans – some of whom freaked out, during the worst of the pandemic, when they couldn’t get their hair done – be willing to endure even a minuscule fraction of the sacrifices that our forebears weathered 80 years ago? I’ll answer my own question with a question: Can you imagine what would happen if coffee were rationed,...
This has to be the most ridiculous decision I’ve ever heard a board make. You as a group just had two levies fail. You are supposed to be looking at what you have to cut from the budget. But instead, you decide to pay the man who will be cutting the budget, 69% of his pay for 50% of the work. On top of that, you’ll bring in someone new and pay him/her 92% pay for 50% of the work. How can you even be considering this? I’m sorry Mr. Turner has health issues, but if he wants to retire then he can leave. This school district shouldn’t be providi...
It’s not often that we see an athlete at the top of his (her) game walk away from a multi-million dollar payday to go home and fight for his (her) country. However, that is exactly what world heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk did after Russia invaded Ukraine. Usyk postponed his championship rematch with Britain’s Anthony Joshua and returned to war-torn Ukraine. He enlisted in the homeland defense force; however, he’s not alone. Fellow boxers Vasiliy Lomachenko and Klitschko brothers, Wladimir and Vitali, did the same. “They are pro...
Five years ago, a sports injury forced me to wear a light brace on my knee. Within a few months the joint was fine, yet to this day I continue to wear a brace on both knees when on the field. I feel there is prophylactic value, but also a sense of comfort and security. Perhaps that helps explain why, as mask mandates are being relaxed, I find myself in a minority that welcomes being masked — at least in certain situations. In other countries, principally in Asia, masks were worn routinely in public before COVID came along. Often it was to a...
A Celebration of Life for John Combs, Jr., will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 12, at the Grand Coulee Nazarene Church. John passed away October 7, 2021. Small reception following... Full story
Orie Francis passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022. Orie was born January 18, 1937, in Grand Junction, Colorado. He graduated from high school in Grand Junction and attended Mitchell College in New London, Connecticut and Mesa College in Grand Junction, Colorado from 1957-1959, majoring in Engineering. He married Myrna Paddock June 22, 1958 in Grand Junction, CO. Orie started working for the U.S.B.R. as a surveyor in 1960 and began working as an Inspector in Construction of Dams for the U.S.B.R.... Full story
Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m., Monday, March 14, at the Electric City Fire Station....
At the Ridge Riders annual meeting held recently, representatives from 15 rodeos were in attendance including: Toppenish, Sedoro Wooley, Finley, Cle Elum, Coulee City, Kennewick, Clayton, Colfax, Waterville, Springdale, Newport, Chelan, Grand Coulee and Coeur d'Alene. President Brad Goodrich of the Columbia River Circuit, Washington State Committeeman Pete Thiry and Kennewick Chairman Mike Casey also attended. PRCA judge Howard Larson presented an insight of the judges and their needs. Mark and LynetteMcMillan from Ace's Wild Pro Rodeo and...
NCW Libraries is offering three virtual reading challenges in March through the Beanstack website and app. Readers across North Central Washington are invited to track their progress, write book reviews, earn digital badges, and discover great books for the whole family. Join one or all three of these challenges: Oscar Worthy-Reads: A reading challenge for adults featuring books adapted into Oscar-winning films. Women Changemakers: An all ages challenge celebrating women in history (March is Women’s History Month). Read Across America: An a...
The Lake Roosevelt Knowledge Bowl Team traveled to Wenatchee Feb. 28 to compete in the 2022 regional match where they didn’t qualify for the state round, but showed promise. Members Virgil Bearcub, Lily Brandon, Noah Hunt, Celeste LaPlace, Kailah Leadingham, and Peyton Robison went through five oral rounds and one written round to place fifth in the 2B lineup. “This match had very challenging questions, and the team was pleased with the results of their written round,” Pam Johnson, who manages the program said. “There has been much improve...
The wheels on the bus go ‘round and ‘round, and you can help them go. The Grand Coulee Dam School District is in need of more bus drivers. Transportation Director Tim Rasmussen said during the Feb. 28 school board meeting that if anyone 21 or over is interested in being a bus driver, the school will pay for them to train. Rasmussen can be reached at Lake Roosevelt Junior/Senior High School at 509-633-1442....
A Ford F350 pickup drove into a maple tree in west Coulee Dam'sd main thoroughfare Thursday afternoon, injuring at least one person. The Washington State Patrol reported that a 44-year-old driver, Robert John Day had been taken to Coulee Medical Center by the time a trooper arrived on the scene on SR-155 near the Columbia River Bridge. Trooper John Bryant, a WSP public information officer, said the Patrol was called out about 1:44 p.m. He said Day was cited for having wheels of the roadway and...
NOTICE INVITING BIDS OWNER: Grant County Port District #7 P.O. Box 616 Grand Coulee, Washington 99133 Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of: Install Automated Weather Observation System III P/T (Re-bid) Grand Coulee Dam Airport, Electric City, Washington FAA/AIP 3-53-0025-011-2021 will be received at the Office of the Airport Manager, Grand Coulee Dam Airport, Ludolph Road, Electric City, Washington 99123 until 2:30 p.m., Thursday, March 24, 2022 and then at said location and time, publicly opened and read aloud. Bids submitted by mail... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/28 - Police responded to A Street where a man and woman reported seeing a woman throw items out of a pickup, including a dog, and drive off. The officer took the small chihuahua-type dog to the vet to scan for a chip, but there wasn’t one. The officer found a couple options for places that would take care of the dog, but the owner came in looking for it. The owner described the dog and explained that he had let the dog outside and when he came back for it, it had run off. The man lived close to where the dog was found, a...
Raider players learned some lessons at the state 2B basketball tournament last week in Spokane where they competed against top teams from around the state. "That experience of going to state is something you can't take away from these boys," Raider Head Coach Jeremy Crollard said. "Playing in the Arena is a different atmosphere." At the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena March 2, the Raiders faced off against the Coupeville Wolves. Coupeville started the game with a 9-0 run before the Raiders got...
The Lady Raiders competed in the state 2B basketball tournament last week, taking on teams from around the state and capping the year with the best game they've played all year, according to their coach. "That was fun!" Lady Raider Head Coach Peewee Pleasants said about playing La Conner in the Lake Roosevelt team's final event of the tournament at the Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane on Friday. Pleasants said the Lady Raiders hadn't that quality of competition all season, and the girls...
