News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
Sorted by date Results 1 - 24 of 24
Community members aren't happy with library-related decisions made at the administrative level that have affected the local library and that have led to the resignation of branch librarian Lisa Moore. The topic was brought up at Grand Coulee's April 20 council meeting, where the council discussed workers at the library being required to "have some kind of degree," a requirement Councilmember Alan Cain called "elitism B.S." City Clerk Lorna Pearce said that a representative from the North...
Please take this one minute survey about electronic speed signs. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SB7VMSR... Full story
Lake Roosevelt Junior/Senior High School is in need of a new principal again with current Principal Kirk Marshlain resigning to take a special education director position in Okanogan. The Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors accepted Marshlain’s resignation, effective June 30, at the April 26 board meeting. Marshlain has served as principal for the past two school years at LR. “It’s a decision that came based on family needs and trying to raise my family and provide what they need,” Marshlain told the board. Marshlain said hi...
The continued closure of a city emergency route during a long-stalled federal construction project is worrying the city council in Grand Coulee. During their April 20 meeting, the Grand Coulee City Council discussed the continued closure of B Street during construction of the US Bureau of Reclamation’s fire station located along SR-155. The bureau awarded the $13.6 million construction contract in 2016. Construction began in April of 2017 and was originally scheduled to be complete in the first half of 2018. Numerous delays, including c...
A barrel racer on her horse approach the next barrel at what seems an impossible angle Sunday in a race at the Ridge Riders Rodeo Grounds in Delano. The group has been working to ready the facilities for their first Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Colorama Rodeo, where PRCA pro and world champ bull rider Shane Proctor plans to compete. - Scott Hunter photo...
The Colorama parade will be held like normal along it’s Midway Avenue route, but button raffles will be held online with multiple prize drawings held over multiple days. “The parade is on!” Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Rachel Haven told The Star in an email. Haven received official word that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will be opening B Street, which runs near the fire station they are constructing, as an alternate route which allows Midway Avenue to be used for the parade. Colorama buttons are also out and f...
With five more dead in Grant County from COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy apparently on the rise, health officials issued pleas this week for people get use the available “tools to take the fight to the virus.” The five deaths reported by Grant County Health District Monday night bring the county’s total fatalities to 120, and officials noted the ages of those who don’t survive is trending younger than it was early on as seniors were the first non-healthcare group to be allowed to get vaccinated. All Moses Lake residents, they were man in his... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce said Tuesday that Siam Palace, Coulee Construction, and Centerline Development have come together to sponsor 20 Kids Festival Zone day passes to the community. The passes will be raffled off and posted on the GCDA Chamber of Commerce Facebook page and in The Star. To enter, provide your name and contact info by email to chamber@grandcouleedam.org, message the chamber at https://www.facebook.com/gcdachamber, or stop by the chamber office (17 Midway Ave, Grand Coulee). It’s limited to one entry per p...
The chamber of commerce is seeking volunteers to help with the “Kids Festival Zone” part of the Colorama festival this year, which will feature attractions such as a mechanical bull, a bungie jump and more, as well as tamer stuff for little kids. The area will also offer traditional carnival games, which is what the chamber needs volunteers to staff. Think of those subtle skill games like throwing a hoop on top of a bottle from 10 feet away. Executive Director Rachelle Haven says she needs at least six individuals to staff games over the cou...
School leaders chose NAC Architecture as the district’s new architect during their April 26 board meeting. A week prior, the Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors had interviewed both NAC and Design West Architecture and had the week to review each of their statements of qualifications. The board’s decision was made without much discussion. Superintendent Paul Turner explained last week that once the architect was chosen, the district could then move onto the next step, which is to collect community input on what they want to do...
Sunshine is so seductive, which you certainly know if you ever went to a school in springtime with windows in the classroom. It can ruin your focus, draw you out, trash the best of intentions after a long, dark winter just ended. Happened every year for me in grade school. I feel like that now, freshly, fully vaccinated more than a year after entering the battle against the pandemic, everywhere is begging to be a destination. Can’t really blame anybody for wanting to throw caution to the wind. Fortunately, that feels close to the r...
As your state senator, I am not opposed to taxes outright, but I do care greatly about the tax burden placed upon you. Taxes are applied to us at all levels of government (local, state, and federal), and government should always demonstrate a prudent use of tax dollars. As a state legislator, I am involved in “state” level taxes, not local or federal taxes. The primary taxes for Washington state budgeting include sales taxes and business taxes. Understanding the property tax system Of all the taxes that exist, the one I receive the most que...
Sometimes being first isn’t good. Such is the case with legislation making Washington the only state to ban natural gas in new homes and commercial buildings. Thankfully, the legislators ended their session in Olympia and left that bad idea on the table. However, it is destined to come back next year. The issue is complicated and expensive. Earlier this year, Gov. Jay Inslee (D) unveiled it as part of a package to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It included a phase out of natural gas for space and water heating by forbidding the use of fossil...
While at the Statesman Newspaper in Boise, I was assigned boxing and covered a single pro wrestling event. The promoter of both boxing and wrestling in Boise was Al Berra, who operated a tavern in the downtown area. Al was constantly finding ways to build the gate for his events, and of course filling his pockets at the same time. He had built a stable of pretty good boxers, with two of them ending in the top 10 in their weight division. I was at ringside for all the boxing events and remember once getting splattered with blood, ruining a new...
Judy Kurth, 74, passed away on April 13, 2021 in Grand Coulee, Washington. She was born October 31, 1946 in Spokane, WA to Gene and Dorothy Goodell. As a child, Judy loved her Halloween birthday. Judy attended school in the Mead School District from third grade through grade 12. She married in the fall of 1965 and had two children, Terry and Barbara Moore. The family moved to Seattle in 1969. After divorce, Judy then married Les Huber who passed away in 1989 after 13 years of marriage. With... Full story
The last of two memorials is scheduled for Craig Loe who passed away suddenly August 12, 2020. This memorial will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 1, at the Molson Grange Hall. Just bring your favorite Craig stories to Molson.... Full story
Register your child now for a fun and exciting week of summer camp at Camp Zanika Lache. Youth and teens ages 6 - 17 have been enjoying the camp since the 1930’s! Camp Zanika is an American Accredited Camp. Camp Zanika has Covid procedures in place for the safety of campers and staff. Campers will live in a rustic cabin that sleeps 7 - 8 campers of similar age and gender. Activities include swimming, canoeing, kayaking, archery, cookouts, crafts, fishing, challenge ropes course, day hikes, games, songs, nature, and backpacking for older c...
Grand Coulee Police 4/20 - A woman reported that a public bus parked so close to her at Safeway that she couldn’t get out of her car. Police advised her to contact the bus service, and the woman said she was already going to do so. 4/21 - Loud banging, yelling, and a female screaming were reportedly heard from a Partello Parkway apartment. Police found the door to the apartment ajar and clothes, garbage, and more on the floor. Police pushed the door further open and found no one inside. The tenant came home with a woman in the passenger s...
The local Scouts BSA Troops 24 and 52 were at it again last weekend out at Washington Flats, picking up trash and hauling it away. The scouts and their siblings worked hard, but there is still a lot of trash out there, reports Troop 52 Scoutmaster Kim Stout. "We ask that everyone please try to be better stewards of our environment because we love being able to go out in it and hike, fish, camp, and explore and learn," she added. Pictured from left: In back: Paul Stout, Thomas Sharr, Nakai...
Wilbur and Creston School Districts are exploring the possibility of offering 4-year-old transitional kindergarten and a regular 5-year-old kindergarten. Both programs would be 5 full day, 5 day a week classes with transportation provided the same as regular elementary school. Please join us for a meeting to discuss this Wilbur-Creston Early Learning Co-op possibility and to meet the teachers, Mrs. Reister and Mrs. Corrigan. We will be meeting in the Creston School cafeteria on Tuesday May 4th at 7:00 pm and in the Wilbur School elementary...
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS TOWN OF COULEE DAM WEST COULEE DAM LIFT STATION General Notice Town of Coulee Dam (Owner) is requesting Bids for construction of the West Coulee Dam Lift Station Project. Bids for construction of the Project will be received by the Owner via online submission only, until 1:00PM, Wednesday May 12, 2021 local time. At that time the Bids received will be privately opened and read. A bid summary will be issued after opening, emailed to all bidders and posted on the website. The Project includes reconstruction of the Town of C... Full story
Indian Education Grant Zoom Meeting Indian Ed Title VI FINAL INPUT GRANT APPLICATION Please join us for final input on the Indian Ed Title VI Grant application. Wednesday May 5, 2021 6:00 pm Kim Stanger is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Public Meeting GCDSD Title VI Indian Ed Grant Application Time: May 5, 2021 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://gcdsd.zoom.us/j/83308643997?pwd=NmVlQ2I5cHZlUHJhbGg4MmJNK1lRQT09 Meeting ID: 833 0864 3997 Passcode: 561691 One tap mobile +12532158782...
Softball loses to Brewster, splits DH with Tonasket The Lady Raiders' fastpitch team won one and lost two this past week. Lake Roosevelt lost the April 20 road game against Brewster 13-7. "Defensively, we had too many errors, racking up nine!" Head Coach Jaci Gross said. "It was a great first game" with "a lot of positives" as well as "a lot of things we need to work on." "It felt great to have the athletes back on the field after a long absence," she continued. "I think we are all just grateful...
Lake Roosevelt’s National Honor Society is holding a drive-thru spaghetti feed on Friday at the baseball and softball teams’ doubleheaders in Coulee Dam and Grand Coulee. The group is raising money to purchase a new book for every LR student to take home for summer reading, as well as for the annual Steve Breeze Memorial Scholarship, NHS Advisor Nicole Rasmussen said. The National Honor Society is also looking for businesses that want to partner in the effort by donating or sponsoring the purchase of books for a grade level. The dri...
