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An Electric City councilmember was admonished by the full council at a special public hearing last Wednesday night for activities judged to be beyond her authority. Reprimanded was Councilmember Birdie Hensley, who became a member of the council for the second time this last January. The mayor, John Nordine II, asked councilmembers Aaron Derr, Brad Parrish, Lonna Bussert, and Richard McGuire, to vote to reprimand Hensley in a public hearing that she had called for. At issue were inquiries Hensley made of other agencies regarding the use of hote... Full story
Big smiles and wide eyes attest to a fun day at Lake Roosevelt Elementary last Friday as kids launch themselves into the school's annual Mini Bloomsday Race. - Jacob Wagner photo... Full story
Get ready for the 60th running of Colorama, May 6-8, with a special guide to the event inside this issue of The Star. There's a big parade, a rodeo, craft booths with food and gift ideas, and a newcomer - The Fun Zone - an inflatable event of its own, providing fun for all ages. And if that isn't enough, you can take a helicopter ride and get a bird's eye view of the fun. A beer tent and a cowboy saloon will be featured - the latter for the Ridge Rider's Colorama Rodeo, and the former sponsored... Full story
Colville Tribal members go to the polls Saturday to vote on 28 contenders for positions on the Colville Business Council. The primary vote will reduce candidates for each contended office to two who will face off in the general election in June. Poll voting will begin at 8 a.m. Certification of poll voting will be held at 10 a.m., on May 9. Absentee ballots will be certified May 12. Twenty-eight contenders have filed for seven positions in the tribal council. Six of seven incumbents have filed for re-election. Councilmember Nancy Johnson, who n...
County officials discussed with the Coulee Dam Town Council Wednesday a plan county commissioners are considering to house juvenile offenders out of the county at a privately-run facility in Medical Lake. Juvenile Court Administrator Dennis Rabidou, Superior Court judges Christopher Culp and Henry Rawson, and others attended. Rawson said he does not understand why the county commissioners are even considering a proposal that will be more expensive and serve the community more poorly, but he suggested the town council consider passing a... Full story
CMC Guild to offer goods at Colorama The Coulee Medical Center Guild will have a booth at the Colorama Festival at North Dam Park selling Moso bags, seasoned salts, plants, and both coffee and cold water. Students’ rock painting draws police Eighteen Lake Roosevelt students were confronted by police for painting rocks in the vicinity of Crown Point. Police were told that painting the rocks was a tradition of the senior class, but the officer explained that it is illegal to do so. A list of the students was given to the principal of the s... Full story
The idea of a trailer park and residential development along the Banks Lake Golf Course has surfaced again. Grant County Port District 7 commissioners raised the topic at their meeting last week as they wrestled with how to continue financing the operation of their 18-hole golf course. Both ideas were thought to be viable projects back in 2012, but the financial times put an end to any kind of new development along the golf course. None of the present commissioners held office when the two ideas surfaced previously. Present commissioners are... Full story
It will soon be toe-tapping time at Sunbanks Lake Resort. It’s nearly Rhythm & Blues Festival time at the resort on the shores of Banks Lake in Electric City. The festival is scheduled for May 19-22. Sunbanks has won the state Blues award for the past two years running and this year attracts bands and musicians from all over the country. Headlining the four-day event is James Harman’s Bamboo Porch Revue. The Delgado Brothers are back and Hamilton Loomis, Casey Miller & the Barnyard Stompers, Matt Andersen & the Bona Fide, Karen Lovely Ban... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District board approved two student trips at its meeting April 25, and put a hold on another. The board approved a trip by three students and advisors to “Imagine Tomorrow,” a science event at Washington State University at Pullman. The students will present a biofuel education project. The event is scheduled for May 20-22. Eleven students and two advisors were approved to take part in a project at Silverwood Theme Park, in Athol, Idaho. The project challenges students to apply physics principles to park rides. Tha... Full story
An ombudsman hearing to review evidence in the case of a former Grant County Mosquito District 2 clerk, previously scheduled for Tuesday, April 26, has been re-scheduled to June 21, the prosecutor’s office reported. The clerk, Karyn M. Byam, 40, an Electric City resident, has been charged with theft and misappropriation of funds, totaling $129,834. The case came to attention of county authorities after a Washington State Auditor’s Office report highlighted problems. Deputy Prosecutor Mark A. Laiminger said last Tuesday the delay was to aff... Full story
There is no disputing that any organization has a right to control who speaks for it, but that doesn’t translate into a right to censor speech. Birdie Hensley was officially admonished by her colleagues on the Electric City Council last week for doing her own research on questions she has about the city’s direction. It seems that she is free to research on behalf of herself as a city councilmember, but not on behalf of the city council. … Got that? That comes pretty close to being a hair split by semantics. It’s probably not couth for members... Full story
I just wanted The Star to know how much we appreciate Jesse Utz’s column “Jess, Shut Up.” My wife and I have been subscribers of The Star since we moved here in 1999. It is refreshing to see a paper where Christianity is not maligned, as in most newspapers today. We have known Jesse and Karrie since we came to the Coulee, and I can vouch for both of them as to their walk, always the first to volunteer to help in whichever way they are able to help. Thanks, Jesse. Jack and Sharon Zielsdorf... Full story
Human beings and nature exist on the same moral plane. An eco-centric world view, should be regarded as a precondition for an aesthetic and ethical appreciation and love of our (yours and mine) environment. Self-determination is a foundational principle in the world’s eye. American education is the total laziness towards taking into consideration anything, or anyone, besides yourself. Law and forestry are good examples. In law, the historical construct of our country through Manifest Destiny is mismatched so that cultural relationship held b... Full story
This is the time of year when a small group of people in our community start to panic. A whirlwind of activity surrounds them, with every day being one step closer to that goal they have coveted for the last 13 years: graduation. The senior class of 2016 at Lake Roosevelt is no exception. Papers, projects and deadlines are consuming them as we speak, all hinging a wager on whether they get that little piece of paper that signifies the first step in adulthood. But if we are to be honest, the learning of life lessons is just about to start and,... Full story
A Ridge Rider Trail Ride. – 1950... Full story
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not be meeting this Thursday due to the Colorama Festivities this weekend. Come out and enjoy. Okanogan County Fair Advisory Committee Meeting Change The upcoming Okanogan County Fair Advisory Committee meeting date and time have been changed from Thursday, May 5, at 6 p.m., to Thursday, May 12, at 6:30 p.m., in the Commissioners’ Hearing room (123 5th Ave North, Okanogan). Dedication of Flags Deadline For those that have a deceased veteran’s flag you would like to don... Full story
Ashley Duclos and Dagan Collins of Electric City, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Kazdyn Marie Collins, born Thursday, April 14, 2016, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 6 lbs., 5 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Kylie Duclos, 13-1/2, Kayden Duclos, 8, and Kyron Collins, 2. Maternal grandparents are Tonya and Krayton Duclos, of Electric City. Paternal grandparents are Pat and Shirlene Collins ,of Spokane. Great-grandparents are Ray and Lynda Duclos, Kaye and Frank... Full story
Whitney (Johnson) Bowman and Logan Bowman, of Grand Coulee, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Xaiden Tobiez Bowman, born Monday, April 25, 2016, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 8 lbs., 1 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandparents are Nancy Johnson and Duane Johnson. Paternal grandparents are Julie Seylor and Merv Seylor.... Full story
Shondean Shorty and Zack Dick Sr., of Nespelem, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Scarlett Jo LaVaya Dick, born Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 7 lbs., 7 oz., and was 20 inches in length at birth. Siblings include two brothers, Zaland and Zachary Dick Jr. Grandparents are Jossie Dick and Shelley Dick. Great-grandparents are Joan Sammaripa and Ricky and Kathy Joseph.... Full story
Dennis Jones, left, of DWK Fowler Construction, works with Mormon missionaries, Elders Folkman and Hoskins, repairing the grandstand seating at the Ridge Riders Rodeo Grounds Saturday. Renovations already planned became even more necessary after a roof collapsed over the grandstands under heavy snow last winter. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
The Arbor Day Foundation is offering a handy tree-care booklet designed to help people plant and care for trees. Anyone can receive Conservation Trees, a user-friendly booklet featuring illustrations, colorful photos, and easily understood descriptions, by making a $3 donation to the Foundation this month. “Conservation Trees is an ideal resource for tree planters,” said Matt Harris, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “Taking care of existing trees is just as critical as planting new ones, and proper care ensures communities are a... Full story
Raider Tennis competed in three matches last week and continued to improve to get ready for the postseason. Against Liberty Bell April 26, the Raider boys won their match 3-2, and it wasn't easy for either team. A doubles match of John Drapela and Jordan Charles against the duo of Frey and Schultz lasted for two hours and included a tiebreaker, which means playing to a score of seven with a two-point advantage. Although LR had several chances to gain that advantage, but Liberty Bell found it,... Full story
The Raiders are on a baseball win streak that has improved their overall win-loss record to 14-4 and their Central Washington North 2B record to 10-4. Lake Roosevelt defeated the Pateros Billygoats on senior night at Greene Field April 26 12-2 and 10-0. On Saturday, the Raiders spoiled the Manson Trojans senior night by soundly trouncing them 11-1 and 12-1. With the wins, LR is now in fourth place in the North and could hold on to the final district spot with a sweep of the Tonasket Tigers, whom they were scheduled to play last night in... Full story
The Lady Raiders won four games last week, which moved them into the number-four spot in the Central Washington 2B North standings. If they remain there, they will have a berth to the district tournament at the Ephrata Fastpitch complex starting May 14. Last night the Lady Raiders played at Tonasket in the season-ending doubleheader. Lake Roosevelt hosted the Pateros Nannies for Senior Night April 26, when the Nannies did not put up much of a fight in the first game, which ended 16-1 for LR. But the Nannies’ bats came alive in the second g... Full story
This week in sports Wed., May 4 2:30 p.m., HS Golf with Omak and Okanogan at Lake Woods Thurs., May 5 4 p.m., HS Tennis here with Oroville 4 p.m., JHS Track,here, Lake Roosevelt Invitational TBD, HS Baseball, tie-breaker if needed Fri., May 6 4 p.m., HS Tennis here with Wilbur/Creston 4 p.m., HS Track at Royal City Sat., May 7 TBD, HS Baseball, District Tournament,Moses Lake (Paul Lauzier Fields)... Full story
