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Commissioner: Golf course not closing “It is not our intention to close the golf course in July,” O. J. Scharbach said Friday at The Star. “I’ve heard this three or four times. I don’t know who is starting that stuff.” The chairman of the Port District 7 commission said the golf course, which is being maintained this year with volunteer labor, is looking better than ever. He said they could use more help with some clubhouse work, however, so the lone employee doesn’t end up doing maintenance outside and missing sales inside. New disc golf cou...
A 21-year-old Nespelem woman was injured when the car she was driving hit a deer on the highway south of Grand Coulee Monday morning. Breanna Salas, 21, was driving a red 2002 Chevy Impala when it struck a deer on SR155 19 miles south of Grand Coulee about 6:10 a.m. Salas was injured and taken to Coulee Medical Center. The car, which came to rest on the shoulder, was “totalled” and impounded to Randy’s Towing, the Washington State Patrol reported. A passenger, Justin Chuckulnaskit, 33, was not injured. He and Salas were wearing seatb...
An Electric City man’s home burned Tuesday, keeping firefighters working for hours on the stubborn blaze that started just after noon. The residence of Michael Lowry, at 214 2nd Street, overlooks Banks Lake at the end of the street in a neighborhood of houses and trees surrounded by brush and grass. Fire engines from Electric City, Grand Coulee, Coulee Dam and the Bureau of Reclamation, and ambulances from both Electric City and Grand Coulee were on hand. The blaze, which quickly engulfed the r...
A special three-day election filing period in Grant County turned up two candidates for Bob Rupe’s position 1 seat in the Electric City Council race. Filing for that position were Birdie Hensley, a former member of the council, and Aaron Derr. In other filings not reported, Jim Keene filed for a two-year unexpired term on Grant County’s Port District 7. Keene was recently appointed to the position. And commission Chairman Oroville Scharbach filed to return to the board for another six-year term. None of the three positions open for the Cou...
Kids, circle Saturday, June 15, on your calendar for Koulee Kids Day events in the coulee. It’s the eighth annual event for kids and a full schedule with times will be included in next week’s Star newspaper. A number of businesses are participating and plan to have special events for kids. According to Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce President Jesse Utz, those include, so far: Funzees’ “Geod Break,” mini golf at Sunbanks Lake Resort, Coulee Playland pedal boats, geocaching at Grand Coulee Dam, a “Kids Choice Vote” at that day’s Co...
A scrimmage featuring roller derby teams from around the region is planned for July 5 as a means of introducing the community to the sport, said Grand Coulee Derby Dames team leader Chick Norris, Derby Rayne-ger. “Red, White and Bruise Scrimmage” is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the tennis courts at North Dam Park. “We will have some vets there so we can have a couple advanced jams,” Chick said, “just so the crowd can see the difference in play.” She suggested bringing lawn chairs and the whole f...
The Bureau of Reclamation’s Pacific Northwest Region, along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Chelan County Public Utility District, were honored April 23 at the 2013 National Hydropower Association annual conference in Washington, D.C. The agencies received the Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters Award (OSAW) for Public Education for their collaborative educational program called the “D3 Geocache Challenge,” a high-tech treasure hunt offered at Grand Coulee Dam, Chief Joseph Dam, and Rocky Reach Dam. Geocaching uses GPS (global po...
Gordon Proctor will wrap up some 40 years as a teacher when the last school bell rings on June 12. He arrived here in 1978, along with his wife Kathy, after teaching five years in Oregon, and completes 35 years of continuous service at Lake Roosevelt High School as a coach, health and physical education instructor. Kathy, after a short stint as a substitute teacher, has taught at Lake Roosevelt for the same period. The community will have an opportunity to thank Proctor for all he has done for young people on June 12, when his peers have a...
A new restaurant is about to open on the Midway. It will be the Grand Coulee Grill, identified by the new rock work on the face of the building, and a trio that has had experience in resort eateries. Heading the group is Paul Kelley, with Annie Ives as an operating partner and general manager, and chef Chris Sebastian, who comes from a resort near Yellowstone Park. Kelley says he has operated restaurants and bars in both the Seattle area and in California. He said the menu will feature items...
Dump trucks are hauling about 1,400 cubic yards of sand from the Bureau of Reclamation’s giant sandpile to the school construction site daily, according to officials. Don’t worry, the scheduled 22,000 cubic yards slated to be hauled from the sandpile won’t hardly make a dent in one of Coulee Dam’s most famous landmarks. The dump trucks, three of them, are capable of making a trip about every 10 minutes or so. Trucks haul eight yards per load, at a weight of about a ton a yard, and can make the haul after being loaded in about 10 minutes...
Grand Coulee 5/27 - A Keller man known to have a suspended license was seen exiting a vehicle at a service station. At first he denied being the driver, but then changed his response saying, “Yeah, I’m revoked first.” His vehicle was impounded and one of his passengers had a valid arrest warrant and another in violation of a curfew requirement. The vehicle is under a 60-day impoundment. A passenger told police that there was a firearm in the vehicle, which was taken for safekeeping. 5/28 - Police checked a Van Tyne residence where it was repor...
The Star published a story on May 29th, 2013 with the headline “Town votes for smaller sewer plant project.” Nothing could be further from the truth… in fact the town council, with one “no” (Bob Poch), knowingly voted for a project that will cost more, considerably more, than the already expensive “repair” to the old plant. Do not be duped… the town council voted for the first “phase” of a project estimated to cost well over $6 million. The town’s engineer (Gray & Osborne) clearly defined the two “phases” and the requirements for the full proje...
Brilliant Plan: “Grand Coulee Considers Compelling Cleanup,” front page article in the May 29th Star. I asked “our” mayor and “our” city council to enforce the city ordinances early in 2010, and then whole heartedly in 2012, not write new laws, just enforce the ones that are already written. They assured me they couldn’t, or wouldn’t, or at least didn‘t know how to enforce them? Didn’t make sense to me. I even suggested contacting Coulee Dam and getting their input on how they made such wonderful improvements to their town. Seemed like that wa...
“How to teach math better”, by George K. Brown, math teacher at Lewis & Clark High School (Spokesman Review 6-2-13), states that “children should arrive at high school fluent in basic arithmetic and some simple algebra, etc.” A parent told me that her son was flunking math and refusing to do homework or paying attention in class. So I asked the principal what the school does if the student gets an F grade at the end of the year. I was told that the student simply goes on to the next grade. Conceivably, a student can flunk math in grades 6-7-8 a...
Hello, my name is Emily Williams, host of Entertainment Tonight, and we are here today at the social event of the decade. It’s Lake Roosevelt High School’s class of 2013 30-year reunion, possibly the greatest class in the history of high school graduations. You will find out why because I am outside fighting the crowd that has gathered here at this red carpet event, and, oh my, here comes the first car now. It’s a long white limo and exiting the car is Abby and Libby Williams. Look at them,...
Ten Years Ago A group working to bring a swimming pool back to the area has been scrambling recently to raise money for the cost of running an election. Coulee Area Recreation Effort Chair Sean Hess, who attended the Electric City and Coulee Dam council meetings last Tuesday and Wednesday, said the pledges will help defray the costs of running the November 4 general election and starting up a five-member board of commissioners for a public recreation district. A plan by the Washington State Patrol to monitor last weekend’s Spirit Ridge b...
Cub Scout Pack 24 ended its year with an awards night on May 24. The boys had a great year with nearly all achieving their rank badges before the end of the school year. From left - Cub Scouts receiving Rank Badges and Arrow Points include: Showaway Hunt, Bear Scout Badge, Golden Arrow Point, and 1 Silver Arrow Point; Anthony Vu, Wolf Scout Badge, Golden Arrow Point, and 1 Silver Arrow Point; David Borden, Bear Scout Badge; Eddy Cohen, Bear Scout Badge, Golden Arrow Point, and 2 Silver Arrow...
Zion Lutheran Church will be holding a yard sale Saturday, June 15, in order to help raise money to purchase mosquito bed nets for children in Africa. After learning that many children are dying from malaria but with an insecticide-treated bed net for $10, children can be saved, the church decided to hold this sale and give the proceeds to help buy these nets. For those who have anything they would like to donate to the sale call Arlyce Goetz 633-8025. ....
Chamber to Meet at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at Pepper Jack’s at noon on Thursday, June 6. Grant County Mosquito District 2 to Meet Grant County Mosquito District 2 will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 5, (tonight) at 7 p.m., at the Electric City City Hall. Veterans Start Up Weekly Sale The local American Legion post started up their fund-raising sale at the Electric City post last Saturday. The sale is scheduled to go from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday through the sum...
Carol Lynn Steffens, 62, a resident of Electric City passed away Monday, May 20, 2013. She was born March 28, 1951, to Melvin and Eileen Cooper of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Carol married Bob Steffens in November of 1969 and had two children Jon and Kerri. Carol was preceded in death by her husband Robert (Bob) Steffens, her father Melvin Cooper and brother Steve Cooper. She is survived by her two children Jon (Kathryn) Steffens of Electric City and daughter Kerri Dehn of Texas. Three granddaughters: Jessica and Julie Steffens and Rachel Dehn. Her...
Evelyn Doris Skorheim of Coulee Dam died of natural causes on May 3, 2013. She was 90 years old. Doris was born in Norton, North Dakota, on June 18, 1922. She was raised on the family farm and after high school, went to nursing school in St. Paul, Minn. She married Kenneth H. Skorheim and they settled in Coulee Dam in 1947. Doris was active in many community activities including Lady Lions, Colorama Festival, Coulee Dam Chamber of Commerce, Girl Scouts, Visitors Information Center, local schools...
Funeral services will be held for Brandon Ricks on Saturday, June 8, at 11 a.m., at Strate Funeral Chapel in Grand Coulee, Wash. Graveside services will immediately follow at Spring Canyon Cemetery in Grand Coulee. A complete obituary will be in next week’s Star newspaper. Strate Funeral Chapel is honored to be serving Brandon’s family....
The Grand Coulee Guys campout had their annual gathering this year at Wanapum State Park. The first weekend of June the guys select a place to camp. A good time was had and they hope to have more Grand Coulee guys next year. From left – Fred Womack, Bill Leahy, Alan Carr, Mark Rauch, Jim Green, Wayne Snider, Don Kurth and not in the picture was Lyle Brekke. — submitted photo...
Four seniors and two freshmen made the All Central Washington North 2B All League Baseball team from this season’s Raider squad that finished with a 12-win, nine-loss record. Senior Brady Black received “Pitcher of the Year” honors from the Central Washington 2B North. Black pitched 42 innings in which he compiled a 2.31 earned run average, 57 strikeouts, and held opposing batters to a .167 average. Black also led the Raiders in scoring, reaching home 40 times over the course of the 2013 seaso...
Lake Roosevelt High School announced its students of the month recently for April. They are, from left: Ricardo Sanchez, Ashlee Semmens, Lucinda Stensgar, Savannah Kentner, Joshua Wilder, Lucas Beneditti, Keya Fasthorse, Hailey Chaney. — submitted photo...