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Snapping in place some of the final panels, Workers for WTI Inc. near completion of a new roof on the Grand Coulee Dam School District's CTE building in Coulee Dam Monday. They will start on another job on the Alternative Learning Environment building at the former middle school in Grand Coulee within a few days. - Scott Hunter photo...
After 26 years in Las Vegas law enforcement and another five in the in security and investigations at a resort there, Mike Eylar feels "It's good to be home," he said. Now retired, he'd like to see if he can make a contribution, so he's running for the mayoral seat being left open by Mayor Paul Townsend's decision not to run again. Eylar is one of three candidates for the job hoping to make it through the primary election ending Aug. 1 to make it to the general in November. He faces Kim...
American Rescue Plan Act money will round out what had been another shortfall in funds intended to get a new building constructed for the fire department in Elmer City. The final $150,000 was pledged by Okanogan County commissioners last week after Jimmer Tillman, public works superintendent, and Kelly Ross, the town clerk, had appealed to them June 26 to ask for help overcoming the shortfall. Okanogan County Fire Protection District 2 parks some fire trucks outside, which is bad for the equipment. Two years ago, they started seeking funding...
The new superintendent at the Grand Coulee Dam School District has set a schedule to be available on one Tuesday a month for either morning coffee or evening pizza to sit down and chat. It’s something he has done in other districts with some success, Superintendent Rod Broadnax said when he dropped off a flyer at The Star with a schedule through next May. “Parent & Community Engagement Opportunities with the Superintendent” will offer coffee at 10 a.m. for an hour. The first one is set for Aug. 29. Broadnax said it will likely take place at Vo...
Two local police departments will hold separate events to get together with citizens for some fun on the same date. “National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live,” explains the website that promotes the event that started in 1984. It’s always on the first Tuesday in August. Coulee Dam Police Department will hold their event at Mason City Memorial Park on Mead Way Aug. 1 beginning at 5 p.m. Mead...
A local group made it their mission last month to teach people in Zambia how to put on what many in this country grew up taking for granted: Vacation Bible School. The team of 15 from the Coulee Dam/Almira Community Church left for Lusaka, Zambia June 13, led by Mike and Michele Dowlen and Danny Stone, and included Ethan and Rachel Harris, Derrick Johnson, Isaiah Marconi, Pepper Magoon, Kosumi Carson, Rachael Dowlen, Billie Wheeler, Megan Dowlen, Shawna Dowlen, Cassy Douglas and Kenia Orth....
Due to extreme conditions, all fires at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area were prohibited as of 12:01 am, Friday, July 14, until further notice, the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation said last week. No open flames are permitted, including all fires in National Park Service-provided fire rings and boxes, shoreline fires, charcoal fires, tiki torches, incense burners, candles, pellet smokers, and propane campfires. Only self-contained propane or gas stoves and lanterns are allowed during the full fire ban. For the most current information...
I recently returned to Palouse to say goodbye to my final classmate. Bob Olson and I were born in 1930, at the beginning of the Great Depression. We entered the first grade together in 1936, midway through some very hard times. In fact, 15 of our graduation class of 24 in 1948 entered the first grade together. Bob had requested that there not be a funeral service, so his younger brother Arvid chose a graveside event for those who would come. So Bob had been a friend for 87 years. That’s a long friendship. We were casual friends for many of t...
Heat-related deaths are one of the deadliest weather-related health outcomes in the United States. WHAT IS HEAT- RELATED ILLNESS? Heat-related illness, also called hyperthermia, is a condition resulting from exposure to extreme heat where the body becomes unable to prop- erly cool, resulting in a rapid rise in body temperature. The evaporation of sweat is the normal way to remove body heat, but, when the humidity is high, sweat does not evaporate as quickly. This, in turn, prevents the body from releasing heat quickly. Prompt treatment of...
While pondering the pathetic fates of three Trump legal eagles – Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, and Lin Wood – I’m reminded of a line from an old Jackson Browne song: “The strangled cries of lawyers in love“ Plus, this old cliche: “When you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.“ It’s been satisfying to see those guys suffer the consequences of fronting for a crime boss. Lawyers with even a smidgen of integrity know full well there are lines they should not cross, even when the client is a fascist lowlife. But this toxic trio was apparently...
"Miss Coulee", the first big passenger boat to go into service on the lake behind Grand Coulee Dam. - July 8, 1940...
Marjoe Ann Richards, 84, gained her heavenly independence on July 4, 2023, in Tahlequah, OK. She was born September 22, 1938, in Hollywood, CA the daughter of Richard Lee Webb and Helen Louise (Barber) Webb. Marjoe graduated from Boulder High School in Boulder, CO in 1956. She attended the University of Colorado on a full scholarship to the School of Music for playing the harp and was also blessed with the gift of perfect pitch. Marjoe's childhood was spent in Oceanside, CA until she moved to... Full story
Tanisha Amaro and Charlie Craig of Grand Coulee, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Ray Ray Louie Gene Craig, born Friday, July 7, 2023, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. He weighed 7 lbs., 2 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Andi Craig, 7, Soaren Craig, 6 and Victor Craig, 4. Maternal grandparents are Cheryl Paul of Grand Coulee and Gregory Amaro of Yakima. Paternal grandparents are Anita Frank and John Craig.... Full story
Samara Cosgrove and James Francis of Grand Coulee, Washington are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Aria Reign Cosgrove born Friday, July 7, 2023, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 6 lbs., 14 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Sibling is Alessio Royal Cosgrove, 2.... Full story
Area AA Meetings AA meetings are held Monday through Saturday at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 631-4551. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center. These are open and non-smoking. In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna at 634-4921 for more information. Food Bank Open Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are Fridays 1-3 p.m. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. Attention Vets A Veterans Service Officer will...
Grand Coulee Police 7/9 - A Roosevelt Drive resident showed police security camera footage that showed someone, possibly a neighbor, throwing rocks at her home, causing an estimated $1,900 worth of damage, including a broken window. Police were unable to speak to neighbors at the time. 7/10 – A bucket of dirt was being carried by a homeless fellow. He told police, when contacted near the park on SR-174, that he was using the bucket of dirt for street art. Police told him not to wander into empty lots and people’s yards for such purposes without...
Washington's state parks are some of the most iconic in the country. Now, more families will be able to experience the beauty in their backyard thanks to the expanded Checyak Out Washington program. This year, Check Out Washington will provide 500 Adventure Packs with Discover passes – up from 400 in 2022 – to local libraries around the state. Adventure Pack contents include a Discover Pass, which provides families with free parking at public lands managed by Parks, Washington Department of Nat...
Notice is hereby given that the Town of Elmer City has adopted the following Ordinance. • Ordinance 375: Defining public nuisances and declaring certain conditions, places, and things to be a public nuisance and prohibiting the same, providing for the abatement thereof and providing penalties and repealing Ordinances No. 181 and all Ordinances in conflict therewith. Passed July 13, 2023. Copies are available at: www.townofelmercity.com or at City Hall located at 505 Seaton Ave. Elmer City. City Hall is accessible to the handicapped. Kelly R... Full story