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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Meeting cancelled The town of Coulee Dam cancelled its regular meeting of Wednesday, July 24, because town officials stated that there wasn’t any business to transact. The council’s next scheduled meeting is Aug. 14, at 6 p.m. Scam warning Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones is warning the public to be on guard for a person calling and seeking donations for the sheriff’s office. It’s not real – it’s a scam. “The Grant County Sheriff’s Office does not phone people asking for donations,” said Jones. “We also don’t solicit donations over email... Full story
NESPELEM, WA—Fire claimed the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation’s Headquarters located at the Colville Indian Agency early Monday morning, Colville Tribal Chairman Michael O. Finley said this morning. “For the first time in our government’s recent history, our legislative body and Administration is without a Headquarters. We are shocked and saddened at this development. Many irreplaceable Tribal and personal items were lost today. Fortunately, no one was hurt. The Tribal Governm...
A Quincy farmer, who had offered a $2,500 reward for information that would help him recover his stolen truck and trailer, could pick up his own reward after spotting them just outside Grand Coulee. Kevin Weber, of Weber Farms in Quincy, a pilot, flew around the countryside Saturday in his private plane, trying to find his truck and trailer, which had been stolen sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. He spotted them near Grand Coulee in Lincoln County and alerted the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Lincoln County deputies, a... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District board passed its 2013-14 budget Monday night after a public hearing on the matter. No one showed up to question the $9.5 million budget. The new budget exceeds the one for the 2012-13 school year by more than a million dollars. Superintendent Dennis Carlson said the increased revenue comes largely from the way the state is funding education. The state Legislature has responded to the Washington State Supreme Court’s ruling that Washington is underfunding education and will pay districts about $7,000 per s... Full story
A Nespelem man was arrested and booked into Okanogan County Jail Monday after being identified as the person who broke into the Galaxy Smoke Shop last Thursday. Police stated that Michael Stead, 26, was identified through security cameras on site. After Stead was identified, police learned through a phone tip that the suspect was at a trailer residence in Elmer City. Police found Stead there, standing out in the yard with a piece of foil in his hand. He later told police he used the foil to smoke a pain pill. An employee said that she thought e... Full story
A contestant in Sunday’s events at the Ridge Riders’ Junior Rodeo wears the intensity of competition on her face as she rounds the last pole in the senior girls’ event. The two-day rodeo, which featured a full list of rodeo events, drew 125 contestants from 18 years of age down to the 5-and-under crowd. No admission was charged, but the club “still made a little money on it,” said President George Kohout. He estimated another 700 people accompanied the athletes into town. “That’s good for the... Full story
Dan Foster, the new superintendent of the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, is learning how to do more with less. And it may be only an omen of things to come. He told chamber of commerce members last Thursday that he is operating with 6 percent fewer resources than what were available the year before, and if the sequester problem at the national level isn’t solved, the next year it could climb to 12-13 percent. Foster said adjustments this season have included such things as mowing l... Full story
Jerry Beierman, a Grand Coulee resident known for raising record-sized veggies, thinks someone doused several of his plants with some kind of poison, he reported to police Saturday. On Monday, Beierman said that three tomato plants, two bean plants and one cucumber plant were killed, along with an area of his lawn. He also said another plant had died, he thought from a separate incident. Beierman said he was concerned that others might suffer the same type of vandalism, and he was afraid that someone might still eat vegetables from poisoned pla... Full story
A full moon sets over Jones Bay on Banks Lake as the sun rises over the opposite horizon Tuesday morning. — Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Northwest Native Development Fund (NNDF) has launched a state-wide competition and search for three “native business” categories: • The “eagle” will go to a native business of the year. • The “bear” award will go to an outstanding advocate of native business, and • the “salmon” award will recognize a business or organization that has made an effort to patronize native-owned products or services. “Businesses in Indian Country are growing, and we believe it is time to recognize three very important aspects of the business environment in Indian C... Full story
Grant PUD invites children age 12 and under to participate in its special 75th Anniversary art contest. Participants create a work of art with the theme “How my family uses electricity,” using the PUD’s contest form. The forms can be downloaded from http://www.grantpud.org/community/education, picked up at a local office of the electric utility or at several local libraries. The forms, with the completed artwork, can be turned into a Grant PUD local office in Ephrata, Moses Lake, Quincy, Grand Coulee, Royal City or the Mattawa City Hall. The fo... Full story
The story of a puppy that was taken by some people from Poulsbo had a happy ending. A man reported to police that while he was in Safeway shopping, someone took his little white female Husky pup named “Sage.” A review of a security tape showed that the dog jumped out of the back of a vehicle and went underneath it. Two people coaxed it out, and then took it. An Electric City woman reported that she saw the people earlier in the day at the veterinarian’s office. After reviewing the tape, the officer stated in his report that he had seen the c... Full story
The Colville Tribes has announced plans to construct a casino on property purchased four years ago along SR-97, south of the Rodeo Trail Road near Omak. The Tribes wanted to start the project earlier but when workers dug on the site back in 2009, they found human bones, and it derailed the project until now. Joe Pakootas, executive director of the Colville Tribal Federal Corporation made the announcement last week. It’s the second major project announced by the Tribes this past year. Earlier officials announced plans to build a new $40 m... Full story
Veronica Lou Tatshama went to meet her Creator Friday, July 12, 2013, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash. Veronica was known by family as Babe; friends as Ronnie and co-workers as Veronica. She was the oldest of her brothers and sisters; daughter of Richard and Sophie (Bluff) Stensgar. Born August 23, 1958, she grew up in the Westfork area of the Colville Indian Reservation, in the beautiful San Poil Valley. Early education was St. Mary’s Mission near Omak, in Republic early high s... Full story
Calling all kids ages 3 through middle school for a great week of Vacation Bible School. Kids will have a fantastic time with music, crafts, games and stories as they learn about Jesus! School will be held Monday-Friday August 5-9, from 9 a.m. - noon. Brought to you by the local churches and hosted at Coulee Dam Community Church, 509 Central Drive in Coulee Dam. Register through your local church or by contacting Coulee Dam Community Church at 633-1790, by email at info@couleedamchurch.org or on the Coulee Dam Community Church Facebook page.... Full story
Some upcoming activities at the Grand Coulee library are: July 26, 11 a.m. - NCRL Puppet Show. August 2, 11 a.m. - Renowned NW author / illustrator Eric Brooks August 9, tba - Dig into Archaeology. August 16, 10:30 a.m. - SRP Gala -games, crafts, food, FUN! Summer Reading Program participants will also earn prizes after they have read a total of ten hours. Lots of drawings and prizes throughout the summer. This summer an opportunity to participate in summer reading on the internet with Online Summer Reading being offered. Go to www.ncrl.org to... Full story
Wed., July 24 - Dinner Sara’s Birthday Meal, Pork Roast, Cheesy Potatoes, Harvard Beets, Seasonal Fruit Platter, Tapioca Pudding w/Dollop of Jam. Thurs., July 25 - Dinner Crab Louie, Crackers, Garlic Bread, Fruit Medley. Shopping & Errands with Sara. Fri., July 26 - Breakfast Camp Hash w/Breakfast Meats, Onions, Green Peppers, Potatoes & Eggs, Toast, Bowl of Fruit, Orange Juice. Mon., July 29 - Breakfast Diced Ham Scramble, Pancakes, Seasonal Fruit, Orange Juice. Tues., July 30 - Dinner Tuna Casserole, Salad & Fruit Bar, Cheesy Biscuits, F... Full story
Chuck and Dodie Boyd recently celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary at the home of their son and wife Jeff and Jennifer Boyd in Spokane. A beautiful family dinner was held with family members including son Jeff and wife Jennifer and his kids Lily, Camille and Liam; daughter Brenda and husband Frank Wolf and kids Caleb and Delaney and Frank’s parents Dennis and Beatie Wolf. Chuck and Dodie were united in marriage in the living room of Dodie’s mother Naomi Manzer Johnson’s home, 4 Steve... Full story
Aaron Boyd Galbraith was awarded a degree of Doctor of Medicine recently from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth University in Hanover, N.H. Galbraith is the son of Allan Galbraith and Lorena Boyd of Wenatchee and the grandson of Larry and Gerry Boyd of Coulee Dam. He earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from Lewis-Clark State University in 2008 and volunteered for AmeriCorps prior to starting his medical studies. Galbraith is continuing his studies through a 3-year residency in i... Full story
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, July 25, at noon at Sunbanks. New manager at Safeway, will be on hand to give info on the local Safeway store. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, July 29, at 7 p.m., at the Electric City Fire Station. TOPS Meetings TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter meets on Tuesdays at 9:15 a.m. at Grand Coulee Senior Center prior to the exercise group gathering at 10 a.m. Come and join for the... Full story
Class of 2003 Reunites this weekend The Lake Roosevelt Class of 2003 will be holding an informal get-together for its 10-year reunion on July 26 and 27. Friday night will be at the Electric City Bar and Grill and Saturday at Spring Canyon all day and then either Electric City Bar and Grill or SunBanks Cantena Saturday night. No RSVP will be required. Class of 1993 to Celebrate 20 Years The Lake Roosevelt Class of 1993 will be holding its 20-year reunion the weekend of August 2 and 3. Friday evening the group will meet at Electric City Bar &... Full story
John McNeil, of the Masonic Lodge, tells kids at the Grand Coulee Library about two bikes the group donated as a giveaway reading contest for the library. Kids who read for at least 10 hours can qualify for a drawing for the bikes. The Masons have similarly donated bikes for reading challenges at Center School for several years. — Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Learning and fun combined The school board Monday night approved a field trip request from SHARP Kids and Summer Rocks to go to Moses Lake. The trip will include a stop at a pea farm, and at Soap Lake to conclude a unit on water testing. While at Moses Lake, the group will stop over at the Moses Lake Surf’n Slide park for two hours of swimming. The trip is planned for Aug. 1. Lunch prices up a little School lunch prices are going up this fall, but only 10 cents. Breakfast for kids and adults is up a dime, with kids paying $1.60, and adults, $... Full story
GOLF Team 7/10 TOT Standing Oasis 33 23 3 CTFC 33 25 5 Jacks 31 17 1 Eagle Cove 34 31 5 DW 34 19 2 Bobby O’s 30 24 4 Hometown 35 37 6 Loepps 34 41 7 Senior Bowling 7/17/13 Larry W. 108/318; Leo L. 170/474; Pat Z. 204/531; Ray D. 171/455; Bob S. 200/533; Jesse V. 200/561... Full story
Hello shoppers! Did you miss me? Detective Frankie D. here at The Star again after taking a break for summertime activities like broiling up some hamburgers and hot dogs and hanging out on Lake Roosevelt. The truth of the matter is, and the matter in this instance is braving the high temperatures to be in the first wave at 8 a.m. yard sale start times, it takes a little bit of effort to get going on Friday or Saturday mornings. But like always the hunt for those bargains waiting to be snapped up and finding the good stuff makes it all worth whi... Full story