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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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As we hoped the roof would hold on The Star Friday afternoon, the sand and debris flying down Midway Avenue at the front of the storm looked to be achieving speeds of 50-70 mph. This community, humbled before that power, can be thankful for the small amount of damage. Energy saving mandates of the 1970s certainly did their part to hurt architecture in general and local school buildings in particular. The news that Center School needs more fresh air comes as no shock. Let’s hope that today’s policies and architecture, as we get ready to bui...
People that have been around the area for a long time said last Friday afternoon’s storm was the worst they had ever seen. A National Weather Service warning at 12:54 p.m. said it was moving north through Grant County at about 30 miles per hour. The warning was issued until 1:45, but the storm hit the Grand Coulee Dam area with force about 3 p.m. In its wake, there were many reports of upended trees and roof damage, and the driving rain kept people indoors for the half hour or so of the s...
A lack of fresh air that allows irritating contaminants to build up is the source of many complaints at Center School, a new report concludes. The air quality report on Center School raises serious concerns, but presents manageable solutions, Superintendent Dennis Carlson told the school district directors Monday. The anxiously awaited study was prompted by a complaint from staff members at the school, who said staff and students had for some time been suffering from burning eyes, sore throats and headaches, as well as other poor health...
The Ridge Riders have added another event to their summer schedule: bull riding on Aug. 15. The Wednesday event will be staged at the Rodeo Grounds and begin at 7 p.m. Ridge Riders President George Kohout said that the group will have a beer garden open, beginning at 6 p.m. and hamburgers will be available. Some $2,000 has been added to the purse for this event. The entry fee for competitors is $75, and ticket prices will be $10 for those over 10 years old. Small children can watch the bull riders free. The event was added because of the large...
Officials from Elder Demolition, of Spokane/Portland, which won the bid to demolish A.E. Wright Elementary school, walked through the school Monday afternoon to review the work that needs to be done to remove hazardous materials. Also on the walk-through was Carl Berman, a representative of IRS Environmental, a sub-contractor, who will do the abatement of asbestos and other hazardous materials. Elder’s project manager, Justin Arrand, said the abatement will take place in two stages. The south wi...
Paybacks … The city of Grand Coulee has agreed to reimburse New Cingular Wireless about $1,500 for excessive charges over a period of almost two years. In its claim, the wireless firm says the city applied a local utility tax against a portion of its bill that had already had the tax applied. The council voted to pay the claim at its last meeting. Gas tax improves for city Grand Coulee stands to receive $16,492 a year for the next three years from Grant County in a fuel tax redistributing plan. Previously the city received just over $6,000 a y...
An Electric City man received some degree of clarity from the city’s attorney about speaking at city council meetings. Jeff Eiffert had problems with the council’s recent policy decision to limit people from bringing complaints directly to the council in public session. Eiffert then contacted the state’s attorney general, who stated that if the council had a time for public discourse in its meetings, members couldn’t limit what people wanted to talk about. The city then sent a copy of the attorney general’s letter to City Attorney Katherine L....
Gray & Osborne, an engineering firm out of Yakima, has been selected by Grand Coulee to do the design work on a sidewalk project from SR-174 along Spokane Way down to Federal Avenue. The project’s cost is listed as $215,000, of which $204,250 is funded by a grant from the State Transportation Improvement Board, according to the TIB website. In its pitch for the work, Gray & Osborne stated that in recent years the firm has completed many similar sidewalk projects for communities of all sizes. The Yakima firm has done a number of much larger p...
The Grand Coulee Dam School District board has awarded a double contract to OAC Services of Spokane to oversee two phases of the K-12 new school facility construction process. The board awarded dual contracts for “value engineering” and “constructability review,” both state requirements. OAC will, in its value engineering contract, determine if the planned structure is a wise use of state tax revenues and if the plans are the most efficient way of construction. “Essentially, this provides an extra set of eyes to make certain we are getting t...
Coulee Dam police are still trying to figure out what happened in the “exploding guitar” shooting incident that happened July 14, on River Drive, where a woman was shot in her arm. The badly injured Nicole Stice went to the door of her home at 1017 River Drive, calling out, “Somebody help me.” Stice had received a gunshot wound to her arm, but she told police that her guitar “had exploded” as she was playing it. Police found a .45-caliber gun nearby and a guitar with a bullet hole in it. Police tried to interview Stice, but she was under sedat...
I don’t miss this place. That’s what I kept telling myself as the sun baked everything in sight, the sage brush made my eyes itch, and the tourists in their RVs slowed traffic to 40 mph past the wheat fields of Wilbur and down the hill into Grand Coulee. What made us put up with the snow plows that never cleared the roads fast enough, the potholes that threatened to take out an axle, or the never-ending, too-hot or too-cold, too-rainy, too-wet, miserable weather 11 out of 12 months a year? Then we pull into Tim’s 4 Corners, where a former stude...
The few improvements that were made on Burdin Blvd. have all but disappeared. The truck loads of junk and debris are finding their way back into the neighborhood. The park that was created, obviously for appearances only, are again becoming a parking lot for used automobiles, trailers and parts. The park was a good idea to start off with, and looked very nice for a short period of time and the kids spent much time there. But it was just for show because it’s returning to its original state of junk. The kids are still playing there, but at t...
People fall in love with their hometown stocks. I see it all the time both as the host of a financial talk radio show and a wealth manager. Which is OK, as long as you live in the right hometown. Seattle is not one of those towns. Investors who choose their stocks like a favorite sports team also like to make late night calls wondering if it is “time to sell everything.” The answer: It depends on what you own. Why would you sell your winners and your losers all at the same time? Not every stock behaves the same during times of market vol...
Ten Years Ago The Bureau of Reclamation wants to celebrate its 100th anniversary with an upcoming community party and will use the occasion to help recognize special people and a special place. Nationally, the Bureau is putting a major effort into telling its story of development in 17 states. The sound of shovels digging briefly filled the air last week as Keller residents commemorated the beginning of construction on a new health center. Jim Boyd, a popular singer with several Nammy (Native American Music Awards) nominations, will play the...
April 18, 1930 – July 18, 2012 Louella Regina Friedlander was born to Sammuel George Friedlander and Margaret Lavallee Bonamache Friedlander on April 18, 1930, in Worley, Idaho. She was the sixth of 12 children. She attended the Mission at Desmet, Idaho, beginning when she was four years old. She grew up on the family lands on the Couer d’alene reservation. She was always proud of both her Couer d’Alene and Colville heritage. As a young woman she lived and worked in the Yakima Valley where her f...
Walt Netzel passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at his home in Coulee Dam. At his request, no formal service is being planned. A more extensive review of his life will be published later....
Margareta Elvira (Hanson) Pfeifer 96, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at the Coulee Medical Center Long Term Care in Grand Coulee, Wash. Margaret, or “Grandma” as she was called, was born July 16, 1916, in Chicago, Ill. The daughter of Swedish immigrants, Margaret lost her mother in the 1918 flu epidemic. She was the last of her two brothers and one sister. Margaret was a loving mother and grand-mother. She was quiet and shy, but lit up with a beautiful smile when spoken to. Mar...
Richard “Dick” Aubertin (82) 1929 - 2012 A Memorial Celebration of Life will be held for Dick Aubertin at 11 a.m., on Saturday, July 28, 2012, in Wilbur Presbyterian Church in Wilbur, WA....
Anyone in the community experiencing the loss of a loved one is invited to come and share support! There are two groups meeting during the summer. One the last Wednesday evening of each month from 7-8 p.m. and the other on the first Thursday morning of each month 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., both at the Coulee Dam Community Church....
A Wilson Construction crew works at assembling a big power transmission line tower in Coulee Dam on the hill above the Visitor Center at Grand Coulee Dam Monday afternoon. — Scott Hunter photo...
Randi and Brian Heizer of Grand Coulee are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Khloee Elaine on Monday, July 16, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 7 lbs., 2 oz., and was 20 inches in length at birth. Sibling is sister Kiley LeAnn, age 8. Grandparents are Tracy Turner of Liberty Lake and Bud Rederick of Colton. Great-grandmother is Barbara Rederick of Electric City....
Charissa Birdtail and Lenny Belgarde of Omak are proud to announce the birth of their son Zaidreon Alexander Belgarde on Saturday, July 21, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 7 lbs., 3 oz., and was 19-1/2 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandparents are Loretta Pakootas and Mitchell Pakootas. Paternal grandparents are April Chavez and Lenny Scott Belgarde....
Kara Jean Thomas and Jeffrey Parra Duarte of Nespelem are proud to announce the birth of their son Alastar Thomas Durate on Saturday, July 21, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 8 lbs., 14 oz., and was 19-1/2 inches in length at birth. Sibling is brother Atom Thomas Duarte 1-1/2. Maternal grandparents are Richard and Laura Thomas of Nespelem. Paternal grandparents are Annabell Parra and Alberto Duarte....
Senior Meals Thursday, July 26 - Dinner Chili Cheese Dog, French Fries, Pea Salad, Fruit Dessert. Grocery Shopping and Errands with Sara. Friday, July 27 - Breakfast Bacon & Eggs, Hash Browns, Toast, Fruit Bowl, Coffee, Tea & Orange Juice. Monday, July 30 - Breakfast Biscuits & Sausage Gravy, Eggs, Fruit Bowl, Coffee, Tea, Orange Juice. Tuesday, July 31 - Dinner Beef Stroganoff, Noodles, Veggie & Fruit Bar, Pudding Parfait....
Chamber to Meet at Sunbanks Grand Coulee Chamber will meet Thursday, July 26,at noon at Sunbanks Resort on the patio. Call your order ahead 633-3786. Come and share any new news you have or events that are coming up. Grant County Fire District 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, July 30, at 7 p.m. at the Electric City Fire Station. Grant County Port Dist. 7 to Meet Grant County Port District 7 will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday, July 26, at 5 p.m. at the Grand Coulee Dam Airport...
