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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Port moves ahead with project Grant County Port District 7 has advised its engineering firm, USKH of Spokane, to proceed with the bid specifications for its new dump truck/snow plow and a 30x40 foot building to house it in. Port commissioners stated that they expect an advertisement for bids in mid-August. The $290,000-plus project is being funded by the Federal Aviation Administration and the State Department of Transportation (airports). The port will pay about 5% of the total cost of the project. Man pleads not guilty An Electric City... Full story
Local residents should be aware of a current flash flood warning issued by the National Weather Service this afternoon effecting our immediate area: A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM PDT FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY... AT 140 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED AS MUCH AS 1.00 TO 1.50 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY FALLEN FROM THIS STORM. SOME ROADS THAT... Full story
Star Online readers, This site will be down tonight as the site is migrating to faster servers. Downtime will start about 11:30 p.m., so you probably won't notice. I know I won't! IT guy says it should be down about four hours.... Full story
The building that has housed the headquarters of the Colville Tribes for decades burned down early Monday, leaving tribal leaders to figure out how to spread out even more of their government operations across the agency campus. The aging A-frame building, itself the subject of recent controversy, inspired emotions of a different sort in the pre-dawn darkness as flames licked the sky and what had been the roof over much important tribal history collapsed. “That was the face of our nation,” mourn... Full story
The seniors are getting mobile. The Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center’s new once-a-month program of going to Spokane to shop has been successful and they are already planning trips to theater productions this fall and winter. The seniors recently were given a 14-passenger bus by People For People, and the donation was barely in their possession before they took their first trip. Seniors now go to Northtown Mall the third Friday of each month, hauling passengers for $15 per person. There were 11 o... Full story
Get ready for the community’s first Harvest Festival, Sept. 14, 15. It will be a family affair with games for both the kids and adults. A similar, but less ambitious, event happened last October. Sponsored by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce, the two-day event will feature a barbecue competition cook-off with connections to the Pacific Northwest Barbecue Association. There’s a prize purse of $2,500, and those participating will have a cook off of pork, brisket, ribs and chicken. A second competition is a pie baking contest, wit... Full story
Since arriving in April, the new Safeway store manager in Grand Coulee has been working to correct weaknesses in the store and repair some community relations, he told chamber of commerce members Thursday. Ryan Dykes stood in his Army National Guard camouflage to talk to the gathering at SunBanks Lake Resort’s Cantina, having driven back from a Yakima base to give the talk. Dykes said that on his first day, he walked over to the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce office to ask about j... Full story
Mike Mooney is a magician of sorts. Not the sleight of hand kind, but the type that takes a pile of material and makes something beautiful out of it. Mike builds cars, the custom and hot rod type. His cars are eye stoppers. The attention to detail … the paint … the upholstery … the chopping and fitting. Mike was named to the Street Rod Hall of Fame in 2010. It wasn’t entirely because of the cars he builds, but also because of the help he provides to other people. Then in June, Mooney took th... Full story
Gov. Jay Inslee was in New York for the world rollout of BMW’s new electric car, the BMW i3, which is partially built in Washington. We are all justifiably proud of our state’s role and see the car as a harbinger of Washington’s economic future. The BMW i3 features parts made from carbon fiber processed at the SGL plant in Moses Lake. Because it is strong and lightweight, carbon fiber is used in the production of jetliners, fighter planes and race cars. Now, it’s making its way into the retail market to produce lighter. more fuel-efficient vehi... Full story
The Star and the Spokesman Review recently published a news article and an editorial regarding Mayor Snow’s embarrassing position and belief paradigm regarding the public’s right to access the town’s records and documents. As it is, Snow considers and has openly stated, that (some) requests to review public records are harassment of the town and its officials. However, the preamble to the state’s Public Records Act differs. To wit: “The people of this state do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies that serve them. The people, in delega... Full story
Well, we just returned from our annual campout at the “Plantation.” A year ago I wrote about the huckleberry expedition and the devastation of the storm that went up the San Poil Valley. The remnants of the storm are still there in the forms of trees broken off half way up and logs still lying around after their fall, but for the most part a full recovery has been made. It was a hot trip this year, between 90 and 100 degrees most of the time. The shade brought much needed relief and that is where most of the berry picking was done. Squ... Full story
Ten Years Ago A woodpecker stuck its beak where it didn’t belong yesterday and set off a fire that brought several fire departments to put down the blaze. A canoe more than a century old became the latest addition to the Colville Tribe Museum Sunday as it made the trip from Winthrop to Coulee Dam. Twenty Years Ago For the month of July it has been an unseasonably wet summer. The area’s 30 year average for the month is only 0.57 inches. This year the total amount has been 2.95 inches. Thirty Years Ago Taking the checkered flag for a second place... Full story
Did you ever get to ride this boat, back when the pool behind Grand Coulee Dam was so new it had not yet been named after Franklin Delano Roosevelt? Tell us about it.... Full story
Jeannie Redthunder-Moon, 76, passed away from this life on Thursday morning, July 25, 2013, in Grand Coulee, Wash., surrounded by her family. Born September 26, 1936, into the Nespelem, Washington, home of Joe and Lucy Redthunder, Jeannie graduated from Nespelem High School in 1954, after which she attended Kinman Business College and Wenatchee Junior College. On November 27, 1970, Jeannie married Virgil R. Moon in Tacoma, Wash. Jeannie returned home to Nespelem, where she worked as a financial... Full story
James (Jim) Alberg Pryor was born on June 14, 1932, in Glendale, Calif., and passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 27, 2013, surrounded by his family, while the sun was rising on the Coulee walls in Grand Coulee, Washington. Jim graduated from Coulee City High School in 1950. On April 2, 1954, Jim married Norma Sincock. To this union there were four children. Jim was an avid hunter and fisherman, and enjoyed taking his family camping and backpacking in the mountains. Jim always said that he... Full story
James Dean Davis, 55, July 3, 1958 - July 29, 2013. James’ 10 a.m. dressing will be held on Wednesday morning, July 31, 2013, at Strate Funeral Home in Grand Coulee, Wash., followed by transport to the Nespelem Community Center with a Wake beginning at 7 p.m., and Open Denominations Walasat at 9 p.m., Thursday morning, August 1, 2013. Walasat services will begin at 8 a.m., with burial to follow at Chief Joseph Cemetery in Nespelem, Wash.... Full story
The Coulee Dam High School Class of 1963 celebrated its 50th Reunion Saturday May 20 with a dinner at Pepper Jack’s Restaurant. Left to right: back row - Dean Skorheim, Larry Johnson, Fred Kayler, Hurrell Carter; middle row -John Aumick, Yvonne (Minter) Griffin, Bob Milliken, Bil Keefer, Dale Nelson; front row - Steve Hakola, Linda (Chapman) Balthazar, Willa Swartz, Bonnie (Stallman) Wendt, Joe VanSlyke Not pictured: Jim Easling, Sheila Whitelaw and Linda (Johnson) McClelland... Full story
Grand Coulee will be visited by a cross country bike tour that is raising awareness for the Fuller Center for Housing which is faith-driven and Christ-centered and promotes collaborative and innovative partnerships with individuals and organizations in an unrelenting quest to provide adequate shelter for all people in need worldwide. A potluck picnic will be held at Spring Canyon, Monday, Aug 5, at 5:30 to meet and greet the bikers. Everyone is welcome.... Full story
Some upcoming activities at the Grand Coulee library are: 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 join. Online Summer Reading will... Full story
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 & Grill. Saturday at 11a.m., a visit to the high school is planned followed in the afternoon with a barbecue at Spring Canyon followed by meeting up Saturday night at the Electric City Bar & Grill/Banks Lake Pub. Coulee Dam Class of 1968 to Hold 45th Reunion Coulee Dam Class of 1968 will be having its 45th class reunion on August 2-4. All friends and famil... Full story
It’s a girl for the Drywaters Tolanna and Billy Drywater of Nespelem are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Sunnie Willow Drywater on Sunday, July 7, 2013,at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 7 lbs., 8 oz., and was 23 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Johnny, James, Marshall and Wyatt. Maternal grandmother is Claire Vargas. Paternal grandparents are Val Drywater and Tina Drywater. Great-grandparents are Mary Drywater and Johnny Drywater. Durates have a girl Jeffrey and Kara J. Duarte of Nespelem are p... Full story
Joette Barry, left, a member of the Coulee Dam Relief Society, delivered 42 bags full of birthday supplies to Fern Baylock at the food bank last Monday. These bags have been collected over the past few weeks by members of the LDS Church and will be available to anyone who wishes to receive a little help to celebrate a loved one’s birthday. The Relief Society, a worldwide women organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saints, bears the multiple purpose of ministering to the s... Full story
WSU Food Safety & Preservation Information Assistants are now available in Okanogan County to answer your food preservation questions and test pressure canner gauges. Clinics will be held every Wednesday from July to October between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. There is a suggested donation of $5 for each gauge tested. USDA recommends that home canners have their pressure canner dial gauges checked each year to assure safety in home canning. An inaccurate gauge could mean home canned vegetables, fish and meat products would not be safe to eat.... Full story
Town of Elmer City Special Meeting The Town of Elmer City will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, August 6th at 6:00 p.m. at to meet with Foisy & Kennedy to discuss possible changes and/or options pertaining to the Town’s insurance plan. The meeting will be held at Elmer City Town Hall, 505 Seaton Ave., Elmer City, WA. All interested persons are invited to attend. (Publish July 31, 2013) Notice of Public Hearing Town of Coulee Dam NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held to consider the Six-Year Comprehensive Street Program (TIP... Full story
July 18, 2013 – The Keller Community came together for a night of Bullying Prevention education, dinner and a movie. Reservation families came together to “Stomp Out Bullying.” The evening began with a discussion about what bullying is, why people bully and how to prevent bullying. Three generations were represented as community members took turns sharing their experiences with bullying. Linda McLean, Extension Educator with WSU Colville Reservation-Ferry County Extension, provided examples of t... Full story
