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Wildfires on the Colville Reservation forced people to leave their homes, roads closed, and a ferry to re-open just to help them leave, evacuation centers to open and the burning of more than 51,000 acres on two fires. With a wind shift on the Swawilla I Fire, Colville Tribal Emergency Management early July 24 called for a Level 3 (Go Now) evacuation of Buffalo Lake and McGinnis Lake areas, Belvedere and Seaton's Grove as the fire grew rapidly toward the northwest. Air support increased on...
Official relations between Coulee Dam and Grand Coulee police departments have returned to “status quo” after a meeting of mayors last week. But Coulee Dam Mayor Bob Poch declined to characterize it as a “working relationship,” and Grand Coulee Mayor Ruth Dalton said “there may be” underlying tensions to address, “but that’s for another day.” “In speaking with Mayor Bob Poch, we came to the agreement that mutual aid will continue as necessary,” Dalton said in a phone call Tuesday. “If they need a backup call, they will call for us, and us for...
Temps may be heading right back into the 100s, but you can have it made in the shade this Friday under North Dam Park's ponderosa pine trees as the First Friday summer pop-up market returns this week. The fair is set for Aug. 2 after taking July off in order to focus on Festival of America at the dam. From 4 to 9 p.m. folks can hear live music, relax in a 21+ beer garden, chow at Charro Birrieria, and browse booths of local and regional artists, craftsfolk, and community organizations,...
Young ones enjoy a slip 'n' slide, inflatable sprinklers, and of course, food, at Electric City's Second Annual Community Appreciation BBQ in the grassy park behind city hall last week. City staff and volunteers served up hotdogs and fun as residents, elected officials and staff mingled on a perfect 80-degree day. - Renata Rollins photo...
Carl, I always find your letters to The Star newspaper curious. They contain several statements as fact about specific issues and or political personalities. Those on the left side of the political spectrum may say your statements are from only sources found on the right side of that spectrum. So, a thought you might consider when making statements as fact: Could you provide the source(s) you used to support those statements? For so many of us, we are swamped by the 24-hour news cycle, and the shrill noises that social media provides. Today, mo...
I have not given up and I won’t. Ten years ago, I filed an EEO claim against the Grand Coulee Project. At that time, I chose to be represented by Brook. His specialty is government law, and I still have him on retainer. We were talking this weekend, and I brought up this pile of concrete. I sent a picture. The first thing out of his mouth was what if kids decided to play on it? It is a safety hazard. I told him that I can’t contact managers on project because they will not accept my calls. I can’t go on the project, it’s locked up like Fort Kn...
I am supporting Soo Ing-Moody for the 7th legislative district State Representative, Position 1. This is why: I’ve personally worked with Soo through the Carlton Complex fire of 2014 and the recovery efforts that followed, which included the creation of the new Twisp Civic Center. Soo is a proven leader well known for “doing her homework first” and then following through with determination and tenacity in a graceful way. Soo will be an effective legislator immediately with the skills to work across the aisle whenever needed to deliver resul...
Plan to travel? Then read everything you can find about your destination. I was asked recently about my favorite place among my travels to Asia. That was easy after I gave it some thought. Hong Kong is probably my favorite. I spent a year reading about the places I planned to go. It’s easy to travel to Hong Kong. There’s no language barrier. English is the second language. After many years under British control almost everyone spoke English. The colony is now under Communist Chinese control and many of its attractions have been changed. Eve...
August 3, 1934, President Franklin Roosevelt visited the Grand Coulee Dam project. A massive project to ease joblessness during the Great Depression. Advocates for the construction of the dam lobbied for federal support for years. Roosevelt’s predecessor, Herbert Hoover, an engineer, had rejected plans to construct the Grand Coulee Dam and the related Columbia Basin Irrigation project. Hoover said it was too expensive, and there would be no market for power produced by the dam. He also felt t...
Grand Coulee 7/22 - A man urinated in the middle of the street in the area of A Street and 2nd Street. A man who observed it was upset he saw the urinator’s genitalia. Police spoke to the urinator who said he had bladder problems. Police told him to at least try to find a private spot in such an emergency and that the middle of the road wasn’t appropriate. - Police were told that a man took a bottle of gin from the alcohol aisle of Safeway, threatened employees, and locked himself in the restroom. Police unlocked the bathroom and found the man...
People will gather in the dark on Friday night, Aug. 2, to learn about stars. The Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area will host an astronomy program at Spring Canyon starting at 9:30 p.m. at the upper boat launch parking lot. You can explore the stars, planets and the Milky Way Galaxy, take a tour of the constellations, and just look through telescopes. It’s all subject to weather and smoke conditions, of course. People are encouraged to use red flashlights if possible (easier on the eyes)....
OLYMPIA — In the second year of a statewide funding program to help counties improve their elections security, the Washington state Office of the Secretary of State has provided approximately $2 million to 29 elections offices statewide, with final calculations pending. The program’s third year of funding is now open. As in prior years, each county’s elections office can receive up to $80,000 to pay for improvements to local election security. “County election officials and employees around the state work hard to ensure our election systems...