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Grand Coulee city streets are about to receive some tender loving care at no cost to the city. The Grand Coulee City Council, at their Aug. 20 council meeting, accepted a bid from Davenport-based company DW Excavating of $576,005 to repair streets throughout the city. Engineering and additional other costs of $104,800 paid to the engineering firm Gray & Osborne bring the total to $680,805. The repairs will be paid for with a combination of money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which will pay $510,604, plus a 25% match from the...
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A lost dog named Wilson was found alive and well along Lake Roosevelt on Aug. 25, reuniting him with his owners after he'd been missing for two weeks. Cheri and Casey Groves lost Wilson Aug. 10 from their summer home in the Spring Canyon Road area during a storm. Cheri Groves said she had gone outside for a quick moment and Wilson was by her side. When she went back inside, he wasn't by her side, and must have run off scared by the thunder. The almost 5-year-old golden retriever must have had...
School Board Director George LaPlace grills hot dogs in a new Raider shirt for line behind him at the pre-opening barbecue Thursday at the end of a day-long open house at Lake Roosevelt Schools. The orientation and registration day was busy all day, several school employees said, and about 15 entirely new students were thought to have registered. School starts today. - Scott Hunter photo...
Star closed Monday The Star will be closed for the Labor Day holiday Monday, Sept. 2. Deadline for community news is Friday at 5 p.m. Deadline for classfieds called in is also Friday. But classifieds submitted online at grandcoulee.com will be accepted through Monday. New street plan for Grand Coulee? Grand Coulee considering adoption of Complete Streets plan The Grand Coulee City Council agreed Aug. 20 to consider adopting a “Complete Streets” plan that would help the city qualify for various grants. City Clerk Lorna Pearce told The Star that...
Construction is scheduled to begin next Tuesday on street and sidewalk work in Electric City. Updates on the project will be available at www.electriccity.us as well as Electric City's Facebook page found under "City of Electric City Municipal Government." Starting Sept. 3, construction will begin with the pulverization of asphalt along Western and Grand avenues. "There will be road closures, and intermittent water shutoffs as we proceed on the projects." an Aug. 26 post on the city's Facebook...
With the current jail in Grant County regularly being at maximum capacity, criminals get to roam free, an issue the sheriff says a new, larger jail could address. A measure on the Nov. 5 ballot to raise the sales tax in Grant County by 0.3% could build a new jail in Grant County and bring in over $80,000 a year to the Grand Coulee Police Department and boost other municipal police departments around the county. The city councils of Electric City and Grand Coulee have each come out in favor of Proposition 1. The estimated $5.5 million-$6 million...
I attended the Grand Coulee Council meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 20. I had forgotten about the meeting until I saw four Grant County Sheriff’s vehicles in front of City Hall. I realized then it was council night. I went to investigate, thinking all this show of force was for the drug and criminal problems that plague our community. Instead it was Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones giving a presentation and wanting support to build a new jail. “The Power of Building a Safer Grant County.” Someone has finally noticed that the existing jail is too small to...
Here we are again at the end of our sale season as we come to the community to thank everyone for a fantastic thirteen-week run at the VET Center. Our American Legion Post appreciates everybody has who stopped by and shopped with us during our sale. Although it seemed like a very long stretch for those of us who worked every week to gather and prepare all the treasures that we had for sale, the time flew by as we greeted many of the same people on a weekly basis. With all the community support, our sales set a record this year, bypassing our...
Summer 2019 has almost expired, and that means the kids have worn out their welcome at home and are being sent out with new clothes, a backpack and made to get on the big yellow bus. At the same time teachers and others school workers must now get up to the early alarm, drag themselves to the school house and prepare for the new year. Smiles and grimaces of all sizes will enter the school doors prepared for the education process. Custodians will have the building shining, food will be ready, bus...
There has been a loud nationwide conversation about clean and carbon-free energy sources, and I am proud to represent Central Washington, where we are leading in renewable energy production. If you drive through our congressional district, you’re bound to see the rolling hills topped with windmills, whose turbines generate about 3,076 megawatts of renewable energy each year throughout the state. If you keep driving, you may end up in Adams County, where Washington’s largest solar farm opened north of Lind late last year. The facility is 25 tim...
Tara Denise Louise Domingues born January 31, 1976, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2019 after a brief battle with cancer. She is survived by her pride and joy son, Damien and her beloved adopted family: Dale and Robin Bjorson, Kristina (Tyler) Donn, David (Jamie) Bjorson, Jessica (Jesse) Bjorson, Claude (Mikeal) Bjoson, Joseph (Alice) Marchand and numerous nieces and nephews. She loved to travel and did so often, always taking extra kids and as the kids put it she is the best baby- sitter ever.... Full story
No Chamber Meeting This Week Chamber will not be meeting this week. Plan to attend our Thursday, Sept. 5 meeting at Siam Palace, beginning at noon. Food Bank Closed Friday August 30 The food bank will be closed Friday, August 30. Normal operating hours are every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. Clients are encouraged to provide their own containers to carry groceries home in. Call Pastor Shawn for information: 633-2566. Senior Volunteers Offering Caregivers a Break Senior Center volunteers...
End of SLP party Friday, August 30, the end of SLP will be topped off with a party. It begins at 3 p.m. An afternoon with artist Keith Powell Our first event is Thursday, September 5, at 4:30p.m., an afternoon with local Artist Keith Powell. He will have several of his beautiful pieces on display and will be talking about his work and answer any art related questions. For any aspiring artists, Keith will be happy to give advice on any art project. Here’s to the Women! Singer Linda Allen’s Here’s to the Women! tour, celebrating 100 years of wo...
Josephine Lambert and Arnold Abrahamson Jr. of Disautel, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son Alek GreyWolf Abrahamson, born Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. He weighed 7 lbs., 10.8 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Marvin Paul Abrahamson, age 11 months, Ava Abrahamson, age 8 years, Evenne Abrahamason, age 7 years. Maternal grandparents are Sharon Waters and Frank Lambert. Paternal grandparents are Lola Campbell and Arnold Abrahamson.... Full story
Jamie Ward and Shawn Dahlenburg of Hartline, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Virginia Lee Dahlenburg, born Saturday, August 17, 2019, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 8 lbs., 3 oz, and was 21 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Salem age 3, Camden age 4 and Liam age 9. Maternal grandparents are Debbie Ward of Electric City, Washington, and James Ward of Alaska. Great-grandparents are Virginia Dahlenburg and Francis Reyes....
After a long process of crossing the t's and dotting i's, the sale of Center School has finally closed and its new owners are developing plans. The former school on Spokane Way in Grand Coulee was sold by the Grand Coulee Dam School District to Centerline Development, a company co-founded by local men Nic Alexander and Ian Turner, for $155,000. The 8.3-acre property has a lot of potential, Alexander told The Star. He and Turner are envisioning various kinds of quality housing. "We're super...
A group of people have been working this summer to start a new booster club to help with equipment and other needs for Raider athletic teams. The LR Athletic Booster Club has a board of directors and all the legal paperwork completed, including having achieved non-profit legal status. Now they’re in fundraising and membership-expansion mode. President Kevin Portch says he’s been pleasantly surprised by the high level of enthusiasm he’s seen from many, “especially alumni.” The group has already enlisted about 30 members so far, but gained about...
Attention all K-12 kids in the Coulee area who like to run: You can “Run the Dam” 5k for free on Sept 21. With the donations of many, the race organizers are offering 100 free spots to area kids to run the race, on a first-come, first-served basis. School-age kids within a 50-mile radius of Grand Coulee Dam are eligible. Parents must email for the registration form to info@runthedam.com. Or kids can pick one up at school as soon as they get back to class. “Be sure to let us know what school in the area you attend when you email your reque...
Olivia Anderson, 3, and her sister Raelynn, 4, take turns mixing paint for painting rocks at the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce's Kids Nights in the Coulee at Coulee Plaza Thursday. Their grandfather, Ed Carolan, in the background painting a bird on his rock, said the children were visiting them this week from Monroe, so they took advantage of the offering after visiting the Lincoln County Fair in Davenport earlier in the day. North Cascades Bank sponsored the rock painting night....
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR OKANOGAN COUNTY In re the Estate of: LARRY EUGENE GREEN, Deceased. The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy o... Full story
Coulee Dam 8/19 - Two dogs were reported running at large on Camas Street. A woman said she sprayed them with a hose and they ran off. The dogs were found on Tilmus Street, taken back to their respective owners, who were warned about the dogs running at large and told about the city’s ordinance. 8/24 - A green Kia with no license plates, only a dealer plate, was pulled over on Columbia Avenue. The driver said he just bought the car from a friend and was in the process of getting a temporary plate. The passenger, however, wanted on warrants, was...