News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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by Roger S. Lucas When does a yard sale become a “park” sale? September 13 and 14, to be exact. Those are the dates for the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce’s community yard sale at North Dam Park. It’s part of the chamber’s fall Harvest Festival, with activities planned for the entire family, and even your pets. The community yard (park) sale officially begins at noon on Friday the 13th, and goes to dusk. It resumes at 8 a.m. on Saturday and goes to dusk again. Chamber Manager Peggy Nevsimal said that there will be security on site s... Full story
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office will conduct emphasis traffic enforcement patrols in the Coulee City area in the coming days. Coulee City Mayor Rick Heiberg is concerned with the growing number of traffic violations he is seeing in town. Since the GCSO is the contract law enforcement agency for the town of Coulee City, Mayor Heiberg has requested the Sheriff's Office provide an increased presence and enforcement for violations including excessive speed and failure to stop at stops signs. The Sheriff’s Office will also be looking for oth... Full story
Anyone who has ever tried to work in community economic development has heard it repeatedly: “You guys should just get a grant.” Easier said than done, most of the time, but opportunities do exist. Finding them is often the problem. But not one that would stop Birdie Hensley. Hensley has had a goal for years of founding a local museum that would showcase the area’s rich history and its pioneers. In the last year she has turned to focusing on that goal. With that in mind, she helped arran... Full story
Family and friends are grieving for a young man killed in an electrocution accident last week. Dakotah Holt, a 2011 graduate of Lake Roosevelt High School, was following his chosen career as a lineman in Kansas Thursday when a new power pole he and other workers were setting up fell against a nearby power line after wind twisted it from the grapple hooks on a boom truck, according to news reports quoting the Barber County Sheriff’s Office. Holt, 20, an apprentice lineman with Track Utilities a... Full story
Hospital reports a gain Coulee Medical Center reported a net gain for the month of July of $124,899. The good month eases an overall loss for the year that stood at $317,758 on net patient revenues of $12.3 million. Deaths in Okanogan County Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers found his agency dealing with two unrelated deaths Monday. Carissa L. Amundson, 22 of Omak, was killed as she was ejected from a 2001 Ford Focus as it rolled after it didn’t make a curve on Fish Lake Road about six miles north of Conconully about 6:30 a.m. About 45 minut... Full story
Readers and Raider fans are invited to use the color cover of our Raider sports preview section, inside this issue, as a window poster to show your team spirit.... Full story
Remy, Snickers and Baby are ready to help some kids. The three horses, rescued from mistreatment, will help kick off a new program to help kids in the area. Chris Holman, president of The Nourishing Hand, an equine rescue group, takes mistreated or neglected horses and uses them in a therapeutic program that helps both the animals and kids at the same time. The group contacted school officials and board members recently to explain how caring for an animal was good therapy for special needs... Full story
Port District officials recognize the value of volunteers. Praise for volunteers cropped up at the Port District’s monthly meeting last week when Commissioner Dennis Lohrman told how it would have been virtually impossible to run the Banks Lake Golf Course this year without them. Port District 7 owns the golf course and has managed it the past two years, this year with a large number of volunteers. Saturday night volunteers were honored by port commissioners at a dinner fundraiser at the golf course. Those honored included Jerry Birdwell, a f... Full story
A boater on Lake Roosevelt pulls a big tube full of lake lovers Saturday on what for many was the final weekend trip to the lake for the summer. — Scott Hunter photo... Full story
Do you smell that in the air? The smell of dirty sneakers and cleats, sweaty football pads and gym socks. Yep. High school and middle school fall sports is upon us. Parents will soon be finding the trail of backpacks, gear bags, sports shoes and water bottles leading to an exhausted child snoring on the couch. This child will be roused just enough to eat, do some homework, take a shower, (hopefully) and crash into his or her bed only to do it again the following day. Parents will be begged for G... Full story
Hundreds of athletes from throughout the United States and Canada are putting their finishing touches on training for the 10th annual Grand Columbian Super Tri triathlon scheduled here Saturday, Sept. 21. Some 300 to 325 athletes are expected to compete. The event, sponsored by Tri-Freaks, a Kirkland racing firm, will kick-off all swimming events at Spring Canyon Campground, with the bike portion of the tri-event beginning at the end of the swim and ending at the park below the Visitor Center... Full story
Along with many others, we were saddened this week by the news of Dakotah Holt’s death, and our hearts go out to his family and loved ones. As a child, Dakotah was a Star newspaper carrier for a time. He was a bright, ambitious kid who seemed eager to do well as we followed his progress through high school. The world is diminished without him in it. Scott Hunter editor and publisher... Full story
Some local municipal councils have passed laws banning local participation in what appears to be on the way to becoming a legitimate enterprise: growing marijuana. With the state’s passage of Initiative 520 last year, and with the guidance last week from the federal Justice Department on how that will jive with federal drug enforcement efforts, local leaders might need to consider to loosening up a bit. Voters passed the initiative to legalize recreational marijuana last fall, and not because they all want to get high. Most just recognize t... Full story
The PTA meeting is Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. in the library at Center Elementary. Please Join us to see what the PTA is all about. The Grand Coulee Dam PTA would like to thank Harvest Foods for the food supplied to the Back to School BBQ at the high school and the Ice Cream at the middle school, and Shaw's for the fruit supplied for Center Elementary Orientation. PTA would also like to thank the following people for all their help with the back to school BBQ and orientations: Karen DePew, Becky Lock, Kim Stout, Crystal Jones, Wednesday Antoine and... Full story
It saddens me that I may perhaps have to step down, step back from my political views, advocacy for our tribal peoples. My son TJ was working at the Manson casino as a dealer and has been gone for personal reasons. When he left, he was assured he would be most welcome back and that a position “would be there for him.” Now they make excuses they cannot put him back on. He was quite successful as a dealer for the casino and was quickly offered a supervisory position. NOW, they refuse to take him back ... POLITICAL BS! I have offered up — for h... Full story
The SeaTac minimum wage initiative is in limbo. The central element of Proposition 1 is a $15-per-hour minimum wage for workers at SeaTac Airport and area hotels, restaurants and car rental agencies. But, it also includes a complex web of employee work rules enforced by the city of SeaTac. On Aug. 26, a King County Superior Court judge ruled that Prop 1 did not have enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. Proponents have gathered additional signatures and appealed the judge’s r... Full story
Ten Years Ago Singing, fireworks and the dedication of Coulee Dam’s Douglas Park have all been planned this weekend for the ceremonial end of summer. The Labor Day weekend activities include 14-year-old singer Jared Wagner at the Grand Gallery theater Saturday, the Spokane band “Sidetracked” followed by the laser light show and fireworks on Sunday and the dedication of Douglas Park Monday. Boat Races - Saturday and Sunday Sept. 6-7 at Sunbanks Resort, Osborne Bay. Morgan’s Musings: Sam Halvorsen has a point. A very good point, as a matter... Full story
Dakotah Steven "Koda-Bear" Holt (20) 1992-2013; All are invited to a 7 p.m. recitation of the Rosary for our "Koda-Bear" at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Grand Coulee, on Friday, September 6, 2013, with his Memorial Mass at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 7, 2013. Strate Funeral Home of Grand Coulee is honored to be serving his family. A full obituary will follow in next week’s Star.... Full story
Tiger Covington practices his skater moves at North Dam Park’s sk8park Tuesday evening. “I love this skatepark,” Covington, 27 today, said. — Scott Hunter photo... Full story
A workshop for students who plan to start classes at Big Bend Community College in January of 2014, will be held Sept. 10, in the BBCC library. “Some students are not prepared or unaware of the process to get started,” said Rita Ramirez, BBCC Coordinator of Student Recruitment and Outreach. “This workshop will help potential students understand the process and prepare them to enroll winter quarter.” BBCC’s enrollment is historically high in winter because so many people in the area work in agriculture during the fall. The workshop is geared to...
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, Thursday, Sept. 5, at La Presa. On the agenda is 2014 planning. Grant County Mosquito Dist. 2 to Meet The Grant County Mosquito District 2 will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 7 p.m., at the Electric City City Hall. 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 health of it. TOPS#WA1490, Coulee Dam... Full story
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF OKANOGAN THE ESTATE OF JEAN H. GREEN, DECEASED JAMES P. GREEN JR., PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, Plaintiff, v. THE ESTATES OF GILBERT H. PARLET and/or RACHEL C. PARLET, husband and wife, both deceased, and their heirs, successors, and assigns; Also, all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real estate described in the Complaint filed herein, Defendants. NO. 13-2-00399-8 AMENDED SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION * * * * * * * * * * *... Full story
by Frankie Delano Hey, shoppers, did you miss me? So now it’s after Labor Day weekend, which, in the wonderful world of shopping and junking signals (gasp!) the possibility of fewer yard, garage, moving, and special interest (antique and collectible) sales being held in the Coulee. We still have a few more weeks of possibly acceptable weather for outdoor sales, that of cool mornings and balmy afternoons, which allow us ample opportunities for running the yard sale gamut, like getting to and then walking around tables and tarps loaded with mound... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 8/27 - A woman told police that a man about 18 years old and riding a kid’s bicycle stopped to ask her if she had recently had a death in the family. The incident occurred when she was walking home to Jackson Street in Electric City after being at a bar. The woman said she had never seen the man before and he was dressed all in black. - A woman called in to report a missing person. She told police that the man’s cigarettes and cell phone were still in the house. A check revealed that the man had been at the Wolf’s Den Bar an... Full story
If you work with children or you have children at home, many times planting green beans and sunflowers is a gardening activity that stops before reaching harvest. Children, parents, or leaders then sometimes think once the garden is planted, “Now what?” Some youth continue with their garden projects that can provide nutritious vegetables and opportunities for family time. But other leaders/parents are left caring for gardens alone as children finish some other planned program or lose interest just as harvest is beginning. Finding or cre... Full story