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A 29-year-old man found himself in Grant County jail last Wednesday after he allegedly rammed a patrol car after being stopped by police for driving under the influence. In jail is Wade G. Rainbolt, 29, who is known in the area, but who gave his address as Valley, Washington. Washington State Patrol Public Information Officer Brian Moore said Tuesday that Rainbolt is being charged with driving under the influence, hit and run, second-degree assault and first-degree malicious mischief. Grand Coulee Police were alerted by dispatch that what...
First-place winner Stefanie Marchand Reuben, Spokane, works on a new painting during the third annual Plateau Native American Art Show at North Dam Park, sponsored by the Northwest Native Development Fund. Her portrait of a native woman took first place. - Scott Hunter photo...
Smoke is thick in the air again, originating from fires burning in Montana and Idaho. An air-quality warning from the National Weather Service in Spokane extends through Friday at noon. Laurie Nisbet, a meteorologist for the NWS, explained that northerly/east-northerly winds have carried smoke from wildfires in Montana to Eastern Washington, and that on Thursday winds will switch to a more southwesterly direction (coming from that direction, not blowing towards). "When the winds switch to the...
The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1.6 million contract Thursday to Taylor Enterprises of Grand Coulee for grounds maintenance and landscaping, the USBR said in a press release Tuesday. The contract calls for providing personnel, materials, tools, and equipment to maintain the Grand Coulee Power Office grounds and associated landscaping. The work includes maintenance of lawns; annual planting and maintenance of flower beds; noxious weed control; pruning and shaping of trees and shrubs; and operation, maintenance, and repair of irrigation...
Want a place to have a refreshment and possibly watch a little football during the upcoming Harvest Festival, Sept. 15-17? The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce is providing such a place in its “Beer Garden” at North Dam Park. The tent will be open Friday, Sept. 15, from 6 to 10 p.m.; Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Spend $5 on a possibly winning ticket and you could even win the raffle for the 55-inch TV you are watching. The TV was purchased at cost by the chamber from Loepp Furniture. Remember: College foo...
Retreat to the library The Grand Coulee Dam School District board will hold its retreat from 5-9 p.m., Monday, Sept. 11, at the high school library. The board plans to discuss and set goals for the current school year. The retreat is open to the public. Headed to D.C. School Superintendent Paul Turner, board member Ken Stanger and ESD financial representative Sally Ryan will attend an Impact Aid meeting in Washington D.C., Sept. 23-27. Virus found in mosquito samples The Washington State Department of Health reported that additional mosquito...
It's not made of concrete and steel, but a new wing, of sorts, was added to Coulee Medical Center last week - a teepee. The effort was paid for with a grant and is an extension of CMC's ongoing efforts to cater to the whole patient, including a patient's spiritual needs. About a third of CMC's patients are American Indian, and leaders at the hospital were bothered by an inability to allow, for various practical reasons, certain cleansing ceremonies inside the hospital. Drumming and singing have...
All of the things that went wrong in New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina in 2005 appear to have been corrected with Houston’s recent Hurricane Harvey. Chalk it up to a series of important lessons learned. By now everyone knows that Harvey came ashore from the Gulf of Mexico, dumped a record 51 inches of rain on 22 million people from Corpus Christi to Port Arthur, Texas, and sent thousands to shelters. The hurricane hit Houston, America’s fourth largest city and an urban area which accounts for three percent of our nation’s GDP. It had the m...
I got a funny feeling. We have all had it, and sometimes ignored it. Sometimes we have changed plans just because of it. A gut feeling, a premonition, women’s intuition or whatever else you want to call it. The fact is that we sometimes get these feelings and just know something’s not right, or that something is. Recently I have been stirred, something deep within me that is begging to get out. Not like in the movie “Alien,” where there was an actual monster inside, incubating until the right moment to burst through your chest, but a heartfelt...
In the Fourth Congressional District, the August district work period has been a busy time for me traveling up and down Central Washington to meet with constituents and hear their concerns firsthand. Many communities in our area are dealing with dry weather and wildfires, which are a constant reminder of the vital need for federal land management reform. I held a Forest Service Advisory Panel in Omak with community members, and the feedback I received is that the U.S. Forest Service needs to improve forest health through active thinning and bur...
The 12 rectangular outlet portals of the pump discharge pipes open into a depressed and enlarged entrance to the concrete-lined feeder canal which is 50 feet wide on the bottom, 125 feet at the top and 1.7 miles long. - April 27, 1950 photo...
Memorial services for Pat Gross will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 9, at Strate Funeral Home in Grand Coulee, Washington. Pat passed away Monday, Sept. 4, 2017, in Electric City, Washington. A complete obituary will be in next week’s Star....
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at noon this Thursday at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Roy Hamilton will be speaking on his trip to Oregon to watch the eclipse. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators meet every Tuesday 1-4 p.m. Sew-ins will be held 7 – 10 a.m. until further notice, due to the heat. Sew-ins are held in room 207 of the old middle school at 412 Federal Ave., Grand Coulee. Enter from the east end of the building. Questions? Contact Marlene Oddie 509-386-5715 or marlene@kissedquilts.com. A...
Wed., Sept. 6 - Dinner Chicken Caesar Wrap, 3-Bean Salad, Mixed Fruit, Cookies Thurs., Sept. 7 - Dinner Baked Salmon, Baked Potato, Mixed Veggies, Applesauce, Pudding Parfait Fri., Sept. 8 - Breakfast Biscuits and Sausage Gravy, Eggs, or Waffles (Strawberries optional), Fruit Bowl and Orange Juice. General meeting today at 10 a.m. Mon., Sept. 11 - Breakfast Bacon and Eggs, Hashbrowns, Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., Sept. 12 - Dinner Taco Salad, Salad and Fruit Bar, Cupcake Wed., Sept. 13 - Dinner German Sausage, Sauerkraut, Buttered...
Robert and Nina Fields of Grand Coulee, Washington, and Annie Bailey of Fairbanks, Alaska, are pleased to announce the marriage of Stormy Fields and Isaac Bailey. The couple exchanged vows in Fairbanks on August 5, 2017, at the Georgeson Botanical Gardens. Bridesmaids were Sierra Helgerson, Amber Holmes, and Luisa Machuca. Groomsmen were John Erickson, Shawn Helgerson, and Dan Finneseth. Officiating the ceremony was Chandre Szafran of Anchorage, Alaska. The weather was beautiful, the bride...
Have you always wanted to learn more about gardening, meet new people and make a difference in the community? Then the WSU Master Gardener program may be just what you’re looking for. When volunteers who have been with the program for a number of years were asked what they like best about being a WSU Master Gardener volunteer, the most popular answer was, “I learn something new every time I participate in a WSU Master Gardener activity.” The second most popular answer was, “meeting new people and friends with similar interests as me.” Ma...
With one win by forfeit and one non-league loss, the Raiders split their season-opening week of football. On Friday in Coulee Dam, the Lake Roosevelt Raiders football team lost their season opener to the Tri-Cities Prep Jaguars, who filled in for the forfeited Waterville Shockers. A week-one forfeit from Waterville due to an insufficient number of players means the Raider football team's win-loss record is 1-0 in the league. The Tri-Cities Prep Jaguars played in Waterville's place, defeating...
Note: Schedules are tentative due to weather Thursday, September 7 4:30 p.m., Raider Soccer, here with Brewster 5:30 p.m., Raider Volleyball, here with Manson (NL) Friday, September 8 3 p.m., Raider Volleyball, Jamboree at Republic 7 p.m., Raider Football, at Manson (L) Saturday, September 9 11 a.m., Raider Soccer, here with Oroville Noon, Raider Cross Country, at Moses Lake Invitational, Blue Heron Park Tuesday, September 12 4:30 p.m., Raider Soccer, at Manson 5 p.m., Raider Volleyball, at Waterville (NL) Wednesday, September 13 5 p.m., LRJH...
League season at Riverview Lanes Bowling Alley starts on the Tuesday following Labor Day and runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Openings for individuals and teams are available. For more info call the bowling alley at 633-9933....
The upcoming Harvest Festival will offer lots of fun for both local residents and tourists, but it’s also offers an easy way to get involved in a community activity. Putting on such an event takes a lot of coordination and a lot volunteers to coordinate. That latter half of that is where you can come in. Could you help out on the hay ride? Help with the Run the Dam race? Attend to little kids blowing bubbles? Greet vendors arriving? Help set up or tear down the “human foosball” court? The beer tent? The chamber of commerce has set up an easy...
Everyone who joins the Arbor Day Foundation in September will receive 10 free trees as part of the Foundation’s Trees for America program. Trees include one of the following packages based on their location: 10 Arizona Cypress, 10 Live Oak or 10 Mix trees, including eastern redbud, white pine, sugar maple, white flowering dogwood, pin oak, red maple, river birch, silver maple, northern red oak, and Colorado blue spruce. The trees will be shipped postpaid at the right time for planting between October 15 and December 10. To receive the 10 f...
Notice of Public Hearing Town of Elmer City The Town of Elmer City will conduct a Public Hearing to consider the Assumption of the Elmer City Transportation Benefit District. The Public Hearing will be held at Elmer City Town Hall, 505 Seaton Ave., Elmer City, WA., on Thursday, September 14th, 2017 at 6:45 P.M. All interested persons will be given opportunity to provide written or oral comment at said hearing. Gary Benton, Clerk/Treasurer (Publish Sept. 6 and 13, 2017)...
Grand Coulee Police 8/28 - A Coulee Dam driver was issued a speeding ticket after being clocked at 68 mph in a 30-mph zone on SR-155. He told the officer he was hurrying to get to the emergency room before it was after hours so he could avoid paying a higher co-pay. The officer went to the hospital with him to see him sign in. Later, another driver told the officer that the same car had passed them at a high rate of speed. The driver will receive a citation in the mail for speeding. - An Electric City couple and two grandchildren turned in to...
Singer-songwriter Bradford Loomis will be performing at the Grand Coulee Library Sept. 12 and will also be talking about the tradition of narrative and storytelling. "Stories have the unique ability to contextualize a point of view," Loomis said. "Through them, we are vividly able to imagine ourselves in the shoes of someone else. Listening to a story allows us to access empathy and consideration through our imagination, like a back door to compassion." Grand Coulee has its place in folk music...
It’s looking like we may be starting a long dance with drought — maybe. It’s still a bit too early to call it a long-term drought. As we enter into fall and then early winter we should have a better understanding. Looking at the North America Drought Monitor, it shows our region currently in “abnormally dry conditions.” Something we all can attest to, I’d say. Looking to our east, Montana and the Dakotas are in much drier conditions than we are now experiencing. Montana is seeing well over a half million acres involved in wildland fires. Had...
