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Live music, good food, and local and Indigenous artists will take center stage at Coulee Dam's saʔtítkʷ (River) Artist Celebration this weekend, at what organizers hope will become an annual event on the reservation side of Coulee Dam. And that's not even mentioning trick-or-treating and a costume contest with cash prizes happening Friday. Hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and the Northwest Native Development Fund (NNDF), the celebration is centered on Mead Way, where most of the surrounding bus...
An Electric City woman who allegedly kept dozens of dogs in her one-bedroom basement apartment failed to comply with code enforcement citations for over a year, and now faces the criminal charge of second-degree animal cruelty, according to police reports. One animal rescue professional described the situation as a case of “hoarding.” Kari Doughty wasn’t at her Coulee Boulevard home when Coulee Dam Police Chief Paul Bowden and two officers arrived to execute a search warrant Oct. 4, but she got there while police and Spokanimal staff were...
The switchyards that direct the power from Grand Coulee Dam have been owned by that Bureau of Reclamation project since it was all built, but that just changed. On Tuesday, the Reclamation formally handed over ownership of those assets to the Bonneville Power Administration at a signing ceremony in front of the dam, much of which was used to recognize those in each agency who worked to make it happen, many of them for years. Grand Coulee Power Manager Coleman Smith said he has been working on th...
The presidential election is going to be one of the most important elections of our lifetime. Before anyone votes for Trump, I think they should think about how they are going to like living under a dictator. Don’t say this I all baloney; Trump has said he will do it and he has plenty of evil people to pull it off for him. His power to take our fundamental rights away from us will happen. Don’t laugh, it happened to other countries and not long ago. Don Andrews...
The afternoon started as usual for me; finish classes, wrangle up the boys, grab a six pack and see what the night holds. That night there would be a frat party to attend. While I never had an interest in joining the brotherhood, I did see the allure of their parties. So, when Aaron extended an invitation, I said yes. The frat house smelled of cheap beer and urine and yet there were women inside, attractive women. “Check out the one in the red,” I said to Aaron, “do you know her?” “No, but I do know her friend. Let’s go. Like any good wingma...
When asked about airports, one official stated: “There’s all the airports in the world, then there is Hong Kong.” Of course he was referring to Hong Kong’s Kai Tak airport. Kai Tak is a thing of the past, having been replaced by a new airport situated miles from the dangerously high number of high rise apartment buildings right in the path of the approach to the runway. Planes then had to come in right over dozens of huge buildings as tenants were subjected to unspeakable noise. I have mentioned coming into Hong Kong a number of times amidst...
The Colville Tribes this week recognized and honored the Colville Reservation WSU Extension 4-H Positive Youth Development program. The 4-H Positive Youth Development program educates young people with hands-on experiences, such as distributing seed bombs on burned sites and organizing Family Nite Out events, the Tribes stated in a press release Monday for National 4-H Week, October 7 – 11. In 2023, the program received awards for excellence in natural resource and environmental education. Youth who participate in 4-H gain valuable life s...
Two separate incidents involving gunfire three days apart in Delano resulted in police response to the neighborhood. On Sept. 16, two people were shot and transported themselves to Coulee Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Police named a suspect, but lacking probable cause, canceled an “attempt to locate” dispatch the following day. On Sept. 19, multiple neighbors reported hearing rounds of gunfire but police found no victim and that case is inactive. Due to reporter error, The Star’s Sept. 25 article, “Shooting investi...
Grant County Fire District #14 Meets Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, October 14, 2024, at 6:00pm at the Electric City Fire Station. Okanogan Co. Fire District 2 Meets Okanogan Co. Fire District 2 will hold its budget meeting at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, October 16th, at the Elmer City fire barn. Wastewater Treatment Facility Meets The Joint Board of Operations for the Wastewater Treatment Facility meets monthly on the first Thursday of the month at 6:30pm at Electric City City Hall. Park Committee Meets...
The Liberty Quartet will be in concert in Saturday, Oct. 12, at 6 p.m. at the Grand Coulee Nazarene Church, 45925 SR 174 N....
Volleyball The Lady Raiders played four hard-fought volleyball sets against Okanogan Tuesday night, losing 3-1, by 13-25, 15-25, 25-22, and 13-15. Lake Roosevelt lost to Cascade in five sets Thursday, 3-2 and have a 2-9 record. They'll head to Tonasket for a 6:30 game on Thursday, then host Brewster on Tuesday, also at 6:30 p.m. Football The Raiders lost at Manson Friday night, 42-28. No game is scheduled until Oct. 18, when LR (0-5) will head to Winthrop to play the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions...
There is a $50 charge for obituaries published in the Star. This includes a photo and up to 500 words. Reminders for Celebrations of Life and Death Notices are $25. Articles must be either e-mailed, faxed or dropped off at the Star office. They will not be accepted over the phone. The deadline to submit an article is Monday by 5 p.m. For more information, call 509.633.1350 or visit our website at grandcoulee.com....
Grand Coulee Police 10/1 - Nothing appeared amiss at CR Lumber on Alcan Road where an alarm had been activated. The business is in the Grant County Sheriff’s Office’s jurisdiction, and a county deputy responded as well. A cat was seen in the building which may have activated the alarm. - An employee of the Catholic church told police that an unknown culprit had thrown trash bags into their dumpster, and the church didn’t want to be charged for having an overfilled dumpster. An officer took photos of the overfilled dumpster and looked for evide...
GCD School District NOTICE OF JOINT MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors will be holding a joint board meeting with Nespelem School District Board of Directors. This meeting will take place at LaPresa, 6pm on Wednesday, October 16. (Publish October 9, 2024) Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors Cancellation of October 14th School Board Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors will not be holding their October 14th school board...