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Elmer City voted last Thursday to build its own wastewater treatment plant. The measure to build a modular plant, on property to be determined, got a unanimous vote from the town’s five council members. The decision wasn’t much of a surprise, since the town has been in disagreement with Coulee Dam for some time over billings and other matters. Elmer City pumps about 21 percent of the flow to Coulee Dam’s present plant. With this decision, if successful, Elmer City will leave its larger neighbor with a new plant and no partner. While the vote...
Elected positions for Grand Coulee Dam School District and the city of Coulee Dam are up for election, and The Star will publish candidate interviews for each contested position in our Oct. 25 issue. In Coulee Dam, the mayor’s office is sought by current Councilmember Gayle Swaggerty and by Larry Price. Voters will also choose between incumbant Councilmember David Schmidt or challenger Fred Netzel for Position 1 on the council. Bruce Bartoo and Marcia Warnecke both seek Position 3 on the council. Each of the contested Coulee Dam offices e...
The Raiders lead 36-0 at the half as they take on the Bridgeport Mustangs in Coulee Dam tonight. The first video shows Tony Nichols on a run as he is ruled out at first in goal, which led to Dylan Steinert running into the end zone on the next play. The second video shows Steinert on a separate TD run.... Full story
MOSES LAKE, Wash. (17OCT2017) – In response to an October 5 traffic stop by Moses Lake Police Department where a suspect was found with nearly eight pounds of methamphetamine and heroin, a subsequent Grant County INET investigation has led to an additional seven warrants served. Those busts netted 25 more pounds of methamphetamine, seven pounds of heroin, and 40 pounds of processed marijuana with a combined street value of $1.2-million. Sheriff Tom Jones said, "This is huge. In fact, it's the la...
A solid piece of local history got cleaned up and clarified last weekend so people can enjoy and use it more in the present as volunteers from across the state continued work on the Candy Point Trail in Coulee Dam. The trail has historical significance, having been built by the Civilian Conservation Corps back in 1937. Contacted by Coulee Dam's Parks and Natural Resources Board, last year the Washington Trails Association cleared brush along the 2.25-mile trail. It extends from behind Coulee... Full story
Coulee Medical Center is taking an abrupt change in the direction of a plan that was introduced just six months ago as a way to right its finances, and it’s rebuilding its in-house billing department with an emphasis on efficiency. The new direction comes just half a year after then-CEO Jonathan Owens decided to cut non-medical staff and outsource the billing of insurers to an out-of-state company in an effort to get paid more quickly for services. But the effort backfired, says current Chief Executive Officer Ramona Hicks, and the hospital is...
Person airlifted after fall A juvenile fell off “an embankment” Monday near milepost 29 along SR-174 about five miles east of Grand Coulee in Lincoln County, the Washington State Patrol reported. The mishap was reported at 12:32 p.m. and the road closed for about an hour. A Lifeflight helicopter took the youth to Spokane, according to the patrol report. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office declined to release any information because no one with the authority to do so was at the office. County may outsource juveniles Grant County commissioners are c...
Grand Coulee is completing an application to form its own Transportation Benefit District, which would bring in more revenue in the form of sales taxes. The TBD can use one of two forms for collection of special fees. Grand Coulee has decided to raise its Washington State Sales Tax locally, for non-food items, by two tenths of one percent, rather than collect fees from renewal of license tabs. That would take total sales taxes in Grand Coulee from the current rate of 7.9 percent to 8.1 percent. City Clerk Carol Boyce, in working with the state...
Electric City plans to distribute $40,000 of its hotel/motel tax funds to a handful of organizations in 2018, the council voted last Tuesday night. Upon recommendation of the city’s lodging tax committee, the council voted to fund its lodging tax applications with reserve lodging tax monies totaling $42,920, which includes $1,600 for advertising and $41,320 for the design and planning of two planned parks on McNett Avenue and Grand Avenue. The taxes are collected on motel and campground stays in the city. The committee further recommended that...
The Grand Coulee city council last week adopted new ambulance rates for 2018, adopting slight increases and providing different rates for non-residents. Beginning Jan. 1, ambulance attendants will be paid $15 an hour for their services. The new charges as adopted are below. Grand Coulee’s Volunteer Fire Department has made 374 ambulance calls so far this year, according to a report made to the city council last Tuesday night. Fire Chief Richard Paris stated that 50 ambulance calls were made during the month of September. Of those, nine were m...
The volume of recent surprisingly vitriolic comments has forced me into this rare, lengthy post. In this age when our kids and grandkids will spend more time on social media than we adults ever will, is it possible we could set a good example by dialing back the hateful rhetoric, venom, denigration and malice aforethought a bit? Perhaps, display the benefits of the compromise we have learned from grade school, debate club, city council, PTA meetings, our jobs, and our love lives. Can we agree to disagree? That’s the advantage of the USA c...
The leaders of Electric City would be monumentally mistaken to spend almost a million dollars on two parks. #1) There is no way you can justify Hotel/Motel tax money that is earmarked for tourism be spent on a rinky dink park. NO WAY people are going to drive from Seattle, Washington, to see your little town park. #2) Our region is REPLETE with parks and outdoor activities. Of all the things we might not have, outdoorsy things are not one of them. And I mean we have GREAT outdoor things. We have Steamboat Rock State Park and all the little...
The beginning of a new year... or is it the end of a year? Whatever works for you will work for me. The Coulee Pioneer Museum in Electric City has had another successful year. Each year it grows a little, and more and more people are donating items to it. This is that time of the year when the Coulee Pioneer Museum produces another Historical Calendar. This year we are highlighting Coulee Dam and down river. We’re also celebrating Coulee Dam’s new logo. Calendars can be purchased with a membership for $30, or you can get the calendar alone for...
I do believe it is still a law to stop for people in crosswalks. On Monday morning I stopped for a couple that was standing in a crosswalk in Coulee Dam. They started to cross when the truck behind me gunned the gas to go around me. He sped by right in front of the crossing pedestrians. It was almost a disaster right before me, all because of impatience. I almost followed the truck, found out where it was going and wrote down the license plate. But I did not. I did not confront the person that almost hit two people crossing the road. I did...
An 18-foot diameter penstock liner, and load of reinforcement steel approaches the right powerhouse by road along the river. A barge will carry one truck and the loaded trailer across the intervening water of the right tailrace. The reartruck acts as a hold back on the down-grade portions of the road. - October 27, 1939...
Two entertaining events are planned for Saturday this week. You can take part in the “Breast Cancer Awareness Color Me Pink and Purple” fun run and walk, sponsored by the Coulee Medical Center Guild and Radiology Department, Omni Staffing, Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union and North Cascades Bank. (See the entry form on page 5 in today’s Star.) The run/walk begins at 11 a.m. at North Dam Park. Late registration will start at 10 a.m. All participants will receive a T-shirt, gift and a chance to win a Costco gift card. All money from the run stays... Full story
OLYMPIA – Oct. 16, 2017 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission today announced its 2017-2018 winter schedule, with more than 100 parks remaining open for camping or day-use activities. The winter schedule is available online at www.parks.state.wa.us/winterschedule. More than 100 parks will remain open during the winter, while about 19 parks are closed until dates in March, April or May, due to weather and other circumstances. Each year, Washington State Parks identifies which parks will remain open and which will offer lim...
Selected at Nespelem Elementary School, students of the month for September include, from left, top row: Ca'mayah Finley, Skyler Dogskin, Brandon Lowery, Carly James; bottom row: Bryce Pachosa, Jaiyana Marchand, Brinne Clark, Cayse Quiltenanock. Not pictured: Ayden Moore, Breanna Thomas-Bird, Myalove Stanger....
Chamber to Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet this Thursday, Oct 19, at the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Meeting begins at noon. Ramona Hicks, interim CEO at Coulee Medical Center, will be our guest speaker. She’ll be updating the group on new and ongoing projects at the medical center. Okanogan Historical Society to Meet The 2017 Okanogan County Historical Society member/trustee meeting will be held Oct. 28 in the Hazel Burnett building on the campus of Wenatchee Valley College, Omak. Members, bring a friend with y...
What’s cooking at the seniors Wed., Oct. 18 - Dinner Pot Roast, Potatoes, Carrots and Onions, Gravy, Fruit Salad, Cake, B-Day Dinner Thurs., Oct. 19 - Dinner Pulled Pork Sandwich, Homemade Potato Chips, Squash, Fruited Jello, Shortcake Fri., Oct. 20 - Breakfast Links, Eggs, French Toast, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Mon., Oct. 23 - Breakfast Biscuits and Sausage Gravy, Eggs, Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice Tues., Oct. 24 - Dinner Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce, Garlic Bread, Salad & Fruit Bar, Ice Cream Wed., Oct. 25 - Dinner Chunky Beef and Vegetable Stew H...
The Raiders raided Soap Lake last Friday, where they plucked the Eagle football squad with a final score of 26-14. With the Raiders leading 14-0 at the half, the Eagles tried to make a comeback, putting up 14 points on the board, but the Raiders held strong, adding two more touchdowns in the half for the 12-point win. Raider running back Tony Nichols rushed for 127 yards and scored all four of Lake Roosevelt's touchdowns. The Raiders' next game is at home in Coulee Dam on Oct. 20 at 7 p.m.,...
The Lady Raiders played a lot of volleyball this past week, competing against Waterville, Oroville and Liberty Bell, defeating all three. At home against Waterville Oct. 10, LR closed out the game in three sets. Contributing to the win were: Mikaylah Thompson, who delivered eight aces, serving 92 percent; Megan Abel, who had 15 assists for the evening; Sean Garvin, who added 12 kills and 12 digs; and Addison Hansen, Chasity Williams, Emily Abel, and Rylee Pitner, who each served 100 percent for...
The Lady Tigers soccer team caught the Lady Raiders by the toe on Saturday in Tonasket, making them pay with a final score of 5-1. "We couldn't stop [Tonasket's] number two from scoring in the first half, although in the second half Loryn Moore and the defense shut her down," said LR Head Coach Casey Moore. "She scored four points right away. We just couldn't catch up." Maddie Toulou scored LR's only goal, dribbling through two defenders off a pass from Loryn Moore. "Our team did a better job...
Raider runners ran at the Oroville Invitational on Friday the 13th, held at Lake Osoyoos State Park. The lake spans from Oroville up into British Columbia, but runners stayed stateside, some achieving personal records: Kayla St. Pierre finished the race in 21 minutes and 50 seconds; Hannah Wapato finished the race in 22:28; Derek Whiteman finished in 21:13; and Zack Sellers finished in 23:10. Runners said that the cold and windy weather impacted their performance. “Every race has its challenges,” Head Coach Brian Daniels said. “The lake was qui...
This week in sports Wednesday, October 18 5 p.m., LRJHS Volleyball at Bridgeport Thursday, October 19 5 p.m., Raider Volleyball at Tonasket (L) Friday, October 20 7 p.m., Raider Football here with Bridgeport (L) Saturday, October 21 11 a.m., Raider Soccer at Brewster Noon, Raider Cross Country to League Championships, Liberty Bell 1 p.m., Raider Volleyball here with Brewster Moday., Oct. 23 4 p.m., Raider Soccer at Oroville Tuesday, Oct. 24 5 p.m., Raider volleball at Soap Lake (L) Wed., Oct. 25 4:30 p.m., Raider Soccer at Oroville 2 p.m.,...