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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Community members like their spring and fall cleanups, a survey reveals, and expressing that may help pay for the cleanups. The cleanups involve free dumping of yard waste at the Delano Regional Transfer Station for residents of Electric City, Grand Coulee, Coulee Dam, and Elmer City, and sometimes curbside pickup conducted by local cities. Last week The Star reported that the Regional Board of Mayors was applying for a roughly $30,000 air quality grant from the Department of Ecology to pay for spring and fall cleanups in 2022, and a spring...
You can vote for your favorite scarecrow out of 17 total placed outside of local businesses and some residences in the Coulee community. The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce is holding the scarecrow contest, which has had "a great outcome," according to Executive Director Rachelle Haven. Haven said she would like the event to be a regular thing depending on community feedback. "The scarecrows have all turned out awesome and very creative!" she told The Star in an email. The chamber has...
Some workers in Washington state, faced with the ultimatum to get the jab or lose their jobs, have chosen to quit or retire instead of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination. With employees in various fields, including school, health care, and state government required to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as a requirement for their employment by Oct. 18, many workers in the state have opted to retire early or simply quit their jobs. Locally, council members for the city of Grand Coulee, as well as the mayor, expressed support for city employees to make...
Grand Coulee and Electric City have seen at least five new COVID-19 cases in the past week, while Coulee Dam has seen one more and Nespelem has seen two. According to Grant County Health District data last updated Oct. 26, the Grand Coulee and Electric City area of the county has seen 148 total cases since the pandemic began, up by five in the last week, with new cases being reported on Oct. 20. GCHD reported 103 new cases in the county on Oct. 25, and 65 on Oct. 26, but did not say where the cases occurred. Twenty-six people are hospitalized... Full story
If your Halloween plans include trick or treating, remember these simple safety tips. • Stick with members of your own household and distance from others when in crowded indoor and outdoor spaces. • Wear a cloth mask and remember: a plastic costume mask is not a suitable substitute. • Wash your hands before and after trick-or-treating. • Bring plenty of hand sanitizer. If you give out treats: • Limit candy to individually wrapped treat bags. This reduces the number of people who would typically... Full story
Grand Coulee PTA will be hosting their second Trunk or Treat event on Thursday, Oct. 28, from 5-7 p.m. Services, businesses, and community folks will be passing out treats to kids in cars as they drive around the school on the bus-loading route. No walkers please, say organizers. At the end, in the elementary parking lot, there will be a contest for the best-decorated car trunk. The winner will be decided by donation, and a trophy will be given to the winning car.... Full story
I am the Adopt a Highway (AAH) group leader for Columbia Springs Estates in Lincoln County with our approved pickup area on SR 174, MP 23.38 to 26.00 since 2018. This service volunteer activity is no longer allowed unless I submit a Proclamation 21-14 - COVID-19 Vaccination Declaration form. This includes having to have a Vaccination Verification Plan in place and requires that all AAH volunteer leaders “obtain a copy or visually observed proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or properly exempted.” Evidently, AAH program volunteers are con...
I am writing about the article published in the Star on October 20, 2021. I know you [Coulee Dam council member Dale Rey] didn’t mention my husband by name. However, we live in a small town where everyone knows everyone. PLEASE, get your FACTS straight before jumping to conclusions. John did NOT die from covid. John died from heart issues and kidney failure, as per medical records. PLEASE do NOT use John as an escape goat to mandate the vaccine. If YOU, Dale Rey, want to mandate the shots, I suggest you man up and do it. John did his r...
This morning as I was reading a book titled “Prairie Fires”, a book about Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser, I came upon an interesting “visual” showing how much three and a half trillion would look like. In June of 1875, a swarm of locusts came into the Midwest. Having telegraph, it was determined that this swarm was 110 miles wide, 1,800 miles long and between a quarter to a half mile thick, covering 198,000 square miles, an area equal to the area of the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshi...
Things are changing there also. Currently this restaurant in downtown Atlanta is closed to change its decor to get away from its Civil War decorations. The first thing a friend told me when he learned I was going to Atlanta for a weeklong conference: “Be sure to go to Pittypat’s Porch Restaurant.” Then, Atlanta was like stepping back into what is an era of unpleasant history. That’s why the restaurant is changing its theme and decor, going the way of most Confederate monuments. We were seated on the balcony overlooking the dining area while wai...
For more than 20 years, a group of plaintiffs led by a litigious special interest environmental group have held our region hostage, threatening to breach our dams and drain the lifeblood of our region. Their lawsuits have never been about the operation of our dams; rather, they have placed a bullseye on our critical infrastructure which provides clean, carbon-free energy throughout the region while protecting our native salmon population. They are driven by a singular, ideological goal: dam breaching. After federal scientists, engineers, and...
Now reunited with the love of her life, Sharon passed away from a recurring health issue and dementia on October 20, 2021. Born to John R. and Lois M. Duncan in Omak WA on September 1,1935, Sharon was the youngest of 6 children. She grew up in Nespelem WA and recalled a wonderful childhood. Sharon never shied away from new experiences or tackling new skills. As a youngster, she gamely followed her future husband Ray D. Nissen in climbing up and jumping off an outhouse. Likely hoping to impress... Full story
Humanities Washington - Diamonds in the Rough: The Gentrification of Rural Washington Tuesday, November 2 / 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Virtual Live Event Washington’s rural communities are rapidly changing. Formerly reliant on working-class industries like mining, oil, and agriculture, an influx of wealthy urbanites is looking for a different kind of experience that includes natural amenities, outdoor recreation, and cultural activities. But in doing so, these newcomers are causing new inequalities. Join Jennifer Sherman, professor of Sociology to discu...
Eagles Ladies Auxiliary Meeting Change The Ladies Auxiliary of the Eagles Lodge will be holding their winter meetings have bee changed to the first ad third Mondays of the month. They will begin at 2 p.m. Applications are now beging accepted for membership. Please wear masks. Food Bank Open for Drive-Through Care & Share Food Bank is open Fridays from 1-3 p.m., for drive-through service. Please wear a mask. AA Meetings for GCD and Nespelem Area Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held on Mondays and Fridays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center in...
Town of Coulee Dam NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2022 Revenue Source/Ad Valorem Hearing To the Citizens of the Town of Coulee Dam, notice is hereby given that the Town of Coulee Dam will hold a Public Hearing on the Revenue Source/Ad Valorem Tax for the Budget year 2022 on November 10, 2021, 6:00pm via teleconference. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to provide written or oral comments on Revenue Sources and possible increases in property tax revenues at said hearing. Stefani Bowden, Clerk-Treasurer (Publish October 27 and... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 10/19 - A man reported being followed from Coulee Dam by a white Chrysler. He said that when he pulled into Safeway, the Chrysler pulled into the post office across the street and the driver got out and began filming him and his family. He confronted the driver and they exchanged words before the other driver drove off. The man just wanted the incident documented. - Police received permission from the owner of an abandoned trailer on King Street to search it anytime and were told that no one should ever be inside of it....
Washington State Parks offers unique learning opportunities for children and students in person and virtually throughout the year. Interpretive staff have developed pre-recorded lessons that are accessible through Flipgrid. The lessons have been designed to help students learn about Washington state parks virtually at their own pace. The platform encourages students, families and educators to engage in virtual discussions. Current video topics include Geology 101, the Naming of Deception Pass, a Nature Observation Virtual Walk, What is a...
LR girls beat Pateros in soccer The Lady Raiders soccer team defeated Pateros last week in Grand Coulee with a final score of 3-2. "It was a great game," Assistant Coach Merlee Liberty said. "The girls did an amazing job fighting through fatigue. We were short a couple of girls, so we weren't able to sub in and out to give the girls breaks as much as we usually can. I am very proud of how hard they worked this game." The game took place during the team's "senior night" Thursday, with seniors on...
Grand Coulee PTA will be hosting our 2nd Trunk or Treat event, Thursday, October 28th from 5-7pm. Services, businesses and community will be passing out treats to kids in cars as they drive around the school on the bus loading route. No walkers please. At the end in the elementary parking lot there will be a contest for the best decorated car trunk. Winner will be decided by donation and a trophy will be given to the winning car....
