News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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A fox and gingerbread figure poke up out of the sunroof of a car to collect candy from emergency responders at Lake Roosevelt Schools. The PTA's Trunk or Treat event Oct. 29 drew a long line of cars with kids anxious to get out for fun. "I just finished passing out over 200 bags of candy to excited, smiling little ones," said Sara Kennedy, the dean of students and Teaching and Learning coordinator for the junior/senior high school as she thanked the PTA. "I think everyone needs little happy...
The ability to hold public meetings of all kinds has become commonplace. We'd like to know what you think about that. Take our 1-minute survey below: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8F7B3XS... Full story
A Main Street property owner is working to change Grand Coulee’s mind toward letting him advertise with signs on his lot, a practice the city says goes against code but which is gaining supporters online. Sam Hsieh, who owns Coulee Plaza on Main Street, was told by the city following a complaint that signs advertising businesses on his property are against City Code Chapter 17.60. That code states that only one freestanding sign is allowed for single-occupancy buildings, as well as for multiple offices or businesses within a structure or planne...
The Colville Indian Reservation will soon have more internet access. The Colville Tribes is one of the first recipients of a spectrum license issued through the Federal Communications Commission and its Rural Tribal Window program. “This license provides the Tribes exclusive use of wireless spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band to connect communities on the Colville Reservation to wireless services,” a release from the tribes announced Tuesday. The Colville Tribes plans to implement this license by deploying wireless broadband in two phases. Phase one...
NPS to burn around lake The National Park Service will be burning piles around Lake Roosevelt this fall. The Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area release plans Monday to burn piles at a dozen locations around the lake, including Spring Canyon and Keller Ferry. “A goal of prescribed fire in Ponderosa Pine ecosystems is to decrease forest fuel loads adjacent to recreation areas, residences and structures,” a press release states. NPS said the benefits of such burning include: Reduced small fuels, which are primary fire carriers, Decreased ris...
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The Nespelem School District will hold a public Zoom meeting with parents of students tonight (Wednesday) to see how they think and feel about students returning to physical school. That meeting will be held on Nov. 4 at 5:30 p.m. at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81107207311?pwd=Y0FoZlhrd3FtMTVnWkVPY1JOVFVWQT09 Principal and Superintendent Effie Dean told The Star on Thursday that kindergarten- through second-grade students would be the first to return, and that the next group of students would...
A minimal garbage rate increase for local residents could result from landfill rates going up in Ephrata. The landfill in Ephrata, to where the garbage from the Delano Regional Transfer Station currently ships, hasn’t raised its rates in 12 years. In March of 2021, those rates could go up nearly 69 percent, from $28.31 per ton to $46.76 per ton, or $49.93 after tax. That would result in about $72,000 more in annual fees for the Delano station, as was discussed at an Oct. 12 Regional Board of Mayors meeting. To cover those fees, rates would rise...
The Grand Coulee Public Library is open for more than curbside service now, the NCW Libraries system announced. The library opened with limited hours and some restrictions as of Tuesday. Members of the public can reserve time on a computer, browse the shelves, or read the latest magazines and newspapers. Masking and social distancing will be required per the governor’s orders and visitors will be asked to keep visits to 30 minutes or less. “We are thrilled to be able to serve our patrons in the library again,” Executive Director Barbara Walte...
Victor Landeros, with costume to kill and house to match, awaits the next trick or treaters to arrive at his trap, er, doorstep on Stevens Avenue in Coulee Dam on Halloween. Noticeably fewer homes were decorated this year amid the covid pandemic, but several that were also had built-in precautions, such as separately bagged treats to avoid communal bowls. The Landeros house sported a lot of skeletons, even a dog's (not real). At least one person declined to get out of the car. - Scott Hunter...
A Lake Roosevelt Schools tradition will take an online route next week when students honor veterans with a program to honor them over a Zoom presentation. The Lake Roosevelt Associated Student Body and Chorus will offer the event on Veteran’s Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. The program will include the Pledge of Allegiance, the National Anthem, songs by the chorus, a PowerPoint presentation of local veterans, personal testimonies and the playing of Taps. The event is free to everyone and can be reached either by an online Zoom connection o...
The little lot on the corner of Main and Spokane Way and at the heart of a controversy over city standards offers, in the narrower view, a conundrum for the city if it reconsiders whether a city code is being violated, one that limits outdoor advertising. But the bigger picture is more meaningful and invites serious, thoughtful discussion and long-term solutions. Those solutions, judging from public comments offered so far, including some on this page, are obviously needed because the corner in violation of the code looks far better than a...
Last week’s Star, front page, “Council: property owner must remove signs” Are you kidding me, Grand Coulee Council? City Code, Chapter 17.60 says that only one sign is allowed on that lot? That lot, which happens to be well kept, eye-appealing, and will be used to further the greater Grand Coulee area, is breaking some kind of code? What about concerns about filthy properties that are for sure breaking code? Why is every excuse in the book used why nothing can be done about them? An array of junk vehicles, never to be used again or in most...
We are writing in regard to the article in last week’s Star, “Council: Property Owner Must Remove Signs.” As the previous owners of the property located on the corner of Main Street in Grand Coulee, we felt we needed to set the record straight. The City’s Mayor referring to us in The Star last week and implying that we tried to pull anything over on the new owner of this property is not only misinformed, but slander. Every improvement our family ever made to that community over the years were always permitted and approved by your City Hall. P...
The first time I saw Glenn Yarbrough was at a small roadhouse on the eastern edge of Seattle, just off I-90. It was the first time I saw him on one of his farewell tours. I had seen a small ad in the Times and took a chance that I would enjoy him. And indeed I did. The roadhouse was one of those places where you paid for dinner, four watered-down drinks all served up front, and the entertainment. Yarbrough had been the lead singer for the Limelighters from 1959-63, and had been striking out on his own. It was a small crowd, maybe 100 people....
We aren’t out of Autumn yet and already we’ve had a reminder of winter weather. Though, our recent “winter” weather event wasn’t unprecedented. The records show that we’ve had five occurrences of snow in October dating back to 1934 when records started. In fact, in 1971, we had 1.3 inches of snowfall. John Steinbeck once said, “What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” Winter will arrive soon enough. Let us take a look at what we might expect to see....
Over the past few months, catastrophic wildfires raged – once again – throughout Central Washington and across the West. Smoke blanketed the Pacific Northwest, and whole towns were essentially wiped off the map. Unfortunately, we are not strangers to the devastation of catastrophic wildfires. This year, in the midst of a global pandemic that already put strain on our local economy and agriculture industry, the damages seem even greater. While the fires may no longer be burning here at home, the impacts on our communities remain. I recently vis...
Town of Nespelem Notice of Public Hearings Notice is hereby given that the Town of Nespelem will hold a Preliminary Budget Hearing on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, 5:00 PM at Town Hall. Copies of the 2021 Preliminary Budget are available at Town Hall during normal business hours. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to provide either written or oral comments concerning the 2021 Budget at said Preliminary Budget Hearing. Notice is hereby given that the Town of Nespelem will hold a Final Budget Hearing on Wednesday, December 9,... Full story
Former Grand Coulee resident Ima Jean Gordon, 93, passed away the early morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, at Spring Canyon Cemetery. A complete obituary will be in next week’s Star.... Full story
Betty Lorraine Desautel Barnaby, 89, born February 18, 1931, in Nespelem, Washington, to Albert and Myrtle Peone Desautel, died October 30, 2020. Betty spent most of her early life growing up near the Nespelem, Washington area. She married Donald Barnaby in 1948, and began her life as a homemaker. She is survived by her children: Bonnie (Frank), Becky (Dale), Anna, Boozer “Morris”, Karen (Jim), Brian, Cheryl, and Lisa (Jeff); 10 grandchildren: David, Dawn, Kasey, Nichelle, Nick, Jason, Jarred-Michael, Lauren, Jessica and Tanner; and 18 gre... Full story
Jacalyn Kay Carlson Austin, 68, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, in Wenatchee, Washington. She was born to Carl and Beverly Carlson on January 29, 1952, in Seattle, Washington. She spent her younger years in West Seattle, before her family moved to Grand Coulee, Washington, where she attended Grand Coulee High School. Jacci then moved to the Wenatchee area where she lived the remainder of her life. Jacci’s world revolved around her children and grandchildren, they were truly the light of her life. Her love language was food and... Full story
Trees of Sharing 2020 is here to help struggling families provide a Christmas gift for their children. Since the early 1980’s, the Trees of Sharing program has been a pathway for Grand Coulee Dam area residents to be a blessing to needy children living in the area. If you know a family with children under age 18 and living in the Coulee as far north as Belvedere that could use some help, please take time to fill out Trees of Sharing slips for their children. The slips and collection boxes are located at Safeway, Coulee Family Medicine, and H...
Grand Coulee Police 10/22 - Police arrested a Weil Place woman on a warrant for failure to comply with a judge’s orders. She was compliant with the arrest and taken to Grant County Jail. 10/23 - Police relayed to a Batchelor Square woman that her ex-boyfriend doesn’t care what she does with his old belongings as he lives in Alabama now. 10/27 - A woman reported being approached by a woman behaving erratically near the Electric City Post Office. Police found that woman nearby, sweating profusely in 37-degree weather. She said she was hea...
Derick and Jamie (Hemmer) Collins of Brewster, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of there son, William Lee Collins born Friday, September 4, 2020, at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee, Washington. William weighed 6 lbs., 1 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Paternal grandparents are Ed and Marla Higgins. Maternal grandparents are Jim and Michelle Hemmer. Great-grandparents are Mike and Karen Lackner, Lee and Karen Hemmer, and Barb Linboe.... Full story