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The local school levy was passing by a better margin after vote tallies continued Tuesday in the four county election offices involved, with more ballots yet to count in two counties Thursday and Friday. With a total vote so far tallied at 630-571 in favor, Grand Coulee Dam School District’s Proposition No. 1 was winning in all counties but Grant by 52.46% of the vote as of 6:13 p.m. Tuesday night. That 4.92% margin had slimmed down from 5.66% an hour earlier after Grant County counted another batch of ballots, bringing their uncounted e...
Lots of discussion was happening at the annual Veteran's Day Breakfast put on for free by American Legion Post 57 Friday. Donation's were collected at the front door. - Scott Hunter photo...
Electric City will change from hiring Grand Coulee’s police department to enforce law in its city to contracting with a city slightly further away — Coulee Dam — after reviewing proposals from both departments for future police services. Details are still being smoothed out following a Monday city council meeting in Coulee Dam in which council members asked for clarifications, but their consensus was to accept the agreement in principle after clarifications were made. The deal will require Coulee Dam’s two-man department to double personn...
A “lift station” revamp to get west Coulee Dam’s sewage across the river to the city’s new wastewater plant was bid at $906,000, the city’s engineer reported Monday. Engineer Daniel Cowger of Varela Engineering recommended accepting the lowest responsive bid, submitted by Strider Construction, of Bellingham, Washington. The council accepted the bid, noting the city would be pursuing extended funding through a grant proposal Cowger recommended. The city council was wary of a long entanglement with another west-side outfit. City Councilme...
Care & Share Food Bank will give out Thanksgiving food on Friday, Nov 18 from 12-3 pm. We will be closed on Nov 25 for Thanksgiving. Join our Facebook group. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566....
School board members Monday night accepted new “tuition agreements” between districts that have already been doing for decades what the new contracts will make legal, in the eyes of federal regulators. Grand Coulee Dam School District directors voted to OK the so-called “tuition” pacts with Nespelem and Keller school districts, whose students eventually attend junior high and high school in Coulee Dam, bringing with them federal “Impact Aid” funds to help pay for it. Because those schools get paid at a higher rate than the Coulee Dam distric...
Ben Alling was awarded a Quilt of Valor during the Veterans Day program Monday at the Pomeroy School District, where his grandsons, Logan and Colby Ledgerwood, have attended school. Alling enlisted in the United States Army on May 31, 1968. His rank started as a private and he worked his way up to an SP5. He was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington for his basic training, after which he was sent to Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland for an 11-week welding course. He came out an honor graduate....
I read the recent Star news article appearing in the October 26th issue of the Star. It was reported, at the October 18th Grand Coulee City Council meeting, during the public comment period an attendee, Darryl Hackworth, spoke. Mr. Hackworth said he had been working with “Dollar General” regarding setting up a retail shop in Grand Coulee on property located on Federal Way, behind where it intersects with Midway Ave. As an area resident, I personally feel the possibility of a Dollar General locating in Grand Coulee would be deleterious to our...
Nothing says Merry Christmas and Happy New Year like a 46-cent additional gas tax, coming January 2023, as part of the Climate Commitment Act, from the people who look out for our welfare and wellbeing. We already pay 49 cents per gallon, so what’s another 46 cents per gallon? It will be a total of 95 cents per gallon just for the Washington State tax, along with the Federal tax for a total of $1.14 per gallon just in taxes. This will be the highest gas tax in the Nation, we can’t let California be number one. I hope this makes Gov Inslee and...
Give President Joe Biden some credit for mid-term election Democratic successes when most everyone, including the media, predicted otherwise. Instead of focusing on himself, he quietly avoided states where he’s unpopular and helped Democrats win Pennsylvania where he grew up and is still popular. He presented us with our country’s greatest challenge: to save our democracy from autocratic ambitions of the MAGA faction that dominates the Republican party. He inherited a mess and time spent cleaning it up detracted from time for positive acc...
A recent column on my motorcycle days put me in touch with one of the sons of my old friend Joe Emerson. Someone had sent him a copy of my comments about his dad and of our friendship while we were both living in Palouse. He said that his dad was in the Air Force, not the army, and that Joe was not a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes. I had misunderstood when Joe told me of his family’s property along the Columbia River when the dam backed up the water submerging the family home. Joe had said that his family was given land higher up f...
For decades, Central Washingtonians have had to fight to make our voices heard over the noise of outside interest groups and government bureaucrats who think they know what is best for our communities. Unfortunately, last week’s decision by the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reopen discussions on introducing grizzly bears, an apex predator, into the North Cascades Ecosystem proves that, once again, our voices are being ignored. The debate over grizzly bear introduction in Washington state is nothing new. In 1995, W...
Welding in progresson the installation of an 18-foot diameter steel penstock liner section. The scaffold is used by the welders to makethe circumferential seam joining this section with the one previously installed. - Dec. 1939...
A Celebration of Michael's life will be held on Saturday, November 19th, 2022 at 4pm at the MPH Hi Dam Bar & Grill. Friends and loved ones are encouraged to attend Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at http://www.stratefuneral.com for the Horne family. STRATE FUNERAL HOME, Grand Coulee, Washington is caring for the family....
Robert L. "Bob" Tonasket, 82, Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather and Brother, Veteran and Respected Elder of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville passed away at his Keller, Washington home, the morning of Monday, November 7, 2022. Bob entered this world Saturday, October 5, 1940 to Joseph Sr. & Mary Covington-Tonasket in Nespelem, Washington. In 1958, he graduated from High School in Curlew. Washington, where Bob was a member of the Basketball, Baseball and Track teams. From October 16,...
The Enchanted Bookshop Christmas will be the Christmas play presented at the Masquers Theater opening Friday December 2 at 7:30pm, then Dec 3 and Dec 4 at 2:00pm. And presented the following weekend with a Friday 7;30 evening show on Dec 9, and 2:00 matinees on Dec 10 and Dec 11. This family friendly delightful play, written by Todd Wallinger, brings your favorite book characters to life at night in the bookshop during the Holidays and they decide to help the bookshop owner’s family who are visiting for Christmas. Director Marla Allsopp has a...
The Grand Coulee branch of North Cascades Bank is continuing to collect winter gear donations through the month of November for local children in need. Items they are seeking include new or gently used snow pants, gloves, scarves and winter boots. All items will be donated to the Grand Coulee Dam School District K-12 and will be distributed to those students in need during the upcoming cold months. Please help our local youth stay warm and dry during these challenging times....
A Veterans Service Officer will be at the Electric City Post every 2nd Tuesday of each month from 12:00-5:00. For appointments contact Tony at 509.754.2011 ext. 5255....
Christmas is on our minds! Trees of Sharing 2022 decorated trees are now out with ornament tags with children’s wishes will be available at North Cascades Bank, Safeway Pharmacy, Spokane Teachers Credit Union, and Harvest Foods. Please pick up a tag & fill the wish. • Monday, December 12: (Very important date!) All gifts, wrapped and with tags attached to the outside of the package, need to be returned to a ‘Tree’ location so they can be organized for delivery. • Saturday, December 17, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.: Trees of Sharing delivery of gifts Pl...
AA Meetings in the L ocal Area Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held Monday through Friday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 633-3377 days or 633-3345 evenings. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center. These are open and non-smoking. A new Alcoholics Anonymous group is meeting each Saturday at noon at the Grand Coulee Community Church, 405 Center St. Meetings are open. More information call 509.680.9549 In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday...
Fall is a great time to learn how to compost leaves and other yard debris. To encourage composting, Grant County Solid Waste will offer a compost class for Grant County residents on Thursday, November 17 at 6:00 pm in the Grant County Public Works meeting room located at 124 Enterprise St, Ephrata. By composting, residents will reduce the amount of yard debris disposed in the landfill and reduce the need for burning. Using compost is a beneficial way to turn yard and garden waste into a resource that helps plants grow healthier and faster by...
More Books through Hoopla! We have increased the number of new, popular books you can reserve on Hoopla Digital. You now have four Flex borrows to use in addition to the 1- instant downloads you currently get each month for free with your library card. Holiday Inspo Magazines are a great way to find inspiration for seasonal and holiday cooking, baking, decorating, crafting, and getting into the right spirit. Learn, Craft and Play at the Library! Attend a program this month at your local...
Grand Coulee Police 11/2 - Police responded to an alarm at the Electric City shop as did a county sheriff’s deputy. The city superintendent was inside and said no one else was there. It was unclear what had set off the alarm. - A man on Kelso reported that a woman the officer knew the man had been living together had thrown a piece of firewood at him and was refusing to leave. She claimed he’d stolen her car and taken her items from it to the inside of the house and she wanted them back. The officer convinced the man to get her those ite...
OLYMPIA – November 15, 2022 - Washington State Parks is inviting the public to ring in the new year during its annual First Day Hikes event on Jan. 1, 2023. At least 40 state parks will host staff-led and self-guided hikes, snowshoe excursions, bike rides and more on New Year’s Day. The First Day Hikes will range in difficulty from paved, flat ADA-accessible trails to moderate hill climbs. A few parks will host more than one hike with options tailored to different interests and abilities. Additionally, some hikes will include fun edu...
Public Notice City of Electric City Notice is hereby given that the City of Electric City will hold a 2023 Preliminary Budget Hearing on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 6:00pm at City Hall. In additional there will be a Public Hearing on the Revenue Source/Ad Valorem Tax for the Budget year 2023. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to provide either written or oral comments concerning the 2023 Budget and the Revenue Source/Ad Valorem Tax at said Hearings. Peggy Nevsimal, City Clerk/Treasurer (Publish November 16, 2022) Notice of...
