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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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From left, local veterans Arnie Holt, Pat Zlateff, Ed Cawston, Bugs Shear, Ray Spackman, Alan Murray, Doug Marconi, Dave Tonasket and Jim Smith march out with the colors at the end of the traditional Veteran's Day Assembly at Lake Roosevelt High School Gym, which wasn't held a year ago due to the still pre-vaccine pandemic. This year, the crowd and veterans wore masks for the event, which included a slide show of many local veterans, music from a member of the high school band, a member of the...
What if Lake Roosevelt baseball and softball were played at the same place? What if there were two gyms? What if there was a track around the football field? After abandoning the costly, $50 million idea of locating all sports courts, gyms and fields at the main LR campus in Coulee Dam, the district’s board of directors spoke with architects about the idea of locating baseball and softball fields at the former middle school in Grand Coulee and building a track around the football field in Coulee Dam. The current tennis court would remain. T...
Local scouts collected about 1,200 pounds of food for the local food bank this past week. "The food bank is now very well stocked," said Carol Nordine, manager of the Care and Share Food Bank. Nordine said the collection was lower than normal. The drives usually bring in around 2,500 to 3,000 pound of food, Nordine said, but she also noted that there were two drives this year. She also expressed gratitude for cash donations of about $120 that she said are being used to purchase meat from...
People living near the cryptocurrency mining building on Coulee Boulevard in Electric City might have a point when they complain about the noise. Decibel meter readings performed by the city seem to justify the claim made in multiple complaints that the noise from exhaust fans on top of the building is too loud. The building manager’s own readings are lower, however, although he says he’ll do what’s necessary to keep the city happy. People have reported having difficulty sleeping because of the noise, Mayor Diane Kohout told The Star previously...
For Betty Davis, a day on the golf course isn't about keeping score, it's about getting to a place free of cares. "When I'm out here, I think of nothing behind me," she said recently beside a tee at Banks Lake Golf Club. "I mean, my house could be burning when I left and I probably wouldn't even think about it." At 96, Davis still golfs three times a week through most of the year with a group of friends, and there are stories. There's the one about she and Sally McDowell herding cows off the...
There have been 21 new cases of COVID-19 reported for local towns by local counties since The Star’s last update two weeks ago on Nov. 3, with 12 of those new cases being located in Nespelem. According to Grant County Health District data last updated Nov. 16, the Grand Coulee and Electric City area of the county has seen 155 total cases since the pandemic began, up by five in the past two weeks, with new cases reported on Nov. 8, 9, 10, 12, and 16. Ranging in age from their 30s to 90s, 16 people are hospitalized in Grant County with Covid, d...
I would like to personally thank all of the veterans, auxiliary members and family members who showed up to honor all veterans at the Nespelem veterans’ monument on Veteran’s Day! We took the time to honor all veterans, past and present, on this special day. I would also like to commend the following businesses for recognizing and honoring the veterans by treating them to a meal on Veteran’s Day. At noon, the Rio Grande restaurant in Coulee Dam honored the veterans to a meal. Then in the evening, the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee honored the v...
As you read this letter, there may be only a week until the deadline of 12 pm, Nov. 29, for written public comments on the draft Okanogan County Comprehensive Plan. Fortunately, this revision supports our county’s need to form “More Completely Planned Areas” to address varying values and landscapes in different areas of the county. Citizen Advisory Committees would lead these efforts. If you’re interested in how land is used in your area of the county, write a letter to the Okanogan County Planning Department regarding the following situati...
Meteorological winter starts in less than a month. Meteorologists say winter is the three-month block of December, January and February. Astronomical winter starts Dec. 22. Dependent on which “winter” you choose to start your winter, get ready, because it’s coming. La Niña conditions are in place for this winter. Over at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) they explained what the nation in general might expect. “…La Niña winters tend to be drier and warmer across the...
Twenty years ago, the United States was intently focused on terrorism. The 9/11 attacks had killed 3,000 Americans and profoundly shaken our national sense of safety and security. President George W. Bush declared we were fighting a “war on terror” and vowed we would defeat terrorist organizations. Since then, we have taken important steps to keep our country safe, and they have been largely effective. News coverage of terrorism is relatively rare, and I suspect most Americans wouldn’t put it at the top of their list of concerns. But terro...
A recent story of several elk being killed by motorists in Grand Teton National Park reminded me of the plight of our wild animals. I have visited the Teton area several times and recall the time that a herd of elk crossed the road in front of us, stopping traffic for a while. There were probably 100 elk, and it was a treat watching them. That motorists were careless to the point of killing several raises questions about drivers being alert when they are around our wild animals. I recall one time I was looking for moose droppings that I...
The newly passed infrastructure package approved by Congress last week promises to reach every corner of the country, and for rural America, funding for water and sewer, broadband internet, and electrical projects could have the most impact. An $11.7 billion annual increase for the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds will assist small towns in making much-needed drinking water and sewage system upgrades. The federal-state partnership provides low-interest loans to eligible communities to improve their drinking water supply,...
Larry C. Curtis, 76, passed away surrounded by his loving family early Monday morning, November 8, 2021, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. Larry was born, November 19, 1944, to Charles and Romaine (Russell) Curtis in Colfax, Washington. At one-year of age Larry went to live with his Aunt and Uncle, Doris and Peter Swanda. He was raised by them until he graduated from Colfax High School in 1963. Larry was a member of the “Bulldogs” Baseball and Basketball teams. Following gra...
Raymond Earl Atchison, 66, of Electric City, Washington, passed away Thursday, November 11, 2021, in Wenatchee, Washington, due to complications from a stroke. He was born in Tonasket, Washington February 11, 1955, to Sidney Lloyd Atchison and Harriet May (Newman) Atchison. Ray attended school in Coulee Dam, Washington, and spent most of his life in the Coulee area. After high school graduation, he married Joyce Clark, with whom he shared two children: Tammy and Ray Jr. Ray was a gifted...
Richard Lee Amenell passed away Monday, November 8, 2021, after a battle with Parkinson's. He was born January 26, 1935, to Verner and Violet Amenell of Mediapolis, Iowa. Dick grew up on a farm with his parents and three sisters. He learned a lot on the farm, was active in high school playing basketball and baseball, and was even a school bus driver at age 16. He went to Iowa State for two years and then joined the United States Air Force becoming a navigator on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft...
Sally Rice, 77, of Tioga, North Dakota, passed away on Thursday, November 04, 2021, at Tioga Medical Center moving from this world to walk on streets of gold. Sally was born on February 21, 1944, in Seattle, Washington, to Luther William Miller and Marie (Nymeyer) Miller. She was the second child and the only girl to bless the family. She had an older brother, Gerald (Jerry), and a younger brother, Neil. They all helped their mom with delivering the Spokesman Review and the Wenatchee World...
The talk is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. and is being offered on the Zoom digital meeting platform. Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is the author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants as well as Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses. She lives in upstate New York, where she is a Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology for The State...
Monica Simone Jack of Coulee Dam Washington, is proud to announce the birth of her son, Xaiver Ambrose Jack, born Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. He weighed 7 lbs., 6 oz., and was 19 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Aiyanna and Kuvara Robinson. Maternal grandparents are Brenda and Jason Whalawitsa. Great-grandmother is Ethel Jack....
Food Bank Giving Out Thanksgiving Food Care & Share Food Bank will be giving out Thanksgiving Food this Friday, November 19 from noon to 3 p.m. The bank will be close Friday November 26. 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 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...
Trees of Sharing will be out in local busineses Saturday.The schedule: November 20 – December 11: Trees decorated with ornament tags with children’s wishes will be available at North Cascades Bank, Safeway Pharmacy, Spokane Teachers Credit Union, and Harvest Foods until December 11. Please pick up a tag & fill the wish. Monday, December 13: (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 18, 10:00 ...
OLYMPIA – Nov. 10, 2021 – Washington State Parks has designated the free days in 2022 when visitors will not need a Discover Pass to park at state parks and on recreation lands managed by Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). In 2022, the Discover Pass free days are: Saturday, Jan. 1 – New Year’s Day Monday, Jan. 17 – Martin Luther King Day Wednesday, March 9 - Billy Frank Jr.’s birthday Saturday, March 19 – Washington State Parks’ birthday Friday, April 22 – Earth Day Last free...
Grand Coulee Police 11/9 - A Lincoln Avenue man reported finding his cat in his neighbor’s trap. The neighbor was confrontational when the reporting party confronted him about it. The neighbor told police that neighborhood cats spray where he parks his boat and RV. Police told the neighbor that what he was doing wasn’t illegal, but he should use caution as his neighbors do have pets. - A man was reported as staring inside the Lakeside Fitness gym windows, in one instance displaying a knife. The man was banned from the gym. 11/10 - Police loo...
Raider athletes have been given “all league” honors for the Central Washington 2B league. In volleyball, Emma Marchand was selected for the first team, Audrey Hansen was chosen for the second team, and Nevaeh English received an honorable mention. In soccer, Halle Albert was named to the all-league first team, Almeta Desautel and Sadi Trotter were named to the second team, and Nautica Brown received an honorable mention. In football, Chase Clark and Sergio Galicia were named to the all-league first-team offense. Chase Marchand and Elijah Ras...
The Grand Coulee Dam Area will see some pre-Thanksgiving turkeys trotting through the area Saturday, Nov. 20, when a new event will kick off to support the food bank and encourage healthy living. Electric City resident and college freshman Kaidyn Johnson is heading up the charitable event for the area. She would “like to give back to the community … and bring a little healthy entertainment to the area,” Johnson said. All proceeds will benefit the local Food Bank. Local 501c3 organization Run the Dam is sponsoring and assisting her missi...
Town of Elmer City 2022 Ad Valorem Hearing 2022 Budget Meeting Regular Council Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Town of Elmer City will hold a 2022 Budget Workshop November 18, 2021 at 6PM via Zoom. Notice is hereby given that the Town of Elmer City will hold a public hearing on Revenue Source/Ad Valorem for the Budget year 2022, including consideration of possible increases in property tax revenues on November 18, 2021 at 6:50 PM via Zoom. Notice is hereby given that the Town of Elmer City will hold a Regular Public Meeting on November...
