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Grand Coulee is hiring an outside source to help the city reconcile its finances. The city council approved the hiring of an outside contractor to do the “reconciliation of city financial software system to city bank accounts to assure accuracy of financial data being reported to the council and State Auditor’s office,” according to a contract for services. Hired was Toni Nelson of Government Financial Services, at a cost to the city of $110 an hour. The estimated time period for the work is 25-30 hours, part of the time on-site and part away...
Grant County Port District 7, which runs Banks Lake Golf Course, has cut down a number of cottonwood trees at the course. The decision was made earlier this year because roots from the trees were tearing up the asphalt cart paths and in some cases "roots were growing into some of the greens," port commissioner Jerry Sands stated. Sands said 13 trees were eliminated and several more cottonwood trees need to be cut down. "When they planted the cottonwoods, I understand," Sands said, "they only...
The POWER program to feed game birds in the winter will soon end. Lack of “manpower” is finally catching up to the longtime program by POWER (Promoters of Wildlife and Environmental Resources). Carl Russell, longtime president of the organization, said that when the final sacks of feed are distributed, the program will end. Some 59 small backyard feeders are scattered around the community along with 15 large feeders, and have been a food refuge for quail and other game birds for over 20 years, Russell stated. Russell recently resigned as pre...
The city of Grand Coulee is changing the way it pays for training for its volunteer fire department personnel. The council has agreed to pay the fire department a fixed monthly fee instead of payment on the number of members who show up for training sessions. The change was made a week ago, based on a request by fire department Chief Richard Paris. Paris said the change would satisfy concerns of auditors on the way training payments were paid by the city. The fire chief told the council that the former payment method had been in place for 36...
School enrollment up The average enrollment at Lake Roosevelt Schools for December was 714, according to school officials. The district had budgeted for an average of 690 for this school year. Street carts still being considered The Grand Coulee City Council is still considering allowing golf carts, ATVs and ORVs to roll on city streets. Some council members are leery of allowing the carts because of highway traffic. The carts wouldn’t be allowed to drive on the highways, but could cross only at designated areas. Police Chief John Tufts told t...
Here's a list of some of the major stories we've followed in 2016. Which ones were your favorites? January 6 An overhead covering that had shaded rodeo fans for decades at the Ridge Riders Rodeo Grounds collapsed under a heavy snow load, leading the organization to make extensive repairs of its wooden grandstands, but which has not so far included a new covering. January 13 Electric City calls a meeting on a trail that would reach from Sunbanks Lake Resort entrance to Grand Coulee and beyond....
A small-town newspaper must be more these days, and over the last decade-plus, we’ve been learning, along with the rest of the industry, just what that means. In 2017, our goals at The Star involve a better implementation of what we’ve learned in ways that will benefit our readers and advertisers, making The Star a better value and stronger paper. Be prepared to talk; we’re going to ask questions. We need to be better listeners and askers. We need to know how you think various topics should be explored. What are we not covering now that we sh...
As 2016 is wrapping up and we prepare for what lies ahead in 2017, it is always good to glance back at the last year and remember the events that affected us most. Now, I could go global for this column, but I decided to keep it personal because I found myself over the holidays looking at the faces of family members around me and thinking about them. How have I affected them? Have I left anything undone? How can I help them in the future year and in years to come? How have they affected me in my life, good and bad? How can we all change?...
The great philosopher Bob Hope once said, “My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?” He has a point. This time of year, Christians celebrate the birth of our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the true ‘reason for the season,’ as we say, and the Christmas season reminds us to serve our neighbors. Part of what makes this season so special, beyond families traveling long distance to gather together, or the music of Bing Crosby...
As Mario Cuomo said, politicians campaign in poetry but have to govern in prose. Now we have a president-elect who campaigned in tweets ... but still will have to govern in prose. Donald Trump showed great skill as a campaigner, steering his campaign past a slew of professional politicians who underestimated him at every turn. Now the test is whether he can govern — that is, whether he can run the United States government, conduct foreign policy in treacherous times, and reshape domestic policy to fit his goals. This requires a very d...
Winter work of the Government camp maintenance crew. - January 12, 1940 photo...
Jerry Blain Sharr, 37, of Golconda, Nevada, passed away at Turquoise Ridge on November 25, 2016. Services for Jerry will be at The Nazarene Church of Grand Coulee on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 11 a.m. Officiating will be Dr. Ron Hunter who knows the family. A dinner will immediately follow at the Eagles Lodge. There will be a no-host bar available. A complete obituary was in the December 21 issue of the Star....
No Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not meet this Thursday. Happy New Year! American Legion to Meet The American Legion Post 157 holds legion meetings on the second Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 10, at the Vet Center in Electric City. Care and Share Food Bank Is Open Fridays The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene has normal operating hours every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, Hwy 174, Grand Coulee. The bank still can use...
Some of the delivery teams were getting ready to hit the Santa trail Saturday morning, Dec. 17, when the temperature was hovering around zero degrees. The group wants to thank those in the community who made it possible for more than 30 Christmases to bless kiddos in our area....
The Lake Roosevelt Raider wrestlers headed south to Coulee City last Wednesday for the Banks Lake Brawl, where each of the seven Raiders placed. Kaleb Horn, Jon Shelley, Tony Nichols, and Ida Sue all received first-place spots. Ryan Moon and Steven Flowers each took second place in their weight categories, and Gabe Moses took third. After a bye-round, Horn won first place in the 120-pound division by defeating two Hanford boys. Horn won by technical fall, 16-1, against Dax Cummings, then beat Breaden Nalle 9-2. Shelley took first place at 126....
Back row from left: Sam Simpson, Francis Louie, Nazaire Brisbois, Sherwin Vargas; front row: Champ Louie, Alex Vallee, Jaysim Vallee, Jennilia WhiteTemple, Alex Thomas; not pictured: Delnise Simpson, Sarani George-Deal....
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders alumni vs. alumni basketball game was a big success, with good turnout and close games, according to Miranda Salas, who helped organize the event. Two games were played, one between the guys and one between the girls. In the men’s game, the white team defeated the crimson team by less than 10 (official scores unavailable), and in the women’s game the crimson team won by four points. In the women’s game, “the white team had the first half, but then we got kind of tired,” said Salas, who played on the white team. “Th...
Tues. - Thurs., Dec 27-29 TBA Eagles Holiday Classic, away • Wednesday (JV only), 10:30 a.m., Boys’ JV vs Liberty; 1:30 p.m., Girls’ JV vs Priest River • Thursday (Varsity only), 10:30 a.m., Raiders vs Cheney; Noon, Lady Raiders vs Sandpoint Wed., Dec. 28 10 a.m., Powerhouse Tournament, here Tues., Jan. 3 4:30 p.m., LR Basketball at Bridgeport 6 p.m., Raider Wrestling at Okanogan Mixer Sat., Jan. 7 10 a.m., Raider Wrestling at Rainier at Warden Tournament 1 p.m., LR Basketball here with Waterville Tues., Jan. 10 4:30 p.m., LR Basketb...
COLUMBIA LEAGUE TEAM W L Strike or Spare 38 22 Team 6 34 26 Solid T Const. 20 40 Ron Staggs and Jesse Jackson 230 High Series: Ron Staggs 597 Splits: Jesse Jackson 2-7; Sonny Redthunder 2-7-8; Soy Redthunder 4-5-10 SENIORS 12-7-16 Frank E. 158/145/202 = 505 Ray D. 137/183/136 = 456 Scott E. 163/159/195 = 517 THURSDAY MIX-UPS TEAM W L The Melody 36 20 Fry Bread Pwr 38.5 13.5 San Poil Valley 31 25 Bob & His Gutter Girls 23.5 32.5 High Game: Percy Kuehne and Frank Quinto 204; Mae Stensgar 179 High Series: John Stensgar 582; Mae Stensgar 455...
Grand Coulee Police 12/19 - A burglar at Sunbanks Lake Resort made off with several tools from a storage shed. Entry to the shed was gained with a key, suggesting, the report stated, that the party had access to a key. The person only took tools that worked. Batteries from various vehicles were also taken. The thief used a sled to transport the stolen items and the tracks led over the hill toward Sunny Drive in Electric City. - A man who is banned from a property at Continental Heights told police that he was only returning his sister’s car. H...
Public Notice Town of Elmer City ORDINANCES ADOPTED BY THE TOWN OF ELMER CITY Ordinance R5-16 - An Ordinance of the Town of Elmer City, Washington, fixing the amounts to be raised by Ad Valorem Taxes for the year 2017. Ordinance 355 - An Ordinance of the Town of Elmer City, Washington, amending Ordinance 352 to increase water and sewer rates effective January 1, 2017. Ordinance 356 – An Ordinance of the Town of Elmer City, Washington, setting salaries and wages for employees and officers of the Town of Elmer City, and adopting the Budget for c...
Grand Coulee resident Nick Heilman enjoys the recent snowfall by sledding down the road to Eden Harbor last week. - Jacob Wagner photo...