News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Grand Coulee Police 3/16 - A man on Bay Area Drive reported that a dark colored pickup was parked in his driveway. He confronted the driver who said he had been drinking. A Grant County Sheriff’s deputy and a Grand Coulee officer responded. By the time they arrived, the pickup had left. Both officers were both unable to find the suspect vehicle. 3/17 - A man claimed that a man at a business was falsely claiming to be a veteran and wanted him charged with fraud/stolen valor. Police were unable to find anything related on the business website, a...
Raiders win third straight football shutout The Lake Roosevelt Raiders football team defeated the Manson Trojans 41-0 in Coulee Dam Friday, their third straight shutout in a row, for a 3-0 win-loss record. The Raiders first got on the scoreboard when quarterback Hunter Whitelaw powered his way into the endzone on a short run after the Raiders made their way downfield. Next, Whitelaw threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Sam Wapato, and then ran a 50-yard touchdown run to end the first quarter with...
A museum in Colorado will offer a program this week showing historical photographs of the Nespelem area, streaming it live online so you can attend. The Clyfford Still Museum, located in Denver, Colorado, will be live streaming a free program titled "Into the Archives: Photographs from the Colville Reservation." "In 1937, Clyfford Still co-founded an artists' colony in Nespelem, the Indian Agency on the Colville Reservation in Washington state," the museum website explains. "During his time ther...
It’s on again! Here’s the good news: the Bureau of Reclamation plans on restarting its fire station project. The bad news is that no one has any confidence the bureau will ever finish the project. This project has had more starts than the fleas on a hound dog. You can tell it’s a government job because it’s going to take deep pockets to pull this out. Now the bureau is going to find another contractor for the restart. It seems the contractors are only part of the problem. The rest lies with inspecting the work that is being done. The bureau...
Larry Dean Boyd, 84, the loving Husband, Dad, Papa and Tupa, passed away on Sunday,March 7, 2021, in Grand Coulee, Washington, with his family by his side. While gone was the agony of the cancer Larry fought for two decades, also gone were Larry's ice fishing on Owhi Lake, picking huckleberries at Gold Mountain, hunting in Hellsgate, chipping-in at Banks Lake, prowling the stands at State B and cheering for his daughters and grandchildren. Larry was borne to Norman Alonzo and Catherine... Full story
Notice of Request for Proposal for Communication/Access Control Expansion Grand Coulee Dam School District #301J Coulee Dam, WA Due Date for Proposals: April 16, 2021 - 12:00PM GENERAL INFORMATION The GCDSD is seeking to expand and/or integrate a unified communication/access control system. The District is looking for a reasonable recommendation and discussion between a qualified vendor and the District. The District desires: • Traditional or digital clocks in all primary classrooms and offices at CTE/Athletic Facilities, ALE Building, and Bus... Full story
Grand Coulee 3/11 - A man reported receiving fraud calls in which the caller said he worked for the IRS, knew the last four digits of his social security number, and said that it had been involved with drug smuggling in Texas. He provided police with two phone numbers he received calls from and was told to tell police if he received another call. - A man reported a package stolen from his porch and showed video of a man wearing a red, white, and blue jacket taking the package. The thief was identified and found at a King Street residence and...
Raider football wins another shutout The Lake Roosevelt Raiders shutout the Oroville Hornets in Coulee Dam on Friday, winning 44-0. The Raiders got on the board just a few minutes into the first quarter when quarterback Hunter Whitelaw threw a long touchdown pass to Sam Wapato in the back of the endzone. Wapato got the next touchdown, as well, with a roughly 65-yard punt return. Whitelaw ran in for a touchdown on the first play of the second quarter. Later, a 33-yard pass from Whitelaw to Chase...
P.E.O. Chapter DG of the Grand Coulee Dam Area is offering a $500 scholarship in memory of Jeanie Beery to a senior girl. You must have at least a 3.0 grade point average to be eligible to apply for the scholarship. The directions to apply for this scholarship can be accessed in the Senior Class Google Classroom or through Susan Duclos at LRHS Junior/Senior High School. The P.E.O. Scholarship deadline is April 9, 2021. The P.E.O. Sisterhood is an organization dedicated to helping young women further their education. This scholarship may be...
Staff members at Lake Roosevelt Schools received COVID-19 vaccines at Safeway in Grand Coulee and at the Okanogan fairgrounds this past week as part of a nationwide effort to vaccinate school staff before the end of the month. On March 2, President Joe Biden announced a directive to all states to get every pre-K educator, K-12 teacher, and childcare worker at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine in the month of March. Following that announcement, Grand Coulee Dam School District Superintendent Paul Turner said he began working with Okanogan...
Will the Laser Light Show and Visitor Center at the Grand Coulee Dam, which saw nearly 200,000 people in 2019, open this spring? The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation didn’t answer the question from The Star with a straight yes or no, but did answer. “At this time, the laser light show and Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center will remain temporarily closed in support of the recommended guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” said Public Affairs Specialist Erika Lopez, who works in Boise, Idaho, in an email. Lopez said that the G...
The COVID-19 pandemic, having been prevalent in the US for about a year, has had an affect on the lives of people around the world, including an affect on mental health. “The pandemic has been hard on everyone,” Dr. Marilynn Holman, a psychiatrist at Coulee Medical Center, told The Star in an email. “Financial concerns, social isolation, increased childcare, fear for health of self and others – all can worsen stress and mood.” Holman also said that “those with limited internet/phone access have been particularly impacted as many services or...
Grand Coulee Police 2/28 - A woman at the Skydeck Motel told police she flew into Spokane to meet a guy and they got a room at the motel. The guy left and never returned. The woman wanted to get back to the airport. Police told her she could catch a bus to Spokane in the morning. 3/1 - Kids were reportedly throwing eggs at several residences along Grand Coulee Avenue. Police didn’t see any kids in the area. 3/3 - A woman on Wenatchee Avenue said that her son pushed her a few times during an argument about the car he was using before he left t...
PUBLIC HEARING/MEETING NOTICE GRAND COULEE CITY COUNCIL The Council of the City of Grand Coulee, Washington will hold a Public Hearing on the Critical Areas Update on March 16, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. with the regular City Council meeting immediately following. Both Public Hearing and the Council meeting will be held via ZOOM. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/98290102759?pwd=Wm1rcGlWb05wOU5zS0k0N0Z2a3grdz09 Meeting ID: 982 9010 2759 Passcode: 862679 One tap mobile +12532158782,,98290102759#,,,,*862679# US (Tacoma) +16699006833,...
Parents with children from ages 4 to 12 can sign them up this week for baseball and softball leagues. Lake Roosevelt Diamond Sports will be at the concession stand in the upper ball field of North Dam Park and Event Center March 11, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. for sign-ups. Registration forms and payment may also be mailed in by March 17 to LRDS, Box 6004, Grand Coulee, WA 99133. Team members will be contacted by coaches about schedules of practices, which will begin the week of April 12. Anyone with questions can call Jeremy Miller at 509-449-0881 or...
The Banks Lake Pumped Storage Project, which would bring an estimated 1,000-2,000 workers to the area during construction and add an extra 500 megawatts of hydropower electricity per hour, is still in the works, if a little Covid delayed. Secretary Manager Darvin Fales of Columbia Basin Hydropower spoke to The Star on the phone Tuesday, with an update on the project for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The gravity-feed system would power two 250-megawatt generating units, or...
All eight of Washington's regions are in Phase Two of the state's phased plan for reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic and will be there for "at least several weeks," according to the office of Gov. Jay Inslee. Phase Two of the plan has less stringent restrictions on individuals, schools, and businesses. Regions were required to meet data metrics related to COVID in order to move to Phase Two, and warned that if those stats got worse, a region could move back to Phase One. However, Inslee announ... Full story
A new book by Colville Tribal member Arnie Marchand titled "What Is Your Name?" describes the way of life of the Okanogan Native Americans, examining the lives of individuals and the history of the people. The book, Marchand's second, is published by Heritage Productions out of Oroville where Marchand lives, and is available on Amazon as well as through the North Central Washington library system, which includes the Grand Coulee Library. "In this work I want to let you know some things about...
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCES PASSED OF THE CITY OF ELECTRIC CITY, WASHINGTON Full and complete copies of the above ordinances are available at City Hall, 10 Western Avenue, Electric City, WA during normal working hours. On the 12th day of January 2021 the City of Council of Electric City passed the following ordinance. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the titles, provides as follows: Ordinance #: 579-2021 “An Ordinance extending the temporary removal of the charge of interest and late fees on utility accounts.” On the 9th day... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 2/23 - A woman was banned from the senior center after having been run off from inside and outside the center. The woman has gone through the dumpster multiple times and leaves a mess. Police spoke to her at the post office and told her she was banned. They also asked her about a Safeway cart she had, and she said she would return it. - A veterinary clinic manager was concerned about an employee. Police spoke to the employee’s roommate and a neighbor who both said she was fine the prior evening and didn’t see anything ami...
Newly elected Grant County Commissioner Danny Stone spoke with the Grand Coulee City Council during their Feb. 16 meeting held via Zoom. Stone is the first county commissioner from the northern part of the county in recent memory, possibly since Fred Ludolph in the 1940s. Stone introduced himself and told the council that he was available to talk with them. "If you need something," Stone said, "I can't tell you I can always fix or help, but I can sure be a part of the discussion and be...
About 30 seniors of the Lake Roosevelt graduating class of 2021 are interested in a senior trip, a tradition for seniors, to Huntington Beach, Calif., but COVID-19 restrictions might keep them in Washington. The class has raised about $20,000 towards such a trip during their years in high school. According to a report submitted to the Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors during their Feb. 22 meeting, the students would fly down to Los Angeles on May 29, busing to Huntington Beach, and spending the next couple days on beaches, at...
Popular local events that didn't happen last year are at least tentatively scheduled to happen this year. The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will tentatively be hosting 10 events in 2021, including Colorama, the Festival of America, and Harvest Festival. "We are really looking forward to providing the community with some fun and excitement this summer," Executive Director Rachelle Haven told The Star in an email. "We have the opportunity with our events to try new things and create a...
Additional relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is on its way. Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law Feb. 19, that appropriates $2.2 billion in federal aide to be used for K-12 schools, public health, assistance to individuals and families, housing and business assistance. “The process of getting to a post pandemic era has just begun,” Inslee said “And we intend to come out of this pandemic stronger, in part because of this legislation.” The package distributes $365 million in emergency eviction, rental and utility assistance and $240 m...
When I see Kenny Hoke he always waves and makes my day. Every time this happens, I think about the state championship basketball team he was on back in the days when the rim and net were real baskets. Since Grand Coulee and Coulee Dam combined into the Grand Coulee Dam School District there has only been one Raider team that has won a state championship. That championship was in Track & Field. Raider Track & Field has won multiple team state trophies. It also has had more individual state champions and medalists over time than any other Raider...