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After two school levies failed in February for the Grand Coulee Dam School District, school board directors are looking to run just one levy election in November. Roughly 56% of voters voted against two levies the district proposed in February — the Educational Programs and Operation Levy, and the Capital Levy for Safety, Technology and Facilities Improvements. The board of directors, in their July 11 meeting, told Superintendent Paul Turner they would like to pursue a $2 educational levy for three years, a significant drop from the $4.20 t...
Staff at Lake Roosevelt Schools say that student cell phones have been a major issue in the classroom, and options for addressing the issue were discussed at the latest Grand Coulee Dam School District meeting. On Monday, school board directors discussed the issue of cell phones in the classroom when the topic of student and staff handbooks came up for discussion. The current cell phone policy in the elementary school’s handbook states that students can bring their phones to school, but can only use them before 8 a.m. or after 3 p.m., before a...
The Coulee Area Park and Recreation District will hold a meeting at the former middle school in Grand Coulee tonight at 6:30 p.m. Commissioner Kevin Portch said previously that the financial viability of the group’s ability to continue maintaining North Dam Park would be discussed at the meeting, with the group’s budget being in precarious standing as described in recent issues of The Star. Things have been looking up for the group, however, with a GoFundMe page having raised $5,600 towards the cause, and the group needing an estimated $7,...
Lake Roosevelt's new principal, Natalie Kontos, has worked in the Grand Coulee Dam School District for several years and plans to be here for several more. Kontos had taught elementary school physical education and health at LR Elementary for the past eight years before being approved by the school board as the new junior-senior high school principal in June. "During this time, I have had the privilege of teaching and building relationships with every student in our school," she wrote to The...
Vacant positions are getting filled in the Grand Coulee Dam School District. Natalie Kontos, who previously taught physical education at Lake Roosevelt Elementary, was hired as the new principal of the junior/senior high school. Taking on the athletic director and facilities coordinator positions is Nancy Kuiper, who is also the director of the SHARP Kids programs. Wade Magers, who just retired from his position as Lincoln County Sheriff, will serve as the school safety officer. “We’re excited to get him on board as our safety officer,” Turne...
City of Electric City SEEKING LETTERS OF INTEREST The City of Electric City is seeking letters of interest from individuals willing to serve on the City Park Advisory Committee. The advisory committee will review, assess and make recommendations to the City Council regarding the development of a city Park. You must be a resident of the city to apply for this position. Please submit letters of interest to the attention of Peggy Nevsimal, City Clerk/Treasurer, PO Box 130, Electric City, WA 99123 by July 15, 2022. (Publish July 6 & 13, 2022) WAC...
Kids 18 and younger can get free meals each Monday through Thursday through July 28 at the Lake Roosevelt Elementary School cafeteria. The Grand Coulee Dam School District’s Summer Food Service Program serves breakfast and lunch. Breakfast is served from 8:30 to 9 a.m. Lunch is served from noon to 12:30 p.m. The school district is a sponsor of the U.S. Department of Agriculture program and is open to all children 18 and younger....
Grand Coulee Dam School District Budget Hearing Canceled Cancellation notice is hereby given that the Grand Coulee Dam School District No. 301J will not be holding a public budget hearing on June 27, 2022. The budget hearing will take place July 25, 2022 at 5:00 p.m....
The Coulee Area Parks and Recreation District, which manages North Dam Park, is meeting tonight, June 22, at 6:30 p.m. at the former middle school in Grand Coulee in the former teachers’ lounge. The group is in a tough position as they haven’t secured funding from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which owns the land at North Dam, for 2022, which means they can’t fund maintenance at the park such as watering the grass, garbage service, powering the lights, and general yard work. Commissioner Kevin Portch told The Star last week that the group...
GCD School District No. 301J Budget Hearing Notice Notice is hereby given that the Grand Coulee Dam School District No. 301J will hold a public budget hearing to review the 2022-2023 budget at 5:00 p.m. June 27, 2022. Regular board meeting to follow. This meeting will be available via ZOOM. B. Paul Turner Superintendent Grand Coulee Dam School District No. 301J (Publish June 15 and 22, 2022) Nespelem School District #014 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will be received by Nespelem School District #014 for the Nespelem Elementary School Site...
North Dam Park, which hosts numerous events in the area, including Colorama, markets, softball tournaments, and more, is in danger of no longer being maintained, but funding could still be secured for 2023. A special meeting is scheduled for the local park district in charge on June 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the former middle school in Grand Coulee in the former teachers’ lounge there, which the public is welcome to attend. Years ago, the city of Grand Coulee had responsibility for the park, but relinquished control to the US Bureau of Reclamation, w...
People agree that housing for seniors in the area is needed, but the effort comes with a hefty price tag in the $15-$20 million range. The Grand Coulee Dam Area Senior Center spent $7,500 on a feasibility study for senior housing in the area in collaboration with Centerline Development, which owns the former Center School and surrounding land on Spokane Way in Grand Coulee. The study’s conclusion that there would be demand for such a facility and service led to a $20,000 engineering study. The senior center contributed another $17,500 toward t...
GCD School District No. 301J Budget Hearing Notice Notice is hereby given that the Grand Coulee Dam School District No. 301J will hold a public budget hearing to review the 2022-2023 budget at 5:00 p.m. June 27, 2022. Regular board meeting to follow. This meeting will be available via ZOOM. B. Paul Turner Superintendent Grand Coulee Dam School District No. 301J (Publish June 15 and 22, 2022) Public Notice Town of Coulee Dam NOTICE OF COUNCIL MEETING CONTINUATION To the citizens of the Town of Coulee Dam, Washington, the Town Council of the...
Officials for the barely funded public agency currently responsible for managing the park that holds major events in the area said Tuesday they may have to close it down. North Dam Park, which is owned by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation but managed by the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District (CAPRD) is the venue for events like Colorama, Run the Dam, summer softball and baseball games, a skate park, the Gehrke Windmills display, countless private events, and more. But CAPRD commissioners Brian Warneke and Kevin Porch said Tuesday that USBR...
Raymond (Ray) L. Gilman, 83, of Coulee Dam, WA, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2022, from cancer. His wife and sons were by his side. Ray was born the second of six children on Aug. 21, 1938, to T. Howard and Edna (Lamb) Gilman in Okanogan, WA. Ray was raised and educated in Okanogan, WA and received a Bachelor of Arts in Education from EWCE (EWU) in 1960. He started his teaching career in Coulee Dam, WA. in 1961. 1965 Ray completed his Master's in Education and received his Administrative...
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There’s a lot of turnover this year at Lake Roosevelt Junior/Senior High School. The Grand Coulee Dam School District board of directors accepted the resignations of Junior/Senior High Principal Sara Kennedy, Dean of Students Billy Monroe, and Athletic Director Tim Rasmussen, as well as math and drivers’ ed teacher Jeff Piturachsatit. The school board got the news at their meeting May 23. Although they didn’t discuss them publicly following a private executive session that preceded the acceptance of the resignations, Board Director Butch Stange...
Ashley Atkins took on the role of Indian Education director this school year at Lake Roosevelt Schools and spoke to The Star recently about the importance of teaching Native American culture and history. "I will introduce myself in my language (Crow) first," she wrote in an email to The Star. "Kahay! Baalaashe' Amiiaxxisesh huuk, baashchiilitaailia, 'Lucky and Receiving' huuk. I am Apsaalooke from the great Crow Nation of Montana. My husband [LR science teacher Derek Atkins] is Psquosa...
Two school boards learned Monday night that a major source of funding education for local students is apparently coming to an end if local officials can’t find a way to appeal a recent “review” of their method of sharing federal funds. An agreement to funnel “Impact Aid” from Nespelem School District to Grand Coulee Dam School District hasn’t been correct for years, a federal “reviewer” recently informed the Nespelem superintendent, a finding that will have a large financial impact on Lake Roosevelt Schools. For decades, the two districts h...
The Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors will be holding a special board meeting this Thursday May 26, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. to approve the staff salary increase. This meeting will be a Zoom meeting....
Grand Coulee High School Alumni Association has awarded scholarships in the amount of $500 each to three 2022 Lake Roosevelt High School graduating seniors. Receiving awards this year are Showaway Hunt, Kaitlyn Nordine, and Aehsley Piturachsatit. Also selected to receive a $500 scholarship was Henry Preston, a senior at Ballard High School in Seattle. Henry’s eligibility to apply for the scholarship is based on his grandfather David Jurgensen’s enrollment in Grand Coulee School District 55 before consolidation with Coulee Dam. Henry is the son...
Where should a new gym be and where should the baseball field be? Those are decisions coming up for the Grand Coulee Dam School District board of directors. At their May 9 meeting, the group discussed with Superintendent Paul Turner, wanting to involve other people involved in athletics to find out what they’re preferences might be regarding what options they might prefer for placement of a new gym and for a baseball field. Turner told the board they would need to give some more direction to NAC Architecture. Options include building a gym a...
by Jacob Wagner The Grand Coulee Dam School District will offer $16,000 to a man who filed a lawsuit against them regarding a public records request, and who has reportedly made around a million dollars over the years with similar lawsuits against small school districts, towns, hospital districts and other such agencies. The GCDSD board of directors on Monday approved offering the settlement to Eric Hood, who filed suit in February of 2022 saying that the school district had not provided all documents related to a public records request he had...
The idea of consolidating Coulee area towns was discussed briefly at a recent meeting of area mayors, with the general opinion expressed being that it is complicated. During the April 6 Regional Board of Mayors meeting, the group discussed at some length how to pull off a spring-cleaning event, a frequent topic with the group. When asked by The Star if they felt consolidation would help simplify what seems to be a convoluted process by having one conversation instead of four between four different towns, a few spoke on the topic. Elmer City...
by Scott Hunter School leaders seemed open to a proposal Monday to add two positions to the athletics department at Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School proposed by Athletic Director Tim Rasmussen, one needed to take programs to the next step, another needed to catch up to evolving trends. Girls’ wrestling has gained popularity to the extent that the statewide organization that oversees school athletics tournaments put them in their own state tournament this year, Rasmussen told the Grand Coulee Dam School District directors at Monday’s board meeti...
