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Grant Co. Mosquito Dist. to Meet Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting this Thursday, Wednesday, May 9, 2024 at 4:00pm at 210 W. Coulee BLVD in Electric City. Grant Co. Fire Dist. to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, May 13, at 6:00pm at the Electric City Fire Station....
It’s just about time for the Isle of Flags dedication. Dediations will be accepted until Friday, May 17. If you want to have a flag dedicated and in place to honor your deceased veteran for this year’s event, call Ben Alling at 509-633-0663 or 509-680-7250 before May 17....
Welcome to the 67th annual Colorama Rodeo! My name is Faith Jensen, your 2024 Miss Colorama Pro-Rodeo queen! I am 18 years old, and am a senior at Omak High school. My parents are Oren and Tierney Jensen. I come from a long line of cowboys and cowgirls, so it is truly an honor to continue the tradition as an ambassador for the great sport of rodeo. I have always been immersed in the sport of rodeo and western way of life and look forward to sharing that passion with others and educating younger...
Friday and Saturday will both include a beer garden and live music on the stage at North Dam Park. Music will be supplied both by local musicians and a couple of acts coming from Spokane. Music starts at 4 p.m. Friday, May 10, and at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Musicians include Randy Spotts, well-known local guitarist who loves classical (but got into it via heavy metal). On Friday night, Randy starts the entertainment at 4 with his classical guitar. Then at 5, Austin Carruthers will bring his...
Organizers anticipate hosting 27 food and market vendors this year, including 15 who have never vended at Colorama before. This year the market will include: • face paint, • henna artists, • clothing and accessories, • resin taxidermy, • illustrations and art, • custom fishing rods, • permanent jewelry, • home goods, • vinyl records, • electronics repairs, • kids activities, and • a trucker hat bar "It's trucker hats, and then you pick the embroidery and they make it on site," one organizer sa...
Just before deadline Tuesday, The Star learned the Colorama Parade down Midway Avenue will happen as planned. The afternoon before, it had been canceled. It will start at 11 a.m. Saturday, as it has for decades, and the chamber of commerce expects up to 45 entrants. Some 34 had signed up earlier, but others often commit at the last possible moment, Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Nancy Zimmerman-Boord said Tuesday afternoon while actually not tearing her hair out. Mrs. B, as she says she’s glad to be called, found required police s...
If you can’t wait or don’t want to stop having fun or getting full: Before and after vendor hours at the official Colorama Festival at North Dam Park, there’s the Cowboy Breakfast at the senior center Saturday morning from 7:30 to 10:30. And MPH HiDam’s “After Party” is happening Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights going until 2 a.m. And Horns Electric City Bar and Grill will feature local hit band Lovestitch from 9-1 p.m. Friday night, with Stoney River playing from 8-12 Saturday night. After all that,...
The Colorama Rodeo happens Friday and Saturday evenings, but the Cleatis Lacy Bull Riding gets you going a day earlier from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9, all at the Ridge Riders Rodeo Grounds. The rodeo will be featured on The Cowboy Channel again this year, which will air it the same day, May 9 and 10. The rodeo typically offers all the events you expect - broncs, barrels, roping and riding, and ... sheep? Yes, sheep. It's a great challenge for the kids to get on a sheep for the mutton...
It’s just about time for the Isle of Flags dedication. Dediations will be accepted until Friday, May 17. If you want to have a flag dedicated and in place to honor your deceased veteran for this year’s event, call Ben Alling at 509-633-0663 or 509-680-7250 before May 17....
In preparation for Memorial Day and the Isle of Flags Celebration there will be two more clean-up days at Spring Canyon Cemetery. They are Saturday, May 4 and Saturday May 18 from 9:00 am until noon. Thank you for coming to help. There will be tools and people to help haul away debris. Bring gloves. If you have questions, call 509 631-0551 for information. A big thank you to those who helped last Saturday....
Coulee Dam Police 4/19 - A man and woman who were arguing about an issue related to child custody on Fir Street agreed to separate for the night to let tensions cool. No crime was committed. 4/22 - Police responded to Roosevelt Avenue in Electric City on a report of German shepherd puppies being neglected. Police saw a woman putting the dogs behind a fence and saw them to be in good health. Police then spoke to the owner, who said he was working on getting rid of them. Police reminded him there are limits on how many dogs someone can own in...
It’s just about time for the Isle of Flags dedication. Dediations will be accepted until Friday, May 17. If you want to have a flag dedicated and in place to honor your deceased veteran for this year’s event, call Ben Alling at 509-633-0663 or 509-680-7250 before May 17....
In Electric City, the New Hope group holds its meetings Monday through Friday evenings at 6pm at the Vets Center. There is also a noon meeting every Wednesday. These meetings are open and non-smoking. For more information, contact Paul 631-4551 or Phyllis 631-1187.I In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna at 634-4921....
All are invited to a community clean-up day at Spring Canyon Cemetery this Saturday, April 27 from 9:00 am until noon. It will be a good time to clean around your family’s headstones or stones of those who do not have family living here anymore. Bring gloves, shovels, weed eaters, brooms, brushes, etc. Lion’s Club members, military veterans and cemetery supporters will be there to work with you and haul away debris. It will be a fun time. If you have questions, call 509 633-0182 or 509 631-0551 for information....
My name is Lahalee Michel. I am the daughter of Virgil and Joclyn Michel. My maternal grandparents are Glen Lisenbey and Kathy Agee; my paternal grandparents are Beverly Buckner and the late Nate Michel. I am 15 years old and a freshman at Omak High School where I participate in FFA, wrestling and track. I started my rodeo journey in 2020 and was blessed when Kaelyn Ankney and Codi and Krista Marchand took me under their wings. With their generosity and guidance, I am able to compete in...
The Coulee Dam All Class Reunion will be held the weekend of June 21 (Friday), June 22 (Saturday), and June 23 (Sunday), 2024 with catered dinners at the Lake Roosevelt High School Gym on Friday and Saturday nights, and a picnic at Spring Canyon on Sunday. The reunion is open to all attendees of Coulee Dam, Mason City, or Nespelem public schools between the years of 1935 to 1971 along with students that attended Lake Roosevelt High School between 1972 and 1976. Additionally, anyone with ties to members from these classes are welcomed and...
Coulee Dam Police 4/8 - A Tulip Street man reported that his neighbor’s dog, a 90-pound pit bull named Rex, bit his 10-pound Grand Charles dog, J.J., that had been hooked to a cable-run in the backyard. The man yelled at the pit bull, which let go of the smaller dog. Police saw the puncture wounds on the smaller dog and saw the pit bull still in the yard which had barked and then moved towards the fence. The owner of the pit bull was contacted and said he would do what he had to do and was unhappy with the dog. Police learned later the smaller...
STCU’s response to the 2023 Gray and Oregon Road wildfires was honored for excellence by the Marketing and Business Development Council of America’s Credit Unions. In results announced last month, judges for the Council presented five total Diamond Awards to STCU, recognizing marketing excellence in 2023. Most notable was the Carat Award for Greatest Impact, which was given in recognition of STCU’s efforts to support the communities affected by last year’s two devastating Spokane-area wildfires. Immediately following the wildfires on August...
Kids actually pan for gold at one of the activities set up for Fun Friday. Experienced gold panner Stephen McKune set it all up with his own equipment and brought dozens of vials of sandy material, each containing a few tiny flakes of gold. - Scott Hunter photo...
Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group holds its meetings Monday through Friday evenings at 6pm at the Vets Center. There is also a noon meeting every Wednesday. These meetings are open and non-smoking. For more information, contact Paul 631-4551 or Phyllis 631-1187.I In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna at 634-4921 for more information. Food Bank Open Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are Fridays 1-3 p.m. Questions call Pastor Shawn at...
Coulee Dam Police 4/9 - A burglary related report originating from Electric Boulevard was filed with no additional details. - It appeared someone had smoked something in the lobby of the post office in Coulee Dam. A burnt item and empty prescription bottle with an unreadable label were found in the trash. Police told the reporting party to simply take the trash out to the dumpster. - A woman said she had loaned a vehicle to a man over a year ago but he had not returned it. An officer located the vehicle at the casino, where the man said the veh...
Masquers Theater announces open auditions for the play “The Odd Couple”. The auditions for this classic are Monday April 22nd and Tuesday April 23rd at 6:00 pm at the Soap Lake Masquers theater. The show will open Friday June 7th and ends Sunday June 23rd. There are parts for 6 adult men and 2 adult women....
Grant County residents may dispose of household hazardous waste for free at two different events in May. The first event will be held on Friday, May 3 from 12 pm to 4 pm at the Quincy Aquatic Center, 724 F St. SE. The second will be held on Saturday, May 4 from 9 am to 3 pm at the Grant County Road District Shop near Moses Lake at 12171-Wheeler Road. Both events are for waste generated by households only. Please note that containers will not be returned. Hazardous products have labels with words such as danger, caustic, flammable, and poison....
In its continuation of the year of well received plays, the Masquers Theater proudly announces its upcoming production of the drama “Love Letters” written by A.R Gurney. This two-person drama is being performed by theater veterans Victoria Drake and Bob Jasmen at the Soap Lake Masquers Theater for a limited run of 4 shows starting April 20th to April 28th. Cynthia Beyer is the director of this play that has been performed by a diverse company of big name actors and actresses over the years. The play’s two characters are a man and a woman who e...
Learn about the history of Washington’s apple industry in the Humanities Washington virtual program “Big Apples, Big Business: How Washington Became the Apple State,” offered by NCW Libraries on April 17. This free program will be offered on Zoom from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and live-streamed at Wenatchee Public Library and Chelan Public Library. Register for the virtual program at www.ncwlibraries.org on the events calendar.| No registration is needed for the live-streaming events. Amanda L. Van Lanen, a professor of history at Lewis-Clark State Colle...