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he founder and executive director of the Coulee Dam-based Northwest Native Development Fund is leaving his post. Ted Piccolo announced the move in an email Tuesday afternoon, saying he was leaving the community development financial institution simply because it is time for change. “There may never be a ‘good’ time for a founding Executive Director to leave a company,” he wrote. “However, there are ‘best’ times. Some are better than others. Within the scope of managing change this is probably the ‘best’ time.” “Ted says see you later- Not go...
Lacy Ward has been working hard and got caught doing it - by the new school district superintendent. Superintendent Rod Broadnax honored Ward Monday night with the first of what he calls the "Superintendent's Spotlight" for "going above and beyond." Broadnax said since his arrival July 1, he's been observing employees and noting who he thinks should be recognized for extra effort, noting Ward's work several times. Ward runs the SHARP Kids program, which engages students after school and had a...
Fire fighters scrambled to attack five fires that started Sunday afternoon as a slow-moving lightning storm torched brush and grass in Douglas and Grant counties and prompted a "county-wide" call from local fire chiefs. In Douglas County, a fire at Road 28 Rex was first reported at 4:26 p.m., followed seven minutes later by reports of fires at Pendell Road, two in Grant County in and near Pleasant Valley on the north side of Banks Lake, and another at Barker Canyon at 4:35. Douglas County Fire...
Brandon White was named official of the year in fastpitch softball Saturday in Yakima at the Washington Officials Association annual convention. Selected by his fellow officials and the state office "for your outstanding skills, abilities and service to officiating in the state of Washington," an award letter that arrived last month said. "He deserves this!" Lake Roosevelt Raider fastpitch coach Jaci Gross said, learning of the award. "He deserves to be recognized for not only his knowledge of...
The band that played in Grand Coulee for National Night Out Aug. 1 was the Stoney River Band, not the Hometown Hooligans....
It all ended well, with a young rock climber apparently still healthy after hanging for hours in a harness off a cliff at Northrup Canyon Saturday night, unable to go up or down. The canyon, an offshoot of the Upper Grand Coulee faces Steamboat Rock of highway 155 cutting into the coulee wall. The terrain features "steep cliffs, massive boulders, thick brush and a small crevice that would be difficult to bring equipment through," noted Grand Coulee Police Officer Kline, who was first on the...
A technical problem at the printing plant today delayed the printing of The Star for a few hours. We'll get them delivered to post offices and stores late this afternoon. Thanks for your patience. In the meantime, please enjoy The Star online....
Under 200 voters chose the two candidates who qualified Tuesday to run for mayor of Grand Coulee in the November general election. The names of Mike Eylar and Chuck Crowe will appear on the ballot. The race required a primary election to narrow the field of three candidates to two. Eylar garnered 164 votes, or 82.83 percent. Crowe took 23 votes (11.62%), and Kimberly Christensen got four of the 198 votes cast, according to the unofficial results published by the Washington Secretary of State....
Families mingled as a live band played, kids cooled on an inflatable water slide, and fire fighters practiced tearing apart a car during a National Night Out event put on by the Grand Coulee Police Department Tuesday night. Police officers of many kinds also mingled or offered information from booths, including Colville Tribal Police, National Park Service rangers, State Parks rangers, and, of course, the sponsoring Grand Coulee officers. They had closed Midway Avenue and diverted traffic for...
The American Legion Yard sale has only two more weeks left for this year’s sale. “We really appreciate all the donations and the support the community has given us,” Jim Brakebill, of the Legion, said at the Legion Hall Saturday. Brakebill said any serviceable items other than clothing can still be accepted until 5 p.m., Friday, Aug. 11. The last sale day will be the Aug. 12. “We will be open again in June 2024, for another 10-week run.” — Scott Hunter photo...
People on the Grand Coulee City Council think the city may have to find a way to keep services going that some citizens may well take for granted: fire and ambulance. A discussion last week centered around whether to hold public meetings first, or decide on a possible solution before presenting it to the public at large, even beyond Grand Coulee. The city’s ambulance service is already serving a larger area. Coulee Dam no longer has a functioning service, and those in Grand Coulee’s regularly cover calls to the other three local cities. Get...
Braydn Beck hangs on for a score of 62 and second place for his junior boys' steer ride in the Ridge Riders Junior Rodeo Sunday afternoon. More photos of the kids in the rodeo are on page 8. - Scott Hunter photo...
The only reason North Dam Park is still green and lovely is spelled: The Coulee Area Park and Recreation District, an entity run by volunteers, at least some approaching burnout. CAPRD is an actual government organization, created in 2003 by a vote of the people within its boundaries, which stretch from Disautel Pass to Steamboat Rock, a design intended to give it enough reach to empower everyone to contribute minimal amounts to a collective benefit and initial target: siting and building a new...
If you’re headed very far west in the next month, check before taking U.S. 2. It’s closed just west of Coulee City due to a washout. The state Department of Transportation says emergency repairs began on July 20 and are expected to wrap up about Aug. 23. The highway is closed from its junction with SR-17 just west of Coulee City to Farmers, where SR-172 meets it west of Moses Coulee and east of Douglas, in Douglas County. The fastest route from Grand Coulee to Waterville currently is over SR-174 to SR-17 and Sr-172 through Man...
The Grant County Health District will partner with two University of Washington students on public health research. The students, both studying for their master’s in public health epidemiology, are members of the Student Epidemic Action Leaders (SEAL) Team at UW. The SEAL Team provides students with experience in applied epidemiology training and field assignments at state and local health departments. “This is our first SEAL Team to come to Grant County and it is a wonderful opportunity for GCHD to gain deeper insights into areas of pub...
At Electric City's community barbecue last Friday, all three police officers in Coulee Dam's department, which also serves Electric City, attended the event that featured mister sprinklers in the heat. In their full gear, which is made for rain, they agreed to get cooled off for a photo. From left, Chief Paul Bowden, Officer C. Hopper, and Officer Josh Watkins. Ashley Landeros, deputy clerk, said the ice cream for root beer floats was donated by Ken Hoke. And Coulee Dam's city clerk, Stefanie...
Area AA Meetings AA meetings are held Monday through Saturday at the Vets Center in Electric City. A noon meeting is held on Wednesdays. Call Paul at 631-4551. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center. These are open and non-smoking. 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 633-2566. Attention...
Snapping in place some of the final panels, Workers for WTI Inc. near completion of a new roof on the Grand Coulee Dam School District's CTE building in Coulee Dam Monday. They will start on another job on the Alternative Learning Environment building at the former middle school in Grand Coulee within a few days. - Scott Hunter photo...
After 26 years in Las Vegas law enforcement and another five in the in security and investigations at a resort there, Mike Eylar feels "It's good to be home," he said. Now retired, he'd like to see if he can make a contribution, so he's running for the mayoral seat being left open by Mayor Paul Townsend's decision not to run again. Eylar is one of three candidates for the job hoping to make it through the primary election ending Aug. 1 to make it to the general in November. He faces Kim...
American Rescue Plan Act money will round out what had been another shortfall in funds intended to get a new building constructed for the fire department in Elmer City. The final $150,000 was pledged by Okanogan County commissioners last week after Jimmer Tillman, public works superintendent, and Kelly Ross, the town clerk, had appealed to them June 26 to ask for help overcoming the shortfall. Okanogan County Fire Protection District 2 parks some fire trucks outside, which is bad for the equipment. Two years ago, they started seeking funding...
The new superintendent at the Grand Coulee Dam School District has set a schedule to be available on one Tuesday a month for either morning coffee or evening pizza to sit down and chat. It’s something he has done in other districts with some success, Superintendent Rod Broadnax said when he dropped off a flyer at The Star with a schedule through next May. “Parent & Community Engagement Opportunities with the Superintendent” will offer coffee at 10 a.m. for an hour. The first one is set for Aug. 29. Broadnax said it will likely take place at Vo...
Two local police departments will hold separate events to get together with citizens for some fun on the same date. “National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live,” explains the website that promotes the event that started in 1984. It’s always on the first Tuesday in August. Coulee Dam Police Department will hold their event at Mason City Memorial Park on Mead Way Aug. 1 beginning at 5 p.m. Mead...
A local group made it their mission last month to teach people in Zambia how to put on what many in this country grew up taking for granted: Vacation Bible School. The team of 15 from the Coulee Dam/Almira Community Church left for Lusaka, Zambia June 13, led by Mike and Michele Dowlen and Danny Stone, and included Ethan and Rachel Harris, Derrick Johnson, Isaiah Marconi, Pepper Magoon, Kosumi Carson, Rachael Dowlen, Billie Wheeler, Megan Dowlen, Shawna Dowlen, Cassy Douglas and Kenia Orth....
Due to extreme conditions, all fires at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area were prohibited as of 12:01 am, Friday, July 14, until further notice, the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation said last week. No open flames are permitted, including all fires in National Park Service-provided fire rings and boxes, shoreline fires, charcoal fires, tiki torches, incense burners, candles, pellet smokers, and propane campfires. Only self-contained propane or gas stoves and lanterns are allowed during the full fire ban. For the most current information...
Rod Broadnax concluded a busy week at his new job with a report to the Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors, when he was sworn in as the new superintendent of the district. Broadnax told the board he’d met with several teachers and other staff members during the week at their request. “All meetings were very collaborative and very supportive,” he said. The administrative team will be studying a book this year, he informed the board. “Is my School Better Because I lead it?” by...
