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Nespelem School District, which has for decades sent its students to “the dam” after eighth grade to attend high school, is looking at ways to expand its service to the community by moving toward a high school offering. The school board formally approved the move Monday night, directing Superintendent Effie Dean to continue working to set up an “emergent high school,” offering just ninth grade in the coming school year, with a “career technical education” component under discussion with the Colville Tribes. “Everybody is super excited about...
Contractors remove the tops of the last of the 90-year-old red maples from Coulee Dam's Ferry Avenue Friday so the broken sidewalks below them can be fixed. The two-block-long street curving through 16 houses will get all-new concrete but shadeless sidewalks for a project that will come to around $250,000, not including the tree removal, which the city said was unexpected. Basin Tree Service quoted another $57,000 for that. Sidewalk pouring started this week. - Scott Hunter p...
The city of Grand Coulee will hold a primary election in August to pick two of the three candidates who filed to run for mayor, which does not include the current one. Chuck Crowe, of Partello Park; Kimberly Christiansen, of Roosevelt Drive; and Mike Eylar, of Spokane Way, have filed to run for the mayor’s office, currently occupied by Mayor Paul Townsend. The primary election is set for Aug. 1. In Electric City, two council positions have picked up challengers to incumbents. Councilmember Brian Buche, in Council Position 3, will run against T...
A power pole fire Monday night led to an outage as Grant PUD worked on fixing the problem. The Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department had the fire out about 11:30 p.m. but reported that several residences and street lights had no power while the utility replaced the pole and restored service. There were no injuries, and the fire damage was limited to the pole and the transformer, the fire department said on its Facebook....
Starting Saturday, May 26, the Bureau of Reclamation will begin showing its "One River, Many Voices" laser light show and the John W. Keys III Pump-Generating Plant public tours. The light show will run nightly at 10 p.m. through July 31. Beginning Aug. 1, the show will start at 9:30 p.m., and from Sept. 1–30, it will begin at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are not required to enjoy the light show. Public tours at the pump-generating plant will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at 10 a.m., n... Full story
Residents of Coulee Dam's Ferry Avenue couldn't talk city representatives into alternatives Monday night as officials explained why all of the street's 60- to 70-foot-tall shade trees are going to be cut down. A sidewalk fix four years in the making is leading to the removal of the trees that have given the neighborhood of 16 homes its distinct feel for decades. The sidewalk repair will cost about a quarter million dollars, coming from a federal grant. The added cost of removing the maples will...
(Nespelem, WA) - The Colville Tribal Police assisted in the execution of a search warrant on May 9, 2023 and seized more than 1,000 fentanyl-laced pills. The seizure included 20 firearms and drug paraphernalia. Stolen property was also recovered, including stolen firearms and valuable personal property. The property owner, 63-year-old Daniel Curdie, was arrested and booked into Okanogan County jail on charges of delivery of a controlled substance, unlawful use of a building for drug-related... Full story
Some 36 public offices in the local community are up for election this year, with the deadline for a declaration of intent to file for them due by Friday, May 19. The offices range in type from city council positions to park, port, fire, and hospital district commissioners. They are all “non-partisan” with no political party affiliation. All of that can be done online. Most don’t require a fee because most of them don’t get paid much if anything. Many people run for office just to help their communities. We’ve assembled a list of positions...
Grand Coulee police held a public meeting to hear residents' ideas on what they need to focus on and also to introduce them to a new app Officer Matt Gilbert is working on for easier communication with police. The app, which he is developing, is currently for Android phones only. Features will include police related news, resources, alerts, police activity in the area, a one-tap feature for calling the dispatch center to ask for police, and more. The informal meeting was called to give people a...
W James “Bubba” Egbert (49) of Grand Coulee, WA, passed away Friday May, 5, 2023. A Memorial Celebration of his life will be held Friday, May 26, 2023 at 2:00pm in the Grand Coulee Rodeo Grounds Arena 22152 Alcan Rd NE, Grand Coulee, WA. Bubba’s full obituary will run in The Star at a later date. Strate Funeral Home of Grand Coulee, Washington is caring for the Bubba’s family. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.stratefuneral.com.... Full story
The Electric City Council meeting, we needed to cancel last minute on Tuesday, May 9, has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 23 at the city hall. Transfer Station Closure The Transfer Station will be closing at noon on Saturday, May 20th. Normal hours resume on Monday, May 22nd at 10:00am....
The Lake Roosevelt High School Raider Marching Band performs in the annual Colorama Parade Saturday on Midaway Avenue. - Scott Hunter photo...
A new superintendent will lead the Grand Coulee Dam School District, beginning July 1. The school board selected Rodriguez "Rod" Broadnax as the best candidate Saturday, following what board President Rich Black described as a thorough, broad-based effort to involve as many people as possible in the decision. Broadnax is currently the interim superintendent at the Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System in Michigan, according to information supplied by the GCD district. Black said...
A long-awaited sidewalk fix is leading to the removal of many, if not all, of the trees on Coulee Dam's Ferry Avenue that have given the neighborhood its distinct flavor for decades, and the city set a meeting for tonight to explain the decision. The meeting is set for 5 p.m. on the corner of Grant and Ferry, where the project starts. The city notified residents along the street of tonight's meeting with doorhanger notices left at each residence on Friday, so city officials can explain and show... Full story
The sudden death of a community member and coach shook the school district Monday where his wife teaches and many of the community’s youth have benefited from his guidance. “With a heavy heart I need to inform you of a tragic accident that occurred last Friday afternoon,” wrote Grand Coulee Dam School District Superintendent Paul Turner. “ Coach Bubba Egbert (first grade teacher, Mrs. Egbert’s husband) lost his life in a horse accident on their ranch. “Bubba’s sudden death is a reminder of how precious and sometimes short life can be. He wa...
Boaters on Lake Roosevelt should be cautious because of debris from failed log booms upstream, the Bureau of Reclamation warned Tuesday. High river velocities and low reservoir levels at Lake Roosevelt have resulted in a failed log boom at the mouth of Kettle River, approximately 105 miles upstream of Grand Coulee Dam. The pressure of the water flow and accumulated debris pushing against the log booms caused a break in two places. Reclamation is advising people boating on Kettle River and Lake Roosevelt to exercise caution because of debris flo...
Izabella Lauseng, age 9, tries a hook shot as little sister Aundrea waits her turn Sunday at the new basket at Grand Coulee's city park on SR-174. The city received a $162,000 grant from the Paul Lauzier Foundation to help refurbish the park, including with this adjustable-height basketball hoop and the concrete pad on which they're playing. - Gwen Hilson photo...
A new improvement at the Ridge Riders Rodeo Grounds gets a coat of white paint Monday as Brian Sharp, of Electric City, wrestles a 5-gallon bucket of paint on a new walkway over the stock chutes. The announcer booth is new too, with the old moved to the back gate for a ticket booth. The right half of the walkway, most of which is not in the photo, was already painted. Sharp and his son Dillon were volunteering their time on the paint job, just as most of the work to build the new structure was...
The Coulee Pioneer Museum in Electric City recently went through a complete makeover and will re-open on Colorama weekend - Saturday and Sunday, May 13-14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Helmed by John M. Kemble, whose book "Images of America: Banks Lake" was released earlier this year, the remodel of Birdie Hensley's Coulee Pioneer Museum includes many new artifacts and displays, Kemble says, including many new interpretive signs and stories written by Kemble himself. "You can only discuss what you...
by Scott Hunter A year ago, it was an idea shared while visiting in a garden. Last week, Plain Jane's was named "Business of the Year" for 2022 by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce. Caroline Walsh had cancer then and was going through chemotherapy. She decided to start a business that would research and bring in healthy products for the local community. Rachel Anderson was helping her with her garden the day Walsh presented the idea to her. "I was like, absolutely!" Anderson told...
Electric City has canceled tonight’s (Tuesday, May 9) city council meeting for lack of a quorum. City Clerk Peggy Nevsimal also said the city, which normally offers online access to its meetings, also has no internet service at the moment. The agenda for the meeting included several topics that would have required a vote of the council, plus several others that would have included discussion but likely would have been tabled for later research anyway, so the lack of council members able to attend would have made the meeting less than p... Full story
Notice of Special Board Meeting Of the Grand Coulee Dam School District 505 Crest Drive Coulee Dam, WA 99116 May 6th 2023 The Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors will be holding a Special Executive Board meeting Saturday May 6th at 8:00 am to interview the four superintendent candidates...
Former chamber executive director Rachelle Baughman was named the organization's "Achiever of the Year" for 2022 last week after deciding to leave that job last winter and start her own business. Baughman's move set in motion a series of changes at the chamber, including rethinking about what it needs in a new era from a person in Baughman's former position. In announcing the choice at the annual awards dinner Wednesday, board member Nic Alexander said Baughman fits the word "achiever," which...
Korbin Baldwin flies high on a saddle bronc to win the senior boys' division with a score of 65 on his way to taking all-around champion among "Senior Boys: in Memory of Luther Leith" at the Nespelem Junior Rodeo on Sunday. For more photos see page 5. - Scott Hunter photo...
It's been an interesting year for the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce, especially if you're President Natalie Dennis. Dennis and others outlined past challenges and future plans and directions last Wednesday night at the chamber's annual meeting and awards dinner. Dennis told attendees at PK's Culinary that the chamber is once again facilitating "business after hours" events where business owners can "speak with like-minded people and bounce ideas off of each other." Two have been... Full story