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With roots in Seattle and Las Vegas, eight-piece band Monster Road brings funk and soul-infused covers of classic hits to Rockfest at Sunbanks Resort last weekend. It was the second year the resort hosted the rock 'n' roll weekend music festival, building on the success of the blues-roots-Americana fests that have been held there for 27 years. The Sunbanks reservations and operations manager said they had 120 campsites and houses reserved for Rockfest this year, compared to just 35 in 2023....
A Lake Roosevelt teacher’s recycling proposal won approval from the school board last week, a move he hopes will reduce the district’s waste footprint and perhaps even its garbage bill. The unanimous decision at the board’s Sept. 9 meeting means the district will begin collecting mixed paper and cardboard in a separate recycling bin provided by Sunrise Disposal. “[Sunrise] expects we may be able to eliminate a dumpster within 2 months of getting our program up and running,” wrote Aaron Derr, a 6th grade teacher at Lake Roosevelt Elementary. Pic...
The Regional Board of Mayors has designated a Fall Cleanup Day at the Delano Transfer station, where residents can drop off yard waste free of charge, including leaves, grass clippings, tree trimmings and other “clean green” items. Fall Cleanup will be Saturday Oct. 26 during the transfer station’s regular hours: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year all materials collected will be hauled to the city of Quincy’s compost facility. As compost, materials should not be bagged, and cannot contain lumber, dirt, rocks or other non-organic debris, accordi...
Organizers for Run the Dam say registration this year has almost doubled over last year, with participants coming from all over the western U.S., B.C., and as far away as Texas and Florida. Executive Director Kelly Buche said she expects to surpass 500 sign-ups, a milestone that has been her goal since she took over in 2016. That's thanks in part to a new marketing person, Buche said, but the run and the accompanying weekend festival is attracting more people by simple word of mouth, too. "The...
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area invites you to join volunteers nationwide for nation's largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands. On National Public Lands Day Sept. 28, tens of thousands of volunteers across the country will join in trail maintenance, planting projects, trash pick-ups, and other activities aimed at restoring and caring for our public lands to celebrate the 30th annual National Public Lands Day (NPLD). Organized each year by the National Environmental... Full story
Coverage of an apparent shooting or shootings in Delano in the early hours of Sept. 17 will appear in next week’s issue of The Star. The police report was not released by the time this issue went to press Tuesday night, and Interim GCPD Chief Levi Johnson could not be reached Tuesday afternoon. Grand Coulee Clerk Lorna Pearce confirmed Johnson was at the Delano call, but did not provide further details....
Washington State Parks needs the help of its visitors to stop the spread of invasive pests that can cause significant damage to our forests. State parks have a wide variety of natural native and planted non-native trees and forests, which puts them at risk for almost every worrisome invasive pest. Parks are of particular concern because they welcome visitors from all over the state and country who often bring their own camping supplies for their stay. This includes the main culprit for invasive pest transfer: firewood. But the battle to prevent...
The education and operations levy that squeaked by in 2022 expires next year, and Grand Coulee Dam School District is already working on the next funding proposal to voters, which the board president would like to see appear on the February ballot. Though the final proposed rate and election date won’t be set until November, it will likely fall somewhere between $2 and $2.50 per $1,000 of assessed property value, based on comments at the school board meeting Sept. 9. Superintendent Rod Broadnax says he intends to bring a proposal to the b...
A bit of red remained in the air Monday night, the last vestige of smoke from Oregon wildfires born by winds from the south that lent that sunset tinge to this Devil's Punchbowl photo. By Tuesday, air was clean and temps mild. See the forecast on page 5. - Scott Hunter photo...
After a decade of planning and debate, Electric City residents may see early signs of their first city-owned park before the snow falls. Park Planning Committee members are hoping so, as they discussed plans September 3 to get bids for concrete or asphalt, a perimeter fence, rocks, excavation, and lawn irrigation. A six-piece set of outdoor fitness equipment is already on the way, which will include a cross-country skier machine, a sit-up bench, a rower, a fit rider, an elliptical and a warm-up station for the “parcourse.” The set is wit...
It started as an answer to a job interview question in 2015, and next week, the Gathering of Wellness Powwow and Health Fair returns to the CMC grounds, across Highway 174 from the hospital campus in Grand Coulee. Though in its fifth year, it will be the first time since 2019 that Coulee Medical Center has offered the free community event, co-presented by the Colville Tribal Health Program. The powwow specifically began with the goal of improving CMC’s relationships with tribal communities, but everyone is welcome — and it makes for a great fir...
The Jess Ford Swing for the Good Golf Scramble was a huge success, said Run The Dam Executive Director Kelly Buche. Seventeen teams competed at the Colville Tribes Banks Lake Golf Course Saturday, Sept. 7, for 18 holes on a beautiful end-of-summer day. The top prizes of a new Ford F-150 and a five-day cruise were left unclaimed, but several tee shots came very close to making their mark for a hole in one, Buche said. In first place with 13 under par was 155 Fades Barbershop. Team members Corey...
A young man came down from the top of the Columbia River Bridge in Coulee Dam Thursday evening, coached down by a Nespelem Valley Electric worker with a bucket truck. Police had called for the truck earlier in the day from the Rural Electric Authority utility, which also contracts to do line repairs for the city utility in Coulee Dam and was nearby. Police were looking for a way to communicate with the man and planned to have a cell phone delivered with the bucket truck. But the man in the...
The suspect in an Aug. 6 shooting in Delano has been charged with second-degree assault. Austin Krabbenhoft, 28, pled not guilty to the Class B Felony charge in his arraignment hearing Aug. 20 in Grant County Superior Court in Ephrata. Though he was booked into Grant County Jail right after his arrest, Krabbenhoft has been out on a $50,000 bail since Aug. 7. According to the terms of his release, he is not to use or possess any firearm, nor make any contact with the alleged victim or a neighbor police interviewed as a witness. According to the...
A witness state the senator backed into the same vehicle twice, not into two separate vehicles, as indicated in a story Sept. 4 about Sen. Mark Schoesler being arrested on a DUI charge at the Ritzville rodeo....
Local residents can dispose of paints, gasoline, yard chemicals, car fluids and more for free this Friday, at Grant County’s annual Household Hazardous Waste collection event for north county. Solid Waste staff will be at the Delano Transfer Station on Alcan Road from noon to 4 p.m. on Sept. 13. Other commonly accepted items include aerosols, thinners, corrosives and adhesives, rechargeable batteries, road flares and fluorescent bulbs and tubes. All waste must be residential; no business, government or contractor waste will be accepted. If y...
Citing its current "security posture," Bureau of Reclamation staff has told the Grand Coulee city clerk the agency does not intend to renew its $750,000 annual contract for law enforcement services with the city. The agreement, which has been amended and renewed since it began in 2017, is set to expire May 31 of next year. "As of now, we will not be renewing unless our security posture changes, and it is required," the Bureau's contract specialist wrote to the clerk last month. Although that...
Update A young man came down from the top of the Columbia River Bridge in Coulee Dam Thursday evening, coached down by a Nespelem Valley Electric worker with a bucket truck. Police had called for the truck earlier in the day from the Rural Electric Authority utility, which also contracts to do line repairs for the city utility in Coulee Dam and was nearby. Police were looking for a way to communicate with the man and planned to have a cell phone delivered with the bucket truck. But the man in... Full story
Owners Neshia and Jesse Billups work on adapting the soon-to-be new home of their Billups Sub Co. business Tuesday. They hope to have it up and running at 227 Main Street by early next week, pending the official OK from Grant County Health District staff. The couple opened their sandwich shop on Spokane Way last October, hoping to start slow and get a sense of baseline demand during the winter months. Instead, things took off quickly and they decided to purchase the new building with its bigger...
This story has been corrected to reflect a witnesses statement that Sen. Schoesler backed into the same vehicle twice, not into two separate vehicles. An additional sentence was added, noting the legal blood-alcohol limit is 0.08. RITZVILLE - The local 9th Legislative District senator was released on his own recognizance Saturday night, Aug. 31, after being arrested for allegedly driving drunk and striking another vehicle twice. Sen. Mark Schoesler, 67, of Ritzville, was arrested by citation...
This Saturday’s Swing for the Good Charity Scramble at Banks Lake Golf Course will help the cause of developing a new park in Electric City. The event, sponsored by Jess Ford and the Columbia Basin Foundation offers teams of four a fun tournament Saturday morning with an 11 a.m. shotgun start. The $400 registration fee for the foursome includes green fees, cart fees, lunch, goodie bags, and prizes — plus that chance to win a new vehicle. Run the Dam, the local non-profit that puts on the annual Run the Dam race coming up on Sept. 21, will get...
A new Alternative Learning director at Nespelem School told its board of directors Aug. 26 he was excited for the program. “I just wanted to thank you all for the opportunity of bringing an alternative program to Nespelem,” said Mark Herndon, who made the move to Nespelem this fall after heading the ALE program at Grand Coulee Dam for several years. Nespelem’s program is integral to the startup last year of its emerging high school offerings, designed to develop a Career and Technical Education component, working with the Colville Tribe...
Average gasoline prices in Washington as of Tuesday had fallen 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.10, according to GasBuddy's survey of 2,666 stations in Washington, nearly a dollar lower than a year ago. Prices in Washington are 8.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 94.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, GasBuddy stated in a press release. The national average price of diesel has declined 0.2 cents in the last week and stands at $3.65 per gallon, a fresh...
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OTHELLO MAN INDICTED FOR ROLLING BACK AND REPLACING ODOMETERS News Release from U.S. Attorney's Office - Eastern Dist. of Wash. SPOKANE – On September 4, 2024, a federal grand jury for the Eastern District of Washington returned an indictment charging Reynaldo Valdez Garza Jr., of Othello, Washington, with five counts of Odometer Tampering. Garza made his first appearance in Federal Court on September 9, 2024. The indictment alleges that beginning in May of 2023, Garza carried out a scheme to a... Full story
