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VOL. LXXIV NO. 31
SERVING THE GRAND COULEE DAM AREA, WASHINGTON STATE
Newsbriefs
You have our
permission
sleep in
Daylight Savings time ends this
Sunday morning. Move clocks
back one hour.
Boat launch
permits
available online
Chamber
office closed
The Grand Coulee Dam Area
Chamber of Commerce office will
be closed from Saturday, Oct. 25
through Sunday, Nov. 9. The office
will open again Monday Nov. 10, at
8 a.m.
Kids just out of school walk past the graves, gargoyles and ghouls hanging about the haunted house of Holly Street Monday. — Scott Hunter photo
Grant County Port District 7
will hold its 2015 budget hearing
on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 4:30 p.m.
at the airport office. The district’s
regular monthly meeting will follow
at 5 p.m.
Bazaar to
donate for
Alzheimer’s
The Christmas Belle Bazaar will
be held at the Ridge Riders clubhouse on Saturday, Nov. 1, from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. The first 24 attending will receive a Christmas ornament and all the table rental fees
will be donated to the Alzheimer’s
Association Inland Northwest
Chapter.
School
attendance up
Attendance at Grand Coulee
Dam schools is up again for the
month of October. This month
attendance was 718, which is 31
students above the same month
last year. The October, 2014 total
is 58 over the budgeted figure of
660. There are 394 students in the
elementary wing and 339 in the
secondary wing.
Report crimes
Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones
is encouraging rural farm and property owners to call 9-1-1 to report
any crimes.
“After speaking with folks at
our recent town hall meetings, I
realized many citizens have grown
frustrated and may not be reporting crimes which are happening on
their property,” Sheriff Jones said.
“I want all property owners to know
we need them to report all crimes.
Reporting crimes helps us target
areas experiencing higher crime incidents. Reporting crime helps the
Sheriff’s Office strategically plan
the commitment of resources.
“I completely sympathize with
our farmers and rural property
owners who, through no fault of
their own, become crime victims,”
the sheriff said Tuesday. “So,
please, call in every crime that
happens to you. The information
you provide can help you, your
District
will keep
Center
School
and land
by Roger S. Lucas
Seasonal boat launch permits
for Lake Roosevelt are now availabe online and at Coulee Hardware. They are no longer available
at the National Park Service Office
in Coulee Dam.
The Annual Boat Launch
Permit for Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area will now be
available online through pay.gov at
https://www.pay.gov/public/form/
start/64970644 or look for the link
in this story at grandcoulee.com
Port budget
hearing
Thursday
OCTOBER 29, 2014
by Roger S. Lucas
Halloween for a couple of houses in the
area is a real production.
Children have a couple of favorite places to
visit on Halloween, one in Electric City and
the other in Coulee Dam.
Dale and Vel Walker, at 107 E. Grand Avenue in Electric City, start about two weeks
before Oct. 31.
The Walkers get about 300 visitors during
Halloween evening. “We try to change things a
little each year,” Dale said Monday.
One of his old standbys is the person who
is actually buried and comes up out of the
ground. “That usually scares people pretty
good,” Dale said. His goal is to scare adults,
too.
They come onto the Walker property rather
gingerly, knowing that something is going to
happen. And when it does, it is so sudden that
it “shocks people,” Walker said.
The Walker’s son usually comes from Spokane, and Dale’s mother, now 84, also helps
out. “We recruit some neighbors to come in
and help us scare both the kids and adults,”
Dale noted.
“We have been doing it for about 40 years.
Each year it is a bit different, and we try to
make it fun for everyone,” Dale noted.
In Coulee Dam, it’s the Bob Hinkey residence at 810 Holly Street.
There you will find large inflated ghouls,
vicious looking goblins hanging from trees
and witches. Many of the Halloween props are
the blown up variety. These have been up for
about 10 days as if to say, “see you on Halloween.” He’s been holding back on putting out
some of his “animatronics” and other sensitive
displays due to the weather, he said, but he
hopes to have them out for Halloween.
Bob, who gets a kick out of scaring people,
has even run after kids with his chain saw going. Never mind that there wasn’t a chain on
the saw; people can’t see that in the dark.
One youngster said he was really frightened when he got chased. And he’s itching to
get back to Bob and Patsy’s place.
Here’s hoping for spirits not dampened.
The weather forecast as of Tuesday called for
a rainy day Oct. 31, with rain likely stopping
by 6 p.m. with a half moon behind the clouds.
Chief’s job keeps civil
service protection
Council rejects
mayor’s bid to
change it
by Roger S. Lucas
Grand Coulee Mayor Chris
Christopherson has lost his bid to
remove the police chief job from
Civil Service Commission protection.
He has stated it was his goal to
remove the police chief from under the Civil Service Commission.
He made that official last Tuesday night when he asked the city
council to support this effort.
His proposal failed 4-1 as the
council rejected the idea, questioning his reasons for seeking
the change.
Christopherson reasoned that
no other city department heads
— the clerk, city foreman — fell
under civil service protection. But
the council majority determined
that removing the chief from CSC
protection put too much power in
the hands of a single person —
the mayor.
Hunt had been under the CSC
since his hiring over 30 years ago.
He retired in September.
The mayor has had a running
battle with the police department,
at one time forcing Hunt to seek
his own attorney.
In one instance he had ordered Hunt to work five eighthour shifts in the week because,
he stated, the chief needed to be
available in case someone wanted
to see him. Before this, Hunt had
worked four 10-hour shifts.
Meanwhile, the city clerk was
allowed to work four 10-hour
shifts.
Councilmember David Tylor
made the motion to keep the chief
under civil service. The lone dissenter was Councilmember Erin
Nielsen.
The discord moved over to the
Civil Service Commission, supposedly beyond political strings,
when the three members attempted to start advertising for a
new police chief.
The advertisement had been
drawn up by the CSC and was
supposed to start on Oct. 22, but
at the last minute the mayor cancelled it.
“That was illegal for him to do,”
Civil Service Commission Chair
Alan Cain contended. He said he
was going to start the advertisement next week, after the CSC
sought the advice of an attorney.
The mayor had stated that
parts of the material used in the
ad infringed on his authority and
told the commission that at its
Oct. 22 meeting.
Cain said the commission
would likely hire its own attorney.
The mayor had previously
asked the CSC to handle the hiring of a new police chief, and by
law is restrained from interfering.
The CSC is handling the advertising and testing of the applicants
and will present the top three
candidates to the mayor for his
decision.
Another rub developed when
Mayor Christopherson had stated
that the salary range for the new
police chief position would be between $6,200 and $7,200 a month.
At the time, one officer responded and said that pay range
would make the chief the lowest
paid officer in his own department. Officers make more than
that because they regularly turn
in a lot of overtime.
The CSC had planned to advertise the range as $6,600 to $9,000
a month, but indicated in a meeting Monday that they planned to
change this to an amount not yet
determined.
The Grand Coulee Dam School
District board authorized the purchase of Center School and land
adjacent to it at its meeting Monday night.
The title to the site used by
local school districts for decades
stipulated that ownership would
revert to a private holding company if it was no longer to be used
for a school.
The price to see that that
doesn’t happen, said district Superintendent Dennis Carlson, is
$155,000.
The sale will give the district
clear title for the Center School
building and surrounding land
for a total of 8.465 acres.
Carlson stated that the site
has 5.2 acres of usable land, but
builders might find a way to use
the remaining acreage.
The district’s board of directors
has authorized Carlson to enter
into the purchase agreement with
the firm in Spokane that holds interest for Continental Land Company. Carlson said the school district will enter into a three-year
purchase contract.
The building and site had been
valued by the county assessor at
$2.739 million, but may not appraise at that level because it
would be expensive to rehabilitate
the building, and the site itself
would be expensive to develop.
Carlson stated that the school
district will put the building and
land up for sale at a later date,
placing it on the tax roles.
The school and site had attracted interest from the Grand
Coulee Dam Area Chamber of
Commerce, which has been working towards the property moving
over to the private sector for development.
See LAND page 2
School furnishings
will be sold soon
by Roger S. Lucas
Following the move from the
old elementary and middle school
buildings in Grand Coulee to the
new school complex in Coulee
Dam, hundreds of items left in
the two buildings will be tagged
for sale.
The new school has all new furnishings, so the desks, chairs and
more from the old schools need to
find a new home.
Those items from the old Center Elementary School were declared surplus Monday night by
the Grand Coulee Dam School
District board.
Items will be offered first to
other school districts and government agencies, and after 30 days
will be available for purchase by
the public.
Superintendent Dennis Carlson stated that the items will be
available to the public sometime
in December.
“We will probably have an open
house at the school where people
can come in and bid on items, just
like we did at the high school,”
Carlson noted.
See ITEMS page 2
Totals for fixing up
old school OK’d
by Roger S. Lucas
The Grand Coulee Dam School
Districts board at its Monday
night meeting approved seven
construction change orders for
$613,199 for work relating to
the building of the new school
complex, upgrading the old high
school and associated work:
• $109,312 for construction of
stairs to the lower campus, not in
the original design, but needed
due to the extension of the retain-
ing wall that was connected to the
gymnasium foundation.
• $243,278 to resurface tennis
courts, repairing major cracks using post-tensioned concrete to be
colored and striped.
• $85,494 to add a green area
between the new building bus
loop and remaining old LRHS
structure, preservation of a large
tree and add a sprinkler system.
• $37,739 to reconfigure an
electrical room needed to address
electrical inspector’s report.
See SCHOOL page 2
PAGE 2
THE STAR • OCTOBER 29, 2014
NPS plans fee raises for Lake Roosevelt Contract extended
for superintendent
Seeks public
comments
by Roger S. Lucas
by Scott Hunter
National Park Service officials
at Coulee Dam presented their
proposal last week to boost boat
launch and camping fees for Lake
Roosevelt.
One of their main concerns,
said Lake Roosevelt National
Recreation Area Superintendent
Dan Foster, is that the current fee
structure doesn’t comply with the
law against undercutting local
business rates.
The NPS area’s camping fees,
for example are currently just $10
a night, compared to an average
$18 in region, a park study found.
Foster said they held public
meetings in Colville, Davenport
and Coulee Dam.
In Coulee Dam, Stan St. Jeor,
the only citizen to attend, said he
had a somewhat negative view of
the proposal until he heard Foster’s presentation and plans on
how to use the money brought in
by increasing fees along the 155mile lake with 26 campgrounds
and 22 boat launches managed by
the NPS.
It can’t be used for salaries,
despite the fact that the park has
lost five fulltime positions in the
last five years due to cutbacks
from Congress.
A 2005 act of Congress man-
Land
Dr. Dennis Carlson’s contract
as superintendent of schools was
extended for an additional year
by the Grand Coulee Dam School
District board Monday night.
The extension will take Carlson’s contract through June 30,
2016. This is the second extension
of Carlson’s contract.
Carlson came to the district in
2010, and immediately started
working on funding for the district’s new school complex, which
was completed in September.
Carlson has stated that he
would like to continue with the
effort to develop the new gym be-
School
dates it be used for improvements
and maintenance backlogs —
things that benefit visitors.
Past projects have included
such improvements as installing
floating toilets for boaters and replacing damaged sidewalks.
The current wish list includes
Continued from front page
The Continental Land Company, which deals mostly in mining interests, had made the site
available for a school with the understanding that when it was no
longer used as a school it would
revert back to the holding company.
The Center site stopped being used as a school with the
completion this September of
the district’s new school complex
in Coulee Dam. The district has
been contemplating the purchase
of the building and site for sometime.
“We will need to get the school
and property appraised before we
can put it up for sale,” Carlson
stated.
The building housed some
350 students from kindergarten
through the fourth grade, as well
as some other uses.
Queen of Hearts
50/50 Raffle!
Drawing every Friday at 6:30 p.m.
POT AS OF OCT. 24 $5,419
BAKED POTATO BAR
SHRIMP COCKTAILS ARE BACK!
$
2 Hotdogs/ $3 Jumbo Dogs
SEAHAWK GAME - Free Hotdogs & Chili
& Bud Lite Draft in Seahawk Glass $3.00
HAPPY HOUR
Continued from front page
• $36,364 to repair electrical
cables and breakers to address
electrical inspector’s concerns
and continuous load rating requirements.
• $38,085 to add metal strapping for siding attachment, this
Items
overflow parking and extended
boat launch at Ft. Spokane, developing a canoe launch and accessible fishing pier at Crescent
Bay, and a northern area deep
water launch.
The park is proposing to simplify fees to an $18-per-night
camping fee (up from $10) and $8
a week to launch a boat (up from
$6) or $45 for a yearly launch permit.
The park sold 2,200 annual
launch passes last year and
25,000 weekly passes.
If approved, fees could be
raised in one year or phased in
over several, Foster said.
Foster said the park needs
people to comment, pro or con, by
Oct. 31 so regional authorities can
sense the public’s feelings about
the matter.
To comment:
Send an email through the
park’s website form at nps.gov/
laro/parkmgmt/proposed-fee-increase.htm or
• Visit their Facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/ProposedFeeIncrease to leave your
message on the page or to send a
private message.
• Mail your comments to: Superintendent, Lake Roosevelt
National Recreation Area, 1008
Crest Drive, Coulee Dam, WA,
99116.
fore he retires from the district.
He and his wife plan on building a new home in the area. Carlson has been commuting from a
home the couple owns in Pateros, which barely escaped being
burned in last summer’s Carlton
Complex fire.
In other action Monday night,
the board accepted the resignation of one of its own. Susan
Chaffee, who has been a member
of the board for over eight years,
announced that she will be moving with members of her family to
Australia for a year. Her resignation was effective after the meeting.
Continued from
front page
He added that items that will
later be “surplused” at the former
middle school will be offered up
the same way.
Need some small chairs? There
are plenty at the Center School.
Or bookcases, computer desks,
round tables?
Look for a December announcement that items are on sale to the
general public.
Ham &
Turkey
Shoot
Sat., Nov. 15
starts at noon
Mixed Doubles
& Double Elimination
$5 a stick
Proceeds to Scholarship Fund
MOOSE LODGE 504
Grand Coulee - MEMBERS ONLY
amount negotiated down from
$86,000.
• $62,927 for additional asbestos abatement resulting from
discovery of asbestos containing
material in LRHS classroom tile
mastic and removal of ACM siding on gym exterior.
An estimated $800,000 more
work remains to be done.
PENNY
AUCTION
Sat., Nov. 22
LRHS Gym
Doors open at 11 a.m.
Drawing at 1 p.m.
Lunch will be available
INDIAN TACOS
The Class of 2016 would like to
invite you and your family to our
3rd Annual Penny Auction.
Thank you for your support!
This Friday Night
Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd
KARAOKE
begins at 8:30 p.m.
3:00 to 6:00 p.m Every Day
MOOSE LODGE 504
216 Continental Hts., Grand Coulee • 633-0555 • MEMBERS ONLY
2 Coulee Blvd., Electric City • 633-2221
PAGE 3
THE STAR • OCTOBER 29, 2014
O P I N I O N
Letters from our readers
Don’t steal the rocks
Since 9-11 I have watched the
evolution of Bureau security in
and around the Dam. For a long
time, it appeared that the after a
shaky start, the program would
mature with age.
I now think I was wrong.
In the beginning, the powers
that be did everything they could
to have a security “presence.”
That presence was to make sure
us local terrorists didn’t fish in
peace, walk on the Bureau’s hallowed ground in the early morning or evening or stop our cars
and take pictures. Moreover, the
Bureau gave the security staff
guns and formed swat teams. Of
course, they had a few problems
with firearms training as one of
their number discharged a fire-
arm in a classroom. Word was it
was an instructor, but that was
never confirmed. Also, they regularly practiced shooting at their
range more often than you would
believe. Not a few shots apiece,
but hundreds per trainee per session with many, many sessions. I
know because I fished in the area.
With all the training and law
enforcement training they have,
they weren’t given any powers to
do much more than drive around
and call law enforcement if they
saw something amiss.
Consequently, they are bored
and must get their kicks finding
something to fill their day. The
use of their skills and training hit
its nadir with reporting someone
to “real” policemen for the tak-
Sailing to a new horizon
ing of a rock from the Bureau’s
ground. Worse yet, last week’s
Star reported that these protectors of the Dam needed to call police for the smallest of items, like
getting trucks across the road,
confronting two children chasing
their dog, telling two skateboarders they were creating a traffic
hazard, and informing someone
to be more careful crossing the
street.
What’s wrong with these images? How would you like to be confronted by their swat team, even
if there was no reason for them to
confront you?
Worse yet, who pays for all of
this?
Michael Palanuk
OK mates:
It’s time to bid adios to the Airport Addition.
During the past 34 years our
three kids have graduated from
college and are well on their way
to seeking their fortunes, or so
they tell us. Linda and I thought
we were hove to as well as two
bugs in a rug.
We have made many life-long
friends over the decades. Trying
to name them individually is difficult but we remember many:
Employees of the USBR, NPS,
the clergy and parishioners of St.
Henry’s, medical professionals
and their staffs, merchants, and
neighbors who have made our
lives easier, hunting and fishing
companions of the past and the
men and women emergency responders.
We are planning on moving to
the west of Leahy Junction, to return ?? but you never know!
Reg Morgan
Voting for a property tax increase for Electric City (E.C.) police protection is one thing, but in
effect giving the city government
a blank check to determine the
type of police services is another.
E.C. recently sent a letter to
the voters outlining five options
for police services. The letter does
not include how the specific option to be implemented would be
determined. One of the options is
to establish a new Electric Cityonly police department. The costs
were approximated, but would
likely be much higher to provide
24/7 police coverage at the level to
which we are accustomed.
Even without considering cost,
it is the wrong thing to do. Local area leaders should be working to combine existing common
services, not create more. Having
one police department, one ambulance service, and one fire department, etc., to service the entire
Grand Coulee Dam area should
be more efficient and thus, provide improved service and be less
costly.
It seems to me the conflict between Grand Coulee and Electric
City regarding police protection
costs could be resolved by hiring
an impartial arbitrator. It should
not be that hard to figure out the
fair/justifiable division of costs between the two towns.
I support funding for police
protection, but not the open-ended Prop. No. 1. Vote no on Electric
City Prop. No. 1.
The Grand Coulee Dam Area
Rotary Club has started planning
for a few community projects.
One project is to gather all the
individual services club, church
and other not-for-profit organizational signs that are individually
placed along State Roads 155 and
174 and place them all on one of
four large “welcome” boards at
four new locations.
Those locations will generally
be on the north end of State Road
155 near Coulee Dam and the
south end near Electric City. Also,
on State Road 174 on the east end
on Grand Coulee as well as the
west end just as one enters town.
We are asking the leadership
of service clubs, churches and other not-for-profit organizations to
contact us and let us know if you
are willing to have your “greeting
signs” placed on these proposed
new larger “welcome boards.” If
you don’t currently have a greeting sign and would like to add a
sign to these new, large boards,
you are welcome too. We are still
in the planning stages and need
to contact WSDOT and the communities regarding best locations
for the new welcome boards. You
can drop by one of weekly meetings, Wednesday at noon, at the
Siam Palace. Or, drop a note to
our mail box at P.O. Box 367,
Grand Coulee, WA 99133. You can
also call Bob Valen, listed in the
phone book. Thank you.
These ridiculous moratoriums
against legal marijuana businesses only stops jobs from coming to
our community!
I understand that the people
that are opposed to these businesses have all the money they
need to get by. ALL THE REST
OF us have to go without jobs or
travel to work.
Phyllis M. Melberg
Vote down Electric City Proposition No. 1
Rotary planning sign project
Jim Bailey
Bob Valen
President, Grand Coulee
Dam Rotary Club
Local marijuana moratoriums prevent job development
Chats that mean something
I have had the privilege the past few months to
have had a couple of chats that I will cherish for the
rest of my life. Sometimes in a world of fast paced
mayhem and “gotta go” attitudes, a quick chat with
someone you know or with a stranger can be a highlight to a day. So this week I want to share with you
two of the chats.
I mentioned in a column awhile back about going
to the ghost town of Liberty, WA
to take care of my wife’s family property. Well, we ventured
back again a few weeks ago and
after doing some more work we
noticed a large elder gentleman
sitting on a bench not far from
the old homestead. He was just
sitting and watching us. The oldJesse Utz
er ladies with us recognized him
as Hawaiian Harry Mamizuka, a
local that runs a bed and breakfast just up the road. We decided
to go say hi.
He spoke of how sad he was to
see the old homestead coming down. He was jovial
and joked and teased as he chatted with us. Not long
into the conversation Harry mentioned that his wife
of 35 years had recently passed away. Emotion filled
his eyes as he told us, strangers, how his heart was
broken from watching his love die of cancer. For me,
personally, I knew at that moment I was going to
stay right there with this man until he had emptied
out all he needed to. Little did I know that this little
chat would be more memorable for me than for him.
Soon after it was back to jokes and humor, the topic
turned to football. This man in his 70s was an Aloha
Bowl Hall of Famer. He had played football for the
Kansas City Chiefs. He even used the same high
school locker as our president. The United States of
America President. He spoke of players he respected
and played against, his friends that were now coaching in big time programs. It went on and on. It was
Disney Land for me, I could have talked with him
for hours.
When he found out I was the Voice of the Raiders,
Jess,
shut up!
his eyes lit up. We had a common bond of football
and we joked of doing a radio show together, like
Mike and Mike on ESPN. His laugh was contagious
in its thick Hawaiian accent. Soon we had to go our
separate ways. It was hard to drive away from a
man that I now respected and felt as if he was a
friend. I cherish those two hours.
The other person I chatted with on occasions was
not a stranger to me. He came
into The Star on Wednesdays to
pick up his paper, like many of
you. We spoke about local politics, the police force and other
pressing issues in our community. He had a unique aspect on
the issues affecting us all in our
area. The man that stood before
me on Wednesdays, with his oxygen tank and his infectious smile
is not the man I will remember,
though. I did cherish those talks
with Tom Logan, maybe more
now than when they were happening. But I want to share with you one story about
him that I will always remember.
One day when I was a firefighter at the USBR,
there was a snake curled up in front of the administration building. I don’t like snakes. A lot of people
know that. So we did what any person that knew
Tom would do. We called him. He had no problem
messing with snakes. But after he chased me around
the administration building with the slithering
creature about 30 minutes, all the time with a big
childlike smile on his face, I had an all-new respect
for the man. We laughed about that moment almost
every time we saw each other after that and when
I think of him now; I see that big smile chasing me.
Tom was a private man and I don’t know a lot about
him besides the snake thing and the little glimpses
he gave me from time to time on Wednesdays, but
this I know: He was a great man and a great father
and he stuck to his beliefs solidly. I considered him
a friend and I will think of him every time I see a
snake, followed by his smile.
Perspective on Ebola
Some of our national news media and some poli- strikes, 55 in tornados, 42 in winter storms, about
ticians have sensationalized Ebola. Is that reason- 10 people drown each day, and more than 100 die,
able? We cannot know the future. Ebola may even- daily, from prescription drug overdose. tually become the Halloween trick of the century,
As of the date that I am writing, one person in
but right now it is not. We are frightened by things U.S. has died from Ebola. Ebola is apparently a powe do not understand and by things we cannot mea- tent and very contagious virus. It will likely be with
sure. Politicians attempt to gain influence by pro- us claiming lives far into the future just as many
moting fear of “isms.” Once, it was communism. More other diseases such as bubonic plague, cholera,
recently, it is terrorism. An “ism” is
diphtheria, influenza, malaria,
completely unmeasurable. Ebola is
measles, pertussis, polio, scarlet
a new disease, and we are fearful of
fever, smallpox, typhoid, typhus,
this unknown thing that we do not
tuberculosis, and yellow fever. yet understand. But the best medical
Human beings are a global
scientists in the United States and
species. We bring plants, animals,
elsewhere are working 24/7 to limit
viruses, bacteria, and fungi along
Jack Stevenson
the spread of Ebola. It is prudent to
with us during our travels and
be concerned, but fear is unjustified.
commerce. The number of alien
Put the Ebola disease in perspective.
“invasive species” introduced in
Each year, from 3000 to around
the United States is estimated
49,000 Americans die from influenza (flu). Vaccines to be in the tens of thousands including, for examare available, continuously updated, and sometimes ple, the Burmese Python in the Florida Everglades.
free of charge, but half of us don’t take advantage of Spanish explorers inadvertently brought diseases to
the vaccine program. In the 1918-19 influenza pan- the Central American Indians who had no immudemic, over 600,000 Americans died. During the past nity and no medical scientists to work out solutions.
half-century, from 40,000 to 50,000 people died each The Indians suffered serious population decline.
year in traffic accidents. Now the number is down to
Ebola is a new disease, and we are still on a
around 30,000—just 30,000. Each year about 12,000 learning curve. Our medical scientists are human
people are murdered in the United States. Approxi- and fallible. Our response to hurricane Katrina was
mately 17,000 Americans die annually from falling bungled. Our Middle East policy is a fiasco. And
(or the hard landing). Each year, 480,000 Americans some of us didn’t make straight (A)s in school. We
die from diseases caused by smoking tobacco. Last should expect our response to the Ebola challenge
year, 82 Americans died in floods, 23 from lightning to be reasonable but not perfect.
Guest
Column
Coulee Recollections
10 years ago
Marine Lance Corporal Rusty
Marchand, a 1999 Lake Roosevelt High School graduate and
former student of the Nespelem
School, was home on leave this
month, returning to his base at
Twenty Nine Palms, Calif. where
he will serve out the remaining
13 months of his tour-of-duty as a
mechanic and truck driver. While
at home, Marchand visited Nespelem Elementary School classes, talking about his experiences
in Iraq.
20 years ago
Joining the Immediate Care
Clinic is its new manager, JoAnn
Ehlers of Grand Coulee. She has
worked in the clinic’s office and
for Dr. Vicki Black at her clinic
located across from Coulee Community Hospital. She also owned
and operated her own restaurant,
Marie’s in Electric City, and at
the Columbia Bank, now the
Washington Trust Bank. JoAnn is
married to Joe Ehlers, an employ-
ee of the Washington State Department of Transportation. The
Ehlers and their children, Jinger,
9, and Jill, 6, live north of Grand
Coulee where Joe raises cows.
Willard Rinker was on a hot
streak at Coulee Bowl’s Tuesday
night event when he rolled a 296
game, with his previous high at
264 and average at 159. For his
high score, he got a watch and
patch from the American Bowling
Congress, a $25.00 check and free
bowling for the rest of the year
from the bowling alley.
Grand Coulee with four of his
brothers, Adolph, Jack, Harry
and Stanley; brother Andrew
joined them here in 1949.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Iannetta are proud to announce
the forthcoming marriage of
their daughter, Terri, to Dean
McPherson, son of Ruby McPherson of Grand Coulee and Minor
McPherson of Kettle Falls. Terri
graduated for Lake Roosevelt
High School in 1980 and Dean in
1976. The couple are planning a
November wedding and will live
Grand Coulee.
Friends are invited to stop by
Rapid Robert’s Drive In on Sunday, Nov. 4 to wish Metz Pachosa
a Happy 80th Birthday. Born in
Krosno, Poland on Nov. 1, 1904,
Metz arrived in America at Ellis
Island in New York City with his
mother and one of his brothers
in 1910. They joined his father in
West Virginia, then in 1922 at 18
years old, he began working as a
carpenter on the east coast before
heading to Hoover Dam in 1933.
Three years later he arrived in
40 years ago
30 years ago
At it’s recent meeting, the
Grand Coulee city council allocated $550.00 for the removal of
debris and salvage from the fire
that destroyed the Continental
Hotel Sept.22. Herb Bird, subcontractor for the removal crew, indicated the job will finish within
three weeks. Pete Rio, of Seattle
and the hotel’s current owner,
plans to build a restaurant and
bar at the same location.
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Obituaries
Meetings &
Notices
Charles “Tom” Logan
Charles “Tom” Logan, 63, passed away at Sacred Heart Medial Center in Spokane on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, as a result of a long battle with
lung and heart complications.
At his request no service will be held.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Vickie; daughter Cortney
(her sons Cameron and Matthew); his son Josh (his wife Kwis and son
Javier).
Tom loved fishing and classic cars, but his world was his grandsons.
He will be sorely missed.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to Sacred
Heart Medical Center.
Chamber Meeting
The Grand Coulee Dam Area
Chamber of Commerce will meet
this Thursday, Oct. 23, at noon
at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in
Grand Coulee. Debbie Bigelow
and a team from Coulee Medical
Center will be speaking on PPE
(personal protection equipment)
and being prepared for infectious
diseases.
Star Obituary Policy
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This includes a photo and up to 500 words.
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submit an article is Monday by 5 p.m. For more information, call
509.633.1350 or go to our website at www.grandcoulee.com
Burned out house comes down
Legal Notices
Town of Nespelem
Notice of Public Hearings
Notice is hereby given that the Town of Nespelem will hold a Preliminary Budget Hearing on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, 5:00 PM
at Town Hall. Copies of the 2014 Preliminary Budget are available
at Town Hall during normal business hours. All interested persons
will be given the opportunity to provide either written or oral comments concerning the 2014 Budget at said Preliminary Budget Hearing. Notice is hereby given that the Town of Nespelem will hold a
Final Budget Hearing on Tuesday, December 9, 2014, 5:00 PM at Town
Hall. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to provide
either written or oral comments concerning the 2014 Budget at said
Final Budget Hearing.
Trisha Davis-StacyClerk/Treasurer
Publish Oct. 29, Nov. 5, 12 and 19, 2014)
Notice of Public Budget Hearing of
Public Hospital District No. 6,
Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, & Okanogan
Counties, Washington
Public Hospital District No. 6, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln and Okanogan Counties, Washington; which operates Coulee Medical Center and
Coulee City Clinic, will conduct a public hearing on the proposed 2015
budget for the aforementioned facilities. The hearing, open to the public, is Monday, November 10, 2014 at 6:00pm in the CMC Education
Conference Room, 411 Fortuyn Road, Grand Coulee, Washington. A
summary of the proposed budget is available in advance for interested
parties and may be obtained for review by contacting the Chief Financial Officer at Coulee Medical Center. The regularly scheduled Board
of Commissioners will follow the budget hearing at 7:00pm. (Publish October 29 and Nov. 5 2014)
Jeremy Walker, of Eastside Wood Recycling from Moses Lake, starts work on the tear-down of a house at 611 Holly Street
in Coulee Dam Monday. It burned Sept. 18, 2012. The firm bid $14,700 to demolish the remains of the house and clean up
the property. Citizens complained about the eyesore to the town council. At the site, Mayor Greg Wilder said the town is
hoping to do similar cleanup projects at two or three other problem sites in town. — Scott Hunter photo
Senior Menu
Mon., Nov. 3 - Breakfast
Polish Sausage and Cheese
Scramble, Hashbrowns and Toast,
Apricots, Orange Juice.
Tues., Nov. 4 – Dinner
Pork Cutlets, Scalloped Potatoes
Assorted Vegetables, Molded
Fruit Salad, Apple Surprise.
Wed., Nov. 5 – Dinner
Beef Stew, Assorted Salad Bar,
Biscuits, Walnut Apple Dessert.
Thurs., Nov. 6 – Dinner
Hamburger Steak with Sauteed
Onions, Rosemary Au Gratin
Potatoes,
Mixed
Vegetables,
Fruited Jello Salad, Pudding.
Fri., Nov. 7 – Breakfast
Ham Steak & Eggs, Pancakes,
Bowl of Fruit, Orange Juice.
Mon., Nov. 10 – Breakfast
Sausage Links and Eggs, Waffles,
Peaches, Orange Juice.
Tues., Nov. 11 – Dinner
Mozzarella Chicken, Tomato/
Basil Linguini, Mixed Green
Salad, Fruit Slices, Cupcakes.
Wed., Nov. 12 – Dinner
Bacon Cheeseburger Loaf, Baked
Potato, Mixed Veggies, Fruit
Salad, Crumb Cake.
Thurs., Nov. 13 – Dinner
Beefy Burritos, Spanish Rice/
Mexi-Corn,
Chips/Salsa,
Ice
Cream/Fruit Topping. Grocery
shopping and errands.
Fri., Nov. 14 – Breakfast
Biscuit & Sausage Gravy, Eggs,
Mixed Fruit Bowl, Orange Juice.
Senior Center General Meeting
10 a.m.
Mon., Nov. 17 – Breakfast
Bacon and Eggs, Cinnamon
French Toast, Fruit Bowl,
Orange Juice.
Tues., Nov. 18 – Dinner
Hashbrown
Casserole
with
Sausage & Cheeses, Peas and
Carrots, Fruited Jello, Brownies.
Wed., Nov. 19 – Birthdays &
Thanksgiving Dinner
Turkey
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Mashed
Potatoes, Gravy, Cranberry Sauce,
Green Bean Casserole, Fruit
Salad, Rolls. Potluck Dessert.
Thurs., Nov. 20 – Dinner
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Kielbasa,
Mashed
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Cauliflower, Sliced Fruit with
Dip, Cookies.
It’s a girl
for the Parks
On Oct 1, 2014 Jamie and
Michael Park are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Brookelynn Eileen Park, born
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, in Las
Vegas, Nev., at 9:23 p.m. She
weighed 6 lbs., 7 oz., and was 18
inches in length.
The Order of Eastern Star
will hold its regular meting on
Thursday, Nov. 13 at the Masonic
Lodge. Thanksgiving will be
oberserved with a Friendship
Potluck. It will be Chapter Dress
and Short Form. Refreshments
and birthday cake will be provided
by Linda Carlson
CMC Guild to Meet
Coulee Medical Center Guild
(Auxiliary) holds its regular
luncheon meeting the third
Tuesday of every month. The
next meeting is Nov. 18, in the
Community Room at CMC. Lunch
begins at 11 a.m. with the meeting
to follow noon to 1 p.m. Members
and prospective members are
urged to attend to get updated on
the Guild’s upcoming events. For
more information call Patty 6330405.
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Buy a
Paver to
help build
a gym
Cross country
on to district meet
Boys finish third
in league
by John R. McNeil II
The LRHS Associated Student
Body has been selling “Pavers”
as a fundraiser to support extracurricular programs, this time
we are running this fundraiser to
have the funds go to “Build a Gym
Fund”. This fundraiser will run
until Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, so don’t
miss out.
The ASB will be running a special on the Pavers for only $75.00
each. Pavers will be outside for
everyone to see all year long at
the Lake Roosevelt New K-12 facility. Engraved Pavers are available for the following: Names,
Companies, Memorials and Graduation Classes.
If you are interested in purchasing one, drop by Lake Roosevelt Jr./Sr. High School Office for
a form or call Secretary Sheila
Darnold 509.633-1442.
Also available through the Kayley Duclos puts one over the net against Okanogan at home Tuesday night to score for Lake Roosevelt.
LRHS ASB are district t-shirts.
At this time, we have in stock,
Adult Small, Adult Medium
and Adult Large to purchase for
LR did not let up or give up
$10.00 each. For any other size, by John R. McNeil II
Sept. 25. For LR, this was the
they will need to be paid for and
third win in four matches. During as they came back in the fourth
Lady Raider Volleyball will the same stretch, Liberty Bell lost game, which looked as though it
then be ordered from the Comwould lead to a fifth. Brewster
play a tiebreaker match to settle four in a row.
pany.
Pavers and t-shirts will also be the matter of who is the numberLR then travelled to take on had other plans, and put together
on sale at the last Lake Roosevelt five team in the North tomorrow the number-two in the North, the a rally to take the lead and finally
the match. The final score in the
Raider Football Home Game on at Pateros High School.
Brewster Bears.
LR will be playing Liberty
Friday, October 31.
In the first game of the match, fourth game was Brewster 25, LR
Bell, who finished with the same Brewster took an early lead and 20.
Last night was Senior Night
league record as the Raiders (5- held on to it to win 25-10. LR
for LR as they took on the Okano9) and split the regular season came back in the second game.
series with LR. The winner goes
For much of the match the gan Bulldogs to close the regular
to the District 5/6 tournament at squads played neck and neck, ex- season. The Lady Raiders lost the
Ephrata High School on Saturday changing points. At the end, LR match in three games, 18-25, 14for a single-elimination match at pulled ahead to gain a 25-20 win. 25 and 18-25.
Tomorrow’s tiebreaker match
10 a.m.
In the third game, both BrewsThe Lady Raiders set this tie- ter and LR committed many mis- at Pateros High School starts at
breaker in motion by defeating takes, trading easy points with 6 p.m. Liberty Bell lost its fifth in
the Tonasket Tigers at Coulee one another. The game was a see- a row Oct. 23 at Okanogan in a
Dam Oct. 21 in a straight set.
saw until the very end when this straight set. Liberty Bell has not
The win was revenge for a 3-1 time Brewster pulled ahead and played since Oct. 23.
loss to the Tigers in Tonasket won 25-23.
Ladies prepare for tiebreaker
Board
accepts
personnel
changes
by Roger S. Lucas
The Grand Coulee Dam School
District board approved a number of hires, allowed a leave of
absence, and approved the retirement of a veteran counselor at its
meeting Monday night.
The board met in the new
school after providing a tour of
the building for the North Central
Washington Educational Service
District board of directors and
Superintendent Richard McBride
and hosting the group for an evening dinner. The board meeting
started at 7 p.m.
The board approved eight hires
for the 21st Century SHARP Kids
program. Hired for that program
were Stephanie Baldwin, team
leader; Brian Daniels, evening
leader; Hanna Doughty, morning program; Josh Kelton, leader;
Dee Owen, leader; Shayla Picard,
team leader; Jeremiah Seekins
10th-12th grade leader; and Matt
Simpson, morning program.
Mike Wilson was hired as a
two-hour evening custodian and
Julie Hart was hired as a threehour bus driver.
In other action, the board
expanded bus driver Kenneth
Long’s hours from 1 to 3.25 hours.
Debra Jimenez was given a
one-year leave of absence from
her junior high cheer coaching
duties and 12 weeks maternity
leave from her para-educator position.
Veteran counselor Rosella Covington, who has served 17 years
as counselor at the middle school
and is now counselor at the elementary wing at the new school,
was granted her retirement request.
In a letter to the board and
administration she thanked the
school district for the opportunity
to serve students in the district.
This week
in sports
Thurs., Oct. 30
6 p.m., HS Volleyball at Liberty
Bell.
Fri., Oct. 31
7 p.m., HS Football here with
Soap Lake. (Senior Night)
Sat., Nov. 1
10 a.m., HS Volleyball District
5/6 Playoffs at Ephrata.
11 a.m., HS Cross Country District 5/6 meet at Wenatchee.
Fri., Nov. 7
TBD, HS Football Crossover
Game.
Raiders lose fourth in a row
‘by John R. McNeil II
On a wet night in Kittitas, the
Raiders lost their fourth game in
a row to the Coyotes by the score
of 72-6.
“Disappointing performance by
the Raiders,” Raider Head Coach
Steve Files commented. “We were
not competitive against Kittitas.”
LR tried early to fake a punt
deep in their own territory. Kittitas stopped the Raiders for a
loss and quickly scored. Momentum was on the Coyotes side as
LR fumbled on the next offensive
snap and the Coyotes picked it up
for another touchdown.
LR’s only score came on a Nathaniel Hall 72-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. The extra
point attempt failed.
At halftime the score was 58-6,
Kittitas.
Part of the problem for the
Raiders was the constant rain.
“Playing conditions were pretty
rough,” Files said, “... steady rain
all game, and we had a much
tougher time handling the ball
than they did.”
With the loss, LR’s win-loss
record now stands at 1-6 overall
and 0-4 in Central Washington 2B
South play.
On Halloween, LR will take on
the Soap Lake Eagles in Coulee
Dam. It will be both squads’ Central Washington 2B South finale
at Greene Field, with kickoff at 7
p.m. This is also Senior Night for
the Raiders.
The Eagles are winless in
league play, and their only win of
the season was over LR in non-
league game, 26-12 on Sept. 19.
Friday night will determine
who plays whom on Nov. 7 for the
crossover game. The winner of
the LR-Soap Lake game will take
on the winner of the BridgeportManson game. Losers of both
games will also square off.
LR and Soap Lake will host
the crossover games.
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Raider Cross Country finished the regular season Oct. 25
at Liberty Bell, where the boys’
team finished third in the Central
Washington District 6 B League
Championships.
LR had 78 points, while champion and host Liberty Bell scored
27. Second-place Tonasket recorded 70. There were only 14 girls
running at Liberty Bell, all scored
as individuals.
“Each team member put in
strong efforts at this league
meet,” Raider Head Coach Gary
Darnold said.
Chris Oates led the Raiders,
finishing fifth with the 5km personal record time of 18 minutes
and 13.39 seconds. Robert George
was next for LR, taking 13th with
a PR time of 19:31.97. Cole Trotter also PR’d at 20:52.83 for 24th.
Cameron Tillman also recorded a
new PR at Liberty Bell, finishing
28th at 21:21.19.
Will Friedlander 33rd in
21:58.33. Kaden Trotter finished
36th at 22:30. Quincy Williams
finished at 23:05.76, his new PR,
for 41st.
Aidan Derr finished 43rd,
cutting his 5km time by almost
two-and-a-half minutes for a PR
of 25:20.59. Braxton Hernandez
finished 45th with the new PR of
25:26.41.
Representing LR in the girls
race were Kayla St. Pierre, Alyssa
Oates, and Kianna Sam. St. Pierre
led the Raider girls, finishing at
23:18.82 for her best overall placing of the season, taking home
fourth place. Oates placed 12th
overall with the time of 28:04.92.
Sam finished 14th with the new
PR time of 30:46.38.
On Saturday, the Raiders will
compete in the Central Washington B Cross Country Regional
at Walla Walla Point Park in
Wenatchee starting at 11 a.m.
“We got to see over half next
week’s regional teams at league,”
Darnold noted. “We are looking
forward to this week’s regional
meet in Wenatchee, where we will
compete against 14 other schools
with the goal of qualifying for
state in Pasco.”
From the regional race, three
boys’ teams will move on to the
state meet, but only one girls’
squad will move on.
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MINI STORAGE FOR RENT - 6332669 or 509.979.6694. (W10-1-tfc)
C.J.’s Mini Storage
Various Sizes Available
Grand Coulee & Electric City
633-8074 or 631-1222
LYNN’S STORAGE
633-0246
Cell - 509-528-9224
Activities Assistant
This full time position plans, conducts, and measures the success of an activities
program for our Long Term Care residents. Other duties include clerical assistance
to the Director of Activities for utilization management, discharge planning, and social
services; occasional meal prep with residents. This person must be organized, selfstarter, have good clerical and computer skills. Experience with activities planning
preferred. Must obtain food handler’s card and BLS cert within 90 days of hire. Obtain
national certification in activities within 2 years of hire.
Dietary Aide
CMC is seeking one part time and one Per Diem Dietary Aide. This position must
prepare, deliver and distribute food and beverages for patients, residents, staff and
visitors. Must be high school graduate or equivalent. Current State Food & Beverage
Service Worker’s Permit is required.
ENVIRONMENTAL SVCS. TECH
Duties include dry and damp mopping floors, vacuuming, sanitizing surfaces in clinical
work areas, offices, hallways, restrooms and patient rooms; cleaning and servicing all
linens/laundry, moving supplies, keeping work areas organized. High School diploma
or equivalent required. Prior institutional cleaning and/or laundry experience helpful,
but not required.
RALPH’S STORAGE UNITS
AVAILABLE
12x35 - $82 10x14 - $57
Apply online at: www.cmccares.org
Or email information to: [email protected]
PHONE: (509) 633-1753
FAX: (509) 633-0295
E.O.E.
509-633-2458
GUNN LAW OFFICES
Ryan W. Gunn
Attorney at Law
(509) 826-3200
7 N. Main St., PO Box 532 • Omak, WA 98841
CARPET & GENERAL
CLEANING
Locally owned
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509-647-5400
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This Space Is For Rent
$5.75 per week.
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Pruning & Lawn Service
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type or size of job. Pole Building
Remodel Homes, Additions
Backhoe Services Available
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AT ITS BEST!
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Home in Creston, WA. Pristine
Condition. Near lake, golf, air
strip, Grand Coulee. 1/2 acre.
Call: Lynn Massie
509-299-7454
Jake Hoepfer
509-994-1873
Spokane Real Estate
Homes
Horse property for sale in Electric City.
Beautiful horse property close to everything.
Three bedroom/two bath home with a one
car garage on two fenced acres in Electric
City for sale. Same owner for the past 40
years. The address is 112 Sunset Drive.
Three additional outbuildings including a
large shop around 1400 sq feet. Asking
price is $149,000. Please call 509-844-4242
if interested. (Q10-29-3tpp)
Rentals
Office/Retail/Professional Space Available
- Grand Coulee (across from Safeway)
Excellent location! Approximately 1000
square foot Currently retail Call for details
and availability! 509-724-0294 (D10-294tppp)
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509.633.0410
FOR INSURANCE
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Cheadle
308 Spokane Way
Grand Coulee
633-0280
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Medicaid Eligibility Planning
Elder Law
Estate Planning - Wills - Probates
Real Estate Sales Closings
Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
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COULEE DAM
CONCRETE
Exhibit knowledge of the sport
Adhere to all laws of the State of
Washington in regards to conduct
between a teacher (coach) and student
(athlete)
Ability to teach sportsmanship, respect,
skills, and healthy living. Be a mentor and
example to athletes. Promote academics
first. Provide the best opportunity possible
for each student’s success
Ability to work with other coaches, officials,
and administrators in a professional and
courteous manner
Maintain a valid CPR/First Aid card
Report to the head coach. Will be
supervised and evaluated by the head
coach in conjunction with the athletic
director
Adhere to and enforce all school, school
district, league, and WIAA rules and
regulations
Report all violations or suspected issues
to the head coach immediately
Assume duties assigned by the head
coach of the program
Follow proper care techniques when
injuries occur
Follow and enforce team discipline
standards
Refrain from the use of tobacco and
alcohol any time athletes are present.
Failure to do so may result in immediate
dismissal
Attend all school, league, and state
meetings as required
Continue education in regards to new
rules, coaching techniques, and teaching
methods
Pay is based on the current extracurricular
salary schedule
Must pass a valid Washington State
Background check
509-633-1000
Across from Les Schwab
Funeral Homes
& Cremation Service
Assist the Special Education Teacher in
meeting the needs of the students
Assist students in maintaining on task
behavior
Analyze situations both in and out of the
classroom and take appropriate action
Prepare and deliver lessons and materials for individual and group instruction
using specially designed instruction
Have knowledge of and the ability to
work with children with a variety of learning and behavior disabilities
Attend IEP meetings as requested
Familiarity with the use of adaptive technologies related to the specific assignment or the willingness/ability to receive
and apply training in the use of the technology
Implement a behavior plans as designed by the teacher
Maintain appropriate records/documentation daily for a variety of purposes as
assigned by the teacher
Adhere to confidentiality standards
Assist with the preparation of classroom
materials as requested
Identify daily needs of students and
respond accordingly without direction
from certificated staff
First Aid/CPR Card
Self-starter with ability to work independently
Must have an AA degree or equivalent
or have passed the Paraprofessional
Assesment
Other duties as assigned by the Principal/Special Education Teacher
Must pass a valid Washington State
Background Check
Pay is based on the current PSE agreement
If you are interested in these positions
please apply here https://grandcoulee.
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on or before 4pm, Monday, November
3, 2014.
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Over 25 Years Experience
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6 hours per day Special Education
Paraprofessional at LR Elementary
6 hours per day Special Education
Paraprofessional at LR Elementary
3 hours per day Special Education
Paraprofessional at LR Elementary
The Grand Coulee Dam School District
has an opening for the following position:
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property development. Call Eric at (425)
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ATTORNEY
Truck & Car too!
302 Spokane Way
Grand Coulee, WA 99133
The Grand Coulee Dam
School District has job openings
for the following positions:
Jobs
Tena M. Foster
Ken Doughty, Owner
The only place in town
to get the job done!
Jobs
Replace Garbage Disposals,
Water Heaters, Faucets, Drain Cleaning
214 SW Main, Wilbur, Wash.
509.647.2238
633-6630
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Facility Maintenance Services:
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 Floor Maintenance and Refinishing
For appointments and ask
 HVAC Duct Cleaning
 Windowabout
Washingother services
 General Cleaning Services
 Lawn and Ground Maintenance
 Weed Control Spray Services
 Construction and Rental Clean up
THE STAR • OCTOBER 29, 2014
Rentals
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE
All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject
to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based
on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status
or national origin, or an intention, to make any such
preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status
includes children under the age of 18 living with parents
or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.
This newspaper will not knowingly accept any
advertising for real estate which is in
violation of the law. Our readers are
hereby informed that all dwellings
advertised in this newspaper are
EQUAL HOUSING
available on an equal opportunity
OPPORTUNITY
basis.
10x20 STORAGE UNIT FOR RENT – In
Grand Coulee. Call 631-0194.EQUAL
(N2-27-tfc)
HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT - at Coulee
Professional Building on Burdin Blvd.,
across from the hospital. 633-0496. (S5-15tfc)
4 Bedroom 1.5 Bath home at 217 W.
Chestnut in Almira for Rent $750 per
month. Rent to own possible. 509-6810165. (E10-8-9tpp)
For Rent in Lincoln - 3.5 miles from
Lincoln boat launch. 2 bdrm 1 bath on 1
acre lot. Fenced yard. All appliances. $550/
mo. 509-636-2099. (F10-15-3tpp)
2 bdrm. home, Almira, $375; 3 bdrm.
Home Almira, $475; 5 bdrm., 3 bath home
at lake, $875. All have appliances, paint
and carpet, some furniture, 509.641.2141,
509.647.0117. (Mc10-15-tfc)
WILBUR DUPLEX – 725/Mo. First/Last mo.
Rent and 725 deposit; 2-3 bedroom, family
room/rec room, one bath, huge utility room
(w/built in pantry & room for extra fridge or
freezer), newly remodeled, new appliances,
cabinets, flooring, plumbing, electrical, etc.
Huge back yard, close to Wilbur school. No
smoking/no pets. Move in now. Call 509
307-0469 or email math689799@yahoo.
com (D10-22-2tpp)
Grand
Coulee
Manor
Grand
Coulee
Senior/Disabled
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Rentals
FOR RENT – Nice 2 bdrm. House in Coulee
Dam; 2 car unattached garage; underground
sprinkler system. NO UNAPPROVED
PETS. $800 a month. For more information
509.633.1109. (C10-22-tfc)
NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS – 2 bdrm.,
1000 sq. ft, completely furnished apartment.
No smoking, no pets. $1000 per month,
631-1222. (C10-22-tfc)
REALTOR®
2 bedroom mobile home with 2 extra add
on rooms, deck, carport, fenced in yard,
dishwasher, W/S/G paid .$700 a month.
First, REALTOR
Last and deposit of $500 Call or text
509-860-1630. (S10-29-2tpp)
®
FOR
RENT:
2-bedroom
basement
apartment, and a 2-bedroom duplex, both
$550.00 per month. 1st, last and damage
deposit required. Call 633-2485 for more
information. (F010-29-tfc)
RV/MANUFACTURED
HOME
space
available in quiet mobile home park. water,
sewer, and garbage paid by owner. Located
in Electric City, near Banks Lake. $300
per month negotiable. Dan 509-217-2456
Esther 509-638-1151. (G10-29-3tpp)
Misc
FREE FREE FREE – Old upright piano with
matching bench, right pedal needs fixing.
Call 634-4974. Have to come and get it.
Cannot deliver. (?10-8-4tpp)
MUSIC SALE – A Fender Lonestar
Stratocaster with Tex-Mex pick ups, electric
guitar $350; An Epiphone Tommy Thayer of
Kiss Signature Les Paul wit USA pickups,
electric guitar $300; A Squire Telecaster
electric guitar $120; A fender Super Cham
Tube Amplifier $200; a Champion Fender
40 watt amplifier $120. I also have a lot of
piano keyboards of all different kinds with
stands, make an offer. A PA system 500
watts including a tape deck and CD player,
make an offer and more. 631-7121. (R1022-2tp)
TREADMILL FOR SALE – Pro-Form
Millenium Drive with calorie counter, speed,
pace, miles or laps. Includes fitness plan
programmed in. $300 obo. 633-3674. W1011-3tpp)
Sales
FOR RENT – Large 1 bdrm. Daylight
basement apartment. Big yard, covered
parking. Indoor shop/storage area. Country
living – walking distance from town. Grand
Coulee. $450 a month. Require 1st, last and
$100 deposit. Available Nov. 5. 631-6060.
(M10-29-1tp)
3 Bed 1.5 Bath Mobile Home #12 B St.
Grand Coulee $700 RENT $600 Deposit
Call James @ 631-1718. (B10-29-2tpp)
ELECTRIC CITY HOME 210 Lincoln
– 4 bdrm., 2 bath house. New carpet
throughout, recently renovated basement,
tons of storage and detached garage.
Available December 1st. $750/month, first,
last and damage deposit. Call Gina 509631-4871. (A10-31-1tc)
Coulee Dam Home For Rent - Nice,
clean, 2 bedroom vinyl siding, double pane
windows View of the mountains Available
now $600.00 509-724-0294. (D10-29-2tpp)
TRAILER SPACES AVAILABLE
for short or long term
starting at $300.
Also space for doublewide.
LAKEVIEW TERRACE
MOBILE HOME PARK
509.633.2169 L10-31-tfc
One Bedroom Units
Rent based on Income
Please
stopstop
by the
Coulee
Manor
Please
by Grand
the Senior
Manor
211 Continental, Grand Coulee, WA
509-633-1190 or contact the
Housing Authority, 1139 Larson Blvd.,
Moses Lake, WA
(509) 762-5541
COLUMBIA VIEW APARTMENTS
Water Front View, 1 BR Apt.
1201 River Dr. $525
Max 509.895.9245
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9th Annual
21008 NE Lakeview Ave, Electric City, Spacious Custom Home with
approximately 4,650 s.f. of finished living area on three levels. The master
bedroom suite is appr 900 s.f. in size on the upper level with walk in closet,
sitting area and private balcony overlooking Banks Lake. Beautiful kitchen
with maple cabinets and breakfast bar. Family Room with pellet stove. The
home has Vinyl lap siding, 2 pane vinyl windows, concrete tile roof and huge
full length deck and patio. There is a detached 3 car garage that is appr 950
s.f. in size as well. The property is part of two lots with wonderful views of
Banks Lake. Owner is planning on doing a boundary line adjustment and
subdividing the property. List Price is just $499,000
45885 Geostar Drive N, Grand Coulee, Custom Ranch Style Home in
immaculate condition overlooking Lake Roosevelt. The home was designed
to take full advantage of its beautiful setting and yet provides lots of privacy.
Built in 2009, it has 3 Bedrooms and 2 baths and appr 1,664 s.f. of living
area all together. The kitchen features Canyon Creek Beech wood cabinets
and stainless appliances. Home has Hardie Board lap siding, oak hardwood
flooring, 3 sided gas FP, 9 foot vaulted Ceilings, and stamped & exposed
aggregate patios. The lot is 1.53 acres in size and has plenty of off-street
parking and a 2 car 600 s.f. attached garage. Too many amenities to list them
all. The List Price is just $345,000
#55676 Bay Area Dr NE, Electric City, Beautiful custom built 3 bedroom 2
bath home with the property set up for horses. The home was built in 2004
and has appr 1,700 square feet that is all on one level. Home has Vinyl lap
siding, dimensional Comp roofing, Gas Fireplace, Central Heat & AC with
HP, and vaulted ceilings. There is a detached garage/workshop with tack
room and hay storage. Corral for the horses and three separate pastures
that are all fenced, so you can rotate your grazing. Beautiful landscaping
and wonderful sunsets. The property is 5 acres in size all together. List price
is now just $329,500.
#127 Silver Drive, Electric City, Looking for a larger 3 Bedroom home and
just haven’t found the one? We think you will like all the amenities this
property has to offer. Built in 1979, home has 3 Bedrooms and 1 3/4 baths,
including master bath. There is hardwood flooring in part of the home, plus
tile & carpeting. The home has Central H & Air Conditioning, Vinyl lap siding,
a wood fireplace with insert, and a newer dimensional composition roof. The
property is appr. 17,500 s.f. in size and has a very large fenced backyard,
with an above ground lap pool, a few cherry trees, and an in ground auto
sprinkler system. List price is just $234,900 with seller providing a $7,500
heating/cooling allowance.
120 E Grand Ave, Electric City, 1350 s.f. 3 bedroom, 2 bath home that
has been extensively remodeled. The home has an open kitchen with
appliances all included, big Living Room-Dining room, Covered Breezeway,
Large Deck, Lake View, fenced yard, sprinkler system. Need Garage space?
No problem. There is a 30’ by 36’ detached garage with power, water, heated
floor and roll up door and more. A 20’ by 20’ garage with bench space, roll up
door and stand up loft. A 20’ by 16’ Tool shop that is insulated with benches
all around, plus a 21’ by 22’ 2 car carport. All this and only 1 minute to Coulee
Playland Boat Launch. List Price is now just $155,500.
EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY
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OPPORTUNITY
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LRHS Girls’ Basketball Fundraiser
INDIAN TACO DINNER
Wed., Nov. 5 ~ 6:00 p.m.
Coulee Dam
Community Church
Indian Taco, Dessert & Drink
$7 Per Person
Purchase your tickets from
a Lady Raider basketball
player before Nov. 4.
Thank you for your
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* Crocheted Hats & Scarves
* Goat’s Milk Soap, Sugar Scrubs & Soy Candles
Lunch served
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607 Fir Street Coulee Dam, 2 Bedroom Ranch Style home in East
Coulee Dam. Home was built in 1971 and has appr. 900 s.f. of living
area, Central H & AC, Updated floorings, and Metal roof. Living room
is 11.5 by 17.5, and there is a large covered patio, fenced yard, and
detached 1 car garage. The lot is 60’ by 80’ and the property taxes
have been very reasonable. List Price is now just $99,500.
1104 Camas Street, Coulee Dam. 3 Bedroom Ranch Style home that is
all on one level. Home was built in 1963 and has a very large living room
with gas fireplace. It has one and three quarter baths, large utility room
and dining room right off the kitchen. The home has copper plumbing
and the owner is having a new 200 amp CB service installed soon. It has
Electric BB heat and a large covered patio in the backyard. The property
is appr. 110’ wide by 120’ deep or about 13,200 s.f. all together. There is
an attached garage that is 22’ by 22.5’ plus a det. garage that is 20.5’ by
28’ that owner stored his airplane in. List Price is now $130,000
708 Spokane Way, Grand Coulee, 3 Bedroom home with a view of Grand
Coulee Dam and Lake Roosevelt. Home has just under 1200 s.f. on
the main level, plus another 870 s.f. in the partially finished basement.
Home has a full bath upstairs and a 3/4 bath down. The home has T111 lap siding, new Dimensional arch tab roof, Central Heat and AC, and
immaculate landscaping. There is a medium sized deck for summer
barbecues. The land is 125’ by 80, or 10,000 s.f. and has a 2 car carport.
List Price is just $129,500 with $2,500 closing cost credit
#411 Center Street, Grand Coulee. Looking for a reasonably price 3
Bedroom - 2 Bath home? Take a look at this one. Home has approximately
1,440 s.f. all together. Home has both a Living Room and Family room,
Master Bedroom and bath are on one end of the home, with two additional
bedrooms and bath are on the other end. Home has Central Heat and
swamp ac for air conditioning. The property is appr. 75’ by 100’ or 7500 s.f.
and includes a det garage/shop and a 14’ by 24’ carport. Taxes are very
reasonable. List Price is just $67,500
57921 NE Lakeview Blvd, Grand Coulee, 2 bedroom 1 bath cottage
located in Delano. The home has 1,030 s.f. on the main level and is on a
large lot. The home has stucco siding, metal roof, galvanized plumbing,
200 amp cb service, and electric bb heat. The home is serviced by an onsite septic system. The property is appr 13,000 s.f. in size and is partially
fenced. List price is now just $65,000.
214 A Street, Grand Coulee. Here is the perfect little cottage just for you.
Home has 750 s.f. on the main level, plus another 750 s.f in the basement.
Home has recently been replumbed. It still has the older fuse electrical
service. Concrete block construction with Comp 3 tab roof, stucco interior
walls, and patio area. Lot is 50’ by 120’ deep and has 1 car carport. List
price is just $52,500. Owner also has another 50’ by 120’ building site
available next door. If you want the extra property, not a problem, List
price for both is $64,900.
212 E Street, Grand Coulee. Home is a 1964 Marlette single wide with
expando and a frame addition. It has just under 850 s.f. of living area all
together. There are 2 bedrooms and two other possible bedrooms. It
has Central Heat and water evap AC. Copper wiring. There are two lots
that total approximately 100’ wide by 119.85 feet all together. There is a
workshop that is 16’ by 17’ and lots of off street parking. List price is just
$44,900
Looking for Land? We have a number of lots and building sites available
both in and out of town. Prices start at $13,500 and go up from there. A
complete list of properties for sale can be found on our website at www.
FoisyKennedy.com, or give us a call at 509-633-0410.
Foisy & Kennedy
REALTY, INC.
633-0410
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309 Midway Ave., Grand Coulee
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602 Spruce Street, Coulee Dam. 3 Bedroom home with 940 sf up and 940
s.f. downstairs. Home has had a number of updates. It has vinyl lap siding,
copper plumbing, Fireplace upstairs and wood stove downstairs. Family
Room and two bathrooms. Large patio in the back with RV hookups and
a hot tub hut. The property is appr. 125.5 feet wide by 77.5 feet deep, or
appr. 9,725 s.f. all together. There is a detached garage/shop that is 24’ by
36’ and there is lots of off street parking. List Price is just $119,500
with $2,500 closing cost allowance
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Sat., Nov. 8
8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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bake table and more!
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Legal Notices
Town of Elmer City
Budget Hearing
The Town of Elmer City will hold a Budget Hearing on Monday,
November 3rd, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. The Budget Hearing will be held at
Elmer City Town Hall, 505 Seaton Ave., Elmer City, WA. All interested
persons are encouraged to attend and will be given the opportunity to
provide written or oral comments at said meeting. The Town Hall is
handicap accessible.
Renee Tillman,
Clerk/Treasurer
(Publish Oct. 22 and 29, 2014)
Grant County Port District 7
BUDGET
HEARING
Grant County Port District 7 will hold its 2015 Budget Hearing
Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, at 4:30 p.m. The Budget Hearing will be held
at the Grand Coulee Dam Airport Office.
(Publish October 22 and 29, 2014)
Legal Notice
Town of Coulee Dam
2015 Revenue Source/Ad Valorem Hearing
To the Citizens of the Town of Coulee Dam, notice is hereby
given that the Town of Coulee Dam will hold a Public Hearing on the
Revenue Source/Ad Valorem Hearing for the Budget year 2015; including consideration of possible increases in property tax revenues on November 12, 2014 at 5:00 pm, 300 Lincoln Ave, Coulee Dam, WA. All
interested persons will be given the opportunity to provide written or
oral comments on Revenue Sources and possible increases in property
tax revenues at said hearing. The hall is accessible to the handicapped.
Stefani Bowden Clerk-Treasurer
(Publish October 29 and Nov. 5, 2014)
City of Grand Coulee
Civil Service Commission
Secretary/Chief Examiner
City of Grand Coulee Civil Service Commission (CSC) is still seeking a highly motivated and tenacious individual to serve as Secretary/Chief Examiner. Position is part time and irregular, based upon
CSC need. Salary is DOE, starting at $15.00/hour. Position requires
a combination of skills to meet the specific needs. Applicants MUST
be a resident of EITHER GRAND COULEE or ELECTRIC CITY. A
position description is available at the Grand Coulee City hall, mail
or e-mail upon request. Contact the clerk’s office, 509-633-1150, or email [email protected]. Applications MUST BE RECEIVED AT
Grand Coulee City Hall, 306 Midway Avenue, Attention: Carol Boyce,
by 4:00 p.m. Friday, November 17, 2014.
(Publish October 29 and Nov. 5, 2014)
CITY OF GRAND COULEE
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
2014 Property
Tax Levy
The city council will hold a
public hearing to consider possible increases in property tax
revenues, on November 4, 2014 at
6:00 p.m. The public hearing will
be held in the council chambers
of the Grand Coulee City Hall.
All interested persons will be
given the opportunity to provide
both written and oral comments
at said public hearing. The city
hall is accessible to persons with
disabilities. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate the needs of
special classes of citizens, including handicap accessibility or interpreter, will be made upon receiving seventy-two (72) hour advance
notice. Contact city hall at (509)
633-1105.
(Publish October 29, 2014)
Public Notice
Town of Coulee Dam
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
COUNCIL MEETING
To the citizens of the Town
of Coulee Dam, Washington,
the Town Council of the Town of
Coulee Dam, Washington will
conduct a 2015 Budget Workshop
Meeting and Public Hearing on
Wednesday, November 12th at
5:00 p.m.
Items on the agenda:
2015 Budget
Public Hearing – Revenues
and Possible Increases in Property Tax.
Stefani Bowden,
Clerk/Treasurer
(Publish Oct. 29 & Nov. 5, 2014)
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THE STAR • OCTOBER 29, 2014
oulee
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Compiled from
police files
Grand Coulee
Police
10/20 - A woman reported that
a red vehicle was going down
Burdin Boulevard with the driver yelling and honking the horn.
Police found the driver and she
said she was just looking for her
boyfriend and admitting that she
had been drinking. She called her
brother to come pick her up so she
wouldn’t be driving anymore.
- Officers saw several women
around a red vehicle in the Safeway parking lot playing loud
music and hollering. When the
vehicle started to move one of
the women got up on the hood.
The officers checked the driving
status of the woman driving and
it showed she was suspended. A
licensed driver took over the vehicle.
- An officer checked on a 911
hang up call on W. Cardinal Road
and learned that a man who had
been banned from the property
had been there and involved in
an argument. Those at the house
were informed that they should
call the police if the man returned.
- A man from Batchelor Square
asked police to check on the
mother of his child who had left
the state against a court order.
The woman was traced to South
Dakota, and then to San Antonio,
Texas. Police were still trying to
get other law enforcement agencies to assist in contacting the
woman.
10/21 - Police assisted as a federal officer served a summons to
an Electric City man to appear
before the Federal Magistrate’s
Court in Spokane.
10/22 - Police investigated a
two-vehicle collision at the corner
of Spokane Way and Main Street.
There were no injuries.
10/23 - Flo’s Cafe reported that
someone had entered the restaurant and taken receipts of about
$900. The official also noted that
about $90 in a wounded veterans
relief jar was taken.
- Police were asked to check on
the welfare of two children on Yakima Street. The officer found one
of the children at that location
and was told that the other child
was with its mother.
- A Grant County Sheriff’s deputy asked police here to check on
a vehicle that had been used in a
burglary in Ephrata. An Electric
City resident who had picked up
a backpack in Ephrata earlier
looked through it but wasn’t able
to locate camera equipment that
had been stolen.
- Coulee Playland reported
that someone had cut the gas line
on the fish barge and taken about
25 gallons of gas.
10/24 - Police were advised that
there was a dog loose, dragging a
leash. The animal was found near
Pole Park, and when the officer
opened the door to his patrol car
the dog jumped in.
10/25 - A woman in a Continental Heights apartment was yelling from her balcony. Police were
told the woman wasn’t taking her
medications.
- Police checked on a suspicious
person standing by his truck near
the metal recycling center in the
USBR industrial yard. While
enroute the officer was told that it
was a man blowing out the sprinklers in the area.
Coulee Dam
Police
10/21 - The driver of a Nespelem Head Start bus advised
police that she was concerned
about a car that kept honking the
horn and then sped around her
while she was waiting for a child.
She took the license number and
gave it to police, who are investigating.
10/22 - A woman on Camas
Street told police that her estranged husband was trying to
call her, even though she had a
restraining order against him. Police went by and took photographs
for a record of the call.
10/23 - Police checked on their
own alarm that was going off.
There was no evidence of anyone
entering the police department.
10/24 - The woman on Camas
who had reported that her es-
officials reported that one student, a girl, had bitten another
student, a boy, after he tried to
take some candy away from her.
The incident report is being sent
to the Okanogan County Prosecutor’s Office.
tranged husband had tried to
call her even though she had a
restraining order against him,
was called again, this time from a
pay phone near the Grand Coulee
Safeway.
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Riverview Lanes
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Sunflower Graphics
17 15
Fullers
1616
Team 6
32 10
High Game: Pepsi 450; Sheila A 176
High Series: Pepsi 1268; Sheila A 454
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