December 24, 2014 - The Star of Grand Coulee
1 $ 00 VOL. LXXIV NO. 39 SERVING THE GRAND COULEE DAM AREA, WASHINGTON STATE Town officials confident of emergency coverage by Scott Hunter Cherubs we have heard on high Nespelem Elementary School students sing at the school’s annual Christmas program Thursday night to a crowd of several hundred parents, friends and loved ones in the school gym. — Scott Hunter photo Newsbriefs Star takes a long weekend The Star office will be closed for Christmas Dec. 25 and 26. News items and advertisements may be left in the dropbox outside the front office door along with contact information, or emailed to star@ grandcoulee.com. The next issue will be published Dec. 30, a day early to avoid publishing on the New Year’s Day holiday. City hall closed, too Grand Coulee’s city hall will be closed Friday, Dec. 26, so staff can be with their families during the holiday. City hall will open for business Monday, Dec. 29. Ridge Riders elect officers George Kohout was re-elected president of the Ridge Riders. It will be his fourth term as president. Others elected were Shane Marchand, vice president; Danielle Florenzen, secretary; Monty Fields, treasurer; and Janet Doughty, Janet O’Neil and Ryan Doe, all trustees. The Ridge Riders plan their annual banquet on March 14. Hire approved by school board The Grand Coulee Dam School District board approved two hires at its meeting a week ago. Hired were Jaci Gross as seventh-grade girls’ basketball coach and Susan Duclos as junior class advisor. Flu shots advised Better get your flu shot. That’s the advice of Grant County Health District officials, who report they’ve been told of more than 200 influenza lab reports and schools with 10 percent of their students out of school. Flu symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. EMT and CPR classes The Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department will put on an emergency medical technician class sometime in February. Those interested may call Chief Rick Paris at 633-2200 or Ryan Fish, assistant chief, at 631-4016. A CPR class willalso be held at 6 DECEMBER 24, 2014 Police seek driver after high-speed chase Car was reported stolen from Nespelem by Roger S. Lucas Grand Coulee and tribal police are looking for a 28-year-old Nespelem man who avoided capture after a 100-mile-an-hour chase Dec. 12, that ended up on the Colville Indian Reservation. Michael D. Desautel, Jr., was seen by Tribal Police Cpl. Harold Allan Oneal, at Coulee Gas and informed police dispatch of the incident. Oneal knew the red 2012 Ford Escape had been reported stolen from Melvin Zacherle, a Nespelem resident. Dispatch notified Grand Coulee officer Dan Holland, who saw Desautel get into the car at the gas station, across the street from the Grand Coulee police station, and pull out onto Midway Avenue. Hol- land pursued him. Desautel pulled over after seeing Holland’s blue lights at Van Tyne and Morrison, where the suspect was told to put his hands out the driver’s window, then use his left hand to shut the engine off. But as Holland approached with his gun drawn, the driver took off. Holland and Oneal gave chase through Coulee Dam and Elmer City at speeds over 100 mph, and later turned off on a Bureau of Indian Affairs dirt road. The officers pursued Desautel near the Keller Butte area and then back to Nespelem but lost him somewhere along the way. When Desautel is found, he faces charges of attempting to elude police, possession of a stolen vehicle, reckless driving, reckless endangerment, and obstructing a police officer. The report was sent to the Grant County Prosecutor’s Office. Police chief civil service protection will remain Inter-city negotiations to resume by Roger S. Lucas Grand Coulee’s new police chief will have civil service protection because of action the city council took Dec. 16. The council undid work from its previous meeting when members had been persuaded by Mayor Chris Christopherson and city attorneys to remove civil service protection when the city hires its new chief of police. The back-and-forth council action came after the mayor previously had stated that he would let the Civil Service Commission do its work in advertising for and testing police chief applicants. A few weeks ago the council had voted to remove the chief from protection and then two weeks later (last Tuesday night) repealed that ordinance. Now things are back on the original track. Government jobs are put un- der civil service protocols to keep them away from political pressure. The city’s Civil Service Commission has received six applicants to its advertisements for a new chief, published both in The Star newspaper and in statewide law enforcement journals. Now the Civil Service Commission is arranging background checks, oral and written testing. When that is complete, the commission will offer up its top three candidates to be considered by the mayor. When Christopherson got the council to remove the chief from protection, he offered up a bone to council members, stating in the ordinance that he would run his candidate past them before naming a chief. That portion of the ordinance still stands, so council members will get an opportunity to support or reject the mayor’s choice. Last Tuesday the mayor was challenged on a related matter by Councilmember Paul Townsend. Townsend said that the council should have set the salary parameters for both the chief and city employees. He said the council wasn’t informed of either. It also came up that the mayor’s initial offering to Electric City for a police coverage contract had soured relations between the two cities. The mayor had proposed a plan under which Electric City would pay over $200,000 the first year of a new contract, and by the end of the fifth year would pay nearly a quarter of a million dollars. This year (2014), the final year in the current 5-year contract, Electric City paid $77,000. That issue has been stalled since the cities’ two police committees had met and agreed to a $115,000 contract for 2015. Grand Coulee Councilmember Tom Poplawski insisted that the two sides needed to get together to negotiate a contract. He and Erin Nielsen will represent Grand Coulee and John Nordine and Aaron Derr will represent Electric City when the two sides get together for a meeting scheduled for Dec. 23. Coulee Dam has also made an offer to police Electric City. Following a shakeup in the Coulee Dam Fire Department that came to a head two weeks ago, town leaders last week stated their confidence that citizens are safe and that calls for emergency services will be met. “In terms of providing protection, we’re safe,” Mayor Greg Wilder said in an interview Wednesday, but he said there are definitely longterm issues that are being addressed. Within the week, Wilder had received three resignations of longtime fire department and ambulance personnel. First, the fire chief, Robert Jackson resigned. Then Ben Alling, a fire department stalwart for nearly four decades, resigned from the fire department during last Wednesday’s town council meeting. The next day, another longtime emergency medical technician, Bonnie Femling, handed in her resignation. Nevertheless, Wilder said, the town is covered, even if it’s through its mutual aid agreements with other towns and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Grand Coulee’s EMTs already respond to calls in Coulee Dam when necessary. Personnel from the two departments can and do help out on each other’s calls. “Happens all the time,” Wilder said. “People needing an ambu- lance are just as safe now as they have ever been.” Grand Coulee Fire Chief Richard Paris recently reported to that city council that his department is responding to Coulee Dam calls, especially ambulance calls. Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy of Special Operations Mike Worden is in charge of the county’s call center through which Coulee Dam’s 911 calls are dispatched. He said protocols are already in place to call the next agency if the dispatcher gets no response from an agency after several attempts to “tone” their personnel. In Coulee Dam’s case, such a call would be routed through Grant County’s dispatch center to Grand Coulee’s fire or ambulance service. Worden hasn’t been aware of a problem with Coulee Dam fire responses, he said, but the town’s emergency medical service is another matter. “It was difficult to listen to the callers waiting and wondering as to what was taking so long,” he said. So now dispatchers will only allow for two non-responses to tones for the Coulee Dam ambulance before sending the call for Grand Coulee’s service. “We very rarely have to tone another agency more than once, because they immediately answer,” Worden said. “Coulee Dam has been different.” Volunteer of the Year to be awarded in January See TOWN page 2 The Star will publish the annual volunteer of the year award in January this year. Readers have until 5 p.m. Jan. 12, 2015 to nominate a volunteer to honor by: • writing a letter to Volunteer of Year, P.O. Box 150 Grand Coulee, WA, 99133, • sending an email to [email protected] with the subject Volunteer of the Year, or • posting to The Star’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/GrandCouleeStar. Please include your contact information (not for publication). We’ll publish your comments and letters in print and online and post nominations in an online poll on Jan. 14. Readers can make their preference known through that poll or by dropping off or mailing a signed slip of paper with their preferred honoree written on it by Jan. 21. The honoree will be announced Jan. 28. Victim says police indifferent to her loss of life savings in gold by Roger S. Lucas A Grand Coulee woman who lost her life savings in gold Krugerrands has charged that police here show no interest in pursuing ideas she has offered on who might have taken them. Dorothy Harris reported to police early in June this year that someone had taken 200 gold African Krugerrand coins along with other coins from her home. At the time, the Krugerrands were valued at $1,308 each, with the total loss at $261,600. Harris said she has gone to the police here a couple of times lately to provide ideas on who might have taken them, but the police show no interest. She said one officer just laughed at her. The Krugerrand coins, 1 oz. each, were kept in a 6-inch by 9-inch box, wrapped in white paper and masking tape. Harris said this week that a roll of $2 bills was also taken, along with numerous silver coins, See COINS page 2 PAGE 2 THE STAR • DECEMBER 24, 2014 Couple to greet the New Year twice next week Will post to Star from both sides of dateline by Scott Hunter Damon Eric Harrell and his wife Kymberly will usher in the New Year at midnight twice next week, if they can pull it off, and they will post to The Star’s Facebook page as they go. The Harrells (he is the son of Melvin Harrell Sr. of Grand Coulee) plan to fly to Auckland, New Zealand to watch the midnight fireworks from the 1,076-foot Sky Tower, then head across the International Dateline to catch the New Year’s Eve celebration in Honolulu, Hawaii. They plan to leave Auckland the morning of Jan. 1, 2015, taking an eight-hour flight scheduled to arrive in Honolulu Dec. 31, 2014 about 9 p.m. “From what I understand, the flight that we will board is the only one that will have passengers who will see two New Year’s eve celebrations, in two different time zones and two different hemispheres,” Harrell said in an email exchange with The Star. “The first major city and the last major city (to greet the new year), so yes we will witness the midnight fireworks in both locations.” To pull it off, Harrell said, they need two factors to fall in their favor. The flight has to leave and arrive on time, and they have to get out of customs in Honolulu within an hour. “Luckily, the Jet Stream will help us out at 38,000 feet,” he said. Harrell said they plan to post selfies and other photos to the The Star’s Facebook page at www. facebook.com/GrandCouleeStar from both locations. “I am very excited to be the first person from Grand Coulee to have pulled this off,” he said. “I will keep you posted on our progress.” Based in Houston, Texas, Harrell said he works in the crude oil industry. Making a joyful noise The Community Choir performs Sunday afternoon to more than 100 who came to hear Christmas songs and share in refreshments at St. Henry’s Catholic Church. — Scott Hunter photo Man apparently dies in truck Man arrested after cars keyed by Roger S. Lucas by Roger S. Lucas An Everett man was arrested Dec. 12, after allegedly damaging a number of cars in front of Banks Lake Pub in Electric City. Nicholas Swartz, 26, found himself in Grant County Jail on a first-degree malicious mischief charge for allegedly “keying” some nine cars in Electric City and fighting with witnesses who reported the incident to police. The report stated that Swartz had circled nine cars and key Coins scratched them on both sides. Police stated that there could be as much as $5,000 damage to the vehicles. Police confronted Swartz, who refused to take his hands out of his pockets when ordered to do so by an officer. Officer Sean Cook said he had to take Swartz to the ground and then put him in hand restraints. Swartz admitted keying the cars but didn’t offer a reason for doing so, according to Cook’s report. Continued from front page some given to her by her mother. She said a pearl necklace valued at $3,500 was also taken. The Krugerrand gold coins have lost a little value since Harris’ loss and now the going price is about $1,200. Harris acquired the coins while serving in the military in South Africa and had purchased the coins between 1980 and 1992. She said that the coins were purchased for $300 to $375 each. “I had in mind that the coins would be my retirement,” Harris stated at the time. “I have given police the name of a person that is well known to them, and they haven’t even interviewed the person,” Harris said this week. Harris took note of a KREM 2 news report Monday that a 1978 Krugerand had been dropped in a Spokane Salvation Army bucket. Interim Police Chief John Tufts said the department takes her loss seriously and police have interviewed a person she said might know about the Krugerrands. “He said he didn’t have any information about them,” Tufts said. “We have also talked with a person of interest on one occasion and gone back,” he added, “but now the person won’t come to the door.” Krugerrands were first produced in 1967. Later, the United States and other countries forbade bringing them into the country due to South Africa’s apartheid policy of racial segregation, which was dropped in 1994. At the time of the loss, Harris told police that the person who took the coins would have to have been known by her sevens dogs in FAX IT at the Star 633-3828 order to gain entry into her house. Harris said that an Electric City resident who came to the property to do yard work called to say that someone had entered the house and ransacked the drawers in a dresser in the basement. When Harris came home she saw that the drawer where she kept the Krugerrands had been disturbed. That’s when she realized the loss. Tufts said information was filed the day of the loss for dealers to report anyone who tried to sell Krugerrands to report the incident. “My guess is that the Krugerrands could have been melted down in order to dispose of them,” Tufts stated. A 58-year-old man was found inside his vehicle in a ditch on “B” Street near the gate to the Bureau of Reclamation industrial area Friday night. Town The driver, Richard J. Wippel, was later pronounced dead at Coulee Medical Center. Police had to break a side window to gain entrance to the locked pickup, whose driver was then taken to the hospital. The police report stated that there was no sign of a pulse and it appeared that some Continued from front page Councilmember Shawn Derrick asked Alling during the council meeting whether a fire truck would respond in an emergency. He told Alling he didn’t appreciate his response to “call 911 and see if anybody shows up,” Derrick recalled Wednesday, but he’s not worried. “The department is obviously more than just Benny,” he said. “I’m not concerned with the level of protection that we have now versus what we had two months ago.” He noted, however, that Alling had reported that for a fire call to the new school in Coulee Dam Nov. 4, only Alling and one other firefighter responded from Coulee Dam. The rest came from the USBR and Grand Coulee departments. Town Clerk Stefani Bowden, looking at a roster of fire department members, said she could see names of at least five who are very active on calls. The fire department was to meet Monday night in their regularly scheduled meeting and discuss operations and how they will move forward. Wilder said he might name an interim fire chief as early as this week. Queen of Hearts 50/50 Raffle! 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Washington State Patrol was called to investigate and reported to police that “they believed that this was a death that caused the driver to drive off the road, and they saw no signs of the accident causing the death.” Gym roof should be finished soon by Roger S. Lucas The Lake Roosevelt High School gym roof is sealed and games there should resume in January when the Raiders have home games scheduled. Superintendent Dennis Carlson said Monday that workers had sealed the roof and reported only one tiny leak during a recent rain storm. “I expect the roof will be finished, weather permitting, within a few weeks,” Carlson stated. When workers initially started to put a new roof on the gym, they discovered asbestos, which delayed progress on the roof. Rain had caused some game changes when the roof leaked and later during repairs some dust particles, including hazardous asbestos, fell into the gym, leading to a decision not to use it. Handling the material required special treatment by personnel trained in the abatement of asbestos, further delaying progress on the roof. The only remaining event in December that was scheduled for the LRHS gym was the Powerhouse Wrestling Tournament, which has been set to take place in the old middle school gym in Grand Coulee on Dec. 30. PAGE 3 THE STAR • DECEMBER 24, 2014 O P I N I O N Letters From Our Readers To the residents of the Grand Coulee Dam Area: Time for a little soul searching I have lived here for 65 years and I have never seen such quarrelsomeness among the entire community. In the past we have had our shares of disagreements between the towns and between the people of the towns. But now we seem to have reached a state where it seems like we can make no progress going forward, only backward. For example, Coulee Dam cannot go forward with their wastewater treatment plan until Elmer City decides whether or not it will join in a communal plan. Electric City is faced with a lack of police protection until it can decide whether to accept Grand Coulee’s new offer or go with Coulee Dam’s bid. If it chooses Coulee Dam, then the officers will have the problem of crossing boundaries to answer calls. The roster of firefighters and EMTs for Coulee Dam has dwindled until we no longer have a viable fire service or ambulance service. It is true that our neighboring towns have offered to take up the slack, but valuable time is being lost while another town is found that can answer the needs of Coulee Dam. We have quarreled among ourselves, but managed to come together and build a new beautiful new school system. We came together when we realized our new hospital needed public community support to get it back to proper management. It is Christmas time, a time when perhaps we all need to do a little soul searching. Are we treating our neighbors as we would wish to be treated? Are we willing to share a little of what we have to make life safer for those around us? Are we willing to listen to our neighbors with respect and consider our answer before we speak? Are we willing to reconsider some of our pet ideas and grant that our neighbor may have some right on their side? Are we willing to turn off the TV and go to a meeting that may be very boring or very uncomfortable? If we are not willing to do these things, then we only have ourselves to blame if the community continues to deteriorate. So, PLEASE, think over where our duties to or community lie and where our personal responsibility for a great life in the Coulee begins. Carol Netzel Coulee Dam A young spirit of Christmas Was I that bad? Was I a spoiled brat? Sometimes in this world of selfishness and entitlement, I see it in our youth and I wonder those very questions. I see kids daily believing that they have a right to everything, no matter if they deserve it or not. The “What about me?” and “I will do what I want” generation seems to be in full force and living adult lives as 12- and 13-year-olds. We can sometimes give up on trying to teach humility, grace and patience to this group of young adults, but recently I saw a glimpse of a few things that melted me down and I see a flicker of hope in the future. To do a quick summary of the events I witnessed would not do them justice, and to give you a full account would violate some confidentiality. So I will give you a vanilla, generic Jesse Utz breakdown. A young lady who received some unexpected gifts could not say thank you enough and was truly humbled by the generosity. In a time where our youth seldom say “Thank You” or show any humility, this girl could not contain it and it was contagious to those surrounding. The spirit of Christmas grew in each adult around her, and smiles and tears danced with joy and peace as the group shared a small moment that said everything will be OK. It made the adults say, “I can do this a little bit longer.” If one child can show us they recognize the efforts made on their behalf, then I can keep on trying, myself. A Christmas wish list can be full of desires and wants, most of which will be forgotten in a year. But on occasions, a young one’s list can be dotted with the real meaning of Christmas. Two such letters I had the privilege of reading. One did start out how you might expect, with the gimmes and wants, but then it took an opposite turn and asked for gifts for his entire family. Hmmm, maybe a child can see that others have needs as well. The second letter was a simple request — to have mom home for Christmas. It was followed by, “I know that is not going to happen, but if it could…..” Yes! She got it. The simple spirit of Christmas on a holiday wish. It would mean the world to her family and it would matter. A difficult request, but from the heart. Not a selfish desire but a true spirit-warming need for the holiday season. There were a few other moments that almost moved me to tears, showing me that there are some unselfish kids out there. A singing of happy birthday by a crowded lunch room, a few Merry Christmases and birthday wishes at the perfect moment, added with a gift from an unexpected child at the perfect time. These are enough sometimes to bring a 41-year-old man to tears, but better yet, it gives him hope for the future. Sometimes we give up on the younger generation and write them off as lost. But if we look hard enough and keep up the fight, we get a glimpse now and then of teachings actually getting through. This time of year can be difficult for the best of us, including those shorter and less mature than the average, but hope and faith and joy and love is not entirely lost on them. They feel it too. Yes, sometimes they can seem very selfish and sucking the nature of our being into an abyss of endless needing more of this and that. This can be hard to overcome. They are out there, though. In small packages. Thoughtful kids that know that there are bigger things out there than what is on their Christmas wish list. Yes, the Spirit of Christmas is alive and well. Now let’s hope it is contagious enough for more young ones to catch it. As you sit around your tree opening what was given to you, let us not forget about those less fortunate who have very little. Let us also not forget that a child was born in a manger long ago, a child that would become the savior of us all. MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE! It’s that time of year when we count our blessings. In America, they are abundant, especially this year. For starters, the unemployment rate is down from 7 percent last December to 5.8 percent. Washington state mirrors the national average. Housing starts, retail sales and our gross domestic product are all up from last year, signs of an improving economy. Since consumer spending drives economic growth, low interest rates have helped. Home mortgages and auto loans hover in the 3- to 4-percent range. Contrast that to Russia, where interest rates are nearing 20 percent as bankers struggle by to keep investors in the market as Don Brunell the ruble plunges. Thanks to new “fracking” technology, America is rapidly becoming energy independent, dropping the national average price of gasoline to $2.47; $2.76 in Washington state. Because of plunging gas prices, Bloomberg reports that holiday shoppers started the season with extra money in their wallets. The cheapest gasoline prices since 2010 amount to about $500 in annual savings for the average American. Compare that to Europe, where a gallon of petrol costs as much as $9.26 in Norway. In Italy, where a gallon of gasoline costs $8.11 and the average wage is $97 per day, 8.3 percent of a worker’s daily earnings go to pay for a gallon of fuel. This year also brought good news for Washington state agriculture. Washington’s apple growers celebrated a record harvest of 150 million boxes this year, compared to 129 million boxes in 2012. Fortunately, our region didn’t suffer a severe drought like California, a state that lost 428,000 acres of irrigated cropland and an estimated 17,000 part-time jobs because of water shortages. The University of California at Davis reports the statewide economic cost of the 2014 California drought is expected to total around $2.2 billion, nearly as much as the entire value of Washington’s 2012 apple production, our state’s largest agriculture crop. Sufficient water supplies kept our electric rates for homes, businesses and industries among the lowest in the world, while providing migrating salmon with ample stream flows. The Columbia River salmon runs were the best in 75 years, and on a single day last September, 67,000 salmon swam up the river past Bonneville Dam. That was four times as many as on any day in the 1990s. Good news this year for Boeing, as well. Reuters reports that Boeing has net orders of 1,274 for the year as of Dec. 2, and has delivered 647 aircrafts - nearly 20 percent more than chief rival Airbus. The good news for local workers is that Boeing will fabricate the giant wing for the new 777X in Everett and has ramped up production of its popular 737 in Renton to 42 per month. The company announced plans to produce 52 a month by 2018. Of course, things are not rosy for everyone, but they are much better now than they have been since the beginning of “the great recession” in 2008. There are still many people looking for work, too many jobs are part-time, and the job opportunities for many college graduates, in particular, are meager. Terrorists, whether they are blood-thirsty militants like the Taliban or ISIS, or internet hackers like the North Koreans who nailed Sony, are still worrisome. We still have a growing national debt, but we have the ability to stop borrowing and begin repaying it. America is blessed with enormous energy potential, creative people and industrious workers. That is a recipe for success, as long as our political leaders don’t shackle it. The best Christmas present we can give ourselves is the freedom to do what we do best: innovate. Jess, shut up! Counting our blessings Guest Column Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He recently retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and now lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at [email protected]. Coulee Recollections 10 years ago Electric City Mayor Ray Halsey said the city will have a balanced budget in 2005, totaling nearly $5.8 million with $294,000 taken out of cash reserves to make it balance with most of those funds going for a new fire truck. And $65,000 will go to the operationsmaintenance section of the budget to make ends meet. The law enforcement contract with Grand Coulee will continue at a cost of $58,780, plus just over $9,000 in other law enforcement-related costs. During the last meeting for 2004, the Grand Coulee Dam School District and Lake Roosevelt High School honored secretary Vicki Zowada for 14 years of service with a reception. She was also honored with the staff member of the month by the students of LRHS. Zowada remarked that she is walking out with a big smile on her face. Leslie Green, Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star, is pictured on The Star’s community page presenting proceeds of the 2004 Penny Auction to three organizations: Terry Anderson, Okanogan Home Health and Hospice, Fern Blaylock, Grand Coulee area food bank, and Mike Wiltermood, Coulee Community Hospital building fund. Each received a $600 check. Winners of the Nespelem School Christmas essay contest included: preschool/kindergarten, Kiana Sam, Cooper Marchand, Terry Jim; lst/2nd, Marissa Lafountain, Lachelle Bearcub; 3rd/4th, Sean Waters, Amanda Palmer; 5th/6th, Casey Nicholson, Dan LaPlante; 7th/8th, Bailey Ankney, Laweesa Anthony. more planned. Bell said that attitude may be shortsighted, pointing to a 1970s cost-savings plan that failed when project managers wouldn’t install carbon dioxide anti-fire systems in generators. Then, when windings in unit 21 caught fire, it was tough to put out and the Bureau spent millions on repairs, said Bell. smash into the rear of bus, which did a complete turn on the road. No estimate of damage was listed for the 1984 Peterbilt truck but the school bus was set at $16,000 to $18,000, said school bus supervisor Ray Halsey. 30 years ago Veterans of World War I, Barracks and Auxiliary 2009 will meet this Friday (Dec.6, 1974) in the Coulee Dam City Hall at 12:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Roberta (Birdie) Hensley of Elmer City will head the Columbian Toastmaster Club for the coming year and her new appointment was announced at the Christmas meeting and program recently where Myra Mason was judged the best speaker with a talk titled “We could be better than we are,” and Ester Rice was the best table topic speaker. Last Thursday, four of fifteen passengers on a school bus received injuries in an accident about five miles west of Grand Coulee on Highway 174. Students Donna Fountain 11, Kyle Steveson 11, Bill Jess 7, of Grand Coulee and Jake Buckner 10, of Mansfield were hurt when the bus, driven by Jack Wilson, 44, of Electric City, stopped to pick-up two children and was just getting underway when a semi-truck and trailer slammed into the rear of the school bus. Truck driver, Larry Gilliespie, 48, Okanogan, veered his rig to the left which jackknifed, causing the trailer to 40 years ago Put on your dancing shoes. Starting on Jan.7, 1975 at 8:00 p.m., the Grand Coulee Eagles Lodge will host ballroom dance lessons for six weeks, with instructors from Spokane who will teach the Ed Cheney Method of Ballroom Dancing. There’s classes for beginners and more advanced dancers and the lesson package is priced at $25.00 per person. Everyone is welcome so call Cecil Trefry or Ted Rice for a reservation. Delight Beaty, Juliene Hunter, Mindy Benson, Sallie Ogg, Jimmy Pachosa, Darren Morris, Geri Pitner, Todd Banks, Kenn Copple, Darla Mellor, Charlene Bot, Therese Graham, Jim Sanders, Greg Tucker, Eric Bute and Kevin Avery were featured in “A Thanksgiving Story,” a play written and produced by the students of Mrs. Joyce Behren’s fourth grade class at Center Elementary in Grand Coulee. 20 years The way the Grand Coulee Project’s fire protection service is managed is about to change and firefighters will likely earn less under a plan to merge their project branch with the management and services branch sometime early in 1995. Plant Protection was the only branch of the project not affected by the recent reductions in force, said Ron Bell, president of Local 89, International Federation of Local and Technical Engineers, representing 14 plant protection employees. The Plant Protection dispatch operation, which serves as the area’s 911 will not be affected but Project Manager Steve Clark said he will meet with personnel about efficiency measures. Bell said the union isn’t too concerned about job loss, but the drop in time-anda-quarter wages could cost some firefighters several thousand dollars a year. Bell said management started looking at plant protection’s structure after Bureau investigators of alleged sexual misconduct wrote a report that the current system makes it too easy for such problems to occur. Clark has refused comment on the matter, citing privacy concerns. Bell said management contends the project doesn’t have as much need for firefighters as it did during the days of construction, and is now using automated systems with Seventy-three years ago Mason City Church c. 1941 Christmas THE STAR Three Midway, P.O. 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Production Manager Sheila Whitelaw.............................................Proofreader PAGE 4 Christmas Eve Services and Programs St. Dunstan’s of Grand Coulee will hold a Christmas Eve Service on Wednesday, Dec. 24, at 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Christmas 60 years ago Sixty years ago, the holiday season in the community stretching from Electric City to Nespelem featured all kinds of parties, programs and events. Here’s a sampling of some of Coulee Dam Community Presbyterian Church will hold its traditional candlelight Christmas Eve service on Wednesday, Dec. 24, beginning at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Zion Lutheran Church will be holding a Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. in Grand Coulee and at 9 p.m. at Bethel in Coulee City. A Christmas Day service will be held on Thursday, Dec. 25, at 11 a.m. Meetings & Notices No Chamber until Jan. 8 The Grand Coulee Dam Chamber of Commerce will not meet until after the holidays. The next meeting will be held Thurs., Jan. 8, at noon at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. Care and Share Food Bank Closed Dec. 26 The food bank at the Church of the Nazarene normal operating hours are every Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. It is located at the Church of Nazarene, hwy 174, Grand Coulee. The bank still can use clean plastic grocery bags. The food bank will be closed on Friday, Dec. 26 and reopen on January 2. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. THE STAR • DECEMBER 24, 2014 them a n d t h e folks w h o w e r e here in our towns back then. Floyd H. Phillips, Bureau of Indian Affairs Superintendent at the Colville Indian Agency, Nespelem announced that a $200 per-capita payment will be distributed to approximately 4,000 Colville tribal members, just in time for Christmas. The distribution of $804,000 comes from reservation timber sales and grazing fees. Santas Santa, as portrayed by Louis Wilinit for the 15th consecutive year, handed out sacks of candy to the children who showed up to see him in front of the Grand Coulee city hall at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24, 1954. The treats were furnished by the Grand Foisy & Kennedy Inc. Electric City Bar & Grill Silver Creek Systems J.R. Newhouse Coulee volunteer fire crew and sacked up in the B Street Fire H a l l , said fire chief M.O. Baker. Another Santa was at Loepp’s Hardware and Furniture in Grand Coulee on Saturday, Dec. 18 to distribute favors to the kiddies and listen to requests. But Santa’s helper for the past three years, Arthur Gevals of Coulee Dam, wasn’t riding around in Coulee Dam in a red fire truck or making stops this year because he was c o n fined to the M a rine H o s pital in Seattle. Mrs. Claus (Mrs. Gevais) said her husband received dozens of letters from Santa fans, mailed to his home or to him at the hospital and also through a special mail box set up in the hardware store. Santa’s stand-in, also known as Luther Ratliff, visited with 50 kids at the Green Hut Coffee Shop in Coulee Dam at the Christmas Party Sunday afternoon for the Coulee Dam Community Hospital staff, doctors and executive board members and the Coulee Dam Volunteer Fire/Ambulance crew and their families. Mrs. W.D. Boydston of Coulee Dam played the piano for the party. Santa visited the community Christmas Party sponsored by the Elmer City Commerical Club Saturday evening at the town hall with 75 guests attending and treats were handed out to all of the children. Two movies, “The Night Before Christmas,” and “The Guiding Light” were shown for entertainment. Santa’s 1954 schedule included several stops at the Colville Indian Agency where he handed out treats to everyone attending the agency’s Women’s Club at their holiday potluck and party held at the agency’s “council hall” Dec. 18. Last Monday evening, Santa put in an appearance at the Nespelem Public School where the grade school students put on a Christmas program, then on Tuesday, the children had parties and gift exchanges in their classrooms, followed in the afternoon with a Christmas program put on by the junior and senior high students in the high school auditorium. The skits were judged and the junior class won the $5.00 first prize. Parties and Programs The eighth grade Girl Scout Troop of Coulee Dam were entertained at a Christmas party by their leaders, Mrs. Joe Kelly and Mrs. Robert Beasley at Mrs. Clyde Keefer, Jr.’s home where they exchanged gifts and sang carols. The Coulee Dam Cub Scouts held a pack meeting at Central School on Dec. 9 with awards given to Hurrell Carter, Bill Keefer, Walter Goman, Roger Daugherty, Michael Ploskey, Dean Skorheim, Ralph Sanders, Ray Wykoff, Bob Hedstrom, Perry Owens, Johnnie Romero, Bill Stevens, Richard Weil, Charles Logue and Charles Seaton. Mrs. Loren Wykoff and Mrs. Victor Ecklund’s packs put on skits as entertainment. Welcomes you Everyone’s invited. Pastor Adrian Harris 2 miles east of Hwy 155 on Hwy 174 Adult Sunday School........................... 9:30 am. Sunday Worship................................ 10:45 a.m Community Youth Group Sundays 4-5:30 p.m. at GCD Middle School. For middle school/high school students Church office 633-2186 SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Come Worship & Praise With Us 103 Continental Heights, Grand Coulee Church (509) 633-3030 Pastor Eric Chavez - (509) 207-9460 Fit For Life............................................. 9:00 a.m. Bible Study.......................................... 10:00 a.m. Worship Hour.......................................11:00 a.m. Fellowship Meal.................................. 12:30 p.m. Midweek Mannah (Wednesday)................ 6 p.m. Worship Service...................................... 9 a.m. Fellowship........................................ 10:00 a.m. Sunday School................................. 10:30 a.m. Nursery Care Available 509 Central Drive, Coulee Dam Church: 633-1790 www.couleedamchurch.org UNITED METHODIST Modeling our ministry after the New Testament 405 Center St., Grand Coulee FAITH COMMUNITY A Foursquare Church PASTOR STEVE ARCHER 16 Grand, Electric City Sunday Morning Service:.......................10 a.m. KIDS’ Church and Nursery Call the Church Office 633-3044 to find out about other regular scheduled meetings. Come Worship The Lord! 25 School Avenue, Electric City, 633-0670 Affiliated with I.F.C.A./N.I.C.E. Pastor Bill Williams - Everyone Welcome! Sunday School, all ages............. 9:30 a.m. Coffee Fellowship..................... 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship...................... 10:45 a.m. Evening Worship........................ 6:00 p.m. Prayer............................. Wed., 11:00 a.m. Bible Study..............................Wed., noon Offers You a Warm Welcome! Certified Lay Ministers Tom Poplawski & Monty Fields EVERYONE WELCOME! Church Office 633-0980 Worship Service................................ 10:00 a.m Join us every 3rd Sunday for brunch and fellowship following worship service. ZION LUTHERAN PASTOR SHAWN NEIDER 348 Mead Street, Grand Coulee Church 633-2566 Coulee City Bible Study........................ 8:00 a.m. Coulee City Worship............................. 9:00 a.m. Zion Sunday School/Bible Study........... 9:45 a.m. Zion Worship........................................11:00 a.m. Christmas Eve Zion............................... 7:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Bethel............................ 9:00 p.m. Christmas Day Zion..............................11:00 a.m. Nursery Available • NEED A RIDE? CALL 633-2566 . See SIXTY YEARS AGO page 10 Crankie Frankie’ s Fabulous Finds BANKS LAKE BIBLE CHURCH COULEE DAM COMMUNITY CHURCH PRESBYTERIAN (U.S.A.) The Lions Club will host its Christmas Party at 7 p.m., Dec.18 in the V.F.W. hall at Delano, featuring a $2.00-a-plate dinner, put on by the V.F.W. auxiliary with Dora Rose and Hazel Tailent in Grand Coulee La Presa Mexican Eagles Restaurant Lodge Brandy’s Antiques CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Siam Palace We will be closed Dec. 23 thru Jan. 1 Reopen Jan. 2 King’s Court River’s Edge Salon THE STAR • DECEMBER 24, 2014 PAGE 5 Greetings from Our Community Business Persons & Pepper Jack's Star Publishing Grand Coulee Center Lodge Spring Canyon Alpacas Grand Coulee Chamber of Commerce Dr. Lawrence Rehn D.D.S. Bar & Grille Foisy & Kennedy Real Estate Strate Funeral Home CR Lumber D&M Gardens All American Gerard Spacers Building Co. Café Espresso Lake Roosevelt Jr./Sr. High School DWK FOWLER CONST. INC. R&A Cafe Gillespie Eye Care H&H Grocery OPEN CHRISTMAS DAY! State Farm Insurance The Trading Post Lake Roosevelt Elementary THE STAR • DECEMBER 24, 2014 Third Graders at Lake Roosevelt Elementary PAGE 6 Coulee Hardware Coulee Construction Moose Lodge #504 Hometown Pizza Jackson's Service State Farm Insurance Investment Services Northwest Rainbow Beach Resort State Farm Insurance 4- CORNERS Karl's Site Development Columbia River Distributors SPRING CANYON Dr. Jay Worden D.D.S. Keller Community Store Coulee Playland Harvest Foods CTFC Inchelium Community Store Bird's Auto Glass & Body COULEE VIEW Les Schwab Dr. Dennis Carlson THE STAR • DECEMBER 24, 2014 PAGE 7 Lady Raider boys now .500 for the season Raiders on threegame win streak by John R. McNeil II by John R. McNeil II The Lady Raiders picked up two wins in the Grand Coulee gym and are now in a three-game win streak. Head Coach Wallace Pleasants attributes the winning ways in part to what Entiat had shown the Ladies in their loss. He said they had “played horrible at Entiat, and that exposed the girls to what needs to be worked on, and we have been working on that ever since.” Last Tuesday, Bridgeport Fillies came to Grand Coulee for a game that had been moved due to the vandalism at their own school. The Fillies challenged the Lady Raiders, but in the end lost 55-43. Coach Pleasants said his team was working through adversity and, “showed lots of improvement over the (Dec.4) Entiat game.” After working on defense in practice, he said, “it looked a lot sharper against Bridgeport.” The Lady Raiders hosted the Manson Trojans Dec. 19, when they built a big lead early on, then held off a Trojan rally to stay ahead at halftime 33-17. In the third quarter the Lady Raiders had trouble making shots, and the Trojans continued to rally, closing within nine points of Lake Roosevelt. Then in the fourth, the Lady Raiders had an offensive explosion, scoring 20 points and sealing the win 58-40. “Talked at halftime about what we can control on the floor and what we need to focus on,” Pleasants noted. “We had to work through the adversity and keep our composure. Once the girls did that, we played solid Lady Raider basketball.” Katelynn Schilling led the Lady Raiders with 17 points against the Trojans. “Katelynn Schilling is working herself back in after her knee injury and is becoming a big part of the offense again,” Pleasants said. Alana Epperson scored 12 points against Manson. Lachelle Bearcub put up 11 points. Riley Epperson contributed eight. Jocelyn Moore scored six points and grabbed some needed rebounds. Kayla St. Pierre and Kiana Sam each scored two points. This week, the Lady Raiders have practice time to work on skills and heal up for the next stage of the season. On Monday, they will travel to West Valley High School in Spokane Valley to take part in the Eagle Holiday Classic, facing off against the Colton Wildcats. Tipoff is at 12:30 p.m. Colton has won the 1B girls state title the past six years and is currently 6-0 scoring over 80 points in their last three games. The next day, the Lady Raiders play Lakeland of Idaho at 2 p.m. Lakeland is 3-9 overall with many of those losses being close games. This week in sports Mon./Tues./Dec. 29/30 11 a.m., HS Basketball at Spokane Tournament Tues., Dec. 30 10 a.m., Wrestling - Power House Tournament here. Sat., Jan. 3 10 a.m., Wrestling at Warden Tournament. Bowling Scores TUESDAY HI LO’S TEAM WL Coulee Internet Serv. 43 17 Pepsi 37.522.5 Riverview Lanes 34.5 25.5 Fullers 3129 Sunflower Graphics 30 30 Team 6 0 60 High Game: Pepsi 462; Sheila A. 193 High Series: Pepsi 1232; Sherry 470 Splits: Sheila A. 2-7; Bonnie 6-7-10 After losing the first two games of the season, the Raiders rebounded back to .500 by winning both games last week. Both were at home in the Grand Coulee gym. Roof repairs continue at Lake Roosevelt’s Gailord Nelson Gym. Lake Roosevelt’s game against Bridgeport Dec. 16 was moved to Grand Coulee due to vandalism at Bridgeport. In that game against the Mustangs, the Raiders took a lead and held on to it, coming away with a 58-22 win, a big boost for the previously 0-2 LR. “Guys really bounced back and performed well,” Head Coach Matt Simpson said. “A home game makes a big difference in a player, and we needed a home game to gain confidence, momentum heading into Christmas break to discover what we can do.” Then on Friday, the Raiders hosted the Manson Trojans, who played with great intensity and stayed in the game early. After one quarter, LR led 23-15. In the second quarter the Raiders pulled away to build a 15 point lead at halftime, 39-24. Fouls started piling up for LR in the second, but Manson had trouble making their foul shots. In a rough third quarter both sides tried to draw fouls and started to have heated exchanges. Manson scored 16 points in the quarter, but LR scored 19 to push the lead to 18 points at the start of the fourth quarter when LR would cruise as Manson floundered. Lake Roosevelt won 69-48. Chance Garvin led the Raiders with 20 points and three steals against the Trojans. Jackson Louie contributed 13 points. Merle Picard had 10 points for the night. Jacob Palmer scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds. Austin Rosenbaum and Jesse Louie each scored five points. Taren Redstar scored four points and Bill Nomee put up two. “We are a deep team,” Simpson said. “Our whole squad is really Jacob Palmer passes over Manson defenders. — Scott Hunter photos stepping up.” With injuries, the Raiders have had to call on others to step up, and Simpson looks for the team to continue playing up to a higher level. LR takes the two-game win streak and the momentum that goes with it into practice this week when there are no games due to Christmas. Next week, the Raiders will travel to West Valley High School in Spokane Valley to take on the East Valley Knights on Monday at 2 p.m. East Valley (2A) is 3-3 overall with a two-game losing streak coming into the matchup with LR. In those two losses the Knights were outscored by over 30 points. Then on Dec. 30, LR takes on 2B Colfax at 12:30 p.m. Simpson believes the Raiders are up to the challenge. “We match up well with both teams,” Simpson said, “and it’ll be a great test to see where we are at and areas of improvement.” Simpson is thankful for the opportunity for the Raiders to perform in front of a big stage. “We are excited for this opportunity to be included in one of the biggest area tournaments around,” he said. Jackson Louie attempts a jump shot and draws a foul. Chance Garvin lays in two points. Wrestlers continue improvement process by John R. McNeil II Raider wrestlers earned success at the two outings they travelled to last week. Against the Tonasket Tigers, Oroville, and Pateros the three Raider wrestlers at Tonasket Dec. 17 split their matches 2-2. Octavio Alejandre and Oscar Pakootas won matches at Tonasket, while Oscar Pakootas and Reese Caddy lost theirs. “For the three that wrestled, they came up against good competition at Tonasket,” Head Coach Steve Hood said. “They are going to be a big factor this year in the B’s.” Hood said the stiff competition is part of the process toward the postseason. “We wrestled good matches and got good competition from (Tonasket),” he said. “We got what we wanted, and that was mat time and gauging what our strengths are and working on the weakness.” “We want hard, tough matches to encourage our wrestlers to work hard in the mat room to achieve that continual improvement in the matches, (which) can lead to better things,” he added. Saturday, the Raiders braved the fog and bad weather to compete in the Cashmere tourney. At Cashmere the Raiders had six wrestlers competing, four of whom placed. In team standings the Raiders finished last out of 10 teams. Still, Coach Hood liked what he saw from the wrestlers, who had improved “on the weaknesses that were highlighted in practice.” Hood also liked to see what former top Raider wrestler Shane Proctor, now a world-champion bull rider, showed the wrestlers in practice on Thursday and Friday that could be used in the tourney on Saturday. Octavio Alejandre took home the gold at 285 pounds. Alejandre pinned his first two opponents (Cody Francis of Reardan and Ian Allen of Quincy) before facing Rey Rubio of Quincy in the championship match. Alejandre could not pin Rubio, but he did not let Rubio score any points and came away the victor, 4-0. Oscar Pakootas overcame adversity to claim a bronze in the 138 bracket. After blowing out Tyson Sandust of Omak 17-0, Pakootas came up against Mat Crise of Chewelah. Crise took the lead but Pakootas came back and forced overtime with an escape. With the match tied five and the first takedown would win. Crise was able to score it before Pakootas. Rather than hang his head, Pakootas came back and defeated Ryleigh Spaeth of Cashmere 114, setting up a third/fourth match with Juan DeLaCruz of Chelan. Pakootas stayed on the offensive and claimed third place 7-2. “It was a good back-and-forth match,” Hood noted. “Both ran into trouble and were able to counter it to stay wrestling.” Jacob Smith also took home a bronze at 120 for Lake Roosevelt. Smith defeated Josh Sey of Chelan by major decision before losing to the eventual weight class champ, Caleb Cole of Reardan. Smith rallied back and pinned his way to third place, taking down Mark Jimenez of Chelan and Joe Dallas of Omak. Reese Caddy took home fifth for LR at 132. Caddy pinned Dan Cloros of Cashmere before losing to Ivan Reyes of Chelan 17-1. Caddy then pinned Page Bates of Cashmere before losing his second match to Will Casados of Mt. Baker by pin. This set up a fifth/sixth match against Steele of Cashmere. Both had wrestled to the one-day limit, so the match could not be decided on the mat. In a conference, the tourney officials awarded fifth place to Steele. As no match was wrestled, then both Caddy and Steele should be considered as placing fifth. Michael Thomas wrestled his first matches ever at Cashmere in the 160 bracket. He lost both but both his coaches noticed Thomas improve in his second match, which bodes well for next week. Gabe Moses went 0-2 at Cashmere, as well, in the 145 bracket. No matches are scheduled this week with the Christmas holiday. Tuesday, Dec. 30, the Raiders will host 12 teams for the Powerhouse Tournament. The Powerhouse will be at the Grand Coulee gym in the former middle school, due to ongoing roof repairs at the Lake Roosevelt gym. Noxon/Arlee of Montana, Okanogan, Omak, Wilbur-Creston-Keller, Rainier, Almira/Coulee-Hartline, Warden, Brewster, Oroville, Newport, Selkirk, and Republic have been invited to take part in the tourney. 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Drawing Saturday 7 p.m. Pot as of Sat., Dec. 20 One Bedroom Units Rent based on Income Homes Jack of Spades 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 FOREQUAL RENT – In HOUSING OPPORTUNITY Grand Coulee. Call 631-0194. (N2-27-tfc) TRAILER SPACES AVAILABLE 509-633-2458 PUBLISHER’S NOTICE NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS C.J.’s Mini Storage Various Sizes Available Rentals Replace Garbage Disposals, Water Heaters, Faucets, Drain Cleaning 214 SW Main, Wilbur, Wash. 509.647.2238 633-6630 Serving Grant County Over 10 Years LICENSED, BONDED & INSURED COULEDP000JC 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE 509.634.1128 FLOWESC913KD (509) 633-1531 Facility Maintenance Services: Carpet Cleaning Services 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 • DECEMBER 24, 2014 PAGE 9 Jobs Legal Notices Grand Coulee Dam School District #301J AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, OPENING FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER - POSITION #5 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Colville Tribal Federal Corporation Coulee Dam, WA Closing Date: January 4, 2014 Colville Tribal Federal Corporation (CTFC) is searching for a dynamic Chief Executive Officer to join our team with competitive pay and excellent benefits. Responsibilities: Oversees the management, financial and administrative functions of CTFC including all subsidiaries, affiliates, and future business enterprises assigned, acquired, or developed. The incumbent reports to the CTFC Board of Directors who provide broad policy direction to the CEO and CTFC. Requirements: Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Mgt or related field, MBA preferred. A minimum of 15 yrs progressively responsible experience in management and leadership roles in private business required. May substitute up to 5 yrs Tribal and other Government experience for private business experience. Must have demonstrated knowledge of Section 17 Federal Corporations preferred. For a complete job announcement/description contact CTFC, Attn: Human Resources, POB 5, Coulee Dam, WA 99116 or [email protected] or call 509634-3208. Per Diem Dietary Aide Open until filled CMC is seeking a 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. Part-time Dietary Aide Position close – Jan. 31, 2015 CMC is seeking part time 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. We’ve Been Looking For You! Colville Tribal Federal Corporation (CTFC) is searching for a dynamic Corporate Counsel to join our diverse team with competitive pay and excellent benefits. Responsibilities: Provides general legal advice to our firm on issues of corporate governance and administration, specializing in business law. Advises CTFC in areas concerning its’ legal rights, obligations, and privileges. Requirements: Bachelors Degree, ability to obtain membership in WA State Bar Assoc, 10 yrs experience as a practicing attorney specializing in corporate transactions or business law and have a gaming background. January 15, 2014 To become our newest team member please contact us in order to receive a full job announcement/description to CTFC, Attn: HR, P.O. Box 5, Coulee Dam, WA 99116 or email to [email protected] or call 509-634-3208. CHECK US OUT ONLINE grandcoulee.com ENDOCRINOLOGIST Accepting applications until April 2015 Coulee Medical Center is seeking a fulltime endocrinologist to provide care and treatment to patients with endocrine disorders including diabetes, thyroid disorders, infertility, metabolism, glandular cancers, growth hormone deficiency, genetic dysfunction, heart disease, osteoporosis, obesity and hormonal imbalances. GENERAL SURGEON Accepting applications until April 2015 CMC is seeking a fulltime general surgeon with specialized knowledge and experience related to the diagnosis, preoperative, operative, and postoperative management, including the management of complications, in the following components of surgery: alimentary tract, abdomen, breast, skin, and soft tissue, head and neck, vascular system, endocrine system, surgical oncology, and trauma. Director of Finance Colville Tribal Federal Corporation Coulee Dam, WA Closing Date: January 1, 2015 Colville Tribal Federal Corporation (CTFC) is searching for a dynamic Director of Finance to join our Corporate Team and become a key contributor in managing this multi-faceted company with over $120M in revenue. We have competitive pay and excellent benefits. Responsibilities: Directs and oversees all the financial activities of the Corporation including monthly financial reporting, forecasting business growth, operating plans and capital investment. Will participate in strategic planning and identifying business opportunities and suggest changes. Requirements: Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting with 10 yrs of Corporate Financial Mgt. exp and 3yrs Supervisory exp with a MBA or CPA Certification. Must have demonstrated knowledge of Section 17 Federal Corporations preferred. For a complete job announcement/description contact CTFC, Attn: Human Resources, POB 5, Coulee Dam, WA 99116 or [email protected] or call 509634-3208. Per Diem NAC Open until filled CMC is seeking Per Diem NACs to work in our Acute and LTS departments. Must have current Washington State NAC license and BLS. Per Diem Registration Specialist Position close – Jan. 31, 2015 This position will assist, acknowledge and register all patients, answer and route calls and respond to walk-in patients. High school graduate, one year in a medical setting and excellent customer service skills required. Good computer skills preferred. Must be able to perform multiple activities and work as part of a team in a very fast paced environment. Apply online at: www.cmccares.org Or email information to: [email protected] PHONE: (509) 633-1753 FAX: (509) 633-0295 E.O.E. A vacancy exists on the Board of Directors for the Grand Coulee Dam School District. The Board is seeking letters of interest from those citizens living within the district’s Director District #5 who wish to fill the vacancy. Candidates shall be United States citizens and qualified voters resident in the following described director district: Director District 5 Starting at the intersection of Spokane Way and Main St. Northwest on Main St to Midway Ave. Southwest on Midway Ave to Bridgeport HWY. Northerly on Bridgeport HWY to the southern boundary of Township 29, Range 30 E and Section 35. East following section line to western boundary of 2010 Coulee Dam city limits. Clockwise following city limits to Columbia River. Northerly following Columbia River to School District boundary. Counterclockwise following School District boundary to the eastern crossing Columbia River excluding the area of the Fourth District. West through Columbia River to the northeast corner of Township 28, Range 30 E and Section 12. South ¾ of a mile, West ½ of a mile (more or less) to the 2010 Grand Coulee city limits. West 1/3 of a mile to Eden Harbor Rd. Westerly on Eden Harbor Rd to Garner Ave. West on Garner Ave to Wetzel St. South on Wetzel St to Martin Rd. South on Martin Rd to E Grand Coulee Ave. Northwest on E Grand Coulee Ave to Spokane Way. Northwest on Spokane Way to the point of the beginning. LETTERS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2015 AT 2:00 PM. The School Board will review the letters of interest a special meeting on Janaury 7, 2015 and may select one or more interested candidates to be interviewed. PLEASE SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTEREST TO: Supt. Dennis Carlson, Ed.D. 110 Stevens Ave. Coulee Dam, WA 99116 (Published Dec. 24 and 31, 2014) SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1024 of the City of Grand Coulee, Washington On the 16th day of December, 2014, the City Council of the City of Grand Coulee, Washington, passed Ordinance No. 1024. A summary of the content of said Ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND COULEE, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION 2.24.015 AND SUBSECTION 2.28.010(A) OF THE GRAND COULEE MUNICIPAL CODE TO REINSTATE THE CHIEF OF POLICE IN CIVIL SERVICE AND REQUIRE COUNCIL CONFIRMATION OF MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS, CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request. DATED this 16th day of December, 2014. Sig. ___________CITY CLERK, CAROL BOYCE (Publish Dec. 24, 2014) A complete listing of our properties can be found at our website FoisyKennedy.com SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1025 of the City of Grand Coulee, Washington On the 16th day of December, 2014, the City Council of the City of Grand Coulee, Washington, passed Ordinance No. 1025. A summary of the content of said Ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as follows: 120 E. Grand Ave., Electric City 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 $152,900. 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. #20 Western Ave, Electric City. Need a place with a lot of room for rigs? This property gives you lots of options. There is a detached shop that is 24.5’ by 48.5’ with 14 foot sidewalls, plus a built in basement garage that is another 1,040 s.f. in size. The home has just over 2,000 s.f. on the main level, plus another 300 sf upstairs. The home has 4 bedrooms & 2 baths, a metal roof, Central FA H & AC with a HP, All newer floorings and newer interior and exterior paint as well. Huge composite decks & woodstove in the Living Room. The property is appr. 26,000 sf. List price is just $199,500 with $2,500 closing allowance. 1104 Camas Street, Coulee Dam. 3 Bedroom Ranch Style home that is 1,625 sf in size and all on one level. Home was built in 1963 and has a very large LR with gas FP. 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 T1-11 lap siding, EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY REALTOR® EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY REALTOR® 411 Center St., Grand Coulee #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 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 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 #535 Butler Square, Grand Coulee, View Location Home has appr 1,075 s.f. on the main level, plus appr 525 s.f. downstairs. The Living Room has lam flooring & a brick hearth for WS. The kitchen has newer cabinets and countertops. There are 2 bedrooms on the main level, plus a full bath and UR. The dining room is on the lake view side as well. The home has 2 more rooms downstairs that could be used as bedrooms but are non-egress. Home as vinyl lap siding and vinyl 2 pane windows, and a 200 amp cb service. The lot is 80’ by 80’ and there is a 1 car garage and additional off street parking. Located just minutes away from Lake Roosevelt & Banks Lake. List Price is just $112,500 and Seller will pay up to $2,500 of your closing costs. 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. 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 a 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 more listings at www.foisykennedy.com 309 Midway Ave., Grand Coulee AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2014 BUDGET, INCREASING CERTAIN FUND EXPENDITURES, AND AMENDING CITY ORDINANCE NO. 1014 The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request. DATED this 16th day of December, 2014. (SIG)_______________ CITY CLERK, CAROL BOYCE (Publish Dec. 24, 2014) SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1026 of the City of Grand Coulee, Washington On the 16th day of December, 2014, the City Council of the City of Grand Coulee, Washington, passed Ordinance No. 1026. A summary of the content of said Ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as follows: AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF GRAND COULEE, WASHINGTON FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2015, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK/ TREASURER OF THE CITY TO MAKE THE NECESSARY TRANSFERS IN SAID BUDGET WITHOUT FURTHER ORDER OF THE COUNCIL. The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request. DATED this 16th day of December, 2014. (SIG)________________CITY CLERK, CAROL BOYCE (Publish Dec. 24, 2014) The deadline for the Dec. 31 issue will be Friday, Dec. 26. SAVE $28 Single copies of The Star: $1 x 52 = $52 Local area subscriptions: $24 (Grant, Okanogan, Lincoln & Douglas Counties) Subscribe now for Delivery to Your Home Or Business CALL 633-1350 or Subscribe Online on our secure site at grandcoulee.com THE STAR • DECEMBER 24, 2014 PAGE 10 Sixty years ago charge, and more fun is planned with dancing to the music of an orchestra afterwards. Each member is asked to bring a small gift for a child which will be distributed to needy children for Christmas. The Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary will hold their holiday party two evenings later on Dec. 20 at the V.F.W. hall in Delano. The Grand Coulee Dam Jay-CEttes sponsored a Sunday afternoon party for the elderly patients at the Coulee Dam Community Hospital where 14 seniors enjoyed refreshments and gifts including a Christmas courage and a box of dusting powder for the ladies and candy for the men. The Eagles Auxiliary celebrated its sixth anniversary by honoring past presidents, Helen Townsend, Aurora Mills, Mrs. Jessie Reese, Leah Spratlin, Ida Bartel, Margaret Bartel and the late Grace Kidd, and other charter members, Cleo Larson, Eloise Neal, Irene Lehto, Bernice Beck, Lila Jurgensen, Tillie Pozar, and Betty Miller. The auxiliary held its Christmas party at the Eagles Hall Dec. 16 with Sue Winegarden and Fay Wilson in charge C oulee ops Compiled from police files Grand Coulee Police 12/11 - Loepp Furniture advised police that a big screen TV was missing from its warehouse. An employee had noted that the warehouse roll-up door was part way open when he went to get the TV for delivery. 12/12 - An Electric City resident reported to police that she had backed out of the Senior Center and hit a car across the street, causing minimal damage. - Police checked on a report of a man on Crest who was photographing himself with a sword. Police found the man behind the apartments in the parking lot. - A man who thought his boss had just come to his house to give him a paycheck told police that he received a punch in the face instead. He said his boss accused him of stealing, but the man told police that he had not stolen anything. - A man on Stevens Street in Electric City was taken to jail on a prior warrant after being involved in a domestic violence issue. - A Coulee Dam woman was stopped because she didn’t have a license plate on the front of her car and one of her brake lights was not operating. The officer found that her license had been suspended and she could not find her registration and proof of insurance. She was cited and a licensed occupant of her car took over driving duties. 12/13 - An Electric City woman asked police to go to her father’s house because she knew he wasn’t doing well. Police heard the man call for help and had to kick in a garage door to get in. They found the man on the bedroom floor and called for medical assistance. - Plant Protection advised police that a car was in the ditch near the B Street extension. Police arrived and found that because of the fog the man had turned too early at the intersection and ended up in the ditch. A passerby helped get the car out. - Three men fishing in a limited access area were told to leave the area, and did. - Electric City Bar and Grill told police that two men were fighting. Police found that the two men had been drinking and neither wanted to press charges. 12/17 - A 16-year-old was arrested for punching a hole in the wall of his home and later released to his mother. The report is being forwarded to the Grant County prosecutor’s office for review. Continued from page 4 of the costume party where attendees were asked to dress up as Cowboys or Indians. Refreshments were served and each person brought a gift costing not more than $1.00 for a gift exchange. Cleo Larson won the costume contest, dressed as an Indian. The Grand Coulee Dam Business and Professional Women’s Club recently held it’s Christmas Party at the Dover Perry home in Electric City with 40 members and friends at the turkey dinner. The club’s president, Mrs. Alan Spratlin, was honored with a surprise birthday party and a gifted a table lamp. The BPW Club netted $120 from its recent fashion show, held at the Grand Coulee High School auditorium as a fundraiser with proceeds going to purchase an infant airlock machine for the Coulee Dam Community Hospital. Mrs. Grace Potter, owner of Grace’s Dress Shop of Grand Coulee provided 100 holiday outfits, all modeled by local girls and women who were treated to hair styling from Spokane’s G.W. Steckler for the show. Tickets at the door sold for 50 cents each and included refreshments served on the auditorium’s balcony. - An Everett driver was cited for turning his high beams on and nearly blinding a police officer in Electric City. - A Coulee City woman reported that a man attempted to run her down with his vehicle after she was leaving Coulee Medical Center. He was later found by Grant County officials and taken to jail for attempted vehiclular assault. 12/18 - Police were called to a residence on Washington Place in Electric City where a woman had taken a lot of pills in an apparent suicide attempt. The woman was taken by ambulance to Cou- Inland Cellular Advertisement The Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department held its 15th annual Christmas party at the Grand Coulee City Hall on Christmas Eve where 600 youngsters received bags of candy and nuts from the fire crew. This event is financed by the fire department through proceeds from the Firemen’s Ball held at Thanksgiving time. The Electric City P.T.A. held its annual Christmas potluck party in the school’s all-purpose room and the group sang carols after listening to Gwen Croker talk about holiday customs in England. The Grand Coulee Community Church school put on a program and choir concert on Sunday evening in the church, plus a play will be put on by the junior members under direction of Mrs. C.C. Lindbergh with Thane Curry in charge of music. Dancing, games and a musical program will entertain all those attending the annual Coulee Dam Firemen Association’s party at the town’s community building on Saturday, Fire General chairman John Chlolero is in charge. The eighth grade Coulee Dam girl scouts were entertained at a holiday party by their troupe leaders, Mrs. Joe Kelley, Mrs. Robert Beasley, and Mrs. Clyde Keefer, Jr. The girls sang carols and exchanged gifts. On Wednesday, Dec. 22, the Roosevelt Theater in Grand Coulee sponsored a free movie, “Bed- time For Bonzo,” starring Ronald Reagan and a chimpanzee, a holiday gift from the local Moose and Eagle Clubs. Children and students were admitted free and adults paid 50 cents. The theater is holding a drawing prior to the movie starting at 7:15 p.m. and one lucky kid will win a real Roy Rogers wristwatch. The Nespelem Altar Society held its Christmas Bazar and Luncheon at the town hall on Dec. 14 after holding an election meeting on Dec. 13 where new officers installed are: Mrs. Ernest Orr, president; Mrs. L. A. Rhodes, vice-president; Sherry Orr, secretary; Nellie Stanger, sgt. at arms; and Shirley Palmer, membership chair. Each club member received a Christmas card and handkerchief and dessert was served by Isabella Arcasa and Christine Yercoshin. More holiday events in the town of Nespelem included: A Dec. 23 Christmas Party sponsored by the local Chieftan 4-H Club with Jean Betty Arcasa and Mr. and Mrs. Chas Hall in charge, with treats, games, a gift exchange and news about their recent bake sale at Casy’s Store and a skating party coming up. The Nespelem Methodist Church presented a Christmas program at the church Dec. 19 with refreshments served by the church ladies. Those attending brought gifts to the party which will be sent to the Methodist Deaconess Home For Children in Everett, Wash. a warning by the officer. On the same day another driver with a faulty headlight was stopped at Roosevelt Way and River Drive and also received just a warning. An officer watched a driver run the stop sign at Mead Way and Roosevelt Way and pulled the car over and issued a warning. 12/20 - It was another day of burned out headlights for officers. 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At a minimum, these include: Voice grade access to the public switched network Local Usage Dual tone multi-frequency signaling or its functional equivalent Single-party service or its functional equivalent Access to interexchange service or its functional equivalent Toll limitation for qualifying low-income consumers Single-party, voice grade access to the public switched network utilizing SS7 signaling through the network, shortening call set-up time Monthly Calling Plan Charges* Individual Calling Plans – Range from $29.99 (unlimited Home Area minutes) to $240 (unlimited nationwide minutes, texting, and 30GB of data) per month. All Individual Plans include free voicemail. Included minutes may be used for non-Home Network calling, roaming and/ or long distance, except on the Home Only Plan(s). Family Calling Plans – Range from $85.00 (unlimited minutes with 1GB of data) to $250 (unlimited nationwide minutes with 30GB of data) per month. All Family Plans include two lines of service, free voicemail, and unlimited nationwide minutes. Included minutes may be used for calling non-Inland Cellular customers, roaming and/or long distance. Business Calling Plans – Range from $50.00 (unlimited minutes and texting) to $240 (unlimited nationwide minutes with 30GB of data) per month. All Business Plans include free voicemail. Included minutes may be used for nonHome Network calling, roaming and/or long distance. Calling plans vary based on customer preference and any additions (e.g. minutes, texting, data, etc.) to the basic plans listed above will increase the monthly charge. Access to emergency 911 services – There is no additional charge by Inland Cellular to end user customers for the ability to access emergency 911 services. Access to operator services – There is no additional charge by Inland Cellular to end user customers for the ability to call the operator. However, the call may involve a charge depending on the service requested and the rates of the company whose operator handles the call, as well as location of the call origination. Access to Directory Assistance – Standard Directory Assistance calls to Inland Cellular’s Directory Assistance service is $0.99 per call; additional charges may apply for Operator completed calls. There is no additional charge by Inland Cellular to end user customers for the ability to call the Directory Assistance. However, while roaming, the call may involve a Directory Assistance charge, the amount of which depends on the area called and the rates of the company whose operator is accessed, as well as location of the call origination. Lifeline and Link-Up Programs: DO YOU QUALIFY FOR ASSISTANCE? Inland Cellular participates in the Federal Lifeline and Link-Up programs. These programs are available to our Washington residents within our service coverage area. In Idaho, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission has permitted Inland Cellular to offer these programs and the Idaho Telephone Assistance Program to Idaho residents residing in Qwest or Verizon wireline service areas within Inland Cellular’s service coverage area. What is Lifeline Support? Lifeline support lowers the cost of basic, monthly local service. An eligible customer may receive the Lifeline discount on either a wireline or wireless connection, but the discount is available for only one telephone connection per household. Lifeline does not apply to taxes, surcharges, and mileage charges. What is Link-Up Support? Link-Up support reduces the one-time cost associated with initiating service and line extension to the consumer’s residence. Eligible consumers also qualify for a deferred payment schedule for any remaining costs of up to $200. Link-Up discounts reduce the cost of either wireline or wireless service, but do not offset the cost of purchasing a wireless phone. Link-Up does not cover the cost of wiring inside a home. A consumer may only receive the Link-Up discount once, unless that consumer moves to a new residence; consecutive discounts at the same address are not allowed. Qualifying non-tribal consumers are eligible to save 50 percent on installation fees, up to $30. Qualifying tribal consumers living on tribal lands, as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(e), are eligible for an additional discount of up to $70 to cover 100% of the installation charges between $60 and $130. However, tribal customers must still pay 50% of the first $60. You may qualify in WASHINGTON: If you participate in the following programs: Federal Public Housing Assistance / Section 8; Medicaid; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); Supplemental Security Income (SSI); Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); National School Lunch Program (free lunch program only); or, If you are Income eligible: Total household income is at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. You may qualify in IDAHO: If your total household income is at or below an amount determined by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare; qualifying is done through this agency. Residents of federally (BIA) recognized TRIBAL LANDS may qualify if they participate in one of the following programs: Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance; Federal Public Housing Assistance (FPHA) or Section 8; Food Stamps; Head-Start Program (Income eligible); Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); Medicaid; National School Lunch Program’s free lunch program; Supplemental Security Income (SSI); Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Tribal TANF. In addition, a tribal consumer may be eligible if his or her household income is at or below 135% of the federal poverty guideline. Under these programs, Inland Cellular offers to qualifying low-income customers a discount off of the monthly rate for one basic residential service* and a discount off of the non-recurring charge to install that basic residential service*; if applicable. The Lifeline Program enables qualifying low-income consumers to save at least $9.25 per month and up to $12.75 per month. The amount varies depending on a number of factors, including whether a state has a matching Lifeline program. Moreover, under the Lifeline Program, qualifying low-income consumers living on tribal lands, as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(e), may qualify for an additional monthly discount of up to $25.00. Please ask our Customer Care Representatives for details. i. You are required to provide proof of eligibility. ii. Applicable Federal, State, County and municipal taxes and sur charges, including any federally mandated end user surcharges, are additions to monthly charges. All CDFCU Visa purchases are just 1.99% APR* for 12 months 800-572-5678 | www.cdfcu.com APR = Annual Percentage Rate. The introductory APR will apply to purchases made during the promotional period of 11/1/2014 to 1/28/2015. 1.99% APR for 12 months from the date of purchase. After this promotional period ends, your standard APR will apply to all new purchases, and all unpaid balances currently 11.15% - 17% APR. Inland Cellular Customer Care offices: • Lewiston: Business Office, 1332 G St, Lewiston, ID (208) 798-0245 or (800) 248-8822 • Lewiston: 2612 Nez Perce Drive Suite A, Lewiston, ID (208) 798-0245 • College Place: 1605 SE Meadowbrook Blvd, Suite 7, College Place, WA (509) 527-0516 • Dayton: 151 E. Main Street, Dayton, WA (509) 629-0789 • Moses Lake: 1035 N. Stratford Rd, Suite H, Moses Lake WA (509) 765-6670 • Moscow: 960 W. Pullman Rd, Moscow, ID (208) 882-4994 • Orofino: 11250 Highway 12, Orofino, ID (208) 827-0225 • Grangeville: 126 E. Main St., Suite 2, Grangeville, ID (208) 983-0160
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