March 9, 2016

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March 9, 2016

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VOL. LXXV, NO. 50
SERVING THE GRAND COULEE DAM AREA, WASHINGTON STATE
Police arrest man
for burglary of
grandfather’s
Electric City home
by Roger S. Lucas
Police have arrested a 26-yearold local man suspected of burglarizing his grandparent’s Electric City home.
Grand Coulee police had been
looking for him when someone
called to say Michael Snyder II
had been spotted at the Coulee
Dam Casino.
Police arrested him there Monday and, after allowing him to finish his coffee and have a smoke,
took him to the Grand Coulee
police station, where investigators linked him to the burglary
on Miller Avenue in Electric City,
Children audition Monday afternoon for the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of “Rumpelstiltskin” for two performances this Saturday at the Grand the home of his grandparents,
Milton and Marcia Snyder.
Theatre on Main Street in Grand Coulee. — Scott Hunter photo
They had been away at the
time of the break-in, which occurred sometime between Dec. 25
and Dec. 27, 2015.
Police said they’d been lookby Roger S. Lucas
inated in Germany and was part of the colAssistant directors were also cast to assist
lection gathered by the Brothers Grimm and in rehearsals throughout the intense week of ing for the younger Snyder after
“Rumpelstiltskin,” a play loved by audienc- published in their collection of “Children’s practice, after which the play goes on.
fingerprints lifted from a glass at
es both young and old, will be performed here and Household Tales.” Researchers have deMissoula Children’s Theatre provides cos- the crime scene had been idenMarch 12, using talent from local schools, and termined that the story of Rumpelstiltskin tumes, scenery, props and makeup.
produced by the Missoula Children’s Theatre. originated some 4,000 years ago.
Presentations will be made at 2 and 6 p.m.,
Auditions for the various roles were held
Among the roles cast were Rumpelstiltskin, Saturday, March 12, at the Grand Theatre on
Monday, March 7, at the Grand Theatre in Queen Beatrice, King Whatsat, Villagers, Grand Coulee’s Main Street.
Grand Coulee.
Gnomes, Wizards, Knights, Bees, and Clara,
Price of admission is $10 for adults, $7 for
The play is sponsored locally by the Grand a jester.
seniors and $5 for students.
Coulee Dam PTA.
The play will feature young actors from
“Rumpelstiltskin” is a fairy tale that orig- kindergarten up to the 12th grade.
Local kids to star in play Saturday
Anglers to compete in triple fish
challenge at Coulee Playland
by Roger S. Lucas
The grand prize for the Chamber of Commerce’s fourth annual
Triple Fish Challenge, fittingly, is
something that will make fishing
easier for the winner.
The Triple Fish Challenge is
scheduled for April 23-24 at Coulee Playland Resort on Banks
Lake.
The grand prize is an Achilles
14-person inflatable boat and Yamaha outboard motor.
Newsbriefs
Hundreds of
Easter baskets
for sale
The annual Senior Center
Easter basket sale will begin
Monday, March 14. There are
close to 400 baskets to choose
from — no two baskets are alike.
The sale is at the Senior Center,
203 Main Street in Grand Coulee.
CBC candidate
positions
open
Opening date for candidates to
file for Colville Business Council
positions was Monday, March 7.
Candidates will be certified March
27, and the primary election will be
held May 7.
Daylight
Saving
Time
Daylight Saving Time will begin
this Sunday at 2 a.m. Clocks
should be set ahead one hour
(Spring forward).
MARCH 9, 2016
Babysitters
certified
Coulee Medical Center’s
Safe Sitters class certified some
28 new babysitters for the area
last month. The class taught
last month filled up so fast that
coordinator Molly Morris has
already scheduled another class
for May 21 to handle the overflow.
Emergency
animal shelter
training offered
Okanogan County Sheriff’s
Office and Okanogan County
Department of Emergency
Management are sponsoring
a Disaster Animal Shelter
Management Course April 2 from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the sheriff’s
upstairs conference room, 123
5th Avenue N., Okanogan.
This training is geared toward
setting up and operating an
emergency animal shelter. They
recommend completion of online
courses: IS-100.B, Introduction
to Incident Command System
and IS 700.A, National Incident
Management System, available at
FEMA’s website, https://training.
fema.gov/is/
If you are interested in
volunteering, register no later
than March 25. Contact Deputy
Dave Yarnell at dyarnell@
co.okanogan.wa.us or Glenda
Beauregard at 509-422-7206 or
em@co.okanogan.wa.us.
The “challenge” is to catch
smallmouth bass, walleye and
rainbow trout, with various levels of winners chosen in categories like the biggest fish in each
species each day, total stringer
weight each day, and total combined heaviest six fish for the twoday tournament.
Online registration is ongoing at grandcouleedam.org until
April 21, with on-site registration
April 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. and continuing during boat inspection
on Saturday, April 23, from 6 to
8 a.m.
Awards will be presented an
hour after the challenge is over
on April 24.
Those with questions can call
the Grand Coulee Dam Area
Chamber of Commerce office at
633-3074 or Coulee Playland at
633-2671.
tified by the Washington State
Crime Lab as his. Police received
that report on Friday.
At his grandfather’s home, entry was gained by forcing a sliding door. Taken were a number
of guns that were in a cabinet,
which had been forced open.
When arrested at the casino,
and after an evidence search,
police say they found a pouch
that contained smoking devices,
one with a white substance. The
pouch and smoking pipes are being sent to the state crime lab for
analysis, which takes about 30
days.
Police are asking prosecutors
to charge the suspect with burglary in the first degree.
Snyder’s trip to Grant County Jail Monday came several
months after one to Okanogan
County Jail last fall, when Coulee Dam police arrested him in
connection with two burglaries at
Riverview Lanes in Coulee Dam.
In that case, Snyder was charged
See BURGLARY page 2
Chamber special
honors on
Thursday agenda
by Roger S. Lucas
The public will find out the
chamber’s “Achiever of the Year”
and “Business of the Year” at the
Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce award luncheon
at noon Thursday at the Moose
Lodge in Grand Coulee.
The chamber sent ballots out
recently, asking membership to
make their preferences known.
Five people have been nominated for “Achiever or the Year”:
Debbie Bigelow, Coulee Medi-
cal Center administrator; Birdie
Hensley, Electric City council
member and president of the
Senior Center; Kerry Higgins,
chamber president owner of Trail
West Motel and co-owner of Coulee Hardware; Scott Hunter, publisher of The Star newspaper;
and Jerry Sands, former mayor of
Electric City and co-owner of CJ’s
Storage.
Those nominated for “Business
of the Year” were Coulee Dam
Federal Credit Union, Coulee
Hardware, Coulee Medical Cen-
See CHAMBER page 2
Golf course not open, but it is
by Roger S. Lucas
When storm clouds and the
chilly winds of winter subside, a
strange phenomenon occurs —
golfers come out of the woodwork.
They were out in force last Saturday, and officials at Banks Lake
Golf Course said Monday that the
greens have been mowed and recent rains have helped fairway
grasses get their spring color.
The 18-hole, 6,127-yard course
isn’t officially open.
Grant County Port District 7
officials, who operate the course,
refused to offer up an opening
date at their last meeting, realizing that any proclamation they
would make would be subject to
the weather.
The repeated recent days with
high temperatures in the 50s
have been good starters for area
golfers.
While the course is not officially open … in reality it is.
Port district President James
Keene was manning the phones
and working at the front desk
Monday. Much of the clubhouse
work this year will be done by volunteers. Most of the outside work
is also done by volunteer workers.
It is the port district’s fourth
year operating the par-72 course.
See GOLF page 2
Mike Higgins, Dick Brockway and Morris “Boozer” Barnaby teamed up for a round of golf at Banks Lake Golf
Course Tuesday. While there was a chill in the air, these golfers didn’t mind. All are members of the course and
play regularly at Banks Lake. — Roger S. Lucas photo
PAGE 2
For much of
area, outdoor
burning is illegal
by Roger S. Lucas
If you live within the boundaries of Electric City, Grand Coulee
or Coulee Dam and are thinking
of burning garden waste, think
again. It’s illegal, and has been
since 2007.
The Washington State Department of Ecology has stated that
you could be fined as much as
$10,000 per day if this law is violated.
Officials stated that the ban
includes the “urban growth ar-
Burglary
with second-degree trafficking in
stolen goods, third-degree theft
and third-degree possession of
stolen property, according to Interim Police Chief Larry Hall.
The break-ins at the bowling
alley were noticed by the owners
at that time, Pat and Sara Zlateff,
on Oct. 10 and Oct 22, 2015.
Police said Michael Snyder II
had been identified by owners of
Coulee Recycling when he tried to
sell some brass fittings taken from
Riverview Lanes. As required by
a metal recycling law, Coulee Recycling had taken a photo of Snyder and of his driver’s license and
also had him sign a receipt for the
metal.
The brass netted Snyder
$18.90, while owners of the bowling alley stated the specialized
fittings actually cost $577. Also
Chamber
ter, Coulee Playland Resort and
Loepp Furniture.
Last year, the chamber’s own
executive director, Peggy Nevsimal, was voted “Achiever of the
Year” and Coulee Dam Federal
Credit Union was named “Busi-
Golf
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taken in the bowling burglaries
were tools valued at over $2,000.
In the last two weeks, police
have been investigating other reports implicating Snyder, including a tablet computer and money
missed by a Grand Coulee man
on March 3. A few days earlier
he had been banned from Coulee
Hardware after the owner said
he’d taken items without paying
for them. Police are asking the
prosecutor to add theft to the other charges against him.
Coulee Dam police are also investigating an attempt to break
into some soft drink machines at
the Coulee House Motel. Snyder
was recorded by a security camera messing with the locks on the
machines, police say.
He was still in jail Tuesday
night.
ness of the Year.”
Two new board members will
be selected from the ballots sent
out and will be introduced at
Thursday’s noon meeting.
The public is invited to attend.
Threats to Coulee City schools force
lockdowns, end after high-speed chase
The lockdown of schools across
Grant County was prompted
Wednesday morning after a
39-year-old Flagstaff, Arizona,
man made threats to shoot up
Coulee City schools, according to
the sheriff’s office.
Benjamin VanTassell is in the
Grant County Jail facing multiple charges. VanTassell called
Spokane television station KHQ
around 7:00 that morning, expressing the threats. KHQ staff-
ers notified the Grant County
Sheriff’s Office, which sent deputies to Coulee City. The Coulee
City schools were closed for the
day.
VanTassell has a child in the
school, and he and his wife are in
a custody dispute, news reports
say.
Deputies were able to track
the movements of a cell phone
associated with VanTassel. That
tracking showed the phone was
Governor signs
basic education
funding plan
By Izumi Hansen
WNPA Olympia News Bureau
OLYMPIA—Gov. Jay Inslee
on Monday signed a bill responding to the state Supreme Court’s
2012 decision that the state is
unconstitutionally underfunding
basic education.
“This … recommits the Legislature in 2017 … to fulfill the
state’s constitutional obligation
to fully fund education,” Inslee
said before he signed the bill into
law.
The bill, SB 6195, establishes
a task force to create recommendations about teacher compensation and retention, local school
levies’ limits and conditions, and
sources of state funding. The bill
also requires legislative action to
remove local reliance on school
levies, and provides funds for a
consultant to analyze current
teacher salaries.
In the 2012 McCleary decision, the state Supreme Court
found that local districts rely on
voter-approved levies to pay for
teacher salaries. The court said
this was unconstitutional since
the tax levies are not a “dependable and regular” funding source.
The court is holding the
state in contempt, levying a
$100,000-per-day fine since Au-
gust 13, for failing to produce
plans to complete this final component of basic education during
the 2015 legislative session. It is
uncertain how the court will view
this current legislative effort to
meet its mandate.
Inslee said SB 6195 expresses
the Legislature’s recognition that
the state needs to fully fund education and the commitment to do
so in the 2017 legislative session.
He voiced “hope” that the court
will be satisfied with this bill.
“The next step before us is arguably the most complex, and I’m
confident the Legislature is up to
the task,” said Inslee. “This bill
keeps moving legislators forward
and provides information needed
to help complete the task.”
The bill met with resistance
from some Republican senators during committee hearings,
resulting in two amendments.
Those changes were removed
when the bill went to the Senate
floor, where it passed with language matching the companion
House bill, HB 2366. The vote
was split within each party.
The House passed SB 6195 two
days after receiving it from the
Senate, making it the first bill
passed by the Legislature this
session.
“Next year’s budget negotiaSee PLAN page 4
moving through Moses Lake,
prompting officials to lock down
Moses Lake-area schools. Ephrata, Soap Lake and Wilson Creek
schools were also notified of the
possible risk.
But when deputies ultimately
caught up with the vehicle with
that cell phone south of Soap
Lake, they discovered it was not
the suspect, but rather a woman
who had a cell phone number
that previously had belonged
to the suspect. The woman had
nothing to do with VanTassell,
but the number was logged in a
police record tied to VanTassell.
The woman was not involved
with making the threats.
Around the same time, another deputy out looking for the
suspect was driving on State
Route 28 east of Soap Lake when
an approaching black Nissan
quickly crossed the center line
toward the deputy’s car. That
prompted a pursuit, which at
times reached speeds of over
100 miles per hour. That chase,
involving many law enforcement
vehicles, lasted about 30 minutes and traveled east to Wilson
Creek and then back west toward
Soap Lake, where Ephrata Police
set up spike strips and disabled
the car, which finally stopped near
State Route 28 and Division Road
in Lakeview. VanTassell was ultimately taken into custody without
incident.
No shots were fired and nobody
was injured during the incident,
and all affected schools ultimately
lifted their lockdown orders.
“There was great teamwork by
many agencies from across Grant
County which teamed up to bring
this incident to a close,” said Sheriff Tom Jones. “In addition to the
sheriff’s office, the Multi-Agency
Communications Center, Moses
Lake Police, Ephrata Police, Soap
Lake Police, Grand Coulee Police,
Washington State Patrol, Washington Department of Fish and
Wildlife, and Washington State
Park Rangers all helped protect
the public and bring VanTassell
into custody.”
Grant County Superior Court
Judge John Antosz set bail Thursday at $125,000. VanTassell was
still in jail Tuesday night.
55th Annual
Ham & Pancake Dinner
Okanogan County Fire District No. 2
Elmer City
HOMEMADE PIE
Elmer City, Wa
Adult........................ $8.00
2 Tickets................ $15.00
Family.................... $25.00
A SILENT AUCTION WILL BE HELD
Coulee Dam City Hall
Sat., March 19 ~ 4:30 - 8:00 p.m.
The first year, the district invested
its own money trying to finance a
failing golf course. In more recent
years, a volunteer policy has been
established by the port district.
District commissioners put out
a call for volunteers last week.
The golf course needs volunteers
throughout the operation. Port
commissioners are afraid that too
much pressure has been placed
on too few volunteers.
Keene singled out Jerry Birdwell, who has kept an aging irrigation system going, and said that
a newcomer, Kent Hoffmeyer, has
volunteered to do a fair amount of
the mowing.
“We have heard a lot of good
comments on how good the course
is looking,” Keene added.
Membership has slowly come
back, and last season there were
85 paid memberships.
Officially, March 1, has been
the course’s opening date, and
this season it was estimated that
it would be sometime in midMarch.
The weather had a different
idea.
Yearly membership dues for
2016 are $700 for individual
members, couples or families are
$800, and junior membership is
$100. A slight discount is offered
for those who get their dues paid
Queen of Hearts
50/50 Raffle!
Drawing every Friday
at 6:30 p.m.
AS OF MARCH 4
POT IS $1,415
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this Friday
HAPPY HOUR
eas” around these municipalities,
as well.
Residential and land-clearing
burning is banned, and you may
not dispose of yard waste in a recreational fire.
Burning anything in a burn
barrel, including natural vegetation is illegal, the agency states.
Questions about the burn ban
can be answered by calling the
Washington Department of Ecology, 509-329-3400. If you want to
report a violation of the burn ban
you may call 1-800-211-6284.
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Green fees this year are $18 for
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Golf cart rentals are $12 for nine
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Out-of-town memberships, for
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O P I N I O N
Don’t take police for granted
Most of us would never put ourselves in harm’s
way, knowing that a man with a gun might be approaching with evil intent. A few of us just did.
Local police were asked last week to block the
highway heading into Electric City from the south
because a man had threatened to shoot up the school
in Coulee City.
He didn’t show up here; police caught him outside
Soap Lake. But he could have, and police here had
to be ready to defend the rest of us from an armed
lunatic. Citizens shouldn’t take that for granted.
Scott Hunter
editor and publisher
Letters from Our Readers
Coulee Dam Parks and
Natural Resources Survey will gather input
The Parks & Natural Resources Board of Coulee Dam has developed a survey regarding the
parks and natural resources. The
Board desires community input
as to usage and enjoyment, and
on needed improvements of the
parks, trails, and natural resources in this area.
Community input will inform
the board what the community
desires in our continuing effort to
maintain, develop, and improve
the parks and natural resources.
This is your opportunity to have
your voice heard in this impor-
tant issue.
Whether you are a resident of
Coulee Dam, reside in a nearby
community, or are a visitor to the
area, the board desires your input
and suggestions as to what facilities you currently enjoy or how
they may be improved to suit your
needs.
The survey is available online
at Coulee Dam’s website www.
townofcouleedam.org. Click on
the survey link. You may also access the survey online at https://
www.surveymonkey.com/r/couleedamparks. Paper copies are
available at Coulee Dam Town
Hall, Coulee Dam Post Office
lobby, Coulee Dam Federal Credit
Union lobby, the Grand Coulee
Dam Senior Center, the chamber
of commerce office and the Grand
Coulee Library.
Please become a part of the
planning process by taking a few
minutes to fill out the Parks and
Natural Resources Community
Survey.
Gayle Swagerty
Juvenile detention move – are you serious?
Our Okanogan County commissions are considering a grave
injustice to families and the future of our county, thinking that
a “potential” budget savings solution is to send our presently troubled children out of sight and out
of mind.
The Omak juvenile detention
facility is aged and needs to be
brought up to code. But, doing a
cost/benefit analysis of capital improvement costs, operating costs
and lost jobs against outsourcing this responsibility to another
facility 140 miles away is incomprehensible and irresponsible. Do
Correction
Carol Netzel was the writer of
a letter to the editor last week,
headlined “Regarding Coulee
Dam’s natural resources, parks,
trees, etc.” Her name was inadvertantly left off the letter.
the commissioners have an estimated cost for the lost lives of the
next generation of citizens that
these children represent? Is there
a cost value to the pain and loss
of separated families? Would the
commissioners be seriously considering this if even one of them
had a family member in juvenile
detention? I think not.
Many people are protesting this
potential move — judges, school
district leaders, probation officers,
law enforcement, newspaper editors and many concerned citizens.
Our commissioners are not being
stewards of this county if they do
not share the same values as the
majority of us do. This issue is not
a matter of cost; it is a matter of
the future of our next generation
of citizens.
I urge readers to send emails,
make phone calls, write letters
to the commissioners, and attend
the public meetings being held
March 15 and 29, April 12 and 26,
and May 31 about the future of
juvenile detention for Okanogan
County.
Sharon Sumpter
Winthrop
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One country, two standards
Recently, national news pun- ers and executives become a lot is our new agreement.” Hardly,
dits have been making a case that wealthier because stock values since I had nothing to do with it.
some of us are angry, disenchant- and profit margins increase, but If you do business on the Intered with the political “establish- former employees suffer, com- net, you will be required to agree
ment” that governs America, and munities suffer, tax revenues de- to the imposed “terms and condithat we are willing to vote for an cline, and America is diminished. tions,” or else you won’t be able
“outsider.” Why would anyone be Some corporations are also hold- to obtain service. Many contracts
disenchanted? Let me cite some ing their profits in off-shore banks require that citizens forfeit their
to avoid U.S. taxes, a privilege not right to legal redress by agreeing
reasons.
to settle any disagreement by arTwo classes of citizens are available to most citizens.
When the Trade Towers and bitration. Guess who those arbievolving in the United States, one
subject to law and one not. A low- the Pentagon were struck, the trated settlements favor.
The U.S. government, freranking soldier released a batch government responded, massively, and that quently operating through faof classified
was entirely ap- vored private contractors, coldocuments
propriate. But lects every phone and Internet
without auwhere was the communication we make. But
thorization
establishment that same government and its
to
do
so.
when Hurricane thousands of contractors wrap
He is servKatrina devas- themselves in Top Secret docuing 35 years
tated the poor- ments, often leaving their activiin a fedest section of ties beyond accountability. The
eral prison.
New Orleans? words “national security” have
A four-star
By Jack Stevenson
The
response become a sacred shield that progeneral gave
was
so
deficient tects a few legitimate things and
classified
that Israel sent a lot of scoundrels.
documents to
supplies and a
The Wall Street-Washington
his mistress,
rescue and re- axis is worried. They desperately
who was writing a flattering biwant a president, any president,
ography of him. He was charged lief operation!
Historically, a contract between from either political party who
with a misdemeanor and remains
a power player in the establish- two parties had to be negotiated owes his or her loyalty to the esment. Former Secretary of State with each party having an oppor- tablishment.
If ordinary citizens are conClinton transmitted Top Secret tunity to participate in the develdocuments on a personal com- opment of the terms of the concerned by the behavior of our
puter and has not been charged. tract. A contract where the terms country’s entrenched and selfDirector of National Intelligence were specified by only one party serving establishment, it is not
James Clapper has been accused was not valid. That has changed. without reason.
Let the voting begin.
by members of Congress of lying Now, establishment businesses
to Congress while under oath, ob- impose terms. I get periodic messtructing justice, and giving false sages from my bank saying, “This
testimony. No charges for Clapper.
When the economic recession occurred in 2008, the establishment rushed to bail out the
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Guest
Column
When the heart hurts
from a distance
It is a big world. Most people, when asked about
things they want to accomplish in life, answer at
least part of the question with, “See the world” or
“Travel.” A lot of us get to do that. Others are stuck
in the land where they grew up. It is amazing to
hear a kid say “I have never been to Seattle” or “I
have never been out of Washington state.” But those
types are here. Most, through no
fault of their own, just never got
the opportunity.
But it is a big world. I have
been a few places. Not, by far,
have I been to all or even a fraction of where I would like to see.
Jesse Utz
I have been to Oregon, Idaho,
Montana, North Dakota, California, Nevada, Colorado (Denver
airport), Indianapolis and Canada. But that is the limit of my
travels, so far. With many destinations on a long list of want-tosees. The biggies include Africa, Ireland, Australia,
and England, France and Rome. But there are still a
lot of U.S.-grown places I would love to see.
I must see Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City
some day, and hopefully watch a game there. The
Smithsonian Museum is a “gotta see” as well. But
recently my heart has been longing to go to New
York. No, not to see Times Square or Madison
Square Garden. Not even to see a play on Broadway
or to the Statue of Liberty. Nope. The reason I want
to go at this very moment is to see my friend. He is
lying in a hospital bed. He is not in good shape. I
pray he will get better and make a full and miraculous recovery, but I have a very selfish reason why I
want to be there right now. But wait just a second.
Yes, we all miss the Fusion Café. But what I miss
the most is the atmosphere and that environment
cultivated by the people that graced us with their
daily blessings that came in the form of a coffee,
Jess,
shut up!
smoked meat and creations that most of us had never put to our lips before. But even then it was not
about the food. It was about the hands that made
it. Charity and her tongue-in-cheek humor, which, if
she wandered out of the kitchen when she had a moment, she would share with you along with a gem
from above. Kirk, with his no-nonsense approach to
meat and life, told it how it was,
straight from his heart. Wiyaka,
with her free-spirit approach to
serving us no matter her own
situation, made us feel like we
were her only customers. Then
there was Jay. He wasn’t always
there. Sometimes he had his own
dreams to chase, and that is how
he ended up in New York; he was
fulfilling a dream.
I hope that by the time you
read this Jay has opened his eyes
and is driving nurses crazy. But
let’s get back to the reason I want to be in New York.
I just want to love on Jay. Whether he knows I’m
there or not. I want to tell him he was a great friend,
even when I was not. I want to thank him for being
a part of my life, and tell him I wish I was a bigger
part of his. I just want to hug him and tell him these
things and many more. The phrase “sometimes you
don’t know what you have ’til it is gone” resonates
with me today. I want to tell him he was a great chef.
I will get to say this someday, of that I am sure.
So why am I writing this? If you have someone
you care about deeply who has wandered far away,
pick up the phone and call them. Text them. Email
them. Or whatever your communication of choice
is. Tell them you love them, mend a relationship, or
just chat a bit and catch up. Pain of the heart can be
a bitter pill and spread like wildfire. Do not let one
more second pass. I’m Jess saying.
Coulee Recollections
THE STAR
Seventy-eight years ago
Grand Coulee Dam at the close of the MWAK Company contract. The construction trestle at Elevation 1024 tops concrete
which had been poured to a maximum elevation of 1010 in the abutment sections and elevation 945 in the spillway section,
with the exception of blocks 39 and 40 which were carried to elevation 1000. The power house foundations were completed
to elevation 948.8 and the training wall to elevation 980. – March 8, 1938 photo
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Obituaries
Robert Keith Thomas Sr.
Robert Keith Thomas Sr., 64,
of Nespelem, Washington, passed
on to his elders Tuesday morning, March 1, 2016, from Spokane’s Holy Family Hospital.
Born September 19, 1951, in Nespelem, to Richard D and Rosalia
Broncheau-Thomas, Robert was
a proud member of the Colville
Confederated Tribes who enjoyed
drumming and
stick
games.
May 13, 1971,
Robert’s life forever
changed
when he married
Yvonne
“Lovey” Lezard
at “The Hitching Post Wedding Chapel” in
Coeur d’Alene,
Idaho. A Wildlands Firefighter for many years, Robert had
training as a diesel mechanic and
seemed to always be working on
one truck or another.
While Robert was a more-thaninfrequent visitor to the tribal
casinos and was “completely
hooked” on the game “Candy
Crush,” his greatest joys occurred
in the out-of-doors, hunting, fishing and especially camping at
Owhi Lake with his family, whom
he loved and who very much loved
him in return.
Pre-deceased by both of his parents; sister, Ranae Thomas; and
brothers: Rodrick Thomas Sr. and
Renford Thomas; Robert’s legacy
lives on through his beloved bride
and life’s partner for 44 years:
Lovey Thomas; children: Michele
McCraigie of Omak, Washington;
Nikki Florence (Glenn) of Puyallup, Washington; Robert Thomas
Jr. of Coulee Dam, Washington;
and Jason Thomas of Coulee
Dam, Washington; grandchildren:
Brittany Boyd,
Derek
Boyd,
Tevin McCraigie, Jayden McCraigie, Latesha
Florence,
Garrett
Florence,
Malerie
Thomas, Robbie Thomas and
Skyla Thomas;
brother: Richard
Thomas;
sisters:
Rhea
Adolph and RaeAnn Chuweah
and numerous nephews and nieces.
Robert’s dressing took place
Thursday, March 3, 2016, at 10
a.m., in Strate Funeral Home of
Grand Coulee, Washington, with
his wake and Seven Drums ceremony that evening beginning at
7:30 p.m., in the Nespelem Catholic Long House.
Burial took place at 8 a.m., on
Friday, March 4, 2016, in Owhi
Lake Cemetery, Nespelem.
Please sign Robert’s online register book at www.stratefuneralhome.com.
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tions will be challenging,” Rep.
Chad Magendanz, R-Issaquah,
related in a news release after
the bill signing. “We have already
put in place a 36-percent increase
to education funding in the last
two budget cycles. This will give
us the tools we need to capably
make the necessary reforms to
amply fund basic education going
forward.”
Magendanz was part of the
work group that created the bill
prior to its introduction this session.
In the 2015 session, the Legislature funded K-3 class size
reduction, full-day kindergarten,
school supplies, operating, and
transportation items, all part
of the Supreme Court’s requirement.
Chamber to Meet
The Grand Coulee Dam Area
Chamber of Commerce will meet
for its installation luncheon at
noon this Thursday, March 10,
at the Moose Lodge in Grand
Coulee.
Lincoln Fire Dist. 9
to Meet
Lincoln County Fire District
9 will hold its regular meeting
Thursday, March 19, at 6 p.m., at
the Church of the Nazarene, two
miles east of Grand Coulee on
Hwy 174.
Blood Drive Coming
Inland
Northwest
Blood
Center, along with the Grand
Coulee Community Blood Drive
volunteers led by coordinator
Sommer Hicks, will be holding
a blood drive in the community
room at Coulee Medical Center
on Monday, March 21, from 11:30
a.m. to 5 p.m.
INBC needs an average of
200 blood donors every day to
meet the needs of more than
35 hospitals in the Inland
Northwest. A single donation can
save the lives up to three people.
For more information call Tina
Lingo, INBC Recruiter, at 509981-7023.
Okanogan County
School Retirees Assoc.
to Meet
The
Okanogan
County
School Retirees’ Association
will celebrate Retired School
Employees’ Week and OCSRA’s
61st birthday on Thursday, March
17, at 10 a.m., at On the Avenue,
134 2nd Ave S., Okanogan. For
more information call Jennie
Hedington at 509-422-2954.
WSU Okanogan County
Master Gardeners
Spring Workshop
Join Okanogan County Master
Gardeners on Sunday, March 13,
12:30 – 4:30 p.m., at Twispworks
Education Station, as they share
their knowledge and experience
in gardening.
From 12:30 – 2:15 p.m. the
program will be on Sustainable
Gardening. There are many
choices for the garden and
landscape and it is often difficult
to know which methods are the
most sustainable. In this class,
participants will learn about
science-based methods to help
you succeed as a gardener in our
challenging environment.
From 2:30 – 4:30 p.m., a
program on trees in the landscape
will be discussed. Healthy trees
contribute to the environment
and benefit us all. Learn best
management practices based
on current available research.
Question and answer session to
follow.
For more information please
contact the WSU Extension
office at 509-422-7245 or email
Okanogan.county@wsu.edu.
WSU
Extension
programs
are available to all without
discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance can be reported to
your local WSU Extension office.
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Dr. Hsu specializes in
helping people with:
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Osteoporosis
• Thyroid Disorders
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Welcomes you.
Everyone is invited.
Pastor Adrian Harris
2 miles east of Hwy 155 on Hwy 174
Adult Sunday School.......................... 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship............................... 10:45 a.m.
Church office 633-2186
• Parathyroid Disorders
• Adrenal Disorders
• Pituitary Disorders
• Other Hormonal Diseases
Wed., March 9 – Dinner
Pork Roast, Mashed Potatoes
& Gravy, Darla’s Winter Carrots,
Applesauce, Pumpkin Pie. Happy
Birthday!
Please call CMC
to make an
appointment at
509.633.1911.
Walk-ins
Welcome
Thurs., March 10 – Dinner
Center Closed for Repairs;
Stuffed Manicotti, Green Beans,
Dinner Roll, Fruit Cup/Cake or
Cupcakes. To-go Meals picked up
during Wednesday dinner.
Fri., March 11 – Closed for
Repairs
Mon., March 14 – Breakfast
Ham, Eggs, Pancakes, Fruit
Bowl, Orange Juice
Tues., March 15 – Dinner
Ham & Bean Soup with Cornbread, Egg Salad Sandwiches,
Veggie Platter, Fruit Cup, Cookies
Meetings and Notices
has officially started at Coulee Medical Center.
Dr. Hsu is an endocrinologist and is excited for
this opportunity.
What’s
cookin’ at
the seniors
Wed., March 16 – Dinner
A local club volleyball team has had great
success this year, winning three of four
tournaments. The Bi-County Wolfpack team
competes in the 14U category and here
displays their championship T-shirts from the
Feb. 27 win at the Volleyfest Tournament in
Omak. From left in the back row are Lake
Roosevelt students Mikaylah Thompson,
Aehsley Piturachsatit, Maeha Piturachsatit,
Ellie Hansen, Megan Abel and Coach Chelsea
Miller. Kneeling in the front row are Maddie
Murray, who attends school at Almira-CouleeHartline; and Maddy Wagner, of Odessa.
— April Smith photo
Dr. Elizabeth Hsu
(This story is part of a series of
news reports from the Washington State Legislature provided
through a reporting internship
sponsored by the Washington
Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation.)
Spaghetti with Meat Sauce,
Salad & Fruit Bar, Cake/Cupcakes
Smiles for
success
411 Fortuyn Blvd.
Grand Coulee
509-633-1911
www.cmccares.org
FAITH COMMUNITY
A Foursquare Church
PASTOR STEVE ARCHER
16 Grand, Electric City
Sunday Morning Service...................... 10:00 a.m.
KIDS’ Church and Nursery
Call the Church Office 633-3044 to find out
about other regularly scheduled meetings.
Come Worship the Lord!
BANKS LAKE BIBLE CHURCH
25 School Avenue, Electric City, 633-0670
“An Independent Bible Church”
Pastor Bill Williams - Everyone Welcome!
Adult Sunday School.................. 9:30 a.m.
Coffee Fellowship..................... 10:30 a.m.
Morning Worship...................... 10:45 a.m.
Evening Worship........................ 6:00 p.m.
Call for schedule of mid-week events.
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.
Mid-week Mannah (Wednesday)......... 6:00 p.m.
GRAND COULEE
COMMUNITY CHURCH
A Methodist Congregation
Modeling our Ministry after the New Testament
405 Center St., Grand Coulee
Pastor: CLM Monty Fields
Pulpit Supply Pastor: Rev. Paul Ashbrook
Church Office 633-0980
EVERYONE WELCOME!
Come Worship and Praise God with Us!
Sunday Worship...................................10:00 a.m.
Join us for coffee and fellowship after the service
Thursday Bible Study (suspended for Lent
activities) will resume on March 31 at 1:30 p.m.
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 Bible Study & Sunday School....... 9:45 a.m.
Zion Worship........................................11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Soup Supper..................... 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Lent Worship..................... 7:00 p.m.
Nursery Available • NEED A RIDE? CALL 633-2566
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The new look for District 6 leagues
by John R. McNeil II
Heading to the NCW Regional Spelling Bee are from left, Showaway Hunt
and Dylan Wiles. – submitted photo
Spelling Bee
winners onto
regional match
Representing the Lake Roosevelt schools at the North Central
Washington Regional Spelling Bee March 24 are Dylan Wiles and
Showaway Hunt.
Wiles is in seventh grade and the son of Jeannie Duclos. He won
on the word “resume.” Showaway Hunt is the second school champion
and in the sixth grade. His parents are Jeremy and Rebecca Hunt. If
either of these students are unable to attend, Lillie LaPlace will be the
alternate attendee. The winner of that contest will go to Washington,
D.C., for the 89th Scripps National Spelling Bee this spring. Bowling
scores
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North Central 2B
South Central 2B
TonasketMabton
Brewster
White Swan
Bridgeport Kittitas
Manson
Walla Walla Valley Academy
LR
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Dayton
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Raiders and others in the North
Central League, two of the nonleague games will be with Pateros and Entiat, who will continue
to struggle to fill their schedules
with the small number of 1B
schools in Central Washington.
Individual sports and tennis will see little change in their
schedules due to the league alignment. Where the most change will
occur is in the postseason, with
berths to state and who comes to
the district events. LR could have
increased chances to gain a postseason berth in multiple sports.
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alignment will mean no nonleague matches. WIAA limits the
season to 16 matches. Therefore,
with the nine school league, the
Lady Raiders will have 16 league
matches. The athletic directors
may decide to adjust league play
to allow non-league action; again,
we will have to wait and see.
All sports that allow 20
games, such as football, will benefit from the new North Central
League schedule. With 16 of the
20 games being league matchups, the schools will only need
to fill out the schedule with four
non-league games. Likely for the
Lake Roosevelt Elementary
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High Game: Don Richer 246; Sharey
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High Series: Don Richer 691; Sharey
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The the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association has
finalized the classification numbers, and new league alignments
have emerged in District 6. For
Lake Roosevelt, the changes are
minor, but the choices of the other
schools in certain sports will increase the effect of the changes.
The division of the Blue Mountain League during the classification process was the impetus to
the big changes in the Central
Washington 2B League. Asotin
left for the Bi-County, which will
be split into two divisions, North
and South. That left Dayton, DeSales, Walla Walla Valley Academy, Tri-Cities Prep, and Liberty
Christian with the tough decision
of staying on as a five-team league
or joining the Central Washington South. They chose to join the
South.
As such, the League will now
look more like the old North and
South Central “B” Leagues for
most sports. LR is in the North
Central with Oroville, Tonasket,
Brewster, Bridgeport, Liberty
Bell, Manson, Waterville-Mansfield, and Soap Lake. The South
Central will consist of Kittitas,
White Swan, Mabton, Tri-Cities
Prep, Liberty Christian, DeSales,
Walla Walla Valley Academy, Dayton, and Lyle-Wishram. Under
the umbrella of the Central Washington 2B name, the league will
have 18 members for some sports.
Okanogan ended up half a student too big for 2B and will return to the Caribou Trail League.
Warden increased from 225 to 242
students and will be returning to
the South Central Athletic Conference for the 2016-2020 cycle.
The South Central 2B League
will include some of the small 2B
school in the state: Lyle-Wishram
(89 students), Liberty Christian
(84.5), and DeSales (72).
Raider Football for the next
four years will not have regular season trips to Mabton for a
game, only for the crossovers at
the end of the season. LR now
only has one non-league game to
schedule with eight league games
and the crossover filling out the
10-game schedule. That could
change if league members opt to
play 8-man, rather than 11-man
,football. That is what Liberty
Bell and Waterville-Mansfield
did, forcing the other league
members to find extra non-league
games. Bridgeport did not play
football last year, leaving all
schools who had scheduled them
in the lurch to find another game.
The Raiders will have to wait and
see if all members will respect
their position as 11-man schools
or if some will opt down to 8-man.
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to the dam. Available now. One fully
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garbage. All units non-smoking and no
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FOR SALE: small 2 bedroom, one bath
home in Coulee Dam. Recently remodeled.
$149,000. Other properties for sale. For
more information call 633-2485. (F7-8-tfc)
FOR SALE – Electric City, 4 bdrm., 2 bath
home. 24x40 shop, fenced yard. Asking
$205,000. All reasonable offers considered.
Call 633-0549. (O2-17-tfc)
Zero down payment, 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath in
Wilbur. Single garage, $114,900. 509-6810165. (E3-2-8tpp)
Home for sale - Grand Coulee, WA - Partial
view of the Grand Coulee Dam. 5 Bedroom
,2 bathroom, Family room Full Basement.
2,000 + sq. ft. $159,500 Call now for more
information 509-724-0294 (D3-9-4tpp)
Realty
LAND FOR SALE: overlooking Lake
Roosevelt, just three miles east of Grand
Coulee. Several parcels beginning at
$75,000. Other properties for sale. For more
information call 633-2485. (F7-8-tfc)
633-1665
EASTER BASKET
SALE
Starts Monday, March 14th
Senior Center
203 Main St., Grand Coulee
Sitting on double space which
includes water and payment to
sewer district.
NO DOGS.
400 Baskets Great Selection!
All Sizes! No Two Alike!
Events
EAGLES LODGE
RUMMAGE
&
BAKE SALE
Sat., March 12
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Nespelem Senior
Mealsite
POSTPONED
LunchUNTIL
will be available
$6 Adults $3 12 & Under
FURTHER
For more information:
Lucetta
Desautel
NOTICE
509-634-4109
John LaFountaine
509-634-4948
Lorretta Moses
509-633-2661
Soy Redthunder
509-633-0701
44900 State Route N. Hwy 174
Grand Coulee, WA
Misc.
FOR SALE – Alfalfa hay. Small bales.
By the ton or by the bale. 509-647-5400,
Rosenberg. (R3-2-2tpp)
PACIFIC ENERGY SALE through March
on gas and wood-burning stoves, fireplace
inserts and fireplaces. Safe, code installation
service, repair, info and chimney cleaning.
ALJU Stove & Fireplace, Omak, 509-8262736, ALJUSF*055OM. (A3-9-3tc)
DIVORCE $155. $175 with children. No
court appearances. Complete preparation.
Includes custody, support, property division
and bills. BBB member. (503) 772-5295.
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PROMOTE YOUR REGIONAL EVENT for
only pennies. Reach 2.7 million readers in
newspapers statewide for $275 classified or
$1,350 display ad. Call this newspaper or
(360) 515-0974 for details.
Drawing
Saturday 7 p.m.
As of Sat., March 5
Pot is at $4014
Saturdays from 5-8 p.m. Hamburgers /
Cheeseburgers with fries - Only $5
TACO NIGHT
Every Wednesday 4-8 p.m.
WANTED: Experienced carpenters and
finish carpenters. Call 633-2485 or 6310135 for an application. DWK Fowler
Construction LLC. (3-2-tfc)
PACIFIC SEAFOOD IS SEEKING
LOCAL FT FISH FARM WORKERS
General farm labor with various project
work. Position requires the use of forklifts
and pallet jacks. Must be able to work
outdoors in all weather conditions and lift
60 lbs. repeatedly.
A valid driver’s license is required.
Prior boat operating experience preferred.
Pre-employment drug screen and
background check required.
For more info or to apply, visit
www.pacseafood.com or in person
at 3378 Columbia River Road,
Nespelem, WA 99155.
EEO Company
Karaoke 7-11 p.m.
BINGO EVERY
THURSDAY & FRIDAY
Club Hours - 1-10 p.m. every
day except Wednesday - 1-11 p.m.
on B St., Grand Coulee
509.633.0162
LAKEVIEW TERRACE
MOBILE HOME PARK
509-633-2169 or 509-633-3640
for appointment
Jack of
Spades
Looking for FT Property Manager, Salary
and Benefits. This is an opportunity to
join our team with a desirable salary of
$25K to $30K (DOT) and full benefit/
retirement package. We are looking for a
full-time property manager to take care of
our Columbia View Apartment Complex
in Coulee Dam, WA. Candidate needs
to have experience in customer service,
maintenance, janitorial and interior
cleaning. We are looking for an exceptionally
qualified individual to fill this position.
Preferred: apartment or hotel experience.
Required: responsible personality, honest
morals, reliable transportation, dependable
availability. Please send resumes to PO
BOX 100, Selah WA 98942. (G2-3-tfc)
Thanks
I have so many people to thank for their
prayers, cards, flowers and love, that
saw me through difficult time(s) during
my hospital stay(s). From the nurses at
Deaconess Hospital to my surgeon, Dr.
Wright, thanks for your wonderful care.
To all my many friends, near and far, “Thank
You” for your continual support, just knowing
you’re there has brought me peace. For the
nurses and all the staff at Coulee Medical
“Thank You” for brightening each day,
and for making my tomorrows easier than
my yesterdays.
Dr. Castrodale and Sam: there aren’t
enough words, but THANK YOU so much!!!
And special thanks to my three sons; you
have all made me so proud to be your mom!!
You have always been here for me, and now
more then ever when I needed your strength
and your love you all came through as I
knew you would. I love you all very much.
And also to my Lulu, you are always there
and there aren’t enough words to tell you
how much that has always meant to me. I
love you all!!!!!! Sincerely,
Becky Billups
Storage
10x20 STORAGE UNIT FOR RENT – In
Grand Coulee. ALSO BOAT AND RV
STORAGE. Call 631-0194. (N701-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
RALPH’S STORAGE UNITS
AVAILABLE
12x35 - $82 10x14 - $57
509-633-2458
COLVILLE INDIAN
HOUSING
AUTHORITY
Is seeking qualified applicants for a:
MAINTENANCE MECHANIC
Pay Range: $19.27
(HUD Determined Wage Rate)
Minimum qualifications include: High
School diploma or GED, plus five years
of experience in trades related to general
building maintenance. Must be able to
lift up to 50 lbs., and move heavy objects
short distances (20 feet or less). Must be
able to balance, squat, kneel, climb, walk,
push and pull.
Open until filled –
First review March 9, 2016.
Applications MUST be received
by 3:30 pm PST.
For a copy of the full job announcement
and application please visit: http://www.
colvilletribes.com/ciha.php and click “Employment Opportunities”. Indian Preference will apply; preference will also be
given to honorable discharged veterans
who are minimally qualified.
GUNN LAW OFFICES, PLLC
Ryan W. Gunn
Attorney at Law
(509) 826-3200
7 N. Main St., PO Box 532 • Omak, WA 98841
FOISY & KENNEDY INSURANCE
Great Service - Great Rates
Instant Quotes Available Online at:
www.foisykennedy.com
309 Midway, Grand Coulee
509.633.0410
Ken Doughty, Owner
Free Estimates
Residential/Commercial
Over 25 Years Experience
Licensed & Bonded • KDPA1**026LN
Starting at just $5.75 per week (must run 4 weeks) Call today
HOUSECALL
CHIROPRACTIC
Quality Chiropractic Health Care
Brought to Your Home,
Office or Workplace
J.D. Scharbach, D.C.
509-721-0384
Grand Coulee Dam Area
Pruning Service
Small Engine Repair
633-1332 • Electric City
Everett Leishman, owner 634-1724
Coulee Hardware
Joshua F. Grant, P.S.
Best Rental Center
Do it
509-633-1090
Open 7 Days a Week
Copenhaver
Construction Inc.
Marlene Poe, DVM
Stefani Mark, DVM
Mon. – Fri. 9 a.m. – noon / 1– 5:30 p.m.
319 A Street, Grand Coulee
grandcouleevet.com
509-633-0711
Wayne Fowler
DWKFOFC949R8
633-6630
Serving Grant County Over 10 Years
LICENSED, BONDED & INSURED
COULEDP000JC
24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE
Like a good neighbor,
State Farm is there.®
State Farm Insurance Companies
Medicine • Surgery • Dentistry • Imaging
• In-House Lab • Boarding • Acupuncture
• Pet Supplies • Science Diet Pet Food
D.W.K. FOWLER
CONSTRUCTION LLC
COULEE DAM PLUMBING
308 Spokane Way
Grand Coulee
NOW OPEN SEVEN DAYS
By Appointment.
We do them all Big and Small.
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Mickey Olson
www.personaltouchpetparlor.com
at 114 S.E. Main St., Wilbur, Wa.
Check Us
Out On
509 647 0404
Quality, Local, Small & Large Animal
Veterinary Care
Hanson Building
6 SW Main Avenue
Wilbur, WA 99185
Call the Dam Plumber
Bruce
Cheadle
509.633.1350
is now delivering concrete in your
area. Discounts for ordering 3 or
more days in advance. For questions
or to place an order - Please call
509-647-5578
Replace Garbage Disposals,
Water Heaters, Faucets, Drain Cleaning
509.647.2238
CONCRETE
633-0280
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
New Construction
Remodels - Repairs
214 SW Main, Wilbur, Wash.
FOR INSURANCE
INSURANCE CALL
Attorney at Law ~ since 1975
Board Certified
Providers
Monday - Friday
9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
FAX IT at the Star
633-3828
Medicaid Eligibility Planning
Elder Law
Estate Planning - Wills - Probates
Real Estate Sales Closings
WILBUR CLINIC
UBI#601861914
Concrete IS Our
Business
For superior
concrete call us
Mobile
Home
Jobs
Annual Senior Center
CDFCU PROPERTY
FOR SALE
Single-wide manufactured home
located at 520 S 1st Street. 2
bed, 2 full baths. Property is
nicely landscaped on a corner lot
in Coulee City. Selling “as-is”
PRICE REDUCED TO $40,000
HOME
REPAIRS
Remodel - New Construction
Tractor Hoe - Roofing - Flooring
Sprinkler Systems - We Do It All!
BARE PROPERTY For Sale - Five 125x25
Residential Lots for sale. Excavated and
ready to build on in Wilbur WA. $5K OBO
509-636-2772. (C3-2-5tpp)
MORIAH HOUSE APTS. 106 Main St.,
Grand Coulee. 1 Bedroom $425; Deposit
$250; month-to-month, w/g/s paid. Nonsmoking units, no pets. Call 509-4492495 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., leave
message. (M3-9-2tp)
REALTOR®
Sales
Realty
General Contractor
Call for free estimate on any
type or size of job. Pole Building,
Remodel Homes, Additions,
Backhoe Services Available
Call or Visit Today!
(509) 633-0340
407 Burdin Blvd - Grand Coulee, WA
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CARPET CLEANING
SPECIAL
Extraction
$129 or $43 per room
Encapsulation
(water free method)
$89.95
(509) 633-2485
Cell 631-0135
(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
Jobs
Jobs
TRAIL WEST is now hiring a housekeeper.
Call 633-3155 ask for Sam. (T3-2-tfc)
HIRING Full-time position at Coulee
Hardware – experience in paint and lawn
and garden preferred, but not necessary.
Wage DOE, apply online at
info@
couleehardware.com or in person at the
store. (C3-2-2tc)
Seasonal Park Aide Positions. Park Aide
Positions available starting April, May and
June at the following Washington State
Parks: Sun Lakes & Steamboat Rock.
Starting wage is $10.44/hr. A typical work
day may include anything from registering
campers and collecting camp fees, to
cleaning facilities, mowing lawns, or
explaining park rules. Must be a minimum of
18 years of age, and possess a valid driver’s
license. Complete the online job application
and profile at www.careers.wa.gov. (S3-92tpp)
EARN $500 A DAY: Insurance Agents
Needed • Leads, No Cold Calls •
Commissions Paid Daily • Lifetime
Renewals • Complete Training • Health &
Dental Insurance • Life License Required.
Call 1-888-713-6020
RN’s up to $45/hr, LPN’s up to $37.50/hr,
CNA’s up to $22.50/hr, Free gas/weekly
pay, $2000 Bonus, AACO Nursing Agency,
1-800-656-4414 Ext 2
PACIFIC SEAFOOD IS SEEKING
LOCAL FT MAINTENANCE
TECHNICIAN
General maintenance and repair work.
Perform minor plumbing & electrical
work.
Repair equipment when breakdowns
occur to maintain production. Must be
able to work outdoors in all weather
conditions and lift 60 lbs. repeatedly. A
valid driver’s license is required. Prior
boat operating experience preferred.
Pre-employment drug screen and
background check required.
For more info or to apply, visit
www.pacseafood.com or in person
at 3378 Columbia River Road,
Nespelem, WA 99155.
EEO Company
COLOR COPIES
While you wait!
The Star
Registered Nurses – Day and Night
shifts available *$6000.00 Sign-on
bonus*
Looking for a Nursing career in a rural,
Critical Access Hospital? CMC has
multiple day and night shift RN positions
open to work in our Acute Care and Long
Term Swing departments. If you are
looking for a career that will enable you to
utilize the full scope of your nursing skills,
CMC may be just what you are looking
for! Our essential team of nursing staff are
confidently relied upon to provide patients
with a full spectrum of nursing care from
admission to discharge. CMC’s newly built
facility in 2011 offers patients and staff a
clean, comfortable and safe environment
as well as a caring, compassionate and
friendly atmosphere. As a nurse at Coulee
Medical Center you will be a part of an
inspiring team of medical professionals
striving to ensure Coulee Medical Center
is the Best Place for Care as well as the
Best Place to work. Position includes
$6000.00 sign on bonus with two year
commitment; $2000.00 to be paid after
completion of 90 day introductory period,
$2000.00 to be paid upon completion of
12 months of employment and remainder
paid upon completion of 24 months of
employment. (Not eligible for bonus if
employed with CMC in the last 12 months)
Valid and current Washington State RN
License required.
OB/Acute RN
*$6000.00 Sign-on Bonus*
CMC has an OB/Acute Care Day shift
RN position open. Two years of OB
experience preferred; willing to discuss
preceptorship with the right applicant.
Position is a set rotation of Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday; Thursday, Friday,
Saturday – 0600-1830. Position includes
working in an Acute Care setting as well
as functioning as primary OB nurse when
obstetrical patients present. Also includes
12-24 hours of paid on-call during your
work rotation. Housing available. Position
includes sign-on bonus of $6000.00 with
two year commitment; $2000.00 paid
upon completion of 90 day introductory
period, $2000.00 paid upon completion of
12 months of employment and remainder
paid upon completion of 24 months of
employment. Coulee Medical Center
offers competitive wages and an excellent
benefit package. Minimum certifications
required BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, must
have valid WA State RN License.
Lab/Registration Assistant/
Phlebotomist
This position will assist with lab functions,
register patients for lab tests and acquire
phlebotomy skills. The selected candidate
will be required to apply for a Washington
State Phlebotomy certification within
three months of training. Must possess
proficient computer skills, excellent
customer service skills and the ability
to work independently. The willingness
to learn new skills is essential for this
positon. Interested candidates must be
flexible and able to adapt to varying work
tasks and schedules. This is a full time
position; Current schedule is Thursday
8am – 8:30pm, Friday 8:00am – 8:30pm,
Saturday 6:30am – 1:00pm, Sunday
6:30am – 1:00pm. High school education
and knowledge of medical terminology
required.
Environmental Services
Tech-Housekeeper
This full time position performs various
housekeeping, cleaning and laundry
duties to maintain cleanliness throughout
the facility. Duties include dry and damp
mopping floors, vacuuming rugs and
carpets, dusting and sanitizing surfaces
in clinical work areas, offices, hallways,
restrooms and patient rooms to ensure
a clean environment. Additionally, the
Environmental
Services
Technician
supports patient care by cleaning and
servicing all linens/laundry, moving
supplies in and around the department,
and keeping work areas organized
and clutter free. Ability to pass a basic
skills test is required. Prior institutional
cleaning and/or laundry experience
helpful, but not required.
Per Diem Registration Specialist
The
Registration
Specialist
will
acknowledge, assist 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: cmccares.org
Or email information
employment@cmccares.org
PHONE: (509) 633-1753
FAX: (509) 633-0295
E.O.E.
A complete listing of our properties can be found at our website FoisyKennedy.com
607 Fir Street, Coulee Dam
302 Stevens Avenue, Coulee Dam
302 Stevens Ave, Coulee Dam, Beautiful head engineer home
in West Coulee Dam. Home has 5 Bedrooms all together and
has 1109 sf on main level, 555 sf upstairs, plus a full basement.
Home has vinyl lap siding, Central H & AC with HP, Wood
Fireplace, Hardwood floors, Cedar Sauna, and the list goes on.
Kitchen will have all new Stainless appliances. The home and
property is in immaculate condition. Wonderful Landscaping.
Property is on a corner lot that totals appr 7,825 sf and includes a
built in 1 car garage. List Price is just $197,500 with a $5,000
closing cost allowance.
#126 Dill Avenue, Grand Coulee. You owe it to yourself
to come take a look at this lovely home. The home has
almost 3,200 square feet of living space and all the room
you could ever ask for. It has a renovated kitchen with
Hickory cabinets, granite countertops and stainless steel
appliances. It has updated floorings, metal siding, newer 40
year roof, built in spa, and a relaxing living room. Home has
4 bedrooms - 2 and one half baths, 2 fireplaces and even
an indoor grill. In addition, it has a newer Central H&AC
with HP system. Detached garage & shop is 1,345 square
feet. The property is beautifully landscaped with garden,
berries and auto sprinklers. List price is just $279,000.
#63 Pearl Avenue, Electric City, 3 Bedroom – 2 bath
Ranch style home with just over 1700 s.f. of finished living
area. Living Room with Air Tight woodstove, Big Beautiful
kitchen is 14.5’ by 20’ and was custom built and designed
with corian countertops and breakfast bar. New 2 pane
vinyl windows, metal roof, Central Heat & Air Conditioning,
and the list goes on. The property is appr 9,000 s.f. in size
and includes a 30’ by 34’ det garage/shop building w/ 12’
sidewalls, Plus an additional storage building. List price is
now just $209,500.
1028 Camas Street, Coulee Dam, 3 Bedroom – 2 Bath
Ranch style home that is in the process of being completely
renovated. Home has approximately 1,200 s.f. all together
and has Central H & AC with HP, All updated electrical with
200 amp cb service, Pex Plumbing, New kitchen, and will
be installing new roof as well. The property is 76.5 feet wide
by 120’ deep or just over 9,175 s.f. all together and has a
fenced back yard and a 1 car detached garage. List price
is just $155,000.
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 509-6330410.
EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY
REALTOR®
EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY
REALTOR®
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.
201 Seaton Avenue, Elmer City, 3 Bedroom -2 bath Trilevel home with a view of the Columbia River. Home has
appr. 1,365 s.f. all together. Built in 1971, it has a big living
room with wood FP, Dining Room with slider to the fenced
backyard and patio. Kitchen with updated appliances. It
has bb and wall electric heaters and Wall Air Conditioning.
There is a 2 car garage, plus a 1 car carport. The property
is a corner lot that is appr 8,100 s.f. in size. List Price
is just $129,500 with a $3,000 closing cost allowance.
701 Aspen Street, Coulee Dam, Charming 2 Bedroom
Home overlooking the hills of Coulee Dam. Home has
1,175 s.f. all on one level. Huge Living Room with wood
FP. Kitchen renovated mid 90’s with solid wood cabinets
and includes stove, ref, & DW. Master Bedroom is appr
11.5 feet by 17.5 feet. The home has a metal roof, copper
plumbing and large enclosed patio. 12 month ave electric
bill is $71 a month. Property consists of two lots that total
almost 9,400 s.f. all together. There is a 1 car carport,
plus two additional storage buildings on the property. List Price is just $109,500 with the seller providing a
$3,000 closing cost allowance.
1100 Central Drive, Coulee Dam, Home has
approximately 924 sf and has 3 Bedrooms & 1 bath. Built
in 1940, it has had a number of updates over the year. The
home has metal lap siding and a metal roof, laminate and
vinyl flooring, and updated vinyl 2 pane windows. It also
has electric bb heat for heating. The property is a corner
lot that is appr 71’ wide by 120’ deep or about 8,500 s.f. all
together. There is a detached one car garage that is appr.
275 s.f. in size. This property is only available to Tribal
Members per Tribal Resolution. List price is $89,500
with a $2,500 buyer closing cost credit allowance.
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 $54,500. 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.
Foisy & Kennedy
REALTY, INC.
633-0410
more listings at www.foisykennedy.com
309 Midway Ave., Grand Coulee
Notice
Notice of School Bus to be
sold as surplus
Keller School District #3 is announcing
that the following vehicle is being
declared surplus. Pursuant to RCW
28A.335.180 this notice is provided to
inform the public that the vehicle will be
available for sale. The district shall not
sell said surplus to the general public
for a period of thirty (30) days from the
date of this publication. Keller School
District is now accepting sealed bids for
this vehicle.
2000 Bluebird/Conventional (GMC)
41 passenger, 182,012 miles
VIN: 1GDG7T1C1XJ518476
Diesel
Call 509-633-0651 or 509-634-4325
for more information
Keller School District reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
Bids shall be submitted to: Keller School
District #3, Box 367, Keller, WA 99140
Bids accepted until 4:00 p.m. on April 1
at the school district office in Keller.
Legal Notices
Notice of a
Finding of
No Significant
Impact
The USDA Rural Development has received an application
for financial assistance from the
Town of Coulee Dam. The proposed project consists of modifying their current wastewater
treatment facility and other system upgrades. The project is located within town limits to the
west at the intersection of River
Drive and Beaver Drive.
As required by the National
Environmental Policy Act, the
USDA Rural Development has
assessed the potential environmental effects of the proposal and
has determined that the project
would not result in any significant adverse effects on the quality of the human environment. An
Environment Impact Statement
will not be prepared. In order to
avoid or minimize any adverse
environmental impacts, USDA
Rural Development will require
the applicant to incorporate the
mitigation measures outlined in
the environmental report and
project’s design.
These mitigation measures include:
1. Client to use Best Management Practices for erosion and
sediment control.
2. Construction activities will
be scheduled to reduce traffic,
dust and noise impacts.
3. An Unanticipated Discovery Plan (UDP) must be “in
place” before construction. If
earth-disturbing activities during project construction uncover
cultural materials such as shell
midden, faunal remains, stone
tools, human remains, all work
shall cease and the UDP plan
will be followed. Applicable laws
pertaining to archaeological resources including NAGPRA are
required to be followed.
4. If earth disturbing activities
during any area of the project uncover human remains, all work
shall cease immediately and the
area around the discovery shall
be secured. The Bureau of Reclamation, appropriate law enforcement agency, and Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Reservation THPO shall be immediately
notified. The applicant shall also
contact USDA RD.
Copies of the Environmental
Assessment can be reviewed or
obtained at USDA Rural Development, 301 Yakima Street, Suite
317, Wenatchee, WA 98801-2990
,or at Coulee Dam Town Hall, 300
Lincoln Ave, Coulee Dam, WA
99116. For further information,
please contact Rick Rose, Area
Loan Specialist at (509) 6634019, Extension 146.
(Publish March 9 and 16, 2016)
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grandcoulee.com
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Legal Notices
City of
Electric City
Small Works/
Vendor Roster
The City of Electric City is accepting applications from interested
contractors and vendors wishing to be placed on the Small Works Roster and Vendor Roster. Whenever the city seeks to construct any public
work or improvement with an estimated cost of $200,000 or less, the
small works roster may be utilized. The Vendor Roster may be utilized
when purchasing materials, supplies or equipment not connected to
a public works project with an estimated cost of $15,000 or less. All
interested contractors and vendors are invited to submit an application. Interested parties can request the required application forms
through the City of Electric City, 10 Western Ave., P.O. Box 130, Electric City, WA. 99123. (509) 633-1510 or visit our website at electriccity.
us to download the application.
Jacqueline M. Perman
City Clerk/Treasurer
Publish March 9, 2016
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON
FOR LINCOLN COUNTY
Estate of
LEONA RAUCH, Deceased.
NO. 16-4 00020-5
NONPROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(RCW 11.42.030)
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
As Notice Agent, I have elected to give notice to Decedent’s creditors.
On the date of filing of this Nonprobate Notice to Creditors with the
court:
• I had no knowledge of:
• Any other person acting as Notice Agent, or
• The appointment of a Personal Representative for Decedent’s
probate estate in the state of Washington.
• According to the records of the Court that were then available:
• No cause number regarding Decedent had been issued to any
other Notice Agent, and
• No personal Representative of Decedent’s probate estate had
been appointed.
Any person having a claim against Decedent must present the claim:
• Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and
• In the manner provided in RCW 11.42.070:
• By filing with the foregoing Court the original of the
signed Creditor’s Claim, and
• By serving upon or mailing by first class mail to me
at the address provided below a copy of the signed Creditor’s Claim.
The Creditor’s Claim must be presented by the later to occur of:
• Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice to you
as provided in RCW 11.42.020(2)(c), or
• Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this
Notice.
If the Creditor’s Claim is not presented within the foregoing time
period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW
11.42.050 and 11.42.060. This bar is effective for claims against both
the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.
In accordance with RCW 9A.72.085, I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that the foregoing is
true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
SIGNED: MARK RAUCH
Address for Mailing or Service:
Joshua F. Grant, P.S.
Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 619, Wilbur, WA 99185
Date of First Publication of this Notice: March 9, 2016
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oulee
ops
Compiled from
police files
Grand Coulee
Police
3/1 - Police were asked to make
more patrols on Weil Place after a
woman reported a trespass at her
home there.
- A U-Haul dolly taken from
Coulee Hardware was recovered
by Ferry County Sheriff’s deputies and returned to the owner.
3/2 - Police were asked to set up
a watch at the southern Electric
City city limits to watch for a suspect wanted in connection to an
incident at Coulee City schools.
The patrol was ended when the
suspect was apprehended.
- Police checked on a man on
Williams Street who overdosed
on alcohol. He refused to go to the
hospital after being checked by an
EMT crew.
3/3 - Police checked on a reportedly suspicious vehicle in the
parking lot of an apartment house
on Crest in Electric City. The driver said she was there to pick up a
friend.
- Police checked on a burglary
on Federal Avenue. The owner of
the storage building told police
that someone had entered the
building, causing about $1,250
damage, but it didn’t appear that
anything was missing.
- An Omak man told police
that someone took his medications from his car while he was
shopping in a Grand Coulee store.
He said that he thought he had
locked the car, but when he returned from shopping the medications were missing.
- Police are asking the prosecutor to file charges of second-degree
burglary and third-degree theft
against a man they say entered
a firm on Main Street and took
two drills. A clerk at the store retrieved the drills from the back
seat of the suspected offender.
- An Electric City woman told
police that she saw a man and
woman doing suspicious things
near Third Street. Police could not
find the suspects.
- An A Street resident told police that a man known to him had
taken his tablet computer and
money. He said he told the man to
return the tablet but the suspect
said he didn’t know where it was.
- A driver from Roosevelt Drive
was arrested and taken to Grant
County Jail after allegedly hitting a fence and leaving the scene
while intoxicated. She is being
charged with driving under the
influence and hit and run. Her car
was towed.
- Police provided backup for
Lincoln County law enforcement when it was reported that
a man had driven his pickup
into a garage on Columbia Drive
and closed the door. The man explained to law enforcement that
he watches the place for the owner. Police checked with the owner
and were told it was OK for the
man to be on the property.
- A woman residing at E. Grand
Coulee Avenue told police that
when she returned home from
vacation she discovered that her
house had been burglarized and
she was missing a TV, three guns,
a coin collection, jewelry and other items. Total loss at the time
wasn’t determined. The burglar
had entered through a pried window.
3/4 - A Moses Lake man was
arrested for driving under the influence, driving while his license
was suspended, driving without
his interlock device on and having an open container of alcohol
in the vehicle. He was taken to
Grant County Jail. While being questioned by police, he told
them to write down that he was
“drunk.” He had been reported
as drinking by a city employee in
Electric City. The incident gave
new meaning to “giving him a lift”
as the officer had to carry him to
the patrol car and later into police
headquarters.
- A man who had reportedly
urinated behind a Midway Avenue building, and who was found
drinking beer in front of Coulee
Hardware, was found to have a
warrant for his arrest. He was
taken to Grant County Jail on the
warrant.
- Homeowners on A Street
told police that a woman staying
there had refused treatment from
EMTs after they were called because she wouldn’t stop yelling.
The homeowners said they wanted her gone, and she told police
she had no place to go. She was
advised to pack her things.
- A man on Alcan Road was arrested for being in possession of
a trailer reported to have been
stolen out of Moses Lake. He was
taken to Grant County Jail.
- Police are trying to identify
a male caught on camera stealing two bottles of alcohol at Safeway. He had put the bottles into
a hand basket but then fled out
the door with them without paying. He headed up Spokane Way
on foot.
3/5 - A Wilbur man was
stopped after failing to use his
turn signals, and the officer found
that the driver had a suspended
license but didn’t have his registration or proof of insurance. A
licensed driver was found by a
passenger and the police report
was forwarded to the prosecutor’s
office for action.
- A woman on Burdin Boulevard told police that she had
asked a man to look after her dog
and that he had given it to someone in Coulee Dam.
- A Douglas County man was
told not to park a vehicle he had
abandoned on city streets.
3/6 - A Ronald Drive couple returning from vacation told police
that someone had burglarized
their home. Missing were a number of tools, a TV, and many other
items. They are preparing a list
for police.
3/7 - A child and his father were
reunited at Safeway. The boy told
police that he had been on Main
Street trying out for a play and
that his father was supposed to
be there to pick him up. When
he wasn’t there, the boy went to
Safeway, where he was helped by
a man who learned of the boy’s
problem.
- A 23-year-old man was banned
from the Grand Coulee library after he had been unruly. When he
was told to leave, he gathered up
his things and left.
Coulee Dam
Police
3/2 - A driver was given a verbal warning for failing to fully
stop when coming out of the Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union.
- Police stopped a vehicle going south on SR 155 when officers
noticed one of the headlamps was
inoperable. The driver was given
a verbal warning.
3/3 - A 67-year-old driver was
arrested on a drunken driving
charge, having tested .192 for
blood alcohol content at police
headquarters, more than twice
the legal limit of .08. The driver
had stopped his car at the Elmer
City Access Road, but didn’t move
when traffic cleared, causing other drivers to have to go around
him. Police tried several times to
communicate with the man, but
he couldn’t speak so that the officer could understand him. Two officers had to nearly carry the man
to the patrol car. He was taken to
Okanogan County Jail.
3/4 - Police checked on a report
that a vehicle had struck a tree at
the Columbia View Apartments.
Police said that the vehicle had
struck the tree and knocked it
out of the ground so far that roots
were showing. It wasn’t known
who hit the tree.
3/6 - Police checked on a report
that a pit bull had bitten a 7-yearold girl on Central Drive. Interim
Police Chief Larry Hall said that
the dog was a puppy. It appeared
the bite was more a playful act, as
it did not break the skin.
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February on the dry side
As Washington state and the
rest of the western United States
continue to rebound from drought,
I’ve
come
across a couple of interesting scientific research
articles that
Bob Valen
I’m
sharing
not a meterologist,
here. I have
just a weather
hobbyist!
two
stories,
one from here
in the United
States
and
the other occurring now in the Mediterranean
region.
First, let’s revisit the great Dust
Bowl era of the 1930s. A recent
study that used a reconstruction
of North American drought history over the last 1,000 years found
that the drought of 1934 was the
driest and most widespread of the
last millennium. Scientist used
the tree-ring-based drought record from the years 1000 to 2005,
as well as modern records from
NASA. The findings were that
the 1934 drought was 30 percent
more severe than the runner-up
drought in 1580. The research
also showed that the drought extend across more than 70 percent
of Western North America.
Two sets of conditions were at
play, causing the 1934 drought.
We have little control over one —
weather patterns. The other condition we can control and we have
made great improvements — land
management practices.
This next research is really interesting. It addresses the recent
and ongoing drought in the Eastern Mediterranean. This drought
started in 1998, affecting several
countries in the Mediterranean
Levant region. NASA and other
scientists have reconstructed the
drought history of the Mediterranean by studying tree rings.
Thin rings indicate dry years,
while thick rings indicate years
when water was plentiful. The
results are astounding: “The recent drought in the Levant region, from 1998 to 2012, stands
out as about 50 percent drier than
the driest period in the past 500
years, and 10 to 20 percent drier
than the worst drought of the past
900 years.”
Here’s a general look at our
weather for the next 2.5 months.
The Climate Prediction Center at
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
is showing that our temperatures
are to be above normal and that
precipitation has an equal chance
of being above or below normal.
OK, to our numbers for the
month of February. We ended on
the dry side with only 0.59 inches
of precipitation here at the home
weather station. The mean for
February is 0.92 inches. The alltime record is 3.58 inches back
in 1958. We did measure a bit
of snow at 0.2 inches, while the
mean is 2.5 inches for the month.
We were a bit on the warm side
too. Our mean temperature for
this February was 37.7˚F, while
the all-time mean is 32.7˚F. Our
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low of 23.6˚F is way above the alltime low of -15˚F, and our high of
59.8˚F is below the all-time high
of 61˚F back in
1995.
Of
interest, NOAA has
turned on the
new Weather
and Climate
Supercomputer System,
and it’s running at record
speed.
This
means
the
United States is now capable of
more accurate weather predic-
tive analysis. We had fallen behind in this area as compared to
other nations. Through these new,
ultra-high-speed systems, NOAA
can now handle, as they stated,
“the tidal wave of data that new
observing platforms will generate,” which allows them to push
the science and operations into
exciting new territory.
Weather Watcher
One Week Forecast for Grand Coulee Area
Source: www.grandcouleeweather.info
Wed.
Low 32˚ - 51˚ High
Afternoon rain
Thu.
Low 40˚ - 56˚ High
Light rain in the morning
Fri.
Low 36˚ - 53˚ High
Light rain in the afternoon
Sat.
Low 44˚ - 57˚ High
Light rain morning & evening
Sun.
Low 43˚ - 55˚ High
Light rain ending in the afternoon
Mon.
Low 40˚ - 49˚ High
Light rain up to the evening
Tue.
Low 36˚ - 52˚ High
Mostly sunny
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