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GCDSD school levy vote commentary: Jan. 14, 2025 - The Star
2025年1月15日 · In this second in a series of two articles on the upcoming school district’s levy vote, we will briefly summarize the most important aspects of this crucial levy so that each of us can make an informed decision on continuing levy revenues in support of our local school system. Here are some highpoints that should aide in our understanding of an o...
Raiders take third at tourney - The Star
2024年12月25日 · Raider wrestlers took third place at their own annual tournament Saturday, where a dozen schools from Curley to White Swan came for a day of wrestling. Girls teams could also compete in that growing category of the sport. The Raider boys fielded five athletes in five weights, with some also wrestling up to fill in empty weights on the team. At 106...
Update given on Senior Center Living project - The Star
2024年12月11日 · Consultants working on a project to convert the old Center School into a senior living facility gave community a progress update last week, at a gathering Tuesday night at the Voltage Coffee House. Patti Westby, of Westby Associates, Inc., said a feasibility study is done after gathering input from a series of 84 interviews with "prioritized contac...
Landslide into lake sends flood to other side - The Star
2024年11月20日 · A landslide into Lake Roosevelt southwest of the town of Kettle Falls cascaded several tons of sediment into the lake over the weekend, and the National Parks Service is urging caution in the area due to ongoing instability. The slide cascaded several tons of sediment into the lake from the west, dislodging trees and causing shoreline damage up and...
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2025年1月15日 · LR sophomores get a chance to prove themselves Scott Hunter | Jan 15, 2025 If you notice a few 10th-graders in the greater downtown Coulee Dam area around lunchtime next week, they're not skipping school. The Grand Coulee Dam school board Monday voted to give the class of 2027 an off-campus priveleges trial period. The decision followed a presentation by the class officers asking for relief ...
Grand Coulee Dam lights up on New Year's Eve for the first time in …
2025年1月8日 · In a historic light show, various colors of blue, green, red and amber lit up Grand Coulee Dam for New Year's Eve, decades after a fire ruined the display's control panel. The light show will continue to illuminate the dam from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., nightly until March 6. The Bureau of Reclamation Visitor Center has a free parking area for viewing. The...
Sandra Green - The Star
2024年12月8日 · Sandra E. Green, 84, from Grand Coulee, Washington, passed away peacefully on December 8, 2024. She was born in Mandan, North Dakota on July 27, 1940, and moved to Spokane, Washington with her family when she was a little girl. Sandra was the mother of three children, Greg Edmunds (and wife, Dawn Edmunds) of …
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2025年1月15日 · Ferguson proposes $4 billion in cuts to ease state budget deficit Juan Jocom | Jan 15, 2025 Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson unveiled a budget-cutting plan to ease a projected $12 billion statewide budget deficit during a 2025 legislative preview in Olympia Jan. 9. "Washingtonians expect that we will increase revenue as a last resort. I will not contemplate additional revenue options until we have ...
This Week in History - The Star
2024年12月30日 · January 7, 1610, using a hand-built telescope, Galileo Galilei discovered the planet Jupiter and four moons orbiting the planet. His first observation led him to believe he was observing a group of stars. After a few weeks, Galileo determined that he was seeing not stars, rather objects in orbit around Jupiter. His discovery provided evidence for t...