Local Cowboy Champ Sets Another Record
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$100 Christmas in the Coulee inside VOL. LXXVI, NO. 38 SERVING THE GRAND COULEE DAM AREA, WASHINGTON STATE DECEMBER 14, 2016 Newsbriefs Restaurant Volunteer of Local cowboy champ year delayed The Star’s volunteer of the year recognition will hap- sets another record to open next pen in January 2017 instead by Roger S. Lucas of this month to allow people enough time to nominate Shane Proctor has done it people they know who de- again. spring at casino serve the recognition. This time Proctor picked up by Roger S. Lucas him it will be “like coming home. the 2016 Wrangler National Fi- That’s my own country,” he stated. “Jury duty” nals Rodeo “average champion- The Colville Tribes’ expanded Tonasket attended the third ship” this past weekend after 10 Coulee Dam Casino will open in grade in Coulee Dam schools and scam hits days of competition in Las Vegas, late February or March, Chief Op- is a Grand Coulee “Tiger” alum. a feat he didn’t accomplish back erating Officer of Colville Gaming “We think it is important to county in 2011, when he won the nation- John MacClain said last week. help the community,” Tonasket The scammer calls claim- al bull riding championship. The $3.2 million project was ing to work for the local court added. If his 2011 national title was started about a year ago, and and claims you’ve failed to Local casino manager Tony report for jury duty. He tells the crown, then the “average will include full dining service Posey explained that handi- you that a warrant has been championship” is the “jewel” in for breakfast, lunch and dinner. capped-accessible parking is issued for your arrest. the crown. The new casino restaurant will planned in the space between With the victim now The event “average winner” also offer ”good weather” seating the casino building and Harvest thrown off by the news, the Proctor soared to third from 15th on a balcony that extends on two Foods, with easy entry to the ca- caller asks for personal in the final Professional Rodeo sides of the building. The balcony, sino afforded there. information, for “verification Cowboy Association world stand- according to the plans, will be 20 Posey and MacClain have purposes,” that can lead to a ings. feet wide and allow summer din- nightmare of identity theft. spent a lot of time developing Shane’s parents, Gordon and ers a good view of Grand Coulee Specifically, the scammer ideas for the restaurant, includ- asks for the victim’s Social Kathy Proctor, were there to Dam. ing trips as far away as Chicago. Security number, birth date, watch. The operation will be 24/7, with The kitchen alone will cost nearly and sometimes even for “It is rather amazing he did some limited menu after hours, a quarter of a million dollars, the credit card numbers and this by competing in only 55 ro- MacClain said. two explained. The food fare will other private information — deos, where most of the compet- Mel Tonasket, vice chair of the range from steaks to burgers. exactly what the scammer ing cowboys had been in at least Colville Business Council, said for Small concerts are being con- needs to commit identity 100,” Kathy said Tuesday. See RESTAURANT page 2 theft. Shane was out of competition Shane Proctor teaches bull riding technique from a barrel at his annual So far, this jury duty most of May and June after doc- bull riding school for kids in Nespelem last April. — Scott Hunter photo scam has been reported in Michigan, Ohio, Texas, tors removed a metal plate that whose totals were $311,451 and adding up all the scores and di- After fire, home Arizona, Illinois, Pennsyl- was put in after an earlier bull $287,803. viding by the number of rides. vania, Minnesota, Oregon riding injury. He was back at it Proctor rode his first seven Proctor showed his mettle by and Washington state, now in July, gaining strength as the bulls, an achievement seldom riding Midnight Bender, the 2016 including Grant County. year rolled on. reached by any competitor. bull of the year, which had only electricity In reality, court workers Shane Proctor was the first Then the tide turned, and been ridden once in PRCA com- will never call you to ask for cowboy to gain $1 million in Proctor was bucked off with his petition in the past three years. private information. earnings in both the PRCA and last three bulls. Proctor earned a score of 91 for In fact, most courts follow Professional Bull Riders. Yet Proctor was candid about eight seconds of torture. turned on again up via snail mail and rarely, if ever, call prospective jurors, Proctor winning the “aver- the whole thing. The native Grand Coulee cow- by Roger S. Lucas cials found that the lock on the notes a press release from age” title last weekend was good “I would have liked to have boy will get needed rest — three meter had been cut and marks the Grant County Sheriff’s for $67,209, and gave him a to- gone 10 for 10 and put my name weeks — before the 2017 Built Coulee Dam police and fire indicated that a jumper had been Office on the problem. tal of $192,064 for the Las Ve- in the history books, but it didn’t Ford Tough season begins in Mad- officials discovered last Thurs- used to restore power to the resi- They advise to never gas event. His third place PRCA turn out that way. But I did my ison Square Garden, Jan. 6-8. day that a resident had possibly dence. give out your Social Security standing pushed his total earn- job and I won the average,” Shane The 2003 Lake Roosevelt High jumped an electrical meter that Town officials contacted Ne- number, credit card numbers ings to $272,365, surpassed only said. School graduate averages 180 had been turned off after a Dec. 5 or other personal, confiden- spelem Valley Electric, whose by two other overall competitors, The average is determined by garage fire. tial information when you See PROCTOR page 2 personnel disconnected power at receive a telephone call. Town officials had turned the the transformer. meter off at 415 North Columbia Interim police Chief Larry and requested that a licensed Hall said Tuesday that a report Holiday electrician check the residence to is being sent to the Okanogan City clerk Perman to retire see if it was safe to turn electric- County Prosecutor’s Office for a wonderful job for the city,” May- clerk in 2006, and recently com- ity back on. festivities by Roger S. Lucas or John Nordine II, said Tuesday. pleted 10 years as clerk. possible charges. Three days later, town officials Perman started working for “The work of the city clerk is “I finally got it back on yester- listed Jackie Perman will retire in checked the house after lights Readers will find a list Electric City in 1999, as a one- constantly changing,” Perman day,” Wilging said Tuesday after were seen on in an upstairs room of upcoming holiday events April next year as city clerk in day-a-week court clerk and be- stated Monday. “You are con- getting the electricity inspected, and in the kitchen area. inside a special “Christmas Electric City, she announced last came the deputy clerk under stantly learning new things and noting he’d gone seven days with- Police officer Mike Sullivan, in the Coulee” supplement week. then-mayor Ray Halsey in 2002. that’s what makes being clerk in- out heat. fire officials and a person from inside this issue of The Star. “We will miss her; she has done Perman was advanced to city teresting.” He said it was “still a mystery” public works advised resident how the fire had started in the See RETIRES page 2 Tim Wilging that they were go- back yard while he was away. Pay by the ing to go into the backyard. At Wilging said he had heard of the time, Wilging was on the ga- rumors that illicit drugs were be- mile, not the rage roof fixing shingles that had ing sold out of his home. “Couldn’t gallon? been damaged during the fire. be further from the truth,” he The state’s Transporta- There, police said, town offi- said. tion Commission is going to test drive an experiment, and you’re invited. With gas mileage increasing in vehicles, the tax on a gallon Locally-raised of fuel isn’t covering what it needs to for road mainte- nance. So Washington will join 14 other states in a test alpaca meat of taxing mileage instead of gallons. Participants who volun- teer won’t actually be taxed found to be mild sticks and, last but not least, the on mileage, they’ll just report by Roger S. Lucas it so the state can see how summer sausage. the concept would work. Maybe sometime soon you will And what a surprise! The commission’s next find alpaca meat in the delicacy All three of us looked at the step is to test the concept section of your local meat market. following: the cooking smell, the with the public and see what Alpaca meat? taste, and consistency of the prod- people think of it based upon That’s right, alpaca meat! ucts. actual experience using To our combined surprise, it. Recruitment will begin Local alpaca ranchers Merv there was not a strong cooking in spring 2017, with up to and MaryJo Monteith are team- 2,000 volunteers needed ing with a consortium of alpaca odor, not like wild game meat, and from across the state to raisers and going into the alpaca the taste of the hamburger was participate in the year-long meat business.