New Laser Show Debuts This Saturday
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$100 VOL. LXXIV NO. 8 SERVING THE GRAND COULEE DAM AREA, WASHINGTON STATE MAY 21, 2014 Newsbriefs Mayor shaking Star office up Coulee Dam closed The Star newspaper will ambulance service be closed Monday, May 26, by Scott Hunter cabinet where access “takes ad- in observance of Memorial ditional time during time critical Day. The news and advertis- In the wake of state inspections events,” they reported. ing deadline for the May 28 and allegations of harassment Inspectors also noted that the newspaper is Friday, May 23 and retaliation, the mayor of Cou- ambulance department some- at 5 p.m. lee Dam has ordered immediate times allows non-certified indi- changes in the town’s paid vol- viduals to staff the ambulance, unteer ambulance service, some and that EMTs don’t have access Playhouse of which have sparked threats of to locked-up supplies they need to EMTs purposely not responding, restock it after a run. still on he said. When they visited May 8, in- The state spectors could not raffle Department of access emergency Raffle tickets for the little Health inspected “It is apparent medical service playhouse are still on sale at the ambulance training records, Loepp Furniture for $1 each, May 8 at the in- that our personnel certi- The tickets will remain on vitation of Mayor fication records, sale until the Junior Rodeo, community is at July 19-20. The playhouse Greg Wilder and supply records, or is built annually by DWK found a dozen a serious risk.” vehicle mainte- Fowler Construction and Flags and memories to honor veterans offer a photo opportunity to a visitor at last year’s Isle of Flags at Spring “areas of non- nance records. donated to the Ridge Riders Canyon Cemetery. — Scott Hunter photo compliance” with —Greg Wilder But records for the drawing. The drawing state law and Mayor they could access will be held during the Junior standards. indicated that the Rodeo. Those were de- ambulance did not Memorial Day dedication set tailed in a letter to Fire Chief Rob- meet state response time require- by Roger S. Lucas 11 a.m. Monday with Richard Black, retired Navy ert Jackson dated May 14. Issues ments 43 percent of the time. Bids captain, as the emcee. cited ranged from candy bars on EMS Section Supervisor Mi- The flags are going up Saturday, Legion Commander Cindy Jayne, chief petty offi- the floor of the driver’s compart- chael C. Lopez of the Office of awarded Veterans, their families, and the general pub- ment to a heart defibrillator that Community Health Systems told Electric City council cer (retired) U.S.Navy, will do the “pipe aboard” and lic looks forward each year to the “Isle of Flags” at awarded the bid to supply all events will be underway. doesn’t work, with a red “X” indi- the fire department to develop a a sewer pump to the city to Spring Canyon Cemetery. Black will make introductions with Monty Fields, cator that was covered up. They corrective action plan by June 15, Whitney Equipment. The This year there will be over 500 flags flying for chief master sergeant (retired) USAF, making the included “substantial dirt and but fix that defibrillator, “a clear bid was $11,319.79, and veterans from the local areas. annual Memorial Day address. debris on floor and shelves” of the patient safety issue,” by this Fri- was the second low bid on They go up in a gigantic volunteer work effort be- Flags will be then be dedicated and Pat Zlateff, ambulance, disorganized equip- day. the pump. City officials had ginning at 11 a.m. Saturday. You can go and help. LTC (retired) US Army, will place the memorial ment compartments, missing In his May 16 directive to Jack- recommended to the council Then the flags come down on Monday beginning at wreath. splints, and the vehicle’s license son, however, the mayor set tight- that they award the bid to 3 p.m. if it’s not raining. American Legion Post 157 will provide the color mounted on the windshield. er deadlines, requiring a tempo- Whitney because they felt This year 13 new flags will be dedicated in honor Devices for delivering oxygen rary replacement defibrillator by the pump from that bid was a guard and James Heuvel will tell of the meaning of of the following: Clifford W. Avey, Harold Eugene superior pump. The low bid “Taps”. to patients were stored in a small See AMBULANCE page 2 of $10,308,50, turned in by Dunlap, John E. Graham, Sr., Bert Colby Johnson, A number of service club members of both the Ro- H.D. Fowler, of Wenatchee, John B. Klobucher, Lloyd Allyn Newkirk, James A. tary Club and Lions Club assist the American Le- was rejected. Pryor, Stanley C. Rawley, Donald C. Seaver, CPT gion every year. Columbia Pumping and James C. Waters, Billy Wisinger, Arthur E. “Bud” If anyone has questions concerning the work par- Construction submitted the Wright and Ray J. Zowada. ty or the program they can call Ben Alling at 633- winning bid for supplying The official Memorial Day program will begin at 0663. sewer pipe lining for about 570 feet of sewer pipe. The bid was for a combination of 10-inch and 8-inch pipe, for $27,182. The bid was held New laser show open for additional taps as needed by vote of Electric General Area Alternative Site "A" City’s council. The taps General Area would provide access to side Alternative Site "B" sewers. debuts this Saturday by Roger S. Lucas The show replaces the original many perspectives,” said Lynne laser show developed in 1989, and Brougher, public affairs officer at The Bureau of Reclamation which ran for 25 consecutive sum- the dam. Old pickup will begin showing the new laser mers. The equipment to run the light show on the face of Grand In 2011 the Bureau contracted show, including the lasers, was re- picked up Coulee Dam, “One River, Many with LumaLaser, Inc., from Eu- placed in 2013. Funding for the Electric City’s council Voices,” this Saturday beginning gene, Oregon, to develop a new new show and equipment, some Two sites are under consideration for a new fire station. — USBR photo voted to purchase a 1988 at 10 p.m. General Locations for Proposed New Fire Station show and replace the old laser $1.6 million, was provided by the 0 100 200 400 600 800 1,000 Chevrolet one-ton pickup that 8 Feet The new show incorporates the system. A group of 14 stakehold- Bonneville Power Administra- had been declared surplus at story of the area, beginning with Grand Coulee. The price was ers was formed to assist in the tion. how the land was formed, the development of the script for the The show will run each eve- New USBR fire $3,108.40. original inhabitants of the area, new show. ning through Sept. 30. In May, why Grand Coulee Dam was de- “One River, Many Voices” tells June and July, the show begins at Body veloped and the numerous effects the story of Grand Coulee from 10 p.m. In August the show will station under and benefits the dam has had on people who have experienced start at 9:30 and in September recovered local communities and the na- the history. “The new show pres- the show will begin at 8:30. A body found Monday tion. ents a balanced story, told from morning in an irrigation canal consideration other agencies through mutual above Summer Falls Dam is believed to be that of Scott by Roger S. Lucas aid agreements. Kolves of Ephrata, who went In addition to the two proposed missing and was presumed Annual bull ride Saturday The Bureau of Reclamation is locations, another alternative, the drowned during a March 29 by Roger S. Lucas garden going. gether 12 teams of three cowboys planning to build a new fire sta- Bureau stated, was to do nothing. accident, Grant County Sher- Ridge Rider President George each. It’s the first time the event tion. Currently the fire station is locat- iff Tom Jones said. The Ridge Riders have pulled Kohout said the timing of the has been put on at the Ridge Rid- It’s the “where” that’s in ques- ed at the John W. Keys III Pump- An irrigation district out all the stops for this year’s 3rd Lacy event and Wild Horse Race ers Rodeo Grounds. tion. The Bureau is seeking public Generating Plant. employee found the body Annual Cleatis Lacy Memorial was set up so cowboys and fans Carden and Marchand said comment to identify issues to be Public Affairs Officer Lynne around 8 a.m. The site is not Bull Riding event, this Saturday addressed in an environmental Brougher said the idea had been far from where the pickup could attend both the Grand Cou- they had 11 wild horse teams truck in which Kolves and his May 24, at the rodeo grounds. lee event and the rodeo at Coulee and expected more. If they get 12 assessment, due out this fall. identified in earlier advance plan- three sons were riding went Bull riders will be facing the City the same day. teams, they plan two go-rounds The Bureau is looking at two ning for upgrades to the pump- into the canal. Kolves’ 8-year- longest eight seconds in sports Kohout also pointed out that with the top two from each go- locations for the new fire station: generator plant to take place over old son Korey died as a result (riders must stay on the bull eight the bull riding and Wild Horse round competing in the final for one, on land it owns, near the the next 20 or so years.