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Page 8 The Star • June 13, 2012
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Compiled
oulee
ops
from
police files
Grand Coulee Police
6/2 - Officers were called to
Coulee Playland to check into
a report of a woman floating on
a raft. Later the woman came
ashore and walked into the campground.
6/3 - A Grand Coulee police
officer driving his patrol car on
I-5 was struck from behind by a
driver who was cited for following
too closely. There was minor
damage to the patrol car and no
injuries.
6/4 - A resident who lives on
O’Sullivan Road reported to police
that someone had entered
his home and taken a variety of
items totaling about $1,500 in
value. He told police of a person
he suspected in the theft and
police are seeking the person to
talk with him.
- A man who lives on Electric
Boulevard in Electric City, wanted
on a warrant, was seen near
North Dam Park, arrested and
taken to Grant County Jail.
6/6 - A contractor working on
Sunset was told by police to go
by Electric City Hall and get a
proper license to work within the
city. The contractor explained to
the officer that he was told by the
homeowner that he didn’t need a
license to do the work.
- Police cited a resident on 2nd
Street in Electric City after the
man’s dog got loose and killed a
neighbor’s cat. Police requested
the city council to review the report
to determine if the man’s dog
should be declared dangerous.
6/7 - A man on Weil Place told
police that he thought someone
was trying to break into his
house. He told the officer that
he heard a scratching noise and
took the officer to the bathroom
window where he pushed on the
glass, which fell into the house
and broke. The report said there
was no evidence that anyone had
been at the window.
- Police checked on a suspicious
person report on Midway. The
officer found a man walking on
SR-155, who told police that he
recently had twisted his knee and
was trying to walk it off.
- Two Electric City residents
and a Nespelem woman were
arrested after an altercation
on W. Grand Avenue in Electric
City that spilled over to a second
residence on the same street. The
woman from Nespelem was treated
for a broken nose and other
injuries at Coulee Medical Center.
The three are being charged with
first-degree burglary for forcing
their way into a house.
Coulee Dam Police
5/28 - USBR Plant Protection
advised police that there was
a stranded vehicle by security
station 2. Police found that the
vehicle had a dead battery and
provided jumper cable help so the
driver could move it.
5/29 - Police stopped a car because
of a seatbelt violation and
found that two passengers were
wanted on felony warrants. They
were arrested and taken to Okanogan
County Juvenile facility.
The felony warrants were truancy
related.
5/31 - A vehicle with high suspension
that had no mud flaps was
stopped, and police learned the
driver’s license was suspended.
He was cited and a passenger was
arrested on warrants. A licensed
driver was summoned to take
charge of the vehicle.
6/1 - Plant Protection advised
police of suspicious people in the
Visitor Center parking lot. Police
talked with two people, a man and
a woman, from Coeur d’ Alene,
Idaho. They said they were filming
a documentary for a couch
surfing website. Police learned
after requesting information on
the pair that one’s driving status
was suspended and the other was
a convicted felon.
6/3 - A complaintant admitted
his concern was “petty” when
he told police that his neighbor
backed out of his driveway and
hit a rock skidding it about three
inches. There was no damage to
the rock but a small piece of metal
from the vehicle was noted. Police
explained that the man could damage
his own property and that it
wasn’t a crime.
- Police also advised a number
of homeowners that they needed
to clean up their properties or they
would be cited.
6/5 - A driver was stopped near
the overlook area just above Grand
Coulee Dam for a faulty brake
light when the officer found that
her license had been suspended
for nearly three years and that
there were two warrants for her
arrest. She was taken to Okanogan
County Jail.
6/8 - A woman who told police
she was driving her son’s car, was
cited for driving with a suspended
license. She was stopped for expired
license tabs and received a
warning for this and for not having
insurance. A licensed driver took
charge of the car.
- A man was stopped for a license
plate violation and admitted
to smoking marijuana earlier in
the day. The man immediately told
the officer, “I don’t have a license.”
A minor passenger in the car was
wanted on a felony warrant and
was taken to Okanogan County
Juvenile Detention Center. The
driver was cited for driving while
suspended.
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633-3828
Grads should know: things change
I attended my nephew Jesse
Billups’ (state wrestling champ)
graduation at ACH two weeks ago
and Lake Roosevelt's last week
end. What
awesome ceremonies
they
were.
It got me
thinking
about 20 years
ago when the
class of 1992
at LRHS put
on our gowns
and caps and
set sail on our
adventure.
Jess,
shut up!
Jesse Utz
The unknown that lay ahead: I
want to do THIS, but what about
THAT. College, military, parenthood
and careers, all the dreams
and ambitions that only a young
woman or man can have. Back
20 years ago, I personally did not
listen to much advice. Save your
money; go into the Air Force; go
to a community college first; slow
down; enjoy family; go on an adventure.
These are all things I ignored
and now pass on to current
grads as advice of my own.
The truth of the matter, though,
is that things change. Little decisions
can have a life altering
impact. You meet the “right” girl
or guy, things change. You get
injured, things change. A parent
passes away suddenly, things
change. Unfortunate circumstances
make things change. We just
don’t know what lies ahead.
As the class of 1992 gathers this
August for our 20-year reunion,
we will come together as a class
of changes. Some achieved their
goals they set in ’92, others will
still be working on it. Some will
have altered their course dramatically.
Some won’t be there at all.
Some who wanted out of Grand
Coulee so bad will be living here
happily raising their kids.
There will be teachers, coaches,
lawyers, bankers, mothers, and
fathers. There will be a bus driver
and minister, a business owner
and a politician. Some will be rich,
some poor.
We will remember
Shannon
Nason and
Rob Williams,
and tears and
smiles will mix.
Key people will
not be there
for many different
reasons,
but we will
ask, “Where
are they” and
someone will
let us know.
I could not have guessed in a
million years how things would
be for me now, as will be the case
for many of my former classmates.
But the one thing we will all have
in common is that we have made
it this far on our adventure. Some
are scared, some are frightened.
Some are strong and ready for the
next 20. But whether we want to
or not, the journey continues and
we must face it.
So my advice for the class of
2012 is really very simple when
I say it, but is most difficult to
achieve: Enjoy it. What ever job
or school you pick, make sure you
enjoy it.
Work hard, but enjoy the work.
Whatever life hands you, enjoy
it. Enjoy your family, friends and
co-workers. Life is precious and
things change. Enjoy it.
But in those times when you
have a choice to either be bitter
and grumpy or disappointed and
down, find what gives you joy and
cling to it. Nothing is set in stone.
Things change.
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Catch some Fun!
Koulee Kids’ Day!
Saturday, June 16th, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Catch fish from a huge tank provided
by the Colville Tribal Fish and Wildlife Department.
At the Colville Tribal Museum
in Coulee Dam. Poles provided. Catch a
tagged fish, win a pole.
• Sunbanks Lake Resort offers their
mini-golf course overlooking the lake.
• Coulee Playland
will offer its
popular peddle
boat rides to kids
for free all day.
• The USBR’s
Visitor Center
at Grand Coulee
Dam is offering a
geocache treasure
hunt.
• Search for real Idaho garnets at The
Funzee’s store.
• Coulee Cruizers Car Club will have a
coloring contest at its annual car show at
North Dam,
• The Lions Club will offer a barbecue
lunch as a fund-raiser at North Dam Park,
• The TeePee is offering a free junior ice
cream cone with purchase of a junior
meal.
• Village Cinema will put on the movie
“Despicable Me” for a reduced price of
$5, which includes small drink and small
popcorn.
Prize giveaway will follow the movie.
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Pick up your entry form
and map to fun
at Funzee’s
Coulee Hardware
or
the USBR Visitor Center
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