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Most of the boys' basketball game with Liberty Bell Friday night seemed to be going according to norms. Tight competition: it ended regular play going into overtime 46-46. And that is where the Mountain Lions apparently decided they would score no more. They kept their score at 46, even as Raiders racked up 60 points. It's not like Liberty Bell wasn't equal to the task, they just didn't do it. Worse, they continually fouled so LR would head to the free-throw line, racking up the Raider win...
It's been a long time coming, but Nespelem saw a victory on their home basketball floor Saturday night, some 56 years (that was a best guess by school officials) after their last high school closed and their students started attending Graxnd Coulee Dam schools for high school. The Nespelem Eagles hosted the Columbia Lions, from Hunters, for the 68-31 win, which had to feel good after their 20-point loss at Republic the night before, 68-44. The Eagles are not playing in a league this year,...
Cross Country Caden Portch took first place among 85 runners from eight schools at the Oroville Invite at Lake Osoyoos State Park Oct. 16. Portch stepped across the 5,000-meter event finish line in 17 minutes, 31 seconds — two seconds ahead of Brewster’s Gerardo Rodriguez, who had to PR for his 17:33 time. Ten other Raider boys also ran the race, with Dillan Yazzie coming closest to Portch’s time in 19:34. Freshman Chantelle Pakootas led the LR girls to place 14th in 26:55. Raiders at Oroville Boys Place Name Time 1 Caden Portch 17:31 18 Dilla...
Volleyball The Lady Raiders played four hard-fought volleyball sets against Okanogan Tuesday night, losing 3-1, by 13-25, 15-25, 25-22, and 13-15. Lake Roosevelt lost to Cascade in five sets Thursday, 3-2 and have a 2-9 record. They'll head to Tonasket for a 6:30 game on Thursday, then host Brewster on Tuesday, also at 6:30 p.m. Football The Raiders lost at Manson Friday night, 42-28. No game is scheduled until Oct. 18, when LR (0-5) will head to Winthrop to play the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions...
Jeffrey Alexander Brent, age 78, passed away at his home in Electric City, WA., the evening of September 9, 2024. He had been in ill health for some time. Jeff was born in Ironton, MO., November 4, 1945, to James Alexander Brent and Catherine Chloe (Scott) Brent. At a young age he moved with his mother and two sisters to Northern California. He graduated from Berkely High School in 1963, then went on to San Jose State College, graduating in 1968. He studied journalism but soon decided it wasn't...
Confetti falls as the graduating class of 2024 is introduced by Principal Natalie Kontos Saturday in the gym at Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School. - Ethan Tatum photo...
Respected elder of the Colville Tribes, Frank LaFountaine has passed away at age 76. He served on the Colville Business Council for the Nespelem District from 1980 through 1984. LaFountaine graduated magna cum laude from Seattle Pacific College in 1970. He earned a juris doctorate from the University of Washington School of Law and became an attorney. In addition to his service on Tribal Council, he also served his community as a lawyer. He spent years working in Colville Tribal Court at various times as a prosecutor, a public defender, and an...
A young mom holds the bag open as her child gathers eggs at the Lions Club's 85th annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday at the former middle school in Grand Coulee. The club takes over an hour to set up the field with the plastic eggs that members have filled with prizes. The hunt is over in minutes with no sign of eggs left on the field. A photo of prize winners is on page 6. - Scott Hunter photo...
The Raiders won a game against Bridgeport March 28 on the Mustang’s home field, but lost to Liberty Bell three times, once there March 26, then twice more at home on Friday. Lake Roosevelt beat Bridgeport 7-0. Liberty Bell’s Mountain Lions skunked the Raiders, 38-0, 20-0, and 16-0 in Coulee Dam Friday. LR heads to Okanogan for a league game Thursday at 4:30 p.m. The Raiders will meet the Cougars in Warden Saturday at 3 p.m. after taking on Goldendale at 1 p.m. in Warden....
The Grand Coulee Dam Lions Club will be holding its 85th annual Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday, March 30, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Grand Coulee Dam old middle schook athletic field. The hunt is for ages 9-10....
The local food bank was among the recipients of donations from STCU’s Here for Good Foundation even after its holiday giving season. The Care and Share Food Bank got a $10,000 boost from the credit union’s foundation. STCU said that over a 12-week period, the foundation surprised 15 community organizations with financial gifts, impacting organizations across the credit union’s footprint. The donations totaling $160,000 were made with a particular emphasis on education, workforce development, mentoring, and food insecurity. “Our members like to...
The Raider boys' basketball team remained undefeated Tuesday night after taking down Tonasket 89-54 on the Tiger home court, the final in-league game for the Raiders in the regular season. It followed a rousing, deafening game in Coulee Dam against the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions Friday night, where LB gave LR a game and fans on both sides shook the rafters. The Raiders won by only six points, 72-66, their closest contest of the season. LR might play LB again Feb. 6 in the District 6 2B Boys Bas...
The Raider boys scored their fifth straight win Tuesday night, defeating the Mountain Lions at Liberty Bell 61-52. "The game started out very slow and sluggish for us but once we got our tempo picked up things turned around for us," said Head Coach Ed Wolfe. Brandon Pino picked it up early and finished with 22 points to lead in Raider scoring. In the first quarter, Chase Marchand scored the 1,000th point in his high school basketball career, a rare feat and "huge milestone for him," Wolfe said....
Lake Roosevelt’s girls’ basketball team has started the season off with a 3-0 winning streak with Liberty Bell their most recent victory. The beat the Lady Mountain Lions Tuesday night 59-36. The win follows their Dec. 5 victory of Almira-Coulee-Hartline, 53-42, and their Nov. 30 defeat of White Swan, 74-28....
Henry Peter Carstensen Jr., 95, passed away on September 8, 2023. Henry (Junior) a life-long resident of Almira was born in Spokane, WA on February 27, 1928. The third child of Henry (father immigrated from Germany) and Elizabeth (Blinn) Carstensen. He graduated from Almira Public School in 1946. Graduating with a degree in agriculture from Washington State College in 1950, he returned to run the family farm north of Almira. After fulfilling his father's requirement to finish fall seeding,...
As a kid I remember rooting for Idaho when they played the Cougars. It was great in both 1999 and 2000 when the Vandals won. In 1999, Idaho won 28-17, and in 2000, 38-34. They had a great tradition: the losing cheer squad had to walk from Pullman to Moscow, about nine miles. Needless to say that the Vandal cheer squad over the years got very familiar with the scenes between the two towns. Later it was great football when Jerry Kramer and Wayne Walker played for the Vandals. The two had great careers at Idaho and were drafted in the fourth...
The race that lets people run across the top of Grand Coulee Dam drew hundreds on Saturday morning for 5K, 10K or half marathon run under blue skies. Organizer Kelly Buche said about 290 had pre-registered for the race, but far more than usual took advantage of late registration Friday night and early Saturday. She thought the total might come to about 350 runners registered. With the finish line at Banks Lake Park, the event also offered a beer garden with live music, arts and crafts booths in...
Hundreds turned out for the Fish Fest at Spring Canyon last Saturday for what Emilee Franklin hopes will become an annual event. Franklin, and education specialist at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, said the event drew over 500 people into the park. Five of them actually caught fish, but 175 caught free fishing poles at the event that was put on to help kids learn to fish. "I think for the first year of the park ever doing anything like this in the community, it was a pretty big...
The Community of Spring Canyon Cemetery was dedicated on March 30 ,1959, has 2,200-plus residents, 4.5 acres of grass, a park manager, council. The cemetery is privately owned by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Lions, but gets no state of federal money to operate. Like many other communities, Spring Canyon Cemetery board members are few and are aging and unable to do several of the tasks that are needed to keep up the cemetery in tip top shape. Yes, we have a grounds keeper like the other cities in the area, but the residents need help keeping their...
Four towns and/or cities, but the largest community in the area needs some help! The Community of Spring Canyon Cemetery was dedicated on March 30 ,1959, has 2,200-plus residents, 4.5 acres of grass, a park manager, council. The cemetery is privately owned by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Lions, but gets no state of federal money to operate. Like many other communities, Spring Canyon Cemetery board members are few and are aging and unable to do several of the tasks that are needed to keep up the cemetery in tip top shape. Yes, we have a grounds...
Early Monday morning, someone stole a tractor from the Spring Canyon Cemetery. The thief was there for at least 40 minutes, apparently breaking into one building through an old, wooden panel covering a door window, then probably taking keys found inside to open another building that housed the tractor, a 1996 John Deere 1070 loader with a backhoe attachment. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is hoping the pickup may look familiar to someone, so they put photos on a Facebook page and asked for...
To supporters of the four Lower Snake River Dams, the latest news that President Biden continues to pursue dam breaching is not shocking, but surprising, considering the growing shortfall in electricity predicted in the western states and his desire to dramatically reduce carbon emissions. Biden’s March 21 announcement started another “Whac-A-Model” game to determine the dams’ future. The news was reported in a Wall Street Journal commentary by Faith Bottum titled “Biden’s Fishy Plan to Bre...
Forty students graduated from Lake Roosevelt High School Saturday as the class of 2023 gathered for that last time - on the stage at the gym in gown and cap. Much about the speeches echoed those sentiments that rightly drip from every high school graduation - "the last time," "the next chapter," and so forth. But the tone, the affection, the familiarity - as in, family-like - seemed something more. "The friendships that we have made over the years have shaped us into the young men and women...
Gaylen Doyle Dice passed away on Monday, May 29, 2023, at his son's home in St. George, Utah surrounded by family. Gaylen was born on July 5, 1940, in Wilbur, Washington to Bernadine Wachter and Daun Dice. Gaylen was the grandson of two local pioneer families, the Haden's and the Wachter's. Gaylen spent most of his time with his grandparents William and Nettie (Haden) Wachter. He grew up spending a lot of time outdoors hunting and fishing with his Uncle Rodney. Gaylen went to school in Wilbur...
Winners of the Grand Coulee Dam Lions Club 84th annual Easter Egg Hunt include: age 1-3: 1st, Brydon Martin, Grand Coulee, 2nd, Colettle Turner, Grand Coulee, 3rd Boone Carden, Nespelem; 4-5 years: 1st, Daxton Rhodes, Grand Coulee, 2nd Evelyn Hetinger, Grand Coulee, 3rd, Isabella Lopez, Grand Coulee; 6-7 years: 1st, Lilly Babler, Utopia, Neytiri DeWinkler, Grand Coulee, 3rd, Millie Womer, Nespelem; 8-10 years, Madelynn Babler, Utopia, 2nd, Lily Demetervk, Quincy, 3rd, Lucy Fuller, Electric...