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The Colville Tribes plans to remove between 1,000 and 1,500 feral horses from the reservation between January and March of 2019. In 2015, 422 feral horses were removed in a similar effort using an "aerial capture" method that uses a helicopter to help round up the large mammals. Colville Tribal Fish and Wildlife aerial counts showed a wild-horse population count of 148 in 2007, 309 in 2009, 723 in 2010, and 1,500 in 2014, according to the "Colville Tribes Integrated Resource Management Plan"...
Raider wrestlers dominated at both their own Powerhouse Tournament in Coulee Dam Friday, and the Banks Lake Brawl in Coulee City Saturday. The Raiders won the Powerhouse with 169.5 points, the first out of 10 teams, with Rainier taking second with 97.5 points. At the Banks Lake Brawl, LR had 234.5 team points, the first out of 12 teams, with Warden placing second with 114. At the Powerhouse on Dec. 28, there were seven Raiders who placed first: Colton Jackson, wrestling in the 113 weight...
The Raider basketball squad had reason to celebrate at the Eagle Holiday Classic, defeating both the Medical Lake and Colton teams. Friday night, the Raiders defeated the Medical Lake Cardinals by a single point, 72-71. Soarin’ Marchand led the Raiders with 19 points. The Raiders were down 35-28 at the end of the first half, but dominated the third quarter, putting up 23 points while only allowing 12 from the Cardinals. In the fourth quarter, the Cardinals outscored the Raiders 24-21, but fell a point short. The next day the Raiders played C...
The Lady Raiders suffered a couple of non-league losses at the Eagle Holiday Classic in Spokane last weekend. Lake Roosevelt played Liberty High School Thursday, Dec. 27, losing 46-25. Kelsie Olbricht led LR with seven points. LR only scored 13 first-half points, and 12 in the second half. They did outscore the Lancers 9-7 in the fourth. On Dec. 28, LR lost to Lakeside, with a final score of 52-38. The Ladies will return to league play on Thursday, Jan . 3, when they visit Liberty Bell to take on the Lady Mountain Lions at 6 p.m. They will...
Federal and tribal officials said last week that the question of whether fishermen should continue to be able to drive on the sand along Geezer Beach behind the Grand Coulee Dam stemmed from tribal concerns. The Bureau of Reclamation has been collecting comments on the issue as they do an environmental assessment on whether to continue allowing people to drive on the beach. USBR Public Affairs Specialist Lynne Brougher said the idea of banning cars from the beach started when the bureau received a request to address the issue from the Colville...
The Bureau of Reclamation is looking to modernize three more generators in the Third Power Plant of the Grand Coulee Dam in a project that should get underway in about four years. The upgrade of generators G19-G21, if approved, would take about 10 years to complete, beginning in 2023 at the earliest, and would add tens of millions of dollars to the regional economy, a draft environmental assessment states. A similar project, modernizing G22-G24, started in 2010 and still continues. It has cost...
Ah, small town life. Country living. Old pickup trucks, down-home diners. You gotta love it. Sometimes it's a bit dull, but only boring people are bored, so you have to create your own excitement. If you need a little help with that, then these 10 small-town movies might give you the entertainment you so crave. Here they are, in no particular order: the top 10 movies to watch in a small town. The Last Picture Show 1971, rated R directed by Peter Bogdanovich "The Last Picture Show" epitomizes sma...
Raiders wrestled in a dual with Cascade last week, as well as sending a wrestler to the Columbia Burbank Girls Invitational. Raiders wrestled in a dual match in Coulee Dam against the Cascade Kodiaks Dec. 20, with one match going on at a time underneath a spotlight. The event was the first dual match LR has hosted in five years. Out of the 16 matches, which included three forfeits, as well as exhibitions, Lake Roosevelt garnered 39 points to Cascade's 31. Terrance Saulque stole the show,...
The Lady Raiders had a bit of a rough week, but are still second in the Central Washington 2B league with a 5-1 league win-loss record, 5-3 overall. The Lady Raiders played in Okanogan in a non-league game on Dec. 18, losing 37-33. "We laid an egg," said Head Coach Peewee Pleasants. "I don't think we could have played any worse a game from an offensive standpoint. Our defense is what kept us in, gave us an opportunity to try to win down the stretch. That's one thing we can lay our hat on is our...
The Raiders suffered two losses, one league, one non-league, but closed out last week with a solid win. The Raiders are third in the Central Washington 2B league with a 4-2 league win-loss record, 5-3 overall. Brewster and Oroville are at the top of the league, both with a 5-1, 6-2 record. Tonasket is fourth right behind the Raiders at 4-2, 4-3. The Raiders played in Okanogan in a non-league game on Dec .18, losing 75-56. "We didn't come out ready to go," remarked Assistant Coach Ty Egbert. "We...
VROOOOOM! Whoa, that was close. Pedestrians walking between Electric City and Grand Coulee soon won't have to worry about getting run over anymore, thanks to Electric City being awarded a grant for a pathway connecting the Coulee Playland area to Banks Lake Park along SR-155. The $707,800 project will be paid for with $672,410 from a Department of Transportation pedestrian and bicycle program funding grant, and a 5-percent, $35,390 match from Electric City. The vision for the pathway is a...
Electric City is taking action to prevent looking like a glorified RV park. The Electric City council approved a zoning revision last week that limits the number of recreational vehicles or utility trailers that can be parked on someone’s property, and requiring there to first be a building on that property, or have a building permit in hand. The revision also limits the amount of time someone can live in an RV to 60 days a year. “Basically, this is to prevent people from buying lots just for an RV,” City Clerk Russ Powers said at the Dec....
Elmer City, population 238 in the 2010 census, will take nearly $1 million to run in 2019 according to the preliminary budget, but more than half that money will come from grants for sidewalks and street work. The Elmer City council discussed the preliminary budget at a meeting Dec. 15. Expenses include $110,365 from the current expense fund, from which most day-to-day expenses are paid, $620,532 from the street fund, $714 from the real estate excise tax fund, $5,000 from the criminal justice fund, $237,620 from the water sewer fund, and...
12 is almost here! Are you searching for a New Year resolution but aren’t exactly sure what you should resolve to do? Do you love children and think they deserve to be cared for in a safe and nurturing home? If you answered yes to either of those questions, you should consider becoming a foster parent to one (or more) of the thousands of children who are currently in foster care in Washington state. What’s that you say? You’d love to foster but fear you would get too attached to the children in your care and it would break your heart for t...
Christmas is a difficult time for anyone grieving the death of a loved one. It is especially hard when they were slain in the line of duty while protecting our country. It hit home again last month when Army sergeants Eric Emond, 39, Brush Prairie, and Leandro Jasso, 25, Leavenworth, were killed in Afghanistan. Both were experienced elite soldiers who served multiple tours in combat zones. Normally, the fallen are remembered on Memorial Day, but thanks to a Maine family and over 800,000 donors and volunteers, more than 1.8 million Christmas wre...
On Dec. 11 the Lady Raiders zapped the Oroville Lady Hornets by 50 points last week. LR led 35-5 at the half, and held the Hornets to only three points in the second half to win 58-8 Dec. 11. Head Coach Peewee Pleasants couldn't recall a time when LR held their opponents to under 10 points in a game. "This game we really wanted to focus on what we do best - playing defense," Pleasants said. "Try to make sure we're doing the good things, the right things that are going to help us be successful...
The Raiders lost to a league rival last week before beating another on Friday to retain the top spot in their league. Lake Roosevelt led Oroville by a handful of points most of the game Dec. 11, with a 26-23 halftime score. Although LR was up by seven points at one point in the third quarter, the Hornets took the lead briefly, and the game was tied 42-42 at the start of the fourth. The large crowd roared with cheers and boos from fans for both teams. Some referee calls were met with very strong...
Raiders grappled with wrestlers from across the Pacific Northwest last week, facing tough competition in Oroville, Cashmere, and at North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Three Raiders — Kaleb Horn, David Crowe, and Tony Nichols — competed in the invitation-only Tri-State Tournament at North Idaho College Dec. 14-15. “Tri-State is a huge, prestigious, tough tournament,” said Raider Head Coach Steve Hood. The event hosts wrestlers representing 66 teams from Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana. The 4A Mead Panthers team won the event...
The local chapter of the Public School Employees union voted 28-8 to ratify a 6-percent raise in the Grand Coulee Dam School District late last month and the school board approved the change last Thursday. After months of deliberations, the PSE Nov. 27 approved the raise for the roughly 75 members, plus a $2-an-hour raise for the lead mechanic position and a 50-cents-an-hour raise to the Spanish paraprofessional position. The lead paraprofessional in the preschool was made a “coordinator,” which comes with a raise of about $1.15 an hour, as...
Hank Wiebe and his friends are raising hell against the United States Bureau of Reclamation’s recent announcement that they are considering no longer allowing people to drive onto “Geezer Beach” behind the Third Powerhouse at the Grand Coulee Dam, or possibly not allowing fishing there at all. The Grand Coulee man has been placing petitions at local businesses to gather signatures to voice opposition against the idea. “People are fired up, saying, ‘Keep after them,’”Wiebe said. Wiebe said that he and his friends go fishing at the beach regular...
It will take nearly $4.4 million to run the city of Grand Coulee next year, according to a budget prepared for the city council, which took a look at it last week. That’s just about a break-even amount that includes nearly $1 million for fixing streets. The city expects to take in just under $4.5 million, including more than $637,000 in taxes and $955,000 for goods and services, including water and sewer. The Grand Coulee City Council was presented the preliminary budget at their Dec. 4 c...
Yet another takeaway? As a disabled fisherman, I, along with many other disabled, aged friends, have fished Geezer Beach for many years. We fish this area exclusively four to five times per week from January to June. Due to our disabilities and very limited walking capabilities for many of us, it is the only alternative for fishing the area. In all of my years of enjoying fishing Geezer Beach, I have never seen or experienced any of the suggested scenarios. I am proud to say that due to our appreciation of the ability to fish there, we are...
Raider wrestlers competed at the LR Mix & Match before winning the Connell Invite last week. Lake Roosevelt competed against worthy opponents from Wilbur-Creston-Keller, Davenport, Inchelium, and Okanogan, with a total of 59 matches in the LR gym Dec. 5. "It was a very good night for everybody, the idea being that they get mat time, get matches," said Head Coach Steve Hood, who seemed happy with the competition the other schools brought in to challenge his wrestlers. "There were lots of good wre...
The Lady Raiders basketball team defeated Bridgeport and Soap Lake last week to go 3-0 for the season. In Bridgeport Dec. 4, the Lady Raiders dominated the Fillies, 56-13. "This was a good game that allowed us to work on things and give players minutes that they normally would not get," said Head Coach Peewee Pleasants. Kelsie Olbricht led Lake Roosevelt with 10 points in the game. The Lady Raiders had a remarkable 52 rebounds total. The Lady Raiders traveled to Soap Lake Dec. 7, winning a...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders had two strong basketball wins last week, defeating Bridgeport and Soap Lake on the road, both by double digits. The Raiders lead the Central Washington 2B league with a 3-0 win-loss record, the only undefeated team in the league right now. Tonasket and Brewster are ranked next in the league, with 2-1 overall records. Lake Roosevelt defeated the Mustangs 74-40 in Bridgeport Dec. 4. Tyler Jordan led the Raiders with 17 points. Sam Wapato scored 15 for the Raiders,...