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The league-leading Raider boys notched two more wins last week. The Raiders defeated the Tonasket Tigers 86-48 in Tonasket on Jan. 28. Lake Roosevelt led 49-22 at the end of the first half before outscoring them 37-26 in the second. Leading scorers for the Raiders were Soarin’ Marchand, who led the Raiders with 15 points; Sam Wapato, who scored 14; and Kyle Edmo and CJ Saxon, who each scored 10. The Raiders went to Soap Lake Thursday, when they annihilated the Eagles 89-28. Marchand again led the Raiders with 16 points. Other leading Raider s...
The Lady Raiders bloodied the Tonasket Lady Tigers, then rinsed off at Soap Lake with a decisive lathering of the Lady Eagles last week. In Tonasket, Lake Roosevelt took down their opponents 43-31 Jan. 28, then two nights later beat Soap Lake 70-17. An away game in Brewster was scheduled for yesterday against the Lady Bears, results of which will be reported next week. The Lady Raiders are scheduled to play on the road against Liberty Bell at 6 p.m. Feb. 7. A home game the next day, Feb. 8, is...
The city of Grand Coulee wants to renegotiate a contract under which city police provide law enforcement services to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for nearly $600,000 a year. The city is currently operating on a six-month extension on a contract that expired in November of 2019, a contract in which the city’s police provide additional security at the Grand Coulee Dam. That contract adds four additional officers to the Grand Coulee Police Department, which serves Grand Coulee and Electric City, for a total of eight officers, plus a reserve o...
The recent story of a Colville tribal member winning hunting rights on traditional lands in Canada is being told in a 30-minute documentary that will premiere in Spokane next month. A Jan. 17 press release from the Colville Tribes details the documentary and the story that it tells. "'Older Than The Crown' follows the trial of Sinixt tribal member and retired Fish & Wildlife Officer, Rick Desautel, who in 2010 was charged with hunting as a non-resident and without a license in Canada," the...
The Raiders defeated the Oroville Hornets 64-40 Jan. 24, then soundly put down the Bridgeport Mustangs Monday night, both in Coulee Dam. Lake Roosevelt hosted the Bridgeport Mustangs Monday, beating them 73-30. The Raiders are sitting pretty on top of the Central Washington 2B league with an 11-0 win-loss record, 13-2 overall. Brewster is right behind them at 11-1, 14-2. An away game was scheduled for yesterday in Tonasket, results of which will be reported next week. LR is scheduled to play in...
The Lady Raiders defeated the Oroville Hornets 47-24 in a home game on Friday and crushed Bridgeport Monday, also in Coulee Dam. Audrey Hansen scored the most points against the Hornets for Lake Roosevelt with nine, followed by Ellie Hansen with eight and Jozlyn Hansen and Megan Abel, who added seven each. Ellie Hansen, who stands 6-0, led the Raiders in rebounds with 12 total, six offensive and six defensive. Audrey Hansen, also 6-0, had nine rebounds, seven defensive and two offensive. Almeta Desautel had four steals for the Lady Raiders....
The Raiders competed in mix-and-match and dua meetsl this past week, and will host a dual competition Friday night. In Tonasket Jan. 23, The Raiders competed in a mix and match among Okanogan, Tonasket, and themselves Jan. 23 in Tonasket, where “everyone ended up getting at least one match,” Head Coach Billy Monroe said. Further results were unavailable from the event. Then in Spokane Jan. 25 the Raiders competed in the Dream Duals tournament, placing third out of eight B schools. “It was neat to wrestle in the convention center,” Monroe...
The Central Washington 2B league is changing up a bit, most notably with the return of 1A school Okanogan to the 2B league due to a change in rules with the powers that be. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association finalized classification numbers for 2020-2024 at their Jan. 26 executive board meeting. The reclassifications take into account a school’s percentage of students who receive free or reduced lunches, the reasoning being that schools with poorer students are at a disadvantage, and that the change will level the playing f...
The Colville Tribes have banned single-use plastic bags from stores on the reservation, and the state is looking at doing the same. A resolution passed by the Colville Business Council went into effect Jan. 1 that bans single-use plastic bags from stores within the boundaries of the Colville Reservation, the Tribal Tribune reported Jan. 10. The state of Washington is considering enacting a similar ban, with the state Senate passing a bill last week. The Senate had also passed Senate Bill 5323 last year, but it died in the House of...
Change is afoot in Electric City with the last remaining councilmember from the old regime resigning and the fire chief reinstated after being fired last year. Electric City Councilmember Aaron Derr resigned from his position in a letter dated Jan. 14. “At this time in my personal life I feel that I cannot commit to the dedication necessary to fully and properly represent my constituents,” Derr wrote in the letter. “Perhaps in the future, when family health and personal business allow, I may once again represent the people of this city....
Those excited for a park in Electric City will have to wait a while longer before park details and construction details are finalized. The Electric City council chose not to accept a bid on the proposed Ice Age Park at their Jan. 14 meeting, hoping to get construction costs down. The lowest bid for the project came in at approximately $465,000 from Spokane-based Terrabella, Inc., roughly $80,000 over the city’s proposed 2020 budget for the park. The project is to be paid, in part, with some of the $257,500 in grant money from the Washington S...
Lucas Bird has been racing since he started with go-karts at age 6 and has been winning championships ever since. The 2018 Lake Roosevelt graduate won the NASCAR WHELEN All-American Series Stateline Modifieds championship at Stateline Speedway in Post Falls, Idaho, Sept. 14, 2019. Throughout the season, Bird won two races, including the championship, placed second in two of the races, and didn't finish the other two. Bird and his team were surprised to be the point leaders and win the championsh...
The man in charge of sports in the local school district took on an extra volunteer role Monday night. Tim Rasmussen stepped into a vacant commissioner spot for the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District on Jan. 20 at a special meeting of the district commissioners. The spot had been vacant since September, when former commissioner Josh Vega joined the Air Force. "We've been looking for somebody to fill the shoes," Chairman Kevin Porch said. Rasmussen, who is the athletic director for the...
A year ago, much of America’s heartland was inundated by Missouri River flood waters. At least 1 million acres of U.S. farmland in nine major grain-producing states were under water. More than 14 million people were impacted. Damage exceeded $1 billion. With 11 dams on the Missouri, why was the flooding so severe? Why didn’t the dams absorb the excess waters? Its dams are above the flooded areas. The last impoundment is at Gavins Point Dams in South Dakota, and heavy rainfall and snow melts wer...
Happy New Year to each of you, and welcome to the new Roaring Twenties! I’ll start off by gazing into the crystal ball of long-range weather prediction. The dedicated public servants with the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) at the National Weather Service have done well with the prediction for these past months. We’ve seen higher-than-average temperatures and less-than-average precipitation. So, what are their predictions for the next three months — January, February and March 2020? For the n...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders beat both Manson and Bridgeport last week to hold onto their top spot in the league, but then lost to Okanogan Tuesday night. LR defeated Manson 55-29 in Coulee Dam Jan. 14. Sam Wapato led the Raiders with 17 points, followed by Soarin' Marchand and Hunter Whitelaw, who scored 10 each. The Raiders then traveled to Bridgeport Friday, where they won 84-35. Tyler Jordan was LR's leading scorer there with 19 points, followed by Marchand with 15, and CJ Saxon with 11. As...
Raider wrestlers experienced some variety this past week, winning a dual match against Cascade High School and facing tough competition in Tonasket. The Raiders defeated Cascade High School in Leavenworth in a dual meet on Jan. 14, winning as a team 45-25. Those winning their matches were: Colton Jackson wrestling at 113 pounds; Robert Thomas, 120 lbs;CJ Arcasa, 126 lbs; Christian Carson, 138 lbs; Dusty Rose, 152 lbs; Tyler Palmer, 170 lbs; Sergio Galacia, 182 lbs; and Joseph Tynan, 220 lbs. “It was a really fun night and a good experience f...
The Lady Raiders won their last two games with solid victories last week, ending a six-game losing streak. LR defeated Manson 51-7 in Coulee Dam Jan. 14, with Audrey Hansen leading the Lady Raiders in points with 18, followed by Shyanne Marchand and Allison Nomee with eight each. Audrey Hansen also led in rebounds with 10, followed by Jozlyn Hansen with six. Almeta Desautel had the most steals for LR with seven, while Megan Abel had four. LR went to Bridgeport to beat the Fillies 81-40 Friday. There, Audrey Hansen had a standout game with 33...
The sale of the Banks Lake Golf Course to Rattlesnake Ridge, Inc. has fallen through. The terms of the $1.8 million sale of the golf course and surrounding land, as well as equipment and buildings on 189.3 acres, was approved by Port District 7, which owns the course, back in June of 2019. A $10,000 check for earnest money towards the sale is now forfeited to the district since a deadline of Dec. 31, 2019 has passed. Port District 7 Commission President Jim Keene told The Star that he wants to assure members of the golf course, and visitors as...
Bill Dunlap was appointed to the Elmer City council on Jan. 9 to a seat that had been vacant for over a year. Dunlap's term lasts until the end of 2021, when he'll be up for reelection. Dunlap told the council he had grown up spending his summers in Elmer City, and after retiring in 2015 from his job as a television engineer in Lewiston, Idaho, moved back to town. Councilmember Don Bonertz said he has known Dunlap since Dunlap was a kid. Immediately after Dunlap was sworn in and took his seat...
The Senior Meals Program wants you to know they have food to eat at the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center for people of all ages, and they'll deliver to seniors who qualify for delivery. The home delivery part of the program will deliver to those 60 and older and homebound in some way. There are no income restrictions for the program, which collects a suggested donation of $4 per meal for seniors and $8 per meal for everyone else, although seniors who can't afford a donation won't be turned down....
Recycling containers are now in place at the Delano Regional Transfer Station to take in plastics, paper, tin cans, aluminum cans, and even some electronics. One of the new containers placed outside the gates of the Delano Regional Transfer Station as part of Sunrise Disposals new contract with area towns accepts mixed paper, #1 and #2 plastics, rinsed out tin cans, and rinsed out aluminum cans. Another container placed outside the transfer station's gates is for "e-cycling," and accepts old TVs...
It's a little easier in the Coulee now to get a Discover Pass to park at Washington State Parks. An automated pay station located at Northrup Point along SR-155, in the same area as Northrup Canyon and Steamboat Rock, accepts credit and debit cards to buy annual Discover Passes, day-use Discover Passes, as well as boat launch permits and more. The pay station is located in the parking lot at Northrup Point near the boat launch there. An annual Discover Pass cost $30 for the year; a day-use...
The Washington State Legislature once again is attempting to make government records more obscure, this time by trying to shield public employee birthdates from disclosure with the introduction of HB 1888. Rep. Zack Hudgins, of the 11th Legislative District and Javier Valdez from the 46th Legislative district, both Democrats, are the sponsors. While proponents say they are most concerned with privacy rights and identity theft, this bill is really about a fight between public employee unions and the Freedom Foundation, a conservative think tank...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders had a busy week of games, winning three but suffering their first loss of the season in Odessa. LR hosted Brewster on Jan. 7 when they defeated the Bears 67-53. The Raiders trailed Brewster 34-30 at the end of the half, but outscored the Bears 18-6 in the third quarter and 19-14 in the fourth. Hunter Whitelaw led the Raiders with 15 points; Sam Wapato contributed 13; Tyler Jordan put up 11; Cameron St. Pierre scored 10; Soarin' Marchand scored eight; Jonathan Cante...
