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I took a little trip down memory lane after reading Roger Lucas’ remembrance of Jimmy Carter in last week’s edition of The Star. While I never met President Carter, I did in fact spend a lovely couple of days with his sister Ruth and his Aunt Sissy in 1976 when my parents hosted them in our home in Oakley California. As I recall, Ruth had a speaking engagement in the area and my parents were acquainted with her in her ‘Inner Healing’ ministry. She authored books on this subject in the late ’60s and throughout the ’70s. Sporting my, ‘The Grin Wi...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders took sixth place out of 54 teams at the state 2B basketball tournament in Spokane Saturday, battling through a gauntlet of teams from Wednesday on. At the Spokane Veterans Arena March 1, the Raiders met Wahkiakum at 9 a.m. at the start of four days of tough basketball every morning. Ahead at the half by one point, 29-28, LR won it in the third quarter when they gained four points more than the Mules, 16-12. The teams scored 13 apiece in the fourth for the 58-53 final....
Developers hoping to add housing to the city approached the city council Tuesday to start a discussion on a problem that’s been holding back progress since last May. Centerline Development principals Nic Alexander and Ian Turner explained their position on some city charges related to the process of developing land above the former Center School. They said the city was asking them “basically … write a blank check” with a reimbursement agreement to pay for all un-itemized fees to that point and into the future. Cities can incur consult...
The GCD Care and Share Food Bank will begin a drive to keep shelves restocked this month. Volunteers for the food bank will be at Safeway and at Harvest Foods on two days this month - on Friday, March 3, and March 17, from 3-6 p.m. gathering donations to restock depleted shelves. "We will also accept monetary donations," noted Shawn Neider, pastor at Zion and Bethel Lutheran Churches and president of the Care and Share board. "Checks should be made out to GCD Care & Share Food Bank. There will...
The Grand Coulee City Council appointed Ruth Dalton Tuesday night to the council position left vacant by the death of then-councilmember Mike Horne last year. Dalton, retired from Coulee Dam Credit Union, was appointed by unanimous council vote, sworn in, and took her seat at the table last night. Mayor Paul Townsend appointed her to the public safety committee, the joint wastewater treatment plant board with Electric City, and a committee that oversees the facilities at city hall and the library. Those are relatively less complex than some...
Is your salary less than $160,200? If so, you’re among the 94 percent of American workers who pay into Social Security all year long. But there’s a privileged group that’s about to stop paying into Social Security for the rest of 2023: People who make $1,000,000 a year. Their last day of contributing to Social Security was February 28. That’s not even the worst of it. Tucker Carlson, who makes a reported $8 million a year, stopped contributing to Social Security on January 8. Joe Rogan, who reportedly makes $4 million a month, stopped contrib...
The Napavine Tigers upset the Lake Roosevelt Raiders in the first round of the state tournament Saturday in Wenatchee, where turnovers favored the Tigers and many of LR's scoring attempts bounced off. The loss for Raiders, seeded third into the tournament, disappointed Coach Jeremy Crollard who thought the LR team would do better against Napavine, seeded sixth. "I expected more from a team who has been to state the last three years and has the experience, so knows what it takes to win,"...
A house in Belvedere burned down Saturday in a relatively short time. "It went up quick," said Morgan Tillman, a volunteer firefighter with Okanogan County Fire District 2 at Elmer City. Tilman, who said she arrived on "the late crew" that stayed until it was over but was not there at the beginning, said she understood a person inside the house had been taken out, but she had no details. District 2 Chief Dave Finch said he couldn't even be sure of that, and the cause of the fire is still under...
The Coulee Area Park and Recreation District voted to approve the terms of a “letter of intent” last week from Oasis Lawn Care Company to perform maintenance on the grounds of North Dam Park. Oasis offered its services for $25,000 for the coming season, defining them in the letter, rather than bidding strictly on specifications sought in the district’s request for proposals. “This is simply because your expectations far exceed your budget,” the Oasis letter reads. “Work outside our Letter of Intent will be billed as a separate line item or not...
The ice on Banks Lake could "could rapidly change without warning" as the Bureau of Reclamation began pumping water into the lake on Friday, Feb. 17. A similar warning applies for those fishing at Potholes Reservoir. The most popular spot for ice fishing in the local area may well be the area near North Dam where the feeder canal brings in water from deep in Lake Roosevelt. "Recreationalists on Banks Lake and Potholes Reservoir should be aware that operational activities can lead to a rapid chan...
We take a lot of risks in our everyday lives. Some are more worthy than others. From assuming we know how to navigate that ice during a thaw to getting behind the steering wheel, life is full of them, some warranted, some not. Last week, two such risks stood out. On Friday, the Bureau of Reclamation started pumping water from Lake Roosevelt up to Banks Lake, an annual beginning that primes the Columbia Basin Project’s food-raising abilities. It also warms Banks Lake’s water slightly when winter has been cold enough to freeze it. The risky busin...
Every month we hear of a new “record-breaking” disaster under the Biden Administration. Whether it be record-breaking inflation, gas and grocery prices, crime rates, illegal border crossings, fentanyl deaths — the list goes on and on. This will continue to grow so long as the Biden Administration continues to turn a blind eye to the pressing issues that are hurting all Americans. These “record-breaking” figures are seriously hurting Central Washingtonians. It’s past time to take action to put our country back on the right path — and I am work...
The Raiders won their do-or-die crossover game Saturday in Wenatchee and will head back there to the first round of the state 2B tournament this coming weekend. Now with a 20-3 win-loss record, the Raiders' 57-41 victory over Reardan's Spirit Eagles (11-15) puts the Raiders into game three of that first round, facing the Tigers of Napavine (21-4). The game starts at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at Wenatchee High School. Ivan Alejandre led the Raiders in scoring with 28, including five...
The Lady Raiders' basketball postseason ended in Wenatchee Saturday as a nearly last-second shot bounced off the rim from almost half court. The "crossover" game in Wenatchee was a loser-out event between teams in the WIAA's Districts 6 and 7 to determine those who would go on to the first round of the state tournament. Lake Roosevelt took on the Davenport Lady Gorillas, whose 6-3 post proved a decisive factor with an accurate lob in the final seconds for their 45-43 win. The Lady Raiders' poor...
The Lake Roosevelt Raider boys' wrestling team finished in 11th place out of 45 teams at the state tournament in the Tacoma Dome Saturday, taking a third place and two sixths, and an LR girl also took a sixth. Rodger Cate took third at his 106-weight category, pinning Darrington's Creed Wright. He 15-pointed Warden's Castro and pinned Reardan's Matusik. Kalama's Suzara got an 11-7 decision over him. At 145, Christian Carson took sixth place. He won by a 12-7 decision over Chewelah's Dakota...
Coach Pleasants was surprised when he walked into the banquet room at the Coulee Dam Community Church to be greeted by dozens supporters there to wish him well and honor his time as a Lady Raider coach. Wallace "Peewee" Pleasants coached the Lake Roosevelt High School girls' basketball program for 12 years, ending in 2022 at the state tournament in Spokane, each year punctuated with motto to drive home a lesson. His coaching career started 24 years ago, when he coached his son Mathew's...
Keller Ferry is closed tonight due to high winds, the state Transportation Dept. said. It should be reopened at 6 a.m. tomorrow, Feb. 21. Winds are expected to be around 14 mph with gusts of up to 41 tonight. While a high of 46 is expected Tuesday, the low Tuesday night is expected to get to 22, and on down to 11 on Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Spokane. The change in weather has to do with a "massive winter storm" about to hit. "A massive winter storm is expected to impact a large portion of the U.S. the next... Full story
The ice on Banks Lake could "could rapidly change without warning" as the Bureau of Reclamation will begin pumping water into the lake on Friday, Feb. 17, the Bureau announced Thursday. A similar warning applies for those fishing at Potholes Reservoir. The most popular spot for ice fishing in the local area may well be the area near North Dam where the feeder canal brings in water from deep in Lake Roosevelt. That starts Friday, and "Recreationalists on Banks Lake and Potholes Reservoir should... Full story
Grand Coulee Dam School District Superintendent Paul Tuner will retire this coming July, he told his school board in a letter Monday. Turner, hired in 2016, put forth a plan a year ago to work part time for two more years alongside a full-time assistant, who could then take over. That assistant was never hired. In his letter, Turner recounted accomplishments and obstacles. Among them, upgrading the CTE building, working with the tribe to establish a Native language/culture program, and establishing a viable alternative learning environment...
Heaving sidewalks along Coulee Dam’s Ferry Avenue will finally get replaced this year, after years of delays. J.M. Pacific Construction Inc, of Moses Lake, will replace the sidewalks for $195,390. The total cost on the project, including engineering, construction, consultants and more, comes to $230, 514. The project is completely funded by the state Dept. of Transportation and Chelan-Douglas Transportation. The work must be done by September....
We are now two years into the Biden Administration and the crisis at our southern border has only gotten worse. Recent figures from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) show record levels of border crossings with no sign of improvement while fentanyl is flooding into our communities. Moreover, the American people have not seen any signs from President Biden that he is serious about addressing this worsening crisis and bringing forth solutions to get it under control. The crisis at our southern border is a crisis that affects every...
With a blood-pumping finish, the Lake Roosevelt Raiders came back from an eight-point deficit with under three minutes left in the game against Brewster to claim the District 6 basketball championship Saturday night at Omak. With LR down 61-53 with 2:47 left in the game, Coach Jeremy Crollard called a time out, and the Raiders switched to a press to stop the Bear advance. Brandon Pino sunk a free throw, then added a trey to cover half their deficit. Chase Clark, open at the top of the key,...
The Lady Raiders took second in the District 6 championship game in Omak Friday, falling to Okanogan, the top-rated 2B team in the state. "That was the competition we needed," said Coach Melissa Meza, a reference to the two-tiered nature of District 6, with Okanogan's 21-1 overall win-loss record, Lake Roosevelt's 15-8, and Brewster's 13-8 setting them apart from everyone else. Cylia St. Pierre took top scoring honors for LR, but the Lady Bulldogs kept her to 12. Carly Neddo put in nine;...
Don’t be alarmed if you hear a lot of sirens Thursday morning about 11, but look outside and cheer. Several Raider wrestlers will be headed to state, with an escort out of town by police cars and fire engines. The Raider boys’ team took fifth at the WIAA 1B/2B/1A/2A Region 4 tournament last week, and five of them will compete in the Mat Classic state tournament in Tacoma. Two LR girls will also head to the state event. Rodger Cate took the regional championship at 106 pounds last weekend and will try for his second state championship in Tac...
The state Dept. of Ecology may be about to provide the community with a woodchipper to help with community cleanup of wood debris during annual cleanup times — if it comes in time. Electric City Mayor Diane Kohout told the Regional Board of Mayors Feb. 1 that Ecology has said the board can apply for, and receive, $50,000 in funding for a chipper that handles annual yard cleanup wood waste the community has traditionally taken to the Delano Landfill, and more recently, the transfer station. But transferring that wood waste to the landfill in E...