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The Raiders shut out the Tonasket Tigers last week and are now moving onto their football postseason. In Coulee Dam Oct. 27, the Raiders defeated the Tigers 41-0. Quarterback Brit Egbert completed eight out of 15 passes for 124 yards, including two touchdowns, one to Chase Clark and one to Chase Marchand. Clark also ran for two touchdowns, Egbert ran for one, and Tanner Kiser ran one in as well. Kiser also led the defense in tackles with four tackles and an assisted tackle. Next for LR is the Di...
The Bonneville Power Administration is in negotiations to take over three switchyards in the Grand Coulee area. “The Bonneville Power Administration and the Bureau of Reclamation are negotiating the transfer of ownership, operations and maintenance of three Grand Coulee switchyards and the associated switch gear from Reclamation to BPA,” reads a joint statement from the two agencies in response to a Star inquiry. “The agencies have drafted multiple Memoranda of Understanding that will facilitate the transfer,” the statement continues. “It is im...
Retail chain Dollar General is looking to build a store in Grand Coulee. During Grand Coulee’s Oct. 18 council meeting, a man named Darryl Hackworth spoke during the public comment period, and said he has been working with Dollar General for the past few months, and said they are interested in acquiring city property on Federal Way behind where it intersects with Midway Avenue. “I think it would be a good move for the city,” he said, adding that he works for the Bonneville Power Administration, which plans on doing work locally that could...
by Jacob Wagner School is an institution built around educating students, and now the local school district has student representatives. The Grand Coulee Dam School District approved the appointment of two student representatives from the student body during their Oct. 24 school board meeting. Juniors Layla Flett and Celeste LaPlace will fill those positions. LaPlace, the daughter of the Board Chairman George LaPlace, had made a presentation to the board back in January about having student representatives. “A lot of my friends think no one car...
A century ago, people in the Western world were excited about the future. The automobile was coming online, and the Wright brothers put an internal combustion engine on their flying machine and were performing demonstrations flights for crowds of enthusiastic people in France, Germany, and the United States. The demonstration flights drew crowds of 200,000 thrilled spectators. The automobile offered the freedom of easy mobility, and the airplane’s defiance of gravity sent people’s imagination to soaring heights. Flying was deemed to be so com...
Nothing is easy, not even at a place called Playland. An estimated million dollars of upgrades are needed at Coulee Playland to bring it up to Americans with Disabilities Act standards, the Electric City Council learned last week. The popular campground that includes a tackle and camping gear shop, boat launch, and more has been in the process of being sold to new owners this year. That process has been slowed as the Bureau of Reclamation reviews the new agreement between the city and the potential new owners to make sure it doesn’t contradict...
Elmer City appointed a new council member in addition to other business they took care of during their Oct. 13 council meeting. Long named new council member Flora Long expressed her interest in Council Member Position #4 during the meeting, saying that she is "just trying to do my civic duty." She has lived in the community for 40 years, she said, adding that her parents grew up in Elmer City. Long is also the sister of Councilmember Bill Dunlap. The council approved her appointment. She will...
The Electric City Council took a formal stance last week against the idea of consolidating their city with Grand Coulee. Mayor Diane Kohout told the council that because of a renewed interest in the topic of consolidation, and multiple residents asking about it, she would like the council to say whether they support the idea. Councilmember Cheryl Hoffman, formerly a member of a committee for consolidation, said that although she likes the idea of consolidation in theory, in practice it is not so practical. Councilmember Brian Buche said of all...
The topic of forming a local Emergency Medical Services district continues to be discussed, most recently at Electric City’s Oct. 11 city council meeting. Nic Alexander, who serves as assistant fire chief to Chief Ryan Fish for the Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department and the Grand Coulee Ambulance, spoke at the meeting, explaining many of the same details he made to Grand Coulee’s council in August. He said the area needs a full-time, paid ambulance director, plus additional staff. The current EMS boundaries reach from Leahy Junction to abo...
The Regional Board of Mayors is continuing to look into forming a cemetery district. At their Oct. 5 meeting, the RBOM discussed different factors they’ll need to look into regarding trying to form a cemetery district that would take over management of the Spring Canyon Cemetery, currently managed by the local Lions club. Complications include that the cemetery is located in Lincoln County, but none of the four cities of Electric City, Grand Coulee, Coulee Dam and Elmer City are in that county. Also, the RBOM was formed primarily to take c...
I want to thank Scott Hunter for his well-thought-out editorial in last week’s edition of The Star. He’s 100% correct — because the levy is asking the voters to approve a lower rate on their home values, it doesn’t mean that the school has fewer needs. Education is an ongoing mission. Community partnership with the schools is vital if that cause has any chance to succeed. This levy will fill important special and pre-K education needs, as well as driver’s ed. The levy will also allow schools to lower class sizes and fund additional support s...
I have known Melissa Chlarson for over 30 years, and I am proud to support her as our county’s next Superior Court Judge. Melissa and I both grew up in the Columbia Basin and attended Moses Lake High School together. Years later, we graduated from Gonzaga Law School and started our legal careers as young associate attorneys in the same law firm in Moses Lake. I argued countless motions in front of Melissa when she served as the Grant County Superior Court Commissioner. She was always well prepared, respectful, temperate, and conscientious of t...
Discussion and debate has always been a part of rural America. From coffee shops to the local co-op, rural residents aren't afraid to show their loyalty for one candidate or another, share their thoughts on the issues of the day, and voice their distrust of the government. Sometimes opinions can spur disagreement and raise tensions. But, in the end, most of us will agree to disagree, shake hands, and go about our day. Lately, this seems to have changed. The divisive politics of Washington have...
The Lady Raiders volleyball team won a road game in Bridgeport and a home game with Tonasket last week. In Bridgeport on Oct. 11, the Lady Raiders won 3-0 against the Fillies. Then in Coulee Dam on Oct. 13, they won 3-0 against the Tonasket Lady Tigers. Lake Roosevelt currently has a 7-4 win-loss record. The Lady Raiders were scheduled to play yesterday in Manson, results of which will be reported next week. They are scheduled to play in Brewster Oct. 20 with varsity starting at 6:30 p.m. A...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders football team met the top-ranked Okanogan Bulldogs on the gridiron on Oct. 14 and lost by a high point margin that doesn't capture how close the game really was. Okanogan scored first on a 35-yard touchdown run from Taggert Grooms to put the Bulldogs up 7-0 in the first quarter. LR answered when Chase Marchand caught a 33-yard, Brit Egbert pass to put the Raiders in good scoring position, as Marchand next caught Egmert's 17-yard toss for the touchdown to tie the game...
Raider runners ran at the Gorge Amphitheater on Oct. 13 for the Moses Lake Invitational. “Great race,” Head Coach Matthew Timentwa said. “I just love the course. Such a neat setting. They do a lot to give it that cross-country feel.” Timentwa noted that they place about six haybails along a relatively flat spot of the first leg of the race. “The first mile is almost all uphill,” he said. “You’re climbing that first mile. The upside is, about halfway through, you get to start going downhill, which is great. We had some really great second ha...
by Jacob Wagner Lake Roosevelt students got a taste of what it's like to work at a hospital, an environment some could end up working at one day. Coulee Medical Center helped give LR students the experience of what it might be like to be a surgeon, nurse, or medical assistant during a career fair held at the LR gym on Oct. 5. There, high school students from LR, Almira-Coulee-Hartline, and Wilbur were able to speak with CMC employees and participate in activities that simulated surgery, CPR, dra...
High school can go beyond the rigidity of reading, writing, and arithmetic that we sometimes think of it as, and Lake Roosevelt proves that by offering classes that are a little different. LR’s class catalog includes options that readers may not have been offered when they were in school, classes such as Rock Band, Journalism, American Sign Language, Native American Literature, and Natural Fire Science. Such classes engage students in ways that may be more appealing than more traditional classes, offer skills that can be useful in careers, o...
The Lady Raiders soccer team won 10-3 at home in Grand Coulee against Oroville on Oct. 4. Eighth-grader Phenyx Marchand scored her first goal as an LR soccer player during the game, aided in the victory by Sawyer Steffens, co-captain of the team, who scored three goals in the game, co-captain Nautika Brown, who kicked two in, and Leighani Marconi and Taylor Tomas who scored two each for Lake Roosevelt. The ladies were scheduled to host Bridgeport yesterday, results of which will be reported...
The Raiders defeated the Trojans in Manson on Oct. 7, squeezing by with just two points 14-12. The Raiders now have a 5-1 win-loss record. Raider Chase Clark ran six yards for a touchdown to put Lake Roosevelt up 6-0. But Manson took the lead with two touchdown runs by Angel Lopez, who put Manson up 12-6 at the half. In the second half, Raider Chase Marchand caught a three-yard touchdown pass from Brit Egbert, who then ran the crucial two-point conversion to put LR up 14-12. Their next game is scheduled for Oct. 14 against league-leading, 6-0...
Lady Raiders beat Liberty Bell but lost to Okanogan in volleyball last week. The Lady Raiders won 3-0 in Liberty Bell on Oct. 4. "Playing against Liberty Bell was a lot of fun," Head Coach Meagan Caudell said. "The fans were amazing and it was an overall good game for everyone. One thing that we, as a team, are working on was serve receive, and that game felt like our hard work was paying off. We also had some good plays offensively. Zalissa [Finley] and Carly [Neddo] both did great at the net a...
Raider runners ran at East Side Park in Omak on Oct. 5. Caden Portch was the fastest Raider at the event, placing 23rd with a time of 20 minutes, 25.07 seconds. The Raiders then ran at Liberty Bell on Oct. 8 where Portch was once again the fastest Raider, finishing in 20:54. For their next meet, the Raiders are scheduled to attend the Moses Lake Invitational at the Gorge Amphitheater on Oct. 13 with races beginning at 2 p.m. Raider results Omak East Side Park Boys’ 5,000 meter Place Grade Name Time 23. 9 Caden Portch 20:25.07 39. 10 Noah H...
Nate Krohn was appointed to a vacant commissioner seat with the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District at their Sept. 28 meeting. Krohn joins fellow commissioners Brian Warnecke, who also serves as president of the group, Kevin Portch, Carla Marconi, and Eric Wiitanen. A natural fit for the group, Krohn was born and raised in the Coulee area then went to Washington State University to become a landscape architect and in that capacity served the National Park Service for 12 years as a project...
Cindy Carter has been a Grant County commissioner since 2007, and wants to stay in that position to help share her knowledge with the large number of new people in leadership positions in county government. "I have the historical knowledge to continue moving forward," she said in an email to The Star. "We have two new commissioners, a newer Public Works Director, new Public Works Engineer, new Building Department Director, new Planning Director, [Geographic Information System] person and most im...
The Lady Raiders lost to Brewster but beat Oroville in volleyball last week. The Lady Raiders won the first set in Coulee Dam Sept. 27 against Brewster 25-23, but lost the next three to lose the game 3-1. In Oroville on Sept. 29, things went LR's way with a 3-0 win. The Lady Raiders had a 4-3 win-loss record following the victory. They were scheduled to host Liberty Bell last night, results of which will be reported next week. Their next game is scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 6 at 6:30...
