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The Lady Raiders soccer team came out with a win over Manson sandwiched between two losses to Bridgeport last week. The Lady Raiders lost 4-1 in Bridgeport against the Fillies Oct. 8, when Maddisyn Toulou scored the LR goal with an assist from Bryn Chaffee. At home on Oct. 10, the Lady Raiders scored two goals in the second half to win against the Manson Lady Trojans. "Manson was a match that was completely in LR's control," Head Coach Micah Esmond said. "The coaching staff was very happy with...
The Raider football team suffered their first loss of the season, losing by three points in Chewelah in a non-league game last week. The Raiders lost 21-18 to Jenkins High School in Chewelah at the Cougars’ home field Oct. 11. “It was a great game, a battle back and forth,” Head Coach Tim Rasmussen said. Chewelah was up 21-12 at the end of the half, but LR shut them out in the second. The Raiders had the ball with two-and-a-half minutes left in the game and were working their way down field, but the ball was tipped away on a fourth-down attem...
The Lady Raiders volleyball squad won two games last week against both Oroville and Wilbur/Creston. Lake Roosevelt defeated the Hornets in Oroville Oct. 10 in three quick sets, scored 25-9, 25-15, and 25-10. “Easy win for us on the road, which is nice,” said Head Coach Teri Sue Reed. “We had to really work on keeping our intensity up. … Our senior leaders are setting the bar high.” Mikaylah Thompson led the Lady Raiders in kills with 11; Megan Abel led in assists with 13; Ellie Hansen led in aces with nine, as well as getting two blocks; a...
Lake Roosevelt cross country ran last week in Omak and Moses Lake, where eighth-grader Chase Marchand placed first in the middle school races. The runners went to East Side Park in Omak on Oct. 9. Colton Jackson was the top placing Raider in the 5,000-meter varsity race, placing seventh out of 51 runners with a time of 18 minutes, 21.35 seconds. Marchand placed first out of 54 runners in the 1.5-mile middle school race with a time of 7:55.25. That time also made him the fastest eighth-grader running that distance in the state last weekend, and...
Recently, we have heard a lot about different people taking a stand. These people from different backgrounds, different educations, different financial statuses and different beliefs have drawn a line in the sand and are fighting for freedom, political views, multiple causes and basic human rights. How they do this has been different and socially inspiring to some but also irritating and offensive to others. When you take a stand for whatever you choose to fight for, it is important to be...
The Raiders are still undefeated in football this season after turning White Swan into an ugly duckling Friday. At Lake Roosevelt's homecoming game, LR and White Swan both walked onto Greene Field with 3-0 win-loss records, but the Raiders defeated White Swan 42-8 to stay undefeated at 4-0 while White Swan left with a loss. "It was homecoming, so it was a great atmosphere, a lot of fun," said Head Coach Tim Rasmussen. "Our team had a good week of preparation. We felt that we could dominate the...
The Raiders ran well at Tonasket Oct. 3, when Kyle Edmo placed first out of 27 runners for high school boys, and Chase Marchand finished first in the middle school race out of 29 runners. Edmo finished the 2.8-mile high school race in 16 minutes, eight seconds, 12 seconds ahead of second placer Korbin Forsman of Republic. "The course is shorter than usual; however, it did not lack in challenges," said Coach Ann Green. "The course is mostly hills and dirt trails. We had a beautiful day with littl...
The Lady Raiders volleyball squad lost a close game against Liberty Bell but then won solidly against Bridgeport last week. On the road against Liberty Bell, Oct. 1, the Lady Raiders lost three sets to two. Hosting the Bridgeport Fillies Oct. 3, the Lady Raiders won in three sets by 25-9, 25-11, and 25-15. They are scheduled to play in Oroville Oct. 10 at 6:30 p.m. and in Wilbur on Oct. 12 at 2:30 p.m. The next home game is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 6:30 p.m. when the Lady Raiders will...
The Lady Raiders soccer team broke even with Omak and lost to Liberty Bell last week, both games played with nine players per team. Lake Roosevelt hosted the Omak Pioneers Oct. 1, ending in a 3-3 tie. Maddie Toulou scored two for the Lady Raiders and Bryn Chaffee scored one in the game. "Kyona Edmo played a great game in the goal; she had 10 saves," said Consultant/Trainer Randy Semanko. The Lady Raiders hosted the Liberty Bell Lady Mountain Lions Oct. 3, losing with a 4-1 final score. Chaffee...
Having been appointed to the Electric City Council twice, Carol Nordine would like to continue in that role to see projects finished and new ones begun. Now she'd like to be elected to keep her seat at council in Position 4. She's facing challenger Cate Slater. Nordine said the city was only starting to work on the Ice Age Park when she started on the council, and she is happy to see that project coming to fruition. She hopes to see another park with a basketball court completed soon, as well. "...
Cate Slater is running for city council Position 4 in Electric City, wanting to give back to the community she's come to call home. Slater said she'd talk with friends, family, and coworkers about what was going on in the city, and when major changes began happening with Western Avenue, a street she drives daily, she decided to get involved. "I have to do something, otherwise nothing's going to change," she said. Slater said she agrees with the idea of projects the city is working on, but not...
Officials broke ground on Electric City's first park, an Ice Age-themed area expected to be finished near the end of July, 2020 at a cost of over a half million dollars. A ground-breaking event at the lot behind the fire hall was attended by a group of roughly 30-40 citizens and their children, current and former city council members, and clerks. The little tykes found hidden toy eggs in the area of the upcoming park, and were awarded prizes including a stuffed wooly mammoth, various toys and...
Lonna Bussert has been on the Electric City council about 10 years and is running against challenger Cheryl Hoffman to keep her seat. One of the projects she cares about the most is the Ice Age Park that is being built. "I've been working on the park thing for four or five years," she said, "which is to me a family thing. The city needs it, and I really want to see that done. I want people with kids and with families to come to Electric City. You're not going to do that if you don't do...
Cheryl Hoffman is running for a seat on the Electric City Council. "I chose to run because I disagree with a number of decisions the council has made," Hoffman said in an interview with The Star. "I don't think they're bad people; I don't think they're stupid people; I just disagree with some of the decisions they've made, and I think we need to rethink how we're spending the city's tax dollars and the state's tax dollars." "I disagree with the decision to close off Western Avenue," Hoffman...
Local men Tim Brooks and Faran Sohappy both participated in the recording of a song nominated for both the Indian Summer Music Awards and the Native American Music Awards. "Grand Coulee resident Faran Sohappy worked as an engineer and Coulee Dam resident Tim Brooks played the flute on a song called Nature Walk, written by singer/songwriters Joan Hammel and Rebecca Slone Rivera," a Sept. 21 press release from Hammel's company Paxton Productions states. Hammel and Slone Rivera are based in...
It is that time of year again, and I recently sat down with one of the stars at Lake Roosevelt to give you a sneak peek into a wonderful young lady’s life and future. I met LorRinda Richardson a long time ago at a PTA event, where she volunteered and kept me laughing the whole time. She has become a confident woman now, but her sense of humor is still there. We started our conversation with me asking about her senior year so far. “Um, not too bad, considering I have already been accepted to two...
Lady Raiders soccer has had a busy week with two victories and a loss. In Tonasket Sept. 24, the Lady Raiders lost 7-1, outnumbered by the Lady Tigers 11 players to eight. "The match went very well, given the situation we were in," Head Coach Micah Esmond said. "I was very proud of the girls with how well they played against their opposition. Attitudes were positive through the whole match. They all fought through the physicality of the match." Madisyn Toulou scored the Lady Raiders' lone goal...
Lady Raider volleyball swept away the competition this past week, defeating both Tonasket and Soap Lake three sets to zero. The Lady Raiders took down the Tonasket Lady Tigers in Tonasket on Sept. 24 in three sets, 25-8, 25-18, and 25-20. Then against in Soap Lake Sept. 26, they defeated the Lady Eagles, also in three sets, 25-23, 25-14, and 25-23. "The team is playing well together," Head Coach Teri Sue Reed said. They were scheduled to play against Liberty Bell last night, results of which...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders continue to win in football, shutting out Manson on the road on Friday with a 28-0 victory. LR is ranked ninth in the state for 2B schools according to an Associated Press poll released prior to the victory. The Raiders put their first points on the board in the second quarter when Hunter Whitelaw threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Sam Wapato. That was followed by a fumble return for a touchdown by Devon Hobrecht. Whitelaw threw another touchdown pass, this time to Tyson Nicholson, and a two-point conversion put the...
The Raider cross country crew ran last week at the Omak Golf Course in the Okanogan Invite, where all of the Raider runners set personal records. “The Okanogan Invite went great!” Head Coach Ann Green said. “Everybody set new personal records, cutting off nearly a minute off their times, which is fantastic!” The weather was slightly breezy a bit chilly, and the course was mostly grass, Green said, with one major obstacle being a hill toward the end of the course. Kyle Edmo was the top placer for the Raiders in the 5,000-meter race, placing...
A “c-squad” was approved last week for high school volleyball, with the sport having enough students signed up to warrant it. The Grand Coulee Dam School District directors approved the c-squad at their Sept. 23 meeting, and if boys basketball in the winter ends up with enough students for a c-squad, that is approved, as well. In these sports, a varsity team comprises the top tier of players, followed by a junior varsity team, then, if there are enough players, a c-squad. Board Chairman Rich Black said later that they wanted to give the stu...
Grand Coulee’s wastewater treatment plant, which it shares with Electric City, is getting old, and officials are beginning to look into upgrading or replacing it. A representative from the state Dept. of Ecology presented Grand Coulee Sept. 17 with its fifth straight award of excellence for consistently staying up to par and presenting quality reports on time for their wastewater treatment plant. But the facility was completed in 1985, 35 years ago. “The plant is in need of some serious maintenance/upgrades,” Grand Coulee City Clerk Lorna...
Grand Coulee's incumbent Mayor Paul Townsend is seeking reelection. "I'm looking forward to another opportunity to continue on serving the community, and hopefully we just keep growing and improving our position," Townsend told The Star on Monday. "Bottom line is we need information and support from the citizens in the community. The council very seldom gets information in response from citizens until it's something negative. We need to know what the citizens want. We're making decisions. We...
Cameron Whitney, mayoral candidate in Grand Coulee, is hoping to boost the curb appeal of the town. Having travelled to Grand Coulee throughout his life, Whitney settled here with his partner Tracey Wright, who is running for city council in Grand Coulee, both of them moving here to get out of the rat race of their corporate backgrounds, Whitney said. "We wanted to live a slower pace, so we started to downsize our lifestyles," Whitney told The Star in an email, saying he didn't have time to...
Construction continues in Electric City, where more than a million dollars in street, sidewalk and water projects on Western Avenue, Coulee Boulevard, and Grand Avenue are underway. "Crews have successfully pulverized the asphalt and installed most of the stormwater facilities," a Sept. 19 update on the city's website, www.electriccity.us stated. Crews will continue stormwater facility work through this week, and water main construction should begin today (Sept. 25) to be completed the second...