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The Raiders finished their regular baseball season with a pair of wins and began postseason play yesterday but lost to Tonasket, effectively ending their season. LR had hoped to continue, having taken down Oroville on Saturday in a doubleheader in Coulee Dam. The Raiders won the first game 12-0, and the second 14-4. The wins closed the regular season for the Raiders with a 6-6 win-loss record in the Central Washington 2B league, 11-7-1 overall. They played in the first round of the District 6...
Raider golfers will compete at a district tournament to qualify for state later this month. On May 3, the Raider golf team competed at the Okanogan Valley Golf Course. “The Raiders competed hard in our final league match of the season,” Head Coach Steve Files said. “Trevan Barnaby shot his low round of the season so far. He’s really been coming on strong as of late.” Barnaby shot a 110 on the course. Camryn Wendt and Terek Bush had the lowest scores for LR, both at 108, while Colton Jackson finished with a 112, and Aiden Palmanteer shot 134....
The Lady Raiders won three more games this past week, one against Pateros, and two against Liberty Bell. They currently boast a 7-1 league win-loss record, 16-2 overall, ranked second in the league to Okanogan (7-1, 15-1), whom LR defeated 10-0 earlier in the season. Lake Roosevelt defeated Pateros 15-0 April 26 in Grand Coulee. On April 29 at Liberty Bell High School for a doubleheader, LR defeated LB 13-1 in the first game, 8-0 in the second. In game one, batting for LR, Aaliyah Marchand hit a...
by Jacob Wagner The Grand Coulee Dam School District will offer $16,000 to a man who filed a lawsuit against them regarding a public records request, and who has reportedly made around a million dollars over the years with similar lawsuits against small school districts, towns, hospital districts and other such agencies. The GCDSD board of directors on Monday approved offering the settlement to Eric Hood, who filed suit in February of 2022 saying that the school district had not provided all documents related to a public records request he had...
Lake Roosevelt student Kaitlyn Nordine will be traveling to Chicago in June to compete in the national Future Business Leaders of America competition. Four LR students competed in the state competition in Spokane April 20-23, including Nordine, Sam Amarilla, Kailah Leadingham, and Noah Hunt. Nordine placed fourth in three categories: help desk, journalism and health care administration, qualifying her to compete in the national competition in Chicago, which takes place from June 29 through July...
You can sing your heart out and win $100 towards a local business at a karaoke contest at this year’s Colorama. The contest will be held at the beer tent at North Dam Park on Friday, May 6, at 7 p.m., and so will be limited to participants age 21 and over. Morgan Tillman, of Apothecary Salon, will be the master of ceremonies for the event, and said that if the contest goes well there could be more in the future, including for those under 21. “I was just trying to find an activity that is inexpensive and that I knew that our community would lik...
It may look different than past years, but there will be a Colorama festival this year, including a parade, a petting zoo, a rock climbing wall, a lot of giant inflatable things including a bounce house, a karaoke contest, helicopter rides, vendors, and more. Some of those features have come together in just the last month, one in the last week. Missing from the list is the carnival that people have come to know over the years, and there are other challenges, as well. "Coming into 2022, we are...
The Lake Roosevelt Raider baseball team lost a game against Okanogan last week and will play with the Mountain Lions twice this week. The Raiders lost 5-2 against Okanogan April 19 in Coulee Dam. The Raiders have a win-loss-tie record of 8-5-1 overall, 4-4 in the Central Washington 2B league, ranked third. Brewster is ranked first with a record of 13-2, 7-0 while LIberty Bell is second at 9-5, 5-2. The Raider boys were scheduled to host the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions yesterday, results of...
The Lady Raiders beat the top-ranked 1B fast-pitch softball team in the state last week, then shut out the top 2B team on its home field. Lake Roosevelt's girls are currently ranked fifth in the state among 2B teams with a 13-2 overall win-loss record, 5-1 in the league. They beat the top-ranked 1B Almira-Coulee-Hartline in both games of a doubleheader in Grand Coulee April 19. In the first game, LR led 3-0 after the first inning, scoring seven more in the third, one in the fourth, and three...
Raider golfers hosted competitors from Okanogan, Oroville, and Waterville April 20 at the Banks Lake Golf Course. Terek Bush was the top golfer for LR, finishing the course in 98 strokes. Camryn Wendt scored 109; Trevan Barnaby scored 116; Colton Jackson, 119; Joey Tynan, 133; Aiden Palmanteer, 141; Dylan Armstrong, 146; and Sergio Galicia, 161. Okanogan's Ryley Moore had the best score for the day at 91. The Raiders were scheduled to play in Oroville on Monday. They are scheduled to play at...
The idea of consolidating Coulee area towns was discussed briefly at a recent meeting of area mayors, with the general opinion expressed being that it is complicated. During the April 6 Regional Board of Mayors meeting, the group discussed at some length how to pull off a spring-cleaning event, a frequent topic with the group. When asked by The Star if they felt consolidation would help simplify what seems to be a convoluted process by having one conversation instead of four between four different towns, a few spoke on the topic. Elmer City...
The city of Grand Coulee has launched a new website that has some handy info for residents. The website, which went live in January, is a little hard to find on Google, but is at www.gccitywa.org. There, visitors to the site can find meeting agendas, look things up in the city’s code, find the email addresses for the mayor and council members, and find handy forms such as building permits, demolition permits, and dog license applications. Kristine Thiesfeld, who is the clerk for the Grand Coulee Police Department, put the website together u...
Incidents of violence and other issues at Lake Roosevelt Junior/Senior High seem to be decreasing after a few measures have been implemented. In her report to the Grand Coulee Dam School District board of directors, Principal Sara Kennedy wrote that to address an “escalation in behavior incidents” they have implemented a few new measures. One new measure is that restrooms are now closed between class periods. Students can use the restrooms during class time after signing out of class, one at a time. Kennedy told the board that this has red...
Lake Roosevelt Junior/Senior High School is purchasing a used car for its traffic safety/driver education program. The Grand Coulee Dam School District board of directors on Monday approved the purchase of a 2017 Ford Escape for about $25,000 from Jess Ford using school levy money. The class has been leasing a Ford Fusion from Jess Ford. Superintendent Paul Turner said the four-wheel-drive Ford Escape has low mileage and that the school should get a lot of use out of it over the coming years. “We’re a district that champion’s drivers ed,” Turne...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders baseball team is off to a good start for the season with a 3-1 win-loss record so far. The Raiders lost their season opener to Cascade High School March 22 at the Peshastin-Dryden Sports Complex with a final score of 6-5. "We were ahead most of the game and they had a hit in the bottom of the seventh to score two runs to beat us," Head Coach Billy Nicholson said. "Everyone played well, we just didn't win." The next day in Okanogan, the Raiders beat the Bulldogs 7-6....
The Lady Raiders softball team has a 4-2 win-loss record after two wins and two losses this past week. LR lost a road game 11-9 against Cascade High School on March 22. LR Head Coach Jaci Gross explained that in the bottom of the seventh inning, Cascade hit a walk off homerun to win the game. Aaliyah Marchand pitched four innings for LR, striking out nine batters, walking four, and giving up four hits. Emma Marchand pitched the other three innings, striking out two, walking one, and also giving...
The Lake Roosevelt track and field team competed at the Ray Cross Invitational on March 26 where the all-girl team competed with over 30 schools of all sizes, ranging from 1B size to 4A. "This was a really big meet to start our competitions, and the experience will pay off as the season moves on," Head Coach Lori Adkins said. "The girls competed well against much larger schools." Adkins said most events had over 40 competitors. LR's highest placing athlete at the event was Carly Neddo, who...
School was disrupted last week by a possible threat that was later determined not to be credible. There was no school at Lake Roosevelt Schools on March 16, then only a distance-learning day March 17 due to the alleged threat through a reported remark on social media. The incident was described in a March 17 Facebook post shared on the Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School page from the Grand Coulee Dam School District’s administration. The post explains that at 6:25 a.m. on March 16 “we got a call from a parent stating that their student received a...
A housing need for senior citizens may be addressed by local business owners and the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center, which is helping to fund studies that could lead to a large project. Centerline Development, owned by Nic Alexander and Ian Turner, purchased the former school located on 8.3 acres between Spokane Way and Martin Road in 2019 for $155,000. The pair has planned to help develop senior citizen living quarters at the former school, as well as single-family homes on the surrounding property. “We’ve heard nothing but positive fee...
School was disrupted last week by a possible threat that was later determined not to be credible. There was no school at Lake Roosevelt Schools on March 16, then only a distance-learning day March 17 due to the alleged threat through a reported remark on social media. The incident was described in a March 17 Facebook post shared on the Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School page from the Grand Coulee Dam School District’s administration. The post explains that at 6:25 a.m. on March 16 “we got a call from a parent stating that their student received a...
Guns, bullets, and other weaponry could someday be manufactured nearby. The Colville Confederated Tribes are receiving a $50,000 grant from Washington state’s Community Economic Revitalization Board, matched by $16,667 from the tribe, to conduct a feasibility study to look into placing a munitions manufacturing plant on or near the reservation. Tribal Business Council Chairman Andrew Joseph Jr said the tribes have not been in contact with any existing business in the pursuit of this project. “The Tribes noticed a void in the local market for...
Saturday was a good day for the Lady Raiders, who defeated the Lady Bears in Brewster in both games of a double header. LR won the first game 10-0, and the next 14-4. “Great way to open up the season,” Head Coach Jaci Gross said. “We were tentative hitters, and that will change. We were pleased with our defensive effort. Specifically, the one-two punch of Aaliyah Marchand and Presley Steffens on the mound. We are very excited about our season this year.” Marchand struck out 11 batters in four innings in the first game, while Steffens struck...
Elmer City will be receiving $772,000 in state dollars towards a new fire station after the state House and Senate passed their 2022-23 supplemental capital budget. In March of 2021, Elmer City Public Works Director Jimmer Tillman, who has volunteered as a firefighter for about 30 years, told the town council he would be looking into options for funding a new facility for the Elmer City fire department, also known as Okanogan County Fire District #2. Earlier this month, the city found out they would be receiving $772,000 towards the project....
A report from the Okanogan School District determined that noises made during a basketball game were not racially motivated, but others, including Colville Business Council members, disagree. Reviewing game footage, Lady Raiders Assistant Coach Matthew Pleasants, himself an African American and Native American, took note of racist monkey noises being made while a Lady Raider, also an African American and Native American, shot free throws during a Feb. 18 basketball game in Okanogan. Pleasants reported the incident to the Washington Interscholas...
Communication between the Colville Tribes and the Grand Coulee Dam School District should be prioritized, officials from both groups say. At their meeting Monday night, GCDSD School Board directors hosted the chairman and other members of the Colville Business Council, the governing body of the Colville Confederated Tribes. With 37.8% of students in the district being enrolled tribal members, and more being of tribal descent, the school board has spoken frequently in recent years about wanting...