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  • American Legion accepting applications for annual scholarship

    May 2, 2018

    Grand Coulee Dam American Legion Post 157 is accepting applications for its annual $1,000 scholarship. This year’s scholarship is in memory of Brandon Buche. Applications are available at ACHS, LRHS and WHS school offices, and are due May 4. For more information, contact gcdalpost157@gmail.com....

  • Updated: Lady Raiders win two, lose one

    Jacob Wagner|May 2, 2018

    Updated: The Lady Raiders won May 1 against Waterville 11-1 and finished the season ranked second, earning a first round bi in the league tournament. They will play on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. in Grand Coulee against the winner of Saturday's game between Soap Lake and Liberty Bell. Original article: The Lady Raiders lost a close one in Waterville before strong wins in a doubleheader with Soap Lake. In Waterville on April 24, the Lady Raiders lost by one point, 6-5, in the seventh inning. “They played well throughout but we weren’t making the sam...

  • Track setting up for district

    Jacob Wagner|May 2, 2018

    The Raider track team competed in Davenport at the Northeast 1B/2B High School meet, as well as the Reiki Invitational in Peshastin last week. “After a two-meet week the Raiders’ times and distances continue to improve,” said Head Coach Lori Adkins. “The athletes are setting themselves up nicely in their district standings. We look forward to one more week of refining our technique before heading into the qualifying meets.” Some of the Raider highlights from the event in Davenport include Steven Flowers placing first in the shot put with a di...

  • Raiders wield rackets well against three teams

    Jacob Wagner|May 2, 2018

    The Raider tennis team last week squared off well against Mountain Lions, Bulldogs, and Tigers, including Alexia Ryan's two-and-a-half-hour singles match win. In Liberty Bell on April 24, the Raider boys tied 2-2, and the girls won 3-1 against the Mountain Lions. "The girls' team played some of their best tennis in all three of the singles matches," said Head Coach Steve Archer. "Our boys' doubles team took control of the court." At home with the Okanogan Bulldogs on April 26, the boys won 3-2,...

  • Baseball loses two, wins two

    Jacob Wagner|May 2, 2018

    The Raider baseball team spent a lot of time on the road this past week, going to Waterville and Okanogan where they lost, and to Soap Lake, where they won both games of a doubleheader. The Raiders lost to the Shockers in Waterville April 24 by just one run in the seventh inning. "Tony Nichols went 5-5 [at the plate]," Head Coach Billy Nicholson said. "Nick Baker hit a two-run homer over the fence. Hunter [Whitelaw] did a great job pitching over the first six innings, but ran into the pitch...

  • Raider golfers play at Oroville

    Jacob Wagner|May 2, 2018

    The Raider golf team played on the course in Oroville on April 25. “Perfect weather and the course was in excellent condition,” remarked Head Coach Steve Files. “Some of the fastest greens we’ve played so far this year; Oroville is a tight, challenging layout with plenty of elevation changes. Great nine-hole course.” Several LR golfers ran out of daylight and couldn’t finish the course. Darin Whiteman had the best score, with 80 strokes. The golf team plays today, May 2, at Alta Lake Golf Course with Okanogan, starting at 2:30 p.m....

  • Changes made in school staffing

    Jacob Wagner|May 2, 2018

    The Grand Coulee Dam School District announced some staffing changes at their last school board meeting. The vice principal at the high school, Charlie Pierce, will be a full-time administrator again, and will no longer teach a construction class. The safety officer position is going to be eliminated, and the vice principal, along with a paraprofessional, will be taking on those monitoring duties. The elementary school vice principal position will be eliminated and replaced with a dean of students. A dean of students, unlike the VP, will not...

  • Legals for May 2, 2018

    May 2, 2018

    Grant County Mosquito District #2 NOTICE OF SALE BY SEALED BIDS The Board of the Grant County Mosquito District #2 has authorized for sale by sealed bids the following items: • 24x36 ft building located at the intersection of B St. & Division in Grand Coulee • Husqvarna Lawn Mower HU700F • Computer Cabinet • Windows 98 Dell Computer • Milk house heaters 120 Volt • Bathroom Stool • 30 Gal Hot water heater • Shelving with brackets • 6'x4' storage shed open front • Rolling Desk Chair • 3 Electric Pumps • 13 gals of paint Bids are due by 4 o’clo...

  • Music & Beyond aims to be the place for music lovers, makers

    Jacob Wagner|May 2, 2018

    Local musicians and shoppers will have a place to browse a variety of music-related items and beyond, as well as have a place to talk about music, and possibly promote their own music or art. Faran Sohappy and his partner, Lisa Spencer, are setting up shop right across from Safeway, a shop called Music & Beyond. Music & Beyond carries CDs used and new, DVDs, Blu-rays, Blu-ray players, home theatre systems, bluetooth speakers, bluetooth headphones, video games and consoles, comic books, manga, am...

  • Coulee Cops

    May 2, 2018

    Grand Coulee Police 4/23 - A man who had been banned from an apartment complex at Continental Heights was seen in the facility. A report on the incident is being sent to the prosecutor’s office for review. - An Electric City resident will likely receive another citation for having too many dogs and having dogs being a nuisance. A resident living nearby called police and the officer counted 10 dogs at the house. The owner of the dogs has been cited numerous times before. The city ordinance allows for two dogs. - Police secured a storage unit a...

  • Furman won't run for assessor again

    May 2, 2018

    Scott D. Furman, current Okanogan County assessor, has announced his retirement and will not seek a sixth term as Okanogan County Assessor this fall. He will officially retire December 31. Furman oversaw the conversion from paper appraisals to computer appraisals in the year 2000. Mapsifter and Taxsifter were brought on board during that time, as well, allowing people to access assessor data from the comforts of their own home or office. An electronic digitized parcel layer map was also created during that time frame. In 2016, after the...

  • Loch given award

    May 2, 2018

    Two local Lions Club members attended the recent Lions International Multi District 19-Spring Conference in Worley, Idaho. Attending were Rob Loch and Birdie Hensley. Loch was honored by the group and given a certificate of appreciation for his “distinguished leadership” this past year as zone chairman for MD19-E2, which covers clubs from Almira, Davenport, Grand Coulee Dam, Reardan and Wilbur. Loch was nominated for the award by outgoing 19-E District Governor Harry Lippincott. Loch has been a member of the local club since 2010. The Gra...