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  • Banks Lake Golf news

    May 13, 2015

    Winners of the BGA Tour included: Low Gross – Team 1 : Bunky, Gordon, Dennis, Chad; Team 2: Rena, Frank, Nick, Derek Low Net – 1: Jeff, Darin, Don, Mike, Deaneo, Steve, James, Alan Those helping on the clean up crew this year were: Jerry Birdwell, Bobby Carlson, Lisa Carlson, Jimmy VanGeystle, Bunky Andrews, John Gorman, John Stensgar, Mae Stensgar, Dennis Lohrman, Darin Whiteman, Dusty Whiteman, Debbie Whiteman, Randy Larson, Debi Condon, Darin Whiteman Jr., Claud Hilton, Tag Grier, Hellen Olbricht and Sandy Sheehy. Thank you all...

  • This week in sports

    May 13, 2015

    Thurs., May 7 2:30 p.m., HS Golf with Okanogan/MLCA at Alta Lake. 4 p.m., HS Tennis at Oroville. JHS Track here wth Bridgeport/Nespelem/Omak/Pateros/Manson at the old middle school track. Fri., May 8 3 p.m., HS Track at the Ron Vanderholm Invitational, Royal City. 4 p.m., HS Tennis at Wilbur-Creston. Sat., May 9 1 p.m., HS Softball at Pateros. 11 a.m., HS Track at Oroville Invitational....

  • Baseball finishes season with winning record

    John R McNeil II|May 13, 2015

    Raider baseball finished the regular season May 5 with a doubleheader win over the Tonasket Tigers. The wins put the overall win-loss record for the Raiders for 2015 at 14-6, with a league record of 11-5. The wins over the Tigers in Coulee Dam put the Raiders in the number-three spot for the North, and on Monday they took on the Kittitas Coyotes for the first round of District 5-6 play at the Paul Lauzier Athletic Complex in Moses Lake. Against Tonasket, the Raiders had to hold off the Tigers who made the games close. In game one the Raiders...

  • Tennis ready for districts

    John R McNeil II|May 13, 2015

    With the regular season over, the Raiders are now preparing for district, which starts Saturday at 9a.m. in Omak. District B Tennis will be split between the Olympic Racket Club and City Park in Omak. The Raiders are allowed two singles players and two doubles teams at Districts. The top four finishers in both singles and doubles play will move on to Cashmere May 23 when they will face the Caribou Trail League competitors for entry to the state tournament. From Cashmere, the top four boys and top three girls move on to state. Last week was the...

  • Lady Raiders lose to Warriors

    John R McNeil II|May 13, 2015

    The Lady Raiders travelled to Hartline on May 5, where they lost both games of a softball doubleheader to the Warriors. In the first game, the Warriors jumped ahead 7-0 before the Raiders scored two runs in the top of the third inning. ACH added five more runs in the bottom of the third to complete the victory 12-2. ACH held the Lady Raiders to just one run in the second game. That run came after the Warriors built a nine-run lead. The final in the second game was ACH 11- LR 1. Last night, was scheduled to be Senior Night for the Lady Raiders...

  • Golf wraps up season

    John R McNeil II|May 13, 2015

    Raider Golf finished the season on Monday at home against Okanogan and Moses Lake Christian. Now they are preparing for the district tournament, which will take place at Banks Lake Golf Course next Tuesday. Those who qualify will move on to the state B golf tournament, which this year is at Sun Willows Golf Club in Pasco. Sun Willows is where state cross country tourneys have been held for over 20 years. The Raiders travelled to Alta Lake to take on Okanogan and Moses Lake Christian last Thursday. Sam Roeber, of Moses Lake Christian, took...

  • Track off to sub-districts

    John R McNeil II|May 13, 2015

    Raider track and field athletes completed the regular season Friday at the Ron Vanderholm Invitational tournament in Royal City. Today, they are heading to Tonasket where the District 6 portion of the Central Washington League Sub-District Tournament is being held. The top five move on from sub-districts to districts in Ephrata on May 22. At the Ron Vanderholm Invite, Katelynn Schilling set a new personal record and came home with another blue ribbon. In the shot put, Schilling took first, throwing 36 feet, 7.5 inches, a new PR. Octavio...

  • Going up

    May 13, 2015

    Middle School track.......

  • Arbor Day Foundation is offering a tree-care booklet with $3 donation

    May 13, 2015

    The Arbor Day Foundation is offering a handy tree-care booklet designed to help people plant and care for trees. Anyone can receive Conservation Trees, a user-friendly booklet featuring illustrations, colorful photos, and easily understood descriptions, by making a $3 donation to the Foundation this month. “Conservation Trees is an ideal resource for tree planters,” said Matt Harris, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “Taking care of existing trees is just as critical as planting new ones, and proper care ensures communities are a...

  • WSU Master Gardeners of Okanogan County Offer Gardening Diagnostic Clinics

    May 13, 2015

    Gardening Diagnostic Clinics have begun at the WSU Okanogan County Extension Office. Diagnostic clinics are a public service offered to the community by the WSU Okanogan County Master Gardener volunteers. Master Gardeners assist backyard and non-commercial gardeners with a variety of gardening issues, including insect and plant disease identification. Diagnostic Clinics are held every Tuesday; May through October, 9 am until 12 noon at the WSU Extension Office in the County Courthouse. Beginning in May the Master Gardeners will also have a...

  • Coulee Cops

    May 13, 2015

    Grand Coulee 5/4 - Plant Protection advised that two boats were tied to the buoy line at the canal near North Dam Park. The fishermen agreed to move back. - Police checked on a report that a man had fallen on Federal Avenue. The officer found a man who said he had just been at the senior center and was on his way home but his legs were not working right. - An Electric City man told police that someone had placed a trailer on his property. Police found a 22-foot trailer registered in Montana and some other material on the site. Police asked...

  • Legal Notices for May 13, 2015

    May 13, 2015

    CITY OF GRAND COULEE MAIN STREET AND FEDERAL AVENUE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS TIB NO: P-E-859-(P01)-1 Sealed Proposals will be received by the undersigned at the City of Grand Coulee, 306 Midway Ave., Grand Coulee, Washington 99133, up to 2:00 P.M.; local time on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, for furnishing the necessary labor, materials, equipment, tools, and guarantees thereof to construct Main Street and Federal Avenue Sidewalk Improvements. This Contract provides for the construction of approximately 1,990 square yards of sidewalk along Federal...