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  • Meetings and Notices

    May 15, 2013

    Chamber to Meet at Siam Palace The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, May 16, at the Siam Palace beginning at noon. On the agenda is a recap of Colorama festivities. Lions to Meet The GCD Lions Club will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 21, at 6:30 p.m. at Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Nespelem School Board to Meet The Nespelem School Board will hold its board meeting on Wednesday, May 22 at 5 p.m. Time for Flag Dedication For those wishing to dedicated a deceased veteranís flag for the Isle of Flags should...

  • Todd A. Wilson

    May 15, 2013

    Born in Grand Coulee, Wash., Todd A. Wilson moved to Spokane Valley at an early age. His primary education was in Millwood followed by graduation from East Valley High School, class of 1982. Todd joined the Navy and was stationed briefly in Hawaii where he excelled in the field of technology. As a youth, he loved all things outdoors, especially dirt biking with his brother and dad. He was independent, with a mischievous streak and a sweet, shy smile. Later in life, he enjoyed camping, fishing...

  • Ten Raiders move on to districts

    John McNeil II|May 15, 2013

    Ten Raiders qualified last weekend to move on to next Saturday’s district track and field competition in Ephrata. At the Central Washington 2B South Sub-Districts last Saturday at Kittitas, the LR girls finished second overall, beating White Swan and Riverside Christian. Raider boys finished third, beating White Swan. Chyenne Kelly-Marconi continues to lead the Raiders, moving on in all her events. She won the triple jump with a hop, skip, and jump of 32 feet, 11 inches; and the 100-meter h...

  • Lady Raiders end regular season on sour note

    John McNeil II|May 15, 2013

    Lady Raider softball closed the 2013 regular season with a six-game losing streak that included last week's losses to Bridgeport and Liberty Bell. The Lady Raiders played the Fillies for Senior Night May 7 at Grand Coulee Dam Middle School, where they lost, 10-3. On Saturday they travelled north to the North League-leading Liberty Bell Mountain Lions, who showed the Lady Raiders why they are in that position. In each game of the doubleheader LB defeated LR by 10 runs with the final scores being...

  • Raiders finish season 12-9

    John McNeil II|May 15, 2013

    Raider baseball wrapped up the 2013 season last week at Wenatchee Valley Junior College with a 8-2 loss to White Swan. Head Coach Ted Piccolo recognizes that White Swan was a tough opponent. The Raiders played without Justus DeWinkler due to his injury and another was not at full speed. Kendall Piccolo pitched five innings striking out 3 Cougars and giving up only 1 earned run on 2 hits and two walks. Brady Black came in to relieve Piccolo for the last two innings and gave up no earned runs and no hits while striking out 2 Cougars. At the...

  • Golf ready for post season

    John McNeil II|May 15, 2013

    Raider golf closed out the regular season at home Thursday against both Moses Lake Christian and Columbia Basin Secondary. Austin Rosenbaum led the Raider boys and was the match medalist, shooting a 94 for the day. “Austin has really learned how to manage his games out there this year,” Head Coach Steve Files said. “As a result his scores are starting to better reflect his considerable abilities.” Jordan Allen took second overall, shooting a 104 for the day. “Jordan has probably made more progress from the beginning of the season to this poin...

  • Raiders play hard to the finish

    John McNeil II|May 15, 2013

    Raider tennis closed out the 2013 season last week with a match at home and districts at Eastmont. At home May 7 against Entiat, the girls won 4-1 and the boys tied 1-all. Emily Williams defeated Autumn Noyes 7-6 (7-2), 6-0 and Hillary Carriere beat Emily Swearingen 8-6 for the girls’ singles wins. In doubles, Areielle White and Lyric Witten beat Alexis Swearingen and Taylor Long in three sets, 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8). Their come-from-behind win was paired with Hayley Seylor’s and Harmony Wit...

  • Softball to begin

    May 15, 2013

    The GCDA Softball league will be holding a informational coaches ‘meeting on Monday, May 20, at 6 p.m., at Loepp's. All interested coaches should attend or send a representative. The league will start Tuesday, June 11. Rosters and league fees of $250 per team will be due on June 1. If you are interested in starting a team or would like to be on a team, contact Kevin Lind at 631-0774 or Kevin Portch at 631-0139. Find us on Facebook: Summer Softball Adult Co-Ed League!...

  • Bowling Scores

    May 15, 2013

    IT’S ALL GOOD Spring Bowling TEAM W L M-T-R 12 4 King Pins 10 6 Flyin W 10 6 Ole Guys 9.5 6.5 San Poil Valley 7 9 Still Tryin 6.5 9.5 Dump Trucks 5.5 10.5 Gutter Fingers 2.5 13.5 High Game: Ole Guys 524; Abe Batten 249; Mae Stensgar 164 High Series: Ole Guys 1467; John Stensgar 568; Mae Stensgar 475 Splits: Marilynn T. 4-5; Tina R. 5-10; Cheri P. 6-7 SENIOR BOWLING 5/8/2013 Larry W. 112/312; Bob S. 182/492; Pat Z. 158;439; Merle C. 143/359; Leo L. 166/492...

  • SHARP Kids Summer programs announced

    May 15, 2013

    Registration night for Summer Rocks and the SHARP Kids Middle School Summer Program is Thursday, May 23 from 4-6:30 p.m. at the Grand Coulee Dam School District Office. Space in each program is limited and enrollment will close when programs are full. No early registrations will be accepted. Dates for Summer Rocks and SHARP Kids Summer Program are: 9 a.m. to noon, July 1-Aug. 1, Monday-Thursday (no program July 4th). An LRHS Independent Study Program is available this summer to high school students interested in retrieving a Washington State...

  • Shopping and Junking in the Coulee

    Frankie Delano|May 15, 2013

    [Editor’s note: Frankie will be reporting weekly on findings at local sales and culture right here. Let us know what you think, and don’t believe everything you read.] Detective Frankie D. here with what some shoppers might consider extremely important news about the junking phenomenon in the Coulee Corridor, plus some other junkie comments thrown in for the heck of it. So it’s up to you to decide if what’s dished up here is extreme, important, or just plain junk. First off, think back to those long gone days when shopping sales was simply...

  • Coulee Cops

    May 15, 2013

    Grand Coulee Police 4/29 - Cattle again broke through a fence and gained access to the golf course. Police asked golf course officials for a list of damages. - A woman reported a vacant house had a door ajar. An officer worked his way through cobwebs to check the house out. The Ronald Drive house door wouldn’t latch when the officer tried to lock it. - Police responded to a domestic violence call on Bowen Street. A woman said she was collecting some of her things from the house. Later the man of the house called police to say the woman had s...