News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Last Friday the Raiders held off a fourth quarter comeback by the Liberty Lancers to rack up their third win in a row. This is the longest winning streak by an LR team since 2004. LR has also won as many games this season as they did in 2011 and 2012 combined. Head Coach Steve Files was impressed with his squad winning two close games in two weeks back to back, “It was a very gutty performance by the Raiders.” Coach Files continued to praise his team saying, “We came out strong, but Liber... Full story
The Lady Raiders lost both of their matches last week on the road at Oroville and in Waterville. At Oroville on the 26, the Hornets came out fighting for the win. The Lady Raiders committed 77 errors which gave the Hornets points they needed to win. Head Coach Nate Piturachsatit had this to say about the Oroville match, “Oroville played a great game they did what they needed to do to win, made us make all the mistakes.” Kammi Rosenbaum and Holly Jo Carriere continue to lead the Lady Raiders in... Full story
The end of summer is marked by local county fairs. County fairs provide opportunities for 4-H members to showcase their projects and demonstrate their knowledge of the chosen subject-areas. Many local youth exhibited their 4-H projects at the NCW District Fair, Waterville, the Ferry County Fair, Republic and the Okanogan Fair, Okanogan. 4-H is the largest youth-serving organization in the world. The philosophy of 4-H is “Learn by Doing”, and encourages youth to develop lifeskills, through hands-on participation in over 100 different project are... Full story
The school board approved the retirement of Peggy Day, a special services secretary; the hires of Lisa Vaughan as 5-12 music/band instructor; and approved a week-long leave request by Vaughan, at its meeting Monday night.... Full story
Thurs., Oct. 3 5:30 p.m., Volleyball here with Manson. Fri., Oct. 4 7 p.m., Football here with Kittitas. Sat., Oct. 5 10:30 a.m., Cross Country at Can-Am Tourney in Kettle Falls. Tues., Oct. 8 3:30 p.m., Cross Country at Omak Invitational. * Volleyball game has been cancelled. Thurs., Oct. 10 5 p.m., Volleyball at Liberty Bell. Fri., Oct. 11 7 p.m., Football at Manson. Sat., Oct. 12 11 a.m., Cross Country at Quincy Invitational (the home cross country meeting was cancelled because of local construction.) 11 a.m., Volleyball at... Full story
A $5,700 grant is helping Lake Roosevelt lady basketball players mentor young students from the 3-6 grades. The Lady Raiders are holding three basketball clinics teaching the younger students, about 25 of them, the basics of the game. Two clinics have already been held and the third is scheduled Oct. 2. A mini-basketball tournament is planned for Saturday, Oct. 5, at the high school gym. The grant is from the Charlotte Martin Foundation and was written by Mary Schilling, grant writer for the... Full story
If you listen closely you’ll hear flapping going on in all of the towns here in the Coulee. Yes, I said flapping, like the wings of those majestic Eagles when they fly over the Columbia River, Banks Lake and Lake Roosevelt looking for a fish or two. What’s this about? Snow Birds. I’m sure you know some snow birds.I know quite a few and now that winter is closing in on the Coulee, I kind of wish I could be a snow bird and go south for the winter months, with a soft landing in sunny Arizona. Should I have said revving up their engines instead of... Full story
NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE The Town of Elmer City issued a determination of non-significance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197 -11 WAC) for the following project: Non Project Proposal for the adoption of Elmer City Areas Ordinance and update development regulations. proposed by the Town of Elmer City. After review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the agency, the Town of Elmer City has determined this proposal will not have a probable significant adverse... Full story
GRAND COULEE 9/18 - A man told police that a spotting scope valued at over $400 was taken from the back seat of his pickup while he had it parked at a business in Electric City for repair. - Police checked on a report of a threat in Electric City over a person’s personal effects that had been placed in a storage unit by someone else. The officer was able to get the two parties to cooperate and then left the scene. - An employee at Safeway reported that they had seen a soda that was half empty and a package of “Nutterbutters” and a bike behin... Full story
Elizabeth and Matthew Hall of Grand Coulee are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Kymber A. Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 5 lbs., and was 17 inches in length at birth.... Full story
Mercedes Nault and Andrew Reichlin of Electric City are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Isis Nevaeh Reichlin, born Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. She weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz., and was 19-1/2 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Connor James Norton 6, Joclynn Everybodytalksabout, 5. Maternal grandparents are Robert Nault, Grand Coulee and Juanita Weed of Wind River Reservation. Paternal grandparents are Tammy and Jared Armstrong of Electric City; Great-grandparents are Susan and Ellis... Full story
TUESDAY HI LO’S TEAM W L Fullers 10 6 Sunflower Graphics 10 6 Pepsi 9 7 Riverview Lanes 8 8 Karl’s Site Dev. 7 9 KEYG 1490 4 12 High Game: Riverview Lanes 430; Betty 172 High Series: Riverview Lanes 1171; Betty 467 Splits: Amber 4-5-10; Winnie 5-7 Previous - High Game: Riverview Lanes 460; Betty 212 High Series: Riverview 1242; Betty 526 Splits: Betty and Winnie 3-10; Amber 5-7 Previous - High Game: Riverview Lanes 471; Betty Davis 196 High Series: Riverview Lanes 1305; Betty Davis 499 Splits: Sheila Coffee 3-10 COLUMBIA LEAGUE TEAM W L Chewys... Full story
