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Jonathan Benjamin "Jon" McClung, 60, passed away Sunday afternoon, October 2, 2016, in Ephrata, Washington, with his family by his side. He was born February 7, 1956, to Benjamin F. & Anita J. McClung in Nespelem, Washington. A lifelong area resident, Jon attended grade school in Keller, Washington and high school in Wilbur, Washington, where he was a member of the wrestling team. Jon's favorite book was the Bible, which he would spend hours reading. He enjoyed the simple pleasures of life: goin... Full story
Elbern H. Beard, of Spokane, died Sept. 15 from complications from a heart attack. He was 73. Known by everyone as "Sunny," he was born April 3, 1943, in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of Noal and Irene Beard. He moved to the Tri-Cities at an early age and was raised by Herman and Eva Davis, attending Pasco schools. He left this world less than three weeks after his sister, Bonnie Cameron, the former Bonnie Jean Beard. Perhaps that was fitting. They were never far from each other throughout their... Full story
The last regularly-scheduled meeting for 2016 of the Grand Coulee High School Alumni Association will be held Wednesday, October 19, at 1 p.m., at Grand Coulee Community Church, 405 Center Street. The purpose of the meeting will be to go over guidelines for awarding scholarships each spring to outstanding high school seniors. In its 17th year, the Alumni Association was formed the fall of 2000 by graduates from the classes of 1954 and 1958 with three original purposes: awarding scholarships each year, developing a database of addresses of... Full story
Keith Young, left, and Titus Horton, of Young's Welding; and Lonna Bussert, of the Grand Coulee Area Alumni Association, check the placement Sunday of a column of basalt the group had set at Lake Roosevelt Schools. The five-sided pillar will eventually provide a mounting place for a plaque to memorialize the history of the Grand Coulee School District, which no longer exists. Member Diane Canady said the column could also hold plaques for a similar purpose for the other area schools affected... Full story
Chamber To Meet The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, October 13, at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. Tom Poplawski will be speaking about the Almira/Coulee Dam Community Church. CMC Guild To Meet The Coulee Medical Center Guild will be hold its regular meeting at noon next Monday, Oct. 17, at the hospital. Local AA Meetings Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held on Mondays and Fridays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 633-3377 days or 633-3345 evenings... Full story
The Gehrke Windmill Garden at North Dam Park has been listed on the Washington Hertiage Register of Historic Places. The Governor’s Advisory Council on Historic Preservation granted that distinction Oct. 7 at a meeting in Tacoma. Coulee Area Park and Recreation District President Bob Valen was present and accepted the listing certificate from Washington State University Historian Dr. Rob McCoy. CAPRD manages the park. The council members were delighted with the “whimsical” nature of the site, Valen reported. Emil and Stella Gehrke’s “folk a... Full story
Grand Coulee Dam School District has hired a new athletic director this year. Levi Seekins, 32, brings with him experience both as an athlete and as a coach, and he sees athletics as "just a different classroom" that's part of a larger goal. At 6 feet, 6 inches tall, Levi Seekins is hard to miss when you see him at the games or towering in the halls of Lake Roosevelt Junior Senior High School. Growing up in the area, Seekins played sports here all his life. In high school Seekins played Lake... Full story
The Lady Raiders lost two nail biters this past week, succumbing in each volleyball match in their tie-breaking fifth sets. In Bridgeport Tuesday, after going down 2-0, Lake Roosevelt won the third and fourth sets to tie things up, but lost the fifth set to the Fillies 15-10. "Bridgeport played very good defense against us," LR Head Coach Kasey Garvin said. "Our serving didn't do us any favors for the evening." Thursday saw the Lady Raiders face the undefeated Manson Trojans. After again going... Full story
The Lady Raiders soccer team lost two games on the road this past week, one each in Omak and Liberty Bell. Lake Roosevelt lost 4-2 in a non-league game against Omak on Thursday, the loss largely a result of penalties. Three penalties against LR led to three goals for Omak. "Overall I believe our team outplayed them and had control the majority of the game," said Head Coach Casey Moore, "but part of learning soccer is how to use your body legally." Coach Moore highlighted some of her players... Full story
Lake Roosevelt Raiders cross country runners participated in the 5k Omak Invitational last Wednesday. Kyle Edmo continues to shine for the Raiders, placing 15th out of 85 runners with a personal record of 19 minutes, 11 seconds. In fact, all four Raider runners set personal records: Will Friedlander finished 25th with a time of 19:57, Cameron Tillman finished 31st in 20:14, and Jonathan Cante finished 49th with a time of 21:22. "We expected the race to be fast as it is nearly all flat, and it... Full story
Wed., Oct. 12 5 p.m., JHS Volleyball at Oroville Thurs., Oct. 13 5:30 p.m., HS Volleyball here with Oroville (L) 5:30 p.m., JHS Football here with Brewster Fri., Oct. 14 4 p.m., HS Cross Country at Oroville 7 p.m., HS Football here with Soap Lake (L) Sat., Oct. 15 11 a.m., HS Soccer here with Tonasket 11:30 a.m., HS Volleyball at Liberty Bell (L) Mon., Oct. 17 5 p.m., JHS Volleyball here with Tonasket 5:30 p.m., HS JV Football at Soap Lake Tues., Oct. 18 5:30 p.m., JHS Football at Tonasket Wed., Oct. 19 5 p.m., JHS Volleyball here with... Full story
The Raider football team didn’t play last Friday, as it was their bye week. Raider football continues this Friday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m., with their homecoming game on Greene Field in Coulee Dam where they’ll host the Soap Lake Eagles, whose win-loss record stands at 3-3. The undefeated 5-0 Raiders are ranked eighth in the state of Washington among 2B schools by the Associated Press. Admission to the game is sponsored by the Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union, so fans will get in free this Friday. CLASS 2B 1. Napavine, 8 (5-0) 2. Northwest Chr... Full story
City of Electric City Small Works/Vendor Roster The City of Electric City is accepting applications from interested contractors and vendors wishing to be placed on the Small Works Roster and Vendor Roster. Whenever the city seeks to construct any public work or improvement with an estimated cost of $200,000 or less the small works roster may be utilized. The Vendor Roster may be utilized when purchasing materials, supplies or equipment not connected to a public works project with an estimated cost of $15,000 or less. All interested contractors... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 9/29 - Owners of dogs at a Hill Avenue location, including a man who shot a dog with an airsoft gun to scare it away since his dog was in heat, were advised by an officer that if they didn’t get licenses for the animals within a week they would all be cited. The dog that was shot did not suffer an injury, according to the report. - Safeway advised police that a woman had entered the store, gone to the alcohol aisle, placed a bottle in her purse, then left the store without paying for it. Store officials got the auto l... Full story
BOWLING THURSDAY MIX-UPS TEAM W L Team 4 11 5 San Poil Valley 10 6 Team 5 8 8 Team 2 6 10 Team 1 1 11 Team 3 0 12 High Game: John S. 189; Amber Olsen and Candy Weed Butz 201 High Series: Bob Schryvers 520; Candy W-B 537 Splits: Mae S. 2-10; Bob S. 4-5-7 COLUMBIA LEAGUE TEAM W L #6 15 5 #5 11 9 #3 6 14 #1 0 12 #2 0 8 #4 0 8 High Game: Corey Baker 244; Sharey Redthunder 198 High Series: Don Richer 688; Sharey Redthunder 500 Previous High Game: Jesse Jackson 255; High Series: Jesse Jackson 688 Splits: Soy 3-10; Jesse Vieira 2-7 DAM KEGLERS TEAM W... Full story