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The Raiders won two and lost two baseball games in the last week, starting with a 7-4 loss at home against Liberty Bell March 28. Lake Roosevelt picked up a win in four innings Thursday, besting the Bridgeport Mustangs 14-4 in Coulee Dam March 30. At Liberty Bell on Friday afternoon, the Raiders had a chance to figure out the Mountain Lions, but it took two games. Lake Roosevelt lost the first game by the same score they lost with on Tuesday, 7-4. The Raiders came together in the second game,...
The Lady Raiders beat down the Liberty Bell Lady Mountain Lions Friday night in Coulee Dam 64-12 in their first post-season game, sending them on to meet Brewster last night (Tuesday) at Omak High School, where the next part of the 2023 District 6 2B Girls Basketball tournament is being held. If the LR girls, with an overall win-loss record of 14-7, beat Brewster (12-7), they’ll meet either Tonasket or Okanogan at Omak at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10. If Brewster won last night, the Lady Raiders will still play the earlier Omak game on the 10th at 6 p...
The Raider boys get to keep this regular-season, top-of-the-league boasting rights after winning at home against Tonasket last night, securing a first-round by in the District 6 tournament that starts Saturday. The win came after they had suffered a seven-point loss in Okanogan Jan. 24, the second in league loss the whole season, but emerged the top seed into the District 6 post season last night in Coulee Dam. Coming off a 22-point win against Manson Jan. 20, the Raiders met stiffer resistance...
The Lions Club, which owns Spring Canyon Cemetery, is hoping to form a group to keep the operation going. “Like many other organizations, the Spring Canyon Cemetery board are few and aging, and are unable to do several of tasks needed to keep up the cemetery,” a statement from the club said this week. “The Lions do not want to see the Cemetery become a ward of the state like many other cemeteries in the State are.” The 4.5-acre cemetery was dedicated March 30, 1959, a year when 24 more people were buried there, after seven were the year be...
After beating Brewster by nine points at home and dominating Manson 78-12 last week, the Lady Raiders stood at second in the league Tuesday night before meeting Okanogan at the home of the Lady Bulldogs, the Central Washington 2B League leaders. The Okanogan girls, with a 7-0 win-loss record in league and 16-0 overall, may have felt secure going into that game against Lake Roosevelt (5-2, 11-6), with ample reason. Okanogan won 91 – 48. LR started out strong, scoring 34 in the first half, but couldn’t execute in the second, Coach Melissa Meza sa...
The Raider boys beat Brewster in a bruiser of a basketball game Jan. 17 in Coulee Dam, 61-60, then went to Manson to trample the Trojans 63-41 on Friday. The Raiders, with a 7-0 league win-loss record, 15-2 overall, ranked first in the Central Washington 2B league and second in the state as of Tuesday night, according to WIAA’s site. They trailed only Brewster (5-2, 13-4) statewide. The RPI rankings used by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association factor in the difficulty of a team’s schedule during the season, making it pos...
Edwin Bernard Kendall, 89, was born the second child of four to Joseph and Frances (Higginbotham) Kendall on July 17, 1933, in Wilbur, WA. He passed away peacefully on December 19, 2022, with family by his side in Spokane, WA. Bernard grew up in Hartline, WA. He graduated from Hartline High School in 1951. He attended Washington State College for 2 years before being drafted into the United States Army on March 22, 1956. Private First Class Edwin Bernard Kendall trained to become a Radio...
Lake Roosevelt's Raiders beat Reardan 69-46 at the Reardan Lions Club Christmas Tournament Friday. Chase Marchand scored 21 points for the Raiders (8-2) as they beat the Screaming Eagles (4-5) in the title game. Jakari Singleton's 14 points led Reardan. The Lady Raiders (6-4) also took down the Screaming Eagles of Reardan at the tournament 47-33. Carly Neddo led Lake Roosevelt in scoring with 16 points. Aaliyah Marchand added 15 as LR defeated the Screaming Eagles in the championship game....
Ninety-four children in 43 households had wrapped Christmas packages delivered to their homes Saturday, Dec. 17 thanks to Trees of Sharing 2022 volunteers who supported the project by making cash donations or purchasing gifts for children who might not have otherwise received one this season. Trees of Sharing began in the Coulee in the mid-1980s with the express objective of assuring each child enrolled in the local school district would receive a gift at Christmastime. Every year since the...
Local mayors decided against further studying whether their Regional Board of Mayors could consider taking over the Spring Canyon Cemetery. Meeting as the RBOM Dec. 7, the mayors voted to drop their research into taking over ownership of the cemetery currently owned by the local Lions Club. The club had approached the mayors about that possibility last August, and they’ve been looking into it ever since. Coulee Dam Mayor Bob Poch said his council was not in favor of it. City Clerk Stefani Bowden had asked the Municipal Research Services Corpora...
The Regional Board of Mayors is continuing to look into forming a cemetery district. At their Oct. 5 meeting, the RBOM discussed different factors they’ll need to look into regarding trying to form a cemetery district that would take over management of the Spring Canyon Cemetery, currently managed by the local Lions club. Complications include that the cemetery is located in Lincoln County, but none of the four cities of Electric City, Grand Coulee, Coulee Dam and Elmer City are in that county. Also, the RBOM was formed primarily to take c...
The recent suggestion that the area consider forming an emergency medical services district is a good one and could lead to a better service for everyone in the area when help is needed. Local leaders should consider it carefully, openly, and with open minds. They should also be mindful that at its core, the idea may be another attempt at an end run around a fundamental problem this community has always had but never faced constructively: lack of unity, even artificially induced disunity. An EMS district could be a great solution if local fire...
Cemeteries don’t take care of themselves, and the Spring Canyon Cemetery is no exception. The Grand Coulee Lions Club manages Spring Canyon Cemetery, and Birdie Hensley of the Lions Club spoke to the Regional Board of Mayors at their Aug. 3 meeting about them possibly taking over the management of the cemetery. Hensley explained that as Lions Club members are getting older, it’s getting to be less feasible for them to take care of the cemetery that has about 2,100 people buried in it, including about 450 veterans. Grand Coulee Mayor Paul Tow...
The Class of 2022 Valedictorian: Aehsley Piturachsatit The Class of 2022 Co-Salutatorians: Ashley Baker & Almeta Desautel High Honor Roll Students who earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5 to 4.0. Students wear Gold Honor Cords: Alonzo Adams Reniff Herndon Ashley Baker Aehsley Piturachsatit David Borden Gemma Sacchi Isaijah Derr Sadi Trotter Almeta Desautel Camryn Wendt Audrey Hansen Honor Roll Students who earned a cumulative GPA of 3.25 to 3.49. Students wear Silver Honor Cords: Makenna Alling...
The Lady Raiders won three more games this past week, one against Pateros, and two against Liberty Bell. They currently boast a 7-1 league win-loss record, 16-2 overall, ranked second in the league to Okanogan (7-1, 15-1), whom LR defeated 10-0 earlier in the season. Lake Roosevelt defeated Pateros 15-0 April 26 in Grand Coulee. On April 29 at Liberty Bell High School for a doubleheader, LR defeated LB 13-1 in the first game, 8-0 in the second. In game one, batting for LR, Aaliyah Marchand hit a...
The Lake Roosevelt Raider baseball team lost a game against Okanogan last week and will play with the Mountain Lions twice this week. The Raiders lost 5-2 against Okanogan April 19 in Coulee Dam. The Raiders have a win-loss-tie record of 8-5-1 overall, 4-4 in the Central Washington 2B league, ranked third. Brewster is ranked first with a record of 13-2, 7-0 while LIberty Bell is second at 9-5, 5-2. The Raider boys were scheduled to host the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions yesterday, results of...
Toddlers in the youngest set of egg hunter at the Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt Saturday learn what they're looking for in the annual tradition the club put on again at the athletic field of the former middle school in Grand Coulee. The winners of the prizes in a few of the eggs are on page 2. - Scott Hunter photo...
The Grand Coulee Dam Lions Club will be holding its 83rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 16, beginning at 11 a.m. at the old middle school athletic field in Grand Coulee. This hunt is for ages 0-10....
ended his valiant battle with Parkinson's disease on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at the age of 89. Al was born in Sandpoint, Idaho, to father Alva Reeves and mother Mary Lambert on July 24, 1932, a birthday Al shared with his father. Al grew up in Sandpoint, on the shore of Lake Pend Oreille, surrounded by mountains and forests. He became an avid hunter and fisherman, activities that helped feed his family and which became lifelong passions. Al was a Sea Scout as a youth. He played high school and...
A lot can be accomplished in a lifetime. The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce is starting a new award for lifetime achievement in honor of Colleen Manley who died unexpectedly earlier this year at the age of 63. “If you have been a part of this community, then you knew Colleen,” Chamber Executive Director Rachelle Baughman said at their March 8 meeting. “She was a huge aspect of this community. Colleen did a lot. She was a part of the chamber, she was a part of the Rotary, she was a part of the Lions. I’m not even sure of everything sh...
The Raider basketball team chalked up two more wins as the end of the regular season approaches, and district playoffs are beginning soon. The Raiders defeated the Mountain Lions in a road game with Liberty Bell Jan. 25, 72-58. Two nights later in Manson, they pulled off a hairline victory 65-64. The teams will meet again Saturday in Coulee Dam. The Raiders have a 7-2 win-loss record in the league, 11-3 overall. They’re ranked third in the league behind Brewster (8-3, 14-5), and Okanogan (9-1, 16-2). A road game with Okanogan was scheduled f...
The Lady Raiders are finishing the regular season on Saturday before postseason play begins. The Lady Raiders defeated the Mountain Lions Jan. 25 in a road game with Liberty Bell, winning 66-38. On Jan. 27 in Manson, the Lady Raiders quadrupled their opponents’ score, winning 66-16. The Lady Raiders have an 8-1 win-loss record in the league, 13-1 overall, ranked second in the league behind Okanogan (10-0, 17-1). A road game with Okanogan was scheduled for yesterday, with results to be reported next week. They are scheduled to play in B...
Trees of Sharing 2021 culminated Saturday, December 18 with the delivery of wrapped Christmas gifts to 118 children in 54 families. The Trees of sharing Committee thanks every person who supported this project by making a cash donation or purchasing gifts for children who might not have otherwise received one this Christmas. Trees of Sharing extends special appreciation to Spokane Teachers Credit Union, Coulee Family Medicine, Harvest Foods, North Cascades Bank, and Safeway Pharmacy for help with collecting children’s names and/or displaying t...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders basketball team defeated both Oroville and Liberty Bell this past week to continue their undefeated status, now with a win-loss record of 6-0. The Raiders defeated the Hornets in Oroville Dec. 14 by 20 points, 67-47. The Raiders led 34-22 at the half before closing out the game, scoring 37 more in the second half to the Hornet's 25. Chase Marchand led the Raiders with 20 points, followed by Brandon Pino with 18 and Alonzo Adams with 17. Defensively, Chase Clark pulled...
Birdie Hensley would like to be back on the Electric City council after just a couple of years being off it. Hensley has served six years total on the council, most recently finishing a four-year term in 2019, which she lost to Bob Rupe in that year's election. Having lived in Electric City for 22 years, Hensley said in an email to The Star that she believes, "If you do not take an active part in city council you do not have any idea what is going on in the community." She said she would like to...
