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Lake Roosevelt High School graduates took deep breaths of fresh air at their graduation ceremony Saturday after two school years boxed in by a global pandemic. The class of 2021, 56 in all, took their seats on the bleachers above the football field, facing a throng of families strategically distanced from each other in groups on the field below. Unlike last year, the weather cooperated on a beautiful day. Speeches from the valedictorian, salutatorian and two class speakers tried to summarize...
There’s been a lot of talk about our dams over the last few weeks, and I want to make it abundantly clear: Any “solution” for our salmon population that includes removing the dams on the Lower Snake River is a nonstarter. Rep. Mike Simpson’s proposed Columbia Basin Initiative seeks to breach the Lower Snake River dams in an attempt at boosting the native salmon population – while ignoring the very real issues, and solutions, that are impacting our fish populations. Our native fish species and the Lower Snake River Dams can — and do — coexist....
With the Lions Club's annual Easter egg hunt canceled this year, kids can take part in an "Alternative Egg Hunt" next week in which 26 different homes in Electric City will participate. Those homes will display colored paper eggs with letters on them in their windows starting Sunday, March 28 until Saturday, April 3. It's organized by Shannon Hitchcock of the Faith Community Church. Kids can go around the Electric City area south of Coulee Boulevard and east of Gold Avenue to find all the... Full story
The Almira Lions Club had a very successful ORV Fun Run Saturday Feb. 20. The club's community projects will benefit from the 90 entries signed up for fund raiser at $20 each. Chili and baked potatoes were supplied to the participants. Donations also came from AgLink: Almira, Odessa Trading Co. Coulee City and Short Septic Service, Almira. - Photo courtesy Todd Bodeau...
Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson’s $33 billion plan to remove the lower Snake River dams is unwise. However, if he pushes it, he needs to include the impact of breaching dams in his home state, which completely shuts off salmon and steelhead migration. Simpson, a Republican representing eastern Idaho, announced he wants to rupture the four lower Snake River dams — Ice Harbor, Little Goose, Lower Monumental and Lower Granite — all in southeast Washington. Those impoundments have fish passage systems to allow adult anadromous fish to conti...
Trees of Sharing began Nov. 1 with a modest amount of uncertainty about what it might look like in the current COVID environment. True to form, however, the Coulee community enthusiastically supported the project, providing for delivery of wrapped Christmas gifts to 114 children in 50 families on Saturday, Dec. 19. Thank you to every person who made a cash donation or purchased a gift to brighten the Christmas season for children in our area. Based on your generosity, in addition to providing a gift for each child, Trees of Sharing was pleased...
Lowell Hensley passed away Monday, December 7, 2020, after a short illness. Lowell was born in Newbridge, Oregon, June 18, 1936, to Logan Hensley and Alberta Pease. He was very young when his family moved to Mansfield, Washington and he spend most his life in the Mansfield Area. He only completed the eight grade and than went to work for his Uncle farming. In June of 1960 he married Kay Birch and had two children, Kathy (Ray) Wadsworth of Spokane and Kris (LaDonna) Hensley, LasVegas. He worked... Full story
The 2nd Harvest Mobile Market that had been scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed because of the smoke. It has been rescheduled it for Oct 6. Since 2006, the Mobile Market has provided fresh produce and other groceries at no cost to families, children and seniors experiencing food insecurity. Thanks to community organizations who sponsored and hosted the events and volunteers who helped distribute the food, the Mobile Market provided food for 1.4 million meals throughout Eastern Washington... Full story
Richard Wilson "Dick" Ross, 91, passed away Monday evening July 20, 2020 at McKay Healthcare & Rehab in Soap Lake, Washington. Dick was born Friday, August 3, 1928, in Portland, Oregon, to William Robert (Bob) and Mary Ellen Peddicard-Ross. In 1933 his family moved to Grand Coulee, Washington, where his parents started "The Booster" - Grand Coulee's first newspaper, a one page mimeographed sheet of paper. In 1935 they started a regular newspaper, "Grand Coulee News"; then after the "B" Street... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam Lions Club last week announced their new club officers. They are, from left to right, Vice-President John Nordine II, Lion Tamer John Nordine, Secretary Carol Nordine, President Dena Avey, Tail Twister Roberta Hensley, Treasurer Rob Loch. - Rich Avey photo...
Lake Roosevelt High School's class of 2020 made it through their final year, graduating Saturday night despite a year that seemed to conspire against them. With the last quarter-plus of the year disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the class that captured at least $191,000 in scholarships, according to the school's information, was denied many of the traditional gatherings of their last year, including spring sports. They adjusted to distance learning, isolation and a graduation ceremony in the a...
Mary Jo Carey, 79, former mayor of Elmer City, Washington, passed away Saturday morning, May 9th, 2020, at Holy Family Hospital in Spokane, Washington following a brief illness. Mary Jo was born in Texas on Thursday, March 6, 1941. Following graduation from high school, she worked for the National Parks Service as a Ranger, serving in that position until her retirement. Mary Jo loved her community and as a member of the Elmer City Council, who loved a good debate, Mary Jo could 'sometimes' be pa... Full story
Joseph (Joe) Martin Mitchell's journey of life ended Saturday April 4, 2020 at home in Phoenix Arizona. Joe was born on December 9, 1935 in Denver, Colorado to Martin H. Mitchell and Margaret E. Mitchell. In 1944, the family moved to Boulder City, Nevada. He graduated from Boulder City High School in 1953 where he met Susan L. Dickens, they married on August 21, 1956. Upon graduating High School, Joe continued his education and matriculated from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.... Full story
The basketball postseason is in full swing with the Lady Raiders defeating Tonasket, losing to Waterville, beating Liberty Bell, and now progressing onto the district crossover game this Saturday in Quincy. LR defeated the Tonasket Lady Tigers 53-27 Thursday in Coulee Dam. In the first quarter, a pair of back-to-back, three-point shots from Allison Nomee put LR up 15-0. Tonasket got on the board in the last minute of the quarter that finished 17-4 LR. LR led 26-15 at the end of the half, and in...
The Raiders finished the regular season with two wins and a loss in boys' basketball. The Raiders got snowed on in Brewster, where the Bears handed LR their first league loss of the season, with LR losing 73-50. LR led 28-25 at the half but were outscored 23-10 in the third quarter and 25-12 in the fourth. On Friday the Raiders played an away game against the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions, pulling off a narrow, 59-57 victory. Then on Saturday, LR hosted the Waterville-Mansfield Shockers in the...
The Lady Raiders finished the regular season with two losses and a win, and will be hosting the Tonasket Lady Tigers Thursday to kick off the postseason. The Lady Raiders braved a blizzard to defeat the Lady Bears by just two points, 47-45, on Feb. 4 in Brewster. The two teams' matchups have been close this year, with LR losing to Brewster by just one point back in January, 37-36. On Friday, the Lady Raiders lost an away game with the Liberty Bell Lady Mountain Lions, 58-46. Then on Saturday,...
A year ago, much of America’s heartland was inundated by Missouri River flood waters. At least 1 million acres of U.S. farmland in nine major grain-producing states were under water. More than 14 million people were impacted. Damage exceeded $1 billion. With 11 dams on the Missouri, why was the flooding so severe? Why didn’t the dams absorb the excess waters? Its dams are above the flooded areas. The last impoundment is at Gavins Point Dams in South Dakota, and heavy rainfall and snow melts wer...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders had a busy week of games, winning three but suffering their first loss of the season in Odessa. LR hosted Brewster on Jan. 7 when they defeated the Bears 67-53. The Raiders trailed Brewster 34-30 at the end of the half, but outscored the Bears 18-6 in the third quarter and 19-14 in the fourth. Hunter Whitelaw led the Raiders with 15 points; Sam Wapato contributed 13; Tyler Jordan put up 11; Cameron St. Pierre scored 10; Soarin' Marchand scored eight; Jonathan Cante...
The Lake Roosevelt Lady Raiders basketball team suffered a string of losses in the last week, both at home and away. LR hosted Brewster Jan. 7, losing to the Lady Bears by just one point, 37-36. The Lady Raiders hosted the Liberty Bell Lady Mountain Lions two days later, losing 52-39. Allison Nomee and Audrey Hansen were LR's leading scorers with 10 points each, with Kyona Edmo adding eight. Jozlyn Hansen had six rebounds for LR. LR played on the road against the Lady Shockers in Waterville,...
The annual Trees of Sharing project began Nov. 1 and culminated with the delivery of wrapped Christmas gifts to 115 children in 48 families Saturday, Dec. 14. Thank you to every person who enthusiastically supported this project by purchasing gifts for children in the Coulee area who might now have otherwise received a gift this Christmas. Trees of Sharing extends special appreciation to Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union, Coulee Family Medicine, Harvest Foods, North Cascades Bank, and Safeway Pharmacy for help with collecting children’s names a...
Barbara Avey Ries, passed peacefully surrounded by family in Spokane Washington on Saturday, November 9, 2019. Barbara was born on December 19, 1949, in Wenatchee Washington, to parents Clifford W. Avey and Sonja E. Everett. The family lived in Ephrata Washington for a few years and then moved to Coulee Dam where Barbara spent her childhood and school years. In 1960 her mother married Dr. Jack G. Everett and suddenly Barbara and her brothers Richard and John had four more siblings, David, Jane,... Full story
The Lady Raiders volleyball team swept away the competition in their league tournament after wrapping up their regular season with a victory last week. LR came away with a 3-0 victory in Soap Lake against the Lady Eagles to finish their regular season third in the Central Washington 2B league, with a win-loss record of 6-2 in the league, 10-3 overall. At the league tournament Nov. 2, the Lady Raiders beat the Tonasket Lady Tigers 3-0, then prevailed over the Liberty Bell Lady Mountain Lions,...
The Lady Raiders soccer team won a close playoff game in Bridgeport to move onto the next round. The Ladies played their last regular-season game Oct. 29, losing 4-0 in Liberty Bell against the Lady Mountain Lions. Finishing the regular season ranked fifth in the Central Washington 2B league with a win-loss record of 4-7 in league, 5-7 overall, the Lady Raiders then faced off in the postseason against the number-four Bridgeport Fillies (6-6, 8-8), in Bridgeport Nov. 2, defeating them 3-2. “We had a nice 2-0 lead at halftime,” Con...
The Lady Raiders are entering the post season of volleyball on Saturday after trouncing the Lady Tigers in Coulee Dam last week. The Lady Raiders won decisively, 3-0, against the Tonasket Lady Tigers in three sets, 25-18, 25-21 and 25-17 in Coulee Dam Oct. 22. Ellie Hansen led the ladies in blocks with five; Audrey Hansen led in kills with 12; Aliah Capshaw led in digs with 11; Mikaylah Thompson led in aces with 3; and Megan Abel led the ladies with 17 assists. LR was scheduled to host Soap...
The Lady Raiders took a couple losses on the soccer field last week, one against Brewster and one against Tonasket. Lake Roosevelt lost 7-3 Oct. 15 against the Lady Bears in Brewster. Madisyn Toulou scored LR's three goals, one coming from a Jasilyn Schilling assist. Mirella Lopez had seven saves as goalie. "Brewster was a match with a lot of good fighting spirit," Head Coach Micah Esmond said. "Our forwards are starting to link up much more with the midfielders and fullbacks. We ended up gettin...
