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Ashley Atkins took on the role of Indian Education director this school year at Lake Roosevelt Schools and spoke to The Star recently about the importance of teaching Native American culture and history. "I will introduce myself in my language (Crow) first," she wrote in an email to The Star. "Kahay! Baalaashe' Amiiaxxisesh huuk, baashchiilitaailia, 'Lucky and Receiving' huuk. I am Apsaalooke from the great Crow Nation of Montana. My husband [LR science teacher Derek Atkins] is Psquosa...
Part of Federal Avenue in Grand Coulee is receiving a half a million dollar makeover. Wheeler Excavation, LLC out of Benton City is the contractor for the project, replacing the main water line, installing a sidewalk and storm drainage, and rebuilding the street. The full project is expected to cost $535,555, Grand Coulee City Clerk Lorna Pearce said. The streetwork is being done with state Transportation Improvement Board money up to an amount of $524,096. The city will be paying for the...
A $7,000 study funded by the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center found that developing senior housing in the area would be beneficial. The senior center pledged up to $25,000 for studies geared towards developing land currently owned by Centerline Development into living options for senior citizens. With this initial study saying it is a good plan, further studies would include financial studies, an architectural plan and legal expenses, among other items, totalling about $50,000. At a March 14 meeting at the senior center, Ian Turner and Nic...
Electric City is forming a new committee focused on developing a city park, and Electric City residents can be a part of that committee. At a May 18 special council meeting, the council approved going forward with forming a new park committee focused solely on building a city park. Councilmember Brian Buche noted during the meeting that people have expressed interest in taking up the cause again. Buche was elected as part of a new administration in 2019, including all new council members, a new mayor, and a new city clerk, with the park being...
Some people aren't too thrilled about a possible impending speed limit reduction on a stretch of highway between Electric City and Grand Coulee. The upcoming construction of a pedestrian and bicycle pathway along Banks Lake connecting the Coulee Playland area to the North Dam area may come with a speed limit reduction from 45 miles per hour to 35 mph for an 800-yard stretch of road if the state Department of Transportation deems it appropriate. The path will narrow the roadway, which will...
A construction project is beginning on a new waterline and paving on a section of Federal Avenue in Grand Coulee from Main Street down to Midway Avenue by The Star newspaper building. The street was closed Tuesday to through traffic. The project also involves putting in a sidewalk and storm drains on one side of the street. Construction is anticipated to be finished by July 7, City Clerk Lorna Pearce said at the May 17 council meeting. The Star reported in September of 2021 that the city's...
This weekend is the time, and the Delano Regional Transfer Station is the place to "e-cycle" that old TV or computer monitor that's been cluttering up your garage or attic. This week, May 19-21, you can take certain electronics to the transfer station for free to be recycled. The transfer station is open from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the 19th and 20th, and on Saturday the 21st from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. An electronics bin was previously outside of the gates of the transfer station, but some people...
The Lady Raiders softball team has two shots at going to state following a hometown win last week against Brewster that started the postseason. The rain didn't dampen the spirits of the Lady Raiders, who hosted Brewster on May 14 in Grand Coulee, winning 12-0. LR scored three runs in the first inning, eight in the third and one in the fourth. On the mound for LR and shutting out the Brewster Bears were Presley Steffens and Aaliyah Marchand. Steffens pitched four innings, striking out two, and al...
Raider tennis competed at the Central Washington 2B league tournament in Omak on May 11, and May 14 where several Lady Raiders qualified for the district competition today. In Omak, Amy Dorman won her matches in girls’ singles to qualify for districts. The girls’ doubles teams of Kaylee Landeros and Riley Ayling and Terai Bob and Raeanna Joe won their matches to qualify for districts. The boys’ season is done. “Reese Hansen won two [matches] and lost two and was one match away from going to the next round,” Head Coach Billy Monroe said. “He...
Raider Terek Bush took fourth place in the District 5 tournament at Alta Lake Golf Course on Monday, qualifying him for the state tournament at Deer Park May 24. At Alta Lake, the Raiders competed with opponents from Oroville, Okanogan, Waterville-Mansfield, and Riverside Christian schools, with the top six boys and top five girls qualifying for state. "I think all the players were really feeling the pressure and Terek really handled himself well," Head Coach Steve Files said. Bush finished the...
By Jacob Wagner Raider athletes qualified for districts after placing in league track and field championships last week. LR’s team competed at the Central Washington 2B league championship May 11 at Liberty Bell High School with other athletes from Bridgeport, Oroville, Tonasket, Liberty Bell, and Okanogan. Athletes needed to place in the top eight in each event to move onto the district meet, which will include athletes from those same teams. From LR, Raeley Portch qualified to compete in the 100-meter race, 300-meter hurdles, and the j...
You can see the world from a different perspective by flying a drone. Greg Behrens, a retired geologist from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, demonstrated his drone for The Star in April at his home east of Grand Coulee in the Spring Canyon area. Behrens got his drone in July of 2021 and his commercial license in October, but he didn't really need it; he just enjoyed the intellectual challenge of passing the test for certification and learning all there was to learn about it. "You have to...
Firefighters from Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee, and Elmer City departments responded to a vehicle fire near the Coulee Dam Casino Tuesday. The fire burned inside the cab of a pickup truck. The cause is still under investigation. The fire, reported at 5:14 p.m., was extinguished by 5:25 p.m. Two fire extinguishers were used to put the fire out, which could have been worse, according to firefighters on the scene, who said it could have burned the truck to the ground. Firefighters at the scene of...
Raider tennis is beginning tournament play after wrapping up their regular season. The rain canceled matches with Oroville and Manson last week, so now LR is looking at the postseason. The Central Washington 2B league tournament starts today, May 11, in Omak at 12 p.m., and continues on Saturday, May 14, also at noon. Reese Hansen will compete at the boys’ number-one singles spot; Teyten Flores at number two; and Reniff Herndon at number three. Noah Hunt and Jaxon Krohn are competing at the number-one boys’ doubles spot. Zane Chaffee and Wya...
The Raiders competed at the Vanderholm Invitational at Royal High School on May 6 to wrap up their regular track and field season, with the league championship taking place today. “The Vanderholm meet went really well!” Head Coach Lori Adkins said. “Everyone contributed with excellent effort. We had four [personal records] within the team.” “Raeley Portch and Carly Neddo placed in all four of their events, which was a major contribution to our team score,” Adkins said. “Our discus team of Arianna Waters and Hope Harris also placed fourth...
The Raiders finished their regular baseball season with a pair of wins and began postseason play yesterday but lost to Tonasket, effectively ending their season. LR had hoped to continue, having taken down Oroville on Saturday in a doubleheader in Coulee Dam. The Raiders won the first game 12-0, and the second 14-4. The wins closed the regular season for the Raiders with a 6-6 win-loss record in the Central Washington 2B league, 11-7-1 overall. They played in the first round of the District 6...
Raider golfers will compete at a district tournament to qualify for state later this month. On May 3, the Raider golf team competed at the Okanogan Valley Golf Course. “The Raiders competed hard in our final league match of the season,” Head Coach Steve Files said. “Trevan Barnaby shot his low round of the season so far. He’s really been coming on strong as of late.” Barnaby shot a 110 on the course. Camryn Wendt and Terek Bush had the lowest scores for LR, both at 108, while Colton Jackson finished with a 112, and Aiden Palmanteer shot 134....
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...
by Jacob Wagner The Grand Coulee Dam School District will offer $16,000 to a man who filed a lawsuit against them regarding a public records request, and who has reportedly made around a million dollars over the years with similar lawsuits against small school districts, towns, hospital districts and other such agencies. The GCDSD board of directors on Monday approved offering the settlement to Eric Hood, who filed suit in February of 2022 saying that the school district had not provided all documents related to a public records request he had...
Lake Roosevelt student Kaitlyn Nordine will be traveling to Chicago in June to compete in the national Future Business Leaders of America competition. Four LR students competed in the state competition in Spokane April 20-23, including Nordine, Sam Amarilla, Kailah Leadingham, and Noah Hunt. Nordine placed fourth in three categories: help desk, journalism and health care administration, qualifying her to compete in the national competition in Chicago, which takes place from June 29 through July...
You can sing your heart out and win $100 towards a local business at a karaoke contest at this year’s Colorama. The contest will be held at the beer tent at North Dam Park on Friday, May 6, at 7 p.m., and so will be limited to participants age 21 and over. Morgan Tillman, of Apothecary Salon, will be the master of ceremonies for the event, and said that if the contest goes well there could be more in the future, including for those under 21. “I was just trying to find an activity that is inexpensive and that I knew that our community would lik...
It may look different than past years, but there will be a Colorama festival this year, including a parade, a petting zoo, a rock climbing wall, a lot of giant inflatable things including a bounce house, a karaoke contest, helicopter rides, vendors, and more. Some of those features have come together in just the last month, one in the last week. Missing from the list is the carnival that people have come to know over the years, and there are other challenges, as well. "Coming into 2022, we are...
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...
The Lady Raiders beat the top-ranked 1B fast-pitch softball team in the state last week, then shut out the top 2B team on its home field. Lake Roosevelt's girls are currently ranked fifth in the state among 2B teams with a 13-2 overall win-loss record, 5-1 in the league. They beat the top-ranked 1B Almira-Coulee-Hartline in both games of a doubleheader in Grand Coulee April 19. In the first game, LR led 3-0 after the first inning, scoring seven more in the third, one in the fourth, and three...
Raider golfers hosted competitors from Okanogan, Oroville, and Waterville April 20 at the Banks Lake Golf Course. Terek Bush was the top golfer for LR, finishing the course in 98 strokes. Camryn Wendt scored 109; Trevan Barnaby scored 116; Colton Jackson, 119; Joey Tynan, 133; Aiden Palmanteer, 141; Dylan Armstrong, 146; and Sergio Galicia, 161. Okanogan's Ryley Moore had the best score for the day at 91. The Raiders were scheduled to play in Oroville on Monday. They are scheduled to play at...