News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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The Lake Roosevelt Raiders girls’ soccer team is learning the sport from the ground up. The girls played their first game Sept. 8, losing to formidable Brewster, 11-0. Despite the loss to the Bears, who LR Head Coach Casey Moore says is going to be one of the top teams in the district, Moore is very proud of the way her team played. “They didn’t give up the whole game, despite being down by so much,” she said. “They pushed themselves very hard.” The Raiders played with only 12 players on the team that game, including one with a minor injur... Full story
The Lake Roosevelt Lady Raiders volleyball team beat the Bridgeport Mustangs 3 games to 1 at home on Tuesday in their first match of the season. One highlight came in the second game when Aiyanna Picard served six aces in a row. “She just annihilated it,” Coach Garvin said afterwards. The Lady Raiders face off against Manson on Thursday. More info in next week’s Star. LR def. BP 26-24, 25-13, 24-26, 25-20...
Lake Roosevelt Raider Football players continued to be students of the game as NFL punter T.J. Conley and EWU Big Sky champion offensive lineman Cassidy Curtis came to their practice last Wednesday. The guests spoke to the Raiders before their practice. The players listened intently to their advice before heading to the field, where Conley and Curtis ran drills with the younger players, guiding them on the proper techniques of how to kick a football, or be more effective as a lineman. Conley,... Full story
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders opened their season with a victory against Waterville, defeating the Shockers on their home field 41-7. “Overall it was a successful night,” Raider Head Coach Loren Endsley said. “We had a lot of players step up and make some huge plays for us. They played as a team and that was great to see as a coach.” Sophomore quarterback Steven Flowers led the Raiders, passing for 155 yards, including a touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Tyrell Kiser, and rushing for 154 yards, including a touchdown. Flowers also had eight t... Full story
The Raider football team showed a lot of promise on Saturday when they played Bridgeport in a pre-season “jamboree.” The Raiders scored three touchdowns, while only allowing one during the series of short scrimmages against Manson and Bridgeport. Sophomore quarterback Steven Flowers threw a touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Nathaniel Hall. Junior running back Beau Michel ran in a touchdown. Flowers ran the third touchdown in himself, showing that he is a dual-threat QB capable of both passing and running. On the defensive end, def... Full story
Former NFL tight end Nate Overbay spent some time with the Lake Roosevelt Raiders football team on Monday to talk to them about his knowledge of the sport as well as to participate in their practice. Having played football at the high school, college, and pro level, Overbay was able to offer his insights about being an athlete, and life in general. "It's a mindset," he said. "Everything in life is a challenge and you have to find ways to get over it. You've got to be a student of the game. ... I... Full story
The annual summer softball tournament, now named The Kenny Hearne Summer Classic, will be held from Thursday through Saturday, August 4 – 6, on the North Dam Park upper and lower fields. Twelve teams are signed up to play. On both Thursday and Friday, two games will be played simultaneously on the upper and lower fields at 6 p.m., and two more games at 7:15 p.m. Games are scheduled to start at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Kenny Hearne, who passed away last year, had a love of softball and had played i... Full story
I am, as an intern, experiencing my first bout of what can only aptly be referred to as Dilbert Syndrome or Office Fatigue. I’ve been here at The Star for about seven months now. The hours, the days, the weeks, the months… all melt off the calendar, and I wonder where the time goes. Time, the thing which when lost, you cannot recover (unlike my jacket, which I lost and then found in the folds of couch and throw pillows in the throes of a panic). Staring at the computer screen … day after day … hour after hour … I have to wonder if I’m fryin... Full story
May 28 is now officially Woody Guthrie Day in the state of Washington, and a large celebration of the musician and his works will take place at the Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center on that date. The event will include performances from 12 different artists, as well as discussions from experts, including author Greg Vandy, who wrote the book “26 Songs in 30 Days” about Guthrie’s legendary place in Americana culture and Grand Coulee Dam history. The event will also include screenings of films, including the stolen film “The Columbia,” a film by E... Full story
Award-winning blues musician Matt Andersen will take the stage with his band, the "Bona Fide," on May 21 at the biannual Sunbanks Resort Rhythm & Blues Festival. His new album, "Honest Man," debuted at number five on the sales charts in Canada, from where he originally hails. Andersen has toured the world, sharing the stage with such legends as Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, and Greg Allman, among others. Armed with a soulful voice and an acoustic guitar, Anderson belts out his earthy songs with true... Full story
A festive Earth Day celebration, the seventh organized by a local Earth Day Committee, took place at the Nespelem powwow grounds Friday as an estimated 800-1,200 children and adults enjoyed the sunshine, free hot dogs, raffle prizes, drums, and educational and interactive booths run by volunteers. Tribal member Joe Pakootas, who is running for Congress in Washington's fifth district, was the guest speaker at the event and performed the opening prayer. Kris Ray of the Colville Tribes'... Full story
NBA hall-of-famer Gary Payton came to the area Thursday to host a basketball workshop entitled "Rise Above." About 200 boys and girls of all ages had a blast performing basketball drills, playing games, and listening to Payton speak. Payton's message was simple and strong: "Be a pro at being you. ... You have to have a goal in life. ... You can do whatever you want with your life. ... Grow up to be that person that you know you can be," Payton said to a gym full of kids, all wearing "Rise... Full story
Growing up in the 1990s, I loved the Seattle Sonics and used to shoot hoops at home in the woods, on a dirt road near a hill. Sometimes I’d miss my shot and the ball would go rolling far down the hill and I’d chase after it. I’d pretend I was making game-winning, buzzer-beating, 3-point shots for the Sonics to win the NBA Championship. My favorite player was Gary Payton. When I got the assignment to cover the recent Gary Payton event, my eyes lit up. I was very nervous, but once I got there I felt fine. So I stood on the sidelines of the gym,... Full story
Author Greg Vandy's "26 Songs in 30 Days" is a fascinating book that explores the folk musician Woody Guthrie's month-long employment by the Bonneville Power Administration in 1941 when Guthrie was assigned to write one song per day while being driven all along the Columbia River. Visiting the sites of dams, most notably the Grand Coulee Dam, Guthrie churned out the songs, which include now legendary folk songs such as "Pastures of Plenty," "Grand Coulee Dam," and "Roll On, Columbia "(Washington... Full story
I have a few thoughts on recycling in the area. One thought is that if it’s too expensive then we don’t need every individual household to have its own recycle can, which would necessitate a truck to drive up and down every street picking up the recycling. It would save money to have centralized recycling dumpsters: a dumpster for glass, one for plastic, cardboard, and whatever else. Usually it’s one giant dumpster with the various sections. This way individuals who care about recycling and helping the environment can bring their recyc... Full story