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The Lady Raiders won three games last week to wrap up their regular season ranked second in the Central Washington 2B league. Lake Roosevelt hosted and defeated the top-ranked Brewster Lady Bears Jan. 29 by a highly respectable 18 points, 51-33. Ellie Hansen led the Lady Raiders with 18 points, sinking eight of her nine shots at the basket and making two free throws. She made seven rebounds, as well. "It is always nice to beat the top team in league," Coach Matt Pleasants said. "The girls came...
The Raiders had a busy week of raids, defeating Liberty Bell, Waterville, and, most importantly, the top-ranked Brewster Bears in a nail-biting, last-second victory. The Raiders hosted the Brewster Bears, winning 61-60 Jan. 22 in Coulee Dam. The Raiders jumped out to an early lead in the game, and from there it was a one- or two-point game for either team. But by the end of the game, the Raiders were down by four points with 27 seconds left. "We called a play and Cameron St. Pierre hit a huge...
The Colville Tribes responded with a press release last week regarding a controversial decision to approve a contract to round up approximately 1,250 horses from the reservation. The nearly $500,000 contract awarded to Sun J Livestock was approved on Jan. 24. “The Colville Business Council responsibly addressed the need to better protect our lands, water, wildlife and native plants on the reservation with these decisions,” Colville Business Council Chairman Rodney Cawston said in the release, dated Jan. 29. “These decisions also provide a plan... Full story
Hunters and fishers wanting to head to local tribal lands will have to look online to buy their licenses, not at local stores. The Colville Confederated Tribes have launched a website for buying fishing and hunting permits on their reservation and eliminated the service from third-party sellers, such as Coulee Playland. “We have transitioned to an online system,” said Natural Resources Director Cody Desautel in an email to The Star. “Customers can come to [Fish & Wildlife] office buildings and get permits, which is still through the onlin...
Gary Darnold, who coached cross country for Lake Roosevelt for 40 years, including 38 state meet appearances, was inducted into the Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association's Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame on Friday in a ceremony held in Tacoma. Darnold coached the sport from 1977 until 2016, and in that time there has been at least one runner at state 38 times, 21 times the team has gone to state including 185 athletes, and had 15 individual finishes in the top eight at state. "He...
The Grand Coulee Dam School District is contesting the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s claim in a draft Environmental Assessment concerning the minimal impact it says a project will have on the district. The USBR is planning on a 10-year project to update three generators, G19-21, in the Third Powerhouse starting in 2023, similar to the ongoing project of updating G22-24 that started in 2010, and is estimated to cost $100 million. The USBR’s Environmental Assessment for the proposed G19-21 update, states that the project would have at most 103...
The lights on the Coulee Dam bridge over the Columbia River will enter the 21st Century in the coming spring, when they will be updated from incandescent to LED lights. "We're replacing all the wires that exist on the bridge, and the electrical service, so that the lights will function," said Robert Stull, the transportation engineer and electrical designer for the Washington State Department of Transportation office in Wenatchee. "And we're updating the lights to LED that should have a sort of...
The Colville Business Council took a series of actions on Jan. 24 related to feral horses on the reservation, including changing a law to allow machines such as helicopters to be used in the capture of feral horses, approving a contract to do so, and raising the bounty tribal members receive for removing the horses themselves. The contract with Sun J Livestock is for $478,750 and is for the removal of approximately 1,250 horses. The Tribal Tribune reported the amount but not the name of the contractor. Sun J Livestock removed about 420 horses...
The Nespelem School District has been awarded $2.86 million under a Washington state grant to help small, rural school districts modernize. The award was announced at the district's Monday night school board meeting. Apollo Solutions helped the Nespelem School District apply for the grant. Transportation & Maintenance Supervisor Dave Cirk wrote the grant with help from Jack Horne, Principal Marcy Horne's husband. Cirk said the money will be used to update the electrical system in the school, to...
Seven performers graced the stage at the Grand Theatre on Saturday night in an open-mic concert that was the first event in the theater on Grand Coulee's Main Street in years. Between 30 and 40 people attending were treated to a variety of acts. Tim Brooks played traditional native American flute songs; Keith Jorgensen played blues songs on harmonica; Randy Spotts played flamenco guitar; Leah Whalawitsa sang an a capella version of "Say Something" by A Great Big World, a song made popular by...
The Lady Raiders beat the Lady Tigers in Tonasket last week, and also defeated Soap Lake. Audrey Hansen was the lead scorer in the 56-32 defeat of Tonasket Jan. 22, with 14 points. Hansen also contributed eight rebounds, six offensive and two defensive. Shantana Pakootas had six of the 18 Lady Raider steals in the game. Tonasket only had one. "This game was a good test to see where we are and see if we are trending in the right direction," Assistant Coach Matt Pleasants said. "It was a close gam...
The Lake Roosevelt boys took down two basketball opponents last week, putting them third in their league. The Raiders defeated the Tonasket Tigers in Tonasket Jan. 22, winning 71-57 "The boys played well," Head Coach Jeremy Crollard said. "We jumped out to a big lead and were able to hold it through the fourth quarter. Got everyone playing time. Some of the reserves came in. Sonny Boyd came in and had a good game. Sam Wapato had a really good game." The Raiders hosted Soap Lake Jan. 24,...
The Raiders went to Oroville on Thursday to wrestle in a dual match, where the Hornets combined with Liberty Bell and Wilbur-Creston-Keller to form one team to take on Lake Roosevelt. LR won the first dual 38-30, then took some wrestlers who didn’t get to wrestle in that dual match and gave them their own dual, which LR won 18-9. “We were trying to have a little late-season fun, get some good matchups,” said Head Coach Steve Hood. “We had a good time.” The district tournament will be held in Coulee Dam this Saturday at 10 a.m., with LR hostin...
Tribal leaders reportedly discussed the issue of feral horses on the reservation in a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 22, and declared a state of emergency, with a proposed law change to be addressed at a Jan. 24 meeting. The tribal Colville Business Council had declined a bid Jan. 8 from Utah-based Sun J Ranch to remove over 1,000 horses from the reservation. The growing population of feral horses are said to have adverse effects on the environment, and overgraze the land which affects wildlife and livestock. But Charlene McCraigie, a tribal member,...
Parking on public streets is allowed, but what happens when it becomes a nuisance? The city of Grand Coulee is trying to find a solution to prevent people from parking in places that are inconvenient for others, such as in front of others' homes, businesses, or churches. The topic came up at the Grand Coulee council meeting on Jan. 15. "A person has multiple vehicles parked pretty much throughout town, taking up on-street parking for residents," City Clerk Lorna Pearce said. "We're constantly...
The Coulee Dam Beavers' history will be commemorated at Lake Roosevelt Schools soon, as another of the predecessor schools' alumni raise money. A plaque commemorating Coulee Dam High School will be installed on the same basalt pillar at Lake Roosevelt Schools as Grand Coulee High School's plaque, featuring their Tiger mascot. The two former high schools merged in 1971 to form Lake Roosevelt High School. The plaque will celebrate the Coulee Dam Beavers and is being prepared by Bobby Knight, a...
Spectrum, the brand name that Charter Communications uses to sell cable television, internet, and phone services, is planning to offer these in the local area soon. Charter Communications provides services to 26 million customers throughout 41 states and is in the process of acquiring Country Cable, which offers service in Coulee Dam. "Spectrum is currently in the process of upgrading our network in the Elmer City, Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee and Electric City areas," said Bret Picciolo, senior...
The Raiders wrestlers put their team at the top of the Coyote Classic wrestling tournament in Kittitas Jan. 19, and six Raiders earned first place in their weight classes. LR beat out 18 other teams to win the tournament, with Lake Chelan taking second place. Raider boys who placed first were Colton Jackson, who wrestled at 106 pounds, Robert Thomas at 113, David Crowe at 132, Kaleb Horn at 138, and Tony Nichols at 152. Ida Sue placed first in the girls' 140 weight bracket, pinning all four of...
The Raiders played in Oroville on Friday against the Hornets, losing a close one, 54-49. “It was a close, hard-fought game throughout,” Head Coach Jeremy Crollard said. “We battled, but missed some shots at the end of the game.” Tyler Jordan led the Raiders with 12 points, followed by Trevor McCraigie, who put in 11. The Raiders are third in the Central Washington 2B league with an 8-3 league win-loss record, 9-4 overall. Lake Roosevelt is behind Brewster (11-1, 13-3) and Oroville (9-2, 11-4) in the standings. The Raiders were schedul...
The Coulee will see an increase in arts and culture with the return of the Grand Theatre on Main Street in Grand Coulee, with a ribbon cutting and then an open-mic show later this month. The 170-seat theater is reopening with a new vision from new owner Faran Sohappy, owner of Music & Beyond, a shop selling CDs, comic books, video games, movies, and more in the same building as the theater. He also owns C-Rez Records, which produces a variety of music and is setting up a recording studio in the...
A 500-foot-wide, 7,281-foot-long, no-shooting "buffer zone" is being proposed between residences of Electric City and the Osborne Bay area. The buffer zone would be an area people cannot shoot guns out of or into. City Clerk Russ Powers said the city has had several complaints regarding hunters behind houses on Silver Drive, and that just last week he saw people with high-powered rifles in the Osborn Bay area near homes. "That is just too close for my comfort," Powers said. Currently Electric...
The Colville Business Council voted in a Jan. 8 meeting not to approve a contract to remove feral horses from the reservation, the Tribal Tribune reports. A $478,000 proposal by Sun J Livestock to remove about 1,250 feral horses was submitted after the tribe released a request for proposals for the project in December 2018. The same company had removed 420 feral horses from the reservation in 2015 in a similar effort. Feral horses are said to overgraze the land, competing with livestock and wild animals, cause erosion issues and other...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders basketball team trounced the Trojans and turned the Mustangs into dog food this past week, winning by extra-large point margins. The Raiders defeated the Manson Trojans on the road Jan. 8, scoring almost double what the Trojans did, winning 80-41. "Our boys just played really well," Head Coach Jeremy Crollard said. "We studied film, shut down what they wanted to do, pressed, and the boys just showed up and shot really well, and played physical." "It was definitely our...
The Raider wrestling team took second place at a 17-school tournament on the west side of the state Saturday, following a mix-and-match tournament they dominated there the previous day. They also sent a female wrestler to the Napavine Tiger Classic. Leaving Friday on the journey to Rainier, the Raider wrestlers stopped in Yelm to have fun playing a little bowling in a team-building exercise before making it to Rainier's mix and match event, an event they weren't necessarily counting on making....
The Lady Raiders earned two straight wins last week, defeating both the Fillies and the Lady Trojans. Lake Roosevelt defeated the Manson Lady Trojans on the road Jan. 8 with a final score of 41-24. "Manson was the start of where we really started focusing on the things we gotta do," said Head Coach Peewee Pleasants, happy to win after a string of losses. "We were playing as a team, and it all started coming back together in Manson." The Lady Raiders hosted the Bridgeport Fillies Jan. 11, almost...