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"The Lady Raiders trudged through a wet, muddy, and cold game on Saturday with a 6-1 loss to Tonasket," said Casey Moore, head coach for the young Lake Roosevelt soccer team. The game in Grand Coulee was the team's second to last home game on the schedule, for which the team set several goals, Moore said. Those were "to keep them from scoring 11 again, to (make) a goal, and to pass and communicate better. They were successful in all of their goals." Maddie Toulou scored that single goal for the Lady Raiders, pushing through defenders before...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders suffered their first football loss of the season in a 28-22 nail biter against the Soap Lake Eagles Friday. The Raiders' win-loss record now stands at 5-1 for the season. The game saw the Eagles take an early lead, but the Raiders stayed in it as the two teams took turns scoring touchdowns. Down by eight points late in the fourth quarter, LR Quarterback Steven Flowers rushed for both a touchdown and the 2-point conversion to tie the game at 22. But then Soap Lake...
Lady Raiders volleyball had a busy schedule this past week, winning games on Tuesday and Thursday before losing one on Saturday. Lake Roosevelt won 3-2 on Tuesday in Waterville, shocking the Shockers on their home court by coming back from a 1-2 deficit, winning the tie-breaking fifth set 15-8. "We played some very up and down volleyball for the evening," said LR Head Coach Kasey Garvin. Freshman Ellie Hansen finished the night with a personal record of 11 kills and 9 digs, "which is impressive...
The administration and board of Grand Coulee Dam School District have set their sights on improving the graduation rate of Lake Roosevelt seniors. Under the district’s policy “Accountability Goals” the graduate rate objective is 85 percent. Superintendent Paul Turner said last week that the policy is outdated and that the board is waiting for information from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to update the policy. “The goal won’t change, but our goal is always 100 percent,” he said. The graduation rate of the 2015-16 cla...
A Coulee Dam woman chased a thief off with a shovel in the middle of the night last week when she realized someone was stealing her motorcycle. The dirt bike stolen from Jaci Gross at her Coulee Dam residence on Stevens Avenue very early last Wednesday, Oct. 5, was recovered about noon the same day in Electric City. Gross was out in her lawn with a shovel when police arrived and told officers she was looking for the person who stole her motorcycle. She said in a Facebook post that the thief had also tried to take her four-wheeler ATV, “but I c...
Heard about the successful moose hunt — by a school bus? With a load of young volleyball players aboard, driver Keith Powell had a young cow moose charge in front of his school bus last Wednesday night, Oct. 5, about 8:30, as they were returning from a volleyball match in Okanogan. The moose was alongside SR-155, and charged in front of the bus just after it had gotten over Disautel Pass. The bus hit the moose with its front fender, killing the animal. The bus held both the seventh- and eighth-grade girls volleyball squads that had just c...
School officials plan an open house Oct. 27, so visitors can see a number of abstract paintings, which were installed last June at Lake Roosevelt Schools, and meet artist Lucinda Palmer. Palmer painted six large paintings as part of the Washington Arts Commission grant for arts for public buildings. Palmer, from Portland, Oregon, was selected from a number of applicants to create the paintings, part of a $70,000 grant. Two paintings were hung in the elementary school cafeteria, two in the junior/senior cafeteria and one in each of the...
A group of hikers from Spokane, Cheney, Anacortes, Tri-Cities and Coulee Dam assembled at the trailhead of Candy Point Trail Sunday to walk it with scientists who would explain the geology of the rocks over which they were walking. At the trailhead at 432 Columbia, in Coulee Dam, Dr. Gene Kiver and Bruce Bjornstad led the group. Kiver retired from Eastern Washington University after teaching geology there for over 32 years. He has conducted an active research career that emphasized landforms...
The Electric City Council passed tourism promotion funding package for local interests at its meeting Tuesday night. There was money from the city’s lodging tax for new activities, but less money than the city had given the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce in the past. Through a number of proposals, the chamber received $16,500, down from almost $30,000 the year before. The city council tourism committee, made up of councilmembers Richard McGuire and Brad Parrish, had proposed $12,000 to the chamber of commerce for fireworks on July 4...
A forum for voters to hear the positions of candidates for two contested Okanogan County commissioner seats will take place Thursday at Lake Roosevelt Schools. The two hotly contested races come after months of push-back on the existing commissioners on several issues that led to the formation of a group dedicated to unseating them. One of them, Commissioner Ray Campbell, lost in the primary election. Represent Okanogan County 2016 contends the board of commissioners is sacrificing local fiscal responsibility to affect national conservative...
The Bureau of Reclamation is inviting the public to comment on a proposed multiyear powerplant overhaul project at two Grand Coulee Dam powerhouses. During the 30-day comment period that ends Nov. 7, the public is encouraged to identify issues and concerns to be addressed in an Environmental Assessment on the proposed modernization and overhaul of all the generators in the Left and Right Powerhouses, a press release issued Oct. 7 said. The 18 generating units and three station service units have been in operation for over 70 years and are...
The first annual Breast Cancer fun walk/run was a success. Over 100 people registered for the event but due to other commitments and the cooler weather not all were able to participate. We would like to thank all our sponsors: monetary — A. J. Gerard, Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union and Costco (north Spokane branch). Food Donations: Safeway for the water, Ed’s Meats for wieners and Franz bread for the hot dog buns. Gift Certificates: Loepp Furniture, Hometown Pizza, Coulee Hardware, Pepper Jack’s, Café Espresso, Fusion Café, R&A Café, LaPresa,...
There certainly is a distinct advantage to living in Grant County for well over 46 years. The advantage is knowing a lot of people you can talk to honestly about just everything. Now this election is a great topic of conversation. The presidential elections just seems to get a rolling of the eyes with a sign of “Be glad when it’s over and done!” Now the race for Superior Court Judge is an interesting one. Nick Wallace has receive $35,380 in campaign contributions. All but nine of those contributing were our neighbors here in Grant Count...
We are called parents of murdered children and labeled co-victims by the judicial system. Victims and co-victims have been given “Victims Rights” and are now included in the justice that is sought. It is imperative that we elect a JUDGE who can afford us the “Victim Rights” and the fair justice we seek. We insist on a judge who has proven experience, core values and is totally dedicated to the robe of justice, hence our support for Judge David Estudillo. Since his appointment Judge Estudillo has proven his ongoing experience in criminal cases,...
Tenets of the U.S. Constitution basic to our democracy lie forgotten on the dusty back shelf of our Okanogan County Commissioners’ office! Democracy is a government wherein decisions are made not only by elected representatives, but also by the people. Our commissioners have violated this basic philosophy too often, by: (A.) Ignoring citizen input regarding water issues, year after year. (B) Turning people who had a right to testify against the vacation of Three Devils Road away from a public hearing. (C) Astonishing unawareness of important c...
True to form, members of the group claiming to Represent Okanogan County (ROC) are taking a little bit of fact and putting their own spin on it in an attempt to suppress open dialogue among the citizens of Okanogan County when that dialogue pertains to them or their county commissioner candidates. Members most recently took offense regarding a letter I wrote questioning the tactics used at public “forums” of which they were an active part of. Quoting only a portion of what I said and adding that I wrote they had “sponsored” the forums, they pr...
Incumbent County Commissioner Sheilah Kennedy’s campaign slogan is “accountability.” But, has she really been accountable and listened to the citizens’ concerns these past three-plus years? She and the other commissioners were not accountable to the hundreds of citizens who protested against the Three Devils Road closure. She ignored their comments and voted to close the road to people living near the road, for tourism and ATV use. She has not been accountable to the taxpayers nor the county’s finances when the commissioners decided to litiga...
I have worked in the Okanogan Co. Treasurer’s office for 34 years, 17 years as the Chief Deputy Treasurer and the last 10 years as your Okanogan Co. Treasurer. As Treasurer, I am the chairperson of the Finance Committee along with the Okanogan Co. Auditor, Financial Mgr., and the three County Commissioners. We have monthly meetings to watch very closely the budgets and cash on hand of each Current Expense Dept. (27 depts) and all of the Public Works Funds (10 funds). Between Current Expense and the Public Works Co. Road Dept., the total b...
There is another fire storm happening in Okanogan County. No…thank goodness it is not another catastrophic forest and rangeland fire. It is a storm however just as dangerous to our way of life. The Firestorms of 2014 and 2015 are the direct result of the environmental groups dictating policy and management of our public lands for the last 27 years. This has proven to be disastrous to our people, destroyed private and public lands, burnt over a million acres of our natural resources and threatens the very survival of Okanogan County. These s...
We are finally moving forward in Okanogan County government, and many people are sensing the positive change that is coming. I am supporting Ashley Thrasher for county commissioner because she is smart, has the work ethic of a Hot Shot Firefighter, and will carefully listen to what people need before she makes difficult decisions. Chris Branch has more than 20 years planning experience here in all corners of the county and will compliment Ashley as they take a step into the future and tackle some important improvements. I see this ballot as...
The Gehrke Windmill Garden at North Dam Park has been listed on the Washington Hertiage Register of Historic Places. The Governor’s Advisory Council on Historic Preservation granted that distinction Oct. 7 at a meeting in Tacoma. Coulee Area Park and Recreation District President Bob Valen was present and accepted the listing certificate from Washington State University Historian Dr. Rob McCoy. CAPRD manages the park. The council members were delighted with the “whimsical” nature of the site, Valen reported. Emil and Stella Gehrke’s “folk a...
Grand Coulee Dam School District has hired a new athletic director this year. Levi Seekins, 32, brings with him experience both as an athlete and as a coach, and he sees athletics as "just a different classroom" that's part of a larger goal. At 6 feet, 6 inches tall, Levi Seekins is hard to miss when you see him at the games or towering in the halls of Lake Roosevelt Junior Senior High School. Growing up in the area, Seekins played sports here all his life. In high school Seekins played Lake...
The Lady Raiders lost two nail biters this past week, succumbing in each volleyball match in their tie-breaking fifth sets. In Bridgeport Tuesday, after going down 2-0, Lake Roosevelt won the third and fourth sets to tie things up, but lost the fifth set to the Fillies 15-10. "Bridgeport played very good defense against us," LR Head Coach Kasey Garvin said. "Our serving didn't do us any favors for the evening." Thursday saw the Lady Raiders face the undefeated Manson Trojans. After again going...
The Lady Raiders soccer team lost two games on the road this past week, one each in Omak and Liberty Bell. Lake Roosevelt lost 4-2 in a non-league game against Omak on Thursday, the loss largely a result of penalties. Three penalties against LR led to three goals for Omak. "Overall I believe our team outplayed them and had control the majority of the game," said Head Coach Casey Moore, "but part of learning soccer is how to use your body legally." Coach Moore highlighted some of her players...
Lake Roosevelt Raiders cross country runners participated in the 5k Omak Invitational last Wednesday. Kyle Edmo continues to shine for the Raiders, placing 15th out of 85 runners with a personal record of 19 minutes, 11 seconds. In fact, all four Raider runners set personal records: Will Friedlander finished 25th with a time of 19:57, Cameron Tillman finished 31st in 20:14, and Jonathan Cante finished 49th with a time of 21:22. "We expected the race to be fast as it is nearly all flat, and it...