Articles from the May 3, 2017 edition
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Updated: Baseball wins three, loses two
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders won three baseball games and lost two this past week, bringing their league win-loss record to 10-6 and their overall record to 13-7. The Raiders will... — Updated 5/4/2017
Updated: Ladies keep on winning
The Lake Roosevelt Lady Raiders softball team continues to win, defeating both the Waterville Lady Shockers and the Soap Lake Lady Eagles this past week, putting their league... — Updated 5/3/2017
New color run coming to Colorama
A new 5K Colorama Color Run will be held at North Dam Park this year, adding literal “color” for Colorama to participants who want to revel in the spirit of the festival. The run begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 13, at North Dam Par... — Updated 5/3/2017
Repairs at C.D. town hall will cost $100,000
Coulee Dam's town hall will end up with an almost entirely newly refurbished police department, community ballroom, kitchen and more after repairs to damage done last winter from a... — Updated 5/3/2017
Discovering treasure
About 50 local children put on a musical Saturday after casting and rehearsals began that Monday. Held at the former Village Cinema theater spot in Coulee Dam, the young actors... — Updated 5/3/2017
City gets small street grant for repairs
Electric City has received an emergency grant from the Transportation Improvement Board to make needed repairs to nine small street problems. City Clerk Russell Powers said that the grant is for just over $30,000, and will take... — Updated 5/3/2017
CMC employees to get lighted crosswalk
There will soon be a lighted crosswalk on Highway 174, where employees at Coulee Medical Center cross the highway from where they park. A meeting was held recently with representatives from the Department of Transportation, Coulee... — Updated 5/3/2017
New mosquito district home in Electric City
Work is underway on the mosquito district's new home in Electric City. The pole building will house the district's offices, meeting rooms, chemical storage and house its vehicles.... — Updated 5/3/2017
Newsbriefs
Sound system to get tested The new sound system at Lake Roosevelt High School gym will get tested tonight (Wednesday) at 6:30 when the school band, art department and choir will be performing. The public is invited. Flags ceremony... — Updated 5/3/2017
Center School items to be sold
Say you attended Center School in Grand Coulee and you have always wanted something to remember your days there. Now is your chance! The Grand Coulee Dam School District directors have OK’d a long list of surplus materials from C... — Updated 5/3/2017
LR gets new sound system
A new sound system was being installed Tuesday in the gym at Lake Roosevelt, including new mixing equipment and a new wireless mic system, just in time for a spring music concert. The new equipment became necessary as the old... — Updated 5/3/2017
Steamboat campground construction still delayed
Thirty new campsites at Steamboat Rock State Park will still have to wait to become a reality, with no set date for construction to resume. Currently the area for the new campsites is just a big, empty lot of sand, just as it was... — Updated 5/3/2017
Meetings and Notices
Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, this Thursday, May 4, at the High Dam Tavern, Grand Coulee. Plans for the upcoming Colorama will be discussed. Coulee Creators Meet Coulee Creators... — Updated 5/3/2017
Thomas Victor Edwards
Thomas Victor Edwards, 82, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017, in Grand Coulee, Washington. He was born November 16, 1934, in Wilmington, North Carolina. He lived in Wilmington for 26 years. Tom married Barbara Fay (Scoggins) and... — Updated 5/3/2017
Neoma Joyce Iannetta
Neoma Joyce Iannetta, 74, passed away Tuesday morning April 18, 2017, in Grand Coulee, Washington. Neoma was born Sunday, December 27, 1942, in Eugene, Oregon to Harry and Joan Shar... — Updated 5/3/2017
Michael Nicodemus "Mike" Somday
Michael Nicodemus "Mike" Somday passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 26, 2017, in Grand Coulee, Washington at the age of 83. Mike was born to James and Rose (Gua) Somday, shortly... — Updated 5/3/2017
Ride 'em, cowgirl!
Rodeo Princess Jadya Taylor finishes a ride in the junior steer riding competition at the Nespelem Junior Rodeo Saturday, picking up 68 points. The 11-year-old Colville Tribes... — Updated 5/3/2017
Raider golfers win twice
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders golf team competed on their home course at Banks Lake on Wednesday and Thursday last week, with LR being the team medalist each time and producing the... — Updated 5/3/2017
March students of the month
Students of the month for March at Lake Roosevelt were recognized recently.... — Updated 5/3/2017
Tennis loses to Liberty Bell, Okanogan
This past week the Lake Roosevelt Raider tennis team lost at home against the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions, then travelled to Okanogan where they lost to the Bulldogs. Against... — Updated 5/3/2017
Legals for May 3, 2017
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) ELECTRIC CITY PARKS PROJECT GRAND AVE & MCNETT AVE PARKS Proposals Due: MAY 17, 2017 The City of Electric City (“City”) is soliciting proposals from qualified consulting firms to provide pro... — Updated 5/3/2017
This week in sports
Thurs., May 4 4 p.m.., Raider Tennis here with Wilbur 4 p.m., Junior High Track, here Fri., May 5 Raider Track at Bridgeport Invitational Sat., May 6 4 p.m., Raider Tennis here with Tonasket Mon., May 8 2:30 p.m., Raider Golf at... — Updated 5/3/2017
Track competes in Peshastin
The Lake Roosevelt track and field team competed at the Rieke Invitational in Peshastin on Friday. “Traey Clark came up big with personal records set in the sprints,” said Head Coach Lori Adkins. Clark ran the 100-meter dash in... — Updated 5/3/2017
Coulee Cops
Grand Coulee 4/25 - A driver from Orting was issued a citation for driving with a suspended license and not having an ignition interlock device after police responded to a suspicious person complaint from a woman on Goodfellow... — Updated 5/3/2017
Seniors plan trip to Seattle
This year’s senior class is planning a trip to Seattle and places beyond for its “senior trip.” But the 25 seniors and four adult chaperones will have to be “early birds” if they expect to catch the bus before it pulls out at 5... — Updated 5/3/2017
