Tekoa basketball court nets donation

Tekoa High School senior Alex Overton received $5,000 last week in “Impact Funds” from Wilbur-Ellis branch manager Bob Gardner. The funds will help Overton to complete Nighthawk Court, an outdoor basketball court which is her senior project. Impact funds are awarded by Wilbur-Ellis quarterly to community projects nationwide.

Construction of the court is planned for June, to be ready to play by Slippery Gulch Days.

Overton, a senior on the Tekoa-Oakesdale basketball team, has raised $12,000 for the project from various individual donations as well as pledges for medallions to be displayed at th...