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Three appointed to planning commission Two of three commissioners turn down current members BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – On a 2-1 vote, with county commissioner Steve Kiss voting no, county commissioners appointed three new people to the Pend Oreille County Planning Commission Monday, Dec. 30. Norris Boyd was appointed to the District 1 position, replacing Steve Wilson. Terry Holloway was appointed to the District 2 position, replacing Steve Bennett. Paul Edgren was appointed to the District 3 position, replacing Susan Hobbs. Hobbs, Wilson and Bennett all applied for reappointment. Kiss served on the planning commission for 19 years. He said this is the first time in the last 20 years that a planning commission member who wanted to serve another term was not reappointed. Karen Skoog, who was recently elected chairwoman of the board of county commissioners, said appointing new people was

good. “There is nothing that says the planning commission has

‘It’s a purge and the beginning of a purge.’ Steve Bennett Former planning commission member

‘We wanted to have people who would look at things with fresh eyes.’ Karen Skoog Pend Oreille County Commissioner

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A spectacular ending at Diamond Lake Sunsets like this one on Christmas have been inspiring for those walking the frozen surface of Diamond Lake.

to stay the same,” she said. “We wanted to have people who would look at things with fresh eyes.” Skoog said she did not recruit candidates, although that is a legitimate action for commissioners to take. The candidates apparently applied independently, she said.

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PUD fiber connections near completion BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Public Utility District has been installing fiber optic cables to

the premises of more than 4,000 south Pend Oreille residents over the past year. Of the 4,000 requests for the cable, 1,021 have requested the service through the third party retail

providers. Of those, 760 premises can search the Internet via the PUD fiber network. CNS Supervisor Robert Fritz said Dec. 24 that the PUD is trying to complete the requested

customers before the end of December, barring unforeseen issues. “We still have our contract splicer out working and have SEE PUD, 10A

2013: A look back Editor’s Note: With the New Year here, The Miner staff spent some time this week reviewing events in our area this past year. Following is a sampling of stories from our newspapers over the past 12 months, to recount those people and events that shaped the year.

January We took a look at Pend Oreille County District Court in our first issue last year. District Court Judge Phil Van de Veer presides each Wednesday, as people show up for a variety of misdemeanor cases. Van de Veer has been District Court Judge here since 1999. He brings a wide range of life experience to the bench. Van de Veer, 59, was born in San Francisco and raised in Reno, Nev. “I worked in all the casinos,” he said. He came to the northwest, where he picked up a Masters in Education degree from Whitworth University. He moved to Pend Oreille County in 1975 and taught fourth grade. He got a law degree from Gon-

zaga University and worked in private practice for three years. He returned to Gonzaga to teach law, before accepting the position of District Court Judge. The area’s first baby of the year, Christian Jerome Savage-Lumpkin, was born Tuesday, Jan. 1, to Sarah Savage and Remington Lumpkin of Newport. Delivered at Newport Hospital at 2:21 a.m., he weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 20 ½ inches in length. He joins five brothers: Dakottah Alford, 8, Dominic Lumpkin, 7, Remington Lumpkin II, 4, Lance Sinka, 4, and Dominic Lumpkin, 2. Grandparents are Jamie Wehlast and Dan Wehlast of Spirit Lake and LaTina Teal of Newport. John Smith of Colville was selected by the county commissioners from the five counties in the 7th Legislative District to replace state Sen. Bob Morton, R-Kettle Falls, during a meeting of county commissioners Thursday, Jan. 3, in Colville. Morton officially retired

Smith

Jan. 1, after 22 years in office. Smith was chosen from a list of three candidates selected by precinct committee officers of the district, who made their selection in midDecember.

Rob Owen was elected fire chief for the Newport Fire Department in January. He replaced long-time fire chief Curt Knapp, who stepped down. Owen, 37, is the third generation of his family to serve as fire chief. His father, Rod Owen and his grandfather, Bob Owen, also served as chief. Rob has been a member of the department since 2004. The Newport Fire Owen Department is made up of 14 volunteers. “We can always use more,” Owen said. Knapp said the volunteers elected Owen chief. SEE REVIEW, 2A

|| Woman dies in fire at Priest Lake

PRIEST LAKE – Authorities are awaiting the results of an autopsy to positively identify the person who died in a fire at Priest Lake Monday evening, Dec. 30. The fire started at about 6 p.m. at McDonald Logging and Excavating, located at milepost 26 on Highway 57. The structure was both the business and a home. Bonner County Sheriff’s Detective Gary Johnston said Tuesday the cause of the fire was heating related, either wood or electrical. While the remains have yet to be positively identified, Johnston said both Mr. and Mrs. McDonald were at the location. Mr. McDonald was working in the business’s shop and Mrs. McDonald was in the office, attached

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Paul Waterman, 7, gets a drink from the water feature at the spray park in Newport City Park in June with brother CJ Waterman, 13. The Waterman family was one of the first to the park and enjoyed a picnic lunch under the tall pines.

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to the living quarters. She has not been accounted for since the fire, Johnston said. Johnston said the couple has been married for 50 years and have lived at Priest Lake longer than that. Firefighters and sheriff’s deputies were on scene into the night and back early Tuesday morning. Johnston said the house is a total loss and the office was damaged but the shop was not harmed.

Washington’s minimum wage increases Jan. 1 TUMWATER – Washington’s minimum wage will increase to $9.32 per hour beginning Jan. 1. Washington’s Labor and Industries calculates the state’s minimum wage each year as required by Initiative 688, approved by Washington voters in

1998. The 13-cent-per-hour increase, from $9.19 to $9.32 an hour, reflects a 1.455 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) over the last 12 months ending Aug. 31. The CPI-W measures average price changes for goods and services purchased by urban wage earners and clerical workers. The goods and services it monitors include basic living costs such as food, clothing, shelter, fuels and services such as doctor visits. Washington is one of 10 states that adjust the minimum wage based on inflation and the CPI. The others are Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon and Vermont. Washington has the highest minimum wage,

followed by Oregon, which recently announced its 2014 minimum wage will rise by 15 cents, to $9.10 per hour.

No meeting schedule for Newport chamber members NEWPORT – The Greater Newport Area Chamber of Commerce switched its monthly membership meetings to quarterly, but no schedule has been set, according to recently elected president Mark Zorica. Zorica said the board is hoping to have a schedule to announce around the second week of January. The chamber office has also been closed while the board works on a plan for its operation next year.

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with free range cattle, both living together without any attacks.

Willard Peterson, who served as Oldtown’s mayor for more than 30 years, passed away Jan. 18 at Sacred Heart Medical Center, from complications of a stroke. He was 88. Current Oldtown mayor Lonnie Orr remembers Peterson as mayor when he was growing up. Peterson was friends with Orr’s parents and came over to play cards. “He was always pretty happy about everything. He was just fun to be around,” Orr said.

Students are noticing a difference in the breakfasts and lunches offered at Newport schools this year. The district started the scratch cooking program, with an emphasis on more fruits and vegetables and less processed food. The change has been a challenge, though. The high school students seem to be having the most trouble adapting to the change, food service director Judy Henshaw said. “That’s where the struggle is,” she says. “They want food that looks like fast food. They want chicken nuggets.” Henshaw said in time it would pay off. “I’m thrilled to be doing this,” Henshaw said about the new school food programs. “It makes a huge difference in nutrition. But it won’t happen overnight.”

Things are looking a little brighter for the Create Arts Center – both literally and figuratively. The building – a former church – on the corner of Fourth and Fea in Newport, got some electrical upgrades, including new lighting. Create was started about 18 years ago by a group of home school families. They raised thousands of dollars and bought the property.

February Pend Oreille County workers who had relocated to North Dakota for work were the subject of a Feb. 6 Miner story. Tom Brimmer was one who relocated to North Dakota to work. Brimmer drives truck, hauling water. The area near Williston, N.D., is in the midst of an economic boom driven by oil exploration. The boom is expected to last at least another 10 years. Arlie Bacon, 57, is also a truck driver from Pend Oreille County. He hauls trash now, after initially taking a job hauling crude oil. Bacon works six days a week, about 70 hours. He lives with a roommate in a house provided by his employer. “It ain’t nothing like home,” Bacon says. North Dakota is flat and mostly treeless. Bacon says he went there to work because his wages in eastern Washington hadn’t increased in 10 years. “In fact, they were going down,” he said. “It was either do something different or I was going to lose the house.” Pend Oreille County’s newly hired deputy prosecutor, Robin Harris, 28, passed the Washington State Bar exam in 2011, but has tried a dozen cases in her previous position as a prosecutor with the city of Seattle. “Seattle didn’t believe in negotiation,” Harris said. If the offer that was first made wasn’t accepted, the city took the case to trial, she said. The result was that Harris got quite a bit of trial experience early in her career. She tried cases for things such as driving under the influence, harassment and assault. Cases she tried resulted in 10 convictions, one hung jury and on acquittal, she said. Harris got her undergraduate degree from Eastern Washington University, where she majored in government. While wolves in Washington are on the forefront of legislative and county debate, conflicts with the recovered animals in Pend Oreille County are non-existent. Pend Oreille County is home to three confirmed wolf packs – Smackout, Salmo and Diamond, and there’s a possible unconfirmed pack, Ruby Creek, also in the area. But there have been no cases of livestock depredation in the county, and most reported sightings of the animals are unconfirmed. Wildlife agent Severin Erickson, of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, said there is plenty of wildlife in Pend Oreille County for the wolves to feed on. This keeps them from attacking livestock. He’s seen video and photographs from wildlife cameras of wolves mingling

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March Rancher John Krogh is tired of wild turkeys, he told The Miner in March. “I figure it costs us about $12,000 a year to feed ’em,” says Krogh, who runs cattle and hogs on his Deer Valley ranch, located near Davis Lake. He says several hundred turkeys get into his feed each year, something Severin Erickson, wildlife officer for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife can attest to. “I saw 400 or 500 there last year,” Erickson said. So Krogh was issued a special permit through WDFW so hunters can come hunt turkeys before the start of the spring turkey season, which begins April 15. Wild turkeys aren’t native to the area, says WDFW district wildlife biologist Dana Base. A lot of states, including Washington, started transplanting birds in the early 1900s. It was in response to hunter requests that WDFW started bringing the birds to the state. The Cutter Theatre has a new executive director, and she’s all about growing community. Along with leading operations of the nonprofit theater, Jenn Fusaro plans to take up farming and has some other plans for being involved in the community too. As director of the Cutter, Fusaro will be maintaining the office and managing the wide array of events at the Cutter. Other duties include preparing grants, working with the bookkeeper and facility director, helping arrange for party rentals, helping prepare to host performances and more. In March, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an order for a new, 42-year license for Boundary Dam, Seattle City Light’s largest hydroelectric project, located on the Pend Oreille River near the Canadian border. At the same time, FERC gave the go ahead for the Pend Oreille Public Utility District’s license surrender for the Sullivan Creek project.

April Money from the federal government intended to make up for the lack of tax money from federal land and timber sales was one of the first casualties of the sequester impasse ordered by Congress. Counties got the money late last year, but in April, the federal government is asking for 5.1 percent of the money back as a result of the across the board spending cuts known as sequester. In Pend Oreille County, commissioners, acting on advice of the treasure and auditor, budgeted conservatively, anticipating they wouldn’t get the full amount of PILT money. “Frankly, we got lucky,” Pend

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Bill Slusser was one of three divers hand pulling milfoil at Sacheen Lake Saturday, Aug. 3. Divers place the mesh bag over the plant before trying to remove it by the roots. The Sacheen Lake Water and Sewer District both chemically treats and hand pulls milfoil. They followed up the hand pulling with chemical treatment.

Oreille County Treasurer Terri Miller said about not budgeting for the full amount. The county budgeted $757,000 but received $823,086 in PILT money in June, she said. The PILT money goes into the general fund. It is paid in lieu of property taxes on 484,661 acres of federal land in Pend Oreille County. Selkirk Elementary fifth grader Ryan Zimmerman is the Knights of Columbus Washington State Boys 11-year-old Free Throw Champion. Zimmerman won the local, district and regional competitions, which are put on each year for kids ages 10 to 14. Competing at state in Yakima March 23, he sunk 23 out of 25 free throws for the win. He was runner up last year. Ryan is the son of Dan and Pam Zimmerman of Ione. His mom said he’s played since second grade with teams that compete in the league with Cusick, Newport and other area schools. Fifteen students from Sadie Halstead Middle School in Newport took part in the Math is Cool competition held at St. George’s School in mid March. Newport brought home a fifth place plaque for their finish among the 19 schools. The 15 that participated included: Dylan Ralston, Chelsea Hansen, Megan Vaughn, Cydni Lewis, Zander Adams, Jessie Dillon, Elizabeth O’Neal, Zach Hein, Matthew Ragsdale, Faith Rosen, Maquenzie Arnold, Tabitha Horton, Matthew Burkett, Racine Balow and Alexis Polensky.

May The insects that have been swarming areas such as Diamond Lake probably aren’t true gnats, but are likely black flies, Mike Johnson, a forest entomologist with the state Department of Natural Resources told The Miner in May. Some black flies bite. They are attracted to the carbon dioxide emitted in breath, he said, as well as to perfume and dark colors. On people, they bite the exposed areas of the skin, such as around the belt line and the forehead. If a person suffers many bites, it can result in a rash, a fever, joints that ache and headaches, he said. “The severity depends on the species and the individual’s sensitivity,” he said. Area high school athletes had a good spring. The Selkirk Rangers girls fastpitch softball team made it to the state tournament. Selkirk junior Georgie Shafer won the 300-meter hurdles at the state track and field championships. Cusick junior Quinton Montgom-

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Friday

Saturday

33/25

34/21

30/19

Cloudy, freezing Cloudy, snow & Cloudy, snow & Partly sunny, chance snow rain late freezing rain freezing rain

34/31

Sunday

Partly cloudy, chance snow

29/15

Northwoods Performing Arts volunteers spent the holiday looking more like a construction crew than an established choir of fine performers. The group renovated its home, the Circle Moon Theatre. A bathroom renovation was just the most recent project at the barnturned-theater on Highway 211 near Sacheen Lake.

June Four Selkirk students were honored for their hard work and numerous performances during the 2012-13 school year. Senior Kendra McGeorge was awarded the John Philip Sousa Award for Outstanding Senior Band Student. Kaci Nearing, sophomore, received the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award for the second year in a row. Eighth grade student Lexy Ellsworth was awarded the Danielle Smith Memorial Award. Sophomore Menessa Merkley is the first Selkirk student ever to be awarded three honors in one school year. Merkley received the National High School Choral Award, the Arion Foundation Award for Musical Achievement and the Director’s Award for Outstanding Music Student. The new spray park at the Newport City Park opened in mid-June. The park was open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., through Labor Day. The park cost about $179,000 to build. Half of that was funded with a grant from the Washington state Recreation and Conservation Office through the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program. The city contributed some work in-kind and collected some donations. The 64th annual Newport Rodeo and parade drew some of the biggest crowds in years June 21-22. “Saturday was phenomenal,” Newport Rodeo Association president Ray Hanson said. “We had good numbers of contestants and a good crowd.” The addition of the Paradise Amusements carnival helped with the draw. Greater Newport Area Chamber of Commerce President Steve Shumski said he

thought parade crowds were more enthusiastic this year. Myron Johnson, 57, started working at the Ponderay Newsprint mill during construction 25 years ago and is now the general manager. Johnson officially took over June 19. He has served Ponderay in several management positions including assistant paper mill manager. Johnson has served as interim manager since earlier this year when manager Derrick Lindgren transferred to another paper mill the managing partner, Resolute Forest Products, owned in Canada.

July Dave Smith Jr., a 1989 graduate of Newport High School, was selected as the new superintendent of the Newport School District Monday, July 1, during a special school board meeting. Smith, 42, has been high school principal and Career and Technical Education director for the FreeSmith man School District for the last six years. Prior to that he spent four years as elementary school principal and director of special education for Freeman. He has also worked as a classroom teacher, teaching special education for four years at Horizon Middle School in the Central Valley School District. Smith got his undergraduate degree from Whitworth University in Spokane. He received a master’s degree from Washington State University and is working on his doctorate at WSU. Ray and Dilys Raley, now both in their 90s, were the subject of a front page story about how they are regular swimmers at the Camas Center for Community Wellness. “We’re so happy they have the Camas Center,” says Dilys. She is equally happy there is a bus that picks them up at their house to take them to the Camas Center and then returns them to their home in Newport. “I think more people would use the center if they knew about the bus,” she says. A hot day, a crowded jail and a disgruntled prisoner resulted in a flooded courtroom and a near riot situation at the Pend Oreille County Jail Sunday, July 7. Some prisoners stopped up their toilets, causing the flood. There was a male-on-male and a female-on-female inmate assault. A corrections officer was also

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Wednesday Thursday

ery won fifth at the state championships, throwing the discuss four feet farther than he ever had. Newport senior Arielle Walden secured two more championships at the state track and field meet – in the 100-meter hurdles and the triple jump. Newport junior Braden Barranco won fifth in the pole vault. Two Newport golfers qualified for state - Gage Anderson and Courtney Wiese.

Monday

Cloudy and cold

23/14

Tuesday

Cloudy, snow late

35/27

Source: National Weather Service and Accuweather.com, Newport, WA

Dec. High 24 39 25 37 26 31 27 34 28 34 29 28 30 32

Low Precip Snow 25 .04” 23 - 26 - 26 - 25 - 25 - 27 - Source: Albeni Falls Dam

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L A ST Y E A R This time last year we had heavy cloud cover all week. High for the week at 35. Lows averaged in the mid 20’s, with only one night dropping to 15 degrees.

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Explosive device, burglary bring eight month sentences

BR I E FLY PUD Commissioners keep same roles NEWPORT – Curt Knapp will head the Pend Oreille Public Utility District Board of Commissioners for a second year in a row. His was appointed president by fellow commissioners during the Tuesday, Dec. 17, regular board meeting. Commissioner Rick Larson was appointed as the vice president and Commissioner Dan Peterson is the secretary for 2014.

Conservation board election set for Feb. 22 USK – A poll-site election for a board of supervisors seat on the Pend Oreille Conservation District will be held Feb. 22 at the Camas Wellness Center. Polls will open at 10 a.m. and close at 2 p.m. Registered voters who reside within the Conservation District boundary are eligible to vote. Candidates must be registered voters residing in the conservation district, and may be required to own land or operate a farm. Candidates’ filing deadline is Saturday, Jan. 25, at 4 p.m. Elections procedures are available at the district office. Absentee ballots are available upon request for eligible voters, but must be requested on or before Feb. 4 at 4 p.m. Contact the Pend Oreille Conservation District office at 509-447-1155 or at the district office at 121 N. Washington Ave., (in the rear of the building) Newport, for absentee ballots or if you have any questions.

Roof fixed at fairgrounds CUSICK – Repairs to a hole in the roof of one of the horse barns at the Pend Oreille County Fairgrounds were completed the latter part of November, according to fair board president Jim Mathis. “It looks good,” he said. The roof was damaged during the Labor Day wind storm when the top of a tree blew off and fell through the roof. “It went clear to the floor,” he said. Work on the roof cost $8,300 to repair. The county had to pay a $5,000 deductable as their share of the project. Next year’s fair dates are Aug. 14-17.

Woman gets 90 days for stealing from mother NEWPORT – A Newport woman pleaded guilty to two counts of second degree theft for stealing items from her mother, including a debit card that was used to make phone calls to the jail. Kacee L. Nalder, 29, stole a debit card from her mother’s residence last July. The card was used to make several calls to the Pend Oreille County Jail, where her boyfriend, James Lowry was being held. She also pleaded guilty to her role in stealing from her mother in October. She said she and Lowry were looking for a place to stay. Nalder knew her mother was out of town, so they stayed at her Mountain Bluff Lane residence. According to the statement of probable cause, Nalder told deputies she had a grudge against her mother, so she agreed to take jewelry and a laptop computer. A television and prescription drugs were also taken. Defense attorney Barrett Scudder said that Nalder had been cooperative with authorities about the thefts. He said she was pregnant. Nalder told Nielson that she was due in April and wanted to move to Montana, where her brother lived. There was no fine, although restitution would be set at a later date.

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Calkins shares her Africa trip Ruth Calkins of Newport, the secretary of the World Medical Fund, visited Africa in May and will give a presentation on her travels Friday, Jan. 10, at 5 p.m. at the United Church of Christ in Newport, 430 W. Third St. She will share a slideshow of her pictures and an African meal for a donation, which will help support the Pend Oreille Players Association children’s workshops. Calkins is shown here meeting a group of children running to see what happened when the vehicle she was traveling in got a flat tire. She said they were shy at first, but after she coaxed one boy to shake hands, they all wanted to. Calkins saw many animals on her trip, including elephants, lions, zebras and giraffes.

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NEWPORT – Pend Oreille Valley Network (POVN) experienced an internet system outage Tuesday, Dec. 24. Rhonda Thomas, PUD Director of Information Technology said the Internet provider that POVN used for access to fiber discontinued service causing all POVN customers to lose Internet services including those using the PUD fiber connections. “Everyone pulled together to

repair the service to customers in Pend Oreille County,” Thomas said. “This outage was out of PUDs control and had nothing to do with our fiber, but we were dedicated to helping restore service.” POVN would not comment on the reason for the withdrawal of services, the length of the outage or the number of customers affected. POVN manager Melannie Jones said the PUD was instrumental in getting the “internal hiccup” back online. Thomas said POVN worked with Concept Cable, another retail service provider for fiber, to use an

alternate route to provide internet services. “The PUD was summoned to provide physical access to the equipment so necessary changes could be made for the services to be restored to POVN customers,” Thomas said. “For Concept Communications to step up and help another service provider says a lot about the spirit in our community.” Internet services were restored within a few hours to most customers, Thomas said, and all customers were back searching the Internet by that evening.

Flu numbers climbing, flu season has arrived HAYDEN – Based on the numbers of people visiting their doctors with flu-like symptoms, flu season has arrived in the Inland Northwest. Lab tests show that H1N1, the flu virus in the 2009 pandemic, is the virus most identified in the positive flu tests so far. “The virus hasn’t really changed,” says Jeff Lee, Panhandle Health District epidemiologist. “It disproportionately affects young and middle-aged adults. It’s also targeted by the flu vaccine.” Symptoms that drive people to call their doctors include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches,

headaches, chills and fatigue. Two vaccines are available to help prevent catching the flu. One targets three viruses and the other targets four. Both vaccines target the viruses that are showing up in most positive flu tests. Lee encourages people to get their flu shots if they haven’t yet. The vaccine takes about two weeks to reach full strength and is the best flu prevention available. Washing hands well and often also reduces exposure to the flu virus. So far, antiviral medications work on the flu viruses identified. Antivirals help reduce symptoms

after they’ve begun, but patients benefit most when the medication is started within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. People at high risk of flu complications, such as pneumonia, should call their doctors as soon as they notice flu symptoms. The flu is highly contagious. Germs travel through the air when people don’t cover their coughs and sneezes. Flu germs stay on doorknobs, light switches and other commonly touched objects. People with symptoms should call their doctors and minimize contact with SEE FLU, 7A

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NEWPORT – A 27-year-old man was sentenced to eight months in jail for second degree burglary, second degree possession of stolen property, making a false statement to a public servant and possession of an explosive device without a license when he appeared before Pend Oreille County Superior Court Judge Allen Nielson Thursday, Dec. 19. Shawn Curtis Kendle, 27, is to serve the sentences concurrently. According to a statement of probable cause, Kendle and Michael Shelly were found sleeping in a stolen truck in Ione that held about $3,000 worth of property stolen in two Ione burglaries. Items included a television, a Stihl chainsaw, fireworks and a log splitter. When contacted by sheriff deputies, Shelly fled and Kendle was arrested on an Idaho war-

rant. Kendle initially falsely identified himself as John Lynn Dority. The stolen truck was towed to During the the sheriff’s search, deputies office in found fireworks Newport, where a and a 2 by 9 search warinch metal tube rant was obtained packed with and the gunpowder and vehicle wrapped with searched. During duct tape, with the search, a toggle switch deputies on the outside. found fireworks and a 2 by 9 inch metal tube packed with gunpowder and wrapped with duct tape, with a toggle switch on the outside. A bomb squad from Spokane was called to deal with the explosive device.

PUD appoints staff to committees NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Public Utility District board of commissioners appointed themselves and district staff to various organization boards at their regular meeting Tuesday, Dec. 17. Commissioner Rick Larson will represent the PUD on the TriCounty Economic Development District, with PUD General Manager John Jordan as alternate. Larson will also represent the PUD on the Pend Oreille County Economic Development Council in 2014. Jordan is the alternate. Commissioner Dan Peterson will represent the PUD on the Public Power Council with Okanogan PUD General Manager John Grubich as the alternate. Peterson was appointed to the Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee. Larson was appointed to Public Utility Risk Management Services (PURMS). Commissioner Curt Knapp will serve as the alternate. Knapp was appointed to Energy Northwest with Peterson as alternate. Jordan was appointed to the

Northwest Open Access Network (NOANET) committee. Knapp will be the alternate. Peterson will serve on the Washington Public Utility Districts Association board of directors with Larson as the alternate. Other Pend Oreille PUD appointments to the WPUDA are Eileen Duggar, contracts and public information officer, will represent them on the Communications Committee. Larson will represent them on the Energy Committee. Colin Willenbrock, PUD general council, will represent the PUD on the Government Relations Committee. Jordan will serve on the Managers Committee. Knapp will represent them on the Telecom Committee, and Mark “Bubba” Scott, PUD water systems manager, will oversee the Water Committee. Place your classified or display ad with The Miner and it will appear in both newspapers - The Newport Miner (Pend Oreille County) and The Gem State Miner (West Bonner County). All for one good price. Call (509) 447-2433 for details.

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Thoughts on the past year

uring the year, we offer an opinion each week. It usually reflects something in the news; we hope it adds another level to the coverage. Many times it reflects the thoughts we hear from others as we gather the information. It is always intended to inspire debate or to point out something that is great in our community. They are subjective and cover a wide range of topics; the only constant is they are about this community and the people who live here. The following are short pieces of a few opinions from 2013. The entire opinion can be found in our online archives at www.PendOreilleRiverValley.com.

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January After listening to the endless and fruitless debate over how to fix the weak economy for the last four years, it’s time to simply focus on one thing that’s ailing our communities. Most of our local government and economic development leaders will be surprised to read that the following we passionately believe is the No. 1 problem with the economy here. We believe this should be the No. 1 and only focus of our leaders in 2013. This problem is the decreasing supply of timber from national forests in northeast Washington and North Idaho. And nobody is doing anything about it.

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February Once again, pushed by our county and city government associations, the Washington State Legislature is considering a bill to limit access to public records because they feel they are a burden. We believe they are once again taking time on the wrong solution and the people should let their local leaders know it.

March For decades, the fish and game managers in Idaho and Washington have had a mixed success record. Mostly because they are being pushed and pulled by special influence groups and politicians. These management meddlers have come from conservative property rights groups and environmental groups. It’s time to let the fish and game managers do their work using good science and not politics. As people seem to embrace the transparency and information offered as an unfiltered stream from the Internet and social media, the lawmakers they hire to represent their wishes reflect a different desire. People demand faster access to everything on the Internet but allow lawmakers to create laws to limit traditional access to records. Eventually the two forces will collide.

April The decades old fight to get the federal government to pay what in essence is its share of property and timber sales taxes in rural counties, where they hold most of the land, reached the ridiculous stage this week. Not only do they not want to pay their share like the rest of the residents for services like schools, law enforcement and roads, they want some of the money back they already paid. We don’t blame the federal bureaucrats. We blame our leaders who have allowed the issue of payments to be viewed as entitlements and grants instead of what they really are: necessary tax payments from the largest landowner in our region. Like many of the original Internet fantasies, the idea that it is free is being tossed out as fast as the hula-hoop. Although it is a fabulous new communication vehicle, it costs to build and maintain. And more important to realize is the fact that the governments and businesses that rely on income to survive can’t start doing it for free.

May The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is the target of criticism from sportsmen, environmentalists and politicians on a regular basis. Some of it is deserved but not always their fault. They try to work with the layers of management plans for the fish and wildlife in this region, not always based on science but instead on the current whims of politicians. All of their work is done with less and less money. So after an opening day when the young and old anglers say it was a good day fishing, the WDFW should get a salute. People from Syria to South America are battling and dying daily for the simple right to vote for the person they believe in to serve as their representative as mayor, city council member, county commissioner, state representative or national leader. The election process here seems at the low end of most people’s priority list; many won’t even vote and most won’t bother to find out about those running. It’s sad that the two situations are going on at the same time; fighting to the death for the right to vote and across the world people not bothering to vote.

June After more than 5,000 pike were netted and destroyed in the Pend Oreille River and over a 1,000 lake trout taken and killed at Priest Lake in the interests of government studies, we believe these studies should be monitored and reviewed. An independent and unbiased research group should evaluate both studies to determine if the goals are realistic and necessary. The impacts must also be audited independently.

July If a few of the diehard aviation buffs that spent their spare time around the former Newport airport were still alive, they would be at every city council and county commissioner meeting asking for their airport back. Their pleas at the time should be haunting SEE OPINION, 5A

To the editor: Last week The Miner reported that the Pend Oreille County Planning Commission might have a shakeup. I am sure that the people serving on that commission mean well, but the current anti-growth and development positions of the commission are hurting this community. We should plan for the type of community we would like to become. Instead we are planning our own demise. We keep running off our young people when they graduate by not having any place for them to live other than with their parents. What young family can

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afford a minimum five acre home site? Twice the planning commission has passed a 2 ½ acre minimum and twice the county commissioners have rejected the recommendation. Perhaps new and current commissioners will send another recommendation to reduce the single-family home site and this time the county commission will adopt it. One reason that small business can’t expand and hire is that we don’t have enough volume or population to support them in sales and services. I have reached the age where I can’t climb ladders and do other maintenance and improvement work on my property. Often, my only option is to hire someone from Spokane to drive out to

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The Seattle Seahawks clinched the NFC West Championship title Sunday, Dec. 29, when they beat the St. Louis Rams 27-9 celebrating a home-field advantage in the process. The Seahawks finished 13-3 on the season, tied with the 2005 record of best franchise season. The last time the Seahawks left regular season with the No. 1 seed, they went to Superbowl XL, where they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

our county and that is usually too expensive. Living in the snow and cold requires help for older homeowners. Living with illness and physical limitations also requires help. With so few young people in the community, where is the help going to come from? Our community is out of balance and lacks the numbers to sustain business and government services. We are choking ourselves with our own sense of prosperity. How can government and businesses grow without more residents and customers? We need to stop blocking and start promoting population growth. -Pete Scobby Newport

To the editor: The homeless and at-risk teens of Pend Oreille County had a wonderful Christmas this year thanks to the generosity of many people in our community who included them in their gift giving. Youth Emergency Service (Y.E.S.) was able to provide gifts to the 117 Y.E.S. teens and to many of their younger siblings as well, bringing the total who received Christmas gifts to 167. Thanks to those who opened your hearts to these teens during Christmas and throughout the year. Your support means a lot! -Sue Scobby Y.E.S. Board Chair

Should Washington become a right-to-work state? Yes, the union is about to drive out one of the state’s biggest employers.

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Yes, the team has been on fire all season long and Russell Wilson is the man. No, the wildcard San Francisco 49ers will take on the rivalry headfirst and beat the Seahawks to go to the Superbowl.

No, the Seahawks are going to choke, similar to years past.

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Do you think the Seattle Seahawks will return to the Superbowl?

Yes, Seattle is due for a Superbowl win and they have homefield advantage where their record is outstanding only losing one home game this year.

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No, unions are a solid protection against overreaching management.

Total Votes: 62

Yes, union dues are used for political activities, whether or not members agree with them.

56% No, the race to the bottom for workers must stop, both internationally, and among the states. The lack of union power is one of the reasons wages have been stagnant for 30 years and almost nobody has a fixed retirement.

We all need a fresh start in 2014 The New Year is traditionally a time for reflection and renewal. A shiny new year lies ahead, full of promise. The New Year is a time when people pledge to change their lives: lose weight, stop smoking, be a better parent, work harder, work less. Regardless of your situation, the New Year holds the opportunity for a fresh start. Our nation needs a fresh start. We are now entering the fifth year of the economic “recovery,” the slowest on record since the Great Depression. While there have been sporadic fits and starts of improved numbers, economic growth and job creation remain painfully slow.

When the recession began in 2008, an unemployed person was jobless for an average of 16 weeks. Today, the GUEST average is nine months, with OPINION many people DON C. out of work for BRUNELL two years or ASSOCIATION OF more. While WASHINGTON the official BUSINESS PRESIDENT unemployment rate has dropped to 7 percent, the “real” rate, including the millions who

have given up looking for work, is double that. U.S. economic policy needs a fresh start in 2014. It’s time for a change. Another change? We need to stop the avalanche of regulations that are slowing our recovery. The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) reports that government agencies issued more than 3,300 new regulations in 2013 with compliance costs of $1.8 trillion per year. Reasonable regulations are necessary of course, but there are already more than one million federal regulations on the books. And the pace of new regulations is relentless – one every two hours

and nine minutes, 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, for the last 20 years. In testimony before Congress, George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley warned that unelected regulators are becoming a powerful “fourth branch” of government. We need to take a fresh look at overregulation in 2014. Perhaps the most high-profile regulation slowing our recovery is the Affordable Care Act – Obamacare – rushed through Congress in 2010 at the president’s urging. Obamacare is causing widespread market disruption and SEE BRUNELL, 7A

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JANUARY 1, 2014 |

Newport radio station celebrates 40 years BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

MINER PHOTO|DESIREÉ HOOD

Club student Isaiah Hildreth shakes up the airwaves Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. with the Classic Rock Block for the Newport School District KUBS 91.5 FM radio station. The station is celebrating 40 years of service.

NEWPORT – More than 20 club students and one faculty member operate the Newport School District radio station KUBS 91.5 FM, to provide a variety of music and live sports events. The non-profit, educational station is celebrating its 40th anniversary and trying to rebuild. The radio station is owned and operated by the Newport School District. It costs about $2,000 monthly to operate the station from the high school during non-sports seasons and more when the station is covering sports. David Bradbury, KUBS General Manager and history and English teacher, said that it costs about $25,000 yearly for basic operations. The district sets aside about $5,000 in vocational funds, Bradbury said, and the rest of the cost is covered currently by 18 sponsorships from around the community ranging from $25-$300 monthly, bringing in about $20,000 in revenue annually. Bradbury is paid by the district for teaching but receives an additional $1,000 per month from the station sponsorships

for his radio station work, District Business Manager Tom Crouch said. Bradbury said the station struggled financially and with student involvement in the past few years, but he hopes to have the station self sustaining in the future without the use of school district funds. The district, under Bradbury’s supervision, now offers the radio club for students. They do sports announcing, disc jockeying, designing computer programs, splicing cables, writing scripts and all duties that come with running a radio station. “I instruct them in how to engage in basically all the facets of what a radio station is supposed to do,” Bradbury said. “I believe that this program has the potential to meet a variety of needs.” There are no classes offered currently for the radio station. The club members volunteer their time to the station, similar to an after school program. The district offered radio classes as electives during the school day several years ago but Crouch said those classes were discontinued because of lack of enrollment. He said that interest has been picking up in

the club and classes may be offered again in the future. The actual number of hours spent working on the station by the 20 members wasn’t available. “We have focused on bringing some life back to it,” Superintendent Dave Smith said. Bradbury and Smith both agree that offering vocational classes in communication would be a benefit to the school. Bradbury said that some English credit may be offered to students because of the amount of writing that is involved with the station. Bradbury said that radio is not for everyone. Some students fall in love with the idea of sharing music and stories and others get overwhelmed and cannot handle being live on the air. Some students are excited when they start because they want to show their on-air talent, he said, but the students get a look at how much behind the scenes work is really put in to run a radio station and some get burnt out. Script writing is an essential part of the program for the students. They SEE KUBS, 8A

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our leaders today. They said if the city sold the property to the Newport School District for a new school then eventually the community must find a new location for an airport.

August Colville National Forest Supervisor Laura Jo West was excited to announce that the 2013 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will be logged from the NewportSullivan Lake Ranger District in Pend Oreille County. We wish the Forest Service was as excited to announce increased logging on the forest.

September One of the best “rural life” experiences is the county fair. We don’t mean the giant county fairs in the big cities but the small, earthy fairs like the one this week in Cusick and next week in Sandpoint. We don’t think it is an experience that should be missed too often. They may not be around forever. Many businesses were not against health care reform. They were simply for cutting or at

least holding current costs for health care and the corresponding insurance premiums. So, like many we said go for it but the first step is to stabilize the health care costs. So with the Affordable Care Act making its first big appearance this January, we find, like many small business owners, that our health insurance plan will pay for less and cost 30 percent more. What happened?

October The good news is the fact that candidates for state and county government see creating local jobs as their top priority next year. The bad news is they don’t seem to have a clear vision or plan for how to accomplish this. But we will applaud them for keeping what we have said for years should be the number one priority. Now is the time to get specific because the quality of life won’t improve without a growing economy. Tom Foley was there to hear what the people had to say and help when he could. He didn’t want to be a political God. He was a career representative of his district with a desire to improve the quality of life. He will be missed. His style should

be followed by our leaders now and in the future. The Obama administration and members of Congress are waiting to see what firestorm hits them when the people realize they shut the federal government down. Let the storm start here: Get the government going that you’re paid to run or get a new job. There is never a reason for the government to stop serving the people, never. Not war, natural disaster, terrorist attack or political party disagreement.

November With hundreds of smiling people in the streets, good food everywhere, a once-in-a-lifetime Christmas tradition on display, holiday decorations, music and children playing, it is easy to declare Friday’s celebration in Newport one of the best ever. Even though the inspiration for the street party was the

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The age-old policy of granting elected officials special privileges from our state houses to Congress should come to an end. We aren’t sure why legislators in Idaho should be exempt from needing a concealed weapons permit or why legislators in Washington can ignore speeding laws. For years this community has eyed the slow construction of the highway that eventually will connect Highway 2 to Interstate 90. Once again it’s time to send a message to Olympia that northeast Washington supports this project because it will be good for our economy and quality of life. Proponents of a bike and hiking trail system along the Pend Oreille River from Newport to Sandpoint say it won’t be easy.

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STCU’s chief financial officer now also chief lending officer SPOKANE – Bill Before, chief financial officer at STCU, now is also the credit union’s chief lending officer. Before came to work at STCU as in 1989, when the credit union had fewer than 30,000 members. As CFO, he is part of a management team that has since seen STCU rise to more than 118,000 members and become the third-largest credit union in Washington. The Credit Union Executive Society included Before on its 2009 “Rising 100” list of the next generation of credit union leaders. Tom Johnson, STCU president and CEO, announced Friday, Dec. 6, that Before would have be adding chief lending officer

(CLO) to his title. In that role, he will oversee all consumer, commercial and real estate lending for a credit union that has become one of the largest Before mortgage and home equity lenders in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. At the same time, Before will continue in his role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO), overseeing the accounting, finance and compliance functions of the credit union. “During Bill’s nearly 25 years with STCU he has led our finance function with skill and insight,” Johnson said. “He

is uniformly appreciated and respected for his knowledge and his ability to work with others.” Before holds an MBA from Gonzaga University and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Montana. He is a graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School, a two-year program operating in partnership with the University of Washington Graduate School of Business. Before is one of two Northwest representatives on the board for Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union. That not-for-profit financial cooperative meets the daily liquidity needs and provides other services to more than 1,200 credit unions na-

tionwide. He is a board member for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Northwest. In his new role as chief lending officer, Before replaces Scott Adkins, former STCU vice president of lending. Adkins recently accepted the position of president/ chief executive officer of Seattlebased School Employees Credit Union of Washington.

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Forty-one in Pend Oreille County lose unemployment benefits OLYMPIA – Some 25,000 long term unemployed Washingtonians, including 41 in Pend Oreille County, lost their unemployment benefits Dec. 28, as Congress failed to include the aid in the budget agreement that was passed recently. The federal program provided benefits to those who have exhausted their 26 weeks of

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long-term aspirin therapy · Anyone morbidly obese · American Indian and Alaskan Natives · Residents of nursing homes and chronic care facilities. Spokane Regional Health District also is reporting an increase in laboratory-confirmed cases of flu. A limited number of flu shots are available at PHD offices, so calling first is recommended. In Bonner County, call 208-2635159.

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uncertainty. Millions have lost their coverage and as many as 80 million more may take a hit when the employer mandate is triggered. Many small businesses have deferred hiring, and millions of people have been reduced to part-time work. It will cost people and our economy trillions. In an attempt to avert a voter backlash, President Obama has delayed the employer mandate, added exemptions, extended deadlines, changed eligibility rules – all without Congressional approval. Multiple lawsuits challenging the ACA are working their way through the courts. Both political parties agree: it’s a mess. This confusion and uncertainty must not continue for another year. Health insurance reform needs a fresh start in 2014. Washington state would also benefit from a New Year’s reevaluation. Gov. Inslee is moving forward with California-like climate change

regulations, but because Washington is much cleaner than California, we don’t need – nor would we see much benefit from – such disruptive and costly regulations. At the same time, the Department of Ecology is pursuing new water quality regulations for public and private water treatment facilities that DOE officials admit are literally impossible to meet – and may be for decades to come. A recent study projects this impossible standard could cost ratepayers and employers billions of dollars with no hope of compliance and little environmental benefit to show for it. The City of Bellingham says the regulation could push a family’s monthly sewer bill from $35 to $200 or more. As we approach the New Year, it’s time for our elected officials and state regulators to reevaluate the path they’re on. Individuals, families, employers, politicians and policymakers – we all need a fresh start in 2014.

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KUBS | This is professional announcer Chuck DeBruin’s last season as voice of the Grizzlies FROM PAGE 5A

introduce music, discuss upcoming and past sporting events, have a “This day in history” segment and some offer a mini-talk show. “They have great ideas and sit in front of the microphone and go blank,” Bradbury said. “A real DJ entertains and performs and has to be prepared.” The station changed formats about seven years ago and has become predominantly a country radio station. Bradbury said when Mitch Stratton left the general manager position back then, he went with students and surveyed more than 300 people on what they wanted from the radio station. Bradbury said more than 87 percent of the survey responses said country music.

“Country music seems to be one of those genres that either people love it or they hate it and in our vicinity people seem to appreciate it and like it,” Bradbury said. Isaiah Campbell, a club student, shakes up the airwaves some with the Classic Rock Block on Thursday evenings from 6-9 p.m. During the holidays, they play Christmas music for area residents to get into the spirit of celebrating. Beyond that however, the station prefers to “Boot, Scootin’ Boogie.” The station mixes traditional and semi-traditional country music. Bradbury said they add this mix because older songs are not played as frequently on other radio stations as those stations average about the top 60 songs and repeat them. “Once that song is kicked out of the top 60, you may never hear it

again,” Bradbury said. He said they play current country hits for about 50 percent of the time and the rest includes songs from Garth Brooks, Clint Black, Johnny Cash and other singers who graced the stage years ago. Almost all of the programming is automated. Student DJs come in from 9-10 a.m. on weekdays, during their lunch times and on Thursday evening for the Classic Rock Block. Bradbury is hopeful to have more student DJs interested in broadcasting on the air for a more personal touch. The station operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The top of every hour includes a community calendar and a weather report and the bottom of the hour is public service announcements and weather again.

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Habitat house complete The Pend Oreille Valley Habitat for Humanity completed construction on a new house on Sixth and State streets in Newport. A dedication ceremony, Sunday, Dec. 29, awarded the house to a family with one teenaged child. As with all Habitat homes, it was built with as much volunteer labor and donated materials as possible, and then sold to the family at cost, via a no-interest mortgage. The money received for this house will then be put to use building the next home. Habitat can use as much help as possible. Anyone interested in volunteering can e-mail habitat@povn.com or call 509-447-0102. They can also be found on Facebook under Pend Oreille Valley Habitat for Humanity. The story last week incorrectly identified the family. The Miner regrets any confusion this may have caused.

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The station covers most home and away football and basketball games and other sporting events. A dedicated crew of 5-8 students is part of the club just for sports announcing and broadcasting, Bradbury said. The station has professional announcer Chuck DeBruin announcing the games for football and basketball currently, however, this is his last year of being the voice of the Grizzlies. DeBruin, who was hired by the district, is paid an annual fee to do the announcing and was chosen because the administration said they wanted a more professional and consistent program. It had been done for years by students and faculty. Smith said starting next year, the students will announce the games again. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) state the license of the station is class “A,” meaning it is a non-commercial, non-profit and educational radio station. Because of this rating, they are not allowed to advertise so they do “recognition announcements” regarding the sponsorships that keep the radio waves open and transmitting music. Students are allowed to say the sponsor, where they are located, hours of operation and the services they provide. The students thank sponsors in a non-commercial way by the guidelines from the FCC, Bradbury said. The station used to have 30-35 sponsors that averaged $500$1,000 per year and Bradbury said the goal is to have those sponsorships again. On average, this gave the station about $20,000-$25,000 per year. “Ultimately, the goal is for the program to be self-sufficient without federal fund school dollars,” Bradbury said. The station started 40 years ago as the brainchild of Jerry Sherman. Since the district bought full ownership of the station in the late 1970s, there has been four general managers, Bradbury said. For more than 20 years, the station was under

the direction of Mitch Stratton, but he resigned more than seven years ago. Bradbury held the position for a couple of years, however, time constraints forced a change he said. Steve Shumski, vocational and technology director, spent some time as the director of the program, however, Smith said Shumski was stepping up to the plate only to keep the radio station operating and was never fully the general manager. When Smith took the superintendent position with the district earlier this year, he opened up the general manager position again and Bradbury took the reins with a little more free time to dedicate to the station. He said he has lived in Newport 10 years and spent more than seven working on the station. Bradbury has implemented changes to the program since taking back the GM position. He made the station a 24/7 operation with updated equipment at industry standards. He said the station has three goals for the future – provide a product that students and the community enjoy, re-establish

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assaulted, Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim said. A prisoner was taken to the hospital for X-rays to his hand after he hit a cell wall. The hand wasn’t broken and there were no major injuries, Botzheim said. Five of Pend Oreille County’s elected officials asked county commissioners for a 15 percent raise July 8. The current salary structure is unfair, county Prosecutor Tom Metzger said. “We have several people who make more than the elected people,” he said. “It’s just flat wrong.” Metzger’s annual salary has been regularly increased because it is set by a state salary commission and is tied it to the judicial system, so he wasn’t looking for a raise. But the county auditor, assessor, treasurer, Superior Court clerk and sheriff asked for raises. Commissioners ended up granting a 5 percent raise in December.

Policing the Northern Quest Resort and Casino was the topic of a front-page story in August. The Kalispel Tribal Police provide police services for the casino and resort, which is considered part of the Kalispel reservation. Tribal officer Jesse Aston estimates 8,000-10,000 people a day visit the resort, patronizing any of the six bars, staying at the hotel and gambling, as well as attending concerts. “The casino is the playground of Spokane,” Aston says. Working at the casino, with all the various concerts and events, is more demanding than working in a rural county. “It’s like having a county fair or powwow every weekend,” Aston says. The Pend Oreille Public Utility District (PUD) has 23 college student interns who get real world experience before stepping out and choosing a career. Six are working on two brush crews, two are working in the PUD warehouse, one helps the mechanics, two are working with CNS fiber, five are working with natural resources, one is an engineering student and six are working at Box Canyon Dam. The program started more than 30 years ago at the PUD, with brush crews who were needed to help clear easements and help with the line crews. Over time, the success of the program helped the PUD expand and offer positions to more interns spread throughout the county.

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The rain left a slick arena and the bareback horse Supremo and rider Seth Shelton had a scary time, as the horse fell and slid into the fence at the Newport Rodeo in June. Shelton helped hold the horse down until help could come get the animal untangled from the fence. Neither horse nor rider were hurt in the wreck.

September The second annual Newport Music Festival took center stage Friday through Sunday, Sept. 13-15 in the Newport City Park, with two stages and 14 bands for people of all ages to enjoy. The first Justin Kelly Memorial Rough Stock Invitational was held Sept. 14. The event is named after Justin Kelly, an employee at Ponderay Newsprint killed in an automobile wreck last year. Kelly competed on the Drovers Junior Rodeo Team and in high school rodeo. In addition to regular rodeo riding events, ranch bronc riding was also featured. In that event, contestants, many of whom are working cowboys, attempt to ride a bucking horse in a straight stock saddle. Ranch bronc riding goes back to the start of rodeo – one cowboy trying to ride a bucking horse.

October The failure of Congress to adopt a continuing resolution for the federal budget closed federal offices throughout the region in October. “We showed up and were told to begin an orderly shutdown procedure,” said Franklin Pemberton, a U.S. Forest Service spokesperson. “The whole office is shut down.” Pemberton said the Forest Service’s law enforcement officers will be working, but the rest of the agency is shut down. “That means no permitting,” Pemberton said. Or other operations in the forest. At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albeni Falls Dam Visitor Center in Oldtown, the gate was closed and no tours were being conducted.

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completed a little over half of those remaining,” Fritz said. “We appear to be on track to have them completed yet this month, barring any unforeseen issues, like weather.” The CNS fiber-to-the-premise project is about $4.3 million over budget, about 12 percent over the anticipated costs for the fiber project. The original cost estimate was $34.1 million for the fiber to the home build-out in south Pend Oreille County and was largely funded by a $27 million federal stimulus grant, which ended Sept. 30. Plus the PUD matched $4.65 million and an additional $2.1 million was counted toward the match for parts of the system the PUD already built. So the PUD investment was about $6.75 million. It now must add another $4.3 million for the over run to its total costs. CNS borrowed $5.25 million from the Box Canyon Renewal

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August Bids for the Sacheen Lake sewer system came in more than $2.5 million over the engineer’s $7.25 million estimate. The district commissioners voted to reject all bids and seek additional funding next year.

and License fund in December. About $2 million will be used to refinance a short-term loan into a 20-year loan. The remaining $3.25 million will cover some of the $4.3 million overrun from the fiber-tothe-premise project. The PUD will receive 0.25 percent interest on the loan currently but PUD Assistant General Manager April Owen said that amount fluctuates monthly. This is the same rate the PUD receives on cash investments. “It is still basically a loan from one system to the other,” Owen said. The grant required the PUD to bring fiber to at least 960 premises, however the PUD completed fiber to about 4,000 whether they requested service or not. As of Dec. 24, there are 1,021 requests for fiber cables. “As splicing is completed we are seeing customers come up and are working with the RSPs to get them live as soon after as possible,” Fritz said.

Actor and singer Cheyenne Jackson, a 1993 Newport High School graduate, was the subject of a profile in October. Jackson has spent the last 20 years Jackson working on 16 films, 15 television shows, eight on and off Broadway plays and two music albums. His parents, David and Sherri Jackson, lived in Newport for more than 35 years, before moving closer to their children in Laguna, Calif. Jackson has three siblings, Jon, an artist in Seattle, Chris, a pastor in California and Amber, a school teacher in California. They have kept the Newport childhood house to be used for future returns to the town the Jackson family will always call home. Stratton Elementary Physical Education teacher Greg Massey help get a grant from the Empire Health Foundation to purchase 30 mini trampolines allowing the children to get exercise, some without even realizing it. “Anytime we can get the kids up and moving then it helps put oxygen in the brain and into the blood system,” Massey said. “I can take kids down there who don’t like to do anything and they will jump for 30 minutes.” They call it the Brain Gym because studies have shown that

children lead a sedentary lifestyle and there are correlations between exercise and helping the brain. Studies have shown that exercising before an exam may help increase a students’ grades. After three decades of distinguished public service, former Washington State Congressman and 57th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Thomas S. Foley leaves a powerful legacy in public policy and education throughout Washington, nationwide and Pend Oreille County. Widely admired for his quiet commitment to respectful leadership, Foley died Friday, Oct. 18, at age 84 at his home on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., of complications of a stroke. A native of Spokane, Foley was a Democratic representative of the 5th Washington Congressional District from 1965 to 1995 and House speaker from 1989 to 1995. He later served as U.S. ambassador to Japan (19972001). During his 30 years in Congress, Foley built a reputation for not only responding actively to his constituents’ concerns but also skillfully bringing Democrats and Republicans to the table to resolve issues of the day, according to officials at the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service. Foley was beloved by many in

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Newport alumni game January 4 NEWPORT – Players have registered to play in the Newport High School 2013 Alumni Tourney set for Saturday, Jan. 4. Doors open at noon and the games begin at 12:20 p.m. But more are invited as are spectators. “We’re hoping to get at least four teams,” Newport High School boys basketball coach Steven Bryant said. Women and girls are welcome to participate, he said, either individually and a team will be formed or as a team. The alumni basketball game and spaghetti feed is a fundraiser for the Newport High School boys basketball team.

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November For an off year election, there were some surprising results this year in Pend Oreille County. A write in candidate won. A candidate who said he wasn’t running won. Another candidate who signed a pledge he wouldn’t serve if elected got the most votes. In the most watched election, Ferry County commissioner Brian Dansel defeated incumbent John Smith to represent the 7th Legislative District in the state senate. Both are Republicans. In another race between GOP candidates, incumbent Mike Manus defeated Mark Zorica for county commissioner. Mitch Stratton is the Newport school board candidate who said he didn’t intend to run but won anyway. He will serve. Steve Brown won a write in campaign for the Fire District 4, commissioner 3 position. Rick Stone got the most votes in the Fire District 2 commissioner 1 race, but declined to fill our financial disclosure forms and said he wouldn’t serve. Jon Carman will likely be the next Fire District 2 commissioner. More than 400 people traveled off the paved roads Friday, Nov. 1, in Pend Oreille County, to see the cutting of The People’s Tree, selected from the Newport/ Sullivan Lake Ranger District to adorn the West Lawn of the

Capitol Building in Washington D.C. for the upcoming holiday season. This was just the beginning of a day-long celebration that ended with thousands gathering in the streets of Newport. Franklin Pemberton, Forest Service public affairs officer, said there are two trees that stand in Washington D.C. throughout the holiday season, one from the Park Service to adorn the White House and The People’s Tree, cut from the Colville National Forest to sit on the west lawn of the Capitol Building. The Cusick Panthers move to the quarterfinals game for the fifth time in six years with their commanding win against state ranked No. 2 Liberty Christian in a 54-40 victory, Saturday, Nov. 16 in the State 1B play-in game. The win vindicated a 3432 loss to Liberty Christian in last year’s state semifinals game. The Panthers defense stepped up when needed and they came from behind twice to beat the defending champion Liberty Christian Patriots after they put the first two touchdowns on the scoreboard. “It started off shaky,” Panther head coach Sonny Finley said. The first offensive play was fumbled and the Patriots scored, he said. Being down 16-0 in the second quarter sparked some momentum for the Panthers. “We kind of caught fire and took a 20-16 lead into halftime,” Finley said.

December The Pend Oreille Public Utility District has more than 1,010 requests for service for the fiber to the premise project that the PUD is installing in the south part of the county. CNS Supervisor Robert Fritz said that more than 680 customers are using the Internet on PUD fiber lines Fritz said that crews were out working connections in early December. Crews are averaging about 20 hookups a day. Some days are less, some are more but problems keep popping up for the fiber project extending the timeline for installations. The Metaline Falls Gun Club held their first annual Turkey Shoot Dec. 15, donating more than 25 turkeys, 10 hams and seven game hens to the Ione Food Bank. More than 30 people shot their way through the day, and organizers said many youth participants shot well. Each of those participants took home a game hen. Winners received a turkey, ham or game hen for competing. After a year filled with people objecting to new shoreline rules, the state Department of Ecology approved Pend Oreille County’s Shoreline Master Program in December, but it didn’t make the current county commissioners happy. After numerous public meetings, a former board of Pend Oreille County commissioners signed off on the plan in 2012. One of the biggest changes

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“I think it was a response to what they see happening,” she said. Some have expressed concern that the planning commission will become more partisan with the appointment of Pend Oreille County Republican Party chairman Norris Boyd. All three county commissioners are also Republicans. Skoog said appointments did not turn on the political affiliations of the applicants. “We didn’t take that into consideration,” she said. County commissioners knew Boyd was county GOP chairman, she said, but other than that, she didn’t know what political party a candidate favored. Applicants filled out questionnaires and were interviewed by county commissioners. Skoog said that she wanted commissioners who had customer service at the top of their minds. Boyd has experience as a developer, she said. According to Boyd, he has worked in real estate development and management for 40 years. “I have worked with zoning boards and planning commissions in many different states and also in Canada,” Boyd wrote in his informational statement. “I have a strong grasp on landowner’s need plus the experience of a real estate owner with development occurring around them.” In his informational statement, Boyd was asked how he deals with contrary opinions. Boyd wrote that he has worked in many groups where a consensus is required. He said making sure everyone has the correct facts and is utilizing them logically normally gets everyone to the same place. “If that doesn’t work, then compromise to make sure the group moves forward,” he wrote. Boyd wrote that the planning commission’s role is to balance the needs of landowners with the needs of the county as a whole. “Then try to ensure that supporting the rights of one landowner does not affect another landowner adversely,” he wrote. Holloway was appointed to the District 2 position. She has worked as the District Administrator for the Pend Oreille County Conservation District for

to the SMP is the increase of the buffer along the shoreline in which no construction is allowed. Under the old plan people could build as close as 25 feet from the ordinary high water mark of the shoreline. Under the updated plan, new development will not be allowed within 100 feet of the shoreline in most cases for residential development, although people. There will be 50-foot buffers for rural higher intensity shorelines and urban residential shorelines under the updated plan. Cusick and Newport have some urban shoreline. The rural higher intensity shorelines are located around the dams in the north part of the county. Two-hundred-and-seventyeight children received Christmas gifts this season thanks to the community outpouring to save the Sharing Tree, an annual tradition that was on the brink of being canceled. Spearheaded by Mountain West Bank in Newport, with support of various companies, organizations and individuals, the Sharing Tree went on for 2013, after the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) announced it was canceled due to lack of volunteers and space. DSHS has traditionally organized the event. All but 100 tags were “adopted” and filled. A few thousand dollars was donated and used by volunteers to fill the rest of the tags. Volunteers throughout the community shopped, organized, kept track of tags, greeted parents and handed out gifts at the bank.

Skoog new county commission chair NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County commissioners elected Karen Skoog as commission

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Planning commission members NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission is made up of nine members. John Stuart, Norris Boyd and Doug Smith represent District 1. Don Comins, Terry Holloway and Guy Thomas represent District 2. Rob Payne, Paul Edgren the last two years. Skoog says she brings a fairminded concern for conservation to the planning commission. Holloway serves on the Water Resources Advisory Board for the Spokane Community College. In Holloway’s informational statement, she wrote that the best way to predict the future is to create it. “I would like to make sure the decisions that are being made in new development maintain our natural resources and preserve the rural character of the area,” she wrote. In her answer to a question about the role of the planning commission, Holloway wrote that the planning commissioners’ role is to provide guidance for land use and development and to be supportive of the policy and policy makers. The role includes creating an orderly development of land, while addressing the public and private development goals, she wrote. Edgren was appointed to the District 3 position. Edgren has served as an alternate planning commissioner. He is the former owner of Coldwell Banker North Country Realty. He sold 80 percent of the business, he told commissioners. Edgren has been a past school board member, co-chairman of the Relay for Life, a Newport Chamber of Commerce board member and has served on a city planning committee and the watershed committee. Planning commissioners need to look to the future to protect and ensure an organized growth in the county, Edgren wrote in his informational statement. He was asked what he sees in the future for the planning commission and how would he get there. “This commission will be faced with more and more laws and regulations,” he wrote. “This group needs to keep in formed and involved in the community

and Judy Ashton represent District 3. Boyd, Holloway and Edgren were appointed to four year terms that expire at the end of 2017. The other planning commission members’ terms expire at the end of 2014. in order to make sound decisions.” The three commissioners who were not reappointed have all served more than one term. Wilson was appointed in 2010, Bennett was appointed in 2003 and Hobbs was appointed in 2009. Bennett views the appointments of new people as a reflection of a political will on the county commission. “It’s a purge and the beginning of a purge,” Bennett said. Three terms expired in 2013 and the remaining six planning commission members’ terms expire next year. “There is a political ideology out there that is making a push.” Bennett said the planning commission caught some flack for recommending a shoreline management plan that the current county commissioners found too restrictive. “But if we had done what the current commissioners want, the shoreline plan would not have been approved by the state Department of Ecology,” he said. That would have been far worse than the draft that came out of the planning commission. Hobbs, who was not reappointed, agreed the shoreline plan was a factor. “Because the new regulations were state-required of the planning commission, we became profoundly unpopular with the small but vocal property rights group led by a developer,” she wrote in a statement to The Miner. “Their forces rallied against the planning commission and county leadership of district 1 and 2 have facilitated the will of that property rights group in removing us.” Hobbs called it a hollow victory for the Pend Oreille County Chapter of the Citizens Alliance for Property Rights. “The removal of conscientious members of the planning commission will serve the political and financial advantage of a very, very few,” she said.

To All Newport School District Voters: THIS 3 YEAR LEVY Thanks to the support of our community, Newport Schools have developed an excellent educational • Replaces an expiring three year levy. program for our children. However, the current • Renews local funding that will allow current maintenance and operation levy will end December operations and programs to be maintained. of 2014. In order for these programs and services to continue, a replacement levy will be presented on a • Supports and protects basic educational mail-in ballot in February 2014. programs and operation for the years 2015, Student Programs Technology Instructional Support Services Facilities Total:

2015 $678,342 $294,588 $95,000 $245,582 $293,339

2016 $698,692 $303,426 $105,450 $252,949 $294,539

2017 $729,653 $312,528 $105,914 $260,537 $306,076

$1,606,851 $1,655,056 $1,704,708

WHY A MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS LEVY? Basic education funding from the State is not sufficient to provide existing programs and support for our students. Special levies make up for these shortfalls with local funds.

2016 and 2017.

• Updates and supports instructional materials, libraries and technology. • Guarantees a fixed dollar amount for three years that will not increase as home values are reassessed.

IS THIS A NEW TAX?

WHY A 3 YEAR LEVY?

NO!

A three year levy provides for a cost savings to the taxpayers through reduced levy election costs. It also provides a better basis for financial planning and budgeting for both schools and taxpayers.

The current Maintenance and Operations Levy will expire in Dec. of 2014. The proposed levy will replace the current tax.

WHAT WILL THE LEVY COST ME?

The estimated rates for the next three years is $2.06 per $1000 of assessed valuation.

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THE MINER

Sports

BR I E FLY

Selkirk falls to Valley Christian SPOKANE VALLEY – Valley Christian defeated Selkirk 4122 Saturday, Dec. 28 at Valley Christian. Selkirk started slowly, with only two points in the opening quarter. Valley Christian came on strong in the second quarter, outscoring Selkirk 16-6 and leading 23-8 at the half. Valley Christian extended their lead by four in the third period before Selkirk could manage an eight-point tie for the final period. Shawn Mailly scored eight to lead Selkirk. Dominic Cain scored six, Logan Miller scored four and Stephen Avey scored two. Selkirk has a 1-7 overall record and is 1-2 in Northeast 1 B League play. Selkirk will host Republic Saturday, Jan. 4. The varsity game will start at 6 p.m. The Rangers host Wellpinit Tuesday, Jan. 7. The varsity game will start at 7:15 p.m.

Newport girls beat Springdale NEWPORT – The Newport girls basketball team beat visiting Springdale in a nonleague game Saturday, Dec. 28, 65-44. Newport led from the get-go, scoring 21 points in the first quarter and 14 in the second to lead 35-16 at the half. Springdale managed to outscore the Griz in the third 17-15, but Newport held strong with 15 points in the fourth for the win. Holly Malsbury had 32 points for Newport, along with 12 rebounds and five steals. Emily Lewis scored 20, while going four of five from the three-point range. Hadley Stratton scored seven, Jolie Frederick added four and Samantha Siemsen scored two. Newport hosts Freeman Friday, Jan. 3, at 7:30 p.m. and then travels to Kettle Falls to play Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 7:30 p.m.

Lady Spartans lose close one to Colville PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River girls basketball team lost to Colville in a squeaker at home Friday, Dec. 27. Colville came out on top 50-46. The game was tied at 13 at the end of the first quarter and Priest River led by two at the half with 14 in the second quarter. Colville pulled within one at the end of the third but scored 13 to Priest River’s eight in the fourth for the win. Katlyn Summers scored 18 for Priest River while Jill Weimer added 16. Karly Douglas scored six, Alyssa Carey scored four and Angel Clark scored two. The Spartans will take a break this week but be back on the court Tuesday, Jan. 7, when they travel to Riverside. Tipoff is at 5:15 p.m. They then host Timberlake in an Intermountain League game Thursday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m.

Selkirk girls take on Clark Fork, Republic, Wellpinit IONE – The Selkirk girls basketball team played Valley Christian Saturday, Dec. 28, but results were not available at press time. The Rangers travel to Clark Fork to play Friday, Jan. 3, at 5:45 p.m. and then host Republic and Wellpinit, Jan. 4 and 7, respectively. The Republic game begins at 4:30 p.m. and the Wellpinit game starts at 5:45 p.m.

Rednour, Weber named captains of cross country team NEWPORT – Erin Rednour and Philipp Weber were named captains of Newport’s cross country team for the fall 2013 season. The team was named one of WIAA’s distinguished scholastic teams for 2013 with a team grade point average of 3.12. Rednour was named to the first team with a 4.0.

Cusick bests Republic CUSICK – The Cusick boys basketball team ran by a Republic team Saturday, Dec. 28, taking a 70-49 win. Cusick led start to finish. They jumped out to a 14-9 first quarter lead, which they extended to a 3723 halftime lead. Alec Bluff led all scorers with 25 points, including five 3-pointers. Chad Browneagle wasn’t far behind with 22 points and a dozen rebounds. Browneagle was hot from the floor, shooting 90 percent from the field. Other Panthers getting on the scoreboard O N D EC K : included VS. NORTHPORT Spirit White FRIDAY, Jan. 3, with 10 6 p.m. points, Cameron AT CURLEW Bauer with SATURDAY, Jan. 4, eight points, 6 p.m. Tyson Shanholtzer with AT HARRINGTON four points TUESDAY, Jan. 7, and Mickey 6 p.m. Andrews with a point. Cusick has a 6-2 record and is 2-0 in Northeast 1 B League play. The Panthers will host Northport Friday, Jan. 3, with the varsity game starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, Cusick will go to Curlew for a game that starts at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, they will go to Harrington for a non-league game that also starts at 6 p.m.

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Priest River battles during Best of the West tournament BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

COURTESY PHOTO|JOYCE MONTGOMERY

Cusick’s Chad Browneagle drives of the middle leading the Panthers to a 70-49 win over Republic Saturday, Dec. 28 at Cusick. Browneagle hit 90 percent of his shots from the field.

Selkirk beats Newport in Freeman

PASCO – The Priest River Spartans traveled to Pasco, Wash., Friday and Saturday, Dec. 20-21, taking on 22 teams in a Best of the West tournament and placing 18th overall. John Allen Noble wrestled at 106 pounds, taking on Battle Ground wrestler Justin Bullock and winning by pin in 2:51. He O N D EC K: moved to VS. SANDPOINT, TUESDAY, Jan. 7 the next at 6 p.m. round and lost to Spencer Clegg of Clarkston from a pin in 1:52. Spartan wrestler Diamond Robinson fought hard for the 113 pound weight class, taking two wins by pin before losing to Isaiah Av from Evergreen. Noah Jamison hit the mats for Priest River in the 120-weight class, winning one by pin in 1:07 before losing to Clarkston wrestler Tanner Benton. For the 126-pound weight class, Luke Soumas won by decision of 4-3 before losing the second round to Battle Ground wrestler Robert Gomulkiewicz. Spartan Kyle Palfrey lost a hard fight to Prairie wrestler

OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Selkirk Rangers and Newport Grizzlies traveled to Freeman, Monday, Dec. 30, to wrestle against 21 teams where the Rangers edged ahead of Newport 39.5 to 31, coming in 16th and 18th overall. “This was a really big wrestling tournament with full 16 man brackets for every weight class, and almost every weight class had an extra ‘B’ bracket, so a total of 25 brackets were wrestled at Freeman,” Ranger head coach Keith Saxe said. Taking first place, Ranger Justin Chantry, 113 pounds, won by decision over a West Valley wrestler. “Justin is probably one of the smoothest most technical wrestlers in the sport,” Saxe said. Making the consolation round, Grizzly Austin Krogh battled in the 145-pound weight class, losing to Republic by a major decision of 12-4. He placed fourth in the tournament. Alex Smith wrestled in the 145-pound bracket and placed fourth for the Grizzlies. At 160 pounds, Grizzly Nolan Finley from Cusick hit the mat against a Colville wrestler, win-

ning by a major decision of 11-2 in the consolation finals. “Nolan Finley placed third after wrestling up a weight class that day,” Grizzly head coach Bart George said. “Overall, (Finley) wrestled very well.” Ranger Joey Dickinson matched against a University High School ‘This was a wrestler in really big the heavy weight wrestling 220-pound tournament category with full 16 man and lost a hard fought brackets for match by every weight decision in the consolaclass, and tion round almost every 6-5 taking fourth weight class had an extra ‘B’ place. “(Dickinbracket...’ son) is one of the fastest wrestlers Keith Saxe on the mat. Ranger head coach Even with his size, he is fast and a really good wrestler,” Saxe said. “(Dickinson) is only a second year wrestler but he is doing a great job. He went to state as a rookie last season and we can see him going and placing this year.”

The Freeman Tournament tested both teams over the holiday break, but Grizzly coach George said the team is ready for the upcoming league season starting next week. “We had a big tournament yesterday at Freeman,” George said. “As a team we didn’t do that well because I only had a handful of kids wrestling.” The teams ended the tournament with Freeman in first at 219.5 points. West Valley had 191, Deer Park 133.5, Post Falls 89, Ferris 74.5, Colville 71, Lakeside 69, Republic 64, Kettle Falls 61, University 60, Cascade 57, Springdale 54, Wilbur-Creston 52, Cheney 48, East Valley 41, Selkirk 39.5, Pullman 33, Newport 31, Northwest Christian 27.5, Liberty 21 and Mabton 20. “As a coach, Christmas break is a huge disruption. We have been struggling to get enough practices in with the holidays, and weight control is a serious concern,” George said. “We wrestle next week and hopefully will have a more complete line up and be ready to face some tough competition going into the latter part of the season.” The Selkirk Rangers travel to the Banks Lake Brawl and dual against Almira-Coulee/Hartline Saturday, Jan. 4 at 10 a.m.

Newport volleyball awards given NEWPORT – Volleyball awards were given out during Newport’s sports award program Monday, Dec. 16. For varsity, Kailey Ralston was Captain, Melyssa Carlson was Most Improved, Hadley Stratton was the Most Valuable Player and Chaleigh Kirkwood received the Coach’s Award.

For junior varsity, Kylin Brown received Most Improved honors and Emma Houck and Emma Waterman received the Coach’s Award. On C squad, Amber Pillers was Captain, Ashley Grew and Abigail Johnson were named Most Improved and Laurel Behrend received the Coach’s Award.

The varsity volleyball team received WIAA’s Outstanding Scholastic Award, with a team grade point average of 3.53. The first team includes Ralston with a 4.0, Carlson with a 3.94, Kirkwood with a 3.85, and Stratton with a 3.78. The second team includes Jenson Kirkwood with 3.62.

Newport honors soccer players NEWPORT – Newport honored the girls soccer team at a banquet recently. Holly Malsbury, Jolie Frederick and Emily Lewis were captains. The Golden Foot award went to Malsbury, Most Inspirational was Kennedy Kindred, Most Improved was Tiffany Huang

and Best Defender was Ashley Behrens. The soccer team was honored by the WIAA for Distinguished Scholastic Awards for a combined 3.49 grade point average. The Northeast A League first team for academics includes Huang, Malsbury and Erin Red-

nour were honored for 4.0 GPAs. Melyssa Carlson received a 3.94, Michelle Contreras and Madeline Green a 3.88, Chaleigh Kirkwood a 3.85 and Hadley Stratton 3.78. The second team for academics includes Violet Gay with a 3.7, Sydney Hearnden with a 3.66 and Ashley Behrens with a 3.52.

Peter Mattson by pin at 3:18 in the 132-weight class. At 145 pounds Spartan Dallas Hopkins won three matches, the third by pin in 2:34 to lose to Mt. Si wrestler Ryley Absher, who went on to take first for the weight class. Hopkins finished third. Spartan Greg Fitzmorris, 160 pounds, pinned his first opponent in 1:08 and beat his second match by decision of 9-4, before losing to Kiona-Benton wrestler Kareem Johnson. At 170 pounds, Luke MacDonald wrestled two rounds, losing the second match by a pin at 4:36. Joe Swartz wrestled for the Spartans at 182 pounds, losing in the second round to Royal wrestler Carter Allred by an 8-0 major decision. Spartan Benson Hartley lost in the second round of the 195-pound weight class to Connell wrestler Greg Heinen. Heinen went on to take the championship for this weight class. Heavy-weight wrestler Gabe Bellah, 220 pounds, won the second match by pin at 1:54 before losing to Kiona-Benton wrestler Tanner Cook. Cook continued through the tournaSEE SPARTANS, 2B

Newport loses close one BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

BY DESIREÉ HOOD

SPRINGDALE – The Newport Grizzly boys basketball team lost a close non league game with Springdale Saturday, Dec. 28 at Newport. The final score was 49-44. “We struggled shooting the ball against Springdale from the field and O N D EC K: at the free VS. FREEMAN, throw line,” FRIDAY, Jan. 3, Newport 5:45 p.m. coach Steven Bryant AT KETTLE FALLS said. “We Tuesday, Jan. 7, shot 28 per5:45 p.m. cent from the field to their 42 percent and got out rebounded by nine,” he said. The game was tight through the first half, with Newport trailing by one at halftime. “We forced a lot of turnovers,

S P O R T S

FRIDAY, JANUARY 3 Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Clark Fork: 5:45 p.m. - Clark Fork Newport Boys Basketball vs. Freeman: 5:45 p.m. - Newport Cusick Girls Basketball vs. Northport: 5:40 p.m. - Cusick Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Clark Fork: 7:15 p.m. - Clark Fork Cusick Boys Basketball vs. Northport: 7:15 p.m. - Cusick Newport Girls Basketball vs. Freeman: 7:30 p.m. - Newport SATURDAY, JANUARY 4 Open Gym, Adult Basketball: 7 a.m. - Newport High School Selkirk Wrestling at Banks Lake Brawl: 10 a.m. - Almira-Coulee/ Hartline Priest River Boys Basketball vs. Timberlake: 3 p.m. - Timberlake Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Republic: 4:30 p.m. - Selkirk Cusick Girls Basketball vs. Curlew: 4:30 p.m. - Curlew Cusick Boys Basketball vs. Curlew: 6 p.m. - Curlew

which is why we were in the game,” Bryant said. “I give Springdale a lot of credit. We knew coming into the game they had played com‘Freeman’s petitively with zone defense their oppomirrors nents.” Springdale Springdale’s had a good third quarter, zone, so this outscoring past game Newport 10-6. showed us “We played flat for most of some areas the game and we need to struggled to put together shore up.’ any runs,” Steven Bryant Bryant said. Jeron Newport Coach Konkright led all players with 22 points. Jonathon Lyon SEE NEWPORT, 2B

C A LE N DA R

Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Republic: 6 p.m. - Selkirk TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 Cusick Boys Basketball vs. Odessa-Harrington: TBA Odessa-Harrington Cusick Girls Basketball vs. Odessa-Harrington: TBA Odessa-Harrington Priest River Girls Basketball vs. Riverside: 5:15 p.m. - Riverside Newport Boys Basketball vs. Kettle Falls: 5:45 p.m. - Kettle Falls Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Wellpinit: 5:45 p.m. - Selkirk Priest River Wrestling vs. Sandpoint: 6 p.m. - Priest River Priest River Boys Basketball vs. Riverside: 7 p.m. - Riverside Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Wellpinit: 7:15 p.m. - Selkirk Newport Girls Basketball vs. Kettle Falls: 7:30 p.m. - Kettle Falls WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 Priest River Wrestling vs. Kellogg: 6 p.m. - Kellogg

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THE MINER

Spartans fall to Colville

Cusick falls to Republic

BY DON GRONNING BY MICHELLE NEDVED

OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Spartan boys basketball team lost 50-33 to a good Colville team Friday, Dec. 27 at home. “I wasn’t happy with our performance in the Colville game,” Spartan coach Heath Hartwig said. The team had been making progress O N D EC K: in taking VS. TIMBERLAKE care of the SATURDAY, ball up until Jan. 4, 3 p.m. that game, he said. “We took a step backwards against Colville.” Colville jumped out to a 12-4 first quarter lead, which they extended to a 28-17 halftime lead. Colville was able to hold the Spartans’ top scorer, Jimmy Koch, to just eight points.

Cusick honors football players CUSICK – The Cusick Panthers football team made quarterfinals in the state championship. The Panthers held team awards Monday, Dec. 16, honoring seven players for their work on and off

Cutshall was named the most inspirational player for the season. The most improved Grizzly was Kaben Hastings. The coaches honor students at the end of the season as well and the coach award went to Connor Mullaley and Daniel Foust. The football team was honored by the WIAA for their high GPA of 3.27 during the season. The NEA

academic all-conference first team honored Rapp for a 4.0 and Alexander Young for a 4.0. Cutshall had a 3.95 GPA along with Otis Smith and Johnathan Quandt. Konkright had a 3.94. Isaiah Battle had a 3.93 GPA and Daniel Foust a 3.9 GPA. The second team academic conference honored Mcevers-Schutz, Hastings, Makyle Seger and Cody Smith.

Cusick volleyball awards given CUSICK – Cusick volleyball awards were given during the sports award banquet recently. On varsity, Caytlin Nenema, Nalene Andrews and Kaleigh Driver

were Captains, Nenema was the Most Valuable Player, Andrews was named Most Inspirational and Renee Wynne received the Floor Burn Award.

On junior varsity, Tiffany Yarber received the Floor Burn Award, Jennifer Fountain was named Most Inspirational and Alyssa Walrath was Most Improved.

NEWPORT | Hosts Freeman Friday FROM PAGE 1B

scored nine points, while Connor Mullaley and Nicolas Allen each scored five. Newport will play their second Northeast A League game against

Freeman Friday, Jan. 3 at Newport. “Freeman’s zone defense mirrors Springdale’s zone, so this past game showed us some areas we need to shore up,” Bryant said. “I am confident my boys will be resilient and bounce back strong.”

Newport has a 4-4 record and is 0-1 in league play. Newport hosts Freeman Friday, Jan. 3 and will travel to Kettle Falls for a game Tuesday, Jan. 7. The games will get underway at 5:45 p.m.

SPARTANS | Scored 48 team points FROM PAGE 1B

ment and took second place. For the 285-pound weight class, Spartan Tristan Hudson hit the mat, taking his first

COURTESY PHOTO|JOYCE MONTGOMERY

Cusick junior Jovahni Andrews swishes a three-pointer when the Panthers took on Republic Saturday, Dec. 28. Republic won 72-36.

Grizzly football ends in honors NEWPORT – Seven Grizzly football players were honored during the fall athletic awards Monday, Dec. 16. The offensive MVP is Ryan Rapp and defensive MVP is Tristen Cutshall. Rapp was also honored as captain, along with fellow teammates Jeron Konkright and Carter Mcevers-Schutz.

He has some young players who have been contributing, he said, including sophomore Mason Clark, who scored eight points against Colville. Clark has been averaging seven points per game in the last four games. Freshman Hunter Hartwig scored seven points in the Colville game and has also been averaging seven points in the last four games. Thomas White, a senior, has also been averaging seven point in the last four games, subbing for some players who have not been able to play. Hartwig says he has confidence in the team. “With this team’s work ethic, though, I am confident we are going to get better every day,” Hartwig says. Priest River travels to Timberlake Saturday, Jan. 4 for a game that starts at 3 p.m.

match by pin in 29 seconds. He lost the third round to Kamiakin wrestler Nick Little. The Spartans scored 48 team points during the tournament, putting them in 18th place of

S P O R T S

BOYS BASKETBALL FRIDAY, DEC. 27 Colville 50, Priest River 33 Colville (5-2, 0-0) 10 Priest River (1-7, 0-0) 2

4 12 12 14

24 -50 5 -33

Scoring: Colville - Martin 5, Sandaine 2, Artzis 0, Holling 18, Holling 12, Wolfrum 8, Tochinskiy 0, Shoemaker 3, Hinds 2. Priest River - Clark 8, Griffin 2, Linton 2, Nunley 2, Hartwig 7, MacDonald 0, Koch 8, Griffin 0, Anselmo 0, White 4.

SATURDAY, DEC. 28 Springdale 49, Newport 44 Springdale (1-9, 0-4) 10 Newport (4-4, 0-1) 6

9 12 10 10

18 -49 18 -44

Scoring: Springdale - Buck 0, Lynch 3, Anderson 10, Ward 4, Peters 1, Prouty 15, Cloud 2, Carr 14. Newport - Mullaley 5, Konkright 22, Lyon 9, McDaniel 0, Zorica 0, Ownbey 0, Smith 0, Allen 5, Hastings 3.

Valley Christian 41, Selkirk 22 Selkirk (1-7, 1-2) 6 Valley Christian (4-4, 0-0) 10

the field. The offensive most valuable player goes to Eli Peterson. Miles Finley took home the defensive MVP. Captains honored were Quin-

2 8 7 8

6 -22 16 -41

Scoring: Selkirk - Ross 0, Cain 6, Mailly 8, Miller 4, Dawson 0, Avey 2, Couch 2. Valley Christian - Gage 3, Segalla 0, N. Cox 12, Marchant 7, B. Cox 4, Hirschel 2, Piersol 12, Kim 1.

ton Montgomery, Nolan Finley and Miles Finley. The most improved award went to Kristoffer Bringslid. Alec Bluff was honored as the most inspirational player.

SCO R E BOA R D

Republic (3-4, 1-2) 13 Cusick (6-2, 2-0) 20

9 13 14 13

14 -49 23 -70

Scoring: Republic - Remien 3, Fritts 4, Campbell 10, Weller 7, Rivera 8, Czapeski 2, Gatenby 3, McQuay 4, Rivera 8, McQuay 0. Cusick - Andrews 1, Shanholtzer 4, Bauer 8, Sheridan, White 10, Bluff 25, Browneagle 22, Montgomery 0, Nomee-Korbel 0, Chieppa 0.

GIRLS BASKETBALL FRIDAY, DEC. 27 Colville 50, Priest River 46 Colville (6-0, 0-0) 12 Priest River (5-5, 1-0) 11

13 13 13 8

11 25 10 10

12 -50 14 -46

17 -72 8 -36

Scoring: Republic - VanSlyke 0, McRae 13, Weltz 10, Koepke 0, Reeves 0, Beckwith 10, Graham 17, McQuay 4, Bowe 15, Allen 0, Lane 0. Cusick - J. Andrews 7, Wynne 4, StrangeOwl 0, Driver 0, Balcom 0, Hansen 2, Nenema 7, Henry 4, Pierre 2, N. Andrews 10.

Cusick 70, Republic 49

Newport 65, Springdale 44 Springdale (1-9, 0-4) 17 Newport (7-1, 0-1) 15

12 11 21 15

4 44 14 65

Scoring: Springdale - Sulgrove 8, Smith 2, Schurger 0, Anderson 2, Beckman 21, Bituri 0, Matherly 10, Crossley 1. Newport - Frederick 4, Malsbury 32, Earl 0, Siemsen 2, Cunningham 0, Stratton 7, Lewis 20, Hunt 0.

BOWLING

Scoring: Colville - Main 8, Brons 4, Wittmeyer 19, Learn 5, Luu 2, Taft 6, Rainer 0, Cabbage 6, Pierce 0. Priest River - Douglas 6, Trantum 0, Luckey 0, Weimer 16, Clark 2, Summers 0, Krampert 0, Carey 4, Williams 0, Summers 18, Warren 0.

SATURDAY, DEC. 28 Republic 72, Cusick 36 Republic (7-1, 3-0) 19 Cusick (3-3, 1-2) 8

DEC. 27 Friday Night Leftovers Team Won Stoney Rollers 45 Gutter Gang 39 Cusick Tavern 37 EZ-Rider 37 Weber Enterprises 37 Party of Four 37 Timber Room 35 O.K. Lanes 34.5 Screamin 4 Ice Cream 32 Nicks Angels 26 Stone Ridge Lakers 25.5 King Pin 45

Lost 23 29 31 31 31 31 33 33.5 36 42 42.5 23

High scratch game: David Williamson 243, Betty Balison 202. High handicap game: Rush Balison 259, Patty Weber 257. High scratch series: Brian Hilzer 658, Patty Weber 477. High handicap series: David Williamson 690, Inga Simeral 678. Converted splits: Sharon Smith 6-7, 5-6.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014

CUSICK – The Cusick girls basketball team lost their sole game of the week against Republic Saturday, Dec. 28, 72-36. Cusick stayed close in the first period, trailing by one, but Republic scored 17 in the second quarter and 19 in the third while holding the Panthers to eight points in each. Republic ended the game with 25 points in the fourth while Cusick scored O N D EC K : just 10. VS. NORTHPORT Republic’s FRIDAY, Shania GraJan. 3, 5:40 p.m. ham led all scorers with AT CURLEW 17. Cusick’s SATURDAY, Nalene AnJan. 4, 4:30 p.m. drews scored 10, Jovahni AT ODESSAAndrews HARRINGTON scored seven, TUESDAY, including a Jan. 7, TBA three-pointer. Caytlin Nenema also scored seven, Renee Wynne and Alajah Henry each scored four and Cassidy Hansen and Ryean Pierre scored two apiece. Cusick hosts Northport Friday, Jan. 3, at 5:40 p.m., and then travels to Curlew to play at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4. They also travel to Odessa-Harrington Tuesday, Jan. 7, with game time to be announced.

The Spartans have had a rocky pre-league season, winning just one of eight games. But they have played some good teams, including Riverside and Sandpoint. “Every opponent we have faced has had very talented teams and usually have had at least one player that can really score the ball,” Hartwig said. Hartwig says playing tough opponents will prepare the team for Intermountain League play, which starts Saturday, Jan. 4, with a home game against Timberlake. The game will start at 3 p.m. Hartwig has his eyes on the district tournament. “We still have a lot of work to do prior to the district tournament,” he said. “As a team, we need to learn how to hold a lead and tighten up a little down the stretch.”

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BR I E FLY Donate blood at Newport Hospital NEWPORT – The Inland Northwest Blood Center, along with Newport Hospital, is holding a blood drive Friday, Jan. 3, from 3:15-6 p.m. The blood drive is held at the hospital, 714 W. Pine St., Newport. INBC needs an average of 200 blood donors every day to meet the needs of more than 35 hospitals in the Inland Northwest. A single donation can save the lives of up to three people.

Dance those winter blues away METALINE FALLS – The Cutter Theatre in Metaline Falls will be offering beginning dance lessons Sunday afternoons in January and February. No experience is necessary, and professional instructor Ken Smith from Newport will make it easy to learn how to do a variety of dances. Lessons will be held from 2-3:30 p.m. each Sunday starting with Swing Dance Jan. 19, Fox Trot Jan. 26, Waltz Feb. 9, Salsa Feb. 16, and Country Line Dancing Feb 23. The cost is $7.50 per person or $15 per couple for a single class; $32.50 per person for five classes or $55 per couple for five classes. You may sign up for one, some, or all of the classes. A minimum number of participants is required, so call the Cutter Theatre office at 509-446-4108 to register and pay in advance. For any other questions, call Rosemary Daniel at 509-446-3371.

Priest Lake free ski day PRIEST LAKE – The Priest Lake State Park and Priest Lake Nordic Club are hosting a Park N’ Ski Free Ski/Snowshoe Day, Saturday, Jan. 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Priest Lake State Park Indian Creek Unit, 314 Indian Creek Park Rd on the eastside of the lake. Free cross-country lessons and a guided snowshoe hike are offered while participating. Skis and snowshoes are available at the park or bringing equipment is also accepted. ‘Greasy Fingers’ will be performing a Fat Bike demo during the afternoon and a chair massage and paraffin dip is available upon request. For more information, call 208-443-2200.

Get your animals spayed and neutered this month NEWPORT – Pawsitive Outreach Spay/Neuter Alliance (POSNA) in partnership with Timber Lake Litter Control (TLC) in Spirit Lake and the Spokane Humane Society is offering affordable spay neuter clinics for low income pet owners as well as stray and feral animals in the month of January. The clinic at The Humane Society is for both dogs and cats and will be held Wednesday, Jan. 15 with a co-pay of $25 for any cat. The co-pay for dogs is based on weight. It starts at $40 for small male dogs. The date for the cat clinic in Spirit Lake will be announced. Transportation to and from the clinics is also provided. “At POSNA we go the extra mile to make it happen,” volunteer Stacy Carter said. “If you need to borrow carriers, or need help trapping feral cats, we can help … We can arrange an easy repayment plan. Maybe you have a situation where one or two cats have turned into dozens, seemingly overnight. We still have some grant money available for stray and feral cats, so the co-pay for those is only $5 each. “In situations where there are large numbers of cats, even that minimal co-pay can be waived.” To book your appointment, call Cindy at 509-671-1427. A cat can go into its first heat and become pregnant when it is five months old. Kittens can now be spayed or neutered at two months old; they just need to be a minimum weight of 2 pounds.

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This is one of many dogs the Pawsitive Outreach Spay/Neuter Alliance has helped get neutered. POSNA, in partnership with the Timber Lake Litter Control and Spokane Humane Society are hold spay and neuter clinics in January.

POSNA also needs community support to accomplish their mission of “Working for a world with no homeless pets.” Donations of good quality pet food, bedding, all pet supplies and

Wellness. There will be $100 gift cards given to first place winners at the unveiling event and Community Celebration on Feb. 18, 2014. The community will vote on the top five entries in each category beginning Feb. 3. To be eligible to enter and win you must live in the Cusick School district. All ages welcome, one entry per person, per category. The Cusick Community

Coalition is a new grant funded coalition working to reduce and prevent youth substance abuse in the Cusick area. The Coalition was established in 2013 as part of Washington State’s Department of Social and Health Services Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative. For more information please contact jljones@kalispeltribe. com or cmckinley@pendoreille. org or call 509-447-6419.

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“Where The Sheep Go To Be Fed” 101 S. Scott • Newport Sunday Morning 10 a.m. (509) 939-0676 CalvaryNewport@aol.com / 97.3 FM “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35

Share your life events for free NEWPORT – The Newport and Gem State Miner Newspapers are looking to share your life events with the community. Submit births, weddings and engagements to The Miner for publication at no charge. The Miner can be reached at 509447-2433, minernews@povn. com or visit www.pendoreillerivervalley.com online, or stop by the office at 421 S. Spokane in Newport.

“Where Jesus and Real Life Meet.” Worship Time: Sunday 10:30 a.m. at the Newport High School Real Life Ministries office, 420 4th St. Newport, WA - Office Phone: (509) 447-2164 or Toll Free (877) 997-1200

PINE RIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH 1428 1st Street West Sunday School ~ 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: Youth ~7:00 p.m. Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265

DALKENA COMMUNITY CHURCH • VILLAGE MISSIONS S.S. ~ 9:30 • Worship ~ 11 a.m. Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m. (Bible and Youth Clubs) Pastor Sandy Strait - 509-447-3687

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Dedication honored at Priest River Library Gloria Larsen was recently honored for her years of dedicated service to the Priest River Library and later, the West Bonner Library District. For nearly 18 years Larsen was a dedicated weekly volunteer. She also served on the Priest River Library board and was instrumental in forming the Friends of the Library.

of Diamond Lake Corner of North Shore Road and Jorgens Road Informal Family-style Worship Sundays 10:00 a.m. 509-671-3436

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36245 Hwy 41, Oldtown, ID Sunday School 9 a.m. Sunday Services - 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wed. - Bible Study 6 p.m. Pastor Jack Jones Church Office 208-437-0150 www.churchoffaitholdtown.com

knowledge of theatre production and its varying positions. This class is designed to allow you to feel comfortable with choosing a position in the theatrical field that you feel best suited for. The classes will be held at The Pend Oreille Playhouse Feb. 17, 19, 21 and 24, 26, 28. The next workshop will be “Directing for the Stage” and is scheduled for March 24, 26, 28, 31 and April 2, 4. Monte welcomes guest instructor Travis Gray. Skills covered will include play analysis, collaboration with designers, blocking techniques and character development. May 12, 14, 16 and 19, 21, 23 will be the dates for the “Design for Theatre” workshop. Classes will explore concepts for production design to include research, planning, analysis, presentation and collaboration. There will be no fees charged for these workshops; donations can be made to The Pend Oreille Players to help support our Learning Center programs. Sign up at the playhouse office or on line at www.pendoreilleplayers. org.

Sharing the Dharma Day Jan. 5 NEWPORT – Sharing the Dharma Day, Sravasti Abbey’s monthly presentation of meditation, Buddhist philosophy, and discussion, concludes this season’s series on Jan. 5 when the topic is learning to cherish others. Sravasti Abbey is located at 692 Country Lane, Newport. The day begins with tea and gathering at 9:45 a.m. and guided meditation at 10 a.m., followed by a talk from the Buddha’s teachings on the benefits of overcoming self-preoccupation and focusing on others. A vegetarian potluck lunch begins at noon, which is followed by a structured discussion on the topic. The program ends at 3 p.m., although an optional tour of the monastery may follow. “Dharma” is a Sanskrit word

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 3rd and Spokane St., Newport, WA Worship Service ~ 10:00 a.m. Church School ~ 10:00 a.m. Nursery Care Available Rev. Russell Clark 447-4121 newportucc@conceptcable.com www.newportucc.org

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Block watch meeting at Stratton NEWPORT – Learn how to organize a neighborhood block watch at a community meeting Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 6 p.m. at Stratton Elementary. Simone Ramel, the neighborhood watch coordinator with the Sheriff Community Coordinated Policing Effort, is the guest speaker. She will be talking about the history of neighborhood watches in Spokane County and how those successes can be recreated here. Free dinner and childcare is available. For information on this meeting or to talk about block watches, call Martina or Carrie at 509-447-5651.

monetary support is needed. To donate or for information on the many volunteer opportunities available, call Cindy at 509-6711427 or Tammy at 509-9445525.

Pend Oreille Players offer theater workshops NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Players Association announced the addition of a Learning Center with workshops in February, March, April and May. The first three workshops will be free. Each workshop will run for two weeks with classes Monday, Wednesday and Fridays from 3:30-5:30 p.m., for ages 14 and up. Classes will be taught by Charlie Monte, who has a Bachelor of Arts from Whitworth University, Spokane with a Studio Art focus, a Masters of Arts in Communication and Theater from Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Ark., in Technical Theater and Directing, and a Masters of Fine Arts in Theater Arts from University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, Terminal degree with focus in Design. Find out if you would like to be on stage or learn how to design a light plan, build a set or control a sound system, either professionally or as a community theater volunteer, in a fun and casual setting. The first in the series will be a “Production Workshop” where you can explore and gain a working

Cusick logo contest names coalition CUSICK – The Cusick Community Coalition is holding a Naming and Logo design contest to come up with a name that is created by the community to raise awareness about the coalition’s activities. The contest deadline for submitting entries is Jan. 18, 2014. Entry boxes for students are at Cusick Junior High and High School and for adults at the Camas Center for Community

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Community Church Directory CATHOLIC MASSES

Newport: St. Anthony’s, 447-4231 612 W. First St., Sun. - 11 a.m. Usk: St. Jude’s River Rd., Sat. - 5p.m. Ione: St. Bernard’s, 802 - 8th St., Sun. - 2nd & 4th - 8:00 a.m. Metaline Falls: St. Joseph’s, 446-2651 -- 406 Park St., Sun., 1st, 3rd & 5th - 8:00 a.m.

that has many meanings. In English, and in this context, it refers to the teachings of the Buddha, a spiritual master who lived in India 2,500 years ago. This Sharing the Dharma Day topic on cherishing others – drawn from the book, “Don’t Believe Everything You Think” by Sravasti Abbey’s founder Ven. Sravasti Abbey is a Buddhist monastery in the Tibetan tradition, home to a community of nuns and lay trainees who study and practice the Buddha’s philosophy. The monastery closes in winter when the residents go into several months of meditation retreat. For more information and directions call 509-447-5549 or email office. sravasti@gmail.com. Check out Sravasti Abbey’s programs at www.sravasti.org.

SPRING VALLEY MENNONITE CHURCH

4912 Spring Valley Road Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. -- Sunday School (509) 447-3588

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

“Sharing Christ As He Is, With People As They Are” 2nd & Spokane Sts 447-3846 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Time September - May AWANA - Tuesday 5:30 p.m. The Immortals (13-High School ) Thur. 7-9 Pastor Rob Malcolm

NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH

4 Miles South of Newport, Hwy. 2 Sun.: 9:30 Sun. School, 10:30, Worship, 6 p.m. Evening Service Sun. & Wed. at Pastor’s house. Jams 5 pm 2nd Saturdays Pastor, Walt Campbell: 447-5101

HOUSE OF THE LORD

754 Silver Birch Ln. • Oldtown, ID 83822 ‘’Contemporary Worship’’ Sun. ~ 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. “United Generation Church” Youth Group Wednesday 6 p.m. Jeff & Robie Ecklund, Pastors • 437-2032 www.hotl.me

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SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

Diamond Lake Church 326002 Hwy. 2, West of Newport Head Elder Abe Napoles, (509) 276-1431 Newport Church - Corner of Lilac Lane & Hwy. 20 North Pastor Ron Fleck (509) 447-4755 Sat. Morning Services Sabbath School 9:30 • Worship 11:00 NACS THRIFT SHOP (509) 447-3488 PO Valley Church School (208) 437-2638

1 mile S. of Newport on Hwy. 2 • 447-3742 Pastor Rob Greenslade Sun. School 9:45 a.m. • Worship 11 a.m. Evening Worship 6:30 p.m. Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

332801 Hwy. 2, P.O. Box 653, Newport Pastors Matt & Janine Goodrich Sunday School 9 am - Worship Service 10 am (509) 447-4338

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The Inland Northwest Blood Center, along with Newport Hospital, is holding a blood drive Friday, Jan. 3, from 3:15-6 p.m. The blood drive is held at the hospital, 714 W. Pine St., Newport. INBC needs an average of 200 blood donors every day to meet the needs of more than 35 hospitals in the Inland Northwest. A single donation can save the lives of up to three people.

Sharing the Dharma Day

Sharing the Dharma Day, Sravasti Abbey’s monthly presentation of meditation, Buddhist philosophy, and discussion, concludes this season’s series on Jan. 5 when the topic is learning to cherish others. Sravasti Abbey is located at 692 Country Lane, Newport. For more information and directions call 509-447-5549 or email office.sravasti@ gmail.com. Check out Sravasti Abbey’s programs at www. sravasti.org.

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Comments sought on upland, turkey, furbearer seasons BOISE – Idaho Fish and Game is seeking public comments on proposed changes to the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 upland game, turkey and furbearer seasons. Idaho Fish and Game proposes: • To allow nonresident trappers to trap any species that Idaho trappers can trap, provided the state of residence of the nonresident trapper allows nonresident trappers to trap any species their residents can trap. • To reduce the statewide bobcat trapping season length to prevent overharvest. In the Panhandle Region: • To increase river otter quota to 40, from 30. In the Clearwater Region: • To allow beaver trapping in the Cow Creek drainage and its tributaries in Nez Perce County in the Clearwater Region. • To clarify that corporate timber lands are not considered private lands for the purposes of Fall Turkey General Hunt in Units 8, 8A, 10A, 11, 11A, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 18, which runs Nov. 21 TO Dec. 31 and is open on private land only. In the Southwest Region: • To extend the closure on river otter trapping on the Boise River to include from Caldwell to the confluence of the Snake River; extend the closure on the Payette River from Horseshoe Bend to the confluence of the Snake River; close the Snake River from Grandview to Farewell Bend; and to reduce the regional otter quota to 20 otters, from 30. In the Magic Valley Region: • To add Rock Creek to the exceptions for beaver trapping in Blaine County to enhance recovery efforts, and to add part of Clover Creek to exceptions – Clover Creek would be closed to beaver trapping east of Bliss-Hill City Road. • To add Niagara Springs Wildlife Management Area to the list of areas where pheasant shooting hours begin at 10 a.m. to ensure the safety of Fish and Game employees and volunteers who release pheasants. • To reduce the number of permits for each of the controlled spring turkey hunts in Unit 54 Hunts 9008, 9009 and 9010; and to eliminate fall turkey controlled Hunt 9020 in Unit 54. Turkey numbers have declined since a wildfire in 2012 greatly reduced turkey habitat in Unit 54. In the Southeast Region: • To remove the East and West forks of Mink Creek from Controlled Beaver Trapping Unit 201. • To add Sterling Wildlife Management Area to the list of areas where pheasant shooting hours begin at 10 a.m. • To expand the youth-only spring controlled turkey hunt in Unit 71 to also include Unit 70. • To increase permit numbers for each of the controlled spring turkey hunts in Unit 71 – Hunts 9015 and 9016. • To increase the number of permits for each of the controlled fall turkey hunts in Unit 71 – Hunts 9021 and 9022. Anyone may submit comments by mail to 2014-15 Upland Game, Turkey and Furbearer Proposals, P.O. Box 25, Boise ID 83707, or by contacting regional wildlife managers. To comment on proposals online, go to https://fishandgame. idaho.gov/content/webform/ furbearer-proposals-2014-2015 or https://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ content/webform/upland-gameand-turkey-proposals-season-setting-2014-2015-and-2015-2016. The deadline for submitting comments is Jan. 3. All public comments will be summarized and presented to the Idaho Fish and Game Commission for consideration before seasons are set at the Jan. 16 commission meeting.

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O B I T UA R I E S

Justine Ackerman Newport

Justine Ackerman of Newport passed away Dec. 22, at the age of 101. She was born Nov. 29, 1912, in Alta, N.D. She worked as a gift wrapper for the Crescent Department Ackerman Store for many years before retiring in 1987. She was involved with the Spokane Senior Center where she helped run the Bingo part for 20 years. Her hobbies included crochet and bingo. Mrs. Ackerman is survived by her daughter, Ruth Lee of Newport; nine grandchildren and 14 greatgrandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Andrew; and daughters, Betty May Zielke and Linda Marie Sautter. Visitation was Thursday, Dec. 26, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Riplinger Funeral Home and Crematory. A funeral service was held Friday, Dec. 27, at 1 p.m. Riplinger was in charge of arrangements, 4305 N. Division, Spokane. Visit www. riplingerfuneralhome.com.

Carl Joseph Martin Ione

Carl Joseph Martin passed peacefully away in his sleep at the age of 56, Dec. 18. He was born in Ione to Angus Edwin Martin and Betty Jean (Nelson) Martin Jan. 3, 1957. He attended

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Lillian Bailey Elementary and East Valley High School, graduating in 1975. At the age of 18, he and his family began their great adventure working on the pipeline in Alaska. He later attended equipment operator school, and enjoyed working on many projects “moving the earth.” He also spent time logging and driving trucks. When he married Charlene (Yates) Mittan, he gladly took her children, Chanda and Matthew, into his great big heart. His son, Daniel was born in 1984. Mr. Martin married Rebecca (Baker) Grass in 1990, and gathered her children, Ginger, Melinda and Paul to his heart as well. His daughter, Deanna, was born in 1992. Mr. Martin enjoyed the simple pleasures of working in the outdoors, crossword puzzles, reading, teasing his children and chatting with family and friends. Mr. Martin was preceded in death by his sister, Jane, his brother, Ken, his sister, Jean, and his father and mother. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca; son, Daniel; daughter, Deanna; children of his heart Chanda, Matthew, Ginger, Melinda and Paul; brother Tom; and many nieces and nephews. A service celebrating Mr. Martin’s life will be held at his childhood church, Metaline Falls United Church of Christ, Saturday, Jan. 11, at 2 p.m. Everyone is invited to a reception immediately following at the American Legion. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.sherman-knapp.com.

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Karen Audrey Dumaw Newport

Karen Audrey Dumaw of Newport passed away Dec. 18 at her home. She was 71. A service will be held Monday, Jan. 6, at 11 a.m. at the American Lutheran Church in Newport. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in the Dumaw name at Family Foods and or C/O Samantha Schoeffel, Family Foods. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. A full obituary ran in last week’s issue of The Miner.

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Editor’s Note: The following are descriptions of people currently wanted by the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies. Any information about these suspects should be directed to the sheriff’s office by calling 509-447-3151. This is a regular section of The Miner. All information is provided by the sheriff’s office.

James T. Lowry, 40, is wanted on a Pend Oreille County warrant for probation violation of burglary and motor vehicle theft. He is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 260 pounds, Lowry with brown hair and brown eyes. His last known address was in the Newport area. Extradition is Washington, Idaho and Montana. Tracie L. Johnson, 40, is wanted on one Pend Oreille County warrant for failure to appear on original charges of driving while suspended 3rd degree. She is 5 feet, 1 inch tall and Johnson weighs 115 pounds, with brown eyes and

brown hair. Her last known address was in the Usk area. Extradition is statewide. Ashley A. Williams (Rucker), 30, is wanted on a Pend Oreille Count warrant for failure to appear on original charges of theft 3rd degree. She is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 145 Williams pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. Her last known address was in the Cusick area. Extradition is surrounding counties only. Mark A. Stone, 32, is wanted on two Pend Oreille County warrants for failure to appear on original charges of controlled substance possession and second degree burglary and Stone 1st degree theft. He is 6 feet, 1 inch tall and weighs 175 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair. His last known address was in the Newport area. Extradition is Washington and Idaho.

|| The following cases were resolved in Pend Oreille County District Court by Judge Philip Van de Veer.

Nov. 20 Kevin Dunn, 31, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended) 60 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,000 suspended) for physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence; $2,200 total fees and fine. Tammie McCoy, 50, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended) 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($1,000 suspended) for driving while license suspended third degree.

Dec. 4 Elias Barnett, 19, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (357 suspended), 24 months probation and

fined $1,000 ($800 suspended) for minor possession/consumption of alcohol; $1,486 total fees and fine. Jon Bedard, 46, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (60 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $1,000 ($1,000 suspended) for third degree driving while license suspended and sentenced to 90 days in jail (80 suspended), 24 months probation and fined $1,000 ($1,000 suspended) for operating a motor vehicle without insurance; 236 total fees and fines. Robert L. Carter, 33, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (362 suspended) 60 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,000 suspended) for driving under the influence; $2,502 total fees and fines. William Coumerilh, 47, was

Editor’s note: The police reports, taken from dispatch logs provided to The Miner by law enforcement agencies, are not intended to be an exact report but rather a comprehensive list of police calls in Pend Oreille and West Bonner counties. Dispatch also fields calls for the Kalispel Tribe property in Airway Heights. Certain police calls are generally omitted because of space constraints. These include but aren’t limited to ambulance calls for illness, unfounded alarms, traffic stops, dogs at large, abandoned vehicles, 911 hang–ups and civil standbys. All dispositions for the police reports are assumed to be active, assist or transfer at press time. The police reports are updated each weekday on The Miner Online.

PEND OREILLE COUNTY Monday, Dec. 23 ACCIDENT – Hwy. 2, report of single vehicle roll over no injuries. ACCIDENT – Cedar Creek Rd., report that snow plow driver hit a parked car. THREATENING – Main St., report that customer called business several times upset and making comments about doing damage. ACCIDENT – LeClerc Rd. S., report that complainant’s vehicle rear ended by another vehicle. JUVENILE PROBLEM – Wildflower Lane, report that male juvenile is trying to bash in front door. ARREST – State Ave., Martin M. Hackett, 26, of Oldtown was arrested on a warrant. ARREST – Main St., Troy Stanley Thompson, 42, of Ione was arrested for driving while license suspended. Tuesday, Dec. 24 ACCIDENT – N. Hayford Rd. Airway Heights, report of hit and run accident. ASSAULT – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of assault. TRAFFIC OFFENSE – S. State Ave., report that alley often blocked by neighbors. ACCIDENT – Hwy. 211, report of one vehicle rollover. ARREST – S. Union Ave., David Bryan White, 45, of Spokane was arrested for driving while license suspended. ARREST – N. Scott Ave., Newport, Donald Roy Applegate, 45, of Cusick was arrested for driving while license suspended. ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 2, report of SUV all over road. THREATENING – Veit Springs Lane, complainant would like to speak to deputy regarding vague threats made. ARREST – S. Washington Ave., Newport, David Benjamin Garrison, 44, of Newport was arrested for driving under the influence.

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SUSPICIOUS PERSON – N. Washington Ave, Newport, report of male pacing around. BURGLARY – Driskill Rd., report that vacant house looks like shop has been entered. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – Antler Lane, complainant states someone poured axle grease on side of her car. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – W. Kelly Drive, Newport, report that bedroom door broke open, trim broke loose. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Fertile Valley Rd., report that vacant house has light on. THEFT – S. Cass Ave., reported theft of firearm. TRAFFIC OFFENSE – Grizzly Loop, reported hit and run. FOUND PROPERTY – S. Garden Ave., Newport, report of found wallet. FIREWORKS – Northshore Diamond Lake, report of subject on ice lighting off fireworks. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – W. 3rd St., respondent reports finding tire slashed. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Nicholson Rd., report of mail theft.

Thursday, Dec. 26 WEAPON OFFENSE – Northshore, report of gunshots in area and vehicle driving by residence. THEFT – Fertile Valley Rd., report of mail missing from mailbox. RECOVERED VEHICLE – Heavens Meadows Lane, report of recovered vehicle. ACCIDENT – S. LeClerc Rd., report of one vehicle slide off non-injury accident. TRAFFIC OFFENSE – Sullivan Lake Rd., report of 4-wheelers racing up and down the road with no helmets. ARREST – S. Cass Ave., of Newport, Shawn Eric Bryant, 30, of Newport was arrested for violating a no contact order and for possession of stole property. RECOVERED PROPERTY – S. Cass Ave., Newport, report of recovered property. SUSPICIOUS PERSON – River Rd., report of two males arguing.

Saturday, Dec. 28 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – Balcom Rd., report that mailbox open; may have been broken into. FISH AND GAME – S. LeClerc Rd., report of three people hunting on reservation. ARREST – Fertile Valley Rd., David Richard Rowberry, 30, of Spokane was arrested for driving while license suspended and on a warrant. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – S. Warren Ave., report that vehicle tire was slashed. ERRATIC DRIVER – Gray Rd., report of two cars racing around and almost ran the complainant off the road. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Jorgens Rd., report that subject took items from home and sold them. SUSPICIOUS PERSON – Greenhouse Rd., report of female in area pushing a tool cart full of boxes. THEFT – Baker Lake Rd., report that subject is being accused of stealing complainant’s money. ARREST – Hwy. 2, Natasha C. Hendrix, 31, of Deer Park was arrested for driving while license suspended and driving without the required ignition interlock. FIREWORKS – W. 7th St., report of kids shooting off fireworks. ARREST – LeClerc Rd. N., Elizabeth Louis Ford-Campbell, 30, of Cusick was arrested on a warrant. ARREST – Percy Nicholas Camp-

Friday, Dec. 27 ACCIDENT – Hwy. 20, report of one vehicle rollover. SEARCH WARRANT – S. Garden Ave., Newport, reported search on vehicle. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – N. Newport Ave., report of blue van with false license plates. ANIMAL CRUELTY – Buffalo Lane, report that dog has been outside without water or food for about a week. ARREST – Coyote Trail, Susan Sible Peck, 43, of Newport was arrested for driving under the influence. ACCIDENT – Flowery Trail Rd., report of Ford truck off road on its side.

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to 90 days in jail (90 suspended) 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($1,000) suspended for third degree driving while license suspended; $193 total fees and fine. Adelaide McGillis, 35, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended), 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,750 suspended) for violating a no contact order; $543 total fees and fine. Samuel Noland, 24, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended), 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($1,000 suspended) for third degree driving with a suspended license; $293 total fees and fine. Curtis G. Wilkerson, 45, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (362 suspended) 12 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,750

bell, 55, of Desmet, Idaho, was arrested on a warrant and tribal charges. Sunday, Dec. 29 ANIMAL CRUELTY – Buffalo Lane, animal cruelty investigation reported. ACCIDENT – Farber Lane, report of one vehicle slide off. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – Hwy. 211, report of car in middle of road. ACCIDENT – Deer Valley Rd., report of single vehicle slide off. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – W. 4th St., report of person inside house with flashlight. ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 2, report of erratic driver. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – W. 7th St., report that subject wants ex to leave.

WEST BONNER COUNTY Monday, Dec. 23 ARREST – Klein Lane, Oldtown, Kimberly Shepard, 31, of Oldtown, was arrested for driving under the influence. Tuesday, Dec. 24 No reportable incidents. Wednesday, Dec. 25 No reportable incidents. Thursday, Dec. 26 No reportable incidents. Friday, Dec. 27 ARREST – Hwy. 2, Oldtown, Shawna Bennett, 28, of Coeur d’Alene was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and two felony warrants. ACCIDENT – Hwy. 57, Priest River, report of a hit and run accident. DOMESTIC DISPUTE – Hwy. 57, Priest River, report of a domestic battery. MISSING PERSON – Bodie Canyon Rd., Priest River Saturday, Dec. 28 NON INJURY ACCIDENT – Hwy. 2, Priest River CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE – Hwy. 57, Priest River, report of drugs. DISTURBING THE PEACE – 7th St., Priest River, report of noise complaint. DISTURBING THE PEACE – Holiday Loop, Blanchard, deputies responded to a noise complaint. Sunday, Dec. 29 ARREST – Railroad Ave., Blanchard, Mandy Chandler, 41, of Blanchard was arrested for driving without privileges. RECKLESS DRIVING – Hwy. 2, Oldtown

ers: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Pend Oreille PUD Commissioners: 10 a.m. - Newport offices Bonner County Soil and Water Conservation District: 1:30 p.m. - USDA Office, 1224 Washington Ave., Ste. 101 West Pend Oreille Fire District: 6:30 p.m. - Fire Hall on Highway 57 Pend Oreille County Fair Board: 7 p.m. - Fairgrounds at Cusick

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Wednesday, Dec. 25 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Chrisann Lane, report of suspicious circumstance. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Deer Valley Rd., report of loud explosions in area. RECOVERED VEHICLE – Jefferson Rd., recovered stolen trailer on state land. ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 2, report of vehicle unable to maintain lane travel. TRAFFIC OFFENSE – Hwy. 20, report of vehicle with no tail lights. FIRE – S. Warren Ave., Newport, report of chimney fire. ARREST – W. Kelly Drive, Curtis Howard Kendle, 31, of Newport was arrested on a warrant. ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 211, report of vehicle unable to maintain lane travel. VIOLATION OF COURT ORDER – S. Newport Ave., possible violation of order reported.

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sentenced to 90 days in jail (89 suspended), 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($500 suspended) for negligent driving; $793 total fees and fine. Evan Guthrie, 21, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($5,000 suspended) for driving under the influence, and two counts of fourth degree assault. A charge of minor possession/consumption of alcohol and a fourth degree assault charge were dismissed; $2,586 total fees. Angela Johnson, 41, was sentenced to 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($900 suspended) for third degree driving while license suspended; $393 total fees and fines. Brandi Lee, 27, was sentenced

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|| suspended) for making a false statement to a public servant, third degree driving while license suspended and failure to renew license tabs and sentenced to 90 days in jail (88 suspended) and fined $5,000 ($4,750 suspended) for third degree driving while license suspended; $879 total fees

and fines. Adam Wilsey, 48, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (89 suspended) 12 months probation, eight hours community service and fined $1,000 ($1,000 suspended) for third degree driving while license suspended; $193 total fees and fine.

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2013425 NOTIE OF PUBLIC MEETING The Newport Planning Commission will be holding a meeting on January 6, 2014 to review and make a recommendation to the Newport City Council on potential amendments to the City of Newport’s Development Regulations including clarification of the provisions governing temporary and seasonal uses and new provisions to govern marijuana facilities in accordance with state laws and regulations. The meeting will be held in City Council Chambers, 200 S. Washington, Newport, WA at 5 p.m. Anyone interested in reviewing the documents can do so between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-F at Newport City Hall. Contact Person Robert “Bubba” Hedricks Newport Building Department Published in The Newport Miner December 25, 2013 and January 1, 2014. (47-2) CONTINUED ON 8A

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CONTINUED FROM 7B 2013439 CALL FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received through Friday, January 17, 2014, 11:00 a.m., by the Selkirk School Board of Directors for: Fuel Product: Approximately 8,000 to 10,000 gallons of No. 2 furnace oil with pumping to be provided by the bidder from January 22, 2014, to December 31, 2014. For bid information and bid forms please contact the Selkirk School District at (509) 446-2951, or P.O. Box 129, Metaline Falls, WA 99153. Mailed bids must be plainly marked “Fuel Bid” on the outside of the envelope all bids must be received in the Selkirk District Office. The Board

of Directors reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Nancy Lotze Superintendent and Board Secretary Published in The Newport Miner December 25, 2013 and January 1, 2014. (47-2)

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201403 PUBLIC NOTICE Due to holiday scheduling, the next regular meeting of the Sacheen Lake Water & Sewer District will be Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 7 pm at the Sacheen Lake Fire Station. Published in The Newport Miner January 1 and 8, 2014. (48-2)

_________________ 201404 PUBLIC NOTICE A poll-site election for a Board of Supervisors seat on the Pend Oreille Conservation District will be held February 22, 2014 at the Camas Wellness Center

Published in The Newport Miner January 1, 8 and 15, 2014. (48-3)

at 1821 N LeClerc Road Cusick, WA. Polls will open at 10:00 a.m. and close at 2:00 p.m. Registered voters who reside within the Conservation District boundary are eligible to vote. Candidates must be registered voters residing in the conservation district, and may be required to own land or operate a farm. Candidates filing date is 4:00 p.m. January 25, 2014. Elections procedures are available at the District office. Absentee ballots are available upon request for eligible voters, but must be requested on or before February 4, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. Please contact the Pend Oreille Conservation District office at 509-4471155 or at the District office at 121 N Washington Ave

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2013440 PUBLIC NOTICE Pend Oreille County Offices will be closed in observance of the following 2014 holidays: New Year’s Day January 1, 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 20 President’s Day February 17 Memorial Day May 26 Independence Day July 4 Labor Day September 1 Veterans’ Day November 11 Thanksgiving November 27 and 28 Christmas Day December 25 The Commissioners’ regularly-scheduled meeting will be Tuesday when their office is closed on Monday. Published in The Newport Miner December 25, 2013 and January 1, 2014. (47-2)

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CONTINUED FROM 8B 201405 NOTICE OF ACTION Pursuant to 43.21C RCW, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on December 09, 2013 receive a complete Conditional Use Permit Application, SEPA Checklist, and Wetland/ Stream Assessment prepared by Don and Suzie Hunt to continue operation of the Newport Motocross, a 1.3 mile Commercial Dirt bike Race Track, at 2144 Baker Lake Rd., Newport, WA. Pend Oreille County has issued a Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance for this project. This MDNS is issued under WAC 19711-350; the lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14 days from December 30, 2013. Comments must be submitted by January 13, 2014. This application will be heard by the Pend Oreille County Planning Commission on January 14, 2014 in Cusick at the Community Center @ 6:00pm. The submitted application and related documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:00 PM at the County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 W. 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Natural Resource Planner, tmclaughlin@pendoreille. org, (509) 447-6462. Required Permits: Conditional Use Permit and other Local, State, and Federal approvals Date of Permit application: December 09, 2013 Date of Determination of Completeness: December 09, 2013 Date of Notice of Application: December 09, 2013 Date of Threshold SEPA Determination: December 30, 2013

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant womenandpeoplesecuring custody of children under 18. The newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising or real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800927-9275. (31tf)

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_________________ 201406 NOTICE OF ACTION Pursuant to 43.21C RCW, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on December 09, 2013 receive a complete SEPA Checklist, Joint Aquatic Resource Application (JARPA), and Site Plans prepared by Pend Oreille County Public Works to replace a failing retaining wall on Sullivan Lake Rd. (MP 9.5). Pend Oreille County has issued a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-340; the lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14 days from December 30, 2013. Comments must be submitted by January 13, 2014. This application will be heard by the Pend Oreille County Planning Commission on January 14, 2014 in Cusick at the Community Center @ 6:00pm. The submitted application and related documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:00 PM at the County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 W. 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Natural Resource Planner, tmclaughlin@pendoreille. org, (509) 447-6462. Required Permits: Hydraulic Project Approval, Substantial Shoreline Development Permit Date of Permit application: December 09, 2013 Date of Determination of Completeness: December 09, 2013 Date of Notice of Application: December 09, 2013 Date of Threshold SEPA Determination: December 30, 2013 Published in The Newport Miner January 1, 2014. (48)

_________________ 201407 NOTICE OF ACTION Pursuant to 43.21C RCW, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on November 22, 2013 receive a complete SEPA Checklist, Joint Aquatic Resource Application (JARPA), Site Plans, and a Cultural Resource Report prepared by Pend Oreille County PUD #1 for a Cold Water Intake and Dam Maintenance/ Repair project on Sullivan Lake. Pend Oreille County has issued a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-350; the lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14 days from December 23, 2013. Comments must be submitted by January 06, 2014. This application will be heard by the Pend Oreille County Planning Commission on January 14, 2014 in Cusick at the Community Center @ 6:00pm. The submitted application and related documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:00 PM at the County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 W. 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and online at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Natural Resource Planner, (509) 447-6462, tmclaughlin@pendoreille.org. Required Permits: Hy-

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________________ 2013445 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE File No.: 7303.23535 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. Nationstar Mortgage LLC Grantee: Joshua M. Dufek, a single man Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 2006 0289886 Tax Parcel ID No.: 453119020001 Abbreviated Legal: Ptn N 1/2 N 1/2 Gl 2; N 1/2 NW 1/4 SE 1/4 NW 1/4 W of Rd, 19-31-45, Pend Oreille Co., WA Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission Telephone: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877-894-4663). Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/ consumers/homeownership/post_purchase_counselors_foreclosure.htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Telephone: Toll-free: 1-800-569-4287. Web site: http://www.hud. gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/ index.cfm?webListAction= search&searchstate=WA& filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Telephone: Toll-free: 1-800-606-4819. Web site: http://nwjustice. org/what-clear. I. On January 31, 2014, at 10:00 AM. inside the main lobby of the Hall of Justice, 229 South Garden Avenue in the City of Newport, State of Washington, the undersigned Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of PEND OREILLE, State of Washington: The North half of the North half of Government Lot 2; and the North half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter West

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of Coyote Trail Road, Section 19, Township 31 North, Range 45 E.W.M., Situate in the County of Pend Oreille, Washington. Excepting therefrom that portion deeded to William W. Whirry by Instrument No. 234577, recorded August 1, 1996. Commonly known as: 6692 Coyote Trail Newport, WA 99156 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 10/30/06, recorded on 11/03/06, under Auditor’s File No. 2006 0289886, records of PEND OREILLE County, Washington, from Joshua M. Dufek, an unmarried man, as Grantor, to Pend Oreille Title Co., as Trustee, to secure an obligation “Obligation” in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Cherry Creek Mortgage Co., Inc., its successors and assigns, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP to Nationstar Mortgage LLC, under an Assignment/ Successive Assignments recorded under Auditor’s File No. 20130314661. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Abbreviated Legal Description are provided solely to comply with the recording statutes and are not intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Property’s full legal description provided herein. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s or Borrower’s default on the Obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Amount due to reinstate as of 09/24/2013 Monthly Payments $24,527.64 Late Charges $92.20 Lender’s Fees & Costs $0.00 Total Arrearage $24,619.84 Trustee’s Expenses (Itemization) Trustee’s Fee $700.00 Title Report $0.00 Statutory Mailings $52.70 Recording Costs $15.00 Postings $47.50 Sale Costs $0.00 Total Costs $815.20 Total Amount Due: $25,435.04 Other known defaults as follows: IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Principal Balance of $89,976.06, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 04/01/11, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made without representation or warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, encumbrances or condition of the Property on January 31, 2014. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 01/20/14 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 01/20/14 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after 01/20/14 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or en-

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cumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME AND ADDRESS Joshua M. Dufek 6992 Coyote Trail Newport, WA 99156 Joshua M. Dufek 1290 Tanglewood Drive Priest River, ID 83856-5145 Joshua M. Dufek 421 Eastshore Road Newport, WA 99156-9511 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Joshua M. Dufek 6992 Coyote Trail Newport, WA 9 9 1 5 6 U n k n o w n Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Joshua M. Dufek 1290 Tanglewood Drive Priest River, ID 83856-5145 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Joshua M. Dufek 421 Eastshore Road Newport, WA 991569511 Joshua M. Dufek 6692 Coyote Trail Road Newport, WA 9 9 1 5 6 U n k n o w n Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Joshua M. Dufek 6692 Coyote Trail Road Newport, WA 99156 Joshua M. Dufek 6692 Coyote Trail Newport, WA 99156 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Joshua M. Dufek 6692 Coyote Trail Newport, WA 99156 by both first class and certified mail, return receipt requested on 08/22/13, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 08/23/13 Grantor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee, whose name and address are set forth below, will provide in writing to anyone requesting it a statement of all costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenantoccupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by this reference. You may also access sale status at www.northwesttrustee.com and www. USA-Foreclosure.com. EFFECTIVE: 09/24/2013 Date Executed: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Authorized Signature P.O. BOX 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 Contact: Vonnie McElligott (425) 5861900. (TS# 7303.23535) 1002.242602-File No.

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_________________ 2013446 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE File No.: 7303.23162 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. Nationstar Mortgage LLC Grantee: Mark W. Hethorn and Kari L. Hethorn, husband and wife Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 2006 0290521 Tax Parcel ID No.: 463118540007 Abbreviated Legal: L8 B1 Jackson’s Add, Pend Oreille Co., WA Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission Telephone: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877894-4663). Web site: http:// www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/homeownership/post_ purchase_counselors_ foreclosure.htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Telephone: Tollfree: 1-800-569-4287. Web site: http://www.hud.gov/ offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm?webListAction=s earch&searchstate=WA&f ilterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Telephone: Toll-free: 1-800-606-4819. Web site: http://nwjustice. org/what-clear. I. On January 31, 2014, at 10:00 AM. inside the main lobby of the Hall of Justice, 229 South Garden Avenue in the City of Newport, State of Washington, the undersigned Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of PEND OREILLE, State of Washington: Lot 8 in Block 1 of Jackson’s Addition to the Town of Newport, Plat Book 2, Page 105, Records of the Auditor of Pend Oreille County, Washington. Commonly known as: 502 West Willow Street Newport, WA 99156-9659 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 12/06/06, recorded on 12/18/06, under Auditor’s File No. 2006 0290521, records of PEND OREILLE County, Washington, from Mark W. Hethorn, and Kari L. Hethorn, husband and wife, as Grantor, to Recontrust Company, N.A., as Trustee, to secure an obligation “Obligation” in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Countrywide Bank, N.A., its successors and assigns, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by Bank of America, N.A. to Nationstar Mortgage LLC, under an Assignment/Successive Assignments recorded under Auditor’s File No. 20130313997. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Ab-

breviated Legal Description are provided solely to comply with the recording statutes and are not intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Property’s full legal description provided herein. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s or Borrower’s default on the Obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Amount due to reinstate as of 9/24/2013 Monthly Payments $56,778.10 Late Charges $147.54 Lender’s Fees & Costs $0.00 Total Arrearage $56,925.64 Trustee’s Expenses (Itemization) Trustee’s Fee $700.00 Title Report $0.00 Statutory Mailings $31.62 Recording Costs $0.00 Postings $70.00 Sale Costs $0.00 Total Costs $801.62 To t a l A m o u n t D u e : $57,727.26 Other known defaults as follows: IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Principal Balance of $136,968.31, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 11/01/09, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made without representation or warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, encumbrances or condition of the Property on January 31, 2014. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 01/20/14 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 01/20/14 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after 01/20/14 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es):

NAME AND ADDRESS Mark W. Hethorn 502 West Willow Street Newport, WA 99156-9659 Kari L. Hethorn 502 West Willow Street Newport, WA 99156-9659 Mark W. Hethorn 502 Willow Street Newport, WA 99156 Kari L. Hethorn 502 Willow Street Newport, WA 99156 Mark W. Hethorn 502 Willow Street West Newport, WA 99156 Kari L. Hethorn 502 Willow Street West Newport, WA 99156 by both first class and certified mail, return receipt requested on 08/22/13, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 08/22/13 Grantor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee, whose name and address are set forth below, will provide in writing to anyone requesting it a statement of all costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenantoccupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by this reference. You may also access sale status at www.northwesttrustee.com and www. USA-Foreclosure.com. EFFECTIVE: 9/24/2013 Date Executed: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Authorized Signature P.O. BOX 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 Contact: Vonnie McElligott (425) 586-1900. (TS# 7303.23162) 1002.237114File No. Published in The Newport Miner January 1 and 22, 2014. (48, 51)

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1 Rotary Club: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Overeaters Anonymous: 7:30 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Newport TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles Computer Basics for Adults: 10 a.m. to Noon - Newport Library Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church PRM-Advocates for Women: 1-3 p.m. - Station 2:41 Coffee Shop, Oldtown Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Jessa’s Creative Dance Class: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Calispel Post 217: 6 p.m. American Legion in Cusick BASIC Meeting: 6 p.m. Blanchard Community Center Priest River Animal Rescue: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River Priest River TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House, Newport Pend Oreille Rock and Gem Club: 7 p.m. - 508 Quail Loop, Newport THURSDAY, JANUARY 2 Priest River Food Bank Open: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Story Time - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick: 10:30 a.m. Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Priest River Library Open Painting Workshop: 11

a.m. to 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Duplicate Bridge: 12:30 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport Loosely Knit: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick After School Readers Club: 3 p.m. - Priest River Library Celebrate Recovery: 5:30 p.m. House of the Lord, 754 Silverbirch Lane, Oldtown Pend Oreille Kids Club: 6 p.m. Pend Oreille Mennonite Church Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport Bingo: 6 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Blanchard Community Church Newport Masonic Lodge: 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY, JANUARY 3 Oil Painting Class: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Create Arts Center Story Time: 11 a.m. - Newport Library Dance Classes: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Create Arts Center, Newport Davis Lake Grange: 6 p.m. - Davis Lake Grange Open Mic: 7-9:30 p.m. - Pend Oreille Playhouse, 240 N. Union Ave., Newport Al-Anon: 7-8 p.m. - Priest River, 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Call Jan 208-946-6131 Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting: 7 p.m. - Priest River VFW SATURDAY, JANUARY 4 Priest River American Legion Breakfast: 8-10:30 a.m. - VFW on Larch Street Women’s AA: 9:30 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Friends of the Library Book Sale: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Priest River Library Priest River Legion Auxiliary: 11 a.m. - VFW Hall, Larch Street

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- Call Billie Goodno at 509-4473781 or Chris King at 208-4370971 Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Weavers’ Group: Noon to 3:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center PRM-Advocates for Women: 1-3 p.m. - Station 2:41 Coffee Shop, Oldtown

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