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Pend Oreille County District Court Judge Philip J. Van de Veer presides over cases in court Wednesday, Dec. 19. He has served as Pend Oreille County District Court Judge and Superior Court Commissioner since 1999.

NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County District Court is staffed with three and a half people, in addition to Judge Philip Van de Veer. That’s fewer than in the past. “We’re still Johnson down,” says Van de Veer. “But we’ll make do.” Van de Veer said the office, which has been closed for the lunch hour for about a year because of being short staffed, will reopen during the lunch hour after the first of the year. Kyle Olson works part time, Wendy Clark is deputy clerk,

Brandy Hofstee works as a probation officer and deputy clerk and Mia Harper is the criminal courtroom clerk. The newest addition to the staff is Rachel Johnson, who was hired to replace longtime court administrator T.J. Keogh, who left to work in a court on the West Side. Johnson worked down the hall in Pend Oreille County Superior Court for five years before being hired as clerk of the court in District Court last month. She has worked in District Court before, working there for a year and a half before moving to Superior Court.

Pend Oreille District Court gets most cases BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – About 30 people take up most of the seats in Pend Oreille County District Court on a Wednesday morning. It’s a busy docket, with a mix of cases. There are many driving cases, such as driving on a suspended license and driving under the influence, along with other cases, like as-

sault and hunting and fishing violations. District Court Judge Philip Van de Veer is guiding proceedings, which get underway at 9 a.m. sharp. The courtroom clerk is taking notes on a computer that is tied into a database. Van de Veer occasionally asks to look at her computer screen. “Page down,” he says. “Page down again.”

He finds what he wants and continues. “I see that this went to warrant before,” he says. He listens to the explanation from the defense attorney. The prosecutor outlines his position. Van de Veer rules and moves on to the next case. It’s a busy but typical Wednesday morning in District Court, where most of the county’s criminal cases are handled.

District Court handles misdemeanors “If the average citizen is going to have some contact with the court system, it will be in District Court,” county prosecutor Tom Metzger says. The stakes aren’t as high as across the hall in Superior Court, where felonies are handled. “Whatever happens in District Court, nobody’s going to prison,”

Metzger says. A year in the county jail is the maximum jail sentence for misdemeanors. While felonies aren’t resolved in District Court, since Superior Court Judges aren’t here every day, Van de Veer also serves as Superior Court Commissioner. He handles all first appearances on criminal charges, including felonies, as well as extraditions to another state. That means

working Sundays, since a person arrested has to see a judge within 48 hours. At a first appearance, he decides whether there is sufficient reason to proceed with the case. Most times there is, but about three or four times a year he finds there is not sufficient reason to go forward with one or more of the charges a SEE COURT, 10A

2012: 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 Emmit Duane Benson was the New Year’s Baby contest winner, born Wednesday, Jan. 4, at 4:03 p.m. at Newport Hospital and Health Services, to Nancy and Devon Benson of Ione. As winner of The Miner’s First Baby contest, the family received a variety of gifts and gifts certificates. The Miner Newspapers’ first book “100 Years of a Newspaper and Pend Oreille County,” was released in early January. The 33page book is a collection of stories written in honor of the county’s 2011 centennial celebration.

Newport students started getting free breakfasts at the school in January. The federal government reimburses the district for all the meals. The district gets more for students from low-income families that qualify for free and reduced meals but it still gets some reimbursement for all the meals. With more students eating breakfast, the additional reimbursement meant there was little or no cost to the district. C&D Zodiac, the French owned airplane part manufacturer located in Newport in the old Hewlett Packard building, has been hiring, according to a story in late January. There were 86 employees working at the Newport plant. The company engineers and manufactures interior systems for aircrafts worldwide. In Newport, they primarily make the two raw composite materials and adhesives that are shipped around the world to other factories that shape them into airplane interior parts.

Pend Oreille County’s road department was bracing for another year of working within a tight budget. With smaller than expected federal timber payments and a smaller portion of the property tax revenue, it looked like the department will have a difficult time coming up with matching funds for major road projects. The county currently has $4.1 million in grant money at its fingertips, but the road department needs $300,000 to $400,000 of its own to meet requirements for local matching funds. “And frankly, I don’t have that available,” public works director Sam Castro warned. “For me, it’s like loosing $4.1 million dollars.”

February In the tradition of Punxsutawney Phil, the famous groundhog that makes the news each Feb. 2 in Pennsylvania, Nippy the prairie dog will help decide if

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|| Man kills himself after assaulting wife NEWPORT – A 49-year-old man shot himself in the head Christmas Day after severely beating his wife, according to a news release from the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office. The man, Wesley L. Moore, died the next day, Wednesday, Dec. 26. According to the news release, deputies had been called to a McCammon Drive residence about 6:40 p.m. Dec. 25 to investigate a domestic violence call. McCammon Drive is located approximately 15 miles west of Newport, near the Pend Oreille County/Spokane County line. When they arrived they found Moore’s 58-year-

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A flock of Bohemian waxwings were the highlight of the day for those county birds on Pend Oreille County’s Christmas bird count last year. A total of 55 species were spotted, with uncommon birds including a krestrel, two killdeer and one marsh wren.

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old wife severely beaten and Moore, who died in the hospital the following day. The victim remains hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries, according to the sheriff’s release.

Woman hit by train, killed SANDPOINT – An Alabama woman visiting family in Spirit Lake for the holidays, died when she was hit by a train near Sandpoint in the early morning hours of Thursday, Dec. 27. Erin M. Likkel, 28, of Huntsville, Ala., was walking along the southbound railroad tracks of the Amtrack Station in Sandpoint when she was struck by a southbound BNSF train at about 4 a.m.

Investigators believe she was on her way to catch a train home to Alabama.

Senate replacement to be selected Thursday COLVILLE – The 7th District will have its new senator come Thursday, Jan. 3. County commissioners from the five counties that make up the legislative district will meet at 1 p.m. in Colville to interview the three candidates and vote for who will fill the seat of Sen. Bob Morton, R-Kettle Falls, who retired Jan. 1. Three Republicans are in the running for the Senate seat. John Smith, Doug Simpson and Josh Kerns were selected by local precinct committee officers in mid-December.

This time a total of 15 commissioners – from Pend Oreille, Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Spokane counties – will vote for the top man. Smith, 39, owns a small farm in northern Stevens County, operates the Colville Farmers Market, does private business consulting and is involved with the Colville Chamber of Commerce. Simpson, 62, has worked as a campaign consultant and a lobbyist in Olympia. He lives in Stevens County as well. Kerns, 27, owns a graphic design business in the Mead area north of Spokane. He’s served as a legislative assistant in Olympia and is involved with the Spokane County Young Republicans. The legislative session begins Jan. 14 in Olympia.

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REVIEW | Ponderay Newsprint Mill signed its first union contract in March been living since 2003.

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winter awaits Thursday, Feb. 2, on Groundhog Day. If he sees his shadow – as legend has it with his groundhog cousins anyway – we’re in for another six weeks of winter. Nippy is owned by local weather watcher Bob Lutz, who sends him outside at his home near Sacheen Lake. Lutz and Nippy were the subject of a feature story the first week of February. When Janet Lambarth was first offered a job as the Pend Oreille County Extension agent in 1976, she really didn’t think she would make a career of it. She was just finishing graduate school when she got the job offer. “I thought I would be here two years,” she said. When she retired at the end of February, she had been on the job one month short of 36 years. The leather pants-wearing 68-year-old, who earned a graduate degree at age 65, said she planned on singing, learning French and staying home, although she vowed to stay involved in the Lavender Festival, an arts event she was instrumental in helping get started in 2004.

March “You could hear a pin drop,” says Don Plattenberger, recalling the silence at OK Lanes in Oldtown the night he bowled a perfect 300 game, Tuesday, March 6. The long-time bowler was substituting on a team during the Early Birds league play that night. “Not too bad considering April 6 I’ll be 80 years old,” he said. While this is by no means Plattenberger’s first 300 game – he’s bowled seven or eight of them – this is the first time it counted, his first 300 during league play. “I thought it was pretty neat,” he said. A 300 is a perfect score. In order to achieve it, a bowler must throw nothing but strikes, 12 times. One for each of the first through nine frames, and then three in the 10th.

The Newport boys high school basketball team’s concluded its best season in years, making it to the 1A sub-regional playoffs in mid February, where they lost to Okanogan. Newport coach Jamie Pancho said his senior players could be proud of the year. “I thought Jake Wiley and Travis Martin stepped up for us,” Pancho said. “They have been our leading rebounders – by average per game – all year long, and I thought they both played with a lot of heart, as did the rest of our seniors.” Season highlights included ending rival Lakeside’s season a week earlier with a last second shot by Jeron Konkright.

Unionized workers at the Ponderay Newsprint mill voted March 5 and 6 to ratify their first labor contract, restoring many benefits that workers lost in recent years as the mill struggled to stay competitive in a declining industry. Both sides said they are happy to have negotiations behind them. “We can concentrate on becoming more competitive in what is a challenging market,” said Derrick Lindgren, Ponderay’s resident manager and vice president. “I’m glad we finally reached an agreement to keep the company from unilaterally taking away benefits and pay as well,” said Jim LeBlanc, president of the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers (AWPPW) Local 422. “We’re ready to get back to doing business and working with the company to keep Ponderay Newsprint running efficiently.” Employees lost benefits in 2009, the key reason they chose to unionize.

Newport’s oldest citizen Grace Hirst, celebrated her 107th birthday at River Mountain Village Assisted Living Friday, Feb. 17. She celebrated with her granddaughter, Gaile Griswold, and her daughter, Luella Molen, along with staff and residents at River Mountain Village, where she has

Pend Oreille County commissioner Diane Wear’s idea to establish a county administrator position and reduce county commissioner salaries to pay for it was met with a cool reception from other county elected officials. “I see no cost benefit here,” County Treasurer Terri Miller

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Diamond Lake property owner Bob Tulley struggles to place sandbags on top of a block wall for the second year to protect his Elu Beach Road property from unusually high water. He was one of the people who attended county commissioner meetings who complained about their lack of leadership in solving this problem.

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said. She said the county can’t afford an administrator. “I don’t see what an administrator can do that you can’t do,” Miller said at the March 12 county commission meeting. Newport resident Greg Koehn was awarded the 2011 Terry Hoffer Memorial Firearm Safety Award. The prestigious award goes to one instructor annually who displays “meritorious and exemplary Hunter Education service in the previous 12-month period.” Some of the comments by those who nominated him illustrate why he received the award. “He’s always willing to stay and spend extra time working with people who may be struggling,” one comment read. “He cares about every student,” read another. “He goes above and beyond to represent fellow instructors,” said another. “It is humbling,” Koehn said after returning from Yakima, where the award was presented during the spring in service training. “When he received the award he was speechless for a couple moments,” said Sgt. Carl Klein, the statewide coordinator of hunter education for the state. Koehn was selected from among 980 hunter education instructors throughout the state.

For the second year, unusually high lake levels are causing damage to some lake property and property owners took their fight from the sandbagging to the Pend Oreille County commissioners Monday, April 2. They voiced their complaints that the commissioners aren’t helping to solve the problem. But they also said they hired their own engineer to find a solution.

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For nearly four weeks now 150-foot nets have been set up along the Pend Oreille River and backwater sloughs. It’s part of the efforts to reduce the numbers of non-native northern pike, but anglers are unhappy to see the state taking away what they say is a profitable fishery for Pend Oreille County. Working with the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife is aiming to reduce the pike population by 87 percent, killing about 5,700 fish. It’s a plan so unpopular with local anglers that the gill nets have been subject to overnight vandal-

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ism, which is against the law. With less than two weeks left in the Healthy Newport Fit Together! Challenge, team leaders of the 22, eight-member corporate teams are working to keep their charges on track to win. “It’s incredibly competitive,” Melissa Goodstriker of the McDouble Steps team said. “We’re shooting for first.” Goodstriker is on the Newport McDonald’s team, which is currently ranked No. 4 among the corporate teams. There are 174 people in the corporate challenge and another 80 involved in the individual challenge, which has been going on a month longer. There are quite a few more women than men participating, with 146 women and 28 men taking part. The competition centers on walking. Participants are given a pedometer to track their steps and worked to increase it to 10,000 steps a day, which amounts to five miles.

The first two men captured were Canadian citizens, Frackelton said. The third man was a Mexican citizen. Verne Lindsay was known for many things. When he attended Newport High School back in the 1940s, he was the first student to own a car. He was known as a good dancer. He lettered in three sports, despite a heart condition. As an adult, bowling occupied his interest after he retired. He taught bowling and bowled around the world, throwing six perfect games after he turned 60. But what the 1949 Newport High School graduate will be remembered for around the Newport School District is the $110,645 he left to the school to be used for scholarships when he died last September at age 82. The money will be used for four, $1,500 scholarships a year – two for vocational study and two for academic study. The scholarship money is expected to last 20 years.

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June

April crimes were in the news the first couple weeks in May.

The Pend Oreille River Valley saw almost a week straight of rain in early June. Since the beginning of the month, a total 1.82 inches have fallen, according to readings taken at Albeni Falls Dam in Oldtown. Around Washington, the mountain snow is melting slowly, but there is still only 50 to 75 percent of what was on the ground at this time last year. Snowpack levels for the Pend Oreille Basin in May were 110 percent of average but only 46 percent of last year’s levels.

Sheriff deputies believed a dispute that left one man stabbed to death and another dead by gunshot started when someone backed a vehicle into the car belonging to one of the dead men early Sunday, April 29, near the Yocum Lake campground, about 10 miles south of Ione. Steven Q. Divine, 22, died of a stab wound to the upper abdomen, and Richard R. Hill, 18, died from a single gunshot wound to the chest, according to Pend Oreille County prosecutor and coroner Tom Metzger. Divine is from Mead and Hill from Spokane. One of the three men arrested April 30 with 80 pounds of cocaine had been arrested in January and removed from the country, according to U.S. Border Patrol spokesperson James Frackelton. Border Patrol agents arrested two Canadian citizens about 11 miles north of Metaline Falls April 30. A third man ran and hid from agents while a May snowstorm struck the area. He was captured the next day. “He was going places you and I would never go,” Frackelton said. “He really didn’t want to get caught.”

When Vi Shanklin rides in the Newport Rodeo Parade, she may be one of the most prepared grand marshals the parade has had. “I’ve been practicing my parade wave,” laughs Shanklin. When she was chosen Grand Marshall, she saved the rodeo committee the trouble of finding her a car to ride in by lining up her own ride – a Thunderbird convertible. People who know her wouldn’t be surprised. When Alice Owen was selected Grand Marshall several years ago, Shanklin was the driver – in her own 1977 MGB convertible. “People still ask me ‘where is your little red car?’” she says.

L A ST W E E K Dec. High Low Precip. Snow 21 37 33 .03” 22 39 33 .08” 23 42 33 .04” 24 35 32 .15” 25 36 30 .03” 26 34 29 27 33 28 28 33 28 29 29 18 30 28 16 trace

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L A ST Y E A R Last year, the new year brought some warmer temperatures. There was a significant melt as highs rose to 47 during the day. Overnight lows ranged from 31 to 24 degrees, and Jan. 7 saw an inch of new snow. Source: Albeni Falls Dam

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County considers abandoning portion of Riverside Road SANDPOINT – The Bonner County commissioners will consider a petition to vacate a portion of Riverside Road at a public hearing Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 1:30 p.m. in the board’s meeting room of the administrative building, 1500 Highway 2, Sandpoint. Penco Trust has petitioned the board to abandon a 3,825-square-foot portion of Riverside Road adjoining the northern property line of Lot 20 of the plat of First Addition to Whispering Water Tracts. The right-of-way is located about 1 mile southwest of the city of Priest River, in Section 27, Township 56 North, Range 5 West, B.M. In exchange for abandoning the right-of-way, the applicant is offering to dedicate about 3,016 square feet of Lot 20 for a public right-of-way. The public is encouraged to comment. Written statements can be sent to the Bonner County Planning Department, 1500 Highway 2, Suite 208, Sandpoint ID 83864; faxed to 208-265-1463 or emailed to planning@co.bonner.id.us. Additional information is available at the planning department or may be viewed online at www.co.bonner.id.us/ planning seven days prior to the hearing.

Gov. Gregoire proposes 2013-15 budget OLYMPIA – In her final budget proposal before leaving office, Gov. Chris Gregoire proposed a balanced solution to the state’s nearly $1 billion 2013-15 budget shortfall. Her plan relies on a mix of spending cuts, reform savings, fund shifts and revenue adjustments. The state’s 2013-15 budget cycle begins July 1, 2013. The governor also released her plan for making a $1 billion down payment toward meeting the court-mandated increase in basic education funding. In addition, she laid out capital and transportation proposals to meet critical infrastructure needs in communities across the state. “My goal with this budget was to give our incoming governor and the Legislature a balanced and sustainable plan that addresses our fiscal problem and preserves services that are pivotal to our future prosperity,” Gregoire said. “Nothing will do more to ensure a bright future for our state than the many enhancements we are proposing throughout our education system.” Local governments will be getting less state assistance. The proposed budget eliminates liquor excise tax revenue sharing, reduces criminal justice assistance for cities and reduces funding for distressed rural cities and counties.

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Colton Crawford won for ages 3 to 5 in the Priest River City Hall Christmas ornament making contest. COURTESY PHOTO|ARLETTA HOGAN

The best ornaments Jazmine Brown, left, and Marcus Brown were two of the winners of Priest River City Hall’s first Christmas ornament making contest. Jazmine won in the 6- to 9-year-old age bracket and Marcus won for those 10 to 12 years old. The city of Priest River thanked all the children (and their parents) who participated in the contest.

New Idaho fishing rules take affect Jan. 1 COEUR D’ALENE – The Idaho to begin rebuilding the trophy Fish and Game Commission rainbow trout population. This recently approved new fishing includes a reduction in rainbow rules, which took effect Jan. 1. trout harvest from unlimited a The most significant statewide to a six-trout daily limit, with change is a shift to a three-year only one rainbow trout longer cycle. This means the new rules than 20 inches allowed. Alwill be effective through 2015. though the Clark Fork River The extension from the former and most Pend Oreille tributartwo-year cycle ies will remain was done to mini- In Priest Lake the open year-round, mize the confuwill no kokanee limit is being anglers sion associated longer be able to reduced from 15 to six. harvest rainbow with frequently changing rules. from Dec 1 until In Panhandle Region waters, Memorial weekend. the most significant changes In Priest Lake the kokanee are associated with Pend Oreille limit is being reduced from 15 Lake, where the lake trout reto six. moval efforts and an improving The Pend Oreille lake trout kokanee population have made harvest incentive program it possible to restore a limited will continue through 2013; kokanee fishery. For the first however, the program ends for time since 1999, anglers will be rainbows Jan. 1, when the new allowed to keep a limit of six kofishing rules take effect. Anglers kanee on the lake that once sup- looking to cash in on the incenported a commercial fishery for tive program for rainbow trout the small, landlocked salmon. must turn in heads before the In addition to kokanee harNew Year. vest, the new rules are designed Elsewhere in the region,

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If you are frustrated that Democrats and Republicans in Washington are struggling so mightily to reach a deal that would GUEST the nation OPINION prevent from going over PANAMA CITY the fiscal cliff, you HERALD might consider that both sides are taking their cues from the American people. A Washington Post/ABC News poll released this week shows much cognitive dissonance among the public. Most Americans want President Obama and congressional Republicans to compromise on a budget agreement. Most favor increasing taxes on upper-income earners. A majority favors coupling such hike with cuts in spending. But they don’t want to touch those programs that constitute the lion’s share of the federal budget. Perhaps they’re expecting another Christmas miracle. Three-fourths of respondents say they would accept Obama’s proposal to raise taxes

fter 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. Our local leaders don’t even talk about the problem let alone work on it. Here’s why they should. President of Vaagens Lumber, Dwayne Vaagen, operates a sawmill in Colville and one in Usk. He told us last week that he is operating at about 50 percent of the mills’ capacity. That isn’t because of the weak economy. He said he could add 100 jobs to the Usk mill alone if he could get more timber from the Colville National Forest. Vaagens, like the other timber industry plants from Usk to Sandpoint, has adapted to the weak economy. Many are exporting products or finding new products and markets. They need raw materials so they can hire more people. The ironic and sad story here is that our leaders aren’t working on this problem but, in fact, seem to be ignoring it. Local leaders will say there is nothing they can do because the national economy has slowed demand for lumber and wood products. Some are even heard saying that the timber industry is dying here and they are looking for SEE OPINION, 5A

Reasons for assault weapons are many So here we go again. I knew it wouldn’t be long before someone, many someones, would ask the question I asked back in 1994 that triggered more than a hundred responses. Just give me one good reason, I said, why anybody besides the military and law enforcement should have assault weapons. Just one. I asked it then in regard to a ban in the federal crime bill of 19 types of assault weapons. Letters mostly from men and mostly disagreeing with my support of the ban, included these. “The answer is so simple,” said John Waitman of Renton. “1. Waco. 2. Ruby Ridge. 3. I’m scared to death of the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. 4. The UN park on the Canadian border. Before the assault weapons ban, I saw no need for one. Now I own a Mac-90.” “As one who spent seven years and seven months in the Marine Corps, I never heard the expression assault weapons,” wrote Jimmie Moncrief. All weapons are assault weapons by their existence, whether a machine gun, club, spear or even a clenched fist. ... Stop bastardizing our English.” From Marvin Willoughby of Tukwila: “Try this answer for allowing citizens to own misnamed assault weapons or anything else thy want to. It is called freedom. The essence of freedom is to tolerate anyone in good standing doing whatever they want or own whatever they want without interference from the group, no matter how ugly. After all, how many people do you know give a damn about your neighbor shooting holes in a paper target for fun on the weekend? Freedom. Say it three times. It’s easy.” Sean Cassaday of Dayton: “Less than 2 percent of crimes committed with firearms are with assault weapons so why the ban? Could it be that the government has become afraid of its own people and their ability to make decisions for themselves?” Paul Peck of Ellensburg: “Americans should have assault weapons merely because they want them. We are, after all, Americans. We

should have them because we may not trust our government; we must be able to arm and overthrow oppressive government in the event freedoms are threatened.” Orval Ojala of Winlock: “You, of all people, should realize that the Second Amendment was not intendGUEST ed as a hunting or sporting OPINION amendment, but ADELE as protection FERGUSON against a corCORRESPONDENT rupt government (which, by the way, is getting there fast) plus self protection.” James V. Nardo of Poulsbo: “It was James Madison who said, ‘The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation. (Where the governments are afraid to trust the people with guns.’ James Madison, where are you? We need you more than ever.” Robert B. Brittain of Issaquah: “The Second Amendment was put there to protect the American people from a government out of control. That’s what’s happening now.” J. Parker of Ocean Shores: “Before the American evolution, the King ordered all American colonists to turn in their arms. Had they not disobeyed, and they did, en masse, well, God Save the Queen isn’t that bad an anthem. Today, assault rifle bans disarm the good guys. The bad guys, including government, can get all they want.” Jeff Gaddy of Cle Elum: “Since you asked, my reason for purchasing a firearm that you would call an assault rifle is simply because Hillary doesn’t want me to have one. I have and need no other reason. Personal liberty. No more, no less.” (Adele Ferguson can be reached at P.O. Box 69, Hansville WA, 98340.)

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We are the enemy

To the editor: In any free country the majority imposes their morality on the nation through the law of the land. The laws of our land were originally based on ancient Hebrew law and other laws from the lands from whence the founders came. Many laws were enacted to keep the country from despotism and monarchic rule. In our lifetime we have seen the majority impose changes to our law. At one time, carnal knowledge between members of the same sex was a crime punishable by law. The majority has now imposed on the citizens same-sex marriage. At one time abortions were illegal. The majority has imposed on the citizens that abortions are now legal. What was wrong is now right. The moral character of our nation has therefore evolved. We can no longer pray in school, display the Ten Commandments on public buildings, or display scenes that depict the birth of Jesus on public property. The work ethic of our nation has also evolved. A once self-reliant people now rely on government to take care of us. We are a people who turn a jaundiced eye on the annual slaughter of a million unborn babies. What was right is now wrong. We grieve, as we should, over the mindless killing of 20 babies in Newtown, Conn., but who’s grieving over the silence of the million? There will come a time when the majority will outlaw guns. Timothy McVeigh killed 168 people and injured more than 800 with a bomb-laden Ryder truck. When Ryder trucks are outlawed only outlaws will drive Ryder trucks. Samson killed a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of an ass. When the jawbone of an ass is outlawed … We the people embrace evil and are outraged by the result. We have met the enemy and it is us. -Larry Montgomery Newport

Transportation plan needs no distortion To the editor: Continued road levy shifts mean to me that first half 2013 matching funds and delayed projects in our county six-year transportation plan may again leave some jobs delayed and some workers idle half the year. The funds look like a transportation priority,

until being trumped by general expenditures, big item employee/retiree pay and benefits, at year-end. I concede that road levy shifts not exceeding total levies for both the county general fund and the road fund of four dollars and five cents per thousand dollars of assessed value can be authorized (RCW 84.52.043). I ask whether our road taxes should be continually shifted to pay general expenditures? Some county road operations, maintenance and construction projects may be passed-over, postponed or delayed, at the beginning of each year. Hopefully, our new commissioners will use their honesty and openness to stop raiding our road tax funds and put people to work earlier with a strengthened transportation plan. All three new county commissioners seem to be honest and hard working, with a bit of on-the-job training ahead of them. I still feel this same quality of leaders would gladly fill these positions and serve the public for part time (40 percent) pay. Many of us want to help maximize county efficiency with sustainable land management and transportation plans. I look forward to future county budgets being sustainable without road levy shifts. In this regard, Happy New Year. -Duane Schofield Cusick

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Yeah right – isn’t it more expected to fail at these and succeed? Why bother? Absolutely. I’ve had success every year and am getting closer and closer to perfection. I’m hoping this is the first year I succeed. Fingers crossed!

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We need to continue education conversation

After voters on Nov. 6 rejected the process, pace and policies for improving Idaho’s education system enacted in 2011, it became the task of everyone who cares about the quality of Idaho public schools to constructively continue that conversation. My staff and I spent the next several weeks reaching out to educators, business leaders and Idaho citizens about staying engaged. Now that I’m GUEST optimistic we OPINION have a critical GOV. C.L. “BUTCH” mass of interest, I’ve asked OTTER the State Board IDAHO of Education to shepherd a statewide discussion about school improvement. I’m asking the board to guide the work of a broadly representative group of concerned Idahoans in studying best practices in school districts around the state and using data and experience to drive sound decision making. The group is likely to be large,

Gun ownership provides means to kill To the editor: The Second Amendment is identified with self-defense, but gun ownership also provides the means to kill other humans at will. We all have the ability to choose good or evil and firearms can make our choices instantly deadly. The shooter has the God like power of life and death. The recent mass shooting has ignited the once dead gun control debate. The NRA will oppose additional gun laws, and call for arming teachers and school staff. I wonder if Republicans who see teacher unions as the cause of declining student test scores will then rant about teachers who can’t score well on the shooting range. The next time some crazy young white guy shows up at a school SEE LETTERS, 5A

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R E A D E R S’ P O LL R E SU LT S

Which event will you remember most from 2012?

The Sandy Hook Elementary shootings

23% Hurricane Sandy

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5% 9%

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The presidential election

Washington allows gay marriage

Washington legalizes marijuana

Total Votes: 22

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but only large enough to include the diversity of opinion needed to properly study such a complex issue. I’m not going to direct the discussion or the issues covered in any way. There must be no “third rail” in this conversation. But I am asking participants to come to the table ready to speak openly and candidly, and to bring ideas. I will not be prescriptive other than to say I remain committed to equal access to opportunity for our children and to increasing support for our educators. The goal is to move education in Idaho forward for our students, our educators, and the businesses, colleges and universities that receive the product of our K-12 system. I do not expect this to be entirely about producing a legislative product. If participants find that best practices can be shared and schools improved without statutory changes, so be it. Should legislation be necessary for school improvement efforts I expect this group to build consensus around those ideas by the 2014 legislative session. It is imperative that our partners in the Legislature engage in this process and I am pleased to have the support of House Speaker Bedke and the Senate President Pro Tem Hill in balancing this fragile dynamic. I expect this group to have meaningful discussions and

on people with incomes of more than $250,000. However, only 4 percent say that raising taxes is the best way to reduce the deficit. Two-thirds say that a combination of tax increases and spending cuts is needed. When it comes to cuts, though, Americans are pickier than a 6-year-old at the dinner table – they see nothing but green peas. Large majorities oppose reducing military spending, raising the Medicare benefits age from 65 to 67, slowing the increase in Social Security benefits or cutting spending on Medicaid. Those categories account for more than 60 percent of all federal spending, and the growth in entitlement programs over the next decade will consume an even greater share if left unchecked. The rest of the budget is devoted to safety net programs, benefits for federal retirees and veterans, education, transportation infrastructure, science and medical research, international aid and other sundry items. Even among those slim pickings it’s probably a safe bet that the same folks who want to keep the sharp knives away from entitlements would be loathe to take dollars away from the unemployed, poor children, veterans and schools. Sorry, folks, but eliminating foreign aid and corporate subsidies, while a good start, won’t come close to arresting the spending problem. Taxing the wealthy while maintaining the status quo on entitlements simply won’t bridge the gap. Given the public’s apparent contradictions on what it wants from Washington, it’s no surprise that both President Obama and congressional Republicans have presented only general spending proposals. They talk in reductions in general dollars – $800 billion, $1 trillion, etc. – but they never specify where those cuts come from. “Military spending” and “health care programs” are sufficiently vague as to sound serious without actually angering the constituencies that would be affected. Most people assume, perhaps wishfully, that it surely will be someone else who pays the price. Thus you have both sides creating political solutions to what is fundamentally a problem of math. If you stick to hard numbers, you can’t get from here to there without making hard choices. So you have House

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reach out to communities all across our state. For those groups representing educators, I am asking that they not only bring people to the table, but that they also serve as a conduit to their memberships in school districts throughout Idaho. Everyone involved will be responsible for the tone and substance of this conversation. I’m asking that the Idaho Education Association, the Idaho Association of School Administrators, and the Idaho School Boards Association in particular reach out to a diverse cross-section of their members to join this process. I would hope they select members balancing urban and rural, small and large districts, but I also emphasize that the choices are theirs to make, and I trust them to make the right ones. I am encouraged by the positive response to this initiative from education leaders. “IEA members believe it is our moral imperative, as professionals, to be the voice for our students and for our profession. Research shows – and we believe – the one factor that can make the most difference in improving a student’s achievement is a ‘knowledgeable, skillful teacher’ in front of the classroom,” IEA President Penni Cyr said. “On behalf of the members of the IEA, we look forward to working with other stakeholders, including parents, business leaders and elected officials, to identify policy recommendations that will as-

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Speaker John Boehner seeking ways to extricate the GOP from the vise the White House put it in. What’s politically beneficial for the president, and expedient for Republicans, is not likely to improve the fiscal health of the nation. Not even Santa Claus could deliver what the public is asking for.

sure our state’s students have access to a world-class education system.” “I have already met with representatives of each stakeholder group individually and am anxious to move beyond discussion through an open, transparent, accountable process so we can all take the steps necessary to move our education system forward,” State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna said. “With money being tight, we must find ways to most efficiently spend those dollars for the benefit of our children,” Senate Education Chairman John Goedde of Coeur d’Alene said. “I look forward to serving and will come to the table with an open mind. I sincerely hope other stakeholders approach the meetings with a similar attitude.” “For more than a decade, Idaho has been engaged in school improvement efforts including the statewide development of education standards, student achievement assessments, teacher quality and professional development, and measures to increase rigor in high school to better prepare students for postsecondary education,” State Board of Education President Ken Edmunds of Twin Falls said. “The board appreciates the governor’s leadership as we take the next step in designing quality improvement efforts, and we look forward to a positive and inclusive process.” Men and women of good will can sometimes disagree passionately about the specifics of public policy, especially when it involves our children. But I’m confident we can broadly agree on the need for improving how we educate Idaho students, and I’m equally confident that the people of Idaho will rise to the occasion of this renewed opportunity for taking positive steps toward achieving our shared goals.

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als these mills need. During the past 25 years this was done by a bi-partisan coalition of western state representatives. They had the strong backing of county commissioners and local business leaders. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., said she believes members of the public would be outraged if they knew the state of America’s national forests. The trees in one-third of all national forests are dead, diseased or insect-infested, McMorris Rodgers told the Society of American Foresters national convention in Spokane Oct. 26. She said this timber should be offered to local mills to create jobs and a healthy forest. Makes sense but so far our local leaders haven’t joined the fight. They must. The second thing our leaders can do is question and in some cases stop the wholesale land grab in this region

for environmental mitigation projects. Why are all the projects in this region? Why should more land be taken out of timber production and, if it is, why shouldn’t the economic impact on the timber industry be mitigated? This is the fight our leaders must be involved in next year. Nearly half of the forestland is publicly owned, McMorris Rodgers said, with some counties reaching levels as high as 70 to 85 percent. Communities in those areas depend on public land, and McMorris Rodgers believes the government should manage it with their interests in mind. We believe this and feel our local leaders must show they do too. The results will be a healthier local economy next year.

crimes. What we face today are non-criminals who use the God like power of modern guns to kill many people in seconds. Facing down a criminal with your gun may indeed work to stop a criminal’s actions, but what about a shooter that enters a public place who intends to kill and won’t be deterred? Shooters firing rounds 100 per minute must be stopped within seconds for self-defense to work. More

gun laws won’t stop these crazy killers, but stopping the mindless promotion of guns might. The people that make these guns and sell them have blood on their hands. It’s God, guns and gays that the political right uses to promote their agenda, and their guns are now killing school children. -Pete Scobby Newport

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armed like a SEAL team member and opens fire, a teacher will be expected to shoot him. More guns and more armed people will be the NRA answer. Personally, I am thinking of getting a concealed carry permit. Not because I fear criminals, but very crazy gun owners. We normally think of criminals wanting to gain from their

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Flu activity increasing in Washington Vaccination gives best protection OLYMPIA – Flu activity is picking up across our state and the nation. A Pierce County child is the first reported person in the state whose death has been linked to the flu this season. The flu-related deaths of two King County adults were also reported within the past two weeks. “Any death from a preventable illness is upsetting, and it’s especially heartbreaking when a child dies,” Secretary of Health Mary Selecky said. “These deaths are a somber reminder that flu is serious and makes thousands sick in our state each year. With flu season picking up, it’s important to remember that we can protect ourselves and our loved ones with a flu shot.” Laboratory-confirmed flu deaths are reportable in Washington, though many flu-related deaths may go unreported because they’re not lab-confirmed or tested for influenza. The Pierce County child was a boy under 12 years old. In King County, a man in his 80s and a woman in her 70s were labconfirmed as flu deaths earlier this month. Flu can cause serious illness even in healthy people. Everyone six months and older should get

a flu shot each year. Flu shots are especially important for people at high risk for complications from the flu, including young kids, people 65 and older, pregnant women and women who recently gave birth, and people with certain medical conditions like asthma, diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, and neurologic conditions. It takes about two weeks after being vaccinated to be fully protected. Children younger than 9 may need two doses of flu vaccine about four weeks apart for protection. This year’s vaccine is well-matched to the strains that are spreading. Flu seasons are unpredictable and can be severe. In the United States over a recent 30-year period, the flu was linked to thousands of deaths each year – ranging from 3,000 to 49,000. Flu viruses spread when people with flu generate droplets from their mouths or noses while coughing, sneezing or talking. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby. People can also get flu by touching a surface or object that has flu virus on it and then touching their own mouth, eyes or nose. A person can spread flu before they know they’re sick and up to seven days

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OLYMPIA – Alcohol ignition interlocks in Washington will soon have a feature designed to prevent others from performing breath tests for the driver. Starting Jan. 1, a camera will snap a picture every time the machine is used, verifying that the driver is the person who took the test. Interlocks are required on the vehicles of those who’ve been accused or convicted of impaired driving. The machine requires a legal breath sample from the driver before allowing a car to start. “We’ve had cases where impaired drivers asked passengers, friends or even children to take the test for them,” said Lt. Rob Sharpe, commander of the Washington State Patrol’s Impaired Driving Section. “We’ve even heard stories of people trying to use portable air compressors to take the test.” Failures or attempts to tamper with the device get recorded by the

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When the lightning flashed and thunder boomed prior to the start of the Friday night performance of the Newport Rodeo, it brought with it excitement. By the time the Rodeo Parade rolled around Saturday people were tired of it. “Parade entries were down,” Newport mayor Shirley Sands said. The parade, which normally takes about an hour, was over in 40 minutes she said. There were 65 parade entries, down from about 100 in better years. Sands attributes it to the rain. Rob Owen of Owen’s Grocery and Deli said he didn’t do as much business as he normally does on a parade day. “It was the weather,” he said. The weather didn’t keep the cowboys and cowgirls from coming to compete in the rodeo. There were 226 entries this year, up from about 165 last year.

Prisoners at Pend Oreille County Jail will no longer be able to watch television while locked up. The removal of televisions is just one of a series of changes at the jail made in recent weeks. A couple weeks ago, sheriff Alan Botzheim switched to serving frozen meals to prisoners. He figures it will save about $40,000 a year, as the average cost of a frozen meal is $1.54, compared to $3.34 for meals that are prepared at the jail. He also told commissioners that he is negotiating an arrangement with Newport Hospital and Health Services for medical personnel to come to the jail to examine prisoners. That will save money by freeing up corrections officers who transported prisoners to doctor appointments. About 80 people attended the Diamond Lake candidates night on a hot Thursday evening last week, July 12. Four of the five people running for District 1 county commissioners talked about the lake’s water level, noxious weeds and vacation rentals in the South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue fire station at Diamond Lake. Democratic incumbent Diane Wear, Republicans Karen Skoog and Doug Quandt and write-in Republican candidate Donna Lands were present. Independent candidate Anthony Newcomb was not able to attend because of a prior work-related engagement. The Diamond Lake Improvement Association organized the evening, giving the candidates topics for discussion that most

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Learn ballroom dance at the Cutter METALINE FALLS – The Cutter Theatre in Metaline Falls will be hosting ballroom dance classes for three Sunday afternoons in January. Ken Smith will be returning to the Cutter, offering three different styles of ballroom dancing – waltz, foxtrot, and swing. Beginners or old pros are welcome to join.

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July A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” That is a quote from U.S. author, Henry Adams, greatgrandson of John Adams. While a teacher may never know the end result of their influence, there is one place we can point to where it begins. It starts quietly, with a smile and gentle voice, but like a ripple on a pond, it is never ending, always expanding. According to Selkirk School District Superintendent Nancy Lotze that is how you can describe the influence of Patricia “Trish” Fairbairn on Selkirk students for the past 18 years. With the exception of one of those years as a first grade teacher, Fairbairn has spent that time as Selkirk’s sole kindergarten teacher. On June 15, at the end of year elementary school assembly, Lotze announced that Fairbairn was selected as the 2012 Selkirk Educator of the Year.

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affect the Diamond Lake community. The high water that is causing flooding at some properties, vacation rentals on the lake and invasive species such as milfoil and quagga mussels were discussed. The Pend Oreille County Commissioners voted to lift the no wake restrictions at Diamond Lake and Bead Lake Tuesday, July 24. The restriction will be lifted immediately at Bead Lake. It will come off Diamond Lake Friday at 4 p.m. That is so that the sheriff’s office can have time to place temporary no wake buoys close to shore in the Elu Beach, South Shore and Willow Cove areas. “These are being placed to encourage boaters to recreate further away from the shoreline area and allow wakes to dissipate as much as possible before reaching shore,” county commissioner Diane Wear wrote in an email announcing the lifting of the no wake restriction. The water is still about seven inches above the point where the no wake restriction was lifted last year and above where the commissioners decided to put it on this year. The water level has dropped about two and a half inches since the culvert under South North Road was cleaned in early July.

August Cougars have been spotted in Pend Oreille County, with three sightings of the reclusive cats reported in July, it was reported in the Aug. 1 Miner. Jamie Wyrobek was visiting with her sister late at night when they heard a thump on the porch at her home located a couple miles north of Newport on Highway 20, July 18. Her sister asked what it was, and Wyrobek assured her it was nothing. A few moments later she got up to let in her dog. As Wyrobek looked out the window, she saw a cougar on her lighted porch about 2-3 feet from the dog. She yelled and the cougar stopped and looked at her. “We locked eyes,” she said. She slid the deadbolt open, and at the sound, the big cat turned around and left. Barb Smith had a less dramatic encounter with a young cougar in the afternoon a couple days earlier, on July 16 at her property

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Emily Price, who will be a sophomore at Cusick High School this year, won a host of awards at the Arabian Horse Association Championships held Aug. 5 in Monroe. Price won two championships, a reserve championship and a Top 5 Award. “I think the ribbon I’m proudest of is my Top 5 with Classy in Hunter Pleasure 14-17,” Price said. “That was a very tough, deep class and is the first time I’ve ribboned with Classy at the Region 5 Championships in Hunter Pleasure.” Newport High School got a new football coach in 2012. At 5 feet, 8 inches tall and 180 pounds, Zac Farnam isn’t the biggest guy in the world. The 28-year-old first-

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee made a campaign stop in Newport Aug. 25. Inslee was above all, optimistic. “I’ll be the first governor since Clarence Martin poured the concrete for Grand Coulee Dam that’s represented Eastern Washington,” he said, something that proved true when he was elected Governor.

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defendant faces, he said. When he is able to get away for a vacation, Newport attorney Doug Lambarth serves as judge pro-tem. Sometimes a judge from another area will handle cases and on at least one occasion, Van de Veer has presided over a proceeding via Skype, using the video that the Kalispel Tribe purchased for tribal cases.

Judge worked in casinos, taught elementary school 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. He went

to work teaching fourth grade in Newport, something he did for six years. He got a law degree from Gonzaga University and worked in private practice for three years. He returned to Gonzaga to teach law, before accepting the position of District Court Judge. For relaxation, he has an acoustic guitar in his chambers that he plays during lunchtime. He is also an accomplished stained glass artist, creating windows and other pieces. Van de Veer came to the court after two previous judges had been forced to resign. One resigned in 1992 after pleading guilty to fourth degree assault for punching his wife and the other resigned in 1998 after a defendant alleged he had raped her. He resigned but admitted no wrongdoing and was never charged in the case. Van de Veer’s first day as a judge was memorable. “You don’t forget your first case,” he said. It was a case of a man who was arrested after his

brother had given his name when he was ticketed. The man was arrested for failing to appear in court. Because his brother had used his name, the man didn’t know he was supposed to be in court and the case had gone to warrant. A Spokane television reporter was working on a story about criminal justice mistakes and wanted to film in court. With a television camera rolling, Van de Veer got through his first day on the bench. “It was a scary first day for me,” Van de Veer said. It wasn’t the last scary day. A few years later, he had sentenced another man to a full year in jail for a probation violation on an assault conviction. Before the man was led off, he stood up and told Van de Veer “you’re a dead man when I get out.” The man was arrested for that and sentenced by a Superior Court Judge to a couple more years in prison. But most case aren’t that dramatic.

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Court busy but caseload dropping He was surprised how busy District Court was when he first started. There is an ebb and flow to the number of cases resolved in District Court, but he estimates criminal cases are down 25 to 30 percent from when he first started. There are still a lot of cases. Van de Veer releases a report on the number of cases each year. In 2011, 1,882 civil and criminal cases went through District Court. That includes 703 criminal cases. That compares to 2007, when there were 2,766 total cases, including 744 criminal cases. Van de Veer says there are a variety of reasons why the caseload is decreasing. He thinks a major reason for the decrease from when he first started is because there is less of a meth problem. “When I first started, it seemed

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year Grizzly football coach faced bigger opponents as a cornerback at Whitworth University, when he was 15 pounds lighter. “It’s not about your size,” he says. It’s about your mental toughness and determination. “If you think you can, you can.”

September There are some new faces at Newport schools, and they aren’t all kindergarteners. There are 10 new certificated employees at Newport School District, including Shannon Prange, Jessica Mouser, Angela Johnson, Bonnie Wyrobek, Twyla Martin, Kaprina Goodwin, Alexis Bruce, Sara Zwarg, Zac Farnam and Rhonda Burnham. The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is working with federal agencies to purchase a 556-acre property between Newport and Usk, which the tribe will manage for wildlife habitat, among other plans. Along with protecting habitat for native fish, waterfowl and upland game, the tribe sees the opportunity to expand its housing opportunities for tribal members. Another part of the plan is to operate a community forest program that will serve as a teaching forest for local schools and the community college. Appraisers were wrapping up revaluations for properties in south Pend Oreille County in September. Property values countywide are down by about $15 million over the year before, but homes built within the last year are worth about $20 million. With that addition, the value of taxable property will be a few million dollars higher than last year, The Miner reported. Assessor Jim McCroskey said the new construction is mostly recreational property along rivers and lakes.

October The Newport Miner Newspaper received first place for General Excellence in its circulation group at the annual Washington Newspaper Publishers Association conference in Yakima. This is the first time The Newport Miner received first place in this category, which is judged based on the entire newspaper: content, advertising, layout and photography. The Miner staff also won first place in the Topical/Non-Tourism Special Section category for the Spring 2011 issue of Horizon magazine, which focused on the pioneer families of Pend Oreille County. Reporter Don Gronning took first place for Best Sports News Story for a story about high school students and concussions. Gronning also took first

place in Color Pictorial. News Editor and New Media Manager Janelle Atyeo took home second place in Best Blog, for “Walk Talk: A blog on health,” which can be read anytime at The Miner Online. After just five months on the job, the Pend Oreille Public Utility District terminated its contract with its general manager. The decision to end the relationship was mutual between general manager Jay Pickett and the board of commissioners, according to board president Dan Peterson. According to the contract, the PUD will have to continue to pay Pickett’s salary and health and retirement benefits through May 7, 2013, rounding out the yearlong contract. This could cost the PUD about $100,000. The position pays $155,000 per year. The payments will cease if Pickett finds another full time job in that time. Ten students from eight different countries are studying at Newport High School this year. The students are from Tunisia, Indonesia, Pakistan, France, Germany, Thailand and Turkey and for most, it is their first time in the United States. They are part of the U.S. State Department’s Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program, a program designed to allow high school students the opportunity to live and study in another country. The students apply, are tested and chosen for the program in their home country. The chairwoman of the Pend Oreille County commission resigned her position halfway through her second term. Laura Merrill is leaving the county commission to take a job with the Washington State Association of Counties, she announced in an email to county employees and others Friday morning, Oct. 12. She also told them her last day would be Oct. 30.

November Mike Manus went to work for Safeway when he was still a teenager. “I started working for Safeway when I was 16,” Manus said Monday from the site of his new job – as a Pend Oreille County commissioner from District 2. In 2003, 35 years later, Manus retired as manager of the Newport Safeway. Manus, 60, was appointed by the two remaining county commissioners to fill Laura Merrill’s position. Eight people applied and were interviewed by the Republican party, with Manus, Newport city councilman Mark Zorica and Concept Cable president Wayne Antcliff being selected as the ones to forward to the county commission.

Nearly four years after starting the process, Pend Oreille County commissioners signed off on the Shoreline Master Program draft Tuesday, Oct. 30. The county reached a compromise with the state Department of Ecology about the size of setbacks, the distance from the shoreline where no development can occur. The setbacks have been highly controversial. The county had approved 25-foot setbacks for years, so when it came time to update their SMP, there was considerable reaction against the new buffers, which increased most setbacks to a minimum 100 feet. County commissioners were able to negotiate some custom buffers in exchange for agreeing to the larger standard buffers. Come January, Pend Oreille County will have a whole new board of commissioners. Incumbent Diane Wear was unseated in the general election for the District 1 seat. District 3’s John Hankey chose not to run for reelection, and Mike Manus was appointed just last week to fill the seat Laura Merrill left when she resigned to take a job in Olympia. Wear, a Democrat, lost her seat to Republican challenger Karen Skoog, 60 to 40 percent. Two Republicans were running for Hankey’s north county seat. Steve Kiss is leading the votes with 62 percent over Tim Ibbetson. In the presidential race, Mitt Romney won the county’s majority with 59 percent while Barack Obama took 37.6 percent. Countywide, the county majority voted a straight ticket, choosing Republican candidates in every race. Bob Wilson of Ione lost to incumbent House Rep. Joel Kretz of Wauconda. While the state approved legalizing marijuana by a fairly large margin, local voters are split on Initiative 502, with the slight majority against the measure. The same could be said of the charter schools measure (I-1240). Pend Oreille voters are more strongly against allowing same-sex marriage (Ref-74), though that measure is passing statewide.

December County commissioners voted unanimously Monday, Dec. 3, to approve the $8.55 million general fund budget and the county controlled funds budget of $15.65 million, which included a 1 percent cost of living increase for most county employees. That compares to the 2012 current expense budget of $8.96 million and controlled funds budget of $17.49 million.

After 22 years representing Northeast Washington in Olympia, Sen. Bob Morton, R-Kettle Falls, will retire Jan. 1. “Sen. Morton is a big, big loss (for the district). He was well respected in all of state government,” said Norris Boyd, chairman of the Pend Oreille County Republicans. “He worked tirelessly for our community out here in the Northeast corner of the state.” Now 78, Morton, will be stepping down in the middle of his term. He was re-elected in a landslide in 2010, and the seat would be up again in 2014. The top three candidates have emerged from a field of nine seeking the 7th District Senate seat of Bob Morton, R-Kettle Falls, who is retiring. Republican precinct committee officers (PCOs) from around the district gathered at Colville High School Saturday, Dec. 15 to make their selection. Their top pick was John Smith, who has a small farm just south of the Canadian border in Stevens County. Doug Simpson was runner-up. He is a political campaign strategist and lobbyist from Colville. The PCO’s third choice was Josh Kerns of Mead, who was Rep. John Ahern’s legislative assistant. County commissioners from the five counties in the 7th District who choose his replacement from the three candidates. The district includes all of Pend Oreille, Stevens and Ferry counties, as well as parts of Spokane and Okanogan counties. Even though the winter storms will slow the Pend Oreille Public Utility District’s fiber system construction to every home and business, contractors will continue, said Joe Onley, community network system manager. They are waiting for confirmation of an expected federal extension of the deadline for completing the project. The boxes that will receive the fiber and be attached to the home or business have arrived and crews have started installing them. These will not have any electronics in them, which will be installed by the PUD as customers order service from retail service providers. So until this stage is completed and other electronic hubs are installed, nobody can hook to the system for internet, television, telephone or any other purpose. At this point in the project, which was to be completed by the end of March, Internet service providers have not announced fees they will charge or what services they will offer. Even though the companies that have committed to working with the PUD system have been meeting with the PUD staff, they are waiting for the PUD to complete the system before revealing their business plans.

like there was a meth lab or two a month busted,” he says. Meth brought with it a variety of ancillary court cases, things like theft, child custody and protection orders. Van de Veer credits law enforcement and the prosecutors, along with the public for the decrease. “The community got involved,” he said. When a clerk or somebody standing in line at the grocery store saw somebody buying an unusual amount of ephedrine, one of the ingredients used in bathtub meth manufacturing, they would alert authorities. “That was the biggest change and it was a positive one.” Van de Veer has heard a lot in the time he has served on the bench, some sad, some humorous. He remembers a speeding case he handled. The person who got the ticket stood up in court and said he couldn’t have been caught by radar because he had a radar detector and slowed down. The veteran Washington State Patrol trooper who gave the ticket was in court that day. The trooper

told him that the same company that made the radar detector made the trooper’s radar gun. “By the time you detected me, I already had your speed,” Van de Veer remembers him saying. Van de Veer is proud of how the District Court system works in Pend Oreille County. “A lot of practical things happen in District Court,” he says. Defense and prosecuting attorneys work together to solve problems, with give and take on both sides. The county’s probation department is more likely to provide supervision than the state, which concentrates on major cases. Many felonies are reduced and handled in District Court because of that. That better protects the community, Van de Veer says, as well as keeps felonies off people’s records. He gets satisfaction from the work done in District Court. “It’s helping make a better community,” he says. He is quick to say it isn’t all because of him. “There are a lot of people who work very hard,” he says.

Murder suspect’s hearing moved to Jan. 23 PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River man accused of murdering his pregnant wife with a kitchen knife and ice pick will have his preliminary hearing Wednesday, Jan. 23. Jeremy K. Swanson, 27, is accused of murdering Jennifer

Swanson, also 27, who was 15 to 18 weeks pregnant. He is being charged with two counts of firstdegree murder. The hearing was initially scheduled for Jan. 2, but both the defense and prosecution moved to postpone as the defense waits for further reports.

Bonner commissioner seeks answers on reserve funds SANDPOINT – A public records request is now before Bonner County Clerk Marie Scott, submitted by county commissioner Mike Nielsen, regarding possibly millions of dollars in reserve funds that he alleges have not been made public by the clerk’s office. However, the Idaho State Tax Commission states the county has done nothing wrong. Nielsen said Scott has until Jan. 14 to submit the information to the board of commissioners. Nielson was referring to Bonner County’s public record request policy deadlines when referring to this date. It wasn’t clear what, if any, financial reports had been provided to the commissioners by Scott in the past. Nielsen brought the issue up at the commissioners’ meeting Dec. 18, saying that due to informa-

tion acquired recently, the levy rate may need to be corrected in light of the millions of dollars in reserves not disclosed to the state on its Dollar Certification Form. “Again, it has been only very recently that we learned these cash reserves have not been disclosed to the State Tax Commission, nor have they been openly disclosed to the taxpayer for several years,” Nielsen wrote in talking points he addressed during the meeting. However, the tax commission doesn’t track such funds. All of the funds are in the bank, Nielsen said, and could total about $10 million, accumulated from most departments county-wide. Had the commissioners known of the funds, they would have been required to pass a resolution to carry over the funds every year, for a specific purpose, according to Idaho statute, he said.

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BR I E FLY Blood drive set for Jan. 17 in Priest River PRIEST RIVER – A Priest River community blood drive is set for Thursday, Jan. 17, from noon to 6 p.m. at Priest River Junior High on Highway 2. The drive benefits the Inland Northwest Blood Center. Sign up online at www.inbcsaves.org.

Well child check up scheduled for Priest River PRIEST RIVER – A well child developmental checkup will be held Jan. 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Priest River Elementary Preschool. The screening is free and checks children birth through 4 years for vision, hearing, speech, language, gross motor, fine motor, readiness, and other developmental areas of children. The screening is sponsored by West Bonner County School District and the Idaho Infant Toddler Program. Parents should schedule an appointment by calling 208-4482473 and bring to the appointment with them their child’s baby book or any other information that might be helpful about the child’s development. The Priest River Elementary Preschool is located at the Priest River Elementary School at 231 Harriet St. For more information about other services provided, call 208-448-2473 or ask at the screening.

Book sale in Priest River PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Library is holding a book sale Saturday, Jan. 5, in the library at 118 Main St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Books are $2 per back and two rooms of books are available.

Blanchard lunch is Asian style BLANCHARD – The Blanchard Community Center will offer a New Year’s Asian Lunch with cooking by Dottie and Gary Thompson and volunteers from the “Breakfast Crew.” The lunch will follow the 10 a.m. BASIC yearly planning meeting Thursday, Jan. 10. The meal begins at 11:30 a.m., served on a donation basis in any amount depending on what you want to give to further support the meal program at the center. No one will be turned away for inability to donate. There will also be a Sweetheart Luncheon Thursday, Feb. 14, after the monthly 10 a.m. BASIC meeting. Chicken is on the menu. The public is welcome to attend the meetings and/or the luncheons. Both lunches benefit the meal program and expenses at the center. For information call the center at 208-437-1037. The center is located at 685 Rusho.

Remember the 80s at Business Bowling Bash OLDTOWN – Mark your calendars as the Business Bowling Bash date has been set for Jan. 12 at OK Lanes in Oldtown, an event sponsored by the Greater Newport Area Chamber of Commerce. There is a 1980’s theme this time, and those who don’t dress up will have to pay $5 to have their teammates dress them up from a chest of donated 80s garb and accessories. Remember: big hair and legwarmers. Five members are required per team, two of which must be women. The cost is $125 per five-person team. Each game is no tap, meaning nine pins down is a strike in the first game, eight pins in the second and seven pins in the third. The lights will be out. Lots of prizes and fun will be had. Get your form to secure your spot by visiting www. newportoldtownchamber.org or check the chamber’s monthly newsletter. Questions can be directed to Mark Zorica at Country Lane, 509-447-4224, or via email at info@countrylaneinc.com. Mail registration forms with a check payable to the Greater Newport Area Chamber to 325 W. Fourth St., Newport, WA 99156.

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Help available for local teen moms YoungLives group offers mentors, group support

teen mom and attends club meetings with them as well as a six-day summer camp where BY JANELLE ATYEO moms bring their babies and OF THE MINER participate confidence building activities. NEWPORT – Entering the “A mentor is just a Christian world of parenting can get challady that walks with that perlenging enough, but doing so son,” Harding said. as a single teen without a good As a mentor, she’s been to support group can be terrifying. camp with her girls, she’s been Help is now available for pregto the delivery room and to cusnant teens and teen moms in tody court hearings. the Newport area. YoungLives, a “It’s an involvement we’ve had branch of a long running Chrisin our life that most of the girls tian youth group YoungLife, don’t have,” she said. “We get launched in early December. The a lot of girls that really, really program provides mentoring need unconditional love.” on behavior and life Harding really bondskills, as well as the ed with one of the girls support of a loving, W H AT ’S N E X T: she mentored in Alasnon-judging environ- YOUNGLIVES WILL ka. When they met, ment. MEET monthly on she was comfortable The club is open the second Monday being a welfare mom, to pregnant teens or at 5:30 p.m. at the Harding said. Harding teen moms ages 13 Hospitality House in helped her get her first to 19. Newport. The next job and she’s held it for Ricki Worley is meeting is Jan. 14. a year and a half now directing the Newport and is getting ready to YoungLives group. go back to school. She estimates there are about “I felt like moms do when their three or four pregnant teens in kids graduate,” she said of how Pend Oreille County and more proud she was. that have children already. The Newport group is partner“We try to get them to be a ing with other local organizaparticipating member of society, tions to help teen moms, includnot someone who is dependant ing Youth Emergency Services on state assistance,” Worley and Crime Victim Services. After said. “It’s kind of two generathe club gets off the ground, tions we’re trying to work on.” Worley hopes to eventually YoungLives had their first branch out to Ione and Colville meeting Dec. areas. 4. Worley Worley got in“We have a blast as a said no moms volved when she club. It’s basically a girls’ learned about the showed up, night out.” but they had program through many volher boss’s wife in unteers and Spokane. She lives in Terry Harding made some Pend Oreille County Volunteer good contacts. and grew up in the The group Newport area, so she will meet the second Monday of knew there was a need, she said. every month, starting Jan. 14, Her boss’s wife introduced at the Hospitality House, 216 S. her to Harding, who had moved Washington Ave., in Newport. to Newport this past July from A dinner will be served at 5:30 Alaska. p.m., and the meeting lasts from Worley said they aim to let about 6-8 p.m. Free onsite child- girls know there’s somewhere care is provided. to go where no one is going to “The door is always open,” said judge them. Terry Harding, who is helping For those interested in helping Worley establish the Newport out, new mentors will receive program. “We have a blast as a training by the YoungLives club. It’s basically a girls’ night director. Requirements include out.” involvement in a local church Activities include crafts, and willingness to make a twogames, lessons about life skills year commitment to your teen such as cooking and filling out mom. resumes, and “club talk” fellowFor those who are not intership. From time to time, the club ested in becoming a mentor, organizes a clothing exchange YoungLives also needs a supor fundraisers for diapers. port team to provide food for the “We don’t preach to them … meetings, coordinate donations we just model the behavior that and prayer teams, and to cooris in Christian morals,” Harding dinate rides to the meetings and said. childcare. Harding recently moved from To become a mentor or volAlaska where she was a Youngunteer in another way, contact Lives mentor. A mentor meets Worley at 208-691-2920 or at least once a week with their Harding at 907-301-4198.

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Terry Harding, left, and Ricki Worley layout a volunteer organizational poster ahead of the YoungLives group’s first meeting Dec. 3 at the Hospitality House in Newport. The group offers support for teen moms.

COURTESY GRAPHIC|NORTHEAST WASHINGTON TRENDS

Data shows that teen pregnancy rates in the tri-county area amongst those 18-19 years old are higher than the state average. In 2010, there were 102 pregnancies per 1,000 teens, compared to 70 statewide. For younger teens, ages 15-17, the pregnancy rate is about with the state average.

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“Where The Sheep Go To Be Fed” 409 S. Spokane • 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

PINE RIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH

1428 1st Street West Sunday School ~ 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays: Girls Club, ages 9 to 12, 5:30 to 7:00 pm Soul’d Out Youth, ages 13 thru 19, 6:00 pm 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

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

Ending the year with a haircut Tobias Kramer, 8, of Priest River was in Newport the day after Christmas for a haircut at C&C Barbershop Wednesday, Dec. 26. Barber Connie Sturgill said the day had been busy with people getting haircuts for the new year.

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

REAL LIFE MINISTRIES

“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

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UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF FAITH

36245 Hwy 41, Oldtown, ID Sunday School 9 a.m. Sunday Services - 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wed. - Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Pastor Jack Jones Church Office 208-437-0150 www.newportchurchoffaith.com

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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. Pastor, Walt Campbell: 447-5101

HOUSE OF THE LORD

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.

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

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

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.

Diamond Lake Church 326002 Hwy. 2, West of Newport Pastor Clinton Schultz, (509) 447-4565 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

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

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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Sports

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Selkirk girls take on Clark Fork, Republic, Columbia

IONE – The Selkirk girls basketball team will host Clark Fork Friday, Jan. 4, at 5:30 p.m. and then will travel to Republic Saturday, Jan. 5 to play at 4:30 p.m. They then travel to Columbia to play Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 5:45 p.m.

Park and ski for free at Priest Lake State Park PRIEST LAKE – Idaho Park N’Ski Day is Saturday, Jan. 5, at Indian Creek State Park at Priest Lake. While Park N’Ski permits usually cost $7.50 for three days or $25 for the year, Saturday, Jan. 5, the permit is free. Guided cross country skiing will also be offered. All 17 Park N’Ski areas in Idaho have snow and more is coming this week. To purchase a permit for days other than Jan. 5, or to buy a season pass, visit www.parksandrecreation.idaho.gov, and click on Nordic and then Park N’Ski. If you order a season pass, a sticker will be mailed to you. The temporary passes can be printed and put on the dash of the car. As always permits can be purchased at any of the 70 vendors across the state. The permit is good from Nov. 15 to April 30 and Idaho has reciprocity with Oregon and Washington’s SnoPark permits. Park N’ Ski permits make a great stocking stuffers. Have a fun-filled holiday playing in the mountains.

Newport wrestlers on the road NEWPORT – The Newport wrestling team was on the road over the weekend. They wrestled at the Powerhouse Invite at Lake Roosevelt High School Friday, Dec. 28. Results were not available by The Miner’s deadline. Newport wrestled at the Freeman Tournament Saturday, Dec. 29. As a team, they scored 34 points. The top placer was Austin Krogh who was fourth in the 138-pound bracket. Nolan Finley took fifth place at 152 pounds, winning his final match by decision 8-3 over a Post Falls wrestler. After school resumes, the team will travel to Kettle Falls for a league dual Thursday, Jan. 3. Wrestling starts at 7 p.m.

Newport boys beat Springdale NEWPORT – The Newport boys beat Springdale Friday, Dec. 28, 63-34. Springdale led 11-10 at the end of the first quarter, but Newport scored a huge 26 points in the second to lead 36-20 at the half. Newport scored 14 in the third to Springdale’s 11 and added 10 points to their lead in the fourth with 13 points. Jeron Konkright led the Grizzlies with 22 points. Ryan Rapp and Chris Burgess each scored 12 and Jared Schultz scored eight. Alex Young scored six and Dean Ownbey scored three. Newport will host Medical Lake Friday, Jan. 4 at 5:45 p.m. and then host Riverside Saturday, Jan. 5, at 4:15 p.m. They host Timberlake Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m.

Newport girls take second at Christmas Tournament BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – It was Northwest Christian who dominated the girls basketball Newport Christmas Tournament Dec. 21-22, but host Newport took second. Priest River and Selkirk battled it out in the consolation round Saturday, with Priest River winning 48-24. The annual tournament began Friday, with Newport facing Selkirk. Newport came out on top 48-18, having a huge second half with 31 points. Selkirk kept up in the first quarter, trailing by just one at the end of the period. Newport added five points to their lead in the second and then held Selkirk to just six in the fourth. Katie Couch led Selkirk with seven point. Anna Kotzian and Jessika Reiber each scored four, Hannah Jensen scored two and Hannah Rick added one. Holly Malsbury led all scorers with 13 points for Newport, followed by Jolie Frederick with 10. Ashley Behrens scored seven, Elise Cunningham, Hadley Stratton and Sydney Siemsen all scored four points, and Ari Newcomb, Brea Rohrer and Emily Lewis each scored two. Also on Friday, Priest River took on Northwest Christian and lost 63-31. This was the first time in several years the Lady Spartans didn’t make it to the championship round of the Christmas tournament. The loss sent them to the consolation game to play Selkirk. The Spartans won 48-24, giving them third place. The championship game was a battle between Northwest Christian and Newport, with the Spokane team coming out on top 39-36. Northwest Christian led 11-6 at the end of the first quarter, but

Northwest Christian takes boys title at Christmas tourney BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Northwest Christian Crusaders won the Newport Christmas Tournament, beating Priest River 62-57 in a close game Friday, Dec. 21, and Newport 62-32 Saturday for the championship. Newport coach Steven Bryant said Northwest Christian is a talented team, with a strong front line and a good bench. “NWC controlled the offensive glass,” Bryant said, referring to the team’s rebounding. “(They) continued to bring players off the bench who were highly skilled.”

Newport only managed 15 first half points, trailing by 17 at the half. Bryant saw some positives, however. The Grizzlies had a chance to use their high post, something they hadn’t been able to do so far this season. Chris Burgess, a 6 foot 3 inch sophomore post, led Newport’s scoring, with 15 points. He hit seven of nine on the night. Friday, Dec. 21, the Grizzlies beat Selkirk 50-40 to get to the finals. Bryant said Newport concentrated on shutting down Selkirk’s SEE TOURNEY, 6B

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Selkirk’s No. 42 Georgie Shafer fights to keep a rebound away from Newport’s Holly Malsbury during the Newport Christmas Tournament Friday, Dec. 21. Newport took second at the tournament, with Northwest Christian winning. Priest River also participated.

Newport closed the gap in the second, trailing 19-17 at the half. Northwest Christian scored 16 in the third, holding Newport to four but a big fourth quarter for the Grizzlies brought them within

three, scoring 15 to Northwest Christian’s four. Courtney Weise had a game high 17 points for Newport. Malsbury scored 11, Newcomb added six and Frederick scored two.

Cusick girls remain undefeated BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

WELLPINIT – The Cusick girls basketball team finished on top at the Wellpinit Christmas Tournament Friday and Saturday, Dec. 21-22 and the Moses Lake Christian Tournament Dec. 27-28. The Panthers remain undefeated in

pre-leage play. Cusick beat both Lakeside and Wellpinit for the championship. Lakeside, from Idaho, and Columbia also participated. The Cusick girls first faced Lakeside Friday, Dec. 21, winning 42-30. The Panthers led 12-9 at the end of the first quarter but slipped in the second. The game was tied at 17

going into halftime. Cusick rallied and scored 13 points in the third quarter, while holding Lakeside to just two. The Panthers added one point to their lead in the fourth for the win. Haley Adams led all scorers with 20 points. Nalene Andrews scored SEE CUSICK, 6B

Spartans knock off Colville BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

Lady Griz take Springdale NEWPORT – The Newport girls basketball team beat Springdale at home Friday, Dec. 28, 48-43. The Grizzlies are now 6-4 overall and 2-1 in Northeast A League play. Springdale led 11-7 by the end of the first quarter, but Newport tied it up at 19 by the half. Springdale pulled ahead again in the third with 12 points to Newport’s nine, but 20 points by the Griz in the fourth game them the win. Holly Malsbury scored 19 points and Courtney Wiese scored 18. Ari Newcomb scored five, Jolie Frederick scored three and Ashley Behrens scored two. Hadley Stratton added a free throw. Newport hosts three games this coming week. Medical Lake will visit Friday, Jan. 4 with tipoff at 7:30 p.m. Riverside visits Saturday, Jan. 4 at 7:30 p.m. and Timberlake visits Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 5:45 p.m.

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Priest River senior Cole Stelow positions himself to rebound against Colville Thursday, Dec. 27. The Spartans came from behind and won 5851 in a game played at Colville. Stelow was top scorer with 16 points.

COLVILLE – Down 37-31 at the start of the third quarter, playing in Colville’s house, the Priest River boys basketball team went on a tear in the fourth quarter. They scored 24 points in that final quarter and got a 58-51 win Thursday, Dec. 27. The Spartans O N D EC K: outscored VS. MOSCOW THURSDAY, the Jan. 3 7:30 p.m. Indians 24-13 in VS. TIMBERLAKE SATURDAY, the final Jan. 5 3 p.m. quarter. The game was fairly close throughout, with Priest River trailing by one at the end of the first quarter. Cole Stelow scored a game high 16 points for the Spartans. RC Akre scored 13 for Priest River and Cam Riley chipped in 10. The win gives Priest River a 5-4 record. They haven’t yet started Intermountain League play. They will be back in their own house Thursday, Jan. 3 for a game against Moscow, before opening the league season against Timberlake Saturday, Jan. 5, in another home game. The Moscow contest will get underway at 7:30 p.m. and the Timberlake game will start at 3 p.m.

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Newport’s Ryan Rapp gets by Selkirk’s Shawn Mailly on a breakaway during the Christmas Tournament Friday, Dec. 21. Newport won this game 50-40.

S P O R T S

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3 Priest River Wrestling vs. Sandpoint: 6 p.m. - Sandpoint Newport Wrestling vs. Kettle Falls: 7 p.m. - Kettle Falls Priest River Boys Basketball vs. Moscow: 7:30 p.m. - Priest River FRIDAY, JANUARY 4 Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Clark Fork: 5:30 p.m. - Selkirk Newport Boys Basketball vs. Medical Lake: 5:45 p.m. - Newport Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Clark Fork: 7 p.m. - Selkirk Cusick Girls Basketball vs. Northport: 7:15 p.m. - Northport Newport Girls Basketball vs. Medical Lake: 7:30 p.m. - Newport Cusick Boys Basketball vs. Northport: 8:45 p.m. - Northport SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 Selkirk Wrestling at Riverside Tournament: 10 a.m. - Riverside Priest River Girls Basketball vs. Timberlake: 1:30 p.m. - Priest River Priest River Boys Basketball

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vs. Timberlake: 3 p.m. - Priest River Cusick Girls Basketball vs. Curlew: 4:30 p.m. - Cusick Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Republic: 4:30 p.m. - Republic Newport Boys Basketball vs. Riverside: 5:45 p.m. - Newport Cusick Boys Basketball vs. Curlew: 6 p.m. - Cusick Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Republic: 6 p.m. - Republic Newport Girls Basketball vs. Riverside: 6 p.m. - Newport TUESDAY, JANUARY 8 Newport Girls Basketball vs. Timberlake: 5:45 p.m. - Newport Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Columbia: 5:45 p.m. - Columbia Selkirk Wrestling vs. Kettle Falls: 6 p.m. - Kettle Falls Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Columbia: 7:15 p.m. - Columbia Priest River Girls Basketball vs. Bonners Ferry: 7:30 p.m. Priest RIver Newport Boys Basketball vs. Timberlake: 7:30 p.m. - Newport WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9 Priest River Wrestling vs. Kellogg: 6 p.m. - Priest River

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Lady Spartans fall to Colville BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

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Colville’s McKenna Cabbage defends Priest River’s Steffie Pavey Thursday, Dec. 27. The Spartans lost 38-35.

COLVILLE – The Lady Spartans traveled to Colville for a girls basketball game Thursday, Dec. 27, and lost 38-35. Colville dominated from the beginning, scoring 18 points in the first quarter. Priest River scored six in the first and 10 in the second, trailing 24-16 at the half. Colville outscored Priest River O N D EC K: 8-4 in the VS. TIMBERLAKE third, but SATURDAY, Jan. Priest River 5, 1:30 p.m. rallied in the fourth VS. BONNERS to score 15 FERRY points and TUESDAY, Jan. 8, come within 7:30 p.m. three, but couldn’t take the lead. Jill Weimer scored a game-high 19 points. Steffie Pavey scored six, Melissa Trost scored five, Anna Luckey scored three and Karly Douglas scored two. The Spartans host Timberlake Saturday, Jan. 5 at 1:30 p.m. and then host Bonners Ferry Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m.

Spartans best Selkirk team on the mat PRIEST RIVER – Before the winter break, the Priest River wrestling team hosted duals with Selkirk and Wallace on a snowy evening Dec. 19. Priest River beat the Rangers 48-30. Taking wins by pin over Selkirk were Spartan Joseph Irvine at 98 pounds and Joey Day at 126.

Priest River’s Dallas Hopkins won a 14-10 decision over Selkirk’s Emery Maupin. Brian Fink won a 6-2 decision in the 170-pound match over Ranger Cody Hoffman. Selkirk had to forfeit at 132, 138 and 220. Selkirk traveled to the North Okanogan Holiday Tournament

Saturday, Dec. 22 and hosted a league tournament the following weekend Saturday, Dec. 29, but results were not available by The Miner’s deadline. The Selkirk team will be at the Riverside Tournament Saturday, Jan. 5 at 10 a.m. They travel to Kettle Falls Tuesday, Jan. 8 for a 6 p.m. meet.

win, however. Andrews scored 14, Nenema eight, Caytlin Nenema and Chelsea added 11 and Samuels and Renee Samuels both scored six and LauWynne both scored seven. Jessica ren Nelson added two. Nelson scored six and Lauren NelThe win pitted Cusick against son scored five. host Wellpinit on Saturday for the Columbia defeated Lakeside 46championship. Well34 in the consolation pinit defeated Columgame. bia 60-47 Friday. O N D EC K : The Panthers also Cusick again came AT NORTHPORT FRIDAY, participated in the out on top, winning Jan. 4, 7:15 p.m. Moses Lake Christmas 50-45. They domiTournament Dec. 27nated throughout the VS. CURLEW SATURDAY, 28, beating both Trigame, scoring 14 in Jan. 5, 4:30 p.m. Cities Prep and Moses the first quarter and Lake Christian. 11 in the second to lead 25-19 at The Panthers and Tri-Cities Prep the half. Cusick scored 17 points in were evenly matched in the first the third to added nine to their lead half, with both teams scoring 11 and good thing, because Wellpinit in the first quarter. Cusick pulled rallied in the fourth to score 18 ahead by two by the half, and added points while holding Cusick to five to their lead in the third. The eight. The Panthers held onto the Panthers won 53-45.

Caytlin Nenema led all scorers with 23 points. Nalene Andrews scored nine, Lauren Nelson scored five and Chelsea Samuels added four. Jessica Nelson, Renee Wynne and Brianna Balcom each scored two. The Panthers took on hosts Moses Lake Christian Friday, Dec. 28, in the championship round. They won 37-34 in a game that went back and forth. Cusick led 10-5 at the end of the first quarter, but Moses Lake Christian came within two by the half and pulled ahead by one at the end of the third quarter. Cusick scored 12 points in the fourth for the win, 37-34. The Panthers travel to Northport Friday, Jan. 4 to play at 7:15 p.m. and then host Curlew Saturday, Jan. 5, at 4:30 p.m.

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|| BOYS BASKETBALL FRIDAY, DEC. 21 Newport Christmas Tournament Newport 50, Selkirk 40 Selkirk (5-3, 3-1) 6 3 15 16 – 40 Newport (3-5, 1-2) 16 13 12 9 – 50 Selkirk: Volquardsen 0, Avey 0, Cain 7, Mailly 4, A.Miller 26, Dawson 3, L.Miller 0, Batiste 0. Newport: Konkright 25, Ownbey 0, Hoadley 0, Zorica 3, Rapp 10, Schultz 6, Allen 0, Burgess 4, Young 2.

Newport Christmas Tournament Northwest Christian 62, Priest River 57 Northwest Christian (6-2, 3-2) 15 9 14 24 – 62 Priest River (4-4, 0-0) 15 5 14 23 – 57 Northwest Christian: Kilpatrick 2, Morris 6, Friedly 12, Kiourkas 19, Kershinar 6, Hanson 6, Sanders 0, Stephens 11, Hartis 0. Priest River: Akre 18, Riley 16, Sommer 8, Reynolds 0, Stelow 4, Nunley 0, Koch 9, Low 0, White 0, Duley 0, Roland 2.

Wellpinit Christmas Tournament Cusick 75, Lakeside 45 Cusick 27 15 17 16 – 75 Lakeside (ID) 13 10 14 8 – 45 Cusick: Sample 12, Shanholtzer 3, Bauer 9, Rankin, D. Bluff 4, Brazda 3, A. Bluff 22, Browneagle 12, Montgomery 4, Cutshall 2, Nomee 0, White 4. Lakeside (ID): Schatz 8, Kolar 0, Gauthier 0, Boyd 9, Mitchell 0, Nomee 0, Gallegos 6, Nilson 4, Stensgar 4, Meshell 5, Brown 9, Whaley-Arroyo 0, Haynes 0.

SATURDAY, DEC. 22 Newport Christmas Tournament Northwest Christian 62, Newport 32 NWC (7-2, 3-2) 19 13 12 18 – 62 Newport (3-6, 1-2) 7 8 7 10 – 32 Northwest Christian: Kilpatrick 4, Morris 2, Friedly 6, Bax 0, Kiourkas 9, Kershinar 14, Sanders 2, Stephens 15, Hartis 4, Olds 6, N. Sanders 0. Newport: Konkright 6, Owenby 0, Hoadley 0, Rapp 0, Schultz 7, Allen 1, Burgess 15, Young 1, Mullaley 2, Zorica 0.

Newport Christmas Tournament Priest River 63, Selkirk 43 Selkirk Priest River

10 20

11 15 7 – 43 8 17 18 – 63

Wellpinit Christmas Tournament Wellpinit 79, Cusick 57 Cusick 21 12 14 10 – 57 Wellpinit 19 19 22 19 – 79 Cusick: Sample 11, Shanholtzer 0, Bauer 0, Bluff

16, Brazda 6, Bluff 15, Browneagle 4, Montgomery 2, Cutshall 0, Nomee 2, White 1. Wellpinit: Brown 16, Best 6, Kieffer 21, Ford 21, McCrea 7, Andrew 2, Wynecoop 6, Matt 0, J. Wynecoop 0.

THURSDAY, DEC. 27 Priest River 58, Colville 51 Priest River 13 11 10 24 – 58 Colville 14 14 9 13 – 51 Priest River: Akre 13, Riley 10, Linton 0, Sommer 7, Reynolds 3, Stelow 16, Nunley 0, Koch 9, Roland 0. Colville: Shoemaker 10, Artzis 2, Thompson 8, L. Holling 5, T. Holling 12, Wolfrum 6, Hegney 1, Khater 7.

Moses Lake Christmas Tournament Cusick 60, Tri-Cities Prep 38 Cusick 16 18 17 9 – 60 Tri-Cities Prep 9 9 8 12 – 38 Cusick: Sample 7, Shanholtzer 2, Bauer 10, D. Bluff 15, Brazda 3, A. Bluff 18, Browneagle 2, Montgomery 2, Cutshall 0, White 1, Finley 0. Tri-Cities Prep: Perez 5, Hinkson 1, Larson 2, Loftus 0, Nelson 0, J. Guajardo 5, Revas 6, Versteeg 7, Peterson 5, J. Guajardo 3, Ledesma 0, Westerfield 4.

FRIDAY, DEC. 28 Newport 63, Springdale 34 Newport (4-6, 1-2) 10 26 14 13 – 63 Springdale (0-10, 0-5) 11 9 11 3 – 34 Newport: Konkright 22, Owenby 3, Hoadley 0, Rapp 12, Schultz 8, Burgess 12, Young 6, Zorica 0, Mullaley 0. Springdale: Buche 2, Cummings 0, Anderson 0, Mcquain 3, Ward 9, Peters 0, Fitzgerald 15, Prouty 5, Newell 0, Mathews 0.

GIRLS BASKETBALL FRIDAY, DEC. 21 Newport Christmas Tournament Newport 48, Selkirk 18 Selkirk (4-4, 2-2) 8 4 2 4 – 18 Newport (5-4, 2-1) 9 8 17 14 – 48 Selkirk: Couch 7, Rick 1, Curran 0, Jensen 2, Kotzian 4, McAnerin 0, Reiber 4, Grass 0, Shafer 0. Newport: Newcomb 2, Frederick 10, Behrens 7, Rohrer 2, Malsbury 13, Lewis 2, Vaughn 0, Cunningham 4, Stratton 4, Siemsen 4.

Newport Christmas Tournament Northwest Christian 63, Priest River 31 Priest River – 31 Northwest Christian – 63

Wellpinit Christmas Tournament

S P O R T S

Spartan wrestlers place at tourneys PRIEST RIVER – The Priest 9-6 decision over an East Valley River wrestling team was at the wrestler. Tyler Popkin also took Freeman Tournament Saturday, third at 132 with a pin over St. Dec. 29. As a team, they took Maries wrestler Aaron Kolar. fifth out of 13 Dallas Hopkins won teams with 108 O N D EC K: his final match, points. St. Maries AT SANDPOINT THURSDAY, taking fifth place won with 208.5 Jan. 3, 6 p.m. at 145 pounds. He points. pinned James Rains Brian Fink took VS. KELLOGG WEDNESDAY, of Colville. Jan. 9, 6 p.m. the 170-pound The boys comchampionship peted at the Best of with a pin in his final match with the West tournament Friday and Freeman’s Austin Munson. Saturday, Dec. 21-22 in Pasco. Joey Day from Priest River was The Spartans took 27th with 32 third at 126 pounds, winning a points. Post Falls won with 136

Cusick (9-0, 4-0) 12 5 13 12 – 42 Lakeside (ID) (7-5, 1-0) 9 8 2 11 – 30 Cusick: L. Nelson 2, Samuels 6, Adams 20, Strangeowl 0, J. Nelson 0, Nenema 6, Henry 0, Wynne 0, Balcom 0, Andrews 8. Lakeside (ID): Seim 0, Duncan 3, Dohrman 2, S.Hendricks 2, Haynes 0, T.Hendricks 2, Crowe 0, Louie 6, Nielson 2, Slamburg 0, Brown-Sander 8, Henden 2, Sijohn 0, Fleming 0, Henderson 0, Nomee 3.

SATURDAY, DEC. 22 Newport Christmas Tournament Northwest Christian 39, Newport 36 Northwest Christian (8-1, 4-1) 11 8 16 4 – 39 Newport (5-4, 2-1) 6 11 4 15 – 36 Northwest Christian: Dietzen 5, McFaul 0, Guske 2, Gray 11, Farmer 7, Knight 7, Bozlee 7, Gray 0. Newport: Newcomb 6, Frederick 2, Wiese 17, Behrens 0, Rohrer 0, Malsbury 11, Lewis 0, Cunningham 0, Stratton 0, Siemsen 0.

Newport Christmas Tournament Priest River 48, Selkirk 24 Priest River – 48 Selkirk – 24

Wellpinit Christmas Tournament Cusick 50, Wellpinit 45 Cusick (9-0, 4-0) 14 11 17 8 – 50 Wellpinit (4-5, 0-0) 9 10 8 18 – 45 Cusick: L. Nelson 5, Samuels 7, J. Nelson 6, Nenema 11, Henry 0, Wynne 7, Andrews 14. Wellpinit: Antone 3, Antone 19, Colvin 8, Flett 6, Flett 0, Kieffer 0, Marcellay 6, Stearns 1, Thatcher 2, Parr 0.

THURSDAY, DEC. 27 Colville 38, Priest River 35 Priest River (6-5, 0-0) 6 10 4 15 – 35 Colville (4-3, 0-0) 18 6 8 6 – 38 Priest River: Douglas 2, Trantum 0, Luckey 3, Weimer 19, Trost 5, Pavey 6, Pavey 0, Bradbury 0, Summers 0. Colville: Main 8, Brons 4, Wittmeyer 4, Learn 7, Luu 0, Taft 1, Rainer 2, Cabbage 10, Lee 2.

Moses Lake Christian Tournament Cusick 53, Tri-Cities Prep 45 Cusick (11-0, 4-0) 11 14 16 12 – 53 Tri-Cities Prep (2-1, 0-0) 11 12 11 11 – 45 Cusick: Nenema 23, L. Nelson 5, Samuels 4, J. Nelson 2, Wayne 2, Andrews 9, Henry 4, Balcom 2. TriCities Prep: Hirsch 11, LeBrun 11, Vargas 10, Barnett 6, Ingram 4, Whitset 3.

points, followed by Lewiston, Caldwell and Chelan rounding out the top four. The sole Priest River wrestler to make it to the consolation round was Fink, wrestling at 170 pounds. He went 8-2 for the tournament. He lost to Alex Myrick of Royal, 6-3, in his final match, putting him in fourth place. The Priest River team will travel to Sandpoint Thursday, Jan. 3 for a 6 p.m. meet. They’ll be at home for a league dual with Kellogg Wednesday, Jan. 9, also at 6 p.m.

Cusick goes one and one at Wellpinit BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

WELLPINIT – The Cusick Panthers boys basketball won one and lost one at the Wellpinit Christmas Basketball Tournament Friday and Saturday, Dec. 21 and 22. Cusick beat Plummer Idaho’s Lakeside High School 75-45 Saturday. Cusick jumped out to a 27-13 first quarter lead, then cruised to the win. The third quarter was the closest, with Cusick scoring 17 to Lakeside’s 14. Cusick rallied in the fourth, taking the quarter 16-8. Scoring was spread around, with 11 players getting on the scoreboard. Alec Bluff led all players with 22 points. Chad Browneagle got a dozen, as did Ryan Sample. The next night they played Wellpinit for the championship, losing 79-57. Cusick got out to another first quarter lead, but Wellpinit wasn’t to be denied, outscoring the Panthers in the rest of the quarters. Derrick Bluff led Cusick scoring with 16 points, followed by Alec Bluff, who scored 15 and Sample, who scored 11.

Ranger volleyball awards announced IONE – The Selkirk Rangers volleyball team recently handed out team honors. Hannah Jenson was selected Most Improved, Katie Couch was named Captain and Kirbi Anderson received the Most Valuable Player.

SCO R E BOA R D

Cusick 42, Lakeside 30

THE MINER

Cusick played at the Moses seven. Jes Brazda scored three Lake Christian Tournament and Tyson Shanholtzer, Chad Thursday, Dec. 27, beat Tri-Cities Browneagle and Quinton MontPrep 60-38. gomery each scored two. Cusick dominated The Panthers from the beginning, O N D EC K: played a second scoring 16 points AT NORTHPORT FRIDAY, game in the tournain the first quarJan. 4 8:45 p.m. ment, but results ter while holding were not available at Tri-Cities to nine. VS. CURLEW SATURDAY, press time. The Panthers led Jan. 5 6 p.m. Cusick will travel 34-18 at the half to Northport for a and scored 17 points in the third game Friday, Jan. 4. for the win. That game will get underway Alec Bluff led the Panthers at 8:45 p.m. The panthers will be with 18 points. Derrick Bluff at home against Curlew Saturscored 15, Cameron Bauer scored day, Jan. 5. That game will start 10 and Ryan Sample scored at 6 p.m.

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top scorer. “We focused on pressuring Dominic Cain, who had been averaging close to 17 points a game,” Bryant said. They held Cain to seven points. Newport also forced 22 turnovers and held Selkirk to nine points in the first half. Selkirk coach Kelly Cain said his young team, which has no seniors, started slowly. They were down 16-0 at one point. “We pulled back to within seven,” he said. He said the Rangers missed some shots they should have made early on. After he got going, junior Avery Miller scored 24 of his 26 points in the second half. “We made a run on them in the third quarter,” he said, outscoring Newport 15-12 in that period. Newport’s Jeron Konkright was high scorer for the Grizzlies, with 25 points. He hit five of eight from 3-point range. Ryan Rapp scored 10 points for Newport. Priest River beat Selkirk in the consolation game 63-43 Saturday. The Spartans got out to 20-10

lead in the first quarter, before the Rangers got going. “We got to within two or three in the second quarter,” Cain said. Priest River went into the half with a 28-21 lead. The Spartans had a hot night shooting 3-pointers, Cain said, knocking down nine. Overall, though, Cain said his team did well. They played hard throughout both games. Miller got 18 points and seven rebounds against Priest River and Shawn Mailly scored 10 points and got five steals. Cole Dawson scored eight and Dominic Cain scored seven points and got a half dozen rebounds. In the Friday game between Northwest Christian and Priest River, the Spartans were not able to make up a 9-5 second quarter, after playing evenly the first and third quarters. In the fourth quarter, the Crusaders got one point more than the Spartans, 24-23, in the highest scoring period in the game. RC Akre led Spartan scoring with 16 points and Cam Riley scored 16.

FRIDAY, DEC. 28 Moses Lake Christian Tournament Cusick 37, Moses Lake Christian 34 Cusick (11-0, 4-0) 10 7 8 12 – 37 Moses Lake Christian (1-1, 0-0) 5 10 11 8......... – 34

Newport 48, Springdale 43 Newport (6-4, 2-1) 7 12 9 20 – 48 Springdale (5-5, 2-3) 11 8 12 12 – 43 Newport: Newcomb 5, Frederick 3, Wiese 18, Behrens 2, Rohrer 0, Malsbury 19, Lewis 0, Cunningham 0, Sratton 1, Siemsen 0. Springdale: Sulgrove , Hall 2, Brown 6, E. Smith 4, Hamilton 9, Carr 3, Hubert 0, T. Smith 18, Beckman 1.

WRESTLING DEC. 21-22 Best of the West, Pasco, Wash. Team scoring: Post Falls 136, Lewiston 126, Caldwell 122.5, Chelan 104.0, North Central 98.5, Chiawana 90.5, Selah 76, Centralia 73.5, Pasco 73, Toppenish 69.5, Southridge 67, Mountain View 63, Kiona-Benton 61, Capital 55, Prairie 52, Clarkston 51, West Salem 50.5, La Grande 49.5, Nampa 49.5, Evergreen 49, Royal 41, Deer Park 39.5, Washougal 39, Centenial 36.5, Heritage 35, Wenatchee 35, Priest River 32, Battle Ground 31, Walla Walla 25.5, Connell 21, Skyview 17, Stayton 15, Inglemoor 6, Lewis and Clark 0. Championship finals: 113: Hernandez (Top) d. Anson (Sel) 12-10. Consolation finals: 152: Klemp (Lew) won by injury default over Ergeson (Sel). 170: Myrick (Roy) d. Fink (Pri) 6-3. 182: Silvers (Chi) d. Goodpastere (Sel) 5-3.

SATURDAY, DEC. 29 Freeman Tournament Team scoring: 1, St. Maries 208.5. 2, Freeman 173. 3, Coeur d’Alene 153. 4, Colville 110. 5, Priest River 108. 6, Post Falls 100.5. 7, Cheney 98. 8, Kettle Falls 69. 9, East Valley 53. 10, Sandpoint 49. 11, Liberty 47. 12, Ferris 43.5. 13, Newport 34. Championship finals: 106: Benton (PF) d. Farnsworth (PF) 9-4. 113: Feltwell (Lib) d. Edwards (SM) 9-2. 120: Richmond (SM) md. Schilling (PF) 15-3. 126: Brewer (EV) p. Hafner (Lib). 132: Nelson (Col) d. Stinson (Col) 10-7. 138: Sims (Fre) d. Schmidkofer (Fre) 8-2. 145: Hoppman (Fre) p. Sanderson (Che). 152: Bloomsburg (SM) md. King (CDA) 14-0. 160: Wessels (Che) md. Stith (CDA) 9-0. 170: Fink (PR) p. Munson (Fre). 182: Speelman (SM) p. Goldback (Fre). 195: Robinett (CDA) d. Anderson (SM) 7-3. 220: Vining (KF) d. Glidewell (Fre) 7-0. 285: Keating (Col) p. Jensen (CDA). Consolation finals: 106: Humphrey (SM) p. Volking (KF). 113: Robinson (PR) p. Hill (PF). 120: Peregrina (CDA) d. Larson (CDA) 8-4. 126: Day (PR) d. Hicks (EV) 9-6. 132: Popkin (PR) p. Kolar (SM). 138: Ryle (SM) p. Krogh (New). 145: Walters (SM) p. Johnson

(CDA). 152: Aller (Fre) d. Macdonald (PR) 6-1. 160: Stroh (PF) p. Rey (CDA). 170: Pegg (Che) won by injury default over Rawson (CDA). 182: Beeman (Col) d. Vanquekleberg (Col) 7-5. 195: Travers (San) p. Hofstee (EV). 220: Somers (Col) p. Egbers (San). 285: Lunceford (CDA) p. Sims (Fre). 5th/6th Place: 106: Dittman (SM) p. Dunn (Che). 113: Hinders (CDA) p. Smith (PF). 120: Lockwood (CDA) d. Mitchwell (SM) 8-4. 126: Soumas (PR) d. Derry (SM) 8-2. 132: Meldrum (Che) p. Hayes (Fer). 138: Dunton (San) d. Sprague (CDA) 5-1. 145: Hopkins (PR) p. Rains (Col). 152: Finley (New) d. Brown (PF) 8-3. 160: Clark (PF) p. Avalos (SM). 170: Anderson (KF) d. Brown (San) 3-2. 182: Fusches (CDA) p. Andereson (Fer). 195: Falor (PF) p. Hogan (Fre). 220: Bennett (PF) p. Brown (Fer). 285: Mandaro (CDA) p. Shol (KF).

BOWLING FRIDAY, DEC. 21 Friday Night Leftovers Team Won Lost The Lakers 41.5 22.5 Newport Equipment 40.5 15.5 Party of Four 38.5 25.5 Timber Room 37.5 26.5 Cusick Tavern 36 28 Weber Enterprises 32 32 San Souci Sandbaggers 29 35 O. K. Lanes 29 35 Screamin 4 Ice Cream 28.5 35.5 Gutter Gang 26 38 EZ-Rider 25.5 38.5 Team Twelve 12 40 High game scratch team: Timber Room 785. High handicap game team: Timber Room 932. High series scratch team: Timber Room 2,287. High handicap series team: Timber Room 2,708. High scratch game: Jeff Huling 236, Pat Shields 203. High handicap game: Mike Radan 272, Harlene Blair 252. High scratch series: Jeff Huling 641, Laura O’Brien 547. High handicap series: Larry Burnham 724, Sharon Smith 705. Converted splits: Gail Weaver 5-7, Evie Logan 5-8-10, Sherry Loveridge 3-10, John Jacobson 5-10, Brian Hilzer 2-7, Linda Benzo 6-7 & 2-8-9-10, Sharon Smith 3-10.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26 Lucky Ladies Team Won Lost Country Lane 46 22 Turtles 39 29 Morning Glories 33.5 34.5 Golden Girls 33 35 Bling and Sparkles 28.5 39.5

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High team game scratch: Turtles 717. High team game handicap: Country Lane 882. High team series scratch: Turtles 2,2024. High team series handicap: Country Lane 2,400. High game scratch: Shirley Ownbey 201. High game handicap: Barb Mix. High series scratch: Jackie Zorica 574. High series handicap: Lenny Miller 646. Converted splits: Liz Pope 5-7, 3-10, Laura O’Brien 3-6-8, Carol becks 5-7, Debbie Smith 3-10.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26 Wednesday Night Loopers Team Won Lost McCroskey Defense 247.5 202.5 McCroskey Atty @ Law 237.5 212.5 Pend Oreille Marine 234.5 215.5 Action Auto 230.5 219.5 H & D Diesel 221.5 228.5 Pooch Parlor 216 234 OK Lanes 215 235 Club Rio 192.5 257.5 High scratch game: Arlo Hoisington 237. High handicap game: Arlo Hoisington 267. High scratch series: Jim Hudson 615. High handicap series: Arlo Hoisington 665. High team scratch game: McCroskey Atty @ Law 965. High handicap game: Pooch Parlor 1,083. High team scratch series: McCroskey Atty @ Law 2,666. High handicap series: OK Lanes 3,113. Converted splits: Steve Nolting 5-6-10.

THURSDAY, DEC. 27 Thursday Niters Team Won Lost OH $#!+ 43 21 OK Lanes 35.5 28.5 Wilkinson Rental 35.5 28.5 Country Lane 32 32 Plain Nasty’s 30 34 4 Amigos 28 36 Club Rio Pooch Parlor 27 37 Wanna Bees 25 39 High score game team: Country Lane 755. High handicap game team: Wilkinson Rental 901. High score series team: Country Lane 2,165. High handicap series team: Wilkinson Rental 2,649. High score game: Duane Jones 192, Evie Logan 192. High handicap game: Duane Jones 279, Evie Logan 251. High score series: Duane Jones 753, Evie Logan 502. High handicap series: Duane Jones 753, Evie Logan 679. Converted splits: Sharon Reed 4-5-7, Sharon Smith 3-10.

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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 Friday, Dec. 21 THEFT – Pauls Lane, Newport, report

|| William A. Roach Newport

William A. “Billy” Roach passed away peacefully at home Nov. 21, after a battle with cancer. He was 62. He was born June 28, 1950, in Grand Roach Forks, N.D., to Veron and Dorathy Roach. He was the youngest of three children. He moved to the Newport area about 30 years ago. Mr. Roach loved this area. He found peace living on the Pend Oreille River where you can ride in the morning and float the river in the afternoon. He was a man of few words, loved by the people who truly knew him. He will be deeply missed, family said. Mr. Roach is survived by his wife, Debie Roach, and two step-daughters, Rebecca (and Dan) Brown, and Christine (and Brandon) Sare, and five grandchildren, Zane, Taeya, Abigail, Chole and Milla. A celebration of Mr. Roach’s life will be held in the summer. Details will follow at a later date.

Kayden John Bossen Priest River

Kayden John Bossen passed away Dec. 19. He was born on Sept. 7, 2012. During his three short months here on Earth, family memBossen bers say he touched many lives and was loved deeply by his family and friends. His life was a brief gift to us that will live on for an eternity, family member said. He was happy and loving and shared his beautiful smile often. He will be missed and loved by us all. He is preceded in death by his grandfather Chris Lee Kuhn, greatgreat-grandmother Meda Ramey, great grandfather George Henegar, and great grandmother Shirley F. Smith. He is survived by his parents, Shad and Melissa Bossen, and sister, Alissa Bossen, all from Priest River; grandparents Lisa Wayland and Andy Prado, Teresa Bossen and Mark Chaney; great grandparents John and Betty Kuhn, Paul Smith, great uncles Jack Kuhn, uncles and aunts Nick and Tina Collision, Heather Kuhn and Jerry Barnes, Robert Rumsey, Shane Bossen, Shannon Bossen, and many cousins. His parents included a message to their son; “Dearest Baby Kayden, please know that our greatest blessing was having you.” A memorial service will be held on Dec. 30, at 2 p.m. at the family home located on 343 Lincoln Ave. Priest River. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guest book at sherman-knapp.com.

Dr. Hazel Louise McGaffey Priest River

Dr. Hazel Louise McGaffey (Anderson), a retired prominent pathologist of Priest River, passed away Dec. 21 in Sandpoint. She was 88. McGaffey Dr. McGaffey was born Aug. 21, 1924, on her pioneer parents’ farm near Opheim, Mont., some of the last homesteading done in the lower 48 states. She was the second oldest of four children. As children they recounted playing with buffalo skulls and bones found on the prairies near their homestead. Dr. McGaffey attended Wild Rose country school with combined eight grades. She rode horseback cross-country to attend, even

O B I T UA R I E S during harsh winters. She finished high school in Opheim, boarding in town during the week. Roads were frequently impassable during winter. Finishing high school in 1941, she graduated from Medical Secretarial School at Northern Montana College at Havre, Mont. She worked on the Belknap Indian Reservation and then furthered her education at University of Minnesota during and following World War II, where she obtained her Medical degree. Dr. McGaffey met and then married Byron McGaffey June 12, 1949. She was the first female medical intern at Swedish Memorial Hospital in Seattle, pioneering a path in an otherwise male dominated profession. Her daughter Ann was born in 1951. She, Byron, and Ann moved to New York City where Dr. McGaffey completed a residency in chest diseases. Thereafter the family moved to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., where son William was born in 1954. The family then lived in Boulder and Denver, Colo., where Dr. McGaffey completed a residency in clinical and anatomical pathology. In 1961, she became Head of the Department of Pathology at the Oklahoma Veterans Hospital in Oklahoma City, Okla. She also instructed second year medical students part time at the nearby University of Oklahoma Medical School. In 1963, the family moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho. Dr. McGaffey practiced as Director of Pathology at Sacred Heart Medical Hospital as well as the LDS Medical Hospital. She consulted at smaller outlying community hospitals in places like Ashton, Blackfoot, and Arco, Idaho. In 1964, she was elected to office as Bonneville County Coroner for two consecutive terms. As coroner she became interested in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDs), which led to a medical publication. Subsequently Dr. McGaffey practiced in Butte, Mont., thereafter retired with Byron to a small cattle ranch near Priest River in 1990. Dr. McGaffey attended the United Church of Christ at Newport, and participated by singing in the choir. She raised Arabian horses at Idaho Falls, and was active in the local Arabian horse club. For a time, she raised Charolais beef cattle. She was a dedicated gardener and preserver – perhaps a remnant skill of having endured hard times of the Great Depression as a child on the family homestead. She cherished irises, dahlias, many types of flowers and trees. Dr. McGaffey traveled the world: the Soviet Union, Egypt, Europe and Scandinavia, China, South America, and the Galapagos Islands. Dr. McGaffey is survived by husband Byron, of Priest River, daughter Ann McGaffey-Jacobson MD of Pittsburg, and son William McGaffey DVM of Deer Park. She has two surviving brothers: Dan Anderson of Glasgow, Mont., and Arnold Anderson, Opheim, Mont. She has three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.sherman-knapp.com.

Linda L. Reed Spokane

Linda L. (Mathis) Reed of Spokane passed away Dec. 19 after a brief battle with lung disease. She was 69. Reed was born July Reed 26, 1943, to Mildred and Ray Mathis of Dalkena. She grew up in Pend Oreille County and graduated in 1961 from Cusick High School. Her life was her family and friends. She was always their biggest fan and cheerleader. After retiring from SCCU in 2009, she

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of mail taken from complainant. ARREST – S. Garden Ave., Newport, Randall A. Morton, 50, of Newport was arrested on a misdemeanor. THEFT – Pauls Lane, Newport, report of mail theft. VEHICLE FIRE – Hilltop Rd., Newport, report of vehicle on fire. ACCIDENT – Jared Rd., Usk, single vehicle slide off on the southbound lane. SUSPICIUS PERSON – W. Walnut

|| reconnected with her high school classmates enjoying many “outings.” The family noted they all knew they were partying like rock stars. Reed is survived by her son Marc Reed; son and daughter-in-law John and Cindy Reed; grandchildren Zoe, Ricky, Jenica and Brandon; mother Mildred Mathis; brother and sister-in-law Jim and Linda Mathis; sister and brotherin-law Karen and Larry Swanger; niece and nephews Sheryl and Mike Terris, Steve and Lorrie Swanger, Scott and Kaaryn Swanger, Eric and Nicole Mathis, Galen and Lacey Mathis; multiple great-nieces and nephews, adopted Robins family and many life-long friends. Family said Ms. Reed was a source of warmth, compassion, and joy. She will be missed. A gathering of family and friends will be held at the Usk Community Center Sunday, Jan. 6 at 1 p.m., 2442 Black Road, Usk.

Jennifer M. Bosch Swanson Priest River

Jennifer M. Bosch Swanson passed away Dec. 18 in Priest River. She was born Oct. 13, 1985, in Silverton, Idaho, to RandyLee Bosch and Becky Bosch. Swanson She is survived by her daughter Gabrielle, parents Randy and Becky, siblings Gwendolyn, Tina and Ashley Bosch, grandmother Betty-Ann Barley, many aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her grandfather Sid Kleidosty, grandmother Della Kleidosty, grandfather Harvey Bosch, uncle Ray Barley, uncle Curt Hiebert, and uncle Steve Hiebert. She was a loving mother, daughter, sister and friend, family said. A memorial service will be held in her memory Jan. 5 at 2 p.m. at the Blanchard Community Church in Blanchard. In lieu of flowers, a college fund has been set up at the Spokane Teachers Credit Union Newport Branch for Gabrielle Ephony Swanson. 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.

|| DEATH || NOTICE Arlene Maude Silver Priest River

Arlene Maude Silver passed away Dec. 22, at the age of 89. At her request no services will be held. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River is in charge of arrangements.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2 Diamond Lake Water and Sewer: 10 a.m. - District Office, 172 South Shore Road Oldtown Urban Renewal District Board: 5:30 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall Fire District No. 4 Commissioners: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station No. 41 Diamond Lake Improvement Association: 6:30 p.m. - Diamond Lake Fire Station, Highway 2 Sacheen Lake Sewer and Water District Board: 7 p.m. - Sacheen Fire Station, Highway 211 Ione Town Council: 7 p.m. Clerk’s Office SATURDAY, JANUARY 5

St., Newport, report of male subject loitering and asking people for money. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Mathews St., Ione, report of an unknown vehicle in neighbor’s driveway no one should be there. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – W. Wisconsin Ave., Ione, reporting party heard yelling in background while on phone. SUSPICIUS VEHICLE – Stohr Rd., Nepwort, report that a vehicle pulled up to complainant’s mail box then left. ARREST – Luke Joseph Schmidt, 28, of Ione was arrested for second degree assault and malicious mischief domestic violence. ARREST – Dwayne Scott Barnard, 44, of Spokane was arrested on a warrant.

Cusick, Solomon Kaziu Monkiewicz, 20, of Cusick was arrested on a warrant. DRUGS – S. Garden Ave., Newport, report of found meth pipe. ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 20, report of pickup truck all over road. DONESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL – McCammon Drive, report of domestic violence between male and female. BURGLARY – Park St., report that respondent woke up and found her purse gone. Wednesday, Dec. 26 HARASSMENT – Camden Rd., report that male at residence is refusing to give belongings to complainant. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE – LeClerc Rd. N., report that subjects look like they are trying to get in doors. HARASSMENT – Conklin Meadows Rd., complainant states subject is calling complainant’s dog over to her house. BURGLARY – Open Skies Rd., report that complainant’s house was broken into within last week. ACCIDENT – LeClerc Rd. N., report of possible accident in the area. AGENCY ASSIST – Hwy. 31, report of possible intoxicated driver denied entry into Canada.

Saturday, Dec. 22 THEFT – Driskill Rd., Newport, report of diesel taken from complainant’s vehicle yesterday. ACCIDENT – Green Rd., Newport, report of single vehicle slide off. SUSPICIOUS PERSON – Deer Valley Rd., Newport, report of male on front porch saying he ran out of gas. ACCIDENT – Tacoma Creek Rd., report of slide off. THREATENING – Camden Rd., Elk, report of known male called threatening to kill complainant. ACCIDENT – Hwy. 20, report of single vehicle slide off. ACCIDENT – LeClerc Rd. N., Cusick, report of truck in ditch and travel trailer, part blocking.

Thursday, Dec. 27 THEFT – W. 5th St., report of sled stolen from front yard last night. ACCIDENT – Hwy. 2, report that pickup hit a moose and then drove away. THEFT – W. 2nd St., report that four sleds and a snow board were taken. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Chain Lakes Drive, report of subjects spotlighting on the road. ARREST – Kelly Elwood Phillips, 45, of Athena was arrested for malicious mischief and disorderly conduct. ARREST – Travis Scott Coy, 24, of Priest River was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant.

Sunday, Dec. 23 PROPERTY DAMAGE – Fertile Valley Rd., report of damage done by plow. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Weber Rd., Newport, report of gunshots heard on property. BURGLARY – Hwy. 20, Cusick, report cabin was broken into within last week. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL – Hwy. 2, Newport, report of possible domestic in progress. SUSPICIOUS PERSON – N. Washington Ave., report of male sleeping in post office. ARREST – N. Newport Ave., Brian Keith Carey, 49, of Oldtown was arrested for driving while intoxicated. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Buckeye Lane, Newport, report of small silver vehicle pulling in and out of mailboxes.

Thursday, Dec. 27 THEFT – West 5th St., Newport, report of a sled stolen from the front yard. ACCIDENT – Hwy. 2, Newport, report of a pickup hitting a moose and then driving off. THEFT – West 2nd St., Newport, report of four sleds and a snowboard taken. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Chain Lakes Dr., report of subjects spotlighting on the road. ARREST – Pend Oreille County, Travis Scott Coy, 24, of Priest River was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant.

Monday, Dec. 24 ACCIDENT – W. Walnut St., Newport, report that gray Oldsmobile slid off into the ditch and driver may be intoxicated. ARREST – S. Garden Ave., Newport, report of juvenile with warrant in lobby. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE – Sullivan Lake Rd. THREATENING – W. 7th St., report that male subject has been asked to leave but refuses because he says he is in fear for his life. DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED – W. 3rd St., Newport, cite and release. ARREST – Riverside Ave., Michael Joseph Johns, 32, of Ione was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence. THREATENING – Houghton St., Ione, report of male threatening female with a gun.

Friday, Dec. 28 DRUGS – LeClerc Rd. ACCIDENT – LeClerc Rd., report of ice falling from roof and breaking windshield. ANIMAL CRUELTY – Baker Lake Rd., report of possible animal neglect. ANIMAL CRUELTY – Deeter Rd., report of a male subject seen beating a horse. AGENCY ASSIST – West 5th St., Newport, report of agency attempting to locate a subject. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – Hwy. 2, report of someone tampering with mail. ERRATIC DRIVER – LeClerc Rd., report of a possible DUI. PHONE OFFENSE – Driskill Rd., report of subject receiving harassing phone messages. ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 2, report of a pickup passing illegally at a high rate of speed. ASSAULT – South Garden Ave., Newport, report of a fight between

Tuesday, Dec. 25 ANIMAL PROBLEM – N. Shore Diamond Lake, report of dog in ice. ARREST – Monumental Way,

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two inmates. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hwy. 20, report of bullet holes in caller’s doors and walls. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – South Garden Ave., Newport, report of possible drugs found. WANTED PERSON – East 5th Ave., Newport, report of a wanted person sitting out front of building. ARREST – Pend Oreille County, Anthony Lee Schaff, 29, of Newport was arrested on a felony warrant. Saturday, Dec. 29 FISH AND GAME – Gray Rd., report of multiple bags in the ditch with blood on them. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – West Kelly Dr. HAZMAT – East 4th Ave., report of about 15 gallons of gasoline spilled from broken gas line of a semitruck. POSSIBLE DUI – Hwy. 20, report of pickup all over the road. JUVENILE PROBLEM – Kent Creek Lane, report of a 15-year-old out of control, breaking things and yelling. ACCIDENT – Hwy. 20, report of a vehicle vs. deer accident. TRAFFIC OFFENSE – Hwy. 2, report of a vehicle with no back lights. THEFT – Flowery Trail Rd., report of a vehicle broken into while parked; wallet stolen. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – LeClerc Rd., report of a bag found on the road, possible drugs. ACCIDENT – Beryl Ct., report of a subject stuck in the ditch trying to get out; possible intoxicated. ASSUALT – West Pine St., Newport Sunday, Dec. 30 DISTURBANCE – S. Spokane Ave., report of a female breaking out her own windows. AGENCY ASSIST – West Railroad Ave., report deputy assisting Bonner County with traffic stop. ARREST – Hwy. 20, Cusick, Jonothan Andrew Teeples, 23, of Cusick was arrested on an out-of-county warrant. ACCIDENT – Camden Rd., Newport, report of a two-vehicle, non-injury accident. BURGLARY – Davis Rd., Usk, report of a cabin and motor home broken into sometime over the last two weeks, several items stolen. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – West Pine, report of a 15-year-old male breaking and dislocating his shoulder 24 hours ago and not taken to the hospital. TRESPASSING – E. 5th Ave., report of a 22-year-old female trespassing and causing a disturbance. THREATENING – Hwy. 2, report of threats from male subject when exchanging children. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – Hwy. 2, Newport, Kacee Leigh Nalder, 28, of Newport was arrested on an out-ofcounty warrant. Robert Lester Vogtman, 63, of Newport was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant. ARREST – S. Spokane Ave., Newport, Jerry Lee McIntosh, 21, of Newport was arrested on two misdemeanor warrants. Monday, Dec. 31 THEFT – W. Larch St., Newport, report of a stolen vehicle.

WEST BONNER COUNTY Friday, Dec. 21 MALICIOUS INJURY TO PROPERTY – Montgomery St., Priest River NON-INJURY ACCIDENT – Hwy. 2, Priest River RECKLESS DRIVING – Hwy. 2, Priest River ARREST – Pineview Lane, Spirit Lake, Christopher Myers, 34, of Spirit Lake SEE POLICE, 9B

Ponderay Shores Water and Sewer District: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille Public Utility District Office, Newport

Blanchard Community Center Property Rights Council: 6:30 p.m. - Bonner County Administration Building, Sandpoint

MONDAY, JANUARY 7 Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Lenora Water and Sewer District: 10 a.m. - Skookum Rendezvous Lodge Bonner County Fair Board: 6 p.m. - Fairgrounds Office in Sandpoint Priest River City Council: 6 p.m. Priest River City Hall Newport City Council: 6 p.m. Newport City Hall Blanchard Tea Party: 6:30 p.m. -

TUESDAY, JANUARY 8 Bonner County Commissioners: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse West Bonner Library District Board of Trustees: 9 a.m. Priest River Library Pend Oreille PUD Commissioners: 10 a.m. - Newport offices Friends of the Library: Noon Priest River Library Bonner County Soil and Water

Conservation District: 1:30 p.m. - USDA Office, 1224 Washington Ave., Ste. 101 Pend Oreille County Planning Commission Hearings: 6 p.m. Cusick Community Center West Bonner Water and Sewer District: 6:30 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall Metaline Falls Town Council: 7 p.m. - Metaline Falls Town Hall Pend Oreille County Fair Board: 7 p.m. - Fairgrounds at Cusick West Bonner Library Board: 7 p.m. - Priest River Library Pend Oreille Fire District No. 5: 7 p.m. - Fire Station 51, 406722 Highway 20, Cusick Laclede Water District: 7:30 p.m. - Laclede Community Hall

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SUBSTITUTE NEEDED Mondays from approximately 2:00 am to 7:00 am for Spokesman Review carrier route. 120 mile route, all wheel drive, car and cell phone a must. $65 per day, other days as needed. Call after 5:00 pm ask for Doug (509) 591-7648. (46-3p) HAZARDOUS WASTE RECYCLING COORDINATOR Public Works Department. Full-time, union position. Salary: $2,965.95 to $3,137.99, depending on experience. See job description for complete list of qualifications and essential job functions. Obtain application and job description: Pend Oreille County Human Resources Office, 625 West 4th Street, Newport, Washington (509) 447-6499 or County website: www.pendoreilleco. org. Application deadline: January 15, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. (48-2) Read The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Classifieds.

AVON REPS WANTED Only $10.00 to start. Call for information without any obligation (509) 435-3831 or (800) 469-2866. (46-3p)

DOUBLEWIDE 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, office, Pend Oreille River lot 12 miles north of Newport. $700/month plus $600 deposit. Sewer and water paid. (509) 447-4629. (46-3p)

NEAT AND CLEAN 1 bedroom apartment in Newport. Includes all utilities. No pets, no smoking. References required. $375 month/ $300 deposit. (208) 660-2164. (46-3p) FURNISHED APARTMENT $550 a month, $250 deposit. One bedroom, shower, large living room, kitchen, and dining area. Electric, water, garbage included. Under cover parking, no smoking, no pets. Ground floor, 2 steps. See at 408 South Newport, Newport, Washington. Call for appointment. (509) 220-6695. (47-3p)

METALINE FALLS WASHINGTON Very nice, large 1 and 2 bed apartments, Post Office building. Water, sewer, garbage and internet included. $465 or $485/ month plus deposit. (208) 610-9220. (47-3) 3 BEDROOM TRAILER No pets. Lazy Acres Trailer Park. Newport. (208) 4374502. (7-tf) NEWPORT 2 bedroom mobile home, rent includes city utilities. (208) 660-9271 (208) 4482290. (37-tf) 4 BEDROOM Mobile home, rent includes City of Newport utilities. (208) 660-9271 (208) 4482290. (37-tf)

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SELLING PRIVATE ART COLLECTION Limited editions international artists, includes LeRoy Neiman, Peter Max, Alexandra Nechita, others. Certificates of Appraisal/ Authenticity. (509) 9913391. (46-3p) 4

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HOUSE FOR RENT In Metaline Falls, 310 Lehigh Drive. 3 bedroom 1 bath. $500, no deposit. (509) 949-2171 or (509) 453-2171. (45-4p) TWO BEDROOM Apartment, Newport. Laminate floors in living room & kitchen. Utilities paid. $450/ month $300 deposit. (509) 589-0750. (47-3p)

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The Newport School District is accepting applications for two K-6 Fitness Leader positions. Additional information and applications may be obtained by calling the Newport School District at (509) 447-3167. Equal Opportunity Employer.

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[Pend Oreille County]

and GEM

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OPTOMETRIST Newport Vision Source

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PHYSICAL THERAPY Priest River Rehab Services

A Service of Bonner General Hospital Tim Gray, P.T. -- 448-4151 Mon.-Wed.-Fri. - 9-5 • Tues. & Thurs. 9-4

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Patients seen at Newport Hospital twice a month 509-926-2848 -- Call for appointments

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FROM PAGE 7B was arrested for driving under the influence. AGENCY ASSIST – Stohr Road, Newport, report of an agency assist with Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office. Saturday, Dec. 22 HUNTING AND FISHING VIOLATIONS – Hwy. 41, Blanchard BURGLARY – Hoo Doo Mountain Rd., Priest River, a residential burglary was placed under investigation. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hwy. 57, Priest River, report of suspicious activity in the north Priest Lake area. ARREST – Hwy. 2, Oldtown, Joseph L. Kinney, 36, of Usk was arrested for a warrant. Sunday, Dec. 23

Buying B i llodge d pole pine. . . Top Prices Paid on 6” & Smaller in Diameter Hwy. 41, Blanchard, Idaho 208•437•4411 or 509•238•6540

HUNTING AND FISHING VIOLATIONS – Prater Mountain Rd., Priest River MALICIOUS INJURY TO PROPERTY – Dixon St., Priest River SHOPLIFTING – E. 5th St. N., Oldtown, Isaiah Spray, 21, of Blanchard was cited and released for willful concealment. HUNTING AND FISHING VIOLATIONS – Hwy. 41, Blanchard NON-INJURY ACCIDENT – Hwy. 2, Priest River, report of a vehicle-deer traffic accident. ARREST – Hwy. 2, Oldtown, a 49-year-old Oldtown man was cited released for driving under the influence and possession of and open container of alcohol. DISORDERLY CONDUCT – S. 1st St., Priest River DOMESTIC DISPUTE – W. Jackson Ave., Priest River Monday, Dec. 24

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 women and people securing 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 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275. (31tf)

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE – Oldtown, a 23-year-old Oldtown man was cited and released for possession of marijuana and unlawful transportation of an open container. Tuesday, Dec. 25 ARREST – Hwy. 2, Oldtown, Christopher Buchanan, 36, of Spokane, was arrested on an outstanding warrant out of Washington, and cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. ARREST – Hwy. 2, Oldtown, Stephen Gaston, 23, of Oldtown was arrested in Oldtown for possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to use. HUNTING AND FISHING VIOLATIONS – Spirit Lake Cutoff NON-INJURY ACCIDENT – Hwy. 2, Priest River Wednesday, Dec. 26 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE – Hwy. 2, Priest River, report of a DUI. DRIVING WITHOUT PRIVILEGES – Hwy. 2, Priest River, a 25-year-old Pries River man was cited and released for driving without privileges. Thursday, Dec. 27 DOMESTIC DISPUTE – Peninsula Loop, Priest River Friday, Dec. 28 DOMESTIC DISPUTE – E. Valley St., Oldtown CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE – Hwy. 57, Priest River Saturday, Dec. 29 RECKLESS DRIVING – Hwy. 2, Priest River Sunday, Dec. 30 ARREST – Hwy. 2, Oldtown, Kyle R. Carroll, 26, of Nepwort was arrested on a misdemeanor bench warrant.

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Equipment

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Open: Tuesday - Friday 8:30-5:30 Saturday 8:30-2:00 Closed Sunday & Monday

WATER

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Floors & More, Inc Kevin Johnson 24/7 Emergency Service 208-255-9580

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Fuel

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Handyman

Health Foods

Heating/AC

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Rob’s Heating & Cooling

24 hr. Commercial/Public Card Lock Fuels INCLUDE: • Highway Diesel • Off-Road Diesel • Unleaded Gasoline HOME DELIVERIES INCLUDE: • Stove Oil • Furnace Oil • Highway Diesel • Off-Road Diesel • Unleaded Gasoline Propane, Lubricants, Filters and Fuel Additives Available On-Site

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THE ANIMAL DOCTOR Quality veterinary care for your pets and barnyard friends.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2 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 Newport TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Computer Basics for Adults: 10 a.m. to Noon - Newport Library Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Blanchard Library Weight Watchers: 11 a.m. Weigh in and 11:30 to Noon meeting - Camas Center for Community Wellness, Usk Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Davis Lake Grange: Noon - Davis Lake Grange Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

Priest River Animal Rescue: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River Priest River TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church North Idaho Pattern Racers 4-H: 6 p.m. - Cornerstone Supply, Oldtown Calispel Post 217: 6 p.m. - American Legion in Cusick BASIC Meeting: 6 p.m. - Blanchard Community Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport Pend Oreille Rock and Gem Club: 7 p.m. – 508 Quail Loop, Newport THURSDAY, JANUARY 3 Priest River Food Bank Open: 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center 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

T H E

Story Time: 1 p.m. - Newport Library Notes: Updated Aug. 10, 2012 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. 754 Silverbirch Lane, Oldtown, House of the Lord 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 4 Blanchard TOPS: 8:30-10 a.m. Blanchard Community Church PRM-Advocates for Women: 9:30-11 a.m. - Cornerstone Mall, Oldtown RiverWriters Creative Writing Group: 11 a.m. - Priest River

|| Your Right to Know

Your right to know and be informed of the functions of your government are embodied in public notices. In that self-government charges all citizens to be informed, this newspaper urges every citizen to read and study these notices. We strongly advise those citizens seeking further information to exercise their right of access to public records and public meetings. 2012434 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE No. 12-4-00040-2 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) In the Matter of the Estate Of JUSTIN REED KELLY, Deceased. The person named below has been appointed as Administratrix of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in section 11 of this act and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: December 19, 2012 DECEDENT’S SOCIAL SECURITY NO. XXXXX-8230 ADMINISTRATRIX Laura L. Kelly ATTORNEYS FOR THE ADMINISTRATRIX Evans, Craven & Lackie, P.S. By /s/ Everett B. Coulter, Jr Everett B. Coulter, Jr.; WSBA 6877 ADDRESS FOR MAILING OR SERVICE 818 W. Riverside Ave., Ste. 250 Spokane, WA 99201

that the Pend Oreille County Board of Commissioners will be holding to receive comments on governing emergency load limitations on County Roads, the issuance of special motor vehicle permits to use on weight restricted County Roads, and fixing penalties for violations thereof. This hearing will take place on 7th of January, 2013 at 1:30pm in the Commissioners Chambers, County Courthouse, 625 W. 4th Street, Newport, Washington. For more information on this please contact Don Ramsey at 509-447-4513. Clerk of the Board

Published in The Newport Miner December 19, 26, 2012 and January 2, 2013. (46-3)

2012445 PUBLIC NOTICE Town of Metaline, Washington The Town of Metaline, Washington has developed a Water Use Efficiency Goal as required by WAC 246290-830(4) (a). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Water Use Efficiency goal setting public

_________________ 2012429 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Emergency Load Limitations on County Roads Notice is hereby given

Published in The Newport Miner December 26, 2012 and January 2, 2013. (47-2)

_________________ 2012444 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Pend Oreille County Board of Commissioners will be holding a hearing to receive comments on declaring surplus and identifying the means of disposal for the following vehicles: VEHICLES 1. 2006 Ford Crown Vic (S7409) VIN: 2FAFP71W66X160207 Mileage: 100,823 Sell at public auction house 2. 2006 Ford Crown Victoria (S7410) VIN: 2FAFP71W26X160205 Mileage: 134,484 Sell at public auction house This hearing will take place on 7th of January 2013 at 2:00pm in the Commissioners Chambers, County Courthouse, 625 W. 4th Street, Newport, Washington. For more information on this please contact Brian Egland at 509-447-4513. Clerk of the Board Published in The Newport Miner December 26, 2012 and January 2, 2013. (47-2)

________________

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forum will be held by the Town Council on January 9, 2013, 6:30 p.m. at the Metaline Town Hall, 101 Housing Drive, Metaline, Washington. The purpose of the public forum is to set a demand side Water Use Efficiency goal as indicated in the Town of Metaline’s 2012 Water System Plan. The draft Water System Plan is available for review at the Clerk’s office. Please contact Diane Brown at 509-446-4641 to schedule a time to review the plan. Comments may also be submitted in writing on or before January 9, 2012. Published in The Newport Miner December 26, 2012 and January 2, 2013. (47-2)

_________________ 2012447 LEGAL NOTICE PORT OF PEND OREILLE SMALL WORKS ROSTER Notice is hereby given that the Port of Pend Oreille (Port) is updating its Small Works Roster for the calendar year 2013. Contractors who wish to be added to this Roster need to complete an application form available at the Port office at 1981 Black Road, Usk, WA. 99180, 509-445-1090. Form may be obtained on line at www.povarr.com. Applicants, where required by law, must be properly licensed or registered to perform work in the State of Washington. Contractors whose names appear on the Roster may be contacted from time to time to submit job proposals for contracts for $300,000 or less. Qualified applicants will be placed on the 2013 Roster which will expire on December 31, 2013. /s/ Kelly J. Driver, Manager Published in The Newport Miner December 26, 2012 and January 2, 2013. (47-2)

_________________ 2012448 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 12-4-00027-5 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 In The Matter of the Estate of FREDERICK N. BROWN, Deceased. The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serv-

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ing on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented with the later of: 1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or 2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented with this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: December 26, 2012 Personal Representative: David W. Brown Attorney for Personal Representative: Glenn E. Tanner WSBA# 20071 Address for Mailing or Service: Glenn E. Tanner – Attorney at Law North 901 Adams St Spokane, WA 99201 509-244-6353 Glenn E. Tanner WSBA# 20071 Attorney for Personal Representative Published in The Newport Miner December 26, 2012, January 2, and 9, 2013. (47-3)

_________________ 201301 PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON SMALL WORKS ROSTER Pursuant to Washington State Statute RCW 39.04.155 and RCW 54.04.070, the Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County maintains a Small Works Roster of Contractors who wish to submit proposals for various contracts with an estimated cost not exceeding $200,000. The roster is comprised of contractors who have requested to be placed on this roster and who are properly licensed and registered to perform such work in the State of Washington. The categories of contracting which the Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County anticipates possible need include the following: 1. Computers 2. Electrical, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing and lighting work 3. Environmental work 4. Excavation and earth work 5. Explosives 6. Hazardous waste 7. Logging/right-of-way clearing 8. Plant/building construction and maintenance 9. Power line construction 10. Well drilling Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County

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Library Lunch and Card Playing: 11:30 a.m. - Old Skookum Grange on LeClerc Road Pend Oreille Kids Club: 6 p.m. Pend Oreille Mennonite Church Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting: 7 p.m. - Priest River VFW Open Mic: 7-9:30 p.m. - Pend Oreille Playhouse, 240 N. Union Ave., Newport Al-Anon: 7-8 p.m. - 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Priest River. Call Jan 208-946-6131 SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 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 Angel Paws: Noon - Kelly’s Restau-

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rant, call Janet at 509-447-3541 Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. Priest River Senior Center AA Meeting: 5 p.m. - Cornerstone Building, Selkirk Way, Oldtown Set Free Northwest Meal and Worship: 6:30 p.m. - Conerstone Building Behind Ace Hardware, Oldtown SUNDAY, JANUARY 6 Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House MONDAY, JANUARY 7 Bonner County Homeschool Group: 2:30 p.m. - Priest River City Park Youth Advisory Council 4 p.m. Blanchard Library Newport Maws and Paws Booster Club: 6 p.m. - Newport High School Library Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Blanchard Community Church Newport Lions Club: 7 p.m. - Various Locations, Call 509-447-4157 Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m.

- Pend Oreille Bible Church in Cusick Blanchard Lions: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Inn TUESDAY, JANUARY 8 Priest River Chamber Board: 7 a.m. - The Ranch Club Blanchard Stitchers Quilting Group: 10 a.m. - Blanchard Inn Weight Watchers: 5:30-6 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport Overeaters Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Pineridge Community Church, Newport, use back entrance Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Greater Newport Area Chamber of Commerce: 6 p.m. - PUD Office, Newport Bingo: 6:30 p.m. - Newport Eagles Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church Spirit Lake Lodge No. 57: 8 p.m. Spirit Lake

invites all contractors, who are not currently on the PUD’s Small Works Roster, and who are interested in performing small works construction and to contact the Contracts Administrator at 509-447-9345. A form will be forwarded to all inquiries to be completed and returned to the Public Utility District for inclusion of your company in the Small Works Roster. Minority and women-owned contracting firms are encouraged to respond. Contractors who are currently on the Small Works Roster do not need to re-apply. Published in The Newport Miner January 2, 2013. (48)

_________________ 201303 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE There will be a public hearing for information and input into Impact Aid and enhancing educational experience for Native Students attending Cusick Schools, on January 15, 2013 during the 3:30 p.m. School Board Meeting located in the Cusick School District High School Library. By: /s/ Dan Read Dan Read, Secretary, Board of Directors Published in The Newport Miner January 2 and 9, 2013. (48-2)

_________________ 201304 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE File No.: 7886.23531 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. PNC Bank, N.A. sbm to National City Mortgage a division of National City Bank Grantee: Jeff L. Holden, presumptively subject to the community interest of his spouse, if married Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 20070292775 Tax Parcel ID No.: 3419, 3417 Abbreviated Legal: Ptn L9 All L10 B3 of Sacheen Terrace Subdivision 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 on 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 hot-

line 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 February 1, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. 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 South half of Lot 9 and all of Lot 10 in Block 3 of Sacheen Terrace Subdivision, Plat Book 2, Page 75, records of the Auditor of Pend Oreille County, Washington. A portion of Government Lot 6, in Section 25, Township 31 North, Range 43 East of the Willamette Meridian, Pend Oreille County, Washington, described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of Lot 10, Block 3, Sacheen Terrace; Thence West 135 feet to the Southwest corner of said Lot 10; Thence South 60 feet to the North line of Terrace Drive; Thence Southeasterly along the North line of Terrace Drive to the East line of Government Lot 6; Thence North along said East line to the Point of Beginning Carried on the County Assessors Tax Rolls as Tax 23. Commonly known as: 142 Fir Lane Newport, WA 99156 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 05/30/07, recorded on 06/05/07, under Auditor’s File No. 2007-0292775, records of Pend Oreille County, Washington, from Jeff L. Holden a married man as his sole and separate property, as Grantor, to Pend Oreille Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation “Obligation” in favor of National City Mortgage a division of National City Bank, as Beneficiary. *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 com-

menced 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 by 9/24/2012 Monthly Payments $53,899.02 Late Charges $2,162.16 Lender’s Fees & Costs $442.60 Total Arrearage $56,503.78 Trustee’s Expenses (Itemization) Trustee’s Fee $472.50 Title Report $0.00 Statutory Mailings $35.00 Recording Costs $0.00 Postings $70.00 Sale Costs $0.00 Total Costs $577.50 Total Amount Due: $57,081.28 Other known defaults as follows: IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Principal Balance of $280,747.03, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 06/01/10, 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 February 1, 2013. 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 01/21/13 (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 01/21/13 (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 01/21/13 (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 Jeff L. Holden 142 Fir Lane Newport, WA 99156 Johnna L. Holden 142 Fir Lane Newport, WA 99156 Jeff L. Holden 142 North Fir Lane

Newport, WA 99156 Johnna L. Holden 142 North Fir Lane Newport, WA 99156 Jeff L. Holden c/o John P. Gleesing, Attorney at law 12929 E. Sprague Avenue Spokane, WA 99216 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Jeff L. Holden 142 Fir Lane Newport, WA 99156 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Jeff L. Holden 142 North Fir Lane Newport, WA 99156 by both first class and certified mail, return receipt requested on 08/21/12, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 08/21/12 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: 9/24/2012 Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Authorized Signature P.O. BOX 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 Contact: Kathy Taggart (425) 5861900. (TS# 7886.23531) 1002.205625-File No. Published in The Newport Miner January 2 and 23, 2013. (48, 51)