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Planning commission to take up comp plan Jan. 8 BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

CUSICK – The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission is holding a public meeting Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 6 p.m., at the Cusick Community Center to take up amendments to the Pend Oreille County comprehensive plan. The Community Center is located at located at 1821 LeClerc Road N. Amendments include countywide rezoning of public lands proposed by Pend Oreille County commissioners, rezoning of two privately owned properties and an amendment by the Citizens Against the Newport Silicon Smelter and Responsible Growth * NE Washington. Pend Oreille County is proposing to eliminate the Public Lands zone from the comprehensive plan and development regulations and replace it with a Public/Institution Uses zone. The change would affect more than 20 properties, according to county commissioner Mike Manus. The county also seeks to change the development regulations and land use map to account for the new zoning. “There is no mechanism in the current regulations to allow for rezoning upon the transfer of the property to a private entity,” Pend Oreille County Community Development Director Greg Snow wrote in the proposed comp plan amendment. “As a result, properties that have been sold by a public entity to a private entity are heavily restricted when it come to allowable uses.” Private entities would still be required to secure the appropriate permits and rezones for the redesignated properties, under the county’s proposed amendment. The en masse redesignation of lands zoned public lands is opposed by the anti-smelter groups. “Why didn’t PacWest ask for a rezone and pay the fee when they bought the lands?” asked Phyl-

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Mila Gilberte plays the keyboard at Create Art Center while he waits for his student to arrive Thursday, Dec. 27. Gilberte plays more than 20 musical instruments and gives lessons at Create for $30 an hour. He recommends practicing for at least a half hour a day.

Music Man: The life of Mila Gilberte

BY CANEEL JOHNSON OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Mila Gilberte, 64, is an interesting man. He was a military brat whose father became one of the first gatherers of intelligence for the CIA. He spent six years in California and Hawaii as a Hindu monk. His sister was a singer in a rock band with a hit single in the 80s, but the most amazing thing about him is his passion for

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music. He knew from the first time he touched a guitar that he would be a musician. “When I was 10 years old, my mother bought my brother a guitar for his birthday, and kept it in a cloth case under the bed. I used to lay on the ground and stick my hand under the case and strum the strings,” Gilberte said. “I loved it so much my mother bought me one for Christmas. I knew almost from that moment that that was what I was

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CUSICK – Residents of the small town of Cusick will see sewer rates

increased at least 30 percent in 2019. Water rates will also be increased, but not for residential users. Town council members unanimously approved the increas-

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Cusick Town Council member Linda Monfort asks a question while Roger Brown and Bonnie Sheffler look over some figures at Cusick’s budget hearing Thursday, Dec. 27.

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Time to get crabby

Cusick to raise water, sewer rates BY DON GRONNING

going to do for the rest of my life.” His brother ended up being more of a visual artist than a musician. He does sculptures and things of that nature. Gilberte’s sister was also attracted to music. She was a singer named Pearl Harbour. Her band, Pearl Harbour and the Explosions had the hit song Driving. She later married The Clash’s bassist Paul Simonon.

es following a public hearing Dec. 27, with council member Michael Charko attending by phone. The changes go into effect in 2019 and will be seen on January’s bill. “Sewer rates haven’t been raised since 2014,” Cusick Mayor Chris Evers said. She said increasing the rates is necessary in order to show the town was trying to pay for sewer use, something grant funders look at, she said. For residential users, sewer rates will go to $40 a month, up from $30.73. That’s for a 5/8-inch connection with one meter. For users with a one-inch connection, rates will go from $34.68 to $50 a month, a 44-percent increase. Two-inch lines will see the biggest increase. That will go from $49.46 a month to $160. The two-inch lines serve the school, the port and

Soroptimist Crab Feed is back Jan. 12 BY SOPHIA ALDOUS OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The annual Soroptimist Crab Feed is back with all-you-can-eat crab Saturday, Jan. 12 at St. Anthony’s Church on First Street. The Knights of Columbus are bringing the drinks, with wine and beer available for sale throughout

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the evening. All beer and wine purchases benefit The Knights of Columbus. Tickets are available for either the 4 p.m. or the 6 p.m. seating and can be purchased at Seebers, Owens, and Bling and Sparkles (on Washington Avenue inside Alice’s Wonderland) or by calling 509-671-2552. The popular meal features the superstar crustacean, crab, of course, and garlic bread, baked potatoes, green SEE CRAB FEED, 2A

B R I E F LY Social media awareness presentation for parents NEWPORT – The Newport School District will host an evening for parents on the topic of cyber safety and social media awareness Thursday, Jan. 24 in the Newport High School cafeteria (time to be announced). Parents and guardians do not have to have a child enrolled in the Newport School District in order to attend the presentation. For more information, call 509-447-3167.

Newport Public Library, in partnership with Humanities Washington, is offering a free reading program for children ages 6-10 and their families Wednesday, Jan. 9, 6:15-8 p.m. at the Newport Library. The night includes a complimentary dinner, storytelling, reading and discussion. Free childcare and activities are available for 3- to 5-year-old family members. Register online at .www.newport.wednet.edu/ Page/281.

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North Pend Oreille Chamber seeking officers

NEWPORT – The Grizzly Discovery Center and

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of Commerce is seeking nominations to serve as an executive officer in the position of president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. Each position is a one-year term. The vice president and treasurer from 2018 have both expressed an interest in retaining their positions. If interested in running for one of these positions or to recommend someone for these positions, provide a name and phone number with each person. Email all nominations and recommendations to info@npochamber.org by Friday, Jan. 11. All recommendations will be personally contacted to assure they are interested in running for the position before their name is added to the ballot.

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PRIEST LAKE – Registration for the Priest Lake Sled Dog Race, Saturday, Feb. 2, is open. The event takes place at the Forest Service Airstrip at Priest Lake. Teams as large as eight dogs and as small as one dog will compete in this fun and competitive

event. The event is free to spectators and registration is required to compete. The drivers’ meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, with races beginning around 9:30 a.m. and continuing through the early afternoon. The drivers’ meeting will be at

8 a.m. Sunday with races beginning by 9 a.m. and continuing through the afternoon. See IESDA.ORG for more information. All classes except PeeWee include a $10 refundable bib fee on return of the bib. Registered Breed Recognition is offered in

each class with certificates for registered breed teams placing first, second, or third in each class. Pick up packets at race site Saturday morning before drivers’ meeting. The drivers’ meetings are mandatory for all racers, no exceptions. Race day entries are

not allowed. Entries must be received by Jan. 30, 2019. No class changes are allowed after Jan. 30. For more information about the race, contact Dan Hanks at 502dan@ msn.com. For a copy of the race rules go to www. cascadesleddogclub.com.

CUSICK: No residential water rate increases planned for 2019 FROM PAGE 1A

Vaagans Brothers Mill. Water rates were also raised, although residential users won’t see an increase. The rates for 5/8 inch with one meter will remain at $32 a month. Water users with a one-inch line will see their rates increase from $37.45 to $40 a month, a 7 percent increase. For bigger water users, the rates will increase more. Evers says that previously small water users had subsidized larger users. The new rates change that. For those with a one-and-ahalf inch pipe, monthly rates will go from $52.32 to $80 a month, a 53-percent increase. Users with two-inch pipes will see their monthly rates rise from $64.45 to $128, a 99-percent increase. Users with three-inch pipes will have their monthly rates raised from $89 to $256, a 187-percent increase. Four-inch lines will increase from $117.30 to $400 month. While council members went along with the water and sewer

rate increases, they had more questions about the budget, which was also the topic of a public hearing. No members of the public attended either hearing. Before the meeting started, Linda Monfort questioned Evers about whether hiring someone had to go through the council. Evers said in the case of a part time worker hired, no, because it didn’t affect the budget, as the position had already been budgeted. When the budget hearing opened, council members expressed dissatisfaction with the form the 2019 budget took. “This is very vague,” council member Bonnie Sheffler said. She said salaries weren’t spelled out. “I want to see the figures.” The hard drive on the city’s portable computer was irreparably broken when it fell off a car seat, complicating matters. Much digital data from 2018 was lost. Council members were considering a proposed budget with $517,000 in expenses and

$503,486 in revenue. Jon Gallow of the state Department of Commerce pointed out that one of the expenditures was counted twice, so it was changed, lowering the expenditures to $432,000. Council members balked at the lack of specificity, especially about salaries. Monfort said Cusick, with a population of about 200, was considerably different than a town with a 1,500 population. She questioned how clerk Jennifer Lee’s salary was increased from $17 an hour to $20 an hour. “Two raises in a year?” she said. Council member Roger Brown questioned an office assistant. “Now we have extra help in the office?” he said. Sheffler said the budget needs to be clear, concise and easily understandable. Evers said the council needed to pass a budget and could come back and amend it later, maybe in February. Council members had staff

scrambling to show them more comprehensive figures, including checks written last month. Brown asked if the council could change the budget once adopted. Evers said yes. “Nothing is written in stone,” she said. Budget amendments are common, she said. In the end, the council voted unanimously to approve the budget, with expenditures of $432,000 and revenue of $503,586. Fund starting balances for all the funds were $321,534. That includes a general fund beginning balance of $81,534, $85,000 for the water fund, $65,000 for the sewer and $90,000 in the water sewer replacement fund. Under long-term debt and capital improvements, $602,000 was budgeted for a Community Development Block Grant, $40,000 for a sewer feasibility study, $335,000 for a RCAC loan. The total is $977,000. The ending balance for all funds came to $353,020.

CRAB FEED: Soroptimists big fundraiser, used for scholarships FROM PAGE 1A

beans and coleslaw. Water, fruit punch and coffee are included with the dinner ticket. Adult tickets are $30 each and for children under 10-years-old, tickets are $15. Only 150 tickets are available for each sitting, so buy tickets now. During the dinner Soroptimists will be selling raffle tickets, $1 each. There is a wide

selection of gift baskets available at each sitting for people to win. “We also have brooms, for sweeping or riding,” jokes Newport Soroptimist Sandy Loskill. The Newport Soroptimists is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization part of Soroptimist International, a worldwide volunteer service organization for women who work to improve the lives of women and

girls, in local communities and throughout the world. Proceeds from the annual crab feed go to support the service projects that Soroptimists do each year in the Newport/Priest River area. These include providing two scholarships each year for Newport High School seniors and honoring a Girl of the Month for Newport High School seniors who have outstanding academic,

leadership and community work. There is a Live Your Dream Award for adult women who need to attend a college or trade school to support themselves and dependents. An award is given to an outstanding eighth grade graduate and Sorptimists also supports the Priest River Young Woman of the Year award. The crab feed fundraiser has been a social

event in the Pend Oreille River Valley for the last 30 years. Read the about the history of the crab feed in the winter edition of Voice of The Pend Oreille Valley magazine. Copies are available at The Miner Newspapers, 421 S. Spokane St., Newport. For more information about Newport Soroptimists Club, go to www. facebook.com/siofnewport.

GILBERTE: Spanish guitar, gypsy music among his favorites FROM PAGE 1A

Music runs in Gilberte’s family. “My grandfather played all the same instruments I do,” Gilberte said. “So, I think I had an inclination to music from that.” Gilberte has been playing music for 54 years. He can play more than 20 instruments including many different forms of guitar, the keyboard and piano, mandolin, banjo and the ukulele. His favorite is the guitar. He loves all types of music. He spent 15 years from age 3-18 in Germany, so he was exposed to many different types of international music. Gilberte’s father was a military intelligence officer in Germany during World War II. After the Army he was recruited by what would become the CIA. “It was a good time to be in Europe,” Gilberte said. “The dollar was strong and Americans had lots of privileges.” Gilberte spent two years in a boarding school in Switzerland that many royal families attended, including the Habsburgs and Liechtensteins. “We were not rich, but the dollar was so strong we could afford it,” Gilberte said. At 18 Gilbert came back to the United States where he would get his first and only formal training. He had been selftaught before he attended one year of school at the Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. It was the first jazz school in the world. “I was disheartened by the competitive nature of the school,” Gilberte said. “Everyone walked around like gunslingers. They had to be the best of the best. I am more of an intuitive and heart-oriented player.”

He left Berklee and went on tour with the jazz band The Indigos, and many others after that. “I was playing with good musicians,” Gilberte said. “I was good at a young age so they took me under their wing.” Gilberte has made a living playing music. He has played in jazz, reggae, folk, and rock bands. He has been a studio musician, and played instrumentals for ballet theaters and modern dance companies. He has made 20 CDs. The first CD he made was in the 80s. It was played nationally, internationally and he was featured in Guitar Player Magazine. Gilberte is very versatile in his choice of music. “My current favorite is the Spanish guitar and gypsy or Latin music,” Gilberte said. You can see him play Friday evenings at Mama Sanchez from 5-7 p.m. “It is not really a show. I just sit in the corner and play Spanish melodies,” Gilberte said. “I am half Filipino, which is a lot like Spanish, so I am enjoying it.” Gilbert believes that music is a powerful thing. He used to play for the mentally disabled at Lakeland Village in Medical Lake. According to Gilberte, the staff was afraid to have all the residents in the same room at the same time, but after he started playing the staff changed their minds. The residents would hold hands, dance with each other, and if a person was crying or sad they would comfort one another despite hating to be touched. “I remember after one of my performances a staff member came up to me and said that girl that was holding my hand never lets anyone touch her,” Gilberte

said. He recalled another time when he performed a Christmas show and played Amazing Grace. “There was this very tall man they called Big Red who sang Silent Night. It was not very musical since he could barley talk, but seeing how much it meant to him shook me up,” Gilbert said. “I have this habit of playing Amazing Grace to a crowd to calm myself down, so I got out my steel lap guitar and started to play it.” There was a woman who had been wheeled into the hall and was all hunched over and couldn’t move. The rest of the crowd had filed in around her. She sat through the entire production unresponsive, said Gilberte. “When I played Amazing Grace she stood up and swayed with the music,” Gilberte said. “I mean, this is a woman that normally couldn’t stand and here she was swaying with the music.” Gilberte loves to pass on his passion for music. He has been teaching music for 45 years, 25 years of which has been in Newport. He taught for 8-10 years at the Create Art Center, located at 900 W. Fourth St. in Newport, when it first opened. Then he had his own place on Third Street for 7-8 years. He even taught in his home for three years. Now he is back at Create where he gives lessons for $15 per half hour or $30 an hour. He prefers to teach scales and cords, instead of sheet music. He thinks it is harder for people to learn to compose original music if they learn from sheet music first, he said. “It is like the dancers at the modern dance companies I

played for who learned ballet first. They had a hard time dancing without a choreographer,” Gilbert said. Gilberte’s newest endeavor is to make YouTube videos to teach blind people to play the guitar. “I have wanted to do it for a long time, but there is very little funding for the blind,” Gilbert said. “With technology today it can be free and almost everyone has access to a computer or smart phone.” Gilberte has taught many visually impaired people to play the guitar already. There are different methods to teach someone with no sight, he said. “There are already videos that teach the blind to play songs,” Gilbert said. “I want to teach them the theory and basics of the instrument so that they can play with other musicians.” Gilberte has two children of his own, a son, 22, and a daughter, 24. His son plays heavy metal on an eight-string guitar and his daughter used to play the violin and still plays the piano and keyboard. His son has dyslexia like many of the other students that he has taught, and music helped him improve, he said. “Music stimulates the mathematical side of the brain,” Gilberte said. “A lot of people with different learning intelligences enjoy music. It gives them an identity outside of school.” Gilbert has experienced every aspect of music, and still continues to compose music in his personal studio at his home in Newport. “I am not trying to become famous,” Gilberte said. “I just want to share music with the world.” For lessons with Gilberte at Create, call 509-447-9277 or 509-447-4654

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B R I E F LY Give blood at Cusick blood drive CUSICK – A blood drive by Vitalant will be held at Cusick High School, Tuesday, Jan. 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Vitalant is the sole blood provider to more than 35 hospitals across the Inland Northwest and needs at least 200 donors each day to meet the needs of those patients. A single donation can transform the lives of up to three people. For more information, call Territory Manager Amber Short at 509-7146443.

YES opening young adult location in Newport NEWPORT – Starting the first of the year Youth Emergency Services (YES) will have two locations. The new location on 3rd Street will serve the young adult population 18-24 years old, providing intensive case management services. The new YES Young Adult building provides adult specific programming, drop in hours and many of the same services offered in the current space, as well as creating a separation between the age groups. According to the YES newsletter, the plan is to have the new location up and running by the end of January and begin drop in hours by mid-February. YES is still looking for furnishings for the new space including a refrigerator, couches, cabinets, and more. If interested in volunteering with YES and/or donating, call the office at 509-447-1125 for more information.

Oldtown man dies in snowmobile crash OLDTOWN – A 39-yearold Bonner County resident was killed in a snowmobile crash Sunday, Dec. 23 around 2:26 p.m. According to a press release from the Idaho State Police, Benjamin S. Millward of Oldtown was ejected from a 2015 Polaris snowmobile when he failed to negotiate a left hand turn while traveling westbound on Reeder Road. Millward landed on a snow bank, where he succumbed to his injuries. The ISP is still investigating the fatal snowmobile crash.

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Bearded dragons are medium-size desert lizards and range from red to brown to yellow to white. They may grow to be 24-inches and live for 10-years.

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Man sentenced for theft from Priest River Pet Store BY SOPHIA ALDOUS OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER – A man that shoplifted a bearded dragon from the Priest River Pet Store last August plead guilty to misdemeanor theft and was sentenced Dec. 12. The theft occurred Aug. 22, 201,8 and was reported to the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office. Kurtis William BarkerHayden, 19, put the small lizard in the pocket of his hoodie before he walked out with two other people, according to Priest River Pets owner Gina Sampson, who owns the store on Highway 2 with her husband, Jim. The couple noticed the lizard was gone from its enclosure about 30 minutes after BarkerHayden and two people he was with had left the store. The Sampsons

posted about the theft on their Facebook page and on the Priest River and Sandpoint yard sale Facebook sites. The post received 6,000 views and 100 shares. “It went Priest River viral,” jokes Gina Sampson. She adds that later that evening around 10 p.m. she received a Facebook message from a woman who thought she saw the missing bearded dragon on another woman’s Snapchat post. Sampson looked up that woman on Facebook and saw a post about the woman’s “new pet” which turned out to be the stolen reptile. “She was one of the people that came into the store with him (BarkerHayden),” Sampson says. The Sampsons called the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office and the next day, Aug. 23, a deputy contacted the woman, who claimed that Barker-Hayden committed the actual theft. The lizard was re-

turned to Priest River Pets the same day, which just happened to be Gina Sampson’s birthday. Barker-Hayden was arrested on violation of probation for misdemeanor theft he committed in Jan. 2018. On Dec. 12 in Bonner County Magistrate Court he was sentenced to a 60-day jail term with 40 days suspended and the prospect of 20 days to serve if he breaks the terms of his 18-month probation, according to local news reports. According to Sampson, the theft of the bearded dragon was the store’s first shoplifting incident. “We have been really lucky,” she says. “We’re just very attentive.” According to the website vetstret.com, “Bearded dragons are native to Australia, but most kept as pets in the United States today are bred from captive stock. These cute, friendly lizards make excellent first pets for many families wanting reptiles.”

Housing waitlist reopens BY CANEEL JOHNSON OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The waitlist for the Rural Resource’s Housing Choice Voucher Program, also know as Section 8 or HUD, is reopening Jan. 2. Applications are available at any Rural Resources office. The waitlist was closed Aug. 24 to be purged. There were 800 names on the wait list. “We would call 50 – 100 people and only about 20 percent would come in,” Marie Fontanilla the program manger said. “It was wasting time, so we closed the list to purge

all the people who were no longer in need or in the area.” Everyone on the list was sent a letter and had 30 days to respond. “Because it had been so long since there was a purge, we extended the response period,” said Fontanilla. “Next time people will have to respond by the date in the letter.” If they did not then it was considered they did not need the assistance or they were no longer in the area and were removed from the list. Rural Resources is going to try to purge the list every year, said

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Idaho, USDA sign historic agreement to improve forest health BOISE – The State of Idaho and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a new agreement to improve forest health conditions across Idaho that sets an example of interagency collaboration for other states to follow. Jim Hubbard, USDA Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment overseeing the Forest Service, joined Governor C. L. “Butch” Otter and GovernorElect Brad Little in signing the new “Shared Stewardship Agreement” on Tuesday in Boise. The strategy, announced publicly in August, is called “Toward Shared Stewardship across Landscapes: An Outcome-Based Investment Strategy,” and you can read more about it here. USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue recently held up Idaho as a prime example of what can be achieved when agencies work together to implement a shared vision of healthy, productive lands that positively contribute to people’s lives. “By pooling resources, sharing expertise and making decisions together, the State of Idaho and the

Forest Service can get more work done in our forests to protect communities and provide jobs,” said Under Secretary Hubbard. Idaho’s Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) program is a great example of state and federal agencies working together to increase active management and find solutions to challenging natural resource issues. The Shared Stewardship Agreement will take these collaborative efforts to a new level. “Idaho has proven repeatedly, it is an effective and innovative leader in finding consensus-based, commonsense solutions to complex natural resource issues,” Governor Otter said. “By anchoring to GNA – and keeping our value of stewardship at the forefront of our minds – we are well positioned to implement this shared stewardship plan of action that will get the right results for Idaho.” “Idaho is leading the nation in implementing new ways to reduce fire risk in our communities and improve the overall health of our public lands,” Governor-elect Brad Little said. “The agreement we

signed today commits us to working even more closely with our federal partners so together we can make the biggest impact on the land and in the lives of our citizens.” As part of the new strategy, IDL and the Forest Service will: Continue to focus on reduction of fuels and wildfire risk to communities, improvement of forest health and watershed conditions and support markets to sustain and create jobs. Plan together, invest wisely and create real outcomes at a landscape scale across boundaries while respecting all ownerships values. Over the next few months IDL and the Forest Service Northern and Intermountain Regions, along with the National Forests in Idaho, will identify two pilot landscapes – one in northern Idaho and one in southern Idaho. A landscape-scale approach will be used to evaluate recent and upcoming forest restoration projects, communities at risk, and what can be done to complement the work already planned in order to do the right work, in the right places at the right scale.

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Desk Mess Part One: Finding time for exercise While my chosen occupation gives me plenty of opportunities to exercise my intellectual and social skills, it’s not cardio friendly. If I’m not standing at my computer typing (a dear friend recently built me a standing desk), then I am sitting with people for interviews, sitting in my car driving to those interviews, so on and so forth, you get the picture. Research has linked sitting for long periods of time with a number S O P H I E ’ S of health matters, including obeCHOICE sity, possible increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, irregular SOPHIA cholesterol levels — a veritable slew ALDOUS of impending doctor bills. The better part of my life I have treated my body like an amusement park ride that may or may not pass a health and safety inspection. It’s only been over the past few years that I have decided I want to treat it more like a prized racehorse – let it out to run and do the best it can for as long as it can, with the proper support and care that is within my power. So over the course of last summer I connected with Sandra Brown – a personal trainer and fitness coach with a face and voice that looks and sounds like she should be a news anchor in the vein of Katie Couric or Jane Pauley. Let me interject in the narrative real quick like that I understand that it’s a privilege to be able to hire a personal trainer. Not everyone has the money to do that, or wants to do that, even if they do have the funds. When it comes to fitness and health, I think our culture is skewed as a lopsided free weight on what that is supposed to look like and how we should all go about doing it. The image sold to us is one of youth and skinniness. Or, if you’re a guy, youth and the kind of muscularity that reminds the world how good your arms look in a form-fitting t-shirt. As a result, I think most of us spend a lot of time hating our bodies and looking at ourselves as self-improvement projects as opposed to human beings doing the best we can with what we have, and I am sick of sipping that Kool-Aid. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get back to Sandra. Before training, we had a consultation where she asked me about goals and what was important to me going forward. She listened, empathetically, and no, she didn’t try to sell me any THRIVE. I told her I wanted more strength and endurance, not so much to become a marathon runner (snort, guffaw, I crack myself up sometimes), but to be able to better take advantage of my own physicality (i.e., run up the flight of stairs leading to my apartment without sounding like a one-lunged bulldog). We started out at four days a week, meeting at Club Fitness, for 10 SEE SOPHIA, 5A

College degree worth sacrifice The New Year is here and it brings with it new opportunities for change. Many of us are making resolutions and promising to make healthier choices this year, and I am no different. I too am going to go back to the gym, try to eat better and have a healthier life, but the biggest change I am looking forward to is not having school this year. I am proud to say I finished my degree and am now holding a bachelor’s degree in writing and literature. For the first time in five C A N E E L’ S years I will not have to spend every C O R N E R waking second of my free time doing schoolwork. My summers were CANEEL filled with as much fun as I could JOHSNON pack into the break before I was once again was consumed with work and school. I love school and if all I had to do was my schoolwork I would not have been so burned out. It can be daunting and those that have to work and go to school feel it even more. I was obsessed with getting good grades and pushed myself to do the best I could, which meant many hours studying to truly understand my assignments instead of just enough to pass. It was a journey for which I will always be grateful. It taught me just how much I really could accomplish. It showed me just what I was capable of. It is done and I could not be happier or more proud of myself. Now I get to focus on other changes in my life. Who knows what is next? I do know that it will be equally fantastic. If any of you are thinking of going back to school or are hesitant, don’t be. It is so worth it, but remember this: It takes commitment, hard work and perseverance. There will be times you want to quit or don’t think you can do it, just take a deep breath, a break, tell yourself you can do this and go back to it. Good luck to all of you in school or not with the new paths you will walk this year.

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YO U R O P I N I O N Time for new solutions To the editor, Forestry signs say “Don’t Pollute,” yet: As soon as Hilary Franz won the November 2016 election to Commissioner of Public Lands, “prescribed burns” were ramped up, after decades of decline: More smoke. From her perspective, she may be using an old management model that assumes her burning is a relatively cheap and safe method to kill off disease and bugs, while aiding forest restoration. However, with increasing human numbers and extreme climate change facts is there really any safe time to play with fire and smoke? I suggest cleaner, cheaper and better alternatives for our timber and tourism based economies, over the long run, in face of our changing climate, now coupled with over-growth of humans invading wildlife habitats and recreational space. Local forest product mills now economically use huge, portable hogs, de-barkers and chippers, rather than just burn-off

product as “waste.” These industry practices could turn forest bark, slash and decayed product into valuable economic fiber assets, and safe soil enhancers. Rather than fire, if portable hogs were introduced into our forests, revenues from sales to consumers and related jobs as road haul inspectors and wood fiber gatherers, could be created, while aiding clean air and safer, more climate resilient, forest restoration. It doesn’t have to all go up in smoke, like they used to do. It’s like burning natural gas coming off of an oilrig. The year 2019 is a promising year for better government economics, with: President Trump cutting old Syrian/ Afghanistan military equipment and spending drains; first time auditing of old secretive military and intelligence operational budgets, (may save billions); and, while awaiting our old infrastructures fixes, cutting some old fire, coal and fossil fuel pollution practices. “We the people” can vote for better long-term policymakers that use

actual, hard economic facts, not old models and lazy assumptions. - Duane Schofield, Cusick

U.S. doesn’t need to shoot, bomb to greatness To the editor, One of the appeals of President Trump is that he was a businessman and would run the federal government like a business. Also that he would be unconventional in his approach and make America great again. Well how is that working out for all the Trump voters who wanted change? After two years of Trump chaos, over 90 percent of Trump voters still support him when polled. It doesn’t matter to them that the government is shut down and the stock market is fluctuating with uncertainty. Those voters are paying more for everything and many have lost any gains in their savings and retirement accounts. The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates because Trump’s tax cuts artificially overheated the economy. Now we are left with a huge increase

in our national debt to pay for those tax cuts. The cost of healthcare and healthcare insurance continues to rise even with the repeal of much of the Affordable Care Act. No replacement health plan that was promised has been offered. We should look at inputs and outputs supported by actual numbers over Trump’s political rally claims of artificial greatness. Trump’s business model for America is to hype up the brand and fool customers into buying a bad product. All I see are red hats with white letters and no results. Trump’s demand for a wall will require us to shoot and kill anyone who crawls over it. That’s what happened with the Berlin Wall and is still happening with the Israeli wall that is supposed to keep out Palestinians. Has America morally deteriorated to a point that we will kill anyone who crosses our wall? America’s greatness isn’t in killing other people just because we can. We don’t need to shoot and bomb our way to greatness. -Pete Scobby, Newport

Election, smelter drove banner letter year NEWPORT – The Miner has always welcomed letters to the editor and this year was a banner year for letter writing. Driven by an election year and controversy over the proposed Newport silicon smelter, more than 150 individuals were inspired to write letters, some multiple times. The Miner has a published letters to the editor policy that runs each week. We don’t publish all the letters we get, letters must adhere to the policy. Letters must be no longer than 300 words and must be signed by an individual, with a phone number so we can contact

the letter writer. The number is not for publication. We want people to include their town. We don’t knowingly publish information that is false, so inaccurate assertions are a reason for rejection. We would contact the letter writer and explain our reasoning and offer a chance to reword. We have been proven wrong by letter writers when challenged on facts, which is why we would contact the writer. Of course we edit for libel. Here are the people who wrote letters to the editor that appeared in The Miner in 2018.

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The partial shutdown of the federal government continues into the second week. The Congress and President Trump haven’t been able to reach agreement on about $5 billion the president wants for a border wall. Who do you think is to blame for the shutdown? President Trump. There was a short-term deal reached that the Senate agreed to that he scuttled. He has said he would be happy to shut down the government over a border wall. The Congressional Democrats.

Arthur Houk, Colville Larry Montgomery, Newport Pete Scobby, Newport Nancy Street, Cheney Jim Cowan, Deer Park Eric Schaffer, Ione Becky Anderson, Newport Chris Anderson, Sagle David Fredley, Newport Bob Robinson, Kingston, Idaho Nicholas Bennett, Oldtown Ruth Calkins, Newport Lillie Hawkins, Sandpoint Anna M. Huffman, Ione Mark Johnson, Nine Mile Falls SEE WRITERS, 5A

R E A D E R ’ S P O L L R E S U LT S Should the U.S. withdraw troops from Syria and Afghanistan?

I don’t know, but the way it was done was wrong. Trump never consulted with anyone and didn’t let allies know in advance.

36% 29%

No, it is destroying American credibility in the world.

34% Total Votes : 58

Yes, they’ve been there long enough and there never would have been a good time to withdraw.

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WRITERS: FROM PAGE 4A

Bill Mitchell, Newport Tom Stephens, Newport Anne Wilder Chamberlain, Priest River John Endres, Newport Kevin Penttila, Newport Roberta Clemens, Newport Lea Porter, Newport Frank W. Goheen, Vancouver, Wash. Jeannette Haley, Oldtown PJ Hillestad, Newport Bruce Bailey, Colville Katherine Schutte, Newport Dean Yongue, Blanchard Ernie Schoeffel, Priest River Nancy Willoughby, Newport Pat Connelly, Newport Mike Kirkwood, Newport LeRoy Leland, Diamond Lake Richard Miller, Newport Tamara Owens, Cusick Maureen Patterson, Priest River Glen Pierce, Spokane Jonathan Quinn-Hurst, Priest River John Weyant, Priest River Pat Bates, Clarkston Thomas Dishaw, Diamond Lake Betty Gardner, Priest River Brandon Nobles, Colville Sean R. Reagan, Metaline Ed Slattery, Newberry, Fla. Levi Litowitz, Newport John Stuart, Newport Jon Adams, Cusick Roger Castle, Newport Bobbie Ward, Newport Steve Bennett, Newport Duane Schofield, Cusick Doug and Mindi Bradetich, Sagle John N. Larson, Sullivan Lake Glenn Rohrer, Priest River Ingri Cassel, Spirit Lake Diana Dawson, Sagle Philip A. Deutchman, Sandpoint Bill Harp, Sandpoint Carol Jenkins, Sagle Ken Meyers, Sagle Jim Petersen, Dalton Gardens, Idaho Richard Warren, Dover Mary Anderson, Sagle Terry & Jeanine Betsher, Moyie Springs, Idaho Jacinda Bokowy, Sandpoint Bob Cabaniss, Blanchard Marcia Phillips, Careywood Brian Stutzman, Iona, Idaho Mark E. Bender, Newport Bob Svoboda, Newport Alice Booth, Priest River Phoenix Luby, Newport Ron Niederbrach, Newport Lynn Gebetsberger, Newport Gary Layton, Yakima Danny Motola, Usk Jamie Zachary, Newport Anita King, Sacheen Lake Ken Meyers, Sagle Jacqueline M. Ostendorf, Curlew Martha Winje, Newport Marie Bjork-Haugen, Newport

Charles W. Crickman, Newport Bob Lutz, Newport Perry Pearman, Sacheen Lake Brook Stigall, Newport Larry Gleason, Spokane Barbara McCabe, Sacheen Lake Bill Mitchell, Newport Debra Carnes May, Vancouver, Wash. Curtis Bedore, Blanchard Dennis Koontz, Newport Kraig Lewis, Oldtown Christian Meador, Newport Lynette Rice, Metaline Charlotte Yergens, Newport Larry Young, Newport Margaret Andrews, Newport John Gentle, Newport Lorraine Kirkpatrick, Newport Jim Mathis, Newport Jim and Joni Stillman, Usk Fred Zakar, Sacheen Lake Rod Boggs, Ione Gail Cory-Betz, Newport F. Dana Kelley, Newport Lorraine & Ben Kirkpatrick, Newport Duane Vaagen, Colville Steve Dunham, Spokane Larry Mason, Newport Dale Johnson, Newport Jarad and Kina Hart, Ione Shirley Johnson, Newport Paula Pollock, Ione Tonya Sherman, Spokane Bill Deilke, Usk Naveed Haq, Airway Heights Jim and Jeri Scheel, Ione Alana Wallace, Deer Park Quinn Barnwell, Newport William Betz, Newport Jon Carman, Ione May Ann Polls, Cusick Marilyn Sabella, Sandpoint Dave Smith, Newport Chris Bieker, Spokane Bob Boeh, Sagle Dick Norton, Ione Alison Poulsen, Valleyford, Wash. Terri L. Miller, Newport Jacob Warren, Ione Dave Windom, MSHS, Shelton, Wash. Rosemary Yocum, Priest River Kelli Youk, Newport Daniel F. Erbling, Newport Christie Fredericksen, Clarkston, Wash. Nancy Kiss, Metaline Bob Moran, Usk James Mundy, Cusick Lewis Rich, Sandpoint Janet Reed, Newport Terri Slattery, Newport Dawn Taylor, Newport Paul Vogel, Sandpoint Joel Jacobsen, Newport Colleen Dalebout, Oldtown Geoff Jones, Newport Gloria Jean Wells, Newport Dick Artley, Grangeville, Idaho Ruth Wagner, Oldtown Rick Roy, Newport Dwight Tucker, Priest River

Many Griz selected for NEA all league football NEWPORT – A number of Grizzlies were selected for the Northeast A All League Bradbury football teams, with some players selected for multiple positions. Senior linebacker Danny Bradbury was named coMost Valuable Defensive Player, along with Colville’s Jacob Newsome. Brad- Kirkwood bury was

also chosen for offensive first team running back. Senior Tug Smith was Smith selected as first team kick returner, wide receiver and a defensive back, junior Jacob Kirkwood was selected as a first team punter and wide receiver and senior Jacob Tanner was selected as a first team Tanner offensive and

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minutes of cardio warm-up (hello elliptical, you halfassed hamster wheel), followed by calisthenics that focused on upper body and core strength, followed by stretching (my favorite part). Armed with this new plan and Sandra’s guidance, could I overcome my couch potato temperament? Give up my affinity for the fine dinging that is Beecher’s Mac n’ Cheese? The answer is yes, and maybe (I really, really like Mac n’ cheese). As we move into a New Year, I hope you’ll come back for part two of Desk Mess; let’s get moving together. COMMENTS, CRITIQUES, QUESTIONS? EMAIL SOPHIA AT SOPHIANEWPORTMINER@GMAIL.COM OR MINERNEWS@ POVN.COM.

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defensive lineman Luke Nichols was named to the all league second team. Senior defensive back Johnny Miller was named to the all league second team. Colville’s Randy Cornwall was selected Coach of the Year. Colville quarterback John Knight was Offensive MVP. Other offensive first team selections included Lakeside’s Kasen Hunsaker as quarterback, Colville’s Jakob Larson and Lakeside’s Micah Holmes as running backs, Colville’s Chase Kanamu and Deer Park’s Matthew Jorgensen as wide receivers, Medical Lake’s James Pivonka as tight end, Colville’s Jacob Newsom and Michael

Fitzsimmons, Lakeside’s Danny Weed and Deer Park’s Aiden Shroyer as offensive linemen. Lakeside’s Dillon Dennis was chosen kicker. Other first team defensive selections included Riverside’s Creighton Jarman, Deer Park’s Aiden Shroyer, Colville’s Michael Fitzsimmons and Jory Dotts and Lakeside’s Micah Holmes as defensive linemen, Riverside’s Mike Zanoni, Colville’s Michael Fitzsimmons and Ben Panabaker and Lakeside’s Jace Phelan were selected as linebackers and Colville’s Chase Kanamu, Riverside’s TJ Trepanier, Lakeside’s Kasen Hunsaker and Deer Park’s Sean Hill were chose as defensive backs.

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Fontanilla. “It is really important that people on the list report any change in address. That way they are contacted when the purge happens,” Fontanilla said. “It must be done in writing otherwise it will not be accepted.” There are now less than 300 people on the list. There are 439 vouchers allotted by the Spokane Housing Authority for Pend Oreille, Stevens, Ferry and Lincoln counties. “If someone in the four counties mentioned is accepted into the program and finds housing in either Spokane County or Whitman County, it would be allowed since it is all covered by the Spokane housing Authority,” Fontanilla said. The wait time was two to three years. Now that the list has been purged it should be closer to one to three years, but it is not guaranteed, Fontanilla said. When the wait list was closed in August the vouchers were 100 percent utilized and Rural Recourses was not issuing any more. They started to issue vouchers again Dec. 1. “It is unknown how many vouchers will be issued,’ Fontanilla said. The assistance is open to the general public that makes less than 50 percent of the median income for the area. That would be $22,750 for a one-person family, $26,000 for a two-person family and $29,250 for a three-person family. Those with a disability, are elderly or have children would be a higher priority than single healthy adults with no disabilities. If accepted into the program the renter will be responsible for 30-40 percent of the rent and the voucher would cover the rest. A budget is given depending on need for every two people the rent equivalent of one bedroom is allotted. “People are not restricted to the number of bedrooms,” Fontanilla said. “For example, if a budget of $700 is given for a one bedroom, but a two bedroom is found for the same price then they would be able to take the two bedroom.” A program for people who are homeless or are eminently homeless is available as well. Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) is a temporary program for those whose income is 30 percent of the median income for the area, which would be $13,650 for a one-person family, $16,400 for a two-person family and $20,780 for a three-person family. The person applying must be referred to the program by a caseworker from the Family Crisis Center in Newport. Unlike the Housing Choice Voucher TBRA is only available for 24 months or as long as funding is available. There are 36 vouchers available for the four counties. Rural Resources accepted application for this program from Nov. 1-30. “We hope to be accepting applications in January,” Fontanilla said.

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Consumers reporting bogus emails from local financial institutions SPOKANE – Last week, STCU heard from a handful of credit union members and nonmembers who received official-looking – but bogus – emails asking them to log into their STCU accounts. Similar emails also were received by some STCU members and non-members earlier in the month. Officials said they are aware that similar phishing attempts have targeted members of other financial institutions, as well. The scam artists appear to be sending them to random email addresses without any knowledge

of whether the owner of that email address banks at the financial institution that’s mentioned. The emails ask the recipient to log into their credit union accounts by clicking a link that takes them to an unsecure, unadministered website that mimics the financial institution’s official website. Once there, the consumer is prompted to enter their banking credentials – unwittingly giving that sensitive information to the fraudsters. STCU reminds consumers that your financial institution already has your banking informa-

tion and has no reason to request that information. Consumers who are uncertain whether an email is legitimate can call their financial institution for verification. Phishing emails can often be identified by these tipoffs: • Poor grammar or spelling errors. • An excessively long or unlikely web address, which can be previewed by hovering over any links in the email without clicking them.

• A supposedly secure website that is designated “http.” A secure website, such as those used by STCU and other financial institutions carry the designation “https.” Secure websites also show an image of a padlock after the URL address. • An email from a credit union that mentions “customers” is most likely fraudulent. We have members, not customers, and tend to be adamant about that language. • An email from STCU

that says “Spokane Teachers Credit Union.” STCU has stopped using the full name in nearly all instances, except where required under state or federal law. Phishing emails that are masked as coming from STCU can be forwarded to abuse@ stcu.org, which will help the credit union track whether the fraudsters have changed tactics in any way. Otherwise, phishing emails should be deleted without click-

ing any links. Those who have already clicked the links and provided banking credentials should contact their financial institutions as soon as possible. Consumers interested in more information about fraud prevention are welcome to attend a “Prevent Fraud and Identity Theft” workshop, offered free by STCU. Several upcoming workshops are listed at stcu. org/workshops.

Winter Road Maintenance Guide

Animals struck by vehicles may be legal to salvage BOISE – Winter is a tough time for wildlife, especially big game, because it can be among the most hazardous seasons for them. Deer, elk and other animals are usually congregated in lowlands commonly known as “winter range,” which is often near cities, communities and highways. That also puts them close to vehicle traffic, and road kills are evidence of the toll highways can take on wintering animals. Motorists are encouraged to be especially watchful for wildlife during winter, especially at night, or during morning and evening hours when animals are most active. Vehicle/animal collisions are dangerous, expensive, and obviously harmful to wildlife. If you encounter an animal that’s been hit by a vehicle, you’re allowed to salvage some animals. People can salvage and keep wildlife classified as upland birds, upland game animals, big game, furbearers and predators that are lawfully hunted or trapped in the event that one of those animals has been accidentally killed by a vehicle. Unprotected non-game wildlife are also legal for salvage. However, many animals are not allowed for salvage, including protected non-game wildlife, animals that are federally protected under the Threatened or Endangered Species Act, migratory birds (which are also federally protected), and other wildlife species that cannot be lawfully hunted

or trapped. Before considering salvaging any animal, also remember there are rules you must follow: • Animal must have been struck by accidental vehicle collisions. • Before you claim any roadkill salvage, consider the safety of yourself and fellow travelers. Always abide by traffic and safety laws. • You have 24 hours to notify the state Fish and Game, and 72 hours to obtain a salvage permit. You may self-report online, or by phone to Fish and Game regional offices. • If calling after hours it’s important to leave your full name, phone number, address and location of the salvage so a permit can be mailed. If self-reporting online, a printable permit will be generated. Salvage permits are free. • People salvaging and consuming the meat do so at their own risk. • All mandatory check requirements still apply if an animal that’s salvaged requires check in. These animals include black bears, wolves, mountain lions, bobcats and otters. A person considering dispatching a struck animal must follow all other laws, such as not discharging a firearm from or across a public highway, respecting trespass laws, and other general firearms statutes, transportation laws, or other provisions such as a city ordinance prohibiting discharge within city limits.

Pend Oreille County Public Works Department The Road Division of Pend Oreille County sands and snowplows about 480 miles of maintained County Roads from three maintenance facilities: Newport(D1), Usk (D2) and Ione(D3). Road maintenance personnel provide snow and ice control services during the winter season. Equipment available includes: snowplows, sander trucks and graders. The road crews will work during normal work hours 6:00 am-2:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Snow and ice control priorities will be collector and school bus routes first, then to other roads as time permits.

We are encouraging everyone to prepare and plan ahead for winter driving conditions.

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SAFETY The road crews work a single day shift - 8 to 10 hrs. Please be aware of changing conditions, which change with rapid changing temperatures. We are encouraging everyone to prepare and plan ahead for winter driving conditions.

BERM ACROSS DRIVEWAY The County’s primary objective is to keep all roads open for safe travel. Whenever possible the operators try to minimize the size of the snow berm across driveways and private roads. However, the blade can only hold so much snow. The County does not have the resources available to remove snow berms from driveways and private roads.

Snow plowing of non-maintained County roads, easement/private roads and driveways will not be performed by County crews.

SANDING The County uses sand mixed with road salt to improve traction on ice and to help the sand adhere to the road surface and prevent storage piles from freezing.

SNOW STORAGE Whenever possible the snow is stored behind the ditch line on the right-of-way. After the initial plow out graders will return and push snow back with a wing blade making room to plow succeeding snowfalls when time permits.

YOU CAN HELP Winter road maintenance is expensive, dangerous and time consuming. There are several ways the public can help make the County’s job safer and more cost effective: • Children love to watch snow removal operations- the large equipment, noise, lights and activity can be very exciting. Although operators are glad to have people watch, everyone should be cautioned to stay a safe distance away. The concentration required for efficient snow removal combined with the noise and types of equipment used means the operator may not see small children close by and an accident could result. Please encourage children not to build tunnels, forts or play in snow berms along the roadsides. • Residents who remove snow from their driveways or sidewalks are reminded that State Law prohibits placing snow or ice on any public road or sidewalk in a manner that impedes vehicle or pedestrian traffic or makes it unsafe. • If residents have vehicles parked on a roadway and there is a snowfall, please move it immediately. If you don’t it will most likely be bermed in and it will be your responsibility to shovel it out or the vehicle may be towed away if it creates a traffic hazard. • Any snowplowing obstructions such as rocks, fences, or planters within the roads right of way, should be removed for winter. Not only can they be destroyed by snow removal

operations, they can do substantial damage to snow plows. Owners of such obstructions are at risk should the County’s equipment by unnecessarily damaged. • Please place garbage cans a least ten feet inside driveway from the roadway edge. This will prevent hitting them or operators having to veer around them and not completely plowing the route. • Snow from resident’s property should not be stacked over the ends of culverts or drainage structures. Rapid warming cycles in winter could result in blocked ditches being unable to drain and local flooding could occur. • Mail boxes are occasionally damaged during snow removal operations. Damage due to poor construction, such as rotting posts or improper location, will be the responsibility of the property owner/resident. • Snow removal operations require the use of large, heavy, and noisy equipment used during periods of darkness usually accompanied by limited visibility caused by falling snow. Pend Oreille County operators are carefully trained and safety is stressed at all times. Drivers of automobiles should follow at a safe distance.

For further information, please call the Public Works Main Office (509)447-4513, M-F 8 am to 4:30 pm. Please see www.accuweather.com for Current Conditions in the County.

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Lifestyle

Readers share personal hopes for the New Year

b r i e f ly Blanchard Stitchers want you BLANCHARD – The Blanchard Stitchers meet the third and fourth Tuesdays of each month from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Blanchard Community Center. The group is an informal setting open to anyone interested in quilting, sewing, knitting, crocheting and other crafts. There is a small charge of $5 each day that goes toward the rental of the center. The group also meets to have a short meeting and breakfast the second Tuesday of each month from 9-11 a.m. The group also makes quilts for those in need. For more information, call Penny at 206-799-8964 or Margie at 208-661-8596.

Sign up for adult field trip to ski hill NEWPORT – Adults need fun in their lives too, and for those interested in skiing and snowboarding, the Pend Oreille County Library District is partnering with Kaltran and 49 Degrees North for a free mountain tour Thursday, Jan. 8. Meet at the Kalispel Market at 2:30 p.m., take a bus ride to the mountain resort, and enjoy a tour and hot chocolate before returning. This event is for adults only. Registration strongly recommended at www.pocld.evanced.info/ signup. Go to www.pocld. org for more information.

Men’s breakfast at House of The Lord Saturday OLDTOWN – Men of all ages are welcome at House of The Lord Church for free breakfast and fellowship Saturday, Jan. 5, 8-10 a.m. House of The Lord is located at 754 Silver Birch Lane in Oldtown.

Ukulele classes start at Create this Saturday NEWPORT – Create Art Center is offering a series of four sessions designed to teach the basics of playing the ukulele taught by local musician Linda Cassella. Those with little or no musical background or experience will be able to strum and play songs with cords. The classes will take place at Create 900 W. Fourth St., on Jan 5, 12, 19, and 26 from 1-4 p.m. The cost for classes is $60, which includes all four classes. Pre-registration is required. Call Create at 509-447-9277 or go online at createarts.org. Class requirements are a ukulele. There are several types of ukuleles. Soprano, concert, and tenor are recommended. Go on-line at ukulelemusicinfo.com for more information. Students will also need a tuner. There are many beginner kits or you can us an app on your smart phone. Optional are a portable music stand and carrying case.

Share your life events for free NEWPORT – The Newport and Gem State Miner Newspapers are looking to share your life events with the community. Submit births, weddings and engagements to The Miner for publication at no charge. The Miner can be reached at 509-447-2433, minernews@povn.com or visit www.pendoreillerivervalley.com online, or stop by the office at 421 S. Spokane in Newport.

We asked our Facebook followers what are some of the things you would like to do or hopes that you have for 2019? Below are the answers we received. Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/MinerNews to comment, submit story ideas, or call us at 509-447-2433, and stop in at our office, at 421 S. Spokane Street in Newport, open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. McIntyre

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“I would like to encourage all persons who are trying to quit smoking cigarettes, to keep trying. It almost never works on the first few attempts. It took me an immense amount of patience, determination and prayer, and I finally did it. You can too.” -Kathy McIntyre, Newport “I am such a hermit--I want to go do some things with other people here in the community. I never learned how to knit; I want to learn that. Maybe join an art class somewhere...maybe a part-time job.” -Cherie Hunter Howard, Newport

Genealogy presentation at Priest River Library Jan. 3 Book Bingo also starts this week

PRIEST RIVER – The first Live and Learn of the New Year will focus on genealogy for those who may have received a DNA test kit for Christmas or are interested in learning more about their ancestry. On Thursday, Jan. 3, at 5:30 p.m., Genetic Genealogist Meagan Mize will hold an informative class on the powers and pitfalls of DNA testing, how it works and how

to interpret results. Registration for this class is not necessary. Library patrons can beat the winter blues with a new program that encourages exploration of new genres and topics at the West Bonner Libraries. Adult Winter Reading Book Bingo will run from Jan. 1 to March 31 and is open to anyone over the age of 18. Pick up bingo cards and rules

at the Priest River or Blanchard libraries. Completed cards will be entered into a drawing for a $25 Visa gift card. For more information call the library at 208-448-2207 or email library@westbonnerlibrary.org. Follow library programs and events at www. westbonner.lili.org or on Facebook at www. facebook.com/WestBonnerLibraries.

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Become a master gardener NEWPORT – The Washington State University Pend Oreille Extension will have two Master Gardener Open House orientation sessions one on Thursday, Jan. 10 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. and one Saturday, Jan. 12 from 2 - 3:30 p.m. Both meetings will be at the WSU/Pend Oreille County Extension Office Meeting Room at 227-A S. Garden Avenue in Newport. The open house orientations are free. Attendees will learn more about the local WSU Pend Oreille County Master Gardener program, basic training for new volunteers, as well as have opportunities to ask questions and meet with currently certified master gardeners and Interns. The cost for the training is $175 per person. Scholarships are available from the Pend Oreille County Chapter of the Washington State Master Gardener Foundation for those who find the training fee a hardship. Master gardener volunteers are trained by the WSU faculty and staff to be community educators about local gardening issues that enhance natural resources,

sustain communities and improve the health and wellness of residents. Basic Training for volunteers includes a state-wide on-line series of internet classes that can be viewed at any time from home as well as a year-long series of face-toface classes that highlight gardening information specific to Pend Oreille County. Applicants may download an application from the master gardener webpage at www.extension.wsu.edu/pendoreille/ gardening or pick one up at the WSU Extension Office. Applications will also be available at the orientation sessions. Master Gardeners have worked with WSU Extension in Pend Oreille County as horticulture educators since 1990 and contribute more than 1,500 hours of service to local county communities annually. For more information about the program, contact Dixie Chichester, Program Coordinator, d.chichester@wsu.edu or call 509-447-6453. People with a disability that require special accommodations call 509-447-2401.

Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. Create Arts Center, Newport

Weavers’ Group: Noon to 3:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center

we e k ah ead Wednesday, Jan. 2 AA Meeting: 7 a.m. - Pine Ridge Community Church, 1428 First St., Newport Rotary Club: 8 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Newport TOPS: 8:30 a.m. Hospitality House Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. Create Arts Center, Newport Overeaters Anonymous: 9 a.m. - Pine Ridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use front entrance. Contact Barb at 509-4470775. Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library Story Time - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick: 11 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Calispel Post 217: 6 p.m. American Legion in Cusick Pend Oreille Rock and Gem Club: No meeting Priest River Animal Rescue: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River BASIC Meeting: 6 p.m. Blanchard Community Center

Thursday, Jan. 3 Line Dancing: 10 a.m. Priest River Senior Center UCC Non-Denominational Bible Study Group: 10 a.m. - United Church of Christ, 430 W. Third St., Newport Alcoholic’s Anonymous Women’s meeting: 10 a.m. - Rotary Club, Old Diamond Mill Rd., Oldtown Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Priest River Library Quilters Meet: 11 a.m. Priest River Senior Center Open Painting Workshop: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Duplicate Bridge: 12:30 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport Loosely Knit: 1-3 p.m. Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Priest River Food Bank Open: 3-5:45 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

Friday, Jan. 4 Oil Painting Class: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Create Arts Center Books Out Back: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Priest River Library Story Time: 3 p.m. - Newport Library Dance Classes: 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting: 7 p.m. - St. Catherine’s Catholic Church

Saturday, Jan. 5 Priest River American Legion Breakfast: 8-10:30 a.m. - VFW on Larch Street Books out Back: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Priest River Library Angel Paws: Noon - The Ranch Club, Contact Debbie 509-445-1005 Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center AA Meeting: 5 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Oath Keepers Constitutional Study Group: 6:30 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

Sunday, Jan. 6 Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Bonner County Homeschool Group: 2:30 p.m. - Priest River City Park Priest River Chamber Board: 4 p.m. - Chamber Office 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 Blanchard Lions: 7 p.m. Blanchard Inn

Tuesday, Jan. 8 Priest River Food Bank Open: 9-11:45 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Line Dancing: 10 a.m. Priest River Senior Center Blanchard Stitchers Quilting Group: 10 a.m. Blanchard Inn River Arts Alliance: 10 a.m. - Various sites Writers Group: 2 p.m. Create Arts Center

Bingo: 6 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

Weight Watchers: 5:30-6 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting - Pine Ridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport

Newport Masonic Lodge: 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 9 AA Meeting: 7 a.m. - Pine Ridge Community Church, 1428 First St., Newport Rotary Club: 8 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Newport TOPS: 8:30 a.m. Hospitality House Overeaters Anonymous: 9 a.m. - Pine Ridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use front entrance. Contact Barb at 509-4470775.

Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church

Home and Community Educators Diamond Lake Club: Noon - Call Billie Goodno at 509-447-3781 or Chris King at 208-437-0971

Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library Story Time: 11 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Priest River Lioness: 11:30 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Priest River Lioness Meeting: 11:45 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church

Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Spirit Lake Historical Society: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-665-5921 for sites.

Where to Worship

PINE RIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH 1428 1st Street West Sunday School ~ 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: Youth ~6:30 p.m. Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265

DALKENA COMMUNITY CHURCH • VILLAGE MISSIONS

S.S. ~ 9:15 • Worship ~ 10:45 a.m. Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m. (Bible and Youth Clubs) Pastor Steve Powers - 509-447-3687

CATHOLIC MASSES

www.pocoparishes.org Newport: St. Anthony’s, 447-4231 612 W. First St., Sun. - 11 a.m. Usk: St. Jude’s 111 River Rd., Sat. 4:00 p.m. Usk: Our Lady of Sorrows 1981 LeClerc Creek Rd. Sun. - 1st & 2nd - 5:30pm 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.

HOUSE OF THE LORD

Monday, Jan. 7

Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport

Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church

Spirit Lake Lodge No. 57: 8 p.m. - Spirit Lake

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

CHURCH OF FAITH

36245 Hwy 41, Oldtown, ID Sunday School 10 a.m. for all ages Sunday Worship - 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wed. - Bible Study 6 p.m. Pastor Jack Jones Church Office 208-437-0150 www.churchoffaitholdtown.org

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

3rd and Spokane St., Newport, WA Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. Pastor Becky Anderson 509-447-4121 newportucc@conceptcable.com www.newportucc.org

LIFELINE MINISTRIES Full Gospel - Spirit Filled 214 S. Montana Ave., Oldtown 916-671-4460 Sunday Service 10:00 a.m. Friday Service 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Prayer 4:30 p.m. Pastor Jim McDonald

754 Silver Birch Ln. • Oldtown, ID 83822 ‘’Contemporary Worship’’ Sun. ~ 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. “Jesus Youth Church” Youth Group Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Jeff & Robie Ecklund, Pastors • 437-2032 www.houseofthelordchurch.com

REAL LIFE NEWPORT “Where Jesus and Real Life Meet.” Worship Time: Sunday 9:30 a.m., at the Newport High School Real Life Ministries office, 420 4th St. Newport, WA Office Phone: (509) 447-2164 www.reallifenewport.com

BLESSED HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH

BAHÁ’Í FAITH OF NEWPORT

“Through His potency everything that hath, from time immemorial, been veiled and hidden, is now revealed.” Please call 509-550-2035 for the next scheduled devotional. Wonderful resources can be found at www.bahai.us and www.bahai.org

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 Real 4 Life - College ages 3rd & 4th Mondays The Immortals (13-High School ) Thur. 7-9 Pastor Rob Malcolm

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

332801 Hwy. 2, P.O. Box 653, Newport Pastors Matt & Janine Goodrich Worship Service 10 a.m. (509) 447-4338 www.americanlutheranchurch.net

SEVENTH�DAY ADVENTIST

Saturdays, 10:00a.m. Diamond Lake 301 W. Spruce St, Newport 326002 Highway 2 Sunday 10:30 a.m. Wednesday 7:00 p.m. diamondlakeadventist.org Pastor R. Shannon Chasteen Edgemere - 5161 Vay Rd 11:00a.m. (864) 378-7056 edgemereadventist.org Bible preaching, God Newport - 777 Lilac Ln 10:40a.m. honoring music newportsda.com

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

1 mile S. of Newport on Hwy. 2 447-3742 Pastor Rob Greenslade Sun. School 9:45 a.m. • Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship 6:30 p.m. Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH 180 Osprey Lane Priest River 208-448-2724 Sunday School 10:00a.m. Sunday Service 11:00a.m. Elder Led

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Share what you’ve read lately

I’ve been a voracious reader all my life. I can remember going to both the local public library and my school library beginUP ning in P R I E ST elementary LAKE school, WAY to check out ROSEMARY books, YOCUM take part in the summer reading program, peruse books, return books, and check out more books. Going to the library was a regular family and classroom outing, one I looked forward to with delight. All throughout grade school, high school, and college, there was assigned reading for various classes. I was taught to finish every book I started, even if I wasn’t enjoying it. This pertained not only to those assigned books, naturally, but to reading for pleasure as well. Something about the Puritan Work Ethic, I suppose. Or one of those ethics we were taught growing up.

COURTESY PHOTO|ROSEMARY YOKUM

These are some of the books being read at the “What I’ve Read Lately” book club at the Priest Lake Library.

Maybe it was my childhood teachers, the Catholic nuns, who taught me this. Despite my love of reading, I have never joined a book club. Not because I don’t enjoy discussing books, but something about being told what to read and when to read it just rubs me the wrong way, especially after all those years of reading assigned books I didn’t necessarily like. I never understood Great Expectations, which I was forced to read for sopho-

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- Metaline Town Hall

STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Metalines Library

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Ione Senior Center

COUNTY COMMISSIONER STEVE KISS OFFICE HOURS: 3-6:45 p.m. - Ione Library

STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Metalines Library

WEIGHT WATCHERS: 6 p.m. Weigh in 6:30-7 p.m. meeting Ione Catholic Church

EMERGENCY FOOD BANK BOARD: 7 p.m. - Ione Senior Center

IONE TOWN COUNCIL: 7 p.m. - Clerk’s Office

THURSDAY, JAN. 3 METALINE CEMETERY DISTRICT NO. 2 BOARD MEETING: 10 a.m. - Metaline City Hall STORY TIME: 11 a.m. - Ione Library NORTH PEND OREILLE LIONS: 6:30 p.m. - Ione Train Depot

FRIDAY, JAN. 4 STORY TIME AND CRAFTS: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library METALINE CEMETERY DISTRICT NO. 2 BOARD: 11 a.m.

MONDAY, JAN. 7

TUESDAY, JAN. 8 STORY TIME: 11 a.m. - Ione Library BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: 4-5 p.m. - Ione Library METALINE FALLS TOWN COUNCIL: 6 p.m. - Metaline Falls Town Hall

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9 STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Metalines Library WEIGHT WATCHERS: 6 p.m. Weigh in 6:30-7 p.m. meeting Ione Catholic Church METALINE TOWN COUNCIL: 7 p.m. - Metaline Town Hall

W H O TO C O N TA C T WASHINGTON

Federal

President Donald J. Trump (R) The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington D.C. 20500 Phone: Comments 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414 Senator Patty Murray (D) 111 Senate Russell Office Building Washington D.C. 20510 Phone: (202) 224-0238 Spokane office: 10 North Post Street Spokane WA 00201 Phone: (509) 624-9561 Senator Maria Cantwell (D) 111 Senate Russell Office Building Washington D.C. 20510 Phone: (202) 224-0238 Spokane office: W. 910 Riverside, No. 697 Spokane WA 99201 Phone: (509) 353-2547 Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) 1708 Longworth House Office Bldg. Washington D.C. 20515 Phone: (202) 224-0238 Colville Office: 555 South Main Colville WA 99114 Phone: (509) 684-3481

State

Governor Jay Inslee (D) Office of the Governor PO Box 40002 Olympia, WA 98504-0002 360-902-4111 Relay operators for the deaf or hard of hearing, dial 7-1-1 www.governor.wa.gov Legislative District 7 - Position 1 Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber (R) 411 John L. O’Brian building PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 Phone: (360) 786-7908 Email: Jacquelin.Maycumber@leg. wa.gov No home office yet Legislative District 7 - Position 2 Rep. Joel Kretz (R) 335A Legislative Building PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 Phone: (360) 786-7988 Email: kretz.joel@leg.wa.gov Local Address (March-December) 20 North Main St. PO Box 1 Omak, WA 98441 Phone: (509) 826-7203 State Senator - Legislative District 7 Shelly Short 409 Legislative Building PO Box 40407 Olympia WA 98504 Phone: (360) 786-7612 Email: shelly.short@leg.wa.gov

Washington Legislative Hotline 1-800-562-6000 During session, weekdays 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Legislative homepage: www.leg.wa.gov

more English class. It completely baffled me until I saw the movie a few years back. Then it became crystal clear. But I digress. As I got older, I realized I could stop reading a book I didn’t enjoy, and I started doing just that. After all, there are too many books waiting to be read to spend time on those you don’t like. This was another reason I never joined a book club. I would be required to read each book chosen in its entirety, even if I hated the book. My inner self said, “No, thank you.” Then, a friend and I were approached last spring by the Priest Lake Library Director about starting a new kind of book club. This would be a club consisting not of assigned reading, but of members discussing any book they’d read. This sounded like my kind of group. We agreed to launch the club and decided to call it “What I’ve Read Lately.” We hosted our first gathering in June and have been going strong ever since. Treats are always provided, along with coffee, tea, and water. If we have quite a few attendees, each person is limited to about 10 minutes of speaking time, as we meet for one and a half to two hours. If fewer people meet, each person may talk about more than one book, or discuss a book at length with the group. Some participants bring along a copy of their book to pass around (kind of like a bookish Show & Tell), sometimes even lending their own copy to a group member to read. Audiobooks count too, and someone may mention how she enjoyed the audiobook, but not the written format, or vice versa. Forms for listing each book, its author, who recommended it (or not), and comments regarding it are provided to everyone at each meeting. “This book club is unique in that you are exposed to several books as each person talks about one, or two, of the latest books they have read and whether they would recommend it,” said Jane Walter, a regular participant. The What I’ve Read Lately Book Club meets the second Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. at the Priest Lake Public Library at 28769 Hwy 57. For questions, please call the library at 208-443-2454.

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Trial delayed in murder of Priest River woman BY SOPHIA ALDOUS OF THE MINER

SANDPOINT – The trial of a former Priest River man, charged with murdering his wife, has been delayed for six months. The trial had been scheduled to get underway this month in district court. According to Bonner County Prosecutor Louis Marshall, he and Public Defender Janet Whitney moved jointly to postpone the proceedings against Stephen Mathew Lott last Thursday, Dec. 20 in Bonner County 1st District Court. Marshall says this is due to the number of law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation into Christine Lott’s murder and the fact that it became a cold case, remaining unsolved for 14 years. The case has been investigated by sheriffs’ offices in Bonner and Kootenai counties, in addition to three law enforcement agencies in Tennessee, where Stephen Lott relocated to after his wife’s disappearance from a grocery store parking lot in 2004. Discovery, the pretrial exchange of evidence between the state and defense, also needs to be completed before the trial begins. “I don’t think it’s going to take a long period of time, but there is a lot to go over considering this case involves five different agencies and spans from Idaho to Tennessee,” Marshall says. Lott, 49, is charged with first-degree murder of his then-wife, Christine, who disappeared from Priest River in 2004. He was considered a suspect in Christine’s disappearance at the time, but authorities lacked sufficient evidence to charge him. Lott initially told investigators that his wife simply left him and their three children, although Christine Lott’s family argued that explanation, saying she would never abandon her children. However, he later told a family member in a letter that Christine committed suicide, which contradicted his earlier statements to investigators. Christine Lott’s remains were discovered near a Forest Service road east of Coeur d’Alene in 2016, although investigators did not disclose the discovery for nearly a year in order to conduct further investigation. In June 2018 a Bonner County grand jury indicted Stephen Lott in on charges of murder and failing to notify the coroner of a death, resulting in his arrest in Murfreesboro, Tenn. He was returned to Idaho to face the charges and is being held at the Bonner County Jail in lieu of $1 million bail. The new trial date is tentatively scheduled for June 21. When asked, Marshall said this is the first cold case he has filed in Bonner County in 14 years.

All You Can Eat CrabthFeed Saturday, Jan. 12

Two Seatings: 4 p.m. & 6 p.m. St. Anthony’s Catholic Church

Tickets: $30 Available at Owen’s Grocery, Seeber’s Pharmacy and Bling and Sparkles Info: Micki Weisbarth: 509-671-2552 Proceeds go to scholarships and service projects

COURTESY PHOTO|JILLIAN STEVENS

Priest River Lamanna High School senior Jillian Stevens.

Priest River student’s senior project is in the bag Gathering toiletries for the disadvantaged PRIEST RIVER – Jillian Stevens, a senior at Priest River Lamanna High School, is hoping people will help her bag up her senior project, literally. Stevens is putting together “glam bags” toiletry bags of hygienic products for disadvantaged and/ or homeless people in the community. She is asking for donations of toothpaste, toothbrushes, dental floss, tampons, deodorant, etc. Originally, Stevens conceived the idea just for students within the West Bonner County School District, but

expanded it to include Priest River Ministries Advocates for Women and Youth Emergency Services. “So far I have tons of donations that have been made and I could not be more appreciative of all the help and support from my community,” Stevens says on her project’s Facebook page. “I could use many more donations because I can never have enough.” By Idaho law, Idaho students must complete a senior project before graduating from high school. The point of the project is to get students to utilize real-world skills like organization, time management, self-disci-

pline, communication, and collaboration. Stevens adds that she decided on the glam bags as her project when she saw some of her peers struggling with the bare necessities. “Many families located within our district are suffering with poverty and could use a little help here and there,” Stevens writes. Stevens is also accepting cash donations in order to buy supplies for the glam bags on her own. Donations can be dropped off at Salon Sotto Terra, the Eagles Nest Motel and Stevens directly. She plans on accepting donations now through the month of

March. She hopes that after she graduates, another student will take on the project and keep it going. “I believe in this project wholeheartedly and I hope to continue it throughout the rest of the school year,” Stevens says. “This project will impact so many people who need this project and these items. Thank you to all you wonderful people who are supporting and helping me.” To get in touch with Stevens, go to Facebook and type “Jillian Stevens” into the search bar. Click on her profile and then click on “Jillian’s Senior Project” on her profile page.

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Growth * NE Washington. “Why is the county doing this for them?” Kardos says the amendments offered by the anti-smelter groups are intended to tighten up and strengthen the comprehensive plan. The 74-page amendment offered by smelter opponents include the idea of presenting large industrial projects to a vote of the people.

“Citizens have the right to petition for or against any significant land-use proposal by obtaining a number of signatures that constitutes 4 percent of the current county population,” the amendment reads. Kardos said the amendments were written by the “brain trust” of the two anti-smelter organizations and then submitted to their attorneys for review. In the anti-smelter amendment, there are a

number of changes from “may” to “shall” regarding land use. It would require all new industrial and commercial uses be within the county’s urban growth area. It also includes several new policies, including a public involvement policy that would require “Any new heavy industrial development must be approved by at least 55 percent of Pend Oreille County voters participating an applicable referendum.”

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Since Pend Oreille County is not a charter county and only charter counties are allowed referendums, it is unclear whether this is possible. The two other amendments are for rezones. One, by Shannon Reel, is for a commercial storage facility to be located near Dalkena. The land is currently zone NR 20 and the proposed zoning is R5. The other is for a rezone for Lori Stime for three parcels in the Newport area that are currently zoned Public Lands and would like to be zoned R-5 for single family dwellings on each parcel. All the surrounding lands are zoned R-5 and have houses on them, according to the amendment. Planning commissioners will consider the amendments and make a recommendation to the county commissioners, who have the final say on the amendments. CANEEL JOHNSON CONTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT.

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Burnett takes second at M2 Mallet

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SPOKANE – Selkirk High School wrestlers continue to push forward in the season despite small numbers. Sophomore Bert Burnett, 152 pounds, won second place at the M2 Mallet Tournament at Rogers High School in Spokane, Friday, Dec. 28. Eighth grader Jaren Martin, 106, and senior Brandon McNaughton, 145, also competed. Martin finished in sixth place for the day. McNaughton pinned his opponent in the first round then lost out to double elimination. Burnett pinned his way to the championship round losing by decision and placing second for the day. Selkirk will travel to Cheney for a tournament Saturday, Jan. 5 at 10 a.m.

Spartans continue to dominate LAKELAND – Priest River was busy over the holiday weekend, taking top spots for wrestling at Lakeland Saturday, Jan. 22. At 120 pounds, Graden Hanes was the champion in his weight bracket. Keith Poirier at the 106 pound weight classtook second place in his weight division. “Graden has been pushing himself to be the best he can be with a great work ethic,” Priest River coach Jesse Hellinger said. Freshman Ethan Giachino, 145, also got his first win in high school wrestling. “He will have many wins in his wrestling career,” Hellinger said. The Spartans travel to Cheney for the Blackhawk Invite Saturday, Jan. 5 at 10 a.m.

Courtesy photo|Amanda Burnett

Selkirk sophomore Bert Burnett goes up against an opponent from Central Valley.

Cusick beats Wellpinit

WELLPINIT – The Cusick boys basketball team beat Wellpinit 55-51 at the Wellpinit Holiday Classic tournament held Dec. 27-28. Before they played Wellpinit, Cusick was soundly beaten by the Yakama Nation Tribal school 80-50 Thursday, Dec. 27. Cusick played competitively during the first quarter against Yakama Nation Tribal school, trailing 20-18 at the end of the first quarter. But Yakama went on a 18-5 run in the second quarter to take a 38-23 halftime lead. Yakama continued to add to their lead to take the 80-50 win. Colton Seymour scored 18 points and Devin BrownEagle scored 13 points for Cusick. They were the only Panthers to

Spartans begin league play PRIEST RIVER – The Spartan boys basketball team will travel to Bonners Ferry for their first Intermountain League game Friday, Jan. 4, at 7 p.m. Priest River will host Sandpoint Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 6 p.m. Although the Spartans haven’t won a game yet, coach Kevin Wylie is confident the team has a good chance in the Intermountain League. “I still believe we are a top contender in our league,” he says, with a league title possible. The Spartans will have Robbie Anselmo in the lineup for the first time this season. Anselmo has been recovering from a foot injury.

score in double figures. Friday, Cusick took on Wellpinit, with Cusick getting out to a quick 15-7 first quarter lead. Wellpinit came back with an 18-17 second quarter and the teams went into halftime with Cusick up 32-25. Cusick extended their lead in the third quarter, up 44-35 at the start of the fourth quarter. Wellpinit outscored the Panthers 16-11 in the final quarter but it wasn’t enough to get the win. Ethan Hardie led all scorers with 19 points. Seymour had 17 points and BrownEagle scored 12. Cusick (6-3 overall) will travel to Columbia (1-6) for a game Friday, Jan. 4, at 4:30 p.m., and to Republic (0-7) Tuesday, Jan. 8, for a 7:30 p.m. game.

Selkirk drops two games SPOKANE VALLEY – The Selkirk Rangers boys basketball team lost two games in the Eagle Holiday Classic at West Valley. Dec. 27 the Rangers lost 74-56 to Riverside and Dec. 29 Selkirk lost 51-44 to Colville. Both of the schools came from the Northeast A League. Against Riverside, Selkirk played an 11-11 first quarter before Riverside exploded for a

31-point second quarter to take a 47-29 halftime lead. Selkirk came back after the break to outscore Riverside 14-13. That was reversed in the final quarter and Riverside got the win. Dec. 29, the Rangers played Colville. The Rangers played a competitive first half, tied 11-11 after the first quarter and trailing by four at halftime. The Rangers pulled ahead by the end of the

third quarter, outscoring Colville 13-6. But Colville came alive in the last quarter, going on a 25-15 fourth quarter run to take the 51-44 win. Selkirk will play at Wellpinit Friday, Jan. 4, at 4:30 p.m. The Rangers will return home to play Almira/Coulee-Hartline Saturday, Jan. 5, at 3 p.m. They will travel to Northport Tuesday, Jan. 8, for a game at 4:30 p.m.

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

SPOKANE VALLEY – The Newport Grizzlies boys basketball team won both its games at the Eagle Holiday Basketball Tournament at West Valley High School, Dec. 27 and 29. Thursday, Dec. 27, the Grizzlies cruised through a 66-35 win over East Valley, a Great Northern League team that has yet to get a win. Newport was up 19-7 at the end of the first quarter and ahead

by 20 at the half. The Grizzlies continued their dominance in the second half, never allowing East Valley to score more than 10 points in a quarter. Scoring was spread around for Newport, with nine players getting on the scoreboard, led by Tug Smith with 16 and Danny Bradbury with 13. Tegan Prange (8), Michael Owen (8), Ben Krogh (7), Nick Deerwester (6), Nick Mackey (4) and Sam Thomas (2) also scored for Newport. Newport had much

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with an 8-7 final quarter. Smith led Grizzly scoring with 14 points. Bradbury had 11, with scoring again spread among nine players. Newport is on the road for the next three games. Wednesday, Jan. 2, the Grizzlies (7-1 overall) will go to St. George’s (8-1) for a game that starts at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, Newport will play at Colville (2-10), starting at 4 p.m. and Tuesday, Jan. 8, the Grizzlies will got to Medical Lake (4-5) for a game at 5:30 p.m.

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High scratch game team: EZRIDR 792. High scratch series team: EXRIDR 2,213. High handicap game team: EXRIDR 967. High handicap series team: EXRIDR 2,738. High scratch game: Brian Hilliard 246, Cathy Wagner 200. High scratch series: Brian Hilliard 695, Cathy Wagner 519. High handicap game: Brian Hilliard 263, Cathy Wagner 253. High handicap series: Brian Hilliard 746, Cathy Wagner 678.

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Newport Boys Basketball vs. St. George’s: 6 p.m. - St. George’s School

Thursday, Jan. 3

Priest River Girls Basketball vs. Bonners Ferry: 7 p.m. - Bonners Ferry High School

Friday, Jan. 4 Cusick Girls Basketball vs. Columbia: 6 p.m. Columbia High School Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Wellpinit: 6 p.m. - Wellpinit HIgh School Priest River Boys Basketball vs. Bonners Ferry: 7 p.m. - Bonners Ferry High School Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Wellpinit: 7:30 p.m. - Wellpinit High School Cusick Boys Basketball vs. Columbia: 7:30 p.m. Columbia High School

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Wednesday, Jan. 2 Newport Girls Basketball vs. St. George’s: 4:30 p.m. - St. George’s School

Open Gym, Adult Basketball: 7 a.m. - Newport High School

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High scratch game: Brian Hilliard 232. High handicap game: Brandon Laffoon 251. High scratch series: Jim Loveridge 602. High handicap series: Brandon Laffoon 722. High Team Scratch Game: Diamond Lake Deli 719. High Handicap game: Diamond Lake Deli 867. High Team Scratch Series: Diamond Lake Deli 1,974. High Handicap Series: Diamond Lake Deli 2,418.

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HANFORD – The Lady Grizzlies attended the Winter Cup in Hanford Friday, Dec. 28 with Sierra Mason, 170, winning first place in her weight division. Mason, with a 12-1 season record, won by fall over Brenda Salgado of Quincy in the quarterfinal before winning by decision over Avery Ackerman of Deer Park in the semifinal. For first place she won by fall over a Connell opponent, Rosa Saucedo Ramirez. At 120-pounds Newport’s Mariah Melendez won by fall over Sierra Jones of Burbank. In the quarterfinal she lost by fall to Alicia Rodriguez of Hanford, then by fall to Aaliyah Chavez of Sunnyside. Chloe Walker, 120, lost by a fall in the championship round to a Connell wrestler. She went on to receive a bye in the first round of the consolation bracket, and then lost to a Prosser opponent by a fall in round two. Lana Hanni, 155-pounds, lost to an Eastmont wrestler by fall in the first round of the championship. In the consolation bracket she received a bye, then lost by fall to a Connell opponent in round two. Newport will host Lakeside Thursday, Jan. 3 for a dual at 7 p.m. On Saturday, Jan. 5, the girls will travel to Kelso for a tournament at 10 a.m. The rest of the team will attend the Riverside Classic at Riverside High School at 10 a.m. the same day.

Newport Wrestling at Riverside: 10 a.m. – Riverside High School

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more trouble with Colfax from the Southeast 2B North conference. They played Saturday, Dec. 29, with the Grizzlies coming from behind to pull out a 46-45 win. The Grizzlies trailed 11-3 at the end of the first quarter. They closed the gap in the second quarter but were down 25-22 at the half. The Grizzlies kept their momentum in the third quarter, outscoring Colfax 16-13 to tie the game going into the fourth quarter. Newport took the win

Sierra Mason takes victor’s sip at Winter Cup

Newport Wrestling vs. Lakeside: 7 p.m. - Newport High School

Newport basketball tested, wins

Team

High Scratch Game: Rush Balison 245. High Handicap Game: Rush Balison 267. High Scratch Series: Rush Balison 716. High Handicap Series: Rush Balison 782. High Team Scratch Game: McCroskey Defense 789. High Handicap game: McCroskey Defense 897. High Team Scratch Series: McCroskey Defense 2,212. High Handicap Series: McCroskey Defense 2,536. Converted splits: Kim Rusho 5-8-10, 3-10

Priest River Wrestling at Cheney Blackhawk Invite: 10 a.m. - Cheney High School Selkirk Wrestling at Cheney: 10 a.m. - Cheney High School Newport Girls Wrestling at Kelso: 10 a.m. - Kelso High School

Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Almira/Coulee- Hartline: 4:30 p.m. - Selkirk High School Cusick Girls Basketball vs. Harrington: 5 p.m. Cusick High School Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Almira/Coulee- Hartline: 7:30 p.m. - Selkirk High School

Monday, Jan. 7 Newport Wrestling at Medical Lake: 7 p.m. Medical Lake High School

Tuesday, Jan. 8 Newport Boys Basketball vs. Medical Lake: 5:30 p.m. - Medical Lake High School Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Northport: 6 p.m. - Northport High School Cusick Girls Basketball vs. Republic: 6 p.m. - Republic High School Priest River Boys Basketball vs. Sandpoint: 6 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School Priest River Wrestling at Bonners Ferry: 6:30 p.m. - Bonners Ferry High School Priest River Girls Basketball vs. Kellogg: 7 p.m. - Kellogg High School Newport Girls Basketball vs. Medical Lake: 7:15 p.m. - Medical Lake High School Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Northport: 7:30 p.m. - Northport High School Cusick Boys Basketball vs. Republic: 7:30 p.m. Republic High School

Wednesday, Jan. 9 Newport Wrestling vs. District 7/8: 5 p.m. - East Valley High School

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Seventy-five potential lives saved

very third Thursday of every other month the United Church of Christ located at 430 W. Third St., Newport has hosts a blood drive. They have for decades, said Marty Robinson a long time volunteer. Maxine Pitts, another long time volunteer, remembers when it used to be held in the basement and she was allowed to help with removing tourniquets and clean up. Now the professional do all of that, said her husband Carl. This month the blood drive was a week late. They wanted it to be held on everyone’s week off, Robinson said. Twenty-three volunteers donated blood.

All Photos by Caneel Johnson

Bobby Blain takes Michelle Masuen’s blood pressure before she donates blood. Every year 4.5 million people in America would die without blood transfusions.

Toon takes a blood sample from donor Becky Farmin to enter into the database before she donates blood. Someone in the U.S. needs blood every two seconds.

Volunteer Rhonda Toon helps set up the room for the blood drive at the United Church of Christ in Newport Dec. 27. The drive collected 25 pints of blood. Just one pint of blood can save three lives.

Randy Nusbaum is the 14th donor of the day at 1:30 p.m. The doors opened at 12:30 p.m. An average of 43,000 pints of blood are donated in the United States and Canada each day.

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Volunteer Melissa Kuprienko prepares donor Dale Maki to give blood. The average adult has 10 pints of blood. Platelets can be stored for five days. Frozen plasma can be stored for one year.

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Priest River Senior Center • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Hospitality House Open for Activities • 11:15-12:45 p.m.: Lioness Meeting at PR Senior Center • Growing Up Again: Noon - 1 p.m. UCC, Newport • 1:30-5 p.m.: Cards at Priest River Senior Center • 8 a.m.: Coffee Hour at Hospitality House • 9-9:45 a.m.: Exercise Class at Priest River Senior Center • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Hospitality House Open for Activities • 11:15-12:45 p.m.: Lioness Meeting at PR Senior Center • Growing Up Again: Noon - 1 p.m. UCC, Newport • 1:30-5 p.m.: Cards at Priest River Senior Center

Hospitality House • 8 a.m.: Coffee Hour at • 9-9:45 a.m.: Exercise Class at Hospitality House Priest River Senior Center • 10-11 • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Quilting at a.m.: Line Dancing at PR Priest River Senior Center • 11:30 a.m.: Happy Agers • 3-6 p.m.: Food Bank Open at Potluck and Meeting Priest River Senior Center • Noon: Meal, Ione Senior Center • Noon to 4 p.m.: Hospitality House Open for Activities

• 1-4 p.m.: Cards at Priest River Senior Center • 6:30 p.m.: Bingo at Ione IOOF Hall

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• 1-4 p.m.: Cards at Priest River Senior Center • 6:30 p.m.: Bingo at Ione IOOF Hall

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• 1-4 p.m.: Cards at Priest River Senior Center • 6:30 p.m.: Bingo at Ione IOOF Hall

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owned business, coordinator for the Silver Valley Jeep Jamboree, coordinator support for Jeep Jamboree USA, and President of the local 4x4 club Low Range Ridge Runners. He loved outdoor activities, whether it be barbecuing, camping, 4x4ing, bonfires, sledding and more. He loved his family with all his heart. Benjamin is survived by his wife Heather, sons Isac and Auston, daughter Natalie (AKA Nate), mother Sheila Millward, brothers Mike Jr. Millward and Westley Millward, sisters Dana (Doug) Dur-

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kin and Sara Millward, numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father Michael G. Millward Sr. His service will be Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. The procession will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the ShermanCampbell Funeral Home, 423 W. Second St., Newport WA 99156, and end at the Evergreen Cemetery in the Priest River. Please drive your Jeeps if you can in honor of Ben. His Celebration of Life will follow and be held from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at the Beardmore Building in Priest River. Sherman-Campbell

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

Monday, Dec. 24 ARREST: Wellpinit, Scott M. Pierre, 54, of Spokane was arrested on a Department of Corrections detainer. ANIMAL PROBLEM: Hwy. 20, Newport, report of two dogs destroying livestock. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 2, Newport, report of a suspicious male walking around. THEFT: Hwy. 20, Newport, report of items taken from a storage trailer. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Hummingbird Lane, Newport, report of a vehicle parked where it should not be. DISTURBANCE: W. Walnut St., report of three people fighting. ACCIDENT: Nicholson Road, report that a vehicle hit a deer. PROWLER: Eastshore Road, Newport, report of two people prowling around a house.

RUNAWAY JUVENILE: S. Warren Ave., Newport, report of a runaway juvenile. ARREST: Len L. Teal, 44, of Oldtown was arrested for driving without a license suspended/revoked third offence.

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Sharon Carla WilliamsEdgar passed away at her home in Oldtown, Dec. 27, 2018, due to unexpected health issues. She was 44-years-old. Sharon was born March 19, 1974. She leaves behind her mother

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – PHYSICAL: Valley View Drive, report that a subject was hit in head by mother. PROPERTY DAMAGE: Driskill Road, report that a

vehicle slid into a mailbox, knocked it down and did not stop.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 2, request of assistance with traffic while fixing a county truck.

Wednesday, Dec. 26

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Christopher J. McCoy, 32, of Bonner County was arrested on a local misdemeanor warrant.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of a vehicle with erratic speeds. ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Forrest P. Heaton, 49, of Newport was arrested on warrants. ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Eugene, P. Witherell, 46, was arrested on a local warrant. ARREST: Flowery Trail Road, Nathan M. Seubert, 24, of Spirit Lake was arrested for DUI. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Leclerc Road, report of alarm going off from movement outside residence. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Sacheen Terrace Drive, report of suspicious vehicle in the area. HARASSMENT: Bayview Blvd., report of an ongoing issue with neighbor, yelling at him when walking past residence.

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opted sisters and brothers. She will be reunited with many family members and friends. She loved everyone she met, and family was her whole world. She is going to be greatly missed by everyone. Sharon’s funeral service will be Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Sherman-Campbell Funeral Home in Newport. Sherman-Campbell Funeral and Cremation Services in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at shermancampbell.com.

Sunday, Dec. 30 ACCIDENT: Gray Road, report that a subject ran into a stop sign. ACCIDENT: Leclerc Road, report of a vehicle on the side of the road. DECEASED PERSON: Fertile Valley Road

THEFT: Raylen Lane, report of mail theft. ANIMAL PROBLEM: Western Larch Road, report of two pitbulls chasing horses this morning. THEFT: Hwy. 31, report that a cell phone was stolen a month ago and it is not being returned. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Northshore Diamond Lake, report of a vehicle pulling another vehicle with no lights.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Stanley Court, report of numerous subjects coming from a residence, and the owner is incarcerated. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Driskill Road, report that the complainant hears men talking outside, but cannot see anyone. West Bonner County

THEFT: W. 2nd St., report that a subject stole a snowboard, and is on foot towards the high school. FISH & GAME: Smackout Pass Road, report of an aggressive cougar.

Monday, Dec. 24 NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: S. Montana Ave., Oldtown, report of a two-vehicle private property accident. WEAPON OFFENSE: Merritt St., Priest River

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 211, report of a vehicle slide off.

Tuesday, Dec. 25

ACCIDENT: Leclerc Road, report of a vehicle slide off.

Saturday, Dec. 29

Thursday, Dec. 27

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Leclerc Road, report of an abandoned vehicle in a bad spot.

DISTURBING THE PEACE: Ockert St., Oldtown, report of a noise complaint.

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Troy S. Thompson, 47, of Elk was arrested from escape from custody. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: W. Walnut St., report that the complainant’s friend was propositioned to buy a firearm, and it is possibly stolen. PROPERTY DAMAGE: N. Calispel Ave., report that a vehicle hit a group of mailboxes and damaged them. TRAFFIC HAZARD: N. Fea Ave., report that a vehicle rolled out of the driveway and it is blocking the roadway. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Kings Lake Road, report of a vehicle with trailer and kid inside parked on side of roadway. There is no adult.

Friday, Dec. 28 SUSPICIOUS PERSON: W. Walnut St., report that a male is harassing customers. THEFT: Willms Road, the complainant wants to report that someone supposedly stole his dog. ARREST: W. 7th St., Robert E. Nelson, 36, of Newport was arrested for possession of stolen property.

Wednesday, Dec. 26

THEFT: Tacoma Creek Road, report of a dog picked up by snowmobilers. SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Newport Geophysical, report of an officer out with a group of people and some 4-wheelers. TRESPASSING: W. Spruce St., report of a subject cutting the fence to get through the property. TRESPASSING: S. Washington Ave., report of a man harassing the complainant’s son over a lost dog. ATTEMPT-LOCATE: Rocky Creek Road, report that the complainant is concerned that son has not returned from getting a vehicle. RUNAWAY JUVENILE: W. Walnut St., report that the complainant believes daughter may have runaway. WEAPON OFFENSE: Hwy. 20, report that someone is shooting very close to the residence. TRAFFIC HAZARD: Driskill Road, report of a large tree blocking the roadway. ATTEMPT-LOCATE: Hwy. 20, report of an attempt to locate a wanted person.

ARREST: Spirit Lake Cutoff, Spirit Lake, Mitchell Rowley, 29, of Priest River, was cited and released for possession of a controlled substance and driving without privileges.

Thursday, Dec. 27. UNATTENDED DEATH: Iowa Ave., Oldtown

Friday, Dec. 28 ANIMAL CRUELTY: Hwy. 2, Priest River ARREST: Dufort Road, Priest River, Peter Therkildsen, 66, of Athol was arrested for DUI and an open container. ARREST: Old Forest Road, Spirit Lake, Michael Bobince, 71, of Spirit Lake was arrested on a felony warrant.

Saturday, Dec. 29 HUNTING & FISHING VIOLATIONS: Clagstone Road, Blanchard SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE: Main St., Priest River

Sunday, Dec. 30 No reportable incidents

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Newport School Board: 5 p.m. District Offices

Newport City Council: 6 p.m. - Newport City Hall

Metaline Falls Town Council: 6 p.m. - Metaline Falls Town Hall

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Wednesday, Jan. 9 Pend Oreille Cemetery No. 1: 8 a.m. Newport Cemetery

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Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission Hearing: 5 p.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building, Sandpoint

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West Bonner Library District Board of Trustees: 9 a.m. - Priest River Library

Sacheen Lake Sewer and Water District Board: 5 p.m. - Sacheen Fire Station, Highway 211

Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse

West Bonner Water and Sewer District: 6:30 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall

Saturday, Jan. 5 Pondoray Shores Water and Sewer District: 9 a.m. - PUD Building, 130 N. Washington, Newport

Monday, Jan. 7 Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse

Port of Pend Oreille Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Usk, 1981 Black Road

Bonner County Democrats: 6:30-8 p.m. - Panhandle Health, 322 Marion St., Sandpoint

Friends of the Library: Noon - Priest River Library

Metaline Town Council: 7 p.m. Metaline Town Hall

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2018347 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY S TAT E O F WA S H I N G T O N No. 18-2-00165-26 S U M M O N S B Y P U B L I C AT I O N KAY L. PIERCE, an individual Plaintiff, vs. L.B. FRANCO and M.J. FRANCO, husband and wife; ALVIN E. KELLY and VIRGINIA T. KELLY, husband and wife; INA L. EMERY, a single woman; ALAN E. SHODOWN, a single man; and EUGENE V. SHADOWN Defendants. The State of Washington to the said defendants, L.B. FRANCO, M.J. FRANCO, ALVIN E. KELLY, VIRGINIA KELLY, INA L. EMERY, EUGENE V. SHADOWN and LORA E. SHADOWN You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 5th day of December 2018, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff, KAY L. PIERCE, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for the Plaintiff, Heywood Horn of McNeice Wheeler, PLLC, at his office below state; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The object of this action is to quiet title on the Plaintiff’s real property. DATED this 28th day of NOVEMBER, 2018.

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2018358A PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF T H E S TAT E O F WA S H I N G T O N IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE C ause N o . : 1 6 - 2 - 0 0 1 4 2 - 1 SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE TO JUDGMENT DEBTORS Date of Judgment: 11/05/2018 Order of Sale: 11/16/2018 Date of Levy: 12/07/2018 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, its successors in interest and/or assigns, Plaintiff, vs. DEANNA WILLIAMS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF TIMOTHY E. WILLIAMS; JACK L. WILLIAMS; LAURA L. WILLIAMS; AUTOMATED ACCOUNTS INC.; OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISES; Defendant(s). TO: Deanna Williams; Unknown Heirs and Devisees of Timothy E. Williams; Jack L. Williams; Laura L. Williams; Automated Accounts, Inc.; Occupants of the Premises; and any persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, lien or interest in the real property described in the complaint; The Superior Court of Pend Oreille County has directed the undersigned Sheriff of Pend Oreille County to sell the property described below to satisfy a judgment in the above-entitled action. The property to be sold is described as: Continued on 8B

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Continued from 7B A TRACT OF LAND IN SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 30 NORTH, RANGE 45 E.W.M., PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 2, SAID POINT BEING LOCATED NORTH 89°35’29” WEST, 1416.00 FEET FROM THE SOUTH ¼ CORNER (GRANITE STONE WITH “+”) OF SAID SECTION 2; THENCE NORTH 0°24’31” EAST, PERPENDICULAR TO SAID SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 2, 323.50 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89°35’29” EAST, PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 2, 1341.35 FEET TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE (30 FEET FROM CENTER LINE) OF SPRING VALLEY ROAD; THENCE SOUTH 1°43’30” EAST, ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SPRING VALLEY ROAD, 323.72 FEET TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 2; THENCE NORTH 89°35’29” WEST, ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 2, 1353.40 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. ALSO KNOWN AS TRACT “A” OF

R.S. #1157. PARCEL NO: 453002 30 0006 Commonly known as: 2600 Spring Valley Road, Newport, Washington 99156 The sale of the above-described property is to take place: Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: Friday, February 01, 2019 Place: Pend Oreille County Hall of Justice; Front Door, East Entrance 229 S. Garden Avenue Newport, WA 99156 The judgment debtor can avoid the sale by paying the judgment amount of $208,405.90, together with interest, costs, and fees, before the sale date. For the exact amount, contact the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office. DATED this 10th day of December 2018 ALAN A. BOTZHEIM, SHERIFF PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON by: /s/ Ciara Williamson Ciara Williamson, Civil Deputy Published in The Newport Miner December 19, 26, 2018 and January 2 and 9, 2019.(47-4) ___________________________ 2018361 PUBLIC NOTICE

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SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 18-4-00054-26 P R O B AT E N O T I C E T O CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) Estate of HORACE B. FLANAGAN, Deceased. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s

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Continued from 8B 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 in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of 1) thirty (30) days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or 2) four (4) 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 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 19, 2018. /s/ K. Wesley Clark K. WESLEY CLARK Presented By: STAMPER RUBENS, P.S. /s/ Alan L. Rubens ALAN L. RUBENS, WSBA #12239 Attorney for the Estate Bonita M. Gates West 720 Boone, Suite 200 Spokane, WA 99201 Published in The Newport Miner December 19 and 26, 2018 and January 2, 2019.(47-3) __________________________ 2018363 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 18-4-00052-26 P R O B AT E N O T I C E T O CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) Estate of RONALD ERICKSON, Deceased. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for

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claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. Date of First Publication of this Notice: December 19, 2018. /s/ Lawrence Sauer Lawrence Sauer, Personal Representative ELTC Law Group, PLLC Anthony Fry, Attorney PO Box 301 Newport, WA 99156 Published in The Newport Miner December 19 and 26, 2018 and January 2, 2019.(47-3) _________________________ 2018375 PUBLIC NOTICE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES S O L I C I TAT I O N Request for statement of Qualifications (RSQ) City of Newport Request for Qualification Data to Furnish Consulting Services The City of Newport, Washington is requesting proposals for professional services to conduct a market feasibility study for a proposed hotel/ motel in the City of Newport. The feasibility study should address the current and projected market demand analysis for the number, type and duration of hotel/motel stays in the City, a competitiveness analysis on what a new hotel/motel facility must do to provide a unique alternative to the current hotel/motel stock and be successful, an economic analysis of how the hotel/motel franchise will impact the City, a traffic study to include the impact of traffic flow surrounding the potential hotel/motel site including a traffic analysis of reverting Washington Avenue back to a two-way traffic pattern, and a proforma for a potential hotel/motel. The budget for Consulting services to complete the feasibility study is $66,667.00 with the feasibility study to be completed by July of 2019. Firms desiring consideration shall submit a complete qualification package and any other pertinent data to further assist the selection committee in evaluating the firm’s qualification to: Russ Pelleberg, City Administrator. Qualification packages should be submitted to arrive no later than 2:00 PM on January 07, 2019. One firm will be selected for the project based upon the following criteria categories, weighted as indicated: Qualification of key personnel (2); Relevant experience as demonstrated on previous projects (2); Previous performance (1); Expressed interest in the project (1); Washington State Certified Minority Enterprise Participation (.5). The most highly rated firm will be selected for negotiation of the professional service contract. The project is partially funded through the Community Economic Revitalization Board with local funds provided by the Pend Oreille County Economic Development Council and the City of Newport The City of Newport is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Minority and women owned firms are encouraged to submit proposals. Questions regarding the project or proposal may be referred to Russ Pelleberg, City Administrator, 200 S. Washington Avenue, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-5611. Published in The Newport Miner on December 26, 2018 and January 2, 2019.(48-2) __________________________ 201901 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq.Trustee Sale No.: WA-18-812808-BB Title Order No.: 170043859 Reference Number of Deed of Trust: Instrument No. 20160325586 Parcel Number(s): 443004439002 Grantor(s) for Recording Purposes under RCW 65.04.015: MICHAEL G THORNE SR AND LINDA L THORNE HUSBAND AND WIFE Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust and Grantee (for Recording Purposes under RCW 65.04.015): Caliber Home Loans, Inc. Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: Quality Loan Service Corporation of Washington Current Loan Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust: Caliber Home Loans, Inc. I.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, the undersigned Trustee, will on 2/1/2019, at 10:00 AM At the main stairs of the Old City Courthouse, located at 625 W 4th St, Newport, WA 99156 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable in the form of

credit bid or cash bid in the form of cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of PEND OREILLE, State of Washington, to-wit: THE EAST HALF OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER AND THE EAST 105 FEET OF THE WEST HALF OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 30 NORTH RANGE 44 EWM, PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON. More commonly known as: 1481 NORTHSHORE DIAMOND LAKE RD, NEWPORT, WA 99156 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 7/23/2016, recorded 7/28/2016, under Instrument No. 20160325586 records of PEND OREILLE County, Washington, from MICHAEL G THORNE SR AND LINDA L THORNE HUSBAND AND WIFE, as grantor(s), to NEXTITLE, as original trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR 1ST RATE HOME MORTGAGE, INC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, as original beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was subsequently assigned to Caliber Home Loans, Inc., the Beneficiary, under an assignment recorded under Auditors File Number 20170327469 II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust as referenced in RCW 61.21.030(4) is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: $27,824.84. IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $192,884.43, together with interest as provided in the Note from 9/1/2016 on, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute. V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on 2/1/2019. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by 1/21/2019 (11 days before the sale date), or by other date as permitted in the Note or Deed of Trust, to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 1/21/2019 (11 days before the sale), or by other date as permitted in the Note or Deed of Trust, the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the 1/21/2019 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, 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(s) and Grantor(s) by both first class and certified mail, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. The list of recipients of the Notice of Default is listed within the Notice of Foreclosure provided to the Borrower(s) and Grantor(s). These requirements were completed as of 6/30/2017. 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 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 above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this 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

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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 tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Toll-free: 1-877894-HOME (1-877-894-4663) or Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/ consumers/homeownership/post_ purchase_counselors_foreclosure. htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Toll-free: 1-800-569-4287 or National Web Site: http://portal.hud. gov/hudportal/HUD or for Local counseling agencies in Washington: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/ hcc/fc/index.cfm?webListAction=se arch&searchstate=WA&filterSvc=d fc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: 1-800-606-4819 or Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear Additional information provided by the Trustee: If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the noteholders rights against the real property only. The Trustee’s Sale Number is WA-18812808-BB. Dated: 9/25/2018 Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, as Trustee By: Jessica Junk, Assistant Secretary Trustee’s Mailing Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 2763 Camino Del Rio South, San Diego, CA 92108 Trustee’s Physical Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 108 1st Ave South, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98104 For questions call toll-free: (866) 925-0241 Trustee Sale Number: WA-18-812808-BB Sale Line: 916-939-0772 or Login to: http://wa.qualityloan.com IDSPub #0145633 1/2/2019 1/23/2019 Published in The Newport Miner January 2 and 23, 2019.(49, 52) __________________________ 201909 PUBLIC NOTICE 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 2019. Contractors who wish to be on 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 2019 Roster which will expire on December 31, 2019. /s/ Kelly J. Driver, Kelly J. Driver Manager Published in The Newport Miner January 2 and 9, 2019.(49-2) __________________________ Continued on 10B

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Grizzlies face two losses By Caneel Johnson Of The Miner

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Grizzlies topped the podium at the Freeman Invite last Saturday.

Grizzlies show a lot of character on and off the mat By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

ROYAL – The Newport Grizzlies wrestling team placed eighth out of 17 teams at Royal City, Friday, Dec. 28. Jevin Stricker, 160 pounds, was honored with the Character Award for the tournament. “One of the things that does not get talked about or looked at enough are when kids display strong character traits off of the mat as well as on the mat,” says NHS coach Adrian Bojorquez. On Saturday, Dec. 29, the team traveled to Freeman High School

for the Freeman Invite, where they secured sixth place. Nate Allen, 145, took first place in his weight bracket. At 113 pounds, Jeremy Ward battled his way to the finals of this tournament. Ward would go three hard fought rounds with a tough Post Falls kid, losing the finals match 8-7. Ward won second place. At 182, Jed Cupp won third place against a Chelan opponent. In the 195-pound weight division Matt Kirkwood placed third and Bailey Corkrum placed sixth. The other boys who participated in both tournaments were Warren Hamblen, 160, Gus Newman, 220,

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Chris Rivard, 152, Gage Seger, 145, Sam Smith, 152, Jevin Stricker, 160, Tobias Kramer, 132, and Tyler Ward, 138. “Again, the guys that did not earn a place on the podium still battled for Newport,” Bojorquez says. “Some earned us some team points and are helping to improve our team’s scores in every tournament. Well done everybody, I am very proud of all these boys and all of their hard work.” Newport will host Lakeside Thursday, Jan. 3 at 7 p.m. and travel to Riverside High School Saturday, Jan. 5, for a tournament at 10 a.m.

No results for tournament CUSICK – No results were available for the Cusick High School girls’ basketball team at the Wellpinit Christmas Tournament Friday, Dec. 27 and Saturday, Dec. 28. The Panthers will play at Columbia on Friday. Jan. 4 at 6 p.m. Then they will play Harrington at home Saturday, Jan. 5 at 5 p.m. They will play in Republic Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 6 p.m.

No games for Priest River girls’ basketball PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Lamanna High School girls’ basketball team did not play any games last week.

Continued from 10B 201908 PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE The following ordinance was adopted at the regular meeting of the Town of Ione Council on December 19, 2018. The complete text of this ordinance and budget are available in the Clerk’s office during regular business hours. ORDINANCE NO. 611 An ordinance adopting the final budget for the Town of Ione, Washington for the fiscal year 2019. Ordinance shall be in full force and effect beginning January 1, 2019. Fund Name Revenue Appropriation Current Expense 291,463 291,463 Real Estate Excise Tax 19,758 19,758 Streets 70,839 70,839 Tourism/Economic Development 26,696 26,696 Growth Management 1,588 1,588 Building Fund 40,929 40,929 Equipment Reserve 4,047 4,047 Airport Reserve/Improvements 27,856 27,856 Park Reserve 7,528 7,528 Water 822,335 822,335 Water-CDBG Grant 731,935 731,935 Sewer 422,967 422,967 Equipment Fund 21,462 21,462 Total Appropriations 2,489,401 2,489,401 /s/ Sandy Hutchinson Town Clerk-Treasurer Published in The Newport Miner January 2, 2019.(49) ____________________________________________________

The Spartans will play at Bonners Ferry Friday, Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. and at Kellogg Tuesday, Jan 8 at 7 p.m.

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NEWPORT – The Grizzles girls’ basketball team faced two losses last week. Newport lost at home to Cheney Thursday, Dec. 27, and in Pullman Saturday, Dec. 29. Cheney outscored the Grizzlies by seven points in each quarter. At halftime they had a 14-point lead and won the game by 28 points. The final score was 67-28. Alika Robinson led the Grizzlies scoring with 10 points, McKinley Leslie scored nine points, Cyndi Lewis scored seven points, Julie Schoener scored four points, Evelyn Jergens scored three points and Jessica Hankey, Brooke Marsengill and Madi Bradbury scored two points each. In the Pullman game, Newport and Pullman both scored 11 points in the first quarter, but the Greyhounds outscored the Grizzlies in the second quarter by 11 points, which gave them the lead at halftime. The Grizzlies put up a good fight in the third quarter only scoring one point less than Pullman, but Pullman only allowed them to score four points in the fourth quarter. The final score was 55-37. Robinson led the Grizzlies in scoring with 17 points, Marsengill scored five points, Leslie and Schoener scored four points each, Jergens scored three points and Bradbury and Hankey scored two points each. Newport will play at St. George’s Wednesday, Jan. 2. The Grizzlies will play in Colville Saturday, Jan. 5, at 5:45 p.m. Then they will play in Medical Lake Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 7:15 p.m.

Rangers play the biggest tournament in state By Caneel Johnson Of The Miner

IONE – The Selkirk Rangers girls basketball team played at the Eagle Holiday Classic Thursday, Dec. 27 and Saturday, Dec. 29. The tournament is the biggest in the state. It lasts three days and 78 games are played between 48 varsity teams and 24 junior varsity teams. West Valley has hosted the tournament for the last five years. Some teams play one game, some play two and some play three. Teams play in cycles every two years, so that all teams who want o attend get the chance. The waitlist gets bigger every year. The Rangers faced off against Lakeside on Thursday, Dec. 29, and lost by quite a margin, which is unusual for Selkirk. They have only lost one league game this year. Lakeside led the Rangers by 20 points at halftime. Lakeside prevented Selkirk form scoring any points in the first quarter. The Rangers did better in the second quarter with only a twopoint difference in scoring. The score at halftime 28-8, Lakeside. Lakeside only

201910 PUBLIC NOTICE 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, 2019 during the 3:30 p.m. School Board Meeting located in the Cusick School District High School Library. Cusick School District No. 59 Pend Oreille County, Washington By: /s/ Don Hawpe Don Hawpe, Secretary, Board of Directors Published in The Newport Miner January 2 and 9, 2019.(49-2) __________________________ 2 0 1 9 11 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The Cusick Town Council will be holding its regular monthly council meeting on January 14, 2019 at 111 S. 1st, Cusick, WA at 6 pm. This is a public meeting and all who are interested are encouraged to attend. Facilities are ADA accessible.

had three points more than the Rangers in the third quarter, but it was not enough for the win. Lakeside took the win by 28 points. The final score was 49-21. Bree Dawson led the Rangers in scoring with 13 points, Kaitlyn Chantry scored three points, Nicol Lyons scored four points and Whitney Dawson scored one point. The Rangers just did not have any luck this week. They lost against Davenport on Saturday, Dec. 29 by 42 points. The Gorillas led the Rangers by 22 points at halftime. The Rangers did not manage to score in double digits in any quarter the entire game. The final score was 64-22. Whitney Dawson led the Rangers in scoring with six points, Lyons scored three points, Sydney Pettis scored two points, and Madison Chantry scored one point. The Rangers will play at Wellpinit on Friday, Jan. 4 at 6 p.m. They will play ACH at home Saturday, Jan. 5 at 4:30 p.m. They will play in Northport Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 6 p.m.

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