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Idaho Conservation League calls for permitting slowdown By Don Gronning Of The Miner

NEWPORT – After months of grass roots opposition to a silicon smelter proposed to be built about a mile south of Newport on the Idaho state line, the opposition is gaining momentum, with the Idaho Conservation League adding its voice. Matt Nykiel, a conservation associate with the Boise based ICL, writes on the blog in a Dec. 21 post headlined ‘What’s a Breath of Clean Air Worth?’ that “prevailing winds would likely carry emissions from this smelter into Bonner and Boundary counties.” He writes that since October, the ICL has been in touch with state agencies and HiTest Sands officials. “We are concerned that despite HiTest’s best intentions, this smelter could damage air quality and health in North Idaho.” Nykiel flatly states that federal and state agencies are budget-strapped and lack the support to hold polluters to the rules on the books. The Environmental Protection Agency has lost 700 employees since the election of Donald Trump, he says, and the Trump administration has proposed further defunding the EPA by 31 percent. “Because of this, the EPA is far less able to assist states like Idaho and Washington with the funding, monitoring and technical expertise that would ensure that the proposed smelter does not break the rules and pollute our air,” he writes. “Idaho and Washington environmental agencies alone simply don’t have the resources to properly enforce air quality permits and demand the most protective pollution controls from savvy industrial companies.” He says at a minimum, HiTest should collect site-specific air samples for at least a year before seeking a permit from Washington. Nykiel urges people to contact the Washington Department of Ecology and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality to pressure the agencies to require HiTest to do that collection. The Citizens Against the Newport Silicon Smelter, probably the first organized group to oppose the smelter, has kept the pressure on local officials, with members showing up at city council meetings, county commission hearings and other government meetings to speak against the smelter. They’ve organized online through websites and a Facebook page and group, as well as holding several well attended meetings. While the ICL calls for pressure at a state agency level, CANSS is pressuring local politicians. They retained GOP connected attorney Norm Semanko of the Boise law firm Parsons Behle & Latimer. Semanko served briefly as general counsel of the Republican National Committee and two terms as Idaho Republican Party Chair. Semanko and Washington licensed attorney Dylan Eaton wrote a Dec. 21 letter to Pend Oreille County Planning Commission community development director Greg Snow addressing potential changes to the county’s conditional use process. Semanko and Eaton wrote that the county See Hi Test, 2A

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A winter scene Sunset on Wednesday, Dec. 27 near Saddle Mountain after a few inches of new snow. We asked readers to send us their snow pictures of wintertime in the Pend Oreille Valley and per usual we got some wonderful responses. Thank you to those that submitted photos. If you would like to send one of your photos to The Miner, whether it’s a scenic, a local event or activity, email jpegs to minernews@povn.com. See more photos on 8A.

Local men excel extreme sports By Don Gronning Of The Miner

NEWPORT – Two area athletes are competing in two extreme sporting events and both are having success. Dean Kade Hunt, 29, has been messing around with motorcycles since he was little. He got his first motorcycle at age 9. “My dad got me started,” he says. In addition to his father, who also goes by Dean, Hunt says his great-grandfather also raced dirt bikes. He made the switch to snow bike racing last year. “I sold my snowmobile and bought a snow bike,” he says. In just his second snow bike race, Hunt qualified for the X-Games, by finishing in the top 12 at a competition in Elk River, Minn., Dec. 16. He finished 11th. The X-Games will be held Jan. 25-28 in Aspen, Colo. He will compete in the Snow Bikecross event, which is similar to motocross racing, except on snow with motorcycles that have a

Courtesy photo|Dean Hunt

Dean Kade Hunt has been racing bikes since he was a kid but he has expanded to racing snow bikes. He’s qualified for the X-Games, set for Jan. 25-28 in Aspen, Colo.

track and skis instead of wheels. The X-Games are touted as the world’s premier action sports competition, with the top ski, snowboard, snow bike and snowmobile athletes invited to compete in 17 different disciplines over four days. Hunt just got back from a competition in Mul-

len, Idaho, where he won third place overall in just his third competition. “I did pretty good,” he says. “The Canadian champion was there and he finished third at the X-Games last year.” Hunt led a couple laps in the first moto and finished second. In the second moto, which counts more, he wrecked three times

and still fought his way back to fifth place, giving him a third place finish and $300. Motorcycle racing is dangerous and Hunt has suffered his share of injuries. He’s broken his leg, has plates in his foot and a rod in his leg from motorcycle racing. See extreme, 2A

B r i e f ly Eat some crab for a good cause NEWPORT – The Soroptimist Crab Feed is back Saturday, Jan. 13 with two seatings: at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. The event is at St. Anthony’s Church on 1st Street in Newport. The dinner features all-you-can-eat crab, garlic bread, baked potatoes, green beans and coleslaw. Tickets can be purchased at Seebers and Owens in Newport, and The Beardmore Wine Bar in Priest River, or by calling 509-671-2552. Adult tickets are $30 each and for children under 10, tickets are $15. Only 150 tickets are available for each seating.

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Proceeds of the crab feed go to support the many service projects that Soroptimists do each year in the Newport/Priest River area. Projects 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. An award is given to an outstanding eighth grade graduate, and the club supports the Priest River Young Woman of the Year award. Soroptimist is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and donations are always welcome. 6B-7B

Newport annexes lot NEWPORT – The Newport City Council passed an ordinance Dec. 18 annexing a 1.37-acre lot on the city’s south side into town. The lot property is at 301 West Eighth Street. The owner, Doug Jackson , is deceased, but the executer of his estate requested the annexation. The lot is already served with city water. The Newport City Planning Commission recommended the annexation at its meeting prior to the Dec. 18 council meeting.

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Priest River man missing

PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Police Department is looking for a Priest River man who has not been heard from since Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. Brandon S. Cramer, 32, of Priest River was reported missing by his family on Monday, Jan. Cramer 1. The reporting family member said they had not heard from Cramer since Friday, Dec. 29. The Priest River Police Department is asking anyone with information on his disappearance to call 208-448-1521 or Bonner County Dispatch at 208-265-5525.

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North Pend Oreille Chamber sees revival

METALINE FALLS – The North Pend Oreille Chamber of Commerce (NPOCC) will hold its annual meeting Sunday, Jan. 21, 4 p.m. at The Cutter Theatre. The event begins with a potluck, hosted by outgoing President Tara Leininger, and then the general membership meeting will follow. Business will include the certification of elected officers and board members, and establishing a 2018 budget. At this time there are no contested offices, but a write-in line is included for all officers. The ballot includes Jacob Warren for president; Sonya Scauflaire for vice-president; Susie Bisson for treasurer; Lynn Holster for secretary; Chris Daley, Dean Grass, Steve Kiss, Rick Larson and Leininger for board members. Members of good standing in 2017 are eligible to vote and should have received their ballots and invitation in the mail. If you believe you are a 2017 member of the NPOCC and haven’t received a ballot, contact Leininger at 509-446-2117 or through the website at www.npochamber.org.

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Hunt, a 2007 Newport High School graduate, is a hard rock miner, working at the Pend Oreille Teck mine in Metaline Falls. He and his wife, Ellie, and their sons, Konrad, 3, and Wyatt, 5, make their home in Priest River. Hunt says following the family tradition, his oldest son has been riding a motorcycle since he was 2 ½. He enjoys the thrill of snow bike racing. It’s a good thing he has good job, as a competitive bike isn’t cheap. His 2017 ½ KTM 450 SFX snow bike costs $11,000. He says he probably has a couple thousand dollars work into the engine. The track alone costs $8,000, he says. Hunt says you can win a little money snow bike racing, but that’s not why he does it. “I like speed and competition,” he says. “Anything that goes fast.” Toby T. Johnson, 40, was visiting his parents, Toby and Gail Johnson at Diamond Lake over the holidays. Johnson is an obstacle course racer, a fairly new sport that involves completing an extreme race, with running, crawling through the mud, jumping off a 35-foot cliff into water, running through electricity and other obstacles. “I saw a Warrior Dash ad on Facebook,” he says of how he got interested. The Warrior Dash is a five-mile competition. That led

to him finding out about Tough Mudder competitions. These are competitions ranging in length from a mile to 10 miles. Johnson, who was a competitive rower who twice tried out for the Olympics, says he was drawn to the challenge. “The challenge is to compete,” he says, not necessarily to win. The headbands that come with completing a certain number of courses are cherished. Johnson grew up in California, but spent most of his summers at Diamond Lake. He entered his first obstacle course competition at Bear Valley, Calif., in 2009. At 6 feet 6 inches, 220 pounds, Johnson says he’s known as a “Clydesdale,” after the draft horse. He’s considerably bigger than many of his competitors. The Bear Valley race was difficult, he says. For one thing he had to run 10 miles. “I hadn’t run more than six miles,” he says. So he recruited his older sister, Kristin, to join him. “I told my sister she needed to do one,” he said. She didn’t know if she could but when it was over, he says she was converted and wanted to do more. Johnson made it a mission to compete. He combined it with raising money for the Whole Kids Foundation. In June, he sold all his stuff and went on a four-month road trip, competing mostly on the East Coast.

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Toby T. Johnson has taken to competitive obstacle course racing, which is pretty much what it sounds like. Here Johnson makes his way with added weight.

He raised a little money, a lot of awareness and made some life-long friends obstacle course racing. “The total trip was worth it,” he says. “It’s something that

can’t be matched.” He said the hardship of the events bring people together. “There is something about suffering with other people that creates a bond,” he says.

Hi Test: Tribe on record opposing HiTest smelter From Page 1

planning commission acknowledged that a zone change from Public Lands was needed for the HiTest property. They asked rezones be considered individually and not rezoned as a group. They asked that any hearings be held in Newport. They said the HiTest rezone requires the highest level review by the planning commission, with the county commissioners making the final decision. The Kalispel Tribe is on record opposing the HiTest smelter. Tribal Chairman Glen Nenema wrote Gov. Jay Inslee Nov. 27 requesting a government-togovernment consultation about the smelter. He wrote that the air was the

last remaining natural resource in the lower Pend Oreille Basin that hasn’t been significantly degraded. The fish are too toxic to eat in large quantities and the Pend Oreille River is a series of reservoirs, he wrote. “The Tribe and its governmental and community partners are in the midst of a multi-decade, $400 million restoration and conservation effort to address these problems,” Nenema writes. “The last thing we need is a facility that will undermine this effort by contributing to environmental problems like acid rain and climate change, and will increase the risk of health problems like asthma, lung cancer, and developmental problems.” Apparently there was a meet-

ing between Kalispel Tribal officials and Inslee. According to a Dec. 29 post on the CANSS Facebook page, a meeting was held “a week or so ago.” Tribal council member Curt Holmes posts regularly on the page. He wrote that he was at the meeting with Inslee and that he may be able to share more details soon, but that he did not leave the meeting feeling very good. “I definitely felt he (governor Inslee) seemed to be in favor of if not supportive of the project,” Holmes wrote Dec. 29. While the CANSS group is long on energy, they don’t have that much money, at least compared to organizations like the Idaho Conservation League and Kalispel Tribe. ICL has a nearly

$3 million annual budget and offices around the state, including one in Sandpoint. The Kalispel Tribe has revenue from the Northern Quest Resort & Casino and other business interests and a Natural Resources Department working on opposing the smelter. HiTest company officials said they put up $25 million of their own money preparing for the project. They announced at the Nov. 29 meeting held at Newport High School that they would go out for financing in January, seeking $150 million. And even though HiTest has yet to submit any permit applications, with that much money and passion involved, it seems the HiTest battle is far from over.

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b r i e f ly Free preschool screening NEWPORT – On Monday, Jan. 8, the Newport School District will offer a free screening to any child ages infant to five years old in the Newport School District. The following areas will be screened: cognitive (thinking and preacademic skills), communication (speech and language), fine motor (writing, drawing, cutting, visual-motor), gross motor (balance, throwing, kicking), vision and hearing.   The Newport School District provides a variety of special programs for children in local schools. Many of these programs are also available to preschoolers with special needs, and at no cost to parents and guardians. If you have a preschooler you would like to schedule to have screened or if you would like more information about the services available, contact Keri Leslie at 447-3167 ext. 4507 or email lesliekeri@newportgriz.com.

Snowshoe, ski for free this Saturday PRIEST LAKE – Ski and snowshoe for free this Saturday, Jan. 6, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Priest Lake State Park. The event features free cross country ski lessons and guided snowshoe hikes. Loaner skis and snowshoes will be available. There will also be coffee from Infinity Café and Fat Bike demos by Greasy Fingers Bike Shop. Priest Lake State Park and Priest Lake Nordic Club host the event. The park is located at 314 Indian Creek Park Rd. in Coolin. For more information, call 208443-2200.

Foster pleads guilty after shooting cops BLANCHARD – A Blanchard man pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder, resulting from his shooting and injuring two Bonner County Sheriff’s Deputies last January. According to a news reports, Adam Deacon Foster pleaded guilty to the charges in 1st District Court on Monday, Dec. 18. The charges included a sentencing enhancement that adds 20 years for inflicting bodily injury upon deputies Michael Gagnon and Justin Penn. Bonner County prosecuting attorney Louis Marshall agreed to limit the state’s sentencing recommendation to 50 years. On Jan. 16, 2017, Gagnon and Penn were both shot three times while serving a year-old arrest warrant for battery at Foster’s home on Mountain View Road in Blanchard. A third deputy, William T. Craffey, was also on the call, but was not injured. Gagnon and Penn were hospitalized and recovered from their injuries. At Foster’s Dec. 18 court appearance Judge Barbara Buchanan ordered Foster to undergo a psychiatric evaluation prior to sentencing, which is scheduled for March 6. Foster is currently in custody at Bonner County Jail in lieu of a $2 million bail.

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Looking for those that like music Students in the Newport High School Symphonic Band make their way to the stage at the annual Christmas concert led by music instructor Greg Schuh. Schuh is looking to start a Newport Music Booster club to support school district music programs. Anyone who is interested is invited to attend Monday, Jan. 8, 7 p.m. in the NHS music room.

Newport man arrested for arson on Christmas Eve Claims demons possessed house By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

NEWPORT – A 20-yearold Newport man has been charged with first degree arson following a house fire on Christmas Eve. Joseph Drake Ries, 20, appeared in Pend Oreille County superior court Thursday, Dec. 28 and pleaded not guilty to starting a fire in his parents’ home on Deer Valley Road Sunday, Dec. 24. Superior Court judge Jessica Reeves ordered that Ries be held on a $25,000 bond. According to the police report, Joseph Ries’ mother called and said she had an argument with her son. She said he made threats to burn down the family’s house. Around 8:24 a.m. deputies arrived at 1651 Deer Valley Road, where they saw smoke and flames rolling out of the house. There were two males standing outside the residence and were recognized as Dennis Ries and Joseph Ries. The fire department was called and Joseph Ries was detained and placed into handcuffs and put in the backseat of the patrol vehicle.

According to the report, Joseph Ries was read his Miranda rights and he said he was willing to speak. He was asked how the fire started and Ries said he was not sure, but thought it might have been a cigarette or candle. He was asked where the fire started and Ries said in a bedroom. When asked where he was when the fire started, Joseph Ries said he was outside smoking a cigarette and his father was outside too. He said he saw smoke and his father went inside to try and put out the fire. He said he went inside too, but smoke was too thick to see. He was asked where his mother was and Ries said she had left already. He said there wasn’t anyone else inside. When told that Ries’ mother informed the Sheriff’s Office that he threatened to burn down the house, he said, “Yeah.” When asked why, he said the house was possessed by demons that were enslaving him and attacking him spiritually. He said the house needed to burn anyway and when asked if fire would get rid of the demons he said he didn’t know. He was asked if he

Prepare for FAFSA, learn to manage your money PRIEST RIVER – Starting next Monday, Jan. 8 and continuing every second Monday until the end of the school year, the 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) and GEAR Up will be hosting FAFSA nights at Priest River Lamanna High School (PRLHS) from 5-7 p.m. This event is to provide parents and students with assistance in completing the federal application for student aid. Parents will need to bring the following information to complete the application: social security number, alien registration number (if you are not a U.S. citizen), federal income tax returns, W-2s, and other records of money earned. People should note that they might be able to transfer their federal tax return information into their student’s FAFSA using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool. Also required are bank statements and records of investments and records of untaxed income, if applicable. In addition to offering FAFSA assistance, the 21st CCLC will be hosting adult financial education classes throughout the winter and spring at PRLHS. The first of these is a series of financial workshops presented by Sherry Wallis of STCU. These will take place on the last Monday of the month starting on Jan. 29 with Budgeting 101, followed by Living Debt Free on Feb. 26, and concluding with Fraud and ID Theft Prevention on March 26. There is limited seating as a light meal will be provided by STCU, so advanced registration is required and parents of students registered in the 21st CCLC will be given priority. Contact Cherie Coldwell at 208 448-1211 x6 or email atcheriecoldwell@sd83.org to register. These programs are free to the public and all are welcome to attend.

SPOKANE – Cold, stagnant weather forecasted for early next week is expected to create poor air quality conditions in Eastern Washington. In an effort to prevent unhealthy air quality, the Washington Department of Ecology is limiting indoor and outdoor burning in Pend Oreille, Stevens, Ferry, Asotin, and Okanogan counties. A Stage 1 burn ban began at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 1, and will continue until further notice. Current air quality monitors show elevated levels of air pollution, and the levels are expected to increase further because of weather conditions. This puts communities at risk because fine particles from wood smoke can easily get into people’s lungs and cause heart and breathing problems. Under a Stage 1 ban, all outdoor burning is prohibited, including residential, agricultural and forest burning. Use of uncertified wood stoves, fireplaces, inserts, and other uncertified wood-burning devices is prohibited unless they are a home’s only adequate source of heat. Certified wood stoves, pellet stoves and other See ban, 5A

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Online sales good for Washington papermakers Curbside recycling bins are packed with cardboard shipping boxes from Christmas online shopping. The uptick in consumer shipments is not only good news for the U.S. Postal Service, FedEx and UPS, but our nation’s papermakers. According to Mastercard Spending Pulse, U.S. year-end holiday retail sales rose nearly 5 percent compared to the same period last year while online g u e st purchases shot up more than 18 o p i n i o n percent. USA Today reported “despite DON C. thousands of store closings this BRUNELL year, Americans supplied a Association final flurry of spending to give of retailers their best holiday sales Washington since 2011.” The National Retail Business Federation expects the total to President be roughly $682 billion. The good news is most of those shipping boxes are headed back to paper mills instead of landfills. The volume is huge. Amazon, which accounts for about 40 percent of the online sales, uses 1.6 million boxes each day, according to MRBOXonline. The percentage of boxes that Americans recycle has dramatically increased from 55 percent in 1993 to 90 percent today. Unfortunately, the recovery rate for other paper is only 22 percent. The Fibre Box Association notes that corrugated (technical term for cardboard) is primarily Made in America. Imported cardboard comprises only 3 percent of the box materials used in our country. “If we recycled all this paper instead of using virgin paper, we could save approximately 27.5 million tons of carbon dioxide from going into the atmosphere. This is the equivalent of taking 5.2 million cars off the road each year or the amount of energy that it takes to power 1.3 million homes for a year,” MRBOXonline reported. According to the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA), the paper and packaging industry depends heavily on recycling. Nationally, the corrugated industry has sales of $115 billion a year, employs almost 400,000 people, and pays approximately $30 billion in annual compensation. Washington is one of the country’s leading recycling states which supports a vibrant paper industry. Last February, AF&PA along with the Washington Forest Protection and Northwest Pulp and Paper associations, released their study which found Washington forest products industry supports family-wage jobs for 106,000 workers and generates $5.2 billion in wages annually. By contrast, last year Boeing employed nearly 72,000 people and purchased $5.2 billion in goods and services in our state. A major part of that industry is paper used in packaging. For example, KapStone’s Longview mill is one of the nation’s largest recyclers of corrugated containers. The company’s Western operations, which also includes plants in Seattle and Yakima, employs over 1,700 people. KapStone and other papermakers focus on sustainability. The Longview mill has reduced its water consumption by one-third since 2005 and cut total greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 72 percent as of 2011 year-end. Almost 90 percent of the energy used at the mill is from renewable sources. Earlier this year, the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI) found that recycled corrugated packaging reduced the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 35 percent between 2006 and 2014 by keeping it out of landfills. Methane emissions from landfills are a significant contributor to global warming. According to EPA, in 2014, the most recent year for which data is available, 89 million tons of materials from cardboard to plastics were recycled or composted. “Doing so reduced greenhouse-gas emissions in a move equivalent See brunell, 5A

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yo u r o p i n i o n Abortion is killing To the editor, Many of those who want public office of the USA declaring their position as pro-life, or against abortion, which is the killing of the unborn. Many others declare their position as pro-death, in favor of the murder of those who are not yet born. Since the 1973 decision of the Supreme Court, more than 70 million killings of unborn babies have taken place. The anniversary of this bad decision is Jan. 22. Actually, human life begins at conception, and the unborn child is a living human being. Abortion constitutes the unjustified, unexcused taking of the life of the unborn child, who is the blameless victim. The Holy Bible states this truth in a number of places. Psalm 139: 13, 14, reads, “For thou hast possessed by reins: thou has covered me in my mother’s wounds. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.” The formation of human nature takes place at conception. We read in Jeremiah 1:5, “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thous camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee a phophet unto the nations.” Also, the Holy Scriptures state in Luke 1:44, “For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb of joy.” God says, “Thou shall not kill.” Exodus 2:13.

However the good news is that God’s offer of forgiveness is to the one who performs the abortion, and the woman who permits the abortion. “But God commendeth his love toward us in that, whole we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” America will be better off the day legal abortion ends. -Arthur Houk Colville

Anti-smelter hyperbole becoming an art form To the editor, When Boeing shut down in Seattle back in the 70s a billboard appeared stating, “The last one out of Seattle turn off the lights.” When one cruises through beautiful, downtown Newport one is struck with the plethora of empty storefronts. The unwashed masses in Washington state voted to allow recreational marijuana for sale and those municipalities and counties that chose to allow retail outlets quickly discovered that tax revenues from the sale of weed was like a license to print money. Pend Oreille County commissioners chose to deny marijuana sales within the unincorporated areas of the county. I have no idea what was behind their position, but they are looking the proverbial gift horse in the mouth. I voted against legalizing marijuana but here it is. Denying the sale of pot in Pend Oreille County is not denying any recreational or medical user from pursuing their passion.

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The Republican tax bill does include a provision to repeal the individual mandate element of the Affordable Health Care Act bill, which is the requirement that every American must have health insurance or they will be liable to pay a tax penalty. With the mandate repealed, would you choose to sign up for health insurance? Yes. It’s a vital part of taking care of my family and myself. No. It’s my decision whether I want to sign up or not and I shouldn’t be penalized for it. Undecided. I consider myself to be a healthy person, so I don’t know if I need it right now. The change doesn’t affect me.

In other news, the people in the county who have attained their dreamed-of future, will deny our children the opportunity to find gainful employment in the county by, oh, I don’t know, working in a silicon smelter. I have encountered many folks who looked out for themselves and forgot about those coming behind them. The attitude was, “I’ve got mine, you can get your own.” The anti-smelters want this to be a retirement community. Let the youth go somewhere else to work and raise their families. The hyperbole over the perils of smelting silica has become an art form. It’s noisy, it stinks, it’s destroying our pristine environment, it’s changing the climate, it’ll demand all of our natural resources. I read one email that claimed it will cause Lupus. Really? Lupus? One letter writer claimed it will kill her. Good points, all. I got mine. Forget about those who come behind us. -Larry Montgomery Newport

Tax cuts will not be worth having To the editor, Like those TV ads for drugs that say “Ask your doctor about …” we should ask our accountant about Taxcutium. Our congresswoman has made Taxcutium available to all taxpayers. The dose for most of us is about 20 percent while the dose for the congresswoman and her peer group is 80 percent. She and the 1 percent get

four times the benefit from Taxcutium than the rest of us. Like those drugs on TV Taxcutium has many side effects and cautions. For example would you take a drug that made you gain 40 pounds? Would you take a drug that at a time made you more ill? Taxcutium will cause inflation to increase resulting in higher prices for goods and services. The Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates to banks leading to higher interest rates for home and automobile loans. Our national debt will increase by $1.5 trillion resulting in more federal budget dollars being paid for interest. Taxcutium will result in higher health insurance premiums because more people will drop their insurance with the repeal of the Obamacare mandate. More uninsured patients will show up at hospitals and clinics and not be able to pay for their treatments. Those losses will be passed to the patients with insurance. Taxcutium will add complexity and uncertainty to the federal income tax code. Taxpayers won’t fully understand the negative effects of Taxcutium until April of 2019. My guess is that in the end taxpayers will see that Taxcutium wasn’t worth having. Republican tax cuts during the Reagan, Bush and now Trump administrations are followed by financial crisis and economic recessions. The current stock market bubble will See letters, 5A

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Succession planning workshop for family landowners COLVILLE – Washington State University Extension is offering the “Ties to the Land” succession-planning workshop in Colville coming in February. Succession planning is the human side of estate planning, and is a way for families to maintain their ties to the land across multiple generations, building awareness of the key challenges facing family businesses, and motivat-

ing families to address the challenges, according to a press release from Extension. It is a facilitated and interactive workshop with DVD-based components that provides effective tools families can use to decide the future of their land. The workshop will be offered Saturday, Feb. 3, at WSU Stevens County Extension, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., located at 986 S. Main Street, in

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Colville. Registration for the workshop is $50 per family or ownership, and includes one workbook, a DVD, and refreshments. A catered lunch may be purchased at least one week in advance for $10 per person. Families usually attribute a high level of importance to succession planning but concede that they have not done enough preparation. Sometimes this is due to unresolved issues, passive communication styles, or uncertainty in people’s lives. Including younger generations in key discussion about the future of the family farm enhances the successful transfer

Families usually attribute a high level of importance to succession planning but concede that they have not done enough preparation. and see” approach. The workshop is a mix of presentations and practical exercises that help families address the key

challenges of succession planning. Workshop participants learn about the legal and economic aspects of transferring a farm, forest or ranch from one generation to the next. Participants receive a “Ties to the Land” workbook and companion DVD, tools designed to help families to continue to improve and direct communication and planning at home. Enrollment is limited to 30 families and registration is on a first come, first served basis. Following this succession-planning workshop, the Washington Farm Forestry Assoc. and WSU Stevens County Extension intend to offer a companion workshop,

which will entail expert counsel from legal, tax, and financial specialists in estate planning. For more information, contact Andy Perleberg, (509) 667-6540, andyp@ wsu.edu. To view all upcoming events, visit www.extension.wsu.edu/stevens/ nrs/. Any attendee who feels they may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact WSU privately to discuss specific needs. Call 509667-6540.

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burst perhaps next year and our federal government will be unable to break the resulting economic fall. Taxcutium will harm the taxpayer it was supposed to help. -Pete Scobby Newport

The public is being duped To the editor, When I think of how the new tax bill is being sold to the public, it reminds me of my years in Liberia, under President William Tubman. Tubman was dearly loved by the poorest in the country, which actually didn’t make any sense at all. But, needy citizens would ask him for financial help – for a funeral, a wedding, or just hard times. He would gladly oblige with a gift of up to $500. In fact, Tubman

had envelopes marked with various amounts of money already prepared to distribute. Yet, he neglected to support job growth so these poor citizens could afford basic expenses from their own work and not depend on his “generosity.” The way the new tax bill is framed has some similarities to my experience in Liberia – deceiving the low and middle classes by giving with the right hand (estimates of $2,000 on average per family), but taking away more with the left – much more than $2,000 when considering the need for health care coverage, improving our infrastructure, and paying off our national debt. The country is being duped by President Trump and our Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. Wake up before it is too late. -Nancy Street Cheney

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NEWPORT – Local bird watchers participated in the annual Christmas Bird Count Saturday Dec. 16, a census of birds in the Western Hemisphere, conducted in the early Northernhemisphere winter by volunteers and administered by the National Audubon Society. “It was about as good as we could expect for weather at this time of year,” said event organizer John Stuart. “It was 25 degrees, a totally gray ceiling with four inches of snow on the ground, but not snowing and no wind; downright balmy.” Fifty two species were found this year, which is about average, Stuart added. “Thanks to all for a good effort,” he said. According to Stuart, there were 11 people in four cars and eight feeder watchers. The feeder watchers were evenly distributed around the 15mile circle volunteers were keeping track of to optimize the various birds that might be spotted. Also, the feeder-watchers picked up five species that were not seen on the mobile routes. Stuart said that with the mild weather last fall, there was lots of open water and with hunters all along the Pend Oreille River, there were few waterfowl on the part of the river in the circle volunteers were watching.

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A Common Redpoll alights on a tansy as it gets its picture taken during the annual Christmas Bird Count.

“The group of Cackling Geese were a nice, uncommon addition,” Stuart said. “We missed seeing the blue jay that has been hanging out at Sacheen Lake recently. All of the Mourning Doves are hanging out in the countryside, while the Eurasian collared doves seem to be like the house sparrows and only live in or close to towns. Presumably they have been living close to people so long that they are now our urban compatriots. There are many examples of bird species that have adapted their lifestyles to those of humans.” Pine siskins were spotted in four small groups of six

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to 30 with no big swarms reported. “These birds are increasingly uncommon in our region, following in the pattern of decline of both red crossbills and evening grosbeaks,” Stuart said. “Common redpolls were fairly abundant last year; I like to think that this is their idea of Palm Springs compared to their summer home in Alaska and northern Canada.” Counted birds include: Pied-billed Grebe, 1; Great Blue Heron, 3; Canada Geese, 885; Cackling Geese, 17; Mallard, 118; Lesser Scaup, 8; Bufflehead, 36; Common Goldeneye, 216; Barrow’s Goldeneye, 1; Common Merganser, 5; Sharp-shin Hawk, 1; Redtailed Hawk, 5; Roughlegged Hawk, 2; Bald Eagle, 18 (15 adults and three immature). California Quail, 139; Ring-necked Pheasant, 10; Ruffed Grouse, 2; Wild

Turkey, 378; Ring-billed Gull, 1; Mourning Dove, 72; Eurasian Collared Dove, 38; Great Horned Owl, 2; Belted Kingfisher, 7; Downy Woodpecker, 11; Hairy Woodpecker, 12; Northern Flicker, 31; Pileated Woodpecker, 4; Northern Shrike, 3; Steller’s Jay, 3; Gray Jay, 2; American Magpie, 30; American Crow, 42; Common Raven, 174; Blackcapped Chickadee, 200; Mountain Chickadee, 30; Chestnut-backed Chickadee, 39; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 55; Pygmy Nuthatch, 3; Pacific Wren, 1; American Dipper,. 1; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5; European Starling, 125; Song Sparrow, 17; Darkeyed Junco, 41; Red-winged Blackbird, 5; Evening Grosbeak, 20; House Finch, 79; Red Crossbill, 4; Common Redpoll, 167; Pine Siskin, 99; American Goldfinch, 33, and House Sparrow, 4.

Child developmental checkup at Priest River Elementary PRIEST RIVER – Free child developmental checkups will be Friday, Jan. 12, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Priest River Elementary School. The screenings are available for children up to five years old and include vision, hearing, speech, language, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, and other developmental areas. The West Bonner County School District and the Idaho Infant Toddler Program host the event. Parents can schedule an appointment by calling 208448-1181. Parents should bring the child’s baby book or any other information that might be helpful about the child’s development. For more information about services provided, call 208-448-1181.

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WDFW investigates two suspected wolf poaching cases in northeast Washington OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is investigating two suspected wolf poaching incidents in

northeast Washington, and a conservation group is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to convictions.

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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

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WDFW Police Capt. Dan Rahn said one case involves the killing of a female wolf in Ferry County, whose carcass was found Dec. 5 by department personnel approximately 15 miles southwest of Republic. The wolf had been wearing a radio collar, attached by WDFW biologists in 2016 when it was a member of the Profanity Peak pack. Biologists said she was not associated with

any pack when she was killed. Rahn said the collar had stopped transmitting location data in early November. The second investigation stems from the discovery by hunters of a dead wolf on Nov. 12 about 10 miles southeast of Colville in Stevens County, he said. That wolf, a breeding female, was discovered within the range of the Dirty Shirt pack and is presumed to be a mem-

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ber of the pack. Rahn said both investigations remain active, and the department encourages anyone who might have relevant information to contact WDFW at 877-933-9847 or 360-902-2936. The illegal killing of a wolf or other endangered fish or wildlife species is a gross misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $5,000. Conservation North-

west, one of the groups that partners with WDFW on wolf conservation and management, has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to convictions in these cases. Gray wolves are listed as endangered under state law throughout Washington. In the western twothirds of the state, they are also listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act.

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Winter in the Pend Oreille Courtesy photo|Brandy Croswhite

Above: Croswhite captured this stunning silver scene of the Pend Oreille River about six and a half miles Northwest of Newport on LeClerc Road. Courtesy photo|Charla Cimbalik

Left: Local resident Cryst Brooks and her copilot Mya spent a goodly amount of time plowing snow last Friday.

PRIEST RIVER – Crafters are encouraged to participate in Crafters Corner at the Priest River Senior Center each Thursday, 1 – 5 p.m. Knitters, quilters, crochet, doll-makers, scrap bookers and anyone looking to enjoy a craft or art in a social setting are welcome. Brings projects and ideas to this free event. For more information, call 208-448-2352.

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able to see or hear one another. This was solved with the installation of two sets of hallway doors that divide the jail into the men’s section on the south side of the building and the women’s on the north side. The annual monthly average for inmates in 2017 was 22. The county also contracts with Washington State Department of Corrections and Stevens County and temporary housing for Kalispel Tribal Police. “It kind of goes in spurts,” said Rusho of the amount of inmates. “It’s based on what the courts are doing, what’s happening out in the field with patrol staff, probation violations—a lot of times we end up with a lot of short term probation violations.” The jail contracts with Newport Community hospital to do onsite medical visits for the inmates, with a certified physician’s assistant and a registered nurse (RN) coming once a week to treat inmates. Jail staff is in charge of distributing any prescription medication. Besides Rusho, there are nine officers working at the jail. There are currently two female positions open and Rusho is hoping to have them filled by the end of January.

NEWPORT – Stratton Elementary School volunteer Kris Darby is looking to create a display case at the site to honor active military. Darby said she is working with the Newport High School ASB to design the display and she would like Pend Oreille County residents that have family members who are active military to contribute pictures or items that reflect that family member’s service. For more information, contact Darby at osdarby@ieway.com. Miner photo|Sophia Aldous

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NEWPORT – Unless you have reason to be on the inside, most people won’t see the renovations done over the last year at the Pend Oreille County Jail. “It’s been something we’ve been thinking about since 2014, actually,” says Pend Oreille County Jail Captain Jeff Rusho. “We’ve been thinking about how to improve what we have and looking at where we’re going to be five years down the road.” County commissioners approved a project budget of $100,000 in 2017 to improve existing jail infrastructure. The jail operated on a 2017 budget of $1,070,976. This included providing conduits for exposed wiring, new phone systems, transferring security cameras from analog to digital, better securing the men’s outdoor recreation area and building a women’s outdoor recreation area as well. The men’s common area is also receiving an update, with new flooring and painted walls, plus four kiosks have been installed at the jail that allow inmates to access jail rules and purchase snack items from the commissary. Inmates that follow jail rules and

maintain good behavior are allowed 45 minutes to an hour in the common area everyday. Temporary housing for juveniles was also improved in the renovation. The county has a contract with Martin Hall to house juvenile offenders, but sometimes it’s necessary to keep juveniles overnight, depending on what the juvenile is charged with said Rusho. Originally built in 1975, the jail was originally built to house 18 inmates. It now has capacity for 38 due to changing a day room library into a dormitory males’ cell, fitting seven beds, and changing the corrections staff office to a different location in the jail, as well as putting the building’s heating and cooling system on the roof as opposed to a back room, where it used to be. The former correction’s office was turned into an infirmary and a former females’ cell was turned into a protective custody cell for inmates at risk, specifically sex offenders and inmates that may not get along with the general population. The remodel also required staff to do some slight reconfiguring of housing men and women inmates, since the genders are not allowed to mix and must not be

Pend Oreille Jail Captain Jeff Rusho stands in the men’s outdoor recreation area at the jail. It was one of the area’s that was renovated in a series of upgrades to the jail last year.

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b r i e f ly Spartans at home Thursday PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River boys basketball team will host Upper Columbia Academy from Spangle Thursday, Jan. 4, at 7 p.m. They will travel for the next two games. Friday, Jan. 5, they will play Lakeland at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 6, they will play Bonners Ferry at 7:30 p.m.

Lady Spartans again on the court PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River girls basketball team goes back to play this week, hosted Upper Columbia Academy Thursday, Jan. 4, at 5:30 p.m. They then travel to Lakeland Friday, Jan. 5 to play at 5:30 p.m., and then to Bonners Ferry Saturday, Jan. 6 for a 6 p.m. game.

Harrington game canceled, Rangers play Friday IONE – The Selkirk Rangers boys basketball game with Harrington scheduled for last Saturday was canceled because Harrington didn’t have enough players. Selkirk will travel to Wellpinit for a game Friday, Jan. 5, at 7:30 p.m. The Rangers are home Saturday, Jan. 6, for a game against Almira/ Coulee-Hartline that starts at 6 p.m. They’re home again Tuesday, Jan. 9, to play Republic, at 7:30 p.m.

Panthers return to action Friday CUSICK – The Cusick Panthers boys and girls basketball teams will return to action Friday, Jan. 5, with home games with Curlew. The girls varsity game will start at 6 p.m. and the boys at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, the boys and girls teams go to Inchelium for a game, with girls starting at 6 p.m. and boys at 7:30 p.m.

Selkirk moves on to Riverside from Freeman FREEMAN – Selkirk High School was one of 16 schools that wrestled at the Freeman Invite at Freeman High School, Saturday, Dec. 30. Ryan Issakides, 132 pounds, was defeated by a University opponent, 10-4 in the Championship Finals of the match. The Rangers had an overall score of 22. Other schools included University with a score of 20; Deer Park 179; East Valley 150; Freeman 144; St. Maries 117; Cheney 89.5; Colfax 88; Chewelah 84; Lewis and Clark 78; West Valley 78; Priest River 73; Newport 43; Cashmere 23; Selkirk 22; Colville 15; and Omak 0. Coach Keith Saxe was unable to comment before deadline. The Rangers will wrestle at Riverside High School Saturday, Jan. 6 at 10 a.m.

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Naccarato takes third at Freeman Invite By Sophia Aldous Of the miner

FREEMAN – Though it was a tough time for the Spartans as a team at the Freeman Invite Dec. 30, individual wrestlers took top ten spots in their weight divisions. Manuel Naccarato, 132 pounds, placed third, On Deck: TruxAt Cheney High ton School: Dec. 6, Wilson, 9:30 a.m. 170, took fourth and Devin Nevell, 113, won fourth place. After a break from a minor injury acquired outside of wrestling, Larry Naccarato, 152, returned to wrestle at the Freeman invite, winning sixth place. “Larry was a little rusty, but it was sure nice to see him competing,” Priest River Spartan Manuel Naccarato, 132 pounds, took third place at the Freeman Invite last weekend. wrestling coach Jesse Hellinger said. Priest River came in 11th place overall. Other Colfax, Chewelah, Lewis carato had his fastest of the week candidate participating teams inand Clark, West Valley, pin of the season and and Truxton also had a cluded Newport, Selkirk, Cashmere, Colville, and the fastest pin at the great tournament,” said University, Deer Park, Omak. tournament, beating his Hellinger. East Valley, Freeman, According to opponent in 11 seconds. “Our primary focus is St. Maries, Cheney, Hellinger, Manuel Nac“Manuel is an athlete to see these young guys

Lady Rangers fall to Okanogan, beat Tonasket By Michelle Nedved Of The Miner

IONE – The Selkirk girls basketball team competed at the West Valley Holiday Tournament On Deck: last week, losing At Wellpinit: Friday, to Okanogan, but Jan. 5, 6 p.m. beating TonasVs. Almira/Coulee- ket. Hartline: Saturday, The Rangers Jan. 6, 4:30 p.m. took on OkanoVs. Republic: Tuesday, gan Wednesday, Jan. 9, 6 p.m. Dec. 27. Okanogan led 13-11 heading into the second quarter, but Selkirk managed to pull ahead by three, 19-16 at the half. The second half was a different story. Okanogan scored 12 in the third and 17 in the fourth while holding the Rangers to 19 for the half. They won 45-38. Jenna Couch led the Rangers with 21

points, including four three-pointers and all five of her free throw attempts. Gabi Rick scored eight, Whitney Dawson scored five and Bree Dawson scored four. The Rangers got back on track the next day, beating Tonasket 45-33, although Tonasket led 11-7 at the end of the first quarter. Selkirk pulled ahead 19-16 by the half, and dominated the second half, scoring 11 in the third and 13 in the fourth while holding Tonasket to 17. Rick scored 14 for the Rangers, followed by Whitney Dawson with 12 and Couch with 11. Nicol Lyons, Emma Avey, Kaitlyn Chantry and Bree Dawson each added two. The Rangers travel to Wellpinit Friday, Jan. 5 to play at 6 p.m. They then hosted Almira/Coulee-Hartline Saturday, Jan. 6 at 4:30 p.m., and Republic Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 6 p.m.

Newport plays well against larger schools By Don Gronning Of The Miner

SPOKANE VALLEY – The Newport Grizzlies boys basketball team played well against larger schools in the Eagle Holiday On Deck: Classic At Riverside: at West Friday, Jan. 5, Valley 6:30 p.m. High At Colville: School Tuesday, Jan. 9, Wednes5:45 p.m. day and Thursday, Dec. 27-28. They opened with a game against Pullman, getting a solid 56-39 win. “Our guys did a great job of playing together, moving without the ball and we rebounded great,” Newport coach Jamie Pancho said. “We beat Pullman on the boards 41-39.” Newport had control of the game by the second quarter, when they outscored Pullman by 10

to take a 32-20 lead into halftime. It was closer in the second half, but Newport outscored Pullman in every quarter. Danny Bradbury was the game’s top scorer, with 19 points. “Danny created a lot of havoc for Pullman at the top of our zone, which led to transition points for us, and overall, I thought Danny had a high competitive spirit in this game,” Pancho said. Koa Pancho had his best game of the year, knocking down big shots and making good decisions, Pancho said. Koa Pancho led the team in rebounding, with a dozen boards and scored nine points. Robbie Owen scored eight points, as did Tug Smith. Kade Zorica scored seven points. “The real difference though in this game was the way our guys

moved, and the way they approached it mentally,” Pancho said. “Our composure and focus was great the whole game.” He said Tug Smith and Robby Owen had great games on both ends

‘This was a great win for us.’ Jamie Pancho Newport coach

of the court. “Getting Robby involved in the paint gave us another gear to our offense. Adam (Moorhead) and Kade also gave us great minutes off of the bench. Kade was able to knock down a few shots, which helped him to penetrate and set up other guys for shots. We need that kind of ‘whole team’ effort and See newport, 8B

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develop.” Priest River will head to the Blackhawk Invite at Cheney High School Saturday, Jan. 6, 9:30 a.m.

s p o rt s c a l e n d a r Wednesday, Jan. 3 Newport Wrestling at Royal Christmas Invite: 9 a.m. - Royal High School

Thursday, Jan. 4 Selkirk Wrestling at Rogers: 9 a.m. - Rogers High School, Spokane Selkirk Girls Basketball at West Valley Tournament: Noon - West Valley High School Priest River Girls Basketball vs. Upper Columbia Academy: 5:30 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School Newport Wrestling at Lakeside: 7 p.m. - Lakeside High School, Nine Mile Priest River Boys Basketball vs. Upper Columbia Academy: 7 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School

Friday, Jan. 5 Newport Girls Wrestling at Winter Cup: 9 a.m. - Hanford Priest River Girls Basketball vs. Lakeland: 5:30 p.m. - Lakeland High School Newport Girls Basketball vs. Riverside: 5:30 p.m. - Riverside High School Newport Boys Basketball vs. Riverside: 7:30 p.m. - Riverside High School Cusick Girls Basketball vs. Curlew: 6 p.m. - Cusick High School Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Wellpinit: 6 p.m. - Wellpinit High School Priest River Boys Basketball vs. Lakeside: 7 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School Cusick Boys Basketball vs. Curlew: 7:30 p.m. Cusick High School Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Wellpinit: 7:30 p.m. - Wellpinit High School

Saturday, Jan. 6 Priest River Wrestling at Cheney: TBA - Cheney High School Newport Boys Wrestling at Blackhawk Invite: TBD - Cheney High School Open Gym, Adult Basketball: 7 a.m. - Newport High School

Newport Girls Wrestling at Kelso Invite: 9 a.m. - Kelso High School Selkirk Wrestling at Riverside: 10 a.m. - Riverside High School Priest River Wrestling at Freeman Winter Classic: 10 a.m. - Freeman High School Selkirk Wrestling at Freeman: 10 a.m. - Freeman High School Newport Wrestling at Freeman Invite: 10 a.m. Freeman High School Cusick Girls Basketball vs. Odessa: 4:30 p.m. Odessa High School Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Almira/Coulee- Hartline: 4:30 p.m. - Selkirk High School Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Harrington: 6 p.m. - Selkirk High School Cusick Boys Basketball vs. Odessa: 6 p.m. - Odessa High School Priest River Girls Basketball vs. Bonners Ferry: 6 p.m. - Bonners Ferry High School Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Almira/CouleeHartline: 6 p.m. - Selkirk High School Priest River Boys Basketball vs. Bonners Ferry: 7:30 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School

Tuesday, Jan. 9 Priest River Wrestling at Double Dual: 4 p.m. Lakeland High School Newport Boys Basketball vs. Colville: 5:45 p.m. - Colville High School Cusick Girls Basketball vs. Inchelium: 6 p.m. Inchelium High School Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Republic: 6 p.m. - Selkirk High School Newport Wrestling at Chewelah: 7 p.m. - Newport High School Newport Girls Basketball vs. Colville: 7:30 p.m. - Colville High School Cusick Boys Basketball vs. Inchelium: 7:30 p.m. Inchelium High School Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Republic: 7:30 p.m. - Selkirk High School

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b r i e f ly Have a warm drink, support Friends of the Library NEWPORT – Nothing is better on chilly days than coffee, tea, or hot cocoa, which is why Friends of the Library have set up a Keurig brewer in the Newport Library. A $1 donation gets visitors a k-cup for brewing and the Friends provide everything else needed for a drink, including cups. All proceeds go to Friends of the Library and help support programs and activities in the Pend Oreille County Library District.

The Maws and Paws Booster Club recently held a Griz Quiz fundraiser at Kelly’ s Bar and Grill in Newport to raise money for Newport School District athletics. The evening consisted of a trivia challenge for teams to compete in, complete with prizes.

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Spinning circle Jan. 7 METALINE FALLS – Yarn crafters are invited to bring hooks, needles or spindles and skills to display to the crochet, knitting and spinning circle at Gypsy Peak Art Gallery Sunday, Jan. 7, 1 p.m. The gallery hosts a circle with instructors for beginners and spare hooks and needles for crochet and knitting and a hand spindle to practice on. All tools provided for beginners must stay at the circle. There will be free coffee and tea for circle participants. All students may attend for free and all adults attending are asked to make any size donation to the Keep Art Alive Program jar to help pay for supplies and keep the program going. All students 15 and under need to be accompanied by an adult at all times and sign a consent form. Ages 16 and up must have their parent come into the gallery and sign a consent form with them, giving permission for them to attend the circle on their own. The Gypsy Peak Art Gallery is located at 225 East 5th Ave., in Metaline Falls.

Parents of Newport eighth graders meeting NEWPORT – There will be an eighth grade parent meeting to talk about fundraising and the St. Patrick’s Day Dance at Sadie Halstead Middle School Wednesday, Jan. 10, 5 p.m. Any parent or guardian of the Newport class of 2022 is encouraged to attend.

Toddler Time at Metalines Community Library METALINE FALLS – Toddler Time at the Metalines Community Library is Friday, Jan. 12, 11 – 11:30 a.m. The event is geared toward ages 18 months to three years old and features stories, music and movement. The Metalines Community Library is located at 302 S. Park St. in Metaline Falls.

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

New Master Gardeners’ orientation Jan. 11, 13 NEWPORT – Do you want to become a Master Gardener? Attend either of two “Master Gardener Open House” orientation sessions on Thursday, Jan. 11 from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. or on Saturday, Jan. 13 from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Both meetings will be at the WSU/Pend Oreille County Extension Office Meeting Room at 227 S. Garden Avenue in Newport. 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. Master Gardener volunteers are trained by 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-to-face classes that highlight gardening information specific to Pend Oreille County. 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. 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 at 227-A S. Garden Avenue in Newport. Applications will also be available at the Jan. 11 and 13 orientation sessions. Master Gardeners have worked with WSU Extension in Pend Oreille County as horticulture educators since 1990 and contrib-

ute more than 3000 hours of service to local county communities annually. For more information about the program, contact Dixie Chichester, Program Coordinator, d.chichester@wsu.edu, 509-4476453. WSU Extension programs are offered without regard to race; sex; religion; age; color; creed; national or ethnic origin; physical, mental or sensory disability; marital status; sexual orientation; and/or status as a Vietnam-era or disabled veteran. Persons with a disability requiring special accommodations may call 1 509 447-2401.

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Friday, Jan. 5

Rotary Club: 7 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park

Oil Painting Class: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Create Arts Center

Newport TOPS: 8:30 a.m. Hospitality House

Books Out Back: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Priest River Library

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

Story Time: 3 p.m. - Newport Library

Rotary Club: 7 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park

Dance Classes: 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport

Newport TOPS: 8:30 a.m. Hospitality House

Overeaters Anonymous: 9 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use front entrance. Contact Barb at 509-4470775. Computer Basics for Adults: 10 a.m. to Noon Newport Library 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: 6 p.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Priest River Animal Rescue: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River BASIC Meeting: 6 p.m. Blanchard Community Center

Thursday, Jan. 4 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 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 Bingo: 6 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Pend Oreille Kids Club: 6 p.m. - Pend Oreille Mennonite Church Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church Newport Masonic Lodge: 7:30 p.m.

Open Mic: 7-9:30 p.m. Pend Oreille Playhouse, 236 S. Union Ave., Newport (Former Eagles Building) Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting: 7 p.m. - St. Catherine’s Catholic Church

Saturday, Jan. 6 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 Meeting: 5 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Oath Keepers Constitutional Study Group: 6:30 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

Sunday, Jan. 7 Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

Monday, Jan. 8 Evergreen Art Association: 10 a.m. - Create Arts Center Hospitality House Senior Potluck: Noon Newport Blanchard Grange Meeting: 5:30 p.m. Blanchard Grange Habitat for Humanity: 6 p.m. - Sandifur Room, Newport Hospital Priest River Lions: 6:30 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church

Tuesday, Jan. 9 Priest River Food Bank Open: 9-11:45 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 Weight Watchers: 5:30-6 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting – Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport

Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church Spirit Lake Lodge No. 57: 8 p.m. - Spirit Lake Wednesday, Jan.10

Overeaters Anonymous: 9 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use front entrance. Contact Barb at 509-4470775.

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

3:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center 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 - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick: 11 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick

Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

Priest River Lioness: 11:30 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church

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

Weavers’ Group: Noon to

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

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

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

CATHOLIC MASSES

www.pocoparishes.org Newport: St. Anthony’s, 447-4231 612 W. First St., Sun. - 11 a.m. Usk: St. Jude’s River Rd., Sat. 4:00 p.m. Usk: Our Lady of Sorrows 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

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 10:30 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

3rd and Spokane St., Newport, WA Worship Service 10:00 a.m. 301 W. Spruce St, Newport Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday 10:30AM Wednesday 7:00PM Nursery Care Available Pastor R. Shannon Chasteen Pastor Becky Anderson (864) 378-7056 447-4121 Bible preaching, God newportucc@conceptcable.com honoring music www.newportucc.org

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.

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, 10:45a.m. Diamond Lake 326002 Highway 2 diamondlakeadventist.org Edgemere - 5161 Vay Rd edgemereadventist.org Newport - 777 Lilac Ln newportsda.com

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Many get Christmas boxes through Cusick Food Bank CUSICK – The Saturday before Christmas Eve, Dec. 23, the Cusick Food Bank distributed Christmas boxes to the 96 families who had signed up to receive one. Even though it turned out to be one of the coldest days of the year, organizers said the volunteers and clients braved the elements to give and receive one of the Christmas boxes. Preparation for this day began last spring with Girl Scout Troop 3840 of Newport selling their cookies and nuts, raising $300 to buy food for each of the three food banks serving the area of Newport, Oldtown and Cusick. Their leader, Janel Waterman, contacted Dessa Smith, a Cusick Food Bank board member, to see how they could further assist with the service project the troop had set out to complete. Smith invited the troop to help with the preparation of the food boxes that would be handed out. In addition to this donation, the Cusick Food Bank made a donation request to the Kalispel Tribe of Indians and Northern Quest Resort and Casino for money to purchase hams to place in the boxes for clients. Several area churches also held food drives and gathered monetary donations to help fund the completion of the holiday boxes. The Christmas menu was planned, sending food bank volunteers to shop for menu items, and place an order for the hams. On Dec. 22, volunteers and Girl Scouts arrived at the food bank to fill the boxes. “It was like Santa’s elves had arrived,” said Joyce Beach of the Cusick Food Bank. The Girl Scouts had bought eggs, potatoes, bananas, carrots, onions and macaroni and cheese for each food bank. Laughing and chatting, they set to work to filling the boxes. Soon each box was filled with a complete dinner. More than 3,000 pounds of food would be handed out for the Christmas meal. In addition to the food, the Girl Scouts also donated a multitude of children’s books, stuffed animals, and clothes that the parents could choose for their children. An all-volunteer staff of 14 people manage the Cusick Food Bank. The food bank is open every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon. Clients may go through farmer style food bank every week, Beach says. They can receive a food box once a month. The Cusick Food Bank board officers are: President Jim Gemmrig, vice president Randy Smith, director/ treasurer Gary Beach, and secretary Jane Irwin. The food bank is located in the basement of the Pend Oreille Bible Church at 402 Riverside Road. For further information contact Gary Beach at 509-939-3227.

Courtesy photo|Joyce Beach

Above: Girl Scouts Holly, Ashlyn and Marisa bag up potatoes for Christmas baskets at the Cusick Food Bank Dec. 23. Courtesy photo|Joyce Beach

Left: Kimi, Chloe and Janel bag apples for the Christmas boxes. Courtesy photo|Joyce Beach

Below: Volunteer Randy Smith helps Betty Kkenobbie take her box to her car a couple days before Christmas.

Courtesy photo|Joyce Beach

Girls work together to bag potatoes and put eggs in cartons.

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Glenn Fred “Swede” Bergau passed away Dec. 9, in Newport, due to compications from pneumonia. He was 94. Swede was born June 6, 1923, in Wilbur, Wash., to Marie and Otto Bergau. The family soon moved to the Dalkena area where he lived for 81 years. Swede graduated from Cusick High School in 1941, joined the U.S. Army after graduating and served during World War II. After returning home from Bergau the war Swede married Patricia Shackelton on Feb. 25, 1951. Swede was preceded in death by his parents Otto and Marie Bergau and his brother Arthur Bergau. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Patricia Bergau, his son Barry Bergau, his daughter Debbie Montgomery, his grandchildren Kyle and Shane Montgomery, and his great-grandchildren William, Taylor and Jameson Montgomery. A memorial service will be held at the ShermanCampbell Funeral Home located at 423 West Second St., Newport, on Friday Jan. 5, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his name to Cusick American Legion Post 217. Sherman-Campbell Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.shermancampbell. com.

Mollianne H. Pickett Lacey, Wash.

Mollianne H. Pickett passed away Dec. 27, 2017, in Lacey, Wash. She was 87. She was born May 3, 1930, to Edwin Erle Hupp and Gladys Luella (Menear) Hupp in Miami, Fla. Mollianne lived in the Washington cities of Newport (1930-1951), Seattle (1951-1953), Spokane, Tacoma, Lacey at Bonaventure (2015-2017), and Olympia, (1973-2014); Alaska cities of Fairbanks and Anchorage; O’Fallon, Ill., (1968-1972); Florida; Texas; Pickett and Oklahoma. She graduated from Newport High School, and earned a BA from Washington State College (now WSU) and an MBA from the University of Puget Sound. Mollianne married George K. Pickett on June 9, 1951, in Newport. Mollianne was optimistic, warm, and loved being a wife and mother. She also loved to read, play bridge, and socialize with friends and relatives. She was an elder at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Olympia, a bookkeeper/ accountant for plumbing companies and churches, and also worked at Friends of the Olympia Library where she led book sales. She was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, EENATI, Tri-Delta Sorority at WSU, the Shelton Elks, Wild Rhodies Travel Club, and South Sound Good Sams. Mollianne is survived by her husband; sons, William E. Pickett and George Pickett Jr. of Olympia; daughters, Barbara Ann (Pickett) White of Lakewood, Wash., and Mary Kathryn (Pickett) Shatto of Olympia; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents, and brother, Don Hupp. No services are planned. Memorial donations may be made to Seattle Children’s Hospital, American Cancer Society, or charity of your choice. Please share memories at www.FuneralAlternatives. org.

William “Bill” H. McIntosh Spokane, Wash.

William “Bill” H. McIntosh, who passed away Dec. 23, was born to Harold and Anna McIntosh on April 2, 1923, six miles south of Newport, Wash. He was the second of seven children. He died at the age of 94. Bill attended Newport schools graduating from Newport High School in 1941. After working in the shipyards in Bremerton, Wash., he was inducted into service March 26, 1943. He served in the 75th Division, fighting in France, Germany, Belgium, and McIntosh Holland as an Instrument Corporal and Forward Observer. He fought in three battles including the Battle of the Bulge, the Colmar Pocket, and the Ruhr Pocket, receiving a Bronze Star and three battle stars for his service. After his discharge in 1946, he returned home to celebrate a belated Christmas with his parents and five sisters, Jean, Juanita, Peg, Louise and Shirley. He married Nell Collins on July 8, 1950. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, and sisters, Jean Burns, Juanita Chandler, Peg Vanairsdale, and Shirley Ownbey. He is survived by his wife, Nell, and their three children, Marc (Linda) McIntosh, Billie (Ron) Carter, and Dani Leslie; sister Louise Slusser, as well as three grandchildren, Mike McIntosh, Liz McIntosh and Karl Leslie. After working for several firms, Bill retired on March 17, 1989. In his retirement years, Bill attended several 75th Division reunions where he and Nell were able to visit with some of Bill’s World War II Army buddies. They also enjoyed traveling to visit family and friends. One of his most memorable trips was to visit the WWII Memorial with the Inland Northwest Honor Flight in June of 2012. On Dec. 6, 2014, Bill received the French Legion of Honor medal for his service in liberating France during WWII. Bill enjoyed hunting, fishing, antiques, and gardening. Bill will be remembered as an unassuming, hard-working man, who showed his love with actions rather than words. He was always ready to lend family, friends and neighbors a helping hand. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Faith Bible Church, 600 W. Cora Ave., in Spokane. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Inland Northwest Honor Flight, 608 W 2nd, Ste. 309, Spokane, WA 99201-4430 or Spokane Guilds School, 2118 W Garland Ave, Spokane, WA 99205.

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p o l i c e r e p o rt s 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.

FISH AND GAME: LeClerc Rd. N., Cusick, report of unlawful hunting, three subjects. ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2 and Gray Rd., report of little red Honda passing in dangerous areas and double lines. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, Newport, report of slide off. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, Newport, report of two-car accident, non-blocking, no injuries. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, report of one vehicle, non-blocking, white four-door car. ABANDONED VEHICLE: W. 5th and S. Cass, report of gray Lincoln car, 1980’s non-blocking in empty lot. ARREST: N. 5th Ave., Cusick, Mark Andrew Vallee, 30, Cusick, was arrested for public indecency and assault in the fourth degree.

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Monday, Dec. 25

Thursday, Dec. 28

THREATENING: S. Garden Ave., Newport, report of subject who lives at apartments threatened to shoot complainant after asking to move his truck so he can plow.

ANIMAL PROBLEMS: Duncan Drive, report of dog that was attacked by another dog yesterday.

DISABLED VEHICLE: Hwy. 20, Cusick, report of unoccupied disabled vehicle. VEHICLE FIRE: Spring Valley Rd., Newport, report of vehicle on fire, flames showing. STRUCTURE FIRE: N. Lakeside Drive, Spokane, report that Spokane county fire district 4 requesting water tender to respond to structure fire.

Tuesday, Dec. 26 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Village St., Metaline Falls, report of a brown Ford truck with wood racks shinning a light in the window at 6:30 a.m.

ABANDONED VEHICLE: Smokehouse Lane and Telephone Rd., report of 1999 maroon Jeep Grand Cherokee with green driver’s door and back passenger door has a broken out window and it has been sitting on the edge of the road for several days now, partially blocking. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: W. 5th St., Newport, third party report of vehicle getting smashed into while parked on 5th. MISSING PERSON: Pend Oreille County, Newport, complainant reports no one has heard from friend and girl friend since the 15th.

Wednesday, Dec. 27 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Northshore Diamond Lake, report of neighbor that said a strange, blue, small SUV is parked at complainant’s driveway.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: LeClerc and Timber Mountain, report of deer that needs dispatched. ACCIDENT: Lenora Drive and LeClerc Rd., report of vehicle slide off.

Friday, Dec. 29 ABANDONED VEHICLE: Black Rd., Usk MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Hwy. 2, report of known female tried breaking in then busted bathroom window. ACCIDENT: Allen Rd., Elk, report of truck crashed into mailboxes then went over Spokane County line into ditch. THREATENING: Woodard Rd., Newport, report of complainant was threatened by neighbor. THEFT: Coyote Trail, Newport, report of mail that was stolen yesterday. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2 and Diamond Drive, report of twovehicle accident, unknown injuries. JUVENILE PROBLEM: Tacoma Creek Rd., report of juvenile that was kicked out of house and is wandering around. DISTURBANCE: Hwy. 2, report of female trying to break into trailer in alley. CHIMNEY FIRE: W. 4th St. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, report of vehicle slide off. DISABLED VEHICLE: Hwy. 211 and Hwy.20

d e at h n ot i c e s Deborah B. Hall Newport

Deborah B. Hall, 67, of Newport passed away Dec. 26, 2017. A full obituary with service details will follow at a later date. ShermanCampbell Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements.

Curtis David Hutchins Newport

Curtis David Hutchins of Newport, passed away Dec. 30, 2017. He was 67. A full obituary with service information will appear at a later date.

DISABLED VEHICLE: Hwy. 2, out with disabled vehicle. STRUCTURE FIRE: Southshore Diamond Lake, report that complainant found horse stable burned down, no flames at this time. ARREST: Coyote Trail, Terrill S. Miller, 29, Newport, was arrested on local felony warrants.

ARREST: Hwy. 2, Eugene Fox, 68, Medical Lake, was arrested for driving under the influence.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: W. 3rd St., report of suspicious male in area.

Sherman-Campbell Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements.

Deborah Lynne Carey Laclede

Deborah Lynne Carey, 68, of Laclede, Idaho, passed away Dec. 22. A full obituary will follow. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m. at Sherman-Campbell Funeral Home in Priest River. Sherman-Campbell Funeral Home in Priest River is in charge of arrangements.

Monday, Dec. 25 No reportable incidents.

Tuesday, Dec. 26

THEFT OF PROPERTY: Eastside Rd., Priest River

TRESPASSING: Allen Rd., report of neighbor that keeps driving through complainant’s field.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL: Valley View Drive, Newport, report that daughter’s ex came to residence and assaulted daughter.

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DISABLED VEHICLE: Hwy. 2 and Scotia Rd., out with disabled vehicle.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Spring Valley Rd., report of vehicle has been parked at the station since last night.

ASSAULT: Woodard Rd., report of a male hit in the head with a pipe.

THREATENING: Davis Lake Rd., report of male who is threatening to kill complainant.

HUNTING AND FISHING VIOLATIONS: Manley Creek Rd., Priest River

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Alexander J. Ring, 24, Ione, was arrested on a probation violation.

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Harvey G. Dick, 43, Cusick, was arrested on a probation violation.

and walking around outside the house.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 211 and Camp Spalding, report of vehicle in ditch, non-injury.

ABANDONED VEHICLE: S. Newport Ave., report of vehicle blocking half the road for last five days.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 211, report of male subject going through mailboxes.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: W. 7th St., report of boyfriend being verbally abusive.

FRAUD: W. Kelly Drive, report that complainant received a bad check for a payment.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 31, report of a truck that broke down, blocking northbound lane.

FOUND PROPERTY: Gray Rd. and Hwy. 2, Newport, report of box of found items brought into lobby.

THEFT: Bigfoot Rd., Newport, report that granddaughter stole checks and wrote them for $400.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Village St., complainant being harassed by the paper delivery carriers.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: N. Spokane Ave., Newport, report of abuse.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Hwy. 211, report of male subject going up driveways and acting strange when cars go by.

FIRE: Hwy. 20, report of fire on hill behind Sherman rock, unknown what is on fire.

TREE FIRE POWER LINE: Hwy. 2, report of tree on power lines, on fire.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: W. 1st and Spokane Ave., report of dispute between parents, grandmother trying to get child.

TRAFFIC OFFENSE: N. Central Ave., report of male subject that has been speeding through the alley on a green snowmobile.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Sacheen and Calispel, Cusick, report of vehicle parked at intersection blocking one lane for week.

Saturday, Dec. 30

BURGLARY: Wakefield Rd., report of cold burglary from two weeks ago. TRESPASSING: Riverbend Loop Rd., report of people that are trespassing and running over deer with snowmobiles. TRAFFIC OFFENSE: Grinnel St., report of people pulling kids behind ATVs on city streets, ongoing issue.

Sunday, Dec. 31 CHIMNEY FIRE: LeClerc Rd. N., report of chimney on fire, can see flames. ARREST: Middle Fork Rd., Rhonda Rae Fisher, 49, Spokane, and Lisa L. Miller, 51, Spanaway, were arrested on out of county warrants and DOC detainer. ERRATIC RIVER: Hwy. 20, report of vehicle all over the roadway. HARASSMENT: McInnis St., report of verbal altercation with known subject. ACCIDENT: S. Cass Ave., report of vehicle plowed into the snow bank and driver left it partially blocking. ARREST: Quail Loop, Newport, Gary D. Wright, 57, of Spokane was arrested for failure to appear in court. PROWLER: Viewpoint Rd., report of someone knocking

ARREST: Hwy. 41, Oldtown, Carl Rocha, 34, Priest River, was arrested on a Kootenai County warrant.

Wednesday, Dec. 27 ARREST: Hwy. 41 and Silver Birch Lane, Oldtown, Tyler J. Hamilton, 27, Priest River, was arrested for second offense DUI and driving without privileges. BURGLARY: N. Neopit Loop, Priest Lake SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES: E. 3rd St. S., Oldtown THEFT OF PROPERTY: Santiago Rd. and Blanchard Cutoff, Blanchard, report of mail theft.

Thursday, Dec. 28 ANIMAL PROBLEM: Larch St., Priest River RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 2, Priest River RECKLESS DRIVING: N. State Ave. and Hwy. 2, Oldtown

Friday, Dec. 29 ANIMAL PROBLEM: Larch St., Priest River TRAFFIC HAZARD: Edgemere Cutoff and Spirit Lake Cutoff, Priest River THEFT OF PROPERTY: Hidden Valley Rd., Spirit Lake ANIMAL PROBLEM: Freeman Lake Rd., Oldtown DEFRAUDING AN INNKEEPER: Old Diamond Mill Rd., Oldtown

Saturday, Dec. 30 TRAFFIC HAZARD: Spirit Lake Cutoff, Spirit Lake OVERDUE MOTORISTS: Coolin, report of overdue snowmobile riders.

Sunday, Dec. 31 ACCIDENT SLIDE OFF: Hwy. 57, Priest River ARREST: Eastside Rd., Priest River, Bryan M. Dosher, 41, Sandpoint was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES: Naccarato Drive, Priest River

pu blic m e eti ngs Wednesday, Jan. 3 Diamond Lake Water and Sewer: 10 a.m. - District Office, 172 South Shore Road Fire District No. 4 Commissioners: 6 p.m. Dalkena Fire Station No. 41 Diamond Lake Improvement Association: 6:30 p.m. - Diamond Lake Fire Station, Highway 2 Ione Town Council: 7 p.m. - Clerk’s Office

Thursday, Jan. 4 Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission Hearing: 5 p.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building, Sandpoint

Saturday, Jan. 6 Pondoray Shores Water and Sewer District: 9 a.m. - PUD Building, 130 N. Washington, Newport

Monday, Jan. 8 Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Pend Oreille Fire District No. 2: 10 a.m. - Fire Station 23, 390442 Highway 20, Ione Oldtown Urban Renewal District Board: 5:30 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall, as needed Pend Oreille Fire District No. 6: 6 p.m. - Furport Fire Hall, 7572 LeClerc Road Cusick Town Council: 6 p.m. - Cusick Community Center Oldtown City Council: 6:30 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall

Tuesday, Jan. 9 Bonner County Com-

missioners: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building Port of Pend Oreille Commissioners: 9 a.m. Usk, 1981 Black Road West Bonner Library District Board of Trustees: 9 a.m. - Priest River Library Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Friends of the Library: Noon - Priest River Library Newport School Board: 5 p.m. - District Offices Pend Oreille County Planning Commission Hearings: 6 p.m. - Cusick Community Center Metaline Falls Town Council: 7 p.m. - Metaline Falls Town Hall West Bonner Library Board: 7 p.m. - Priest River Library Laclede Water District: 7:30 p.m. - Laclede Community Hall

Wednesday, Jan. 10 Pend Oreille Cemetery No. 1: 8:15 a.m. - E. 100 Circle Drive, Newport Pend Oreille Conservation District Board: 9:30 a.m. - Newport Post Office Building West Bonner Water and Sewer District: 6:30 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall Bonner County Democrats: 6:30-8 p.m. - Panhandle Health, 322 Marion St., Sandpoint Metaline Town Council: 7 p.m. - Metaline Town Hall

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Continued from 6B 2017358 PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING Diamond Lake Water and Sewer District Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held January 3, 2018 at the District office located at 172 S. Shore Rd. at 10 a.m. The purpose of said hearing is to discuss the 2018 budget. No changes have been made from the 2018 budget. At said meeting any District ratepayer may appear and be heard for or against said plan. Bob Graham Chairman Board of Commissioners Published in The Newport Miner December 27, 2017 and January 3, 2018.(48-2) __________________________ 2017359 PUBLIC NOTICE Seattle City Light, Lynn Best, PO Box 34023 Seattle, WA 98124, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Metaline Waterfront Park, is located at 325-389 N Main Avenue in Metaline in Pend Oreille County. This project involves 3.81 acres of soil disturbance for utilities and recreational construction activities. All discharges and runoff go to groundwater. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this Application, or interested in

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performance if we are going to be the best version of ourselves. Pullman has a great program, and is well coached. This was a great win for us.” The next day the Grizzlies faced West Valley. The West Valley game wasn’t as good for the Griz, who lost 56-50. “I thought our guys played tough against West Valley, but we were not on the same page the whole game,” Pancho

said. “As a team, we did not move well off ball, and our lack of rebounding fervor hurt us. We gave up 21 offensive rebounds.” Newport trailed most the game, down 10-7 in the first quarter and 3023 at the half. It wasn’t until the fourth quarter that the Griz outscored West Valley 14-7. Pancho said he saw both areas of strength to build on and weakness that could be improved. “All in all, I’m proud of

our guys for the way they battled against two very good basketball teams,” he said. Both West Valley and Pullman are 2A schools, with considerably more students than Newport and strong basketball traditions. Newport played Medical Lake after the newspaper deadline Tuesday. We’ll have results next week. They will play away games at Riverside Friday, Jan. 5, a 6:30 p.m. and at Colville Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 5:45 p.m.

Newport splits appearance at West Valley Classic By Michelle Nedved Of The Miner

NEWPORT – The Newport girls basketball team On Deck: At Riverside: Friday, Jan. 5, 5:30 p.m. At Colville: Tuesday, Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m.

lost to Lakeland by just four points Thursday, Dec. 28, at the Eagle Holiday Classic at West Valley High School, but turned

around and beat Kettle Falls handily the next day. Newport led Lakeland 12-4 at the end of the first quarter. Both teams scored six in the second and 17 in the third quarter, but Lakeland came alive in the fourth, with 22 points to Newport’s 10 for the win. Jocelin Nenema scored 12 points for Newport. The next day, Newport beat Kettle Falls 52-35. The Grizzlies led 10-6 at the end of the first quarter, then added 16 to

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their lead with 22 in the second. Although Kettle Falls outscored Newport 12-9 in the third quarter, the damage was done. Both teams scored 11 in the fourth and Newport came away with the win. Nenema again led the Grizzlies with 17 points. The Grizzlies hosted Medical Lake Tuesday, after The Miner went to press. They travel to Riverside Friday, Jan. 5, to play at 5:30 p.m. and then to Colville Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 7:30 p.m.

integrity, judgment, and skill to perform the proposed work; 5) Be otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations. Contractors may obtain an application by accessing the District’s website at www.popud.org or by contacting Kenna Tornow, Communications and Public Contracts Manager, at (509) 447-9328 or ktornow@popud.org. Published in The Newport Miner January 3, 2018.(49) ____________________________________

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Newport wins top placements at Royal, Freeman By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

FREEMAN – Newport Grizzlies got plenty of wrestling in over the break, starting in Royal City on Dec. 27 and ending at the Freeman Invite at Freeman High School Dec. 30. “Royal City is always a tough tournament and we get to see kids from our region as well as some kids from the other side of On Deck: the state,” At Lakeside High said Newport School: Jan. 4, 7 p.m. coach Adrian At Cheney High School: Jan. 6, 9:30 a.m. Bojorquez. “All the boys wrestled really tough and fought hard at this tournament.” Newport finished in 10th place as a team, with the top two placers at this tournament being Nate Allen at 138-pounds and Brady Corkrum, 195. Both wrestlers took third place for their weight divisions. Allen came up big in his first match of the day against the 10th ranked wrestler in the state from Chelan. Allen won the match 5-4. He lost his next match in the closing seconds of the third period against a Moses Lake opponent. In his next three matches, Allen pinned all of his opponents. “A strong finish to a tough day of wrestling,” Bojorquez said. Brady Corkrum took care of business in his first match, pinning his opponent very quickly. In his second match of the day he would face the number threeranked wrestler in the state from Castle Rock. Corkrum wrestled his tail off but just wasn’t able to score when he was given the opportunity. He would lose the match, 8-2. In his next two matches Bojorquez said Corkrum used a combination of patience and savvy wrestling to close out the day, winning his final match 6 - 2 against a tough Reardan wrestler. Bojorquez mentioned Josh Stricker, 170, and Jedd Cupp, 182, as coming up short of fifth place in their weight categories, but praising their work ethic and perseverance. “They both wrestled well and lost some matches to tough competitors,” Bojorquez said. On Dec. 30 the Grizzlies traveled to the Freeman Invite, which Bojorquez described as, “Pretty tough last year, but it got a lot tougher this year.” Newport won a 10th place spot again as a team, earn a 10th place finish as a team. Three Newport athletes placed, including Stricker in sixth place, Cupp in sixth place, and Corkrum in fourth place. “Josh had tough competitors all day

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and fought hard against all his opponents,” said Bojorquez. “He is wrestling much smarter each time he goes out on the mat; that along with being much more patient when he wrestles is what contributed to his success at Freeman.” Cupp wrestled hard all day and grew

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tremendously from the matches, Bojorquez added. “He lost a really close tough match for fifth and sixth place, but these were the kind of matches that Jed needs in order to be successful in February,” he said. “He is continuing to improve and grow mentally in wrestling and it is showing in his determination in these matches.” For Corkrum, both of his matches in the semi-finals and the third and fourth placing rounds were battles where Corkrum came up a little short of being successful. But because of these kinds of matches, Bojorquez said Corkrum is learning how to wrestle with poise and determination when things do not go his way. “This will benefit him moving into the post season when the wins and losses really matter,” Bojorquez said. Allen, 138, and Gage Seger, 132 would lose their first matches but would battle back to make it to the finals of the consolation round. Allen won his finals match and Seger did not. “All in all we had a great winter break wrestling.” Bojorquez said. “Our young men are learning and growing leaps and bounds, both mentally and physically. All of them have turned a corner this year and things are starting to click for them. I am definitely looking forward to seeing how they progress in the weeks to come.” The Grizzlies will travel to Lakeside High School for a tournament Thursday, Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. and then to the Blackhawk Invite at Cheney High School Saturday, Jan. 6, 9:30 a.m.

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