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Thousands of dollars in legal pot sold here Other county licenses pending, Newport looks at moratorium

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County’s two licensed recreational marijuana producers sold

more than $85,000 in wholesale marijuana in the last six months of 2014, according to the state Liquor Control Board.

BBB Farms located in Elk sold the most marijuana, $79,864.

E&B Growers, located in Usk, sold $5,612 of marijuana. Both BBB Farms and E&B Growers have producer and processor licenses.

They are the only licensed marijuana businesses in the county, although several other licenses are pending.

Marijuana sales in the county generated $21,401 in excise tax, most of which went to the state.

“The only portion the county would retain is their share of the sales tax that goes to the county,”

said Brian Smith, spokesperson for the state Liquor Control Board. Sales tax in Pend Oreille County is 7.6 percent and the county gets 1.1 percent of that.

Newport has a moratorium on any marijuana businesses while the council studies the matter.

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Box Canyon’s last new turbine startup delayed

BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

IONE – The Pend Oreille Public Utility District turbine project has been hit with a delay after the malfunction of a transformer in the powerhouse in late December. The project was scheduled for completion by mid-December.

PUD Assistant General Manager, Generation and General Counsel Colin Willenbrock said during the decommissioning of the last unit to be completed, Unit 1, a malfunction occurred with the transformer.

“The District is working with its contractor, Andritz, to come up with an acceptable solution so that commissioning may resume,” Willenbrock said. “There are also a number of outstanding contractual items that Andritz must complete on all of the units before final acceptance.”

The PUD will receive liquidated damages from the contractor for all costs from the delay, Willenbrock said. All four turbines should be at full generation by early February.

The PUD went through the upgrade process for several reasons, one being efficiency with power SEE DELAY, 2A

MINER PHOTO|DON GRONNING

This was the scene early Tuesday morning, Jan. 6, when a Newport city dump truck driver failed to lower the bed and hit phone and power lines.

Dump truck hits lines; power, phones out drove into PUD power lines and Frontier phone lines with the raised bed, Tuesday, Jan. 6 at about 7:30 a.m.

“It’s not the first time something like this has happened,” city administrator Ray King said. Trucks have

BY MINER STAFF

NEWPORT – Newport City dump truck driver Dustin Walker did not lower the bed on his dump truck after removing snow near First and Washington streets in Newport and

hit lines before, but this was a particularly damaging accident.

This is Walker’s first accident with his commercial drivers license. He SEE LINES, 8A

County budget reduces some social service funding

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Youth Emergency Services, Crime Victims Services and homeless youth will receive less money from Pend Oreille County in 2015 than they did the year before.

YES, which provides services for homeless and at risk youth, will receive $10,000 less from the county than the year before, when it received $70,000. In the 2015 budget YES is to receive $60,000.

“We were starting to eat into our reSEE SOCIAL, 2A

County plans dump site for Blanchard MINER PHOTO|DON GRONNING

BY MICHELLE NEDVED

After school program excels in Newport

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SANDPOINT – Blanchard residents won’t have to drive 15 miles to go to the dump, if Bonner County approves an application from its public works department to build a new site this summer.

Sea Perch students Wyatt Dykes, left, Katie McAdoo and Alex Kecskemety work on their underwater robot, Monday, Jan. 6, during the Grizzly Discovery Center, offered daily after school. The program provides a snack, physical activities, tutoring, activities and crafts for students who are at risk of not meeting academic standards. Currently there are 58 students enrolled at the Stratton Elementary site for kindergarten through sixth graders, with the goal of serving 80 students.

There are 33 students enrolled at the high school, with 50 students as the goal. There are two site coordinators who oversee four academic coaches and several volunteers.

The solid waste department submitted a conditional use permit application to the planning department Dec. 2, laying out the details for the proposed site.

Currently, the closest transfer station to Blanchard is 15 miles north on Highway 41, at Idaho Hill. The

new 20-acre site is located south of Blanchard, about 1.5 miles north of Spirit Lake, on Paisley Road, west of Highway 41. The site is zoned Rural 5, and is surrounded by vacant forest lots.

SEE DUMP, 2A

B R I E F LY Newport City Council meets Jan. 20 NEWPORT – Because of the Martin Luther King holiday Monday, Jan. 19, the Newport City Council will hold their next regular council meeting Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the usual time of 6 p.m.

15 apply for deputy prosecutor NEWPORT – Newly seated Pend Oreille County Prosecutor Dolly Hunt says she has received 15 applications to fill the deputy prosecutor position created by the retirement of Tom

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Hunt says she will try to start interviewing soon and hopes to have someone on board by February.

In other attorney news, Newport will be looking for a new prosecutor now that former prosecutor Dana Kelley accepted a public defender contract. Until a replacement prosecutor is hired, Pend Oreille County will prosecute Newport cases.

Commission plans to select new director OLYMPIA — The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will select a new director for the Washington Department of 6B-7B

Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) during a public meeting, Friday-Saturday, Jan. 9-10 in Tumwater, Wash. The meeting will be held at the Comfort Inn Hotel and Conference Center, 1620 74th Ave. SW and is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 9 and 8 a.m. the following day. During the meeting, the commission is scheduled to select one of four candidates for WDFW director.

The commission interviewed eight candidates for the director’s position in December before selecting the four finalists.

The current director, Phil Anderson, announced in August he is resigning from his position at the end of the year. However, at the commission’s request, he has agreed to remain on as the head of the agency until a new director is in place.

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MISSOULA, Mont. – After more than a decade in the making, the Idaho Panhandle and Kootenai National Forests’ revised forest plans were completed this week.

Faye Krueger, Regional Forester for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service’s Northern Region, signed the Record of Decision for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for both forests.

These revisions will guide forest management in north Idaho and northwestern Montana for the next 10 to 15 years.

The development of the revised Forest Plans spanned more than 13 years and is shaped by the best available science, current laws, public input from numerous public meetings and open houses, and more than 100 community-based work group sessions. These open meetings identified the core values of local communities regarding natural resource management and highlighted the many points of agreement that exist among diverse participants.

“These Forest Plan revisions mark an important milestone for the Forest Service and our region,” Krueger said. “They are the first to be completed using the Pre-Decisional Administrative Review process, which provides for tremendous collaboration between the Forest Service, state and local government officials, local

communities and stakeholders. We look forward to continued collaboration as we implement these plans to effectively manage our national forests for future generations.”

“The completion of our plan is a great benefit to our national forest because it updates our guidance to better respond to the challenges the Forest Service faces in managing our

‘The completion of our plan is a great benefit to our national forest because it updates our guidance to better respond to the challenges the Forest Service faces in managing our natural resources today.’

Mary Farnsworth

Idaho Panhandle National Forests Supervisor

natural resources today,” said Mary Farnsworth, Idaho Panhandle National Forests Supervisor. “Based on the wide ranging input we have received from our communities and forest visitors, we believe this plan reflects the best possible balance for our

national forest today and into the future.”

“The planning process was a great opportunity for us to learn the issues and concerns of our stakeholders and communities,” said Chris Savage, Kootenai National Forest Supervisor.

“The collaboration between our staff and our diverse stakeholders led to the development of a comprehensive Forest Plan. We appreciate the input we received from all who participated and look forward to continuing to work with stakeholders as we implement the plan.”

National forests face many new challenges including increasing demands for multiple uses, increasing population pressures and development of neighboring lands. The revised Forest Plans lay the foundation to address and balance the economic, ecological and social needs of forest stakeholders, while continuing the legacy of protecting water and restoring forest health. Management direction in the Forest Plans addresses needs to: supply clean water, restore and maintain ecosystems, improve the resistance and resiliency of the forest vegetation to undesirable disturbances and potential climate change effects, offer a diversity of recreation opportunities including remote settings, and utilize best available science.

The Pre-decisional Administrative Review process, also known as the objection process, began Sept. 23, 2013, with a 60-day call for objections and was complet-

DELAY: Original base cost $69 million FROM PAGE 1

production. More water can go through the turbines after the upgrades, making the hydroelectric project produce more energy.

Full generation, at peak times, will increase the capacity from about 72 megawatts to about 90 MW, depending on river flows.

“Box, however, is a run of the river facility and actual generation levels are contingent upon available water flows,” Willenbrock said.

The PUD originally estimated the cost of the four-turbine upgrade using a base price of $69 million but realizing that there would be additional costs as the project went along and problems discovered.

More than 40 change orders have raised the cost of the project. Willenbrock said several optional items were implemented with change orders “on an as-needed basis” raising the costs.

In September, PUD General Manager John Jordan said the costs have not increased past about $102 million.

Jordan said the PUD knew of the $100 million costs once the fourth unit, the first to be upgraded, was pulled apart in 2009.

The PUD and the Ponderay Newsprint Company have a power sale agreement stating PNC can buy PUD power from Box Canyon at cost and 95 percent of Box Canyon power is bought by PNC. Willenbrock said the PNC contract states upgrade expenses are part of the cost of Box power that is paid

by PNC. “Accordingly, there is some question as to how the increases in generation will impact PNC,” Willenbrock said. “The District has engaged in good faith conversations with PNC on the subject, and other subjects related to the terms of the contract, but no formal action has been taken at this time.”

PUD Assistant General Manager April Owen said the turbine upgrade project is paid for by bonds and PNC will pay back most of the payments incurred over the 30 year term on the bonds via its power sales

purchases.

Jordan said the bonds were borrowed as the project went along. The PUD got bonds in 2009, 2010 and 2012 to borrow money at the lowest interest rate possible, some at historically low rates that will lower payments.

“We borrowed as we went on this project,”

‘The District is working with its contractor, Andritz, to come up with an acceptable solution so that commissioning may resume.’

Colin Willenbrock

PUD Assistant General Manager, Generation and General Counsel

Jordan said. “There is several reasons for that.”

He said borrowing at a certain time can affect interest rates and they tried to get the most favorable rate possible. He said the PUD also did not want to borrow money if it was not going to be used and the size of the project grew over time.

The PUD has been upgrading the turbines since 2009 as a requirement of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) 50-year license on the hydroelectric project as well as making it ready for another 50 years of service.

FERC wanted the improvements for improved fish passage and increased hydraulic capacities to help with total dissolved gas abatement.

The PUD turbines at Box Canyon have not been updated in more than 60 years, Jordan said.

“District leadership had the foresight to use that mandate as an opportunity to upgrade and modernize the over 50-year-old asset for the benefit of future generations,” Willenbrock said.

ed Sept. 8, 2014, with the issuance of the reviewing officer’s response to objections. This week’s Record of Decision incorporates the

reviewing officer’s instructions from his response to objections. Implementation of the revised plan will begin after 30 days on Feb. 6.

Priest River awards night Jan. 20 PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Chamber of Commerce’s Business Awards Night is Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 6 p.m. in the former Mercer’s Memories space of the Beardmore Building in downtown Priest River.

The event is being held in the shop of the late Diane Mercer to honor her interest, volunteerism and knowledge of Priest River.

Appetizers will be provided by chamber board members.

Awards to be presented are Best Store Front, Best Customer Service, Best Non-Chamber Event of the Year, Business of the Year and 2014 Citizen of the Year.

The public voted on these awards for a couple of weeks in December via a website.

DUMP: Construction would be done by summer FROM PAGE 1

The dump will operate seven days a week, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed on major holidays.

One to two employees will work the site, and about 10 visitors are

‘We have not had complaints for noise, odors, fumes, or vibrations from other attended collection sites.’

Leslie Marshall

Solid Waste Director

expected at any given time. The collection site is expected to bring up to 100 vehicles per day in the summer and about 75 per day in the winter.

The site will include six to eight 8-yard dumpsters, four to five 50-yard roll-off containers; four 8-yard recycle bins, and a 100-square-foot HAZMAT

storage building, as well as a 120-square-foot attendant station.

Seasonal snow removal equipment may be parked at the site.

Down cast exterior floodlights will be used only during hours of operation, and a 30-foot wide buffer with natural trees is proposed around the site. The access road will be paved with asphalt to eliminate dust.

“We have not had complaints for noise, odors, fumes, or vibrations from other attended collection sites,” Solid Waste Director Leslie Marshall states in the application states.

The application further states that the new site would enhance the economic development of the area by providing an attended, secured and screen facility to reduce the amount of illegal dumping that occurs because of the long distance to the Idaho Hill site.

If approved, bidding on the project would happen this winter and construction would be complete by this summer.

SOCIAL: YES director hopes concert will help FROM PAGE 1

serves,” county commissioner Mike Manus said about the cuts. County officials would like to end the year with a $50,000 carryover in the fund and that had dipped to $26,000.

YES director Judy Lee said the cut was unexpected.

“It’s always a shock to find you’ll have to do more with less,” Lee said. She said the YES caseload is far greater than last year. She and the county commissioners were optimistic that next spring’s Steppenwolf concert fundraiser will help make up the difference. Lee said YES plans to stay open regardless. They depend on government funding, grants and donations.

Crime Victims Services was cut by $2,000. It received $20,000 in county funding in 2014. In 2015 it will receive $18,000.

The county also provides money to the Selkirk, Newport and Cusick school districts for homeless youth. The county spent $10,500 in 2014. That will be reduced to $8,000 in 2015.

The schools get $100 for each homeless youth they have enrolled.

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B R I E F LY Cusick schools discuss federal funds CUSICK – The Cusick School District will hold a public hearing, Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 3:30 p.m. at the high school library to discuss how to disperse Impact Aid funds.

Cusick Superintendent Don Hawpe said this input process happens annually and offers families a chance to discuss Impact Aid and enhancing educational experiences for Native Students. The district receives the funds because students live on Native American land.

“It’s money that we would receive as part of our levies or other funding,” Hawpe said. “Once a year we have an opportunity to allow people to speak.”

Hawpe said the funds are given by the Federal Department of Education.

Man injured in wreck CUSICK – A 27-year-old Cusick man was hospitalized after he drove off the road and struck a tree New Years Day. Colby White, 27, was driving south on LeClerc Road about 2 a.m. when the wreck happened. He was transported to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane.

According to the Washington State Patrol, drugs or alcohol was involved.

The wreck was caused by speed and impairment, according to the WSP.

Whysong is port chairman USK – Van Whysong is the chairman of the Port of Pend Oreille board of commissioners for 2015.

John Harkness is vice chairman and Bob Shanklin is secretary.

In 2014, Shanklin was chairman, Whysong was vice chairman and Harkness was secretary.

Robertson chairwoman of hospital board NEWPORT –The board of commissioners for Pend Oreille Hospital District No. 1, which operates Newport Hospital and Health Services, appointed Lois Robertson as chairwoman.

Vice chairman is Tom Garrett and secretary is John Jordan. Lynette Elswick served as chairwoman in 2014. Ray King is the fifth commissioner.

Newport schools offer extra help to students in need NEWPORT – The Newport School District is offering enrollment for a free academic program help to students who need it, Tuesday, Jan. 6 through Friday, Jan. 30.

Supplemental Educational Services (SES) is free academic help to children in low-income families and identified as needing improvement. SES is available to students at Title 1 Schools, including Sadie Halstead Middle School.

SES works with general population students, English Language Learner students and students with disabilities on subjects such as mathematics, reading and language arts.

Parents choose a program best suited for the child from a list of eligible SES providers.

All SES providers have received approval from the Washington State Office of Public Instruction.

For more information, contact Michele Hunt with the school district Title 1 Office at 509-447-3167 ext. 4506.

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COURTESY PHOTOS|NEWPORT HOSPITAL

First baby of the year Amarylliz Faith Ebert is the winner of The Miner’s first baby of the New Year contest. She was born Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 10 a.m. at Newport Hospital. She’s pictured here with her parents, Brant and Jazmin and big sister Azealia. Baby Ebert weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 20.25 inches in length.

As the winner of The Miner’s First Baby Contest, the family will receive a $25 gift certificate from Ben Franklin, a $25 gift certificate for a newborn assortment from Seeber’s Pharmacy, two hooded bath towels from CHAS North County Clinic, a gallon of paint for the nursery from Selkirk ACE Hardware, a package of diapers from Mitchell’s Harvest Foods, a $50 Walmart gift card from Aerocet, Inc., a $25 gift certificate from Oldtown Hardware and Rental Center, a haircut for the baby from Connie’s Cuts, a $25 savings account for the baby from Mountain West Bank, a $20 gift certificate from Golden China, a $10 gift card from Subway, a keepsake kit from Northwest OB-Gyn, a free breakfast for mom from Audrey’s Restaurant, a spa basket from Petticoat Junction, a $15 Ben Franklin gift certificate from POTC/ RTI, a $10 gift certificate from Riverbank Family Restaurant, two tickets to Steppenwolf from Youth Emergency Services, dinner for two from Blanchard Inn Restaurant, a $20 Safeway gift card from ET’s Thrift and Things, a $50 Safeway gift card from Spokane Orthopedics, a $20 Safeway gift card from 2nd to None, a $15 gift card from Habitat for Humanity Colville Valley Partners, and a one-year subscription from The Miner Newspapers.

Gunshot wound brings conviction NEWPORT – A Spokane man with a 34-year-old felony conviction for theft accidentally shot his wife in the leg while they were target shooting in Pend Oreille County last September.

Wayne F. Rentz, 62, pleaded guilty to second degree unlawful posses-

sion of a firearm as a result of the shooting. Rentz’ old felony conviction made it illegal for him to handle or possess guns.

When he appeared in Pend Oreille Superior Court Dec. 18, Judge Allen Nielson agreed with the plea deal and sentenced him to 30

days in jail with an option for electronic home monitoring at Rentz’ expense. The standard sentencing range for a person with Rentz’ record was one to three months in jail. Deputy prosecutor Jeremy Schmidt said SEE GUNSHOT, 5A

Idaho counties concerned about HAZMAT safety SANDPOINT – The three northern Idaho counties, Boundary, Bonner and Kootenai have joined forces by way of a Federal Grant from the Idaho Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to establish or update their Geographic Response Plans.

The purpose of the project is to update and develop Rail and Highway Hazardous Materials Response plans specific to HAZMAT spills in water within each county.

“County Emergency Managers are working together with first responders and the private industry to make our

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communities safer and be better prepared for a HAZMAT spill,” according to a press release from the group.

An independent contractor has been hired with the grant funds to identify sensitive, natural, cultural and significant economic resources and describe strategies to minimize injuries to these resources.

A string of oil train derailments in North

America over the past 18 months has heightened community awareness of rail shipments of the volatile crude from the Bakken oil fields of Eastern Montana and North Dakota. These trains, with as many as 102 cars each, are headed for ports and refineries in Washington and pass through Boundary, Bonner and Kootenai SEE HAZMAT, 5A

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NEWPORT – Themed dress up days, a Sadie Hawkins dance and games throughout the week will help school spirit pour out of the Newport School District, Monday through Friday, Jan. 12-17.

The Newport High School ASB is hosting Lucky Paw Week with the hopes to bring positive school spirit to the whole district.

“Our hope is for the elementary and middle school to join in the fun and participate in the dress up days as well,” ASB Director Rhonda Burnham said. “We hope to bring out the positive school spirit district wide.”

Monday, Jan. 12, students will break out the red, white and blue for “America Day.”

The locker-decorating contest will run from 9:0510:05 a.m. and students will enjoy a magic show and

‘We hope to bring out the positive school spirit district wide.’

Rhonda Burnham ASB Director

musical chairs during their nutrition break.

Each class is assigned a color for Tuesday, with freshmen in pink, sophomores in blue, juniors in green and seniors in orange.

The theme is “Color Day.” The students will participate SEE SPORTS, 6A

PUD board names Larson as President NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Public Utility District board of commissioners elected Commissioner Rick Larson as President for 2015, with Commissioner Dan Peterson as Vice President and Commissioner Curt Knapp as Secretary of the board, during the regular board meeting, Dec. 16.

Other representation was also decided for 2015 during the board meeting, including appointments to the Economic Development Council (EDC), Energy Northwest (ENW), NoaNet, Public Power Council (PPC), Public Utility Risk Management Services (PURMS), Tri-County Economic Development District (TEDD), and several people to committees under the Washington Public Utility District Association (WPUDA).

Larson was appointed as EDC representative with

Peterson as the alternate.

Knapp will represent the PUD at ENW, with Peterson as the alternate.

PUD General Manager John Jordan is the director for NoaNet, with Larson elected as the representative.

Peterson was appointed representative for PPC, with John Grubich, General Manager of Okanogan PUD as the alternate.

Knapp was appointed as SEE PUD, 6A

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Time to talk about pot

he noise coming from discussions about the legalization of marijuana in Washington and the nationwide movement is about to be amplified by the billions of dollars annually this new industry is forecasting. It’s time to stop ignoring it like the black sheep of the family, hoping it’s going away; our leaders need to deal with it and make sure they aren’t missing out on the economic benefits.

With the passage by Washington voters of the state’s Initiative 502 in late 2012, a new legal framework was set up for the sale of recreational marijuana — a process that is still in motion some two years later, with numerous producers, processors and retail storefronts still in the cue awaiting state and local approvals. A 25 percent excise tax is imposed on product sales at each of those three levels, on top of the state’s business-and-occupation tax and local sales taxes.

The first step is to work with the Washington state legislature this session on laws that will return a portion of the tax revenue from producing and selling legal marijuana back to the counties and cities. It will take all the county commissioners to work on this regardless of their feelings about pot use.

Washington’s emerging cannabis industry is projected to add some $636 million in tax revenue to the state’s coffers via recreational sales alone through mid-2019, state economists project.

The next step for our leaders is to take a more open minded and aggressive look at the costs and benefits from production and even retail sales businesses in Pend Oreille County. It was encouraging to hear that the county commissioners recently toured a commercial growing operation in Spokane County to try and understand how it worked. The Newport City Council will hold a hearing soon to determine if it will continue its moratorium on pot businesses.

Our leaders can’t continue to ignore the fact that growing and selling is legal and people are making lots of money doing it – some in this county. They do have the right and duty to control where and how these businesses are operated; but if they ignore them they won’t get the control they want. The community might also be left out of a tremendous new revenue source.

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Making college affordable is vital to America When my parents graduated from high school in 1936, a college education was too expensive for the son of a copper miner and the daughter of a plumber.

Eighty years ago, our GUEST country OPINION was in the middle of DON C. the Great BRUNELL Depres- ASSOCIATION OF sion and WASHINGTON BUSINESS PRESIDENT teens took odd jobs to help put food on the table and pay the family bills. In those days, no bank would lend money to college students.

Following World War II, there was new hope. The GI bill paid for veterans to complete their college or trade school education. My father, for example, graduated from trade schools in Seattle and Chicago and became a journeyman electrician, thanks to Uncle Sam. In the 1960s, the federal government introduced the work-study program, allowing students from middle- and low-income families to work their way through college. I found jobs and fortunately didn’t have to borrow money to complete my degree.

Today, it is a much different story. Student loans

are the norm rather than the exception. As a result, student loan debt has shot past $1.2 trillion and more than 20 percent of American households have student debts averaging $33,000.

Student loan debt is even more common among dependent undergrads from low- and middle-income families. The Department of Education reports that in 2012, 44 percent of these students had student loan debts of more than $12,400.

Adding insult to injury, when these students graduate, many can’t find work in their degree fields and end up in jobs that were once the domain of high school students. This widespread underemployment, with its lower salaries, is one of the reasons student loan default rates are 14 percent higher than for mortgages, cars and credits cards, according to the Wall Street Journal.

A big contributor to student indebtedness is skyrocketing tuition.

Since the 1970s, tuition has shot up by 1,000 percent while the consumerprice index climbed by 240 percent. By 2010, it took 36 percent of annual household income to pay the average private fouryear tuition, up from 16 percent in 1970.

Frank Mussano and Robert Losue, co-authors SEE BRUNELL, 6A

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YO U R O P I N I O N Police are human To the editor: After reading Mr. Scobby’s letter, I totally now understand the dilemma we all face today in this country and it’s no wonder he is terrified. We have in-perfect law enforcement personnel. As a result, I have labored night and day in an effort to accomplish what it would seem that he would require to feel safe in this community as well as this country that it seems unlikely he will be leaving anytime soon.

Sparing no expense and utilizing all known materials at my disposal, to include my old and irreplaceable erector sets, I have regretfully failed at creating your infallible, perfect, desired and handsomely mustachioed Robo-Copper.

As a result of my failure, I suppose that law enforcement agency nation wide will again have to return to the only known supply of potential officers and deputies they have at their disposal and that would mean members of the human race.

These creatures are certainly not perfect by any means. They have to sometimes think on their own, they do make mistakes, they have emotions, they laugh, they cry, and on too

many occasions they die.

Realizing that this is not the species of your choice to enforce our countries laws, I challenge you to get to work ASAP and see what you can come up with that is superior. I regret that I am all out of erector sets to loan. Maybe you can try Legos or Transformers.

Regarding your out of pocket costs for cops, paramedics, firefighters and other first responders, remember that when you call 911, the dispatcher will not ask you, “What would like to use Mr. Scobby, Visa, Mastercharge or American Express?”

-Rich Jennings Newport

Gun ownership has unintended consequences To the editor: We have the right to have guns. The only question is what we do with our firearms. Last week a tragic accident occurred at a Hayden, Idaho, Wal-Mart. A mother with her concealed carry had a 9 mm handgun in her purse and her 2-year-old son shot her to death by pulling the gun from a special purse holster.

It appears that the

semi-auto handgun had a round chambered and the safety off. I suppose the dead mom wanted to be able to quickly defend herself against all those armed and dangerous shoppers you find at a WalMart. You might think me as cold to point out what a senseless and stupid accident this was, but the gun crazy culture that has surfaced in America has some very unintended consequences associated with it.

In a rush to exercise the Second Amendment, many citizens are literally shooting themselves in the foot. The dead mom worked at the Idaho National Laboratory where I once worked. One of the primary activities at the lab was risk assessment because we handled nuclear materials. Before

every operation you get out a pen and write down all the risks associated with a hazardous activity and then you figure out how to mitigate those risks.

Many gun owners fail to balance the risks of firearm use with the bravado of the right to bear arms. When you draw a gun you are exercising the right of life and death. Your actions may cause unintended consequences that any responsible gun owner should consider before using a firearm. I don’t know what the dead mom was thinking, but having a gunfight in a Wal-Mart certainly has the possibility of stray bullets hitting others or drawing return gunfire from the bad guy at your own children.

-Pete Scobby Newport

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A woman died in a Hayden Wal Mart last week when her 2-year-old child took the woman’s concealed pistol from her purse and shot and killed her.

Do you think people should be allowed to bring loaded weapons into public places?

Yes, this was a horrible accident, nothing more.

County committee updates emergency plan NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County is planning meetings to discuss its updated local emergency management plan, the first in the state to include a tribal nation.

The Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) updated the plan in 2013, but natural disasters throughout the state put the review process on hold.

Emergency management deputy director JoAnn Boggs said the state would like to meet with stakeholders to complete the review.

“In order to ensure a viable and workable plan, elected

‘In order to ensure a viable and workable plan, elected officials or department heads within the county, city, towns and Tribe as well as all agencies referenced in the CEMP must be involved with the planning process.’

JoAnn Boggs

LEPC Deputy Director

officials or department heads within the county, city, towns and Tribe as well as all agencies referenced in the CEMP must be involved with the planning process,” Boggs said in an email to stakeholders. “We are requesting that a representative from your agency attend during the time of times listed on the schedule.”

Meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 20 from 8 a.m. to noon to discuss transportation, public works and engineering, and energy. From 1-5 p.m., mass care, housing and human services, and public health and medical services will be the topics.

On Wednesday, Jan. 21, firefighting, agriculture and SEE UPDATES, 5A

No, this is exactly the sort of thing that can happen. What if the shot had hit someone else?

It doesn’t matter what I think, people in Idaho and the country will lawfully be allowed to carry loaded guns just about wherever they want when they have a concealed pistol permit, as this woman did.

R E A D E R ’ S P O L L R E S U LT S What news story most represents 2014 to you?

The Midterm elections gave Republicans a decisive victory as they took control of the Senate and padded their lead in the House. Many believe this is a referendum on Obama’s presidency.

Race tensions were high when Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed an unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown.

The city dissolved into riots when a Grand Jury decided to not indict Wilson.

The terrorist group Islamic State captured territory throughout Iraq and Syria, and posted online videos of beheadings, including that of two American journalists.

8% 17% 58% 17%

Obama’s executive action on Immigration offered temporary legal status to millions of illegal immigrants, along with an indefinite reprieve from deportation. The order enraged Republicans, who say Obama doesn’t have the authority to delay deportations for such a large class of people without legislation.

Total Votes: 12

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Diamond Lake water sewer district purchases land, truck DIAMOND LAKE – The Diamond Lake Water and Sewer District is holding a public hearing to amend its 2014 budget because of land and equipment purchases.

Nashani McCraw, office manager at Diamond Lake Water and Sewer District, said they bought land behind the current sewer plant and they replaced a pumper truck.

They had to move money from revenue to expenses in the 2014 budget to cover the purchases.

“It was an opportune time for us to acquire the property,” McCraw said. “It’s just for

expansion for us.”

The land cost $31,500 plus closing costs, McCraw said, and is about 40 acres in size.

She said the owner was ready to sell and the price was low so they wanted to buy the land for future projects and not be “short sited.”

She said nothing is planned currently for the land.

“We have to plan for stuff like that,” McCraw said.

The pumper truck cost about $8,000. McCraw said the former truck was “really old” and a replacement was needed.

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County finds no significant impacts from recreational dock

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NEWPORT – People will have until Jan. 22 to comment on a recreational dock and ramp project proposed to be built in the Pend Oreille River near Yergens Road. Pend Oreille County will likely find that there are no significant environmental impacts for the project.

According to community development director Mike Lithgow, the project is going through an optional Determination of Non Significance process and this may be the only time to comment.

The project will still need approval from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The project will need a hydraulics project permit from WDFW and shoreline authorization from Pend Oreille County.

The complete project file can be found at the old county courthouse in Newport at 625 West Fourth. You can also see the application online at www.pendoreilleco.org.

counties.

A recent report states the volume of oil transported by rail could triple within the next five years and County Emergency Managers are taking steps to minimize dangers to our local communities.

Emergency Manager Bob Howard is heading the project for Bonner County. He can be reached at bhoward@ bonnercountyid.gov.

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GUNSHOT: Court costs of $850 FROM PAGE 3A

the shooting with a .22 caliber pistol was an accident.

“They were target practicing,” Schmidt said. He said Rentz had no other criminal conduct and he agreed with the recommended sentence for the felony charge of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.

Defense attorney Chris Bajalcaliev said the shooting was an unfortunate accident

and Rentz was extremely apologetic. He said Rentz and his wife, who was in court, had discontinued cable television and cell phones so they could afford the electronic home monitoring.

Nielson said that it was a shame that Rentz hadn’t got his gun rights restored before this, as he had been eligible for some time. He noted that Rentz’ heart problem would be a problem in jail.

In addition to the 30 days, Rentz was also ordered to pay $850 in court costs.

According to the statement of probable cause, law enforcement officers came to Newport Hospital, where they found Rentz crying and worried about his wife.

She had been shot in the leg when Rentz laid his gun down when they took a break in shooting. The gun accidentally discharged, striking her in the right leg.

Rustlers Gulch timber for park fund This is part of the Rustlers Gulch timber harvest. The sale will bring in between $150,000 and $170,000, according to Mike Lithgow, community development director. The county has already received the first $75,000, with the balance to come soon. All the money will go to the park fund.

UPDATES: Goal is to minimize impact FROM PAGE 4A

natural resources, and search and rescue will be discussed from 8 a.m. to noon. Telecommunications, information systems and warnings, public safety, law enforcement and security, and emergency management will be the discussion from 1-5 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 22, the basic plan will be discussed from 8 a.m. to noon.

Boggs said the LEPC agreed at its November meeting to meet with state and primary and support agencies.

The plan was submitted during December 2013 for review by the state of Washington, however, the Oso, Wash., mudslides and fires in central Washington put the plan review on hold until this past fall. The plan is supposed to provide guidance for countywide mitigation, prepared-

ness, response and recovery activities between agencies, incorporated cities, towns, tribes, fire services, state and federal government agencies, and other entities.

The plan goal is to minimize the impact of emergencies and disasters on people, property, the economy and the environment.

The CEMP is required to be updated every five years and is formatted to be consistent with the Washington State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan.

All the meetings will be held at the Emergency Management Conference Room, 101 S. Garden Ave. in Newport.

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BRUNELL: Some argue that higher education needs performance audits FROM PAGE 4A

of “College Tuition: Four Years of Financial Deception,” focus on three reasons for mushrooming tuition: reduced teaching loads, higher number of administrators and extravagant buildings such as luxury dorms.

The U.S. Dept. of Education reports that the number of college admin-

istrators has increased 50 percent faster than instructors since 2001. For example, the University of Minnesota added 1,000 administrators in the past decade and now there is one administrator for every 3.5 students on the Minneapolis campus. The non-teaching staff at the University of Pennsylvania swelled by 83 percent, a rate far greater than the

SPORTS: Boys, girls to play in Chewelah Friday FROM PAGE 3A

in a scavenger hunt during the nutrition break. A spirit assembly is scheduled from 1:58-2:35 p.m., before the boys basketball team hits the court in the Grizzly gym at 5:45 p.m. The girls play at 7:30 p.m.

On Wednesday, the students will dress up as “Nerds vs. Jocks.” The nutrition break contest is sandwich wars and toilet paper the teacher.

“Tacky Tourists” will roam the hallways on Thursday.

The students will play Pictionary during their nutrition

break.

Students are breaking out their “Crimson and Black” on Friday. Students find out “How well do you know your fellow Grizzly” during the nutrition break contest.

The boys basketball team heads to Chewelah for a game Friday night at 5:45 p.m., and students can go to the game on the Spirit Bus to Chewelah, leaving the high school at 4 p.m. The girls play at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, the high school students round out Lucky Paw Week with a Disney themed Sadie Hawkins Dance from 8-11 p.m.

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growth in student enrollment.

Second, the average professor spends much less time in the classroom even though enrollments are increasing. The Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA reports that, in 2010, 44 percent of fulltime faculty spent nine or more hours a week in the classroom, compared to 12-15 hours in 1989.

Third, higher education construction spending has doubled since 1994.

It peaked at $15 billion in 2006 and has leveled off to $11 billion. Paying off those construction bonds is expensive.

Mussano and Losue argue that higher education needs performance audits, much like those the government conducts on defense contractors, hos-

pitals, social agencies and other businesses that get tax dollars. They believe the resulting cost reductions could bring tuition increases more in line with the consumer price index.

Whether you agree with them or not, the fact is the traditional college education on a university campus is slipping away from many families. While it may open new opportuni-

ties for on-line universities, in the long run, it is not good for America.

DON C. BRUNELL IS A BUSINESS ANALYST, WRITER AND COLUMNIST. HE RECENTLY RETIRED AS PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON BUSINESS, THE STATE’S OLDEST AND LARGEST BUSINESS ORGANIZATION, AND NOW LIVES IN VANCOUVER. HE CAN BE CONTACTED AT THEBRUNELLS@MSN.COM.

PUD: Larson was appointed the representative PURMS representative, with Larson as the alternate.

For TEDD, Larson was appointed the representative with Peterson as the alternate.

Several positions with WPUDA were appointed, including Peterson rep-

resenting the board of directors and Knapp as the alternate.

PUD Assistant General Manager and General Counsel Colin Willenbrock was appointed to represent the PUD for the Communications Committee, with Eileen Dugger, Contracts and Public Information Officer, as the

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Larson, with Peterson as the alternate, was appointed to the WPUDA Energy Committee.

Peterson, with Willenbrock as the alternate, will represent the PUD at the Government Relations Committee.

Jordan, with Assistant General Manager April

Owen as the alternate, was appointed to the Managers Committee for the WPUDA. Larson was appointed to the Telecom Committee, with Peterson as the alternate and the Water Committee will be represented by Mark Scott, water systems manager, with Knapp as the alternate.

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Metaline Falls plans for lagoon project in budget

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METALINE FALLS – The Town Council of Metaline Falls adopted a $591,289 budget for 2015 during a special council meeting, Monday, Nov. 10.

The town expects to have more than $591,289 in revenue, with expenses about $495,430. Town Clerk Tina Swink said the remaining $95,859 would go into reserve funds.

“We’re not going to be

spending as much as we take in,” Swink said, adding that the budget may have amendments with changes as the year progresses.

The wastewater fund shows the largest expense for the town at more than $303,920. The wastewater revenue is about $391,120, leaving about $87,000 for reserves.

Swink said this account is larger for 2015 because the town is budgeting about $235,000 for a proj-

ect on the town lagoon. She said nothing has been contracted currently, but the town is looking into loans and grants for next year to help with the costs. About $12,000 is budgeted for the wastewater reserve loan.

“I’m looking ahead,” Swink said.

General fund expenses and revenue balance at $96,210. Other expenses include $38,300 for the street fund, out of $43,000 they will receive in revenue, leaving about $4,700

for reserves.

The town and Seattle City Light have an impact agreement for funds, and any funds the town receives from SCL or from sales tax from the state will be split between the general and street funds. Swink said the street fund is primarily funded from motor vehicle taxes.

“That’s not enough to take care of your street fund,” Swink said. “It’s an impact agreement they have had for years.”

Idaho Fish and Game will ask legislature to lock fees Request will follow license fee increase BOISE – Idaho Fish and Game will ask Idaho lawmakers this legislative session to consider a proposal to increase resident Idaho license and tag fees, but the request has a twist; the proposal, if approved would be followed by a Fish and Game Commission order allowing license buyers to exempt themselves from the increase, as long as they buy an annual license starting this year.

The Fish and Game Price Lock proposal is unique to Idaho. The goal is to create an incentive for hunters, anglers and trappers to buy annual licenses, whether they use them or not.

“We know that most Idahoans consider themselves to be hunters and anglers, but many don’t purchase a

license and get out in the field every year,” Fish and Game Director Virgil Moore said. “If just 10 percent of intermittent license buyers started purchasing every year, license revenue would increase $1 million annually and we could improve hunting and fishing opportunities in Idaho and keep prices low.”

It’s been a decade since the last resident fee hike in Idaho. Since then, Fish and Game’s operational costs have increased 22 percent due to inflation. As a result, the agency is raising and stocking fewer fish and conducting fewer game population surveys.

Fish and Game is proposing to raise the price of resident licenses, tags and permits between $1 to $6 start-

ing in 2016. If approved by the Legislature and signed into law by the Governor, Idaho residents would be able to “lock in” at current prices for all licenses, tags and permits simply by purchasing an annual license in 2015, and each year thereafter.

“As long as you buy an annual license, you’ll continue to pay the current fees, not the increase fees we are proposing,” Moore said. “This approach hasn’t been tried anywhere else, but we think it will work. Many of our elected leaders are intrigued and we hope they decide to let us give it a try.”

More information about the Fish and Game Price Lock is posted on the Fish and Game website: http:// fishandgame.idaho.gov.

POT: One retailer firming up details before opening FROM PAGE 1

The moratorium expires Feb. 18. Pend Oreille County voters voted against the initiative that made recreational marijuana legal in the state of Washington. County commissioners have not proposed a moratorium. They did recently tour a marijuana facility in Spokane. The county’s Economic De-

‘I think we’re on track for ($600 million). But we’re not banking on any real revenue until the next fiscal year.’

Brian Smith

State Liquor Control Board

velopment Council hasn’t considered promoting marijuana businesses.

The state projects it will collect $600 million in taxes between now and 2019, Smith says.

“I think we’re on track for that,” he says. “But we’re not banking on any real revenue until the next fiscal year.”

There are no retail marijuana businesses in Pend Oreille County, although Jacob Sattleen says he is still firming up some details with his landlord in Usk. He is expecting to be in operation by mid July next year.

Sattleen is apparently the only retailer still being considered for a license in Pend Oreille County. An earlier applicant listed a wrong address and is no longer being considered.

While there are no retailers in Pend Oreille County, there are nine retail marijuana stores in Spokane County and two in Stevens County, including Savage THC, located in Clayton.

Savage THC reported $112,696 in sales in 2014, with $28,174 paid in taxes.

Scott and Elissa Dekay opened the shop in August. He’s a former concrete laborer and she is a cake decorator. This is their first business. Scott Dekay says that isn’t that much money, considering that he has to pay taxes and buy the weed. He spent about $50,000 for marijuana last year.

“I figure we made about $11,000 in four months,” he says.

Savage THC doesn’t have any employees beyond the Dekays.

“I’m working about 84 hours a week,” Dekay says. The shop is open seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Dekay says handling that much cash hasn’t been a problem.

“I probably never have more than about $5,000,” he says. Dekay says his shop is divided into two sections, a front and back. The back is bullet proof, he says.

Stevens County has a moratorium on marijuana, but Dekay says he and some other people lobbied to have that changed so he could open up.

“We told them that we wanted to work in Stevens County,” he said. County commissioners changed the outright ban to more of a zoning ban.

Dekay says prices have dropped considerably since he opened.

“When we started we sold two grams for $54,” he says.

Now he sells two grams for $25.

While there is no longer a criminal charge for adults 21 and older to posses up to an ounce of marijuana, that doesn’t mean nobody is arrested for marijuana. Juveniles and adults under 21 can be and are arrested for marijuana possession.

Overall, there was $1.774 million worth of legal weed sold in Washington in 2014, generating $443,520 in taxes.

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Winter big game aerial surveys underway BOISE – As snow blankets much of Idaho, wildlife biologists with Idaho Fish and Game are in the sky conducting aerial surveys of big game across the state.

Outdoor enthusiasts can expect to see and hear low-flying helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft during the daylight hours through February.

The helicopter surveys are scheduled annually during the winter months to cover areas at the same time of the year so information gathered is consistent from year to year. The goal is to compare population trends, and age and sex ratios. This information helps biologists be more precise in setting seasons and permit levels which results in maximum opportunity for hunters.

In addition to big game surveys, managers also use helicopters to capture deer and elk which they monitor for condition and survival.

This sometimes requires biologists to fly close to the animals and drive them toward nets; or to dart them or use net guns. Researchers place radio-collars on

the animals and follow them during the year to monitor movement and survival.

In southern and central Idaho winter typically finds big game animals congregated on lower elevation winter ranges, and also brings two requirements that ensure accurate surveys - clear weather for good visibility and snow cover that aids in locating and identification of species.

In northern Idaho, animals tend to be more scattered, and weather conditions offer fewer days suitable for flying, but snow conditions still create opportunities for counting big game.

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Chris Jones, Pend Oreille Public Utility District Director of Distribution, Engineering & Operations, said the

It could easily be more than 500 customers without service, including customers in Idaho.

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Pinewest Apartments lost power for just more than an hour, however, no other power customers were affected because of the accident. Power has been restored.

Frontier Technical Supervisor Chris Blayne said six poles will need to be replaced and the lines have to be re-strung before they can accurately estimate the number of customers affected. He said it could easily be more than 500 customers without service, including customers in Idaho.

The repairs should be completed by Wednesday afternoon, barring any other unforeseen problems, Blayne said.

According to the Pend Oreille County Sheriff Office, First and Second streets between Washington and Spokane will be closed until Wednesday afternoon.

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Sports

B R I E F LY Panthers at home Friday CUSICK – The Cusick boys basketball team hosted Valley Christian Tuesday, Jan. 6, after The Miner went to press.

Friday, Jan. 9 at 6 p.m. they host Wellpinit for a game that starts at 4:30 p.m. The varsity will play at 7:30 p.m. They play Columbia at Hunters Saturday, Jan. 10 at 5:30 p.m. and then play Almira/ Coulee-Hartline Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 6 p.m. in Coulee City.

OF THE MINER

Newport girls host Medical Lake NEWPORT – The Newport girls basketball team returned to play Tuesday, Jan. 6, when they traveled to Freeman, after The Miner went to press.

They host Medical Lake Friday, Jan. 9, at 7:30 p.m.

Newport plays Medical Lake Friday NEWPORT – The Newport boys basketball team will host Medical Lake Friday, Jan. 9, at 7:30 p.m.

They will host Deer Park Tuesday, Jan. 13, with the game getting underway at 5:45 p.m.

The Grizzlies traveled to Freeman for a Northeast A League contest after deadline Tuesday, Jan. 6. We’ll have results of that game in next week’s Miner.

Newport Gun Club results NEWPORT – The Newport Gun Club held its first shoot of the winter Sunday.

Results are as follows: 16-yard: Dan Willner 23, Rob Linton 23, Dale Maki 22, Nick Larson 21, Steve Patton 21, Duane Randolph 21, Bob Avey 20, Phil Flack 20, Don Deerwester 20, Bill Pickerel 20 Handicap: Rob Linton 23, Dale Maki 21, Ben Weeks 21 Doubles: Rob Linton 46, Phil Flack 44 Ladies: Maddy Rusho 10 Youth: Dalton Mullaley 19, Nick Deerwester 10

Results from Metaline Falls Gun Club METALINE FALLS – The Metaline Falls Gun Club held its first shoot of the season Sunday, Jan. 4. Following are the results: 16-yard: Rob Kline 25, Sam McGeorge 24, Johann Mayrhofer 24, Byron Ford 24, Bill Wade 23, Keith Enyeart 23, Skip Lurh 23 Ladies 16-yard: Kathy Wade 22, Lisa Enyeart 18, Tiffany Zaren 18 Youth 16-yard: Matthew Schaper 18, Logan Repp 17, Bryden Taylor 16, Hunter Marshall 16 Handicap: Keith Enyeart 22, Chad Haney 22, Bill Wade 21, Skip Luhr 21, Mike Barton 21, Craig Jenkins 21 27-yard: Keith Enyeart 20 Continentials: Sam McGeorge 23, Johann Mayrhofer 22, Rob Kline 21

MINER PHOTO|DESIREÉ HOOD

Trent Slinger goes up for a shot against Columbia Saturday, Jan. 3, at the Mustang Classic Tournament.

Priest River beat Columbia 75-20 in a game in which every Spartan played and scored.

Spartans travel north for win

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NORTHPORT – The Priest River Spartans went to Northport for the Mustang Classic Basketball tournament Friday and Saturday, Jan. 2-3, coming away with a win and a loss.

They played Curlew, a tough Northeast 1B North school, coming up on the short end of a 75-54 score.

Curlew went on to beat Northport to win the tournament.

“The game against Curlew was a tough one,” Spartan coach Nick Ivie said. “We started out playing pretty evenly but

defensive pressure was our Achilles heel once again and their full court press led to too many turnovers.

We need to improve controlling the ball and eliminate empty possessions in order to be successful in league play.”

Alex Simpkins scored 12 to lead Priest River.

The Spartans had better luck with Columbia, winning 75-20.

“Columbia is a young team like we are and we were the aggressor in the game for the second time this season,” Ivie said. “We used a 2-2-1 half court trap to force a bunch of turnovers that led to easy

transition baskets.”

That defensive pressure forced 35 turnovers, but Ivie was disappointed his team turned it over 13 times.

“Most of them came in ON DECK: the first half, along VS. KELLOGG: with some Friday, Jan. 9, 7 p.m. sloppy defense that led to 13 first half fouls,” he said. Even with the fouls, the Spartans were up by 21 at halftime.

The Spartans got their fouling under control in the second half, committing seven team fouls.

SEE WIN, 2B

Spartans place five wrestlers at Cheney OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Priest River Spartans placed five of six wrestlers and Newport Grizzlies placed one on the podium at the Cheney Invite, ON DECK: Saturday, Jan. 3. PRIEST RIVER VS. KELLOGG: At 182 Wednesday, Jan. 7, 6 p.m. pounds, juPRIEST RIVER AT RIVER CITY DUALS: Friday-Saturday, Jan. nior Gregory 9-10, 9 a.m. at Post Falls High Fitzmorris placed second, School PRIEST RIVER VS. IML DUAL: losing to an Jan. 13, 5 p.m. at Priest opponent from Tuesday, River Lamanna High School Reardon. He pinned wrestlers from Medical Lake and Cheney before losing in the final round.

“Fitzmorris’ success comes from the fact he leads by example,” Spartan Head Coach Jesse Hellinger said. He never misses practice, is on-time and is coachable.”

Luke MacDonald, a 170-pound senior, finished the tournament in fourth place.

PRIEST RIVER – Priest River’s girls basketball coach Gary Stewart now holds the school record for the most wins with 133 in his ninth season.

“I can’t say enough about how amazing Gary is as a basketball ON DECK: coach or how VS. KELLOGG: much he Friday, Jan. 9, has meant 5:30 p.m. to PRLHS AT KOOTENAI: Tuesday, Jan. 13, studentathletes over 7 p.m. the past 20 years,” athletic director Jared Hughes said.

Stewart’s girls basketball record is 133-69, or 66 percent. He also has a record of 64-47 (58 percent) as the boys coach from 1998-99 to 2002-03. He is only three wins away from 200 combined. He also coached varsity football for three years between basketball teams.

Stewart broke Jamie Pancho’s record of 65 percent, with his record of 128-68, when he coached girls basketball from 1997-98 to 2004-05.

The Spartans are 9-2 overall and 1-0 in Intermountain League play this season.

Their two losses came last weekend at the Eagles Holiday Classic at West Valley High School Monday and

He pinned a wrestler from West Valley but lost to Darrin Miller from Royal. “(MacDonald) hurt his back in the semifinals against Miller and defaulted for fourth,” Hellinger said.

Freshman Riley DeMent also finished fourth, with wins over Clarkston and a fourth seeded wrestler from Cheney. He lost to the eventual champ from Royal.

“DeMent lost a close decision 4-1 in his third place match,” Hellinger said. “Dement is hard working, dedicated and is filling his toolbox with the essentials that make a champion.”

Sophomore 132-pound Noah Jamison finished the day with a 4-1 record, landing him in fifth place. After pinning a wrestler from Omak, he lost by an 8-6 decision.

“Jamison recorded three pins enroute to fifth place,” Hellinger said. “If you lose in the first two rounds the best you can do is fifth. It takes mental toughness to bounce SEE WRESTLERS, 2B

IONE – The Selkirk Ranger wrestling team will grapple at the Kettle Falls Mixer, Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 6 p.m.

They will continue the week with a dual at Riverside, Saturday, Jan. 10 at 10 a.m. The Rangers will travel to the Priest River Duals, Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 5 p.m.

The Rangers wrestled at the Banks Lake Brawl at Almira/ Coulee-Hartline on Saturday. Coach Keith Saxe could not be reached for comment and stats were not available at press time.

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7

PRIEST RIVER WRESTLING AT RIVER CITY DUALS: 9 a.m. - Post Falls High School

PRIEST RIVER WRESTLING VS. KELLOGG: 6 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School

SELKIRK WRESTLING VS. RIVERSIDE: 10 a.m. - Riverside High School

THURSDAY, JAN. 8 NEWPORT WRESTLING VS. LAKESIDE: 7 p.m. - Lakeside High School

FRIDAY, JAN. 9 PRIEST RIVER WRESTLING AT RIVER CITY DUALS: 3 p.m. - Post Falls High School PRIEST RIVER GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. KELLOGG: 5:30 p.m. Priest River Lamanna High School NEWPORT BOYS BASKETBALL VS. MEDICAL LAKE: 5:45 p.m. Newport High School

Selkirk blasts Clark Fork, falls to Oaksdale said the Rangers started strong against Oaksdale, a Whitman County school located ON DECK: north of AT COLUMBIA: Friday, Colfax. Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m.

The Rangers built a 25-19 lead going into the halftime break. The second half was a different story, with the Oaksdale hitting six 3-pointers and outscoring the Rangers 28 to 19.

“We didn’t do a good enough job dictating defensively what was happening. They were able to get off and make way too many deep shots,” Cain said. “We needed to do a better job of running them off of the line. It will be

PRIEST RIVER BOYS BASKETBALL VS. KELLOGG: 7 p.m. Priest River Lamanna High School

OF THE MINER

IONE – The Selkirk Ranger boys basketball team played two nonleague games last week.

They lost 47-44 to Oaksdale Friday, Jan. 2, at Selkirk and beat Clark Fork

‘It was a good all-around effort by the team.’

Kelly Cain

Ranger Head Coach

50-21 Saturday, Jan. 3 at Clark Fork.

Selkirk coach Kelly Cain

something we will work on.”

Cole Dawson scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Jacob Couch contributed eight points, 11 rebounds, five assists and four steals. Dexter King contributed nine points, five rebounds and a pair of steals.

Things went a lot better against Clark Fork. Selkirk went on a 26-5 run to open the game and never looked back on their way to a 50-21 victory.

“It was a good allaround effort by the team,” Cain said. “It’s been a while since we’ve SEE SELKIRK, 2B

School

SELKIRK WRESTLING VS. KETTLE FALLS: 6 p.m. - Kettle Falls High School

SELKIRK GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. COLUMBIA: 6 p.m. - Columbia High School

BY DON GRONNING

Tuesday, Dec. 29-30.

Priest River lost the first round game 53-41 against East Valley. The loss pitted them against Washington’s Lakeside on Tuesday, who trounced the Spartans 56-29.

Lakeside led from the get-go with 18 points Stewart in the first quarter and had a 30-13 lead at the half. They outscored Priest River 13-4 in the third and 13-12 in the fourth.

Priest River’s Elisa Williams and Rachel Akre each scored seven. Angel Clark and Alyssa Carey each scored four, Melissa Krampert added three and Katlyn Summers and Avery Summers each scored two.

The Spartans rebounded from the losses quickly, taking down Deer Park 63-18 Friday, Jan. 2, on the road.

Priest River led 14-4 at the end of the first quarter, and added 11 to their lead in the second with 16. The Spartans scored 21 to Deer Park’s five in the third and scored 12 in the fourth.

The girls hosted Bonners Ferry Tuesday, after The Miner went to press. They host Kellogg Friday, Jan. 9, at 5:30 p.m. and then travel to Kootenai to play Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m.

Selkirk wrestling travels to Kettle Falls

Newport freshman stands out for Grizzlies

BY DESIREÉ HOOD

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Stewart now winningest coach in Spartan history

BY MICHELLE NEDVED

Lady Panthers return to play CUSICK – The Cusick girls basketball team played Valley Christian at home Tuesday, Jan. 6, after The Miner went to press.

They host Wellpinit Friday, Jan. 9 at 6 p.m. and then hit the road. They visit Columbia Saturday, Jan. 10 at 5:30 p.m. and then play Almira/CouleeHartline Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 6 p.m. in Coulee City.

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CUSICK GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. WELLPINIT: 6 p.m. - Cusick High School

SELKIRK BOYS BASKETBALL VS. COLUMBIA: 7:30 p.m. - Columbia High School CUSICK BOYS BASKETBALL VS. WELLPINIT: 7:30 p.m. - Cusick High School NEWPORT GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. MEDICAL LAKE: 7:30 p.m. Newport High School

SATURDAY, JAN. 10 OPEN GYM, ADULT BASKETBALL: 7 a.m. - Newport High

NEWPORT WRESTLING AT RIVERSIDE CLASSIC: 10 a.m. Riverside High School CUSICK GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. COLUMBIA: 4:30 p.m. - Columbia (Hunters) CUSICK BOYS BASKETBALL VS. COLUMBIA: 6 p.m. - Columbia (Hunters)

TUESDAY, JAN. 13 SELKIRK WRESTLING VS. PRIEST RIVER: TBA - Priest River Lamanna High School PRIEST RIVER WRESTLING AT IML DUAL: 5 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School NEWPORT BOYS BASKETBALL VS. DEER PARK: 5:45 p.m. - Newport High School CUSICK GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. ALMIRA/COULEE- HARTLINE: 6 p.m. – ACH PRIEST RIVER GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. KOOTENAI: 7 p.m.

- Kootenai Junior/Senior High School NEWPORT WRESTLING VS. FREEMAN: 7 p.m. - Newport High School CUSICK BOYS BASKETBALL VS. ALMIRA-COULEE/ HARTLINE: 7:30 p.m. – ACH NEWPORT GIRLS BASKETBALL VS. DEER PARK: 7:30 p.m. - Newport High School

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SPORTS

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Ice fishing safety on area lakes

Lady Rangers fall to Oaksdale IONE – The Selkirk girls basketball team lost to Oaksdale in a non-league game Friday, Jan. 2, 43-32.

Oakesdale built a big lead with 17 points in the first quarter and 12 in the second, to lead 29-11 at the half. Selkirk rallied a bit in the second half, scoring seven to Oaksdale’s three in the third and 14 in the

fourth.

Selkirk shot two for 30 from the field in the first half.

“Poor execution for sure,” head coach Jack Couch said. “But (we) played a strong second half.”

Hannah Rick led the Rangers with 10 points.

Lexy Ellsworth scored six,

Mykenzie Maupin scored five, Anna Kotzian scored three and Gabi Rick scored two.

The Rangers’ game against Clark Fork Friday was canceled because Clark Fork didn’t have enough healthy girls to play.

The Lady Rangers travel to Columbia Friday, Jan. 9 to play at 6 p.m.

WRESTLERS: Spartans wrestle at home FROM PAGE 1

back and Jamison has done it two weeks in a row.”

Senior Chance Stokes, 152 pounds, finished the day on the podium in sixth place.

He pinned a wrestler from Deer Park before attempting to pin a wrester from West Valley.

“Stokes was pinning Logan Reser of West Valley in the Guillotine when his leg slipped out and he got pinned,” Hellinger said.

He pinned another wrestler from Colville in a “beautiful throw,” Hellinger said.

“Stokes is so close to winning a tournament,” Hellinger said.

The Newport Grizzlies had one placer during the

Cheney Invite with freshman David Skaugstad, 120 pounds, finishing in fifth place. Grizzly Head Coach Steffen Ellison said Skaugstad’s only loss was to a wrestler from Royal.

“The rest of the group had some hard kids and with the cold season still around, the wrestlers were not up to their full potential,” Ellison said. “We hope to be at 100 percent soon.”

The Grizzlies sent freshman Tessa Pillers, 125 pounds, and senior Ioana Doleanu, 125 pounds, to Almira/Coulee-Hartline for the Banks Lake Brawl. Both girls finished fourth, Ellison said.

The Spartans will wrestle at home this week, Wednesday, Jan. 7, grappling

against league opponent Kellogg. They will continue the week at the River City Duals, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 9-10, in Post Falls. The Spartans will host an IML Dual, Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 5 p.m.

ON DECK: NEWPORT AT LAKESIDE: Thursday, Jan. 8, 7 p.m.

NEWPORT AT RIVERSIDE CLASSIC: Saturday, Jan. 10, 10 a.m.

NEWPORT VS. FREEMAN: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 7 p.m.

The Grizzlies travel to Lakeside, Thursday, Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. They travel to the Riverside Classic, Saturday, Jan. 10 at 10 a.m. and finish the week out at home against Freeman, Tuesday, Jan. 13.

WIN: Every Spartan played and scored FROM PAGE 1

“We finally started to trust one another on defensive rotations and played solid fundamentally,” Ivie said.

“We outscored them 17-8 in the third quarter and ran away with things in the fourth. We scored 25 points in the final quarter and didn’t allow them to score.”

Everyone on the Spartan team got to play and everyone scored, he said.

They went 31-51 from

the field as a team, 2-9 from 3-point range and 7-9 from the free throw line.

Anthony Storro hit five of nine from the field to lead the way with 13 points to go along with five steals.

Thomas Luckey shot five of eight from the field to score 10 points. Zach Huddleston hit four of seven from the field to score nine points, while grabbing eight rebounds and coming away with three steals.

Brandon Campbell went a perfect three of three from the

field and had three big blocks.

Simpkins had a strong allaround game with five points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals.

“The win was definitely a good boost to team morale but we have to take it for what it is and get ready for some much stronger competition the rest of the way,” Ivie said.

Priest River will open Intermountain League when the play host to Kellogg Friday, Jan. 9, a game that will start at 7 p.m.

S P O RT S S C O R E B O A R D BOYS BASKETBALL FRIDAY, JAN. 2 Curlew 75, Priest River 54 Priest River (1-8, 0-0)

11 9 11 23 Curlew (9-1, 4-1)

23 23 20 9

-54 -75

Priest River: Slinger 6, Anselmo 4, Storro 4, Holman 0, Luckey 6, Simpkins 12, Mathews 7, Bacon 0, Campbell 9, Huddleston 6. Curlew: Beedle 14, Brown 8, Grumbach 25, Knapp 5, McCullough 4, Tresham 11, Poore’ 8, Knutz 0.

Oakesdale 47, Selkirk 44 Oakesdale (3-5, 1-2)

7 12 12 Selkirk (5-4, 2-3)

10 15 12

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Oakesdale: Garner 0, Perry 18, Warwick 2, Rutledge 4, Meserve 0, Shell 0, Dingman 19, Dabolt 4. Selkirk: Couch 8, Washington 4, Avey 2, Miller 6, Dawson 15, King 9.

SATURDAY, JAN. 3 Priest River 75, Columbia 20 Priest River (1-8, 0-0)

17 15 16 22 Columbia (0-8, 0-4)

6 6 8 0

-75 -20

Priest River: Slinger 4, Anselmo 7, Storro 12, Holman 4, Luckey 14, Simpkins 5, Mathews 8, Bacon 4, Campbell 9, Huddleston 5. Columbia: Collier 0, Helms 0, Jones 5, Lowe 3, Ramirez 5, Rempsher 2, Reynolds 0, Steele 3, Zehetmir 0, Vetsch 2.

Selkirk 50, Clark Fork 21 Selkirk (5-4, 2-3)

16 10 18 Clark Fork (0-3, 0-0)

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Selkirk: Couch 18, Washington 1, Avey 4, Miller 4, Dawson 9, King 4, Cain 11, Descloux 0, Hastings 0, Robertson 0. Clark Fork: Jeffres 5, Bowen 0, Reeves 0, Anderson 11, Cope 0, Boudousquie 1, Boudousquie 4, Reeves 0, Heisel 0, Moore 0.

GIRLS BASKETBALL MONDAY, DEC. 29 Eagles Holiday Classic, West Valley High

School Priest River (8-2, 1-0) East Valley (6-2, 0-0)

-41 -53

TUESDAY, DEC. 30 Eagles Holiday Classic, West Valley High School Lakeside (WA) (8-1, 3-0)

18 12 13 13 -56 Priest River (8-1, 1-0)

4 9 4 12 -29 Scoring: Lakeside (WA) - Jacobson 8, More 5, Jones 13, Best 0, Marikis 3, Marikis 2, Swannack 9, Mahowald 1, Brittos 0, Jensen 2, Cook-Cox 13. Priest River - Clark 4, A. Summers 2, Krampert 3, Carey 4, Williams 7, Akre 7, K. Summers 2, Warren 0, Wilson 0.

FRIDAY, JAN. 2 Priest River vs. Deer Park Deer Park (0-9, 0-3)

4 5 5 Priest River (9-2, 1-0) 1

4 16 21 Oakesdale 43, Selkirk 32 Oakesdale (5-3, 3-1)

17 12 3 Selkirk (2-6, 2-3)

9 2 7

High handicap game: Laura O’Brien 241.

High scratch series: Laura O’Brien 507. High handicap series: Laura O’Brien 636. High team scratch game: Country Lane Sparklers 612.

High team handicap game: North Country Clothing Shop 814. High team scratch series: North Country Clothing Shop 1,720. High team handicap series: North Country Clothing Shop 2,380.

Converted splits: Laura O’Brien 3-10, Darlene Dinwoodie 3-5-10, Claudia McKinney 4-5.

THURSDAY, JAN. 1 Thursday Niters Team Wanna Bee’s Diesel Dawgs Northwest Renovations Plain Nasty’s Enforcers Wilkinson Rentals

Won 36 31.5 30 28.5 28 26

Lost 24 28.5 30 31.5 32 34

Converted splits: Floyd Degele 5-6, Diana Hilden 5-7, Rod Hilden 6-7.

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Scoring: Oakesdale - Lindgren 7, Perry 0, Fisch 0, Hockett 8, Shrope 0, Johnson 13, Reed 5, Rutledge 0, Mendoza 10. Selkirk - Couch 4, H. Rick 10, Maupin 5, Jensen 0, Kotzian 3, Dewey 0, Ellsworth 6, G. Rick 2, Dawson 2.

BOWLING TUESDAY, DEC. 30 Lucky Ladies Team Country Lane Sparkers Golden Girls Country Lane North Country Clothing Shop Morning Glories State Line Girls

Won 37 36 35.5 35.5 32 28

Lost 31 32 32.5 32.5 36 40

High scratch game: Laura O’Brien 198.

FRIDAY, JAN. 2 Friday Night Leftovers Team Timber Room King Pin Pooch Parlor EZ-Rider O.K. Lanes Gutter Gang Cusick Tavern Stoney Rollers Party of Four Weber Enterprises Knight Realty “Four” Under Par

Won 59 45 43 41 35.5 35.5 34 33.5 32 28.5 23 22

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Lost 13 27 29 31 36.5 36.5 38 38.5 40 43.5 49 50

High scratch games: Brian Hilzer 246, Pat Shields 211. High handicap games: Jim Radan 279, Laura O’Brien 266. High scratch series: Brian Hilzer 659, Cathy Wagner 548. High handicap series: Jack Matuska 731, Laura O’Brien 709.

Converted splits: Debbie Hilzer 4-7-10, Gail Weaver 5-7, Judy Maw 4-5, Jim Loveridge 2-4-10, Kelly Jo Hilliard 5-6.

BY PHIL COOPER WILDLIFE CONSERVATION EDUCATOR, IDFG

Anglers were out on Cocolalla, Fernan, Hauser and a few other lakes last weekend.

The ice had just formed, but these avid ice anglers could not wait any longer.

Most waters in the Idaho Panhandle are open to ice fishing. Anyone interested in ice fishing should carefully review the regulations for special rules that apply only to ice fishing. There is a restriction on the size of hole you can make for safety purposes; and, ice anglers are permitted to use more lines than those not fishing through the ice.

Anglers also need to know the regulations because there are bag limits or size restrictions on some waters in our area.

Once you know the regulations for the water you want to fish, the question potential ice anglers are asking is, “How much ice is needed to be safe?”

The safe load that ice will bear is not dependent entirely upon its thickness but there are some reliable rules of thumb. A minimum of three inches of clear, blue ice (preferably four inches), will support a single angler, and five inches will hold several anglers in single file.

Thickness is not the only consideration.

How the ice formed and weather following

formation are important to assessing the integrity of ice. Slush ice is only about half as strong as clear ice, so anglers should double the minimum thickness figures when encountering ice that appears cloudy in color.

Any lake with moving water in it, whether from an inlet, a spring, or an outlet should be regarded with skepticism. Water movement, no matter how slight, retards freezing and speeds thawing. This often results in hard to detect thin spots.

Be suspicious of any discolored ice. Imbedded materials, such as weeds, rocks or logs weaken ice. Large objects in or on the ice such as duck blinds or ice shanties can absorb heat from the sun and weaken ice.

Ice near shore may also be weakened by warmth from the ground.

Anglers, skaters, snowmobilers etc. need to keep in mind that a sudden warm spell can change conditions quickly and that caution must always be used before venturing forth on ice covered lakes. When the weather changes, ice conditions quickly change.

Ice weakens with age. Late in the season, when it turns dark and gets “honeycombed,” it’s time to quit for the season. A cold snap sometimes halts the deterioration, but honeycombed ice will never refreeze to its original strength.

SELKIRK: Will travel to Hunters FROM PAGE 1

had all our players available so it was good to see them all on the court again.”

The Rangers’ scoring was led by Couch’s 18 points.

He also had seven rebounds and eight steals.

Dominic Cain had 11 points and Dawson added nine points, five rebounds, two steals and a block. Stephen Avey had five assists and scored four points.

The week left Selkirk

with an overall record of 5-4. They are 2-3 in Northeast 1B North League play.

They will travel to Hunters for a non-league game with Columbia Friday, Jan. 9. The game will start at 7:30 p.m.

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Lifestyle

B R I E F LY Linda Rose plays at Hospitality House NEWPORT – Linda Rose, accompanied

by Steve Bennett, will perform for the Friday Night Live performance at the Hospitality House, 216 S. Washington in Newport Friday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m.

Donations accepted at the door.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Playhouse NEWPORT – Bring your sweetie to the Sweetie-Pie Banquet at the Pend Oreille Playhouse for Valentine’s Day, Saturday, Feb. 14, at 6:30 p.m.

Come enjoy a catered dinner for two, live music, entertainment and fun. Tickets are $50 per couple, and may be purchased at the Playhouse, 240 N. Union in Newport, during regular office hours or online at www. pendoreilleplayers.org.

For more information call 509-447-9900.

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Basket of books Peggy Frye was the winner of a basket of books offered by the West Bonner Libraries. The drawing was part of the library’s Business of the Month display at Columbia Bank in December.

WE E K AH EAD WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7 ROTARY CLUB: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance NEWPORT TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles Notes: FIBER ARTS KNITTING AND SPINNING GROUP: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport COMPUTER BASICS FOR ADULTS: 10 a.m. to Noon - Newport Library

River Library OPEN PAINTING WORKSHOP: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport HOME AND COMMUNITY EDUCATORS DALKENA CLUB: Noon - Call Bonnie Witt 509-447-3647 or Billie Goodno at 509-447-3781 DUPLICATE BRIDGE: 12:30 p.m.

- Hospitality House in Newport LOOSELY KNIT: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT: 5:30-8 p.m. - Newport Library

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

CELEBRATE RECOVERY: 5:30 p.m. - House of the Lord, 754 Silverbirch Lane, Oldtown

AL-ANON: Noon - American Lutheran Church

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

PRM-ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN: 1-3 p.m. - Station 2:41 Coffee Shop, Oldtown

PEND OREILLE KIDS CLUB: 6 p.m. - Pend Oreille Mennonite Church

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

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church

JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport BASIC MEETING: 6 p.m. Blanchard Community Center PRIEST RIVER ANIMAL RESCUE: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River

FRIDAY, JAN. 9 STORY TIME: 11 a.m. - Newport Library HAPPY AGERS MEETING AND POTLUCK: Noon - Priest River Senior Center DANCE CLASSES: 5:30-6:30 p.m.

- Create Arts Center, Newport

CALISPEL POST 217: 6 p.m. American Legion in Cusick

AL-ANON: 7-8 p.m. - Priest River, 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Call Jan 208-946-6131

PEND OREILLE ROCK AND GEM CLUB: 7 p.m. - Newport Eagles, 236 S. Union Ave.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS OPEN MEETING: 7 p.m. - St. Catherine’s Catholic Church

THURSDAY, JAN. 8

SATURDAY, JAN. 10

NIA DANCE LESSONS: 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. - Create Arts Center

KIDS MOVIE CLUB: 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. - Newport Library

PRIEST RIVER FOOD BANK OPEN: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Priest River Senior Center

HAPPY AGERS CARD PARTY: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

BASIC MEETING: 10 a.m. Blanchard Community Center

AA MEETING: 5 p.m. - Cornerstone Building, Selkirk Way, Oldtown

STORY TIME - CALISPEL VALLEY LIBRARY, CUSICK: 10:30 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick

SET FREE NORTHWEST MEAL AND WORSHIP: 6:30 p.m. Conerstone Building Behind Ace Hardware, Oldtown

STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. - Priest

SUNDAY, JAN. 11

NEWPORT YOUTH: 4 p.m. - Sadie Halstead Middle School ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

MONDAY, JAN. 12 EVERGREEN ART ASSOCIATION: 10 a.m. - Riverbank Restaurant HOSPITALITY HOUSE SENIOR POTLUCK: Noon - Newport HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: 6 p.m. - Sandifur Room, Newport Hospital PRIEST RIVER LIONS: 6:30 p.m. Priest River Senior Center BLANCHARD GRANGE MEETING: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Grange ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Pend Oreille Bible Church in Cusick ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church

TUESDAY, JAN. 13

and a star studded cast: Bob Hope, Rita Hayworth, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Flash Gordon and more.

The “officer’s club” will be open and serving alcoholic beverages.

Shows are one weekend only – Jan. 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. and Jan. 18 at 3 p.m.

Tickets are $10 for adults

STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library PRIEST RIVER LIONESS: 11:30 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center HOME AND COMMUNITY EDUCATORS DIAMOND LAKE CLUB: Noon - Call Billie Goodno at 509-447-3781 or Chris King at 208-437-0971 WEAVERS’ GROUP: Noon to 3:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center AL-ANON: Noon - American Lutheran Church PRM-ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN: 1-3 p.m. - Station 2:41 Coffee Shop, Oldtown PINOCHLE: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center

BLANCHARD STITCHERS QUILTING GROUP: 10 a.m. - Blanchard Inn

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

WRITERS GROUP: 2 p.m. - Create Arts Center

SPIRIT LAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-6655921 for locations

JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 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 PINOCHLE: 6 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick BINGO: 6:30 p.m. - Newport Eagles ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church SPIRIT LAKE LODGE NO. 57: 8 p.m. - Spirit Lake

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14 ROTARY CLUB: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance

in advance and $12 at the door, students 18 and under are $5.

Tickets are available online or at the Playhouse during regular office hours.

The playhouse is located at 240 N. Union, Newport.

Call the playhouse at 509-447-9900 or visit pendoreilleplayers.org.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Playhouse NEWPORT – Bring your sweetie to the Sweetie-Pie Banquet at the Pend Oreille Playhouse for Valentine’s Day, Saturday, Feb. 14, at 6:30 p.m.

Come enjoy a catered dinner for two, live music, entertainment and fun.

NEWPORT TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles

NIA DANCE LESSONS: 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. - Create Arts Center

Take a trip back to the 1940s NEWPORT – Come join the stars of the 40s in the Serviceman’s Canteen at the Pend Oreille Playhouse.

The youth of the Playhouse present a live “radio” show based on the Bob Hope USO shows of World War II. Attend for coffee, doughnuts, candy cigarettes

FIBER ARTS KNITTING AND SPINNING GROUP: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport

Tickets are $50 per couple, and may be purchased at the Playhouse, 240 N. Union in Newport, during regular office hours or online at www.pendoreilleplayers.org.

For more information call 509-4479900.

CALVARY CHAPEL NEWPORT

“Where The Sheep Go To Be Fed” 101 S. Scott • Newport Sunday Morning 10 a.m.

(509) 939-0676 CalvaryNewport@aol.com / 97.3 FM “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.”

John 6:35

PINE RIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH 1428 1st Street West Sunday School ~ 9:15 a.m.

Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday: Youth ~7:00 p.m.

Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265

DALKENA COMMUNITY CHURCH • VILLAGE MISSIONS S.S. ~ 9:30 • Worship ~ 11 a.m.

Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m.

(Bible and Youth Clubs) Pastor Sandy Strait - 509-447-3687

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 9 a.m.

Sunday Services - 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Wed. - Bible Study 6 p.m.

Pastor Jack Jones Church Office 208-437-0150 www.churchoffaitholdtown.org

SPRING VALLEY MENNONITE CHURCH

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

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New year brings new events at West Bonner libraries PRIEST RIVER – A new year has begun and the West Bonner Libraries have programs to interest patrons of all ages.

Story Time will resume at 10:30 a.m. in Blanchard Wednesday, Jan. 7 and at 10:30 a.m. in Priest River Thursday, Jan. 8. Youngsters will waddle into the new year with tales of penguins, snow, laughter and groundhogs.

Artists@The Library for K-6th graders will start the new year with a lesson in printmaking.

Woodblock art forms have been around since the second century in China. Along with art came the printing of words and later the printing press that gave the world mass production of the written word.

Space is limited in this art class. Call 208-448-2207

to register your child or children for Thursday, Jan. 22 at 3 p.m.

Live & Learn programs will begin again Saturday, Jan. 17 at 10:30 a.m. with a presentation and Q&A time about the Affordable Care Act. The next deadline is set for mid-February.

Additionally, on Saturday, Jan. 17 at noon, join the Fun with Fibers group for an afternoon sharing ideas, patterns and support in the art of spinning, knitting and crocheting.

Live & Learn will offer another cooking class with May Thursday, Jan. 29 at 5:30 p.m. Join May and learn about Thai Coconut soup.

Follow the library on Facebook or check out the website, http://westbonner.lili.org, for the latest offerings at your library.

Buy tickets now for annual crab feed NEWPORT – The Newport Soroptimists are holding their annual crab feed Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Newport Eagles.

Tickets are available for either the 4 p.m. or 6 p.m. seating and can be purchased at Seebers, Owens, Eagles, Mountain West Bank or by calling 509-671-2552.

The dinner features all you can eat crab, garlic bread, baked potatoes, green beans and coleslaw. The price of each ticket is $20 and tickets for children under 10 are $10. Only 150 tickets are available for each seating, so buy your tickets now, Soroptimists said.

During the dinner Soroptimists, will be selling raffle tickets for $1 UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 3rd and Spokane St., Newport, WA Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

Church School 10:00 a.m.

Nursery Care Available Rev. Russell Clark 447-4121 newportucc@conceptcable.com www.newportucc.org

Community Church Directory 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. - 5 p.m.

Ione: St. Bernard’s, 802 8th St., Sun. - 2nd & 4th - 8:00 a.m.

Metaline Falls: St. Joseph’s, 446-2651 -- 406 Park St., Sun., 1st, 3rd & 5th - 8:00 a.m.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

Newport Church - Corner of Lilac Lane & Hwy. 20 North Head Elder Gilbert Navarro (509) 447-4755 Sat. Morning Services Sabbath School 9:30 • Worship 11:00 NACS THRIFT SHOP (509) 447-3488 PO Valley Church School (208) 437-2638

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

each or six for $5. There is a wide selection of gift baskets available at each seating to win.

All of the proceeds of the crab feed go to support the many service projects that Soroptimists do each year in the Newport/Priest River area.

These projects include providing two scholarships each year for Newport High School Seniors, Girl of the Month awards for Newport High School seniors who demonstrate outstanding academic , leadership and community work.

An award is given to an outstanding eighthgrade graduate and they support the Priest River Young Woman of the Year award.

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

“Sharing Christ As He Is, With People As They Are” 2nd & Spokane Sts 447-3846 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Time September - May AWANA - Tuesday 5:30 p.m.

The Immortals (13-High School ) Thur. 7-9 Pastor Rob Malcolm

NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH 4 Miles South of Newport, Hwy. 2 Sun.: 9:30 Sun. School, 10:30, Worship, 6 p.m. Evening Service Sun. & Wed. at Pastor’s house.

Pastor, Walt Campbell: 447-5101

HOUSE OF THE LORD

754 Silver Birch Ln. • Oldtown, ID 83822 ‘’Contemporary Worship’’ Sun. ~ 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

“United Generation Church” Youth Group Wednesday 6 p.m.

Jeff & Robie Ecklund, Pastors • 437-2032 www.houseofthelordchurch.com

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

1 mile S. of Newport on Hwy. 2 • 447-3742 Pastor Rob Greenslade Sun. School 9:45 a.m. • Worship 11 a.m.

Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

BAHÁ’Í FAITH OF NEWPORT

“The aim of this Wronged One in sustaining woes and tribulations, in revealing the Holy Verses and in demonstrating proofs hath been naught but to quench the flame of hate and enmity, that the horizon of the hearts of men may be illumined with the light of concord and attain real peace and tranquility.” Bahá ’u’ lláh Please call 509-550-2035 for the next scheduled devotional. Wonderful resources can be found at www.bahai.us and www.bahai.org

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OBITUARI ES Damon David Anderberg USK

Damon David Anderberg passed away Dec. 30, in the country he loved. He was 42.

Mr. Anderberg was born May 19, 1972, to Gary and Anderberg Gayle Anderberg. He was the mischievous middle child of five siblings. His family moved from Rosalia to Cheney when he was five. As he grew up on a farm outside of Cheney, he had many adventures with his “Best Buddies.”

Mr. Anderberg was a huge fan of the Seattle Seahawks. He enjoyed horseback riding, hunting and fishing with his brothers, and would make anyone a believer in the existence of Bigfoot. He loved people deeply. He will be missed by his family, friends and co-workers.

Mr. Anderberg is survived by his ever-loving wife Jennifer (Ives) and the little light in his life, Anwyn; his mother Gayle, brother Brenden (and Dawn), sister Dennyl (and Shane), brother Reagan (and Dana), sister Marya (and Bill), nephew Andrew (and Samantha), niece Kandace and many other nieces and nephews. He was proceeded in death by his father, Gary.

His family said that because we are surrounded by not only those we are related to, but by those God has put in our lives, a special acknowledgment goes out to Big Joe and Little Joe, Sean, Tyler, Darel, Ryan, George & The Coffee Bunch and to all his Brothers-in-Arms.

“We will profoundly miss our beloved Damon. So in his memory treasure and cherish the time spent with your own family and friends. For you never know what time you might have,” his family said.

A celebration of life will be held in Spokane Jan. 11 at Mount Spokane Church, on Mount Spokane Park Drive at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Mr. Anderberg can be made to the Pend Oreille County Fair (c/o Barb McGill, P.O. 343, Usk, WA 99180) or Behind the Badge Foundation (22525 SE 64th Place, Suite 140, Issaquah, WA 980270091).

Danny Sheridan USK

Danny Sheridan of Usk passed away at home Dec. 30. He was 69.

He was born Oct. 16, 1945, to Charlotte (Holmgren) and Bill Sheridan in Sheridan Spokane. He grew up in the Cusick area and attended high school in Priest River. He was a medic during the Vietnam Conflict and served honorably 20 years in the U.S. Navy retiring at the rank of Master Chief.

Mr. Sheridan loved his family, his wonderful wife, his cats and dog Holly.

He is survived by his wife LaRee, daughters Cindy Buckingham of Bothell, Danelle Sheridan of Kenmore, Donna Loomis of Whitehall, Mont., grandchildren SheAnna, Austin, Derek, Curtis, Colten, Alycia and Madison and great-grandchildren Kayden and Ayden, his brother Jim and sisterin-law Linda Sheridan of Spokane and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother and father and

brothers Billy and Chucky.

A memorial service for Mr. Sheridan will be held at a later date.

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

Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www. sherman-knapp.com.

Ralph DeLorio Jr. PRIEST RIVER

Ralph DeLorio Jr., of Priest River, passed away peacefully with his family by his side Jan. 1. He was 70 years old.

He was born March 26, 1944, in SyraDeLorio cuse, N.Y., to Ralph and Carmella DeLorio.

Mr. DeLorio was a U.S. Army Veteran and an Aerospace mechanic. His love was fishing and hunting and the great outdoors.

He was always there to give a lending hand to anybody, and every stranger was a friend. He will be missed by all those who knew him and loved him, his family said.

Mr. DeLorio is survived by his wife Bonnie (and Mercier) DeLorio, and three sons Angelo (and Yvonne) of Montana, Antonio of Montana, and Aldo of Washington.

He is survived by his four siblings, and was preceded in death by three siblings.

At his request there will be no service. A memorial will be held in the spring.

Donations may be made in Mr. DeLorio’s honor to Hospice or to the Community Cancer Service.

Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River is in charge of arrangements.

Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www. sherman-knapp.com.

Patricia Ann “Patty” McCoy PRIEST RIVER

Patricia Ann “Patty” McCoy of Priest River passed away Dec. 26. She was 64.

Born April 18, 1950, in Kellogg, Idaho, she was daughter to the late Harry and Mary Eustice. She graduated from Kellogg High School and studied to be an architect. She married the late Forrest McCoy, Jr. “Bill,” in 1974, and they lived together in Smelterville, Idaho, before relocating to Priest River.

Mrs. McCoy loved architecture, design and all things related to art. She was very creative and liked to paint, create unique art pieces, write, and in her early years, sing. Her true passion was music and she knew every detail about Classical composers to current trends in Hip Hop. Friends and family knew her by her kind heart and strong work ethic.

When she married, she also took on the role of stepmother to three children. They called her Patty, but she was their mom, they said.

Mrs. McCoy is survived by three children by marriage: Forrest “Bill” McCoy, III, Mary McCoy, and Emery Robert “Bob” McCoy. She is also survived by five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

A service will be held Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 11 a.m. at the ShermanKnapp Funeral Home in Priest River.

Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.sherman-knapp. com.

Jackie Scott NEWPORT

Jackie Scott, a lifelong resident of Newport, passed away Dec. 30. She was 86.

She was born Feb. 22, 1928.

Fond family memories are her stories of tap dancing, listening to her play the harmonica, and her special little keychain consisting of a tiny little pocketknife, a bone and a tiny pair of blue shoes.

If you came to visit, she always had Fig Newtons

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She had a sharp memory and was an archive of local history.

She is survived by her daughter Kay Frazier of Davenport and her grandchildren, Shawn and Janet Williamson of Mt. Vernon, Wash., Rahnda Williamson and Dave Garrisson of Newport, Brett and Cindy Frazier of Sandpoint and Katrina and Steve Burnham of Naples, Idaho.

She had eight greatgrandchildren and seven great-great-grandchil-

dren with a unique connection to one, 7-monthold Kioni.

She is also survived by her brother, Jim Koch and his wife Lou of Priest River, recently found after 34 years.

A longtime resident of The Cottage in Newport, her family thanks Laura Gillette and her staff for such great care.

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

Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.sherman-knapp.com.

Clyde Fitz Jr. DIAMOND LAKE

Clyde Fitz Jr. of Diamond Lake, passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, at his home. He was 92.

Mr. Fitz was born to Blanche and Clyde Fitz Sr., Aug. 23, 1922, in Spokane.

He is survived by his wife Marijo. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

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

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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.

vehicle from burglary.

PEND OREILLE COUNTY

ANIMAL BITE: W. Pine St., Newport, report of subject bit on leg by dog.

MONDAY, DEC. 29 THEFT: S. Newport Ave., Newport, report of theft.

DRUGS: S. Garden Ave., Newport, report of drugs.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: W. Walnut St., Newport, log truck lost load and was partially blocking roadway.

THEFT: W. Walnut St., Newport, theft of medication reported.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Hwy. 2 BURGLARY: S. Shore Diamond Lake Rd., report of burglary.

TRESPASSING: S. Newport Ave., Newport, report of juvenile males seen on camera trespassing on property.

THEFT: W. Walnut St., Newport, reported theft of merchandise.

FIRE: Hwy. 2, report of structure fire.

TUESDAY, DEC. 30 THEFT: Quail Loop, theft of medication reported.

BURGLARY: E. Joyner Drive, report of trailer broken into.

ARREST: S. Washington Ave., Newport, Brad W. Epperson, 29, of Usk was arrested for a probation violation.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, third party report of accident.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Green Rd., report that vehicle drove past complainant’s residence a couple of times then parked in driveway.

FIRE: Conklin Meadows, report of brush fire approximately 100 feet off roadway.

TRANSPORT: S. Garden Ave., Newport, transporting inmate from Spokane.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Hwy. 2, complainant reports driving behind possible suspect

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Power House Rd., report that chain was cut and taken from driveway on Friday.

RUNAWAY JUVENILE: Fertile Valley Rd., report that daughter was supposed to be home last night but never came home.

ARREST: Washington Ave., Newport, Robert L. Johnson, 45, of Newport was arrested on a Department of Corrections detainer.

ILLEGAL BURNING: Hwy. 2, report of house with smoke coming from under eves and burn barrel.

ARREST: N. Union Ave., Newport, Douglas J. LeBlanc, 55, of Spokane was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

ACCIDENT: Powwow Park, Usk, report of one vehicle rollover.

THEFT: W. Walnut St., Newport, report that male subject took three bottles of alcohol.

ARREST: N. Newport Ave., James Thomas Lowry, 41, of Newport was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

ARREST: LeClerc Rd. N., Khara Monkiewicz, 26, of Cusick was arrested for driving on a suspended license and Solomon K. Monkiewicz, 22, of Cusick was arrested on a felony.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: W. Pine St., Newport, report of female outside crying and trying to get in home.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: W. 8th St., report of subject not allowing female to leave home with child in her car.

ARREST: Dylan Daniel Boggs, 35, of Spokane was arrested on warrants.

chimney fire with small flame out top.

29, was arrested for domestic violence.

ARREST: Nolan Leroy Finley, 19, of Cusick was arrested for possession of less than 40 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

ARREST: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, Jamison J. Campbell, 33, was arrested on a warrant.

ARREST: Lloyd Finley, 51, of Cusick was arrested for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.

FRIDAY, JAN. 2 AGENCY ASSIST: E. 4th St. N., report of subject under influence attempting to take 4-year-old female from mother.

DISTURBANCE: Fertile Valley Rd., report that subject is acting violent and will not leave.

SUSPICIOSU CIRCUMSTANCES: E. Circle Drive, respondent calling about beeping sound coming from neighbor’s residence.

LOST PROPERTY: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, subject lost and recovered wallet.

FIRE: Spring Valley Rd., report of shed on fire with ammunition inside.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: N. 2nd Ave. THEFT: N. Fea Ave., report of vehicle missing from driveway in the last hour.

SUNDAY, JAN. 4

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Spring Valley Rd., report of vehicle parked at vacant house.

ACCIDENT: Calispel Ave., reported vehicle slide off with no damage.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, vehicle slide-off with no damage reported.

ARREST: N. Union Ave., Nicholas M. Sjostrom, 28, of Oldtown was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of vehicle driving erratically.

ACCIDENT: Camden Rd., report of vehicle in ditch.

ACCIDENT: Coyote Trail Rd., report of slide off.

ARREST: Zackery Thomas Haugh, 22, of Newport was arrested for fourth degree assault.

WEST BONNER COUNTY

MONDAY, DEC. 29 NO REPORTABLE INCIDENTS.

SATURDAY, JAN. 3 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Deer Valley Rd., suspicious vehicle in the ditch.

RECOVERED VEHICLE: N. Fea Ave., recovered stolen vehicle.

BOATING PROBLEM: Cusick, boat reportedly stuck in middle of river.

THEFT: 2nd Ave., report of stolen Xbox.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of Jeep swerving off side of road.

TUESDAY, DEC. 30 TRAFFIC STOP: Hwy. 2, Laclede, deputy conducted a K9 sniff in the course of a traffic stop.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Washington St., Priest River

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31 NO REPORTABLE INCIDENTS.

THURSDAY, JAN. 1

ARREST: Hwy. 20, Jessamyn D. Fitzhugh, 29, of Newport was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

BATTERY: Hwy. 2, Oldtown

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Panhead Hill Rd., report that someone is driving across complainant’s property.

ARREST: N. Union Ave., Newport, Ryan Apling, 29, of Newport was arrested on a warrant.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Tillacum Trail Rd., report that subject’s husband took children and is driving around intoxicated.

ARREST: W. Walnut St., Newport, William T. Mills, 29, and Casey L. Junior, 25, were arrested on warrants.

ARREST: Spirit Lake Cutoff, Harl Stanford, 56, of Spirit Lake was arrested for driving under the influence and possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

THURSDAY, JAN. 1

DECEASED PERSON: Rockwood Rd. THEFT: N. Fea Ave., Newport, complainant states his truck was taken.

ARREST: Hwy. 2, Jordan Ray Persyn, 19, of Elk was arrested on a warrant.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Spring Valley Rd., injured deer by mailbox.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: Rockwood Rd., report that son has been threatening complainant.

FIRE: Lehigh Ave., report of

ARREST: Buffalo Lane, Gabriel J. Andrews, 40, of Cusick was arrested for assault.

ARREST: S. Newport Ave., Scott A. Shumake, 44, of Sandpoint was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

DISTURBANCE: Blackwell St. ARREST: W. 1st St., Newport, Justin L. Gutierrez, 21, of Woodburn, Ore. was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence.

ARREST: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, Gilbert Lopez,

FRIDAY, JAN. 2

ACCIDENT: Stone Road Cutoff, Blanchard, report of a non-injury crash.

DRIVING WITHOUT PRIVILEGES: Edgemere Cutoff, a Priest River man was cited and released for driving without privileges.

SATURDAY, JAN. 3 NON INJURY ACCIDENT: Bandy Rd., Priest River

SUNDAY, JAN. 4 ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, Priest River, a deputy assisted ISP with a crash investigation.

PU BLIC M E ETI NGS WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7 DIAMOND LAKE WATER AND SEWER: 10 a.m. - District Office, 172 South Shore Road OLDTOWN URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT BOARD: 5:30 p.m. Oldtown City Hall FIRE DISTRICT NO. 4 COMMISSIONERS: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station No. 41 DIAMOND LAKE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION: 6:30 p.m. - Diamond Lake Fire Station, Highway 2 SACHEEN LAKE SEWER AND WATER DISTRICT BOARD: 7 p.m. - Sacheen Fire Station, Highway 211 IONE TOWN COUNCIL: 7 p.m.

- Clerk’s Office

MONDAY, JAN. 12 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

PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT NO. 6: 6 p.m. - Furport Fire Hall, 7572 LeClerc Road

HEARINGS: 6 p.m. - Cusick Community Center

OLDTOWN CITY COUNCIL: 6:30 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall

WEST BONNER WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT: 6:30 p.m. Oldtown City Hall

CUSICK TOWN COUNCIL: 7 p.m. - Cusick Community Center

WEST BONNER LIBRARY BOARD: 7 p.m. - Priest River Library

TUESDAY, JAN. 13 BONNER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building PEND OREILLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 9 a.m. Pend Oreille County Courthouse

METALINE FALLS TOWN COUNCIL: 7 p.m. - Metaline Falls Town Hall LACLEDE WATER DISTRICT: 7:30 p.m. - Laclede Community Hall

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14 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 BONNER COUNTY DEMOCRATS: 6:30-8 p.m. - Panhandle Health, 322 Marion St., Sandpoint METALINE TOWN COUNCIL: 7 p.m. - Metaline Town Hall

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 FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY: Noon - Priest River Library NEWPORT SCHOOL BOARD: 5 p.m. - District Offices PEND OREILLE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

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2014416 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE Cause No.: 14-200050-9 Order of Sale Issued: 11/14/2014 SHERIFF’S PUBLIC NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

JUDI M. LEE; ALSO ALL PERSONS PARTIES UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LIEN OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN, Defendant(s).

TO: Judi M. Lee; occupants of the premises; and any persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, lien or interest in the real property described in the complaint; The Superior Court of Pend Oreille County has directed the undersigned

Sheriff of Pend Oreille County to sell the property described below to satisfy a judgment in the above-entitled action. The property to be sold is described as: Lot 9 and the South half of Lot 10 in Block 10 of Scott’s Second Addition to Newport, Plat Book 1, Page 10, Records of the Auditor of Pend Oreille County, Washington.

Commonly known as: 518 South Cass, Newport, WA 99156 The sale of the above-described property is to take place: Time: 10:00 a.m.

Date: Friday, February 6, 2015 Place: Pend Oreille County Hall of Justice; Front Door, East Entrance 229 S. Garden Avenue Newport, WA 99156 The judgment debtor can avoid the sale by paying the judgment amount of $140,808.77, together with interest, costs, and fees, before the sale date. For the exact amount, contact the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office.

DATED this 11th day of December, 2014 ALAN A. BOTZHEIM, SHERIFF PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON by: Linda Rusho, Civil Deputy

2014425 PUBLIC HEARING Diamond Lake Water and Sewer District Notice is hearby given that a Public Hearing will be held January 14, 2015 at the District office located at 172 S. Shore Rd. at 10 a.m.

The purpose of said hearing is to discuss the 2014 budget amendment due to land acquisition and equipment replacement.

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 31, 2014 and January 7, 2015. (48-2)

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201501 PUBLIC NOTICE 2015 MRSC ROSTERS SMALL PUBLIC WORKS, CONSULTANT, and VENDOR ROSTERS The Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington (MRSC) hereby advertises on behalf of local government agencies in Washington State (local governments), including - but not limited to - cities (Titles 35 RCW and Title 35A RCW), counties (Title 36, RCW), port districts (Title 53, RCW), water Published in The and sewer districts (Title Newport Miner Decem- 57 RCW), school disber 17, 24, 31, 2014 and tricts and educational Continued on 7B January 7, 2015. (46-4)

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ATTORNEYS Law Office of Denise Stewart

Wills, Trusts, Probate, Medicaid, Business 301 S. Washington Ave., Suite A, Newport, WA (509) 447-3242

CHIROPRACTIC Camas Center Medical & Dental Services Ryan Leisy, DC - (509) 447-7111 1821 N. LeClerc Rd., #1, Cusick, WA 99119

COUNSELING

Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County Customer Service Representative The District is currently seeking a qualified individual to work in the capacity of Customer Service Representative at our Newport office. The position incumbent will perform a variety of tasks to ensure that District customer needs are met with an emphasis in establishing line extensions for new customers.

Qualified candidates must have strong communication and interpersonal skills related to customer, staff and vendor interactions. Proficiency in using Microsoft Office products and/or billing/accounting software is preferred. Ten key and typing ability (45 wpm minimum), along with solid basic math skills are required. Other requirements include a high school diploma (or equivalent), along with a minimum of two years’ experience in a customer service setting.

Interested candidates should submit an application, resume and cover letter to Human Resources, Pend Oreille County PUD #1, PO Box 190, Newport, WA 99156 or to careers@popud.org. Applications may be obtained at the main Newport office or at Box Canyon Dam, or online at www.popud.org. Deadline for receipt of application materials is January 15, 2015.

The District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pend Oreille County Counseling Services Substance Abuse Treatment/Prevention/Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities Offices in Newport & Metaline Falls (509) 447-5651

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Huston Hearing Care & Audiology

Mon-Wed -- 9 am - 1 pm -- (509) 255-8200 Colville - 720 S. Main St. www.hustonhearing.com

MASSAGE THERAPY Cedar Mountain Massage Therapy

Lois A. Ernst, Licensed Massage Therapist 322 S. Washington -- Newport -- 447-3898

The Willows - Massage & Bodywork Studio Judy C. Fredrickson, RN, LMP Newport -- (509) 671-7035

OPTOMETRIST Newport Vision Source

Drs. Michael & Cheryl Fenno 205 S. Washington -- 447-2945

Newport Dental Center

James G. Cool, D.M.D. Family Dentistry -- Evening Hours 610 W. 2nd -- (509) 447-3105 • 800-221-9929

Wayne Lemley, D.D.S.

Complete Family Dentistry & Orthodontics 424 N. Warren Ave., Newport -- 447-5960 Toll Free 877-447-5960

Camas Center Medical & Dental Services

1821 N. LeClerc Rd., #1, Cusick, WA 99119 (509) 447-7111 - (509) 445-1152 fax

The Kidds Place

Dentistry for Children North Spokane County - off Hwy 2 506 E. Hastings Rd Ste B Spokane Wa 99218 (509) 252-4746 www.thekiddsplace.com

Molly Gunsaulis, D.D.S.

Dentistry for Children 15404 E. Springfield, Ste 102 Spokane Valley - (509) 922-1333

HEALTH CLINICS Kaniksu Health Services Priest River Medical Clinic

Family Practice, Minor Emergencies Behavioral Health Mon. & Wed., 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Tue. & Thu., 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Fri. 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

(208) 448-2321

Camas Center Medical & Dental Services

1821 N. LeClerc Rd., #1, Cusick, WA 99119 (509) 447-7111 - (509) 445-1152 fax

HEARING AID CENTERS Professional Hearing Center

Pend Oreille

HEARING AID CENTERS

Jorgen Bang H.I.S. (866) 924-3459, Spokane Valley

Hearing Center

Deer Park, WA (509) 276-8859 Hayden, ID (208) 762-8900

PHYSICAL THERAPY Priest River Rehab Services

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

Core Physical Therapy

at Club Energy • Newport Gary Schneider PT • (509) 671-3122 Monday thru Friday By Appointment

PODIATRIST -- FOOT SPECIALIST Douglas K. Monson, D.P.M.

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

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REAL ESTATE Richard Bockemuehl

Century 21 Beutler - Waterfront Office (509) 321-1121 • Cell (509) 951-4390

VICTIMS ASSISTANCE Pend Oreille Crime Victim Services

Serving victims of all crime and the homeless Office 447-2274, 24 hr Helpline: 447-5483

VOCATIONAL SCHOOL American Institute of Clinical Massage Accredited by ACCSC “Graduate Debt Free” Post Falls, Idaho (208) 773-5890 AICM.edu

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Your Right to Know

Your right to know and be informed of the functions of your government are embodied in public notices.

In that self-government charges all citizens to be informed, this newspaper urges every citizen to read and study these notices. We strongly advise those citizens seeking further information to exercise their right of access to public records and public meetings.

Continued from 6B service districts (Title 28A RCW), fire districts (Title 52 RCW), transit agencies (Ch.35.73 RCW), and public utility districts (Title 54 RCW), for their projected needs for small public works $300,000.00 or under and consulting services throughout 2015.

Additionally, MRSC advertises on behalf of some local government for their projected needs for vendor services throughout 2015. Interested businesses may apply at any time by visiting the MRSC Rosters website at www.mrscrosters. org. For questions about MRSC Rosters, email mrscrosters@ mrsc.org.

SMALL PUBLIC WORKS ROSTERS: Service categories include construction, building, renovation, remodeling, alteration, repair, or improvement of real property as referenced in RCW

39.04.155. Sub-categories can be viewed in the MRSC Rosters website.

C O N S U LTA N T ROSTERS: Service categories include architectural, engineering, and surveying services as referenced in Chapter 39.80 RCW, as well as other personal and professional consulting services.

Sub-categories can be viewed in the MRSC Rosters website.

VENDOR ROSTERS: Service categories include supplies, materials, and equipment not being purchased in connection with public works contracts and limited service contracts as authorized in lieu of the requirements for formal sealed bidding as referenced in RCW 39.04.190. Sub-categories can be viewed in the MRSC Rosters website.

Currently subscribing local government who have their Small Works Roster, Con-

sultant Roster, and Vendor Roster hosted in the MRSC Rosters database: Bridgeport School District, Cedar River Water & Sewer District, Central Pierce Fire & Rescue, City of Algona, City of Bonney Lake, City of Brier, City of Burien, City of Burlington, City of Carnation, City of Cheney, City of Clyde Hill, City of Connell, City of Covington, City of Des Moines, City of Duvall, City of Edgewood, City of Federal Way, City of Fife, City of Fircrest, City of George, City of Hoquiam, City of Ilwaco, City of Kennewick, City of Kettle Falls, City of Lake Forest Park, City of Lakewood, City of Mill Creek, City of Monroe, City of Mukilteo, City of Normandy Park, City of North Bend, City of Oak Harbor, City of Olympia, , City of Port Angeles, City of Port Orchard, City of Quincy, City of Rainier, City of Richland, City of Rock Island, City of Royal City, City of Sedro-Woolley, City of Sequim, City of Shelton, City of South Bend, City of Sprague, City of Sultan, City of Sumner, City of Vader, City of Waitsburg, City of Yakima, Clark County Fire District #13, Cle Elum - Roslyn

School District No. 404, Coal Creek Utility District, Covington Water District, DuvallKing County Fire District 45, Eastside Fire & Rescue, Edmonds School District #15, Enduris Washington, Highlands Sewer District, Island County Fire District #1 (Camano Island Fire & Rescue), King County Fire District No. 2, King County Housing Authority, King County Water District No. 45, King County Water District No. 54, Kittitas County Fire District No. 2 (dba Kittitas Valley Fire & Rescue), Lake Washington School District #414, Lake Whatcom Water & Sewer District, Longview Housing Authority, Lynnwood Public Facilities District, Marysville Fire District, Mason County Fire District 5 (Central Mason Fire & EMS), Mason County PUD No. 1, Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics (Mason County Public Hospital No. 1), Mukilteo Water and Wastewater District, North Country EMS, Northshore Fire Department, Northshore Utility District, Olympic View Water & Sewer District, Othello Community Hospital (Adams County Public Hospital District No.

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Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park & Recreation District, Belfair Water District #1, Benton County, Benton County Fire District 6, Birch Bay Water & Sewer District, Bremerton Housing Authority, Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue, Central Kitsap School District #401, Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue, Chelan County FPD 6, City of Aberdeen, City of Airway Heights, City of Bainbridge Island, City of Benton City, City of Black Diamond, City of Bremerton, City of Brewster, City of Buckley, City of Castle Rock, City of Chewelah, City of Colfax, City of Everson, City of Gig Harbor, City of Gold Bar, City of Grand Coulee, City of Kalama, City of Langley, City of Marysville, City of Mattawa, City of Medical Lake, City of North Bonneville, City of Orting, City of Pacific, City of Port Townsend, City of Puyallup, City of Ridgefield, City of Roslyn, City of Roy, City of Shoreline, City of Tekoa, City of Toppenish, City of Vancouver, City of Washougal, City of Wenatchee, City of White Salmon, City of Yelm, Clark County, Clark County Fire Dis-

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Veterinary

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Electronics, phones, computers & much more.

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Veterinary

Pet Grooming

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Dog Boarding & Training

509-447-4962

(East of Hamilton)

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M O ST WA N T E D L I ST EDITOR’S NOTE: The following are descriptions of people currently wanted by the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies. Any information about these suspects should be directed to the sheriff’s office by calling 509-447-3151. This is a regular section of The Miner. All information is provided by the sheriff’s office.

Travis S. Coy, 26, is wanted on three Pend Oreille County warrants for failure to comply with domestic violence fourth degree assault and violation of a no contact order. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 145 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair. His last known address was in the Coy Newport area. Extradition is Washington.

Dalziel

Jordan M. Dalziel, 24, is wanted on two Pend Oreille County warrants for attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle and failure to comply on a domestic violence fourth

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degree assault charge. He is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs 225 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. His last known address was in the Newport area. Extradition is Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon.

Meckler

Justin M. Meckler, 22, is wanted on a Pend Oreille County warrant for failure to appear on a domestic violence charge. His last known address was in the Oldtown area.

Extradition is Washington.

Sara E. Blevins, 33, is wanted on one Pend Oreille County warrant for third degree driving with a suspended license. She is 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs 145 pounds Blevins with green eyes and brown hair. Her last known address was in the Priest River area. Extradition is Washington.

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______________ 201502 PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by Newport City Council at Newport City Hall, 200 S. Washington Avenue on January 20, 2015 at 6:00 pm.

The purpose of the public hearing is to review community development and housing needs, inform citizens of the availability of funds and eligible users of the state Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

Kathleen Trumbull PRIEST RIVER

Kathleen Trumbull of Priest River passed away Dec. 19 of cardiac arrest. She was 49.

Mrs. Trumbull was born March 10, 1965, in California, to parents Barbara Last and Frank Last.

She recently moved to Northern Idaho to be close to her children and her grandchildren and was a loving grandmother. She married Michael Trumbull in 1994, and the couple had two children together, including two children from previous marriages.

She was an artistic woman who deeply enjoyed calligraphy for the majority of her life. She enjoyed baking, bead working and jewelry making. Her family and friends will always remember her as

and receive comments on proposed activities, particularly from low and moderate income persons and persons residing in the Newport area.

Up to $750,000.00 may be available to the City of Newport on a statewide competitive basis to fund public facility, community facility, economic development, housing rehabilitation, and planning projects that principally benefit low and moderate income persons.

Funding is available to the City of Newport on a statewide competitive basis to fund the high pressure zone water storage tank system.

The draft application for the high pressure zone water storage tank system proposal will be available for review at the City of Newport, 200 S. Washington Avenue, Newport, Washington from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Comments may also be submitted in writing to the City of Newport, 200 S. Washington Avenue, Newport, Washington 99156 from January 12, 2015 to January 20, 2015.

Newport City Hall is handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate special needs including handicap accessibility or interpreter will be made upon receiving twentyfour hour advance notice. Contact Ray King at 509-447-5611.

Published in The Newport Miner January 7 and January 14, 2015. (49-2)

_____________ 201503 PUBLIC NOTICE Combined Notice of Application and Action Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on December 22, 2014 received a complete SEPA Environmental Checklist with supplemental documents prepared

by Joe Taylor and did on December 22, 2014 issue a Determination of Completeness for a Recreational Dock and Ramp project(FILE NO. SEPA-15-001), Location: 652 Yergens Rd., Newport, WA 99156; Sec. 32, Town.

32, Range 45. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on December 22, 2014, and the county expects to issue a Determination

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a loving grandmother and a kind person.

Mrs. Trumbull will be deeply loved and missed by many. Her children and grandchildren will never forget the things in their life she has done and will forever hold a place for her in their hearts.

She is survived by her sister, Nicole Dunn; her daughters Jenifer Blaine, Hannah Bailey and Elizabeth Trumbull, and her step-daughter, Dena Blodgett. She was preceded in death by her mother, Barbara Last, and her father Frank Last.

Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River is in charge of arrangements.

Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.sherman-knapp. com.

of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than January 22, 2015. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department.

The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. Natural Resource Planner, tmclaughlin@pendoreille.org.

Required Permits: Shoreline Authorization (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic P ro j e c t A p p ro v a l (WDFW), and Regional General Permit 7 (Corps) Dated: January 05, 2015 Published in The Newport Miner January 7 and 14, 2015.

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_____________ 201504 PUBLIC NOTICE Combined Notice of Application and Action Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on December 22, 2014 received a complete SEPA Environmental Checklist with supplemental documents prepared

by Joe Barnwell and did on December 22, 2014 issue a Determination of Completeness for a Shoreline Access, Pier, Recreational Dock, and Ramp project(FILE NO. SEPA-15-002), Location: 400571 Hwy 20, Cusick, WA 99119; Sec. 11, Town. 35, Range 43. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on December 22, 2014, and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment

Benton “Ben” Davis EPHRATA, WASH.

Benton “Ben” Davis, a longtime Ephrata resident, passed away Saturday, Jan. 3, at Columbia Basin Hospital in Ephrata. He was 68.

He worked for the USDA Farm Service Agency in many different areas.

A memorial service will be held at 1p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Community Church of Ephrata, 1106 E. Division Ave. A reception will follow at the Ephrata Recreation Center. Express your thoughts and memories for the family at www. nicolesfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are under the care of Nicoles Funeral Home of Ephrata.

on the environmental impacts for the proposal. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than January 22, 2015. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department.

The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. Natural Resource Planner, tmclaughlin@pendoreille.org.

Required Permits: Shoreline Authorization (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic P ro j e c t A p p ro v a l (WDFW), and Regional General Permit 7 (Corps) Dated: January 05, 2015 Published in The Newport Miner January 7 and 14, 2015.

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_____________ 201505 PUBLIC NOTICE Combined Notice of Application and Action Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on December 30, 2014 received a complete Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Application, Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, SEPA Environmental Checklist, and associated documents from Pend Oreille County Road Dept., and did on December 30, 2014 issue a Determination of Completeness for a road re-alignment and culvert removal project(FILE NO. SSDP-15-001), Location: Indian Creek crossing on LeClerc Rd. S., Newport, WA 99156; Sec. 29, Town.

32, Range 45. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on December 30, 2014, and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment

on the environmental impacts for the proposal. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department.

The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. Natur al Resource Planner, (509) 4476462, tmclaughlin@ pendoreille.org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than January 22, 2015. The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission will be hearing this Substantial Shoreline Development Permit Application on February 10, 2015 at 6:00pm in the Cusick Community Center, 111 S. First Ave., Cusick, WA Required Permits: Shoreline Substantial Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), Nationwide Permit (Corps of Engineers) Dated: January 05, 2015 Published in The Newport Miner January 7 and 14, 2015.

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______________ 201506 PUBLIC NOTICE Public Hearing Notice There will be a public hearing for information and input into Impact Aid and enhancing educational experience for Native Students attending Cusick Schools, on January 20, 2015 during the 3:30 p.m.

School Board Meeting located in the Cusick School District High School Library.

Cusick School District No. 59 Pend Oreille County, Washington By: Don Hawpe, Secretary, Board of Directors Published in The Newport Miner January 7 and 14, 2015.

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