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One dead in Priest River fire Eighty-two-year old women dies in trailer

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PRIEST RIVER – A woman died in a trailer house fire at 72 Larch St. in Priest River Monday night, Jan. 7. Muriel Bennet, 82, was found deceased at the scene in her living room.

The cause and origination of

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the fire was unknown at the time The Miner went to press.

Fire marshals, the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office and the Priest River Police Department were still investigating at the scene Tuesday afternoon.

The call came in about 9 p.m., according to West Pend SEE FIRE, 8A

John Smith gets nod to replace Morton

BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

COLVILLE – John Smith of Colville was selected by the county commissioners from the five counties in the 7th Legislative District Smith to replace state Sen. Bob Morton, R-Kettle Falls, during a meeting of county commissioners Thursday, Jan. 3, in Colville. Morton officially retired Jan. 1, after 22 years in office.

“I’m excited and honored,” Smith told The Miner last week.

He was expecting a “fast and furious” week of preparation before the legislative session begins Jan. 14 in Olympia. He plans to

keep up his communication with Morton to catch up on the issues of Northeast Washington, and continue to make contacts with the industry leaders in the area.

“I want to make sure I’m well armed when issues come up over there,” he said.

Smith feels fairly confident heading to Olympia. He notes that he has an experienced staff.

He’s retained Kim Cusick as his legislative assistant, who has more experience in Olympia than both himself and Morton, he points out.

At last week’s meeting, commissioners from the five counties voted verbally once a motion was made to nominate Smith.

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Rol Cox, John Harbuck and John Stuart get a closer look at a flock perched in a treetop in Oldtown during the annual Christmas Bird Count Dec. 16.

Top photo: A bald eagle flies over the Pend Oreille River near Indian Island.

Christmas bird count completed for the 10th year in Newport area

BY JANELLE ATYEO

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NEWPORT – It was still dark out when the veteran birders pulled their rigs into a freshly plowed parking lot at Audrey’s Restaurant on Highway 2. Over steaming café cups of coffee, they planned their day.

It’s the 10th annual Pend Oreille Christmas Bird Count, a one-day informal index that

FOLLOW ALONG ON the Christmas Bird Count and learn about the joys of birding in our video at The Miner Online.

lasts from dawn until dusk. This year on Dec. 16, bird watchers took a count of the species they saw, then the tally from the area is sent off to the National Audubon Society, which

has kept records of the Christmas Bird Count for 113 years now.

The Pend Oreille count encompasses the city of Newport and west to the Calispell Valley. Local birder John Stuart organizes the count. He maps the area, drawing a circle with a 15-mile diameter. He chooses spots where different kinds of birds can be found.

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New county leadership shows new style Board seeks more transparency

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

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Pend Oreille County commissioners Mike Manus, left, Steve Kiss and Karen Skoog meet with Pend Oreille County treasurer Terri Miller Wednesday, Jan. 3. The commissioners have adopted a new style of meeting with department heads, in which they all come down sit at a table rather than have the commissioners sit above them.

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NEWPORT – Robin Harris is the newest Pend Oreille County deputy prosecutor. She is expected to make her first appearance in Pend Oreille County District Court Wednesday, Jan. 9, according to prosecutor Tom Metzger.

“She’ll make a nice addition,” Metzger said. “She has a number of jury trials under her belt.”

She replaces veteran deputy prosecutor Tony Koures, who left in November to assist his family’s business in Montana. Harris will join deputy prosecutors Greg Hicks, Dolly Hunt and Jeremy Schmidt. Hicks and Hunt work full time her but Schmidt divides his time between Pend Oreille and Lincoln County.

Harris is a graduate of the Seattle University School of Law and became a licensed attorney in 2011. She comes from Puyallup and most recently worked as a city attor-

NEWPORT– For the first time in recent memory, Pend Oreille County has what is essentially a new board of county commissioners. Mike Manus, who was has been on the job the longest, was sworn in Nov. 5. The other two commissioners, Karen Skoog and Steve Kiss, took office at the start of the year. They are all Republicans.

Manus said he was told at an Association of Washington Counties meeting that it may be the first time for three new county commissioners to take office at virtually the same time.

They are usually elected on staggered years so this won’t happen. But last

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ney for the city of Seattle. She has also worked for Auburn and Puyallup, Metzger said.

Harris was selected from 28 applicants. Most were from Washington, Metzger said. She will earn $53,520 annually.

Two burglaries reported last month NEWPORT – Two burglaries were reported in the city of Newport last month, sheriff Alan Botzheim said in his report to the city council Monday. In one case, a utility shop was broken into and a miter saw was stolen. In another, a home was left unsecured for a short time and some video games were taken.

The sheriff’s office received a found bicycle, but it was not reported stolen. Anyone missing a bike can contact the sheriff’s office with a description.

year, Manus was appointed to replace District 2 commissioner Laura Merrill, who took a job in Olympia.

The first order of business for commissioners on their first full day in office Wednesday, Jan. 2, was electing a chairman. Manus was elected chairman and Skoog vice chairwoman.

Manus says the new commission has an opportunity. “The biggest thing is that this is an opportunity for fresh eyes to look at everything,” Manus said.

Skoog said she was enthusiastic about the new board. “We work well together,” she said. “I’m optimistic and excited.”

Kiss agreed that it was a chance for better communication. “It’s a unique opportunity,” he said. “We’ll try to

make the most of it to be user friendly for the citizens, the staff and the other elected officials.”

One of the first changes the commissioners made was to move down from the dais to sit around a table when meeting with department heads and elected officials.

It’s a stylistic move but one the commissioners think is important. Sitting at the dais, above their nameplates in the commissioners meeting room feels like they’re judges in a courtroom, Manus said.

“It sort of feels like we’re putting ourselves above everyone and we’re not,” Manus said. “And we don’t have the distraction of a computer screen sitting in front of us.”

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There were two car thefts. One car was left running and wound up burned and abandoned near Diamond Lake.

(See separate story.) The other was taken by an acquaintance and later recovered.

Botzheim said his deputies are watching for malicious mischief. Last month, someone attempted to break into a car and pulled the door handles so hard they broke.

One missing person was located, Botzheim said, and there were two juvenile problems reported. One involved a high school student yelling, another was a juvenile threatening his or her parents’ house.

In all, calls to 911 were down. There were 184 calls in December, 193 in November 2012 and 207 a year ago.

Crab feed set for Saturday NEWPORT – The annual crab feed hosted by the New-

port Soroptimist International Club is set for Saturday, Jan. 12 at the Newport Eagles Club, 236 S. Union Ave. The cost is $20 for adults or $6 for kids 12 and under for an all you can eat meal of Dungeness crab shipped in from the west coast of Washington. The menu also includes a baked potato, coleslaw, green beans and garlic bread.

There will be two seating times, at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

The event also includes raffles for themed gift baskets and entertainment. It’s the largest fundraising event of the year for the Newport Soroptimists. Proceeds go to local service projects.

Tickets are available at Owen’s Grocery, Seeber’s Pharmacy, the Eagles Club, or from any Soroptimist member.

For more information, contact Micki Weisbarth at 509671-2552.

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Within the boundaries is some prime habitat. Stuart tries to include as much of the Pend Oreille River as he can. It’s a big draw for birds in the winter. Diamond and Sacheen lakes are in the circle too, as is the Scotia Valley where the Little Spokane River begins.

Feeling a part of the system With 12 volunteers committing to scout an area and tally the birds they see for the day, Stuart organized four carloads and divided the circle accordingly. As the light broke, the cars headed out.

There were four in our group who piled into Stuart’s vehicle.

John Harbuck came south from Sandpoint and Rol Cox lives just downriver from Newport.

We took Highway 20 to the western edge of our designated area. After a roadside stop to count an eagle perched along the river and a cormorant on a low river piling, we veered off onto McCloud Creek Road. Pulling the car off to the side, the four of us took a walk down the quiet snowy road, listening for any activity. Just as we were about to give up without seeing much of anything, snow began to fall from

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the top of a tall pine, and soon a flock of pine siskins that must have numbered 120 took flight.

In a cluster like a school of fish they swarmed, dipping and curving to the top of another cedar.

I’ve seen such a cluster take flight before but have never known the name of the species. I was amazed these birders could pick out the markings and determine they were indeed siskins, a type of finch.

“You can almost tell what kind of bird it is by what tree it lands in,” Stuart tells me.

The American Goldfinch is slightly larger than the pine siskin and eats slightly larger seeds.

Birders also look for special markings and listen for distinctive calls. The mysteries of birding were beginning to unfold for me.

People generally like bird watching for the ascetics of it. It’s fun to watch and it’s fun to listen to their songs.

Stuart likes it for how it keeps him connected the nature.

“You want to feel like your part of the big system,” he said.

He said there’s something special when you get to know the birds really closely. You can identify their songs, you know what they eat and where they are at different times of the year.

“You just feel like you’re closer

to what’s going on,” he said. “I think you feel more human.”

Tallies from the 10th annual Pend Oreille Christmas Bird Count Dec. 16:

Go fish … or go birding

Pied-billed Grebe 2 Gray Jay 2 The birders stay out Double Crested Cormorant 1 American Magpie 18 counting birds as along as Great Blue Heron 12 American Crow 76 the light allows, hopping Canada Goose 774 Common Raven 119 from spot to spot. Once it’s American Wigeon 2 Blackcap Chickadee 196 too dark to spot the creaMallard 145 Mountain Chickadee 7 tures and the birds have Ring-necked Duck 1 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 9 called it a night, the birdLesser Scaup 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 39 ers reconvene at Audrey’s Bufflehead 51 Pacific (Winter) Wren 1 to talk about what they Common Goldeneye 163 Golden-crowned Kinglet 28 saw out there. Stuart takes Hooded Merganser 6 Townsend’s Solitaire 3 the official tally. It sounds Common Merganser 30 American Robin 11 like a game of go fish.

Red-tailed Hawk 5 European Starling 371 “Any swans?” No. Rough-legged Hawk 2 Bohemian Waxwing 33 “Yes, we’ve got a mounBald Eagle 16 Song Sparrow 22 tain chickadee.”

California Quail 124 Dark-eyed Junco 33 The 12 birders in the Ruffed Grouse 4 Evening Grosbeak 8 field, plus six more who Wild Turkey 248 Pine Grosbeak 5 watched their feeders at Rock Dove (pigeon) 30 Cassin’s Finch 1 home, found a total of Mourning Dove 32 House Finch 88 50 species. The numbers Barred Owl 1 Red Crossbill 4 ranged from 744 Canada Belted Kingfisher 6 Common Redpoll 61 geese to just one cormoHairy Woodpecker 3 Pine Siskin 446 rant, duck, scaup and Northern Flicker 26 American Goldfinch 31 wren. It was an average Northern Shrike 2 House Sparrow 22 year.

Stuart said it was encouraging a dead American white pelican. across Canada and the U.S., the to see a few large flocks of pine Some winters the Pend Oreille count now takes place in more siskins, an uncommon sight in River has large numbers of water- than 2,200 locations from above the last 10 years. The birders fowl, but they were not in our the Arctic Circle to the Tierra del found all the likely finch species 15 mile stretch this year, Stuart Fuego at the southern tip of South and picked up a barred owl the wrote in his report to the AuduAmerica. night before. One group found bon Society.

This year, between Dec. 14, One of the rarest finds was a 2012, and Jan. 5, 2013, tens of northern shrike. Two were spotthousands of birders participated ted during the count, one by in the count. our group as we stopped off of There are 46 count circles Montana Drive around Washington about 200 yards “You want to feel like and 28 in Idaho.

Morton himself was in attenfrom the river.

Other area counts your part of the big dance. Reps. Shelly Short and Joel The shrike is were Dec. 15 in Kretz were as well and spoke about an arctic bird, system.”

Colville, Dec. 22 in Morton’s service to the district. a loner that Sandpoint, Dec. 28 comes down to John Stuart in Bonners Ferry, In addition, former 7th District Rep. Steve Fuhrman and Airway this area for the Birder Dec. 30 in Spokane, Heights mayor Patrick Rushing winter. and Jan. 2 in Spirit attended.

“To them this Lake. is like Palm Springs,” Stuart said.

A summary of the results In past counts, the rarities are is published by the Audubon Smith to stay connected usually the predators, like the Society. For the first time in 112 Smith was hoping to make a shrike. There are typically some years, Audubon won’t be putting tour of the district and meet with Merlins around, though none out a paper edition. The summalocal leaders before the session bewere spotted this year. There’s ry will be only in digital format, gins, but it turns out his schedule usually a small group of tundra to save the printing cost. swans that migrate south and Audubon and other organizawon’t allow that. Because this is a long session – 105 days – he’s overwinter on the river, but most tions use the data to guide conlooking at using technology to go thousands of miles south of servation efforts. Stuart points reach out to his constituents. here. Some are hierarchical birds out that the index is an informal He’ll continue the radio show that that come south for the milder survey rather than anything sciclimate and the lights: bohemian entific. There’s no way the group Morton did regularly, and he also plans to teleconference and video waxwings, redpolls, and occacan count every bird within their conference with local boards. sionally snow buntings. circle in one day. And there’s Manus said he will have regular no way to be sure they haven’t calls with Smith, and he would counted the same bird twice. But A long running tradition using estimates for how many like Smith to give legislative updates during meetings of the The Pend Oreille Christmas birders were out on a particular Greater Newport Area Chamber of Bird Count is part of the londay and what they saw, some Commerce. He said they may try gest running wildlife census. inferences can be made. to schedule a town hall meeting The Audubon Society has been Local birders interested in running the CBC for 113 years. keeping up on area birding with Smith in mid-February.

Smith said he had a good Having started on Christmas happenings can join the email working relationship with many Day 1900 with 27 observers list by contacting Carol Mack at industry leaders through his work spotting birds in 25 locations cmack@wsu.edu. with the Colville chamber, but he’s developing more. He’s worked with Vaagen Brothers Lumber on timber issues already, and he also plans to look at what he can do for Metaline Falls.

“With the key industry evaporating, I want to see if I can get someone interested in the infrastructure that’s already there,” he said.

Smith moved to Stevens County from Boise after he met a family with a ranch in Stevens County.

He worked there for three or four years before buying a piece of it for himself.

Splitting his life between home and Olympia will be a change for Smith, 39. He and Dezarae have two kids who she home schools, Abigail, 14, and Ethan, 9. He plans to come home over the weekends as often as he can.

“I have two great kids and a wonderful wife. Both have a passion and a dedication for our lifestyle,” he said. “I want to make sure they continue to have a quality life.”

MINER PHOTO|JANELLE ATYEO Smith will be sworn in Wednesday, Jan. 9.

About 120 pine siskins flock to a ponderosa on McCloud Creek Road.

SMITH | Senator to be sworn in Jan. 9 meeting, either in person or over the phone.

Thirteen of the 15 commissioners “I think we made a good pick,” voted in favor with two abstaining. commissioner Steve Kiss said. He Smith was chosen from a list said electability was a thought on of three candidates selected by everyone’s mind. Smith will stand precinct committee officers of the election this fall, and the seat will district, who made their selection be up again in 2015 for its normal in mid-December. One of the three, term. Kiss said the commissioners Doug Simpson, a campaign strate- hope Smith will be elected this fall, gist and lobbyist from the Colville just for the continuity. area, announced prior to the “He seems to have a passion for meeting that he our rural “He seems to have a passion lifestyle,” Kiss was withdrawing his name as for our rural lifestyle.” added. candidate.

He said the “It’s become commissionSteve Kiss apparent that I ers menPend Oreille County Commissioner do not have near tioned at the enough votes of meeting that support,” he said 40 percent of in a letter to county commissionthe 7th District’s population is now ers received Jan. 2. He congratuin Spokane County. But he said lated Smith. Josh Kerns, a former the commissioners leaned toward legislative assistant in the House choosing a senator that represents from the Mead area, was the third more of the traditional 7th District candidate. that is more rural and small town.

One of the commissioners who “I agree with that,” Kiss said. abstained, Ferry County commis“We’re different than Spokane.” sioner Brian Dansel, stated a pos“I know when it comes three W’s sible conflict of interest. The other, : wolves, wilderness and water,” Stevens County commissioner Smith said.

Steve Parker, was concerned about Smith and his wife Dezarae the procedure. He felt that since own a small produce farm and one candidate dropped out, the cattle ranch in northern Stevens party should put forth another County. They operate the Colville candidate before commissioners Farmers Market and also manage decided. their land for timber. Smith also Others, however, felt it was a does consulting for private busitime sensitive issue. The Legislanesses, helping them put together ture is set to convene soon and business plans and track down committee appointments will investors. begin. Also, with the possibility of Commissioner Karen Skoog the Republicans having a majority said Smith knows the issues of the coalition in the Senate, they felt district well, but all three candihaving an empty Senate seat could dates were very good. Commission hurt the coalition. chairman Mike Manus agreed County prosecutor Tom Metzger that Smith was a good choice. spoke with the secretary of state’s Spokane commissioner Todd office and the attorney general. He Milke had been through the said they felt the law was excepprocedure before, so he helped lay tionally clear in stating that three the framework for the meeting names needed to be submitted by last week. Lasting from 1 p.m. to the party, which they were. about 4:30 p.m., the meeting was open to the public with about 150 people attending, though the audiBoard pleased with pick ence did not get to ask questions.

The 7th District encompasses all “Or we’d probably still be there,” of Pend Oreille, Stevens and Ferry Kiss said with a laugh. counties as well as part of north Each commissioner asked a Spokane County and Okanogan. question of the two candidates, Pend Oreille County’s three Smith and Kerns. Simpson made commissioners were all supportive a short statement but was not part of Smith’s nomination. All the can- of the interview. Manus said he didates had spoke with the board asked how each candidate could members individually prior to the help the economy.

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Public defender contract extended NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County commissioners extended the public defender contract through Jan. 31 at the Dec. 17 county commission meeting.

The contract was set to expire Dec. 31, 2012.

Public defenders Robin McCroskey and Barrett Scudder appeared before commissioners to discuss a new contract.

The county’s 2012 contract called for the county to pay $179,000 per year for the public defenders to provide legal representation for indigent criminal defendants.

In 2012, defense attorney Dennis Lewellen had a $15,000 contract with the county to serve as a public defender when the court determines there is a conflict of interest or another reason that McCroskey or Scudder cannot represent defendants.

His contract was also extended a month.

Commissioners and the defense attorneys are still negotiating a new contract.

In addition to representing defendants in criminal proceedings, public defenders also represent children or parents involved Youth at Risk or Children In Need of Services court proceedings.

The city of Newport has its own contract with public defenders.

Art association hosts watercolorist OLDTOWN – The Evergreen Art Association is hosting local artist Sam Brooks at their regular meeting Monday, Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. at the Riverbank Restaurant in Oldtown.

Brooks is a retired engineer, studying and practicing art for the past five years.

He has studied with Shirley Bird Wright of Spokane and is known for vivid color and attention to detail. Brooks’ subjects range from people to horses and scenery. His demonstration, which will follow a no-host lunch, will be in watercolor.

The Evergreen Art Association’s mission is to support and promote all artists in the area and to provide scholarships to graduating seniors in local schools. Prospective members and guests are always welcome.

Comments sought on native education CUSICK – An annual public hearing to take comments about enhancing the educational experience for Native American students attending Cusick schools will be held Tuesday, Jan. 15. The hearing will take place at 3:30 p.m. during the school board meeting in the high school library.

Transit meeting Jan. 14 USK – There will be a meeting Monday, Jan. 14, at the Camas Wellness Center to discuss transit service operation in Pend Oreille, Stevens and Ferry counties. The meeting will get underway at 10 a.m. at 1851 N. LeClerc Rd. The purpose of the meeting by the Transit-Human Services Transportation Coordinating Committee is to get some information on transit concerns in the tri-county area, with the hope of coordinating transit service operations in the three counties, according to a news release from the Tri County Economic Development District.

Transit providers and users within the region, along with representatives from hospitals, retirement and mental health facilities, school districts, tribes, towns and human service organizations are encouraged to attend.

For more information, contact Mallory Conner, administrative assistant at Tri County Economic Development District, at 509-684-4571 or mconner@teddonline.com.

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First baby arrives New Years Day

BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The area’s first baby of the year, Christian Jerome Savage-Lumpkin, was born Tuesday, Jan. 1, to Sarah Savage and Remington Lumpkin of Newport.

Delivered at Newport Hospital at 2:21 a.m., he weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 20 ½ inches in length.

He joins five brothers: Dakottah Alford, 8, Dominic Lumpkin, 7, Remington Lumpkin II, 4, Lance Sinka, 4, and Dominic Lumpkin, 2.

Grandparents are Jamie Wehlast and Dan Wehlast of Spirit Lake and LaTina Teal of Newport.

Christian is the winner of The Miner’s First Baby contest which is awarded to the first parent or hospital to notify The Miner of a baby born to parents from Pend Oreille or West Bonner counties. He also was the winner of the First Baby contest organized by Newport Hospital and Health Services for the first baby born at that MINER PHOTO|JANELLE ATYEO hospital. The prizes were pro- New Years baby Christian Jerome Savage-Lumpkin joins mom Sarah Savage, dad vided by area businesses and Remington Lumpkin and brothers Dominic, center, Lance and Nathaniel, front. organizations.

Inpatient drug treatment ordered for woman

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – A woman who pled guilty to being a felon in possession of two firearms and meth was given a Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative (DOSA) sentence when she appeared before Pend Oreille County Superior Court Judge Pat Monasmith Thursday, Jan. 3.

Breanna M. Shove, 22, was sentenced to three to six months in inpatient treatment as part of the DOSA. She was also ordered to pay $1,000 in fees and fines and will be under state Department of Corrections supervision for two years as part of the sentence.

Deputy prosecutor Jeremy Schmidt said Shove had a 2011 felony conviction for second-degree theft out of Spokane County and was not allowed to have firearms.

“Because of drugs, she was involved with someone with a serious criminal history,” he said.

Guns and ammunition, along with marijuana and meth paraphernalia and bindles with meth residue were found in a motor home occupied by Shove and Felis L. Romo. Shove had been evaluated and found to have a drug dependency. Schmidt said she had a good

support network and had taken responsibility for her crimes. She had pled guilty as charged, he said, and was a good candidate for a residential DOSA. Defense attorney Robin McCroskey said Shove realized she needed treatment and was ready to go into inpatient treatment.

Judge Monasmith told Shove that if the drug use didn’t stop, she would be back before the court facing 16-18 months in prison.

“That’s your gamble,” he said.

“This is a good first step, but there are lots of hard steps after this.”

According to a statement of probable cause, Shove and Romo were found inside a motor home parked off the road on Highway 2, just south of Gray Road in late September.

A deputy sheriff had called in the license plate and found it did not go with a motor home. He called Bonner County Sheriff’s deputies for backup and contacted the occupants, who turned out to be Romo and Shove.

Romo had two active warrants and was arrested.

Deputies were granted permission by Shove to do a safety sweep of the motor home, where they saw two potted marijuana plants.

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The motor home apparently belonged to Romo, who declined permission to search the motor home further.

It was impounded and a search warrant obtained.

During the search, deputies found parts of two disassembled shotguns and a trigger, barrel, stock and sight of .22 caliber rifle, along with several kinds of ammunition, including .50 caliber hollow point bullets.

Both Romo and Shove have felony convictions and were not permitted to possess firearms. Romo’s most recent felony convictions included one in 2010 for unlawful possession of a firearm, a 2008 conviction for taking a motor vehicle without permission and a 2008 controlled substance conviction. Shove’s only prior felony was the theft conviction.

Shove was to be released to her mother for transport to the treatment facility in Spokane Valley as soon as a bed date was confirmed.

CARD OF THANKS

On behalf of myself and all of our family, we would like to express a heartfelt thank you to everyone who reached out to us in our time of loss. Thank you for your prayers, cards, flowers and donations. Thank you to the ladies who helped serve the food and the clean up afterwards. A special thank you to Pastor Matt and the American Lutheran Church for allowing us to use their facilities for the service. Sylvia will be greatly missed by many. Thank you once again, Terry L. Allbee and family.

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Kalispels may try to be part of buy back land program USK – The Kalispl Tribe of Indians were not among the 150 reservations initially mentioned in a Native American land buy back program announced by the federal government last month, according to tribal attorney Dave Bonga.

He says details of the $1.9 billion, 10-year program are still being worked out.

“Eventually the tribe may try to become part of that program,” he said.

He said only one or two parcels

of land on the Kalispel reservation have been sold to non-tribal members, but there have been parcels sold to tribal members.

Over the years, however, because of inheritance and other things, some of the parcels have between a half dozen and 100 owners, Bonga said.

The object of the program, which is being handled by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs, is to get the land back into tribal hands.

Some Tri-County Health offices close Fridays NEWPORT – Due to cutbacks in funding and staffing some offices in the Tri-County Health District will be closed Fridays.

The offices are located on Highway 20, just north of Newport.

Community Health Services, including immunizations,

WIC and family planning and Administration, which includes vital records and the fiscal office, will be closed Fridays starting Jan. 11.

Environmental Health will continue to be open from 8 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m.

Health board to meet Jan. 16 COLVILLE – The annual board meeting of the Northeast Tri County Health District will be held Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. at Stephani’s Oak Street Grill, 157 N. Oak St., Colville.

The public is invited and encouraged to attend, and public input is welcome. People needing special accommodations should contact Kelly LeCaire at Northeast Tri County Health District at 509-684-1301 or 1-800-827-3218.

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Rewarding for ‘old timers’

t’s rewarding in many ways for us “old-timers” to have a chance to watch former high school athletes return for an alumni game. That was the case late in December when the first alumni basketball tournament was held in Newport. About 30 of the former athletes showed up from days gone by (last year to somewhere in the late 1980s).

They gave those of us watching, and those that couldn’t make it but read or heard about the games, the reaffirmation of what they believed: the belief that high school sports and other extra curricular activities make a difference in young lives, a positive difference that goes on for a lifetime.

Those out on the court were in college, had careers, starting a military future, raising families and even coaching sports themselves. They weren’t on the court to relive past high school glory but to simply celebrate where they had been and where they are now. They also were supporting the team in the brief spotlight of today by raising funds for them and showing they still care.

Some flashes of the glory days as 17 and 18 year-olds could be seen. For all those still involved in coaching and supporting young athletes today, these alumni were the proof that it’s worth the effort every year. The fruits of the labor – even if they are a little older, blemished and tired.

-Fred Willenbrock Publisher

Comments on current events

ITEM: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law banning Americans from adopting Russian children, part of a harsh response to a U.S. law targeting Russians deemed to be human rights violators. As of Jan. 1, there were 120,000 abandoned and orphaned Russian children eligible for adoption. More than 60,000 previously have found homes in America. Putin said Russian children should be adopted by Russians.

COMMENT: And how many have you adopted, President Putin?

ITEM: Washington’s most active and successful initiative promoter Tim Eyman is proposing one that would add six months to the time initiative backers have to gather signatures. Because Initiative 517 would go to the Legislature instead of the fall ballot, lawmakers can adopt it, send it to the ballot as is or send it with an alternative. Current law requires initiatives to the people to be filed 10 months before the election, i.e., January, and turn signatures in by early July. I-517 would also create a harassment-free zone of 25 feet around signature gatherers and make it a misdemeanor crime to intimidate or interfere with that process.

COMMENT: Lawmakers will likely take the easy way out by sending it to the ballot as is and then beat up on it all year so it won’t be adopted. Initiatives are not popular with lawmakers who think it’s a way for the voters to trespass on their turf by enacting their own laws without legislative input. Some pretty good laws have come via the people, however, when lawmakers don’t do their jobs because their main goal is avoiding doing anything that might result in their un-election.

ITEM: After 36 years in Congress, ex-U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks, Bremerton’s only native-born congressman, is looking for a job. Some health problems and an instinct it was time to hang it up prompted his retirement but he’s expected to do what many of his ilk do, become a lobbyist or consultant.

COMMENT: Since his wife, Suzie, says she plans to keep her job as general secretary of the

U.S. Capitol Historical Society, it’s likely that the Dickses will spend more time back east until she’s ready to retire, than at the waterfront home they own at Belfair. Since Norm is gung ho for salmon fishing, his time here may hinge on how the fishing is.

ITEM: Democrat Daniel Inouye GUEST of Hawaii, the OPINION Senate’s most senior member ADELE and a Medal of FERGUSON Honor reCORRESPONDENT cipient for his bravery during World War II, died at the age of 88. He used to brag he was the No. 1 earmarker in Congress.

COMMENT: Obviously being a hero doesn’t mean you’re all good. I remember when they passed a bill to pay for damage done during the Los Angeles riots over the beating by police of a black man Inouye amended it to give a subsidy to his pineapple growers.

ITEM: Black columnist Thomas Sowell wrote, “After watching a documentary about the tragic story of Jonestown, I was struck by the utterly unthinking way that so many people put themselves completely at the mercy of a glib and warped man, who led them to degradation and destruction. And I could not help thinking of the parallels with the way we put a glib and warped man in the White House.”

COMMENT: Obama worshippers come unglued when their hero is compared to Hitler or some other infamous headliner but this has to be the insult to top all insults when the president is compared to a man who persuaded hundreds of followers to drink poisoned Kool-Aid when his plot to establish a settlement with them came apart. God bless this black professor of economics who has warned us from the beginning that this is not the right man to merit a place in history as our first black president.

(Adele Ferguson can be reached at P.O. Box 69, Hansville, WA 98340.)

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|| Great time had by all To the editor: From age 3 to 73, we had an awesome time at the Camas Center on New Years Eve. Everyone was so friendly, smiling faces everywhere, so much to do. The tribe and staff went all out.

It shows how much fun you can have without alcohol. Thank you.

We appreciate the fact that you have opened your doors to all the community. See you next year.

Hope you all have a great 2013.

-Carole Johnson Usk

Timber industry needs attention To the editor: Thank you for your editorial concerning the dying timber industry. Much needs to be done before the industry will once again become a permanent mainstay of the region’s economy.

In the short run, three things are needed to fill mill yards with logs: a local market for all material including large logs, small logs, pulp and fuel wood; a fair price; and, honest scale. Like everything, timberland owners and loggers cannot supply logs unless they can make a living doing it.

In the long run the needs are more complicated. Without immediate improvement in forestland management practices the timber supply will not be sustained. Also, it’s becoming more apparent that forests themselves will succumb to catastrophic fire unless logging practices improve significantly.

The lack of good forest management has created a potential “smoke bowl.” If you recall what

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was happening to the Southern Plains in the early 1900s, it was the lack of good soil management practices that precipitated the “Dust Bowl” of the 1930s. We must stop misusing, over-harvesting, abusing and neglecting the forest so the timber industry will have a bright future.

The goal of forest management is to protect, perpetuate, improve and wisely use forest resources.

This goal was first proposed by Gifford Pinchot and Teddy Roosevelt over 100 years ago. Had it been seriously pursued we would not have a potential “fire bowl.”

We can correct the problem and help the local economy by putting people to work cleaning up the existing mess, by using logging methods, which do not create more forest jungles so prone to fire, insect, and disease damage, and by utilizing all available material locally. As well, the profits, federal subsidies and savings from insurance losses and fire fighting can be applied toward more intensive forest management techniques.

-Ted Kardos Sr. Newport

Guns require accountability and responsibility To the editor: In replying to last week’s Pete Scobby rant about many things, Second Amendment Rights, God like powers, NRA, Republicans, declining student test scores, crazy white guy, gun laws, blood on their hands, gays and thinking of getting a concealed carry permit.

WOW! Let’s get down to the basics of gun control … guns do not kill

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Going off the so-called fiscal cliff was averted, at least for two months, when the U.S. House of Representatives voted Jan. 1 to go along with a Senate bill to avoid wide spread tax increases and deep spending cuts. That bill let tax cuts for people making over $450,000 a year expire and extended unemployment benefits.

Are you satisfied with the outcome of the fiscal cliff negotiations?

Yes, there really was no other choice. If the automatic spending cuts and tax increases happened, there would have been a world wide economic depression.

No, it was a phony problem to begin with. There is no real debt problem. This is by far the richest country in the world. The U.S. simply needs to levy adequate taxes for its peoples’ needs.

people alone, people kill people!

Plain and simple! We do not need more Democratic gun control laws, we already have enough.

Needed is accountability and responsibility by all gun owners! All gun owners need to be legally accountable, thus the FBI background check. Is that now a means of further checking all legal applicants more? Yes! Responsibility of all gun owners, making sure that guns are safely stored away, ammunition safely stored separately, away from anybody other than yourself.

Look at the mother of the shooter at Newtown, Conn. All of her guns were legally bought (accountability) but due to negligence (responsibility) of not safely storing them away from others, many lives were taken, including her own. If there is a “red flag” situation within family, friends or relatives (mental illness) then plenty of due caution is needed.

Locking, storage and accessibility prevention is then your top priority. Owning a gun is a big responsibility, sporting, recreational, self protection or hunting.

How many editorial readers have guns lying around the house?

Sixty, seventy or eighty percent … can you account for them, are you responsible for safe storage?

We all need to look ourselves in the mirror. Am I an accountable and responsible gun owner?

If not, then you’re a source of the gun control problem! Mr. Scobby, before obtaining your CC permit, attend a Hunter Education/Firearm Safety class, for free! Before you become a “red flag” situation.

-Greg A. Koehn Certified Hunter Education / Firearm Safety Instructor

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Fiscal cliff ‘deal’ isn’t To the editor: Well neighbors, our “leaders” in Congress have punted on spending once again while at the same time have driven up our deficit by the tidy sum of about $3.9 trillion and spending will climb another $330 billion (from the CBO).

We the people initially may have thought it was “good” news that taxes didn’t go up. But there’s a lot not to like!

For starters, the payroll tax cut won’t be renewed. That means two percentage points more income will be taken out of everyone’s paychecks immediately!

What’s worse: The deal didn’t deal with out-of-control spending at all! Instead of allowing the deep cuts to domestic and military spending, it just punted on the issue, delaying those cuts for 60 days. Our “leaders” don’t want to cut military spending because war is profitable and good for an economy.

Congressional bill-boosters said the extra time will allow them to come up with longer term, serious spending cuts. But our “leaders” have been kicking the can down the road on this issue for more than two years! There’s no reason to expect an additional two months will result in politicians reaching a “grand bargain” on cuts.

So we didn’t fly off the cliff and neither did the pork. Add racecars, movies and asparagus to the list. Our lawmakers gave the green light this week to extending dozens of business and industry tax breaks, like a cost-recovery program that will save the ownSEE LETTERS, 5A

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Do you plan to have a New Year’s Resolution for 2013?

I’m hoping this is the first year I succeed.

Fingers crossed!

Yeah right- isn’t it more expected to fail at these than succeed?

Why bother?

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33%

39%

No, there was nothing done to reduce the deficit, which is a very real problem. Cutting spending is the only answer.

Maybe, but there was far too much backroom deal making and in the end, the conflict wasn’t really resolved, only delayed.

Absolutely. I’ve had success every year and am getting closer and closer to perfection.

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Former Newport players return to home court NEWPORT – Newport’s new varsity boys basketball coach Steven Bryant is bringing some new traditions to Newport from his former Lakeside. Among them, he hopes will be an annual alumni basketball tournament for men and women.

The first one held Saturday, Dec. 29, was also a fundraiser that netted the team $1,400 for new equipment.

Bryant said he wanted to get to know the former players and let them know they are welcome back anytime.

He is hoping some of them will inspire the current players with stories about what short time they have as players and encourage them to

make the most of it.

Current players were the referees for the four-game tournament. The first featured three men’s teams and almost 30 participants from last year’s varsity to about the 1990s teams. Mitch Stratton, a former varsity coach and Newport game announcer, called the game with an insider’s sense of humor.

Each team had at least one win. They played full court for four quarters with the scoreboard and clock going.

They displayed a variety of levels of conditioning and agility. But there were some flashes of what made them local stars in their day.

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ers of “motorsports entertainment complexes” (racetracks) about $70 million over the next two years.

This agreement also came loaded with extensions of separate existing tax breaks for businesses and industries, many of which had expired in the past year – about $67.9 billion in all in 2013.

Hey neighbor: Stop voting for them!

-Judson Lightsey Newport

Gun control masks the real problems

To the editor: When we have something as tragic and sad as what happened in Connecticut, there will always be those who will use these tragedies to push their political agenda for gun control. But what happens is that this political agenda overshadows the real problem with our society, and the national media plays along with it, and we never get to the real debate of our problem.

If gun laws and gun confiscation was the answer, then Chicago and Washington D.C. should be the safest places on earth because of their total gun confiscation laws.

But the opposite is true. They are the most violent cities in the U.S. If I have a gun sitting on my kitchen table and leave it there for years, it will never kill anyone, so it is not the guns, but the people who handle them.

I saw a sign the other day that said a person asked God how he could let this tragedy come to a school like this. God’s answer was, “because I’m not allowed on the school grounds.”

Have you ever noticed that these disturbed people are not totally stupid, because they never attack a police station? Because they know that the police will shoot back to protect themselves.

So where do they go? They go to schools, and malls that are gun free zones. In fact the shooter in Colorado checked out two other theaters first, before he ended up

NEWPORT – The increase to sewer rates that was scheduled to take effect Jan. 15 for Newport city residents has been put on hold. The council will be reviewing rates again, particularly rates for commercial users, at its next meeting.

Sewer rates were scheduled to go up by $1, according to an ordinance passed by the council in November. The council voted Monday night to suspend that ordinance for the time being.

Before their next meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 22, the council will have a workshop beginning at 5 p.m. where they’ll hear from engineers about the state’s water efficiency rules and get a comparison of rates in other areas.

A public hearing will take place at 6 p.m. to discuss recalculating the water/sewer rate structure, which will likely result in rate increases for high-end commercial users.

Currently, commercial users pay between $34.40 and $225 per month for sewer and $22 and $171 for water, depending on the meter size.

For over use, customers pay $2.21 per thousand gallons for water and $3.44 for sewer.

No women’s alumni teams signed up this year but Bryant hopes they will next year. All entry fees, spectator ticket sales and spaghetti feed sales went to the varsity teams’ equipment needs.

“I thought the tournament was very successful,” Bryant said. “It was a blast to see the alumni players back in action. The feedback I received from the alums was very positive and it appeared as though they really enjoyed the experience.”

“We had amazing parent participation which helped the event run smoothly. We MINER PHOTO|FRED WILLENBROCK will definitely continue hav- After a few minutes of full court basketball, these former Newport basketball ing the alumni game next players enjoyed a rest on the bench during one of the alumni basketball games year,” he said.

Saturday, Dec. 29.

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Commissioners approve two land use actions at the one that had a gun free zone sign.

A study by Iowa State University psychologists has for the first time proven that exposure to violence games by children can desensitize them from real life violence.

I am afraid the our country is becoming morally bankrupt, and we are losing our humanity to the secularists of this world. I only hope and pray for those families and for our country.

-Richard Miller Newport

I am still very interested in asking all of the local Idaho and Washington county communities that send youthful offenders to places like Martin Hall to help me legitimize a reading literacy program.

Please help our young millennials connect earlier to the world of literacy this new year by commenting to me at DuaneSchofieldLegal@gmail.com.

-Duane Schofield Cusick

Redistribution is like Santa burning the house down

New Year community involvement sought To the editor: How about a New Year’s inspiration: to help each community youthful student’s early achievement of appropriate reading levels?

It may take an involved community to get all of our youth literate and away from poverty, with reward ownership of Classic books, Nooks, Kindles, or similar life altering tokens of achievement.

A few years ago, I helped provide a law client with a nonprofit IRS filing for the purpose of “helping students about to enter or entering juvenile detention to read their way to literacy and away from poverty.” There was several hundred thousand dollars in charitable money that needed a new Employer Identification Number in order to transfer. The client’s stated goal was “to supply youthful offenders with their own books, if they read them, picked from a 30 item classic book reading list.”

Once IRS compliant, the money was transferred into our nonprofit tax shelter.

One of my friends recently checked with Martin Hall on the status of this program, only to find no books in our juvenile detention centers. I then checked with IRS, only to find no follow through.

This was a bit disappointing, until I remembered putting together triangles of banking corporations as regulatory shelters for banking clients in my early law practice.

True tax reform is rift with hidden traps.

To the editor: The guest opinion “Waiting for Santa” last week reminds me about the re-distribution of wealth in America. I am supposed to give up retirement benefits so multi-national corporations can get tax breaks for their anti-social behavior. These corporations sell us unhealthy food and beverages and harm our environment to make huge profits. We are left with overweight and sick people to cure and with polluted rivers and lakes to clean up.

It’s like Santa setting your house on fire instead of leaving presents.

Now retired people are being blamed for the huge national debt.

The debt was largely created by Congress passing spending bills that borrowed money and gave it to soulless corporations. Most of that borrowed money ended up in the pockets of the largest shareholders and speculators.

Now I am being expected to accept less earned benefits so that someone making $150 $250 an

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hour can have lower tax rates. The guest opinion calls this a “hard choice” and our congresswoman voted for it. I look at our congresswoman the same way I look at a CEO who makes 6,000 times more than a company worker.

The CEO makes hard choices and then leaves a failed company with a huge multi-million dollar bonus. If we vote our congresswoman out of office in two years, she leaves with a $170,000/year pension. She then gets rewarded for her support of corporations with a multi-million dollar job as a lobbyist.

The guest opinion goes on to say that Americans expect Santa Claus-like spending gifts to be given by Congress. I would like to see our congresswoman drop “entitlements reform” talk and quit giving borrowed public money to multi-national corporations owned by greedy speculators posing as job creating investors.

-Pete Scobby Newport

NEWPORT – During one of the last meetings of the year, two outgoing Pend Oreille County commissioners, along with commission chairman Mike Manus, approved a pair of land use changes at the Dec. 17 county commission meeting.

Sam Nicholas had sought final approval for a short plat, in which a small parcel that had been previously annexed into the town of Ione was divided into two pieces. Each property already had a home on it, according to community development director Mike Lithgow. They are located at 42 and 44 Riverside Avenue.

Near Diamond Lake, on Northshore Diamond Lake Road, Linda Brown got approval to divide a piece of property into two five-acre parcels for residential development, Lithgow said.

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This was all that was left when sheriff deputies came upon the still smoldering 1988 Honda Prelude on Northshore Diamond Lake Road after it was set on fire early Thursday morning, Jan. 3. The car had been stolen Dec. 31, when the owner had left it running.

Parking where it’s well lit is a good idea, he said, as is removing anything of value from the car.

NEWPORT – Angel Paws, a nonprofit organization in Pend Oreille County that promotes responsible pet ownership, will hold a dog and cat food distribution once a month for those in need.

Pet owners who are senior citizens, disabled or low income can contact Angel Paws members to see if they qualify and get put on a list.

The distribution information will be distributed to the list of those who qualify. Angel Paws, which is now a 501 c 3 non-profit, also offers assistance with spay and neuter costs and veterinarian costs.

Contact Janet at 509-447-3541, Cindy at 509-999-6965 or Debbie at 509-445-1005 to see if you qualify. Plan ahead for the food distributions, but it you find yourself in an emergency call one of the numbers above.

Angel Paws has distributed more than 7,000 pounds of food since last March and assisted with $5,000 in vet bills.

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it’s hard to know why there are more stolen cars one month compared to another.

“I do know that the Spokane area continues to have one of the highest number of stolen cars per capita in the nation,” he said.

The Washington State Patrol reinstituted the Spokane Regional Auto Theft Task Force in November. The task force consists of four troopers and a sergeant who work exclusively on car thefts in a seven-county area around Spokane, including Pend Oreille County.

Briggs says there are some things people can do to prevent their car from being stolen, starting with not leaving it running when they’re not in it, something people do more in the winter.

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For a similar period in 2011, there were four vehicle thefts.

In West Bonner County, there were two vehicles stolen since the first of the year, one in Oldtown and Priest River.

“It seems we don’t have many and then there are a lot,” Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim said. He said Pend Oreille County’s proximity to Spokane, along with Highway 2, make it easy for thieves to come to the county, although there are a fair share of home grown car thieves.

A smoldering car found Thursday morning, Jan. 3, apparently torched by thieves, provided vivid evidence of what can happen if you leave your keys in a running vehicle.

“A guy left it running and two people took off in it,” Botzheim said of the car, which was stolen in Newport at about 1:30 a.m. The driver ran off the road early Thursday morning and apparently tried to get the car out of the ditch. There were pieces of broken rope, indicating someone had tried to pull it out. When that didn’t happen, the car was set on fire, apparently to hide evidence, Botzheim said.

Stolen cars are also recovered in Pend Oreille County. Some have been stolen elsewhere and others here.

There were two stolen vehicles recovered in December in Pend Oreille County and two more recovered in early January.

Trooper Troy Briggs of the Washington State Patrol said

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PUD selects officers for 2013 NEWPORT – At their final meeting of the year, commissioners of the Pend Oreille Public Utility District selected board officers for 2013.

Curt Knapp will take over from Dan Peterson as president of the board. Rick Larson will serve as vice president, and Peterson will be secretary for the year.

The board generally meets the first and third Tuesday of each

month at the PUD’s Newport headquarters, 130 N. Washington Ave. A workshop is held at 9 a.m. with the meeting beginning at 10 a.m.

On months with a fifth Tuesday, the board meets at the Box Canyon Dam maintenance shop at 7492 Highway 31, Ione. The workshop starts at 11 a.m. and the meeting at noon.

The next meeting is Tuesday, Jan. 15 in Newport.

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NEWS FROM NORTH PEND OREILLE COUNTY INCLUDING IONE, METALINE & METALINE FALLS

Brush up your dance steps METALINE FALLS – Ballroom dance classes are starting at the Cutter Theatre Sunday, Jan. 13, just in time to help you brush up for the community Valentine’s dance at the Cutter Theatre, set for Feb. 9.

Professional instructor Ken Smith from Newport will make

it easy and fun to learn to dance.

He will be teaching beginning waltz, foxtrot and swing dancing on three consecutive Sunday afternoons – Jan. 13, 20 and 27, from 2-3:30 p.m. each week.

The cost is $7 per person per class, or if you register and pay ahead the total cost is discounted

to $18 for a single person or $34 per couple for all three of the classes in the series.

Call the Cutter office at 509446-4108 to sign up. More details about the Valentine’s dance will be available as the date approaches.

Fire District 2 gets clean audit OLYMPIA – The results of a state audit of Fire District 2, which serves the northern third of Pend Oreille County, were released in late December. The state auditors looked at accounting and financial reporting, billings and receivables, cash receipting and payments and expenditures for 2009 through

2011.

Auditors found that the district’s internal controls were adequate to safeguard public assets.

The district also complied with state laws and regulations and its own policies and procedures in the areas examined, according to the report.

The audit report noted that

Jody Rogers was appointed as Fire Chief May 14, 2012. The district operated on budgets of $733,005 in 2009, $640,540 in 2010 and $762,572 in 2011.

The district typically receives an annual audit assessment.

This was the first year the district received an onsite accountability audit, the report noted.

Meetings scheduled to discuss gray wolf recovery, management OLYMPIA – The recovery and management of gray wolves in Washington and other western states will be the topic of three public meetings this month hosted by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).

A panel of experts will discuss ongoing efforts to recover Washington’s gray wolf population, the latest information from population surveys in Washington and gray wolf management strategies used in other states.

“Wolves are a high-profile species that attract considerable public interest from people who often have opposing views,” said Dave Ware, WDFW game manager. “This is a great opportunity for people interested in gray wolves to hear from experts about the recovery of the species throughout the West.”

Keynote speakers include Mike Jimenez, Rocky Mountain wolf coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in Wyoming; Carter Niemeyer, retired wolf specialist with the

USFWS and the U.S Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services; and Donny Martorello, WDFW carnivore section manager.

Lorna Smith, executive director of Western Wildlife Outreach, an independent wild carnivore education organization based in the state of Washington, will moderate the meetings.

Each meeting will include an opportunity for the public to submit questions to the presenters about wolf recovery and management.

The public meetings are scheduled for: • Jan. 16 – Center Place Regional Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place, Spokane Valley, 6-8 p.m.

• Jan. 17 – Office Building No. 2, at 14th Ave. and Jefferson St., Olympia, 2:30-5 p.m.

• Jan. 18 – Magnuson Park’s Garden Room, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, 6-8 p.m.

Virtually absent from Washington for more than 70 years, gray wolves have dispersed into the eastern portion of the state

Idaho assessing school safety West Bonner amps up safety protocol

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

BOISE – Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter announced last week that Colonel Jerry Russell, who is retiring as Idaho State Police director this month, has agreed to assess and recommend possible safety and security improvements in Idaho’s public schools.

Russell will work with State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna’s Department of Education and local law enforcement and school leaders to analyze the state of security in Idaho schools in the wake of the Dec. 14 shootings of students and staff at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Locally, the West Bonner County School District continues to assess safety procedures at each of its five schools in Oldtown, Priest River and Priest Lake.

“Each school administer has completed a walkthrough of their school with a lens to providing a more safe and secure environment,” superintendent Ellen Perconti said. “In addition, each school has reviewed lock down procedures with staff to ensure that all are prepared.

“We are engaging Priest River Police Department and West Bonner County sheriffs in our reviews of facilities and processes,” she said.

Perconti said many safety procedures were put in place before the shooting in Connecticut. All schools require visitors to check in

at the office prior to entering.

“This process ensures that we know who is in our buildings and the purpose of the visit,” Perconti said.

Under the direction of principal Paul Kubena, Priest River Lamanna High School implemented a single-point of entry this fall.

“This change provides added safety for the students,” Perconti said. Priest River Junior High, Priest River Elementary and Idaho Hill Elementary have implemented a similar process.

Idaho Hill went through a lockdown days after the Connecticut shooting after a perceived threat to an employee.

The lockdown went smoothly, Preconti said at the time. The incident was investigated by the Bonner County sheriff’s office and cleared. Parents were notified via telephone call.

“In addition to the physical steps taken, the district is looking into a communication system that will allow quick and efficient contact with parents in the case of an emergency,” Perconti said.

“The district’s efforts to date have received overwhelming positive feedback from parents.”

Any member of the public with suggestions should contact the school principal.

The Connecticut shooting had a nation-wide effect on the public.

“Like everyone else, that heartbreaking tragedy made me think first and foremost about the safety of my own grandchildren and all the students in Idaho’s schools,” Gov. Otter said.

and the North Cascades from adjacent populations in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and British Columbia.

WDFW has confirmed the presence of eight wolf packs in Washington. There is also evidence of unconfirmed packs near Kettle Falls in northeastern Washington, in the Blue Mountains of southeastern Washington and in the North Cascades, as well as transient wolves.

Gray wolves are currently listed as endangered under state law throughout Washington, and under federal law in the western two-thirds of the state.

Washington’s Wolf Conservation and Management Plan establishes a goal of 15 breeding pairs of wolves distributed among three regions of the state for three years – or 18 pairs in one year – before the state can delist gray wolves as an endangered species.

More information on wolves is available at: http://wdfw.wa.gov/ conservation/gray_wolf/.

Burglar strikes while resident sleeps METALINE FALLS – A burglary occurred in Metaline Falls on Christmas Day. The suspect or suspects entered a residence on Park Street and stole a purse and some jewelry while the homeowner slept, according to sheriff Alan Botzheim.

There was also a theft reported at the same residence earlier in the month, where a gas can was reported stolen from the garage.

The sheriff’s office is continuing to investigate both cases.

The two calls were part of the monthly report Botzheim prepared for the Metaline Falls town council.

Calls for December also included one noise complaint, two traffic stops, and two reports of trespassing.

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COUNTY | Will designate office hours FROM PAGE 1

Closing the laptops while meeting with people is another stylistic move the commissioners are making. The former commissioners had laptops open most of the time. They also were accused of communicating with each other electronically.

The commissioners will still have to work with their computers and there will be times when they will remain at the dais to conduct business. Things such as public hearings, for example, will be conducted from the dais, as will short meetings and times when there is a crowded room.

More substantially, commissioners will be making changes to the agenda, adding more detail so that people can see if there is something they might be interested in hearing about. Skoog said the commissioners will review the agenda with an eye to developing the best schedule.

Commissioners are also looking to designate office hours outside

of their regular weekly meetings.

Kiss tentatively plans to have an office at the Ione Community Center. He would be there on the same days the Ione town council meets, twice a month.

“I’m thinking maybe from 2 to 7 p.m.,” Kiss said, “I would go from there to the Ione council meeting.”

Manus is looking for an office in the courthouse.

“In the meantime, we want to make sure somebody is here everyday,” Skoog said.

The commissioners plan to have one of them in the courthouse during work hours Monday through Friday, so that a commissioner is available both for county staff and the public. They plan to have their presence listed in the agenda.

Commissioners are still in the process of working out how they will conduct meetings. Formerly the commissioners met Mondays and generally continued the meeting to Tuesdays, with a public comment period Monday morning.

That will change. They are

considering reserving Monday mornings to go over paperwork and passing a consent agenda.

The public comment time will be changed to 3:30 p.m. Monday afternoons, with a 15-minute slot reserved. Commissioners will try to wrap up business by the end of Tuesday, but they are also leaving Wednesday open for any carryover.

Commissioners also plan to have at least one of them attend most county board meetings, such as the park board or solid waste advisory committee, and provide full reports back the county commission.

The commissioners traveled to Olympia for a training seminar for newly elected officials Dec. 4, 5 and 6.

The commissioners were effusive with their praise for county employees.

“All the county employees are as good as any I had in the private sector,” Manus said, who managed several Safeways in multiple states.

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Group focuses on Priest Lake watershed health COEUR D’ALENE – The Idaho River. The Lower Priest River Department of Environmenhas several major tributaries. tal Quality (DEQ) is seeking Key WAG responsibilities are representatives of agriculture, to: livestock, and mining interests • Advise DEQ on the developto serve on the newly reinstated ment of water quality improvePriest Lake Watershed Advisory ment plans known as Total Group (WAG).

Maximum Daily The Priest Lake WAG Loads or TMDLs The WAG is a group of interfor streams, lakes, will meet at least ested citizens from quarterly and rivers with a diverse set of degraded water interests dedicated quality conditions to restoration and protection within the watershed; of the health of the Priest Lake • Help identify contributing watershed. pollution sources in the waterThe watershed includes Upper shed; Priest River and its tributaries, • Recommend specific actions Upper Priest Lake and Priest needed to effectively control Lake with their numerous tribsources of pollution to the wautaries, and Lower Priest River, which flows 45 river miles to its confluence with the Pend Oreille River at the city of Priest

terbodies; and • Help develop and implement a plan to meet water quality targets identified in the TMDLs. Primary pollutants to be addressed by the Priest River WAG are sediment, nutrients, and temperature.

The Priest Lake WAG will meet at least quarterly, and members are asked to serve at least two‐year terms.

Persons interested in serving as a WAG representative of agriculture, livestock, or mining interests are advised to contact Kristin Larson in DEQ’s Coeur d’Alene Regional Office at 208769‐1422 or by email at kristin. larson@deq.idaho.gov.

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Lack of caribou opens snowmobile grounds PRIEST LAKE – State endowment trust lands in the Abandon Creek area north of Priest Lake are now open to snowmobiling and other motorized recreational winter activities.

Previously, confirmed sightings of caribou south of the B.C. Highway 3, or Snowy Top, triggered closures in the Abandon Creek area but since there has not been a caribou sighting since 2004, the Abandon Creek area will be open to motorized use this winter, according to the Idaho Department of Lands.

IDL, the daily manager of state endowment trust land, revised the closure criteria for the Restricted

Winter Access Unit (RWAU) after reviewing the recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s critical habitat designation for caribou. The last confirmed caribou sighting has not taken place for eight years, so the IDL determined that the area will be managed the same as other preferred caribou habitat located near Temple Mountain, Standard Lakes, Eddy Peak and Horton Ridge.

A closure in the Abandon Creek area would be implemented only after a confirmed caribou sighting within 2.7 miles of the RWAU perimeter or upon recommendation of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

FIRE | Cause unknown, foul play not suspected FROM PAGE 1

Oreille Fire Chief Les Kokanos.

He said the singlewide trailer was destroyed. Crews were at the home most of the night, he said. None of the surrounding structures were threatened.

A Priest River Police Department officer, along with a unit from the West Pend Oreille Fire District responded. The police department also had an investigator from the state fire marshal’s office come to investigate and requested assistance of a Bonner County sheriff’s deputy

who is trained in arson investigation.

Priest River police chief Ray Roberts said they do not suspect foul play, but anytime there is an unattended death, the department handles it like a homicide just to cover the bases. They have requested an autopsy.

Thursday, Jan. 10, a fire destroyed a trailer house in Groves Addition near Oldtown. Nobody was hurt in the 9 a.m. fire, which was suspected to have been caused by a wood stove, Kokanos said.

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and Renee Wynne scored one.

Cusick nearly doubled the score of their opponent when CUSICK – The Cusick girls they played Curlew Saturday basketball team is still on top when they of the Panorama League with O N D EC K: won 61-31. an undefeated record of 13-0. AT COLUMBIA The Panthers FRIDAY, Jan. 11, They are 6-0 in league play led 12-7 at the 5:45 p.m. after beating Northport 58end of the first 46 Friday, Jan. 4, and Curlew quarter and VS. INCHELIUM 61-31 Saturday, Jan. 5. added 14 points Cusick dominated the game SATURDAY, Jan. to their lead 12, 4:30 p.m. against Northport, leading in the second 12-8 at the end of the first with 20 points. quarter and 39-17 at the half.

The Panthers The second half was a bit more scored another 29 in the second evenly balance, with Northport half while holding Curlew to 19. scoring 13 to Cusick’s 14. NorthAndrews led all scorers with port outscored the Panthers 17 points. Lauren Nelson and 16-5 in the fourth, but it wasn’t Wynne each scored nine, Haley enough to overcome the deficit Adams scored eight, and Samubuilt in the first half. els, Jessica Nelson, Nenema and Lauren Nelson, Chelsea Balcom each scored four. Iris Samuels and Nalene Andrews Strangeowl scored two. each scored 11. Caytlin NenThe Panthers will travel to ema scored nine, Jessica Nelson Columbia Friday, Jan. 11 to added six and Brianna Balcom play at 5:45 p.m. and then host scored five. Cassidy Hansen and Inchelium Saturday, Jan. 12 at Alajah Henry each scored two 4:30 p.m.

BY MICHELLE NEDVED

METALINE FALLS – The Metaline Falls Gun Club opened its season of weekly shoots with an event Sunday, Jan. 6. A total 22 shooters attended.

In the 16-yard shoot, Rob Kline and Bruce Gagliardo led with 24 each, followed by Bill Wade and Larry Jungblom, each with 23. In the ladies 16yard, Diane Luhr had 23, Lisa Enyeart 22 and Tiara Kline 19. In the youth event it was Klayton Lyons with 13, Parker Jenkins 6, Thomas Huttle 4 and Calvin Petrich 16.

High handicap went to Larry Jungblom 23, Bill Wade 22, Keith Enyeart 21, Bruce Gagliardo 20, Sam McGeorge 20 and Roy Linney 20.

Continentals: Bill Wade 22 and Rob Kline 20.

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MMA fights at Camas Center Saturday

Newport Gun Club starts winter league shoot NEWPORT – The Newport Gun Club had 25 shooters take the line to start the 2013 Winter Trap League this past Sunday, Jan. 6. Shooters compete with gun clubs across the Northwest over the next 10 weeks for club and individual honors.

All shooters are welcome, regardless of age or skill.

Shooting starts each and every Sunday at 9 a.m. Results from Jan. 6 follow: Singles: Harry Williamson 24, Bud Leu 24, Rob Linton 24, Brad Diesen 23, John Hankey 23, Brad Bare 23, Dan Reijonen 23, Mark Deinhardt 23, Nick Larson 23, Dan Schaeffer 22, Dan Wilner 21, Duane Randolph 21, Phil Flack 21. Ladies Singles: Pam McClam 24.

Handicap: Phil Flack 24, Brad Bare 22, Brad Diesen 22, Nick Larson 22, John Hankey 21, Dan Reijonen 21, Rob Linton 21, Greg Seeber 21. Ladies Handicap: Pam McClam 22.

Doubles: Rob Linton 47, Dan Reijonen 44, Dan Schaeffer 42. Continental: Brad Bare 23, Pam McClam 21, Greg Seeber 20, Mark Deinhardt 20. 27 Yard: Mark Deinhardt 19, Dan Schaeffer 17, Bud Leu 15, Juniors: Robby Owen 18, Michael Owen 2, Nick Deerwester 4.

Priest River volleyball team awards go to six PRIEST RIVER – Priest River Spartan volleyball coach Kati Bodecker gave team their awards at a sports banquet Nov. 28.

Melissa Trost, Jill Weimer and Taryn Eldore shared team captain honors. Most Improved went to Katlyn Summers, Jordan Evenson was named Most Inspirational and the Spartan Award went to Jill Weimer.

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Doors open at 6 p.m. with fights at 7 p.m.

Young Guns 4 took place Dec. 1 at the Camas Center.

Zack Giesa submitted Peter Douglas with a front choke in Round 1. Jonny Redwolf Fulton knocked out Toby Boyer in Round 2. Nathan Piengkham got a front choke on Tyler Jensen in Round 1, Wind Cutbirth defeated Timothy Shanks in Round 2.

Josh Langan submitted Kekoa Busk with a triangle choke in Round 3. Dave Chourchaine won by submission in Round 1 with a choke on David Anderson.

The Camas Center is located on the Kalispel Tribe Reservation at 1821 N. LeClerc Road.

For more information, contact BJJ Spokane at 509-217-3138.

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Newport No. 32 Jared Schultz pulls up for a shot in a game against Medical Lake Thursday, Jan. 10. The Grizzlies lost the Northeast A League game 62-36.

Grizzlies win key league matches

Grizzlies go 1-1 in hoop play

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Newport Grizzlies boys basketball team had mixed results last week, losing 62-36 to Medical Lake Friday, Jan. 4 and beating Riverside 53-40 Saturday. Jan. 5. Both league games were played in Newport.

Grizzly coach Steven Bryant said the Medical Lake game started all right offensively for Newport.

“We were matching their intensity,” Bryant said.

The Griz and Cardinals battled back and forth, with Medical Lake taking a 16-14 first quarter lead.

Things went downhill for Newport after that. “We started missing wide open shots and Medical Lake got really hot,” Bryant said.

The result was Newport being outscored 16-4 in the second quarter and ultimately losing 62-36 to Medical Lake, which sits atop Northeast A League standings with a 5-0 record.

Medical Lake ended up shooting 10 of 16 from 3-point range.

“I was impressed with their point guard play,” Bryant said. By the end of the third quarter, the Cardinals

had a substantial lead, up 51-27, Konkright kept Newport in the and Bryant had a chance to give his game with his free throw shooting younger players some game time. and offensive play, Bryant said.

“It was a good learning opportu“He ended up going 11 of 19 from nity for our the field and younger O N D EC K: 9 of 10 from boys, AT CHEWELAH FRIDAY, Jan. 11, 5:45 p.m. the free as they throw line,” learned AT LAKESIDE TUESDAY, Jan. 15, 7:30 p.m. he said. to identify Chris Burthe shooter who is out on the court gess also had some key shots down hunting his shot,” he said. the stretch, he said. Konkright endJeron Konkright was high scorer ed up with a game high 31 points for Newport, with a dozen points, on the night. Jared Schultz scored a the only Newport player to score in half dozen, as did Ryan Rapp. Alex double figures.

Young scored five, Burgess had four The next night the Riverside and Rocky McDaniel got on the game went better, but the win scoreboard with a free throw. didn’t come easily, Bryant said.

“It was a key win for us, as it is a “This game was a grind, he said. league game,” Bryant said.

“We were behind for the majority of Newport has a 2-3 Northeast the game before finally taking the A League record and is in fourth lead.” place, behind Lakeside, Chewelah Newport had fallen behind 13-6 and Medical Lake. They have a 5-7 in the first quarter and was outoverall record. scored 11-8 in the second. But they The Grizzlies played Timberlake came out after the halftime break at home after deadline Tuesday, and outscored the Rams 14-10 Jan. 8. They will be on the road for and poured it on in a 22-9 fourth the next two games, traveling to quarter.

Chewelah Friday, Jan. 11 for a game “We pressed Riverside, which that starts at 5:45 p.m. and at Lakeultimately gave them problems,” side for a game Tuesday, Jan. 15.

Bryant said.

That game will start at 7:30 p.m.

Rangers second at Riverside Classic RIVERSIDE – Wrestling at the 12th annual Riverside Classic tournament Jan. 5, the 11 Selkirk Rangers started the New Year out pretty good, taking second place as a team behind the Riverside Rams. The Rangers were the smallest team at the tournament, and each wrestler placed in the top five of their weight class. The team ended up with seven gold medals, a silver, a bronze and two fifth place finishes.

Eighth grader Tristan Chantry took first at 106 pounds. Since Selkirk is a 1B school, the team can have eighth graders compete at the varsity level. Chantry won his two matches with pins, wrestling a Kettle Falls wrestler and Selkirk’s own Meric Merkley. Chantry has been wrestling both folk style and freestyle since age 5.

Freshman Justin Chantry won the 113-pound bracket, winning both matches by pin against Deer Park and Northwest Christian. He is another technical wrestler that likes to try new moves, coach Keith Saxe said.

Senior Emery Maupin was first at 138, winning all three of his matches by pin. His fastest pin of the day was 50 seconds in his first match against a Rogers High School wrestler, followed by matches with Riverside and Deer Park.

Senior Mikey Weiss, wrestling at 145, also got the gold, winning his first two matches with pins and his final match by decision, all against Riverside wrestlers. His final match was against the Rams’ Joey Allen, who he often comes up against for

an even match and good show. the last few weeks, but he placed Freshman Cody Hoffman was second in a very competitive weight first at 160, winning his first match bracket. Sax pinned his first two opby a pin in the ponents, but lost first round against his final match Rogers, and then O N D EC K: to Riverside’s winning his final AT SPRINGDALE TOURNAMENT Dustin Crabtree. match by a 1 point Saturday, Jan. 12, 10 a.m.

Sax and Crabtree decision against put on a good Riverside wrestler Dustin Miller. show for the audience. Sax is a very They were very evenly matched technical wrestler and he likes to and had an intense and fast moving try different moves. match, coach Saxe said.

Placing third was Meric Merkley, At 170 pounds, senior Michael another rookie wrestler for Selkirk.

Haskins also received gold. He won He’s wrestling at 106 – Washingboth of his matches by pin against ton’s lowest weight class – but he Deer Park and Riverside. Coach weighs in at 97 pounds.

Saxe said he’s probably one of the “This makes it a challenge for strongest wrestlers at 170.

Meric to give up that extra weight Freshman Joey Dickinson took but he is improving with each first at 195, winning his first two match,” coach Saxe said. matches with pins against Rogers The two wrestlers that took fifth and Riverside. His final match for place were freshman 120-pounder the day was against Riverside’s Chance Chantry and eighth grader Brian Lee, a bout coach Saxe calls 132-pounder Alena Heath. the match of the day. They went to Selkirk likes to attend the Riverthree overtimes, with Dickinson side Classic for the good competipulling it out by a final score of 7-6. tion, and over the years the Rams “Those overtime matches are and the Rangers have become hard for any wrestler but it takes good friends off the mat. Before the its toll on the heavier weights. Joey tournament the two teams talk and pulled it out with a two-point take warm up together, then after the down in that final overtime round,” meet is over the guys sit with their Saxe said. “It was the final match of opponents, laughing and sharing the day, so everyone was watchstories – “true qualities of sportsing that mat, and everyone was on manship,” coach Saxe said. their feet. Those kind of matches Selkirk was at Kettle Falls Tuesare fun to watch, especially when day, Jan. 8. your rookie wrestler wins it.

Results were not available before “Joey has been working really The Miner went to press. They’ll hard and that match showed it.” travel to the Springdale TournaSelkirk’s 182 pounder, Garet Sax ment Saturday, Jan. 12. Wrestling has not been able to wrestle for starts at 10 a.m.

BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

KETTLE FALLS – The Newport wrestlers won some important league matches when they traveled to Kettle Falls for a dual Thursday, Jan. 3.

Nolan Finley pinned his opponent in the second round, and Austin Krogh won by fall in the first. Aydan Sears also pinned his opponent in an important match at 160.

Ultimately, Newport lost the dual due to forfeits.

The Grizzlies have a week off.

Coach Bart George said they will be working hard preparing for two more league duals.

They travel to Medical Lake

Thursday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m., and they’ll host Riverside the week following, Jan. 17. O N D EC K: In between, AT MEDICAL the Grizzlies LAKE Thursday, are scheduled Jan. 10, 7 p.m. to compete at the SpringAT SPRINGDALE dale Tourna- TOURNAMENT ment SaturSaturday, Jan. day, Jan. 12.

12, 10 a.m.

Over the Christmas break, the team attended some tournaments. Coach George said they wrestled a little flat.

“It’s always tough staying focused during the holiday, SEE GRIZZLIES, 2B

Lady Rangers lose to Republic IONE – The Lady Rangers fell to Republic 59-26 Saturday, Jan. 5. Republic dominated the entire game, leading 13-8 at the end of the first quarter and 32-12 at the half. Republic scored another 12 in the third while holding Selkirk to five and finished the game with a 15-point fourth quarter.

Katie Couch led Selkirk with 16 points. Jessika Reiber scored three and Hannah Rick, Aley

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9 Priest River Wrestling vs. Kellogg: 6 p.m. - Priest River THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 Newport Wrestling vs. Medical Lake: 7 p.m. - Medical Lake FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 Priest River Wrestling at River City Duals: 3 p.m. - Post Falls Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Inchelium: 4 p.m. - Inchelium Newport Boys Basketball vs.

Chewelah: 5:45 p.m. - Chewelah Cusick Girls Basketball vs. Columbia: 5:45 p.m. - Columbia Selkirk Boys Basketball vs.

Inchelium: 5:30 p.m. - Inchelium Cusick Boys Basketball vs. Columbia: 7:15 p.m. - Columbia Newport Girls Basketball vs.

Chewelah: 7:30 p.m. - Chewelah SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 Priest River Wrestling at River City Duals: 9 a.m. - Post Falls Selkirk and Newport Wrestling at

Curran and Georgie Shafer each scored two. Ellie Grass added a free throw.

The Rangers traveled to Columbia Tuesday, Jan. 8 after The Miner went to press. They will travel to Inchelium to play Friday, Jan. 11 to play at 4 p.m. and then host Northport Saturday, Jan. 12 at 4:30 p.m. They travel to Clark Fork Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 5:30 p.m.

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Springdale Tournament: 10 a.m.

- Springdale Priest River Girls Basketball vs.

Kellogg: 4 p.m. - Kellogg Cusick Girls Basketball vs. Inchelium: 4:30 p.m. - Cusick Selkirk Girls Basketball vs.

Northport: 4:30 p.m. - Selkirk Priest River Boys Basketball vs.

Kellogg: 5:30 p.m. - Kellogg Selkirk Boys Basketball vs.

Northport: 6 p.m. - Selkirk Cusick Boys Basketball vs. Inchelium: 6 p.m. - Cusick TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Clark Fork: 5:30 p.m. - Clark Fork Newport Girls Basketball vs.

Lakeside: 5:45 p.m. - Lakeside Priest River Girls Basketball vs.

Freeman: 6 p.m. - Priest River Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Clark Fork: 7 p.m. - Clark Fork Newport Boys Basketball vs.

Lakeside: 7:30 p.m. - Lakeside Priest River Boys Basketball vs.

Freeman: 7:30 p.m. - Priest River

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SPORTS

Spartan boys drop two in tough week

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Spartans had a humbling week, getting blown out 67-22 by a visiting Moscow team Thursday, Jan.

3 and losing their first Intermountain League game of the season to Timberlake 63-55, also at home, Saturday, Jan. 5.

The Moscow game started all right, with Priest River trailing 10-7 at the end of the first quar-

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Zack Roland hauls in a rebound for Priest River while Dalton Summer looks on in a game Thursday, Jan. 3 at Priest River. The Spartans lost 67-22.

Selkirk cagers win pair

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ter, before it went downhill. The Spartans were outscored 19-6 in the second quarter and it didn’t get much better.

Cam Riley got eight points to O N D EC K: lead his team in AT KELLOGG scoring against a SATURDAY, markedly bigger Jan. 12, 5:30 team. p.m.

The Timberlake game was VS. FREEMAN closer, with the TUESDAY, Jan. teams tied at 14 15, 7:30 p.m. all at the end of the first quarter.

“It was close most of the way,” Priest River coach Ryan Bodecker said. He said the Spartans gave a good defensive effort.

“We still have some things to work on but I was proud of our effort,” Bodecker said. “We need to execute better down the stretch and make sure that we are making better decisions at the end of games.”

Priest River trailed by nine at the half and was outscored again in the third quarter before making a run in the final period, the only quarter they outscored Timberlake.

Riley led all scorers with 21 points and R.C. Akre scored a dozen. The Spartans will travel to Kellogg Saturday, Jan. 12 for a game that starts at 5:30 p.m. They will be back at home Tuesday, Jan. 15 for a game with Freeman. That game will get underway at 7:30 p.m.

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and weight management often becomes a concern,” he said.

The team made a shift in weights.

Finley dropped to 152 pounds, where he placed fifth at the Freeman Tournament Dec. 29.

Alex Brewster dropped to 145 and wrested in a tough bracket at Freeman but wasn’t able to bring home a medal. Krogh dropped to 138 and had a good tournament.

He beat a returning state finalist in the quarterfinals and took fourth place.

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The Freeman Tournament came directly after the Grizzlies wrestled an invite at Lake Roosevelt.

“Wrestling in back to back tournaments is difficult,” George said.

“The guys showed some toughness this weekend.”

IONE – The Selkirk Rangers boys basketball team got a hard fought 53-48 win over a visiting Clark Fork team in a non league contest Friday, Jan. 4, before beating Republic 49-28 in a league contest on the road Saturday, Jan. 5.

In the Clark Fork game, Selkirk got hot at the end of the second period, going on a 9-0 run to take a 31-24 lead into the half.

Clark Fork battled back to within two points in the fourth quarter, but Selkirk held on and took the win.

“We did a nice job of running our offense,” Ranger coach Kelly Cain said. “We got good shots and finished them.”

Dominic Cain led all scorers

Panthers handily beat two in league play

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

CUSICK – The Cusick Panthers boys basketball team won two league games last week when they beat Northport and Curlew.

The Panthers have been on a roll. They had previously won the championship at the Moses lake Christmas Tournament, held Dec. 27-28. They beat host Moses Lake Christian 74-38 in the championship game.

Friday, Jan. 4, the Panthers traveled to Northport where they outscored the Mustangs 91-45.

They returned home the next night and laid a 73-23 beating on Curlew Saturday, Jan. 5.

In the Northport game, Cusick got out to a 25-12 first quarter lead and kept adding to it. Alec

PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River wrestling team is just getting going after the winter break.

The meet between the Priest River wrestling team and Sandpoint was postponed to Tuesday, Jan. 8 in Sandpoint. Results were not

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available before The Miner went to press.

Next up for the Spartans is a home meet against Kellogg Wednesday, Jan. 9 at 6 p.m. This is the last home meet for a while.

The Spartans will host their final

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BOYS BASKETBALL FRIDAY, JAN. 4 Medical Lake 62, Newport 36 Medical Lake (7-4, 4-0) 16 18 17 11 – 62 Newport (4-7, 1-3) 14 4 9 9 – 36 Medical Lake: Garza 13, Wichester 10, Velasquez 3, Hansen 4, Jaelon 6, Paulson 15, Harvey-Mitchell 8, Rushfeldt 3.

Newport: Konkright 12, Owenby 0, Hoadley 0, Rapp 8, Schultz 6, Allen 0, Burgess 3, Young 7, Zorica 0.

Cusick 91, Northport 45 Cusick (10-2, 6-0) 25 24 20 22 – 91 Northport (6-4, 3-3) 12 15 8 10 – 45 Cusick: Sample 24, Shanholtzer 6, Bauer 9, Rankin 3, D. Bluff 2, Brazda 2, A. Bluff 31, Browneagle 4, Montgomery 6, Cutshall 4, White 0.

Northport: Case 14, Johnson 9, Hsieh 2, Masters 6, Short 3, Lamb 1, Konkler 8, Brunette 2, Vana 0.

Selkirk 53, Clark Fork 48 Clark Fork (2-8, 1-1) 11 13 10 14 – 48 Selkirk (6-3, 3-1) 14 17 10 12 – 53 Clark Fork: Bowen 3, Nesbitt 10, Klein 10, Anderson 2, Hazinsky 6, Boudousquie 0, Bristol 15, Oas 0, Bahr 2.

Selkirk: Avey 0, Cain 20, Mailly 10, Miller 18, Dawson 4, Miller 1.

SATURDAY, JAN. 5 Lakeside 63, Priest River 55 Timberlake (8-2, 2-0) 14 22 10 17 – 63 Priest River (5-6, 0-1) 14 13 9 19 – 55 Timberlake: Rice 2, Cramer 5, McNamara 4, Austin , Masterson 4, Hayden 17, Blayne 0, Scott 16, Allen 9, Thompson 6.

Priest River: Akre 12, Riley 21, Sommer 2, Reynolds 2, Stelow 9, Nunley 0, Koch 6, Roland 4.

Newport 53, Riverside 40 Riverside (2-9, 0-4) 13 8 10 9 – 40 Newport (5-7, 2-3) 6 11 14 22 – 53 Riverside: Shuler 5, Zanoni 2, Taylor 2, Rux 0, Kramer 9, Axtell 10, Joy 0, Bacon 0, Reed 6, Huggins 6.

Newport: Konkright 31, Owenby 0, Hoadley 0, Rapp 6, Schultz 6, Allen 0, Burgess 4, Young 5, Zorica 0, McDaniels 1.

Cusick 73, Curlew 23 Curlew (4-7, 2-4) 6 4 10 3 – 23 Cusick (11-2, 7-0) 21 16 20 16 – 73 Curlew: Drennan 11, Brown 2, McCullough 7, Herrmann 0, Beedle 1, Knapp 2, Poore 0, Grumbach 0, Tresham 0.

Cusick: Sample 12, Shanholtzer 2, Bauer 3, Rankin 3, D. Bluff 11, Brazda 7, A. Bluff 14, Browneagle 5, Montgomery 10, Cutshall 2, White 4.

meet of the season Feb. 6, which will be senior night.

Over the weekend, the boys will travel to the River City Duals at Post Falls High School. Wrestling starts Friday, Jan. 11 at 3 p.m. and resumes Saturday at 9 a.m.

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Selkirk 49, Republic 28 Selkirk (7-3, 4-1) 16 12 11 10 – 49 Republic (6-4, 3-2) 3 7 11 8 – 28 Selkirk: Volquardsen 0, Cronoble 0, Avey 1, Cain 6, Mailly 10, Miller 21, Dawson 8, Miller 3.

Republic: Bertrang 0, Brown 9, Campbell 0, Fritts 7, Hooper 0, Leonard 3, McQuay 0, Slagle 3, Weller 7.

GIRLS BASKETBALL FRIDAY, JAN. 4 Newport 51, Medical Lake 35 Medical Lake (5-7, 1-4) 14 9 5 7 – 35 Newport (8-4, 4-1) 8 16 12 15 – 51 Medical Lake: Hagel 3, Evans 10, Morrison 0, Wegner 4, Trout 3, Wegner 0, Keister 0, Wren 1, Earle 14. Newport: Newcomb 2, Frederick 14, Wiese 16, Behrens 3, Rohrer 8, Malsbury 6, Lewis 0, Cunningham 0, Stratton 2, Siemsen 0.

Cusick 58, Northport 46 Cusick (13-0, 6-0) 12 27 14 5 – 58 Northport (2-8, 0-6) 8 9 13 16 – 46 Cusick: L. Nelson 11, Samuels 11, Hanson 2, J. Nelson 6, Nenema 9, Henry 2, Wynne 1, Balcom 5, Andrews 11. Northport: Rich 0, Cox 6, Guglielmino 10, McVey 0, Higgins 5, Weiner 0, Gosen 5, Gilmore 20.

SATURDAY, JAN. 5 Newport 53, Riverside 28 Riverside (6-5, 2-2) 6 6 12 4 – 28 Newport (8-4, 4-1) 17 15 12 9 – 53 Riverside: Dykeman 2, Workman 6, McDonald 4, LaJiness 0, Supanchick 0, Hardy 0, Holm 3, H. Pace 4, Davis 9. Newport: Newcomb 6, Frederick 11, Wiese 23, Behrens 4, Rohrer 2, Malsbury 2, Lewis 0, Cunningham 0, Stratton 3, Siemsen 2.

Republic 59, Selkirk 26 Selkirk (4-5, 2-3) 8 4 5 9 – 26 Republic (8-3, 4-2) 13 19 12 15 – 59 Selkirk: Couch 16, Rick 2, Curran 2, Jensen 0, Kotzian 0, McAnerin 0, Reiber 3, Grass 1, Shafer 2.

Republic: Bowe 8, Brown 13, Dillon 0, McQuay 12, McRae 4, Rollins 0, Vaughn 14, Willett 0 Lane 8.

Curlew (4-7, 2-4) Cusick (13-0, 6-0)

7 6 9 9 – 31 12 20 19 10 – 61

Curlew: Fanning 0, Gibson 5, Mumford 2, Gibson 12, Gilbride 0, Stanton 2, McCullough 4, Eberly 6, Reynolds 0, Goree 0, Hawn 0. Cusick: L. Nelson 9, Samuels 4, Driver 0, Adams 8, Strangeowl 2, J. Nelson 4, Nenema 4, Henry 0, Wynne 9, Balcom 4, Hansen 0, Andrews 17.

Priest River 39, Timberlake 34 Timberlake (2-10, 0-3) 9 9 10 11 – 34 Priest River (7-5, 1-0) 5 16 2 10 – 39

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had a strong third quarter with 10 points while holding Timberlake to three. Priest River scored PRIEST RIVER – The Priest 11 in the fourth and won by five River girls basketball team beat points.

Intermountain League rivals “Timberlake had a good defenTimberlake 39-34 Satsive game plan urday, Jan. 5.

O N D EC K: of sagging in the Priest River led 9-5 AT KELLOGG SATURDAY, key to stop our at the end of the first Jan. 12, 4 p.m. leading scorer, quarter but Timberlake Jill Weimer, from pulled ahead 21-18 by VS. FREEMAN TUESDAY, getting on track, the half with Jessica Jan. 15, 6 p.m. although Jill still Norlander scoring six scored 18 points,” points. Their guards were able to Spartan coach Gary Stewart knock down a couple of threes to said. help with the lead. Priest River Priest River turned the ball

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NEWPORT – The Newport girls basketball team is in second place in the Northeast A League, with a league record of 4-1, after defeating Medical Lake and Riverside this past weekend.

Freeman remains in first place, undefeated at 4-0 and 11-0 overall.

Newport hosted Medical Lake Friday, Jan. 4, winning 51-35.

The Grizzlies trailed 14-8 at the end of the first quarter, but pulled ahead by one before the half, scoring 16 points in the second quarter. The Griz dominated the second half, scoring 12 to Medi-

cal Lake’s five in the third and 15 third and Newport added five to in the fourth for the win. their lead in the fourth with nine Courtney Wiese points to Riverside’s had a game-high 16 O N D EC K: four. points for Newport, AT CHEWELAH Wiese had another followed by Jolie FRIDAY, Jan. 11, strong performance Frederick with 14.

7:30 p.m. with 23 points. FrederBrea Rohrer scored ick scored 11, Newcomb eight, Holly Malsbury AT LAKESIDE scored six and Behrens scored six, and Ashley TUESDAY, Jan. 15, added four. Rohrer, Behrens scored three. 5:45 p.m.

Malsbury and Siemsen Ari Newcomb and each scored two and Hadley Stratton each Stratton added three. scored two.

Newport hosted Timberlake The Grizzlies had an easy time Tuesday, Jan. 8 after The Miner taking down Riverside Saturday, went to press. They travel to Jan. 5, winning 53-28 at home.

Chewelah to play Friday, Jan. 11 Newport led 17-6 at the end of at 7:30 p.m. and then travel to the first quarter and 32-12 at the Lakeside Tuesday, Jan. 15 with half. Both teams scored 12 in the tipoff at 5:45 p.m.

Lost

High scratch game: Mark Zorica 231, High handicap game: Gordon Batsch 262, High scratch series: Grodon Batsch, Brent McLeland 618. High handicap series: Gordon Batsch 759. High team scratch game: McCroskey Defense 970. High handicap game: Pooch Parlor 1,106. High team scratch series: McCroskey Atty @ Law 2,684. High handicap series: Pooch Parlor 3,175. Converted splits: Sharon Smith 3-10, Virgil Shields 5-7, Jim Hudson 3-10.

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Bluff scored a game high 31 selves,” Bluff said. Cusick shot 66 points for the Panthers, with percent from the field.

Ryan Sample scoring 24 points.

All the Cusick players scored Cameron Bauer sank three in that game, with four players 3-pointers. scoring in double figures. Alec “We were Bluff had 14 points, O N D EC K: able to get out Sample got 12, Derquick and keep AT COLUMBIA FRIDAY, rick Bluff had 11 and the pressure up Jan. 11, 7:15 p.m.

Quinton Montgomdefensively all ery scored 10. night,” Cusick VS. INCHELIUM SATURDAY, Cusick sits atop the Jan. 12, 6 p.m. coach JR Bluff Northeast 1B North said. “They just League, with a 7-0 weren’t able to get their offense record. They have an 11-2 overall going.” record.

Against an outmatched Curlew The Panthers will travel to team, the Panthers were up 37Hunters for a game with Colum10 at halftime, after getting out bia Friday, Jan. 11 and be back in to a 21-6 first quarter lead. their own house Saturday, Jan. “Curlew is a young team, and 12 for a game with Inchelium. we were able to put enough pres- The Columbia game will start sure on them to create turnovers at 7:15 p.m. and the Inchelium and some easy buckets for ourgame will get underway at 6 p.m.

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Spartans wrestle at home Wednesday

with 20 points, hitting 10 of nine rebounds and scored eight 14 from the field. Avery Miller points. scored 18 points. Shawn Mailly Selkirk is in second place in the shot a perfect five of five Northeast from the floor, scoring 10 1B North points, and getting four O N D EC K: League, AT INCHELIUM FRIDAY, Jan. with a 4-1 steals.

11, 5:30 p.m.

Selkirk dominated Rerecord. public the next night in a They are league game at Republic, VS. NORTHPORT SATURDAY, 7-3 overall. getting out to an 18-point Jan. 12, 6 p.m.

They lead by the end of the first played AT CLARK FORK TUESDAY, half.

Colum“I thought we did a reJan. 15, 7 p.m. bia after ally nice job defensively,” deadline Cain said. “Avery had a huge inTuesday, Jan. 8, then travel to side presence with 26 rebounds Inchelium for a game Friday, Jan. and five blocked shots. We didn’t 11 at 5:30 p.m. give them many second chancThe Rangers will be at home es.”

Saturday, Jan. 12 for a game Miller scored 18 points on the against Northport that starts at night, with Mailly scoring 10.

6 p.m. They will travel to Idaho Cain got five steals to go with six for a rematch with Clark Fork points and Cole Dawson grabbed Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m.

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High handicap series: Jim Goss 678, Jessi Pound 677.

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over 14 times in the first half. In the second half, however, they did a better job of locking down on defense, shutting Timberlake’s posts to just one point.

“Also, we cut our turnovers down to six in the second half,” Stewart said. Steffie Pavie got on track, scoring seven of her nine points in the second half.

The Spartans hosted Bonners Ferry Tuesday, Jan. 8 after The Miner went to press. They travel to Kellogg to play a quad game Saturday, Jan. 12 at 4 p.m. and then host Freeman Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 6 p.m.

Selkirk hosts league meet

IONE – The Selkirk wrestling team was busy over the holidays.

They hosted a league mix and match Dec. 29.

“These league meets are very important for the wrestlers, so they can get seeded as the middle of the season approaches, and they continue towards post season,” coach Keith Saxe said.

Eighth grader Tristan Chantry won two matches at 106 pounds.

His first match he won with an overtime decision, and the second win was a 56-second pin.

Senior Michael Haskins won

both of his matches with first round pins (54 seconds and 52 seconds) at 170 pounds. At 113, freshman Justin Chantry won his only match of the day by a pin in the second round. At 138, senior Emery Maupin won his match by pin in the second round. Freshman Joey Dickinson also won his only match at 195 with a second round pin.

Senior Mike Weiss won one with a second-round pin and lost one decision at 145 pounds.

Freshman Cody Hoffman, at 160, won his first match with a

16-second pin and lost one.

Coach Saxe said they have a couple wrestlers who haven’t been feeling well, and he’s hoping for a quick recovery. The rookie wrestlers – Meric Merkley and Chance Chantry – are improving each time they get on the mat, he said, and the team’s lone girl wrestler, Alena Heath is doing well for an eighth grader.

“When the time comes that she gets to wrestle other females later this season and in the post season, we feel she will do well,” he said.

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Lifestyle

JANUARY 9, 2013 |

Grow your own groceries

BR I E FLY Pie auction set for Blanchard Grange

BLANCHARD – The Blanchard Grange pie auction is Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 6 p.m.

The grange holds meetings the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. and potlucks are the fourth Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m.

Evening class offered Jan. 31 in Cusick

Get help applying for college aid PRIEST RIVER – Prospective college students are invited to a financial aid application workshop put on by GEAR UP Thursday, Jan. 10 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Priest River Lamanna High School computer room, No. 510.

This event is for students who plan on attending college in 2013-14. Attendees will begin filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for next fall’s classes.

Arrive with a PIN (Personal Identification Number) for the student and if the student is dependent one parent must also have a pin. Go to www.pin. ed.gov to set up your pins.

To complete the FAFSA application you will need to bring your Social Security Number, driver’s license (optional), federal Income tax return for this year or last year; (under some circumstances may be optional) W-2 Forms, current bank statements, and records of any stocks, bonds, and other investments and assets.

Cusick guitar students perform recital CUSICK – The 21 guitar students at Cusick High School and junior high will have a recital Monday, Jan. 14 at 6 p.m. in the high school commons.

The group will be playing several songs to demonstrate the skills they have learned over the semester. Some advanced students will do solos and duets, featuring some classical pieces.

Cusick has offered guitar classes for about seven years now.

Free movies at Newport library NEWPORT – “The Black Cauldron” will be the featured movie for Kid’s Movie Club Saturday, Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Newport Library. It will be followed at 12:30 p.m. by “Snow White and the Huntsman.” The movies are free and snacks are provided.

“The Black Cauldron” is an animated fantasy adventure film. “Snow White and the Huntsman” is a 2012 film based on Snow White, a 100-year-old German fairy tale.

On Thursday, Jan. 10, at 5:30 p.m., the library will be featuring “Marvel’s the Avengers,” a 2012 movie based on Marvel comics superhero team. It is also free.

Parents will need to sigh permission slips for their youngsters. Call the library at 509-4472111 for more information.

Warm up with soup at the library PRIEST RIVER – January is National Soup Month at the West Bonner Libraries. Warm up with a free cup of soup at the Blanchard Library Wednesday, Jan. 9, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and at the Priest River Library Thursday, Jan. 10, 11 a.m. 3 p.m. The libraries will accept donations of non-perishable items for local food banks now through Jan. 12.

Story time themes in January will be: A New Year, Soup Day, Hats we Wear, Opposites, Puzzles, and Rubber Duckie’s birthday. It is always a fun filled time at the library during Story Time whether they are making hats, eating soup or playing with puzzles, librarians said.

Priest River Library will be closed Monday, Jan. 21 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Remember to check the library website at http://.westbonner.lili. org, follow it on www.facebook. com/WestBonnerLibraries or call 448-2207 in Priest River, 118 Main St., and 208-437-0801 in Blanchard, 412 Railroad Ave. for more information about programs and special events at your libraries.

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Bridge players Sarah Mohn, left, Woody Woodward, Karen Rothstrom and Emma Woodward play bridge Thursday, Jan. 3. Duplicate bridge is played at the Hospitality House at Newport every Thursday, starting at 12:30 p.m., with pinochle played in the evening.

Dalkes celebrate 70 years of marriage INMAN, Kan. – Dan and Edna Dalke, formerly of Newport, are marking their 70th wedding anniversary with a celebration Sunday, Jan. 20 at the Pleasant View Nursing Home where Edna lives in Inman, Kan. The Dalkes have friends and family still residing in the Newport, Dalkena and Cusick areas.

Dan Dalke and Edna Franz were married Jan. 22, 1943, in a country church near Ritzville during a severe blizzard. Dalke grew up in Spring Valley near Newport and graduated from Newport High School in 1940. The couple moved from central to northeast Washington where Dan was employed by the Pend Oreille Mine and Smelting Co. as a hard rock miner.

The Dalkes have lived in 48 states and 46 countries. Dan was

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 Priest River Food Bank Open: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center BASIC Meeting: 10 a.m. - Blanchard Community Center Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Priest 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 Story Time: 1 p.m. - Newport Library Loosely Knit: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick After School Readers Club: 3 p.m. Priest River Library Celebrate Recovery: 5:30 p.m. - 754 Silverbirch Lane, Oldtown, House of the Lord Family Movie Night: 5:30-8 p.m. - Newport Library Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. -

CUSICK – The first class in a series on food gardening, Growing Your Groceries – Going Underground, will explore Pend Oreille soils and effective soil amendments. The class will be offered by WSU Kalispel Tribal Extension Thursday, Jan. 31, 5:30-8 p.m. at the Kalispel Career Training Center, a half mile north of Cusick on Highway 20.

The class is open to the public with a registration fee of $5, or $45 for the entire series of 12 classes.

Participants are encouraged to purchase a $14 book titled “Gardening in the Inland Northwest” which will serve as the textbook for the series.

To register for the class and reserve a copy of the book, call 509447-2401 or email cmack@wsu. edu. This class is also part of the

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Pend Oreille County training program for WSU Master Gardeners.

Speakers for the evening include Master Gardeners Jim and Pat McGinty who will talk about creating compost out of garden waste, including worm bin use. Carol Mack of WSU Extension will lead a discussion on plant nutrition and fertilizers and an activity to determine soil texture. Participants are encouraged to bring a pint of soil from their property to analyze.

Future classes in the series include Raised Beds, Containergrowing, and Garden Planning; Yards That Work For You; Seed Starting and Season Extenders; Groceries on Trees; Berries for Pend Oreille; Every Drop Counts!; Who’s to Blame? – Plant Diseases and Pests; Friends and Foes lab session; Weeds of Pend Oreille; Garden field trip; From Garden to Table.

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Jake L. Storms

Air Force Airman Jake L. Storms graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Storms is the son of Jeff and Deb Storms of Newport and a 2011 graduate of Newport High School.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare Storms principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Nathaniel Van de Veer

Edna and Dan Dalke ordained to the pastoral ministry in 1951 and for 62 years has conducted numerous pastoral assignments.

He still serves as chaplain 20 hour per week and speaks twice or more per month.

At 92 years of age the challenge

|| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9 Rotary Club: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Overeaters Anonymous: 7:30 a.m. Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance Newport TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Blanchard Library Weight Watchers: 11 a.m. Weigh in and 11:30 to Noon meeting - Camas Center for Community Wellness, Usk Priest River Lioness: 11:30 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Home and Community Educators Diamond Lake Club: Noon - Call Billie Goodno at 509-447-3781 or Chris King at 208-437-0971 Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Priest River TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church Spirit Lake Historical Society: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-665-5921 for locations Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport

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of life for each is trying to remember the names of their 48 greatgrandchildren, the Dalkes said.

For those who wish to send congratulations to the couple, the Dalke’s home address is 701 Center St. No. 73, Inman, KS 67546, or email Ddalke@buhlerks.net.

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Blanchard Community Church FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 Blanchard TOPS: 8:30-10 a.m. Blanchard Community Church PRM-Advocates for Women: 9:30-11 a.m. - Cornerstone Mall, Oldtown Happy Agers Meeting and Potluck: Noon - Priest River Senior Center Diabetic Support Group: 1 p.m. - Newport Hospital, Call 509-447-3556 Pend Oreille Kids Club: 6 p.m. - Pend Oreille Mennonite Church Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting: 7 p.m. - Priest River VFW Al-Anon: 7-8 p.m. - 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Priest River. Call Jan 208-946-6131 SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 Women’s AA: 9:30 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Kids Movie Club: 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. - Newport Library Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Soroptimist Crab Feed: 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. - Newport Eagles AA Meeting: 5 p.m. - Cornerstone Building, Selkirk Way, Oldtown Set Free Northwest Meal and Worship: 6:30 p.m. - Conerstone Building Behind Ace Hardware, Oldtown SUNDAY, JANUARY 13 Newport Youth: 4 p.m. - Sadie Halstead Middle School Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House MONDAY, JANUARY 14 Evergreen Art Association: 10 a.m. Riverbank Restaurant Hospitality House Senior Potluck: Noon - Newport Priest River Lions: 6:30 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Blanchard Community Church Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Pend Oreille Bible Church in Cusick Blanchard Grange Meeting: 7 p.m. Blanchard Grange TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 Kinship Caregivers Foster Parent Support Group: 9-11 a.m. - Sandifur Room, Newport Hospital Families For Kids and DCFS: 9-11 a.m. 1600 W. First St., Newport

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Captain Nathaniel Van de Veer, from Newport, has been selected for promotion to the rank of major and been assigned to the 1st Airborne Command and Control Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Neb. Major (select) Van de Veer is a navigator on the E-4B Nightwatch aircraft, a modified 747-200 designed to provide command, control and communications anywhere in the world for the secretary of defense and other Van De Veer national leaders.

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Blanchard Stitchers Quilting Session: 9 a.m. to noon - Blanchard Community Center Blanchard Spinners: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Blanchard Community Center Mothers of Preschoolers Gathering: 10 a.m. - Priest River Assembly of God Church Soroptimist International of Newport CALVARY CHAPEL NEWPORT

“Where The Sheep Go To Be Fed” 409 S. Spokane • Newport Sunday Morning 10 a.m.

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

John 6:35

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Social Meeting: 12-12:30 p.m. - Pineridge Community Church Priest River Chamber of Commerce Dinner Meeting: 5:30 p.m. - Rotating Restaurants Weight Watchers: 5:30-6 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport 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

REAL LIFE MINISTRIES

“Where Jesus and Real Life Meet.”

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

PINE RIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH

1428 1st Street West Sunday School ~ 9:15 a.m.

Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m.

Wednesdays: Girls Club, ages 9 to 12, 5:30 to 7:00 pm Soul’d Out Youth, ages 13 thru 19, 6:00 pm Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265

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

Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m.

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

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

509-671-3436

CHURCH OF FAITH

36245 Hwy 41, Oldtown, ID Sunday School 9 a.m.

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

Wed. - Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

Pastor Jack Jones Church Office 208-437-0150 www.newportchurchoffaith.com

Community Church Directory CATHOLIC MASSES

Overeaters Anonymous: 5:45 p.m.

- Pineridge Community Church, Newport, use back entrance Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Bingo: 6:30 p.m. - Newport Eagles Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church

SPRING VALLEY MENNONITE CHURCH

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

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

Pastor, Walt Campbell: 447-5101

HOUSE OF THE LORD

Newport: St. Anthony’s, 447-4231 612 W. First St., Sun. - 11 a.m.

Usk: St. Jude’s River Rd., Sat. - 5p.m.

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

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

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

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

Jeff & Robie Ecklund, Pastors • 437-2032 www.hotl.me

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

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

Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

Diamond Lake Church 326002 Hwy. 2, West of Newport Pastor Clinton Schultz, (509) 447-4565 Newport Church - Corner of Lilac Lane & Hwy. 20 North Pastor Ron Fleck (509) 447-4755 Sat. Morning Services Sabbath School 9:30 • Worship 11:00 NACS THRIFT SHOP (509) 447-3488 PO Valley Church School (208) 437-2638

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

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

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Margaret H. Richards Newport

Richards

Margaret H. Richards died of natural causes Jan. 2 in Newport at the ages of 91.

Mrs. Richards was born May 20, 1921, in Bismark, N.D., to Shirley Dare Welch and Claude William

Chappell.

On Jan. 8, 1938, she married Harold William Richards in Newport. She was a resident of Pend Oreille County for 74 years.

She attended a one-room school in South Dakota before moving to Bonners Ferry at age 12. There she attended school until her marriage at age 16. She enrolled in Newport High School in January 1957 and graduated that year at age 36.

She began working for the city of Newport in the spring of 1957 as a clerk typist and soon after began working for the Department of Agriculture, Kaniksu National Forest, Newport Ranger District in Newport.

She advanced to personal management and retired in 1981 after the district became part of the Colville National Forest.

She was a 50-plus year Member of Zillah Chaper Order of Eastern Star and more than 40 years as a member of United Church of Christ fellowship in Newport. She occupied many offices in both, was past Matron of Zillah Chapter and deputy instructor in Washington State.

She served on the finance committee, refreshments and other services for the United Church group.

She is survived by her children, Harold E. Richards (and Judith) of Underwood, Wash., and Sylvia A. Richards, Newport; grandchildren Gwendolyn Richards of Underwood, Janet Tachell (and Dan) of Elk/Camden, Jacqueline Hodge (and Rob) of Sammamish, Wash., James E. Foster (and Debi) of Grandview, Wash., Tracy Estrellado (and Jose) of Moses Lake, Thomas M. Foster of Seattle, and JoEllyn Richards-Martel (and Ron) of Pueblo, Colo.

She is survived by greatgrandchildren Eric Smithson (and Leslie) and Amanda Zahller (and Nathan) of Spokane, Jeremiah Estrellado of Kirkland, Wash., Jordan Estrellado of Cheney, and Jennalyn Estrellado of Moses Lake, Thomas C. Foster of Rawlins, Wyo., Matthew and Nickolas Foster of Grandview, Eli Hodge of Sammamish, Thadeous Richards-Martel of Lemmon, S.D., and Willow and Emett V.P. Richards-Martel of Pueblo; great-great-grandsons Jeremy and Weston Smithson of Spokane, and many nieces, nephews and friends.

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She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold W. Richards in 1997, her parents and seven siblings. A celebration of her life will take place in May with specifics announced at a later date.

Memorials may be made to United Church of Christ, Newport or Newport Alumni Scholarship Fund.

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.

Lance Steven Shaw Spokane

Lance Steven Shaw passed away at the age of 30 Jan. 5 in Spokane.

He was born to Steve Shaw and Shelly Phillips in Newport Nov. 20, 1982.

Shaw Mr. Shaw was born and raised in Newport, where he attended Newport High School. He played many sports including football and baseball. He was a strong warrior for the Lord and a lover of people, family said. He loved to laugh and his laughter would fill a room and lift your spirits just to hear it. He was a big teddy bear and enjoyed wrestling and playing with his son, William.

Mr. Shaw loved to cook and made his family many meals. He was a machinist by trade but his real love was music, playing his bass guitar and writing songs.

He was the kind of guy that would give up his seat, coat or place in line for you, family said.

He was always your biggest fan.

Family had always been very important to him. As he grew older, family became his deepest love. They said they have been honored to be a part of his life.

He was loved by his stepmothers Holly Baker-Shaw and Michelle Robinson and stepfather Pat Phillips. He is survived by his son William Shaw; grandparents Larry and Marge Shaw, John and Janet Snow and Nevada Prater; brothers and sisters Trevor Shaw, Alyssa Shaw-Hicks, Dustin Hicks, Kelli Shaw, Jeff Baker, Steven Shaw, Jake Adams, Jacqui Adams, Joey Phillips, Adam Phillips and Tammi Hildreth; many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. He is preceded in death by his brother John-David Baker-Shaw.

A memorial service will be held Thursday, Jan. 10 at 1 p.m. at the Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport.

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

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9 Pend Oreille Cemetery No. 1: 8:15 a.m. - County Courthouse in Newport Pend Oreille Conservation District Board: 5:30 p.m. - Newport Post Office Building Bonner County Democrats: 6:30-8 p.m. - Panhandle Health, 322 Marion St., Sandpoint THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 Port of Pend Oreille Commissioners: 9 a.m. - 1981 Black Road, Usk MONDAY, JANUARY 14 Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Lenora Water and Sewer District: 10 a.m. - Skookum Rendezvous Lodge Newport School Board: 5 p.m. District Offices Pend Oreille Fire District No. 6: 6 p.m. - Furport Fire Hall, 7572 LeClerc Road Oldtown City Council: 6:30 p.m. Oldtown City Hall Cusick Town Council: 7 p.m. - Cusick Community Center

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 Bonner County Commissioners: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Pend Oreille PUD Commissioners: 10 a.m. - Newport PUD Offices Cusick School Board: 3:30 p.m. Cusick High School Library Property Rights Council: 6:30 p.m.

- Bonner County Administration Building, Sandpoint West Pend Oreille Fire District Board: 6:30 p.m. - Fire Station on Highway 57 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16 Pend Oreille Economic Development Council: 8:30 a.m. - Various Locations Diamond Lake Water and Sewer District Board: 10 a.m. - District Office Pend Oreille County Park Board: 2 p.m. - Cusick Community Center West Bonner County School Board: 6 p.m. - District Office, Priest River Fire District No. 4 Commissioners: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station

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

PEND OREILLE COUNTY Monday, Dec. 31 THEFT – W. Larch St., Newport, report of a stolen vehicle.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Tule Rd., Cusick, report of open door at the business.

VIOLATION OF ORDER – S. Garden Ave., reported violation of order between two inmates.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hwy. 2, Newport, report of suspicious activity at a vacation rental.

ARREST – Hwy. 2, James T. Lowry, 39, of Newport was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence.

FRAUD – Jermain Rd., Newport, complainant reports someone is using her ID. ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 2, report that a blue Ford with blue canopy is speeding and passing unsafely.

ANIMAL CRUELTY – Green Rd., Newport, report of ongoing problem with horses not being fed.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – S. 5th Ave., Cusick, report of kids shooting bows and arrows from a van.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL – Bobier Rd. S., Newport, report that 76-year-old-male is intoxicated and pushed a plate into complainant’s face.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – LeClerc Rd. N., report of a gate open and a suspicious vehicle.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Conklin Meadows Rd., complainant heard a loud explosion that lit up the area, unknown what caused it, no loss of power.

ASSAULT – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of subject being disorderly and assaulted someone.

Tuesday, Jan. 1 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Berry Rd., report of dead horse off road.

VIOLATION OF COURT ORDER – Blackwell St., report of messages left on answering machine from female.

BURGLARY – Hwy. 20, report of shed broken into.

THEFT – McKay St., report of 2004 Ford with trailer and bobcat missing.

WEAPON OFFENSE – W. Sacheen St., report that subjects continue to come onto complainant’s property shooting at turkeys.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL – S. Scott Ave., report of subject refusing to leave.

Dec. 12 Eithan Kindle, 23, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $1,000 ($750 suspended) for reckless endangerment and driving while license suspended; $643 total fees and fine.

Randolph Lees, 60, was sentenced to 364 days in jail

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SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Finnila Drive, report of three to four walking outside subject’s window.

THREATENING – W. 6th St., report that adult female threatened juvenile.

ANIMAL PROBLEM – Forgotten Trail, report of person who has too many dogs that chase people and moose.

ARREST – N. Newport Ave., Larry D. Miller, 43, of Oldtown was arrested on a warrant.

ARREST – Hwy. 2, Jamie Douglas Ashton, 22, of Clayton was arrested on a warrant.

Wednesday, Jan. 2 RECOVERED VEHICLE – Hwy. 20, report of recovered stolen vehicle.

THREATENING – Bob Newman Rd., report that known male threatened complainant.

POSSIBLE DUI – Hwy. 2, report of possible impaired female driver.

THEFT – Sullivan Lake Rd., report of money missing from checking account.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – S. Spokane Ave., report of odd activity on bank account, complainant believes someone is withdrawing money.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – W. 5th Ave., report that someone walked around residence and left footprints in the snow.

RECOVERED VEHICLE – McCloud Creek Rd., report of stolen vehicle abandoned in complainant’s driveway.

POSSIBLE DUI – Hwy. 2, report of possible impaired driver.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – Four Mile Lane, truck parked at the end of road subject in truck.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE – Quail Loop, report of pickup with trailer backed in with people taking things.

Thursday, Jan. 3 VEHICLE FIRE – N. Shore Diamond Lake, report of car on side of road, burned up and still smoldering.

BURGLARY – McKenzie Rd., report of two people seen breaking into storage shed.

AUTOMOBILE THEFT – Flowery Trail Rd., report of green F350 stolen.

THREATENING – LeClerc Rd. N., report of domestic violence physical.

THEFT – Nicholson Rd., report of multiple tools stolen.

ARREST – S. Newport Ave., Perry Bond Shumake, 44, of Newport was arrested on multiple warrants.

ARREST – S. Newport Ave., Angela Marie Romanos, 33, of Newport was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence.

VIOLATION OF COURT ORDER – S. Garden Ave., Newport, report of inmates caught passing notes in violation of court order.

THEFT – Cusick Creek Rd., report that van was stolen.

THEFT – W. Spruce St., theft of mail reported.

INTOXICATION – W. Walnut St., Newport, report of intoxicated male swearing at customers.

ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 2, report

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(363 suspended) and 24 months probation for reckless endangerment; $43 total fees. Charges of driving under the influence and driving with wheels off roadway were dismissed.

Carlos Sanchez, 53, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (362 suspended), 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,250 suspended) for reckless endangerment; $1,993 total fees and fines.

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that van tried to run complainant off road.

AGENCY ASSIST – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of agency assist with Taser deployment.

ARREST – Jordan Michael Komotios, 18, of Usk was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence, harassment and giving a false statement to an officer.

Friday, Jan. 4 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL – N. Washington Ave., report of two subjects fighting in parking lot.

FRAUD – McKenzie Rd., respondent reports receiving a past due bill for a storage unit in his name that he never rented.

TRESPASSING – W. Pine St., report of homeless people sleeping in the warehouse.

FRAUD – Hwy. 31, report of check fraud in the amount of $2,240.47.

THEFT – Vogel Rd., reported theft of $100 worth of diesel.

ARREST – Hwy. 211, Christopher H. Bilbrey, 25, of Spokane Valley was arrested on a Department of Corrections detainer.

DRUGS MARIJUANA – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of drugs.

WANTED PERSON – Best Chance Rd., report that a wanted person was seen.

TRESPASSING – Deer Valley Rd., report of three young subjects trespassing on complainant’s property.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL – N. Warren Ave., report of juvenile grabbed by adult male.

BURGLARY – Rocky Gorge Rd., report of subject found front door to home open, guns missing.

DISTURBANCE – S. Spokane Ave., report of intoxicated female causing disturbance trying to hit subjects with broom.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of DV assault.

ARREST – Marilyn Lee McGillis, 49, of Cusick was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence.

Saturday, Jan. 5 THREATENING – Hwy. 211, report of subject receiving threatening text messages.

FRAUD – Fertile Valley Rd., report that subject is trying to get credit cards using complaint’s first name and roommate’s last name.

WANTED PERSON – S. Garden Ave., Newport, report of juvenile in lobby with warrant.

THREATENING – LeClerc Rd. N., report of female threatened by known male.

ACCIDENT – Hwy. 20, report of possible slide off.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE – Black Bear Drive, report that intoxicated male knocked on door.

Sunday, Jan. 6 VEHICLE PROWL – N. Spokane Ave., male subject flagged down a deputy to report a vehicle prowl that happened around 6 a.m.

COURT COMMITMENT – S. Garden Ave., Jason Arthur Poggensee, 32, of Ione was booked

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and released on a charge of harassment.

THEFT – S. Warren Ave., Newport, report that a snow shovel was stolen and a leaf blower was left in its place.

ARREST – W. Kelly Drive, Jeffrey Daniel Fletcher, 21, of Usk was arrested on an out of county warrant.

THEFT – S. Washington Ave., Newport, report that someone broke into a customer’s vehicle sometime over night after the snow fell.

FOUND PROPERTY – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of a gun found in a hotel room.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – S. Garden Ave., Newport, report that a van was broke into in the lot.

ACCIDENT – Flowery Trail Rd., report of a 2000 silver Dodge 3/4 ton pickup with trailer in ditch.

VEHICLE PROWL – Woodman Rd., Newport, report that granddaughter’s car had gas siphoned out of it.

ARREST – Hwy. 20, David Neal Hamann, 52, of Montesano, Wash., was arrested for driving under the influence.

ARREST – Clayton Todd George, 48, of Cusick was arrested on an out of county warrant and on tribal charges.

WEST BONNER COUNTY Monday, Dec. 31 DRIVING WITHOUT PRIVILEGES – Hwy. 2, Oldtown, a 23-yearold Priest River man was issued a citation for driving without privileges.

ARREST – Campbell Homestead Rd., Priest River, Charles T. Watt, 62, of Laclede was arrested for domestic battery.

Tuesday Jan. 1 BATTERY – Holly Glenn W., Priest River HUNTING AND FISHING VIOLATIONS – Rockview Drive, Priest River TRAFFIC VIOLATION – LeClerc Rd., Oldtown, a Newport man was cited and released for failing to have a current and valid drivers license.

Wednesday, Jan. 2 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – Hwy. 2, Priest River VIOLATION OF CIVIL PROTECTION ORDER – E. Jackson Ave., Priest River Thursday, Jan. 3 VEHICLE THEFT – E. 4th St. S., Oldtown FIRE – Groves Addition, Oldtown, report of a house fire.

Friday, Jan. 4 No reportable incidents.

Saturday, Jan. 5 ANIMAL PROBLEM – Wild Meadows Rd., Spirit Lake ARREST – Hwy. 2, Priest River, Douglas Brogdon, 32, of Spokane was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant.

Sunday, Jan. 6 RECKLESS DRIVING – Hwy. 41, Spirit Lake THEFT – Hwy. 2, Priest River, report of an auto theft.

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Dwayne Barnard, 29, was sentenced to 30 days in jail for a probation violation; $400 total fees.

Michel Bill, 33, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended) and 24 months probation for fourth degree assault; $418 total fees.

Glen Blegen, 49, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (89 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $250 for negligent driving; $1,493 total fees and fine. A charge of third degree

driving while license suspended was dismissed.

Ginger Bullock, 50, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended) 60 months probation and fined $1,000 for driving under the influence with a blood alcohol count greater than .15; $2,800 total fees and fine.

Tiela R. Cameron, 35, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (364 suspended), 24 months probation and fined $350 for reckless endangerment; $2,193 total fees and fine.

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Reach more than 1,100,000 Homes in 115 Washington State Community Newspapers.

One Week, up to 25 Words, Prepaid - $195- 25 Words, $8 each additional.

•Reach 325,000 Homes in 48 Idaho State Community Newspapers. One Week, up to 25 words prepaid $125.

Deadline: 12 days before publication.

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Corrections

Please check your ad the first time it appears and immediately report any error to the Classified Department. We regret that we cannot be responsible for more than a one-time incorrect insertion if you do not call the error to our attention.

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ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER CHILD & FAMILY OUTREACH PROGRAM Eastern Washington University invites applications for an Administrative Manager to support a large, successful grant funded program - the Child & Family Outreach Program which focuses on providing Early Head Start services in northeastern Washington. The position is located in offices next to Eastern’s Riverpoint campus, adjacent to downtown Spokane.

EWU Early Head Start is a $1.8 million federal grant wherein the professional and dedicated staff provide comprehensive services to low income pregnant women, infants and toddlers living in Stevens, Pend Oreille and Ferry Counties every week all year round. The grant is renewed annually and has a history of over a decade of successful grant renewals. It employs 26 full time permanent staff, 6 - 8 part-time temporary staff and 3 -4 students and interns.

The Administrative Manager provides administrative support of program-wide activities involving diverse activities such as: coordinate and process reimbursements; manage purchase orders, purchase cards and petty cash; utilize university systems and software to process purchases and reconcile expenditures; provide direction to program staff and management regarding policies and procedures; communicate effectively with the public, university staff, community partners and EHS families; perform the operational aspects of human resource activities including timesheet processing, reference checks, management of human resource program files, etc.; coordinate meeting logistics; manage program supplies and supplies budget; as well as providing other administrative support.

Position is available to fill on or about 2/11/2013; screening will begin 01/14/2013.

Position requires an AA degree with 3 years progressively responsible administrative work experience, excellent and consistent work attendance, as well as demonstrated abilities to allow successful performance of the essential functions of the position. See our website for complete position information including duties, conditions of employment, required and preferred qualifications, and application instructions: https://jobs.hr.ewu.edu Position is listed under Administrative jobs.

Eastern Washington University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty, staff, students and academic program offerings and to strengthening sensitivity to diversity throughout the institution. We are an affirmative action/ equal opportunity employer, and applications from members of historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged.

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Bus Drivers needed for the current year!

• No Experience Necessary • Equal Opportunity Employer (509) 447-0505 Or Stop By 1624 W. 7th • Newport

SUBSTITUTE HEAD START/ECEAP CLASSROOM AIDES Rural Resources Community Action

is accepting applications for Substitute Head Start/ECEAP Classroom Aides in Newport; hours vary, $9.22-9.35 per hour. This is a temporary position and is responsible for assisting with Head Start preschool program activities. This position is anticipated to last until 5/31/2013. Applicants will need to acquire Food Handlers, infant/child 1st Aid & CPR. For necessary job requirements, application and complete position description contact WorkSource, 956 South Main Street, Suite B, Colville, WA 99114 or 509-685-6158.

Position is open until filled.

Rural Resources is an AA/EOE employer.

POCLD

116 S. Washington Ave. • Newport Phone: 509-447-2158

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TrussTek, Inc.

2008 TOYOTA RAV4, 53,000 miles, red, 4WD, automatic, cruise, tachometer, 4 speaker s, AM/FM/CD, PW, PM PDL, rear window defrost, car seat anchors, large cargo area, perfectly maintain ed, immaculate, $14,000. 208-888-3355.

Trusses - Our Only Business

Engineered Roof & Floor Trusses

Just add $500 for a colored picture

509-447-2433

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HAZARDOUS WASTE RECYCLING COORDINATOR Public Works Department.

Full-time, union position. Salary: $2,965.95 to $3,137.99, depending on experience. See job description for complete list of qualifications and essential job functions.

Obtain application and job description: Pend Oreille County Human Resources Office, 625 West 4th Street, Newport, Washington (509) 447-6499 or County website: www.pendoreilleco. org. Application deadline: January 15, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. (48-2)

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BUSINESS SERVICES

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• WELL DRILLING • PUMPS • WATER TREATMENT

99% Customer Satisfaction A+ BBB Rating 30+ Years in Business

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TWO BEDROOM Apartment, Newport. Laminate floors in living room & kitchen. Utilities paid. $450/ month $300 deposit. (509) 589-0750. (47-3p) Place your classified or display ad with The Miner and it will appear in both newspapers - The Newport Miner (Pend Oreille County) and The Gem State Miner (West Bonner County). All for one good price. Call (509) 447-2433 for details.

You too can Advertise Weekly for only $8.00 Call 447-2433 ATTORNEYS Law Office of Denise Stewart

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

CHIROPRACTIC Bliss Chiropractic Health Center

Bonnie D. Bliss, D.C. Christopher A. Thomas, D.C. Amber Salesky LMP Karen Cooper, LMT 601 State Rt. 20, Newport, WA -- (509) 447-2413

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

COUNSELING Molly Phillips, LICSW, CMHS, GMHS

Licensed Counselor, Many Insurances Accepted 415 W. Walnut, Newport, WA -- (509) 671-0226

DENTIST

Full-time positions available for Idahocertified nursing assistants. Longterm care experience preferred. Will work 2 p.m.-10 p.m. shift.

We offer great pay and benefits, including medical coverage, 401(k) and paid vacation, sick days and holidays.

Wayne Lemley, D.D.S.

LCCA.COM.

Pend Oreille County Library District is looking for a Substitute Library Assistant to perform circulation services as part of the staff team at Newport Public and Calispel Valley Library. The position is on call and fills in as needed to substitute for staff some evenings and weekends hrs. included.

Starting pay : $9.63/ hr. To apply pick up an application at any POCLD branch or email cauble@pocld.org.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE DIRECTORY

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT Life Care Center of Sandpoint

EOE/M/F/V/D – 37422

BUSINESS SERVICES

CARS & TRUCKS

Newport Dental Center

Vickie O’Connor, 208-265-9299 | 208-265-9710 Fax 1125 N. Division St. Sandpoint, ID 83864 Vickie_O’Connor@LCCA.com Visit us online at

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PEND OREILLE COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT

$26.38 – 30.75/hour Plus Excellent Benefits Seattle City Light is seeking organized, proactive and qualified candidates for the position of Management Systems Analyst, Assistant at the Boundary Powerhouse at Metaline Falls in Northeastern Washington.

For more information and to apply, visit www.seattle.gov/jobs by 1/15/13. The City of Seattle is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity in the workforce.

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Management Systems Analyst, Assistant

[West Bonner County]

Mon. thru Fri.., 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or come in to The Office at 421 S. Spokane Ave., Newport.

Mail to 421 S. Spokane Ave., Newport, WA 99156

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Seattle City Light

[Pend Oreille County]

and GEM

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

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

MASSAGE THERAPY Harmony Healing Arts Center Gloria Campbell -- 448-2623 47 10th -- Priest River

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

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 Loren Munson MSPT • (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

PRINTING Printing & Design . . . at The Miner

We Have a Million Ideas for Our Customers!

421 S. Spokane, Newport -- 447-2433

Camas Center Medical & Dental Services 1821 N. LeClerc Rd., #1, Cusick, WA 99119 (509) 447-7111 - (509) 445-1152 fax

N.E. Tri County Health District 447-3131 -- 1-800-873-6162 605 Highway 20, Newport

REAL ESTATE Richard Bockemuehl

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

THE MINER

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FURNISHED APARTMENT $550 a month, $250 deposit. One bedroom, shower, large living room, kitchen, and dining area. Electric, water, garbage included.

Under cover parking, no smoking, no pets. Ground floor, 2 steps. See at 408 South Newport, Newport, Washington. Call for appointment. (509) 220-6695.

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

(208) 660-9271 (208) 4482290. (37-tf) 4 BEDROOM Mobile home, rent includes City of Newport utilities.

(208) 660-9271 (208) 4482290. (37-tf)

PRIEST RIVER AREA 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on 40 private acres. $800/ month plus damage. Call John (208) 610-5051. (41tf) PRIEST RIVER AREA 2 bedroom, 1 bath on fenced city lot. Full basement. $650/ month plus deposit. Call John (208) 610-5051. (41-tf) SMALL OLDER 2 bedroom house in Newport. $490/ month. Available February 1st. (509) 671-3035, (509) 447-2052.

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C ARS AND TRUCKS

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2008 Ford F150 4x4 XLT $21,995 2009 Nissan Altima $13,995 89k Miles

EVENTS-FESTIVALS

Let us Sell your Car, Truck or RV

109 E. 5th Ave.

We charge 10% or a minimum of $200

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2006 Ford Expedition 4x4 $12,995

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2000 Jeep Wrangler 4x4 $10,995

STORAGE FOR RENT

6 CYL

NEWPORT

WATERFRONT CABIN At Diamond Lake. Washer/ dryer, refrigerator/stove, wifi, cable, furnished. January 7 - June 15. $695 includes utilities. Tracyrob9@ gmail.com or (250) 3525052. (49-3p) 5

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EQUAL HOUSING

2000 GMC Yukon 4x4 XL $6,995 1993 Ford F150 4x4 $2,995 6cyl, Stick

1984 Ford Bronco ll 4x4 $2,495 1996 Mazda 4x4 $2,195 Ex Cab Pickup

1997 Dodge Ram Van

$1,995

Low Miles

1986 Chev Van

$995

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ADOPTION

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ANNOUNCE your festival for only pennies. Four weeks to 2.7 million readers statewide for about $1,200.

Call this newspaper or 1 (206) 634-3838 for more details.

FINANCIAL LOCAL PRIVATE INVESTOR loans money on real estate equity. I loan on houses, raw land, commercial property and property development. Call Eric at (800) 563-3005. www.fossmortgage.com Every day is Sale Day in The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Classifieds.

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Play in Vegas, Hang in L.A., Jet to New York. Hiring 1824 girls/guys. $400 to $800 wkly. Paid expenses. Are you energetic & fun call 866-574-7454 HELP WANTED -DRIVERS DRIVERS -- Inexperienced/ Experienced. Unbeatable career Opportunities. Trainee, Company Driver, Lease Operator, Lease Trainers.

(877) 369-7105 www.centraldrivingjobs.com DRIVER --$0.01 increase per mile after 6 months and 12 months. Choose your hometime. $0.03 Quarterly Bonus. Requires 3 months recent experience. 800-414-9569 www. driveknight.com

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Accounting/Tax Service Get fast relief for an upset budget with The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Classifieds. They work for others; they’ll work for you!

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Give your important Business Message 100% Market Coverage in 3 publications for only $14.50 a week Attorney

Automotive

Automotive

Carpet

Attorney at Law

Licensed in Washington and Idaho

Professional Dog & Cat Grooming Dog & Cat Boarding and Daycare “Your Pets Home Away From Home” 1335 HWY. 2 EAST, OLDTOWN, ID

50%

509-462-0827

10 Minute Oil Change

No Appointment Necessary Free Vacuum & Window Wash

OFF Wills

(509) 447-0120

We Offer: • Brakes • Engine • Air Conditioning Performance • Oil Changes • Electronics • Engine Repair • Diagnostics • Transmission • Steering & Repair Suspension • Full Service • Exhaust Service Mon-Fri 8am-5pm

(208) 437-0224

1707 W. Broadway, Spokane, WA www.deissnerlaw.com

Hwy. 2, South of Newport

40 High St., Priest River, ID 208-448-0112

Construction

Construction

Digital Photos

Dog Boarding

CLARK CONSTRUCTION

On Budget On Time EVERY TIME!

Do-It-Yourself Digital Photo Center 4x6 30¢ 5x7 79¢ 8x10 $249 CD $149

CHANDREA FARMS

#1 Home Builder in Newport.

Inc.

Custom Homes

41 Homes built in the city since 1974

509-447-5209 or (509) 671-0171 Lic. # CLARKC*110CG

Owners Bob & Jane Clark Model Home By Appointment

Florist Florist

Specializing in Custom & Log Home Construction “Lodge Logs” Log Home Dealer Foundations, Framing, Siding, Roofing, Decks, ETC. www.dependable-contracting.com

Jim 208-660-9131 ID#RCE-1494

WA #DEPENCI913N4

Fuel

Floral

Traditions

208-448-2611 866-973-7673 Priest River

Flowers Plants Chocolates Balloons Tuxedos Gifts

Delivering Propane & Fuel to All of Pend Oreille & Bonner Counties!

Call us today!

208-437-3513

Heating/AC

• Heat Pumps • Geothermal

YOUR HEATING COOLING & REFRIGERATION EXPERTS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL Carrier

• Furnaces • Radiant Heat

Wood Stoves - Gas Stoves - Pellet Stoves & Oil Furnaces Available • We Service All Major Brands • Air Leakage Testing Available

Installations • Service Free Quotes

Bonded • Insured • WA #AMERIEH901G

509-447-4962

24 Hour Service: 509-671-6952

Recycling

Storage

CASH REWARD LEAD BRASS COPPER ALUMINUM STAINLESS STEEL ACTION Recycling/ Phoenix Metals, Inc.

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E. 911 Marietta (East of Hamilton) (509) 483-4094 Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

5 Sizes

Resident Manager Highway 57 ~ 1 1/2 Miles from Hwy. 2 (208) 448-1273

Spokane Rock Products

Concrete • Sand • Gravel

Operating Since 1980 Professional, Experienced, Friendly Service Clean, Inspect, Masonry Repair Licensed and Bonded

Cliff McDermeit 23810 E. Blanchard Rd., Newport

509- 447-2244

Electrical Services

RCE

River City Electrical

Quality Electrical Services at affordable prices

FREE Estimates

39102 N. Newport Hwy.

Elk, Washington

www.jakescimneysweep.com

(509) 292-2200

Equipment

Flood Services

BONNER SAW & POWER EQUIPMENT Open: Tuesday - Friday 8:30-5:30 Saturday 8:30-2:00 Closed Sunday & Monday

WATER

CLEAN-UP DRY OUT RESTORE

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

(509) 671-2276

www.chandreafarms.com

Fuel

Glass

Handyman

Health Foods

Heating/AC

PRIEST RIVER FAMILY OIL

Priest River Glass

MOUNTAIN HARVEST HEALTH FOODS

Rob’s Heating & Cooling

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

Robin Malsbury

Mortgage Loan Originator NMLS 114135

• VA • FHA • USDA

509-447-5626 800-476-1168 Newport, WA

Newport

Commercial • Residential

WINDSHIELDS WHILE-U-WAIT Mon-Fri. 7-5 Sat 8-12

Priest River

208-448-2511

Matt Dahlin

Home Repairs Painting Drywall Home Improvement Dry Rot Repair & Prevention 30 Years Experience

• Natural & Organic Foods • Herbs, Vitamins & Supplements • Organic Juices & Smoothies Mon. - Fri. 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Sat. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

WA. Contr. No. PRIESRG132NZ

1-800-858-5013

Cal (509) 447-3191 Shop (916) 204-4881 Cell

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Internet

Painting

Plumbing

LIBERTY PAINTING

KARDOS

EVERYTHING INTERNET

WiFi - $36.95/Month Dial UP - Web Services Internet Telephone No contract required

Conscientious & Reliable

Interior Exterior Repaints New Construction

509-671-7855 Lic#KARDOP*051K6 KARDOTS055NB

Larry Liberty (208) 437-3353

Toilets - Portable

Veterinary

Veterinarian

Well Drilling

Excess

PEND OREILLE VETERINARY CLINIC

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

Portable Chemical Toilets 2654 E. Hwy 2 • Oldtown, ID Rent by the day, week, biweekly, month

(208) 448-2290

Dan Herrin D.V.M. (208) 437-2800

(208) 437-2145 Small & Large Animal Medicine & Surgery Brian Dockins DVM

217 N State Ave. Oldtown, ID

(208) 610-5747 (208) 437-0174 robs-heating-cooling@hotmail.com

LICENSED • BONDED • INSURED WA & ID

Printing

Printing & Design at the Miner Layout Services to Full Color Printing

Journeyman Plumber Senior &Vet Discounts

Licensed in WA & ID

Idaho RCE-12308 Washington-FLOORMI974J1

OWNER/INSTALLER/ SERVICE

(509) 447-3067 or 1-888-800-POVN (7686)

Portable Service

PRIEST RIVER MINI STORAGE

Concrete

Lic# RIVERCE886B7

Home Loans

(208) 448-1439

218 High St. Priest River, ID 208-448-2941

Oldtown, ID • (208) 437-4822

Heating/AC

Gas Fireplaces & Inserts

• Affordable Tax Service • Any Size Business • Bookkeeping • Payroll, Taxes

Cell 509-710-8939

“Our Variety Shows”

218 Cedar St. Priest River, ID 208-448-1812

Complete Heating, Cooling & Duct Systems

Office Services

Husqvarna • Jonsered and Echo Chain Saws 682 High St., Priest River (208) 448-1522

2459 Hwy.2 • Oldtown

Priest River

TOP PRIC PAID

Ben Franklin

Dog Boarding & Training Family Atmosphere

Chimney Sweep

Jake’s Chimney Sweep

Dustin Deissner Specializing in Social Security & Personal Injury FREE Initial Consultation

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LEGAL SERVICES DIVORCE $155. $175 with children. No court appearances. Complete preparation. Includes custody, support, property division and bills. BBB member.

(503) 772-5295. www. paralegalalternatives.com legalalt@msn.com

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Animal Boarding

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1 Bedroom Apartments Income Limits Apply

(509) 446-4100

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Well Drilling & Pump Service Since 1964

Bus: 208-437-4168 Cell: 208-946-6944 stevepitts@verizon.net

“Where our High Standards Meet Yours” Corner of Hwy 2 & Spokane Ave. (509) 447-2433

Wrecking Yard

Now Paying Top Dollar for your junkers Cars • Trucks • Machinery

TERI-FIC AUTO SALVAGE Newport (509) 447-2487 Chewelah (509) 935-4095

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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.

2012448 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 12-4-00027-5 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 In The Matter of the Estate of FREDERICK N. BROWN, Deceased.

The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented with the later of: 1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or 2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented with this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060.

This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant womenandpeoplesecuring custody of children under 18.

The newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising or real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800927-9275. (31tf)

nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: December 26, 2012 Personal Representative: David W. Brown Attorney for Personal Representative: Glenn E. Tanner WSBA# 20071 Address for Mailing or Service: Glenn E. Tanner – Attorney at Law North 901 Adams St Spokane, WA 99201 509-244-6353 Glenn E. Tanner WSBA# 20071 Attorney for Personal Representative Published in The Newport Miner December 26, 2012, January 2, and 9, 2013. (47-3)

_________________ 201303 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE There will be a public hearing for information and input into Impact Aid and enhancing educational experience for Native Students attending Cusick Schools, on January 15, 2013 during the 3:30 p.m. School Board Meeting located in the Cusick School District High School Library.

By: /s/ Dan Read Dan Read, Secretary, Board of Directors Published in The Newport Miner January 2 and 9, 2013. (48-2)

_________________ 201302 2013 MRSC ROSTERS SMALL PUBLIC WORKS ROSTERS and CONSULTING SERVICES ROSTERS The Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington (MRSC) hereby advertises on behalf of local government agencies in Washington State, including - but not limited to - cities (Titles 35 RCW and Title 35A RCW), counties (Title 36, RCW), port districts (Title 53, RCW), water and sewer districts (Title 57 RCW), school districts and educational 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 2013.

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.

CONSULTING SERVICES ROSTERS: Service categories include architectural, engineering, and surveying services as referenced by Chapter 39.80 RCW, as well as other personal and professional

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Currently subscribing local governments who have their Small Works Roster and Consultant Roster hosted in the MRSC Rosters shared database : Aberdeen School District #5, Alderwood Water & Wastewater District, Bainbridge Island Fire Department, Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park & Recreation District, Belfair Water District #1, Bellingham Public Development Authority, Benton County, Benton County Fire District #5, Benton County Fire District 6, Benton PUD, Birch Bay Water & Sewer District, Bremerton Housing Authority, Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics (Snohomish County Public Hospital District No. 3), Cedar River Water & Sewer District, Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue, Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue, Chelan County, Chelan County FPD 6, Cheney Public Schools, City of Aberdeen, City of Airway Heights, City of Algona, City of Anacortes, City of Arlington, City of Auburn, City of Battle Ground, City of Black Diamond, City of Bonney Lake, City of Bremerton, City of Brewster, City of Bridgeport, City of Brier, City of Buckley, City of Burien, City of Carnation, City of Castle Rock, City of Cheney, City of Chewelah, City of Cle Elum, City of Clyde Hill, City of Colfax, City of Connell, City of Covington, City of Des Moines, City of DuPont, City of Duvall, City of Edgewood, City of Edmonds, City of Enumclaw, City of Ephrata, City of Everett, City of Everson, City of Federal Way, City of Fife, City of Fircrest, City of George, City of Gig Harbor, City of Gold Bar, City of Grand Coulee, City of Granite Falls, City of Hoquiam, City of Ilwaco, City of Kalama, City of Kettle Falls, City of Kittitas, City of La Center, City of Lacey, City of Lake Forest Park, City of Lake Stevens, City of Lakewood, City of Langley, City of Leavenworth, City of Liberty Lake, City of Long Beach, City of Longview Housing Authority, City of Lynnwood, City of Maple Valley, City of Marysville, City of Medical Lake, City of Medina, City of Mill Creek, City of Millwood, City of Monroe, City of Mount Vernon, City of Mountlake Terrace, City of Mukilteo, City of Newcastle, City of Nooksack, City of Normandy Park, City of North Bend, City of North Bonneville, City of Oak Harbor, City of Olympia, City of Omak, City of Orting, City of Pacific, City of Port Angeles, City of Port Townsend, City of Poulsbo, City of Prosser, City of Puyallup, City of Quincy, City of Ridgefield, City of Rock Island, City of Roslyn, City of Royal City, City of SeaTac, City of SedroWoolley, City of Sequim, City of Shelton ,City of Snohomish, City of Snoqualmie, City of Soap Lake, City of South Bend, City of Stanwood, City of Sultan, City of Sumner, City of Tekoa, City of Toppenish, City of Tukwila, City of Tumwater, City of University Place, City of Vancouver, City of Waitsburg, City of Warden, City of Washougal, City of Woodland, City of Yakima, City of Yelm, Clark County, Clark County

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Some or all of the local governments listed above may choose to use the MRSC Rosters to select businesses. Master contracts for certain types of work may be required. In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, these local governments hereby notify all businesses that they will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 23 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids or proposals in response to any invitations and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.

Published in The Newport Miner January 9, 2013.

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_________________ 201308 PUBLIC NOTICE Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 33241-510 The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued a Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance (MDNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: Power Tower Sorts Timber Sale No.89132, harvest of 120 acres located approximately 18 miles west of Newport in Pend Oreille County, Washington, Sections 8, 9, and 16, all in Township 31 North, Range 43 East, W.M. A completed environmental checklist and other information are on file with the agency. The Department of Natural Resources has determined this proposal will not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment.

Copies of the MDNS are available from the SEPA Center, P.O. Box 47015, Olympia, Washington 98504-7015, (360) 9021634 or by visiting the DNR website at WWW.DNR. WA.GOV/. The public is invited to comment on this MDNS by submitting written comments to the SEPA Center at SEPACENTER@ WADNR.GOV or P.O. Box 47015, Olympia, Washington 98504-7015 within the fourteen day comment period as indicated on the MDNS. Published in The Newport Miner January 9, 2013.

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_________________ 201309 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Newport City Council will hold a Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m., January 22, 2013 in Council Chambers located at 200 S. Washington Ave., Newport, Washington for the purpose of discussing recalculation of the water/sewer rate structure which will likely result in rate increases for commercial users and to discuss the water efficiency rule.

Published in The Newport Miner January 9 and 16, 2013. (49-2)

_________________ 201310 PUBLIC NOTICE The January 2013 Lenora Sewer and Water Regular Board Meeting will be Changed to 14 Jan 2013.

As time, 10:00 a.m. at the Skookum Lodge. /s/ Tina Swink Published in The Newport Miner January 9, 2013.

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_________________ 201311 STATE OF WASHINGTON D E PA R T M E N T O F ECOLOGY Notice of Application to Appropriate Public Waters Take Notice: That Jeffrey J. & Julie J. Kilgore of Colbert, Washington on December 6, 2012 under Application No. S3-30679 filed for permit to appropriate public waters, subject to existing rights, from Bead Lake, in the amount of 12 gallons per minute (0.0267 cfs), each year, for continuous domestic supply. The source of the proposed appropriation is to be located within Tract A of Bead Lake, also designated as the Diamond Match Company’s Subdi-

vision of Bead Lake, per plat recorded in Book 1 of Plats, page 9 (BE-1) and also shown on Record of Survey RS 1107, recorded Feb. 25, 2004, Book 5 of Surveys, page 150; within the NW1/4NE1/4 of Section 9, T. 32 N., R. 45 E.W.M. All within Pend Oreille County, Washington.

Protests or objections to approval of this application must include a detailed statement of the basis for objections; protests must be accompanied by a fifty-($50.00) dollar recording fee and filed with the Department of Ecology, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days from Jan. 16, 2013.

State of Washington Department of Ecology Water Resources Program – ERO PO Box 47611 Olympia, WA 985047611 Published in The Newport Miner January 9 and 16, 2013. (49-2)

_________________ 201312 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON Court of Pend Oreille Case No.: 10-4-00012-1 Notice of Hearing on Final Report and Petition for Distribution In RE. The Estate if Ethel Garpestad, Deceased.

To: All Heirs and Other Interested Parties: A Final Report and Petition for Distribution has been filed with the Clerk of the Court.

The hearing on said Final Report and Petition for Distribution shall be held at 1:30 p.m. on January 31, 2013, at the Hall of Justice, Newport, Washington.

Anyone desiring to appear at the time and date set forth above shall be heard by the Court with respect to any objection to said Final Report and Petition for Distribution.

Dated: January 7, 2013 Lambarth Law Office /s/Douglas D. Lambarth Douglas D. Lambarth, #1200 Published in The Newport Miner January 9, 2013.

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_________________ 201313 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on January 07, 2013, receive a complete Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, RGP 7, and a SEPA Environmental Checklist from Karl Hanson, and did on January 07, 2013 issue a Determination of Completeness for a vegetated shoreline stabilization project on the Pend Oreille River.

(FILE NO. SSDP-13-002), Location: Within Sect. 34, T36N, R43E WM, 82 & 92 N Alaska Ln., Newport, WA

99156. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on December 16, 2012. 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. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. Natural Resource Planner. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than January 24, 2013.

Required Permits: Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), Shoreline Substantial Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Regional General Permit (Army Corps) Dated: January 07, 2013 Published in The Newport Miner January 9 and 16, 2013. (49-2)

_________________ 201314 NOTICE TO CREDITORS No. 13-4-00008 9 Probate Notice to Creditors RCW 11.40.030 Superior Court of Washington for Snohomish County In Re the Estate of Jack Roy Dalton 3rd, Deceased.

The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060.

This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

Date of First Publication: January 9, 2013 Marilynn Dalton Schlosser Personal Representative Attorney for Personal Representative: Julian Denes 1616 Hewitt Ave., Everett, WA 98201 Suite 210.

Published in The Newport Miner January 9, 16 and 23, 2013. (49-3)

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