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Long-term care bid comes back as expected

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Hospital district awards bid to Kilgore Construction

By Michelle Nedved Of The Miner

NEWPORT – With some redesign and change in scope, the

Long Term Care Facility planned by Pend Oreille Hospital District No. 1 went back out to bid, and this time came back as expected.

See Long-Term, 2A

Inslee lashes back at Sessions on marijuana

By Alex Visser WNPA Olympia News Bureau

Editor’s note: The Washington Newspaper Publishers Association funds journalism students who cover the Washington Legislature, which got underway this week.

Many of their stories will appear in The Miner. See page 8A for more legislative coverage.

OLYMPIA – Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee expressed a defiant attitude toward U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who announced Jan. 4 the rescinding of Obama-era guidelines that assisted the legalization of non-medical marijuana in Washington, seven other states and the District of Columbia.

Sessions’ announcement came via a memo to U.S. attorneys, in which he referenced the ilSee Inslee, 2A

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Swede’s send off The color guard of American Legion Post No. 217 gives Glenn Fred “Swede” Bergau a military honors salute Friday following Bergau’s funeral in Newport Jan. 5. An Army veteran, Bergau was one of the charter members of American Legion Post No. 217.

He passed away Dec. 9 at age 94.

New Year wrapping up old work for Public Works projects

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

NEWPORT – After Pend Oreille County commissioners approved a road levy shift last November to help balance the 2018 budget, Pend Oreille County Public Works is preparing to wrap up several large projects this year that have been a long time in the making.

For those that don’t know, the road levy shifts $200,000 in taxing au-

thority from the county’s road fund to the current expense fund to balance the budget. The county transferred $200,000 from the capitol projects fund to make up the difference for the road shift levy, but those funds must go into road projects and not current expense fund.

Washington law allows county governments to collect two separate property tax levies. These are levies for the current expense fund and the

road fund.

This just means that the money will be there for roads when it’s needed and doesn’t really affect the projects that are coming to completion this year, said county commissioner Karen Skoog.

“Our public works department has been working on these for a long time, putting funding sources together and implementing them,” Skoog said of the four big projects the county is

winding up in 2018. “All the road levy shift means is that we’re still going to be able to complete them with the finances that available.”

The $200,000 backfill from capitol project funds will go toward the Fertile Valley Road rehabilitation, which is budgeted at $2,280,000. The Rural Arterial Program is contributing $2,052,000, but the project must go to bid See Projects, 10A

Newport hires experienced police chief

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

NEWPORT – Newport’s new police chief, Mark Duxbury, was out on a call when a writer stopped by for an interview this story.

“He might be awhile,” the office staff said at city hall. As a one-man police department, Duxbury, 51, is likely to be plenty busy for the next few months.

Duxbury is Newport’s latest hire. He’s part of the city’s process of standing up a new police department after Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim substantially in-

creased the amount he would charge the city for law enforcement services. The city and county couldn’t come to an agreement on the new charge, which was about double the previous charge. Botzheim said the increase reflected the actual cost of providing law enforcement services, something the county subsidized before the proposed increase.

So the city set about recruiting a police chief.

“We had a number of applications,” city councilmember Keith Campbell said. But after interviewing Duxbury, Campbell, fellow council member Mark Zorica and Newport

Mayor Shirley Sands agreed Duxbury was the best candidate and offered him the job without interviewing anyone else. The council agreed and he was sworn in at the Jan. 2 meeting.

Duxbury signed a six-month contract, for which he will be paid $33,744 plus benefits.

According to city clerk treasurer Nickole North, Duxbury has six months to complete the Equivalency Academy, which he is scheduled to attend the latter part of January. The city has hired police chiefs on sixmonth contracts before, she said.

Before the city started con-

tracting with the county for law enforcement in 2006, the city had its own department.

Duxbury now lives in Pend Oreille County, but grew up in California. He went on to work 26 years in California law enforcement, mostly in Tracey, Calif., a city of about 80,000, where he spent most of his career. He rose to the rank of captain.

He retired at age 50 and moved to Pend Oreille County full time, drawn in part by the fishing.

“We’ve owned property here and used to spend summers up here,” he said. He and his wife, Chasity, moved here full

time in August. They have two grown children.

Duxbury coached youth and high school football in California. He was an assistant coach for Newport’s team this year, coaching receivers.

Duxbury will have his hands full at first and will work closely with the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office for the first few months.

“Everyone from the Sheriff on down has been welcoming and supportive,” Duxbury said.

For his part, Botzheim said he likes Duxbury, who he deSee Chief, 2A

B r i e f ly Cities, counties, schools closed for MLK Day

North Pend Oreille Chamber to meet Jan. 21

NEWPORT – Both Pend Oreille and Bonner county offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 15, in observance of Martin Luther King Day. City offices in both counties will also be closed, as will state offices. Local schools in Pend Oreille and West Bonner Counties will also be closed for the day.

Priest River will hold its regular city council meeting Tuesday, Jan. 16. Newport’s council meeting will be moved to Jan. 19 at 9 a.m. That is to close out the city’s books for 2017 and happens every year.

METALINE FALLS – The North Pend Oreille Chamber of Commerce (NPOCC) will hold its annual meeting Sunday, Jan. 21, at 4 p.m. at The Cutter Theatre.

The event begins with a potluck, hosted by outgoing President Tara Leininger, and then the general membership meeting will follow.

Business will include the certification of elected officers and board members, and establishing a 2018 budget.

At this time there are no contested offices, but a

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write-in line is included for all officers. The ballot includes Jacob Warren for president; Sonya Scauflaire for vice-president; Susie Bisson for treasurer; Lynn Holster for secretary; Chris Daley, Dean Grass, Steve Kiss, Rick Larson and Leininger for board members.

Members of good standing in 2017 are eligible to vote and should have received their ballots and invitation in the mail.

If you believe you are a 2017 member of the NPOCC and haven’t received a ballot, contact Leininger at 509-446-2117 or through the website at www.npochamber.org.

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Chief: From Page 1A

scribes as experienced, professional and qualified.

“I am currently working very closely with Chief Mark Duxbury to ensure a seamless transition of Public Safety Services to the City of Newport,” Botzheim said by email. “Presently, this includes handling calls and supporting and backing up Chief Duxbury as he sets up the infrastructure he needs to run his department.

Even after Chief Duxbury gets settled in we will continue to support him and the City as I am sure they will support and assist the County.”

Duxbury’s supervisor will be Mayor Shirley Sands.

Duxbury will be doing quite a bit of administrative work as he prepares the department, but he will also be out on patrol.

He patrolled last weekend, he says.

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Mark Duxbury is Newport’s new police chief. He has already been out patrolling.

He says he wants to be unpredictable for criminals, so will likely patrol various hours.

During the first year, it won’t cost the city any more to have its own department than it would have to contract with the Sheriff’s Office, even

Long-Term:

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The district’s commissioners approved a bid of $8.27 million to Kilgore Construction of Spokane at their board meeting Thursday, Dec. 28.

“We clearly made our bid,” district CEO Tom Wilbur told the board while explaining the process district staff went through to get the bid where it needed to be. The project, which will be built north of River Mountain Village in the empty lot on the corner of Spokane and First streets in Newport, will replace Newport Long Term Care, an aged facility where residents all share rooms and use restrooms with curtain access to the hall-

at the old rate, North said.

She moved $124,000 from reserves last year to start the process.

The city purchased a 2014 Ford Explorer with 109,000 miles on it from the Washington State Patrol for $10,000.

way.

Voters approved a $10 million bond in 2016 to build the facility. When the first round of bids came in during spring of 2017, the low bid was at $10.5 million.

Wilbur said then that the architects were stunned. The project was priced out three times in late winter and early spring the year prior, and an independent costing group out of Spokane went over the numbers.

District administrators sat down with the low bidder to determine what went wrong with the cost estimates. A lot of construction in the region was driving up subcontractors’ rates.

The five general contractors who bid on the project then received

North plans on replacing the money in reserves this year.

The city has budgeted $274,000 for law enforcement for 2018.

City councilman Campbell says the details of standing up a department are still be-

subcontractor bids from only two electricians.

The number of subcontractors was even more limited this time.

Five of the six contractors who bid this time received the same plumbing, electrical and mechanical bids. To lower the cost, the design team went back to the drawing board, and ended up with a more flexible, mixed-use facility. In some instances, there will be two residents per room.

Wilbur said that is better for memory care patients, and some people like having a roommate.

Three neighborhoods will have a total of 54 beds after the first phase of construction, and a fourth neighborhood will be roughed in with the potential for

ing worked out.

“At a minimum, we want to get him at least one other officer,” Campbell said.

He’s happy with everything so far.

“We’re happy to have him on board,” Campbell said.

18 more beds in the future.

The project includes a gated, secure cognitive memory care unit, but it won’t be a “full blown dementia unit,” Wilbur said.

The footprint went down from 54,000 square feet to 47,000 square feet, allowing for more parking and a place to put snow.

So far, $625,000 has been spent out of the hospital district’s operating budget on the project, but none of that was borrowed.

The district did collect $705,000 in voter-approved taxes, but because construction did not begin in 2017 as expected, those funds will be used to make a principal payment in 2018 once bonds are issued. Construction is expected to begin this year.

Inslee: From Page 1A

legality of possessing and distributing marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act. The attorney general suggested that such legislation confirms that marijuana is a “dangerous drug.”

The Ogden and Cole memoranda, put in place in 2009 and 2012, respectively, set guidelines for federal authorities that essentially encouraged a hands-off approach to enforcing federal marijuana laws in states that had legalized the drug.

Marijuana was legalized in Washington by Initiative 502 in 2012.

In his memo, Sessions declared the memoranda to be rescinded, effective immediately.

While the attorney general encouraged federal prosecutors to exercise

their own discretion, Inslee said they would have to work in isolation, as he has no plans to use the resources of local law enforcement agencies in Washington.

Inslee, flanked by Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center and Rep. David Sawyer, D-Tacoma, voiced vehement opposition to Sessions’ announcement, calling out President Donald Trump’s administration for going against what Inslee called progress. The group was gathered Thursday in Olympia as part of the annual Associated Press legislative session preview for news media.

“It’s disappointing to see the administration want to go backwards,” the governor said. “The rest of the world wants to

follow us.”

While Inslee and Ferguson were hesitant to comment on potential legal action, the governor did not rule out the possibility of a lawsuit against the White House.

Rivers emphasized the bipartisan effort that has helped the marijuana industry flourish, and said that effort will continue, despite federal sentiment.

“We have been extremely united,” the senator said. “We anticipate that we will maintain our system and program.”

Sawyer noted that even in years of Republican control in the Washington Senate, there have been no efforts to repeal the initiative that established marijuana’s legalization.

Rivers called the U.S. attorney general’s position “misguided,” and

claimed that Washington state has all but eliminated the black market for marijuana, while Sessions’ new federal guidelines could bring it back.

The senator from Southwest Washington also referenced economic interests, predicting that the marijuana industry could bring $750 million into the state by the end of the year. While Washington state’s political leaders shared their disappointment in Sessions’ announcement with compatriots in Colorado, Alaska and Oregon, Ferguson made sure to point out that Sessions’ announcement was to be expected, and that Washington state legalized marijuana before the Cole memorandum was authored in 2013.

Inslee, Ferguson and

governors in Alaska, Oregon and Colorado made several attempts throughout 2017 to meet with Sessions to discuss the Trump administration’s position on marijuana, but the attorney general declined, writing back that Washington state’s regulatory structures were questionable.

A recurring theme in Inslee’s rhetoric was the power of Washington citizens, whose votes allowed the legalization of marijuana in the first place.

The governor hearkened to the history of citizen initiatives, and repeatedly said that it was the citizens that could shape national discourse.

“We should believe an uproar of public sentiment can change policy,” Inslee said. “We should have confidence in our ability to do this again.”

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b r i e f ly Burn ban lifted in Pend Oreille County NEWPORT – The New Year has rolled in with more fog and winds than predicted, allowing the Department of Ecology to lift a Stage 1 burn ban in Pend Oreille, Ferry, Stevens, Asotin, and Okanogan counties as of Jan. 2.

Over the weekend, the levels of particulate matter in the air were mixing better than had been forecasted, which improved air quality and lowered risk of unhealthy air due to pollution. The burn ban originally began on New Year’s Day. Under a Stage 1 ban, all outdoor burning is prohibited, including residential, agricultural and forest burning. Use of uncertified wood stoves, fireplaces, inserts, and other uncertified wood-burning devices is prohibited unless they are a home’s only adequate source of heat.

Certified wood stoves, pellet stoves and other certified wood-burning devices are allowed.

Library Board officers elected

NEWPORT – At the November Pend Oreille County Library Board meeting elections were held and Lea Porter was chosen to be the 2018 chairperson. Diane Stone will continue as vicechair and Steve Dawson will continue as secretary.

Jane Miller Floyd was thanked for her many years of service and will be replaced by Beverly Sarles.

Katherine Schutte will also serve on the board.

The 2018 meeting dates and locations were set.

All meetings will be held at the District Office in Newport, except for those noted otherwise. The dates and times are Jan. 18 at 10 a.m., Feb. 22 at 4 p.m., March 22 at 4 p.m., April 26 at 4 p.m. (Calispel Valley Library in Cusick), May 24 at 4 p.m., June 28 at 4 p.m.

(Ione Public Library), July 26 at 4 p.m., Aug. 23 at 4 p.m., Sept. 27 at 4 p.m., Oct. 25 at 4 p.m., and Nov. 15 at 4 p.m. There will be no December meeting.

Be a forest steward MOSCOW – Roughly 40 percent of the forests in Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai, and Benewah counties are owned by families.

Over the next year, University of Idaho Extension is again conducting a series of 19 forestry educational programs at 26 locations throughout northern Idaho, to help strengthen family forest owners’ abilities to manage their forestland to meet their goals. Topics to be covered in this year’s Strengthening Forest Stewardship Skills series include: forest management planning, forest insects and disease, tree identification, weed control, rural land ownership, forest edibles, forest measurements, backyard forestry, thinning and pruning, and more.

Calendars listing specific program dates and locations are available at local University of Idaho Extension offices. Detailed information on each of the programs is posted on the University of Idaho Extension Forestry website www. uidaho.edu/extension/forestry/programs, six weeks ahead of each program.

For more information on specific sessions in the series, contact Chris Schnepf at 208-446-1680, Randy Brooks at 208-885-9663, or Bill Warren at 208-4764434.

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CUSICK – The Jan. 9 meeting of the Pend Oreille County Planning Commission was canceled in order to allow proper advertising time for a public hearing on changes to the development regulations.

The Feb. 13 meeting will include a hearing on changes to the development regulations, Community Development Director Greg Snow said.

Planning commissioners are grappling with a See Planning Commission, 10B

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HOLIDAY CLOSURE Deer Valley, Usk, & Ione

Newport Library’s Teen Advisory Board met at their monthly meeting Wednesday, Jan. 3 with Pend Oreille County Library District Director Mandy Walters to discuss upcoming activities for teenagers.

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Teenagers take the helm at library

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

Newport – A group of five teenagers, two boys and three girls gathered around a low table in the young adult section of the Newport Library last Wednesday afternoon after school, some of them plucking slices of pizza from a delivery box before settling in. A couple of them checked their cell phones while another took an interest in one of the library’s graphic novels, ‘How to Talk to Girls at Parties’ by British author Neil Gaiman.

As sophomore Ayla Culver flipped through the colorful pages, Ryan Schmidt, eighth grade, glanced over at one of the comic’s panels.

“Zombie explosion?” he inquired casually.

“Yep,” Culver replied.

Soon, Pend Oreille Library District Director Mandy Walters pulls up a chair and the January meeting of the Newport Library’s Teen Advisory Board (TAB) begins. Started last year in November, TAB’s mission is to help the local library develop resources, services and events to fulfill teenagers’ needs and interests and to promote the library to teens and the community. The board is comprised of teenagers from grades eighth to 12th and member’s terms are for one year. Students in grades seventh to 12th are eligible to apply. Applicants that are not selected may reapply at the beginning of each school year.

Members are selected by an application and an interview process, and candidates should have a desire to help their community and library.

“When we talked about doing this (TAB), I said that it didn’t matter if the kids that wanted to do this were readers or not,” Walters said. “Of course readers were welcome to apply, but we wanted teens with different interests, various tastes. We want to be relevant to the community, and one way to do that is to get teenagers actively involved.”

The January meeting was the third time the board had met since its creation in October 2017.

TAB also plans teen events at the library, helps choose books, audio books, movies, and music for the teen section, write reviews of books, mu-

PUD, National Forest seeking Pioneer Park feedback NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille County Public Utility District and the Colville National Forest (CNF) are requesting feedback from recreationalists about potential camping opportunities along the reservoir near Pioneer Park.

Over the last several years, Pioneer Park Campground has exceeded capacity thresholds according to the 2017 Revised Recreation Resource Management Plan (RRMP), which is a See PUD, 10B

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sic, and movies, promote the library as a place for teens, and strive to make the library effective and appealing for teens.

“I wanted to get more involved with the community and this seemed like a way to do it,” said Culver. “I really like to read, so this is something that lines up with that.”

Board members must commit to attending 75 percent of scheduled meetings and special teen events during each semester. Students earn community service hours for their participation, which counts toward their high school graduation.

“Since I’m starting high school next year it gives me a chance to get started on my community service hours,” said Schmidt. “I like that they have video games and books and that it’s (the library) some place I could recommend to my friends to hang out.”

According to Washington state law, students are required to complete 25 hours of volunteer community service to graduate. Walters will also write letters of recommendation for active TAB members.

“I always enjoyed the library as a younger kid, but when I became older I saw they didn’t have as much to do for teenagers,” said Corrina Cauchy, a senior. “This (TAB) was a way for me to get involved and help change that so teens that are coming up behind me can benefit too.”

Cauchy added that the library has added more interesting book titles for teenagers and more teen centered events like glass etching classes to balance out craft times for little kids.

“It’s cool to see more activities like that becoming available,” Cauchy said. There are currently seven board members including Culver, Schmidt, Cauchy, 8th grader Lia Goodrich, senior Kari Goodrich, freshman Chloe Jones and 8th grader Kaleb Johnson.

All are students in the Newport School District. Jones and Kari Goodrich were absent from last week’s meeting. TAB will host a pie party Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 5:30 p.m., at the Newport Library to celebrate National Pie Day. There will be a pie-eating contest, complete with prizes.

The event is open to the public, especially teenagers.

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The process is what matters

t’s difficult to remember an issue that divided this community as much as the possible construction of the HiTest Sand silicon smelter has in recent months. We hear the construction of Ponderay Newsprint was a hot-button issue back in the 1980s, but for those of us who aren’t old enough or weren’t around here then, the HiTest debate is new to us.

It’s also difficult to say there are “sides” in the debate, though some of the more vocal residents would disagree, saying they fall squarely into “us” while the rest of us are “them.”

It seems as though if you do fall into one of those camps, the newspaper is on the opposite side of your position, at least for those who we’ve heard from. So we thought it important to clear the air and express exactly how we feel about HiTest and the possible construction of a smelter south of Newport.

So here goes: We don’t have a stance.

It’s not our job as journalists to take sides. We are here to report the facts to our readers in the hopes of growing a more well informed populous. Our ultimate goal is to be impartial and fair. Not only is that what we’re trained to do, it’s what we value most in our job, a value that caused us to become journalists in the first place.

One thing we do believe is that it is imperative, regardless of how you feel about HiTest, that we go through the process.

Washington state has very strict environmental policies, and a plethora of agencies dedicated to regulation. The process is intended to be transparent, and the newspaper is part of that transparency.

We think a vast majority of the residents here in Pend Oreille and Bonner counties feel the same way, but they are less vocal than those opposed or in favor of the smelter.

We have faith in the systems, checks and balances in place to make these kind of monumental decisions for this place we all call home. We will continue to keep a close eye on those processes, and report on them, and report on what people are saying about them. Don’t take our presentation of the facts as propaganda for either side.

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Maybe we should judge ourselves The city of San Francisco recently erected a statue honoring those who were “Comfort Women” of the Japanese army of occupation in China and Korea during World War II. The effort was spearheaded by two American judges of Asian ancestry. They cite sources that estimate more than 200,000 women in the occupied region were forced to serve as sex slaves for the Japanese soldiers.

The Japanese government disputes these allegations as, “One sided interpretations.” They claim local enC o l u m n trepreneurs recruited these women to work as prostitutes, and consider Frank the monument a slap in the face.

Watson The controversy has caused Osaka to terminate its sister city relationship with San Francisco.

Forty-five years ago, during the Vietnam War, cheap brothels lined the roads outside US military bases in Thailand, Okinawa, Taiwan, and the Philippines. Local entrepreneurs recruited thousands of young women into prostitution. I am sure if we were to interview some of these girls today, they would say they were forced into the sex trade. The quality of life for many in East Asia in the 1960s was below what we consider the poverty line. Some girls were offered the option to continue their hand-to-mouth existence or work in the brothels. I have even heard stories of parents who sold their daughters to put food on the table. Prostitutes were recruited by the local entrepreneurs, but the American servicemen provided the money. Given this, is America guilty of sex trafficking?

It isn’t fair to judge the US by what happened 50 years ago during a war. Times have changed. The world’s moral climate has changed. If we apply current moral codes, we could easily condemn our impact on the local communities near our bases.

But that wouldn’t be right. Most of us who would condemn were not there and can only judge through rose-colored lenses of 20-20 hindsight. We can only judge past conduct by past criteria. It seems to be a fairly recent fad to condemn historic characters by using today’s standards. Thus, Robert E. Lee becomes a racist because he fought for the Confederacy, and American pioneers who pushed westward are accused of genocide for displacing the natives.

This is not only unfair, it is pompous. Who are we to sit in the moral judgment seat unless we were there and lived the same experience? The last time I checked, Japan was a strong ally. Why pick a fight with them now?

The loss of Osaka as San Francisco’s sister city may seem to be no big deal, but the sister city program creates an avenue to share cultures that we wouldn’t

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yo u r op i n i o n Evil of marijuana poster sends right message To the editor, Not long ago I served as a substitute teacher all day at Columbia High School in Hunters, Wash.

In the lunchroom, there was a large poster that spoke to the students about the evil of marijuana use.

Dr. Bill Wadington, superintendent, and Matt McLain, principal, are to be commended for placing that large truthful poster on the wall for the students to see and read.

As I left the lunch room, I thought of the Bible verse, “... the father to the children shall make known thy truth,” Isaiah 38:19 -Arthur Houk Colville

We need HiTest To the editor, I’ve noticed a theme in the opposition to the HiTest facility – opposi-

tion to jobs, opposition to economic improvement and above all opposition to anything that will improve the quality of life for working families. The pollution risk is exaggerated to the extreme, the traffic increase is exaggerated to the ridiculous and the benefits are all but ignored. Your darkest fear is someone might get a decent job and improve the lives of their entire family without a government program.

Enviro-socialism offers no solutions to lagging employment, not one.

Environmentalists have all but destroyed logging, mining and agriculture in this area. We are left with unemployment and hundreds of thousands of acres of dangerously overloaded forests that will explode one summer and burn the county to ash. And you will protest anyone trying to put out the fires.

This region will not prosper on casino gambling and service jobs.

Public assistance and more welfare are not solutions and yet it is all anti-capitalist forces ever offer.

Every letter of protest is pecked out on a computer that is utterly dependent on silicon products. Every Prius parked at the protest meeting needs silicon for its internal parts.

These protesters gladly consume mined, logged, commercially farmed or grown, refined and smelted products by the ton. Every kilowatt of their electricity comes from someplace else on conductors of metal. The plastic keys you pound out your complaints on are tapping a silicon circuit.

This county needs good paying jobs and it needs some form of industry other than our foundering paper mill. I’m using my mined, smelted and refined products to support creating something more for this county other than vacant store fronts and low wage service jobs. We need HiTest more than

we need another environmental group offering nothing.

-Eric Schaffer Ione

Miner publishing too many anti smelter articles To the editor, The continuous rants by The Miner’s staff and its anti-growth green movement agenda are becoming tiresome.

Larry Montgomery hit the nail squarely on the head with his letter to the editor in support of the silicon refinery.

It was bad enough that the staff of The Miner on Dec. 20 published a hysterical rant that basically accuses the Board of County Commissioners and the PUD of corruption because they want to bring decent paying jobs to Pend Oreille County for the silent majority of citizens. This was done just before the ChristSee letters, 5A

Labrador reacts to judge dismissing charges in Bundy case WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Raúl Labrador, R-Idaho, issued a statement after U.S. District Court Judge Gloria Navarro dismissed the charges against four men in connection with a 2014 protest over public lands management in Nevada.

Navarro found that federal prosecutors withheld critical evidence that could have proven the defendants guiltless and called the prosecution’s conduct an “intentional abdication of its responsibility” in the cases against Cliven Bundy, his sons Ryan and Ammon Bundy and Montana militia leader Ryan Payne.

“Today Judge Navarro left no

doubt that federal prosecutors violated fundamental principles in our system of justice, finding that the government ‘violated due process rights’ and deeming that conduct ‘outrageous.’

The prosecution’s willful withholding of evidence favorable to the defense – including records of surveillance and a blistering internal report revealing misconduct and bias in the Bureau of Land Management – is abhorrent.

“Judge Navarro did the right thing in dismissing the case, but we must also take steps to ensure that such prosecutorial misconduct isn’t repeated. We must

reaffirm that civil liberties are absolutely fundamental to our constitutional form of government.”

In September Labrador wrote Attorney General Jeff Sessions, urging him to review a letter signed by 53 current and former members of the Idaho Legislature expressing serious concerns about the treatment of four Idahoans in “The Bunkerville Stand Off” trials.

“There is a strong possibility that a miscarriage of justice is being committed,” wrote Labrador, who also asked Sessions to ensure that defendants be treated fairly.

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Visit The Miner Online to answer our readers’ poll question through Monday afternoon. Find it on the right-hand side of the page at www.PendOreilleRiverValley.com. The results will be printed next week on this page. You need not be a subscriber to participate.

If you have any ideas for future readers’ poll questions, submit them at minernews@povn.com.

With the mandate repealed, would you choose to sign up for health insurance?

A federal judge has thrown out all charges against the Cliven Bundy family, and another man, citing “flagrant prosecutorial misconduct” on the part of U.S. government lawyers.

Do you agree with the decision to throw out all charges against Cliven Bundy and his family?

Yes, clearly sending armed officers to seize the Bundys’ cattle for failure to pay grazing fees was federal overreach. This proves the Bundys were right to resist.

No, this will encourage antigovernment extremists and could make it more dangerous for federal land managers.

The change doesn’t affect me.

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6% Undecided.

Total Votes: 45

Yes. It’s a vital part of taking care of my family and myself.

40% 20% No. It’s my decision whether I want to sign up or not and I shouldn’t be penalized for it.

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mas Holiday season, which is one of the most sacred times of year for Christians. This is just what could be expected from a gang of unruly children bullying a defenseless victim in a schoolyard.

Now the headline last week states: “Hi Test opposition growing.”

Really?

The Idaho Conservation League is a radical left wing environmental organization that has a reputation for suing any person or government agency that displeases its membership and uses a gaggle of attorneys that make their living suing landowners and government agencies.

Nationally, there is at minimum one lawsuit by environmental groups against government agencies and/ or private landowners each day. The worst part of this is that the majority membership of these out of state organizations does not even live in the areas that they interfere in by questionable political and judicial means.

Strange how the staff of The Miner can be so opposed to outside industry locating in Pend Oreille County, but look for help from outside environ-

mental organizations to help keep good paying jobs from locating in the county.

I have a house and property in Pend Oreille County and I intend to return to a prosperous county, not an impoverished county.

-Jim Cowan Deer Park

Bible written before abortion became a medical procedure To the editor, Last week’s letter from Arthur Houk on abortion attempts to make it a religious political issue instead of a legal medical procedure. The Bible he quotes was translated thousands of years before abortion became a medical procedure. Bible translators and religious scholars didn’t know the cellular biology of human life. In fact they had no idea how a child was conceived or to determine that life began at conception.

So I am confused how Houk can quote Bible verses and make them into a political position on abortion.

Modern birth control all but eliminates the need for abortion based solely on the choice to end a healthy pregnancy. Yet, many Republicans

oppose the use of birth control. Their religious objection results in court decisions like the Hobby Lobby case where the employer opposed including contraception in employee health insurance. How is it possible to kill an unborn child that was never conceived?

There is no religious basis for making abortion a political issue.

Some people cite a religious basis for refusing medical interventions such as blood transfusions, but don’t make it a political issue. In America we have the right over our bodies to make medical decisions. God and the government gives us that choice to make. I am neither for nor against abortion or any other medical procedure. I don’t want Mr. Houk using women’s bodies for his need to link abortion to a political killing of the unborn. The state is very clear in not allowing legal abortion after 22 weeks unless the life of the mother is in danger. I would ask Mr. Houk who pays for the million dollar miracle premature babies born to poor mothers? Yes, it’s all those social and medical programs enacted by Democrats who Houk says are pro-abortion.

-Pete Scobby Newport

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otherwise have. Spokane has a sister city pact with Nishinomia, a similar sized community equidistant from Kobe, Kyoto and Osaka.

The culture of Japan is much different than the culture of Eastern Washington. Sister City exchanges help to bridge those differences with understanding.

The arrangement with Nishinomia includes educational inter-

action with Washington State University. In 2000, I was selected to participate in the program and spent the 2000-2001 school year teaching English in the Nishinomia public schools. We lived in a Japanese neighborhood where I had the opportunity to experience their culture, and values. I would have been offended if our sister city had erected a monument insinuating that my country had participated in sex trafficking during the Vietnam

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War. Was the Japanese military guilty of war crimes by forcing women to be sex slaves? I don’t know, I wasn’t there. I can only judge the Japanese, or anyone else, by what they do now.

Frank Watson is a retired Air Force Colonel and long-term resident of Eastern Washington.

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OLYMPIA – With a newfound majority in the Washington Senate, state Democrats have found an early target in firearm regulation as the 2018 legislative session begins.

Senate Bill 6049 would regulate the ownership and manufacturing of large capacity magazines and make them all but illegal in most cases. “Large capacity” refers to any magazine that can hold more than 10 rounds.

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Pedersen said he feels confident the bill will pass, and that the key is to receive support from rural Democrats and more moderate Republicans. The senator added that he has received at least some vocal support from both parties.

“We’ve obviously had a series of highprofile shootings across the country,” Pedersen said. “This is a small step to take.”

But Dave Workman, senior editor of TheGunMag, said he doesn’t find such a ban necessary, arguing that large capacity magazines haven’t proven to be a problem. Workman said he expects a flurry of opposition from gun owners across the state, many of which own firearms that would be affected by the ban.

Joe Waldron echoed Workman’s sentiments, legislative chairman of the Washington State Rifle and Pistol Association, who said his organization is firmly against the potential legislation.

Waldron said the bill emphasizes the role of guns, while legislators should be taking a look at potential societal problems that lead to mass shootings.

The legislative chairman pointed out that many pistols carry large capacity magazines, but the bill doesn’t differentiate between handguns and the assault weapons Waldron believes the bill is targeting. Waldron called the bill “meaningless” and “unenforceable,” and said it would force Washington citizens to give up private property that is arguably protected by the Second Amendment.

“The bottom line is we oppose the bill because it’s a waste of time,” Waldron said. “They focus on the inanimate object; what they need to be focusing on is the behavior.” The senate plans to hear SB 6049 on Jan. 15.

State Democrats won’t scramble for a capital gains tax

By Josh Kelety WNPA Olympia News Bureau

OLYMPIA, Wash. — While Democrats in the state legislature have supported enacting a capital gains tax to fund public education in the past, they aren’t itching to pass one this legislative session now that they control both the statehouse and the governorship.

At a Jan. 4 morning news conference, Senate Majority Leader Sharon Nelson, D–Maury Island, said that while “everything will be on the table,” she doesn’t see much momentum behind passing a capital gains tax assessed on profits derived from the sale of property or other assets this session due to time constraints and concerns about the concept amongst her caucus.

“There a few members who have serious con-

cerns about the volatility of a capital gains tax,” Nelson said, adding that the upcoming session’s short length of 60 days makes a push for the tax less likely. “Our goal is to get out on time; and time is going to fly by,” she said.

Other Democrats are more definitive. “I don’t think anyone is looking at anything unrealistic relative to timing in a 60-day session, ” said Sen. Reuven Carlyle, D–Seattle, a past proponent of the capital gains tax. “That’s just a heavy lift.”

Democrats won back control of the state Senate in November with Democrat Manka Dhingra’s electoral victory in the 45th legislative district covering Kirkland and Woodinville. They now control the house, senate, and governorship.

In 2015, in order to meet the 2012 McCleary

state Supreme Court mandate that the legislature fully fund public education, House Democrats proposed a capital gains tax to help fund K-12 education before taking the plan off the table. In late 2016, Governor Jay Inslee pushed a capital gains tax for the same purpose, before compromising to pass a budget last summer, which will add roughly $7 billion to education over four years through hiked property taxes.

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Turner is new Priest River council member

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

PRIEST RIVER – New council member Candy Turner was sworn in by Priest River Mayor Jim Martin, along with council member Gary Stewart, at the Jan. 2 city council meeting. A retired Priest River Elementary School teacher, Turner, 62, ran for city council last November as a write-in candidate.

She replaces Peggy George, who decided not to run for re-election.

“I’m not much of a homebody,” Turner said of her decision to run for office.

“I wanted to be involved in my community in some way.”

Born in Sandpoint and raised in Priest River, Turner’s maiden name is Naccarato, from the Italian family that immigrated to the area generations ago

and can easily be counted as one of the founding families of Priest River. Her great-grandfather on her dad’s side helped install the first sewer lines in the city.

Turner is married to Darrel Turner, with five children and seven grandchildren. She worked as a first grade teacher at Priest River Elementary School for 24 years before retiring in 2016. During that time she served as the president of the West Bonner County Teachers Association and was involved with the Idaho Education Association.

Turner said she has always been civic minded.

Her father worked for Bonner County as a foreman and her mother was a cook for the West Bonner School District, so both of them were involved in the events and goings-on of the community. In high

school Turner was a class officer and belonged to a lot of youth organizations including pep club, drama club, 4-H, and the annual club.

She said that she is looking forward to learning how city government operates from a council member’s perspective.

“Right now I’m in a learning process, seeing how it all functions and how we have built our budget, pursued grants, and how all the intricate parts of local government work,” Turner said. “Up until now I’ve been on the other side.”

As a citizen, Turner has never been hesitant to approach the city when issues she is concerned about have arisen. When the water pressure at her house adjacent to Beardmore Avenue was weak for years on end, she went to a council meeting to inquire

Miner photo|Sophia Aldous

Candy Turner decided to run for Priest River City Council in a write-in campaign last November when Peggy George decided not to seek re-election.

as to what could be done.

Priest River’s Public Works Department looked into the matter and discovered that a water line was in need of fixing.

Another time Turner went to the council about fixing the street on Beardmore Avenue, as it was potholed and pock marked.

The city put down sealant on the street.

“It got taken care of

because we brought the issues to the city council and I think people need to be involved in that if they are serious about seeing change,” Turner said. “I want to be a part of the solutions and not the problems. I just feel it’s not right to sit back and complain.”

Besides civic participation, Turner enjoys gardening, reading, spending time with grandchildren,

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NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Hospital District No. 1 board of commissioners approved Newport Hospital and Health Services’ operating budget for 2018 at a board meeting Thursday,

Dec. 28, 2017.

The $37,205,428 budget is up slightly over last year, by $1,629,698.

The increase is due to more health care options available at NHHS. A part-time orthopedic surgeon is doing three to four surgeries a week, and intends to do more in

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“That’s probably one of our biggest opportunities,” district CFO Kim Manus said. “That and our OB (obstetrics).”

Another big change is the situation in the emergency department since the change from physicians assistants to doctors through a contract with EmCare. And new doctors at the Newport Health Center clinic are allowing more patients to be seen in a timely manner.

Inpatient revenue is up from $4,823,060 in 2017 to $6,082,084 this year. Ancillary revenue – which is anything other than in-patient room service, such as labs, physical therapy, radiology and surgery – totals $32,970,576, which is just about the same as last year at $32,931,350.

Rural Health Clinic revenue is budgeted at slightly lower than last year at $7,563,716 (down from $8,148,357).

The remaining lines of revenue are all up slightly over last year: Skilled nursing revenue is budgeted at $3,508,078 (up from $3,281,865); assisted living facility revenue is at $1,558,636 (up from $1,392,966); and 340B revenue is bud-

geted at $3,697,335 (up from $3,411,453).

The 340B pharmaceutical program is a federal program that requires drug manufacturers to provide outpatient drugs to eligible health care organizations at significantly reduced prices.

The hospital district can then restock the shelves at local retail pharmacies.

The program was created in 1992.

“We use those dollars to benefit our community,” Manus said. That revenue was critical in the building of the new clinic, and to supplement charity care.

The budget anticipates $699,240 in charity deductions and $1,065,148 in bad debt deductions.

In 2017, charity deductions were budgeted at $801,904, and bad debt at $1,313,385.

Contracted care is budgeted to cost the district $16,935,165.

The biggest expense line item is salaries at $18,601,903, and benefits at $5,737,629.

The district participates in Milliman Salary Surveys to determine how much staff should be paid in each job description, based on other health care facilities around the country. A salary must lag behind by 6 percent before a raise is implemented. Last year only two job codes qualified

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attending basketball games at her alma mater, Gonzaga University, boating, and decorating her house for every holiday.

“Priest River has always just been home to us,” Turner said. “We like the quiet living and we like the outdoors.”

Priest River council members receive a stipend of $400 for their service.

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for an increase. This year, 60 percent of all job codes are NHHS qualified, resulting in more than 200 employees receiving a wage increase.

The district budgets a 3 percent increase to compensate for any job code wage increases.

The district collects $500,000 in property taxes, and will receive $628,171 in tax revenue from the bond voters approved to build the new assisted living facility. In 2017, the district collected $705,000 in bond revenue, but because the facility was not yet constructed (see separate story), that money was not spent. Manus explained that this year that $705,000 will be used to make a principal payment on the bonds when they are issued.

The district is expected to have $913,761 in net income in 2018.

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Council member Ken Timmreck stated all fire and medical equipment should be added to Exhibit B on the Inter-Local agreement between the town and Pend Oreille Fire District No. 2. Mayor Charles Spear didn’t think this was the intent but Timmreck stated Fire District No. 2 could determine usefulness of this equipment. Council voted unanimously to proceed with the addition of equipment.

As for town streets, council member Kathleen Turpin said that after the last snow removal a few street signs need repair.

Spears also said the Eighth Street sewer line has been repaired.

Timmreck asked council if the Selkirk Trail Blazers, a local ATV club, could have a set of keys to the Ione Community Center kitchen external door and storage closet. The tables purchased by the Trail Blazers are stored in the community room, to be utilized by all users of the community center. Having a set of keys would help in retrieving tables when the office is not open. Spears asked if anyone had concerns and town clerk Sandy Hutchinson said the Trail Blazers would need to be aware of community center renters and continue to communicate their use with the office. Council voted unanimously to give the Trail Blazers a set of keys. Timmreck abstained from the vote.

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by the end of March in order for the county to keep those funds. One of the project’s aims is to widen the lanes on the road from 12 to 14 feet and provide a safer shoulder for vehicles that need to pull over or pedestrians walking along the road.

“Fertile Valley has been in the works for such a long time and we are excited to see it get done,” said Pend Oreille County Commissioner Chairman Steve Kiss. “The financial deadline for this project is this year, due in part to the federal and state funding cycle for the grant money we received for it.”

While there are 12 road related projects the county is tackling in 2018, Fertile Valley and the following are considered the ones that need to be dealt with sooner rather than later. These include the replacement of the Sullivan Lake Inlet Bridge, which was scheduled to finish last year, but a landslide along highway 31 in the spring delayed its completion. The project reconstructs bridge approaches, precast concrete segmental wall, and a road surface construct. The total budget for that project is $1,045,000, with $600,000 coming from the Federal Bridge Replacement Fund, $258,000 from Washington Surface Transportation Program (STP), $147,000 from the Rural Arterial Program, and $40,000 from Seattle City Light.

Other projects include the Indian Creek Fish Passage on South LeClerc Road, which is being completed through a partnership with the Kalispel Tribe and has a total budget of $2,095,000. The Salmon Recovery Fund contributes $250,000 and $1,812,000 comes from STP. The Rustlers Gulch equestrian trail is budgeted at $120,000, but Pend Oreille County Public Works Director Sam Castro said he expects that project to be finished under budget with a $100,000 grant from the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office. County employees have done the majority of the work on the project already, including shaping and clearing the trail.

The construction projects have a combined budget of $6.8 million dollars, $6.4 million of which is grant funded.

“It’s a combination of several different funding sources, including state, federal, and partnerships with organizations such as Settle City Light, who is contributing $40,000 to the Sullivan Lake Inlet Bridge project,” said Castro. “All of these projects have been coming together for years, but the goal is to wrap up invoicing on them in 2019.”

Upcoming public meetings to discuss each of these projects will be held at various locations around Pend Oreille County. On Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 5 p.m. there will be a meeting at Sacheen Lake Fire Station No. 32 to discuss the Fertile Valley Road Rehabilitation. On Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 5 p.m. there will be a meeting to discuss the Sullivan Lake Inlet Bridge project at Ione Community center.

On Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 5 p.m. the Indian Creek Fish Passage on South LeClerc Road will be the topic of discussion at the Oldtown Rotary Park Building.

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Converted splits: Betty Balison 3-10, Sharon Clark 5-7-10, Debbie Hilzer 5-7, Vicki Nolting 3-10, Kim Rusho 5-7, Pat Shields 2-7, 8-9, 5-7.

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High scratch game: Floyd Degele 204, Jan Edgar 187.

High scratch series: James Huling 572, Jan Edgar 445.

High handicap game: Floyd Degele 245, Jan Edgar 242.

High handicap series: Floyd Degele 659, Kendra Dodge 649.

Converted splits: Bill Wagner 4-5-6-10, Floyd Degele 3-10, Randy Edgar 3-10, Kim Rusho 3-10.

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IONE – The Selkirk girls basketball team continues to dominate the Northeast 1B North League, remaining undefeated after beating Wellpinit and Almira/ Coulee-Hartline this past week.

Selkirk traveled to Wellpinit Friday, Jan. 5, and came away with the 62-43 win.

On Deck: Vs. Odessa: Friday, Jan. 12, 6 p.m.

At Valley Christian: Saturday, Jan. 13, 4:30 p.m.

Vs. Cusick: Tuesday, Jan. 16, 6 p.m.

The first quarter was low scoring, with the Ranges trailing 5-4 at the end. But they kicked it into high gear in the second quarter, scoring 21 points to Wellpinit’s 11. The Rangers added 22 points in the third and 15 in the fourth for the win.

Gabi Rick led the Rangers with 27 points. Ellen Huttle scored 10, Whitney Dawson scored nine and Jenna Couch added six.

Bree Dawson scored five,

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Selkirk’s Jenna Couch passes the ball when the Ranges hosted Almira/Coulee-Hartline Saturday, Jan. 6. The Rangers won, remaining undefeated in league play.

Nicol Lyons scored three and Emma Avey added two.

Selkirk still won, but not as handily when they hosted ACH Saturday. The Rangers won 42-41, when freshman Bree Dawson hit a game winning 3-pointer

with two second left in the game. ACH led for the first half, up 21-13 at the break. They scored 10 points in each of the third and fourth quarters, while Selkirk managed 15 in the third and 14 in the fourth to catch up.

Newport blows past Medical Lake, Riverside NEWPORT – The Newport Grizzlies boys basketball team won twice last week, beating Medical Lake 57-45 Tuesday, Jan. 9, and Riverside 72-46 Friday, Jan. 12.

Newport jumped out to an 11-4 first quarter lead against Medical Lake on Tuesday.

“Defensively, we came out aggressive, and our team moved well together,” Newport coach Jamie Pancho said.

Medical Lake outscored the Griz 1612 in the second period, and the team went into halftime with Newport up 23-20.

“I think we let some of Medical Lake’s great shots or plays surprise us,” Pancho said.

The teams played a close third quarter, with Newport adding two to their lead before coming on strong in the fourth quarter, outscoring Medical Lake 20-11 for the win.

Pancho said the Grizzlies shot only 18 percent from the floor and 45 percent from the free throw line, not a great night.

“Still, I was proud of our guys for picking it up in the second half, and playing smart and hard down the stretch,” he said.

Koa Pancho led Newport scorers with 18 points. He also had 10 rebounds and five assists. Danny Bradbury scored 11 points, with seven steals and Tug Smith had four steals to go with his nine points.

Adam Moorhead scored eight points, Owen Leslie six, Robbie Owen four and Kade Zorica scored a point.

Friday Newport went to Riverside for

a game, easily beating the Rams.

“This was a great team effort all game long,” Pancho said. “Our focus was attitude and effort coming into this game, and to really focus on the ‘controllables.’”

He said Newport stayed in the right mind frame all 32 minutes. They only shot 52 percent at the free throw line, but hit 36 percent from the field, an imOn Deck: At Priest River: Wednesday, Jan. 10, 7 p.m.

Vs. Lakeside: Friday, Jan. 12, 5:45 p.m.

Vs. St. George’s: Saturday, Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m.

Vs. Freeman: Tuesday, Jan. 16, 7:30 p.m.

provement from Tuesday night’s game.

Newport out rebounded Riverside 4330, with Koa Pancho and Owen Leslie each getting nine boards. Smith got eight, as did Owen.

Smith and Bradbury combined for 11 steals, seven for Smith and four for Bradbury. Zorica also had four steals.

Smith also had 5 assists against Riverside.

Newport played at Colville after deadline Tuesday. They will go to Priest River for a game Wednesday, Jan. 10.

The Grizzlies will be home Friday for a game Northeast A League game with Lakeside. That game will start at 5:45 p.m. Saturday they will be at home playing St. George’s at 7:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Jan. 16, they will host Freeman in a game that starts at 7:30 p.m.

Newport starts the week with a 4-1 Northeast A League record. They are ranked No. 2, behind Freeman. They have an overall record of 7-2.

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PRIEST RIVER – The Spartans boys basketball team got its first win of the season, beating Upper Columbia Academy at home Wednesday, Jan. 3.

“We played a great team game and took the win,” Priest River coach Kevin Wylie said. “Our defense was much stronger and held UCA to 31 points.”

Caden Brennan led all scorers with 14 points.

Keegan Hegel scored 10 points and had seven assists. “We continue to work hard and improve our skills each day,” Wylie said. “And it will start to pay off.”

Priest River had to work for the win. The Spartans trailed 15-8 at the end of the first quarter. They fought back to within three points, trailing 2320 at the half.

They came out with defense on their minds in the second half. UCA

couldn’t score more than four points in each of the last two quarters.

The Spartans took on Lakeland of Rathdrum Friday, Jan. 5, losing a non-league game to the bigger school 75-34.

“We came out with great intensity,” Wylie said. “Our defense was looking good, and our offense was looking good.”

The Spartans trailed by five at the end of the first quarter, 16-11. “In the second quarter we started

Couch led the Rangers with 15 points. Bree Dawson scored nine total, Rick scored seven and Avey added five. Whitney Dawson scored three, Huttle scored two and Kaitlyn Chantry scored a free throw.

Wednesday, Jan. 10 Priest River Girls Basketball vs. Newport: 5:30 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School Newport Girls Basketball vs. Priest River: 5:30 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School Newport Boys Basketball vs. Priest River: 7 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School Priest River Boys Basketball vs. Newport: 7 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School

Thursday, Jan. 11 Selkirk Wrestling at Wilbur: 5 p.m. - Wilbur High School Cusick Girls Basketball vs. Harrington: 6 p.m. Cusick High School Priest River Wrestling at Timberlake: 6 p.m. Timberlake High School Newport Wrestling at Medical Lake: 7 p.m. Medical Lake High School Cusick Boys Basketball vs. Harrington: 7:30 p.m.

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Friday, Jan. 12 Priest River Wrestling at River City Duals: 3 p.m. - TBD Newport Girls Wrestling at Lady Husky Invite: 5 p.m. - Othello High School Newport Boys Basketball vs. Lakeside: 5:45 p.m. - Newport High School Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Odessa: 6 p.m.

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to break down defensively, giving up 26 points,” he said.

The offense struggled to knock down shots, On Deck: Vs. Newport: Wednesday, Jan. 10, 7 p.m.

The Rangers hosted Republic Tuesday, after The Miner went to press. They host Odessa Friday, Jan. 12 at 6 pm. and they travel to Valley Christian Saturday for a 4:30 p.m. game. They host Cusick Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 6 p.m.

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METALINE FALLS – The Metaline Falls Gun Club had 21 shooters participating Sunday, Jan. 7, in the first winter shoot of the season. Results are as follows: 16-yard: Mike Barton 25, Bill Wade 25, Skip Luhr 24, Bryan Ford 24, Keith Enyeart 22 Ladies 16-yard: Lisa Enyeart 22, Megan Marshall 22, Madison Moorhead 17, Diane Luhr, 16 Youth 16-yard: TJ Taylor 20, Gavin Stark 18, Kory Enyeart 11 Handicap: Brad Gotham 23, Bill Wade 23, Skip Luhr 23, Lisa Enyeart 22, Danny Zimmerman 22, Sam McGeorge 22 27-yard: Keith Enyeart 20, Brad Gotham 20, Lisa Enyeart 17, Mike Barton 16 Continentals: Bill Wade 21, Mike Barton 20, Brad Gotham 20, Kory Enyeart 17

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Open Gym, Adult Basketball: 7 a.m. - Newport High School Priest River Wrestling at River City Duals: 9 a.m. - TBD Selkirk Wrestling at Northwest Christian: 9:30 a.m. - Northwest Christian

Newport Girls Wrestling at Lady Husky Invite: 10 a.m. - Othello High School Cusick Girls Basketball vs. Almira/Coulee- Hartline: 4:30 p.m. - Cusick High School Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Valley Christian: 4:30 p.m. - Valley Christian Priest River Girls Basketball vs. Timberlake: 5 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School Newport Girls Basketball vs. St. George’s: 5:45 p.m. - Newport High School Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Valley Christian: 6 p.m. - Valley Christian Cusick Boys Basketball vs. Almira/Coulee- Hartline: 6 p.m. - Cusick High School Priest River Boys Basketball vs. Timberlake: 7 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School Newport Boys Basketball vs. St. George’s: 7:30 p.m. - Newport High School

Tuesday, Jan. 16 Newport Girls Basketball vs. Freeman: 5:45 p.m. - Newport High School Cusick Girls Basketball vs. Selkirk: 6 p.m. - Selkirk High School Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Cusick: 6 p.m.

- Selkirk High School Cusick Boys Basketball vs. Selkirk: 7:30 p.m. Selkirk High School Newport Boys Basketball vs. Freeman: 7:30 p.m. - Newport High School Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. Cusick: 7:30 p.m.

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Wednesday, Jan. 17 Newport Girls Wrestling at Liberty Mix and Match: 5 p.m. - Liberty Selkirk Wrestling vs.

League: 6 p.m. - Selkirk High School Priest River Wrestling at Selkirk: 6 p.m. - Selkirk High School

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By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

NEWPORT – The Grizzlies saw some success last week in wrestling, starting at Lakeside High School Thursday, Jan. 4 and the Blackhawk Invite at Cheney Saturday, Jan. 6.

Three Newport wrestlers that really stood out at the Blackhawk Invite were Brady Corkrum, 170 pounds, who placed second, Nate Allen, 138, who placed third, and Jed Cupp, 182, who placed sixth.

Corkrum had a bye in his first round. Then he faced a Kennewick opponent whom he pinned in 50 seconds. He followed this match up with a pin against a Reardan wrestler in the first period as well. In the finals match Corkrum wrestled the same opponent he had on Thursday night in Lakeside, Akio Yamada.

The match would end 6-3 with Yamada winning again.

“But this time we were able to score more points and inch closer to getting a win against this young man,” Bojorquez said.

Allen won his first match against a Cheney opponent with a pin in the first round. In his next match, Allen faced a tough Medical Lake wrestler and ended up losing the match, 4-1. In his next match Allen beat a Pullman kid, 7-2. His next match was an injury forfeit. In his placing match for third and fourth place, Allen wrestled a Manuel Naccarato of Priest River.

In the first period, which consisted of one-minute rounds in consolation brackets, Allen scored the first take down. Allen won the match with a pin in the second round.

Cupp won his first match against a Clarkston opponent, pinning him in the second period. In his next match Cupp lost to a wrestler from Rogers High School of Spokane.

Cupp went on to have an

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By Michelle Nedved Of The Miner

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Newport’s Tyler Ward wrestles at the Blackhawk Invite at Cheney last Saturday. Ward didn’t place in the top six but several Newport wrestlers did.

up and down, back and forth battle with a tough Reardan opponent, but came out ahead, 6-5.

Cupp lost his next two matches, but he fought two tough battles.

Not all of Newport’s wrestlers attended the Blackhawk Invite because of illness. Bojorquez said that if the Grizzlies had a full roster at the meet, they might have jumped into the top 10 this year.

“We all were very spirited when we were on the mat wrestling and we fought hard for ourselves and the team,” said Bojorquez.

Bojorquez also noted Tyler Ward, 145, as one of the toughest wrestlers Newport has, lauding his durability in every match and his difficulty in being pinned. Ward had a pin in the first round of the Blackhawk Invite but came up a little short in the bottom half of the bracket, losing his next match 6-1.

“It was not for lack of

effort or hard work that we did not finish where we wanted; with little adjustments here and there Tyler will start to place and find more success,” Bojorquez said.

Keelen Mitcham, 152, also had a pin in his first match, all though he didn’t advance in the tournament. Though this is Mitcham’s first year wrestling, Bojorquez said one wouldn’t know just by watching him.

“He brings the best that he has into every match and does not let his lack of mat time determine how the match will go,” Bojorquez said. “He gets after it and is determined to be successful. He is a fantastic young man, and we are fortunate to have the opportunity to have him on our wrestling team this year and for the next three years.”

Bojorquez also complimented Corkrum, Cupp, and Allen for their performances earlier that week at the Lakeside dual.

“We continue to have a tough time in duals because of the many forfeits we give up,” said Bojorquez. “But the boys still go out and fight very hard.” Corkrum and Allen both lost their matches On Deck: At Medical Lake: Jan. 11, 7 p.m.

and had tough opponents.

“Had the scramble gone the other way for them, the outcome of the match may have been different,” said Bojorquez. “Both boys continue to work extremely hard in practice and are improving everyday.”

As the wrestling season moves forward, Bojorquez added that he thinks his athletes will turn some heads and raise some eyebrows in the post season.

Newport hosted Chewelah at a home meet after deadline on Tuesday.

The Grizzlies will travel to Medical Lake Thursday, Jan. 11 for a dual at 7 p.m.

Issakides wins 6th at Gut Check Burnett takes second at Riverside

EAST BREMERTON – Selkirk High School junior Ryan Issakides, 126 pounds, won sixth place at the Gut Check Tournament at the Kitsap Sun Pavilion Saturday, Jan. 6.

The Gut Check Tournament, now in its fifth year, has become one the toughest tournaments in the nation, as it only admits high school wrestlers who have been state placers.

Wrestlers from Washington, Oregon, and Alaska come to compete in the annual event.

“It’s pretty outstanding,” said Selkirk coach Keith Saxe.

Issakides, who placed second at the state wrestling tournament at the Tacoma Dome last year, passed up the Riverside dual last weekend to attend Gut Check.

He won his first three matches by decision, only having two points scored on him throughout those initial bouts.

He lost his last three matches by decision, going the distance in his final match with an opponent from Zillah High School.

“He wrestled hard and showed a lot of skill and stamina,” Saxe said.

“Gut Check is known for being one of the toughest tournaments, so to place sixth out of 32 wrestlers is really something.”

Meanwhile, at the Riverside tournament last Saturday, two other Rangers took to the mats.

Bert Burnett, 140 pouns, won second place after winning his first match by decision, then losing his second match by decision.

Calvin Rood, 132, lost both of his matches.

Not all of Selkirk’s Rangers were able to wrestle last weekend due to illness.

Saxe said he plans to have his team ready to go to Wilbur for a tournament Thursday, Jan. 11 at 5 p.m., then away to Northwest Christian Saturday, Jan. 13, 9:30 a.m.

There will be a home wrestling meet at Selkirk High School Thursday, Jan. 18, 6 p.m.

“We hope people will come out and support our team,” said Saxe.

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Selkirk wrestler Ryan Issakides takes his place in the winner’s line up at the Gut Check Tournament in East Bremerton last Saturday. Issakides won sixth place.

CUSICK – The Cusick girls basketball team won one and lost one this past week, taking on Curlew and Odessa.

The Panthers hosted On Deck: Curlew Friday, Jan. 5, Vs. Harrington: Thursday, and lost 64-57. Cusick Jan. 11, 6 p.m. led throughout the first Vs. Almira/Coulee-Harhalf, up 16-5 at the end tline: Saturday, Jan. 13, 4:30 of the first quarter, and p.m.

At Selkirk: Tuesday, Jan. 16, up 35-18 at the half.

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But Curlew rallied in the second half, scoring 23 points in both the third and fourth quarters, while the Panthers managed 22 in the entire half.

Gracie StrangeOwl led the Panthers with 19 points. Allison Nomee scored 11, Zahira Delgado scored seven, and Emma Hardie, Kyla Merson and Nicole Stensgar each scored four. Madalyn Whitford and Teresa Campbell each added three and Jalyna Catillo scored two.

It went Cusick’s way the following night when they traveled to Odessa and won in a squeaker 5956.

Again Cusick led from the get-go, ahead 16-5 at the end of the first quarter, and 34-19 at the half.

Both teams scored 11 in the third, but Odessa came alive in the fourth with 26 points while Cusick scored 14. The Panthers were able to hold on for the win.

StrangeOwl again led the Panthers with 20.

Stensgar hit 11, Merson scored eight and Delgado and Hardie each scored six. Campbell scored three, Castillo and Nomee each added two and Whitford scored a free throw.

The Panthers traveled to Inchelium Tuesday, after The Miner went to press. They host Harrington Thursday, Jan. 11 at 6 p.m., and Almira/CouleeHartline Saturday, Jan. 13 at 4:30 p.m. They then travel to Selkirk Tuesday, Jan. 16 to play at 6 p.m.

Cusick falls to Odessa, beats Curlew

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

CUSICK – The Cusick Panthers boys’ basketball team played twice last week, beating Curlew Friday, Jan. 5, and losing to Odessa Saturday, Jan. 6.

The Panthers beat Curlew 77-22.

“We jumped on them pretty good,” Cusick coach Rob Seymour said. In the second quarter, the Panthers didn’t allow Curlew to score a single point, outscoring them 28-0.

Kobe Seymour led Panther scoring with 23 points, including 14 in the first quarter. Like most of the starters, he didn’t play much after midway through the third quarter. Ethan Hardie scored 13, Colton Seymour scored 11 points and Devin BrownEagle scored 10.

Odessa was a different game, with the Panthers losing 78-37.

“They’re good,” Seymour said, “and they’re going to be good for a couple more years.”

One of the Odessa players, sophomore Ryan Moffet, has scored more than 1,000 points in his varsity career, Seymour said.

“We boxed him, went man-to-man, he’s just a good scorer,” Seymour said. Moffett scored 26

points against Cusick.

Cusick had their chance, Seymour said.

“We had a lot of open shots, we just didn’t make them,” he said.

That combined with Odessa shooting over 50 percent from the field made for a lopsided game. Cusick trailed 4417 at the half.

Colton Hansen led Cusick scoring with 16 points. He was the only Panther to score in double figures.

On Deck: Vs. Harrington: Thursday, Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m.

At Almira/CouleeHartline: Saturday, Jan. 13, 6 p.m.

As for rebounding, Seymour said, “(Odessa) didn’t miss much, so there wasn’t much rebounding.”

The Curlew game was a Northeast 1B North conference game and the Odessa game was non-league.

Cusick has a 7-1 conference record and is 7-3 overall. They currently are in the No. 1 spot in the conference, ahead of Selkirk and Republic.

Cusick played Inchelium after deadline Tuesday. They will play Harrington at home Thursday, Jan. 11, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at 6 p.m., they’ll play Almira/Coulee-Hartline.

Newport girls basketball team splits the week; beats Riverside

By Michelle Nedved Of The Miner

NEWPORT – The Newport girls basketball team won one and lost one against Northeast A League teams this past week.

The Grizzlies lost to Medical Lake Tuesday, Jan. 2, 64-43, and then beat Riverside 61-46

Friday.

“We played a great first half,” coach Mike Frederick said of the game against Medical Lake, who is at the top of the league.

Newport was up 24-20 just before the half, but the situation started to go downhill and Medical Lake managed to turn things around, leading 30-27 at

the half.

“I wish we never went into the second half. We couldn’t do anything right,” Frederick said.

Medical Lake scored 21 to Newport’s six, and while Newport outscored Medical Lake 16-13 in the fourth, the damage was done.

Jocelin Nenema had 19 points

for Newport and Alika Robinson had 12. Madi Hofstee and Brooke Marsengill each scored four, and McKinley Leslie and Cydni Lewis each added two.

Frederick said his team needs to work on playing 32 minutes of consistent basketball, which they did Friday against Riverside. They won 61-46, scoring

15 points in each of the first three quarters and 16 in the fourth.

At any one time, as many as three or four freshmen were on the floor for Newport.

Julie Schoener sat out most of the first half because of foul See Grizzlies, 3B

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Lady Spartans beat Upper Columbia Lose two league games

By Don Gronning

By Michelle Nedved

Of The Miner

Of The Miner

IONE – The Selkirk Rangers boys’ basketball team had its hands full Friday and Saturday last week, playing two premier teams, losing to both.

“They are two of the elite teams in the league,” Selkirk coach Kelly Cain said. “We did a good job of staying focused and competing for the entire game even though we were getting beat. Our effort was good and we showed some mental toughness.”

Friday, Jan. 5, they lost to Wellpinit 56-32 at Wellpinit.

Wellpinit got out to a 21-2 first quarter lead that Selkirk from which wasn’t able to recover. The Rangers came alive and played a better second quarter, scoring 10 to Wellpinit’s 13. But being down so far in the first quarter made it hard to come back. Selkirk only lost by six if you don’t count the first quarter.

Jay Link led Selkirk scorers with eight points.

It didn’t get a lot better the next night when Selkirk hosted Almira/CouleeHartline, losing 68-20.

Again, the Rangers got off to a slow start, trailing 22-2 at the end of the first quarter. This time they continued to have trouble with ACH. They trailed 42-7 at the half. The Rangers didn’t score more than eight points in any one quarter.

Zech Curran led Ranger scoring with nine points.

The Rangers are in second place in the Northeast 1B North conference

Miner photo|Rosemary Daniel

Selkirk sophmore Justin Krabbenhoft gets double-teamed by Almira-Coulee-Hartline Saturday night at Selkirk. ACH won 68-20.

with a 4-3 league record, behind Cusick and ahead of Republic. Selkirk has an overall record of 5-5.

The Rangers played Republic Tuesday after deadline. They’ll play Odessa Friday, Jan. 12, at 7:30 p.m. They will travel to Valley Christian School Saturday, Jan. 13, for a 4:30 p.m. game.

Spartans secure second place wins at Blackhawk

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

CHENEY – Priest River wrestlers kept themselves at the top of the heap at the Blackhawk Invite in Cheney Saturday, Jan. 6, with Riley DeMent, 138 pounds, coming second place in his weight category. Arron Reyes, 215, also came in second place, with Manuel Naccarato, 132, taking fourth place and Truxton Wilson, 170, and Branden Reeves, 126, taking sixth in their respective weight classes.

“This kid was excep-

tional,” Priest River Lamanna High School wrestling coach Jesse Hellinger said of DeMent. “I’m very proud of Riley’s performance, he wrestled well.”

Reyes wrestled in the finals as well, getting On Deck: At Timberlake: Friday, Jan. 12, 6 p.m.

At Post Falls: Saturday, Jan. 13, 9 a.m.

there with a with a bye and two pins, but a sore knee kept him from capitalizing on the advantage. Despite that Hellinger, said Reyes had a “good tourna-

ment” after missing last week’s tournaments due to a knee injury.

Hellinger also praised Naccarato, Wilson, Reeves and Devin Nessel, 113, for their efforts, adding that the Spartans have been focusing on their takedowns and conditioning.

“We’re getting better every week and putting it together,” said Hellinger. The Spartans will travel to Timberlake High School on Friday, Jan. 12 for a tournament at 6 p.m., then to Post Falls High School on Saturday, Jan. 13 for a tournament at 9 a.m.

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trouble, but hit 13 points in the second half for a total of 15. Nenema grabbed 11 rebounds, along with 13 points.

Robinson led all scorers with 18.

Lewis scored seven, Marsengill scored five and Leslie had three points.

The Grizzlies traveled to Colville

Tuesday, after The Miner went to press.

They travel to border rival Priest River Wednesday, Jan. 10, to play at 5:30 p.m. They then host Lakeside Friday, St. George’s Saturday and Freeman Tuesday, Jan. 16.

The Lakeside game begins at 7:30 p.m. The St. George’s and Freeman games begin at 5:45 p.m.

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ued to not execute on the defensive side.”

The Spartans struggled with Lakeland’s height.

Lakeland has a 6 feet 9 inch center, and two other players over 6 feet 4 inches tall. Consequentially, the Spartans had problems rebounding, allowing second and third chance opportunities.

“Lakeland is a tough team with a good mix of skilled guards, and tall physical posts,” he said. “We were just outmatched.”

Hegel has 16 points for Priest River, the only Spartan to score in double figures.

The next night, Saturday, Jan. 6, the Spartans travelled to Bonners Ferry for an Intermountain League game, losing 66-41.

“This was our second league game of the year,” Wylie said. The team had

a pretty good game plan going into this game, he said. “We knew they were going to press us. We prepared and discussed how to break the pressure.

Unfortunately we did not execute effectively.”

The Spartans trailed 15-6 at the end of the first period. They performed better in the second quarter, but still trailed 28-16 at the half.

The Spartans offense played better in the second half, but the team continued to have troubles on defense.

Wylie said the team’s shooters took shots, but just couldn’t get them to fall.

“We took 25 3-point shots, only connecting on five,” he said. The team shot better inside, hitting nine of 13 from field goal range. “We were much more effective inside the arch but we didn’t look to attack the inside,” Wylie said. “We would break

‘We played a great team game and took the win.’

Kevin Wylie

Priest River coach

the press and take the first three-pointer we saw.” That led to long rebounds and run outs for Bonners. Wylie said the team gave up too many points in transition and on forced and unforced turnovers.

Hegal was top scorer for the Sparts, with a dozen points.

The Spartans ended the week with a 1-7 overall record and is 0-2 in Intermountain League action.

Priest River will host Newport Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. They will play Timberlake, also at home, Saturday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m.

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PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River girls basketball team claimed their second win of the season, when they hosted Upper Columbia Academy of Washington Thursday, Jan. 4. The Spartans won 45-12.

The Spartans dominated all four quarters, leading 32-9 at the half.

They scored 27 to Upper Columbia’s 12 in the third quarter.

Jasmine Martin was the high scorer for the team with 10. Adrie Minish had eight rebounds and two points in the game. Shayla Martinez was only able to play one quarter (because she played three quarters for JV) and she made seven points during the fourth quarter. Karah Fink scored nine, Leanne Kren scored five, Chelsea Brown scored four, and Maddy Rusho added three, as did Jordan Martinez. Serena Archer scored two.

“We reduced our turnovers with better passing, which has been a focus in practice. Our girls are working hard on their shooting during practice, and that is really starting to show,” coach Leonard said. “The girls really hustled last night. Our defense is one of our strongest areas right now and the girls are learning to adapt and make changes as they see them on the floor.”

It didn’t go as well the next two nights, as Priest River lost to Lakeland 5523 on Friday, and to Bonners Ferry 62-18 Saturday.

Lakeland led 34-11 at the half, and continued to dominate in the third quarter with 14 to Priest River’s five. Both teams scored seven in the fourth.

Kren led Priest River with seven. Jasmine Martin scored six, Karah Fink added four, and Chelsea Brown, Madelyn Russo and Jordan Martin each scored two.

On Saturday, Bonners Ferry jumped out to a 35-2 lead by the end of the first quarter. Priest River outscored the Badgers 14-12 in the second, but couldn’t keep up in the second half. Bonners scored 15 to

Priest River’s 2. Fink led Priest River with seven.

Martinez and Jasmine Martin each scored three.

Brown and Jordan Martin scored two and Kren added

a free throw. Priest River hosts border rival Newport Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 5:30 p.m., and then hosts Timberlake Saturday, Jan. 13 at 5 p.m.

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Notice of Public Meeting Rehabilitation of Fertile Valley Road When: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Where: Sacheen Lake Fire Station #32 6131 Hwy 211

For more information, please contact Pend Oreille County Public Works Department (509)447-4513 Publicworks4U@pendoreille.org

The PUD’s main customer entrance and drive up window in Newport will be temporarily unavailable Jan. 19-26, 2018 During this time, all customer services such as bill payment and connection setup will continue to be available during normal business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) in the Newport Conference Room located in the same building.

Access to the Conference Room is just around the corner on Pine Street.

There will be signs displayed around the building directing customers where to enter and park. We apologize for the temporary inconvenience as we continually work to advance the services we offer. We would be happy to answer any questions at 509-447-3137.

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b r i e f ly Now taking Alumni Hall of Fame nominations NEWPORT – Do you know a Newport Grizzly alumni that have gone on to do great things?

Newport High School is seeking nominations for the Newport High School Alumni Hall of Fame. The purpose of the Newport High School Hall of Fame is to honor the accomplishment of former Grizzlies while showing current students what is possible for their futures.

Nomination packets are available in the district and high school offices as well as on the Newport High School website at www.newport.wednet. edu/Page/252. Find the Alumni Hall of Fame link for the packet.

After being reviewed by the nomination committee, a maximum of three recipients each year will be honored at the annual all-school alumni luncheon and with a plaque placed at Newport High School.

Check out the nomination packet for criteria and honor a former Grizzly.

Nominations are due by Feb. 16.

Blood drive at Cusick CUSICK – The Inland Northwest Blood Center will hold a blood drive at Cusick High School Tuesday, Jan. 16, 11:30 a.m.

– 2:15 p.m. The blood drive is open to the public and walk-ins are welcome.

Improv Night at Priest River PRIEST RIVER – Comedy returns to Priest River Lamanna High School with Full of Beans: Dinner and Laughs With Student and Staff on Friday, Jan. 19, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. The show is improvisational comedy modeled after the popular television series Who’s Line Is It Anyway and is presented by Off the Wall Theatre, Academic Decathlon and PRLHS Leadership.

Cost is $4 for dinner, which is chili boats with cheese and onions and desert and drink, or $2 just for entry into the show.

Prepare for Polar Plunge PRIEST RIVER – The annual Priest River Panthers Polar Plunge will take place Saturday, Feb. 17 at Bonner Park West, starting promptly at noon.

The event is a fundraiser for the Special Olympics team, the Panthers, and features a live auction and chili cook-off.

Participants must raise at least $25 in order to take the plunge. Prizes for most money raised and best costume will be awarded. There will also be complimentary donuts and hot chocolate at the beach. All plungers must wear shoes and sign a waiver.

After the plunge, participants will go to Priest River Lamanna High School for the cook-off and live auction. Chili entries are $5 per crock-pot with the best chili winning an award. All proceeds go to support the Panthers.

For more information on donations for the live auction or chili cook-off, call Michelle Schultz at 208-290-3783.

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Calkins book signing Jan. 21 NEWPORT- Ruth Calkins of Newport will do a book signing at Newport United Church of Christ Sunday, Jan. 21 after 10 a.m. worship service.

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Artistic concentration

Priest River Lamanna High School sophomore Emily Holbrook works on a piece with markers in art class Friday, Dec. 5. Check out the Booster page for photos of PRLHS students’ art class creations.

Teen Video Challenge seeking admissions OLYMPIA – Budding teenage videographers across Washington are invited to participate in the 2018 Teen Video Challenge, a Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) sponsored competition, hosted by the Washington State Library.

The national video competition encourages teens to get involved with their public library’s summer reading program.

The Washington State Library, a division of the Office of Secretary of State, is organizing the challenge. Teenagers ages 13 through 18 are invited to create a 30- to 90-second video with their unique interpretation of the 2018 CSLP Teen Video Challenge slogan, “Libraries Rock!” in combination with reading and libraries.

Visit the Teen Video Challenge website for details. Submissions

must be received by Feb. 10, 2018, to be eligible.

Winners will take home a $100 prize and their public library partners will be awarded $50.

One winning video will be selected as the statewide winner and featured in the official 2018 CSLP national promotional materials.

Winners will be announced in April 2018.

Her book Max Goes to Africa, is about her dog and places Ruth visited in mission in Africa. The book is $24 with 25 percent going to missions.

Student photographers can win $2,000 LYNNWOOD – Applications are being accepted for the 2018 Student Photographer of the Year Award, which is open to all high school seniors in Washington State, graduating in the year 2018, according to a press release from the Professional Photographers of Washington. One student will receive the $2,000 scholarship grant, which will be used to further the applicant’s study in the photographic arts.

A panel of professional photographers who are members of the Professional Photographers of Washington will select

the finalists. The Student Photographer of the Year will be chosen based upon photographic and scholastic studies, and the student’s wish to continue their studies in the photographic arts.

The application postmarked deadline is Feb. 14, and the winner will be announced in March.

For more information or to receive an application, contact Anita Weston 425-776-4426.

Application, information and Past Student Finalists work are also available online at http:// www.ppw.org.

Short of cash; long on “Stuff?” Advertise in The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Classifieds. Call (509) 447-2433 for details.

we e k ah ead Wednesday, Jan. 10 Rotary Club: 7 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Newport TOPS: 8:30 a.m. Hospitality House Overeaters Anonymous: 9 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use front entrance.

Contact Barb at 509-4470775.

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

p.m. - Pend Oreille Mennonite Church

nity Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport

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

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

Friday, Jan. 12 Books Out Back: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Priest River Library Happy Agers Meeting and Potluck: Noon - Priest River Senior Center Story Time: 3 p.m. - Newport Library

Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library

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

Story Time - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick: 11 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick

Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting: 7 p.m. - St. Catherine’s Catholic Church

Priest River Lioness: 11:30 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Weavers’ Group: Noon to 3:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center Home and Community Educators Diamond Lake Club: Noon - Call Billie Goodno at 509-447-3781 or Chris King at 208-437-0971

Saturday, Jan. 13 Kids Movie Club: 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. - Newport Library Books out Back: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Priest River Library Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center AA Meeting: 5 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

Sunday, Jan. 14

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

Newport Youth: 4 p.m. Sadie Halstead Middle School

Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

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

Spirit Lake Historical Society: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-665-5921 for sites

Thursday, Jan. 11 Alcoholic’s Anonymous Women’s meeting: 10 a.m.

- Rotary Club, Old Diamond Mill Rd., Oldtown UCC Non-Denominational Bible Study Group: 10 a.m. - United Church of Christ, 430 W. Third St., Newport 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 Loosely Knit: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Priest River Food Bank Open: 3-5:45 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Family Movie Night: 5:308 p.m. - Newport Library Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport BASIC Meeting: 6 p.m. Blanchard Community Center Pend Oreille Kids Club: 6

Monday, Jan. 15 Priest River Lions: 6:30 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church

Tuesday, Jan. 16 Kinship Caregivers Foster Parent Support Group: 9-11 a.m. - Sandifur Room, Newport Hospital Priest River Food Bank Open: 9-11:45 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Families For Kids and DCFS: 9-11 a.m. - 1600 W. First St., Newport Blanchard Stitchers Quilting Session: 9 a.m. to noon - Blanchard Community Center Mothers of Preschoolers Gathering: 10 a.m.

- Priest River Assembly of God Church Soroptimist International of Newport Social Meeting: 12-1 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 Commu-

Wednesday, Jan.17 Rotary Club: 7 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Newport TOPS: 8:30 a.m. Hospitality House Overeaters Anonymous: 9 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use front entrance.

Contact Barb at 509-4470775.

Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. Create Arts Center, Newport Master Chef Cooking Series: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Blanchard Community Center Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library Story Time - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick: 11 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church

Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Priest River Animal Rescue: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River Veterans of Foreign Wars Post/Auxiliary: 6 p.m. - Priest River VFW York Rite of Freemasonry: 6:30 p.m. - Spirit Lake Temple

Where to Worship

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

Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday: Youth ~6:30 p.m.

Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265

DALKENA COMMUNITY CHURCH • VILLAGE MISSIONS

S.S. ~ 9:15 • Worship ~ 10:45 a.m.

Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m.

(Bible and Youth Clubs) Pastor Steve Powers - 509-447-3687

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

509-671-3436

CHURCH OF FAITH

36245 Hwy 41, Oldtown, ID Sunday School 10 a.m. for all ages Sunday Worship - 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Wed. - Bible Study 6 p.m.

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

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

CATHOLIC MASSES

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

Usk: St. Jude’s River Rd., Sat. 4:00 p.m.

Usk: Our Lady of Sorrows LeClerc Creek Rd. Sun. - 1st & 2nd - 5:30pm Ione: St. Bernard’s, 802 8th St., Sun. - 2nd & 4th - 8:00 a.m.

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

HOUSE OF THE LORD

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

“Jesus Youth Church” Youth Group Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

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

REAL LIFE NEWPORT “Where Jesus and Real Life Meet.”

Worship Time: Sunday 10:30 a.m., at the Newport High School Real Life Ministries office, 420 4th St. Newport, WA Office Phone: (509) 447-2164 www.reallifenewport.com

BLESSED HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH

3rd and Spokane St., Newport, WA Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

301 W. Spruce St, Newport Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

Sunday 10:30AM Wednesday 7:00PM Nursery Care Available Pastor R. Shannon Chasteen Pastor Becky Anderson (864) 378-7056 447-4121 Bible preaching, God newportucc@conceptcable.com honoring music www.newportucc.org

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

1 mile S. of Newport on Hwy. 2 447-3742 Pastor Rob Greenslade Sun. School 9:45 a.m. • Worship 11:00 a.m.

Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

BAHÁ’Í FAITH OF NEWPORT

“Through His potency everything that hath, from time immemorial, been veiled and hidden, is now revealed.”

Please call 509-550-2035 for the next scheduled devotional. Wonderful resources can be found at www.bahai.us and www.bahai.org

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

“Sharing Christ As He Is, With People As They Are” 2nd & Spokane Sts 447-3846 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service Real 4 Life - College ages 3rd & 4th Mondays The Immortals (13-High School ) Thur. 7-9 Pastor Rob Malcolm

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

332801 Hwy. 2, P.O. Box 653, Newport Pastors Matt & Janine Goodrich Worship Service 10 a.m.

(509) 447-4338 www.americanlutheranchurch.net

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Saturdays, 10:45a.m.

Diamond Lake 326002 Highway 2 diamondlakeadventist.org Edgemere - 5161 Vay Rd edgemereadventist.org Newport - 777 Lilac Ln newportsda.com

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Of an artistic bent

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ith new art teacher Rebecca Chaney taking the place of Joel Holmes at Priest River Lamanna High School (PRLHS), Chaney plans to continue efforts to stoke student’s creative sparks and get their work seen by the community. Holmes quit his job as art teacher at the end of the 20162017 school year to move to Indonesia and Chaney took the job, moving to Priest River from Texas.

Chaney showed Miner reporter and photographer Sophia Aldous around the school to see some of the latest artistic creations form students.

All art by PRLHS students, photos by Sophia Aldous.

Pencil drawing by sophomore Tanner Cochran.

Sophomore Grant Ahler’s moose ceramics.

An unsigned ceramic box that looks happy to see the viewer.

Notan art by students, displayed in the hallways. Notan is a Japanese art concept that involves the way light and dark elements play off of each other.

Unsigned ceramic directions. “I wish I knew who made them, so I could give them a grade,” Chaney said good-naturedly.

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o b i t u ar i e s Aldene Mae Meredith Yuma, Ariz.

Aldene Mae Meredith was born to Al and Anna Jones on Sept.

27, 1937, and died peacefully in her winter Meredith residence in Yuma, Ariz., on Dec. 9, 2017, at age 80.

Aldene married George (Denny) Lithgow with whom she had three children, Debbie Crabtree, Tim Lithgow, and Bob Lithgow.

Aldene later married Eugene (Gene) Meredith with whom she had a daughter, Jennifer Meredith, and stepson, Bill Meredith.

As a young girl Aldene enjoyed riding horses with her best friend Sandy Anderson Johnson. She graduated from Newport High School.

Aldene enjoyed gardening, fishing, camping and traveling as well as being very talented at painting, quilting, sewing, and crafting.

Recently, Aldene got to do some traveling with her daughter, Jennifer, seeing places such as Hawaii and the Bahamas.

She also enjoyed visiting her sister Marcia in Spokane, Wash., and playing cards.

Aldene is survived by her sister Marcia Barry and her children, Debbie (Dan) Crabtree, Tim (Cheri Rose) Lithgow, Bob (Karen) Lithgow, Jennifer Meredith, and Bill (Carie) Meredith and five grandchildren – Mike, Jessica, Jonathan, Christina, Shawn – and many greatgrandchildren and nieces and nephews.

Aldene will be deeply missed by all her family and friends.

No services will be held at Aldene’s request.

Kenneth Michael Marshall Springdale, Wash.

Kenneth Michael Marshall passed away Jan. 3, 2018, at his home in Springdale, Wash.

He was 65.

Marshall Ken was born Nov. 9, 1952, in Hannibal, Mo. to Charles and Dolly Marshall.

During his teen years, the family moved to Colorado where they lived for three years. Ken graduated from Widefield High School in Security, Colo., in 1971. In 1972, the family moved to Deer Park, Wash.

While living there, Ken met Joyce Sherman. They married in 1975. They lived most of their lives in the Spokane area.

Ken was preceded in death by his mother and father, Charles and Dolly Marshall.

He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Joyce Marshall, his son Jason Marshall, his daughter Kendra Marshall, grandson Jordan (Jordy) McGee, his sisters Sharon Whisnant and Debra Nelson and brother Alan Marshall. He is greatly missed by them and his friends.

Deborah Lynne Carey Laclede

Deborah Lynne Carey of Laclede passed away Dec. 22, 2017. She was 68.

Debbie was born May 20, 1949, in Shingle Springs, Calif. After

graduating, she settled in Sacramento where she raised her four children.

In 1992, Debbie moved to Laclede where she found her dream home, her log cabin in the woods.

She was Carey a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Debbie was the most kind, loving, giving soul and known for her beautiful heart and laugh.

Debbie loved her family more than anything. Debbie had a strong love for nature, animals, attending church, camping, and going on walks and hikes with her children and grandchildren. Debbie was a wonderful homemaker/mother most of her life and a very proud grandmother.

Debbie was always positive, full of life and willing to help anyone. She loved God and lived her life to be a good person.

Debbie is preceded in death by her parents Otto Carey and Jessica Guss, her brother David Carey and her youngest son Benjamin Breisacher, and is survived by three children, Jeffrey Breisacher, Erik Breisacher and Elizabeth Davis; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandson and her dearest friend Jeffrey Reichard (Thank you Jeff for bringing her so much love and joy); her three sisters Kathy Hansen, Sharon Stone and Becky Carey and many others who love her and miss her dearly. Debbie will be truly missed and always in our hearts.

Services will be held at Sherman-Campbell Funeral Home in Priest River, Idaho Saturday, Jan 13. A viewing will be available from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and service at 1 p.m., with a reception to follow. Any donations may be made to Bonner County Community Hospice in Sandpoint and/or the Alzheimer’s Association Alz.org.

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

Ronald Charles “Ronnie” Miller Blanchard

Ronald Charles “Ronnie” Miller was born to Richard E. Miller and Beverly J. Sly in Spokane, Wash., Dec. Miller 18, 1953; he passed into eternity at his home in Blanchard, Idaho, Dec. 28, 2017. He was 64.

His father, Richard E. Miller, was the son of Charles A. Miller, son of Alfred L. Miller, who homesteaded with his wife Martha in the Bear Paw Valley in 1906. His family’s roots run deep in Pend Oreille County, Wash., where Ronnie lovingly raised his family of seven children with his wife of 44 years. He spent much of his childhood in poverty, and even lived on the streets as a young man for many years before meeting the love of his life, Rachel, in 1973.

With the loving guidance of his step-father Harold “Blackie” Ockert, he learned trade skills as a teenager that developed

into a career as a millwright, including working at Diamond Lumber, DAW Forest Products, Ponderay Newsprint, and General Pump.

Ronnie loved his family more than anything, and worked hard to make sure they were given every opportunity he missed out on as a child. He served in the church by leading

worship with his guitar, and had an incredible love for music and singing that he passed on to his children and grandchildren.

Whether fishing for leisure, or hunting to feed his family, Ronnie loved being outdoors and enjoying God’s creation. He was incredibly compassionate, and it was not uncommon for him to bring homeless

people into his home and help them get on their feet, identifying with their struggles from his own experiences, and using his blessings to bless others.

He is survived by his wife, Rachel; brother, Rob; sister Allison; children, Jessica, Lindsey, Ethan, Joshua, Keisha, Michael, and Susanna; and 17 grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his parents; his brothers Richard “Rick,” Randall “Randy,” and Russell “Rusty,” and sister Candice “Candy.” He was known as “Ronnie” or “Buckskin Tamarack” to his friends and family, and “Papa” or “Poppy” to his grandchildren.

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po li c e r e po rts 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.

Monday, Jan. 1 THEFT: N. Spokane Ave., Newport, report that someone took complainant’s rent money and a bag of presents from her apartment while she was outside smoking last night.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Winchester St., report of four dogs running loose and going back and forth across the highway.

THEFT: S. Union Ave., Newport, report of wallet was stolen from front seat of car two days ago.

DISABED VEHICLE: Hwy. 20, report of disabled vehicle with flashers on southbound lane.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: W. 5th St., report of vehicle parked by out building at school.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Hwy. 211, Newport, report of two large St. Bernard dogs with tags running in the highway.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, Newport, report of vehicle struck tree that is down across roadway.

Tuesday, Jan. 2 SUSPICIOUS PERSON: N. Washington Ave., Newport, report of two people sleeping in the post office, complainant had to step over them to get to her mailbox.

TRESPASSING: N. Spokane Ave., report of two subjects who have been evicted and trespassed are in the apartment THEFT: N. Washington Ave., Newport, report that Thursday night complainant had a bag of her items taken from her room.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: S. Cass Ave., report of male in white van for last hour with his head back and mouth open.

THEFT: McKenzie and Bennett, Usk, report of 24 x 48 double arrow sign taken.

SEX OFFENSE: Scotia Rd., Newport, report of interview in Spokane with juvenile.

BURGLARY: Southshore Diamond Lake, report of camp trailer that was broke into sometime since November.

ACCIDENT: Southshore and Jade Drive, Newport, report of vehicle upside down and one female is out of vehicle, says she is not injured.

ILLEGAL BURN: W. Kelly Drive, report of neighbors that have fire pit approximately

3x4 feet between two mobile homes.

unknown vehicle located in complainant’s carport.

DISABLED VEHICLE: Southshore Diamond Lake, report of vehicle broke down partially in roadway.

HARASSMENT: W. Walnut St., complainant reports being harassed by customers.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: LeClerc Rd. S., Newport, report of injured deer in middle of road.

gressive.

TRESPASSING: Telephone and Smokehouse, report male at residence who will not leave.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, report of vehicle in ditch.

ATTEMPT TO LOCATE: Sullivan Lake, reporting overdue snowmobilers.

Sunday, Dec. 7

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, northbound, report of white car with lights on in the ditch, possibly went over the snow bank, non-blocking in the northbound lane.

ARREST: Davis Lake Rd., Katelynn E. Lamont, 20, Newport, was arrested on a local warrant.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Winchester St., report of unoccupied vehicle left in middle of parking lot.

Friday, Jan. 5

Wednesday, Jan. 3

GUNSHOT: Spring Hill Rd., Danielle L. Flesch, 52, Newport, was arrested for assault in the 1st degree.

DISTURBANCE: 2nd Ave., report of female who has been staying at residence and is tearing up house.

DRUGS: N. Spokane Ave., Newport, report of found drug paraphernalia.

SUSPICIOUS CICUMSTANCES: Medford Rd., report of drug paraphernalia left in complainant’s driveway.

ACCIDENT: W. Kelly Drive, report of hit and run.

ARREST: Westside Calispel Rd., Allan R. Moore, 63,Newport was arrested for driving under the influence.

INTOXICATION: Skookum Meadow Drive, report of intoxicated male in driveway making threats.

DISTURBANCE: W. 7th St., report of possible domestic violence next door.

Thursday, Jan. 4 SUSPICOUS PERSON: 2nd and Cass Ave., report of male walking down street, pushing wheel barrel full of items.

TRESPASSING: Smokehouse Lane, report of known male living in motor home without permission.

DISABLED VEHICLE: Fertile Valley Rd., report of vehicle partially blocking roadway.

ABANDONED VEHICLE: Hwy. 2, out with abandoned vehicle with punched ignition.

EXPLOSIVES: Veit Rd., report of male that built a pipe bomb and it exploded in son’s hands.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 2, report that someone plowed through private property.

THREATENING: 2nd Ave., report that son is threatening to burn down complainant’s shop and assault him.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Camden Rd., report of vehicle in ditch, no plates.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Camden Rd., report of animals loose in stock restricted area, no water or food.

ERRATIC DRIVER: W. 5th St., report of truck drifting down roadway numerous times.

THEFT: W. 6th St., report of items stolen from house.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: S. Scott Ave., report of subject claiming to be with a cable company entered vacant residence.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: N. Spokane Ave., report of car vandalized a few days ago.

ASSAULT: W. 7th St. DISABLED VEHICLE: Hwy. 20 DISTURBANCE: Davis Lake Rd., report of neighbor threatening and causing a disturbance.

ABANDONED VEHICLE: Houghton St., report of

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Village St., report of complainant that heard his door getting closed yesterday.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. 5th St., information about juveniles stealing alcohol.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Cedar Creek Rd., report of subjects that were living up in the mountains and showed up with a cold child.

ARREST: Hwy. 211 Juanita M. Wood, 57, Usk, was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

THEFT: Bench Rd., report of someone that drove onto property, moved a fallen tree and took split wood.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: W. Sacheen St., report of male subject who is yelling at female.

TRESPASSING: Quartz Rd., report of ongoing issue with neighbors trespassing on property.

POSSIBLE DUI: Hwy. 2, report of vehicle swerving in the middle of the road.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, report of vehicle slide off.

West Bonner County

Monday, Jan. 1 MISSING PERSON: 6th St. Priest River UNATTENDED DEATH: Beardmore Ave., Priest River

ILLEGAL BURNING: Fir Lane, report of subjects burning household items.

ATTEMPT TO LOCATE: Newport, report of juvenile male took brother off of bus.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of truck speeding and unsafe passing.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Mill Yard Rd., deputy out with two vehicles.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: S. State Ave., report that someone attempted to cut lock off storage shed last night.

ARREST: Birch Terrace Drive, Timothy E. Bunting, 42, Ione, was arrested on a local warrant.

ARREST: LeClerc Rd. N., Connie Jo Cleaveland, 57, Cusick, was arrested for driving under the influence.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: W. 2nd St., report of brother and mom having disagreement.

Tuesday, Jan. 2 No reportable incidents

Wednesday, Jan. 3 HUNTING AND FISHING VIOLATIONS: Stations Way, Priest River THEFT OF PROPERTY: Horn Mountain Rd., Priest River THEFT OF PROPERTY: Mason Rd., Blanchard

Thursday, Jan. 4 HUNTING AND FISHING VIOLATIONS: River Run Drive, Priest River RECKLESS DRIVING: Gregory St., Priest River ACCIDENT, UNKNOWN INJURY: Spirit Lake Cutoff and Clagstone Rd., Spirit Lake

Friday, Jan. 5 ANIMAL PROBLEM: Hwy. 2, Priest River

Saturday, Jan. 6 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Hwy. 2, report of window broken out of vehicle.

ACCIDENT, SLIDEOFF: Spirit Lake Cutoff and Park Drive, Spirit Lake NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: N. State Ave., Oldtown ACCIDENT, UNKNOWN INJURY: Hwy. 2, Oldtown

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Tacoma Creek Rd., report of wood trailer flipped in middle of road, ARREST: Hwy. 2, Maysin D. Armstrong, 19, Bonners Ferry, was arrested for driving with a suspended license and possession of marijuana.

THREATENING: 2nd Ave., complainant reports son threatened to take his life if he didn’t give a gun back.

ARREST: Hwy. 31, Thomas Grant Hughes, 33, Spirit Lake, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Davis Lake Rd. ASSAULT: Sanborn Rd., report of intoxicated subject shoving complainant and being ag-

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES: Mountain View Rd., Blanchard

Saturday, Jan. 6 BATTERY: N. Idaho Ave., Oldtown ACCIDENTAL SLIDE-OFF: Hwy. 41, Blanchard

Sunday, Jan. 7 ARREST: Hwy. 57, Priest River, a Priest River male was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 57, Priest Lake

Pu blic m e eti ngs Wednesday, Jan. 10 Pend Oreille Cemetery No. 1: 8:15 a.m. - E. 100 Circle Drive, Newport Pend Oreille Conservation District Board: 9:30 a.m. - Newport Post Office Building Bonner County Democrats: 6:30-8 p.m. - Panhandle Health, 322 Marion St., Sandpoint West Bonner Water and Sewer District: 6:30 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall Metaline Town Council: 7 p.m. Metaline Town Hall Monday, Jan. 15 Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Selkirk School Board: 6 p.m. - Selkirk Middle/High School Music Room

Priest River City Council: 6 p.m. Priest River City Hall Newport City Council: 6 p.m. - Newport City Hall Pend Oreille Fire District No. 8 Board: 7 p.m. - Fire Station at Spring Valley and Tweedie Roads

Highway 57 Property Rights Council: 6:30 p.m.

- Bonner County Administration Building, Sandpoint

Wednesday, Jan. 17

Tuesday, Jan. 16

Pend Oreille Economic Development Council: 8:30 a.m. - Various Locations

Bonner County Commissioners: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building

Diamond Lake Water and Sewer District Board: 10 a.m. - District Office

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

Pend Oreille County Park Board: 2 p.m. - Cusick Community Center

Pend Oreille PUD Commissioners: 10 a.m. - Newport PUD Offices

West Bonner County School Board: 6 p.m. - District Office, Priest River

Cusick School Board: 3:30 p.m. Cusick High School Library

Fire District No. 4 Commissioners: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station

West Pend Oreille Fire District Board: 6:30 p.m. - Fire Station on

Ione Town Council: 7 p.m. - Clerk’s Office

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Female Corrections Officers (Jailers) for Pend Oreille County ENTRY (no experience) and LATERAL Civil Service is testing to establish Female Entry and Lateral Corrections Officers eligibility lists as there are immediate open positions. Great pay and benefits. Application deadline January 30, 2pm. Examinations held January 31, 2018. See details at www.pendoreilleco.org (Human Resources) or Civil Service, 625 W. 4th, PO Box 5060, Newport, WA 99156. 509-447-6480

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Salary Range: $19.66/hr – $24.79/hr DOE BASIC FUNCTIONS: This position requires a substantial level of coordination with Solid Waste employees, the public, commercial haulers and other county employees. Coordinates with employees to operate recycling and refuse collection at County Solid Waste Transfer Stations. This is an on call position. No hours are guaranteed. No benefits are offered. The County Operates Deer Valley Transfer Station seven days a week, Monday through Sunday.

QUALIFICATIONS: 1.High School Diploma or equivalent.

2.Must possess a valid Class “B” CDL driver’s license, Medical Examiner, CPR and first aid cards.

To apply: Go to www.pendoreilleco.org to fill out an online application and see full job description.

COMMUNICATIONS/ 911 DISPATCHER for Pend Oreille County- ENTRY (no experience) and LATERAL. Civil Service is testing to establish Entry and Lateral Communications/911 Dispatcher eligibility lists as there are immediate open positions. Great pay and benefits. Application deadline January 24, 2018, 2pm. Examinations held January 25, 2018. See details at www.pendoreilleco.org (Human Resources) or Civil Service, 625 W. 4th, PO Box 5060, Newport, WA 99156. 509-447-6480

Planning Technician

Salary: $2,825.31/mo – $3,566.90/mo DOE Application Deadline: Open until filled BASIC FUNCTIONS: This position assists in day to day planning functions. Assist in office duties as assigned.

Works cooperatively and effectively with the public and other employees. This position is full time, non-exempt, union.

QUALIFICATIONS: 1.High school diploma or equivalent.

2.Must possess a 2 or 4 year degree in Planning, Surveying, Water Resources, Engineering, or equivalent experience in those fields.

3.Must possess a valid driver’s license.

4.Knowledge of the Growth Management Act, State Environmental Policy Act, GIS, and Microsoft Office is desired.

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201806 PUBLIC NOTICE 2018 MRSC ROSTERS SMALL PUBLIC WORKS, C O N S U LTA N T, and V E N D O R ROSTERS F O R PA R T I C I PAT I N G WA S H I N G T O N S TAT E L O C A L GOVERNMENT AGENCIES L O C AT E D I N E A S T E R N WA S H I N G T O N The Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington (MRSC) hereby advertises on behalf of the below listed local government agencies in Washington State (local governments) in Eastern Washington (Okanogan, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Adams, Whitman, Garfield, Asotin, Spokane, Lincoln, Ferry Stevens, and Pend Oreille counties), including - but not limited to - cities (Title 35 RCW and Title 35A RCW), counties (Title 36 RCW), port districts (Title 53 RCW), water- sewer districts (Title 57 RCW), school districts and educational service districts (Title 28A RCW), fire districts (Title 52 RCW), transit agencies (e.g., Ch. 35.58 RCW, Ch. 36.57A RCW, Ch. 36.73 RCW, Title 81 RCW), and public utility districts (Title 54 RCW), for their projected needs for small public works estimated to cost $300,000 or less, and for consulting services throughout 2018. Additionally, MRSC advertises on behalf of some local government for their projected needs for vendor services throughout 2018. 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.

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ernments which have their Small Works Roster, Consultant Roster, and Vendor Roster hosted by MRSC Rosters: Adams County Public Hospital District No. 3, Bridgeport School District, Chelan County FPD 6, Chelan-Douglas PTBA, Cheney Public Schools (Cheney School District # 360), City of Airway Heights, City of Brewster, City of Cheney, City of Colfax, City of East Wenatchee, City of Ephrata, City of George, City of Grand Coulee, City of Mattawa, City of Medical Lake, City of Millwood, City of Moses Lake, City of Othello, City of Quincy, City of Ritzville, City of Royal City, City of Spokane, City of Sprague, Enduris Washington, Ferry County, Greater Bar Water District, Inchelium School District #70, Lake Wenatchee Fire & Rescue, Medical Lake School District, Okanogan Conservation District, Okanogan County Public Hospital District #4, Okanogan Douglas District Hospital #1, Pend Oreille County, Quincy School District, Reardan-Edwall School District No. 9, Samaritan Healthcare, South Pend Oreille Fire & Rescue, Spokane Conservation District, Spokane County Fire District 10, Spokane County Fire District 8, The Greater Wenatchee Regional Events Center Public Facilities District, Town of Coulee City, Town of Coulee Dam, Town of Ione, Town of Mansfield, Town of Odessa, Town of Springdale, Town of Uniontown, Town of Waterville, Waterville School District #209, Whitman County F.P.D 7.

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201807 PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF NEWPORT NOTICE OF VENDOR ROSTER AND SMALL WORKS ROSTER Pursuant to Ordinance No. 957, the City of Newport maintains a Vendor Roster for purchasing materials, supplies and equipment, as well as a Small Works Roster for public works projects involving the construction, alteration, repair or improvements of public facilities. Once on the roster, contractors and vendors need not resubmit an application.

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January 10, 2018.(50) ___________________________ 201808 PUBLIC NOTICE MARTIN HALL BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE 2018 January 25, 2018 @ 10:00AM February 22, 2018 @ 10:00AM March 22, 2018 @ 10:00AM April 26, 2018 @ 10:00AM May 24, 2018 @ 10:00AM June 28, 2018 @ 10:00AM July 26, 2018 @ 10:00AM August 23, 2018 @ 10:00AM September 27, 2018 @ 10:00AM October 25, 2018 @ 10:00AM November 15, 2018 @ 10:00AM December 27, 2018 @ 10:00AM PLACE: Martin Hall Juvenile Detention Facility 201 Pine St., Medical Lake WA MEETING TIME: 10:00AM- Noon Published in The Newport Miner January 10, 2018.(50) __________________________ 201809 PUBLIC NOTICE Seattle City Light, Jon Gray, 700 5th Ave Ste 3200 Seattle, WA 98104, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit.

The proposed project, Boundary Hydroelectric Project, is located at 1198 Boundary Dam Access Road in Metaline in Pend Oreille county.

This project involves 3 acres of soil disturbance for Highway or Road, Utilities construction activities.

The receiving waterbody is N/A. Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this Application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this Application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320.

Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 Published in The Newport Miner January 10 and 17, 2018.(50-2) __________________________ 201810 PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 2042 The following ordinance was adopted at the regular meeting of the Newport City Council on January 2, 2018: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT, WASHINGTON, ANNEXING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED ON 8thH STREET; 2-56 MH TAX 5 AS EXT AND TAX 19 LESS TAX 18 AND RD TO SAID CITY, DESIGNATING THE ZONE OF THE ANNEXED PROPERTY, DIRECTING MODIFICATION OF THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP AND FIXING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ANNEXATION. This decision becomes final 5 days following publication unless the original applicant or a party adversely affected by the decision files an appeal with the Washington State Growth Management Hearings Board or the Pend Oreille County Superior Court in accordance with the provisions of state law.

The complete text of this ordinance is available for review at City Hall during regular business hours.

Contact Person: Ray Kin Newport Bldg. Dept.

Published in The Newport Miner on January 10, 2018.(50) __________________________ 2 0 1 8 11 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION F E B R U A RY 1 3 , 2 0 1 8 P E N D O R E I L L E C O U N T Y, WA S H I N G T O N The last date to register online, through the mail, transfer or update an existing registration is Monday, January 15th, 2018. First time voters may register in person until 4:30 pm Monday, February 5th at the Pend Oreille County Auditor’s Office, 625 W 4th Street, Newport.

Pend Oreille County is a vote by mail County. A ballot will be mailed to each active registered voter in

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Pend Oreille County January 2426. Please contact the Pend Oreille County Auditor’s Office at 509-4476472 if you did not Voters requiring assistance: Election ballots, registration forms, voting assistance for elderly and disabled persons, and other election or voter registration information are available at the Pend Oreille County Auditor’s Office. Call 509-447-6472, or visit http://pendoreilleco.org/your-government/auditor/elections/. Persons may also register to vote online at www.vote.wa.gov Open public meeting: Canvass & Certification of the Special Election will be 9:00am February 23rd in the Election office in the Old Pend Oreille Courthouse, 625 W 4th Street, Newport, WA. The February 13, 2017 ballot will include for those residing within the following Districts: Riverside School District #416-62 Proposition No. 1 - Replacement Educational Programs and Operation Levy Proposition No. 2 – Levy for Security, Facilities and Technology Improvements Deer Park School District #414-61 Proposition No. 1 - Educational Programs and Operation s Replacement Levy /s/ Marianne Nichols Marianne Nichols, Auditor and Supervisor of Elections Pend Oreille County, Washington Published in The Newport Miner January 10, 2018.(50) __________________________ 201812 PUBLIC NOTICE I N T H E S U P E R I O R C O U R T, S TAT E O F WA S H I N G T O N , IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY No. 17-4-00048-9 P R O B AT E N O T I C E T O CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 In Re the Estate of: GARY SNYDER, Deceased.

Sonya Snyder 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(1) (c); 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 10, 2018 Personal Representative: Sonya Snyder Attorney for Personal Representative: Steven Schneider Address for Mailing or Service: Steven Schneider Attorney at Law, P.S. 621 W. Mallon Avenue, Ste. 505 Spokane, WA 99201 DATED this _____ day of January, 2018.

SONYA SNYDER, Personal Representative STEVEN SCHNEIDER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, P.S. Steven Schneider, WSBA No. 22622 Attorney for Personal Representative Steven Schneider Attorney at Law, P.S. 621 W. Mallon Avenue, Ste. 505 Spokane, WA 99201 Published in The Newport Miner January 10, 17 and 24, 2018.(50-3) __________________________ 201813 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING D AT E / T I M E C H A N G E Cusick School District No. 59 Pend Oreille County, Washington The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cusick School District No. 59 (the “District”) hereby provides this notice that they will meet for their January Board Meeting on: Date: Thursday, January 18, 2018 Continued on 10B

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Increase in flu in Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho SPOKANE – Officials from Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) and Panhandle Health District (PHD) are seeing marked increases in flu hospitalizations and deaths, prompting a reminder to residents in both areas to get vaccinated and, if a person does become ill, to consult with a healthcare provider about diagnosis and possible treatment with antiviral drugs.

This season, 157 individuals have been hospitalized in Spokane County with laboratory-confirmed flu, compared to 43 admissions during the same period last year; seven deaths are now attributed to flu in the county, compared to zero deaths at this time last year.

Idaho has had 13 deaths so far this season, making it the deadliest for this time of year since 2010.

Eight of those deaths have been within Panhandle Health District, Idaho’s five most northern counties.

It is recommended that all people 6 months of age and older get immunized against flu.

The vaccine promotes antibody protection within two weeks.

“We are seeing flu cases throughout northern Idaho,” said Jeff Lee, PHD epidemiologist. “Typically, the peak of the flu season is January through March, so it’s not too late to get a flu shot.”

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), while vaccine effectiveness can vary, recent studies show that flu vaccination reduces the risk of flu illness by between 40 percent and 60 percent during seasons when most circulating flu viruses are well-matched to the flu vaccine.

Flu vaccination may also reduce flu illness severity; so, while someone who is vaccinated may still get infected, their illness may be milder.

The flu vaccine works best among healthy adults and older children.

Some older people and people with certain chronic illnesses might develop less immunity than healthy children and adults after vaccination.

However, even for these people, the flu vaccine still may provide some protection.

“Most people who get the flu will have mild illness and recover quickly, but certain groups are at high risk for developing flu complications that can sometimes result in hospitalization and occasionally death,” said Mark Springer, SRHD epidemiologist. “Your

best chance at protecting your loved ones, and yourself, from flu is to get a flu shot.”

People who have the flu often feel some or all of these symptoms: Fever or chills Cough Sore throat Runny or stuffy nose Muscle or body aches Headaches Extreme fatigue (very tired) When it comes to flu and seeking care from a healthcare provider, those people at higher risk of complications should call and consult with their provider when ill.

Additionally, while most people who do become ill with flu can be safely cared for at home, there are some symptoms, like trouble breathing, that should trigger immediate emergency care.

Sick individuals should also talk to their providers about antiviral drugs, an important second line of defense that can be used to treat flu illness.

Health officials recommend the use of antiviral drugs as early as possible to treat flu illness in people who are very sick with flu and those at high risk of serious flu complications.

Flu viruses spread when people with flu expel droplets from their mouths or noses while coughing, sneezing or talking.

These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby.

People can also get flu by touching a surface or object that has flu virus on it and then touching their own mouth, eyes or nose.

In addition to flu vaccination, both health districts also recommend frequent hand washing with warm water and soap, covering coughs and sneezes and staying home if sick.

For more information about influenza and influenza vaccine visit cdc. gov/flu, srhd.org or panhandlehealthdistrict.org.

Flu shots are now available at all of Panhandle Health District’s Care Plus clinics.

Spokane Regional Health District’s website also offers comprehensive, updated information about Spokane Regional Health District and its triumphs in making Spokane a safer and healthier community.

Become a fan of SRHD on Facebook to receive local safety and wellness tips. People can also follow the health district on Twitter @spokanehealth.

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desire by the county commissioners to have a hearings examiner handle things like conditional use permits.

Currently Snow handles CUP applications.

Snow says the planning commission would like to make recommendations on the CUP applications, which the county commissioners would still have the last word on.

Changes are also contemplated for class IV decisions, the class for the biggest projects.

Currently the planning commission would hold a hearing and make a recommendation to county commissioners, who would make the final decision.

County commissioners would like to change that to hold the class IV hearings themselves, as well as make the final decision. Most land use deci-

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Location: High School Library Cusick School District 305 Monumental Way Cusick, WA The purpose of this meeting is for the regularly scheduled January Board Meeting.

CUSICK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 59 PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON By:/s/ Don Hawpe Don Hawpe ; Secretary, Board of Directors Published in The Newport Miner January 10 and 17, 2018.(50-2) ___________________________ 201814 PUBLIC NOTICE

sions can be appealed to Superior Court.

The planning commission has at least one new member, Wayne Antcliff. He will replace John Stuart from District 1, whose term expired.

Stuart decided not to reapply.

Don Cummins and Paul Edgren were reappointed for four-year terms. Cummins is in District 2 and Edgren District 3, the north part of the county.

N O T I C E O F R AT E I N C R E A S E : TIPPING FEES INCREASE FOR D I S P O S A L O F S O L I D WA S T E FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Pend Oreille County, Washington, has approved an increase in the rates for tipping fees for solid waste disposal on April 1st, 2018. The tipping fees will increase at the Deer Valley, Usk and Ione Transfer Stations to $149.00/ton, minimum flat rate of $11.00 for 0-140 lbs.

DATED this 18th day of December, 2017.

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PUD: Gate closed since 2014 From Page 3A

condition of the Box Canyon Hydroelectric federal license. Now, the PUD and CNF are looking into solutions to meet the recreation demand. If an option is determined and approved to move forward, the planning process could begin as early as 2018-2019 with construction beginning as early as 2020.

One option under consideration, according to a PUD news release is reopening No Name Lake Campground, a forested environment, as a developed fee site with a developed group site constructed nearby.

The location is currently a primitive no-fee campground that includes six campsites with fire rings, a small primitive day use area and one single vault toilet.

However, due to health and safety issues, the gate for the campground has been closed since 2014.

No Name Lake offers non-motorized recreation opportunities and is easily accessed from the campground via a quarter mile trail.

No Name Lake Campground is located seven and a half miles from Pioneer Park Campground via Leclerc Road and County Road 3029.

Bead Lake is two miles via vehicle from the site and offers six miles of trails and a day use boat launch site for a fee.

If this option was chosen, the campground would be upgraded to provide additional amenities and capacity.

The fees collected would go towards funding for future maintenance and operations.

Another option under consideration is developing camping facilities at the Oldtown Rotary Park, a developed RV park setting, located east of Oldtown on State Route 2 along the Pend Oreille

River.

In accordance with the RRMP, the PUD has participated in funding site improvements to Oldtown Boat Launch over the last several years.

Amenities currently at this site include the launch and dock, recently improved parking area, picnic shelter, and visitor center.

If this option is chosen, overnight campsites would be developed and upgrades would be made to the existing features to accommodate the increased capacity.

The PUD and CNF are also requesting suggestions on alternative options or sites not mentioned above that would address the capacity thresholds at Pioneer Park.

The public is invited to provide comments via the website at www. popud.org by filling out the Campsite Feedback Survey or bring your written comments to the PUD’s Newport office.

Feedback will be taken until March 30, 2018.

About Pend Oreille County Public Utility District Pend Oreille County Public Utility District was established in 1936 and began operations in 1948. The PUD is governed by three locally elected Commissioners.

A General Manager and staff operate the utility within policies set by the Board of Commissioners.

The PUD has four operating systems: The electric system distributes electricity to the county, the production system produces power from the Box Canyon Hydroelectric Project, the water system consists of nine individual water distribution subdivisions, and the community network system provides wholesale broadband communication services. For more information visit: http://popud.org.

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ocrats to enact a capital gains tax, a stance that hasn’t seemed to change.

“I don’t see any support for a capital gains tax in my caucus because it is an income tax,” Senate Minority Leader Mark Schoesler, R–Ritzville, said at Thursday’s confer-

ence.

Similarly, Representative David Taylor R–Moxee said that House Republicans are opposed to new taxes to fund education.

Last month, Gov. Inslee proposed a tax on carbon emissions—the specifics of this plan will be announced next Tuesday— to help cover the shortfall.

However, Sen. Nelson played down both the carbon tax along with any discussion of a capital gains tax. “We’ll be taking a look at the carbon [tax] and certainly talking about capital gains. In a 60 day session, I’m not sure we’re going to move forward on either,” she said.

obituaries From Page 6B

The legacy he leaves is one of love, compassion, kindness, hard work, and commitment to God and family.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Feb. 10, at House of the Lord Church in Oldtown, Idaho. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation in Ronnie’s honor at www. pulmonaryfibrosis.donorpages.com/ Tribute/RonnieMiller Sherman-Campbell Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements.

Family and friends are invited to sign the online guest book at shermancampbell. com.

Richard Lee Mansbridge Priest River

Richard Lee Mansbridge passed away New years Day 2018 after many months

A P P R O P R I AT E P U B L I C WAT E R S TAKE NOTICE: That Correll Revocable Living Trust of Vancouver, WA on November 22, 2017 under Application No. S3-30800, filed for permit to appropriate public waters, subject to existing rights, from Bead Lake in the amount of 0.02 cubic feet per second, each year, for continuous single domestic supply. The source of the proposed appropriation is to be located within the NW¼NE¼ (Lot 1 of Diamond Match Addition) of Section 9, Township 32 N., Range 45 E.W.M., in 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 December 27, 2017

of illness. He was 61.

He was born Nov. 15, 1956, in Spokane, Wash., to Robert and Karen Mansbridge. A resident of Washington and Minnesota, he settled in Priest River.

He is survived by his best friend, Cheryl Summers, and his son, Gordon Mansbridge, at the home.

Surviving him are his mother, Karen Squires; sister Theresa Binder; brother Ronald Mansbridge; five stepbrothers and sisters and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

His father, stepfather, and younger brother precede him in death.

He worked many years as a carpet installer and long haul truck driver. His last few years were spent volunteering at the West Bonner County Food Bank in Oldtown.

He will be missed by many.

A memorial service will be held at the Hospitality House Saturday, Jan. 20, between 1-3 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY WATER RESOURCES PROGRAM - ERO PO BOX 47611 OLYMPIA, WA 98504-7611 Published in The Newport Miner on January 10 and 17, 2018.(50-2) __________________________ 201818 PUBLIC NOTICE P ublic H earing N otice 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 18, 2018 during the 3:30 p.m. School Board Meeting located in the Cusick School District High School Library.

Published in The Newport Miner on January 10 and 17, 2018 (50-2)