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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

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Property rights seminar draws dozens Shoreline setbacks can be contested, group told

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

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Steve Neugebauer, a licensed geologist, shows a slide at the workshop Saturday in Newport. Pend Oreille County is in the process of developing its Shoreline Master Program, which will increase setbacks on waterways. The workshop was held to give people ideas of how to challenge the setbacks proposed but the SMP.

NEWPORT - People who own property need to get involved in the boards and agencies where decisions are made that affect what they can do with their property, said Karen Skoog, one of the organizers of a daylong property rights workshop held Saturday, Jan. 14 in Newport. The workshop was put on by

the Pend Oreille County chapter of the Citizens Alliance for Property Rights, a national organization.

A similar workshop that was set for Wednesday, Jan. 18, near Cusick, has been cancelled because of the weather.

Skoog told the group of about 70 people who turned out Saturday that it is unreasonable to expect people to be aware of every federal, state or county regulation that could affect them.

“We have to become activists,” she said, and get on the boards and commissions that make the decisions.

One of the reasons for the workshop was to give people a way to oppose the increase in development setbacks along shorelines that are being required by the Shoreline Master Program, which the county is in the process of developing with state guidance.

Steve Neugebauer, a licensed hydro geologist, was one of the keynote speakers. Neugebauer’s firm, SNR Company, was formed to develop new technologies to apply science to the state’s SEE PROPERTY, 2A

Money swapped with road budget

BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County commissioners decided Jan. 9 to up the road levy shift by another $100,000 to a total $600,000. The road department was backfilled with another $100,000 from the capital facilities fund, so the latest change was did not change any department budget, auditor Marianne Nichols said.

The greater levy shift was needed because Nichols and her staff in the auditor’s office were concerned their previous plan for the capital projects money didn’t

fit the requirements of the state law.

The plan was to use $100,000 from the capital projects fund to pay for things such as utility bills in the building and grounds budget.

“We weren’t comfortable using it out

Road levy shift amounts: 2006 $200,000 2007 $200,000 2008 $500,000 2009 $550,000 2010 $500,000 2011 $400,000 2012 $600,000

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Second turbine under construction

BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

IONE – Work is progressing on Box Canyon Dam’s second new turbine, but the recent discovery of flaws in the old turbine shaft could push back the completion

date.

“They’re likely flaws that were there during the manufacturing process 50 to 55 years ago,” said Charlie O’Hare, chief operations officer for the Pend Oreille Public

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Surfs up at annual crab feed Howard and Nancy Wildin, members of Newport’s Soroptimists International Club, serve the many people who attended the club’s 25th anniversary crab feed at the Newport Eagles Club Saturday, Jan. 14. About 230 people attended, raising about $1,500 to $2,000 for the Girl of the Month scholarship program. Local Girl Scouts also volunteered at the event.

SEE TURBINE, 2A

County to expand elections office Will use $90,000 grant to fund relocation

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

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A welder works on the turbine casing at Box Canyon Dam. The second new turbine should be installed by the June 4 target date, but there could be delays if the turbine shaft needs to be replaced.

NEWPORT – The current Pend Oreille County elections office is too small to securely handle elections. That’s the opinion of an observer from the Secretary of State’s office, who watched an election last November.

|| Price of stamps goes up Jan. 22 WASHINGTON D.C. – Postage stamps will go up by a penny starting Sunday, Jan. 22. First Class stamps will cost 45 cents. Customers can continue to use their Forever stamps purchased before the rate change.

Post cards will go up by 3 cents to 32 cents. Mailing a letter to Canada or Mexico will cost an extra 5 cents, (85 cents), and other international destinations go up by 7 cents to $1.05. Rates for other types of mail including newspapers are also going up.

This is the first increase in two and a half years.

The U.S. Postal Service is also offering some new services. You will be able to rent a post office box for a three-month period rather than six months or a year. There will be a new package intercept service

“On the day of the election I observed that there were so many people in such a small place, that chairs had to be rearranged and people had to momentarily walk away from their workspaces in order for people to pass by,” wrote Kay Ramsay, an elections and program specialist in a Nov. 20, 2011, letter to Pend Oreille Auditor Marianne Nichols.

“Since it was not possible to organize the processing of ballots,

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where customers can recall a package before it arrives at the destination. A flat rate overnight box will be available for $39.95.

The Postal Service is working through a financial crisis, and closing certain post offices or discontinuing Saturday service are cost saving options being considered. The service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

Selkirk elk management plan up for review SPOKANE – A draft plan for managing elk in northeast Washington will be the subject of three public meetings Jan. 26 through Feb. 2.

The public can comment on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife plan for the Selkirk herd, which has been revised in response to hunt-

it will eventually lead to ballots being misplaced and or improperly handled.”

The county plans to move the elections office to a new room by May, according to Nichols.

The county was first told in by the Secretary of State’s office in 2007 that their elections space was inadequate, Nichols said.

They have been working out a plan since.

The elections office, located

on the third floor of the county courthouse, needs to have enough room for political party observers to view ballot processing, without interfering in the process, Ramsay wrote.

Even thought the Secretary of State’s office may think an election could be compromised by the current situation, they don’t have the authority to compel SEE ELECTIONS, 2A

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ers asking for increased elk numbers in northeast Washington.

The plan covers elk management in Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Ferry, Lincoln, Whitman, and eastern Okanogan counties.

The meetings will take place from 7-9 p.m. on the following schedule: • Jan. 26, at the Okanogan County Public Utility District office, 1331 2nd Ave. N., in Okanogan, • Feb. 1, at Center Place, 2426 N. Discovery Place, in Spokane Valley, and • Feb. 2, at the Northeast Washington Fairgrounds Building, 317 W. Astor Ave. in Colville.

Game managers are trying to increase elk numbers where the herds are small and scattered.

They’ve proposed shifting from ‘any elk’ hunting seasons to restrictions on antlerless elk hunting in

the Pend Oreille sub-herd areas, including units 101, 105, 108, 121 and 204.

The draft plan is available for review at http:// wdfw.wa.gov/publications/01350/. Submit comments through Feb. 10.

The Fish and Wildlife Commission is scheduled to review proposed rules in March and consider adoption in April. If adopted, those rules would become part of 2012-14 state hunting rules package.

Planning commission to take up RV parks CUSICK – The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission will take up the subject of recreational vehicle parks at their workshop set for Tuesday, Jan. 24 at the Cusick Community Center. The meeting will get underway at 6 p.m.

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ELECTION | $90,000 grant will be used to move the elections office to the basement of the county courthouse.

The county’s department of community development and public works, currently located in the basement, were to move to the old Tri-County Health building on Garden Avenue and the auditor’s office, including the elections office, was to move downstairs.

But in mid-August it became apparent that would be too costly in the current budget situation.

According to Liz Krizenesky, elections supervisor for the county, ballots are processed

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and ballots are reconciled, she said.

On the last day of the election, the ballots are taken out of the security envelopes and prepared for tabulation. At noon, she starts feeding ballots into the tabulator.

The tabulation continues throughout the day.

“It takes hours,” Krizenesky said.

The election office used to be located on the ground floor of the courthouse, outside the auditor’s office. The ballots were locked in the vault overnight, but because others had access to the vault,

changes, Ramsay told The Miner.

The county has known the elections office was inadequate for some time, Nichols said. A man in a wheelchair was unable to get in the current elections office, she said, just one of the inadequacies of the current location.

But even leaving issues of handicapped accessibility aside, Nichols said the space in which ballots are counted is inadequate. She fears ballots will get lost or mishandled in the tight quarters.

“I’m afraid we’ll will lose the integrity of the elections,” she said.

Nichols proposes moving the election office to the current break room and mailroom, also located on the third floor. It shouldn’t be a big job, she said.

“All we’re looking at is taking out a wall,” Nichols said. That will expand the break room.

The front part of the new office will have glass doors so people can observe the election process, she said. That will give the county 422 square feet of space.

The county plans to use MINER PHOTO|DON GRONNING county staff for the job, Nichols Pend Oreille County elections are currently run out of this small room on the said. third floor of the county courthouse building. County auditor Maryanne Nichols, “We need to be done by May,” pictured, will head up the remodeling effort to improve security. she said. There are currently four elections scheduled for throughout the election process. that wasn’t considered secure.

2012, including a presidential “Most come in the first few days So in 2008, the office was election. and at the end,” she said. moved upstairs.

She plans on using a $90,000 The ballots are delivered to her Krizenesky said that people Help America Vote Act grant the office by mail and she picks up can observe the ballot handling county was awarded in 2007. the ones at the county drop box. throughout the process. The Nichols said she has yet to The first thing she does is to political parties usually send get price estimates on the job, compare the signature on the observers on the last day of the but will probably use the full oath envelope of the ballot to the election and watch the count. $90,000, even though the actual one that is on file. If the signature She said for big elections – like construction costs may be lower doesn’t look right or the ballot is the presidential election – about than that. unsigned, that ballot is set aside a half dozen or so people ob“We might have to have an and she tries to get in touch with serve. architect because it’s a public the voter to clear up the problem.

Nichols said she doesn’t know building,” she said. She can also Ballots with signatures that ap- whether the county will replace spend the money on computers, pear right are left in the security the break room with another tables and other election related envelope and bundled and stored room. She suggests using the items. in a sealed bag, she said. At every office that elections was occupyThe county originally planned stage, the number of envelopes ing for a small lunchroom.

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Growth Management Act and Shoreline Master Programs and reduce the impacts that federal, state and municipal codes have on landowners.

Much of the Shoreline Master Program is not founded on the best available science, he said.

Take the Ordinary High Water Mark. That is an outgrowth of common law, he said, developed to protect waterways, which were used for transportation.

The ordinary high water marks aren’t ordinary at all.

It is the highest point that the water along a shoreline reaches every three to five years, he said.

Landowners should make sure the ordinary high water mark is set correctly.

“If they start way out there, you’re in trouble,” he said. The setbacks from development are from the ordinary high water marks, which in some cases are quite a ways from the shoreline.

He said the “no net loss of ecological function,” that is required of Shoreline Master Programs is unreasonable.

“It’s a completely dubious thing,” he said, almost impossible to define consistently. “It’s like saying what does a cloud look like.”

Neugebauer said that federal funding is the problem with many land use laws. States and local governments accept money and are bound by the conditions.

The conditions are not worth it, Neugebauer maintains.

“We all know federal grant money is something we say no

to,” he said.

There are ways to counter the requirements of undesired regulation, he said. One way is to sue as citizens under the various acts that are designed to protect species or air or water.

Under laws such as the Clean Water Act, violators of the act can be fined as much as $37,500.

When his company is looking, they typically found at least 10 violations by local governments, he said. The attorneys for local governments aren’t typically experts on federal law, he said.

Bonner County Commissioner Cornel Rasor also spoke.

He told of a couple who had been taken to court by the Environmental Protection Agency.

The couple, Jack and Jill Barron, were charged criminally by the EPA last year, alleging they violated the Clean Water Act by filling in an area on their property located near Priest Lake that the EPA said is a wetland. They were acquitted of the criminal charges in a jury trial but still face a civil lawsuit by the EPA and potential fines of $37,500 a day.

“The EPA has nearly destroyed the lives of two people,” Rasor said.

Rasor said the wetland was actually caused by an improperly installed culvert. The culvert was put in by the federal government, with the outlet 3 inches higher than the inlet, creating a wet spot, he said.

Rasor said landowners are probably the best stewards of their land and they can protect their property rights best at the

local level.

“We don’t need a plethora of federal agencies to protect our rights,” Rasor said. “The counties have a lot of power if they will use it.”

Federal agencies are supposed to “coordinate” with local governments when they propose an action, he said, something they hardly ever do in a meaningful way.

In Bonner County, the Property Rights Council was formed to ensure the rights of landowners were taken into account.

The publicly funded council analyzes different government proposals as to how they would affect the property rights of landowners and makes recommendations to the county commission.

Rasor said he wanted an entity like a property rights council written into Idaho state law. He wanted them to have an influence on the state’s comprehensive plan.

Tom Flowers owns property in south Pend Oreille County.

He said he appreciated the workshop.

“It was education we need,” he said. “We all agree we need less government and more self sufficiency.”

Jim and Barbara Bennett made the trip from their home in Spokane to Newport for the workshop. They own property in Pend Oreille County.

“One of the big problems is we own property on the Pend Oreille River but live in Spokane and can’t vote here,” Jim Bennett said.

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of building and grounds. We can use it for wages or anything in the road department. Buildings and grounds was a little gray,” Nichols said.

Last session, the state legislature loosened the restrictions on the capital projects money, temporarily allowing cash strapped counties to use it for more than just construction and other capital works.

“It fit perfectly to use it on road projects,” Nichols said.

The capital projects fund is built with home and property sales.

A quarter of a percent on each sale within the county goes to the capital projects fund. Pend Oreille County’s fund totals about $264,000 currently, and about $70,000 more is expected to come into the fund from real estate excise taxes this year.

The county uses about $60,000 per year to pay off bonds on the Martin Hall juvenile detention facility and the energy efficiency upgrade.

The property tax levy is one of the major revenue sources for roads. Before the latest change, the road department was planning to collect $1.46 million in property tax revenue. Another $1.5 million comes from the motor vehicle fuel tax.

With the $600,000 levy shift this year, a total $200,000 from capital projects will boost the road revenue, making the total impact to roads $400,000.

As the budget process began last summer, county commissioners were hoping to ease the burden on the cash strapped road department and do a smaller levy shift than in previous years. As it came time to adopt the budget, however, carryover funds were shorter than

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Utility District.

In the shaft bearing area, numerous indications of cracks were found on the surface of the equipment and deeper down.

A third party expert, O’Donnell and Associates, is doing an analysis of the turbine shaft to determine if it is suitable for long term use. A report should be ready in about two weeks, O’Hare said.

Making sure the shaft is sound is important to the upgrade process. The new turbines, while they increase the output of the unit, also increase the torque and the stress on the shaft, O’Hare explained.

“What was good before may not be good now,” he said.

If the shaft needs to be replaced, it could delay the turbine project by as much as a year.

The target completion date is currently June 4, about two months delayed from the original

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O’Hare said replacing the shaft could cost $500,000 or more, and it could take seven or eight months to manufacture.

“So we have our fingers crossed,” he said. “The important thing is that we’re not going to put something back in that would put the unit at risk.”

Meanwhile, crews are working on repairs to the discharge ring liner. There was more damage to the base material than crews found when replacing the first turbine, O’Hare explained. It’s taking about six weeks longer than expected while crews make those repairs.

There was a delay in the construction of the first unit when the weld on the discharge ring had to be re-done. The PUD was unhappy with the on-site work

by Andritz. They worked out a $2.17 million settlement with the company over lost generation due to the delay.

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Crews inspect the turbine shaft. Flaws were found in the 50-plus year old shaft. An analysis is underway which will determine if it needs to be replaced.

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expected and the levy shift was approved at a half million dollars.

Roads is allowed to collect a levy of $2.25 per $1,000 of assessed value on property in the unincorporated areas of the county. In the first part of the 2000s, Pend Oreille County took the maximum levy for roads, or near that.

Commissioners started using a road levy shift in 2006 to help balance the general fund budget.

Since then, roads has collected less and less of its maximum levy.

Instead, that levy power goes to the current expense budget where it can be used for general operations of the county.

In recent years, roads has collected less than half of what it’s allowed by state law. Instead of the $2.25 rate, in 2010, roads collected at a rate of $1.08. A full levy could have brought in nearly $2.5 million for roads, but with the levy shift, roads collected $1.19 million.

In 2011, 12 out of 39 counties across the state used a road levy shift. The amounts ranged from $200,000 in Wahkiakum County to more than $1 million in Lewis County. Pend Oreille used a levy shift worth $400,000 last year.

“We’ll do the best we can with what’s given to us,” said Teresa Brooks, who was acting public works director in Sam Castro’s absence last week.

As the 2012 budget was being approved in late December, she noted that the road department has a slight advantage this year because they are down one position. Last June, six road employees were laid of temporarily. Five of those came back to work in November, but the fifth decided not to return to work for the county.

Brooks said that position was budgeted for $65,711 with salary and benefits.

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Costly tire: $1,594 restitution ordered

BR I E FLY Cusick school board has vacancy CUSICK – The Cusick School District Board of Directors is accepting applications to fill the director Area 2 vacancy. Director Marcella Haynes resigned because she no longer resides within the district.

Applicants must be registered voters in the school district and reside in Area 2. Interested citizens are asked to contact the Cusick School District office by mail, in person, or by phone to receive the application process information.

Citizens are also invited to recommend applications for the position.

Applications and inquires will be closed Jan. 31. If applications are received, interviews will take place at a later scheduled time.

The board meets the third Tuesday of each month at 3:30 p.m. in the high school library.

Current board members are Mike Keogh from Area 1, Mark Cutshall Area 3, Kelly Driver Area 4, and Tom Foster Area 5.

Contact the Cusick School District, 305 Monumental Way, Cusick, WA 99119, or superintendent Dan Read at 509-4451125.

Robot handles explosives NEWPORT – A robot from the Spokane County/City Bomb Disposal Unit was called on to deal with some dynamite and blasting caps that were found at an outbuilding on property in the 300 block of Westside Calispell Road in Usk on Dec. 22. The homeowner discovered the explosives in the newly purchased property.

Personnel from Pend Oreille County Fire District 4, a Washington State L&I Safety Compliance Officer, the Spokane County/City Bomb Disposal Unit and the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office worked together to safely dispose of the explosives. Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim reminds people to call the sheriff’s office anytime they come across explosives and the sheriff’s office will arrange to have them disposed of safely.

Privatizing liquor sales could be Idaho ballot issue BOISE – After Washington voters passed an initiative to privatize liquor sales this past fall, Idahoans could be voting on a similar issue.

Joe Gilliam, president of the Northwest Grocery Association, met with officials from Gov. Butch Otter’s staff as well as Secretary of State Ben Ysursa to find out what it takes to get an initiative to privatize liquor sales on the ballot in the November elections, according to IdahoReporter.com.

Gilliam must collect 47,432 registered voter signatures by April 30. Because of the short time frame in which to organize and successfully execute the campaign, the decision on whether or not to push forward with the initiative should be made within the next week or so, according to the organization’s Idaho lobbyist, Roy Eiguren.

By June 1, the state of Washington will be out of the liquor business. Grocers and other stores that apply will be able to sell booze. The state recently worked out a buy-back agreement with distributers to keep shelves stocked at state liquor stores until the June 1 deadline.

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Deputies Bill Zamora and Jeff Jones display their award for their help enhancing traffic safety.

Deputies receive traffic safety awards NEWPORT – Recently, two Pend Oreille County Sheriff deputies, Bill Zamora and Jeff Jones were recognized by the Spokane County Target Zero Task Force for their outstanding efforts toward making our streets and highways a safe place for all citizens.

Target Zero is a statewide strategic highway safety plan with the goal of eliminating traffic deaths and disabling injuries on all public roads. Spokane’s Target Zero Task Force serves Spokane, Stevens, Pend Oreille and Whitman counties.

Each year Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Deputies participate in coordinated enforcement activities that promote and enhance traffic education and safety with the goal of eliminating all traffic related deaths and disabling injuries.

Senator asks governor to rescind appointment OLYMPIA – Sen. Bob Morton, R-Kettle Falls, has asked the governor to rescind her recent appointment of Seattle resident Ted Willhite to the state Recreation and Conservation Funding Board.

“Mr. Willhite is listed on the board roster as being from Twisp and his appointment fills a spot intended to represent the interests of Eastern Washington,” Morton said. “But this is preposterous! Mr.

Willhite owns a second residence near Twisp, but he lives and works in Seattle. This is not fair to our side of the state and it shuns good Eastern Washington candidates for service on this board who would eagerly and honorably promote and protect our interests.”

The mission of the board is to provide leadership and funding to help protect and enhance Washington’s natural and recreational

resources for current and future generations. It is one of five entities housed in the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office.

“The board has four Western Washington members and only one from our side of the state, Yakima,” Morton said Wednesday, Jan. 11. “The governor needs to set this right. I await her response.”

Chamber meeting all about Labor and Industries NEWPORT – The Greater Newport Area Chamber of Commerce will be having its next general members’ meeting Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. in the Box Canyon Room at the Pend Oreille Public Utility District, located at 130 N. Washington, Newport.

Featured speaker Chris Daniewicz, from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, will give a presentation on

training employees on safety, having an employee “stay at work,” the need for contractor registration renewals and answer any questions. As usual, members will have the opportunity to promote their business and network with other members.

The Greater Newport Area Chamber of Commerce supports and promotes its member businesses, organizations and indi-

viduals residing or doing business primarily in Newport, Diamond Lake, Cusick and Usk in Washington, and Oldtown in Idaho. It also operate a visitors’ center located in downtown Newport. For more information, contact the executive director at 509-447-5812 or info@ newportareachamber.com, or visit the chamber online at www.newportareachamber.com or in person at 325 W. Fourth St., Newport.

NEWPORT – A 35-year-old man who was sentenced to five months in jail for second degree assault will also have to pay $1,594 for two tractor tires as restitution.

Daniel Bush Anderson of Newport pled guilty earlier to second degree assault and malicious mischief for damaging his neighbor’s tractor tire with a double edged ax while the neighbor was on the tractor.

The incident Anderson was convicted of took place March 5, 2011. According a sworn statement of probable cause, Anderson didn’t want his neighbor plowing snow from his driveway.

Sheriff deputies had been called out the day before and determined the neighbor had an easement to the property and a right to plow it.

When the neighbor was out the next day plowing, Anderson came at him with the ax, striking the tire and scaring the man.

While only one tire was damaged in the attack, prosecutor Tony Koures argued that the victim was entitled to have two tires replaced because of the uneven wear that would be caused if a new tire was installed without replacing the other.

Defense attorney Eric Christianson argued that Anderson should pay for only one tire and that if that tire had only 30 percent tread left, that should be taken into account and the amount of restitution should be 30 percent of the cost of a new tire. He said that the damage to the tire was actually no more than a “severe siping.”

Pend Oreille County Superior Court Judge Patrick Monasmith said he wasn’t familiar with siping for tractor tires.

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would,” Monasmith said. “Our goal is to restore the victim to where he was before.”

Koures had presented testimony from the victim, an experienced heavy equipment operator, that replacing two tires was necessary and also presented a document from Les Schwab Tires to that effect. Christiansen did not present evidence to the contrary, Monasmith noted in ruling that he must pay for two tires.

Anderson pled guilty just before his trial was about to start.

He was sentenced to five months in jail for second degree assault.

He received a 365 day suspended sentence for malicious mischief.

Christianson asked that the sentence be served on weekends so that Anderson could help his girlfriend with driving to doctor appointments.

Monasmith denied that request.

“In the end this was a serious felony crime against a human being,” he said. He said community safety and accountability required that the sentence be served at one time.

In addition to the jail time and restitution, Anderson also will have to pay $850 in court costs.

CO R R EC T I O N

A letter in the Jan. 4 issue of The Miner spelled Mike Sliva’s last name incorrectly. Also, due to a Miner error, the letter incorrectly stated it was time to permanently layoff the current “competent” county officials.

The letter should have stated “incompetent.” We regret any confusion this may have caused.

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Health board’s annual meeting to be in Colville COLVILLE – The annual meeting of the Northeast Tri County Health District Board of Health will be held Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be at Stephani’s Oak Street Grill, 157 Oak St., Colville. If you have agenda items to be included, contact Dave Windom at Northeast Tri County Health District, 509-684-1301 or toll free at 800-827-3218.

This meeting site is barrier free. People needing special accommodations should contact Kelly LeCaire at Northeast Tri County Health District at 509684-1301 or 1-800-827-3218

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Newport, WA: The United States Border Patrol will be conducting a Citizen’s Academy starting February 1 s t . This program has been designed to provide local residents the opportunity to learn more about the U.S. Border Patrol and its role in the community.

The Academy is open to interested parties 18 years and older. The three hour long sessions will begin at 6:00 pm each Wednesday, for five consecutive weeks. Students will be hear about history, instructed on immigration and criminal law. Additionally, they will be hear about thethe history, mission, and operational aspects of the Border Patrol.

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ne state legislator commented to us last legislative session that county officials seemed to have more interest in lobbying for the county officials’ association’s interests than those of their constituents. We noted this as well and feel it’s time for them to stop pushing the agendas developed at wine and cheese parties for county officials in the state capital. It’s time to consult with the people and businesses they represent in their communities and not the lobbyists and big city county officials that control the associations.

For example, so far the Washington Association of Counties has among its 2012 legislative priorities agenda: • Reduce the frequency of state audits if there is no history of management findings by department or county. (Comment: Maybe the audits have kept them out of trouble. Is there another motive to this move that really isn’t about saving money?)

• Seek proactive public records requirements that address the costs associated with the burgeoning public records requests. (Comment: Tried last year in several forms but shot down when shown that most of their bills made it more difficult for public to monitor their government and didn’t save money. Constituents were against restrictions as is state law. Many told the government it was their job to provide them the records, they’ve had plenty of time to figure out how to do it more efficiently.)

• Allow county to utilize technology to improve legal notice and reduce costs. (Comment: Tried last session to allow county governments to post notices on their websites to save money, they said. Shot down because it was shown that it did not save government money, a new department would have to be set up with unknown costs, and constituents didn’t want public officials in charge of public notices anyway.

They were happy with the current independent system.)

The Public Utility District Association is once again supporting changing state law to allow them to sell fiber optic retail services instead of just wholesale. This is another government official spawned idea that should have been proposed to the communities they serve before starting the fight in the legislature at taxpayer expense. The pros and cons should have been discussed in each county before lobbying began in the name of the residents of the PUD counties.

There are also some good priorities on the government association lists we feel, but what we feel, or the county officials feel, is good for the community isn’t important. What is important to our democracy is what the majority of those living and working in the county believe is good for them. It’s time to ask them before spending time and money fighting for legislation this year that only government officials want.

Maybe they should get together and propose a bill that all state government association lobby efforts must be approved by a majority vote of the people?

--FJW

Some interesting tales from 2011 OK, I managed to scare up enough leftover stuff from 2011 to fill this space until the Legislature gets down to work and provides some copy.

One of my favorite stories was the purse-snatcher who was nabbed when his pants fell down while he was running away from his victim.

The would-be thief was a 43-yearold Everett man who ripped the woman’s handbag off her shoulder at the Bremerton ferry terminal and ran to a nearby taxi to make his getaway. When his pants suddenly descended to his ankles he tripped and fell down.

A pedestrian who witnessed it told a cop who was working at the terminal and the cop caught up with the thief before he could get his pants back up and get into the taxi.

The thief, who smelled of intoxicants, the cop reported, claimed he was “just monkeying around” and “teasing” and didn’t want to hurt the woman’s feelings. He was jailed and the bag returned to the owner.

Nobody was named in this story.

Lesson learned: never monkey around without checking that your belt or suspenders are in good working order.

Another thief who tried to enhance his earnings by making a deal with a medical device maker to use its devices in cardiac procedures and recommend it to his medical cohorts was U.S. Army Major Jason Layne Davis, 38, chief cardiologist at Madigan Medical Center in Tacoma, a pretty high position for turning to thievery.

He illegally accepted $5,000 from Guidant Sales, a subsidiary of Boston Scientific, for the deal, which is a misdemeanor good for a year in prison and a $100,000 fine.

Guidant agreed to pay $600,000 to settle claims it provided money, meals and gratuities to Davis to push its products.

If there was one thing Belfair postal worker Richard A. Farrell, 45, really hated, it was junk mail, so he responded by dumping it in recycle bins or burning it in his outdoor fire pit. When the Belfair postmaster tipped the feds that Farrell was recycling instead of delivering, they

trailed him until they confirmed what he was doing with it.

A federal spokesman said no one lost any first class mail, but investigators said they did find some at Farrell’s home.

All he got for it though was three years probation, 120 hours of community service and a $25 fine GUEST because he “accepted responOPINION sibility.” I guess ADELE the judge in that FERGUSON case didn’t like CORRESPONDENT junk mail either.

A 31-year-old Port Orchard woman who had been working at Farmland Feed Co. in Silverdale since she was 16 was charged with first degree theft for embezzling $78,727 over three years. Maranda Lee McKenzie worked as a $13 an hour assistant manager and created false returns to cover the theft.

The owner was blaming shrinking revenues on the economy until he noticed suspicious telephone numbers and checked up on her.

A New York man who bought a German shepherd named Emmi over the Internet from a dog raiser in Thurston County decided to return her because she terrorized his cat and was not responding to typical German commands. Jason Dubin informed previous owner Wayne Curry by telephone and shipped the dog back to the west coast where no one met it as the airport. Curry said he had informed the airline he wouldn’t be there so Emmi wound up in a Seattle kennel.

Eventually Curry sent someone to pick her up.

Emmi could have been like the Germans in Minnesota who on the onset of World War II suddenly claimed to be Polish instead and didn’t revert back until the war was over and Germans were acceptable again. Dubin should have tried a little Polish on Emmi.

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

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To the editor: In 2010 the Supreme Court, in its 5-4 Citizens United decision, gave unprecedented power to corporations to contribute unlimited money to political campaigns anonymously. In addition to ruling that money equals speech, this decision gave corporations ongoing ability to give more money than individual citizens to political campaigns.

This devastating court decision is already playing a huge part to the benefit of a few of the Republican primary candidates over others.

All voters, irrespective of political preferences, will have increasingly diminished capacity to affect the outcome of elections.

When powerful wealthy entities are able to purchase elections, individuals’ preferences will not matter. When only the voices of the wealthiest define who is elected we will never have leaders that don’t meet the needs of the already powerful.

An additional unintended threat from this court decision is that unlocking the door to multinational corporations contributing unlimited dollars to domestic politics opens the door to foreign interests influencing United States’ politics.

Voters and politicians are starting to stand against this ruling, including pressing for a Constitutional Amendment to overturn it. While the majority of United States’ citizens don’t believe corporations are people, they recognize that it is in citizens’ best interest to get this kind of money out of politics.

Next week, there will be Informational Assemblies in front of courthouses and city halls to increase public awareness of the risks related to the unprecedented Citizens United Supreme Court decision. Our local 99 percent group of community supporters is joining in this effort in front of Newport City Hall, Jan. 20th at noon. We will be again be offering voter regis-

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It vital that we learn and speak out about the Citizens United court decision. Stop by to visit or join us Jan. 20 in front of Newport City Hall at noon.

-Gayle Cain Cusick

gift shop featuring local history books and local hand-made items and the research area is open year-round every Monday and Wednesday from 9 to noon.

-Linda and Robert Karr Newport POCHS Members and Volunteer Pend Oreille County Centennial Committee Member

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trove of information To the editor: Now that the Pend Oreille County Centennial celebration has passed into history, we would like to thank the community for its support of the Centennial activities ranging from the sale of Centennial mementos to the closing holiday free concert. Many Centennial activities were made successful with the cooperation of the Pend Oreille County Historical Society and Museum, an all-volunteer, privately funded, non-profit organization.

Archived photographs were made available for use on Centennial mementos such as the Centennial buttons and mugs featuring mining, logging, steamships, and railroading.

The research department of the POCHS provided information including the original menu for the Governor’s Dinner in 1911, and details of life in Pend Oreille County from its inception to the present. The Centennial Quilt Show Committee was honored to have two 1900s quilts from the museum’s collection to display at the Labor Day Centennial Quilt Show.

The POCHS and Museum is a treasure trove of information which is available at minimal cost to anyone interested in local history: historic photographs, obituaries, maps, and other local information has been carefully collected and indexed by the volunteers. The museum and its exhibits are open daily from May 1 through mid-October. The

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If you have ideas for future readers’ poll topics, submit them to minernews@povn.com.

Pend Oreille County is in the process of developing their Master Shoreline Program to control development around shorelines. One method is to increase the distance from shorelines that landowners are allowed to build on.

What do you think?

This is an unconstitutional taking. If the government won’t let me build on my land, they should pay me.

There is a valid reason for the setbacks: to protect the waters for future generations. The waters of the state belong to all the people in the state, not just those with enough money to buy property on the shoreline.

I think the state will do what they want, regardless of the science or what the local people want.

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To the editor This fall when doing a job at Newport High School, I was impressed and left with a good feeling about the employees that I met at your school district. I observed custodians Dora and Cliff, Dennis the high school principal, Tom the business manager, Janet the district office secretary, Jason the Superintendent and Gene the head groundskeeper.

Observing your superintendent running a pressure washer and cleaning areas in the high school and his concern for the students was a real pleasure to see. The principal and teachers were painting and doing floors in addition to coaching and performing their other duties.

It looks like your community is getting a good deal from these employees. I wish I could have met more volunteers and hardworking people in your school district.

-Bob Marcusson Spokane

Shoreline Master Plan is heartbreaking To the editor: Recently, the Pend Oreille County Commissioners extended the public comment period for the Shoreline Master Plan that was recently submitted by the county planning commission.

This plan is viewed very negatively by an overwhelming majority of property owners along the river.

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(This has been the case in my neighborhood).

Furthermore, repairs to our properties in the form of dock repairs or basic housing repairs place an element of cost and regulation on homeowners that is unreasonable. Keep in mind that both the county and the state received tax revenue from the sale of the river properties, and we have already contributed to the public welfare from our purchases and from our regular assessments.

To be candid, these new regulations break my heart and wreck my dreams for the river. They place government in a position of power through regulation and fines that is not welcome. I urge all Pend Oreille River property owners to stand up and submit testimony to the county commissioners regarding how these regulations will affect them.

In summary, the plan uses a lot of terms like “That the public interest suffers no substantial detrimental effect.” In my view, the document itself is against the public interest, and is highly detrimental to property owners in effect.

-David Moses Cusick

Shoreline act affects everyone To the editor: The Citizen Association for Property Rights met at the Newport Hospitality House, Saturday

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Tar sands pipeline unnecessary

To the editor: Our Northwest has three existing pipelines and ties to all major world trade markets in Pacific-rim countries.

So why the environmental risk and negative cost overlays to benefit the multinational corporations in pushing corrosive Canadian tar sands over our interior through a super pipeline to Texas refineries?

Is it Euro zone and Chinese energy demands in a shift, from Seattle and San Francisco ports and eastward rail, to a new route through the expanded Panama Canal?

With the acceleration of arctic ice-melt, the Northwest Passage should be a cost-efficient route for those markets by completion.

Is it energy resource exploitation closer to home?

With the new fossil fuel find (bigger than Saudi Arabia’s known reserves) in Pennsylvania, our freedom from foreign oil dependency seems assured.

Is it jobs creation?

Initial construction jobs could be created by more environmentally friendly, permanent employment, maintaining rail, roads and bridges.

Is it economic ties to Europe?

New Pacific trade, currency and resource pacts with China (yuan), Japan (yen) and Pacific economies, free us from the damaging Euro.

Is it more of the rich getting richer, at the 99 percent’s expense?

R-i-g-h-t!

-Duane Schofield Cusick

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Jan. 14. This information was advertized through a half page notification in The Miner Newspaper, Wednesday, Jan. 11. Approximately 70 people attended.

Discussion was on Washington State’s Shoreline Management Act. Our county commissioners worked hard to put together our Pend Oreille County SMA. The state Department of Ecology, threw it back at them, as not being restrictive enough!

The single most onerous restriction that D.O.E. insists on is a 150foot set-back from their arbitrarily determined ordinary high water mark. This will affect all our riverfront, lakefront, and wetlands!

If they get their way, it will likely affect all creeks and streams in our county.

With the numerous lakes, creeks, streams, ponds, wetlands, and the river close to 70 percent of our county will fall under the “Critical Areas” provisions of the Growth Management Act and the Shoreline Management Act. This will affect everyone with any form of waterfront in Pend Oreille County!

So, where were you?

Our county commissioners need all the public input they can get!

The public comment period ends March 16. Comments on the SMA must be county record to be used in any form of litigation between Pend Oreille County and the state.

Please be courageous and comment, keep them respectful, and comment on the economic, and use impact, a 150-foot set-back from your waterfront or wetlands will have on your property. Emails constitute legal comments.

Commissioner Diane Weir almost single handedly destroyed Pend Oreille County’s opportunity to opt out of the GMA. This would have eliminated arbitrary unappealable decisions by the GMA board, because they would have no jurisdiction. Thanks Diane!

The Citizens Association for Property Rights will meet at 6 p.m. Jan 18, at the Cusick VFW. Pleas be there. This affects everyone!

-Rick Roy Newport

tractors, insurance companies, title companies, etc. The idea is to make property more exclusive so that only corporations can own and develop it.

Like all politics it’s just about money. Waterfront property owners need to suck it up and be happy with their exclusive property.

You belong to a unique club and your dues take the form of higher property taxes and a government/ business partnership that creates rules to make your property more exclusive and more valuable for higher tax assessments and development costs.

If you are retired or live on a fixed income on family property, the government and big business want to financially regulate you off your land. The idea is to replace you with higher tax paying owners.

Simply by default, the commissioners have put a financial plague on Pend Oreille County. Young people can’t afford to live here and retired people on fixed incomes are going to be run off their property with endless tax, fee and rate increases. My only question is why would any commissioner promote the destruction of our community by adopting community killing growth regulations?

Government becomes destructive when it partners with big business to extort money from citizens. Any commissioner that supports growth management in its current form is participating in a form of pseudo-extortion. Keep this up and you will have all of us renting our property from some multinational mega-corporation.

-Pete Scobby Newport

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The Grinch comes to Newport To the editor: Of all the generous federal and state grants procured by our sharp, caring and hard working local officials at the county, tribe, school district, city and PUD, Jim Davison feels that a federal grant for feeding hungry kids is one too many.

Wrapped in his moral hazard tea bag, he grumps about greasy socialistic slopes and generational degeneration, pining for the good old days of rickets, polio and grandma’s retirement to the chicken coop.

The kids are here, Jim. They are hungry. If they were not hungry, they would not eat.

You may decry the social and economic forces that brought this about, but your resentment at feeding the most innocent members of our American family is a revolting sentiment. We are all, each and every one of us in this country, beneficiaries of some government program.

Sure, quibble about who deserves what size slice of the tax dollar pie; residents of economically small and strategically insignificant counties which receive far more than contributed need to heed the hypocrisy buzzer. Most of us have no difficulty discerning between a corporate lobby and a child. Today’s hungry school kids grow into tomorrow’s leaders who one Christmas morning may offer you only your own bitter heart.

-Melissa Young Newport

Forestry meeting Jan. 28 USK – The Northeast Chapter of Washington Farm Forestry Association (NEWFFA) will host their annual meeting Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Camas Center for Community Wellness.

The meeting agenda includes topics such as: implications of soil quality on forest production and health, benefits of collaborating with other forest land owners, and presentations from state and

federal agencies on available costshare The annual meeting will be begin with a continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Speakers will present topics of interest to forest land owners between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Registration, which includes continental breakfast, snacks and lunch, is $20 for adults and $10 for children under 18. For additional information, contact Bill Berrigan, 509-738-6627.

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High-speed Internet Bill draws opposition

BY SCOTT PANITZ, REPORTER WNPA OLYMPIA NEWS BUREAU

OLYMPIA – Legislation that would allow public-utility districts (PUDs) and rural port districts to provide telecommunications services such as Internet directly to consumers is being met with strong opposition from lawmakers intent on leaving that service to private enterprise. Currently, public districts must sell access wholesale through an retail service provider.

Rep. John McCoy, D-Tulalip, argues that the legislation, House Bill 1711, would provide an increasingly necessary service to those lacking it.

“Everybody agrees we have underserved areas,” said McCoy following a stakeholders’ meeting Thursday, Jan. 12 in Olympia. “But we do not have Internet service providers willing to go out to those extreme rural areas to deliver service. So the question is: ‘How do we get them served?’”

McCoy is the bill’s lead sponsor and chairman of the House Technology, Energy and Communications Committee in which the bill is being heard. He said the answer is within his bill, which allows PUDs and rural port districts in counties with populations under 300,000 the ability to offer service to individual households.

According to Erik Poulsen, government relations director at Washington Public Utility Districts Association, PUDs have used the wholesale authority they were granted in 2000, building 4,500 miles of fiber-optic cable, investing $300 million in infrastructure

and partnering with 150 retail providers. However, he said it’s not possible to wholesale in certain parts of the state.

“The idea was that PUDs would build critical infrastructure and private companies would come in and provide direct service,” Poulsen said. “This wholesale arrangement serves many of our PUDs well. Others believe they need expanded authority to overcome some of the barriers that still exist.”

Rep. Cathy Dahlquist, R-Enumclaw, said she’s concerned that PUDs, as government entities, would have an unfair competitive advantage over private companies since they can draw from taxpayer money to fund their retail operation.

“I feel like by allowing retail authority, PUDs can go out to rate payers and they can go to their port districts and tax their constituency,” Dahlquist said. “For government to get into a retail business we’re going to have government compete. We’re going to put people out of business.”

Rep. Maureen Walsh, R-Walla Walla, also opposes the bill even though she is a co-sponsor. She said she signed on because a Franklin County PUD employee whom she trusts told her that it would help provide access to her constituents.

“She expressed to me that this was a great bill that would help rural communities get high-speed Internet access, at which point it sounded like a great idea,” said Walsh. “Ultimately what happened is the original intention of the bill got a little bit skewed.”

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Walsh said she is not fond of the result of the process.

“Now we’ve got the PUDs in competition somewhat with some of the private providers of Internet services,” said Walsh. “And I don’t like that.”

The bill would have provisions to defend against such inequity, counters McCoy. “In my opinion I’ve taken care of that,” he said. “Yes, the PUD can borrow from its [revenuebased services] but they have to pay it back, so there’s some rate of return that they have to crank in there. In order to get permission to do this, they have to hold public hearings with an extensive business plan that has to be approved by their ratepayers. They need to go through that process before they make a decision on whether they’re going to provide the service or not.”

The bill was scheduled for another hearing Tuesday, Jan. 17, after press time.

NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille County Extension Office will cosponsor the statewide Woman in Agriculture Conference set for Saturday, Feb. 11. The local conference site will be the Real Estate Marketplace building in Deer Park.

The Women in Ag Conference focuses on entrepreneurial development for women managers of farms and ranches.

“Our goal is to encourage women in ag to do well as business managers through education, networking, and managing critical information,” extension agent Janet Lambarth said.

The Feb. 11 conference will be held at 16 sites around the state from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

“The Deer Park site was selected to make travel easier for participants from lower Pend Oreille and Stevens counties as well as northern Spokane County,” Lambarth said.

The ag conference features panels of local women who are successfully managing new and traditional farm operations, as

well as two nationally known women farm managers. National speakers Rita Emmett and Lyn Garling will be broadcast over high speed Internet connections to all conference sites.

Lyn Garling came to farming later in life. She owns Over the Moon Farm in Pennsylvania.

Her topic, “I Never Thought I’d Be a Farmer,” highlights farm production with chickens, turkeys, and pigs.

Rita Emmett’s topic is “Blast Away Procrastination and Get it Done Now.” she is a professional speaker, author and friend of many women farm managers.

Deer Park panelists will include rancher and 4-H leader Donna Krizanic from Elk, and Laurie Arnold of Heron Pond Farm in Cheney.

The women will discuss history of their farm involvement, getting started, marketing, dealing with risks and challenges, keys to success and staying current.

The Deer Park site will accommodate 20 participants. The deadline for registration is Jan. 25. Mail your registration and

$25 fee to: Woman in Agriculture, WSU Extension Douglas County Courthouse, Box 550, Waterville, WA 98858. Website registration is now available online at www.womeninag.wsu. edu or print your registration for mailing. To receive a printed brochure by mail, contact Margaret Viebrock at 509-745-8531 or viebrock@wsu.edu.

The registriction fee covers admission to the event, a copy of Emmet’s “The Procrastinator’s Handbook,” lunch, and an opportunity to be listed in a farm guide that will be shared with conference participants.

Breakfast and lunch will be served by the Alter Society of the Catholic Church in Deer Park.

The WIA conference, while geared towards women, is open to all producers including supporting spouses and aspiring farmers.

Agriculture students and farm interns are also welcome to participate.

Additional conference sites for area women are Stevens County Extension Office and the Spokane County Extension Office.

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OLYMPIA – Public utility districts should have the right to sell retail high speed, broadband internet services, not just wholesale services. That was what John Jordan, director of finance and administrative services for Pend Oreille PUD, testified to in front of a House committee in Olympia last Tuesday, Jan. 10. (See related story.)

“Our intent is to operate wholesale,” Jordan said. “But we need the authority if the county is not served by the private sector.”

Jordan said the PUD could sell retail broadband services to institutional customers, such as schools and governments.

Wayne Antcliff, owner of Concept Cable, said he is opposed to PUD competing with him.

“We’re 100 percent against that,” said Antcliff. “We want those businesses, too.”

Antcliff said that the PUD, using federal, state and local money, would have an unfair advantage. “It’s unfair competition,” he said.

Jordan said that the private sector is the preferred way for the PUD to sell retail broadband internet connections.

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JANUARY 18, 2012 |

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Above: Selkirk students Eric Wittenmyer and Abiona Carrasco sing a duet during the Martin Luther King Jr. concert, held at Selkirk High School Friday, Jan. 13. They were accompanied by music director Donivan Johnson and Josh Ross on the drums.

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Community celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Left: Jim Kershner, recently retired journalist from The Spokesman-Review, was the guest speaker at the annual Selkirk High School Martin Luther King Jr. concert on Friday, Jan. 13 in the Sam Nicholas Gymnasium. Kershner talked about why he wrote his most recent book “A Fighting Life,” the story of Spokane civil rights activist and lawyer, Carl Maxey. He talked about how one person can make a difference in our world and why we should all try.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18 Ione Town Council: 7 p.m. Clerk’s Office ‘Swing, Swing Swing’ Jazz on a Winter Night: 7:30 p.m. - Cutter Theatre, Metaline Falls THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 Story Time and Crafts: 10:30 a.m. - Ione Library North Pend Oreille Lions: 7 p.m.

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Washington DC 20510 202-224-2621 http://murray.senate.gov/ Local: 10 N. Post St. Suite 600 Spokane WA 99201 509-624-9515 Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) Fifth Congressional District 2421 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 202-225-2006 www.mcmorrisrodgers.house.gov Local: 10 N. Post St. Suite 625 Spokane WA 99201 Spokane: 509-353-2374 Colville: 509-684-3481

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Governor Chris Gregoire Office of the Governor PO Box 40002

Olympia, WA 98504-0002 360-902-4111 Relay operators for the deaf or hard of hearing, dial 7-1-1 www.governor.wa.gov

Legislative District 7 Sen. Bob Morton (R) 115D Irv Newhouse Building P.O. Box 40407 Olympia WA 98504-0407 360-786-7612 E-mail: morton.bob@leg.wa.gov Home: 3278 Pierre Lake Rd Kettle Falls, WA 99141 509-684-5132 509-684-5132 Rep. Joel Kretz (R) 335A Legislative Building P.O. Box 40600 Olympia WA 98504-0600 360-786-7988 E-mail: kretz.joel@leg.wa.gov Home Office: 20 N. Main St. Omak, WA 98841 509-826-7203 Rep. Shelly Short (R) 204 Modular Building A P.O. Box 40600 Olympia WA 98504-0600 360-786-7908 E-mail: short.shelly@leg.wa.gov Home office: 147 North Clark Ave. Suite 5 Republic WA 99166 509-775-8047 Washington Legislative Hotline 1-800-562-6000 (in session, weekdays 8 a.m.-noon, 1-4:30 p.m.)

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Make snow creations at Priest Lake State Park PRIEST LAKE – Priest Lake State Park is holding an allages event to see who has the best snowman and snow sculpture skills. Create anything you want out of snow anywhere inside the park at Indian Creek Campground.

Be sure to let a staff member know where your creation is so they can take pictures and vote on the winners. Pictures will be posted on the park’s Facebook page so everyone can see them and make comments on which ones they like best.

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Join your favorite “Jungle Book” characters at the Cutter Friday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 28 at 2 p.m. to see area children trying to catch a tiger by the tail.

Tickets are $6, available at the door or by calling the Cutter office.

Auditions are Monday, Jan. 23 at 3:15 p.m. at the Cutter. Children from age 5 through high school age are encouraged to audition.

Home school students are also welcome.

For almost 20 years, the Missoula Children’s Theatre has come to the Cutter in Metaline Falls. Professional actors will provide five days of after-school direction before the performance.

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County wants say on caribou habitat Commissioners: closure at Priest Lake would be economic hardship

BY MICHELLE NEDVED AND JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

SANDPOINT – Bonner County commissioners are trying stop the proposed closure of about 375,000 acres of woodland caribou habitat in order to keep lands within the county, surrounding Priest Lake, open to the public. Commissioner Mike Nielsen sent out an email to various organizations asking members to contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which is proposing the closure of lands in Bonner, Boundary and Pend Oreille counties. “We need everyone’s input to help us identify all the reasons (with supporting justifications) for protesting the USFWS closure at Priest Lake,� Nielsen wrote. “We will need this information as we move forward with coordination.�

The commissioners have a meeting planned with USFWS Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 1:30 p.m. at the Inn at Priest Lake in Coolin.

The comment period of the proposal lasts until Jan. 30, but that deadline could be extended.

Nielsen said the proposed closure could have adverse consequences such as negative social and economic impact on the area, residents and visitors.

Nielsen said there is little or no confirmed caribou living in the habitat around Priest Lake and there’s no evidence the economic impact was considered when the plan was devised. “The social and recreational

aspect of losing use of the land is the primary threat to the is not reasonable,� Nielsen species’ survival, according to wrote in his email. “It will a news release from USFWS. keep everyone from using the Human activities such as roadarea for hiking, berry picking, building and recreational trails hunting, as well as motorized can also fragment caribou habirecreation.� tat and facilitate the movement Woodland caribou have been of predators into the caribou’s on the endangered species range. list since 1984. The USFWS A 2002 lawsuit brought by announced Nov. 29, 2011, a environmental groups Deproposal to designate about fenders of Wildlife, The Lands 375,562 acres in Bonner and Council, Selkirk Conservation Boundary counties in Idaho Alliance, and Center for Bioand Pend Oreille County, Wash., logical Diversity petitioned the as critical habitat. That area is USFWS to designate habitat. A home to 2009 settle“The designation of critical about 46 ment agreecaribou. ment gave the habitat does not affect land Under service until ownership or establish a refuge, Nov. 20 to subthe Endangered mit a final rule. wilderness, reserve, or other Species The designaconservation area.�

Act, critition of critical cal habitat habitat does identifies geographic areas that not affect land ownership or contain features essential for establish a refuge, wilderness, the conservation of a listed spereserve, or other conservation cies. Federal agencies must con- area. sult with the USFWS on projects The proposed habitat designathat would modify the habitat. tion is the first part of a twoSnowmobiling restrictions in step process. USFWS will gather high elevation areas north of information about caribou from Priest Lake are already in effect other agencies and tribes. while the U.S. Forest Service deComments and materials vises a new winter travel plan. concerning this proposed rule Most of the caribou live in can be submitted by Jan. 30, Canada, but the latest proposal 2012, electronically at www. affects only the U.S. half of the regulations.gov. Go to docket habitat.

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Idaho Panhandle proposes forest plan

COEUR D’ALENE – The Idaho acres to the 41,000-acre SalmoThe final public meeting will Panhandle National Forest has Priest Wilderness it manages be held at the Sandpoint Ranger released a draft version of its first with the Colville National Forest. District office Monday, Jan. 23 updated forest plan in more than Others include 36,700 acres in from 5-7 p.m.

20 years. the Selkirk Range, nearly 26,000 The draft forest plan and Public comments are being acres at Scotchman Peaks near environmental impact statement accepted and meetings on the Sandpoint and a 57,000 Mallard released Jan. 3 are available forest plan revision process are Larkins Wilderonline at www.

W H AT ’S N E X T: ongoing through next Monday. A ness. fs.fed.us/kipz and public meeting will be held at the “This draft plan A PUBLIC MEETING on the for- at all IPNF offices. est plan revision process will Copies of these Priest Lake Ranger District office is a huge step be Thursday, Jan. 19 from 5-7 documents may Thursday, Jan. 19, from 5-7 p.m. forward for the p.m. at the Priest Lake Ranger be requested at The plan has been developed management of District office. over the last 10 years. It will the Idaho Pan208-765-7417 update the 1987 plan when it is handle National or r1_kipz_reviadopted, likely at the end of this Forests,� forest supervisor Mary sion@fs.fed.us. year.

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The forest plan lays a foundation for addressing social needs like recreation while protecting water, restoring forests and maintaining ecosystems. Although many parts of the national forest plans have ended up in court as the various special interest groups from the timber industry to the environmentalists weigh in.

For the first time, the plan addresses potential effects from climate change.

The plan calls for sustaining timber harvest around the current volume – about 45 to 50 million board feet a year.

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Newport Gun Club announces shoot results NEWPORT – The Newport Gun Club had 27 shooters participate Sunday, Jan. 15. Results are as follows: 16-yard: Dan Shaffer 24, Duane Randolph 23, Steve Patton 23, Cheryl Diesen 22, Dan Willner 22, Brad Diesen 22, Kevin Diesen 22, Donny Endicott 22, Rob Linton 22, Nick Larson 22, Mark Deinhardt 22, Greg Seeber 22, Pam McLam 21, Paul Kiss 21, John Henshaw 21, John Hankey 21, Chet Averyt 20, Bill Pickerel 20 Handicap high: Pam McLam 24 Doubles high: Dan Shaffer 45 Continental high: Pam McLam 23 27-yard high: Dan Shaffer 21

Spartans honor football players PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River football team held an awards night last month to honor team members who excelled this past season.

On varsity, Cameron Riley was named Most Valuable Player; Tyler Barber, offensive MVP; RC Akre, defensive MVP; Brady Coll, most improved; Andrew Huddleston, offensive lineman; Briand Fink, defensive lineman; Bobby Clark, most inspirational; Austin Glazier, offensive sill player; Cameron Riley, defensive skill player; and Joe Snider and Dallas Hopkins received coach’s awards.

On junior varsity, Jimmy Koch received offensive MVP; Jesse Griffin and Tom Cox, defensive MVPs; and Jacob Bowden, most improved.

Freshmen of the year were Benson Huntley and Nick Petek.

Little Guy Wrestling taking sign ups NEWPORT – The Newport Little Guy Wrestling team will begin practice next month. Sign ups will be accepted Jan. 20 and 26 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at Stratton Elementary. No registrations will be accepted after Jan. 26.

Practice starts Feb. 13 with head coach Terry Haney. There will be a meeting for parents Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.

Early sign ups were in December, and some wrestlers have been competing already. The third annual Deer Park Folkstyle Tournament is Saturday, Jan. 21 at 10 a.m.

The Newport club has a Facebook page at www.facebook. com/NLGW. Contact nlgwrestling@yahoo.com or call Melissa Haney at 509-671-2510.

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Selkirk narrowly beats Cusick IONE – It was a tight race between the Cusick and Selkirk girls’ basketball teams Tuesday, Jan. 10. While Cusick led for most of the game, Selkirk pulled out the win 56-51.

Cusick pulled out quick and ended the first quarter ahead 19-11 and the half 29-24. They maintained the lead throughout the majority of the game.

Hailey Adams, being very athletic, provided a difficult challenge for the Lady Rangers throughout the contest.

Adams had 10 of her teamhigh 14 in the first half.

Selkirk battled back throughout to cut into the lead in both the second and third quarters.

The game momentum changed in the last four minutes.

Selkirk’s team defense caused 12 turnovers in the second half and RaeAnn McCollim hit a huge 3-pointer, with 1:21 left, to stretch Selkirk’s lead 54-48.

“We try to win quarters and we did win the second, third and fourth quarters,” Selkirk coach Jack Couch said.

Courtney Holter led all scoring with 22 and the Couch sisters, Katie and Annie, combined for additional 22. Katie Couch’s impact showed up from the line where she was 8 for 8.

Jessika Reiber scored eight and RaeAnn McCollim scored four.

For Cusick, Nalene Andrews scored 12 and Courtney Montgomery added 10. Brittany Adamson scored nine, Lauren Nelson added four and Corina Dock-Nomee scored two.

“There is no doubt that these two teams have more exciting contests ahead,” coach Couch said.

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Lakeside pins Newport in first league dual

BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

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Selkirk’s No. 40, RaeAnn McCollim, gets completely blocked as she tries to go up for a shot during the recent matchup between Selkirk and Cusick Tuesday, Jan. 10 at the Selkirk gym. Selkirk won 56-51 after a close game.

Local teams compete in River City Duals POST FALLS – The Priest River wrestlers There were 24 teams participating in this finished third in the second tier silver bracket year’s duals. Wrestling started Friday, Jan. at the 15th annual River City Duals in Post 13 with three-team pods. Priest River and Falls this past weekend. The Selkirk wresSelkirk were in a pod with Lewiston. tlers combined with the Liberty team and Friday afternoon, the Spartans took on took fifth in the bronze Lewiston to open the tourbracket. nament.

Luke Soumas picked up a win Post Falls won the Lewiston won 52-12 by pin for the Spartans, putting and went on to defeat the team title, winning his 120-pound opponent to the Selkirk/Liberty team 47-30. all five of their duals.

They beat Colville in In their last match of Friday ground in the second round. the championship, night, Priest River beat Sel68-16. Timberlake was kirk 46-36. Lewiston went seventh. on to the gold bracket Saturday and finished In the silver bracket with Priest River, Keleighth. logg was the top team, Freeman was second With two losses Friday, Selkirk went on to and Sandpoint was fifth. the bronze bracket, and Priest River advanced

Lady Spartans trample Timberlake

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER – On possibly one of the most spirited nights in Priest River, the Lady Spartans soundly defeated Timberlake 55-25, during the annual Battle of the Buck spirit competition Saturday, Jan. 14.

Priest River, who is 9-4 overall and undefeated O N D EC K : in InterVS. SANDPOINT, THURSDAY, mounJan. 19, 6 p.m. tain League AT KELLOGG, SATURDAY, Jan. play 21, 4:15 p.m. at 3-0, jumped AT BONNERS FERRY, Tuesday, out to an Jan. 24, 5 p.m.

18-5 first quarter lead. Timberlake gained some ground in the second, but still trailed by 12 at the half, 29-17.

Priest River continued to grow their lead in the third, scoring 10 points to Timberlake’s eight, and the Spartans blew the Tigers out, 16-0 in the fourth.

Liz Halcro was top scorer for the game with 18, Jill Weimer scored 10, and Steffie Pavey added nine. Kelsey Bradbury scored seven, Anna Luckey scored five, Kelsie Fink scored four and Taylar Doolittle added two.

Priest River hosts Sandpoint in a nonleague game Thursday, Jan. 19, at 6 p.m.

They then travel to Kellogg for a league game Saturday, Jan. 21 at 4:15 p.m. and COURTESY PHOTO|JASON DUCHOW/WWW.JASONDUCHOWPHOTOGRAPHY.COM then play at Bonners Ferry, also a league Priest River’s Jill Weimer goes up for a shot against Timberlake Saturgame, Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 5 p.m. day, Jan. 14. The Spartans won 55-25.

to the silver bracket.

The Spartans beat Wallace 63-12, but lost to Freeman 45-39.

Selkirk won two duals but lost one 48-36 to the Renegades, who went on to take second in the bracket. The Rangers combined team beat Bishop Kelly 36-30 and Medical Lake 48-42.

Ahead of the duals, Priest River participated in a “tune-up” match in Post Falls Thursday, Jan. 12. Priest River lost to Post Falls 72-9.

Luke Soumas picked up a win by pin for the Spartans, putting his 120-pound opponent to the ground in the second round. Dallas Hopkins picked up a win by decision in the 138-pound match, winning 12-5.

Next up, Selkirk travels to Kettle Falls Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 6 p.m.

Twenty-five participate in Metaline Falls shoot METALINE FALLS – The Metaline Falls Gun Club had 25 shooters Sunday, Jan. 15.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18 Selkirk Wrestling at Kettle Falls: 6 p.m. - Kettle Falls THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 Priest River Girls Basketball vs. Sandpoint: 6 p.m. - Priest River Newport Wrestling vs. Colville and Chewelah: 6 p.m. - Freeman Priest River Boys Basketball vs. Sandpoint: 7:30 p.m. Priest River FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 Newport Wrestling at Clearwater Classic: 3 p.m. - Lewiston Selkirk Girls Basketball at Columbia: 5:30 p.m. - Columbia Newport Girls Basketball at Freeman: 5:45 p.m. - Freeman Cusick Girls Baksetball at Wellpinit: 5:45 p.m. - Wellpinit Selkirk Boys Basketball at Columbia: 7 p.m. - Columbia Newport Boys Basketball at Freeman: 7:30 p.m. - Freeman SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 Newport Wrestling at Clearwater Classic: 9 a.m. - Lewiston

LAKESIDE – The Newport wrestlers suffered a 70-7 loss to Lakeside in their first Northeast A League dual of the season. The Grizzlies roster is spotty, causing them to forfeit seven matches.

Wrestling on the Eagles home mat, Newport picked up two wins.

Senior 126-pounder Riley Pedersen won a 10-7 decision over Lakeside sophomore JT Lauderdale. In the 138-pound match, Newport freshman Britt Frueh won a major decision 16-6 over his Lakeside O N D EC K: opponent, VS. COLVILLE Oakley Chase. AND Chewelah Also Thursday, Jan. 19, 6 p.m. wrestling for Newport was Jesse Kardos, AT CLEARWATER Alex Brewster, CLASSIC Jan. 21-22 Nolan Finley and Josiah Thompson.

The Grizzlies had to forfeit the lightweights (106 and 113), in the middle at 145, and the heavier weights (1582, 195, 220 and 285).

Newport also took on Riverside Thursday, with about the same results.

“It was rough when we only have a few guys,” coach Terry Haney said.

Pedersen picked up another win against Riverside.

Lakeside is continually the league powerhouse, having taken the second place team trophy at state last year. Also Thursday, they beat Freeman 53-21 and Freeman also lost to Riverside 42-37. In other Northeast A action, Colville put down Chewelah 54-24.

The Grizzlies visited Priest River for the annual Battle of the Border Tuesday. Results were not available by the time The Miner went to press. Newport will have another Northeast A League double dual Thursday, Jan. 19 when they take on Colville and Chewelah. The meet will be held in Freeman at 6 p.m.

This weekend is the Clearwater Classic in Lewiston. Wrestling starts Friday, Jan. 20 at 3 p.m. and continues Saturday, Jan. 21 at 9 a.m.

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Priest River Girls Basketball at Kellogg: 4 p.m. - Kellogg Newport Girls Basketball vs.

Timberlake: 4:15 p.m. - Newport Cusick Girls Basketball at Republic: 4:30 p.m. - Republic Selkirk Girls Basketball vs.

Curlew: 4:30 p.m. - Selkirk Priest River Boys Basketball at Kellogg: 5:30 p.m. - Kellogg Cusick Boys Basketball at Republic: 6 p.m. - Republic Selkirk Boys Basketball vs.

Curlew: 6 p.m. - Selkirk Newport Boys Basketball vs.

Timberlake: 6 p.m. - Newport TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 Priest River Wrestling vs. Bonners Ferry, Lakeland: 5 p.m.

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Chewelah: 5:45 p.m. - Newport Priest River Girls Basketball at Bonners Ferry: 7:30 p.m. Bonners Ferry Newport Boys Basketball vs.

Chewelah: 7:30 p.m. - Newport

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THE MINER

Lady Rangers sweep week IONE – The Selkirk girls’ basthe forth quarter that earned the ketball team was very successful Rangers their sixth league win. this past week, winning three Selkirk’s Courtney Holter games. They defeated Cusick led with 11. Annie Couch and Tuesday, Jan. 10 (see separate Georgie Shafer with 10 each and story) and then took Jessika Reiber with six down Inchelium provided the majority O N D EC K: Friday, Jan. 13, and AT COLUMBIA, FRIDAY, on the offensive end.

Northport Saturday, Selkirk traveled to Jan. 20, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 14.

Northport Saturday The Rangers, last VS. CURLEW, SATURand controlled the year’s Washington DAY, Jan. 21, 4:30 p.m. contest from start to state 1B sixth place finish, winning 65-21. team, currently holds The balance of offensecond place in the Panorama sive productivity was healthy for League and has a season record of the Rangers. Four Lady Rangers 13-3. They are 7-2 in league play. achieved double digits totals and Selkirk hosted Inchelium Friday combined for 53 of the 65 points and defeated the Lady Hornets in scored. a closer than expected contest, 41Annie Couch led all scoring 35. Inchelium freshman Marala with 19 as Holter contributed 14, Zacherle was the game leading and Reiber and Shafer each had scorer with 15 and an impact 10. In addition, freshmen Anna player for the visitors, Selkirk Kotzian had a great second half coach Jack Couch said. with eight points, coach Couch The Rangers were without Katie said. The Mustangs were led by Couch, who was sick and had starting point guard Cassie Gugbeen averaging 14 points and 10 lielmino with 12 points. rebounds per game.

The Rangers travel to Columbia After three quarters, the game Friday, Jan. 20 to play at 5:30 p.m. was tied at 27. It was the defensive and then host Curlew Saturday, pressure and a balance scoring in Jan. 21 at 4:30 p.m.

MINER PHOTO|DON GRONNING

Jared Schultz hustles for the ball in the closing seconds of a hard fought game with Riverside Friday night, Jan. 20 at Newport. Newport won 69-61.

Newport boys split tight contests

Panthers fall to Columbia, beat Inchelium

quarter.

“We got down by 17 points early, but clawed our way right back in the game,” NEWPORT – The Newport boys basNewport coach Jamie Pancho said. ketball team Newport outscored Lakeside in played twice O N D EC K : each of the rest of the quarters. last week, los- AT FREEMAN, FRIDAY Jan. 20, “We played great for three quaring to Lake7:30 p.m. ters,” Pancho said. “We’re going to side 59-57 work on starting games with more Tuesday, Jan. VS. TIMBERLAKE SATURDAY, energy.”

10 and beatJan. 21, 6 p.m.

Senior Spenser Douglas played ing Riverside well for Newport late in the game, 69-61 at VS. CHEWELAH TUESDAY, Jan. hitting eight fourth quarter points. home Friday, 24, 7:30 p.m.

He was perfect at the line, going Jan. 13.

4-4 in the closing quarter.

Newport started slow against Lakeside, down 24-13 at the end of the first SEE NEWPORT, 3B

“Inchelium is in a rebuilding year,” coach Bluff said. The Hornets haven’t won yet this year.

CUSICK – The Cusick Panther Bluff rested his starters most of basketball team continued their the game. winning streak, beating Colum“They only played together bia Friday, Jan. 13 and Inchelium about four minutes,” he said.

Saturday, Jan. 14.

Chad Browneagle Coming off a big O N D EC K: led the scoring for the win against cross AT WELLPINIT FRIDAY, Panthers, with 13 county rival Selkirk Jan. 20, 7:15 p.m. points. He also got six earlier in the week, rebounds. Jez Brazda AT REPUBLIC SATURDAY scored 11 points and the Panthers beat Jan. 21, 6 p.m.

Columbia 55-42. pulled down a dozen “We just sort of rebounds. kept up our momentum,” Cusick Other Cusick players scoring coach JR Bluff said. Alec Bluff had included Cameron Bauer with 10 a big game, scoring 24 points, points, Alec Bluff with 10, John grabbing 11 rebounds and 10 Cutshall with eight, Marshal steals. Ryan Sample also had a Rankin with five points, Derick good game.

Bluff with five, Johnny Andrews “Sample anchored our defense,” with four and Quinton MontgomBluff said. In addition, he scored ery with two.

14 points.

On Tuesday, Jan. 17, Cusick The Panthers got out to an early hosted Wellpinit after press time. lead, up seven points at the end The teams will play again Friday, of the first quarter and extending Jan. 20, this time at Wellpinit. the lead 30-19 at the half. Cusick That game will start at 7:15 p.m. came out with a 22-point third Cusick will travel to Northport for quarter to basically put the game a game Saturday, Jan. 21. That away. game will start at 6 p.m.

The Panthers traveled to IncheCusick has a 6-2 record in lium the next day, where they beat league play and is 7-7 overall. the Hornets 70-27.

BY DON GRONNING

BY DON GRONNING

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OF THE MINER

War of the Waters goes to Timberlake PRIEST RIVER – Before the Battle Drew Hill 10-0. Thor Hoefer took a of the Buck basketball brawl with 15-3 decision over Tyler Baertscher Timberlake, the Priest River wresin the 132-pound match. At 145, tlers hosted the Tigers Tuesday, Jan. Kole Akre won a 3-0 decision over 10 in the War of the Waters.

Tristan Roth. Timberlake dominated Timberlake bested the Spartans for most of the lower weights. They won the second straight year, winning three matches by pin, two by deci47-29. Now in its sion and one on technical O N D EC K : fourth year for the fall. annual dual, each VS. BONNERS FERRY Priest River had to forfeit team has two wins. and Lakeland Tuesday, three matches: 182, 195 Priest River won Jan. 24, 5 p.m. and 285, but they picked two matches by pin up points when Timberlake and three on decision. Diamond Rob- forfeited at 170 pounds. inson picked up a first round pin in Priest River hosted Newport in the the 106-pound match. Cory Coleman annual Battle of the Border Tuesday took the 152 match to the end of the after The Miner went to press. Next second round before securing a pin up, they host Bonners Ferry and over Timberlake’s Quinton Reese.

Lakeland Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 5 p.m.

Two Spartan wins were by major when it will be senior night, the last decision. At 126, Tyler Popkins beat home match of the season.

MINER PHOTO|DON GRONNING

Spenser Douglas goes up for a bucket against Riverside Friday.

Douglas scored 15 on the night.

Watch sled dog races at Priest Lake PRIEST LAKE – The 2012 Pacific Coast Championship Sled Dog race is set for Priest Lake Saturday, Feb. 4 and Sunday, Feb. 5. Events will include mid-distance, sprinting, skijor and novice classes.

The races will be held at the Priest Lake U.S. Forest Service Airport, located the west side of Highway 57, north of Kalispel Bay Road, at Hannah Flats Road.

Cusick boys beat Selkirk in county hoops rivalry

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

IONE – The Cusick boys basketball team was a little shocked when they lost to cross county rival Selkirk at the Panthers home court earlier this year. So when they met again Tuesday, Jan. 20 in Selkirk, they didn’t want to let it happen again. They didn’t, taking a 68-48 win.

“Anytime you can go to Selkirk and get a win, it’s a good day,” Cusick coach JR Bluff said. He said, regardless of which school has the better team, any time the two schools play, it’s a contest.

The teams started evenly, with Cusick taking a single point lead after the first quarter.

Then freshman Alec Bluff started to hit for Cusick.

“Alec Bluff just went off on us,” Selkirk coach Kelly Cain said. “We gave him way too many looks.”

They sent him to the free throw line, too, with Bluff hitting 8 of 10 from the charity stripe in the second quarter alone, part of 25 points he scored for Cusick. He also got four steals and 10 boards.

Cain said Selkirk needs to improve defensively in order to stay close to opponents.

MINER PHOTO|ROSEMARY DANIEL “We’re not built to score a ton,” Cain said.

Selkirk Ranger Nick Gardner goes for a lay-up during the re- Holding teams to 14-16 points a quarter is cent matchup with Cusick on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at the Selkirk key to Selkirk winning, he said. gym. Cusick won 68-48.

Bluff said that as a team, Cusick out-

rebounded the taller Rangers 38-36.

“We’re pretty quick, but when you’re quick, you may have to give up other things,” he said. The Panthers concentrated on rebounding, one of the areas a shorter team has to work at, he said.

Basically, Cusick played to their strengths, he said.

“We took whatever steals they gave us,” Bluff said.

Cusick led 11-10 after the first quarter, but expanded their lead to nine at the half after a 25-point second quarter. Selkirk scored 17 in that same period.

After the break, Cusick continued their attack with a 21-point third quarter. Selkirk only scored 12 in that period.

The teams both played two other games in the week (see separate stories).

At the end of the week, Selkirk had a 5-4 league record and was 6-10 overall.

Cusick was 6-2 in league play and 7-7 overall.

On Tuesday, Jan. 17, Cusick hosted Wellpinit after press time. The teams will play again Friday, Jan. 20, this time at Wellpinit.

That game will start at 7:15 p.m. Cusick will travel to Northport for a game Saturday, Jan. 21. That game will start at 6 p.m.

Selkirk will travel to Hunters for a game with Columbia Friday, Jan. 20. That game will start at 7 p.m. Selkirk will host Curlew Saturday, Jan. 21 at 6:15 p.m.

Lady Griz split the week

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Newport girls’ basketball team are 2-3 in Northeast A League play, after losing to Lakeside Tuesday, Jan. 10, but beating Riverside Friday, Jan. 13.

Tuesday’s game started off in Lakeside’s favor, with the Eagles gaining a 20-14 lead by the end of the first quarter. They led 30-22 at the half.

Newport battled back in the second half, outscoring Lakeside by one in the third and three in the fourth, but they couldn’t catch up. The Eagles won 52-48.

Courtney Wiese and two Lakeside players were top scorers with 15 each. Miranda Frederick scored 12, Taylor Lewis added seven and Holly Malsbury scored MINER PHOTO|DON GRONNING six. Alex Newcomb threw in four Newport’s Lacey Malsbury blocks a points and Madi Young and Lacey Riverside player Friday, Jan. 13. The Malsbury each scored two.

Grizzlies won 47-28 but fell to Lakeside Newport changed the tide and earlier in the week. dominated when they took on Riverside at home Friday, Jan. 13.

Jolie Frederick scored four, The Grizzlies won Holly Malsbury and 47-28.

Lacey Malsbury each Newport jumped O N D EC K: scored two and Alex to an early lead in AT FREEMAN FRIDAY, Jan. Newcomb grabbed a the first, 12-6, and 20, 5:45 p.m. free throw. never looked back.

The Lady Griz While both teams VS. TIMBERLAKE SATUR- traveled to Colville scored 12 in the DAY, Jan. 21, 4:15 p.m.

Tuesday, after The second, Newport Miner went to press. gained 12 points on VS. CHEWELAH TUESDAY, They travel to FreeRiverside in the third Jan. 24, 5:45 p.m. man Friday, Jan. 20 and added three to to play at 5:45 p.m., their lead in the fourth. then host Timberlake Saturday, Lewis and Wiese each scored Jan. 21 at 4:15 p.m. and host 12, Miranda Frederick scored Chewelah Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 5:45 nine, and Young added five. p.m.

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Lady Panthers win one, lose one

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

CUSICK – The Cusick girls’ basketball team is 4-3 in Panorama League play after losing to Columbia Friday, Jan. 13, but beating Inchelium the following day. Cusick also lost to Selkirk in a squeaker Tuesday, Jan. 10. (See separate story.)

Columbia led 18-7 in the first quarter of Friday’s game, and then doubled their score in the second to lead 36-10 at the half.

They continued to dominate in the third, outscoring Cusick 238. Columbia won 65-25.

Columbia split most of their scoring between three players.

For Cusick, Courtney Montthe fourth, but Cusick held the gomery and Nalene Andrews win. each scored seven. Haley Adams, Adams scored 15 for Cusick, Brittany Adamson and Corina Montgomery added 12 and Dick-Nomee each scored three.

Adamson scored 11. Dick-Nomee Lauren Nelson scored scored six, Lauren two.

O N D EC K: Nelson and Caytlin NeThe following day, nema each scored five, AT WELLPINIT, Cusick beat Inchelium FRIDAY, Jan. 20, and Andrews scored 60-50. The first quarfour. Chelsea Samuels 5:45 p.m. ter was hard-fought, added a free throw. with Cusick leading AT REPUBLIC, SATCusick hosted 19-18 at the end of the Wellpinit Tuesday, URDAY, Jan. 21, period. They jumped to 4:30 p.m. after The Miner went a six-point lead by the to press. They play half, scoring 14 in the Wellpinit again, on the second quarter. Cusick scored road, Friday, Jan. 20 at 5:45 p.m.

15 in the third, while holding and travel to Republic Saturday, Inchelium to five, and Inchelium Jan. 21 to play at 4:30 p.m. outscored the Panthers 18-12 in

Selkirk boys beat Inchelium, lose to Northport

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

IONE – The Selkirk Rangers boys basketball team played twice after they lost to Cusick last Tuesday, beating Inchelium 63-19 on Friday, Jan. 13 and losing 56-44 to Northport Saturday, Jan. 14.

The Rangers had their way with a young, winless Inchelium team.

“We had nine players score,” Selkirk coach Kelly Cain said.

“It was real balanced.”

Nick Gardner led Ranger scoring with 12 points, one of three players to score in double figures. Dominic Cain and Beau Taylor each got 10 points.

The next night the Rang-

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Priest River’s RC Akre passes in the Battle of the Buck game against cross county rival Timberlake Saturday, Jan. 14. The Spartans lost the home game 63-42.

Spartan boys fall to Timberlake

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Spartan boys basketball team lost the Intermountain League Battle of the Buck game to Spirit Lake’s Timberlake High School 63-42 Saturday, Jan. 14 in Priest River.

The Spartans got off to a slow start against Timberlake, scoring only six points in the first quarter, while the Tigers scored 10.

The second quarter was even worse, with Priest River outscored 22-11 to go into the halftime break down 32-17.

“Timberlake shot the ball well, especially in the second quarter,” Priest River coach Ryan Bodecker

said. “They played really well and halfway through their season, the we didn’t have our best game.” eight game league season is just Cam Riley had a good game for starting. All Intermountain teams Priest River, Bodecker said, leading will go to the district tournament. all scorers with 15 points.

The top two teams from that tour“He played solid all night,” coach nament qualify for state.

Bodecker said. Tyler The Spartans Barber came off the O N D EC K: have a 1-1 bench and played a VS. SANDPOINT THURSDAY, Jan. league record good defensive game. 19, 7:30 p.m. and are 4-7 He also scored five overall. They points, Bodecker AT KELLOGG SATURDAY, Jan. 21, are in the numsaid, as did Dalton 5:30 p.m. ber three spot Sommer. Senior behind Timberguard Austin Glazier scored six for lake and St. Maries. They will play the Sparts and Andrew Huddleston, a non-league game with Sandpoint the Spartans’ leading rebounder, Thursday, Jan. 19 at home. The continued to rebound well, the game will start at 7:30 p.m. Then coach said. they travel to Kellogg for a league While the Spartans are about game Saturday, Jan. 21 at 5:30 p.m.

|| BOYS BASKETBALL TUESDAY, JAN. 10 Northeast A League At Lakeside Lakeside 59, Newport 57 Newport 13 11 17 16 Lakeside 24 8 13 14

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Newport: Konkright 9, Rapp 3, Bereiter 0, Schultz 1, Martin 4, Wiley 30, Douglas 10, Owenby 0. Lakeside: Moffatt 27, Powell 4, Watkins 8, Perkins 2, Broderius 0, De.Watson 7, Wood 2, Widman 9.

Panorama League At Cusick Cusick 68, Selkirk 48 Cusick 11 25 21 11 Selkirk 10 17 12 9

-68 -48

Cusick: Sample 17, Bowman 5, Bauer 3, D. Bluff 6, Brazda 1, A. Bluff 25, Browneagle 1, Montgomery 8, Rankin 0, Cutshall 0, Andrews 2. Selkirk: Taylor 2, Ross 2, Grant 14, Cain 0, Mailly 2, Miller 12, Emerson 5, Lavigueur 0, Gardner 11.

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Riverside: Reisenauer 0, Zanoni 8, Shuler 0, Wood 28, Owens 2, Kramer 3, Axtell 19, Davis 1, Reed 0.

Newport: Konkright 18, Rapp 0, Bereiter 0, Schultz 2, Martin 0, Wiley 34, Douglas 15, Ownbey 0.

At Selkirk Selkirk 63, Inchelium 19 Inchelium 3 10 4 2 Selkirk 17 11 22 13

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Inchelium: Holford 0, Seymour 2, E. Stensgar 0, Silk 0, McDowell 0, Cohen 5, Finley 2, V. Stensgar 10. Selkirk: Taylor 10, Ross 3, Grant 10, Cain 11, Mailly 3, Miller 8, Emerson 4, Lavigueur 2, Gardner 12.

At Cusick Cusick 55, Columbia 42 Columbia 10 9 13 10 Cusick 17 13 22 3

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Selkirk: Taylor 0, Grant 5, Cain 4, Mailly 6, Miller 20, Emerson 0, Gardner 9. Northport: Case 0, Johnson 8, Masters 3, Higgins 16, Burke 4, Konkler 12, Verhaeghe 13, Brunette 0.

At Priest River Timberlake 63, Priest River 42 Timberlake 10 22 15 14 Priest River 6 11 11 14

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Columbia: Marquez 10, McCoy 0, Wyborney 16, Foster 2, Schwartz 4, Singer 3, P. Flett 8. Cusick: Sample 14, Bauer 0, D. Bluff 5, Brazda 2, A. Bluff 24, Browneagle 2, Montgomery 4, Rankin 0, Cutshall 0, Andrews 4.

10 -51 18 -56

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Scoring: Newport - Lewis 7, J. Frederick 0, Wiese 15, H. Malsbury 6, M. Frederick 12, Young 2, Newcomb 4, L. Malsbury 2. Lakeside (WA) - Bennett, A. Cook-Cox 5, Kyllo 0, Flemming 13, Jacobson, Brittos 0, Widman 15, Marikis 4, Mahowald 0, J. Cook-Cox 15.

FRIDAY, JAN. 13 At Cusick Columbia 65, Cusick 25 Columbia (15-1, 9-0) 18 18 Cusick (8-5, 4-3) 7 3 8

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Scoring: Inchelium - Williams 8, Jerred 3, Kolher 0, Zacherle 15, Tatsey 3, Finley 0, Seymour 6. Selkirk - A. Couch 10, C. Curran 1, Holter 11, Kotzian 0, Reiber 6, McCollim 3, Shafer 10.

Scoring: Cusick - L. Nelson 4, Samuels 0, Adams 14, Adamson 9, Nenema 0, Montgomery 10, Dick-Nomee 2, Andrews 12. Selkirk - K. Couch 12, A. Couch 10, Holter 22, Reiber 8, McCollim 4, Shafer 0.

At Lakeside Newport 48, Lakeside 52 Newport 14 8 12 14 Lakeside (WA) 20 10 11

At Selkirk Inchelium 35, Selkirk 41 Inchelium (6-7, 2-6) 4 6 Selkirk (13-3, 7-2) 8 11 8

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SATURDAY, JAN. 14 At Inchelium Cusick 60, Inchelium 50 Cusick (8-5, 4-3) 19 14 15 Inchelium (6-7, 2-6) 18 9

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the first half.

That and a big third quarter kept Riverside in the game, despite the fact they haven’t won a league game yet this season.

Riverside scored 21 points in the third quarter to pull within five.

Pancho said Douglas, Konkright and Wiley shot well in the latter part of the game.

Wiley scored 34, Konkright scored 18 and Douglas 15 on the night.

Newport played well on defense, Pancho said, with Douglas making key adjustments throughout the game.

“Riverside kept sending their best shooter to the baseline, and their posts kept trying to pin our low guys,” Pancho said.

“Spenser did an awesome job of playing with defensive energy

tonight.”

He wasn’t the only one, Pancho said.

“Jared Schultz and Travis Martin buckled down on defense, grabbing every rebound and making shots tough for Riverside,” he said.

The win gave Newport a 3-2 league record, with a 9-5 overall record. Newport is in the No. 3 spot in the Northeast A League, behind Chewelah and Freeman and ahead of Colville.

The Grizzlies will play Colville after deadline Tuesday. They will take on league leading Freeman at Freeman Friday, Jan. 20 and host Timberlake Saturday, Jan. 21.

The Friday game starts at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday’s home contest will get underway at 6 p.m.

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Scoring: Northport - Wiley 1, Cox 2, Guglielmino 12, Higgins 2, Gosen 0, Gilmore 4, McVey 0. Selkirk - A. Couch 19, A. Curran 0, C. Curran 3, Holter 14, Kotzian 8, Reiber 10, McCollim 1, Shafer 10.

TUESDAY, JAN. 10 War of the Waters at Priest River Timberlake 47, Priest River 29 98: Dillon Grafton (TL) p. Tyler Chenoweth 0:50.

106: Diamond Robinson (PR) p. Dylan Woodworth 1:49.

113: Scott Larsen (TL) p. Kyle Palfrey 2:32. 120: Kody Hongslo (TL) tf. Luke Soumas 15-0. 126: Tyler Popkin (PR) md. Drew Hill 10-0. 132: Thor Hoefer (PR) md.

Tyler Baertscher 15-3. 138: Preston Rhodes (TL) d. Dallas Hopkins 18-16 OT. 145: Kole Akre (PR) d. Tristan Roth 3-0. 152: Cory Coleman (PR) p. Quinton Reese 3:44.

160: Forrest Herring (TL) d. Joe Snider 9-3. 170: Brian Fink (PR) won by forfeit. 182: Christian Heth (TL) won by forfeit. 195: Nick Fuchs (TL) won by forfeit. 220: Drew Johnson (TL) p. Josh Karkoski 0:42. 285: Allan Foote (TL) won by forfeit.

106: Lubbin (Lak) won by forfeit. 113: Ulland (Lak) won by forfeit. 126: Pederson (New) d. Lauderdale 10-7. 132: Brown (Lak) md. Kardos 14-2. 138: Fruen (New) md. Chase 16-6. 145: Yates (Lak) won by forfeit.

152: Spencer (Lak) p. Brewster 1:09. 160: Fuson (Lak) p. Finely 0:51. 170: J. Judd (Lak) p. Thompson 1:05.

182: King (Lak) won by forfeit. 195: Hause (Lak) won by forfeit. 220: Pettet (Lak) won by forfeit. 285: Dring (Lak) won by forfeit.

Pre-dual Tune-up at Post Falls Post Falls 72, Priest River 9

Scoring: Timberlake - Wenstrom 9, George 1, Malloy 3, Mason 2, Hoffman 0, Madsen 7, Posch 0, Norlander 1, Gibson 2. Priest River - Luckey 5, Weimer 10, Pavey 9, Endicott 0, Douglas 0, Deal 0, Bradbury 7, Doolittle 2, Halcro 18, Urmann 0, Fink 4.

At Selkirk Northport 21, Selkirk 65

Pancho said the Griz rebounded well down the stretch.

They just couldn’t overcome the first period deficit.

Jake Wiley scored 30 on the night to lead all scorers.

Douglas scored 10 and Jeron Konkright scored nine for Newport.

Friday night, the Grizzlies had all they could handle when they played Riverside at home, taking a 69-61 win.

“Their coach, K.C. Ahrens, always has his kids well prepared, so we knew it would be a battle,” Pancho said.

It was, with only about four points separating the teams most of the night. Riverside was able to clamp down on Wiley, Newport’s top scorer, most of

THURSDAY, JAN. 12 Northeast A League At Lakeside Lakeside 70, Newport 7

Scoring: Cusick - L. Nelson 5, Samuels 1, Heinen 0, Adams 15, Adamson 11, Nenema 5, Montgomery 12, J. Nelson 0, Dick-Nomee 6, Andrews 4. Inchelium - Silk 0, Williams 30, Tatsey 0, Jarred 0, Kohler 8, Zacherle 4, Finley 3, Seymour 5.

At Priest River Timberlake 25, Priest River 55 Timberlake (6-7, 2-2) 5 12 Priest River (9-4, 3-0) 18 11

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Scoring: Riverside - Workman 0, Lajiness 5, Supanchick 2, Hardy 0, Holme 5, M. Pace 4, H. Pace 0, Davis 12. Newport - Lewis 12, J. Frederick 4, Wiese 12, H. Malsbury 2, M. Frederick 9, Young 5, Roberts 0, Al. Newcomb 1, L. Malsbury 2, Ar. Newcomb 0.

Timberlake: Rice 0, Cronnelly 14, McNamara Masterson 16, Hayden 4, Blayne 2, Scott 12, Page Allen 6, Thompson 4, Cramer 3. Priest River: Akre Kurylo 2, Sommer 5, Reynolds 0, Stelow 4, Glazier Koch 2, Nelson 0, Barber 5, Riley 15, Huddleston 0.

TUESDAY, JAN. 10 At Selkirk Cusick 51, Selkirk 56 Cusick (8-5, 4-3) 19 10 12 Selkirk (13-3, 7-2) 11 13 14

At Newport Riverside 28, Newport 47 Riverside (6-9, 1-4) 6 12 4 Newport (10-4, 2-3) 12 12

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Scoring: Columbia - Bondo 0, A. Colvin 2, K. Colvin 16, Denison 0, Flett 6, Hart 0, Jones 0, Keedy 0, Larrew 14, Loe 18, McCrea-Wynne 0, Parrow 9, Pearson 0.

Cusick - L. Nelson 2, Samuels 0, Heinen 0, Adams 3, Adamson 3, Nenema 0, Montgomery 7, J. Nelson 0, Dick-Nomee 3, Andrews 7.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

FRIDAY, JAN. 13 Newport 69, Riverside 61 Riverside 14 9 21 17 Newport 16 16 17 20

JAN. 14 At Northport Northport 56, Selkirk 44 Selkirk 9 13 11 Northport 23 10 11 12

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ers traveled to Northport for said. a contest with the Panorama Avery Miller led all scorers League’s No. 2 ranked team, with 20 points. Gardner hit the Northport Mustangs. This nine for Selkirk. game didn’t go as With four games well. The Mustangs left, the Rangers jumped out to a O N D EC K: are currently in 23-9 lead in the AT COLUMBIA FRIDAY, fourth place, with Jan. 20, 7 p.m. first quarter. a 5-4 league record “In the first quarand a 6-10 overall ter, we just didn’t VS. CURLEW SATURDAY, record. They are Jan. 21, 6:15 p.m. accomplish what behind Cusick (5-2), we wanted to on Northport (8-1) and defense,” Cain said.

Wellpinit (8-0).

After the first quarter, the They will play Columbia, the Rangers played better, holding No. 5 team in the league on the Mustangs to no more than Friday, Jan. 20 at Columbia a dozen points per quarter. But and host Curlew on Saturday, they couldn’t make up the difJan. 21. The Friday game will ference. start at 7 p.m. and the Saturday “We pulled to within about game will get underway at 6:15 nine in the second half,” Cain p.m.

98: Lucas Bolster (PF) p. Tyler Chenoweth 1:48.

106: Drake Foster (PF) p. Diamond Robinson 1:51.

113: Peter Berger (PF) p. Kyle Palfrey 0:53. 120: Luke Soumas (PR) p. Jorge Nunez 3:33. 126: Mitch Crain (PF) d. Tyler Popkin 4-2. 132: Taylor Abbott (PF) p. Chance Stokes 1:05. 138: Dallas Hopkins (PR) d. Stephen Ost 12-5. 145: James Ost (PF) p. Kole Akre 1:35. 152: Tyler Booth (PF) p. Cory Coleman 0:52. 160: Austin Wilson (PF) p. Joe Snider 2:38. 170: Cole Jesienouski (PF) d. Bryan Fink 13-7. 182: Cody Johnson (PF) won by forfeit. 195: Billy Vigil (PF) won by forfeit. 220: Justin Farnsworth (PF) p. Josh Karkoski 0:37. 285: Eugene Thompson (PF) won by forfeit.

Morning Glories

Friday and Saturday, Jan. 13 and 14 River City Duals at Post Falls Team standings: Gold Bracket: 1, Post Falls. 2, Colville. 3, Shadle Park. 4, Nampa. 5, Lakeland. 6, Capital.

7, Timberlake. 8, Lewiston. Silver Bracket: 1, Kellogg.

2, Freeman. 3, Priest River. 4, Pullman. 5, Sandpoint.

6, Connell. 7, Riverside. 8, Wallace. Bronze Bracket: 1, Ephrata. 2, Renegades. 3, Lewis and Clark. 4, West Valley. 5, Liberty/Selkirk. 6, Medical Lake. 7, Gonzaga Prep. 8, Bishop Kelly.

Saturday local team scoring: Renegades 48, Liberty/ Selkirk 36 Priest River 63, Wallace 12 Freeman 45, Priest River 39 Liberty/Selkirk 36, Bishop Kelly 30 Liberty/Selkirk 48, Medical Lake 42 Friday local team scoring: Lewiston 52, Priest River 12 Priest River 46, Liberty/Selkirk 36 Lewiston 47, Liberty/Selkirk 30

BOWLING WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11 Wednesday Night Loopers Team Name H & D Diesel Club Rio McCroskey Atty @ Law Timber Room McCroskey Defense Action Auto OK Lanes

Won 313 279 271.5 268.5 253.5 252 240.5

Lost 187 219 228.5 231.5 246.5 248 259.5

High scratch game: Brent McLeland 238. High handicap game: Rex Yates 256. High scratch series: Forrest Ownbey 639. High handicap series: Forrest Ownbey 678. High team scratch game: McCroskey Atty @ Law 1,028. High handicap game: McCroskey Atty @ Law 1,120. High team scratch series: McCroskey Atty @ Law 2,756. High handicap series: Action Auto 3,129.

Lucky Ladies Team Country Lane River Gals Turtles Duck’s Chicks Golden Girls

Won 47.5 38.5 38 35 35

Lost 24.5 33.5 34 37 37

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High game scratch: Claudia McKinney 221. High series scratch: Betty Balison 520. High team score handicap: Golden Girls 850. High team series handicap: Golden Girls 2,437. Splits: Vicki Nolting 5-7, Kim Gibbs 4-7, Clarice Jacobson 2-7, Jan Nelson 3-10, Pat Shields 2-7, 4-5, Lola Balison 6-7-10.

THURSDAY, JAN 12.

Thursday Niters Team Club Rio Pooch Parlor OK Lanes Wilkinson Rental Country Lane Plain Nasty’s Wanna Bees OH $#!+ 4 Amigos

Won 42 41 39 38.5 34.5 33.5 31.5 28

Lost 30 31 33 33.5 37.5 38.5 40.5 44

High score game: Gene Spooner 221, Pam Nichols 198. High handicap game: Pinky Ownbey 269, Karen Batsch 241. High score series: Charles Marsh 591, Pam Nichols 479. High handicap series: Pinky Ownbey 669, Karen Batsch 671. Splits: Gary Wilkinson 9-10, Sharon Smith 5-10, Donna Kirkpatrick 5-7.

FRIDAY, JAN. 13 Friday Night Leftovers Team O.K. Lanes Timber Room Gutter Gang Weber Enterprises Screamin for Ice Cream EZ-Rider Cusick Tavern Party of Four

Won 47.5 44.5 42 36.5 35 35 34 29.5

Lost 28.5 31.5 34 39.5 41 41 42 46.5

High scratch game team: Timber Room 762. High handicap game team: Timber Room 915. High scratch series team: Timber Room 2,128. High handicap series team: Timber Room 2,587. High scratch game: Don Plattenberger 245, Sherry Loveridge 212. High handicap game: Don Plattenberger 263, Sherry Loveridge 269.

High scratch series: Jeff Huling 546, Laura O’Brien 546.

High handicap series: Jeff Huling 651, Cathy Wagner 674. Splits: John Jacobson 5-7.

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Lifestyle

Local artist featured exhibit

BR I E FLY Learn to balance garden with wildlife NEWPORT – Learn how to have a garden and live harmoniously with local wildlife.

The extension office invites all to a presentation on the best ways to protect a garden from the voracious deer, voles and birds Saturday, Jan. 28.

Following this presentation the group will make scarecrows from clothing selected and brought to the class by attendees. This personalized scarecrow is only limited by imagination.

The class will be offered at the Create Arts Center, on the corner of Fourth Street and Fea Avenue in Newport. It will run from 9 a.m. to noon, taught by Barbee LeClair, WSU Extension/ Pend Oreille County Master Gardener. The fee for the class is $5 for community members and $3 for Master Gardeners.

Pre-register to ensure adequate materials will be available and provide contact information should the class schedule change. Call Carla at 509-4472401 or email carla.pogson@ wsu.edu to register.

Youth entertain with Servicemen’s Canteen NEWPORT – Young actors will be putting on the third annual Servicemen’s Canteen, a USO-inspired variety show, during the last weekend in January.

Performances are Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27 and 28 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 29 at 3 p.m. at the Pend Oreille Playhouse, 240 N. Union Ave. in Newport.

Tickets are $5. Active military and veterans get in for free. Coffee and donuts will be served.

Purchase tickets at the playhouse, over the phone at 509671-3389 or online at www. pendoreilleplayers.org.

The performance is presented by the Pend Oreille Players In Training (POPIT), the youth branch of the Pend Oreille Players Association for actors 21 and younger.

Northwoods auditions for choir NEWPORT – Auditions for the Northwoods Performing Arts choir will begin Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Circle Moon Theatre on Highway 211.

Show dates are planned in June.

Requirements are a love of music and the ability to carry a tune, learn a vocal part and enjoy other people.

For more information, call 208-448-1294.

BREMERTON – Local artist Donna Hohenschuh of Cusick has been accepted into the 2012 CVG show, a statewide juried art show held at the Collective Visions Gallery in Bremerton, Wash. Her painting titled “Ready for Winter” is one of 136 artworks chosen from more than 800 works submitted by artists throughout Washington state by exhibition juror Kathleen Moles, curator of exhibitions and collections at the Museum of Northwest Art in LaConner, Wash. Accepted artists will be competing for more than $6,000 in cash prizes plus potential purchase awards and will be

on display at CVG between Jan. 28 and Feb. 25.

The Collective Visions Gallery is located at 331 Pacific Ave. in downtown Bremerton and will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1-5 p.m.

Sundays during the exhibition.

The public will have the opportunity to vote on a $300 People’s Choice award through Feb. 24.

A public reception will be held during Bremerton’s First Friday Gallery Walk, Feb. 3 from 5-9 p.m.

For a complete schedule of events, a list of participating artists and a list of winners (after Jan. 28), visit www.collectivevisions.com.

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Honored volunteers

Photographer featured in exhibit

Pend Oreille County Fire District No. 5 held their banquet at Riverview Bible Camp Dec. 6. They honored Charles Hubbard, right, as the 2011 Firefighter of the Year and former fire chief Archie Schrader for his many years of service to the district. Schrader volunteered when the district started in 1981 and was fire chief from 1981 to 2001. Schrader, left, is shown with current fire chief Jay Foster.

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- Newport Lutheran Church Master Chef Cooking Series: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Blanchard Community Center Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Blanchard Library Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center North Idaho Pattern Racers 4-H: 6 p.m. - Cornerstone Supply, Oldtown Priest River Animal Rescue: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River Priest River TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church York Rite of Freemasonry: 6:30 p.m. - Spirit Lake Temple Pend Oreille Rock and Gem Club: 7 p.m. - 508 Quail Loop, Newport Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 Joy in the Morning: 9-11 a.m.

- Priest River Southern Baptist Church Priest River Food Bank Open: 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Preschool Story Time: 10:30 a.m.

- Blanchard Library Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Priest River Library Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Pend Oreille River Arts Alliance:

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ley Network in Newport Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. Priest River Senior Center Movie Day ‘True Grit’: 2-7 p.m. Priest River Library Business Bowling Bash: 6 p.m. OK Lanes, Oldtown Set Free Northwest Meal and Worship: 6:30 p.m. - Conerstone Building Behind Ace Hardware, Oldtown

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 Blanchard TOPS: 8-9:30 a.m. Blanchard Community Church Overeaters Anonymous: 10 a.m.

- Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport RiverWriters Creative Writing Group: 11 a.m. - Priest River Library Lunch and Card Playing: 11:30 a.m. - Old Skookum Grange on LeClerc Road Stitchery Club: 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Invitees: The Week Ahead Tango Class: 4-6 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Celebrate Recovery: 6 p.m. - 754 Silverbirch Lane, Oldtown, House of the Lord Al-Anon Meeting: 7-8 p.m. - 220 Larch St., Priest River. Call Jan 208-946-6131

MONDAY, JANUARY 23 Hospitality House Potluck: Noon - Hospitality House in Newport Blanchard Grange Potluck: 6:30 p.m. - Blanchard Grange Priest River Lions: 6:30 p.m. Priest River Senior Center

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 Women’s AA: 9:30 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Pend Oreille Valley Computer Club: 10 a.m. - Pend Oreille Val-

SANDPOINT – Local artist Loyce Akers is one of six photographers featured at an exhibit in Sandpoint. Panhandle State

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11 a.m - Various Locations Duplicate Bridge: 12:30 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport StoryTime: 1 p.m. - Newport Library Loosely Knit: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick After School Readers Club: 3 p.m.

- Priest River Library Blanchard Book Talk: 5:30 p.m. Blanchard Library Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Blanchard Newport Masonic Lodge: 7:30 p.m. - Newport

Artist sought for Lavender Festival poster NEWPORT – Artists are being sought to design the poster for the 2012 Pend Oreille Valley Lavender Festival. The winning artist will receive $400 commission and will be featured in the festival artist booth at this year’s Lavender Festival, held July 7 and 8 in Newport.

The deadline for submissions is Feb. 15.

Submit artwork, photos or digital images on CDs only.

Name and complete contact information is required, along with title, medium and dimensions, an artist statement and a self-addressed stamped envelope with a $5 entry fee. All artwork must be labeled with the artist’s name on the back. Submissions can be mailed to the Art Committee, P.O. Box 456, Newport, WA 99156.

All artwork will become the property of the Pend Oreille Festival Association. Posters and all promotional materials will be reproduced, distributed and sold only by the association.

All artwork must be original and reproducible. The artist may be asked to create another image (by our timeline) or we may choose one of the submissions. Up to three submissions are allowed. For more information call festival president Loyce Akers at 208-437-0274 or 509671-0295.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 22 Pie Auction: 2 p.m. - Blanchard Grange Invitees: The Week Ahead Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House

CALVARY CHAPEL NEWPORT

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

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

John 6:35

REAL LIFE MINISTRIES

“Where Jesus and Real Life Meet.”

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

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Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m.

- Pend Oreille Bible Church in Cusick TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 Blanchard Spinners: Blanchard Community Center Priest River Book Talk: 10 a.m. Priest River Library West Bonner Library Story Hour: 2:45 p.m. - West Bonner Library in Priest River Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Bingo: 6:30 p.m. - Newport Eagles Spirit Lake Visions, Inc.: 7 p.m. 5522 New Hampshire St., Spirit Lake Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. St. Anthony’s Church Spirit Lake Lodge No. 57: 8 p.m. Spirit Lake WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 Rotary Club: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

332801 Hwy. 2, P.O. Box 653, Newport Pastors Matt & Janine Goodrich 9 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 10 a.m. Community Worship (509) 447-4338

CHURCH OF FAITH

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

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

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

Pastor Jack Jones Church Office 208-437-0150 www.newportchurchoffaith.com Email: church@newportchurchoffaith.com

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

Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m.

Church ~ 447-3265 Pastor Mitch McGhee E-mail pineridgecc@gmail.com

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

Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m.

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

GRACE BIBLE CHURCH

COURTESY PHOTO|JASON DUCHOW/WWW.JASONDUCHOWPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

A spirit battle Priest River Lamanna High School students show their Spartan pride during the annual Battle of the Buck Saturday night. While Timberlake won the spirit competition both schools raised money for the Bobby Clark family. Clark, a Priest River senior, suffered a head injury during a football game this past fall and spent months in rehabilitation after a long stay at Sacred Heart Medical Center. He recently returned home. The schools raised more than $3,800.

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 CHRIST

900 W. 4th St., Newport Create Building Sunday Bible Class 10 a.m.

Worship Services - 11 a.m.

Special Bible Classes Scheduled 509-447-4690

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

Diamond Lake Church 326002 Hwy. 2, West of Newport Pastor Clinton Schultz, (509) 671-1884 Newport Church - Corner of Lilac Lane & Hwy. 20 North (509) 447-4755 Sat. Morning Services Sabbath School 9:30 • Worship 11:00 NACS THRIFT SHOP (509) 447-3488 PO Valley Church School (208) 437-2638

PEND OREILLE BIBLE CHURCH “The Little Church by the River” affiliated with Village Missions River Road - Cusick, WA 445-3123 Sunday Morning ~ 11:00 am AWANA ~ Mondays 4:00 pm Pastor Travis Cochran

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

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

Pastor, Walt Campbell: 447-5101

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

Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

Rotary Park Newport TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles Priest River Food Bank Open: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Blanchard Library Priest River Lioness: 11:30 a.m. Priest River Senior Center Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Priest River TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church Spirit Lake Historical Society: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-623-5626 for locations Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport

SPRING VALLEY MENNONITE CHURCH

NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

Bank at 414 Church St. is running the exhibit “Click: Through the Eyes of Six Photographers” from Jan. 13 through March 26.

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 3rd and Spokane St., Newport, WA Worship Service ~ 10:00 a.m.

Church School ~ 10:00 a.m.

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

CATHOLIC MASSES

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

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

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

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

CHURCH DIRECTORY

“Sharing Christ As He Is, With People As They Are” 2nd & Spokane Sts 447-3846

9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Time September - May AWANA - Tuesday 5:30 p.m.

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

BLANCHARD COMMUNITY CHURCH

“Building God’s Kingdom One Person at a Time” Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service 11 a.m.

Mid-week Bible Studies Highway 41 Blanchard, ID (208) 437-2970 Pastor Mark Miller

HOUSE OF THE LORD

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

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

Jeff & Robie Ecklund, Pastors • 437-2032

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Karl Robert “Bob” Hagman Priest River

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will be held. His ashes will be scattered later at his favorite spot in the family forestland.

Karl Robert “Bob” Hagman passed away unexpectedly at Sacred Heart Medical Center Dec. 30, with his family at his side. He was 74.

Mr. Hagman was born April 18, 1937, in Hartford, Conn., to Elmer and Elizabeth Hagman. He grew up in Greenwich, Conn., and attended the University of Connecticut where he earned a degree in agriculture.

During college, he spent his summers working for the U.S. Forest Service in Packwood, Wash. Mr. Hagman met his wife of 48 years while stationed at Fort Lewis. They lived many years in LaCrosse, Wash., where he managed the Central Ferry Grain Terminal on the Snake River at Central Ferry.

He served on the LaCrosse City Council from June 1986 to December 2005. Mr. Hagman enjoyed writing letters to the editor and commentaries which often appeared in the Whitman County Gazette. In 2004, Mr. Hagman and his wife purchased a home a mile from his grandparents’ homestead in Snow Valley, north of Priest River.

He enjoyed visiting with people, surfing the Internet, attending auctions, riding his four-wheeler and taking care of the family forest land.

Mr. Hagman is survived by his wife Betty Jo Hagman, son John Hagman, daughter Sandra (and Mark) Nunnally, and sister Lynn Halkias. Per his wishes, no service

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Jack E. Atkinson Dalkena

Jack E. Atkinson, a longtime resident of Pend Oreille County, passed away Dec. 8, in Longview, Wash., after an extended illness. His wife of 70 years passed away in April 2010.

In 1978, Mr. Atkinson decided to take early retirement from making ice cream in Arden’s Ice Cream Factory in California. He moved to the Newport area ready to become a farmer and a good neighbor. He enjoyed helping his neighbors and becoming a part of the community.

The Atkinsons joined the Dalkena Community Church where he enjoyed helping out with many building projects through the years.

Mr. Atkinson is survived by his six children, their spouses and families. His children are Earlene Atkinson of Newport, Dolores Atkinson of Newport, Robert Atkinson of Kelso, Wash., Ellen Fontes of Winnemucca, Nev., Anita Galan of Hayward, Calif., and Jacky Atkinson of Sweethome, Ore. Atkinson will be greatly missed by all of them, including his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A memorial service was Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Dalkena Community Church. The family would appreciate any memorial gifts be given to the Pend Oreille Bible Camp, which was another place Mr. Atkinson enjoyed working.

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Garry L. Yann

Doris Underwood

Garry L. Yann of Usk passed away Thursday, Jan, 12 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. He was 69. A memorial service is pending and will be held at a date yet to be determined.

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

Doris Underwood, formerly of Pinehurst, Idaho, and Newport passed away Saturday, Jan. 14 in Morgan Hill, Calif. She was 94.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, Jan. 21 at noon at the Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements.

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Emmit D. Benson

Dakota Jay Wilson Jr.

Emmit D. Benson was born Jan. 4 at 4:03 p.m. to Nancy and Devon Benson of Ione. He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 19 inches long delivered by Dr. Kraus at Newport Hospital. He joins sister Cherry and brothers Jaydon and MacKalister. Maternal grandparents are Edward and Cleo Benson, and paternal grandparents are Dennis and Deborah Peabody.

Dakota Jay Wilson Jr. was born Jan. 12 to Ciera Predmore and Dakota Wilson Sr. of Newport. He weighed 7 pounds, 0.5 ounce and measured 20 inches long, delivered by Dr. Ragsdale at Newport Hospital. Grandparents are Cheryl Predmore and Kendall and Lisa Wilson.

Levi Jordan Eleazer Levi Jordan Eleazer was born Jan. 7 at 8:55 a.m. to Julia and Levi Eleazer of Newport. He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 18 inches long, delivered by Dr. Lewis at Newport Hospital. He joins brothers Skylar, Ethan and Journey.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18 Pend Oreille Economic Development Council: 8:30 a.m. - Various Locations Diamond Lake Water and Sewer District Board: 10 a.m. - District Office Pend Oreille County Park Board: 2 p.m. - Cusick Community Center West Bonner County School Board: 6 p.m. - Blanchard Community Center Northern Panhandle Green Party: 6 p.m. - Friends Meeting House in Sandpoint Fire District No. 4 Commissioners: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 Pend Oreille Watershed Implementing Team: 9 a.m. to Noon - American Lutheran Church in Newport South Pend Oreille Fire & Rescue: 7 p.m. - Station 31, 325272 Highway 2, Diamond Lake SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 Blanchard Cooperative Water Association Meeting: 10 a.m. Blanchard Community Center

Evan Orrin Williams Evan Orrin Williams was born Jan. 13 at 4:34 p.m. to Alecia Fulton and Thomas Williams of Newport. He weighed 6 pounds, 3.5 ounces and measured 19 inches long, delivered by Dr. Ragsdale at Newport Hospital. Maternal grandparents are Wayde Robbins and Sandy Fulton, and paternal grandparents are Christopher Williams and Carmen Castillo.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 23 Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Pend Oreille Fire District No. 2 Board: 10 a.m. - Fire Station 23, 390442 Highway 20, Ione Newport Planning Commission: 5 p.m. - Newport City Hall Newport School Board: 6:30 p.m. - District Office TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 Bonner County Commissioners: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Pend Oreille County Republican Central Committee: 6 p.m. Cusick Community Center Pend Oreille Planning and Zoning Commission Workshop: 6 p.m. - Cusick Community Center Pend Oreille County Republican Party: 7-8:30 p.m. - American Legion, Cusick WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 Tri-County Economic Development District: 11 a.m. - TEDD Conference Room, 986 S. Main, Suite A, Colville

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

PEND OREILLE COUNTY Monday, Jan. 9 DRUGS – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, drug investigation.

SEX OFFENSE – Kalispel Area, report of a possible sex offense.

THEFT – Spring Valley Rd., complainant reports vehicle and other items stolen from his property.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights SEX OFFENSE – LeClerc Rd. N., Cusick, report of a possible sex offense.

AGENCY ASSIST – S. Garden Ave., Newport, assistance requested in regards to an inmate.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE – Hwy. 2, Newport, unknown tracks coming from house that is unoccupied.

THREATENING – S. 4th Ave., complainant reports he overheard a threatening conversation.

AGENCY ASSIST – S. Lawson, Airway Heights, assistance requested for DV physical call.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – Hwy. 2, report of unoccupied vehicle parked near business location.

Tuesday, Jan. 10 SEX OFFENSE – LeClerc Rd. N., report of possible sex offense.

RUNAWAY JUVENILE – Horseshoe Lake Rd., report of female juvenile runaway from Vancouver.

DISTURBANCE – W. Sacheen St., report of male subject outside complainant’s home yelling at him.

DRUGS – S. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights TRESPASSING – Knott Rd., report of neighbor parking on complainant’s property.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – Hope Rd., report of BB holes in complainant’s windshield.

ERRATIC DRIVER – W. Walnut St., report of red vehicle with Idaho plates driving erratically.

TRESPASSING – S. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights

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Wednesday, Jan. 11 TRANSPORT – Hwy. 20, transporting two males to court.

ARREST – Wiley Lucas Thurman, 20, of Usk was arrested on tribal charges.

ARREST – Jacob Henry Bessette, 22, of Poulson was arrested on tribal charges and an out of county warrant.

ACCIDENT – LeClerc Creek Rd., report of a logging truck-pickup truck non-injury.

ERRATIC DRIVER – Oldtown bridge, report of silver two tone Ford ranger swerving in the lane.

FIRE – Blackwell St., Ione, report of snowmobile on fire in driveway.

TRANSPORT – Spokane County Jail, Spokane, Todd Giles Tusler, 48, of Newport was brought to Pend Oreille County Jail on local warrant.

VIOLATION OF PROTECTION ORDER – W. 7th St., Newport SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – W. 3rd St., Newport, complainant believes his dog was taken.

Thursday, Jan. 12 VEHICLE PROWL – Spring Valley Rd., Newport, complainant reports he can hear someone breaking into his vehicle.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – Hope Rd., Newport, complainant reports someone fired a small rifle at his house this morning.

MISSING PERSON – W. Circle Drive, Newport, report of missing 3-year-old male.

SEX OFFENSE – LeClerc Rd. N., Cusick, report of a possible sex offense.

DRUGS – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights THEFT – Deer Valley Rd., Newport, report of wood being removed from shed overnight.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Stohr Rd., Newport, report of a possible Craigslist scam.

ASSAULT – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of an assault with a weapon.

TRESPASSING – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, subject trespassed from casino.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hope Rd., Newport Friday, Jan. 13 THEFT – Deer Valley Lane, Newport, report that male subject possibly broke into sister’s room and stole items.

INTOXICATION – W. Pine St., Newport, report of 40- to 50-year-old male carrying a backpack highly intoxicated.

ACCIDENT – Camp Spaulding Rd., report of one-vehicle, noninjury accident partially blocking.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hwy. 2, Newport, report of several voices in phone; girl screaming unknown what’s going on.

SEX OFFENSE – Hwy. 20,

The Public Meetings calendar in last week’s issue of The Miner incorrectly stated that the Pend Oreille County Library District Board of Trustees would be meeting Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 5 p.m. in the Cusick Community Center. The library board meets the fourth Thursday of each month at the Pend Oreille Public Utility District Conference Room in Newport at 5 p.m. until further notice. Their next meeting is set for Thursday, Jan. 26. The Miner regrets any confusion this may have caused.

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Newport, report of 12-year-old daughter receiving sexual texts and being harassed by three boys.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL – S. Union Ave., Newport, report of female flagging respondent down and said that male hit her in the face and took her phone.

AGENCY ASSIST – W. Pine St., Newport, report of a request for officers at emergency room for mental health hold who is being non-compliant.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – W. 1st St., report of a group of juveniles body boxing behind bus garage.

Saturday, Jan. 14 JUVENILE PROBLEM – W. Kelly Drive, report of possible child abuse.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL – W. 4th St., report of female hit by male.

LITTERING – Sunset Drive S., report of female throwing compost over fence.

THEFT – Jared Rd., reported theft of recyclables.

AGENCY ASSIST – Hwy. 2, agency assist with threatening.

INTOXICATION – Black Rd., report that intoxicated male came in house and made threats.

ACCIDENT – LeClerc Rd. S., report of vehicle slide off, noninjury.

HARASSMENT – Regal Rd., report of neighbor harassing complainant.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL – Hwy. 2, report of neighbor being pushed out his door by his wife.

SEX OFFENSE – Hwy. 2, report of possible sex offense.

Sunday, Jan. 15 HARASSMENT – Hwy. 20, Cusick, complainant reports receiving threatening texts.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, deputy out with two subjects.

ARREST – Hwy. 2, Zane Eugene Lumpkin, 31, of Newport was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence, harassment threats to kill, malicious mischief, two counts of third degree theft and intimidating a witness.

ARREST – Joseph Allen Cross, 29, of Newport, was arrested for two counts of fourth degree assault domestic violence and interfering with reporting domestic violence.

ACCIDENT – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, reported hit and run.

THEFT – Kings Lake Rd. ACCIDENT – Hwy. 211, report of semi-truck hitting moose.

HARASSMENT – LeClerc Rd. N., Cusick, report of two males looking for subject.

INTOXICATION – N. Hayford Rd.,

Airway Heights, report of intoxicated female.

DISORDERLY – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of disorderly female.

DRUGS – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of one male in possession of marijuana.

ASSAULT – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of assault.

TRESPASSING – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of intoxicated disorderly refuse to leave.

WEST BONNER COUNTY Monday, Jan. 9 ARREST – E. 4th St. N., Oldtown, John West, 33, of Newport was arrested for petit theft.

Tuesday, Jan. 10 RECKLESS DRIVING – Hwy. 41, Oldtown Wednesday, Jan. 11 RECKLESS DRIVING – Hwy. 2, Priest River Thursday, Jan. 12 NON INJURY ACCIDENT – Rena Rd., Oldtown, female driver cited for driving without privileges.

VEHICLE FIRE – Hwy. 57, Priest River DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE – Hwy. 2, Priest River, report of a DUI in the area of Bodie Canyon and Highway 2.

ARREST – Kalispell Cove Rd., Priest Lake, Cody Nelson, 19, of Priest Lake, and John Jamison, 19, of Priest River were arrested and charged with two counts of residential burglary.

Friday, Jan. 13 THEFT – Hwy. 2, Oldtown ARREST – Hwy. 2, Oldtown, Kenneth Darrow, 51, of Oldtown was arrested for driving under the influence and resisting arrest.

Saturday, Jan. 14 BURGLARY – Bandy Rd., Priest River, report of a residential burglary in the area of Bandy Road and Edgemere Cutoff.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT – W. Beardmore Ave., Priest River, report of deputies responding to a fight in progress in the city of Priest River to assist Priest River Police.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT – Wisconsin St., Priest River, deputy assisted Priest River Police with a fight.

HUNTING & FISHING VIOLATIONS – Langille Canyon Rd., Oldtown, deputy requested a Fish and Game violation.

Sunday, Jan. 15 BATTERY – Main St., Priest River NON-INJURY ACCIDENT – Hwy. 41, Oldtown, report of a noninjury accident on the Idaho Hill Dump access road.

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To place your ad, call 447-2433 email: minerclassifieds@povn.com

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Monday at 4:30 p.m. Late Ads until Tuesday 2:00 p.m. In The Hot Box.

Candidates should have a minimum of a Bachelors Degree in a related field or equivalent experience, with a minimum of 10 years progressively more responsible experience in an electric utility organization with 5 years experience in a key management position. The successful candidate will be required to live in Pend Oreille County.

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❖ District Profile: Pend Oreille PUD was established in 1936 and commenced operations in 1948. The District is comprised of four primary operating systems: the Box Canyon Hydro System, which produces hydroelectric power from the Box Canyon Dam; the Electric System, which distributes electricity to approximately 8,500 customers in Pend Oreille County; the Water System, which owns and operates nine individual water distribution systems within the District; and the Community Network System, which provides wholesale broadband services.

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❖ The Community: The Box Canyon Hydro project is located near the town of Ione, WA and the District headquarters is in Newport, WA, the county seat, approximately 1 hour north of Spokane.

Pend Oreille County offers an abundance of year round, outdoor and recreational opportunities including hunting, fishing, boating, skiing and hiking. With a family oriented environment and rural lifestyle, Pend Oreille County is a great place to call home.

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Deadline: 12 days before publication.

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❖ How to Apply: An employment application and more detailed information is available on the District’s website at www.popud.org. Please submit a resume and cover letter to careers@popud.org or fax to 509447-9091. Salary: Competitive. Close date for applications: February 15, 2012.

The District is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Corrections

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

I N DE X Personals Help Wanted Business Services Work Wanted Lost and Found Child Care & Preschool Business Oportunities Misc. For Sale Washington Statewide Advertising 10 Rentals Wanted 11 Housing For Rent 12 Storage For Rent 13 Real Estate For Sale

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No experience necessary, paid training provided. Call (509) 447-4218 or stop

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(35alt-TF) LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE wanted 36 hours/ week.

One on one pediatric care in Priest River area. Idaho license required. Must be available on weekends.

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(49-3p) HANDYMAN NEEDED To do maintenance on rental homes. Must be able to do a variety of repairs.

(509) 496-9686. (50-3p) WANTED: JEWELER for retail sales and appraisal. Part time. Send resume to Post Office Box 1970, Newport, Washington, 99156. (49-3) Place your classified or display ad with The Miner and it will appear in both newspapers - The Newport Miner (Pend Oreille County) and The Gem State Miner (West Bonner County). All for one good price. Call (509) 447-2433 for details.

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Real Estate Wanted Mobile/Mfg. Homes Commercial Property Yard Sale Misc. Wanted Boats & Motors Cars & Trucks Motorcycles Recreational Vehicles Machinery, Tractors Logging Timber Farm & Ranch Animals for Sale Notices

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NEW & USED Refrigerators for sale. Variety of sizes and brands. $150.00 and up. (509) 496-9686. (50-3p)

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The candidate must be an effective leader who has a demonstrated ability to motivate team members through a progressive management style; to effectively communicate with all members of the organization; to work with a publicly elected, policy setting board; and to resolve conflict in a complex organization with sensitivity to political and cultural dynamics.

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

Mail to P.O. Box 349, Newport, WA 99156

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HELP WANTED

❖ The Position: Pend Oreille County Public Utility District and its Board of Commissioners are in search of a talented and experienced General Manager to lead the utility. The General Manager is responsible for the effective and efficient administration and operation of the District within the policies set by the Board of Commissioners.

[Pend Oreille County]

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DRIVERS -- Company Lease - Work for us or let us work for you. Unbeatable career opportunities. Trainee. Company Driver. Lease Operator earn up to $51K. Lease Trainers earn up to $80K. (877) 369-7105 www. centraldrivingjobs.net

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(49-3) 1200 SQUARE FEET 2 bedroom, 1 bath. Water/ sewer/ garbage. Priest River. (208) 448-1823.

(40-tf) NEWPORT HOUSE 3 bedroom with air conditioning. Attached 1 car garage with additional 2 car garage/workshop. $850 per month first and last, $550 security/cleaning deposit. No pets! No smoking! Shawgo Brothers, LLC. (509) 447-2149. (509) 5509083. (39-tf) HOUSE FOR RENT Diamond Lake, 2 bedrooms, large kitchen/ dining room, 1 bath, boat slip, shop. Washer/ dryer, stove, refrigerator. $700/ month plus deposit. (509) 447-4045.(48-3p) $569 MONTH 2 bedroom newly remodeled manufactured home.

Water, sewer, garbage included. (509) 496-9686.

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3 BEDROOM 2 BATH Newer townhouse style duplex. $785/ month, water and sewer included.

Covered front porch. (509) 496-9686. (50-3p) 1 BEDROOM MOBILE home. No pets. Pines Trailer Park. Highway 2, Oldtown.

(208) 437-4502. (50-tf) 2 BEDROOM TRAILER No pets. Lazy Acres Trailer Park. Newport. (208) 4374502. (50-tf) NEWLY REMODELED Large 2 bedroom apartment, Priest River. Washer, dryer, dishwasher, carport. $500. (509) 951-6307.

(50-3p) 1 BEDROOM MOBILE HOME Davis Lake area $300/ month, deposit and references. Electric heat, wood stove. (509) 671-2064.

(49TF) 1 BEDROOM COTTAGE 836 West Third, Newport.

Water, sewer, garbage and electric paid. $600/ month (208) 255-8455.(49-3) 3 BEDROOM 1 bath, Newport. Appliances, hardwood floor, carport. Close to schools. $700 plus deposit and references. (509) 671-0458.

(49-3p) IN NEWPORT 2 bedroom, 1 bath home.

No smoking. No pets. $600/ month, $600 deposit.

Call Amy (208) 255-8500.

(49-3p) PRIEST RIVER Mobile Home, 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, large family room, woodstove and electric heat. Carport, acreage, great location. (208) 9461201. (49-3p)

PRIVATE, QUIET, Clean. Country living. 2 bedroom, 50x16 mobile home, under cover, carport, garden. River Road, Usk. $495/ month. (509) 9903398. (48-4p) 3 PLUS BEDROOM 425 State Street, Oldtown. $650/ month, includes water and sewer. $550 deposit. (208) 290-3866.

(48-4) 2 BEDROOM Apartment, 503 North Washington, Oldtown. Walk to services. $400/ month plus deposit. (509) 2205670. (49-4p)

HOUSING FOR RENT

HOUSING FOR RENT

Every day is Sale Day in The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Classifieds

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STORAGE FOR RENT

NEWPORT MINI-STORAGE (509) 447-0119 Enter at Hwy 41 and 1st Street

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

NEWPORT HOUSE Over 2600 square foot 3 bedroom 1 bath house with air conditioning, fireplace and 2 new decks. 1-1/2 car attached garage with separate 2 car workshop on big lot. $196,000. Owner contract, Shawgo Brothers, LLC. (509) 550-9083/ (509) 447-2346. (42-tf) Place your classified or display ad with The Miner and it will appear in both newspapers - The Newport Miner (Pend Oreille County) and The Gem State Miner (West Bonner County). All for one good price. Call (509) 447-2433 for details.

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CHIROPRACTIC Bliss Chiropractic Health Center

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

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

COUNSELING Molly Phillips, LICSW, CMHS, GMHS

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

DENTIST Newport Dental Center

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

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HEALTH CLINICS, cont.

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OPTOMETRIST Newport Vision Source

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PHYSICAL THERAPY Priest River Rehab Services

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

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2011462 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE Case No.: 11-4-00037-4 Probate Notice to Creditors In Re. The Estate of Amelia N. Jones, Deceased.

Probate Notice to Creditors (RCW 11.40.030) The personal representative named below has

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

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

been appointed and has qualified as personal representative of this estate. Persons having claims against the decedent must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitation, serve their claims on the personal representative or the attorneys of record at the address stated below and file an executed copy of the claim with the Clerk of this Court within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or within four months after the date of the filing of the copy of this Notice with the Clerk of the Court, whichever is later or, except under those provisions included in RCW 11.40.011 and 11.40.013, the claim will be forever barred. This bar is effective as to the claims against both the probate assets and nonprobate assets of the decedent.

Date of filing copy of 12/21/11 Date of first publication 12/28/11 /s/Daniel Lee Jones Daniel Lee Jones c/o Douglas D. Lambarth P.O. Box 366 Newport, WA 99156 509-447-3036 Published in The Newport Miner December 28, 2011, January 4, 11 and 18, 2012. (47-4)

_________________ 201215 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE No. 12-4-00001-1 Probate Notice to Creditors (RCW 11.40.030) In the Matter of the Estate of: Gene P. Johnston, Deceased.

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person

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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 in which the probate proceedings were commenced. 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 11, 2012 /s/Debra J. Kastner Debra J. Kastner Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Gene P. Johnston /s/Dorothy J. JohnstonHufstetler Dorothy J. JohnstonHufstetler Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Gene P. Johnston c/o McGrane & Schuerman /s/David E. McGrane David E. McGrane Attorney at Law 298 South Main #304 Colville, Washington 99114 509 684-8484 Published in The Newport Miner January 11, 18 and 25, 2012. (49-3)

________________ 201216 WAREHOUSEMANS LIEN NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Pursuant to RCW 19.150.090 and 19.150.100 Notice is given that Diamond Lake Mini Storage will be selling by live auction the contents of unit C-9 belonging to Amie Martin 621 E Sumter Spokane, WA 99208, amount owing $1775 .00, unit C-1 belonging to Kelly Stubs P.O. Box 31 Usk, WA 99180, amount owing $975.00, and #A-15 belonging to James Fox 41 Davis Lake Rd Usk, WA 99180 amount owing $675.00,. All of these Units containing household items. Auction to be held at: Diamond Lake Mini Storage 325502 N Highway 2, Newport, WA 99156 on January 21,2012 at 1:00pm. Katherine Rager, 447-4088.

Published in The Newport Miner January 11 and 18, 2102. (49-2)

________________ 201120 PUBLIC NOTICE Ordinance No. 308 An ordinance declaring an emergency in the office of treasurer of the Town of Metaline Falls, WA and setting forth an adjustment thereto. The adjustment exists as follows: Grant revenue of $20,000.00 from the Department of Commerce for the planning of a

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wastewater facility upgrade was received after the annual budget was set for the year 2012; additionally, $1,200.00 was appropriated for library facilities rental, and $1,000.00 was appropriated for support of tourism related facilities. Ordinance No. 308 was passed at the regular meeting of the council of the Town of Metaline Falls on January 10, 2012. For a full copy of the text please call the clerk’s office at 446-2211.

Tessin Parker Clerk/Treasurer Town of Metaline Falls Published in The Newport Miner January 18, 2012. (50)

_________________ 201221 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Town Council in the Council Chambers, 207 Houghton, Ione, Washington, on February 1, 2010 at 7:10 pm.

The purpose of the public hearing is to review community development and housing needs, inform citizens of the availability of funds and eligible uses of the state Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), and receive comments on proposed activities, particularly from lower income persons and persons residing in the Town of Ione and Chippewa Water & Sewer District area.

Up to $1 million may be available to the Town of Ione on a statewide competitive basis to fund public facility, community facility, economic development and affordable housing projects that principally benefit low- and moderate-income persons.

An outline of the proposed Wastewater Facility Improvements Project will be available for review at the Ione Town Hall during normal business hours beginning January 18, 2012.

Comments may also be submitted in writing to the Town of Ione, PO Box 498, Ione, WA 99139, through February 1, 2012.

The Town Hall is handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate special needs, including handicap accessibility or interpreter, will be made upon receiving 24-hour advance notice.

Contact Sandy Hutchinson at (509) 442-3611, Ione City Hall.

Published in the Newport Miner January 18 and 25, 2012. (50-2)

_________________ 201222 NOTICE OF RECOMMENDED COMP PLAN CHANGES Notice is hereby given that the Pend Oreille County Planning Commission has made official recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners for the amendments of the Comprehensive Plan which include the following: recommend approval to adopt by reference the Pend Oreille Water Trail Concept Plan; recommend approval of Public Facilities Table 9.7 and No Action Taken on the 6 Year Transportation Plan Table 9.1. The Board of County Commissioners will hold an open public record hearing on these matters on Jan. 23rd @ 11:30am in Newport at the County Courthouse Bldg. Written and oral testimony will be considered by the Commission at this meeting.

Copies of the proposed amendments are available to the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department, Courthouse Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 County Dated: Jan. 11, 2012

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Published in The Newport Miner January 18, 2012. (50)

_________________ 201223 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON In and for the County of Pend Oreille Case No.:12-4-00003-8 Probate Notice to Creditors (RCW 11.40.030) Joseph B. Berry, Deceased.

The person 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 provided by 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 11.040.020(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 nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication January 18, 2012 Personal Representative: Eileen Berry Attorney for Personal Representative: Linda J. Mathis Address for Mailing or Service: 301 W. Spruce St., Suite B, Newport, WA 99156 /s/Linda J. Mathis Linda J. Mathis WSBA# 16495 Published in The Newport Miner January 18, 25 and February 1, 2012.

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________________ 201224 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON County of Pend Oreille Probate Notice to Creditors (RCW 11.40.030) Matthew C. Doyle, Deceased.

The person 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 provided by 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 11.040.020(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 nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication January 18, 2012 Personal Representative Marjorie Wark Attorney for Personal Representative: Linda J. Mathis

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Address for Mailing of Service 301 W. Spruce St., Suite B, Newport, WA 99156 /s/Linda J. Mathis Linda J. Mathis Attorney for Personal Representative WSBA# 16495 Published in The Newport Miner January 18, 25 and February 1, 2012.

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________________ 201213 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO: Occupants of the Premises Susanne M. White William K. White All Other Interested Parties I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee, Rainier Foreclosure Services, Inc., will on February 17, 2012 at the hour of 10:00 a.m., at the front door of the East entrance of the Hall of Justice, 229 South Garden Avenue, in the City of Newport, State of Washington, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of Pend Oreille, State of Washington, to wit: The West half of the Southeast quarter of the Southwest: quarter of Section 10, Township 31 North, Range 45 E.W.M., Pend Oreille County, WA., TOGETHER WITH, and subject to, a permanent non-exclusive easement for ingress, egress and utilities, the centerline of which is the East line of the West half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 31 North, Range 45 E.W.M., Pend Oreille County, WA.; and a 30 foot easement over the South. 30 feet of the East 30 feet of the South half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 10i and a 60 foot easement, the centerline of which is the South line of the West half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 10; and the South line of the West 60 feet of the East half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 10, all in Township 31 North, Range 45 E.W.M., as contained in Documents recorded April 14, 1995 under recording No. 228043 and October 19, 1973 under recording No. 139637.

SUBJECT TO a Reservation by Grantors, their heirs, and/or assigns, of a 60 foot easement for unimpeded access for ingress and egress to adjoining property, and an easement over and through subject property for utilities and the right to assign said easements; GRANTING TO the grantees, their heirs, and/ or assigns, an easement for ingress and egress over and across all roads which the Grantors herein have the right to travel to reach subject property.

537 Tina’s Trail (formerly known as 1638 Coyote Trail) Newport, WA 99156 Parcel No; 453110 34 0002 Property ID: 15902 (Tax Parcel No. 45311034-0002) (commonly known as 537 Tina’s Trail fka 1638 Coyote Trail, Newport, WA 99156), which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust, dated February 27, 2007,

under Auditor’s File No. 291543, records of Pend Oreille County, Washington, from William K. White and Susanne M. White, husband and wife, as Grantors to secure an obligation in favor of Westbound Bank, as Beneficiary. The beneficial interest is now held by 2010-1 RADC/CADC Venture, LLC, following closure of Westbound Bank by the Acting director of the Office of Thrift Supervision and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and transfer of this loan by the FDIC to 2010-1 RADC/CADC Venture, LLC, as Beneficiary.

II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust.

III. The Default for which this foreclosure is made is as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: Payment: LOAN MATURED 3/1/08, at which time all principal and interest became fully due and payable. Balance shown is as of November 8, 2011. Interest accrues at the default rate of 18% per annum until paid in full. $ 197,264.31 Late charges: late charge of ____for each monthly payment not made within 15 days of its due date: $161.57 T O TA L PAY M E N T AND LATE CHARGES: 197,425.88 *plus all attorney’s fees and costs and foreclosure fees and costs incurred Default other than failure to make monthly payments: Bring Current all Real Property Taxes from 2008 to 2011 /Bring and keep all prior liens current IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal Balance $560,000.00, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured from February 27, 2007, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute.

V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on the 17th day of February, 2012. The defaults referred to in paragraph III must be cured by the 17th day of February, 2012 (the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before the 17th day of February, 2012 (the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time before the 17th day of February, 2012, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the principal and interest plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/ or deed of trust, and curing all other defaults.

VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by

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the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower or Grantor at the following addresses: Occupants of the Premises 537 Tina’s Trail fka 1638 Coyote Trail, Newport, WA 99156 William K. White 537 Tina’s Trail fka 1638 Coyote Trail, Newport, WA 99156 Susanne M. White 537 Tina’s Trail fka 1638 Coyote Trail, Newport, WA 99156 William K. White 18714 E. Marlin Dr., Otis Orchards, WA 99207 Susanne M. White 18714 E. Marlin Dr., Otis Orchards, WA 99207 William K. White PO Box 510, Newport, WA 99156 Susanne M. White PO Box 510, Newport, WA 99156 by both first class and certified mail on September 29, 2011, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served on September 30, 2011, with said written Notice of Default and/or the Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has in his possession proof of such service or posting.

VII. The Trustee whose name and address is set forth below will provide in writing, to any person requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale.

VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property.

IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections, if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale, pursuant to R.C.W. 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s Sale.

X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants and tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants and tenants by summary proceedings under the unlawful detainer act, chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060.

DATED: November 11, 2011.

RAINIER FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC., Successor Trustee By: /s/ Paul V. Rieke PAUL V. RIEKE, Vice President Rainier Foreclosure Services, Inc. c/o SCHWEET RIEKE & LINDE, PLLC 575 S. Michigan Street Seattle, WA 98108 (206) 275-1010 Published in The Newport Miner January 18 and February 8, 2012. (50, 1)