Newport Miner February 12, 2014 by The Newport Miner

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Deputy taser lawsuit settled for $425,000 Estate asked for $10 million after incident resulted in man’s death BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

SPOKANE – A federal lawsuit brought by the family of a 69-year-old man who died after being tased and paralyzed by Pend Oreille County Sheriff deputies in 2011 has been settled out of court for $425,000. The initial claim was for $10 million, brought by the estate of Estyl “Lee” Hall, who died after a confrontation with sheriff deputies in March 2011. The estate was created in October 2011, and his wife, Clair was appointed personal representative for the estate. The claim was also filed on behalf of Hall’s five adult children. Pend Oreille County Prosecutor Tom Metzger said the case was settled late last year. The county is part of an

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Practicing ice rescues

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Jordan returns to Hospital Board Four others apply for vacated seat NEWPORT – The Public Hospital District No. 1 Board of Commissioners recently appointed John Jordan to fill the seat vacated by Don Jordan Monroe, who resigned his position in December 2013.

Jordan had been a board member in the past. Four other people applied for the position: Mike Quick, Mark Kobylarz, Leroy Leland and Melanie Endicott. Tom Wilbur, Newport Hospital and Health Services CEO, said he was SEE HOSPITAL, 7A

Twenty-four responders from South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue, Pend Oreille Fire District No. 4 and the Kalispel Tribe Dive Team practiced their ice rescue training drills at Sacheen Lake Saturday, Feb. 8. There are sets of ice rescue gear staged at several fire stations in the area. Everyone is encouraged to be careful on the ice as the thickness varies quite a bit in all areas. If there is an ice rescue emergency, call 911 for assistance.

County no longer rural? 2010 Census designates Pend Oreille as part of Spokane area grant money and could change health care at Newport Hospital, following the 2010 U.S. Census. Nearly 27 percent of Pend Oreille County’s population works in Spokane County making the county, at least in the federal government’s eyes, a suburb

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The number of Pend Oreille County residents that leave the county to go to work each day may prevent county entities from getting

of Spokane. The same designation changed from rural to metropolitan in Stevens County. The biggest potential downside to this change in designation is that it could disqualify municipaliSEE COUNTY, 2A

Cheerleader athletes entertain, cheer The Priest River cheerleaders enter competitions as well as keeping the fans cheering. “Last year we placed first at Districts and sixth in the state,” she says. The team will be heading to Moscow for District competition next week. Scribner says she enjoys the dancing aspect of cheerleading. “I’ve been dancing since I was 7,” she says. Scribner is a base, meaning she lifts the flyer into the air for the stunts. In high school, you can’t stack more than two girls for stunts, she says. There are about 15-16 girls on the Priest River squad. “We try out,” she says. Scribner has been a cheerleader since her fresh-

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Cheerleading has changed from the days when girls and few guys chanted cheers and got the crowd fired up for the hometown team. There is still plenty of that, but it has evolved into an athletic event, with high flying stunts entertaining the crowd during breaks in the action. “The crowds love the stunts,” says Newport cheerleading advisor Wendy Drum. The stunts take a variety of forms, from doing serial somersaults in front of the crowd, to lifts in the air, with girls dropping from five or six feet high to be caught by their fellow cheerleaders. The stunts are rigorously practiced, says Drum. Stunts are practiced with floor pads but during game performances pads aren’t used or required for the type of stunts Newport girls are doing, Drum says. Stunts that involve spinning require a mat, says Bailey Scribner, 17. Scribner is a senior and co-captain of the Priest River cheerleading squad.

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Left: Newport cheerleaders warm up before the game. Cheerleading advisor Wendy Drum said game performances do not usually require a mat for safety.

B R I E F LY Cold temperatures cause peak energy usage

NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Public Utility District reached a peak electricity usage of 71.8 megawatts for its general service customers at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, when temperatures dipped to 22 Fahrenheit degrees below zero at Cusick. By comparison, this year’s peak was almost two times the five-year average of 38.2 megawatts for February. The highest usage for 2013 was 66 megawatts on Dec. 7, when temperatures were -10 degrees in Newport. PUD customers reached an all time usage of 74.5 megawatts in December 2008. Power generation resources, including Box Canyon and Boundary Dams, were more than enough to cover the peak

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usage on Feb. 6. “Although peak energy spikes like this affect the amount of power that must be purchased for Ponderay Newsprint Co., it would be very unusual for us to need to purchase additional power for our general service customers,” said PUD Power and Risk Manager Kimberly Gentle.

School levy election gets large turnout NEWPORT –More than 3,414 county residents returned ballots by Tuesday morning, Feb. 11, for the Newport, Cusick and Selkirk school districts three-year Maintenance and Operations 5B-8B

Levies. This is the only issue on the ballot. With more than 7,660 ballots mailed out and 3,414 returned as of Tuesday morning, the election has gotten more than 44.4 percent county turnout. Election supervisor Liz Krizenesky said the general election in November 2013 had a 40 percent turnout. Cusick had 1,221 ballots issued and 613 returned for a 50.2 percent turnout. Selkirk had 1,450 ballots issued and 695 returned for a 47.9 percent turnout. Newport had 5,015 ballots issued and 2,095 returned for a SEE BRIEFLY, 2A

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BREIFLY 41.8 percent turnout. “I know Cusick was very proactive in getting the issue out there,” Krizenesky said. Krizenesky said 11 of the ballots returned have signature issues. Five have non-matching signatures and the other six have no signature at all. These residents have until Monday, Feb. 24, to correct these issues. All ballots will be counted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11. Check The Miner online for elections results after 8 p.m.

COUNTY: No hope of Census Bureau change

Government offices, post office and banks closed for holiday

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NEPWORT – Due to the President’s Day holiday Monday, Feb. 17, government offices, banks and post offices will be closed. The Pend Oreille County commissioners will meet Tuesday, Feb. 18, instead of Monday. Both Newport and Priest River city councils will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The Bonner County commissioners regularly meet on Tuesday.

TASER: Landlord called 911 FROM PAGE 1

insurance pool with other counties. Pend Oreille County has a $10,000 deductible, Metzger said. That was paid early on in the case, he said. The claim stems from an incident that occurred in March 2011. Sheriff deputies responded to a Spring Valley Road residence following a 911 call from the landlord, Robert Monroe. Monroe said he went to the residence after receiving an email from Hall about frozen pipes and a tree that was ready to fall. Monroe told Hall that he was coming out but when he got there Monroe said he was met by a yelling, cursing Hall, who punched at him and threw a piece of rebar at him. Monroe retreated and called 911. Two deputies initially responded, and when they got there, Hall was standing outside with an ax handle, according to Pend Oreille County undersheriff Grant Sirevog. The deputies told Hall to drop the ax handle and when he refused, a deputy drew his gun. Hall ran to a fifth wheel trailer on the property and locked himself inside. More deputies arrived to deal with an increasingly distressed Hall. Eventually, they discovered a drop down door to the back of the fifth wheel trailer. They cut the lock and pulled the door down and with it Hall, who was trying to hold it shut. Former deputy Cory Rosen fired his taser, striking Hall in the face. Hall fell and broke his neck. He was eventually airlifted to Spokane, where he died a week later. “It was an unfortunate series of events,” Metzger said. “He just landed the wrong way.” Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim said the deputies acted appropriately. “We followed policy,” he said. “We did exactly what we should have.” Botzheim said that Hall fell forward, not to the side. He likened it to falling down an embankment.

Attorney Breann Beggs represented the estate. In his filings, he asserted that deputies had no reason to enter the property without a warrant, that Hall wasn’t an immediate threat to deputies and that he was only being investigated for fourth degree assault and obstructing an officer, both misdemeanors. Deputies used excessive force, Beggs claimed, by using the taser on the 69-yearold man. Hall was not given a warning that a taser would be used nor did deputies tell him he was under arrest. Deputies did not have a valid reason to believe they were in danger, Beggs maintained. Beggs quoted from Rosen’s deposition. “It is not reasonable for the officers to believe that the bare hands of an unarmed 69-year-old man who was surrounded by numerous deputies with guns was a sufficient threat to use deadly force,” Beggs wrote. “When Mr. Hall jumped out of the trailer he did not have any weapons in his hands. Deputy Rosen observed that he saw, ‘on all sides of the ramp rifles pointed (Mr. Hall’s) direction. At that moment – at that moment where basically, I was just thinking there’s lots of lethal force.’” Rosen was fired by the Botzheim for unrelated reasons, with the termination upheld in Pend Oreille County Superior Court in early December. Thomas Luciani, the attorney defending the county wrote in his response that deputies did have reason to believe Hall had weapons available to him. Furthermore, Hall himself called 911 five times, including a call to report he was having a heart attack and a call to tell dispatch to bring the police. Hall did not call to revoke his calls for police assistance, Luciani wrote. “As there is no further communication to Dispatch revoking his requests for assistance, a reasonable jury could conclude Mr. Hall consented to the presence of the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office,” Luciani wrote.

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ties within the county from applying for federal grants that have a rural designation requirement. Newport City Administrator Ray King, who applies for the cities grants, said he hasn’t seen anything in writing, but has heard it could affect grant opportunities. “(It could) very potentially affect our grant rule. But I don’t know to what affect yet,” he said. It may also affect health coverage within Newport Hospital and Health Services. Hospital district CFO Kim Manus explained that with the rural designation, Medicare will no longer cover telemedicine. If a patient in Newport needs to visit a specialist in Spokane, they could do so via the Internet and the doctor would be reimbursed by Medicare. That is no longer the case. In some instances, patients were able to meet with doctors from their home. Newport also used the telestroke program, where a neurologist was available 24/7 via a robot wheeled into the emergency room. The specialist could determine if the patient was having a stroke, and be reimbursed by Medicare. Newport may also lose its critical access designation. A hospital was deemed critical access if it was in a rural area and at least 35 miles away from another hospital. Bonner General in Sandpoint and the hospital in Deer Park are closer than 35 miles, but Deer Park closed its doors. And a change in 2004 allowed a hospital to maintain its critical access designation if the roads between the

two hospitals were considered mountainous terrain, as Highway 2 is from Newport to Sandpoint. Manus explained there is no hope the Census Bureau will change Newport’s

If a patient in Newport needs to visit a specialist in Spokane, they could do so via the Internet and the doctor would be reimbursed by Medicare. That is no longer the case. designation. What can change, however, is how grants and medical reimbursements are determined. “They say you need to work on being sure that the agencies who use this status as defining you as rural – work with them to change what designates rural,” Manus said. House Bill 3306, introduced to Congress last week, would eliminate the barrier to telemedicine, Manus said. Metropolitan versus rural designations wouldn’t be used anymore to determine who is reimbursed by Medicare. There is also legislation that would allow telemedicine to be opened up to all health coverage payers, not just Medicare. The designation is a plus for Spokane County. The bigger metropolitan area will open more funding options for them, Manus explained.

CHEER: Cheerleaders are in shape and practice stunts thoroughly FROM PAGE 1

man year. “I enjoy all of it,” she says. “All here on the team are like my family.” Priest River does have one guy on the squad – Cole Morse, 16. He’s called on to lift the girls during some stunts. So why did he get started cheerleading? “I had a crush on one of the cheerleaders and she asked me to,” Morse says. He says he doesn’t get ribbed by other students, in fact, he says he hears praise for not being afraid to be a cheerleader. So, has he ever dropped a cheerleader in a stunt? Michelle Contreras answers for him. “I think everyone here has been dropped,” she says. Contreras, 16, is in her first year as a cheerleader. Before cheerleading, she was involved in gymnastics until the Score 10 Gymnasium closed. So she tried out for cheerleader, something she didn’t think she would ever do. “It’s fun,” she says. “I like it.” Jensen Kirkwood, 15, plays a lot of sports at Newport. This is her first year cheerleading. “I wanted to try something new,” she says. She says cheerleading isn’t substantially different than other sports she participates in. Cheerleaders practice, they learn athletic moves and they are subject to discipline. When a reporter dropped by cheerleading practice last week, he found them cleaning chairs. The squad was being disciplined, Drum explained, for disrespecting their coach. After the chairs were cleaned the team took off running laps through the halls of the school. One lap running, one lap doing lunges – bending one knee down to the floor with each step. In just

a few laps, the cheerleaders were sweating and complaining. “I can’t feel my legs,” one girl yelled dramatically as she completed another lap. Despite being disciplined, the squad seemed cheerful, something almost required of cheerleaders. “Cheerleaders have to be happy,” said Kirkwood. When it comes down to it, cheerleading is really about firing up the crowd. “They look to us to keep them ‘up’,” says Kirkwood. She says Drum encourages the team to do its best. In that way it’s similar to other coaching. Drum provides inspiration. “She’s good at relating to us as girls,” Kirkwood says. Drum has headed the Newport squad for four years. She got involved because she had been a dancer and cheerleading seemed like the closest thing to dancing. Cheerleaders are athletes, she says, working as hard as any competitive athlete. Cheerleaders try out at Newport, mainly because of the cost of uniforms, which limits the squad to 10. There are two tryouts, in fall and winter. Cheerleaders cheer at football and volleyball games and basketball games for both boys and girls. The cheerleaders travel with the team, Drum said, which can make for a long day. “Sometimes they don’t get home until midnight,” she says. Not all schools offer cheerleading. Cusick doesn’t. But Selkirk does. Kathy Johnson is the cheerleading advisor for Selkirk, something she has

done for the last four years. Before that she was the cheerleading advisor at Dayton. Cheerleaders have always received varsity letters, she said. But is cheerleading a sport? “I don’t consider it a sport, since they don’t compete,” Johnson says. “But I do consider it an athletic activity.” The cheerleaders are in shape, she says, and also practice their stunts thoroughly before performing in public. “We’re very careful,” she says. “We perfect the stunts in practice before we do them in front of a lot of people.” Selkirk also has two cheerleading season – fall and winter. While she had a male participate last year, this year there are no boys on the team. “The dynamic changes,” Johnson says. There is room for boys to become involved in cheerleading, says Drum, and if they are good, college scholarships are possible. “Colleges need good male cheerleaders because there are so few of them,” she says. Drum does consider cheerleading a sport. There are competitions around the country and she would like to see the Newport squad work towards competing, as the Priest River team does. But they’ll likely have to do it without her, as Drum plans to step down from advising. She tried to resign last year but when nobody applied for the job, she agreed to do it one more year. She says there are a couple good candidates for the job, so she thinks this will be her last year. Drum says parents have been supportive of the cheerleading program. “We’ve had a lot of positive involvement from parents,” she says.

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Students at Newport get four-day weekend NEWPORT – The Newport School District will not have classes Friday, Feb. 14, as the district planned ahead for a snowier winter than the area has received and they have not been forced to cancel a day of classes because of the snow. The district builds in two days during the year so if the snow forces classes to be canceled, the school already is prepared to make that day up. If the students were in class on Friday, they would exceed the state mandated amount of hours required of the district. The next snow day make-up day will be May 23. District staff said if they do need to take a snow day in the meantime, they will cancel the May 23 snow day and students will be in class. The students will not be in class Monday, Feb. 17, because of President’s Day.

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NEWPORT – Justin Meckler, 21, was back before Pend Oreille County Superior Court Judge Allen Nielson Thursday, Feb. 6, to receive another five months to his prison sentence. Nielson made a mistake in handing down a seven-month prison-based Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative when he sentenced Meckler for two counts of third degree assault and felony jail riot. The Department of Corrections noted that Meckler needed to be sentenced to 12 months prison and seven months community probation, the opposite of the sentence Meckler received in October. Deputy prosecutor Jeremy Schmidt recommended that Meckler receive credit for time served at the county jail, about 100 days. “We can’t do anything about the sentence,” he said. It’s statutorily required, he said. Defense attorney Barrett Scudder said Meckler would serve roughly the same amount of time if Nielson went along with the state’s recommendation. Nielson asked what would happen if he didn’t go along with

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Children have taken to sledding to beat the winter blues, like this girl who enjoys the slight extension in the daylight so she can hit the sledding jump and come skidding to a stop, Friday, Feb. 7. She was sledding in Newport behind River Mountain Village Assisted Living.

Cold water pipe project open for bids BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Public Utility District is opening the Sullivan Lake cold water pipe project to sealed bidders, Saturday, March 1. The PUD is designing the $4 million system to pipe cold water from the bottom of Sullivan Lake to the warmer tributaries during the summer months. The project is part of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requirements for fish mitigation included in the license surrender agreements for the Sullivan Creek hydroelectric project. “That pipe will transfer cold water at times to the dam and the creek,” said Mark Scott, PUD water systems manager. The system includes a High Density Polyethylene Pipe (HDPE) that will be more than 900 feet in length and more than 54

inches in diameter. The PUD is bidding this project with sizing and flows for up to 160 cubic feet per second of cold water in no less than 40 feet per individual pipe lengths.

‘That pipe will transfer cold water at times to the dam and the creek.’ Mark Scott

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The PUD is also accepting sealed bids on Water Intake Tee Screens, which consist of two National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fisheries compliant fish tee screens. These are to ensure no fish is harmed during the project. PUD Director of Regulatory and Environmental Affairs Mark Cauchy said the water would be

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released through the pipe at 30-50 cubic feet per second during the summer months. The pipe has a gate that controls the flow levels. During the winter, the lake is already down to winter elevations, about 2,570 feet by the end of December, and the PUD just maintains this level. “It’s sort of like a siphon,” Cauchy said. “As the lake goes down, the pressure goes down. BasiSEE WATER, 6A

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DUI arrest leads to more jail for Watson BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – A man who completed a two year prison sentence after being convicted of robbing a Newport pizza parlor in 2011, was sentenced to 60 days in the county jail for violating terms of his judgment and sentence after being arrested for driving under the influence in Kittitas County two months ago. Benjamin Thomas Watson, 27, was arrested in Kittitas County near Ellensburg and charged with driving under the influence and resisting arrest. That constituted a violation of his sentence for the pizza robbery. Watson was still on probation. The

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fact that he had consumed alcohol was a third violation. Deputy prosecutor Dolly Hunt said that she could ask for 60 days in jail on each violation. Instead, she asked for a 60-day total sentence for the three violations. Defense attorney Michael Morgan asked that the sentencing for violating the sentence be delayed until the Kittitas County matter was resolved. Hunt said that was too long and Pend Oreille County Superior Court Judge Allen Nielsen agreed. He denied the defense request for a continuance. Morgan said Watson couldn’t talk about the KitSEE WATSON, 6A

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NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Wildfire Local Coordinating Committee will be meeting for its annual gathering Wednesday, Feb. 19 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Pend Oreille County Department of Emergency Management conference room, 101 S. Garden Ave., Newport, to discuss progress on the Pend Oreille County’s Community Wildfire Protection plan adopted in 2006 and to prioritize new projects. This year, staff from the Washington Department of Natural Resources will be asking for suggestions on allocating recently-awarded National Fire Plan costshare resources within the Furport project area. This fuels reduction project, slated to begin in 2014, will provide assistance to participating private forest landowners along the east side of the Pend Oreille River from Bead Lake to the Newport Geophysical Site. Landowners and fire district personnel are urged to attend and help decide where the most vulnerable forests are located in this area. Other discussion topics include deciding what areas to prioritize for future grant applications and updates on current projects. The committee includes landowners, fire district volunteers, representatives from natural resource agencies, and city, county and WSU Extension staff. To be included on the POWildfire email list contact cmack@wsu. edu.

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or years state and federal governments have tried to justify or deny grants and other funding for rural communities based on statistics they have gathered. This view is often inaccurate and the results can be unfair. The most recent example of this bad statistics-instead-of-reality process has occurred in Pend Oreille County after the 2010 Census. Following the 2010 U.S. Census, it was determined that nearly 27 percent of Pend Oreille County’s population works in Spokane County making the county in the federal government’s opinion a suburb of Spokane. (See story in this issue.) The biggest downside to this change in designation is that it disqualifies municipalities within the county from applying for federal grants that have a rural designation requirement. It will also affect health coverage within Newport Hospital and Health Services. In essence because the statistics tell the grant givers that the people can go to Spokane for services, the community they live in doesn’t need help providing them. Anyone living here knows that this is a rural area with the need for assistance like they have had for decades to provide services. This has always been clear to grant writers who look at other statistics like the small tax base, small population, number in the poverty level and higher unemployment rates among other indicators. The solution won’t be easy because everyone today wants to base life on statistics. It will take small fights with each grant and other funding processes, probably through legislation. It’s sad that the government only knows the people they serve by looking at deceiving statistics. --FJW

Condotta hopes to appease concerned fisheries with redone GMO bill REBECCA GOURLEY WNPA OLYMPIA NEWS SERVICE

OLYMPIA - Fish farms in Washington are still not happy with an updated bill that intends to label transgenic fish. Transgenic is a form of genetic engineering where the DNA is “spliced” to create more desirable traits. Although the new bill only addresses labeling and not the production of these fish, the industry opposes it. Rep. Cary Condotta, REast Wenatchee, originally filed House Bill 2143, which would prohibit the production of genetically modified finfish and would require them to be labeled when sent to supermarket shelves to be purchased as food by consumers. Condotta has since filed House Bill 2630, which has similar language but one big difference: It doesn’t prohibit production of transgenic fish. Condotta said that because the production of transgenic fish is already banned in Washington’s marine waters, a ban in the bill was unnecessary. But people in Washington support the labeling of transgenic fish, he said, so it’s an issue that legislators should address. The simplified bill also will be better for the state’s aquaculture industry, because they should be concerned about their products getting mistaken for transgenic products, he said. After listening to fish farmers criticize his original bill at a Jan. 17 hearing before the House Agriculture and Natural Resources committee, Condotta had said he was surprised by their opposition. “We thought that the farmed fishermen would be on our side,” he said, consid-

ering that several aquaculture companies have said they have no plans to rear transgenic fish in the future. However, support for the bill was not coming from Troutlodge, an aquaculture company based in Bonney Lake, southeast of Tacoma. Company representative John Dentler testified at the Jan. 17 hearing that the bill’s definition of genetically engineered was too vague. The way it was originally written, he said, the bill could encompass some of his company’s most important products as well. Troutlodge produces triploid trout eggs, which require a form of genetic engineering. These fish eggs have three chromosomes instead of two, making them sterile. The process to do this varies but a common practice is to apply pressure to the eggs and put them in a warmwater bath, which is not a transgenic process. Troutlodge also has other techniques to produce their trout-egg products. “We use genetic selection to improve [fish generations],” Dentler said. Breeders select fish based on their growth rates and other characteristics and continue to breed those to get a better product – just like dog breeders mate specific dogs to produce offspring with preferred characteristics such as color or size. Because Troutlodge does do a form of genetic engineering, changing the terms in the bill to read transgenic should allay their concerns about the bill, Condotta said. But Dentler says that simplicity isn’t necessarily better. The general idea behind the bill — labeling — is what has them concerned.

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YO U R O P I N I O N Being healthy is in itself the reward To the editor: Much of what we hold as opinions comes to us from media. It requires self-imposed filters to not be excessively influenced by media financed by rich people and special interest groups. One technique used by groups like Americans for Prosperity is to dump $27 million to convince us that Obamacare is horrible and not working. The airwaves are flooded and no alternative view is presented. The objective is to use repetition as a means to persuade, and big money makes that possible. People can be made to believe just about anything about anyone if the point is drilled into them. I suppose that soap could be made into a bad thing if 27 TV spots told us of a bad skin rash from using soap.

My own experience with Obamacare hasn’t matched the media spots deploring it. I don’t like Obamacare because it isn’t the single payer system I wanted. Any one of us could wake up tomorrow with cancer and need millions of dollars in care to stay alive. Pro-life should mean that the cost of care shouldn’t be a factor in survival from illness or injury. A healthy person should be willing to share costs with an unhealthy person. Your reward for good health is good health and not money saved from not needing insurance or expensive care. None of us would trade places with a sick person who gets free medical care. I just don’t envy someone in need who gets help. The rich people who fund ads that fuel envy and dislike for “takers” of medical care are hoping that we will judge and react to their use of brainwashing.

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Scott a refreshing candidate To the editor: It is so refreshing to find a candidate such as Heather Scott, who listens to our concerns. Heather is running as a candidate for the State House of Representatives in the 1st District of Idaho. She is anxious to hear our concerns and is willing to vote the way the voters in our area want her to. She is holding meetings throughout the district so that she can meet and hear our concerns. Go Heather. -Lorraine Simkins Priest River

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The Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII, the first championship title in franchise history. After going 13-3 for the season, and capitalizing on opportunities at home, the Seahawks led the 12th man onto the field at the NFC championship and the Super Bowl. Will the Seahawks be able to keep the Lombardi trophy for another year, starting what could be known as the “Seahawk dynasty”? Yes, the team is young and strong and will be back next year. Yes, but the young team will have to fight hard for the title as every other team in the league is gunning for them on the field. No, the draft and contract signing may impact the team. No, the Seahawks should have been eliminated during the San Francisco game and have no hopes of returning to a Super Bowl.

How do you think McMorris Rodgers did in her response to the State of the Union? She did great, expounding Republic beliefs, but from a unique perspective as a woman from a rural part of a Western state.

Anything is better than Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who couldn’t put the water bottle down last year.

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Gun rights discussion starts in Olympia as former Congresswoman Giffords testifies BY REBECCA GOURLEY WNPA OLYMPIA NEWS SERVICE

OLYMPIA – A voter decision in November seems to be the only direction that the gun debate in Washington is heading. Lawmakers last week held hearings on two gun-related initiatives that drew hundreds of people with strong views both for and against – including former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who three years ago was injured in a gun attack. Both the Senate and House majorities are divided on the issue, so there’s little chance the Legislature will actually vote on either one. As a result, the two initiatives are likely to go on the fall ballot. Both initiatives, 594 and 591, were heard at the House Judiciary hearing Tuesday, Jan. 28. The former would expand background checks on gun sales and transfers to gun shows and private sales, the latter would only require a background check if required by federal law. Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt during a political event in Tucson, Ariz., in January 2011, testi-

fied in support of Initiative 594, calling on legislators to “be courageous.” Currently, all purchasers of firearms at federally licensed firearm dealers must undergo a background check. This initiative would expand that to gun shows and private sales and transfers. “Stopping gun violence takes courage – the courage to do what’s right, the courage of new ideas,” Giffords said. “Now is the time to come together; Democrats, Republicans, everyone.” Giffords’ husband, Mark Kelly, testified that I-594 wouldn’t infringe upon Second Amendment rights of Washington residents. He said that he and Giffords want to protect those rights. “Gabby’s a gun owner, and I am a gun owner,” Kelly said. “This right should not extend to criminals.” Some who testified against I-594 said background checks don’t work. Criminals will find other ways to get guns illegally, they said, just like most currently do. National Rifle Association spokesman Brian Judy said the shooters in several high-profile gun attacks,

including the one that injured Giffords, had gone through background checks. “This is just not going to keep guns out of the hands of criminals,” he said. Kelly said in his testimony that I-594

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would not be perfect. “Some criminals will still get guns,” he said. During the hearing, the overflow crowd filled the House Gallery in the Legislative building. Supporters of both sides watched the hearing via live video. The discussion of these two initiatives continued at another public hearing on Wednesday, Jan. 29 in the Senate Law and Justice Committee.

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‘Washer Women Chorus Line’ delights crowd The crowd at the recent Selkirk Cusick basketball game was treated to a comical dance routine during half-time break Tuesday, Feb. 4. The “Washer Women Chorus Line” consisted of staff members, teachers, and parents of the Selkirk School District.

Yergens retires from Farm Service Committee SPOKANE – After nine years representing the producers of Pend Oreille County on the Farm Service Agency County Committee Charlotte Yergens of Cusick is retiring due to term limits. Yergens has been the chairwoman for the past three years. The staff and current county committee said thank you to Yergens for her service and dedication to the producers of Pend Oreille and Spokane counties during the past nine years. “She will be missed but we all appreciate

what she has done on the committee,” they said. Tom Eagle has been elected to replace Yergens on the county committee and will serve a three-year term. The next meeting of the Spokane-Pend Oreille County Committee is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 20, at 9 a.m. in the Spokane Service Center. For more information about county committees and the election process, please contact this office or visit www.fsa. usda.gov/wa.

Obama signs Farm Bill, PILT coming soon NEWPORT – President Obama signed the bipartisan Farm Bill Friday, Feb. 7, passing the more than $950 billion bill that includes $421 million in funding for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program that will benefit Pend Oreille and Bonner Counties. Pend Oreille County Treasurer Terri Miller said the county should receive about $780,000 in PILT funds. They had $800.000 in their

budget. Bonner County treasurer Cheryl Piehl said the county commissioners conservatively budgeted for $390,000. The House passed the bill 251 to 166 and the Senate vote was 68-32. This bill took more than two years to get approved. PILT funding is paid in lieu of property taxes on 484,661 acres of federal land in Pend Oreille County and 454,843 acres of federal land in Bon-

ner County. Miller said PILT funds were excluded from the budget so it got attached to the Farm Bill and the PILT portion was extended for one year. Miller said the PILT funding will be discussed one-year from now regarding how the government will continue to pay for PILT. The Farm Bill is showing a five-year extension. “I would have liked to see a more permanent solution,” Miller said.

NEWPORT – In a showing that normally happens only on television, the Newport Grizzlies junior varsity basketball team went above and beyond the game and displayed a huge amount of sportsmanship to a fellow junior varsity basketball player from Kettle Cherrey Falls during the Saturday, Jan. 25 home game. Skylar Cherrey is a special needs student at Kettle Falls and has been on the JV basketball team for one year but coaches say he supports the Gonzaga Bulldogs

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and often sports their gear to class. Cherrey was also a member of the Special Olympics where he was a snowboarder for more than eight years. Cherrey is known around the league for being friendly to the other teams and coaches, always introducing himself before the games.

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CORRECTION A story in the Jan. 29 issue of The Miner incorrectly stated that the Youth Show Choir was facilitated by Pend Oreille Players. The group, now called Selkirk Youth Show Choir, is sponsored by Northwoods and will perform at Circle Moon Theater and other venues. The Miner regrets any confusion this may have caused.

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his best shot is a 3-pointer and he has had a blast playing basketball. “Getting to play boost his ego,” Mischke said. “It’s done a lot for him.” Zorica said he is very proud of the team and has never seen anything like this in five years of coaching. “He has had an impact on our boys’ lives,” Zorica said. MINER PHOTO|DESIREÉ HOOD

Frozen Pend Oreille River glistens at dusk The Pend Oreille River has almost frozen over between Newport and Oldtown, with small ponds of water waiting their turn to transform into ice. Longtime residents say they have only seen the river frozen like this once or twice in the past, when temperatures dipped and the ice covered the northern flowing river.

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cally by opening a gate, the pipe will flow water.” Cauchy said the main reason for the pipe is water temperatures. Westslope Cutthroat trout are native to the area and Bull trout may be a target species in the future when the Mill Pond Dam is removed under the same license surrender agreements. The PUD will cover half of the cost of the $4 million system. Seattle City Light will cover the other half of the cost as part of its Boundary Hydroelectric Project relicensing agreement.

The pipe will remain in the lake for at least 30 years but could be in longer. “We are assuming it will be there 30-50 years,” Cauchy said. “The pipe would become sort of a permanent structure.” Cauchy said that maintenance on the dam would be done while the work is being done on installing the pipe. Concrete work, replacing the railings and refurbishing the old wooden gates are some of the items on the maintenance list to fix. The maintenance costs will be covered by the PUD and cost about $350,000$400,000 to complete.

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Scott Kirby returns to Cutter Theatre NPOV Lions welcomes METALINE FALLS – Pianist Scott Kirby will be playing at the Cutter Theatre, Friday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. presenting a program of Americana featuring classical ragtime, blues, traditional jazz, tango and Creole music, including composers Scott Joplin, Stephen Foster, John Phillip Sousa, Jelly Roll Morton and many others. Tickets are $12 per person and reservations are recommended. As this concert is on Valentine’s Day, the Cutter Theatre encourages everyone to make a special evening of it by enjoy-

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IONE – The newly-installed streetlights in Ione are finally on. The Washington State Department of Transportation installed streetlights in Ione from the grocery store to the gas station along Highway 31 and paperwork was signed to turn them on with the Pend Oreille Public Utility District more than two months ago, Mayor Pro Tem Donnie Fowell said. These lights were installed during a pedestrian improvement project com-

pleted over the summer by the DOT. The town council was not consulted before the installation, according to council member Charlie Spears. “No one asked if we wanted them or not. They look nice, but they are not ours,” Spears said. “It’s the principal of the thing.” Once the lights were installed, many questions were asked by the town council regarding who would pay for the lights since the town did not approve of the installation. Fowell said the cost paid to the PUD should be less than $40 per month or

IONE – The North Pend Oreille Valley Lions started the new year with the induction of new members Paul and Karen Keeble during the Thursday, Jan. 16, business meeting. For residents interested in joining the group, the NPOV Lions meet the first and third Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Lions Depot in Ione.

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$500 per year. “I decided my street budget could handle that,” Fowell said in December. Fowell said he heard the last week of January that the lights had been turned on and so he drove by to check out the controversial lights. “They are on and they are actually pretty cool,” Fowell said. Former town mayor Jessica Davis said in October the lights are a good addition to the town as there is little light for pedestrians after dark. “At least we have them if we need them,” Davis said.

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impressed with the number and backgrounds of the community members who showed interest in the board vacancy. “It was a tough decision by the board,” Wilbur said, “but we’re happy to have John and his expertise back in the fold.”

Monroe was elected in November 2011, when he defeated Buzz Price, and was sworn into office in January 2012. The seat is a four-year unexpired term, meaning Jordan will be up for election in November 2015, if he chooses to run. Jordan previously served as a hospital Commissioner from 1996-2010 and is cur-

rently the general manager of the Pend Oreille Public Utility District (PUD) and a Diamond Lake resident. Jordan’s extensive background in finance, municipal law, and his commitment to the community will fit well with the existing board and leadership team, Wilbur said. “I am very much looking

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forward to working with the staff and commissioners of the district again,” Jordan said. “It is apparent to me that the organization has further intensified its pursuit of quality since I last served on the board. I believe this focus on quality and positive outcomes speaks quite eloquently for our local health care providers.”

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Open house set to discuss 2014 big game hunting seasons COEUR D’ALENE – Big game hunters in Idaho will soon have opportunities across the state to participate in the season setting process for 2014 Idaho big game hunting seasons. Season proposals have been developed and meetings are being scheduled throughout Idaho. A complete list of statewide deer, elk, pronghorn, black bear and mountain lion proposals will soon be available on the Idaho Fish and Game website. Comments on the proposals will be accepted both on the website and at open houses planned around the state. In the Panhandle, an open house is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 27 at the Coeur d’Alene Inn (Best Western) at the corner of US Highway 95 and Appleway from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Several changes are being proposed for units in

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Miner files Freedom of Information request NEWPORT – The Miner made a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Department of Commerce Jan. 31, for agency documents that would explain what the complaint against the Pend Oreille Public Utility District they began investigating in early January actually is. A letter from the agency to The Miner dated Feb. 3 states they have received the request and asks for 20 days to make a determination on whether to release the information. The investigation by the Office of the Inspector General began after an alleged whistleblower complaint was filed related to the National Telecommunications and Information Agency’s (NTIA) Broadband

Technologies Opportunity Program (BTOP) grant the PUD was awarded. An investigator with OIG was at the PUD in January. PUD Board Chairman Curt Knapp gave the letter from OIG to The Miner in January that detailed a long list of documents the OIG investigator was interested in concerning the grant that was received for the fiber to the premise project. The letter did not reveal who the whistleblower was or what their complaint was. Clark Reid, legislative and external affairs officer with the OIG office told The Miner that they could not confirm or deny any investigation.

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Thank You Our sincerest thanks to everyone for the huge support you gave our family since Shirley’s passing. It helped us through a very difficult time, to have so many good friends. It was such a comfort knowing you were all there in our time of need. Also thank you for your cards, beautiful flowers and words of encouragement we received at the service. Your cards reminded us that Shirley was a wife, mother, and grandmother who was very special to friends, family, and the community. We would also like to say how much we appreciated your presence at the service and reception. She would have been overwhelmed to see how many friends rallied among the family to give support. She will truly be missed by all that knew and loved her. A heartfelt thanks again everyone. We are so blessed to have you in our lives.

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B R I E F LY Results from Metaline Falls Gun Club

Spartans fall to Lakeland BY MICHELLE NEDVED

METALINE FALLS – The Metaline Falls Gun Club held its sixth shoot of the season Sunday, Feb. 9. Following are the results: 16 Yard: Bill Wade 25, Rob Kline 24, Keith Enyeart 24, Arlie Ward 22, Clint Petrich 22, Jeff Miller 22 Ladies: Lisa Enyeart 22, Angie Wiley 18, Cassie Petrich 17, Diane Luhr 15 Youth: Brayden Taylor 21, Logan Miller 21, Jimmy Schapper 20, Mathew Schapper 19 Handicap: Jeff Miller 23, Sam McGeorge 21, Rob Kline 21, Keith Enyeart 20, Lisa Enyeart 20, Bruce Gagliardo 20, John Ross 20 27 Yard: Sam McGeorge 22, Keith Enyeart 20, Arlie Ward 19, Lisa Enyeart 14 Doubles: Rob Kline 44, Larry Jungblom 41, Arlie Ward 40, John Ross 37

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Newport Gun Club announces results NEWPORT – The Newport Gun Club held its weekly shoot Sunday, Feb. 9. Following are the results. 16 Yard: Pam McLam 24, Dave Gibbs 24, Dan Willner 23, Dan Reijonen 23, Steve Patton 22, John Hankey 22, Arlyn Duncan 22, Nick Larson 21, Mark Deinhardt 21, Phil Flack 21, Dale Maki 21, Bob Avey 21 16 Yard Ladies: Jessica Hankey 9, Amy Reijonen 8 16 Yard Juniors: Nick Deerwester 17 Handicap: Rob Linton 23, Steve Patton 21, Mark Deinhardt 21, Nick Larson 20, Bob Avey 20, Arlyn Duncan 20, Dan Reijonen 20, Dave Gibbs 20 Doubles: Bud Leu 47, Phil Flack 46, Rob Linton 45 Continental: Pam McLam 23, Mark Deinhardt 23, Dan Reijonen 23 27 Yard: Mark Deinhardt 21, Bud Leu 21

Hopkins takes first place at Bonners Invite Seven Spartans place in top four BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER – Spartan wrestler Dallas Hopkins, 145 pounds, took first place at the Bonners Ferry Invitational and has an overall record of 26-5, holding first place in his weight category at the state level, Saturday, Feb. 8. He is ON DECK: joined by six other AT 3A IML DISTRICT teamTOURNAMENT: mates At Lakeland, who also Saturday, placed in Feb. 22, 9 a.m. the top four. “(Hopkins) wrestled exceptionally well and was our only champion,” head coach Jake Stark said. “At Bonners Tourney, we only had half our squad. We had a lot out for injury and sickness.” Brandon Evenson, 113 pounds, placed fourth, losing to Kellogg SEE INVITE, 2B

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Priest River’s Jimmy Koch gets some air and scores two in the Spartans’ loss to Lakeland Friday, Feb. 7. Koch had 24 points in the game.

PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River boys basketball team suffered a loss on the road Friday night, losing to Lakeland 64-36 in a nonleague game. The Spartans are now 1-15 overall and 0-3 in league play. Lakeland dominated from the get-go, scoring 22 in the first quarter and leading 31-17 at the half. They had another huge quarter with 25 in the third. Priest River scored 19 in the second half for the loss. Jimmy Koch had 24 of the ON DECK: Spartans’ 36 VS. KELLOGG SATURDAY, FEB. 15, points. 4:30 p.m. Hunter AT BONNERS Hartwig FERRY TUESDAY, scored FEB. 18, 7:30 p.m. five, Zack Roland scored three, Tommy Anselmo added two and Mason Clark and Trent Slinger had one a piece. Coach Heath Hartwig was not available for comment. The Spartans have two more games in the regular season. They host Kellogg Saturday, Feb. 15 at 4:30 p.m. and then travel to Bonners Ferry Tuesday, Feb. 18 to play at 7:30 p.m.

Cusick wins county rivalry BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

IONE – The Cusick boys basketball team continued their winning streak with a 79-62 win over Selkirk Tuesday, Feb. 2, at Selkirk. The Rangers were ready for the game, Cusick coach JR Bluff said. “Selkirk put up a good fight,” he said. “It was their senior night and they were pumped up and their crowd was pumped up, too.” Selkirk was confident going in, Ranger coach Kelly Cain said. They jumped out to a 17-14 first quarter lead. “We played well,” Cain said. “We shot okay from the field.” Cusick answered in the second quarter, outscoring Selkirk 19-10. “We weathered their first quarter storm,” Bluff said. “We knew they would start fast.” The Panthers kept playing their game, he said, going into the halftime break up 33-27.

The Panthers kept the momentum going in the third quarter, increasing the lead to 11. Cain said Cusick can score in bunches and that’s what happened in the third quarter. “They went off,” he said, especially from 3-point range. “(Cameron) Bauer hit three 3-pointers in the third quarter.” Bluff said Bauer hit six 3-pointers on the night, accounting for 18 of his 20 points on the night. Cusick’s Chad Browneagle led all scorers with 22 points ON DECK: and had a solid defensive 1B DISTRICT 7 game. Alec Bluff scored TOURNAMENT: 17 and also played well Saturday, Feb. 15 defensively for the Panat Deer Park High thers. Tyson Shanholtzer School also had a solid game adding 9 pts, Bluff said. About halfway through the third quarter, with Selkirk down 12, the Rangers had to SEE CUSICK, 2B

Newport boys squeak by Chewelah BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Newport boys basketball team beat Chewelah Thursday, Feb. 6, in a close game, 65-63. Newport entered the Northeast A League District Tournament as the fourth seed Tuesday, after The Miner went to press. They played Medical Lake at home. The winner of that game will be the fourth seed to the double-elimination bi-district tournament to play Okanogan, who is ranked in the top five in the state. The loser is out. Chewelah led 17-13 at the end of the first quarter, but Newport dominated the second on their home court and led 33-28 at the half. “We did a great job in the first half of crashing the glass and winning the re-

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Lady Griz move onto the bi-districts BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – With a win against Chewelah Monday night, the Newport girls basketball team continues on in post-season to play in the Bi-District Tournament with the CariON DECK: bou Trail League AT BI-DISTRICTS: Vs. Brewster at this weekOmak High School, end. Friday, Feb. 14, 6:45 Newp.m. port beat Chewelah 45-36 in the Northeast A League District Tournament Monday in a loser-out game. They will play Friday, Feb. 14, against Brewster, the No. 2 CTL team, at Omak High School. Tipoff is at 6:45 p.m. The tournament is double-elim-

ination, meaning Newport will also play Saturday, regardless of whether they win or lose Friday. In Monday’s game against Chewelah, Newport coach Mike Frederick said the first half was a close one. “It was a close contest in the first half as we were up one at the end of the first and by six at the half,” he said. Newport got solid contributions from Tiffany Huang, Jalin Earl and Sammy Siemsen in the first half. Early in the fourth quarter, Newport led 37-24, with Chewelah made their final run, going 9-1 on Newport. “We turned the tables and scored the next eight points to push the score to 45-33,” SEE NEWPORT, 2B

Three Rangers take first at Districts Seven grapplers move to Regionals BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

IONE – Sophomores Justin Chantry, 113 pounds, Cody Hoffman, 195 pounds, and Joey Dickinson, 220 pounds, all fought to a first place win for Selkirk at the District Sub-Regional Tournament Saturday, Feb. 8 at Northwest Christian. The team placed fourth out of nine teams competing. Selkirk took 11 wrestlers to the district ON DECK: tournament and all of them placed in the top REGIONAL seven in their weight class. TOURNAMENT: “Selkirk is a team growing and growing At Kittitas, Friday well with the showing we made at Districts,” and Saturday, Feb. 14-15, TBA head coach Keith Saxe said. Chantry, Hoffman and Dickinson all finished in first place for the Rangers, advancing them to the regional tournament. “(Dickinson) is one that is only in his second year of wrestling but has the skill and talent of someone that has SEE RANGERS, 2B

Selkirk girls beat Cusick BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

IONE – The Selkirk girls basketball team beat Cusick 46-43 Tuesday, but the Rangers remain in third place in the Northeast 1B North League, behind second place Cusick and first place Republic, who has a perfect league record. The 1B District 7 tournament begins Wednesday, Feb. 12, with Cusick facing the Northeast 1B South’s No. 3 team, Wellpinit, at home. Selkirk will take on the

South’s No. 2, Almira-Coulee-Hartline, at Almira. Both games begin at 6 p.m. Regardless of whether the Rangers win or lose, they will play at 6 p.m. in one of the Deer Park gymnasiums Saturday. In Tuesday’s game against Cusick, the Rangers had three players in the double figures. Lexy Ellsworth had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Katie Couch also had a doubledouble with 16 points and SEE SELKIRK, 7B

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Lady Spartans play for trip to state BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River girls basketball take on ON DECK: Timberlake DISTRICT in the chamTOURNAMENT: pionship Vs. Timberlake in championship game of the game at North IntermounIdaho College, tain League Wednesday, Feb. Tournament 12, 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 6:15 p.m. at North Idaho College. The winner will get an automatic birth to the 3A State ChampionSEE SPARTANS, 7B MINER PHOTO|JASON DUCHOW/WWW. JASONDUCHOWPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

Priest River’s Jill Weimer goes up for the shot Monday in Priest River’s 53-27 win over Bonners Ferry. The win gives Priest River a shot at an automatic birth to state when they play Timberlake Wednesday at 5 p.m.

NEWPORT: Led at end of first quarter FROM PAGE 1B

Frederick said. Jolie Frederick scored 15 points, four steals and three assists for Newport. Holly Malsbury had 14 points and six boards and Hadley Stratton, plagued with foul problems, had seven points and six rebounds. Newport won their last game of the regular season against Chewelah Thursday, Feb. 6, taking down the Cougars 51-31 at home. Newport led 11-6 at the end of the first

quarter and added seven to their lead with 16 in the second. Newport outscored Chewelah 24-16 in the second half for the win. “Defensively we played a sound game and kept them from making extended attempts to get back in the game,” coach Frederick said. Malsbury led Newport with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Stratton also had a doubledouble with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Jolie Frederick scored 10 for Newport. Emily Lewis scored three, Huang added two and Earl scored a free throw.

CUSICK: Cain led with 19 points FROM PAGE 1B

switch gears in the wake of the third quarter in an attempt to shut down Cusick. “We changed defense and pressured more than we liked,” he said. Cain said the Rangers were solid at the free throw line, hitting 23 of 28. Dominic Cain led Selkirk scoring with 19 points, Shawn Mailly had 16 points and Cole Dawson scored nine. The game was the last regular season game for both teams. Cusick finished on top the Northeast 1B North League, with a 12-0 league record and an 18-2 overall record. Selkirk finished third, with an 8-4 league record. They trail Curlew. Selkirk played at Valley Christian Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 6 p.m., after The Miner went to press. The district tournament is a double elimination tourney, meaning you have to be beaten twice to be eliminated. Cusick will play Wellpinit at Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 5 p.m. at home. Regardless of whether they win or lose Tuesday and Wednesday, both teams will be playing at Deer Park Saturday. Their opponents are to be determined.

wrestler Tanner Figueroa by pin at 2:44, putting the Spartan into fourth place. The 170-pound category includes Spartan Luke MacDonald, who took third place. MacDonald, 18-10 overall, beat Lakeland wrestler Justin Dansereau by pin at 28 seconds. Spartan Joe Swartz, 182 pounds, took a second place victory during the dual. Lakeland wrestler Killian Estes took first by pinning Swartz at 39 seconds. Swartz is 13-11 overall for

Grizzlies hit mat at Districts, some head on to Regionals BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Brothers Miles and Nolan Finley grappled to third place during the NEA District Tournament, with the Grizzlies taking sixth place out of seven teams, Saturday, Feb. 8. The Finleys attend Cusick High School, but wrestle for Newport. “Overall, we wrestled pretty well at Districts. All of the Newport wresters placed in the top six, but only the top four go on to regionals next week at Freeman,” head coach Bart George said. Austin Krogh, 138 pounds, finished the tournament with a second place match win. He won his first match by pin at 2:48 against Kettle Falls wrestler Casey Hamilton. Krogh won the next match over Medical Lake’s Mathew Peterson by pin at 5:30, sending him to the championship match. He lost the first place match to Lakeside grappler Garrett Brown by a decision of 6-2. “Krogh was the only finalist,” George said. At 152 pounds, Nolan Finley, won his first match against Kettle Falls wrestler Kyle Hyde by pin at 3:42. Finley lost to Freeman’s Billy Sims by a major decision of 13-4. This put him in the running for third place, which is where he ended after a tough set of matches. He beat Chewelah wrestler Chad Glover by pin at 5:47. Grappling for third

place, he beat Chewelah wrestler Quenton Smith by pin at 3:50. Miles Finley, 195 pounds, ended the day also with a third place win. After losing the first round to Freeman wrestler Sebastian Hyta, Finley fought hard to take third place. He beat Chewelah wrestler Elijah Williamson by pin at 5:53. He went on and beat Medical Lake wrestler Christian Keole by ON DECK: a decision of REGIONAL TOURNAMENT: At 3-0, putFreeman, Saturday, ting him Feb. 15, TBA in third place for the division. “Miles and Nolan Finley both lost in the semifinal round, but wrestled back for a third place finish and a trip to regionals,” George said. Three Grizzly wrestlers hit the mat and walked away with fifth place finishes and will advance to the regional tournament as alternates for the NEA league. Freedom Struthers, 113 pounds, won his first match by a decision of 9-5, however, he lost the second match to champion Dalton Young from Lakeside. Struthers won his fifth place match over Kettle Falls wrestler Jonas Durig by pin at 5 minutes. At 220 pounds, Joe Luback, finished fifth at the NEA District tournament. He won his first match by pin at 1:54 against Medical Lake wrestler Michael O’Brien but lost to Freeman in the next match.

He went on to lose against Chewelah wrestler Austin Peipgras by pin at 3:19 before beating Medical Lake’s O’Brien once again by a pin at 2:37, cinching a fifth place finish. Alex Solis, 285 pounds, pinned his first opponent Medical Lake’s Ryne Reed in 40 seconds but lost to Freeman grappler Joey Sims by a 9-7 decision in the next round. He lost to Kettle Falls wrestler Robbie Stohl for a third place finish so he moved on to the fifth place bracket and grappled Reed again and won by pin at one minute. This put him in fifth place. Colton Malsbury, 106 pounds, wrestled during the tournament to a sixth place finish. The Grizzlies placed sixth out of the seven teams competing at the NEA District Tournament. Freeman won with a 336.6 team score, Lakeside took second with 268.5 points, Chewelah had 173.5, Medical Lake finished at 151, Kettle Falls had 99, Newport had 84 and Riverside had 58 team points. “The three qualifiers all have really good chances to move on to state, if they perform well and don’t make small mistakes,” George said. “We are going to work on our technique this week. We have to stop making small, but costly mistakes.” The wrestlers compete at the regional tournament in Freeman, Saturday, Feb. 15, where the wrestlers who finish in the top four will advance to the state championship.

GRIZ: Konkright breaking records FROM PAGE 1B

bounding battle,” Newport coach Steven Bryant said. “It was senior night and it was clear that all of our boys wanted to make this night special for our seniors. However, in the end it was our seniors that made sure we secured the victory.” The second half was close, with Chewelah outscoring Newport by just one in the third. Both teams scored 14 in the fourth. Chewelah had the chance to tie the game on free throws as the buzzer sounded, but the second of three free-throw attempts.

Bryant said Jeron Konkright and Connor Mullaley did a lot of the heavy lifting in the fourth quarter. Mullaley made a huge three-point shot to stop a Chewelah run. They both made huge free throws down the stretch. Konkright had the game-high 35 points for the Grizzlies. Joe Weltzin had a doubledouble with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Mullaley scored seven and grabbed 10 rebounds. John Lyon scored six. Dean Ownbey played terrific defense throughout the game, Bryant said.

“Overall it was a nice win. The fans created an amazing atmosphere, which made for a special night,” Bryant said. Konkright surpassed Jim Murphy for second all-time career scoring for Newport. Konkright had 1,300 career points as of Thursday. Murphy had 1,278. Bryant said if Newport wins Tuesday, Konkright will most likely pass Jake Wiley for the single-season scoring record. Konkright is averaging more points than Wiley his senior year, but Wiley played 23 games and Konkright is at 20 games so far.

RANGERS: Eighth graders move on FROM PAGE 1B

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Selkirk’s Steven Avey, No. 22, tries to block Cusick’s Quinton Montgomery during the last game of their regular season Tuesday, Feb. 4. Cusick won 79-62.

INVITE: Bellah takes second place FROM PAGE 1B

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the season and holding sixth place at the state level. Grappler Bret Fink, 195 pounds, took a second place win at the invite. He fought his way to the first place match and lost to Lakeland’s Tanner Read by pin at 2:43. Gabe Bellah, 220 pounds, placed second during the dual. Fighting to the first place match, he lost to Lakeland grappler Conor Shepherd by pin at 2:36. Heavyweight Tristan Hudson, 285 pounds, placed fourth in Bonners Ferry. Hudson is sitting at

11-11 overall after the dual. “I am proud of the way these guys stepped it up this weekend and represented Priest River,” Stark said. The Spartans travel to Lakeland High School to dual at the 3A IML District Tournament, Saturday, Feb. 22 at 9 a.m. The Spartans will take two wrestlers in each weight class to Districts. If the wrestlers place in the top three at Districts, they will move on to the state tournament in Nampa, Idaho, Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 27 through March 1.

wrestled forever,” Saxe said. “For a big kid he is probably one of the fastest on the mat. It is always fun to watch (Dickinson) on the mat.” Eighth grade wrestler Ryan Issakides, 106 pounds, placed third in the tournament. “He has all kinds of skills and actually only weighs about 92 pounds,” Saxe said. “He will be one of those rare wrestlers that will be a senior and still be able to wrestle at 106 pounds.” Two more eighth grade winners include Hunter Carman, 126 pounds, and Colebe Merkley, 106 pounds, taking fourth place during the dual. “It is always a challenge when the wrestlers come up from the little guy program into the high school program,” Saxe said. “They have experience but some of the things they do in little guys they can’t really get away with at the high school level. So even with experience, it is still a learning season for them.” Ranger Calvin Rood, 113 pounds, took sixth place at the dual. Rood is also an eighth grade wrestler. “(Rood) actually only weighs about 98 pounds but was moved up because he weighed more than our other two 106 pounders,” Saxe said. “Calvin wrestled his heart out and probably wrestled the best he had all season. He wanted to go on bad and

it showed.” The seventh place finishers are going to advance to the regional tournament as alternates. Rangers who placed seventh include 120-pound Meric Merkley, 126-pound Chance Chantry, 138-pound Billy Edwards and 152-pound Jared Taft. “There is always a chance that they could still wrestle at the regional tournament. In years past we have seen an alternate to regionals go on to state and win,” Saxe said. Coach Saxe said he is very happy with the team placement and the grapplers during the tournament. “Only one of our wrestlers didn’t make the district tournament. We had to make a decision before the league tournament in Oroville the week before, having four wrestlers at 106 pounds, we can only have two in each weight class when it comes to post season,” Saxe said. “Those kind of decisions are very hard. If it was up to me, I would have them all wrestle. Some of the teams like Lake Roosevelt and Kittitas have two guys per weight class, so that helps in the points department, so for Selkirk to place fourth at the District tournament it is pretty darn good.” The Rangers travel to the Regional Tournament at Kittitas, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14-15, with times to be announced, where the top four from each team will advance to the state tournament.

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B R I E F LY Celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Little Grand Old Opry NEWPORT – Newport’s Little Grand Old Opry will feature Scotia Road, with Randi Lithgow, Mike Lithgow and Steve Bennet, on Valentines Day, Friday, Feb. 14. The show is from 6-8 p.m. at the Hospitality Center, 216 S. Washington. Donations are welcome.

NEWPORT – Blood donations will be taken at the United Church of Christ, Thursday, Feb. 20 from 12:30-5:30 p.m. The church is located at 430 W. Third in Newport. Newport volunteers will be led by coordinator George Lunden. The Inland Northwest Blood Center needs an average of 200 blood donors every day to meet the needs of more than 35 hospitals in the Inland Northwest. A single donation can save the lives of up to three people.

Moms Group to meet Feb. 21

Spend a night with Lincoln at Create NEWPORT – Create Arts Center offers a variety of classes for area residents to enjoy including spending the evening with former President Lincoln. A Lincoln Portrait narration will be Monday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. Painting an egg in Ukranian style highlights the Ukrainian/Pisankie egg painting class Saturday, Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. This class is for adults only and costs $45. A beginning crochet class will be offered twice in February, taught by Tina Sykes. Classes are Tuesdays, Feb. 18 and Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. to noon. Preregistration is required. Call 509-979-7068. Lori Mae is teaching residents how to knit a Fair Isle pillow Wednesday, Feb. 26 from noon to 3 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Call 562-5475453. Create’s board meets Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call Create at 509-447-9277.

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Cusick logo gets a facelift Cusick School District alumni and local businessman Bubba Konkright recently donated his time and artistic talent to the district by re-doing the Panther logo in the Adam Wike gymnasium. Konkright, left, stands with Cusick students Cameron Bauer, Alajah Henry, Saydele Haynes and Superintendent and 7-12 Principal Don Hawpe.

Pend Oreille Players announce new season NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Players Association announced its 2014/2015 season last week. The association’s 16th season begins this July with our the fifth annual one act play festival. This season will have something for everyone including Tony Award winning “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” on stage in September and a new adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” in December. Director Jillian Kramer will bring “Grease” to the stage in November following nine weeks of workshop style rehearsals for seventh through 12th grade students. The 2015 shows include “Little Women” in April followed by the classic fun filled musical “Oklahoma” in June. The players will also have a youth cast presenting

Community blood drive in Newport

DALKENA – The next meeting of the Moms of Precious Little Ones is Friday, Feb. 21, and the speaker will be Rhonda Bogart, talking about scrapbooking. The group will make a Christmas page with their own photos. Moms can also make the page and add photos later. All moms of preschoolers are invited to be a part of MOPLO. The meetings are held on the third Friday of each month from 9-11 a.m. at Dalkena Church. Meetings include special speakers, crafts, snacks, encouragement and networking with other moms. A children’s program is provided for ages 5 and under. There is no charge. Questions can be directed to Denise Pontius at 509447-0271 or timdenisep@ yahoo.com.

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their annual “Servicemen’s Canteen” in January and “The Playhouse Follies” in February. An introduction to theater third through sixth grade production will be “The Three Musketeers” in March. In addition to these productions POPA will again have summer theater camps in July and August and Theater Workshops for ages 14 and up throughout the year. Check the website at www.pendoreilleplayers. org for dates and times or more information, or call the Box Office at 509-4479900. The theater offers a punch pass good for six shows for $50; these can be purchased online or at the box office during business hours. The Pend Oreille Playhouse Community Theatre is located at 240 N. Union Ave., Newport.

Bingo and love fill the air PRIEST RIVER – Valentine’s Day bingo will be held Friday, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. at the Priest River Senior Center. The event will be sponsored by the Happy Agers. The cost is $15 for 15 games. There will also be two $25 bonus games. Refreshments and food will be available.

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ROTARY CLUB: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 7:30 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance

STORY TIME: 11 a.m. - Newport Library

FIBER ARTS KNITTING AND SPINNING GROUP: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport NEWPORT TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library PRIEST RIVER LIONESS: 11:30 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center WEAVERS’ GROUP: Noon to 3:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center

FRIDAY, FEB. 14 HAPPY AGERS MEETING AND POTLUCK: Noon - Priest River Senior Center DANCE CLASSES: 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport AL-ANON: 7-8 p.m. - Priest River, 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Call Jan 208-946-6131 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS OPEN MEETING: 7 p.m. - Priest River VFW

SATURDAY, FEB. 15

HOME AND COMMUNITY EDUCATORS DIAMOND LAKE CLUB: Noon - Call Billie Goodno at 509-447-3781 or Chris King at 208-437-0971

VFW BREAKFAST: 8-11 a.m. - 112 Larch St., Priest River

AL-ANON: Noon - American Lutheran Church

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

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

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

PRM-ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN: 1-3 p.m. - Station 2:41 Coffee Shop, Oldtown JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport PRIEST RIVER TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church

WOMEN’S AA: 9:30 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport

SET FREE NORTHWEST MEAL AND WORSHIP: 6:30 p.m. Conerstone Building Behind Ace Hardware, Oldtown FREDA’S FOLLIES ‘CUE THE DANCERS’: 7 p.m. - Pend Oreille Playhouse OATH KEEPERS CONSTITUTIONAL STUDY GROUP: 7:30 p.m. Hospitality House, Newport

SUNDAY, FEB. 16

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

ATHOL AMERICAN LEGION POST 149 BINGO: 1 p.m. - Post 149

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

DOMINOS: 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport

THURSDAY, FEB. 13

FREDA’S FOLLIES ‘CUE THE DANCERS’: 3 p.m. - Pend Oreille Playhouse

PRIEST RIVER FOOD BANK OPEN: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Priest River Senior Center BASIC MEETING: 10 a.m. Blanchard Community Center STORY TIME - CALISPEL VALLEY LIBRARY, CUSICK: 10:30 a.m. Calispel Valley Library, Cusick STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. - Priest River Library OPEN PAINTING WORKSHOP: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport HOME AND COMMUNITY EDUCATORS DALKENA CLUB: Noon Call Bonnie Witt 509-447-3647 or Billie Goodno at 509-447-3781 DUPLICATE BRIDGE: 12:30 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport LOOSELY KNIT: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick CELEBRATE RECOVERY: 5:30 p.m. - House of the Lord, 754 Silverbirch Lane, Oldtown FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT: 5:30-8 p.m. - Newport Library PINOCHLE: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport PEND OREILLE KIDS CLUB: 6 p.m. - Pend Oreille Mennonite

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

MONDAY, FEB. 17 PRIEST RIVER LIONS: 6:30 p.m. Priest River Senior Center ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Pend Oreille Bible Church in Cusick

TUESDAY, FEB. 18 BLANCHARD STITCHERS QUILTING SESSION: 9 a.m. to noon Blanchard Community Center BLANCHARD SPINNERS: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Blanchard Community Center KINSHIP CAREGIVERS FOSTER PARENT SUPPORT GROUP: 9-11 a.m. - Sandifur Room, Newport Hospital FAMILIES FOR KIDS AND DCFS: 9-11 a.m. - 1600 W. First St., Newport MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS

GATHERING: 10 a.m. - Priest River Assembly of God Church SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF NEWPORT SOCIAL MEETING: 12-12:30 p.m. - Pineridge Community Church JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center WEIGHT WATCHERS: 5:30-6 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport PRIEST RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DINNER MEETING: 5:30 p.m. - Rotating Restaurants PINOCHLE: 6 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick BINGO: 6:30 p.m. - Newport Eagles BELLY DANCE FITNESS: 6:307:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7

CALVARY CHAPEL NEWPORT

“Where The Sheep Go To Be Fed” 101 S. Scott • Newport Sunday Morning 10 a.m. (509) 939-0676 CalvaryNewport@aol.com / 97.3 FM “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35

PINE RIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH 1428 1st Street West Sunday School ~ 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: Youth ~7:00 p.m. Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265

DALKENA COMMUNITY CHURCH • VILLAGE MISSIONS

p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19 ROTARY CLUB: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 7:30 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance NEWPORT TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles FIBER ARTS KNITTING AND SPINNING GROUP: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport 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 PRM-ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN: 1-3 p.m. - Station 2:41 Coffee Shop, Oldtown

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 3rd and Spokane St., Newport, WA Worship Service ~ 10:00 a.m. Church School ~ 10:00 a.m. Nursery Care Available Rev. Russell Clark 447-4121 newportucc@conceptcable.com www.newportucc.org

Community Church Directory

S.S. ~ 9:30 • Worship ~ 11 a.m. Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m. (Bible and Youth Clubs) Pastor Sandy Strait - 509-447-3687

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

CHURCH OF FAITH

36245 Hwy 41, Oldtown, ID Sunday School 9 a.m. Sunday Services - 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wed. - Bible Study 6 p.m. Pastor Jack Jones Church Office 208-437-0150 www.churchoffaitholdtown.org

SPRING VALLEY MENNONITE CHURCH

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

PINOCHLE: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport NORTH IDAHO PATTERN RACERS 4-H: 6 p.m. - Cornerstone Building, Oldtown PRIEST RIVER TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church PRIEST RIVER ANIMAL RESCUE: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST/AUXILIARY: 1 p.m. - Priest River VFW YORK RITE OF FREEMASONRY: 6:30 p.m. - Spirit Lake Temple ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

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

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

“Sharing Christ As He Is, With People As They Are” 2nd & Spokane Sts 447-3846 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Time September - May AWANA - Tuesday 5:30 p.m. The Immortals (13-High School ) Thur. 7-9 Pastor Rob Malcolm

NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH

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.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

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

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. Jams 5 pm 2nd Saturdays Pastor, Walt Campbell: 447-5101

HOUSE OF THE LORD

754 Silver Birch Ln. • Oldtown, ID 83822 ‘’Contemporary Worship’’ Sun. ~ 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. “United Generation Church” Youth Group Wednesday 6 p.m. Jeff & Robie Ecklund, Pastors • 437-2032 www.hotl.me

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

1 mile S. of Newport on Hwy. 2 • 447-3742 Pastor Rob Greenslade Sun. School 9:45 a.m. • Worship 11 a.m. Evening Worship 6:30 p.m. Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

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OBITUARI ES Kenneth Joe “Papa” Lane NEWPORT

Kenneth Joe “Papa” Lane passed away Jan. 26, at the age of 69. He was born in Ronan, Mont., and adopted by Earl and Frankie Lane. He Lane graduated from Newport High School in 1962, and married Rosemary Hart in 1963. They gave birth to a son, Brian Lane, in 1964. Mr. Lane served in the U.S. Air Force and went to Vietnam. Upon returning from Vietnam, he pursued a career in meat cutting, working for Becwar Meats. In 1973, Mr. Lane relocated to Hillsboro, Ore., and went to work for Kummer Meats. This not being the final career choice, he became a Jack of all Trades. In his lifetime, he was a supervisor for Nike, pool tournament director for the Hunt and Fish Tavern, a roofer, framer, owned a landscaping business, was yard boss for Dick’s Custom Fencing and Copeland Lumber Yards, a shuttle bus driver, and then finally a retired rancher. In every position he became the best and decided to move on, his family said. Mr. Lane loved to fish, shoot pool, play poker, wood work and work on his ranch. Mr. Lane was married five times, to Rosemary, Trudy, Carrie and Diana, who passed away in 2006, and then found his final mate, Trinna Bell, who he married in 2010 and lived with in Newport. Mr. Lane is survived by his wife Trinna, son Brian and daughter-in-law Janet, grandchildren Trevor and Riana, stepdaughters Trisha, Terry and Tammy, and six step-grandchildren, brother Walter, sister Joan, sister Marie, sister-in-law Grace, best friend Bob Wilbur and many nieces and nephews and his true companion, his dog Willie. Services will be held at Family Baptist Church, 635 Silver Birch Lane, Oldtown, Feb. 15, at 2 p.m. Graveside services will be held at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Ore., date and time to be determined. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the American Diabetes Society or American Cancer Society.

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others made imprints in their hearts and lives. Her devotion to her family and friends was beyond words. She was undoubtedly a remarkable, loving woman who will truly be missed by all. Mrs. Streeter is survived by her children, Sally HensleyFuhr and her husband Steve Fuhr, and son Mike Streeter and wife Raylene Streeter. She is also survived by grandchildren Wendy and Darren Adams, Kim and Bruce Miller, Chad and Melissa Hensley, and Crystal and Martin Grey. She is also survived by her great-grandchildren Alexis, Blake, Danny, Bruce, Jayden, Hailey, Brody, Tatum, Elizabeth, Casey, Christopher, Ellis and Cole and numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 11 a.m. at the ShermanKnapp Funeral Home in Newport with interment to follow at the Evergreen Cemetery in Priest River. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www. sherman-knapp.com.

Frank Anthony Fruen NEWPORT

Frank Anthony Fruen passed away Jan. 18, after a battle with heart disease, peacefully surrounded by his family. Mr. Fruen was born Nov. 10, 1955, in Des Moines, Iowa, but came to Pend Oreille County in the 1980s, and immediately declared this his home. The people here became his friends and his family. Mr. Fruen is survived by seven children, Brandi, John, Charity, Jacob, Scott, Sarah and Britt, as well as his loyal dog Chewy, who is 15. Mr. Fruen enjoyed everything life had to offer but the company of his friends and family brought him the most joy. He was a generous and kind man who was always willing to help no matter the job. He never had much, but he’d give the shirt off his back to some one in need, his family said. Many residents on the lower side of the “anthill” went to him for an emergency tire repair or two. As a memorial to Mr. Fruen, the family suggests doing a good deed for someone in need.

Minnie Carla Streeter

Randall Eugene Carroll

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Minnie Carla Streeter passed away Feb. 3, in Yuma, Ariz., where she was spending the winter with her daughter. She was 87. Mrs. Streeter was born March Streeter 2, 1926, in the Silver Valley of Northern Idaho, to Louis and Minnie Nipp. She was the youngest of six children; her only remaining sibling is Florence Johnson, who is 91. After graduating high school she received a business degree in Portland, Ore. She later returned to Idaho to marry Clarence “Porky” Streeter. They remained in Idaho to raise their two children. She was the manager of the Gold Bond Stamp store for many years. One of her many passions was selling Avon, which she did for 20 plus years. After they retired they moved to Priest River, where they lived happily. After her husband’s death she remained active in Priest River up until the last five years when she relocated to Heritage place in Coeur d’Alene while spending her winters in Yuma, Ariz. Mrs. Streeter was truly an amazing, warm hearted, giving woman who’s faith in God was unwavering, her family said. Her generosity toward

Randall Eugene Carroll of Wenatchee passed away Feb. 7 at his home, due to congestive heart failure and asthma. He was 66. Mr. Carroll was born Dec. 14, 1947, in Carroll Spokane, to Richard C. and Doris May (Siegel) Carroll. He married RoxAnne D. (Kliner) Carroll Sept. 20, 1970, at the United Church of Christ in Metaline Falls. Mr. Carroll worked at Lehigh Cement in Metaline Falls as a machinist and millwright for 20 years until it shut down. He then worked as a millwright at Kaiser Aluminum in Spokane for five years before retiring. He served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1970 where he served two tours in Vietnam. Mr. Carroll was an avid fly fisherman, rod builder and fly tier. He fished for everything from trout to bluegill to big carp and steelhead. After moving to Wenatchee he caught the big-fish-bug and began salmon fishing on the Columbia River where he soon was one of the top producing boats in the area. Mr. Carroll also enjoyed training his Large Munsterlander, Jake, and duck SEE OBIT 7B

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.

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VIOLATION OF PROTECTION ORDER: S. Garden Ave., Newport, report of receiving repeated phone calls.

report of a male subject shooting himself while cleaning his gun.

ARREST: William Bryce Gilmour, 53, of Spokane was remanded from court and arrested for criminal solicitation and reckless endangerment.

SUSPICOUS PERSON: Treetop Rd., report of a suspicious male walking in the area.

THURSDAY, FEB. 6 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: S. Hayford Rd., report of a female slumped over a steering wheel. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: S. Hayford Rd., report of a male trying to set up a tent. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: S. Union Ave., Newport, report of a vehicle parked in front of home for more than a week.

FIRE: Hope Rd., report of travel trailer on fire.

ACCIDENT: S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of a two-vehicle, non-blocking, noninjury accident.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Veit Rd., report of possible DV physical

ANIMAL BITE: Sullivan Lake Rd., report of a dog bite.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Panhead Hill Rd., report of window screen cut.

THEFT: Calispel St., report of juveniles stealing items from a shed.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: S. Union Ave., report of suspicious vehicle.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, report of two semitrucks that had an accident; drivers are arguing.

MONDAY, FEB. 3

INTOXICATION: E. 5th Ave., report of intoxicated male in front of business. TRAFFIC OFFENSE: Hwy. 20, report of almost being run off road. ILLEGAL BURNING: Illegal Burning River Rd., report of large garbage fire. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Ione Area, report of suspicious behavior. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Coyote Trail, respondent heard people at closed business. TUESDAY, FEB. 4 NOISE COMPLAINT: W. 7th St., complaint of neighbors having a very loud party. ACCIDENT: Spring Valley Rd., reported slide off, no damage. ASSAULT: Stanley Drive, report that neighbor pulled complainant off his tractor punching him. TRESPASSING: Deer Valley Rd., report of trespassing. ARREST: S. Washington Ave., Newport, Ryan A. Apling, 29, of Newport was arrested on warrants. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: 2nd Ave., male stating female yelling at him. THEFT: Hwy. 20, complainant believes a known female stole money from her purse. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5 THEFT: Quail Loop, report that computer and money missing from friends residence. THEFT: LeClerc Rd. N., theft of money reported. ACCIDENT: Camp Spalding Rd., report of two vehicle, non-blocking non-injury accident. ARREST: Jordan M. Komotios, 19, of Tukwilla was arrested on warrants.

CHIMNEY FIRE: Rachel Lane

ERRATIC DRIVER: LeClerc Rd., report of a vehicle driving on the wrong side of the road. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: W. 7th St. ARREST: Hwy. 2, Frankie Jo Marie, 43, of Spokane was arrested for reckless driving, DUI, possession of a controlled substance, use of drug paraphernalia and driving while suspended/revoked. SUNDAY, FEB. 9 THEFT: N. Hayford Rd. AGENCY ASSIST: Northshore Diamond Lake Rd., report of an attempt to locate a runaway juvenile from Bonner County. JUVENILE PROBLEM: Telephone Rd. ACCIDENT: Coyote Trail: report of a vehicle slide off.

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FRIDAY, FEB. 7 SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Turtle Rd., report of a half-naked man who won’t leave yard.

FRAUD: Hwy. 3, Priest River TUESDAY, FEB. 4

SUSPICOIUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Panorama Dr.

NO REPORTABLE INCIDENTS

MISSING PERSON: Veit Rd. DRUGS: Turtle Rd.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 2 TRAFFIC OFFENSE: S. Calispell Ave., report of a vehicle failing to yield at crossing guard.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, Priest River, report of a non-injury accident in the area of Highway 2 at Thama Drive.

TRAFFIC OFFENSE: Houghton St., report of two snowmobiles racing.

THURSDAY, FEB. 6

ARREST: Hwy. 2, Richard Wayne Gilmore, 55, of Newport was arrested for DUI.

THEFT OF PROPERTY: Larch St., Priest River ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2 and Eastside Rd., Priest River, report of a slide off accident.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Cedar Creek Rd., report of a 14-year-old male bleeding from the nose and mouth. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Quail Loop, report of a female going door-to-door asking for transport. ARREST: Blackwell St., Jesse Brian Tucker, 24, of Ione was arrested on an out-of-county warrant. ALCOHOL OFFENSE: West 5th St., Newport, report of an intoxicated juvenile.

ARREST: Hwy. 2, Oldtown, Josh M. Baird, 25, was arrested for DUI. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, Oldtown, report of a non-injury accident. FRIDAY, FEB. 7 BATTERY: Hwy. 2, Priest River SATURDAY, FEB. 8

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Driskill Rd., report of a vehicle hitting a mailbox.

TRAFFIC VIOLATION: Hwy. 2, Oldtown, Tyson A. Carman of Spokane was cited and released for driving without privileges.

TRESPASSING: N. Hayford Rd., report of trespassing. UNKOWN PROBLEM: S. Spokane St., report of a 58-year-old female on the ground.

RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 41, Blanchard

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Hayford Rd.

SUNDAY, FEB. 9 TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 41 and Old Priest River Rd.

SATURDAY, FEB. 8

RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 41 and Spirit Lake Cutoff

SUICIDE ATTEMPT: W. 7th St., Newport,

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Administrative Building

PEND OREILLE CEMETERY NO. 1: 8:15 a.m. - E. 100 Circle Drive, Newport

PEND OREILLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse

PEND OREILLE CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOARD: 9:30 a.m. - Newport Post Office Building

PEND OREILLE PUD COMMISSIONERS: 10 a.m. - Newport PUD Offices

PEND OREILLE COUNTY NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL BOARD: 2 p.m. - Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Newport

CUSICK SCHOOL BOARD: 3:30 p.m. - Cusick High School Library

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

WEST PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT BOARD: 6:30 p.m. - Fire Station on Highway 57 PROPERTY RIGHTS COUNCIL: 6:30 p.m. - Bonner County Administration Building, Sandpoint

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19

MONDAY, FEB. 17 PEND OREILLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse

PEND OREILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL: 8:30 a.m. Various locations

NEWPORT CITY COUNCIL: 6 p.m. - Newport City Hall

DIAMOND LAKE WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT BOARD: 10 a.m. District Office

PRIEST RIVER CITY COUNCIL: 6 p.m. - Priest River City Hall SELKIRK SCHOOL BOARD: 6 p.m. - Selkirk Middle/High School Music Room PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT NO. 8 BOARD: 7 p.m. - Fire Station at Spring Valley and Tweedie Roads

TUESDAY, FEB. 18 BONNER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County

PEND OREILLE COUNTY PARK BOARD: 2 p.m. - Cusick Community Center FIRE DISTRICT NO. 4 COMMISSIONERS: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station WEST BONNER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD: 6 p.m. - District Office, Priest River IONE TOWN COUNCIL: 7 p.m. - Clerk’s Office

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Health district discusses water systems COLVILLE – A Group B Drinking Water Systems special work meeting of the Board of Health of Northeast Tri County Health District will be held Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Tri County Economic Development District, 986 South Main, Suite A, Colville. The public is invited and encouraged to attend and public input is welcome. This meeting site is barrier free. People needing special accommodations should contact Kelly LeCaire at Northeast Tri County Health District at 509684-1301 or 1-800-8273218 by Feb. 20. The Northeast TriCounty Health District covers Pend Oreille, Stevens and Ferry counties.

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following are descriptions of people currently wanted by the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies. Any information about these suspects should be directed to the sheriff’s office by calling 509-4473151. This is a regular section of The Miner. All information is provided by the sheriff’s office.

Danny Romero, 28, is wanted on one Pend Oreille County warrant for Failure to Appear Romero on original charges of making a false statement. He is 5 feet, 8 inches tall, and weighs 170 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. Subject’s last known address was in the Cusick area. Extradition is surrounding counties only. Angela Johnson, 41, is wanted on three Pend Oreille County warrants for Failure to Appear on original charges of driving with license suspended, third degree. She is 5 feet, 8

inches tall and weighs 230 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Subject’s last known Johnson address was in the Newport area. Extradition is statewide. Christopher J. Albritton, 42, is wanted on two Pend Oreille County warrants for Failure to Appear on original charges of Albritton Protection Order Violation. He is 5 feet, 9

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inches tall and weighs 170 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair. Subject’s last known address was in the Newport area. Extradition is statewide. Eric L. Gragson, 31, is wanted on one Pend Oreille County warrant for Failure to Appear on original charges for Gragson 4th-degree Assault. He is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 400 pounds with blue eyes and red hair. Subject’s last known address was in the Usk area. Extradition is statewide. 65, *(33 65, )033 :;(;,>0+,

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Newport School District 8TH GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH (position dependent on participation numbers) The Newport School District is accepting applications for an 8th grade girls basketball coaching position. Additional information and applications may be obtained by calling the Newport School District at (509) 447-3167 or at www.newport.wednet.edu. Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Housing Rehabilitation Technician Rural Resources is currently accepting applications for a Housing Rehabilitation Technician position in Colville. Responsible for the weatherization and rehabilitation work on housing in the TriCounty service area. 40 hrs/wk, $12.62 to $13.64/hour, D.O.E., plus benefits. For application and job description, contact WorkSource at 956 South Main Street, Suite B, Colville, WA 99114 or (509) 685-6158. Position open until filled. Rural Resources is an AA/EOE employer.

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HELP WANTED The Selkirk School District is accepting applications for the following position: Assistant High School Track Coach. Information and application materials are available at www.selkirk.k12.wa.us or Selkirk District Office, 219 Park Street, PO Box 129, Metaline Falls, WA 99153 (509) 446-2951. The Selkirk School District is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. MALE AND FEMALE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS $2743.42/ month. Application deadline 4:00 p.m.February 26, 2014. Examinations held February 27, 2014. Premium pay of 10% for graveyard shift and 5% for swing shift. Union. Civil Service application required. $15.00 processing fee. Application and job announcement available: www.pendoreilleco.org or Civil Service, 625 West 4th, Newport, Washington; (509) 4472712. (2-2)

PART-TIME HOUSEKEEPING position open at Clearwater Lodge, a Christian conference center on Davis Lake. Please contact Linda at linda@ clearwaterlodge.org or (509) 447-4388, extension 42. (2-3p) N. A. C. / H. C. A. 1 part time, 24 hour shift available. Fun loving Newport adult family home, up to 6 residents. Laura (509) 447-0139/ (509) 671-2721. (2-3p) Read The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Classifieds.

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HEALTH CLINICS Kaniksu Health Services Priest River Medical Clinic

Family Practice, Minor Emergencies Behavioral Health Mon. & Wed., 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tue. & Thu., 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Fri. 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (208) 448-2321

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

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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201438 PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTEMENT OF ECOLOGY NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO APPROPRIATE PUBLIC WATERS TAKE NOTICE: That Dustin & Donna Stewart of Spokane Valley, WA on Jan. 6, 2014 under Application No. S3-30700 filed for permit to appropriate public waters, subject to existing rights, from two unnamed springs, tributary to Flat Creek in the amount of 0.02 cubic foot per second, each year, for continuous domestic supply for one home & seasonal irrigation of up to one-half acre. The source of the proposed appropriation

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

is located within Gov’t Lot 4 of Section 6, Township 33 N., Range 46 E.W.M., in Pend Oreille County. Protests or objections to approval of this application must include a detailed statement of the basis for objections; protests must be accompanied by a fifty-($50.00) dollar recording fee and filed with the Department of Ecology, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days from February 12, 2014. State of Washington Department of Ecology Water Resources Program – ERO PO Box 47611 Olympia, WA 985047611 Published in the Newport Miner February 5 and 12, 2014.(1-2)

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2:15 PM in the Weed Board office, located in the County Courthouse Annex, 418 S Scott Ave; Newport. The purpose of the hearing is to review and accept testimony for the adoption process of the 2014 County Noxious Weed List. Anyone wishing to review the state list or the proposed county list may request a copy from the Weed Board Office (447-2402 or PO Box 5085; Newport, WA 99156-5085 or ssorby@ pendoreille.org or fax, 447-6477) or view them on our website, http:// www.pendoreilleco.org/ county/weed.asp. We will gather and consider testimony during the hearing for class B and C weeds. We will gather, hold, and submit testimony for Class A, B-designate and new weeds to the State Weed Board hearing for the 2015 State Noxious Weed List, to be held in November.

201439 PUBLIC NOTICE PEND OREILLE COUNTY NOXIOUS Published in The WEED CONTROL Newport Miner FebruBOARD NOTICE OF HEAR- ary 5 and 12, 2014. (1-2) ING and MEETING --------------------CHANGE The POC Weed 201440 Board will hold a hearPUBLIC NOTICE ing at a the rescheduled SUPERIOR COURT meeting, Wednesday, OF WASHINGTON February 19, 2014, at COUNTY OF PEND

OREILLE Case No.: 14-400004-2 Probate Notice to Creditors In Re. the Estate of Tiiu North, Deceased. Probate Notice to Creditors (RCW 11.40.030) The personal representative named below has 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 1/29/14 Date of first publica-

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checklist must be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than Feb. 20th, 2014. The submitted application and related documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 W. 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 4474821. Contact: Mike Lithgow, Community Development Director. An open record public hearing is scheduled to go before the Pend Oreille County Planning Commission on March. 11th, 2014 @ 6:00 PM in Cusick at the Community Center. Written and oral testimony will be considered by the Planning Commission at said public hearing, after hearing said testimony the Planning Commission will make a formal recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners. Interested persons are encouraged to attend. Date of permit application: Jan. 06, 2014 Date of determination of completeness: Jan. 06, 2014 Date of revised notice of application: Jan. 31, 2014

201445 PUBLIC NOTICE Revised Notice of Application Pursuant to 43.21C RCW, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on January 6, 2014 receive a complete Site Specific ReZone application and SEPA Environmental Checklist prepared for the Re-Zone of parcel # 433709-20-0001 & 433708-50-0005 from NR 20 to R 5. LeClerc Road North is designated as a 5 acre road in the Pend Oreille County Comprehensive Plan. Proponent: Wasatch Associates III\IV. Location: Off of LeClerc Rd North just North of the Serendipity Golf Course. ; Within Sec. 8 & 9, T37N, R43E, WM. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action Published in The taken on this applicaNewport Miner Febrution should contact the County Community De- ary 5 and 12, 2014. (1-2) velopment Dept. Written CONTINUED ON 7B Comments on the SEPA

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WDFW seeks manufacturers, retailers to serve on new advisory group

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OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking applications through Feb. 14 for membership on a new advisory group that will provide guidance on increasing angler participation in Washington’s inland fisheries. Up to 15 qualified individuals will be chosen to serve on the Retailers and Manufacturers Advisory Group for 2014 and 2015. The department is seeking representatives from retail and manufacturing businesses with an understanding of recreational inland fisheries for non-anadromous species, such as trout, walleye, bass and panfish, said Chris Donley, inland fish program manager for WDFW. “We’re looking for leaders in the industries with firsthand knowledge of recre-

hunting with his son, Rafe. He enjoyed golfing with his son, Ty, where they played many courses together through the years. Mr. Carroll also enjoyed playing his guitar and singing with his musical family. He played with his son and granddaughters at many shows from the Affair on Mainstreet in Metaline Falls to the Apple Blossom Festival in Wenatchee, as well

ational fishing opportunities for resident fish in Washington,” Donley said. “The goal is to refine our management of inland fisheries to not only attract new people to the sport but also to help ensure we continue to provide sustainable opportunities.” Members of the group are expected to meet quarterly to share ideas on developing partnerships designed to increase anglers’ interest in inland fisheries, as well as provide feedback on inland fisheries policy and management. Applicants should be decision makers at an outdoors-oriented business in Washington – preferably as CEO, general manager, president, or marketing director. Applications must be submitted in writing with the following information: • Applicant’s name, address, telephone number

and email address • Relevant experience and reasons for wanting to serve as a member of the advisory group • Applicant’s effectiveness in marketing to anglers and potential anglers • Name and contact information for any individual or organization submitting an application Applications must be received by Feb. 14. Applications may be submitted to Kelly Cunningham by mail: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 600 Capitol Way N., Olympia, WA, 98501; or email Kelly. Cunningham@dfw.wa.gov. Members serve as volunteers, but mileage reimbursement is provided by WDFW to attend meetings. For more information, contact Cunningham at 360-902-2325.

SPARTANS: Won, led first half FROM PAGE 2B

beat Bonners Ferry Monday, Feb. 10, 53-27. Bonners will go on to play Kellogg Wednesday in a loser out game. The winner will go on to a play-in game with the Inland Empire League. Priest River led 12-6 at the end of the first quarter and dominated from there. They were ahead 24-16 at the half. Priest River added 10 points to their lead with 14 in the third and finished the game with a 15-7 fourth quarter. Karly Douglas and Katlyn Summers each scored 15 for Priest River. Jill Weimer scored 15 for the Spartans. Amber Trantum, Lily Luckey, Avery Summers and Alyssa Carey each scored two, and Angel Clark pitched in

CONTINUED FROM 6B Washington, hereby solicits sealed bids 201446 for High Density PolyPUBLIC NOTICE ethylene Pipe (HDPE), CALL FOR BIDS which will consist of HIGH DENSITY approximately 900 POLYETHYLENE PIPE feet, to be verified by CONTRACT NO. the VENDOR, of 5414-004 inch outside diameter Public Utility District HDPE pipe, IPS sizing No. 1 of Pend Oreille for conveyance of up County (the PUD), to 160 cfs of cold water, PUBLISHER’S in individual lengths of no less than 40 NOTICE: feet. The HDPE pipe All real estate advertising in will be delivered to a this newspaper is subject to construction site at the Fair Housing Act which Sullivan Lake, located makes it illegal to advertise near Metaline Falls, “any preference, limitation WA. Availability of Bidor discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, d i n g D o c u m e n t s : handicap, familial status Bona fide vendors may or national origin, or an obtain full specificaintention, to make any tions by contacting the such preference, limitation Contract Administrator o r d i s c r i m i n a t i o n . ” of Public Utility District Familial status includes No. 1 of Pend Oreille children under the age County, P.O. Box 190, of 18 living with parents Newport, Washington or legal custodians, 99156, (509) 447pregnant women and 9345. Sealed bids will be received as people securing custody outlined in the contract of children under 18. documents until 2:30 The newspaper will not p.m., March 5, 2014, at knowingly accept any which time they will be advertising or real estate opened publicly. Bids which is in violation of received after the bid the law. Our readers opening time will be are hereby informed that rejected and returned all dwellings advertised unopened. in this newspaper are Rejection of Bids: available on an equal The PUD reserves opportunity basis. To the right to reject any complain of discrimination or all bids, not award call HUD toll-free at 1-800the bid, waive any 669-9777. The toll-free informality in the bidtelephone number for the ding, or exercise any hearing impaired is 1-800other right or action 927-9275. (31tf) provided by statute. Small, minority- and women-owned businesses are encouraged to submit bids. Bid Security: All bid proposals shall be accompanied by a bid proposal deposit

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a free throw. Priest River dominated from the beginning when they hosted Kellogg Thursday, Feb. 6, in the last regular game of the season. The Spartans won 60-30 after leading 22-11 at the half. Priest River scored 21 in the third while holding the Wildcats to 11. Kellogg managed to gain three points on the Spartans in the fourth, but couldn’t come close to catching up. Katlyn Summers scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and four steals. Weimer had 13 points and nine rebounds. Trantum and Clark each scored seven, Karly Douglas scored six and Aimee Warren added three. Luckey, Melissa Krampert, Carey and Elisa Williams scored two apiece.

in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check, or surety bond in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of such bid proposal. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish satisfactory performance and payment bonds within the time stated in the specifications, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to the PUD. Published in The Newport Miner February 12, 2014. (2)

-------------------201447 PUBLIC NOTICE CALL FOR BIDS TEE SCREEN CONTRACT NO. 14-005 Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County (the PUD), Washington, hereby solicits sealed bids for the Sullivan Lake Cold Water Intake Tee Screens, which will consist of two (2) NOAA Fisheries compliant fish tee screens in accordance with these Contract Documents. The materials will be delivered to a construction site at Sullivan Lake, located near Metaline Falls, WA. Availability of Bidding Documents: Bona fide vendors may obtain full specifications by contacting the Contract Administrator of Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, P.O. Box 190, Newport, Washington

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99156, (509) 4479345. Sealed bids will be received as outlined in the contract documents until 3:00 p.m., March 5, 2014, at which time they will be opened publicly. Bids received after the bid opening time will be rejected and returned unopened. Rejection of Bids: The PUD reserves the right to reject any or all bids, not award the bid, waive any informality in the bidding, or exercise any other right or action provided by statute. Small, minority- and women-owned businesses are encouraged to submit bids. Bid Security: All bid proposals shall be accompanied by a bid proposal deposit in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check, or surety bond in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of such bid proposal. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish satisfactory performance and payment bonds within the time stated in the specifications, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to the PUD. Published in The Newport Miner February 12, 2014. (2)

-------------------201448 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY Case No.: 14-400005-1 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) Estate of: Stephen Cheaney Cover, Deceased. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

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as many trips to entertain people in the nursing homes. Mr. Carroll was a member of the American Legion Post 144 for 43 consecutive years, and a member of the National Rifle Association. Mr. Carroll is survived by his wife RoxAnne (Kliner) Carroll of Wenatchee, son Rafe Carroll of Wenatchee, son Ty Carroll of Spokane, mother Doris Carroll of Sherry Lake, sister JoAnn (Carroll) Block of Samammish, grand-

daughters Dawn, Katie and Emily Carroll and grandsons Lake and Kylan Carroll. He was preceded in death by his father Richard C. Carroll. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. at the Metaline Cemetery with Tara Leininger officiating. The family suggests memorials be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675, http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/.

SELKIRK: Nenema scored 17 points FROM PAGE 1B

18 rebounds and Hannah Rick had 10 points. Caytlin Nenema scored 17 for Cusick. Cusick led much of the first half, ahead 11-8 at the end of the first quarter and up 21-19 at the break. Both teams scored eight in the third, but Selkirk outscored ON DECK: Cusick 19-14 in the 1B DISTRICT 7 fourth. With two TOURNAMENT: Wednesday, Feb. 12, minutes left in the 6 p.m. game Couch hit a 3-point shot and 1B DISTRICT 7 TOURNAMENT: Ellsworth hits a Saturday, Feb. 15, basket underneath at Deer Park High to put Selkirk up by School five. “On senior night, the Lady Rangers approached their rivalry with the Cusick Panthers, with a defensive philosophy that proved to be the difference, earning the three wins in a row over the Panthers,” Selkirk coach Jack Couch said. Other Cusick points came from Jovahni Andrews, Renee Wynne and Iris Strangeowl with three each, Alajah Henry with nine and Nalene MINER PHOTO|ROSEMARY DANIEL Andrews with eight. Selkirk’s Hannah Rick, left, and Katie Couch, No. 10, block For Selkirk, Anna Kotzian scored Cusick’s Alajah Henry when the Rangers hosted Tuesday, one and Samantha Enyeart added two. Feb. 4. Selkirk won 46-43.

The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s Estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: February 12, 2014 /s/Christopher Boyette Christopher Boyette, Personal Representative C/O Lorraine Kirkpatrick 6042 Deer Valley Rd Newport, WA 99156 Published in The Newport Miner February 12, 19 and 26, 2014. (2-3)

-------------------201449 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Pend Oreille County Board of Commissioners will be holding to receive

comments on declaring surplus and identifying the means of disposal the following vehicles: VEHICLES 1. 2001 Mack RD688 (103) VIN: 1M2P270CX1M062202 Mileage: 197,455 Sell at public online auction web-site 2. 2001 Mack RD688 (104) VIN: 1M2P270CX1M062201 Mileage: 198,446 Sell at public online auction web-site 3. 2007 Ford Expedition (S3117) VIN: 1GBHK34N6RE305186 Mileage: 175,115 Sell at public online auction web-site This hearing will take place on 24th of February, 2014 at 1:30pm in the Commissioners Chambers, County Courthouse, 625 W. 4th Street, Newport, Washington. For more information on this please contact Brian Egland at 509447-4513. Clerk of the Board Published in The Newport Miner February 12 and 19, 2014. (2-2)

-------------------201452 PUBLIC NOTICE PORT OF PEND OREILLE LEGAL NOTICE SURPLUS PROPERTY The Port of Pend Oreille has declared the following as no longer necessary, material to, or useful in the operations of the Port and, therefore surplus property. • Wisconsin Tilt Deck Equipment Trailer. Minimum bid -$ 1,500.00 • Simon RBZ40 Pull Behind Manlift. Minimum bid - $ 1,000.00 • 1999 Ford F350.

Minimum bid - $ 1,500.00 To arrange inspection or obtain more information contact the Port office at 1981 Black Road, Usk, WA or 509-445-1090. Sealed bids will be accepted until 2 p.m. on Friday, February 21, 2014. At that time bids will be opened by Port staff and a decision shall be made regarding disbursement. Winning bid may be subject to sales tax in addition to bid price. Bids may be hand delivered or mailed to the Port at the abovementioned address. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope with the bid classification clearly marked on the outside of the envelope (Example: Sealed BidManlift). The Port reserves the right to reject any or all bids. /s/ Kelly J. Driver Kelly J. Driver Manager Published in The Newport Miner February 12 and 19, 2014. (2-2)

-------------------201453 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Application Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on February 10, 2014, receive a complete SEPA Environmental Checklist and associated documents from Pend Oreille County Public Works/ Road Department, and did on February 10, 2014 issue a Determination of Completeness for Best Chance Rd. / North Fork Skookum Creek Bridge Installation project on Best Chance Rd. (FILE NO. SEPA-14-002),

Location: Best Chance Rd. (MP 4.7 +/-), Sec. 12, Town. 33, Range 44. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on February 10, 2014. Your comments are sought in order to assist the Pend Oreille County Community Development Dept. in rendering a decision on this application pursuant to Pend Oreille County Development Regulations Ch. XX14. Any person desiring to express their views or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department. The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and also on our website at www.pendoreilleco. org. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Natural Resource Planner, tmclaughlin@pendoreille.org. Written and/or emailed comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than February 27, 2014. Required Permits: H y d r a u l i c P ro j e c t Approval (WDFW), Critical Areas Authorization (Pend Oreille County), Federal Authorization Dated: February 10, 2014 Published in The Newport Miner February 12 and 19, 2014. (2-2) Need something at a good price? Try The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Classifieds.

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S P O RT S S C O R E B O A R D BOYS BASKETBALL TUESDAY, FEB. 4 Cusick 79, Selkirk 62 Cusick (18-2, 12-0) 14 19 27 19 -79 Selkirk (10-10, 8-4) 17 10 16 19 -62 Scoring: Cusick - Andrews 4, Shanholtzer 9, Bauer 20, White 2, Bluff 17, Browneagle 22, Montgomery 5. Selkirk - Ross 6, Avey 2, Cain 19, Mailly 16, Miller 4, Dawson 9.

THURSDAY, FEB. 6 Newport 65, Chewelah 63 Chewelah (5-15, 2-10) 17 11 19 14 -63 Newport (10-10, 6-6) 13 20 18 14 -65 Scoring: Chewelah - Ma. Miller 20, Grimm 11, Mc. Miller 2, Stumpf 7, Retherford 3, Shamberger 6, Frizzel 12, Labalombella 0, Brozik 2. Newport - Mullaley 7, Konkright 35, Lyon 6, McDaniel 0, Zorica 0, Ownbey 0, Smith 0, Allen 0, Weltzin 17.

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Schools benefit for math, science Taylor Simpson, left, and Kyle Jackson are top accounting students at Newport, and Karen Behrend, a math and business teacher, accepted a $500 Exxon Mobil Educational Alliance Grant Jan. 22 from Brian Knowlton, marketing manager at Whitley Fuel and Lisa Hellinger, Whitley Oil Newport Exxon store manager. Whitley fuel supported eight schools in the Inland Northwest with $4,000 from Educational Alliance funds.

FRIDAY, FEB. 7 Lakeland 64, Priest River 36 Priest River (1-15, 0-3) 9 8 13 6 -36 Lakeland (11-7, 1-2) 22 9 25 8 -64 Scoring: Priest River - Clark 1, Griffin, Linton 0, Nunley 0, Hartwig 5, MacDonald 0, Koch 24, Griffin, Anselmo 2, White 0, Slinger 1, Roland 3. Lakeland - Ram 4, Nosworthy 10, Cooper 2, Derrick 8, Rose, Henry 5, McKellar, Dove 2, Bayley 22, Plunkett 8, Ray 3.

GIRLS BASKETBALL TUESDAY, FEB. 4 Selkirk 46, Cusick 43 Cusick (11-5, 8-4) 11 10 8 14 -43 Selkirk (11-7, 7-4) 8 11 8 19 -46 Scoring: Cusick - J. Andrews 3, Wynne 3, Strangeowl 3, Driver 0, Balcom 0, Nenema 17, Henry 9, Pierre 0, N. Andrews 8. Selkirk - Couch 16, Rick 10, Espe 0, Kotzian 1, McAnerin 0, Ellsworth 17, Grass 0, Enyeart 2, Shafer 0.

THURSDAY, FEB. 6 Newport 51, Chewelah 31 Chewelah (5-15, 3-9) 6 9 7 9 -31 Newport (14-6, 7-5) 11 16 9 15 -51 Scoring: Chewelah - Rainer 2, Hartill 0, Pugh 0, Fredrick 5, Krouse 13, Katzer 7, Burnett 2 , Hernandez 0, Cobb 2, Katzer 2. Newport Frederick 10, Malsbury 24, Earl 1, Siemsen 0, Cunningham 0, Stratton 11, Lewis 3, Huang 2, Walker 0.

Priest River 60, Kellogg 30 Kellogg (10-8, 3-3) 7 4 11 8 -30 Priest River (12-7, 5-1) 23 9 21 5 -60 COURTESY PHOTO|BRIAN KNOWLTON

Cathy Lamanna, left, Whitley Oil Priest River Exxon Store Manager and Aaron Lippy, principal at Priest River Elementary, accept the $500 Exxon Mobil Educational Alliance Grant Jan. 22 from Brian Knowlton, marketing manager at Whitley Fuel. Schools could partner with Exxon and Mobil branded service stations, the majority of which are independently owned and operated, to apply for Educational Alliance grants. This is the 13th consecutive year for the program.

Scoring: Kellogg - Garner 2, Wendt 4, Roberts 0, Toews 5, Stewart 1, Gibons 3, Shepard 0, Carter 6, Arthur 0, Sims 0, Chamber 4, McDonald 5. Priest River - Douglas 6, Trantum 7, Luckey 2, Weimer 13, Clark 7, A. Summers 0, Krampert 2, Carey 2, Williams 2, K. Summers 16, Warren 3.

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FEB. 5 Lucky Ladies Team Won Lost North Country Clothing Shop 57 23 Morning Glories 53 27 Country Lane 52 28 Golden Girls 43 37 Bling and Sparkles 38 42 King Pins 35 45 Stateline Girls 32 48 High game scratch: Pat Shields 187. High game handicap: Darlene Dimwoodie 247. High series scratch: Laura O’Brien 493. High series handicap: Darlene Dimwoodie 659. High team game scratch: North Country Clothing Shop 608. High team game handicap: Bling and Sparkles 818. High team series scratch: North Country Clothing Shop 1,774. High team series handicap: Bling and Sparkles 2,367. Converted splits: Lennie Miller 3-10, 5-6-10, Lola Balison 5-7, 3-10, Betty Balison 3-7-10, 3-10, Claudia McKinney 3-10, Sharon Clark 5-6, Sharon Smith 2-7, 3-10, 3-10, Pat Shields 2-7, 2-7, Shirley Ownbey 3-10, 5-6-10.

Wednesday Night Loopers Team Won Ok Lanes 307.5 Pooch Parlor 284.5 McCroskey Defense 276 Club Rio 274 Pend Oreille Marine 264 Treasurers A-Z 244

Lost 242.5 265.5 274 276 286 306

High scratch game: Jeff Huling 265. High handicap game: Jeff Huling 267. High scratch series: Jeff Huling 691. High handicap series: Jeff Huling 697. High team scratch game: OK Lanes 843. High handicap game: Pooch Parlor 1,075. High team scratch series: McCroskey Defense 2,486. High handicap series: Treasurers A-Z 3,057. Converted splits: Jim McCroskey 6-7.

FRIDAY, FEB. 7 Friday Night Leftovers Team Won Stoney Rollers 57 Weber Enterprises 55 Party of Four 54 Gutter Gang 49 EZ-Rider 48 OK Lanes 47.5 Cusick Tavern 45 Timber Room 45 Stone Ridge Lakers 44.5 Screamin 4 Icecream 38 Nick’s Angels 37 King Pin 32

Lost 35 37 38 43 44 44.5 47 47 47.5 54 55 60

High Scratch Games: Brian Hilliard 231, Sharon Reed 197. High Handicap Games: Roy Dewey 255, Inga Simeral 252. High Scratch Series: Brian Hilliard 613, Sharon Reed 541. High handicap series: Gary King 718, Coleen Matuska 699. Converted splits: Karen Batsch 5-7, Debbie Hilzer 7-8, 3-10, 2-4-5-10, 2-7, John Jacobson 2-7, Sharon Smith 3-10, Kelly Jo Hilliard 4-7-10.

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