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By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

NEWPORT – It’s been a white Christmas, a white New Year’s and now a white Valentine’s Day as snowstorms engulfed Washington State over the week, shutting down I-90 on Tuesday, Feb. 12 and sending county road crews scrambling to keep up in an effort to keep roads clear. Pend Oreille and Bonner Counties were no different with plow and grader drivers diligently working 12 hours shifts over last weekend and through Tuesday.

“In this case, we might not get to all the roads today,” Pend Oreille County Public Works Director Craig Jackson said Tuesday afternoon. “We’re doing the best we can.”

Schools in West Bonner County School District were closed due to the weather on Tuesday. Newport schools were originally closed Monday and Tuesday for parent teacher conferences, but the conferences were canceled Tuesday. Cusick School District was closed for the day, but Selkirk School District was open.

According to climatologist and Sacheen Lake resident Bob Lutz, Pend Oreille River Valley area received over 14 inches of snow as of Tuesday at around 2:35 p.m. with more coming down.

“Honestly, we’ve had a milder winter so far this season than we’ve had any right to,” Lutz said, adding that he had been out plowing all day. “This is the other shoe that dropped and it’s about a size 15.”

Jackson said road crews had been working 12-hour shifts starting at 4 a.m. with 15 plows and four graders going over around 450 miles of county roads.

“Our guys have been trying to hit all the roads in one day, but it has been a challenge,” Jackson said. “One road See Snow, 8A

Courtesy photo|John Stuart

Very snowy thrush A few of these varied thrushes hang out in local forests and wetlands in the winter but they are very difficult to find, photographer and birder John Stuart says. “This one made it easy and came to our feeder a couple times.”

Some law enforcement officers shun state’s new gun control law

By RaeLynn Ricarte For The Miner Editor’s note: This is a Colville Statesman Examiner story published last week that we are reprinting with permission.

COLVILLE – The number of Washington law enforcement and government leaders balking at upholding gun control measures

approved by voters in November, is growing.

Stevens County Sheriff Brad Manke said his deputies will not actively seek out violators unless there is an imminent threat to public safety.

“I took an oath to defend the Constitution and uphold the laws of the state of Washington,

so I don’t feel I can say I will not enforce a law under any circumstances,” he said. “However, it would have to be a pretty extreme circumstance for us to ever make a custodial arrest for a violation.

“As a sheriff, you have a lot of discretion and I will say that we See I-1639, 2A

Priest River man allegedly punches stranger

By Caneel Johnson Of The Miner

Courtesy photo|Craig Jackson

A Pend Oreille County plow truck was up bright and early to try and clear roadways against this week’s snowstorm on McCloud Creek Road.

PRIEST RIVER – When the clerk at the Exxon gas station on Highway 57 refused to sell Shane Atterberry, 38, of Priest River alcohol because he appeared to be intoxicated, he allegedly yelled a racial slur at the clerk, then turned and punched the stranger standing in line behind him, according

to Priest River Police Chief Drew McLain.

McLain responded to the battery call at 9 a.m.

Monday, Feb. 4. When he arrived the suspect had fled and the man he assaulted was still lying on the ground.

“When I got there he was laying in the beef jerky aisle,” McLain said.

“The customer’s face was starting to swell when I left.”

The clerk gave McLain

a description of the suspect and license plate number of the car he was driving.

McLain went to the suspect’s home, while two Bonner County Sheriff’s Deputies went searching for the man.

The suspect was not home when McLain arrived.

A short time later, a crash was called in at the corner of Highway 57 and Peninsula Road.

While McLain was waiting for deputies to check on the crash, he saw a red SUV driven by a man matching the suspect’s description in the passenger seat. The deputies confirmed the car in the crash matched the license plate given by the clerk.

“His face was all scratched and bleeding like he had been in an See Arrest, 2A

B r i e fly Presidents’ day closures NEWPORT – Government offices and banks will be closed Monday, Feb. 18 for Presidents’ Day. There will no Pend Oreille County Commissioners board meeting Monday. The Monday Newport City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 19 instead.

Ice fishing contest winner gets $1,150 DIAMOND LAKE – Despite the frigid temperatures and snow, 115 people showed up for the Perch Tournament,

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benefiting Youth Emergency Services, on Diamond Lake Saturday, Feb. 9. Brian Clumdog took first place winning $1,500 for catching the biggest perch. It weighed just under a pound. Second place went to Ty Vos, and third place went to Stan Botsler. Vos won $75 in gift cards, and Botsler won $50 in gift cards. All three were presented with trophies. Brandon Serpa won the trout contest. His trout was just under two-pounds. He was given an ice auger, a fishing pole and a bag of jigs. The tournament raised a little over $2,100 for Y.E.S. The entry fee for the tournament was $20, with half going to Y.E.S. and half to the winner. Money from additional raffles was also

donated to Y.E.S., accounting for their larger amount. “I want to thank all the local businesses in Newport and Priest River,” said Emery Little, the coordinator for the event. “Every business we asked made a donation.”

Little hopes to do the tournament again next year.

Plunge in Feb. 16 PRIEST RIVER – The Polar Plunge will be held at the Bonner Park West Saturday, Feb. 16 at noon. Proceeds will go to the Priest River Panthers Special Olympics Team. A chili cook-off will be held after.

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I-1639: At least 20 sheriffs say they won’t ‘actively’ enforce From Page 1A

are going to respect the Second Amendment.”

Initiative-1639 passed with more than 60 percent of the vote, with the majority of “yes” votes coming from heavily populated, more urban counties west of the Cascades, while voters on the east side of the state mostly gave it a thumbs down.

The measure raises the minimum age for adults to buy a semi-automatic rifle from 18 to 21, redefines semi-automatic rifles as “assault rifles” and mandates safety classes for purchases. In addition, it requires firearms dealers to sell trigger locks and gun safes and prevents them from selling to out-of-state residents. The law would also make firearm owners criminally liable if their guns were involved in any criminal incidents, even if the weapons were stolen.

The measure is being challenged for its constitutionality in U.S. District Court by the Second Amendment Foundation as well as the National Rifle Association.

Manke said he opposed I-1639 and is hopeful the NRA-led challenge will ultimately prevail.

“When my 19-year-old daughter can’t carry a .22 rifle off our property but we can send her off to war — I don’t agree with that at all,” he said.

Manke concedes there could be huge liabilities for jurisdictions refusing to enforce the law altogether if an underage subject uses a gun for a violent crime and authorities knew about weapons access and failed to act.

A motion to dismiss the NRA suit was filed by state Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Safe Schools Safe Communities, the leading proponents of I-1693; it will be heard Feb. 15.

Attorney General Office policy director Kate Kelly released this statement about the resistance rising in Eastern Washington: “We are aware of this situation and are actively monitoring developments as they occur. Attorney General Ferguson has been clear that he is committed to protecting the legal and constitutional rights of Washingtonians, and upholding the will of the state’s voters in passing I-1639.”

Sheriff’s respond to initiative

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These firearms at Clark’s All-Sports in Colville will be declared assault rifles under the law.

At least 20 county sheriffs statewide have said they would not “actively” enforce the measure.

Kelly said the AG’s office was confident I-1639 would be found constitutional. She referred people wanting further information to www.atg. wa.gov/initiative-1639.

Pend Oreille Sheriff Glenn Blakeslee shares Manke’s views and they are working with other authorities on the east side to consolidate concerns about “nonspecific and vague” language in I-1639 that is open to interpretation.

They plan to ask the Legislature to further define the issues they identify.

“We are trying to make as much sense of I-1639 as we can,” Blakeslee said.

After doing research, he learned that the definition of “assault rifle” in the measure is more restrictive than even than that of the United Nations and California.

“It’s much too broad for my comfort,” he said.

“This definition could end up being applied to every semi-automatic handgun or shotgun.” He said the requirements for storage are also too vague and could be interpreted differently by someone on the west side of the state than on the east.

“I want my citizens to have guns accessible where they can get to them in an emergency.

I don’t like this law and I’m going to use a lot of discretion when enforcing it,” Blakeslee said.

Existing state law provides exemptions for underage possession of a firearm, such as target shooting and hunting, Blakeslee said.

He is going to follow those regulations and

believes that will be important given that I-1639 does not specify whether guns already purchased by 18 to 20 year olds are “grandfathered” and legal.

“We are going to rely heavily on those exemptions,” he said.

Okanogan County Sheriff Tony Hawley said I-1639 has the potential to “re-victimize victims.”

“If someone has guns stolen and then we prosecute them for not storing them correctly, we are re-victimizing that individual,” he said.

“I don’t like this law.

My interpretation of I-1639 is that the language is so contradictory it’s unenforceable. Until that’s cleared up, we will do an investigation and document our findings and then turn them over to the prosecutor.”

Local commissioners draft proclamations Stevens County Commission Vice Chairman Steve Parker said a proclamation is being drafted by the elected body in opposition of the new gun control laws.

A proclamation is a statement of principal, as opposed to an ordinance, which is local law, or a resolution, a legislative stance, he said.

The commission has taken time to research statements made by other counties, such as Franklin County’s resolution announcing that its officials don’t want the new laws enforced within their jurisdiction. Cowlitz County has also passed a resolution opposing the implementation of I-1639.

“The idea was that we needed to make some kind of a statement, but we didn’t want to cross jurisdictional lines,” Parker said. “It is really

the jurisdiction of the sheriff and prosecutor to enforce these laws so we didn’t want to muddy the waters.”

Stevens County Prosecuting Attorney Tim Rasmussen pointed out the Second Amendment says, “The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” so there should be no law telling people how to handle firearms in their own homes.

“People have a right to protect themselves,” he said. “I support efforts to reduce gun violence but not to the extent of depriving people of their constitutional rights.”

Rasmussen believes portions of I-1639 will be found unconstitutional.

“The portion that holds a gun owner accountable for actions of other people I do not believe will stand judicial scrutiny,” he said.

Like Manke, Rasmussen said an 18-year-old who is eligible to serve in the military should not be prohibited from gun ownership.

“That is just nuts,” he said.

He said many young people in Washington are taught by their parents how to safely handle guns and that is “family business and the government should not tell families how to conduct themselves.”

All prosecution is based on a case-by-case analysis, Rasmussen said, which considers the facts and the application of the law.

For that reason, he said he could not predict his response to any hypothetical situation that could arise under I-1639 laws.

Parker believes I-1639 was approved because too many voters have not been educated about how their constitutional

rights play a vital role in protecting their personal liberties.

“We need to call out any law that violates the constitution,” he said.

That’s exactly what Republic Police Chief Loren Culp said he is doing by refusing to enforce laws that violate the Constitution.

He was pleased with the announcements of Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer, Pacific County Sheriff Robin Souvenir, Gray Harbor County Rick Scott, Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones, Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers, and Kittitas County Sheriff Gene Dana that they would not enforce I-1639 laws.

Lewis County Sheriff Rob Snaza, Wahkiakum County Sheriff Mark Howie, Franklin County Sheriff Jim Raymond, Benton County Sheriff Jerry Hatcher and Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner have publicly stated that I-1639 “appears to violate the constitution” and for that reason is “non-enforceable.”

Skamania County Sheriff Dave Brown said he believes the law is unconstitutional and will wait for the courts to decide the issue before starting enforcement.

“I did not personally support this initiative but I follow the rule of law,” he said.

Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett took the same stance.

Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich issued a statement against I-1639 last week and said he offered to join the opposition lawsuit, although sheriffs have no standing to become a party.

He said there is nothing to enforce at this See i-1639, 7A

Arrest: Allegedly spit on police chief, banged head on glass From Page 1A

accident,” McLain said.

“When he got out of the car, he was short, stocky and wearing all black just like the description of the suspect.”

McLain said that a random stranger had picked Atterberry up and given him a ride. The driver said he did not know the man’s name, but the man had told him he had been incarcerated before.

McLain lost the suspect when he ducked behind a trailer. McLain, deputy James Davis and several other deputies went to Atterberry’s trailer on Gregory Street. They could hear him yelling and screaming as they approached the trailer.

“His girlfriend was

walking away from the trailer because of Atterberry’s behavior,” McLain said.

McLain and the deputies surrounded the trailer and managed to get Atterberry to surrender. They arrested him for assault. They called in emergency medical services to ensure he was not injured in the accident, and administer a breathalyzer test.

“We called the EMS to have (Atterberry) checked out,” McLain said. “While we waited for the results of the breathalyzer test to come back, I called the clerk to come down and identify him.”

The clerk positively identified Atterberry as the man that had

knocked out the customer.

McLain said that Atterberry had a blood alcohol content of .172. He was charged for DUI along with the assault.

“He exhibited the full spectrum of emotions,” McLain said. “He went from yelling, to sad, to being nice. At one point, he was even joking with us.”

McLain put Atterberry in the car and rolled up the window. Atterberry started banging his head on the window.

“I thought he was going to break the window and hurt himself more,” McLain said. “I rolled down the window, but it is the kiddy windows and they only go halfway down.”

McLain said he stuck

his hand in the window and grabbed Atterberry by the back of the neck and yelled at him to stop.

Then Atterberry started to climb out of the window.

McLain tried to push him back in the window, but it did not work, at which point Atterberry spit in McLain’s face.

“It is a good thing that I was wearing my sunglasses,” McLain said. “I gave him four brachial stuns, but because of his size and intoxication it did not phase him.”

McLain asked deputy Chris Bonner to pull Atterberry’s legs to get him back in the vehicle.

Bonner put Atterberry into a hobble restraint, which is like a dog leash that hooks to itself and is

designed to keep suspects from being able to move to quickly, McLain said.

At this point, according to McLain, Atterberry kicked Bonner in the leggroin area.

“At this point, I thought it was a good time to get him to jail,” McLain said.

“I put on the lights and sirens to get him there as quickly as possible.”

Atterberry yelled, called McLain names and threatened him while banging his head on the partition.

“He got blood everywhere,” McLain said. “It took me forever to clean it all up.”

Atterberry had his first court appearance Thursday, Feb. 7 for the two counts of battery on an officer and battery.

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b r i e f ly Hotel meeting set for Feb. 26 NEWPORT – The City of Newport and the Pend Oreille County Economic Development Council will hold a public meeting Tuesday, Feb. 26 to discuss the public’s opinion on the feasibility of a hotel in Newport. The meeting will be held at the Pend Oreille PUD, located at 130 N. Washington Ave., from 3-5 p.m.

The consultant, Hunden Strategic Partners, will hold a question and answer session at this meeting.

For questions, contact city administrator Russ Pelleberg at City Hall, 509-447-5611 or Jamie Wyrobek at the EDC, 509447-5569.

Tiny house destroyed by fire NEWPORT – A tiny house on Robert Drive off of Veit Road burned to the ground Friday, Feb. 8. The fire was called in at 11:20 p.m. It took firefighters one and a half hours to put the fire out. No one was injured.

A wood stove is believed to be the cause of the fire, said Jared McLain of South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue (SPOFR).

Ten units arrived on the scene. SPOFR had 16 firefighters on scene and Fire District No. 4 had six people assist.

No quorum for planning commission CUSICK – The Pend Oreille Planning Commission board will not meet in February due to lack of a quorum. The next meeting will be held March 12 at 6 p.m. at the Cusick Community Center. Dan Mueller resigned due to scheduling conflicts.

There are two vacancies on the board. County commissioners interviewed Dan Peterson and Janet Reed to fill the open spots Monday, Feb. 11.

Peterson had concerns over the controversy reported at the last planning commission meeting. He was reconsidering his choice in applying and would let the commissioners know by Tuesday, Feb. 19.

Focus group seeks input from older adults SPOKANE – Aging & Long Term Care is now creating its Pend Oreille County plan for 202023. Community input is important and they are seeking local participants for a small focus group representative of the entire county.

The focus group will be held Tuesday, March 12 from 10-11:30 a.m., at the Camas Center for Community Wellness at 1821 LeClerc Rd. N., in Cusick.

Aging & Long Term Care is committed to help people “age in place,” that is to be able to stay in their home setting as long as possible.

Focus group questions will relate to subjects of general concern to older adults and disabled adults.

Space is limited, as the focus group can accommodate up to 12 older or disabled adult residents of Pend Oreille County. For more information and to make reservations, which are required, contact Mark Haberman at 509458-2509, extension 211.

Light refreshments will be served.

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Volunteers use the Kalispel Tribal Fire Department’s ladder truck to make sure the chimney fire is out at the corner of Fifth Street and Scott Street in Newport Tuesday, Feb. 7.

Dirty chimney causes fire

Creosote cleaning a must

By Caneel Johnson Of The Miner

NEWPORT – A thick layer of creosote was the cause of a chimney fire in a home at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Scott Street in Newport Tuesday, Feb. 7.

“There was a significant amount of

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creosote built up,” Newport Fire Chief Rob Owen said. “There was about three to four inches built up at the top of the chimney.”

Firefighters were called to the residence around 6:30 p.m. They spent about four hours on the scene making sure the fire was out. The house has a two-story brick chimney. A couple of volunteers came back several times during the night to check on it.

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NEWPORT – A man who has twice left a residential drug rehab facility where he was ordered to go in lieu of prison was sentenced to prison for residential burglary Thursday Jan. 31, in Pend Oreille County Superior Court.

Robert James Kelly, 25, received a 15-month sentence from Superior

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“We tagged the item until we can find out where it came from and what it was for,” Blakeslee said.

Blakeslee would not disclose what the item was. The department will go through their records to determine if it was mentioned in any of the cases, he said.

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l e tt e r s p o l i c y We welcome letters to the editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Letters should be typed and submitted to The Miner office no later than 5 p.m.

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The letter must include a telephone number and address for authentication. The Miner reserves the right to edit letters. Political letters will not be published the last issue before an election. Letters will be printed as space allows.

Response crews here are the best

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ey, guess what. It’s snowing. It’s been snowing for days. It’s snowing all over the country, including Hawaii and Seattle, in record inches.

With snow comes car accidents, chimney fires, canceled school days, closed stores, and a litany of other inconveniences and tragedies.

What makes the snow different here in our valley, however, is the people we have that know how to deal with it. We have the best road crews in the country. Roads in Pend Oreille and Bonner counties are kept clear and sanded. Some city road crews even clear driveways for residents.

We also have amazing first responders, whether it’s EMS crews, firefighters or law enforcement, they come out in droves – even the volunteer crews – when there’s an emergency. This is evidenced by a letter to the editor this week about the world-class response to a car accident, and a story about a chimney fire in Newport where 30 volunteers responded.

Our utility workers also deserve a big pat the back. While there are feet of snow outside, we’re sitting in a warm, well lit office thanks to the Pend Oreille Public Utility District.

While the rest of the region struggles in this epic snow storm, we feel lucky to live here in the Pend Oreille River Valley, where our communities know how to take care of their own.

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Have dyslexia?

Never give up I have received comments and requests from those that have read my column on dyslexia for more information on my experience, so here it is.

The level a person is dyslexic is determined by how many letters and numbers they flip around. In my experience, it is not just about flipping them but being able to distinguish one from another. In school, I flipped b and d, E and 3 and S and 5. I had a pretty high level of dyslexia. I had to come up with tricks to determine which was which. I still have trouble with some of them on occasion, especially if I am looking at it fast.

It is common for dyslexic people to have trouble with penmanship. Their C a n e e l’ s writing is often spaced unevenly C o r n e r and the letters are misshapen. I have always hated my handwriting. It has Caneel gotten better over the years, but I still Johsnon type whenever I can. People say that a handwritten letter is more personal. I have to admit that I love the way a well-written letter looks, but when I see my handwriting I cringe. It is so ugly.

I much prefer typing. I fell in love with typing at an early age. I wrote my first story on a computer in middle school. It was a free day in the computer lab where we could do whatever we wanted. Most kids played Oregon Trail or Paint Shop.

I decided to write a story. It was a lovely story about two lovers who came back to the same tree every year, and in their old age decided to live out the rest of their days under the tree. When they died they were buried under the tree. Lovers from far and wide had heard of the immense love the couple had, and came to carve their names in the tree beside the lovers.

Here I was a girl who could barley read and write composing a story when I could have been playing games. I showed it to my teacher and she barely glanced at it. She shrugged it off. I was not one of her favorites. I was the underachiever, even though I was writing when everyone else was playing. Maybe if she had seen potential in me and understood more about dyslexia my life would have been different.

I learned to dissect my dyslexia and understand it enough to overcome many of the tribulations associated with it. I understood that I read in pictures, that my brain worked best in color and that I understood things in ways others did not.

I read some books on dyslexia for a paper in college and discovered that many of the things I had discovered on my own were documented in scientific studies. I was gratified to find that I had learned it all on my own and it was all justified and documented.

My ultimate goal in life is to give presentations at schools on my discoveries and experiences. I thought for so long that I was mediocre and would never be exceptional like many of the straight A students my friends were.

Now I know that is not true. There are so many famous and successful people throughout history that have had dyslexia and not only succeeded but made serious contributions to society.

If you have dyslexia never give up, never listen to those that tell you that you will never amount to anything. They are just flat out wrong and have no idea the power that dyslexia gives you to see the world in ways they never will. They cannot possibly understand what you see. Your only disability is your doubt in yourself.

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yo u r o p i n i o n Short votes against voting bill To the editor, Voting rights are a key to our democracy. In rural, or nontraditional rural residential address locations, this had led to voter suppression under some voting laws.

Thankfully, the Washington legislature is addressing this issue.

All votes count.

SBB 5079 just passed the Senate and will now be addressed in the House for approval. If passed, it is expected to be signed by the Governor.

Language from SBB5079: “A nontraditional address consists of a narrative description of the location of the voter’s residence, and may be used when a traditional address has not been assigned or affixed to the voter’s residence or when a voter resides on an Indian reservation or Indian lands, pursuant to the conditions in RCW 29A.08.112.”

Sen. Shelly Short from the 7th Legislative District voted no on this bill. Obviously, Native American voting rights are not a priority. This would also be applicable to some of the residents who prefer to “live off the grid” or have their address not assigned by the USPS. -Robert W. Schutte Newport

Constitutional rights tied together To the editor, I find it ironic that Mr. Pete Scobby suddenly feels that his wife’s Fourth Amendment rights have been violated all the while he has not given a serious care about the Second Amendment rights of his

fellow citizens.

The way I learned about our Bill of Rights is they are all tied together to support each other. If we lose one then the others will also fall. Is this how it starts?

The Second Amendment is nearly gone as I see it. Is the Fourth Amendment the next one in line? Is unwarranted searches at bus stations how it starts?

-Craig Jenkins Ione

Focus on what helps children To the editor, In the last two weeks, there has been a surge of media coverage concerning the alleged measles “epidemic” in Western Washington and the need to mandate parents to immunize their children.

So far there have been 51 confirmed cases of measles, one hospitalization and no deaths during this epidemic. Small outbreaks like these are common every year. In 2018 there were 372 cases of measles in the United States.

Before 1963 there were 3-4 million of cases of measles a year with 450500 deaths annually.

Since the year 1963, due to vaccinations, there are only a few hundred cases every year. Only 11 deaths have occurred due to measles since the year 2000 with last death occurring in the year 2015.

However, 2016 data shows that firearms are the second cause of deaths in children. In 2016, 3,140 childhood gun deaths occurred.

Sixty percent of these deaths were homicides, 35 percent were suicides, and 4 percent accidental.

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reade r’s poll Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam is under fire for a photo that appeared in his medical school year book. The photo depicts a man in blackface make-up standing next to a man in a Ku Klux Klan hood. Fellow Democrat and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring also admitted to wearing blackface make-up for a party.

Should a white person ever wear blackface makeup?

Yes, it’s all right for a Halloween Party, if no disrespect is intended.

of Pediatrics has declared that the safest home for a child is a home without firearms. Add to these numbers that close to 40,000 adults died due to firearms in 2016.

It is estimated that 21 percent of pediatricians and 4 percent of family physicians will refuse care to children whose families decline to vaccinate their children. I am saddened by these statistics concerning my fellow physicians. Should we also refuse to care for patients who use alcohol, smoke, use opioids, who are obese, or have a handgun in their household?

Sometimes we dedicate our energy towards smaller issues when there are bigger problems to solve. I ask you to focus your efforts on the issues that would make the largest impact on childhood wellness.

-Dr. Clay Kersting Newport

Appreciates help after accident To the editor, I was recently in a car accident. My foster child and I were driving home from school on Leclerc Rd. N., and hit a spot of ice. We started sliding, ended up landing in the ditch on a small tree leaning across the rightof-way. Both side airbags deployed.

Thankfully, neither of us were seriously injured.

Undersheriff Geoff Rusho happened to be driving by and stopped to help.

A passer-by who saw the accident pulled into the fire station down the road and alerted them to the accident. A volunteer ambulance driver immediately headed to the accident. He had us climb in the back to stay warm until my husband could

arrive to drive us home.

After some waiting, they noticed the airbags had deployed, so they dispatched additional emergency response to have us checked out to make sure we were okay. I had the privilege of meeting Chris the fire chief who did a thorough inspection of our vitals, and calmed us down a bit. Upon leaving he invited us to call if we needed anything at all.

By the time we left, there were four or five response vehicles, multiple people aiding us, people directing traffic on the road, someone calling a tow truck for my car, and probably much more happening that I didn’t even notice.

We are so filled with gratitude for the near immediate response we received. Although we were okay, in the event that we were not, I cannot imagine a better response than that of the Pend Oreille County emergency response system. The work of our neighbors, acquaintances, volunteers, elected officials, and people who probably don’t get paid nearly enough for the tireless hours they spend helping others is truly appreciated. Thank you.

-Randi Lithgow Cusick

Is GOP really pro-life?

To the editor: Whenever politics aren’t going well for Republicans, they turn to late term abortion to save them. They shut down much of the federal government over funding for a border wall and that political tactic failed.

Now Fox News and right wing media are screaming about late term

r e a d e r ’ s p o l l r e s u lt s Do you think Howard Schultz (owner of Starbucks) should run for president?

No, we don’t need another Yes, he’ll pull the Democrats back from the billionaire (expletive) as president. influence of that crazy Alexandria Octasio Cortez.

17%

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No, given the racist history of blackface, it’s never all right.

Yes, people are making too much of this. It’s only makeup.

No, and the fact that so many white people think it’s acceptable shows a degree of white privilege that is staggering.

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No, he won’t win and will get Trump reelected if he runs as an independent.

Totals Votes: 35

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Yes, he’s right about the influence of the extremes on the parties.

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SACHEEN LAKE – Gonzaga Preparatory School sophomore and seasonal Sacheen Lake resident Ana Lillie’s approach to stage fright is different than most performers. When asked how they overcome a case of nerves when in front of a large crowd, most entertainers respond in a way that makes the audience seem like it’s an obstacle to overcome or conquer. Lillie doesn’t see it that way.

“Everyone is there to support you, because they want to have fun,” Lillie, 15, says. “They are looking for a reason to clap for you. People are there to have your back, so take a few deep breaths and go on.”

Lillie knows what it means to perform for a crowd. She sang the American National Anthem to kick off the first Gonzaga University (GU) Men’s Basketball game on Nov. 1, 2018, at GU where around 5,000 people attended the game.

This marked her sixth appearance singing the anthem for GU men and women’s sports events.

She started singing the national anthem for sporting events at 11 years old, when she opened for a Spokane Chiefs hockey game. She figures the largest audience she has ever performed for was about 10,000.

Besides singing the national anthem for sporting events, Lillie is an avid musical theater actor. She began singing lessons when she was 7 and did her first musical at age 9. She is heavily involved with Christian Youth Theatre of Spokane and Spokane Children’s Theatre and sings in the choir at Saint Aloysius Church. At the beginning of February Lillie starred as Golde in Gonzaga Prep Drama Club’s production of Fiddler on The Roof.

“I love the idea of connecting people through a whole other story they might not think about, whether it’s in a song or a play or both,” Lillie says. “That’s the

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Ana Lillie has a passion for singing that goes back to her Cusick Elementary School days.

coolest thing ever.”

Lillie attended Cusick Elementary School for several years until her family moved part-time to Spokane so Lillie could attend Gonzaga Prep. She and her family live at their home at Sacheen Lake usually during the summer months when school is out.

“It’s such a beautiful area,” Lillie says.

“I love being able to spend time there.”

Lillie plans to continue singing and acting after high school and is currently looking at colleges in New York and California. She cites her voice instructor, Patty Mortier, and singer and piano player Alicia Keys as some of her inspirations.

“She puts so much of herself in every performance,” Lillie says.

When asked about singing tips, Lillie advises good posture, breath control, herbal tea and plenty of water.

“A lot of people think you don’t need to take care of your voice as much as you do,” Lillie says.

So does eating dairy before a performance affect your vocal abilities or is that just an old wives’ tale that gets in the way of a good piece of cheese?

“Sorry,” Lillie says, chuckling. “No cheese before singing.”

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send you back.”

Monasmith sentenced Kelly to the low end of the 15-20 month sentencing range.

Kelly had been sentenced to a Drug Treatment Alternative Sentence for a 2015 burglary of his grandmother’s Newport home. He was ordered undergo three to six months of residential drug and mental health treatment.

Kelly was kicked out of the residential program

after getting into a confrontation with another resident.

Prosecutor Brooks Clemmons wanted Kelly’s DOSA revoked then but Monasmith agreed to give him another chance, this time at a place that had not only drug treatment but mental health services.

Kelly was kicked out of the facility because he pointed out a victim and slapped him on the buttocks, Andrew J. Wilson of the Department of Corrections testified. When Wilson went to pick him

up, Kelly ran away.

Kelly said he was never able to start his medication while at the treatment facility before he was kicked out. Kelly also tried to fire attorney Dana Kelley, but Monasmith refused.

Kelly was rearrested on a warrant Jan. 17, 2019, again at his grandmother’s residence.

Monasmith also imposed $600 legal financial obligations. Monasmith said he thought Kelly tried to complete the DOSA to the “best of his ability.”

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“Bricks can hold a lot of heat,” Owen said. “It was a pretty significant chimney fire. It was burning pretty good.”

A bystander attempted to instruct the firefighters on the best way to put the fire out. An officer and deputy on scene asked him to leave several times, but he kept coming back.

“Finally they gave him an ultimatum: go home or go to jail,” Owen said.

The man left and did not return.

No one was injured in the fire, and the

only damage done to the residence was a small hole in the first floor ceiling the firefighters made to monitor the chimney.

There was a significant volunteer turnout, Owen said. Ten apparatus and 30 people from the Newport Fire Department, South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue, the Kalispel Tribe Fire Department and Fire District No. 4 joined together to work on the fire.

“It is a great sign of the community that so many were willing to come out,” Owen said.

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abortion news in New York and Virginia. We see outrage about an abortion being performed up to the moment of birth. The conservative politicians conveniently omit that most late-term pregnancy medical issues end with a C-section or induced labor. If the mother is going to die without medical intervention, the pregnancy must end. They also omit that the infant is in many cases likely to die soon after birth. The late term abortion isn’t on-demand abortion for birth control, but a means to end

a non-viable pregnancy.

Actually, “late term” is misused and medically means after the due date.

Banning abortions is a political agenda, but it’s really about having the government choose who lives or dies. The possible outcomes are the mother dies, the baby dies (maybe from severe birth or genetic defects), or the mother and baby both die.

The severely deformed baby in such cases only lives for hours or days.

This is very different from a premature birth where an infant becomes a miracle baby after months or years of expensive med-

ical treatments usually paid for by the state.

High infant mortality for babies continues to be a curse for America.

That’s because Republicans don’t want government funded healthcare for pregnant mothers or birth control to prevent risky pregnancies. Republicans also don’t want to pay for keeping severely disabled infants alive. In fact, they proposed laws that require parents of disabled children to work in order to receive welfare or Medicaid. Is that prolife?

-Pete Scobby Newport

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Police Chief: Don’t be an easy victim NEWPORT – The Newport Police Department is asking the community’s assistance in reducing the number of property crimes in 2019.

“People take for granted that we live in a small town,” Newport Police Chief Mark Duxbury said.

“People leave their car unlocked while they run in the house or a business. That is how easy it is to become a victim of theft or even identity theft.”

Duxbury provided some safety tips that will help prevent community members from being victims of theft.

“Remember, the more effort it takes for a thief to steal your property, the less likely it is that it will occur,” Duxbury said. He says: • Never leave a vehicle unattended with the keys in the ignition or hidden inside the vehicle. This includes while the vehicle is parked inside of the garage.

• Always lock the vehicle when away from it. This includes just running inside for a moment.

• Never store the vehicle’s title inside of the vehicle. Car thieves can use the title to attempt to sell the vehicle to unsuspecting persons, or may even attempt to register the vehicle before the owner is aware it has been stolen.

• Do not leave valuables inside the vehicle such as purses, wallets, cell phones and laptops among other things. If for some reason items must be stored in the vehicle, keep them out of sight and ensure the vehicle is locked.

• Lock residences while away and before going to bed. This includes garage doors.

• Keep the exterior of your home well lit. It is the easiest way to discourage nighttime crime at the residence.

• Do not leave yard working

equipment such as snow blowers, lawn mowers, edgers, leaf blowers or any other equipment unsecured.

• Teach children to put away their bicycles. Bicycles left on lawns and front porches are frequently stolen.

• Take pictures of the property; a quick cell phone photo will work.

Document the serial numbers of any personal property. Documented serial numbers and photographs could aid law enforcement in recovering stolen property and holding those who possess stolen property accountable.

Duxbury said after reviewing the crime statistics for 2018, it was clear that most incidents of theft in the city of Newport were related to unsecured property, making it extremely easy for criminals.

“It can be as simple as garage doors left open, snowboards left on porches or bicycles left in yards,” Duxbury says.

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J.E. Jenne, elected for two terms as sheriff and a former Newport marshal, died in Spokane after a lengthy illness.

The Rev. J.M. Hugins was called as pastor of the Newport Hope Congregational Church for another year. Other officers chosen included c/E. Peterson, trustee; Charles I. Barker, deacon; Sindey W. Rogers, treasurer; Edna Payne, clerk; Mrs. Sidney W. Rogers, choir director; Mrs. H.A. Sewell, organist and Mrs. Frank Vawter, deaconess.

80 years ago 1939 The annual Ione ski tournament was slated for Feb. 19. It was expected to attract many Inland Empire topnotch skiers.

An air search was conducted here for Roy Schreck, a Spokane pilot downed by ice about 40 miles northeast of Coeur d’Alene. Unhurt, he walked out through 25 miles of deep snow to a

woodcutter’s camp.

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40 years ago 1979

The lines of the Public Utility District were interconnected with the hydro plants of Lehigh Portland Cement Co. and Pend Oreille Mines and Metals Co. to meet emergency power requirements during construction of the new cement mill at Metaline Falls.

Clarence E. Sherman, 22 years a Newport fire chief, was re-elected for yet another term.

After two months of negotiations, the Ione Town Council and the sheriff’s office reached an agreement concerning law enforcement protection, Sheriff Tony Bamonte announced.

The council agreed to pay $7,500 a year for full-time coverage.

Charlie Husek of Tacoma purchased the Sacheen Lake Resort form Warren and Alta Harter. The Newport school board and the city council opened preliminary talks on a proposal to turn the city’s airport property southwest of town for a new high school.

60 years ago 1959 William E. Reichert, manager of Penney’s, attended the company’s annual convention in Salt Lake City.

A study was begun on the feasibility of constructing a $50,000 hydroelectric project by Northern Lights, Inc. on Smith Creek in Idaho’s Boundary County.

A backfire from a coal stoker caused approximately $20,000 damage to a basement section of Sowder’s store.

50 years ago 1969 The state jail report for 1968 said the Pend Oreille County jail was “in an excellent state of repair and sanitation.”

Remodeling work started on the former Smith garage at Third and Spokane. It now houses General Telephone.

Newport High School’s debate team won at Cheney. Team members were John Ailport, Vickee Bushee, Peggy

ed the Big Wheel Pizza team in the Valentines Day Massacre snowball tournament.

20 years ago 1999 Two Newport wrestlers finished the season undefeated as they prepared for districts.

Josh Haney (158 pounds) and Chris Bennett (122 pounds) finished the regular season with 23-0 records.

International champion Zion, a giant Schnauzer dog, and his mistress, Joy Mathews, were going to be in Newport to perform at the Newport Seventh Day Adventist Church.

Idaho taxpayers who had filed the state’s 40-EZ form the previous year could file by phone, the state tax commission announced. Taxpayers could call the TeleFile system, punch in their numbers and learn immediately if there was a refund and receive it within seven to 10 days.

30 years ago 1989 Shooters from the Metaline Falls and Newport gun clubs again combined for a perfect 100 last Sunday at the Inland Empire Trap Shoot. Jack Wallingford, Howard Lo, and Roy Kline each had 25s in the 16-yard competition shoot at Metaline Falls. At Newport Cathy Avery, Bert Jones, Bernie Nelson, Bob Coleman, Errol McNearney, Dave Dickamore. Steve Smith and Charlie Beatty shot 25s.

Play Bingo, a display ad urged, on Wednesdays and Sundays at the Kalispel Community Building two miles northeast of the Usk Bridge. Super blackouts were advertised as paying $200, $300 and $400.

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The Priest River Spartans boys’ basketball team extended their winning streak to 12 games.

Selkirk’s Colby Sax was the champion in the 189-pound weight class at the North League District tournament, pinning all three of his opponents.

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By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

PRIEST RIVER – The smell of a good potluck-in-waiting filled the Frank Chapin Priest River Senior Center as the Happy Agers board of Directors met for their monthly meeting last Friday. President Otis Angel sat at the head of the visiting group, holding his pen in a pointing motion, his gaze preoccupied, as he tried to remember something he wanted to tell one of the board members. A smile

spread across his face.

“I’m having a senior moment,” he quipped. The Happy Agers are a non-profit that have worked and played at the senior center since it was built in 1978. Bonner County donated the plots the building was constructed on. The building is about 2,400 square feet and knows how to host a party, an exercise class, a card game, a Boy Scout meeting, or any other community event a person could think of.

“We try to do things that help

the community,” senior center director and Happy Agers Treasurer Gary Bell said. “We like to do what we can for the youth.”

Currently, there are about 40 members in the Happy Agers.

Membership to the Happy Agers is open to those 50-years-old and older and their spouses. Annual dues are $15 per person and $25 per couple. Just to clarify though, one need not be a Happy Agers member to participate in the many classes and activities the senior center hosts. Mondays

offer exercise classes from 9-9:45 a.m. and a community lunch the first three Mondays of the month at 11 a.m. Mexican Train dominoes is from 1-5 p.m. Every Wednesday and Saturday the card players gather for pinochle, conversation and goodies. Exercise classes are also from 9-9:45 a.m. on Wednesdays. Quilters gather to visit and construct works of textile art Thursdays at noon. The Happy Agers meet for a potluck on the second and fourth Friday of the month at

11:30 a.m. Prior to hunting season, the senior center is host to Hunter Safety classes. Several times each year, the senior driving classes are held at the center. The hall is also available for rentals for receptions, club meetings, and events. Cost is $50 for four hour or $100 for all day and the rental includes the use of the center’s commercial kitchen. Angel and Bell estimated that about 1,500 people See Senior Center, 8A

I-1639: Gun shop owners agreeing with sheriffs

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Pend Oreille County Sheriff Glenn Blakeslee said his office will continue to use common sense while evaluating I-1639. Blakeslee says that only the age restrictions for I-1639 are in effect. The rest of the law will go into effect July 1.

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time and, until the day there is, “I’ll evaluate it and if it is against the Constitutions of the state of Washington or that of the United States, I will stand against it.”

Ferry County Sheriff Raymond Maycumber said he would not enforce provisions of the law that he believes are unconstitutional.

“As a person who has spent most of my adult life in service to our system of justice, I must have faith that the courts will fairly try and lawfully apply due process to the constitutionality of this initiative and find it lacking, as I do,” he said.

Some gun shop owners, such as Matt Cieslar of Talos Tactical in West Richland, have joined the rebellion by continuing to sell semi-automatic rifles to adults ages 18-20.

Cieslar says there is a loophole in the law, that the definition of “assault rifle” will be determined and implemented July 1.

I-1639 was approved Nov. 6 by a 60.33 percent margin statewide, but only 13 of Washington’s 39 counties supported it.

All but two counties – Spokane and Whitman counties – in favor were in Western Washington.

While Spokane approved the measure with 51.1 percent of the vote, Stevens County rejected it by 72.1 percent.

Voters in Ferry County where Republic is located, opposed I-1639 by a nearly 80 percent margin.

To the sheriffs and police chiefs who say they have no choice but to enforce the law, Republic Police Chief Culp asks: “Would you have arrested Rosa Parks for not sitting in the back of the bus because she was breaking a law? Would you have arrested Jews because that was a Nazi law?”

No law approved by a state can supersede the rights protected in the U.S. Constitution, Culp said.

“The supreme law of the land is the constitution and that’s the law I

uphold,” he said.

His bid to have Republic declared a “sanctuary city” for Second Amendment rights is on hold pending further research by the city council, which he said is strongly supportive of his stand, as are local citizens.

“When officers graduate from the academy they are certified by the state as peace officers, not law enforcement officers,” Culp said.

“So, the argument that we have to enforce a law that doesn’t keep the peace doesn’t hold water.”

He said the Legislature is considering more gun control laws and it’s time for authorities and citizens alike to stand up and be counted or they will lose their Second Amendment rights.

“It will keep happening until enough police chiefs and sheriffs stand up against it,” he said.

Roger Harnack contributed to this report.

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Two deputies in north county IONE – Pend Oreille County Sheriff Glenn Blakeslee told the Ione Town Council at their Jan. 16 meeting that he would have two sheriff deputies in the north county at all times.

Blakeslee said he would attend one council meeting a month, Lucretia Gill with the

Kalispel Tribe Victim Assistance Services Program talked about the history and value of their program.

With grant funding they would like to establish an office in Ione and asked council for location ideas and their support. According to the meeting minutes,

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Thursday, Feb. 14 Story Time: 11 a.m. - Ione Library

Friday, Feb. 15 Story Time and Crafts: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Ione Senior Center

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Monday, Feb. 18 Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Metalines Library Selkirk School Board: 6 p.m. - Selkirk Middle/High School Music Room

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council is supportive of the program and suggested renting a house for the privacy needed.

Council member John Redinger said bicycle security will be done by pilots’ frequency number and a checkout system will be designed.

Tools, air pump, and a red tag system for bicycle problems will be established. Redinger also mentioned sanding is needed at the airport for ice.

Council member Charles Spears said that the 2018 WUE report is filed, and that the town has met or exceeded the projected use of 10,000 gallons of water per household.

The millyard environmental report is

complete, he said.

Town clerk Sandy Hutchinson said Dawna Riggleman was hired for the deputy clerk position.

Timmreck said he would like to have a town policy for shared leave, with the donation not to exceed 40 hours per year and made a motion to have a policy written, seconded by Kathleen Turpin.

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already had over a foot of snow this morning and it’s been snowing all day long, so we’ve just been trying to get all of the major thoroughfares done and open in case of emergency transportation.”

Conditions weren’t any better over in Bonner County, where roads crews had to plow each county road system three times on Tuesday, according to Bonner County Road and Bridge Department Director Steven Klatt. Klatt said there were 38 plows and graders maintaining 680 miles of county road systems.

“We’ve had every available body in a truck, even

some of the mechanics,” Klatt said. Bonner County Road crews have also been working 12-hour shifts, up at 3 a.m. since last Saturday. Klatt advised drivers to go slow and keep a safe distance from plows.

“More than anything, show respect for the plows, please,” Klatt said. “Don’t try to pass them, don’t tailgate them – they are just out there trying to do their job and do it safely.”

On Tuesday the Washington Department of Transportation closed I-90 from North Bend to Ellensburg (including Snoqualmie Pass) because of difficult driving conditions and avalanche danger.

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afternoon there was no estimate when it will reopen.

The National Weather Service is calling for continued snowfall throughout Pend Oreille and Bonner Counties with a break for clear skies Wednesday night, Feb. 13. Highs are expected to be in the lower to mid-thirties and lows in the upper teens, low twenties.

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use the senior center each month. The group is currently researching grant options and looking for donations to address some of the building’s maintenance and repairs, like a new heating and cooling system and new vinyl laminate flooring for the main hall. Project bids for the heating and cooling system came back at $18,000 and the flooring was $8,000. It costs an average of $500 a month in the

summer and $600 to $650 in the winter to keep the lights on.

“Everything we make goes back into the community,” Angel said.

There will be a family-friendly Valentine’s Day celebration and craft day Thursday, Feb. 14. There will be a white elephant gift exchange for kids and sweets and snacks for everyone.

For more information, call the center at 208-448-2352. The mailing address is P.O. Box 1321 Priest River ID 83856.

Jailhouse calls lead to charges

By Caneel Johnson Of The Miner

PRIEST RIVER – Taped phone conversations from Jayden Day, 18, of Priest River to his family from the Bonner County Jail have resulted in charges of intimidating, influencing or impeding a witness for himself, his grandmother Carol Day, 59, and sister Destiny Dancing Flower Day, 22.

C. Day and D. Day were also charged with aiding

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and abetting the violation of a no contact order and J. Day added violation of a no contact order to his previous charges of telephonic interference, assaulting and kidnapping the woman he was contacting.

According to the probable cause affidavit, J. Day was aware of the no contact order and tried to stop his grandmother from making contact with the victim at first.

But C. Day disregarded

the no contact order, according to the probable cause statement. She stated that the order did not pertain to her, and that she could say whatever she wanted, according to the probable cause statement.

J. Day told her not to contact the victim at all, and to block her on everything.

According to the sworn statement, in the call the next day, C. Day admitted to having spoken to the

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victim and insisted the no contact order could not be for the whole family.

J. Day again instructed his grandmother not to contact her.

In the next series of calls in the sworn statement, J. Day changed his position and encouraged his family to contact the victim, according to the probable cause statement, saying if the victim did not go to court the charges would be dropped.

Later in the week, the affidavit said, while talking to his brother on the phone, J. Day asked him to contact the victim to again ask her to not go to court. His brother refused at first, but eventually relented. There were more phone calls along this line that went back and fourth between the family members, according to the probable cause statement.

The witness failed to appear at court and the charges against J. Day were dismissed without prejudice, which means that the charges could be reinstated.

When the witness failed to appear, investigator Christian Frye called to speak to her. In the sworn statement, the witness told Frye that D. Day and C. Day had threatened her and that she was afraid for herself and her family, and had contacted her ‘too may times to count.’

She had told Frye that she had a safety plan in place.

Frye assured the witness that her safety would be high priority, and she agreed to testify.

Charges for assault, kidnapping and telephonic interference were reinstated and all three of the Day family members were charged with intimidating and interfering with a witness.

Jayden’s preliminary hearing for the assault was scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 30.

Carol Day was released on $25,000 bond. Carol and Jayden Day’s preliminary hearing for the assault was set for Feb. 6.

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Spartans eliminated from districts

By Don Gronning

PRIEST RIVER – The lady Spartans basketball team lost the first round of the 3A District 1 tournament to Timberlake Wednesday, Feb. 6. The visiting Spartans lost to the Tigers 57-12.

The Spartans scored two points in each of the first three quarters and six points in the fourth. The Tigers had a 35-point lead at halftime, and continued to dominate the Spartans in the second half.

Karah Fink led the Spartans in scoring with 10 points and Liann Kren scored two points.

The Spartans lost to Bonners Ferry in loserout game Thursday, Feb. 7. Bonners Ferry won 60-32. The Spartans played better than Wednesday, but it was not enough to take the win. The Badgers had a 15-point lead at halftime, and continued to outscore the Spartans in the second half.

Fink led the Spartans in scoring with 15 points, Kren scored seven points, Jasmine Martin scored three points, Madelynn Rusho, Abbly Barnes and Adrie Minish scored two points each and Makia Fitzmorris scored one point.

This marks the end of season for the Spartans.

Their league record is 0-6 and their overall record is 1-18.

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SPOKANE VALLEY – The Newport Grizzlies boys’ basketball team survived a slow first quarter to blow out the Lakeside Eagles in the first round of the District 7 basketball tournament at West Valley High School Friday, Feb. 8. Newport won 66-49.

“Having a week off is tough, and it took us a quarter to feel comfortable on the court, but eventually our defense got stingy, and offense started to flow,” Newport coach Jamie Pancho says.

Newport trailed 12-9 after the first quarter of play and midway through the second quarter still trailed 27-20.

About then the tides started to turn and Newport shut the Eagles down while turning on their own offense. After a 12-0 run to end the quarter, the Grizzles went into the half up 32-27.

“Our guys did a great job of being consistently tough throughout this game,” Pancho said.

“Toughness doesn’t always look like being more physical.”

Newport pulled away in the second half, outscoring Lakeside 19-9 in the third quarter. Newport continued to add to the lead with a 15-13 final quarter.

Scoring was spread around, with Danny Bradbury scoring 23 points to lead all scorers.

Teigan Prange scored 17, Tug Smith scored 11, Michael Owen scored eight before fouling out in the final seconds of play, Ben Krogh scored six and Nick Deerwester hit a free throw.

Prange had a breakout game, Pancho says.

“Fans will look at his 17 points, but he was even better on the defensive end,” Pancho says.

Bradbury also had a big game, with eight rebounds, three

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Tug Smith goes up for a contested shot against Lakeside Friday. After a close first half, the Grizzlies won 66-49 at West Valley and will play Deer Park for the district championship Wednesday.

steals five assists to go with the 23 points. “With as much attention as Danny draws from other teams, I thought he had an outstanding game,” Pancho says.

Smith and Owen also played well, he says.

“Tug and Michael were both great defensively,” says Pancho.

“We needed to be able to shut down Lakeside’s big guy, and Michael accomplished that.”

He says Smith has been getting better at running the offenses and making smart decisions. Smith had 10 rebounds to

go with his 11 points.

“I thought it was one of our best all around team performances,” Pancho says. “I felt like Ben Krogh and Nick Deerwester gave us some great minutes off of the bench. Nick defended great, and Ben has really begun to make plays for us coming off of the bench. He had a solid game on both ends of the floor, and helped us turn it up a notch when he came in the game.”

Pancho says all the Grizzlies contributed to the win.

“It’s hard not to mention every

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

DEER PARK – The Cusick Panthers boys’ basketball team beat Valley Christian 59-42 at home Wednesday, Feb. 6 in a first round game of the District 7 boys’ tournament.

That put them in a second round game with Odessa, one of the best teams in the state. Odessa won 80-56, Monday, Feb. 11. They were originally scheduled to play last Saturday at Deer Park High School, but games were called off because of the inclement weather.

Odessa is a team that has only been beaten once this year, by Almira/Coulee-Hartline. The Panthers didn’t have an answer for Odessa’s Ryan Moffett, who scored 40 points against Cusick. The Panthers stayed within four points in the first quarter, but were hurt by a 20-8 second quarter. Odessa added 10 points to the lead in the third quarter.

Colton Seymour led Cusick scoring with 17 points. Celias Holmes got 13 points for the Panthers

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guy on our team because practice is where we get our work done,” he says. “Everybody on the team has given their best to the process all season. “ The win puts Newport in the title game with Deer Park Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 8 p.m. at West Valley High School in Spokane Valley. If Newport wins that game, they secure a regional tournament berth. If they lose they will have to play and beat a Caribou Trail League team in a crossover game Feb. 16 to continue on.

Cusick boys play on in tourney and Ethan Hardie scored 10.

Wednesday, Cusick got off to a slow start against Valley Christian, trailing 15-11 at the end of the first quarter.

“We came out too stagnant,” Cusick coach Rob Seymour says. The Panthers stepped it up in the second quarter, catching up and going ahead by one after a 15-10 second quarter.

The Panthers picked it up considerably in the second half, especially on defense. They held Valley Christian to just 12 points in the half.

“We came out of our lull,” Seymour says.

Holmes helped spark an offensive run in the second half in which the Panthers outscored Valley Christian 28-12 in the half.

“He started making shots,” Seymour says. It inspired others, Seymour says, with four Panthers scoring in double figures, led by Holmes, who had 15 points. Devin BrownEagle, Hardie and Seymour each scored 11.

“It’s great that we had four guys score in double digits, but we really need

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Cusick Freshman Colby Seymour goes up for a shot against Valley Christian Wednesday at Cusick. Cusick won and Seymour had a double double, with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

our leading scorers to pick it up,” he says.

Cusick won the rebounding battle with Valley Christian. Hardie had a double-double, with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Seymour also pulled down seven or eight rebounds.

Cusick will have to not give up turnovers and rebound well to stay alive in the tournament, Seymour says. The Panthers need to win the rest of their games to advance.

The Panthers next play Wednesday, Feb. 13, against the winner of the Curlew-Wellpinit game at 7:30 p.m. at Deer Park

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and Saturday at Deer Park.

s p o rt s c a l e nda r Wednesday, Feb. 13 Cusick Boys Basketball vs. TBA: 6 p.m. – Deer Park High School Selkirk Boys Basketball vs. TBA: 6 p.m. – Selkirk High School Newport Boys Basketball vs. Deer Park: 8 p.m., West Valley High School

Thursday, Feb. 14 Priest River Boys Basketball vs. Kellogg, 7 p.m., Kellogg High School

Friday, Feb. 15 Priest River Boys Basketball vs. Immaculate Conception Academy: 7 p.m., Priest River Lamanna High School

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Spartans headed for Districts In this photo Spartan Ethan Giachino takes on a wrestler from Kellogg at a dual Thursday, Feb. 7 at Priest River Lamanna High School. Results were not available from that dual before press time. Priest River is traveling to the District Tournament at Lakeland High School Saturday, Feb. 16 at 9 a.m.

Priest River boys get first league win

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Spartans boys basketball team got their first Intermountain League win of the year Tuesday, Feb. 5, knocking off Bonners Ferry 43-42 at home.

The game came down to the final seconds. Priest River led 21-17 at the half, but Bonners was game, trimming the lead by a point in the third quarter and taking the lead on a 3-point shot in the fourth quarter with 21 seconds to play.

But Priest River immediately answered, with Robbie Anselmo hitting Brandon McCracken with a pass that McCracken laid up left

handed to take the lead back with 14 seconds to play. The Spartans harried the Badgers into giving up the ball with less than a second to play to get the win.

Priest River had to overcome a rebounding deficit, with Bonners getting 42 to the Spartans’ 24. The Spartans had the edge with shooting, hitting 35 percent from the field compared to 33 percent by Bonners.

Keegan Hegel led Spartan scoring with a dozen points. McCracken ended up with 11 points, four rebounds and three blocks. Caden Brennan scored eight points and had three steals for the Spartans.

Priest River couldn’t repeat Friday night, Feb. 8, when they went to Wallace for a non-league game,

losing 66-62. The game was much closer than when the two played in mid December. Wallace won by 15 points then.

In Friday’s game, Priest River trailed 27-23 at the half, but used a big third quarter to tie the game at 44-44.

The Miners rallied in the last quarter, outscoring Priest River 22-18 for the win.

Hegel led all scorers with 30 points for the Spartans. Brennan scored 16, McCracken 11 and Janzen Lucas scored five.

Priest River next plays at Kellogg on Valentines Day, Feb. 14 and host Immaculate Conception Academy Friday, Feb. 15. Both games start at 7 p.m.

Newport, Selkirk headed to Tacoma Dome

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

NEWPORT – With snow in the forecast last weekend, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) decided to cancel regional wrestling tournaments scheduled across the state last Saturday. As a result, all Selkirk and Newport wrestlers that qualified for regionals will advance to the state

tournament, Mat Classic, at the Tacoma Dome Friday and Saturday, Feb. 15-16.

The WIAA has expanded the state field from 16 to 32 entrants, the first time in Washington State history, says WIAA District No. 7 Director Russ Brown.

Local wrestlers headed to state are Selkirk High School’s Bert Burnett, 160-pounds, and eighth grader Jaren Martin, 106.

Newport’s girl wrestlers Shaylynn Allen, 235-pounds, and Sierra Mason, 170, will compete at state. Both girls won first place in their weight divisions at the Girls’ Sub-Regional North Wrestling Tournament Saturday, Feb. 2 in East Wenatchee.

At boys’ wrestling district tournament in Colville, Newport wrestlers who placed and will advance to

state, include Nate Allen, 132-pounds, and Jed Cupp, 182-pounds, who won second place.

At 113-pounds, Jeremy Ward placed fourth. At 132, Tyler Ward earned a fifth place finish. At 195-pounds, the Grizzlies had two wrestlers earn spots: Bailey Corkrum won fourth place and Matt Kirkwood won third. Both boys wrestled See Dome, 8B

Rangers win first round of tourney

By Caneel Johnson Of The Miner

IONE – The Rangers girls’ basketball team won the first round of the Northeast 1B North District Semifinals Tournament, 40-32, at home against Odessa Tuesday, Feb. 5. They are currently in first place for the district and if they win Tuesday against Inchelium they will be qualified for state.

It was a very competitive game against the Tigers. The first two quarters were neck and neck. Selkirk had the lead at the end of the first quarter, 7-6. The Tigers took the lead in the second quarter scoring 8-6, giving them a one-point

lead at the half. Selkirk outscored the Tigers in the third quarter, 136, giving them a seven-point lead.

The Rangers took the win outscoring the Tigers in the fourth quarter 14-12.

“We were very happy to get the win,” coach Jack Couch said.

“Odessa is one of those teams where people look at their record and assume they are not good, but they gave us some problems. They are very aggressive and physical.

They have no quit in them.”

The Tigers aggressiveness can be a disadvantage too, Couch said.

It resulted in a lot of fouls. That brought the Rangers to the free throw line 31 times, Couch said.

The Rangers scored 19 of the 31 free throw attempts. Jenna Couch scored eight out of the 11 she attempted, and Nicol Lyons scored five out of her seven attempts at the free throw line.

Couch led the Ranger in scoring with 15 points, Lyons scored 11 points, Whitney Dawson scored seven points, Bree Dawson scored three points and Kaitlyn Chantry and Madison Chantry scored two points each.

“Nicol Lyons stepped up and got the job done,” Couch said.

She steps in and scores when the girls who usually score don’t, said See Rangers, 8B

NEWPORT – Newport wrestlers Jed Cupp, 182-pounds, and Nate Allen, 138-pounds, were both named to the 2019 Allen NEA Wrestling 2nd All League Team. Both Cusick High School students are wrestling for Newport High School. Cupp, a senior, and Allen, a junior, are headed to the Tacoma Dome for Mat Classic State Wrestling Tournament Friday and Saturday, Feb. 15 and 16.

Other regional wrestlers named to the 2nd

Team All League list are Lakeside’s Ty Friedman, 106, Parker Stinebaugh, 113; Medical Lake’s Weston Thomas, 120, Victor Long, Cupp 152; Deer Park’s Everett Pierce, 126, Levi Miller, 132, Brennan Hill, 170, Lucas Keller, 195, Tytan Duncan, 285; Jacob Roibal, 160, and Nolan Doloughan, 145, of Freeman, and Hunter Tharaldson, 220, of Colville.

Newport’s Adrian Bojorquez was named 2019 NEA Wrestling Coach of The Year. See the story in this week’s sports section.

Selkirk comes from behind, beats Wellpinit

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

IONE – The Selkirk Rangers boys’ basketball team were not to be denied Wednesday, Feb. 6, when they came back after trailing the entire game to beat Wellpinit at home 71-58 in a district playoff game.

“We went on a 36-8 run to end the game,” Selkirk coach Kelly Cain says.

The Rangers trailed 19-15 at the end of the first quarter. Wellpinit extended their lead in the next, higher scoring quarter and went into halftime up 41-34.

“Wellpinit was shooting lights out in the first half,” Cain Said. The Redskins top shooters, Steven Ford and Kobe Stearns, were scoring a lot.

“We went into halftime and talked about how to stop them,” Cain says. “Then they came out after halftime and each knocked down a 3-pointer.”

Cain called a time out and switched from a matchedup zone defense to a triangle and two defense. That shut down Redskin scoring. The Rangers started their 38-6 run midway through the third quarter.

“They didn’t have an answer for it,” Cain says.

The Rangers got a big game out of Ryan Zimmerman, who scored a game high 23 points.

“He hit five 3-pointers,” Cain says. Zimmerman had been struggling from 3-point range, only hitting five in the previous four games. Zimmerman also had nine rebounds and six assists against Wellpinit.

Justin Krabbenhoft scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Thomas Huttle scored a dozen points.

The Rangers were to have played their next district playoff game Saturday against Almira/Coulee-Hartline in Deer Park, but that game was called off because of weather and travel conditions.

They made that game up Tuesday, after the newspaper deadline. If they won, they will play for district title Saturday, Feb. 16, at Deer Park at 7 p.m. All times are subject to change.

If the Rangers lost, they will play again Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 5:45 p.m. at Deer Park. A win Wednesday will get them another game Friday at 6 p.m. Win or lose, they will play again Saturday, Feb. 16. The winner will play at 3:45 p.m. at Deer Park and the loser will play at anther site, yet to be determined.

Bojorquez is Coach of The Year

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

NEWPORT – The Newport High School Grizzlies’ wrestling coach, Adrian Bojorquez, has been named the 2019 NEA League Coach of The Year. Bojorquez has been the wrestling coach at NHS for three years and

expanded the program from seven wrestlers to currently 18.

“I am grateful for the opportunity to be Bojorquez able to coach wrestling See Bojorquez, 8B

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b r i e f ly Behrens named to Dean’s List at George Fox University NEWBERG, Ore. - Ashley Behrens of Newport was among those who earned Dean’s List recognition at George Fox University for the fall 2018 semester.

Traditional undergraduate students must earn a 3.5 grade point average or above on 12 or more hours of graded work to earn a spot on the dean’s list.

George Fox University is a Christian university. More than 4,000 students attend classes on the university’s campus in Newberg, Ore., and at teaching centers in Portland, Salem and Redmond, Ore. George Fox offers bachelor’s degrees in more than 40 majors, degree-completion programs for working adults, six seminary degrees, and 13 master’s and doctoral degrees.

Make some mason jar cookies CUSICK – Make a gift of mason jar cookies using mason jars and mixes at the Calispel Valley Library Thursday, Feb. 14, 2-3 p.m. All supplies will be on hand, including jars, instructions and food supplies. The Calispel Valley Library is located at 107 1st Ave. in Cusick.

Paint Your Pet fundraiser for Angel Paws NEWPORT – Paint your pet while sipping on your favorite beverage as part of a fundraiser for animals Thursday, April 18, 6-8:30 p.m. at Kelly’s Bar and Grill. All proceeds benefit Angel Paws of Pend Oreille County. Tickets are $40 per person and include supplies and step-by-step instructions.

Learn how to make flowers SPIRIT LAKE – Learn how to use polymer clay to make roses at the Spirit Lake Library Saturday, Feb. 23, 1-3 p.m. This free event is open to adults, and all supplies are provided, but space is limited so sign up at the library or call 208623-5353.

Spirit Lake Library is located at 32575 N. Fifth Ave. in Spirit Lake.

Got books? You better believe it Fin Walters helps sort through books at the Newport Library Thursday, Jan. 31.

St. Patty’s Day bingo at Edgemere Grange rounds of 50/50 bingo with a 10th round jackpot. Bingo cards are $1 each per round. There will be spaghetti, salad, drinks, chips and candy

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Auditions are April 1 and 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the playhouse. Men, women and children are needed. Prior stage experience isn’t necessary, but actors need to be able to project volume and commit to rehearsals and performances.

Performance dates are June 14-23.

Sandpoint American/ Celtic folk trio Bridges Home will perform at the playhouse Saturday, April 13 at 7 p.m.

For more information about auditions, tickets and membership, call the playhouse at 509447-9900. Tickets can also be purchased at www.pendoreilleplayers. org. The Pend Oreille Playhouse is located at 236 S. Union Ave., Newport.

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EDGEMERE – St. Patrick’s Day Bingo will be at the Edgemere Grange No. 355 Saturday, March 9, 5:30-8 p.m. There will be nine

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This year’s spring musical is Coming to America, an American Vaudeville, which celebrates the lives of immigrants who came through Ellis Island from 1893 through 1916 in search of the American dream. This new musical presents a humorous picture of the melting pot that was the American experience at the turn of the century, through the eyes of everyday people who helped shape

Wine, beer tasting, auction to benefit libaries PRIEST RIVER – Planning has begun for the Friends of the West Bonner Libraries 18th annual Wine and Microbrewery Tasting and Auction. The event will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, at the Beardmore Building in downtown Priest River.

Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased at the Priest River Library, the Blanchard Library or from Friends members. Enjoy a variety of wines and microbrews, good food and a fun auction and support West Bonner Libraries.

This year the FOL’s biggest fundraiser will focus on an expansion for the Priest River branch.

The addition will more than double the size of the library. Construction will begin in the spring of 2020.

Donations for the auction are being accepted now and can be dropped off at either library.

For more information, call the library at 208-4482207.

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This is a family-friendly event.

For more information, call 208-610-6512.

Newport – The Pend Oreille County Library District is offering fine forgiveness to federal employees throughout the month of February.

“Federal employees, we know that it takes time to get back on your feet,” the district’s Facebook status says. “We want to help by offering fine forgiveness to

you and your family until the end of February. Bring proof of employment by any location and we’ll set you up with a clean slate.”

This offer is only available to federal employees and their families throughout the month.

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Priest River Chamber of Commerce Dinner Meet-

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

we e k ah ead Wednesday, Feb. 13 AA Meeting: 7 a.m. - Pine Ridge Community Church, 1428 First St., Newport Rotary Club: 8 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Newport TOPS: 8:30 a.m. Hospitality House Overeaters Anonymous: 9 a.m. - Pine Ridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use front entrance.

Contact Barb at 509-4470775.

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

Witt 509-447-3647 or Billie Goodno at 509-447-3781 Duplicate Bridge: 12:30 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport Loosely Knit: 1-3 p.m. Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Priest River Food Bank Open: 3-5:45 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Family Movie Night: 5:308 p.m. - Newport Library BASIC Meeting: 6 p.m. Blanchard Community Center Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport

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

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

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

Books Out Back: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Priest River Library

Priest River Lioness: 11:30 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Priest River Lioness Meeting: 11:45 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Home and Community Educators Diamond Lake Club: Noon - Call Billie Goodno at 509-447-3781 or Chris King at 208-437-0971 Weavers’ Group: Noon to 3:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Spirit Lake Historical Society: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-665-5921 for s

Friday, Feb. 15 Story Time: 3 p.m. - Newport Library Dance Classes: 6-7 p.m. Create Arts Center, Newport Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting: 7 p.m. - St. Catherine’s Catholic Church

Saturday, Feb. 16 Free Breakfast: 8-10 a.m.

- Hospitality House, 216 S. Washington, Newport VFW Breakfast: 8-11 a.m. 112 Larch St., Priest River Books out Back: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Priest River Library Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center AA Meeting: 5 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

Thursday, Feb. 14

Oath Keepers Constitutional Study Group: 6:30 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

Alcoholic’s Anonymous Women’s meeting: 10 a.m.

- Rotary Club, Old Diamond Mill Rd., Oldtown

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

Line Dancing: 10 a.m. Priest River Senior Center UCC Non-Denominational Bible Study Group: 10 a.m. - United Church of Christ, 430 W. Third St., Newport Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Priest River Library Quilters Meet: 11 a.m. Priest River Senior Center

Sunday, Feb. 17 Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

Monday, Feb. 18 Priest River Lions: 6:30 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church

Tuesday, Feb. 19

Open Painting Workshop: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Create Arts Center, Newport

Priest River Food Bank Open: 9-11:45 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center

Home and Community Educators Dalkena Club: Noon - Call Bonnie

Blanchard Stitchers Quilting Session: 9 a.m. to noon - Blanchard Commu-

nity Center Families For Kids and DCFS: 9-11 a.m. - 1600 W. First St., Newport Line Dancing: 10 a.m. Priest River Senior Center Mothers of Preschoolers Gathering: 10 a.m. -

Where to Worship

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

Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday: Youth ~6:30 p.m.

Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265

DALKENA COMMUNITY CHURCH • VILLAGE MISSIONS

S.S. ~ 9:15 • Worship ~ 10:45 a.m.

Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m.

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

CATHOLIC MASSES

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

Usk: St. Jude’s 111 River Rd., Sat. 4:00 p.m.

Usk: Our Lady of Sorrows 1981 LeClerc Creek Rd. Sun. - 1st & 2nd - 5:30pm Ione: St. Bernard’s, 802 8th St., Sun. - 2nd & 4th - 8:00 a.m.

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

HOUSE OF THE LORD

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

CHURCH OF FAITH

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

Wed. - Bible Study 6 p.m.

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

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

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

Pastor Becky Anderson 509-447-4121 newportucc@conceptcable.com www.newportucc.org

LIFELINE MINISTRIES Full Gospel - Spirit Filled 214 S. Montana Ave., Oldtown 916-671-4460 Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.

Friday Service 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer 4:30 p.m.

Pastor Jim McDonald

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

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

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

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

Worship Time: Sunday 9:30 a.m., at the Newport High School Real Life Ministries office, 420 4th St. Newport, WA Office Phone: (509) 447-2164 www.reallifenewport.com

BLESSED HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH

BAHÁ’Í FAITH OF NEWPORT

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

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

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

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

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

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

(509) 447-4338 www.americanlutheranchurch.net

SEVENTH�DAY ADVENTIST

Saturdays, 10:00a.m.

Diamond Lake 301 W. Spruce St, Newport 326002 Highway 2 Sunday 10:30 a.m. Wednesday 7:00 p.m. diamondlakeadventist.org Pastor R. Shannon Chasteen Edgemere - 5161 Vay Rd 11:00a.m.

(864) 378-7056 edgemereadventist.org Bible preaching, God Newport - 777 Lilac Ln 10:40a.m. honoring music newportsda.com

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH 180 Osprey Lane Priest River 208-448-2724 Sunday School 10:00a.m.

Sunday Service 11:00a.m.

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obituari es Billy Joe Cole Priest River

Billy Joe Cole, 29, of Priest River, passed away Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. He was 29.

Billy was born Feb. 9, 1989 in Spokane, Wash., Cole to Jon and Della Cole.

Billy was a beloved son, grandson, brother, uncle and friend to many.

Billy’s kind, loving heart and radiant smile warmed the hearts of everyone he met.

Billy was a brave Army veteran who proudly served his country alongside his service brothers during a tour overseas.

Billy is survived by his dad Jon Cole (Oldtown, Idaho), mama Sondi Cole (Oldtown), grandma “monkey” Emma Cole (Newport), grandma Shirley (Oldtown), brothers Phillip Cole and wife Laura (El Paso, Texas), Shawn Baldwin and wife Danielle (Blanchard, ID), Dallas Ausmus (Coeur d’Alene), the love of his life and soul mate Amanda Rawley (Priest River),

Aunt Angie (Newport) and many other aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.

Billy enjoyed the special time spent with his dad during the two years they worked together for Excess Disposal.

Military services will be held in the spring with the exact date still to be determined. Billy’s untimely passing leaves a void in all of our lives and he will be forever missed and loved.

Sherman-Campbell Funeral and Cremation Services in Newport is in charge of arrangements.

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

Mary Caroline Wright Erb Newport

Caroline was born in Los Angeles, the oldest of two daughters born to Earl and Irene Wright, July 18, 1930.

She passed away Feb. 2, 2019. She was 88.

She married Bud Tremaine in Las Vegas, Dec. 24, 1949. They had three children

West Pend Oreille fire calls PRIEST RIVER – Here is a list of dispatch calls responded to by the West Pend Oreille Fire District recently.

Feb. 4: non-injury accident, Peninsula Road, Priest River Feb. 5: medical assist, Harriet Street, Priest River Feb. 5: chimney fire (mutual aid), South Scott Street, Newport, WA Feb. 8: medical assist, Highway 2, Priest River Feb. 8: fire alarm, Shannon Lane, Priest River Feb. 8: non-injury accident, Highway 57, Priest River Feb. 8: power line down, Washington Street, Priest River

while living in the Southern California area. She later married the love of her life, Bob Erb, in Fullerton, Calif., Oct.14, 1959.

Bob was raising his three children, so with Caroline’s three children they lived together Erb as a family much like the Brady Bunch.

The family moved up to Paradise, Calif., in 1962.

There they raised their six kids on an apple orchard that Caroline managed while being a stay at home mom. When they

Editor’s note: The police reports, taken from dispatch logs provided to The Miner by law enforcement agencies, are not intended to be an exact report, but rather a comprehensive list of police calls in Pend Oreille and West Bonner counties. Dispatch also fields calls for the Kalispel Tribe property in Airway Heights.

Certain police calls are generally omitted because of space constraints. These include but aren’t limited to ambulance calls for illness, unfounded alarms, traffic stops, dogs at large, abandoned vehicles, 911 hang–ups and civil standbys.

All dispositions for the police reports are assumed to be active, assist or transfer at press time. The police reports are updated each weekday on The Miner Online.

Pend Oreille County

Monday, Feb. 4 ACCIDENT: Leclerc Road N., report that a vehicle slid off the road.

ANIMAL BITE: Buck Creek Road, report that a male subject was bit while out walking his dog.

d e at h n ot i ce Harley Vernon VandeVanter

ACCIDENT: Leclerc Road S., report that a vehicle ran into the guardrail.

Newport

Harley Vernon VandeVanter, 83, of Newport, passed away on Feb. 2, 2019. Sherman-Campbell Funeral and Cremation Services in Newport is in charge of arrangements.

DISTURBANCE: Driskill Road, report of multiple family members fighting.

ARREST: Kings Lake Road, Robert J. Suttles, 44, of Spokane was arrested on an out of county warrant.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – VERBAL: Deer Valley Road, report of possible verbal domestic violence.

DISTURBANCE: Buck Creek Road, report that the complainant’s brother is trying to break the door down.

Tuesday, Feb. 5 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: 1st Ave., report of a suspicious vehicle parked at this location.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, Cusick, report of a vehicle on its side.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE: Virginia Lane, Newport, report that a house owned by a bank may have people stealing things from it.

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TRAFFIC HAZARD: Scotia Road, repot of a utility trailer with truck in the eastbound lane. There are no lights and no one is around.

CHIMNEY FIRE: W. 5th St., report of flames and embers coming out of a chimney.

ARREST: Rocky Gorge Road, Douglas Reese Barnett, 35, of Newport was arrested on out of county warrants.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: 5th St., report of a blue and white Chevy Suburban sitting for 20 minutes with four people inside.

THEFT: W. 5th St., Newport, report of a cell phone stolen at an after school program around 5 p.m.

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Remington B. Lumpkin, 33, of Spokane was arrested on warrants.

Wednesday, Feb. 6 BOOK AND RELEASE: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Larry D. Moore, 57, of Newport was booked and released for driving without a commercial driver’s license.

HARASSMENT: W. Circle Drive, Newport, report that the complainant requests to speak to an officer about her ex harassing her.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE: W. Pine St., report of an officer out with two males in a blue and white shed.

DISTURBANCE: S. Union Ave., Newport, report that someone is banging and making a disturbance in front of the house.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: N. Spokane Ave., Newport, report that a vehicle has been parked on the street since last night.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: S. 2nd Ave., Ione, report that the complainant was walking around his residence and neighbor’s dog became aggressive and ran at him.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Gray Road, Newport, report of a box in the roadway.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Scotia Rod, Newport, report of two vehicles on the side of the roadway.

Thursday, Feb. 7 JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. 5th St.

mond Lake, report of a male subject possibly throwing knives at passing vehicles.

No services will be held at this time.

Her final wish was for her and Bob’s ashes to be scattered in the ocean going out to Catalina Island, a place they both enjoyed together.

Family would like to thank the Newport Hospital Long Term Care staff for the loving and caring support the last year of her life.

Sherman-Campbell Funeral and Cremation Services in Newport is in charge of arrangements.

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

arrested on local misdemeanor warrants.

ACCIDENT: Leclerc Road S. report that a vehicle hit a deer.

THEFT: Northshore Diamond Lake, report that a known subject took the complainant’s license plates.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: 1st Ave., report that the back window of a vehicle is broken.

The complainant is unsure if anything is missing.

ACCIDENT: Scotia Road, report that two vehicles were in an accident. No one was injured.

THREATENING: River Road, report of threats made by the complainant’s brother.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: S. Spokane Ave. STRUCTURE FIRE: Roberts Drive, report of a house fire.

ARREST: Christian J. Bedwell, 26, of Newport was arrested for second degree assault and resisting arrest.

DECEASED PERSON: Forgotten Trail, report of a deceased person.

DRIVING WHILE LICENSE IS SUSPENDED/REVOKED: E. 5th St. report that a deputy is out with a suspended driver.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Sullivan Lake Road, report of a large limb in the roadway.

ANIMAL CRUELTY: Southshore Diamond Lake, report of dogs tied up outside and there is no food or water for them.

ACCIDENT: LeClerc Road S., report that a vehicle hit a deer.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Horseshoe Lake Road, report that a vehicle has been parked at pullout for several hours.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Gray Road, report that a deputy is removing debris from the highway.

DRIVING WHILE LICENSE IS SUSPENDED/REVOKED: Hwy. 2 TRAFFIC HAZARD: Camden Road, report of an unoccupied vehicle fully blocking the lane of travel.

Sunday, Feb. 10

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Joyner Drive W., Cusick, report of a dog running down the road.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – PHYSICAL: Community Hall Road, report of a possible domestic violence physical.

ASSAULT: Valley View Drive, report that a known subject punched the complainant in the face.

Friday, Feb. 8

ASSAULT: Southshore Dia-

West Bonner County

Monday, Feb. 4 TRAFFIC STOP: Hwy. 2, Oldtown CITE AND RELEASE: Hwy. 57, Priest River, a 56-year-old Priest River man was cited and released for possession of a controlled substance and paraphernalia.

ARREST: Hwy. 57, Priest River, Shane Atterberry, 38, of Priest River was arrested for battery, DUI, and battery of two officers.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Hwy. 57, Priest River ARREST: High St., Priest River, Tina Collins, 47, of Priest River was arrested on Bonner County warrant.

Tuesday, Feb. 5

ARREST: S. Washington Ave., Tyler C. Turner, 46, of Newport, was arrested on local warrants.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Hwy. 2 report of two subjects sleeping in a vehicle.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: N. Newport Ave., report that known subjects are coming to the residence to cause issues.

Saturday, Feb. 9 ANIMAL PROBLEM: W. 7th St., report of horses running loose around town.

ATTEMPT-LOCATE: Pine Hill Road, report of an attempt to locate a wanted person.

ACCIDENT: LeClerc Road N., Cusick, report that a vehicle slid off the road and the airbag

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TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 2, report of a vehicle on the shoulder of the road. It is partially blocking the roadway.

ABANDONED VEHICLE: S. Newport Ave., Newport, report that the complainant is assisting code enforcement for an abandoned vehicle.

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Caroline is survived by children Lisa Gibson (Dan) of Reno, Nev., Cyndi Wylie (Les) of Priest River, Idaho, Bill Tremaine of Newport, Wash., Rob Erb of San Diego, Calif, Madelyne Carlson (Dan) of Paradise, Calif., and daughterin-law Kris Erb of Rogue River, Ore. She also has many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Bob, son Gary Erb, her parents and sister, Ellen.

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ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 20, report of a truck crossing the centerline and going into oncoming traffic.

Feb. 9: smoke report, Main Street, Priest River

retired, they enjoyed traveling the western United States in their camper before settling in Apache Junction, Ariz.

Caroline was an avid sewer and quilter, making quilts for her children, grandchildren, and baby quilts for many of her great-grandchildren.

Love for travel led her to live in California, Arizona, South Carolina and finally in Idaho and Washington to be near her family.

She was a member of the Happy Agers in Priest River, enjoyed the quilters group at the senior center and was a member

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: N. Washington Ave., report of an officer out with a subject behind the PUD. ARREST: Vista Drive, William P. Allen, 26, of Newport was

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE: Shady Pines Loop, Priest River ARREST: Spirit Lake Cutoff, Spirit Lake, Kodie Jose, 22, of Spirit Lake arrested on a felony warrant.

Wednesday, Feb. 6 HUNTING & FISHING VIOLATIONS: Railroad Ave., Blanchard

Thursday, Feb. 7 No reportable incidents

Friday, Feb. 8 NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 57, Priest River ACCIDENT, HIT AND RUN: Lakeshore Road, Priest Lake CITE AND RELEASE: Spirit Lake Cutoff, Priest River, a 45-year-old Spirit Lake man was cited and released for driving without privileges.

BURGLARY: Hwy. 2, Priest River

Saturday, Feb. 9 ARREST: S. State Ave., Oldtown, Jennifer A. Lamanna, 33, of Priest River, was arrested on a misdemeanor Bonner County warrant for probation violations.

ARREST: Horn Mountain Road, Priest River, Joshua Lyons, 26, of Coeur d’Alene was arrested for a misdemeanor warrant.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 2, Priest River

Sunday, Feb. 10 No reportable incidents

P u b l i c M ee t i n g s Wednesday, Feb. 13 Pend Oreille Cemetery No. 1: 8 a.m. - Newport Cemetery Pend Oreille Conservation District Board: 9:30 a.m. - Newport Post Office Building Pend Oreille County Noxious Weed Control Board: 2 p.m.

- Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Newport Sacheen Lake Sewer and Water District Board: 5 p.m. - Sacheen Fire Station, Highway 211 Bonner County Democrats: 6:308 p.m. - Panhandle Health, 322 Marion St., Sandpoint West Bonner Water and Sewer District: 6:30 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall Metaline Town Council: 7 p.m. -

Metaline Town Hall

Monday, Feb. 18 Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Newport City Council: 6 p.m. Newport City Hall 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. 19 Bonner County Commissioners: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building

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

Wednesday, Feb. 20 Pend Oreille Economic Development Council: 8:30 a.m. - Various Locations Diamond Lake Water and Sewer District Board: 10 a.m. - District Office Pend Oreille County Park Board: 2 p.m. - Cusick Community Center 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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$3000/ MONTH Approximate profit. The Spokane Spokesman-Review seeking Independent Contractor to deliver newspapers Newport to Cusick.

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201937 PUBLIC NOTICE S TAT E O F WA S H I N G T O N D E PA R T M E N T O F E C O L O G Y N O T I C E O F A P P L I C AT I O N T O A P P R O P R I AT E P U B L I C WAT E R S TAKE NOTICE: That Kevin G. and Catherine Bruski of Helena, MT on January 14, 2019 under Application No. S3-30836, filed for permit to appropriate public waters, subject to existing rights, from the Pend Oreille River, tributary to the Columbia River, in the amount of .033 cubic foot per second, each year, for continuous single domestic supply and seasonal irrigation of 0.25 acres. The source of the proposed appropriation is to be located in Lot 14 and N1/2 of Lot 13 in 1st Addition of Sunvale Acres, within the NW1/4NW1/4 of Section 33, T. 37N., R. 43 E.W.M., Pend Oreille County.

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STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY WATER RESOURCES PROGRAMERO PO BOX 47611 OLYMPIA WA 98504-7611 Published in The Newport Miner February 6 and 13, 2019.(2-2) _________________________ 201939 PUBLIC NOTICE S TAT E O F WA S H I N G T O N D E PA R T M E N T O F E C O L O G Y N O T I C E O F A P P L I C AT I O N T O A P P R O P R I AT E P U B L I C WAT E R S TAKE NOTICE: That Marla K. Kuk of Spokane, WA on January 14, 2019 under Application No. S3-30837, filed for permit to appropriate public waters, subject to existing rights, from the Pend Oreille River, tributary to the Columbia River, in the amount of .022 cubic foot per

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second, each year, for continuous single domestic supply and seasonal irrigation of 0.5 acre of lawn or garden. The source of the proposed appropriation is to be located in Lot 10 of Riverbend Estates within the SW1/4 of Section 5, T. 34N., R. 44 E.W.M., 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 13, 2019.

STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY WATER RESOURCES PROGRAMERO PO BOX 47611 OLYMPIA WA 98504-7611

201941 PUBLIC NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE OF A P P L I C AT I O N A N D A C T I O N Pend Oreille County did on January 31, 2019 receive a complete Shoreline Authorization Application, SEPA Environmental Checklist, and associated documents from Frank Caufield and did on February 1, 2019 issue a Determination of Completeness for placement of a dock on Diamond Lake. (FILE NO. SA-19-004), Location: 207 Woodland Dr.; Parcel# 443001579012 An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on December 20, 2018 and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal (WAC 197-11-355). 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, Annex Building, 418 South Scott Street, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Alexa Polasky, Community Development Planning Technician, (509) 447-6931, apolasky@pendoreille. org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than February 21, 2019.

Required Permits: Shoreline Authorization (Pend Oreille County), Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW) Dated: February 1, 2019

Published in The Newport Miner February 6 and 13, 2019.(2-2) _________________________ 201940 PUBLIC NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE OF A P P L I C AT I O N A N D A C T I O N Pend Oreille County did on January 29, 2019 receive a complete Shoreline Authorization Application, SEPA Environmental Checklist, and associated documents from Tim Ibbetson and did on February 1, 2019 issue a Determination of Completeness for placement of a dock on Pend Oreille River. (FILE NO. SA-19-003), Location: 394031 Highway 20; Parcel# 433609509003 An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on January 10, 2019 and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal (WAC 197-11-355). 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, Annex Building, 418 South Scott Street, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Alexa Polasky, Community Development Planning Technician, (509) 447-6931, apolasky@pendoreille. org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than February 21, 2019.

Required Permits: Shoreline Authorization (Pend Oreille County), Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW) Letter of Approval (Army Corps of Engineers) Dated: February 1, 2019 Published in The Newport Miner February 6 and 13, 2019.(2-2)

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

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Published in The Newport Miner February 6 and 13, 2019.(2-2) __________________________ 201944 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 19-4-00005-26 P R O B AT E N O T I C E T O CREDITORS ( R C W 11 . 4 0 . 0 3 0 Estate of ALVIN W. HOCHHALTER, Deceased.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE 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 non-probate assets.

Date of First Publication of this Notice: February 13, 2019 /s/ David S. Hochhalter David S. Hochhalter, Personal Representative ELTC Law Group PLLC Anthony Fry, Attorney PO Box 301 Newport, WA 99156 (509) 447-3242 Published in The Newport Miner February 13, 20 and 27, 2019.(3-3) ___________________________

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201945 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 19-4-00003-26 P R O B AT E N O T I C E T O CREDITORS ( R C W 11 . 4 0 . 0 3 0 ) Estate of MARK M. OKUSKO, Deceased.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE 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 non-probate assets.

Date of First Publication of this Notice: February 13, 2019 /s/Elanor Okusko Eleanor Okusko, Personal Representative ELTC Law Group PLLC Anthony Fry, Attorney PO Box 301 Newport, WA 99156 (509) 447-3242 Published in The Newport Miner February 13, 20 and 27, 2019.(3-3) __________________________ 201946 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 19-4-00004-26 P R O B AT E N O T I C E T O CREDITORS ( R C W 11 . 4 0 . 0 3 0 ) Estate of GRAYCE J. WALLACE, Deceased.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE 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 non-probate assets.

Date of First Publication of this Notice: February 13, 2019. /s/ Garry G Wallace Garry G. Wallace, Personal Representative ELTC Law Group PLLC Anthony Fry, Attorney PO Box 301 Newport, WA 99156 (509) 447-3242 Published in The Newport Miner February 13, 20 and 27, 2019.(3-3) _________________________ 201947 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 19-4-00006-26 P R O B AT E N O T I C E T O CREDITORS ( R C W 11 . 4 0 . 0 3 0 ) Estate of JULIUS ABRAMS, Deceased.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE 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 non-probate assets.

Date of First Publication of this Notice: February 13, 2019 /s/ Eddie Abrams Eddie A. Abrams, Personal Representative

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ELTC Law Group, PLLC Anthony Fry, Attorney PO Box 301 Newport, WA 99156 (509) 447-3242 Published in The Newport Miner February 13, 20 and 27, 2019.(3-3) __________________________ 201948 PUBLIC NOTICE Martin Hall Board 2019 Meeting Schedule Revisions There has been a change of dates to the following three months’ meetings, which are now scheduled for: February 21; March 21; and April 18.

Thereafter, meetings will resume on the regular schedule of 4th Thursday of each month.

PLACE: Martin Hall Juvenile Detention Facility, 201 Pine St., Medical Lake WA MEETING TIME: 10:00AM- Noon Published in The Newport Miner February 13 and 20, 2019.(3-2) ___________________________ 201949 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR SPOKANE COUNTY NO. 19-4-00206-32 NOTICE TO CREDITORS ( R C W 11 . 4 0 . 0 3 0 ) In the Matter of the Estate of: MARTHA L. GIFFORD, Deceased.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate.

Any person having a claim against the decedent that arose before the decedent’s death must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court.

The claim must be presented within the later of: (a) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (b) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim will be forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.020 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: February 13, 2019 Personal Representative: NANCY M. ASHBURN Attorney for Personal Representatives: MICHAEL BRESSON Address for Mailing or Service: Herman, Herman & Jolley, PS 12340 E. Valleyway Ave. Spokane Valley, WA 99216 Dated: February 7th, 2019.

Signed: /s/Michael J. Bresson MICHAEL J. BRESSON, WSBA #27376 Attorney for Estate Herman, Herman & Jolley, PS Mike Bresson 12340 E. Valleyway Ave. Spokane Valley, WA 99216 509-928-8310 Published in The Newport Miner February 13, 20 and 27, 2019.(3-3) __________________________ 201950 PUBLIC NOTICE DIAMOND LAKE SEWER & WAT E R D I S T R I C T WAT E R P L A N T C O N T R O L S Y S T E M U P D AT E , 2 0 1 9 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for the construction of the Water Plant Control System Update, 2019 will be received by the Diamond Lake Sewer & Water District, at the office of James A. Sewell & Associates, LLC at 600 West Fourth Street, Newport, Washington until 2:00 p.m. local time on March 15, 2019, at which time the Bids received will be publically opened and read. The Project consists of a new water plant control system at the District’s Water Treatment Plant located at 172 South Shore Diamond Lake Road, Newport, WA 99156.

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis, with additive alternate bid items as indicated in the Bid Form.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: James A. Sewell & Continued on 8B

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Idaho’s endowment lands productive MOSCOW – A new study reveals Idaho’s 2.4 million acres of endowment lands contributed $531.3 million in gross state product (GSP) in 2017, including $315.4 million in wages from 7,641 jobs, according to a news release from the University of Idaho and the Idaho Department of Lands.

Using an input-output model, the University of Idaho Policy Analysis Group study examined three sources of economic effects: effects generated by inputs (timber, forage, minerals, etc.) from endowment lands to various industries; spending of distributions by beneficiaries; and expenditures by Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) and the Endowment Fund Investment Board (EFIB) for land and financial asset management, respectively.

Distributions to endowment beneficiaries are made annually. In fiscal year 2017, distributions totaled $63.7 million, with $36.7 million going to public schools. In fiscal year 2020, the distributions will total $80.9 million with nearly $51.3 million going to public schools.

Timberlands, accounting for 41 percent of endowment lands, provided the largest share of contributions. The timber sales and harvests, forest products manufacturing, and land management expenditures contributed over 6,000 jobs and more than $440 million in GSP to Idaho’s economy, including $248.5 million in wages.

“Endowment timberlands provide about 20 percent of the state’s timber

supply. Timber sales from endowment lands netted almost $40.5 million in fiscal year 2017. These revenues go directly into the trust funds that benefit public schools and other state institutions,” said Dennis Becker, dean of the College of Natural Resources and one of the study’s authors.

Idaho owns approximately 2.4 million acres of endowment lands, managed as endowment trusts for the benefit of public schools and other beneficiary institutions. The Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners serves as the trustee for the nine endowment land trusts. Each trust consists of the land asset, managed

by IDL, as well as a Permanent Fund and an Earnings Reserve Fund managed by the EFIB. Endowment lands produce revenues for the beneficiaries in a variety of ways.

Almost 1 million acres of endowment lands are timberlands, managed for timber that supplies the forest products industry with raw material. Over 1.4 million acres of endowment lands are rangelands, managed for grazing forage that supplies the livestock industry.

Other endowment land uses include farming, residences, mineral and oil and gas exploration, communications sites and other commercial purposes.

The Policy Analysis Group was established by the Idaho Legislature in 1989 to provide objective analysis of the impacts of natural resource proposals.

It is located at the University of Idaho in the College of Natural Resources.

Emergency feeding is unneeded BOISE – When big snowstorms roll through Idaho, people often wonder about big game, and whether Idaho Fish and Game will start feeding deer, elk, pronghorn and other animals. The short answer is so far, this is a normal winter, and there’s no need for emergency winter feeding to help animals survive.

According to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, in mid February, Idaho’s snowpack was

ranging from 81 percent to 112 percent of average with the majority of drainages running between 85 and 95 percent.

Fish and Game has winter feeding advisory committees in each region of the state except the Panhandle (which has never had a winter feeding program). The regional advisory committees monitor weather conditions and keep a watchful eye on things such as snow depth, whether

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Any questions should be directed to Kevin Koesel, P.E. at kkoesel@ jasewell.com or 509-447-3626. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below.

Bidding Documents may also be examined at the District’s office and the following locations: AGC, Inland Northwest Chapter, E. 4935 Trent Ave., Spokane WA 99212, info@nwagc.org Idaho AGC, West Shoreline Drive, Ste. 100, Boise, ID 83702, idahoagc. org ABC, 1760 East Trent, Spokane WA 99202, ipcabc.org Spokane Regional Plan Center, 209 North Havana Street, Spokane WA 99202, plancenter.net Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office during the hours indicated above. Bidding Documents are available on compact disc (as portable document format (PDF) files) for a non-refundable charge of $__5.00__, including shipping via overnight express service. Alternatively, printed Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office either via in-person pick-up or via mail, upon Issuing Office’s receipt of payment for the Bidding Documents. The non-refundable cost of printed Bidding Documents is $_50.00_per set, payable to James A. Sewell & Associates, plus a non-refundable shipping charge. Upon Issuing Office’s receipt of payment, printed Bidding Documents will be sent via the prospective Bidder’s delivery method of choice; the shipping charge will

there’s crust on snow that hinders an animal’s ability to forage for food, extended periods of sub-zero temperatures, whether animals are congregating on private agriculture lands and causing problems, and other factors.

If these conditions start to occur due to winter weather, the committees convene and make recommendations to Fish and Game based on specific criteria whether to begin emergency feeding.

depend on the shipping method chosen. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the prospective Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office.

Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.

A pre-bid conference will not be held for this project. Contractors interested in visiting the site may contact the District Operator, Dave Odee at 509-671-6069 or 509-447-4660 for scheduling. Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

Owner: Diamond Lake Sewer & Water District By: Ray King Title: Commissioner Published in The Newport Miner Newspaper February 13 and 20, 2019.(3-2) __________________________ 201951 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF T H E S TAT E O F WA S H I N G T O N IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SPOKANE C ase N o . : 1 9 - 4 - 0 0 2 1 4 - 3 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re the Estate of: LINDA MATHIS, Deceased.

The person named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW

Miner photo|Sophia Aldous

Newport High School wrestling coach Adrian Bojorquez counsels wrestler Sam Smith after a match against Freeman at home last December.

Bojorquez: Started at Riverside From Page 2B

here in Newport,” Bojorquez says. “Really, this award was earned by all the people who support our program and our kids. We couldn’t have any success without that support.”

Bojorquez praises the Maws and Paws Booster Club, Newport Little Guys Wrestling, wrestlers’ parents and the Newport School District administration and staff for contributing to, “all the success and growth we have seen the last couple of years. I am hopeful for the future of our program and think we

will continue to grow and improve.”

Bojorquez started his coaching career at Riverside High School where he was an assistant coach for three years and was a volunteer in the program for five years. He currently works as a technical para pro specialist at the Pend Oreille River School.

“We couldn’t do anything without all the wrestlers that put their blood, sweat, and tears into practice, events and off-season work,” Bojorquez says.

“I want to thank them for making our program what it is today and what it will become.”

Dome: Weather affecting regionals From Page 2B

one another in the round for third and fourth. At 152-pounds, Warren Hamblen won fourth place. Nate Allen, At 160-pounds, Keelen Mitcham earned a fifth place spot. Chris Rivard won a sixth

place spot, making him an alternate at state.

At 170-pounds Ethan Warnsdorfer-Kramer earned a sixth place spot. He will also be an alternate going into state.

The decision to cancel all regionals, regardless whether or not some

school districts were effected by the weather, was so all wrestlers would be on equal footing entering Mat Classic.

The two-day event is scheduled to take place at the Tacoma Dome, which has been home to the state tournament for 29 years.

Rangers: Played Inchelium From Page 2B

Couch.

The Rangers played against Inchelium in the second round of the semifinals Tuesday, Feb. 12. The results for this game will appear in next week’s paper. It is the third time that the Rangers will have faced Inchelium this year. The Rangers lost by five the first

11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s Attorney at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced.

The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

Date of first publication: February 13, 2019 /s/ James Mathis JAMES MATHIS, Personal Representative /s/ Wm. Scott Hislop W M . S C O T T H I S L O P, W S B A #28368 MEGAN R. KAPAUN, WSBA #43967 Wolff, Hislop & Crockett, PLLC 12209 E. Mission Ave., Suite 5 Spokane Valley, WA 99206 Published in The Newport Miner February 13, 20 and 27, 2019.(3-3) __________________________ 201953 PUBLIC NOTICE S umma ry of O r d inance N o .

1 2 2 7 1 8 A , passe d on Decembe r 2 7 , 2 0 1 8 AN ORDINANCE of the Town of Cusick, Pend Oreille County, Washington, passing the 2019 budget as presented to council and published in the Newport Miner. Copies of the budget are available at Town Hall.

Pursuant to RCW 35.27.300, publication of the title of an ordinance

time they faced the Hornets and won by seven the second time.

If the Rangers win the game Tuesday against the Hornets, they will play Saturday, Feb. 16 at 5:15 p.m. in Deer Park. If they lose Tuesday, they will play Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

If they then win Wednesday, they will play for the championship Saturday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m.

constitutes publication of a summary of that ordinance. The full text of Ordinance No. 122718 is available for review at the Town, and a copy of such will be made available to any person upon request.

Dated this 11th day of February, 2019.

TOWN OF CUSICK, WASHINGTON Published in The Newport Miner February 13, 2019. (3) __________________________ 201952 PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF CUSICK, WA S H I N G T O N WAT E R R E V E N U E A N T I C I PAT I O N NOTE, 2019 Summary of Ordinance No. 021119A, passed on February 11, 2019 AN ORDINANCE of the Town of Cusick, Pend Oreille County, Washington, authorizing certain improvements to the Town’s water system; declaring the estimated cost of the project; authorizing the issuance of a water revenue anticipation note of the Town in the principal amount of not to exceed $290,000; to establish a line of credit to provide financing for the project; fixing the date, form, terms, maturity, covenants and interest rate for the note; and confirming the sale of the note to Rural Community Assistance Corporation.

Pursuant to RCW 35.27.300, publication of the title of an ordinance constitutes publication of a summary of that ordinance. The full text of Ordinance No. 021119A is available for review at the Town, and a copy of such will be mailed to any person upon request.

Dated this 11th day of February, 2019.

TOWN OF CUSICK, WASHINGTON Published in The Newport Miner February 13, 2019. (3)