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Chickenpox crops up again at Newport Neighboring West Bonner reports no outbreaks By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

NEWPORT – Two more cases of chickenpox, also known as varicella, were reported in the Newport School District (NSD) after the initial outbreak that began Jan. 27 and caused 25 students to be excluded from attendance. The exclusion is a period of 21 days. The two new cases were confirmed Saturday, Feb. 11. That makes three confirmed cases in the district so far. As of Friday, Feb. 3, 17 of the 25 children had returned to school and only eight were still on an exclusion basis. At that time NSD nurse Beth Anheier said that if no further cases of chickenpox See Chickenpox, 8A

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Fall in line, ladies Alp the Akbash leads a line of Romney and Romney-cross sheep back to the barn at Ramstead Ranch, located in north Pend Oreille County near Ione. The Akbash is a Turkish breed of livestock guardian dog. The ranch is preparing to host a free sheep shearing event open to the public Saturday, March 4. For more information, check out their Facebook page www.facebook.com/ RamsteadRanch.

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Proposed church camp draws opposition By Don Gronning Of The Miner

NEWPORT – Some neighbors are expressing concern about a church camp, proposed to be built on 80 acres off Telephone Road just south of Newport. The project by the Slavic Baptist Church in Spokane proposes building a 200-bed dormitory building and a kitchen/dining/chapel building for a recreational use open Bible camp, in the first phase of the project in the first year.

The project hopes to tie in to the Diamond Lake Water and Sewer District, according to the conditional use permit application. After construction, the camp would be used about four weeks a year, according to the application, with about 40 vehicle trips per day then. The project is going through the conditional use permit process, which has a public comment component. See Camp, 2A

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

NEWPORT – The three school districts in Pend Oreille County received a “Happy Valentine’s Day” from their respective communities when all three maintenance and operations levies passed Tuesday, Feb. 14 in a special election. Each levy passed

with more than a 50-percent majority. In Washington state, levies are required to have voter approval of 50-percent plus one in order to pass. These are the latest unofficial results for the special elections held in Newport, Cusick and Selkirk School See levies, 2A

Study of wolves’ effects on other wildlife underway

Mini plungers The annual Priest River Polar Plunge was held Saturday, Feb. 18, a fundraiser for the local Special Olympics team, organized by Michelle Schultz. It was cold. Ice and snow covered parts of the Pend Oreille River at the Bonner Park West, as brave souls rushed in – and out – of the frigid water.

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OLYMPIA -- The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the University of Washington (UW) have launched a collaborative study to determine how eight years of growth in the state’s wolf population is affecting other wildlife species. The study, scheduled to last at least five years, will assess the health of deer and elk herds in northeast Washington, where they support hunting and other recreational opportunities while providing prey for wolves and other predators. “The experience in other western states shows that wolves and other predators may affect the size and behavior of deer and elk herds,” said Eric Gardner, head of the WDFW Wildlife Program.

“We want to take a closer look at the situation here in Washington State as our own wolf population continues to grow.” Researchers will also examine the response to wolves by other predators, especially cougars, said Gardner, noting that the study will dovetail with an ongoing research project on moose in northeast Washington. As of June 2016, WDFW had confirmed the presence of 19 wolf packs and at least 90 wolves in Washington State – up from a single pack with five wolves in 2008. Most of the growth in the state’s wolf population has occurred in northSee Wolves, 2A

B r i e f ly Seventh District legislators host telephone town hall Feb. 23 OLYMPIA - Sen. Shelly Short, R-Addy, and Reps. Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda, and Jacquelin Maycumber, RRepublic, will host a telephone town hall meeting for 7th District constituents Thursday, Feb. 23. The community conversation, which is similar to a call-in radio format, will begin at 6 p.m. and last an hour. The lawmakers will take questions and provide their perspectives on the 2017 legislative session. To participate, constituents can call (509) 724-2970 at 6 p.m. Once connected, listen in and press * (star) on the telephone keypad to ask questions. Participants can take part in answering poll questions,

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listen to their neighbors and leave a message for lawmakers. The 2017 legislative session began Jan. 9 and will continue until April 23.

March 31 deadline for One Act Play Festival entries NEWPORT – Playwrights should take note: the deadline for entry for the Pend Oreille Players Association’s One Act Play Festival is Friday, March 31, 11 p.m. The festival is an annual event that takes place July 14 and 15. Plays must be no more than 20 minutes in length. Due to stage limitations, small casts (1-6) and simple sets are required. Plays must be family friendly, no strong language. 5B-8B

A playwright may submit multiple plays. Submissions may be paper or electronic. For paper submissions, submit three copies of the manuscript with no author identification. Submit one cover page with complete author identification and bio: Name, address with zip code; phone number with area code; email, fax, and title of the play. Enclose a check for $6 entry fee for each play submitted, made payable to POPA. Mail to Pend Oreille Players Assoc. OAPF 236 S. Union Newport, WA 99156. Electronic submissions can be emailed as an attachment to mail@pendoreilleplayers.org. Author identification and bio should be a separate attachment. Pay $9 entry and printing fee using the TICKETS button at the top of the website page at www.pendoreilleplayers.org/ one-act-play-festival-entry.

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Comments have been mostly against the church project. “I do not want the development to go through at all,” wrote Deborah Stiles, who owns 30 acres adjacent to the property along with her mother and brother. In her hand written letter, Stiles wrote that she did not want a recreational facility of any size, public or private, located there, “especially as described in the permit application, to be used by a hundred to two hundred persons at any given time.” A number of the comments came in the form of a form letter, noting concerns about water supply, sewage, traffic and a lack of attention to detail in the conditional use application. “We enjoy our quiet rural neighborhood and want to see that preserved,” the letters state in the final paragraph.

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“We do not believe bringing hundreds of people, throughout the year, that will not have a vested interest in maintaining the health and wellbeing of our neighborhood, should be approved.” One letter supporting the application came from Ben and Briann Dahlin. “Our property borders the SE corner of this parcel,” they wrote. “We would be glad to see this Bible Camp happen. Looks like a blessing for this church and a positive thing for the community.” Public comments were closed Feb. 9. Pend Oreille County planning consultant Gregg Dohrn says it looks like the applicant will be asked for additional information about the project. “Based on a review of the plan and comments, the county will ask for additional information,” Dohrn said. When the

county gets that, a determination will made about the environmental impact, he said. Dohrn says it looks like some sort of mitigation will be likely to offset environmental impacts. Once that determination is made, the project goes back out for comment from public agencies, as well as the general public. That lasts a couple weeks, Dohrn says. After that, it will be an administrative decision made by the newly hired Community Development Director, Greg Snow. The project is in its preliminary stages. The land hasn’t been purchased yet, but the landowner, Gary Chantry of Usk, has given authorization for the church to seek the conditional use permit. Aleksander Kutsar signed the conditional use permit

application. Contacted by The Miner Tuesday, Kutsar says the church has been around in the Spokane area about 20 years. He said is serves Slavic people. The church services are conducted in Russian, although he says there are few Russian members. Most members come from post Soviet areas, including Ukraine and Kurdistan. Kutsar says he is aware of some of the comments submitted and will take them into account. “We’ll see how it goes,” he said. “We don’t want to push too hard if the neighbors are against it.” Kutsar says it is a matter of balancing the rights of the church with the rights of the neighbors. He says he is waiting to see what additional information is required.

Levies: Superintendents thankful to voters for approval From Page 1A

Districts. The election will be certified Feb. 24. All three school districts have stressed that supplemental levy dollars help to support unfunded state programs like student extra-curricular activities or enhance current district operations and support expenditures like school resource officers, school nurses and facility projects. Newport School District’s three-year levy passed with 66.41 percent of voters, or 1,451 votes, in favor of the measure, and 33.59 percent, or 734 voters, voting against it. There were a total of 2,185 votes. The levy will take effect in 2017 and end in 2020. According to the Newport School District, the total levy amount for the first year is $1,734,445, followed by $1,760,445 for the second year and $1,786,945 in the last year. The estimated levy rate for the 2017-2020 supplemental levy is $2.09 per $1,000 of assessed value. Newport School District Superintendent Dave Smith expressed thankfulness for what he referred to as “a group effort from the community” in order for the levy to pass.

“Knowing that you are gong to have that money budgeted for the next three years and not entertain the notion of what programs or staff to possibly cut is like night and day,” Smith said. With the passing of the levy the district will be able to retain staff such as guidance counselors, a school resource officer, and counselors in the Highly Capable program. The district will also be able to implement infrastructure upgrades approved in its Strategic Plan, such as improving outdoor lighting at the high school and other sites, improving door locks and entryways, and increasing security cameras at school sites, to name a few. “We can move forward now,” said Smith. “We appreciate the support our schools have received.” Cusick School District ran a three-year $393,000 per year levy, with an estimated collection rate of $1.20 per $1,000 of assessed property value. The levy passed with an approval rating of 65.5 percent, or 417 votes. Those opposed to the levy came in at 34.43 percent, or 219 votes. A total of 636 votes were cast. “The positive outcome of our levy is a testament to and a result of the collective hard work

by many parents and community members,” said Cusick Superintendent Don Hawpe in an email to The Miner. “Our levy committee is second to none. Additionally, it is a reflection of the confidence the Panther Community has in the Board of Directors and all the outstanding work our staff does for the children of the district.” Currently, local levy resources help provide funding in CSD areas such as transportation, food service, the district’s traffic safety program for teens, technology, building maintenance/ utilities, vocational programs, and extra-curricular activities, including athletics. “This replacement levy allows us to maintain these existing programs, while looking at the possibility of providing more variety in career and technical Education and STEM offerings within our current staffing levels,” said Hawpe. Selkirk School District also saw a majority support for its three-year $583,000 levy with an estimated levy rate of $2.05 per $1,000 of assessed value. Election results showed 63.84 percent, or 422 votes in favor of the measure and 36.16 percent, or 239 votes, against it. There were a total of 661 votes.

‘As always, the According to Selkirk School District Superargument in intendent Nancy Lotze, the mood up north “was Olympia is what one of relief and gratefulness. We would like to constitutes basic thank the communities education.’ of Metaline, Metaline Falls, and Ione for their recent support on the Nancy Lotze maintenance and opera- Selkirk School District tions levy,” added Lotze. Superintendent Lotze said the district operates on about a $4 in the legislature right million budget with apnow would still require proximately 80 percent a levy for non-basic eduspent on staffing, so cation items including the loss of $600,000, athletics, extra technol“would have been devas- ogy or food service, but tating had the levy not reportedly would allow passed.” a large reduction from Lotze said that only the current levy.” about 20 percent of the She added that she budget is discretionhopes that the legisary, but that includes lature is able to miti$45,000 in electricity, gate the shortcomings $54,000 in insurance, identified in McCleary and other expenses the vs. State of Washington, district has little control the 2012 state Supreme over. Court decision that “We appreciate the ruled the state must community’s vote of amply fund public educonfidence and support cation “for all students for our students,” Lotze residing within its borsaid. She added that the ders, without distinction district hopes the Wash- or preference.” ington State Legislature “My hope is that they addresses the funding fund education at a level shortages in education that allows for equity in during the current seseducational programs in sion, which would make all Washington public this the district’s last schools,” Lotze said. levy required to support “Right now, that divide basic education needs. is widening and it is dif“As always, the arguficult to insure that our ment in Olympia is what students have the same constitutes basic educaopportunities for a qualtion,” Lotze said. “Most ity educational program of the solutions proposed as west side districts.”

Wolves: University of Washington students to join researchers From Page 1A

eastern Washington, where the new study is now underway. In January, WDFW research scientists and field biologists began capturing deer, elk, and cougars and fitting them with radio-collars to monitor their movements. Capture techniques include trapping animals using bait, steering them into nets, and darting them from helicopters with immobilization drugs.

The goal is to keep 65 white-tailed deer, 50 elk, and 10 cougars collared in one study area that includes areas of Ferry, Stevens and Pend Oreille counties, said John Pierce, chief scientist for the WDFW Wildlife Program. In addition, researchers plan to collar 100 mule deer and 10 cougars in a second area in Okanogan County. Some wolves are already radio-collared in those areas, but researchers want to maintain

collars on at least two wolves in each pack within the study areas, Pierce said. Pierce asks that hunters who take a collared deer or elk contact the department, so researchers can recover the collar. UW students will join WDFW research scientists and field biologists to monitor radio-collared animals and track their movements, distribution, habitat use, diet, productivity and survival. Cougars will be monitored

to learn about changes in social behavior, prey selection and predation rates in areas where wolves also occur. “This study concentrates on multiple-use lands used by people for activities such as logging, livestock ranching and hunting,” Pierce said. “In that way it differs from most other studies on the impact of wolves, which tend to be conducted in national parks and other protected areas.” Pierce said the prin-

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CUSICK – The Tundra Swan Festival will take place Saturday, March 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Camas Center for Community Wellness, 1821 N. LeClerc Road, on the Kalispel Reservation. The event includes a bus ride to Calispel Lake to see the birds, lunch, and two talks. Tickets are a $20 suggested donation. Call the Pend Oreille River Tourism Alliance at 844-767-8287 or visit www.porta.us for reservations.

NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille County Public Works Department has released a notice of change in road restrictions effective Wednesday, Feb. 22. All Pend Oreille County roads will go to Stage 3 with the exception of LeClerc Rd. North from milepost 0.00 to milepost 16.07 (Usk Bridge to LeClerc Creek Rd.) will remain Stage 2 until Monday, Feb. 27. At Stage 3 load restrictions on tires cannot exceed certain gross loads based on certain tire widths. Speed limit is 30 miles per hour or less as posted and hauling is allowed from 12 a.m. to 9 .m. only. These road restrictions do affect the average motorist and are instead directed at long haul trucking. The county was previously on Stage 2 load restrictions. In Stage 2 restrictions, loads cannot exceed maximum loads of 100-percent of licensed gross vehicle weight. For more information, call 509-447-4513 or email publicworks4u@ pendoreille.org.

Join Q&A on beekeeping this Saturday PRIEST RIVER – The Live and Learn program will host a Question and Answer forum on bee keeping by Joe and Marilyn Geiger of the West Plains Bee Keepers Association at the Priest River Library, Saturday, Feb. 25, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. This is an opportunity to bring any and all questions about the art of bee keeping. Light refreshments will be served. No registration is required. On Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 5 p.m. Ana Funderburk will teach a session in clay tile artwork. Funderburk currently has examples of her work on display at the Priest River Library. She will be leading students in the next phase of clay building projects. Sign up at the library front desk or call 4482207 ext. 103 to ensure there are adequate supplies. Follow library programs and events online at westbonner.lili.org or facebook.com/WestBonnerLibraries.

Corrections Newport School District Superintendent Dave Smith was inadvertently omitted from the list of Greater Newport Area Chamber of Commerce board members that was in a news brief (“Newport chamber elects officers”) last week. We regret any confusion this caused. Gail Cory-Betz is not a founder of Indivisible Pend Oreille County, as was reported in last week’s paper (“Indivisible meeting Feb. 21”). She sent the email message about the meeting to The Miner, but is not one of the organizers. We regret any confusion this caused.

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CUSICK – The attorney the Town of Cusick uses hadn’t been available to complete the legal easement for the Water Treatment Plant, Charlotte Yergens, town clerk-treasurer reported at a Jan. 9 Cusick council meeting. She said she wanted to contract with another attorney to get the project completed. Yergens also said she needed a quote from Sewell Engineering for a pole building to be constructed near the Water Treatment Plant. Council member Bernice Smith moved that the council authorize a single contract with an attorney for legal services for the easement and to obtain a quote for a drawing for a pole building. The council approved the request unanimously and with no discussion, according to the council minutes of the meeting. Yergens reported that the library has some stress cracks and the doors are tight from the weather. The council voted to use the county’s sanding service for less than $200, as Cusick Mayor Chris Evers requested. Evers also requested she be allowed to pay her personal water bill at the end of the month. The council unanimously agreed. The council is also developing a Council Code of Conduct document. Evers presented a draft and Yergens recommended including the council eligibility criteria in the document. The council agreed. Dustin Ridgley, water and wastewater operator, reported that the chlorine system froze, but that he was able to turn off

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hickenpox was once a right of passage when most of us were growing up. Knowing that the disease is much easier on children than on adults, some parents would purposefully expose their kids to chickenpox to get it over with. That’s not the case anymore. There’s a vaccine for chickenpox that can now prevent our children from going through the excruciating itching, the nearly-impossible to resist impulse to scratch at scabs, and remaining scars. Newport School District is in the midst of a chicken pox outbreak. While only three cases of chickenpox are confirmed, 31 students missed out on school days – some for the entire 21-day exclusion period. And there was potential for many more to miss school or become infected. Nearly 40 percent of the students in Newport School District are not immunized against chickenpox or don’t have exemptions on file. A total of 196 have exemptions on file, while 240 are out of compliance. Chickenpox isn’t the only preventable disease making the rounds this winter. Spokane is in the midst of a mumps outbreak. Mumps is a childhood disease best known for the puffy cheeks and swollen jaw that it causes, a result of swollen salivary glands. There is a vaccine for mumps. The MMR vaccine helps prevent mumps, measles and rubella, and is 88 percent effective when a person gets two doses, and 78 percent effective at a single dose. Mumps is not fun. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, loss of appetite, and the above mention swollen and tender salivary glands. There can also be complications, including meningitis – the inflammation of the tissue covering the brain and spinal cord – inflammation of the testicles or ovaries, inflammation of the brain, and even deafness. It seems odd – ridiculous even – that children aren’t immunized against these very preventable diseases. The medical field and Center for Disease Control advocate for immunizations every chance they get. There are cases – though rare – where immunizations aren’t appropriate. Some children have other health conditions that make immunizations dangerous. And there are religious reasons families choose to not immunize. But the vast majority of us have an obligation to our children, and other people’s children, to protect them from every disease possible. Remember, because of immunizations, we no longer need to worry about smallpox. Polio is on its way to being the next eradicated disease. Let’s try to set the same goal for chickenpox, mumps and every other disease that us older folks had to endure as kids. -MCN

Couch potato protocol: First step to fitness There are as many trends to physical fitness as there are to pop music these days and with a revolving door of diets, exercises, gadgets, supplements and other accoutrement, all peddled by well-meaning bloggers, vloggers, Youtube personalities, Instagrammers, and the like. It is no wonder that most of us feel overwhelmed and fall back on the familiar and oh-so-tasty rut of nights in front of the television or Facebook altar with a bag of salt and vinegar potato chips (pick your delicious S o p h i E ’ s poison). C HOI C E Most of us go about our daily routine until sickness or some kind of Sophia ill health gives us a sound wake-up aldous call that we need to make a lifestyle change. If we’re lucky said “Heads up!” isn’t severe enough to prevent us from a second chance. After breaking up over a decade of cardiovascular neglect and culinary indulgence with periodic bouts of exercise, I figure my chance is now. Though I personally think my job is amazing and it has brought me in contact with so many different kinds of people, and provided a plethora of rich experiences, I sit on my butt, a lot. Whether it’s typing a story, driving to an interview, sitting with an interviewee, there’s a lot of keister meets cushion. We all know through basic P.E. that exercise and eating lots of green stuffs (no, not lime Jello shots) is good for you and a habit to foster. Yeah, yeah, I’ll get around to that tomorrow. At least, that has been my mantra. Then last year, I read an article in Forbes magazine that basically declared a sedentary lifestyle was just as unhealthy for a person as smoking. I gulped around the mouthful of Rocky Road ice cream that was my dinner that evening and conSee Sophia, 5A

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yo u r o p i n i o n Lack of tolerance on display To the editor, The Southern Law Poverty Center is tracking 892 hate groups in the USA. Their map shows several hate groups in our area. The nearest is in Colville and has the classification of Christian Identity. Look them up and you will find some interesting beliefs and of course no tolerance for non-white people or people who follow other religions. Our country gives citizens the right to their beliefs or even a lack of belief in what is often called the almighty. The concept of God has many meanings for many people. Some religions or sects of religion believe that their notion of God is the only true religion and don’t tolerate other beliefs. That’s not a problem until hate is practiced against the false or non-believers. A couple of the letters in The Miner last week showed little tolerance for people who follow opposite political beliefs. Actions should count more than words, but what kind of actions would you accept from the other side? Any form of hate or violence should be out of the question. Many people believe that our response to terrorism should be our own form of terrorism. The person with the biggest stick or bomb wins in a mightmakes-right political view. The President recently said in an interview: “We’ve got a lot of killers. What do you think – our country’s so innocent?” in response to a question about

Russia’s president. The President is right that hate groups are active in America. Much of the hate is being driven by extreme religious beliefs. Zealots are seeking some sort of heavenly reward for their hate or even violent opposition of other people and their beliefs. That’s what I am hearing when letters link Muslim terrorists and Mexicans who don’t have legal status to Democrats or liberal political opinions. -Pete Scobby Newport

Support LPOSD levy To the editor, Wake up and vote – the redoubters are. They are taking our community and we won’t even know it until it’s done. They are getting on city councils, school boards, county commissions and state legislative seats. Their efforts are directed at stopping school levies, stopping wilderness and national forest protection, and generally throwing doubt on science and facts. How do they do all this? They organize and vote. So if we want to see our community continue to be what it was when we came here or grew up here, we need to vote. If we want to continue to have a great school system that is one of the reasons businesses locate here, we need to vote. You can bet they are going to be voting against our current way of life. Vote Yes on the Lake Pend Oreille School District on March 14. -Daniel J. Logan Sandpoint

r e ad e r ’ s p o l l Visit The Miner Online to answer our readers’ poll question through Monday afternoon. Find it on the right-hand side of the page at www.PendOreilleRiverValley.com. The results will be printed next week on this page. You need not be a subscriber to participate. If you have any ideas for future readers’ poll questions, submit them at minernews@povn.com.

The Inland Northwest is experiencing an outbreak of mumps, a disease that was nearly unheard of not too long ago. Newport is experiencing a “rash” of chickenpox, a disease that can now be vaccinated against. The reason for the outbreaks can be linked to a lack of vaccinations in school children. Do you think vaccinations should be mandatory for children attending school? Yes, but only public schools. Private schools aren’t subject to the same laws. No. It should be up to parents if their children are vaccinated. Yes, all school children, regardless of what kind of school it is, should be required to get vaccinated.

‘Choices’ a play worth seeing To the editor, I’ve worked in Broadway Theatre, Off-Broadway theatre, summer stock, and Los Angeles films in various capacities but last night, Opening Night at our Community Theatre in Newport, I was transported. They had a new play by an unknown author, Brad Field, titled “Choices.” It was one of the best nights I have spent in theatre. Let me tell you: (1) the actors were phenomenal, they got it, (2) the scenery was professionally designed and executed, (3) the direction and staging were more than excellent. The play kept moving, never a dull moment all educed to keep the audience involved in the story, which demanded to be told, and it was throughout every moment. I was told after that it was a communal (theatre) effort that included the author, the actors and all involved in the staging. The new direction of the theatre in producing a workshop for authors et al was tremendously successful. Congrats to one and all and if you don’t go to see it you will be cheating yourselves. -Ruth Wagner Oldtown

Letter writer cherry picks facts To the editor, With the advent of cable news, talk radio and clickbait fake news websites, “news” has changed. Halftruths, assumptions, cherry-picked facts and outright lies are now

portrayed as fact. The recent letter (‘Give President Trump a chance,’ Miner Feb.16) in your Opinions section by a Mr. Miller (which also had a dig to uppity women which I won’t address here), used a half-truth: “9th Circuit Court of Appeals … will be able to use their 80 percent overturn rate.” Then, the assumption: “which is a joke in the legal world.” Bad, bad and Un-American. Not quite true, though. Using the actual source of this claim, a different conclusion can be drawn. According to Roy E. Hofer, Landslide Vol. 2, Num. 3, 2010, as published by the American Bar Association: In the last 10 years, the 9th Circuit tried 114,119 cases. The Supreme Court accepted 175 cases for appeal. 107 were vacated, 33 were reversed and 35 affirmed, hence the cherry-picked 80 percent number. That does sound bad, doesn’t it? The average overturn rate for all Circuit Court cases appealed to the Supreme Court is 70 percent. In reality, not an “alternative reality,” when you do the math, the 9th Circuit was overturned .0012 percent of the time. They must be doing something right, even I screw up more than that. Sadly, in America, “alternative facts” are accepted and defended by the gullible and agenda driven members of the public. Don’t get dumbed down. Look it up, learn to research, it’s fun. P.S. “Logical Fallacies”, look it up. -Joe Sherman Cusick

r e ad e r ’ s p o l l r e s u lt s Do you think the federal government should prohibit states from allowing marijuana sales? Yes, the federal government should enforce all the laws, including the federal prohibition against marijuana.

No, if states rights means anything, it means states can decide if they want to allow marijuana sales.

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Thriving state marijuana market gets potful of legislative attention By Tim Gruver WNPA Olympia News Bureau

OLYMPIA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A number of bills in the Washington Legislature could change the way people buy, sell, and grow marijuana. The bills received hearings last week in the House Committee on Commerce and Gaming with a wide range of proposals and opinions. Marijuana became a legal commodity in the state on July 8, 2014, one of only two states at that time to legalize the plant for public use. Since then, a handful of other states have also legalized marijuana. It remains an illegal substance within the federal legal framework.

Bringing marijuana to your door You could be buying marijuana in your pajamas thanks to a new bill that would allow delivery services straight to your door. HB 1712 allows licensed marijuana retailers to fulfill orders by phone or online for users age 21 and up. Current law allows marijuana purchases only at brick-and-mortar stores. An opponent said such purchases would compromise customer and employee safety by encouraging transactions in insecure locations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So what this bill does is take away the walls, it takes away the witnesses, it takes away the cameras and the security protocols and any sort of alarms,â&#x20AC;? said John Kingsbury, a member of medical-marijuana advocacy group Patients United. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have to think that the first kid that gets stabbed, or shot, or beaten, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to feel a little bit responsible for that. If this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a recipe for disaster, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what is.â&#x20AC;? Bill sponsor Rep. David Sawyer, D-Tacoma, believes the measureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s risk to users is minimal and that increasing access to marijuana is critical to undermining black-market distributors. Sawyer said the state Liquor and Cannabis Board would have to figure out how much one driver can carry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our whole goal is that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re taking down the black market, the cartels, and that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re running a

safe, legal market. We want to compete on convenience and a fair price point.â&#x20AC;?

Licensing homegrown pot Medical marijuana patients looking to grow a cannabis crop at home may receive some help: HB 2021 licenses adult medical marijuana users to grow and possess unlimited marijuana seeds at their residence. Current law enables medical marijuana patients listed in the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medical marijuana authorization database to buy and possess up to six marijuana plants and eight ounces of marijuana produced from those plants. Patients not in the database may grow up to four marijuana plants and possess up to six ounces. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This bill closes a gap and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important that we close this gap, because there are folks who qualify to have marijuana plants, but they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have access to them,â&#x20AC;? said Rep. Jessyn Farrell, D-Seattle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This bill is very important because there are a lot of people out there who can no longer get plants because dispensaries closed that used to sell clones and seeds,â&#x20AC;? medical marijuana patient Laurie Jackson told a House committee. Kirk Ludden, a lobbyist for the marijuana advocacy group Viper PAC, noted the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initial efforts to legalize cannabis did not adequately guarantee medical marijuana patients like himself access to seeds or plant clones, which helps users save money. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a mishap that it was left out that patients could not even find a place to get their seeds and clones,â&#x20AC;? Ludden said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many people are not experienced growers and can very easily have that male plant seed for the entire crop. You could have 100 seeds and now youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a felon.â&#x20AC;? Viper PAC director John Novak stated the bill benefits medical marijuana growers disgruntled with the retail industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s red tape. Medical marijuana patients licensed to distribute must also register with the marijuana traceability system and file daily reports related to the production,

transportation and sale of marijuana. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a licensee, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like the idea of having to go into a retail shop and not know whether I was put into the registry, the traceability system, or what,â&#x20AC;? Novak said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re much better off going straight to the growers than the middle man at the retail level.â&#x20AC;?

Protecting hemp growers The word cannabis brings to mind images of burning joints or smoldering bongs, but the plant has just as much to do with hemp products as it does with marijuana. Industrial hemp is found in thousands of household products, including paper, textiles and health foods. Under the federal Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 1970, marijuana is classified as a schedule one substance, or a drug with a high risk of abuse with no accepted medical use. HB 2064 removes industrial hemp from the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schedule of controlled substances. Federal law defines marijuana as a cannabis strain containing 0.3 percent or more of the psychoactive chemical component THC. Industrial hemp, which is unrelated to drug usage, contains less than 0.3 percent of THC. In 2016, Washington created an industrial hemp research program under the Department of Agriculture to study the growth, cultivation and marketing of industrial hemp. At least 30 states have industrial hemp research programs, studies or commercial programs. The billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sponsor, Rep. Matt Shea, R-Spokane, spoke about the importance of removing hemp from the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drug schedule to better combat future federal suits against hemp farmers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The whole reason that Washington had to adopt a separate controlled substances act was because Washington state has separate jurisdiction from the federal government on this issue,â&#x20AC;? Shea said. This bill intends to â&#x20AC;&#x153;make it very clear that Washington, right now, is removing hemp from the scheduling act, so it gives us better legal grounds to defend against any sort

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tinued reading past the blaring headline. According to the latest research, sitting can be as bad for your health as smoking. Spending hours sitting at a desk each day can lead to cancer, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes, and, much like smoking, the effects are not reversible through exercise or other healthy habits. Honestly, slow suicide by Haagen Dazs and gourmet cheeses doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sound too horrible to me.

However, the side effects do. My grandfather passed away from complications related to diabetes, spending the last remaining years of his life in a nursing home blind, with amputated legs, and dementia. If I have anything to say about it, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a familial occurrence I would like to not repeat. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just apprehension thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pushed me to lace up my sneakers for something other than a quick walk around the block during a break. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also the idea that

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still relatively young enough to discover what my body can do when I take care of it and use it to the best of my ability, and that I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the challenge of disease or injury to overcome, just my own idleness when it comes to raising my heart rate. With that in mind, I hope you will check back in to read more transcripts as I make the transition from desk jockey to a more definitive example of Newtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Law of Motion (the moving part. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got the resting part down pat, thanks).

Early childhood learning hearing set By Clark Corbin Idaho Education News

of federal intrusion later to prosecute people growing hemp here,â&#x20AC;? he added. Marijuana activist John Worthington urged the Legislature to remove all varieties of cannabis from the state drug schedule. Ending cannabisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s status as a controlled substance, Worthington argued, would curb the federal governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to seize imports under the federal Interstate Commerce Clause should newly installed U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions decide to further challenge state cannabis laws. Bailey Hershberg of the state marijuana advocacy group NORML PAC believes encouraging hemp farming in the state could have a positive environmental impact through crop rotation. HB 1712, 2021 and HB 2064 were all passed out of committee by a majority vote and await further deliberation by the House Rules and House Appropriations committees this week. (This story is part of a series of news reports from the Washington State Legislature provided through a reporting internship sponsored by the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation. Reach reporter Tim Gruver at timgruver92@gmail.com)

BOISE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A bipartisan group of Idaho educators and politicians will discuss the benefits of early childhood learning and a preschool education on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at the Statehouse. But unlike more traditional legislative hearings, Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hearings will be informational-only because pre-K supporters have been unable to introduce a bill this year. The group of 18 speakers is scheduled to conduct two hearings. At 9 a.m. the group will speak to the House Education Committee. Then, at 3 p.m., the group will make its case to the Senate Education Committee. Boise Democratic Rep. Hy Kloc, Idaho Business for Education President/CEO Rod Gramer and Idaho Association for the Education of Young People Executive Director Beth Oppenheimer organized the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope to give our best reasoning for why preschool is such an important aspect for education,â&#x20AC;? Kloc said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My thinking has always been if you want to improve reading scores in third grade or even kindergarten, you have to get to them before they enter kindergarten.â&#x20AC;? Speakers scheduled to participate include Lt. Gov. Brad Little, Caldwell Superintendent Shalene French, Boise Superintendent Don Coberly, Basin Superintendent John McFarlane, Sen. Steven Thayn, R-Emmett, and retired Third District Judge Gregory Culet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The purpose of the hearing is to allow our legislators to hear from a variety of different voices and perspectives on the importance of investing in early learning,â&#x20AC;? Oppenheimer wrote in an email to Idaho Education News. Since winning a seat in the Legislature in 2012, Kloc has worked unsuccessfully to create a state pre-K program. In attempts to gain support, he has crossed the aisle to work with Rep. Christy Perry, R-Nampa, and Rep. Patrick McDonald, R-Boise. But opponents have resisted, arguing the state needs to fix its existing K-12 public education system before adding preschool. Other reluctant lawmakers have also pointed out that recommendations Gov. Butch Otterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Task Force for Improving Education issued in 2013 did not call for offering state-run pre-K. Still others believe the role of educating the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youngest children is best handled at home. Even though his efforts have been blocked, Kloc is pledging to fight for preschool education as long as he holds a legislative seat. He said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taken inspiration from former Gov. Cecil Andrus, who had to push for years to launch a voluntary, half-day kindergarten program in Idaho. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I started researching preschool back in 2012, we were one of 11 states not offering preschool. We are now one of four states not offering preschool,â&#x20AC;? Kloc said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I learned a long time ago in these hallowed halls that this is not a sprint. This is a marathon.â&#x20AC;? Kloc encouraged anyone who would like more information about early childhood learning to attend one of the hearings, or to send him an email.

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A packed house awaited performers. Out of the Woods Family Theater is a program of the Blanchard Community Arts Program through Blanchard Area Seniors InCorporated (BASIC).

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Spirits and food raise more than $11,000 for hospital foundation MickDuff’s, Vehrs win hospital foundation’s pairing contest PRIEST RIVER – Newport Hospital and Health Services Foundation hosted the fourth annual Iron Sommelier and Brewmaster Event Satur-

day, Feb. 18, at the Priest River Event Center. The event raised more than $11,400 for the Newport Hospital and Health Services Founda-

tion. Guests voted on wine or microbrew flights paired with six gourmet “small bite” courses prepared by veteran Iron Sommelier

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METALINE FALLS - The Cutter Theatre welcomes the Sara Brown Band to

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Ione seeks planning grant to fix water system By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

IONE – Cannabis, changes to the key policy and grant matters were the focus on the Ione Town Council meeting Feb. 1. Pend Oreille County Commissioner Steve Kiss shared county news with the council, reporting that HiTest Sand Inc. has decided to locate their proposed smelter in Addy instead of Usk. The Pend Oreille Public Utilities District (PUD) and Pend Oreille Newsprint continue negotiations on the electric rates, he said, and the county may look into a two-year extension for the Growth Management Act (GMA) update requirements. Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim was present and discussed the incident report. Ione had 11 calls, down from 17 in December last year, he said. Council member John Redinger discussed the grant closeout documents with Century West Engineering Aviation of Bend, Ore., concerning the town’s airport turnaround project that was completed last year. Council member Jessica Pearson acknowledged the key change for renting the Ione community center. In the future, all keys, including crash bar and light keys, will be distributed together. Ione Mayor Charles Spears included a reminder for customers to run water during freezing weather. Ione Clerk Sandy Hutchinson said the town has the final results of the income survey and is waiting to see if the town will now qualify for a Community Development Block Grant. According to the surveys, the average annual income of an Ione resident is $35,000. The town plans to apply for a planning only grant for the 2018 Water System Plan update, which is estimated to cost between $10,000 to $25,000 according to Spears. Hutchinson said she has distributed W2 forms with payroll and fourth quarter financial statements. Council member Kathleen Turpin asked about potential cannabis revenue. The Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board’s web site has detailed reports for taxes paid, but not the distribution amount by entity.

down rive r eve nts Wednesday, Feb. 22 Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Metalines Library Basic Computer Class: 11 a.m. to Noon - Ione Library, Call 509-442-3030 For Reservations Weight Watchers: 6 p.m. Weigh in 6:30-7 p.m. meeting Ione Catholic Church

Thursday, Feb. 23 Story Time: 11 a.m. - Ione Library

Friday, Feb. 24 Story Time and Crafts: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Ione Senior Center

Saturday, Feb. 25 Metalines Book Group: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library

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Tuesday, Feb. 28 Story Time: 11 a.m. - Ione Library

Wednesday, March 1 Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Metalines Library Basic Computer Class: 11 a.m. to Noon - Ione Library, Call 509-442-3030 For Reservations Commissioner Kiss Office Hours: 3-6:45 p.m. - Ione Library Weight Watchers: 6 p.m. Weigh in 6:30-7 p.m. meeting Ione Catholic Church Ione Town Council: 7 p.m. - Clerk’s Office

6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25.00 include a soup buffet dinner and a two-part concert. Reservations are limited to 48 seats in the Green Room of The Cutter. If not interested in dinner, the second half of the concert will be available for $10, when the concert venue moves to the auditorium. The Sara Brown Band, in this case the duo of Sara Brown and Jesse Brown, draws their influences from blues, rock, pop and funk. This eclectic mix features Sara’s vocals, and covers a number of artists, including Adele, Aretha Franklin, the Jackson 5 and Tracy Chapman. Sara was awarded the 2012 “Best Female Blues Performer” by the Inland Empire Blues Society. This regional band, from Kettle Falls, is known throughout the area’s numerous folk festivals, from Couer d’Alene, Orient, Marcus, and Noxon, Mont. They are also featured at many local wineries, festivals, and private events. Reviews are always glowing. Brion Foster, of Blow Torch Blues 98.9 KKZX in Spokane, said “Sara fronts the band with a strong, amazing voice. Soulful music, good people, and danceable tunes. Check out The Sara Brown Band when you get the chance.” The 6:30 p.m. dinner/concert will include a soup and stew buffet, breads, salads and dessert. Wine and beer will also be available for purchase. The music begins once dinner is served. For the second half of the concert, after an intermission, everyone – including “second concert” tickets – will be seated in the auditorium. This begins at 8 p.m. For reservations, call The Cutter Theatre at 509 446-4108. The Cutter is located at 302 Park Street in Metaline Falls.

Chef, William Wayland. Newcomer Mack Deibel (assistant brewer) of MickDuff’s, from Sandpoint, took home the 2017 Brewmaster title with his creative pairings of MickDuff’s craft brews and the six courses served. The race for “brewmaster” was separated by only three votes. Deibel’s courageous pairing of MickDuff’s Red Tart Cherry with the Wayland’s Prime Tenderloin and White Truffle Balsamic Glaze cinched the title. Defending 2016 Brewmaster champion Matty Smith (co-owner) and Bryan Udigard (head brewer) of Waddell’s Brewpub and Grille in Spokane, look forward to a declared

friendly rematch at the 2018 event. Wyatt Langley with Vehrs, Inc. won the “2017 Iron Sommelier” title in a race that marks the second consecutive victory for Vehrs. Langley’s pairing of Teveri Sparkling Gewurztraminer with Wayland’s Wasabi Butter Crostini and Miso Smoked Salmon gave him the greatest lead and edged out competitor Jason Lysne of Click’s Distributing East for the coveted Iron Sommelier title. Spokane musician, Kicho Forrest, provided spirited acoustic guitar with country and classic rock vocals. Forrest was accompanied on cajon and tubano drums by Bret Smith of Newport.

Unique, hand-crafted metal plaques created by Newport High School’s metal shop were awarded to the evening’s champions and event chef. Newport High School HOSA students and Priest River Lamanna High School leadership students served each of the six food courses and accepted the audience’s tips of more than $600 towards their clubs’ fundraising efforts. The Iron Sommelier and Brewmaster Event is an annual event and a partnership with Beadmore Bistro, Wine Bar and Tap House of Priest River. More information on this and other foundation events is available at www.NewportHospitalAndHealth.org.

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ChickenPox: Mumps reported in surrounding counties; none locally From Page 1

were identified, those eight students would be allowed to return to school Feb. 16. However, with the arrival of the two new cases, those students, plus six others will be excluded for another 21 days unless the students receive a varicella (chickenpox) immunization or proof from a medical provider that they have had chickenpox. If they do neither, they will be allowed to return to school no sooner than March 3, barring another case of the disease. The students who were excluded were identified as having direct contact with the infected student and lack immunization against the chickenpox.

No cases of chickenpox have been reported in Cusick, Selkirk, or West Bonner County School Districts. While a case of mumps has been reported in the region in Kootenai County on Feb. 18, as well as cases in Ferry, Stevens and Spokane counties in Washington, the outbreak has yet to reach Pend Oreille or West Bonner counties. In West Bonner County School District, immunization requirements for students stipulate that exemptions from vaccinations are available for any child “who submits a certificate signed by a physician licensed by the Idaho State Board of Medicine stating the physical condition of the child is

such that all or any of the required immunization would endanger the life or health of the child.” A child’s guardians can also submit a signed statement to school officials stating their objections on religious or other grounds, exempting the student from immunization requirements. Laboratory proof of immunity to contagious childhood diseases also exempts a child from being required to receive that vaccination. Also, a child who has had chickenpox diagnosed by a licensed physician upon personal examination will not be required to be immunized for the disease provided they submit a signed statement from

the diagnosing physician. However, a child exempted under any of those requirements may be excluded by West Bonner School District in the event of a disease outbreak. Just across the border in Washington, requirements at Newport School District are similar. By Washington state law, during an outbreak of a highly contagious disease, health districts like Northeast Tri-County Health can exclude any child that

hasn’t received required vaccinations, or whose legal guardians haven’t filed out proper exemption paperwork from attending school. Washington state law requires that children must be immunized before attending a licensed childcare or school. Parents and guardians can meet this requirement by turning in a completed Certificate of Immunization Status. This form confirms that a child has received all required vaccinations, or that the child already

had an illness and is now immune. Like Idaho, if parents or guardians choose to exempt their child from one or more required vaccines, they must fill out the Certificate of Exemption. Exemptions are granted for medical, religious, or philosophical reasons. To read the full immunization policies for West Bonner and Newport School Districts, go to The Miner’s website at www. pendoreillerivervalley. com.

Mingay named Citizen of the Year By Michelle Nedved Of The Miner

Paid for by C.A.P.S., Christy Parry, Treasurer

PRIEST RIVER – Brad Mingay is the Priest River Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year for 2016. A surprise reception was held at the Artisan Gallery in Priest River Thursday, Feb. 16, during which Mingay arrived blindfolded, “kidnapped” from a Cub Scouts event at Priest River Lamanna High School. Mingay was nominated by the staff members at The Miner Newspapers, Michelle Nedved, Micki Brass, Cindy Boober and Sophia Aldous, who are members of the Newport/Priest River Rotary Club, of which Mingay is treasurer. The chamber board voted on the nominations. (Editor’s note: Nedved is also on the chamber board.) “Brad’s demeanor is so humble, it’s sometimes easy to overlook him. But it soon becomes obvious that he is a vital part of the Priest River community,” the nomination letter states. “He is kind, gentle, organized and intelligent.” Mingay is a long-time member of the Rotary Club, organizes the Run for the Berries as part of Priest River Timber Days, and is a volunteer with the Cub Scouts of America. Mingay’s family, Rotary Club members, chamber members and former coworkers from the U.S. Forest Service, were invited to the reception Thursday, along with the public at large. The Artisan Gallery, owned by chamber president Barbara Kraber and her husband, hosted. Hors d’oeuvres and wine were supplied by chamber board members.

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Brad Mingay receives the Priest River Citizen of the Year Award from Chamber President Barbara Kraber Thursday, Feb. 16. The event was held at Kraber’s Artisan Gallery in downtown Priest River.

The event happened to be scheduled for the same time and date as a School Night for Scouts event at Priest River Lamanna High School. Fellow Scout volunteer and Rotarian John Lynch pointed out that Mingay wouldn’t skip a Scout event regardless of what award he was receiving, so Lynch solicited the help of a couple parents to “kidnap” Mingay from the Scouts event and bring him to the Gallery Thursday evening. Mingay was indeed surprised by the award. “I don’t know if I deserve this,” he said quietly, before thanking everyone in attendance.

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b r i e f ly Shorthanded Cusick finishes with loss DEER PARK – The Cusick Panthers basketball team wound up the season Wednesday, Feb. 18, with a 75-46 loss to Wellpinit. “I think we just ran out of gas,” Cusick coach Rob Seymour said. He said the team was playing with just seven players after Cameron Cotter broke his hand a couple weeks ago. Wellpinit, the No. 2 team from the Northeast 1B South conference, got out to a 19-8 first quarter lead. They kept adding and led 40-20 at the half. Cusick had a good third quarter, outscoring Wellpinit 22-14, but they couldn’t keep it up. “We made a run in the third quarter, then ran out of gas,” Seymour said. Cusick was outscored 21-4 in the last quarter. Dylan Hendershott had a good day for Cusick, leading the Panthers with 22 points. “He played really well,” Seymour said. “He attacked and took shots.” The Panthers finished the season with a 10-12 record. Seymour says the future looks good for Cusick.“A lot of younger kids got to play,” he said. “And we’re only losing one senior – Bryce Nomee.” Nomee scored five points in his last high school game.

Bowli ng Wednesday, Feb. 8 Wednesday Night Loopers Team Won Lost Club Rio 293 232 Why Try Harder 286 239 McCroskey Defense 268.5 256.5 Woodwise 261 264 OK Lanes 235.5 289.5 Here for the Beer 216 290 High scratch game: Jeff Huling 244. High handicap game: Rush Balison 248, Tom Hoisington 248. High scratch series: Jeff Huling 646. High handicap series: Tom Hoisington 662. High team scratch game: Club Rio 777. High handicap game: Club Rio 877. High team scratch series: Club Rio 2,222. High handicap series: Club Rio 2,522. Converted splits: Arlo Hoisington 5-7; Shelby Thomas 5-7.

Wednesday, Feb. 15 Lucky Ladies Team Won Lost Morning Glories 61 27 Country Lane 53 35 Country Lane Sparklers 51 37 Golden Girls 44 44 State Line Girls 35 53 Ballsy Broads 17 23 High scratch game: Laura O’Brien 203. High scratch series: Laura O’Brien 538. High handicap game: Laura O’Brien 223. High handicap series: Lennie Miller 619. Converted splits: Claudia McKinney 310, Judy Gregonis 5-8-10, Pat Shields 2-7.

High scratch game team: Hi-Rollers 649, Wilkinson Rental 649. High scratch series team: Wilkinson Rental 1,936. High handicap game team: Wilkinson Rental 855. High handicap series team: Wilkinson Rental 2,554. High scratch game: Nathan Dodge 235, Karen Batsch 179. High scratch series: James Huling 586, Karen Batsch 460. High handicap game: Nathan Dodge 280, Karen Batsch 236. High handicap series: James Huling 667, Karen Batsch 637. Converted splits: Liz Pope 3-10, Nathan Dodge 2-7-10, Kim Rusho 2-7-10, James Huling 3-10.

Friday, Feb. 17 Friday Night Leftovers Team Won Lost Timber Room 61.5 34.5 EZ-Rider 56.5 39.5 Pooch Parlor 50 46 East River Plumbing 46.5 49.5 OK Lanes 45 51 Cook’in Turkeys 43.5 52.5 Party of Four 40 56 The No Names 38 50 High scratch game team: Timber Room 804. High handicap game team: Timber Room 869. High scratch series team: Timber Room 2,293. High handicap series team: OK Lanes 2,531. High scratch game: Jim Hudson 243, Jen Hudson 190. High handicap game: Bill Wagner 258, Pat Shields 233. High scratch series: Jim Hudson 632, Jen Hudson 519. High handicap series: Glenn Miller 674, Evie Logan 666. Converted Splits: Evie Logan 2-7, 4-5, Sharon Smith 3-10, Mel Logan 3-6-7.

Newport puts in heart, but didn’t place in state By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

TACOMA - Things definitely did not go as planned for the Newport High School wrestlers who attended the state tournament at Tacoma Dome Friday, Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 18. None of the Grizzlies placed, but Cusick’s Nate Allen, 120-pounds and wrestling for Newport, and Megan Mason, 190, wrestled their hearts out and “Absolutely left it all out on the mat” according to coach Adrian Bojorquez. “We learned a ton and know how we can be more successful in the future,” Bojorquez said Monday morning. Allen went up against a tough kid from Granger in the first round. He led the match the whole time, but in the last 20 seconds he gave up several points to lose by two points. Allen bounced back with a dominant win over a Vashon Island wrestler. In his final match Allen wrestled a Royal City grappler, who See State, 8B

Wellpinit ends Selkirk boys’ year Courtesy photo|Emma Bradbury

Koa Pancho goes up for one at Chelan Saturday. Pancho ended up with 15 points in the game.

Newport comes through in the end By Don Gronning Of The Miner

CHELAN – The Newport Grizzlies boys’ basketball team led most of the game in their contest with Chelan Saturday, Feb. 18. They were up two at the half, and five at the end of the third quarter. But Chelan wasn’t done. In the fourth quarter they came back to tie and go ahead by three with about 37 seconds left in the game. Newport wasn’t done either. Koa Pancho hit a clutch 3-pointer to tie the game. Chelan missed their offensive shot and Newport’s Danny Bradbury came down with the rebound. He drove the length of the floor, putting up a shot and drawing the foul. Bradbury put away the two free throws with 1.2 sec-

onds left. Chelan wasn’t able to score and Newport won 53-51. “This was probably our toughest grind it out game of the season,” Newport coach Jamie Pancho said. Chelan came in No. 4 in the state among 1A size schools. Newport never led by more than seven points and there were only two lead changes in the game. Chelan took the lead once in the first quarter and once late in the fourth. Pancho said it seemed like a playoff game, with a packed gym and screaming fans. “Honestly, it was a great playoff atmosphere,” he said. “It was probably the most hostile environment we’ve played in all year, but in a good way.” While Newport led most of the game, See grizzlies, 2B

Selkirk girls headed to regionals

By Michelle Nedved Of The Miner

Thursday, Feb. 16 Thursday Niters Team Won Lost Plain Nasty’s 51.5 40.5 Wilkinson Rentals 51 41 Odds and Ends 48.5 43.5 Hi-Rollers 47 45 Gutter Gang 45 47 Enforcers 37 55

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IONE – The Selkirk girls basketball team is heading to regionals at Cheney High School Friday. They take on Colton at 6 p.m. Selkirk got third seed to regionals with wins against Inchelium and Curlew during the District 7 1B Tournament last week at Deer Park High School. Selkirk beat Inchelium Wednesday, Feb. 15, 63See Rangers, 2B

DEER PARK – The Selkirk boys’ basketball team ended their season with a 54-45 loss to Wellpinit Saturday, Feb. 18, in the NE1B District tournament. Wellpinit got out to a blistering start, going on a 20-2 first quarter run to put Selkirk in the hole right away. “Against Wellpinit, we couldn’t get out of our own way at the beginning,” Selkirk coach Kelly Cain said. He said the team had too many unforced mistakes that led to easy baskets for Wellpinit. Selkirk got the ship somewhat righted in the second quarter, when they scored 13 while holding Wellpinit to 14 but still trailed 34-15 at the half. “We did a good job of battling back,” he said. “It would have been easy to give up, but one thing about this team all season was their ability to disregard the score and just play hard.” Selkirk came out firing in the third quarter, outscoring Wellpinit 18-9. They kept it up in the fourth quarter. See Selkirk, 2B

Results from Newport Gun Club NEWPORT – The Newport Gun Club held their seventh week trap shoot Sunday, Feb. 19. Following are the results: 16-yard: Dan Willner 25, Phil Flack 23, Bud Leu 23, Bob Avey 23, Chris Yeaw 22, John Henshaw 22, Steve Patton 22, Harry Williamson 21, Arlyn Duncan 21, Bob Eggleston 21, Bret Willner 20, John

Hankey 20, Adam Collison 20 Youth: Amy Reijonen 20, Jacob Willner 17, Jessica Hankey 16 Handicap: Dale Maki 22, Steve Patton 22, Chris Yeaw 21, Arlyn Duncan 21, Bob Avey 20 Doubles: Bret Willner 39, Phil Flack 37, Bud Leu 37, Arlyn Duncan 37, Nick Larson 35 Continental: Bud Leu 25, Dale Maki 20

Free throw champs named

Courtesy photo|Julie Fristad

Allison Petrich, No. 1 grabs a rebound against Curlew Saturday, Feb. 18 at Deer Park. Selkirk won, with a third seed to the regional tournament that starts at Cheney High School Friday.

Selkirk brings home medals from State tournament By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

TACOMA – Selkirk High School wrestling returned again from Mat Classics State Tournament victorious, with last year’s state champion Ryan Issikides, 120-pounds, coming in second place. Issikides, a junior, was district and regionals champion this year. Selkirk came in eighth place overall with a score of 61 at the Tacoma Dome during the two-day event, Friday, Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 18.

“He is just a fantastic wrestler who puts in the work and determination to get where he’s at,” said coach Keith Saxe Monday afternoon. “He just continually impresses with his effort and heart.” Wyatt Stoddard, 195, won third place and Hunter Carman, 160, came in fourth. Zaryn Bubb, 132 pounds, Tristan Chantry, 138, and Jared Taft, 182, also qualified but didn’t place despite well-fought matches. In the first round, Issikides received a See grapplers, 8B

USK – Four boys ages 11-13 were named local champions of the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship, held Feb. 11 at the Camas Center for Community Wellness. Jaren Martin won the 11-year-old division, making eight of 15 free throws. Ryan Scaney won the 12-year-old division, also making eight of 15 free throws. Trevin Kiss won the 13-year-old age group, making 10 of 15 free throws. Winners received medals and participants received certificates for the contest, sponsored by Council No. 1426 of the Knights of Columbus.

s p o rt s c a l e n d a r Friday, Feb. 24 Selkirk Girls Basketball vs. Colton: 6 p.m. – Cheney High School Priest River Wrestling at State Championships: Ford Idaho Center, Nampa (TBD)

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ketball: 7 a.m. - Newport High School Newport boys basketball vs. Freeman: 8 p.m., University High School Priest River Wrestling at State Championships: Ford Idaho Center, Nampa (TBD)

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40, leading throughout. The Rangers were ahead 15-11 at the end of the first quarter, and led 31-20 at the half. They had a huge third quarter with 20 points, while holding Inchelium to just three. Inchelium did manage to outscore Selkirk 17-12 in the fourth quarter, but they couldn’t come close to catching up. Gabi Rick led the Rangers with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Jenna Couch added 14 points and seven steals for Selkirk, and Whitney Dawson added 11 points. Allison Petrich scored seven, Emma Avey scored six and Bree Dawson added four. Inchelium was eliminated with the loss. Selkirk went onto play Curlew Saturday, Feb. 18,

in a need-to-win game. Republic and Almira/Coulee-Hartline also played for the first and second birth to regionals. ACH won for the first seed. Selkirk beat Curlew 44-29 for the third birth to regionals. Selkirk led 19-4 at the end of the first quarter. They added five to their lead with seven in the second quarter. Curlew rallied after the half, scoring 11 in the third while holding Selkirk to seven, but the damage was done. Even though Curlew once again outscored Selkirk in the fourth quarter, 12-11, the Rangers won. Couch scored 13 points, Rick added 10, and Whitney Dawson scored six. Avey scored five, Bree Dawson and Petrich each scored three. Kaitlyn Chantry and Ellen Huttle each added two.

Selkirk: ended Inchelium’s season

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RATHDRUM – Priest River Lammana High School wrestlers came back victorious from Intermountain League Districts Saturday, Feb. 18 at Lakeland High School, bringing home the championship trophy and 12 wrestlers qualifying for the state tournament in Nampa Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25. “We had a dominant showing by our guys,” said coach Jesse Hellinger. “We practice six days a week, through See Wrestlers, 8B

Courtesy photo|Jesse Hellinger

Priest River Lamanna wrestling team poses with their trophy after District championships at Lakeland High School last Saturday.

Spartans fall victim to Timberlake

Lady Spartans fall short of state trophy

By Don Gronning

By Michelle Nedved

Of The Miner

PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River boys basketball team couldn’t solve the problem of the Timberlake inside game, nor could they get their own offensive game going in a 67-36 loss Friday night, Feb. 18, at Priest River. “Our defense was allowing the ball into the paint too easy,” Spartan coach Kevin Wylie said. The fact that Timberlake had three posts listed at 6 feet 5 inches or taller didn’t help, he said. Timberlake jumped out to a 20-8 first quarter lead and it didn’t get a lot better for the Spartans as the night wore on. They trailed 42-18 at the half. “Going into the half down 41-18 was not a good sign,” Wylie said. Priest River continued to struggle in the third quarter, with Timberlake outscoring them 17-10. Timberlake ended up shooting 67 percent from the field on the night. There were three technical fouls called against Priest River. The reasons for the technicals weren’t readily apparent and Wylie didn’t reply to questions about what they were called for or whom they were called against. Hunter Hartwig was the Spartan’s top scorer with a season low 11 points. Anthony Storro scored

MIDDLETON – The Priest River girls basketball team did the improbable last week, going to the 3A Idaho State Tournament after finishing last in the Intermountain League. Spartan coach Gary Stewart said last week they goal was to take home a trophy, with at least a fourth place finish. They came close, but didn’t quite get there. The Spartans lost the first round to SugarSalem, who went on to finish in second place at state. Priest River went on to beat Weiser, but lost to Teton, who took that fourth-place trophy home. Intermountain League’s Timberlake

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took first, after beating Teton, Parma and Sugar-Salem. Sugar-Salem took an early lead, ahead 19-11 at the end of the first quarter, and led 45-19 at the half. Priest River scored 11 points in both the third and fourth quarters, while SugarSalem scored 40 in the second half, winning 85-41. Melissa Krampert scored eight for Priest River. Avery Summers scored six and Rachel Akre scored five. Genevieve Hurd, Elizabeth Downs, Kara Fink, Liann Kren and Antonia Martin each scored three. Natalie Petit added two. Priest River went on play Weiser, winning 42-32. The Spartans led See girls, 8B

Courtesy photo|Julie Fristad

Selkirk’s Austin Roberson dribbles through traffic during a playoff game with Wellpinit at Deer Park Saturday, Feb. 18. Wellpinit won 54-45. From Page 1B

“We cut the lead to five and had the ball with about three and a half minutes left,” Cain said. “Unfortunately, we turned the ball over and they went down and hit a three.” Ultimately the dismal first quarter was too much too overcome. The Rangers played good half court defense, Cain said. “We kept their two top players to a combined 22 points for the game,” Cain said. Still, Wellpinit’s Steven Ford had one of his best shooting games of the season, hitting four 3-pointers on his way to 14 points. Austin Robertson led Selkirk shooting with 18 points; Jacob Couch had 15 points and 15 rebounds. Earlier in the week the Rangers beat Inchelium to stay alive in the tournament. Selkirk ended Inchelium’s season with a 69-57 win Tuesday, Feb. 15. In that game, Inchelium started fast, running up 14-10 first quarter lead. “Inchelium came out and shot very well for the game,” Cain said. Selkirk made up the

deficit in the second quarter, when they outscored Inchelium 17-10. Selkirk led 27-24 at the half. Both teams picked up the scoring in the second half, but Selkirk scored more, 23-19, in the third quarter. “I thought we did a good job of staying the course and working hard. Jacob (Couch) had a huge game offensively, including scoring 18 points in the third quarter alone.” Selkirk kept it up, finishing it up with a 19-14 final quarter for the win. Couch ended up scoring 33 points in all. Robertson scored 16, Thomas Huttle scored six as did Ryan Zimmerman, Ben Avey scored four, Benny Fristad scored three and Calvin Petrich scored one. Selkirk finished the year with an 18-6 record. They were the top team in the Northeast 1B North conference with a 12-3 league record, ahead of Inchelium and Cusick, who both had 9-6 league records. “I was very proud of this team and their ability to work hard and support one another,” Cain said. “They are a very special group and I’m proud of what they were able to accomplish this season.”

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it was a close contest. The Grizzlies were down 10-9 when Tug Smith hit a 3-pointer at the end of the first quarter to give the Grizzlies a one-point lead. The game continued to be tight, with Robbie Owen hitting a lay-in just as the halftime buzzer went off to put Newport up by two. Newport was up five at the start of the fourth, but the lead was cut to one with about a minute and a half left. Chelan hit two free throws to go ahead. Newport didn’t score and Chelan scored again with about 37 seconds left to go up by three points. After a time out, Kade Zorica and Owen Leslie set a double pick, freeing Koa Pancho, who hit a clutch 3-pointer to tie the game. Chelan missed a 3-pointer and Danny Bradbury grabbed the defensive rebound and drove the length of the court, getting fouled as he went to the basket. He was on the line shooting one and one with 1.2 seconds on the clock. He hit both shots for On Deck:

Correction

Vs. Freeman: Saturday, Feb. 25, 8 p.m., at University High School, Spokane Valley

In last week’s wrestling article “Spartan grapplers lose to Wildcats” it was incorrectly reported that Priest River wrestler Nathan Nelson lost his match. Nelson won his match against his Kellogg opponent, pinning him in less than two minutes in the first round. We regret any confusion this may have caused.

the win. Pancho said he was proud of the team. “Everyone had a huge part in this game,” Pancho said.

Courtesy photo|Emma Bradbury

Danny Bradbury drives against Chelan Saturday, Feb. 18 at Chelan. Bradbury was a high scorer for the Grizzlies, with 17 points. Newport won 53-51.

Bradbury ended up with 17 points on the night to lead Newport scoring. Pancho had 15 and Robby Owen scored 13. Before getting to play Chelan, Newport was in a must win game with Lakeside Tuesday, Feb. 14. Newport won 50-41. This game was another come from behind win. After playing through an 8-8 tied first quarter, Lakeside went on a tear, outscoring Newport 18-4 in the second quarter. Newport came out after halftime and fell further, trailing by 18 at one point. Then Newport started pressing, chipping away at the lead. In

the third quarter they started what would turn out to be a 31-3 run but still entered the fourth quarter down 40-29. They allowed only one Lakeside point in the fourth quarter. In addition to effective defense, Pancho, who had only scored two points going into the fourth quarter, started hitting his shots in the fourth quarter. He scored 14 points in the final period, hitting five of seven from the field. He went four for four at the free throw line. Under Newport’s withering press, which forced seven turnovers

in that quarter, Lakeside was only able to score a single point in the fourth quarter. The Grizzlies will take on Freeman Saturday, Feb. 25, at 8 p.m. at University High School in Spokane Valley to determine seeding for state. Regardless of how that game turns out, Newport will play in the SunDome in Yakima. If they lose, they will play Hoquiam or Medical Lake Wednesday, March 1. If they win, they play Thursday, March 2. Newport High School’s KUBS 91.5 FM will be broadcasting the game live.

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b r i e f ly Dr. Seuss party at library Saturday NEWPORT – There will be a Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss Party at the Newport Public Library Saturday, Feb. 25, from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The beloved children’s author was born March 2, 1904. The party will feature stories, craft, and refreshments.

Winterfest at Priest Lake PRIEST LAKE - Winterfest is Saturday, Feb. 27. Activities include co-ed snowshoe volleyball tourney during the day and costume themed party “The Wild, Wild, West” that night. For volleyball team registration, call 208 443 2551. Cost is $75 per team, eight-member team maximum.

Come be a part of Legally Blonde, The Musical NEWPORT – Auditions for “Legally Blonde, The Musical” are at the Pend Oreille Playhouse are Monday, March 27, and Monday, April 3, at 6:30 p.m. Performances are June 16-25. Rehearsals begin April 10 - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Auditions are open to ages 14-years-old and up. For more information, contact the playhouse at 509-447-9900.

Relay for Life kickoff this Thursday OLDTOWN- The 12th annual Pend Oreille Valley Relay for Life will kick off 2017 with a Feb. 23 open house, 6 p.m., at Oldtown Rotary Park. If interested in helping the American Cancer Society (ACS) in the fight against cancer, honoring and celebrating survivors as well as remembering those lost to the disease, come and see what Relay is all about. Relay for Life is Aug. 11 and 12 at Newport High School. This year’s theme is “Cancer doesn’t take a vacation.” For more information see relayforlife.org/ pendoreillevalleywa or facebook.com/pendoreillevalleyrfl. Call Terri at 208-4481949 or the ACS at 1-800227-2345.

Selkirk students’ spring play is March 17, 18 METALINE FALLS The Selkirk Theatre Arts program, comprised of junior high and high school students, will perform two one-act plays Friday, March 17, and Saturday, March 18, at 7 p.m. at The Cutter Theatre. The shows are Superheroes, a funny, fast-paced series of vignettes that show what life is like for superheroes while they are in street clothes, and Dystopia: The Hungry Maze Games of Divergent Death. The second play is a satirical take on both reality television and dystopian young adult novels. Tickets are $4 for adults and $2 for students. The Cuter Theatre is located at 302 Park St, Metaline Falls.

Miner photo|Sophia Aldous

Cub Scouts get down to business with bake sale Lori Kibbe, Leader of Cub Scout Pack 604, wraps goodies in saran wrap at the Pack’s annual bake sale at Mitchell’s Harvest Foods in Priest River Sunday, Feb. 12. In the background are Cubs Everett Raiha, Landon Kibbe, and Jayden Boone. This year’s sale raised around $550.

Last time to choose ‘Choices’ at Pend Oreille Playhouse NEWPORT – Choices, written by Brad Field of North Carolina and directed by Kristi Bell of Diamond Lake, enters its final run this Friday through Sunday at the Pend Oreille Playhouse. The narrative of the play addresses the choices people make and how the consequences never affect just them alone. Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7 p.m., Sunday shows begin at

3 p.m. Pappy (Christopher Demlow) has been farming this land for most of life. He has been joined on the farm by his son and daughter-in-law, Jim (Ben Kardos) and Rebecca Sue (Paulina Staab). His daughter, Ann-Elise (Gillian Monte), and her boyfriend, Harry (Scott McMeen), have come out to the farm to welcome Pappy home from his stay

in the hospital. Now, Pappy has some big decisions to make about his farm, his kids, his grandkids, and his life. Tickets may be purchased online at www. pendoreilleplayhouse. org or at the Playhouse during office hours. For more information call 447-9900. Adult tickets are $12 and student tickets are $6 (there is some mild language).

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Tomato class at Wellness Center March 1 USK - “Tomatoes: Growth and Harvest” will be the topic of this free gardening class presented by an experienced panel of WSU Extension professionals Wednesday, March 1, at the Camas Center for Community Wellness in Cusick, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Carol Mack, WSU Extension Project Manager from the Kalispel Tribal Extension Office and long-time Pend Oreille County gardener, will share tricks and tips on growing tomatoes here where the growing season is short and weather is always unpredictable. “Growing a tropical plant successfully in our decidedly un-tropical climate can be a very challenging experience,” says Mack, who often boasts of ripe tomatoes from her garden by July 4. Mack will discuss selecting appropriate varieties; starting plants indoors; dealing with common diseases and growing problems; and coaxing every extra degree of heat out of the cool spring and fall to extend the tomato growing season and produce a tastier harvest to enjoy. Chris Knoefler, SNAP Ed Coordinator/Supervisor (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), will then discuss what to do with tomatoes after harvest. She will cover uses of tomatoes in general, nutrition, and best types of tomatoes for different recipes. Mike Jensen, WSU Associate Professor and County Extension Director, will be on-hand to answer questions concerning food safety in regards to drying and preservation of tomatoes. This class is sponsored jointly by the WSU/Pend Oreille County Master Gardeners and the WSU Tribal Extension Office. Pre-register by calling the WSU/Pend Oreille County Extension Office at 509 447-2401 or e-mail Beverly Sarles at beverly.sarles@wsu.edu to provide contact information should the class schedule change and ensure adequate materials for all participants will be available. The next class in the series on native plants will be presented by local naturalist and owner of Cascara Consulting, Sandie Durand, Saturday, March 11 from 10 a.m -11:30 a.m. at the Extension Office meeting room in Newport. For complete details and a calendar of upcoming gardening classes, visit the Pend Oreille County Extension website at www.extension.wsu.edu/ pendoreille/ or contact Dixie Chichester d.chichester@ wsu.edu at 509 447-6453. Persons with a disability requiring special accommodations while participating in this program may call 1 509 447-2401 at least 14 days before the program.

we e k ah ead Wednesday, Feb. 22 Rotary Club: 7:15 a.m. Oldtown Rotary Park Overeaters Anonymous: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use front entrance. Contact Barb at 509-4470775. Newport TOPS: 8:30 a.m. Hospitality House Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. Create Arts Center, Newport Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library Calispel Valley Library, Cusick: 11 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Priest River Lioness: 11:30 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

Books Out Back: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Priest River Library

Spirit Lake Lodge No. 57: 8 p.m. - Spirit Lake

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

Happy Agers Meeting and Potluck: Noon - Priest River Senior Center

Wednesday, MaR. 1 Rotary Club: 7:15 a.m. Oldtown Rotary Park

Computer Basics for Adults: 10 a.m. to Noon Newport Library

Overeaters Anonymous: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use front entrance. Contact Barb at 509-4470775.

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

Newport TOPS: 8:30 a.m. Hospitality House

Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church

Fiber Arts Knitting and

Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest

Story Time: 3 p.m. - Newport Library Dance Classes: 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting: 7 p.m. - St. Catherine’s Catholic Church Al-Anon: 7-8 p.m. - Priest River, 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Call Jan 208-9466131

Saturday, Feb. 25 Books out Back: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Priest River Library Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center AA Meeting: 5 p.m. - Cornerstone Building, Selkirk Way, Oldtown

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

Live Music: 6 p.m. - Hospitalty House, Newport

Spirit Lake Historical Society: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-623-5626 for sites

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

Thursday, Feb. 23 Alcoholic’s Anonymous Women’s meeting: 10 a.m. - Rotary Club, Old Diamond Mill Rd., Oldtown

Sunday, Feb. 26

Monday, Feb. 27 Hospitality House Potluck: Noon - Hospitality House in Newport

Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Priest River Library

Blanchard Grange Potluck: 5:30 p.m. - Blanchard Grange

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

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

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 Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport Celebrate Recovery: 6 p.m. - 301 E. Third St. N., Oldtown Pend Oreille Kids Club: 6 p.m. - Pend Oreille Mennonite Church Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church

Friday, Feb. 24

Tuesday, Feb. 28 Priest River Food Bank Open: 9-11:45 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Priest River Book Talk: 10 a.m. - Priest River Library Priest River Book Talk: 10 a.m. - Priest River Library Writers Group: 2 p.m. Create Arts Center Weight Watchers: 5:30-6 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting – Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church Spirit Lake Visions, Inc.: 7 p.m. - 5525 New Hampshire St., Spirit Lake

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

River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Pend Oreille Rock and Gem Club: 6 p.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Priest River Animal Rescue: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River BASIC Meeting: 6 p.m. Blanchard Community Center Calispel Post 217: 6 p.m. American Legion in Cusick

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 ~7:00 p.m. Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265

DALKENA COMMUNITY CHURCH • VILLAGE MISSIONS S.S. ~ 9:15 • Worship ~ 10:45 a.m. Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m. (Bible and Youth Clubs) Pastor Steve Powers - 509-447-3687

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

CHURCH OF FAITH

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

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

3rd and Spokane St., Newport, WA Worship Service 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Nursery Care Available 447-4121 newportucc@conceptcable.com www.newportucc.org

CATHOLIC MASSES www.pocoparishes.org Newport: St. Anthony’s, 447-4231 612 W. First St., Sun. - 11 a.m. Usk: St. Jude’s River Rd., Sat. 4 p.m. Usk: Our Lady of Sorrows LeClerc Creek Rd. Sun. - 1st & 2nd - 5:30pm Ione: St. Bernard’s, 802 8th St., Sun. - 2nd & 4th - 8:00 a.m. Metaline Falls: St. Joseph’s, 446-2651 -- 406 Park St., Sun., 1st, 3rd & 5th - 8:00 a.m.

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

1 mile S. of Newport on Hwy. 2 447-3742 Pastor Rob Greenslade Sun. School 9:45 a.m. • Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship 6:30 p.m. Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

BAHÁ’Í FAITH OF NEWPORT

“Backbiting quencheth the light of the heart, and extinguisheth the life of the soul.” Please call 509-550-2035 for the next HOUSE OF THE LORD scheduled devotional. Wonderful 754 Silver Birch Ln. • Oldtown, ID 83822 resources can be found at ‘’Contemporary Worship’’ www.bahai.us and www.bahai.org

Sun. ~ 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. “Jesus Youth Church” Youth Group Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Jeff & Robie Ecklund, Pastors • 437-2032 www.houseofthelordchurch.com

REAL LIFE NEWPORT

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

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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| February 22, 2017

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obituari es George Dennis Lithgow Newport

George Dennis Lithgow was born Aug. 11, 1935, and lost his battle with cancer on Feb. 14, 2017, at age 81. He was Lithgow a graduate of Newport High School. George Dennis Lithgow, known to his family and friends as Denny, was preceded in death by his mother and father, Blanche and George Lithgow, and is survived by his wife Elizabeth (Gludovatz) Lithgow, brother John Michael Lithgow, sister Pat (Paul) Zellen, and three children and four stepchildren: Debra (Dan) Crabtree, Timothy (Cheri Rose) Lithgow, Bob (Karen) Lithgow, Roxie (Dan) Bartels, Lori Umbarger, Vicki (Robert) McDonald and Don Millard; and nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Denny spent most of his career as a heavy equipment operator in the construction industry. He drove buses and did custodial work for Lewiston Head Start program until he retired. Denny enjoyed hunting and fishing and was also a long time member of the Eagles. His family would like to invite his friends to come and celebrate his life on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 11 a.m., at the Club Rio in Oldtown, Idaho.

Katherine Ann Dizmang Owen Newport

Katherine Ann Dizmang Owen, 63, would like to let you know that her work here as a daughter, Owen wife, mother, and Nana is now complete. She passed away Feb. 13. We were blessed to learn many valuable lessons from her during her 63 years, her family said.

Katy’s new job is to watch over her family that remain, read as many books as she can, sing without pain to her heart’s content and rejoice at reuniting with loved ones who preceded her in death. Born Dec. 29, 1953, Katy grew singing gospel music to congregations throughout the country with her mother, father and sisters. She graduated from Newport High School in 1972, and married Robert R. Owen on Sept. 1, 1972. Katy is survived by two sisters, Terry and Diane; daughter Kathy and son Rob; 11 grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held Friday, Feb. 24 at 11 a.m. at the Spokane Valley Church of the Nazarene. Reception to follow. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www. sherman-knapp.com.

Ashley A. Rucker Cusick

Ashley A. Rucker passed Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. She was 33. She was born in Spokane Dec. 19 of Rucker 1983 to Monte and Sherry Williams. She graduated Cusick High School, class of 2002. Ashley was a vibrant little girl, with a bright smile and heart of gold. Her love for animals was known by all; there wasn’t a creature on earth she didn’t love and want to take care of with her sweet soul and gentle touch. She joined the young riders drill team when she was young, was active in 4-H and showed her horse in the Pend Oreille County Fair. Horse showing took her to state one year with her horse Katie, and together they came home as Grand Champions. In high school she was passionate about playing volleyball and softball. Ashley and Trena Miller were attached at the hip, riding horses, chasing boys and cruising the streets of Cusick. Her friendship will be missed, but not forgotten. Ashley was a loving mother of two daughters, Shania age 11 and Mia age 6. They both have her beauty and infectious laugh. She worked at the Kalispel Tribe for six years in the early learning center, caring for children. Ashley was a very giving person and always knew how to bring a smile to those who were around her. In her free time, she loved spending time with

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her family, especially dancing and laughing with her niece and nephews. She will be deeply missed and always loved. Ashley is survived by parents, Monte and Sherry Williams, brother Tanner (Traci) Williams,

niece Tinley Williams, nephews Trevin and Teagen Williams, sister Bethany (Levi) Steverding and nephew Kayden Castro. Ashley was preceded in death by her grandparents, Sharon and

Dean Rucker of Cusick. Funeral services will be held at the Dalkena Church 425961 Highway 20, Newport, Feb. 24, at noon, immediately followed by a potluck celebration of her life at the American Legion 105

Timber Street in Cusick. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guest book at shermanknapp.com.

p o l i c e r e p o rt s 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. 13 TRAFFIC HAZARD: Fertile Valley Rd., report of snow being pushed into roadway. JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. Pine St. BURGLARY: Main St., report that someone broke into the building and a witness saw them. TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 20, report of tire in the middle of the north bound lane. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE: S. Scott Ave., complainant reports that it appears previous tenants may have broken in. TRESPASSING: Skookum Meadow Drive, report of male subject on a backhoe trespassed on complainant’s property. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: McCloud Creek Rd., report of caller that can hear something like a chainsaw or snow mobile at end of driveway. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 20, report of station doors open. TRAFFIC HAZARD: N. Warren Ave., report of white sedan parked sideways in road blocking one lane. ATTEMPT TO LOCATE: W. 6th, report of attempt to locate wanted subject. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hope Rd., report of mother with mental issues that attacked complainant.

Tuesday, Feb. 14 DISABLED VEHICLE: Hwy. 20 and Reynolds Creek, report of moving van broke down. DISABLED VEHICLE: Hwy. 2 and Scotia Rd., Newport DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: W. Walnut St., report of male and female outside arguing. TRAFFIC HAZARD: 5th and Sacheen, Cusick, report of blue four-door sedan blocking a lane of travel. THEFT: N. 2nd Ave., report of an employee stealing scratch tickets. ARREST: Winchester St., Danny Romero 31, Cusick, was arrested on a local and DOC warrant. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2 and Hwy. 211, Newport, report of two vehicles blocking southbound, unknown injuries. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: W. Walnut St., report of male acting strange and then left in a four-door vehicle. POSSIBLE DUI: N. Newport Ave., report of open containers in a white Jeep Cherokee,

three to four people. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: N. Union Ave., Newport, report of black SUV, four-door hatch is open, sitting on side of road. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Shadow Lane, Newport, report of car driving with no headlights.

Wednesday, Feb. 15 ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2 and Hwy. 211, report of one vehicle rollover, unknown injuries.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Harworth Rd., report of red Buick parked on road in strange area and two subjects that were acting strange. BURGLARY: Hill Top Rd., report of flat screen TV taken, windows broken, happened between Feb. 1 and now. WANTED PERSON: S. Garden Ave., Newport, report of wanted person at location. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: W. Northern Quest, report of an argument.

having a party. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: N. Newport Ave., report of white and blue Ford truck with dog in back at location, tossed a bunch of black bins in back of truck, then took off toward Idaho.

Sunday, Feb. 19 DISABLED VEHICLE: Hwy. 20, report of disabled van partially blocking. TRAFFIC OFFENSE: Houghton St., report of vehicle parked, facing wrong way.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20 and Deeter, one vehicle rollover through guardrail.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of possible theft of pickup top.

THEFT: S. Calispel Ave., report of cell phone stolen from son’s backpack.

DISABLED VEHICLE: Hwy. 20, report of partially blocking, disabled vehicle.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: LeClerc Rd. S., report of tractor trying to pull vehicle out of ditch, blocking roadway.

ARREST: Blackwell St. Ione, Michael David Bicknell, 19, Ione, was arrested on several out of county warrants.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Deeter Rd., report of a traffic hazard with vehicles by the lake.

DRUGS: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of a person with meth.

ARREST: Kent Creek Lane, Jordan R. Persyn, 21, Newport, arrested on local warrant.

ACCIDENT: LeClerc Rd. N., report of one vehicle slide off, airbags deployed and unoccupied.

ACCIDENT: Spring Valley, report of one vehicle over embankment, unknown details.

MISSING PERSON: Baker Lake Rd., complainant reporting a missing person.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Hwy. 211

DOMESTIC VIOLENC PHSYICAL: S. Newport Ave., Donna E. Franck, 57, Newport was arrested for domestic violence assault in the 4th degree.

THEFT: Valley View Drive, report of known female believed to have stolen jewelry. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Greggs Rd., report that complainant had her computer hacked and personal information stolen. ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Todd R. Michal, 45, Deer Park, was arrested for Probation Violation.

Thursday, Feb. 16 ANIMAL PROBLEM: LeClerc Rd. S., report of deer that needs dispatched. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, report of vehicle slide off, non-injury, non-blocking. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: South Shore Diamond Lake, complainant reports hearing about 12 gunshots in the area can’t give exact location. TRAFFIC HAZARD: Craig, report of a two-tone truck parked in middle of Pine St. at the intersection. ACCIDENT: Valley View Drive, report of two-vehicle accident with injuries. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: Hwy. 2, report of female and male arguing over children. TRAFFIC HAZARD: Tacoma Creek Rd., report of vehicle left on road all day on a corner, not blocking, but needs to be removed due to location on turn.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Scotia Rd., Newport, report that complainant would like to have a deputy contact him concerning stroke. TRAFFIC HAZARD: Camden Rd., report of tree blocking northbound lane. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, report of slide off. ARREST: N. Washington Ave., Newport, Nolen Michael Fisher, 19, Newport, was arrested for intent to manufacture marijuana, possession of 40 grams or less of marijuana, and use of drug paraphernalia. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Deeter Rd., report of two door grey car possibly Dodge, windows fogged up, complainant did see possible flashlights at end of Clark Road across meadow by old farmhouse.

Saturday, Feb. 18 DRUGS: Larsen Blvd., report of assist with a subject with drugs. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Jones Trail, report of vehicle parked on private drive for couple weeks. INTOXICATION: Pine St., report of law enforcement out with intoxicated subject. ANIMAL CRUELTY: Main St., report of horses being neglected.

Friday, Feb. 17 TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 31, report of mudslide blocking both lanes.

DISTURBANCE: Quail Loop, Newport, report of third party report of verbal altercation.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Scott Ave., Newport, report of male wearing tan overalls, a baseball cap and hospital mask using a walking stick, was walking around last night, kept looking over his shoulder.

THEFT: Camden Rd., report of someone that cut down tree on complainant’s property.

MALICIOUS MISCHEIF: W. 1st St., report of graffiti being done around the spray park on the covered area by the bathrooms. ACCIDENT: Scotia Rd. E., report of vehicle five feet down embankment, non-blocking, no injuries, on its side still.

THEFT: N. 2nd Ave., report of gas drive off. TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 31, report of mud and rock slide, blocking southbound lane.

West Bonner County

Monday, Feb. 13 ACCIDENT, SLIDE OFF: Dufort Rd., Priest River DISTURBING THE PEACE: Hwy. 57, Priest River TRAFFIC VIOLATION: Hwy. 41, Oldtown BURGLARY: Hwy. 41, Blanchard

Tuesday, Feb. 14 CONTROLLED SUSBSTANCE: W. Jefferson Ave., and 11th St., Priest River RECKLESS DRIVING: Clagstone Rd., Spirit Lake ARREST: 5th Ave. Sandpoint, Tyson L. Boggess, 31, Blanchard was arrested for driving without privileges.

Wednesday, Feb. 15 ANIMAL PROBLEM: Larch St., Priest River ACCIDENT, UNKNOWN INJURY: Hwy. 57, Priest River NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 41, Blanchard

Thursday, Feb. 16

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Best Chance Rd., report of male in late 30s, approximately 6-feet tall with long black hair, black beard, white hoodie, black pants, driving a little white car going to multiple houses looking for an Indian priest.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Hwy. 2, report of three vehicles that appear suspicious.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: Thompson Rd., report of juvenile involved in physical altercation last night.

AGENCY ASSIST: Flowery Trail Rd., report of check for DUI hit and run, male hit Suburban leaving parking lot. WEAPON OFFENSE: Hwy. 211, report of ongoing problem subject shooting from vehicle. JUEVNILE PROBLEM: W. 2nd St., report of mother and son arguing. JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. 3rd St., report of several teenagers

ACCIDENT, HIT AND RUN: Hwy. 2, Oldtown, report of hit and run accident that took place in the parking lot of Albeni Falls Building Supply on Feb. 14. FELONY ARREST: Hwy. 2, Oldtown, Tony A. Lambert, 43, was arrested on a felony warrant. ARREST: Jame Lloyd Oughton, Rathdrum, was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant. RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 41 and Tweedie Rd., Blanchard

Friday, Feb. 17 No reportable incidents

Saturday, Feb. 18 ASSIST OTHER AGENCY: Safeway, Newport

Sunday, Feb. 19 ANIMAL PROBLEM: Shamar Drive, Blanchard

pu blic m e eti ngs Wednesday, Feb. 22

2 Board: 10 a.m. - Fire Station 23, 390442 Highway 20, Ione

- Cusick Community Center

Newport Planning Commission: 5 p.m. - Newport City Hall

Pend Oreille County Republican Party: 7-8:30 p.m. - American Legion, Cusick

Thursday, Feb. 23

Tuesday, Feb. 28

Wednesday, March 1

Pend Oreille County Library District Board: 10 a.m. - District Office, Newport

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

Diamond Lake Water and Sewer: 10 a.m. - District Office, 172 South Shore Road

Public Hospital District No. 1 Board: 12:30 p.m. - Sandifur Meeting Room, Newport Hospital

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

Sacheen Lake Sewer and Water District Board: 3 p.m. - Sacheen Fire Station, Highway 211

Priest River Airport Board: 6:30 p.m. - Priest River City Hall

Newport School Board: 5 p.m. District Office

Fire District No. 4 Commissioners: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station No. 41

Pend Oreille County Republican Central Committee: 6 p.m. - Cusick Community Center

Diamond Lake Improvement Association: 6:30 p.m. - Diamond Lake Fire Station, Highway 2

Pend Oreille Planning and Zoning Commission Workshop: 6 p.m.

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

Tri-County Economic Development District: 11 a.m. - TEDD Conference Room, 986 S. Main, Suite A, Colville

Monday, Feb. 27 Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Pend Oreille Fire District No.

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201731 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE No. 16-2-00142-1 S U M M O N S B Y P U B L I C AT I O N NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, its successors in interest and/or assigns, Plaintiff, v. DEANNA WILLIAMS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF TIMOTHY E. WILLIAMS; JACKIE LEE WILLIAMS; LAURA LOU WILLIAMS; AUTOMATED ACCOUNTS, INC.; OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISES, Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANTS Deanna Williams; Unknown Heirs and Devisees of Timothy E. Williams and Occupants of the Premises: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty (60) days after January 18, 2017, and defend the real property foreclosure action in Pend Oreille County Superior Court, and answer the complaint of Nationstar Mortgage LLC, (“Plaintiff”). You are asked to serve a copy of your answer or responsive pleading upon the undersigned attorneys for Plaintiff at its office stated below. In case of your failure to do so, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the Clerk of said Court. Continued on 6B

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Continued from 5B The purpose of this lawsuit is to obtain a judgment, and if not immediately paid, to be satisfied through the foreclosure of real property located in Pend Oreille County, Washington, and legally described as follows: A TRACT OF LAND IN SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 30 NORTH, RANGE 45 E.W.M., PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 2, SAID POINT BEING LOCATED NORTH 89°35 29 WEST, 1416.00 FEET FROM THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER (GRANITE STONE WITH + ) OF SAID SECTION 2; THENCE NORTH 0°24 31 EAST, PERPENDICULAR TO SAID SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 2, 323.50 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89°35 29 EAST, PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 2, 1341.35 FEET TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE (30 FEET FROM CENTER LINE) OF SPRING VALLEY ROAD; THENCE SOUTH 1°43 30 EAST, ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SPRING VALLEY ROAD, 323.72 FEET TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 2; THENCE NORTH 89°35 29 WEST, ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 2, 1353.40 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. ALSO KNOWN AS TRACT “A” OF R.S. #1157. Commonly known as: 2600 Spring Valley Road, Newport, WA 99156 DATED this _________ day of _________________________, 2017. RCO LEGAL, P.S. Laura Coughlin, WSBA #46124

Synova M. L. Edwards, WSBA #43063 Attorneys for Plaintiff 13555 SE 36th Street, Ste 300 Bellevue, WA 98006 Published in The Newport Miner on January 18, 25, February 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2017. (51-6) ___________________________ 201747 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 17-4-00003-9 P R O B AT E N O T I C E T O CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) Estate of PETE LAZAROFF ANEFF, 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.

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Date of First Publication of this Notice: JANUARY 25, 2017 /s/Jerry D. Falwey, Personal Representative Denise Stewart Attorney at Law PLLC Ross S. Anderson, Associate Attorney PO Box 301 Newport, WA 99156 (509) 447-3242 Published in The Newport Miner on February 8, 15, and 22, 2017. (2-3) __________________________ 201751 PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY N O T I C E O F P U B L I C R AT E HEARING I N I T I A L A P P L I C AT I O N F E E F O R INTERCONNECTION TO THE T R A N S M I S S I O N FA C I L I T I E S O F PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY The Board of Commissioners of Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County have scheduled a public rate hearing for the consideration of establishing an initial application fee for entities who wish to interconnect to the Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County’s Transmission Facilities that operate at 100,000 volts or above. The date, time, and location of the hearing are as follows: February 28, 2017 - 11:00 a.m., PUD Newport Administration Office Newport Conference Room 130 N. Washington Avenue Newport, WA 99156 The public is invited to attend and be heard. Karen Willner Clerk of the Board

Published in the Newport Miner on February 15 and 22, 2017. (3-2) __________________________ 201753 PUBLIC NOTICE C ombined N otice of A pplication and A ction Pend Oreille County did on January 20, 2017 receive a complete Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Application, SEPA Environmental Checklist, and associated documents from Frank Hruban and did on February 10, 2017 issue a Determination of Completeness for installation of ramp & dock on the Pend Oreille River. (FILE NO. SSDP17-002), Location: 221 Greggs Court; Parcel# 443236519008 An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on January 17, 2017 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 Avenue, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Andy Huddleston, Community Development Assistant Planner, (509) 447-6462, ahuddleston@ pendoreille.org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than March 2, 2017. Required Permits: Shoreline SubContinued on 7B

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Continued from 6B stantial Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW) Army Corp of Engineers (Approval Letter) Dated: February 13, 2017 Published in The Newport Miner on February 15 and 22, 2017. (3-2) __________________________ 201754 PUBLIC NOTICE N otice of A pplication Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on January 30, 2017, received a complete Shoreline Variance Application and associated documents from Sean Owens, and did on January 31, 2017 issue a Determination of Completeness for an attached deck on Diamond Lake. (FILE NO. SV17-002), Location: 631 Southshore Diamond Lake Road, Newport, WA 99156. Parcel#: 443001549074. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department. The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Annex Building, 418 South Scott Street, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Andy Huddleston, Community Dev. Assistant Planner, (509) 447-6462, ahuddleston@pendoreille.org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than March 2, 2017. Required Permits: Shoreline Variance (Pend Oreille County), Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County) Dated: February 13, 2017 Published in The Newport Miner on February 15 and 22, 2017. (3-2) __________________________ 201755 PUBLIC NOTICE C ombined N otice of A pplication and A ction Pend Oreille County did on January 31, 2017 receive a complete Shoreline Authorization Application, SEPA Environmental Checklist, and associated documents from Bill Kemp and did on February 3, 2017 issue a Determination of Completeness for installation of a ramp & dock on Horseshoe Lake. (FILE NO. SA17-002), Location: 4962 Horseshoe Lake Road; Parcel# 433007510024 An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on January 30, 2017 and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process

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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: Andy Huddleston, Community Development Assistant Planner, (509) 447-6462, ahuddleston@ pendoreille.org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than March 2, 2017. Required Permits: Shoreline Authorization (Pend Oreille County), Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW) Dated: February 13, 2017 Published in The Newport Miner on February 15 and 22, 2017. (3-2) ___________________________ 201702 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. TS No.: WA-16-744073-AJ APN No.: 16992, 453124590004 Title Order No.: 8663718 Deed of Trust Grantor(s): ROBERT GAGNON, ROSE GAGNON, KRISTI KILBOURNE Deed of Trust Grantee(s): WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB, ITS SUCCESSORS AND/OR ASSIGNEES Deed of Trust Instrument/Reference No.: 20070291359 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, the undersigned Trustee, will on 3/24/2017 , at 10:00 AM At the main stairs of the Old City Courthouse, located at 625 W 4th St, Newport, WA 99156 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable in the form of credit bid or cash bid in the form of cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of PEND OREILLE, State of Washington, to-wit: LOT 5 IN BLOCK B OF MCAVOY’S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF NEWPORT, WASHINGTON, PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 170, RECORDS OF THE AUDITOR OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AND LOT 9 IN BLOCK A OF THE FIRST ADDITION TO MCAVOY’S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF NEWPORT, WASHINGTON, PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 176 RECORDS OF THE AUDITOR OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON. More commonly known as: 105 E CIRCLE DR, NEWPORT, WA 99156-9751 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 2/16/2007, recorded 2/22/2007, under Instrument No. 20070291359 records of PEND OREILLE County, Washington , from ROBERT GAGNON, A MARRIED MAN , as grantor(s), to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY , as original trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB, ITS SUCCESSORS AND/OR ASSIGNEES , as original beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was subsequently assigned to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. , the Beneficiary, under an assignment recorded under Auditors File Number II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: $15,583.84 . IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $136,414.92 , together with interest as provided in the Note from 7/15/2015 on, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute. V. The abovedescribed real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on 3/24/2017 . The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by 3/13/2017 (11 days before the sale date), or by other date as permitted in the Note or Deed of Trust, to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 3/13/2017 (11 days before the sale), or by other date as permitted in the Note

or Deed of Trust, the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the 3/13/2017 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower(s) and Grantor(s) by both first class and certified mail, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. The list of recipients of the Notice of Default is listed within the Notice of Foreclosure provided to the Borrower(s) and Grantor(s). These requirements were completed as of 10/12/2016 . VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS – The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20 th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20 th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Toll-free: 1-877894-HOME (1-877-894-4663) or Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/ consumers/homeownership/post_ purchase_counselors_foreclosure. htm . The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Toll-free: 1-800-569-4287 or National Web Site: http://portal.hud. gov/hudportal/HUD or for Local counseling agencies in Washington: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/ hcc/fc/index.cfm?webListAction=se arch&searchstate=WA&filterSvc=d fc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: 1-800-606-4819 or Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear . Additional disclaimers provided by the Trustee: If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the noteholders rights against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Dated: 11/18/2016 Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, as Trustee By:

February 22, 2017 |

Maria Montana, Assistant Secretary Trustee’s Mailing Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington C/O Quality Loan Service Corp. 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 (866) 645-7711 Trustee’s Physical Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 108 1 st Ave South, Suite 202 Seattle, WA 98104 (866) 925-0241 Sale Line: 916-939-0772 or Logi n to: http://wa.qualityloan. com Trustee Sale Number: WA-16744073-AJ State of: County of: On before me, I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of WITNESS my hand and official seal. ( Seal) Signature IDSPub #0118617 2/22/2017 3/15/2017 Published in The Newport Miner on February 22 and March 15, 2017. (4, 7) __________________________ 201757 PUBLIC NOTICE N O T I C E O F S O L I C I TAT I O N F O R PUBLIC COMMENT NEW Regional Transportation Planning Organization NOTICE is hereby given that the NEW Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO) is preparing to adopt a midpoint review to the Regional Transportation Plan for the period 2015 – 2019. This plan includes historic, current, and proposed documentation relating to planning for transportation needs in Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens Counties. The NEW RTPO - RTP 2015-2019 is published for public review and comment on the Tri-County Economic Development District website, www.tricountyedd.com, under the heading of NEW RTPO. A hard copy will also be available for viewing at the TEDD office. The revisions made to this version of the document were prepared in response to extensive outreach by the NEW RTPO through communications with public officials, stakeholders, and interested parties. Evaluation of this DRAFT document will be open from Wednesday, February 22, 2017 through 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Please submit your comments no later than March 22, 2017 to Kinsey Larsen, Regional Mobility & Veterans Service Coordinator, NEW RTPO/TEDD: klarsen@teddonline. com; (509) 684-4571; or 986 S. Main Street, Suite A, Colville, WA 99114, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Published in The Newport Miner on February 22 and March 1, 2017. (4-2) ___________________________ 201758 PUBLIC NOTICE SPECIAL MEETING PORT OF PEND OREILLE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS The Port of Pend Oreille Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting in the Port office located at 1981 Black Road, Usk, WA beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, February 24, 2017. The purpose of this meeting is for discussion and possible action on bids received for the blast booth addition. /s/ Kelly J. Driver, Manager Published in The Newport Miner on February 22, 2017. (4) ___________________________ 201760 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 Gregory Morris of Cusick, WA on Jan. 31, 2017 under Application No. S3-30783, filed for permit to appropriate public waters, subject to existing rights, from the Pend Oreille River in the amount of .04 of a cubic foot per second, each year, for continuous domestic supply and seasonal irrigation of one-half acre. The source of the proposed appropriation is to be 2 points of diversion located within Lot 68, Block 1 of River Edge Estates, being within Government Lot 5 (SW¼NW¼) of Section 2, Township 35 N., Range 43 E.W.M., in Pend Oreille County. Protests or objections to approval of this application must include a detailed statement of the basis for objections; protests must be accompanied by a fifty-($50.00) dollar recording fee and filed with the Department of Ecology, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days Continued on 8B

| February 22, 2017

girls: Beat Teton, who had lost to Timberlake From Page 2B

13-9 at the end of the first quarter. Weiser came close to tying the game before the half, scoring five to Priest River’s two. Priest River scored 10 in the third quarter and 17 in the fourth, while Weiser scored 18 in the second half. Krampert led the Spartans with 20 points. Akre scored nine, Summers added seven and Morgan DeMent scored four. Hurd added two. Priest River took on Teton, who had beat Marsh Valley and lost to Timberlake. Teton led from the beginning, ahead 15-6 at the end of the first quarter, and 34-16 at the half. Priest River outscored Teton 10-7 in the third and both teams scored 14 in the fourth. Teton won 55-40. Summers led the Spartans with 14, and Akre added nine. Krampert and Petit scored four each. Hurd scored three, and Downs, Martin and DeMent each scored two.

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Spartans: Tied for third in league play

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Priest River’s Elizabeth Downs takes a shot when the Spartans took on Teton Saturday, for the consolation trophy. Teton won, taking home the fourth place trophy.

State: Mason grappled champion in first round From Page 1B

placed third the previous year and eventually took fourth place this year. Allen fought hard but lost the match 6-1. “I’ve coached a ton of kids the last eight years and I’ve never had a wrestler with as big a heart as Nate shows when he wrestles,” Bojorquez said. “I couldn’t ask for a better young man to have on our team and to be able to have the privilege of coaching him is something that I am grateful for. Newport, Cusick, myself and everyone that is a part of our program are so proud of Nate for his accomplishments this year, and I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of surprises he has for us in the future.” In her first match, Mason wrestled a female opponent who eventually won the tournament. Mason wrestled very tough in the first period and was only down by one point, Bojorquez said. Mason chose bottom in the second period, but she just couldn’t get the escape and with 30 seconds left in the period she was pinned, he said. In her next match, she and her opponent were tied at the end of the first period. In the second period

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Priest River’s Anthony Storro goes up for a shot during the home game with Timberlake Friday, Feb. 17. Timberlake won 67-36. From Page 2B

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Nate Allen, who wrestlers for Newport and attends Cusick, fought hard along with fellow Grizzly Megan Mason, but neither of the state qualifiers placed this time at the state tournament.

Mason’s opponent chose bottom and Mason made her pay for the choice. Early in the second period Mason put her opponent in a cradle and never looked back after the fall. In her third match, Mason wrestled the girl that eventually took fifth place. The score was tied after the first period, 0-0. In the second period Mason chose bottom and fought hard, but just couldn’t

get the escape, and with about 30 seconds left was pinned. “We are more than proud of Megan and what she was able to accomplish this year,” Bojorquez said. “It is refreshing to have two individuals on the team with state experience and the ability to lead others in the future. Both kids worked so hard this year and it showed every day.”

Grapplers: Saxe thankful for community support From Page 1B

bye before going on to wrestle a Lake Roosevelt opponent that he beat 114. He went on to wrestle an opponent from Mabton that he pinned in the third round. This qualified him to grapple for the number one spot, which went to Devin Walton of Tonasket in a final decision of 10-4. Stoddard received a bye his first round too, followed by a 7-5 loss to a Winlock opponent, which put him in the third spot. Carman received a bye in the first round then lost 9-1 to a Darrington opponent. Saxe had nothing but praises for his wrestling Rangers and gratitude for his fellow coaches and the support of the community. “From everyone who

six points, as did Keegan Hegel. Jacobi Haggerty scored five and Tommy Anselmo and Thomas Luckey each scored four. The day before the Spartans played Kellogg, losing 65-47 at Kellogg Thursday, Feb. 16. Wylie said the team played fairly well against the league leading team. They trailed by 10 at the end of the first quarter, but played a 12-12 second quarter. “Our defense allowed two little runs early in the second quarter, but we made a run back and went into the half down 10, I think,” Wylie said. The third quarter run was what got us.” The Spartans were outscored 23-14 in the third period. “Our effort was pretty good, but Kellogg puts pressure on you the full 32 minutes,” Wylie said. Hartwig had a game high 26 points for Priest River. Priest River tied for third in the Intermountain League with Bonners Ferry, both with 3-5 league records, behind Timberlake (6-2) and Kellogg (8-0). Bonners Ferry and Priest River split when they played in the regular season, with each team winning a game. By league rules a coin flip decides who is third and who is fourth for district seeding purposes. The Spartans won the coin flip and played Timberlake in the first round of the district tournament again after the newspaper’s deadline Tuesday. There will be results in next week’s paper.

Wrestlers From Page 2B

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Ryan Issikides finished second in the 120-pound division at the Mat Classics State Tournament in Tacoma.

turned out to watch us wrestle to the community for supporting us in our bake sale fundraiser, I’m very thankful for

the show of support our wrestlers get, and I look forward to having the guys back for next season,” says Saxe. “To all

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Published in The Newport Miner on February 22 and March 1, 2017. (4-2) ___________________________ 201762 PUBLIC NOTICE The Pend Oreille County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board

the seniors graduating from our program, I wish them the best of luck. To the underclassmen, start training now.”

holidays, and it shows.” Four wrestlers won champion medals at districts, including Riley DeMent, 132-pounds, Noah Jamison, 160, Trevor Rusho, 170, and Arron Reyes, 182. Six Spartans earned second place spots including Brandon Downs, 113, On Deck: At State Championships: Friday and Saturday Feb. 24, 25, Ford Idaho Center, Nampa

Nathan Nelson, 120, Larry Naccarato, 145,

will be meeting from 12:00 -1:30 P.M on March 6th, 2017. The meeting will be held at the County Counseling conference room, which is conveniently located at 105 S. Garden Ave in Newport. Council Bylaws, recruitment and engagement planning, along with program updates are items slated for discussion. Light refreshments will be provided. If you

Spencer MacDonald, 152, Josh Coombes, 182, and Sammy Hernandez, 315. Manuel Naccarato, 126 pounds, and Tanner Cochrane, 138, took home third place medals. Colby Poe, 132, took fourth place. “It was a great day to be a Spartan,” said Hellinger. “We’re looking forward to what we can bring to state.” The Spartans will travel to Nampa for State Championships at the Ford Idaho Center Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25 (TBD).

require reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting or have any questions, do not hesitate to contact our office at 509-447-5651. Published in The Newport Miner on February 22 and March 1, 2017. (4-2)