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Northern pike removal resumes 16,000 pike removed so far; 90 percent of population SPOKANE – For the fourth consecutive year, state and tribal fishery managers are joining forces to remove invasive, non-native northern pike from Box Canyon Reservoir on the Pend Oreille River in northeast Washington.

Starting in early March, crews from the Kalispel Tribe Natural Resources Department (KNRD) will use gill nets to remove pike from the reservoir and will work with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to monitor the results.

“Northern pike are voracious predators that pose a significant threat to native and game fish species,” said Bruce Bolding, WDFW warm water fish program MINER PHOTO|DESIREÉ HOOD

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River forecast shows near normal conditions

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NEWPORT – Pend Oreille Public Utility District officials said this week that the Pend Oreille River flow forecasts are showing near normal conditions for the spring and summer.

Brodie Larson, PUD senior power supply operator, said the recent

rain and unseasonably warm weather has made flows in the river above average for this time of year, but forecasts show it should drop to near normal levels over the next several days.

“Box Canyon Dam is a run of the river project, which means the district is always releasing the SEE RIVER, 2A

Locals support Relay for Life Residents from Newport and Priest River walked the purple carpet at the Roxy Theater on Wednesday for the Relay for Life kickoff event.

They enjoyed the movie “The Best of Me” and continued planning for the 10th annual Relay for Life event in August. Teri Ivie, team development chairwoman, said everyone is affected by cancer in some way and this is one way of supporting the fight to find a cure. The next meeting is Wednesday, March 18, at 7 p.m. at the Newport Hospital Cafeteria.

Forest Plans will address snowmobile routes lin Pemberton, Colville National Forest public affairs officer.

The Idaho Panhandle National Forest will work on routes starting in 2016.

Under a court ruling, area Forest Service managers are required to

BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Forest Plan Revision rolling out in early summer will designate snowmobile routes on the Colville National Forest, said Frank-

designate routes, roads, trails and areas where snowmobile use can occur on national forest lands. Previously, managers had the discretion to choose to designate specific areas for SEE PLAN, 2A

Principals, business manager wanted in Newport

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NEWPORT – Sadie Halstead Middle School and Stratton Elementary School will be under new leadership next school year

with principals Janet Burcham and Terri Holmes retiring at the end of the school year.

Holmes has been with the district for SEE NEWPORT, 8A

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Making a splash for Special Olympics Residents from Priest River splashed into the cold Pend Oreille River on Saturday for the annual Polar Plunge to benefit the Priest River Panthers Special Olympics team. Billy Mullaley raised $875 for the “plumpest purse,” Panther Pretender was Ken Richey for his Superman costume, Michelle Schultz had the best chili and the plungers raised $1,731 total. With auction, chili entries and chili sales of $1,335, the Priest River Panthers Special Olympics Team was donated $3,066.

A bill that would allow cities to establish a second real estate excise tax sponsored by state Sen. Brian Dansel, R. Republic, will get a second reading in the rules committee.

Among other things, SB 5585, would allow counties and cities that chose to plan differently than under the Growth Management Act to collect the REET tax. Pend Oreille County adopted the state Growth Management Act but could opt out under legislation passed last year. Without this law the cities would lose the tax revenue if they did.

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B R I E F LY Selkirk board to talk about legislature IONE – The Selkirk School District board of directors will hold a work session, Wednesday, March 11 at 5:30 p.m. in the elementary school music room. The board will discuss the current school budget, get updates on Superintendent Nancy Lotze’s goals and the state legislative. The school board will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday, March 23 at 6 p.m. in the high school. This meeting was moved from March 16 because of a scheduling conflict.

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Cusick wants old clothes CUSICK – Cusick Community in Action Together hopes to give unwanted clothing and textiles and new home, and raise some money for the organization.

They are hosting a clothing and textile drive through April 18. Items they will accept include shoes, towels, sheets, blankets, quilts, backpacks, curtains and draperies, purses, belts, tablecloths, placemats, stuffed animals and non-breakable items. They cannot accept glass, electron5B-6B

ics, pet beds, bed pillows, carpeting, uniforms, hotel linens or items sold previously from a thrift store. Clothes for the Cause collects clothing and shoes and turns them into cash for a local school, team or church group. Once the clothes and items are collected, the group will try to fill a Clothes for the Cause truck, who in turn will write Cusick Community in Action Together a check for the donated items. For more information, call Shawna Hulet at 509-671-2893 or email her at shawnahanson32@gmail.com.

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snowmobile use.

The court ruling changed subpart C of the U.S. Forest Service Travel Management Rule (TMR), requiring National Forests to designate over-snow vehicle (OSV) use.

“The first step the Colville (National Forest) will take on is gathering input based on our current routes and designations,”

‘The overall OSV designations will be addressed in our Forest Plan Revision effort that will be rolling out in draft form to the public in early summer of this year.’

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Pemberton said. “The overall OSV designations will be addressed in our Forest Plan Revision effort that will be rolling out in draft form to the public in early summer of this year.”

The Forest Service will hold public meetings throughout the planning process.

Pemberton said there would also be a 90day comment period for the Forest Plan Revision.

“This is a chance for the public to review what we currently have and provide input on our existing designations and routes,” Pemberton said.

Pemberton said no new routes or areas will be designated at this time and nothing would be removed from the current snowmobile use.

He said any changes to OSV designations would still need to go through a site-specific National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process.

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Part of the ruling states the Forest Service will publish maps showing specific routes and areas for OSV use. Pemberton said the Colville National Forest would publish a snowmobile route map after the completion of the Forest Plan Revision process.

“It is important for those folks who are interested in over-snow vehicle use to ensure they participate in the Forest Plan Revision process this early summer,” Pemberton said.

Idaho Panhandle National Forest public affairs officer Jay Kirchner said they handle their Travel Planning in zones, with the north zone covering the Priest Lake area, the central zone covering the Coeur d’Alene area and the south zone covering the St. Joe area.

The Panhandle forest snowmobile designations would be incorporated during the Travel Planning process. Kirchner said there is no funding for any planning in this year’s budget.

“We do hope to begin travel planning in the north (zone) in 2016,” Kirchner said.

“The court ruling did not change anything on the ground today.”

Kirchner said the process could take about 2-3 years to complete, as the NEPA process must be followed for any designations.

Kirchner said there was a court ruling in 2007 that shut down all snowmobile use in the north zone because of caribou protection.

Kirchner said the Forest Service fought the ruling and designated routes, made a map, and the court agreed to allow OSV use in those areas.

Kirchner said that the north zone already has the map and designated routes, which is why they will start the new designation process in that zone.

“This was a temporary map the court agreed to, to protect caribou,” Kirchner said. “It’s our desire to get this Travel Planning done as soon as possible. We’ll go little by little. It’s time consuming and budget driven.”

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manager. “They can cause a great deal of ecological and economic damage.”

Surveys conducted by WDFW and KNRD between 2004 and 2011 documented a rapid increase in the number of pike in Box Canyon Reservoir and a decline in abundance of other fish species.

Gillnetting during early spring has proven to be the most effective method of reducing northern pike. Between 2012 and 2014, over 16,000 fish (38,000 pounds) – estimated to be more than 90 percent of the population – were removed by netting.

“We’re not sure about spawning success and juvenile survival since our efforts last year,” Bolding said, “so to ensure the pike population remains suppressed, we plan to continue using springtime gillnetting this year and in the future as needed.”

Bolding explained that northern pike begin staging for spawning even before ice melts, so setting nets early when fish are concentrated allows the catch of more fish before they spawn. It also reduces capture rates of other species. In three years of removal netting, 47 percent of the bycatch has been yellow perch, 23 percent has been tench, and five percent has been largemouth bass, trout, and smallmouth bass.

Anglers harvested an additional 334 northern pike in four “PikePalooza” fishing derbies that offered more

than $20,000 in cash and prizes. Other recreational angler harvest appeared negligible based on KNRD field staff observations.

Although no more pike

‘We expect sport angler catch rates for northern pike in Box Canyon Reservoir to remain low, but bass fishing can be exceptional, with brown trout and panfish populations showing signs of rebounding.’

Jason Olson

KNRD Fisheries Conservation Program Manager

derbies are planned, anglers are encouraged to harvest as many northern pike as they can from both Box Canyon and Boundary reservoirs.

Under state law, which classifies them as a prohibited species, all northern pike caught must be killed before anglers leave the water in which they were caught.

“We expect sport angler catch rates for northern pike in Box Canyon Reservoir to remain low,” said Jason Olson, KNRD Fisher-

ies Conservation Program Manager, “but bass fishing can be exceptional, with brown trout and pan fish populations showing signs of rebounding.”

While the reservoir has had the state’s largest population of northern pike, anglers have also reported catching them in the Columbia River just north of the Canada border, near Northport and Kettle Falls, and in the Spokane River from Lake Coeur d’Alene in Idaho to Long Lake in Spokane County.

“We’re very concerned about the possible spread of northern pike from the Pend Oreille River downstream into the Columbia River, where they could impact salmon and steelhead,” said John Whalen, WDFW eastern regional fish program manager.

Bolding said problems with northern pike started with illegal releases of the fish into the Flathead, Bitterroot and Clark Fork river systems in Montana, where they migrated downstream into Idaho’s Lake Pend Oreille and into Washington.

A long-term Northern Pike Suppression and Monitoring Strategy being developed by KNRD and WDFW should be available to the public in late summer 2015.

For more information about northern pike in Washington and annual summaries of the project see http://wdfw.wa.gov/ais/ esox_lucius/.

Priest River drug dog in school daily

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PRIEST RIVER – Sergeant Chris Davis, Priest River School District resource officer, said he brings his dog Bella into the high school daily, but no searches for drugs have been conducted by the drug dog in training.

“All she’s really doing is going into the school for obedience training,” Davis said. “I try to bring her in once a day.”

Superintendent Paul Anselmo told The Miner in an article Feb. 4 that the dog is not in the school daily.

However, Davis said the dog does go into the school on a daily basis.

“The dog is here to deter the kids from doing anything foolish,” Davis said.

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same amount of water that is coming into the reservoir,” Larson said. “During annual spring runoff, the district operates the spillway gates to keep the river from exceeding critical elevations.”

Larson said the first elevation they must follow is no more than two feet of backwater measured at Albeni Falls Dam. The second elevation is the Cusick elevation, that cannot exceed 2,041 feet to avoid flooding.

Eileen Dugger, contracts and public information officer for the PUD, said other areas in the Pacific Northwest are facing minimum snowpack levels, however, current snowpack data and the forecast for the Pend Oreille River indicates near normal conditions for the spring and summer. Water for the Pend Oreille River comes from snow in the mountains of Montana, including the Upper and Lower Clark Fork and the Flathead basins. Currently, the snow-to-water equivalent in these areas is 98 percent of average. Mountain snowpack levels typically reach their peak moisture content by early April, Dugger said.

Kimberley Gentle, PUD power and risk manager, anticipates average water conditions for the summer, with minimal, if any, suspension of generation at Box Canyon Dam due to spring runoff.

“Box Canyon operates better in normal and slightly above normal water conditions, because we are not forced to shut down due to high flows,” Gentle said. “If the summer weather tracks as forecasted, we should experience normal water conditions through the summer.”

Dugger said during a typical runoff, they open the gates and spill water based on how much water the turbines can utilize. The recent completion of the turbine upgrades at Box Canyon allows the PUD to utilize more water through the turbines, therefore spilling less. The dam is able to generate electricity up to 32,000 cubic feet per second without having to spill water, Dugger said.

“That water is just being passed through,” Dugger said.

“It’s not generating.”

Snow surveyors from the Idaho Natural Resources Conservation Service, however, recorded end-of-January mountain snowpacks across the state that ranged from 60-100 percent of median.

“Oddly, one of the lowest snowpacks in the state is in north Idaho’s Panhandle Region, which usually gets plenty of snow,” said Ron Abramovich, Water Supply Specialist with NRCS Idaho. “A few of the long-term Panhandle snow courses with data back almost 80 years show near record low snowpack levels.”

The lowest snowpack percentages are in the Panhandle Region and Weiser basins; basins with snowpacks at average or better were the Oakley, Salmon Falls, and Upper Snake basins. Pockets of above normal and well below normal snowpacks can be found across the state.

Precipitation for January ranged from 35-85 percent of normal which reduced the average precipitation totals for all basins in Idaho. Predicted early February moisture could help build up the snowpacks to near normal levels if precipitation falls as snow. The end of the snow accumulation season is April 1.

Reservoir levels vary with the location, carryover storage, and mountain snowpack. The basins where reservoirs that are less than 25 percent full, Salmon Falls, Owyhee, Wild Horse, Magic and Oakley, will likely have irrigation shortages this summer even with near normal snowpacks. At this time, storage in north Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene, Pend Oreille, and Priest lakes are below normal due to the dry winter.

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Bella is still in training to become a drug dog and is not certified. Davis said in order to get Bella certified, he has to train her to alert him to smells and any behavioral changes and they have to pass a certification test with 100 percent. They then become a Narcotics Detection Team. Davis hopes to have her certified by the end of the school year.

“We’re certified together as a team,” Davis said.

“Together we have to get 100 percent.”

Once certified, Bella will not conduct searches daily at the school, but Davis said school policy states they could. Bella will be trained to smell for narcotics and will alert Davis if

RIVER: Panhandle snowpack levels are low

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B R I E F LY Cusick looks for new golf coach CUSICK – The Cusick School District is looking for a new head golf coach with the resignation of Jim Sattleen, the coach for the past 12 years. Sattleen said work has been keeping him busy and the position comes with a lot of open time needed for traveling.

“I just don’t have the time right now,” Sattleen said. “I am hoping to help out whenever I can.”

The district is also hiring a pre-kindergarten through 12th grade special services education teacher, a girls assistant softball coach and substitute bus drivers.

For more information about the positions, go to www.cusick.wednet.edu or call Jennifer at 509445-1125.

Fish fry at St. Anthony’s NEWPORT – St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Newport is holding a fish fry Friday, Feb. 27, from 5-7 p.m. in the parish fellowship hall on First Street. The event is open to the public. Adults eat for $6 and will get two pieces of fish, fries, coleslaw and a roll. Kids 12 and under eat for $3 and get one piece of fish, coleslaw and a roll, and bowls of clam chowder are $2 each. The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring the event.

March 4 open house on LeClerc intersection improvements NEWPORT – An open house will be held Wednesday, March 4 to discuss improvements planned for the intersection of LeClerc Road South and Sandy Shores Road.

The addition of a left turn lane and a slight shift in alignment to allow a wider and flatter approach from Sandy Shores Road will be discussed by county engineering staff, who will also answer questions. Project plans will be available for viewing.

The open house will take place from 4-6 p.m. at the Pend Oreille County WSU Extension Office at 227 Garden Ave., in Newport.

Lenora Water and Sewer changes March meeting date NEWPORT – The Lenora Water and Sewer District is moving its regular commissioners meeting from Monday, March 2, to Monday, March 16.

The meeting will still take place at 10 a.m. at the Skookum Rendezvous Lodge. Meetings will return to the first Monday of the month in April.

Comments sought on $229 million proposed for clean water projects OLYMPIA – People have until 5 p.m. March 15 to submit written comments on a proposed funding list for $229 million in clean water projects in Washington, including the Sacheen Lake sewer project.

The Sacheen Lake Sewer and Water District was among six entities that qualified for financial hardship status. Sacheen Lake Sewer and Water District is slated to receive a $6 million zero interest 20-year loan from the Department of Ecology to put in their sewer system.

People can comment by email at daniel.thompson@ecy.wa.gov. There will also be a public meeting at 1 p.m., March 4, at the Pierce County Library, PAC – Processing and Administrative Center, 3005 112th St. East, in Tacoma.

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Wright gets 10 years for meth, stolen vehicles

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NEWPORT – William Wright, 62, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of stolen vehicles by Pend Oreille County Superior Court Judge Allen Nielson Thursday, Feb. 19.

Wright was convicted in a jury trial Jan. 22 of possession of 1.6 grams of meth with the intent to distribute and possession of four stolen vehicles.

Prosecuting attorney Jeremy Schmidt argued for the high end of the six to 10 year sentencing range.

He said Wright had been charged previously and had an opportunity to cease dealing drugs.

“Meth is the root of all evil in Pend Oreille County,” Schmidt said. “It fuels the stolen cars and other crimes.”

Defense attorney Doug Phelps said Wright should be considered for a drug offender sentencing alter-

native, in which he would get treatment for chemical dependency. He said Wright did not have a violent criminal history and recommended the low end of the sentencing range.

“The high end is not appropriate,” Phelps said.

Wright apologized for his crimes.

“I’m truly sorry for the problems I’ve caused,” he said. “I apologize for my sins and ask for mercy.”

Nielson said he would not grant a DOSA. He said Wright had treatment offered before and it didn’t take. “I don’t see you as amenable to treatment,” Nielson said, noting Wright had 2010 convictions for possession of meth and psilocybin mushrooms.

Nielson said meth was a serious problem here.

“It has a broad ripple effect,” he said. “It causes other criminal activity.”

Nielson said he believed Wright was not only dealing meth but was trading for stolen cars. He said the bindle bags found when Wright was arrested sug-

gested he was selling meth.

“I’ve got to believe you made some money,” he said.

Neilson said he wanted to set a deterrent for selling meth.

In addition to the 120 months in prison, Neilson sentenced Wright to 12 months probation following release from prison and ordered he pay $2,950 in fees and fines.

Wright’s criminal record includes 2011 convictions for possession of meth and more than 40 grams of marijuana and 2011 convictions for possession of meth and psilocybin.

At Wright’s trial an informant testified he had purchased meth from Wright several times. When law enforcement officers served a search warrant on Wright’s Coyote Trail property in property in October 2013, they found four stolen vehicles, 1.6 grams of meth, a spoon, a couple hundred dollars in a book and several dozen small plastic bindles, some marked with smiley faces, some with eight ball stickers.

Man wanted on federal warrant arrested at Lord’s Ranch NEWPORT – A 54-yearold man who was arrested Feb. 12 at the Lords Ranch at 2932 Fertile Valley Road on a federal warrant, pleaded not guilty to failing to register as a sex offender in Pend Oreille County Superior Court Thursday, Feb. 19.

Bond was set at $100,000 for James Russell Bradbury

by Superior Court Judge Allen Nielson, higher than the $50,000 requested by prosecuting attorney Jeremy Schmidt but lower than the $250,000 bond set

by District Court Judge Phil Van de Veer.

Nielson asked if there were children present at the Lord’s Ranch. Schmidt said he didn’t know.

Schmidt said Bradbury had served time for trans-

porting child pornography over international borders.

According to a statement of probable cause, after he was arrested Bradbury told a sheriff deputy that he has served time in prison for

possessing and transporting child pornography.

Bradbury said that he was a registered sex offender in Utah but he had left there

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NEWPORT – Jodie Marie Dill, 54, who was found guilty of possession of meth

by Pend Oreille County Superior Court Judge Allen Neilson in a bench trial Feb. 11, was sentenced to 12 months probation Thursday, Feb. 19.

Noting a lot in life has to do with circumstance, Nielson said, “It’s a fair question as to why I found you guilty.”

Dill was the driver of a pickup that ran out of gas on Deer Valley Road in January 2014. When she came back to get the truck, it had been impounded because it was blocking the road.

She had left a purse on the seat and the purse had two smoking pipes in it, one of

which tested positive for methamphetamine.

In his findings of fact following the trial, Neilson wrote that Dill was guilty of possession of meth but that “The possession was not actual, rather it was constructive possession.”

He ruled she knew there were two pipes in her purse and could have actually possessed them when she returned for her possessions after the truck was impounded. He ruled she knew there were pipes in the purse and that one would test positive for meth.

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NEWPORT – U.S. Forest Service officials are seeking comments on the West Branch LeClerc Creek watershed restoration project, which would remove three culverts and an existing road for better fish habitat.

They are also accepting comments on the Fourth of July Creek Watershed Restoration project, which would restore a decommissioned road to a natural setting. They want suggestions on putting a trail into the design of the project near Fourth of July Creek.

Gayne Sears, Newport and Sullivan Lake District Ranger, said the LeClerc Creek watershed has been identified as a key watershed for stabilization and restoration.

“West, Middle and East Branches of LeClerc Creek and the tributary Fourth of July Creek have been identified as critical habitat for bull trout, a listed fish species under the Endangered Species Act,” Sears said. “These streams also contain a viable population of genetically pure westslope cutthroat trout, a sensitive species.”

Sears said several factors are affecting the proper functioning of the watershed. The issues include channel stability, in-stream and riparian habitat diversity, sediment load and connectivity.

“Over the past several

years, several restoration projects have been completed to move this watershed towards a properly functioning condition, including relocation of riparian roads, in stream habitat improvements and road decommissioning,” Sears said. “The projects provide connectivity between stream segments, reduce road related sedimentation, improve stream shading, improve wildlife habitat, and improve overall water quality to the watershed.”

The Forest Service identified the projects in a 2012 watershed analysis. Sears said some of the projects have been completed and others are occurring as time and funding permits.

Sears said the West Branch LeClerc Creek Watershed Restoration project, planned for this year and currently under the Environmental Assessment stage, proposes relocating 1.8 miles of Forest Service road 1935000, east of the Paupac junction in the West Branch LeClerc Creek drainage.

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ometimes the little actions we take in our communities are the best. This is always evident this time of year when we see government crews and residents cleaning the gray coat of winter off our community.

Because it is such a simple and obvious thing to do those not involved often ignore the tremendous amount of work involved; they expect it to happen like grass starting to grow. But cleaning up a rural community doesn’t just happen on its own. Money and time are spent in great quantities to get the spring sparkle back – we think it is worth the effort and salute those involved. It also takes some community push to make sure it does; governments with tight budgets might not use them to clean up like we want or lazy residents might continue to sit and watch others do the work.

This year we think the efforts in Pend Oreille and west Bonner counties should start now and be even more intense. Winter has left us early, opening a chance to do even more beautification work for residents and visitors.

Improving the appearance of the community is also the best way to promote it to shoppers, visitors and new residents. So many times our leaders work too hard on long-range intangible projects. They spend lots of time and money on marketing and consultants just to find out that the simple is best. The simple act of cleaning the streets, painting signs and buildings and planting flowers is all it takes to get positive comments. Get out of the meeting rooms and off the sofas and grab a shovel, paintbrush and broom.

Let’s enjoy the fruits of simple clean up projects this spring.

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Newport schools plan for the future

BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Superintendent Dave Smith and about 40 community members are planning the goals for the next five years for the Newport School District. They met to discuss the five-year strategic plan for the district, Wednesday, Jan. 28.

Smith said the strategic planning process looks at the “current reality” and the strengths and weaknesses of the school district. He said it is then a matter of, “What do we need to do to make these weaknesses strengths?”

The strategic plan covers four areas: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment; Safe and Supportive Schools; Community, Parent and Student Engagement; and Technology and Facilities.

Smith said each of the four areas has many different subareas included.

About 40 people, representing parents, students, community and staff attended the meeting and they were split into four groups. Smith said they tried to put people into the group where they had knowledge, such as teachers in the curriculum group. The county’s Economic Development Council Director Jamie Wyrobek was in the community engagement group and School Resource Officer Jerry Dobson was in safe and supportive schools.

“We spread people out depending on what their background is,” Smith said.

Smith said they looked at data collected over the past several years, and parent and staff surveys were sent out before the planning session. Smith said more than 300 parent surveys were returned.

Smith said the legislature is also looking at about 200 different laws that would affect school districts’ structure and curriculum, which is consid-

ered during the strategic plan process. He said the group has to come up with strategies to address the new rules and still plan goals for the school district.

“We have to follow the law,” Smith said.

Smith said one topic the parent group looked at was the communication between parents and the district. They looked at what the parents thought was a weakness in the district regarding communication and came up with solutions to improve communication, such updating websites more often, and putting parent forms online for easy retrieval.

The safe and supportive schools group looked at the lighting at the high school and other ways to keep the district safe.

“It’s really kind of a dark campus at night,” Smith said. “They said, ‘what is our strategy to research grants to improve lighting.’”

High School Principal Troy Whittle said he was part of the curriculum group, and they discussed different curriculum adoption and updating some of the school policies. He said these are long-term goals that may not be implemented right away.

“This is a five year plan, so it is okay to say we want this done by the end of the 2018 school year,” Whittle said.

Smith said each group still has work to do.

“Some groups are further along than others,” Smith said.

Once the groups are completed, Smith will combine all of the goals, objectives and strategies for each group into one document. Once the planning committee has approved the document, Smith will present the document to the Board of Directors in March for their approval.

Once approved, the document will be put out to the community.

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YO U R O P I N I O N $6 million school levy paying for Socialism?

To the editor: It is well known, and accepted, that the majority of this school levy for the West Bonner County School District goes to teacher salaries and benefits. Part of most teachers’ pay is automatically forwarded to the teachers union, first locally, then statewide, and finally sent on to the National Education Association (NEA).

But, what does the NEA promote?

The NEA demands a tax-supported single-payer health-care plan (socialized medicine) for all residents (a word artfully chosen to include illegal aliens) (OBAMACARE).

The NEA supports immigration “reform” that “may include” a path to permanent residency, citizenship, or asylum for illegal aliens.

(AMNESTY) The NEA passed at least a dozen resolutions supporting the gay rights agenda in public schools.

Here are some of the things the NEA opposes: • All parental choice programs • Making English our official language • The use of voter ID for elections The NEA wants the right to teach schoolchildren about sex without any interference from parents, but on the other hand wants its pals in the bureaucracy to regulate all homeschooling taught by parents.

The NEA has made a glowing assessment of radical socialist community organizer Saul Alinsky and is enthusiastically recommending American public school teachers read two

of his books, including one dedicated to Satan.

The NEA helped in the formation of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), an agency within the United Nations, as “the culmination of a movement for the creation of an international agency of education.”

“You can’t make socialists out of individualists.

Children who know how to think for themselves spoil the harmony of the collective society, which is coming, where everyone is interdependent.” – John Dewey, the first honorary president of the NEA and a major influence on school curriculums.

Vote ‘No’ on March 10!

-Shari Dovale Priest River

Levy vote doesn’t wfollow common sense To the editor: Is there the slightest possibility that any one besides myself might feel that these proposed school levies in the state of Idaho are being handed out to the voters prematurely? On Jan. 12, Gov. Otter said he was going to give more money to the state schools than has ever been given. He said it represents a “new high-water mark for K-12 spending in Idaho.” This was only a few days after the West Bonner County School District’s Jan. 7 meeting when the board voted to approve sending their levy to the voters.

In that board meeting, they were discussing still having to lay teachers off even if the levy passed. Yet, they had no idea of how much funding they would be receiving from the state.

READE R’S POLL 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 theminer@povn.com.

Mars One, a Dutch based company, has narrowed down a list of 100 finalists for a one-way trip to the red planet, with hopes of colonizing Mars. The 50 men and 50 women on the list come from 35 different countries, including 39 from the U.S. The mission would leave Earth in 2025, and Mars One would keep sending groups of four to the red planet every two years to sustain life. CNN reports the journey would take about seven months, and a recent MIT study shows if the first explorers succeed in landing, with current technology, they would survive about 68 days.

Would you take a one-way trip to the red planet with the hopes of colonizing Mars?

Yes, it would be a once in a lifetime chance to leave a lasting impact on society.

Yes, if I was terminally ill and dying anyway, what better place is there to die?

No, these people are on a suicide mission.

No, the survival rate of 68 days is too little for me to leave my family and friends.

With promise of much more funding coming from the state, any levy election held before those funds are settled, would be premature.

Yet the school board knows those funds are without a doubt forthcoming.

It is my feeling that these levy elections should be called off until every school board in the state has received their funding from the state of Idaho!

In 2008, the levy was $650,000 for 1,540 students. Now in 2015 they want $3,000,000 with only 1,120 students. With more state funds than ever before.

Does this make sense?

Vote for common sense and “No” Levy March 10.

-Linda Kesner Priest River

Genetically modified apples To the editor: How do you feel about paying for the seeds to grow a non-browning apple?

On Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, our Department of Agriculture approved growing apples whose seeds have been genetically spliced to silence the browning effect when cut or bruised.

Scientists in British Columbia, Canada, came up with this first in genetically modified organisms approval, called the “Arctic Apple.”

Wonder what unintended consequences will result from this God play, marketing?

-Duane Schofield Cusick

There are non-lethal ways to subdue dangerous suspects To the editor: A man recently invented an attachment that goes on the end of a police handgun that fires a non-lethal projectile designed to knock down a person rather than kill them. The invention

could be used in situations where a person is charging a police officer with a knife or club. The projectile would likely knock down and injure the suspect, but wouldn’t kill them.

Recently, police shot and killed an unarmed man on the street in Pasco. Cell phone videos were taken and it looks more like a murder than law enforcement.

It seems that a petty crime often starts what becomes a lethal encounter with a police officer.

When acting as an EMT many years ago I recall using a blanket or mattress to subdue a person who was under the influence of drugs, alcohol or mental illness. Once subdued, a police officer would put handcuffs on the patient and they would be strapped to a stretcher.

Certainly, if we had guns we could have shot the patient in self-defense. We could have then blamed the patient for causing their own death because they choose to take drugs or behave dangerously.

We might want to consider that people who work in mental hospitals are trained to handle and control physically large and combative patients.

They, unlike police, don’t have a gun to pull and shoot the patient in selfdefense. I believe that the recent rash of police shootings of unarmed persons is a result of our national obsession with guns as we have become too quick to use lethal force with firearms.

This obsession has also translated to our foreign policy where we use military force in all conflict situations. Guns and bombs have become the only means to resolve conflicts between humans.

There are other, better ways.

-Pete Scobby Newport

R E A D E R ’ S P O L L R E S U LT S Do you support Obama’s efforts to get Congressional approval to wage war on ISIS? No, he already had the power and didn’t need Congressional approval.

9%

Yes, these people must be stopped, they’re barbaric.

23%

64% Yes, it’s time for Congress to go on the record regarding military action in the Middle East. They need to vote.

5%

No, ISIS wants the U.S. to attack them so the war will get bigger.

Total Votes: 22

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Iron Sommelier and Brewmaster event breaks 11K for local children PRIEST RIVER – The Second Annual Iron Sommelier & Brewmaster Event exceeded $11,000 for the Newport Hospital and Health Services Foundation and introduced new champions Saturday night at the Priest River Event Center.

Chef William Wayland of River Mountain Village Assisted Living returned this year to feed the crowd of 150 with his six small bite courses that each paired with the most appropriate wine or beer of their choice.

Sommelier Jason Clark of Click Distributing East received 263 votes over Jim Clark of Vehrs with 207, crowning Clark the 2015 Iron Sommelier. The clearest victor by course was Clark’s pairing of the 2013 Milbrandt Riesling with Course Three’s Sesame Pork Potsticker in Thai Basil Soup. Both sommeliers won three tasting rounds each and entertained the crowd with their lighthearted competitive banter between courses, foundation director Jenny Smith said. Clark and Dannen are longtime friends.

2014 Brewmaster Michael Naumann of Bonners Ferry’s Kootenai River Brewing Company was unable to defend his Brewmaster title for 2015 – a single vote separated him from Selkirk Abbey’s Sharalyn Gilmore of Post Falls.

In a tight race all evening, Selkirk grabbed four courses; the clearest course winner for the microbrews was Course One’s Coho Salmon Pate Bruschetta paired with Koo-

tenai River Brewing’s Huckleberry Wheat, although it was separated by just six votes from Selkirk Abbey’s Infidel I.P.A. Unique, hand-crafted metal and wooden

‘We were able to get to know the other competitors, and they’re really good people.’

Michael Naumann

Kootenai River Brewing Company

plaques created by Newport High School’s metal shop were awarded to the evening’s champions.

Priest River Lamanna High School leadership students served each of the six food courses. They were surprised with a gift from the Priest River Community Foundation to fund their upcoming leadership conference trip to Boise and the audience tipped them an additional $523 towards next year’s leadership conference fundraising.

Proceeds from the event benefitted the NHHS Foundation’s Healthy Kids Snack Bag program and the foundation’s new Reach Out and Read program. The snack bag program currently serves more than 200 children from Newport, Priest River, Priest Lake, Oldtown, and Cusick.

METH: Participating in a strict program FROM PAGE 3A

ing well, that she had a part time job and was living in transitional housing.

Joanne Barlow, of Bonner County transitional housing in Hope, testified on Dill’s behalf that she was in a

strict program that required urinalysis testing and that residents pay 30 percent of their income for rent.

She said Dill had done what was needed to meet her commitments, which wasn’t easy, as she lived 13 miles out of town with no drivers license.

Prosecuting attorney Jeremy Schmidt said that he didn’t see a large need for jail time because Dill was taking steps to address her drug use.

Nielson agreed. In addition to 12 months probation, he ordered she pay $250 in court costs.

COURTESY PHOTOS|NEWPORT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

ABOVE: Newport Hospital CEO Tom Wilbur with 2015 Brewmaster Sharalyn Gilmore of Selkirk Abbey and 2014 Champion Michael Naumann of Kootenai River Brewing.

RIGHT: Longtime friends and Iron Sommelier Competitors Jason Clark of Click Distributing and Jim Dannen of Vehrs.

Grand Reopening of Newport

New Owners Rachel & Dallas Jenkinson

ARREST: Convicted, sentenced to 10 years FROM PAGE 3A

in October for Washington, first staying in Spokane, then moving to Lords Ranch, where he lived until his arrest, according to the statement. It doesn’t detail how long Bradbury was at Lords.

According to the federal

warrant, Bradbury was convicted of possessing child pornography and sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2005. He was under federal supervision after release. Supervision started September 2013.

On Oct. 10, 2014, the warrant alleges, Bradbury violated terms of his

probation by possessing child pornography and a cell phone with Internet access. He also violated probation by leaving Utah without getting permission.

Defense attorney Robin McCroskey said that Bradbury will be transported on the federal warrant.

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Newport schools get new phone numbers

Subway gets new owners

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CREEK: Benefits streams isms, reduce road related sediment delivery, improve overall water quality and improve wildlife habitat, bringing the watershed closer to a properly functioning condition,� Sears said.

The work will restore streams and riparian areas to healthy conditions, Sears said. Relocating roads built next to streams will lead to less sedimentation into the mountain streams and ultimately the Pend Oreille River. Sears said they are utilizing local contractors to complete most of the work. “In some cases, some of the road closures and relocations are changing the way people can access areas of the Forest from motorized to non-motorized,� Sears said. “Please know that we are committed to finding ways to complete the stream restoration work and provide the best options for non-motorized access possible.�

Both projects are discussed in more detail on the Colville National Forest website.

Comments on the Fourth of July Creek watershed project must be received by March 9. Comments on the West Branch LeClerc Creek project opened Feb. 19. Comments and input on both projects can be submitted to Project Manager Rob Lawler at 509447-7300.

ing fish passage and wildlife habitat to the area. “Access in the area will remain nearly identical to what the existing road provides,� Sears said.

Also in planning for this year is the Fourth of July Creek Watershed Restoration project. Fourth of July Creek is the tributary to LeClerc Creek, and a decommissioned road will be turned back to a native landscape to provide fish habitat stabilization to the creek. Sears said the road was decommissioned 20 years ago and no maintenance work is done.

She said there would be no change to motorized access and walk-in access would be available.

This project will be analyzed under Categorical Exclusion to restore, rehabilitate, or stabilize lands occupied by non-National Forest System roads and trails to a more natural condition, Sears said. That could include removing, replacing, or modifying drainage structures and ditches, reestablishing vegetation, reshaping natural contours and slopes, and reestablishing drainageways. “The projects are being completed to improve connectivity for aquatic organ-

NEWPORT – Rachel and Dallas Jenkinson purchased the Newport Subway at the beginning of the year from Greg Massey, a Newport School District teacher. He opened the franchise in 2003.

Rachel has worked for Subway for 13 years, starting at the King City Subway near her hometown. She was raised in Pasco, Wash., and worked at Subway in Rexburg, Idaho, before landing in Newport. She has spent the last 11 years working in Newport.

Very little will change from the customer perspective, but “behind the scenes� there may be some changes.

Dallas said that customer service will be a main priority.

They employ seven people at the shop, with plans to hire more help during the summer months. They will offer catering to local businesses for events or private functions, and they have updated to free wifi for their

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Rachel and Dallas Jenkinson purchased the Newport Subway at the beginning of the year. They plan to focus on customer service and giving the customer a “Mom and Pop� shop feeling with a global name.

customers. “We want to reach out community-wise, be more involved in the community and schools,� Rachel said. “It’s the feel of a ‘Mom and Pop’ shop but with a global name.�

The couple, married 11 years, has two children, Austin, 8, and Paislee, 6.

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NEWPORT – The Newport School District updated its phone system and with the change comes new direct lines to each of the schools.

For Stratton Elementary, call 509-447-0656.

For Sadie Halstead Middle School, call 509-447-2426.

For Newport High School, call 509-447-2481.

The District Office phone number is the same, 509-4473167.

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THE MINER

509-447-2433 • theminer@povn.com

pany in Spokane.

Subway will continue to be open seven days a week.

Monday-Friday, hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

During the summer, there will be extended hours.

509-447-3347

Guest feedback crowns Stoneridge a winner NEWPORT – Stoneridge Resort was awarded the RCI silver crown resort award based on guest feedback in December.

Stoneridge has been in Blanchard for 36 years.

Thomas said the resort is making exterior and interior renovations this winter and plans to add elevator connector buildings and a new Registration Office if plans go well.

RCI is a worldwide vacation exchange program with about 4,500 affiliated resorts in more than 100 countries. The award is given to resorts that provided outstanding vacation experiences for RCI exchange guests.

FEBRUARY 25, 2015 |

City, railroad talk about moving lumber mill loading facilty

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER – After years of discussion and implementation of an Urban Renewal District, residents should be seeing plans to revitalize downtown Priest River by this summer.

One of the first signs of movement came recently. Priest River Mayor Jim Martin said the city and the URD, which began more than five years ago, are discussing moving the Stimson Lumber Company railroad loading facility across Wisconsin Street, and away from the Bonner Park West.

The park is the recreational access point to the Pend Oreille River. While it seems to be situated within city limits, it is actually a Bonner County park. Improving access to the park and the water could be a boon for the city. It would also be a good first step towards downtown improvements.

“We’re getting a group of people together to take a good hard look at what we want done,” Martin said. He said drawings could be available to the public as soon as the May Day yard sales May 2-3, but no later than Timber Days in late July.

Currently, the city council also serves as the URD board. The district has only three or four years left and the plan to make downtown more user friendly is part of the grand vision, Martin said.

He met with Cliff Bauer of the Port of Pend Oreille and representatives from BNSF a few weeks ago to talk about moving the lumber mill’s loading facility. The BNSF track has five or six lines near the park, separating the park from the rest of downtown.

The Washington port district operates the

railroad for BNSF from the state line in Oldtown to Dover. It connects to their port owned track in Pend Oreille County. Their only customer is Ponderay Newsprint Company in Usk. The port’s Idaho customers include the sawmills along the Idaho track.

Stimson rents the land under the track from BNSF for its loading facility.

The city had the site surveyed and plans drawn up about three or four years ago.

Port manager Kelly Driver said the port was agreeable with the plan Priest River proposed several years ago.

“As long as the current plans are pretty much the same we feel it is a good idea,” she said.

Martin said Stimson is on board too, as moving the facility will make their jobs easier.

The facility would be moved to the west, near the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

Martins said the goal is to divide the downtown area into three parts. The heavy truck traffic would be on the west side, and the recreational traffic would be on the east side, with access to the waterfront possibly funneled down Treat Street from Highway 2. The URD is also looking to widen sidewalks and move utilities underground in the center of downtown, catering to pedestrians interested in shopping and restaurants.

Martin said they want to make everything east of Wisconsin to the Rivertown Mall and from Highway 2 south to the waterfront more accessible.

The URD was formed to exist a total of 10 years. The district uses any increase in property taxes from junior taxing districts to fund improvement projects, such as the new park located on the corner of High and Main streets downtown.

DOWN RIVE R EVE NTS WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25 STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library

EMERGENCY FOOD BANK BOARD: 7 p.m. - Ione Senior Center

TUESDAY, MARCH 3

BASIC COMPUTER CLASS: 11 a.m. to Noon - Ione Library, Call 509-442-3030 For Reservations

STORY TIME: 11 a.m. - Ione Library

WEIGHT WATCHERS: 6 p.m.

Weigh in 6:30-7 p.m. meeting Ione Catholic Church

FORGOTTEN CORNER QUILT GUILD: 6:30 p.m. - Ione Senior Center

THURSDAY, FEB. 26 STORY TIME: 11 a.m. - Ione Library

FRIDAY, FEB. 27 STORY TIME AND CRAFTS: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Ione Senior Center

SATURDAY, FEB. 28 METALINES BOOK GROUP: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library

MONDAY, MARCH 2 STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library

METALINE FALLS GUN CLUB MEETING: 7 p.m. - 72 Pend Oreille Mine Road, Metaline Falls

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 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

W H O TO C O N TA C T WASHINGTON

Federal

President Barack Obama (D) The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC 20500 Comments: 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414 www.WhiteHouse.gov/Contact Sen. Maria Cantwell (D) 511 Hart Senate Bldg.

Washington DC 20510 202-224-3441 Website: www.cantwell.senate.gov Local: U.S. Courthouse 920 W. Riverside, Suite 697 Spokane WA 99201 509-353-2507

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PRIEST RIVER – A small group of people turned up Thursday, Feb. 19, at Priest River Junior High School to hear a levy presentation from district superintendent Paul Anselmo and business manager Debra Buttrey and to ask questions about the $3 million a year, two year maintenance and operations supplemental levy.

This was the 18th presentation the district has made to various groups.

Last year’s levy election was very contentious. Voters turned back a $3.5 million levy before narrowly approving a one year $3 million levy.

Levy opponent Shari Dovale asked about a remark made at a school board meeting by trustee Eric Eldenburg that she heard to mean the district would ask voters for money to buy two school busses but only actually purchase one.

Buttrey said board mem-

bers sometimes misspeak.

She said the district would buy two busses if the levy is approved. Eldenburg wasn’t at the meeting. The only school board member present was Drew McLain and he was in the audience and didn’t speak.

One person asked about teacher benefits, asking if teachers working 20 hours a week get full benefits.

Buttrey said that was negotiated as part of the union contract. Teachers working 20 hours or more a week have their health insurance premiums paid by the district and have since she has been with the district.

A person asked how many students come from Priest Lake for school at the junior high or high school. Buttrey said 45.

Dovale asked if it was true teachers would get a $10,000 a year raise from the state. Buttrey said that she didn’t know, that the state education budget would not be set until March, maybe May. Buttrey and Anselmo

talked about how state funding has fallen in recent years. Buttrey said state teacher pay is funded at 2001 levels by the state.

The two-year levy is similar to the one-year $3 million levy it will replace, if approved. According to figures supplied by the district, the district is $2.119 million short in the general fund for the 201516 school year and $2.128 million for the 2016-17 school year. If passed, the levy would make up that shortfall. The current shortfall is $2.02 million, made up for by the levy.

The next biggest expenditure would be for student activities, which includes all sports and extra curricular activities.

The district proposes spending $354,000 per year, the same as the current levy.

The district would spend $124,500 in facilities improvement for the first year of the proposed two-year levy and $120,000 the second year. The current levy budgeted $123,500.

Raffle supports Little Guy Wrestling

Planning commission decides on Blanchard dump

IONE – There will be a raffle to raise funds for the Selkirk Little Guy Wrestling Program, Friday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. at Ken’s Bar and Grill in Ione.

Varsity wrestling coach Keith Saxe said the little guy program has their first tournament, Saturday, Feb. 28 at Mead High School in Spokane.

The proceeds from the raffle will benefit the program.

“They have a lot of really nice prizes,” Saxe said.

SANDPOINT – The Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission will hear testimony on the construction of solid waste and recycling collection site in Blanchard during a hearing Thursday, March 5. The hearing will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the first floor conference room of the county administrative building, 1500 Highway 2, Sandpoint.

The county is seeking a conditional use permit to build the facility on a 20-acre site on Paisley Road and Highway 41. The facility would include an attendant station, hazardous material storage building, dumpsters, recycling bins and roll-off containers.

DOG: Fourth amendment still followed FROM PAGE 1

any smells are found. Davis said his former dog Jolie would drag him toward cars in parking lots because of smells, and Bella would do the same thing once training is over.

In Idaho, Davis said the law is written that if Bella, or any drug dog, alerts to a smell, it gives law enforcement probable cause for a search. Davis said the fourth amendment is still followed, but no search warrant is needed.

“Dogs will drag you to the odor, but you’re still bound by law,” Davis said.

When Bella is not with Davis in the school, she has a set up in his vehicle. He said she gets breaks often to use the bathroom and get fresh water.

Anselmo said Priest River Lamanna High School Principal Roy Reynolds and Davis make the decision to bring in the drug dog or not for an

official search.

“Periodically, we are going to do this,” Anselmo said. “If (Reynolds) suspected it, he would get one in.”

Bella is one-year-old and goes home after “work” to be a part of the Davis family. She plays with his children and their other dog. But Davis said he is training her that work is work and to take it seriously.

“She has a life outside of work,” Davis said. “She’s extremely smart and doing really well.”

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The PUD filed a request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to delay the Box Canyon Dam Upstream fish passage completion date by one year because the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) did not complete the biological opinion in time for construction to start this year. Mark Cauchy,

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eight years as the principal of Stratton Elementary. She stated in a letter to the Board of Directors that she is proud of the accomplishments achieved at Stratton, including a change to a school-wide Title I building, using student data when making educational decisions and adding focused collaboration time.

“This is a bittersweet announcement for me,” Holmes said in her letter. “I will miss working among those who teach and help to guide children, and I am joyfully looking forward to the next part of my life.”

Burcham has 15 years with the district, working as the Sadie Halstead Middle School Principal. She said she is proud of the growth and accomplishments made during her career.

“I hope that my retirement years will bring me as much joy and fulfillment as my thirty-five years as a teacher and administrator has,” Burcham said.

Also retiring is business manager Tom Crouch, who has 39 years in public education and five with the Newport School District. Crouch said he believes the school district is going in a positive direction.

“I feel that the students,

staff and community have noticed a change in the District in the last few years,” Crouch said. “With increased enrollment, changes with the legislature, and a district team effort fiscally, our financial position is continuing to get better.”

Crouch said he is looking forward to retirement.

“Lorraine and I have just come home from visiting our 10th grandchild and have number 11 due in June,” Crouch said. “My plan is to visit the grandkids, do some travelling with Lorraine, play more softball and be the administrator at our church.”

Also retiring at the end of the school year is Judy Henshaw, Food Service Director.

Henshaw had more than 24 years with Newport schools and said she loved every part

of the job from doing dishes to serving the students.

“The driving force behind this decision was my desire to volunteer in my grandchildren’s classrooms and to do other volunteer work in the community,” Henshaw said in her letter.

The school district is advertising the openings. The deadline for applications is Friday, March 13 at noon. Superintendent Dave Smith said the district will offer a screening committee, interview committee with about 14 people staff, community members and parents. The Stratton position will be interviewed Friday, March 27 and Sadie Halstead candidates will be on Monday, March 30.

“I’m hoping to know who they are by the first week of April,” Smith said.

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Because of an illegal contract at the state level, the district’s current broadband provider, Education Networks of America, threatened to shut off internet service Sunday. ENA received a demand from CenturyLink that it pay more than $1 million in past due payments and would shut off services if not paid by Feb. 28.

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B R I E F LY Results from Metaline Falls Gun Club METALINE FALLS – The Metaline Falls Gun Club held its weekly shoot Sunday, Feb. 22. Following are the results: 16-yard: Bill Wade 24, Jeff Miller 24, Byron Ford 24, Morgan Haney 24, Andy Wiley 24, Mike McKenzie 24 Ladies 16-yard: Lisa Enyeart 24, Kathy Wade 21, Tiffeny Zren 21 Youth 16-yard: Logan Repp 22, Mathew Schaper 20, Logan Schaper 18, Parker Jenkins 17 Handicap: Bill Wade 25, Morgan Haney 24, Johana Mayrhofer 22, Lisa Enyeart 22, Arlie Ward 22 27-yard: Andy Wiley 21, Arlie Ward 19 Doubles: Andy Wiley 45, Johana Mayrhofer 41

Lakeside tops Northeast A League SPOKANE VALLEY – Lakeside beat Riverside 69-56 in the District 7 championship game at West Valley Friday, Feb. 20. With the win they move on to regionals, where they play La Salle Friday, Feb. 20 at Cheney.

Riverside moves on to play Zillah, also on Saturday at Cheney.

Newport Gun Club announces results NEWPORT – The Newport Gun Club held their weekly shoot Sunday, Feb. 22. Following are the results: 16-yard: Dan Reijonen 25, Dan Willner 23, Steve Patton 23, Dale Maki 23, Chris Yeaw 23, Rob Linton 22, Bob Avey 21, Ben Weeks 21, Nick Larson 20, Dan Whalen 20 Ladies: Maddy Rusho 18, Amy Reijonen 16 Youth: Dalton Mullaley 19, Nick Deerwester 12, Austin Melton 7 Handicap: Rob Linton 23, Dale Maki 21, Steve Patton 20, Dan Reijonen 20 Doubles: Bob Avey 43, Rob Linton 41, Dan Reijonen 40 Continental: Dan Reijonen 23, Dale Maki 23, Bob Avey 20, Amy Reijonen 19, Chris Yeaw 19

Skaugstad gets hurt in second round NEWPORT – Newport Grizzly David Skaugstad, a 120-pound freshman, battled during the Washington Mat Classic XXVII Champion at the Tacoma Dome, Saturday, Feb. 21, but took an injury in the second round that kept him from performing to the best of his abilities.

“He had won his first match and we thought we could keep that win streak going but with the second match he had gotten hurt and wasn’t himself,” head coach Steffen Ellison said.

“But he still didn’t give up.” Ellison said Skaugstad rested and iced the injury during a four-hour break, hoping that would be long enough for some recovery, however, it wasn’t. “With the injury still on his mind and the loss we had just took, he ended that last of the three rounds with a loss,” Ellison said. Ellison said this was a good experience for Skaugstad. “He wrestled well throughout all of the wrestling matches and for being a freshman, it is an accomplishment in just getting there,” Ellison said. “Now he knows what he needs to do to get there again and place next year.”

Cusick boys on to regionals

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

OF THE MINER

Cusick Coach JR Bluff

On the start of the final quarter against Selkirk

Selkirk to stay alive in the playoffs. The team came together, did what they had to do and here we are, playing in regionals.”

Cusick got off to a blister-

COURTESY PHOTO|JOYCE MONTGOMERY

Cusick’s Chad Browneagle lays one up against Selkirk Saturday, Feb. 21, at Deer Park. Cusick won the game and with it a berth in regionals.

ing start against Wellpinit, rolling up an 18-2 first quarter lead. They added four more points in the next quarter and went into the half up 32-20.

Cusick kept the momentum going after the half, adding three more to the lead. It wasn’t until the fourth quarter that Wellpinit outscored them.

Alec Bluff led all scorers with 32 points and 15 re-

bounds. Chad Browneagle scored 14 and also had a double-double, with 11 rebounds. Cameron Bauer got 13 points, Spirit White scored seven and Tyson Shanholtzer scored four.

The Panthers played Selkirk Saturday, Feb. 21, getting a 72-53 win. Selkirk had beaten Cusick twice earlier in the season.

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Spartans send 10 to state

BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER – Ten Spartan wrestlers battled ON DECK: AT IDAHO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: FridaySaturday, Feb. 27-28, TBA

their way through Districts, Saturday, Feb. 21, and earned a trip to the Idaho State Finals this weekend by placing in the top three.

“Our blue collar hard nosed approach to wrestling truly shined today,” head coach Jesse Hellinger said. “We brought 14 Spartan warriors to compete and 12 medaled with 10 going to state.”

Noah Jamison, 132-pound sophomore, took home a first place finish after pinning a Bonners Ferry wrestler with 50 seconds left to go in the second period. Jamison is 31-9 for the season.

Luke MacDonald, 170-pound senior, won his weight class taking first place. He pinned his opponent from Kellogg in 1 minute. MacDonald heads to state 28-9 for the season.

Junior Gregory Fitzmorris, at 182 pounds, fin-

ished in first on Saturday, pinning his opponent from Bonners Ferry in 53 seconds in the final round.

He heads to state with a 27-8 record.

Senior Chance Stokes fought his way to a second SEE SPARTANS, 2B

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Spencer MacDonald, 138 pounds, battled to a third place finish. He got stuck in a hold that ignited a spark inside and he flipped the opponent to pin him at 3:10 in the match to earn a trip to the state championships.

Lady Rangers end season with close Wellpinit loss

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

IONE – The Selkirk girls basketball team ended their district tournament with a 37-32 loss against Wellpinit – a senior-heavy team that had beat the Rangers by 31 points earlier in the season.

“Our young ladies stood up to the challenge, played the game with no fear,” head coach Jack Couch said. “We had our ups and downs throughout the game but continued to compete.”

Selkirk took on Wellpinit Wednesday, Feb. 18, during the Northeast District 1B tournament at Deer Park High School. The loss ended

Chantry earns second state title

BY DESIREÉ HOOD

‘The energy level was very high.

We were up, the crowds were up.

It was going to be a battle.’

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DEER PARK – The Cusick boys basketball team is peaking at the right time.

They won a pair of games last week, beating oppo-

nents that had beaten them earlier in the season and earning themselves a trip to the state tournament.

The Panthers beat Wellpinit 72-53 Wednesday, Feb. 18. Wellpinit won 89-78 when the teams met earlier.

Cusick coach JR Bluff said he was proud of the team.

“We had our backs against the wall for two weeks,” he said. “We beat Northport, Wellpinit, and ON DECK:

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the Rangers’ season, while Wellpinit went on to play Almira/Coulee-Hartline Saturday. ACH won that game, claiming the third seed to the state tournament. Wellpinit’s season is now over.

Republic and OdessaHarrington also played Saturday. Republic won, and both team continue onto the state tournament.

Wellpinit led 21-18 at the half in Wednesday’s game.

They outscored Selkirk 7-1 in the third, but Selkirk ralled back with 13 in the final period of the game.

With nine seconds left, Selkirk was down 34-32 and had to foul. Wellpinit made three of four free throws for

the win.

“We, as coaches, we’re so happy that our young ladies were competing with the top of the league towards the end of the season. We have made great strides and look forward to the upcoming 2015-16 basketball season,” Couch said.

Just one senior is graduating from Selkirk, Anna Kotzian, a guard.

Hannah Rick led the Rangers with 15 points.

Kotzian scored five, Lexy Ellsworth scored four, Ellen Huttle scored three, and Emma Avey and Gabi Rick each scored two and Hannah Jensen added a free throw.

IONE – Justin Chantry, 113-pound junior, is the Washington Mat Classic XXVII Champion for the Selkirk Rangers, defending his state title from last year in the Tacoma Dome, Saturday, Feb. 21.

Chantry beat a grappler from Ward by a decision of 8-0 to win the state title.

Chantry was 3-0 for the state tournament.

“He had a clean sweep,” head coach Keith Saxe said.

Saxe said Chantry broke his nose when an opponent swung an elbow during the second match, but that did not stop Chantry from defending the title. Saxe said three stitches later, some gauze and tape, and Chantry was ready for the finals.

“They sewed him up right there in the Dome,” Saxe said. “When he wrestled in the finals, we got him a face mask.”

Cody Hoffman, a 195-pound junior, finished in second place at the state championships. Hoffman is also a returning state wrestler, finishing in second during last year’s event. Saxe said Hoffman pinned his first two opponents, but lost the finals by a 10-3 decision.

“Cody beat him last week for the finals at Regionals,”

Saxe said.

Freshman Ryan Issakides finished the day in sixth place, Saxe said.

“He lost his third match by Chantry points,” Saxe said, after losing his first match and winning his second.

The Rangers finished in seventh place as a team out Hoffman of 32 schools in their league. Ward, Reardan, Tonasket and Liberty Bell were the top four teams.

“We were fifth place for a long time,” Saxe said.

The assistant coaches helped out tremendously during the state championships and throughout the season, Saxe said.

“Those guys did a really good job with us over there,” Saxe said.

Saxe said he appreciates the north county residents who supported a fundraiser to help the remaining Ranger teammates travel to the Tacoma Dome to cheer on Chantry, Hoffman and Issakides. All but three of the wrestlers made the trip, were put up in a hotel and had a buffet dinner on Saturday because of the fundraising.

Lady Spartans end trip to state with two losses

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

NAMPA – The Priest River girls’ basketball team’s trip to the 3A State Tournament ended with two losses last week. The girls traveled to Skyview High School in Nampa to take on Filer Thursday, Feb. 19. They lost 44-38, sending them to the consolation bracket, where they lost to Fruitland the next day.

Sugar-Salem won the championship round against Timberlake, who took second. Shelley finished third. Most of Thursday’s game was close.

“We had a great shot at getting a win against Filer in our first game, but had some bad luck in the second half,” Head Coach Gary Stewart said.

Starter Melissa Krampert got a concussion in the third quarter.

“With her absence, it affected our chemistry on the court and we ended up losing by six, a game I thought we should have won.”

Priest River led 15-10 at the end of the first period and the game was tied at 23 going into the second half.

Filer scored 11 in the third while keeping Priest River to two. That quarter was Priest River’s undoing. They gained on Filer by three with 13 points in the fourth, for the 44-38 loss.

Katlyn Summers scored 10 for Priest River and grabbled 10 rebounds, followed

by Melissa Krampert and Angel Clark with nine each.

Elisa Williams scored five, Rachel Akre scored three and Lily Luckey scored two.

Priest River played Fruitland in the consolation bracket on Friday and lost 51-35.

“Fruitland was just bigger and shot the lights out from the free throw line that night,” Stewart said about their 82 percent from the line. “And we went ice cold from the perimeter in the second half.” The Spartans shot just 11 percent.

Fruitland led 12-3 at the end of the first quarter.

Priest River woke up and scored 17 in second, and trailed 23-20 at the half.

Fruitland scored 28 in the second half while Priest River struggled to score, shooting 19 percent during the second half for 15

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Selkirk beats O-H, falls to Cusick at Districts

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

DEER PARK – The Selkirk Rangers boys basketball team was in a must win situation Wednesday, Feb. 18 when they faced OdessaHarrington, a team they had lost to earlier in the year.

“We lost the first time by

‘At no point in the season did they give up.’

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Selkirk coach

three,” Ranger coach Kelly Cain said.

The Rangers trailed in the first quarter by one and headed into the half down by four.

But the game was on track.

“We had a specific defense we wanted to execute,” Cain said. The Rangers concentrated on shutting down Odessa-Harrington’s three main shooters, which they mostly succeeded in doing.

Selkirk started getting on track in the third quarter, when Dominic Cain and Cole Dawson started to score.

Still, it was tight heading into the final quarter.

“It was 39-36 starting the fourth quarter,” coach Cain said.

Selkirk ended up dominating that quarter, outscoring Odessa-Harrington 23-15 and sinking nine of 12 free throws.

“Dominic hit some big

shots,” Cain said, including a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter with virtually no time left on the shot clock.

Cain scored 17 points on the night but 15 of them came in the second half.

Dawson scored 17 in the game but 12 of them came in the second half. They each also grabbed 10 rebounds.

“Jacob Couch had a big game,” Cain said, his first back in two weeks following a hip injury. Couch scored 15 on the night. Logan Miller scored eight for the Rangers and Dexter King scored two.

The win put Selkirk into a game with Cusick, Saturday, Feb, 22, the third time the teams have played this season, with Selkirk winning the first two. They couldn’t win the third, falling 47-35.

“We did what we wanted to do defensively,” Cain said.

The Rangers held Cusick to 47 points, Cusick’s lowest scoring game this season.

The Rangers held Cusick to just six points in the first quarter.

Selkirk also only scored six in the first quarter but got going in the second quarter, when they went up by six.

Cusick got three points back in the third quarter but Selkirk shooters couldn’t get much to fall in the fourth quarter, when they scored just two points.

Cain said his team got some good looks at the basket in the fourth quarter but couldn’t get scores. Selkirk

Priest River boys basketball coach fired

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

COURTESY PHOTO|JOYCE MONTGOMERY

Dominic Cain in the air defending a Cusick player in a District 7 game at Cusick Saturday, Feb. 21. Selkirk beat Odessa-Harrington earlier in the week but lost to Cusick Saturday, ending their season.

shot 28 percent from the field for the night.

Although Selkirk’s season ended with the Cusick loss, Cain said he was proud of his team.

“At no point in the season did they give up,” Cain said.

In addition to being tenacious, the Ranger players represented themselves, the

school and the area well.

“They played with a lot of class.”

Cain will lose three seniors to graduation – Dominic Cain, Matthew Hastings and Devin Washington.

The Rangers finished the year with a 6-5 Northeast 1B League record and had a 14-10 overall record.

Priest River boys fall to Bonners

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Priest River Spartan boys basketball team hosted Bonners Ferry for their last Intermountain League game Tuesday, Feb. 17, losing 52-35.

The game was competitive in the first half, with the Spartans trailing by two at the end of the first quarter.

They cut that to one by the halftime break.

Bonners Ferry rallied in the third

quarter, said Kevin Wylie, who, along with Mark Brown, took over coaching duties from Nick Ivie, who ON DECK:

VS. KELLOGG FRIDAY, FEB. 27, AT 6:15 pm. at North Idaho Community College

was fired from the job by the district.

(See related story) “Bonners Ferry made a quick run to start the third quarter,” Wylie said. “They out scored us 18-6 in the third. We had a hard time recover-

ing from there. We need to play the second half of games as well as we do the first half, if we play a complete game we can compete.”

Marcus Mathews led Priest River scoring with a dozen points.

The team is ranked No. 4 in the Intermountain League, with a 0-7 league record. The Spartans are 3-16 overall. They will play league leading Kellogg Friday, Feb. 27 at North Idaho Community College in Coeur d’Alene. The game will start at 6:15 p.m.

PRIEST RIVER – Priest River boys basketball coach Nick Ivie was fired Wednesday, Feb. 18, before completing his first season.

Ivie was called to meet with district administrators over a parent’s complaint that Ivie grabbed and berated a player during the St. Maries game Saturday, Feb. 14.

The district didn’t fire him for that, rather for his reaction. Athletic director Jared Hughes declined to comment on the dismissal, citing district policy. He referred questions to district superintendent Paul Anselmo. Anselmo declined to comment.

Ivie says he adamantly denies the allegation, which he called “a ludicrous plan devised to get me fired.” He said he has been coaching younger players for nine years and had not had any similar issues come up before.

Ivie said he touched the player on the arm or shoulder when he came off the court but didn’t feel it was a hard contact and the player didn’t seem to take offense.

Ivie is not a teacher; he played for Priest River where he went to high school. Prior to being named high school coach, he coached younger players for several years. He spent last season coaching the eighth grade Priest River Junior High team and was the seventh grade PRJH assistant coach the year before that. He also spent six years coaching at the Priest River Youth Athletic Association level. Ivie is a reporter for the Priest River Times.

Ivie had met with Roy Reynolds, Priest River Lamanna High School principal, Feb. 17 over the parent’s complaint.

According to a Feb. 18 letter to Ivie from Reynolds, Ivie was defensive in the meeting, in which Reynolds told him he would send a mentor to practices and games to help Ivie, specifically to help with parents.

“You became defensive and said I could suspend you for the rest of the season but you were not going to quit,” Reynolds wrote.

“Your defensiveness led me to the point of suspending you for last night’s game.”

Reynolds wrote that Ivie left the meeting, talked to coaches and sent a text to players stating he was suspended for the rest of the season and that it was the result of a complaint about grabbing a player.

“While the message was generally supportive and positive, identifying the issue was unprofessional,” Reynolds wrote.

Ivie says the district didn’t support him in the end.

“I think there is a serious issue with a select few parents being allowed to control the district and the district not having the leadership to support their employees despite doing so behind closed doors the entire year,” Ivie wrote in an email to The Miner.

There had been previous meetings between Ivie and district administrators, including one in which Ivie was asked to take a drug test, which Ivie passed, according to a copy of the test results received by The Miner. It is unclear why a drug test was ordered.

Ivie is the third coach in three years for the Spartans. Last year’s coach, Heath Hartwig, left after a year. The previous coach, Ryan Bodecker, had been a long time coach for Priest River. He left when his wife, Kati Bodecker, SEE COACH, 8A

SPARTANS: Coach ‘ecstatic’ about season FROM PAGE 1B

place finish at Districts. His loss for the day was against a Timberlake opponent by a pin at 3 minutes. He finished the season 21-13.

Freshman Riley Dement, 120 pounds, finished in second, losing to a rival from Timberlake by a decision of 7-1. Dement is heading into state with a 21-24 record.

Ian Barnes, 195-pound junior, battled to a second place finish.

He got pinned in 46 seconds in the championship round by a grappler from Kellogg. He is 7-18 for the season.

Jonathan Miller, a 113-pound sophomore, grappled to second place. He was pinned in 1:01 by a

Timberlake wrestler in the championship round. He is 2-8 heading into state.

Heavyweight Sammy Hernandez, 285 pounds, is heading to state after placing second. He was pinned at 2:57 in the championship round. He is 12-9 for the season.

Spencer MacDonald, 138 pounds, came back from an almost pinned position to flip his Kellogg opponent and pin him at 3:10 in the match.

This put him in third and earned a trip to state. He is 28-18 for the season.

Also finishing third, 220-pound senior Gabe Bellah earned a trip to state. Bellah pinned his opponent in 31 seconds. He is 25-12 for the season.

Larry Naccarato, 132-pound freshman, and Trevor Rusho, 145-pound sophomore, finished the day in fourth.

“We set goals in writing and I’m ecstatic for my team to know that through the process of determination, commitment and hard work, good things happen,” Hellinger said. “Our journey is not done until Saturday night in the Idaho State Finals.”

Kellogg won Districts with 247 points, Timberlake was second with 232, Priest River had 192 and Bonners Ferry had 147.

The Spartans travel to Holt Arena at Idaho State University for the Idaho State Championships, FridaySaturday, Feb. 27-28.

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Student athlete of the week Ty McDaniel was named a Washington Interscholastic Activities Association state athlete of the week for Jan. 18-24. McDaniel was one of 12 student athletes honored that week for both their athletic and academic accomplishments. McDaniel scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Grizzly wins against Colville and Riverside that week.

In addition to sports and academics, McDaniel also was recognized for his contributions in the community and classroom.

S P O RT S S C O R E B O A R D BOWLING WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18 Lucky Ladies Team Country Lane North Country Clothing Shop Country Lane Sparklers Golden Girls State Line Girls Morning Glories

Won 54.5 54.5 53 49 42 35

Lost 41.5 41.5 43 47 54 61

High scratch game: Debbie Smith 205. High handicap game: Debbie Smith 250. High scratch series: Pat Shields 528. High handicap series: Debbie Smith 660.

High team scratch game: Country Lane 688. High team handicap game: Country Lane 865. High team scratch series: Country Lane 2,017. High team handicap series: Country Lane 2,548. Converted splits: Darlene Dinwoodie 2-5-7-8, Chris Anderson 3-10, Sharon Smith 3-10, Liz Pope 3-10, 5-8-10.

Wednesday Night Loopers Team Treasurers A-Z McCroskey Defense Pend Oreille Marine Club Rio Woodwise McCroskey Atty @ Law

Won 337.5 336 291 291 276 262.5

Lost 262.5 264 309 309 324 297.5

High scratch game: Glenn Miller 225. High handicap

game: Glenn Miller 251. High scratch series: Jeff Huling 539. High handicap series: Jim Loveridge 625. High team scratch game: McCroskey Atty @ Law 894. High team handicap game: McCroskey Defense 1,009. High team scratch series: McCroskey Atty @ Law 2,568. High team handicap series: Club Rio 2,958.

THURSDAY, FEB. 19 Thursday Niters Team Diesel Dawgs Plain Nasty’s Northwest Renovations Wanna Bee’s Enforcers Wilkinson Rentals

Won 47 47 45.5 42 41.5 41

Lost 41 41 42.5 46 46.5 47

High scratch game: Larry Burnham 205, Kendra Dodge 186. High handicap game: Larry Burnham 233, Kendra Dodge 252. High scratch series: Larry Burnham 568, Sharon Smith 476. High handicap series: Larry Burnham 652, Kendra Dodge 670. High team scratch game: Enforcers 701. High team handicap game: Enforcers 889. High team scratch series: Enforcers 1,997. High team handicap series: Enforcers 2,561. Converted splits: Floyd Degele 2-9, 4-7-8, Arla Hoisington 3-6-7-10, 3-10.

FRIDAY, FEB. 20 Friday Night Leftovers Team Timber Room EZ-Rider

Won 81 58.5

Lost 19 41.5

Pooch Parlor O.K. Lanes King Pin Party of Four Gutter Gang Cusick Tavern Stoney Rollers Knight Realty Weber Enterprises “Four” Under Par

58.5 55.5 52 47 46.5 46.5 41.5 37.5 36.5 36

41.5 44.5 48 50 53.5 53.5 58.5 62.5 60.5 64

High scratch game: Jim Hudson 234, Sherry Loveridge 177, Cindy Lattery 177. High handicap game: Brad Hansen 261, Debbie Hilzer 228. High scratch series: Rod Hilden 607, Pat Shields 494. High handicap series: Allen Hilzer 700, Cindy Lattery 675. Converted splits: Jim Goss 3-6-10, Pat Shields 5-7, 2-7, Allen Hilzer 2-4-10.

BOYS BASKETBALL TUESDAY, FEB. 17 Bonners Ferry 52, Priest River 35 Bonners Ferry (9-9, 4-3) 9 11 18 Priest River (3-16, 0-7) 7 12 6

14 -52 10 -35

Priest River: M. Clark (0) T. Slinger (2) T. Anselmo (2) A. Storro (2) P. Holman (3) T. Luckey (6) A. Simpkins (6) M. Mathews (12) Z. Huddleston (2). Bonners Ferry - E. Price (5) C. Sabin (0) P. O’hara (5) K. Stockton (8) C. Stone (6) W. Carle (0) W. Nelson (13) C. Blackmore (13) P. Pluid (2) B. Bateman (0).

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18 Selkirk 59, Odessa-Harrington 54 Selkirk (14-10, 6-5) 13 9 14 23 -59 Odessa-Harrington (12-11, 5-3)

14 12 13 15 -54 Selkirk: Couch 15, Cain 17, Miller 8, Dawson 17, King 2. Odessa-Harrington: Weber 17, Braun 0, Schafer 10, Largent 9, Sanford 1, Whitaker 11, DeWulf 2, Hunt 4.

Cusick 72, Wellpinit 53 Cusick (15-9, 7-4) Wellpinit (17-6, 6-3)

18 14 19 2 18 16

21 -72 17 -53

Cusick: Hansen 0, Ty. Shanholtzer 4, Bauer 13, White 7, Bluff 32, Browneagle 14, Hendershott 0, NomeeKorbel 0, Ta. Shanholtzer 0, Pope 2, Loft 0. Wellpinit: Runningcrane 0, J. Brown 0, M. Andrews 9, Bowen 10, McCrea 2, Holt 9, B. Flett 3, Salinas 2, T. Andrews 10, C. Flett 8, X. Brown 0.

SATURDAY, FEB. 21 Cusick 47 Selkirk 35 Cusick (15-9, 7-4) Selkirk (14-10, 6-5)

6 11 13 6 17 10

17 -47 2 -35

Cusick: Hansen 0, Ty. Shanholtzer 0, Bauer 3, White 8, Bluff 22, Browneagle 10, Hendershott 0, Nomee-Korbel 0, Ta. Shanholtzer 0, Pope 4, Loft 0. Selkirk: Couch 15, Cain 8, Miller 9, Dawson 2, King 0, Robertson 0, Washington 0, Taylor 0, Avey 1, Hastings 0.

GIRLS BASKETBALL WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18 Wellpinit 37, Selkirk 32 Selkirk (10-14, 4-7) 6 12 1 Wellpinit (16-8, 8-1) 11 10 7

13 -32 9 -37

Scoring: Selkirk - H. Rick 15, Jensen 1, Kotzian 5, Davey 2, Dewey 0, Ellsworth 4, G. Rick 2, Hattie 3, McAndrin 0, Sans 0. Wellpinit - Andrew 2, Ford 0, Sherwood 3, Pascal 6, Wynne 0, Antone 9, Slett 1, Kieffer 3, Wynecoop 0, Colvin 10, Parr 3.

THURSDAY, FEB. 19 Filer 44, Priest River 38 Filer (1-1, 0-0) Priest River (16-9, 3-3)

10 13 11 15 8 2

10 -44 13 -38

Scoring: Filer - Shank 0, Mason 3, Sharp 6, Reynolds 3, Bartholomew 8, Koyle 11, Ackerman 11, Jarolimek 0, Deetz 0, Wells 0, Hughes 2. Priest River - Luckey 2, Clark 9, A. Summers 0, Krampert 9, Carey 0, Williams 5, Akre 3, K. Summers 10.

FRIDAY, FEB. 20 Fruitland 51, Priest River 35 Fruitland (1-1, 0-0) 12 11 15 Priest River (16-9, 3-3) 3 17 7

13 -51 8 -35

Scoring: Fruitland - Husfloen 0, Farmer 4, Collins 2, Dahle 6, LaCrone 2, Collins 4, Little 17, Lee 0, Fitzimonds 0, Teunissen 16. Priest River - Hurd 0, Wilson 0, Luckey 0, Gamma 0, Clark 1, A. Summers 5, Carey 8, Williams 12, Akre 5, K. Summers 4, DeMent 0, Warren 0.

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Lifestyle

B R I E F LY Scotia Road performs at Hospitality House NEWPORT – Friday Night Live will present the original music of local band Scotia Road Friday, Feb. 27 at the Hospitality House, 216 S. Washington in Newport.

The music begins at 7 p.m. Donations accepted and refreshments at intermission.

St. Jude’s holds Lenten programs USK – St. Jude’s Catholic Church in Usk will hold Mass on Tuesdays during Lent at 12:15 p.m., followed by a Lenten program titled “Rich in Mercy,” that will include discussions of the Sunday Liturgy first readings.

St. Jude’s is also participating in reading and discussing the book “Forming Intentional Disciples,” by Sherry A. Weddell. The first meeting for this discussion is Saturday, Feb. 28 after the 5 p.m. Mass.

‘The Cake’ event a success NEWPORT – Create Art Center hosted “The Cake,” a silent and live auction Feb. 15, and thank the community for its’ success in raising money for children’s art programs and to start a culinary arts program.

Organizers said the auctioneer Leonard Peele did a great job of keeping the audience laughing and Mike Moudy’s music was much appreciated.

The artists were able to sell their pieces during the event.

“We would like to thank all the merchants who were so very generous with their donations to be auctioned for this worthy cause,” organizers said.

‘Pink Musketeers’ in Newport for one weekend only NEWPORT – Third through sixth grade students will take the stage of the Pend Oreille Playhouse for Alexandre Dumas’ “The Three Musketeers,” adapted by Deslie McClellan, FridaySaturday, March 13-14.

Charlie Monte is directing the play.

Tickets cost $5 for children 18 and under and $10 for adults. They can be purchased at the Pend Oreille Playhouse, 240 N. Union St. in Newport, Wednesdays-Fridays from noon to 6 p.m. or online at www.pendoreilleplayers. org. Call 509-447-9900 for more information.

The play features power-hungry Cardinal Richelieu who is out to take over the kingdom and he has spies everywhere. King Louis the XIII and Queen Anne are trying not to be caught in his sneaky traps, with the help of the King’s “pink Musketeers,” an all-girl group.

Evergreen Art to host juried show in April NEWPORT – The Evergreen Art Association will hold an open Juried Show April 16.

This annual event draws artists from throughout the Inland Northwest and features monetary winners in seven catagories, as well as a grand prize winner.

For addition information on the EAA, contact president Robert Karr at 509-671-1539.

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March in memory of MLK

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Madison named Soroptimist girl of February NEWPORT – Mckinsey Madison, a senior at Newport High School, is the Soroptimist Girl of the Month for February.

She describes herself as a passionate person Madison and strives to get the best grades possible.

Self-professed as outgoing and friendly, she said she is dedicated and hard working.

Madison lives with her

parents and younger brother, a sophomore in Newport. She has a 3.66 grade point average and has taken advanced classes in English and math.

She is part of the Big Brother/Big Sister mentoring program, participates in PUD truck washes, helps cleanup softball fields and works at 5k fun runs.

Madison was accepted early to Boise State University, where she plans on pursuing a career in physical therapy.

Students from Newport High School walked to the Roxy Theater Friday morning in a light drizzle of rain for a showing of the movie “Selma.” The movie chronicles Martin Luther King Jr.’s campaign for equal voting rights on a march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., in 1965. The Maws and Paws Booster Club paid for the students’ movie tickets. Principal Troy Whittle said the movie is a good way to educate the students about civil rights. Whittle pre-screened the movie before the trip.

New classes offered at Priest River after school program PRIEST RIVER – World music/African drumming, fly tying, cooking and CPR lessons are among the new courses offered at Priest River Lamanna High School’s Century 21 Career Learning Center.

The Career Learning Center offers free after school courses at the high school.

Classes for high school students only run Mondays through Thursdays from 2:45 until 5 p.m. at Priest River Lamanna High School.

Classes offered include art, drama, yo yo

club, karate, yoga, cross fit, dance lessons, GEAR UP club, SOS club, Trail club, support groups for survivors of grief, survivors of sexual and domestic violence, tutoring in language arts, math, science, and credit recovery, alcohol and drug awareness classes, gaming club, archery and creative writing .

For information about the program go to lam.sd83.org, follow links to the 21st CCLC. Students must register to qualify. Late bus transportation has expanded to include more stops. Or call 208-448-1211 ext. 6.

COURTESY PHOTO|ROBERT KARR

Murdock wins peoples choice Micki Murdock won the Peoples’ Choice Award at the Evergreen Art Association Artists’ Shampler Show at Create Art Center. Murdock does dreamy fairy watercolors. The award was announced at the reception Feb. 13.

WE E K AH EAD WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25 ROTARY CLUB: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance FIBER ARTS KNITTING AND SPINNING GROUP: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport NEWPORT TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles PRIEST RIVER FOOD BANK OPEN: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Priest River Senior Center

OPEN MEETING: 7 p.m. - St. Catherine’s Catholic Church FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE: 7 p.m. Hospitality House, Newport AL-ANON: 7-8 p.m. - Priest River, 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Call Jan 208-946-6131

SATURDAY, FEB. 28 SARAH JONES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP SPAGHETTI FEED: 1 p.m. - Blanchard Community Center HAPPY AGERS CARD PARTY: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library

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

PRIEST RIVER LIONESS: 11:30 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center

LIVE MUSIC: 6 p.m. - Hospitalty House, Newport

AL-ANON: Noon - American Lutheran Church

SET FREE NORTHWEST MEAL AND WORSHIP: 6:30 p.m. Cornerstone Building Behind Ace Hardware, Oldtown

PINOCHLE: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport SPIRIT LAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-6235626 for locations

SUNDAY, MARCH 1 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport BONNER COUNTY HOMESCHOOL GROUP: 2:30 p.m. Priest River City Park

THURSDAY, FEB. 26 NIA DANCE LESSONS: 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. - Create Arts Center

PRIEST RIVER CHAMBER BOARD: 4 p.m. - Chamber Office

STORY TIME - CALISPEL VALLEY LIBRARY, CUSICK: 10:30 a.m. Calispel Valley Library, Cusick

NEWPORT MAWS AND PAWS BOOSTER CLUB: 6 p.m. - Newport High School Library

STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. - Priest River Library

NEWPORT LIONS CLUB: 6:30 p.m. - Kelly’s Restaurant, Call Ota Harris at 509-447-4157

DUPLICATE BRIDGE: 12:30 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport LOOSELY KNIT: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick

port, use back entrance

BINGO: 6:30 p.m. - Newport Eagles

FIBER ARTS KNITTING AND SPINNING GROUP: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport

PEND OREILLE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE: 7 p.m. Newport Health Center Basement ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 ROTARY CLUB: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., New-

CALVARY CHAPEL NEWPORT

“Where The Sheep Go To Be Fed” 101 S. Scott • Newport Sunday Morning 10 a.m.

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

John 6:35

MONDAY, MARCH 2

YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL: 4 p.m. - Blanchard Library

OPEN PAINTING WORKSHOP: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport

VFW Hall in Priest River

BLANCHARD LIONS: 7 p.m. Blanchard Inn ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Pend Oreille Bible Church in Cusick

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. ~ 9:30 • Worship ~ 11 a.m.

Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m.

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

GRACE BIBLE CHURCH

PINOCHLE: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport

NIA DANCE LESSONS: 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. - Create Arts Center

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

509-671-3436

PEND OREILLE KIDS CLUB: 6 p.m. - Pend Oreille Mennonite Church

MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS GATHERING: 10 a.m. - Priest River Assembly of God Church

CHURCH OF FAITH

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church

SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF NEWPORT BUSINESS MEETING: 12-1 p.m. - Pineridge Community Church

CELEBRATE RECOVERY: 5:30 p.m. - House of the Lord, 754 Silverbirch Lane, Oldtown

FRIDAY, FEB. 27 STORY TIME: 11 a.m. - Newport Library HAPPY AGERS MEETING AND POTLUCK: Noon - Priest River Senior Center

TUESDAY, MARCH 3

JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center

DANCE CLASSES: 5:30-6:30 p.m.

- Create Arts Center, Newport

WEIGHT WATCHERS: 5:306 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE: 6 p.m. Hospitality House, Newport

PINOCHLE: 6 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

KANIKSU LODGE 97: 6 p.m. -

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

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

Wed. - Bible Study 6 p.m.

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

SPRING VALLEY MENNONITE CHURCH

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

NEWPORT TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles Notes: COMPUTER BASICS FOR ADULTS: 10 a.m. to Noon - Newport Library STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library AL-ANON: Noon - American Lutheran Church PINOCHLE: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

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

Church School 10:00 a.m.

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

Community Church Directory 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. - 5 p.m.

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

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

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

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

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

PEND OREILLE GRACE FELLOWSHIP BIBLE STUDY 2 tim 2:15 God’s word rightly divided 208-610-3193 • 509-671-1716 509-671-1436

JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport BASIC MEETING: 6 p.m. Blanchard Community Center CALISPEL POST 217: 6 p.m. American Legion in Cusick PRIEST RIVER ANIMAL RESCUE: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River PEND OREILLE ROCK AND GEM CLUB: 7 p.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

“Sharing Christ As He Is, With People As They Are” 2nd & Spokane Sts 447-3846 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Time September - May AWANA - Tuesday 5:30 p.m.

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

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

Pastor, Walt Campbell: 447-5101

HOUSE OF THE LORD

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

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

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

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

BAHÁ’Í FAITH OF NEWPORT

“The aim of this Wronged One in sustaining woes and tribulations, in revealing the Holy Verses and in demonstrating proofs hath been naught but to quench the flame of hate and enmity, that the horizon of the hearts of men may be illumined with the light of concord and attain real peace and tranquility.” Bahá ’u’ lláh Please call 509-550-2035 for the next scheduled devotional. Wonderful resources can be found at www.bahai.us and www.bahai.org

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FOR THE RECORD

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OBITUARI ES Juanita Cannon SPOKANE

Juanita Cannon of Spokane passed away Feb. 16, at the age of 98.

She was born Feb. 1, 1917, at Blueslide, Wash., to Albert and Essie Neslon. She grew up Cannon in Usk, graduating from Cusick High School. She married Richard “Dick” Cannon on Sept. 5, 1936.

Except for living in Superior, Mont., for six years, Dick and Juanita lived in Spokane for the majority of their 58 years together and raised two sons, Dennis and Richard.

The family built two decades of wonderful memories at their Diamond Lake cabin.

Mrs. Cannon was a devoted wife, mother and amazing homemaker and cook. Her family fondly remembers her sourdough pancakes as well as her fried chicken, mashed potatoes and pies – lots of pies. She loved to bowl, square dance, knit, pick huckleberries, and raise beautiful flowers. She worked as a playground and lunchroom aide at Sheridan Elementary and enjoyed interacting with the children. She was also an active member of the Bethany Presbyterian Church where she served as a Deacon.

Mrs. Cannon was preceded in death by her husband in 1993, and is survived by Dennis and Lynn Cannon, Richard and Peggy Cannon, six grandchildren, 12 greatgrandchildren, and two great-great-grandsons. Her family will miss her greatly.

Special thanks go to the Staff of Brighton Court Assisted Living Community in the Spokane Valley for the constant loving care and kindness shown our mother for many years.

Graveside services will be held at the Newport Cemetery Monday, March 2, at 2 p.m. 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.

Elsie A Berg USK

Elsie A. Berg of Usk passed away Feb. 17 at the age of 96.

She was born in Duluth, Minn., to Swedish immigrant parents Edward and Marie Abrahamson.

Mrs. Berg worked outside Berg the home in her early married years but mostly she was a fantastic loving wife, mother and grandmother, who always put her family first. She was the next to the youngest of 13 children. She grew up a Minnesota farm girl, learning early the values of honesty, hard work and a strong family.

These qualities sustained her and reflected in her response to situations throughout her life. In her later years, as her hearing and eyesight became significant problems, she continued her contact with her family by asking lots of questions of every guest … or with her good ear on the phone.

Although her senses declined, her mind was as sharp as ever, as anyone who took the time to chat with her soon learned. She will be forever missed, her family said, but they know she will be waiting in glory with open arms for those she loved and with renewed senses that will catch every sight and sound.

She was preceded in death by husband Robert W. Berg on Feb. 23, 1988.

She is survived by her three daughters, Donna (and Tom Frisque), Shirley (and Greg Best), and Deborah (and Mike Riley). She also had 12 grandchildren: Gary, Curtis, Randy, Donald, Douglas, Mathew, Danielle, Jason, Lisa, Daniel, Kaitlin Suzanne and Wyatt; and 21 greatgrandchildren.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Feb. 28 at 11 a.m. at the Usk Community Hall, followed by a potluck fellowship.

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.

Gean Edward Mickelson PRIEST RIVER

Gean Edward Mickelson passed away in his home Feb. 20, after a short battle with cancer. He was 94.

Mr. Mickelson had just found out he had cancer and it was too late do anything. He was surrounded Mickelson by his loving wife Joyce Mickelson, his granddaughter, and greatgranddaughter.

He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, greatgrandfather and great-greatgrandfather. He has many contributions to the West Bonner County School District in Priest River; he supported the Bonner County Fair and 4-H. Mr. Mickelson gave some land to Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to build their church on, and he belonged to the Cattleman’s Association, and the Agricultural Association.

Mr. Mickelson was born Aug. 29, 1920, in Thatcher, Idaho. His parents were James and Edith Mickelson.

He had two older brothers, Lloyd and Basiel, one younger brother, Max Mickelson, one older sister, Annie Van Vleet. He stayed around the Thatcher area for most of his childhood. This is where he met and married his first wife, his childhood sweetheart Cleo Myrtle Manhart on March 14, 1941, in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were married for 63 years and had two kids, one son Gary and one daughter Lugean.

They began their life in Thatcher, Idaho, farming with his family. After a while they decided to move to Pittsburg, Calif. Mr. Mickelson worked on a 30,000acre sheep ranch, an old Spanish granted land that he managed. During World War II, the Army took five thousand acres to build an Army base. It was during this time that his family decided to move to Athol, Idaho.

Mr. Mickelson went back to work in construction and helped with the Farragut Navy Base, now the Farragut State Park. With this job completed, his family moved to Richmond, Calif.

In this town he went to work in ship yards as an electrician on Navy ships, still during World War II. It was at this time they welcomed the birth of their first child; a son they named Gary Lee Mickelson. Mr. Mickelson decided to give up being an electrician and open his own dry cleaning business. They named it Paris Dry Cleaning in San Francisco, Calif. They had the business for around 4-5 months when they decided it was not for them and sold it. After the sale of the business, he became a senior operator of a Service Station named the Craig Oil Company in Oakland, Calif., where he worked the 2 p.m. to midnight shift.

It was at this job that he made a friend and together they decided to move their

families to north Idaho, hoping to make it rich in the logging business. When this did not happen, Mr. Mickelson decided to have a dairy farm. He was good at this and with the care he took of his animals, he was able to sell grade A milk to Carnation for three to four years.

It was after this sale they decided to move to Logan, Utah. Here he delivered coal door to door and at the same time did construction. In Utah, they welcomed their second child, a daughter Lugean. With having two children, the couple decided to move again to north Idaho and bought land between Priest River and Newport on Highway 2. It was here they were able to put down roots 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. 16 ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Dwayne R. Webb, 23, of Oldtown was arrested on a warrant.

THEFT: S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of theft from business.

ACCIDENT: Rocky Gorge Rd., report that vehicle went into pond.

and lived for 45 years.

During this time, Mr. Mickelson worked construction on the Boundary Dam and a dam in Phoenix, Ariz. He worked on the construction on many roads around the western United States, but did not do any in Oregon. Mr. Mickelson loved the time he drove the school bus for the school district in Priest River.

In 2012, he met his soon to be second wife Joyce B. Mickelson. After a short courtship, he married her Jan. 19, 2013. They resided in Priest River on Fourth Street. Mr. Mickelson still kept himself busy, he would even mow his own grass and shovel his own snow this winter while he was battling cancer. When he

P O L I C E R E P O RT S

W. 6th St., report of dirt bike in alley that appears to have been in an accident with no one around.

THEFT: W. 4th St., report of items missing after male left apartment yesterday.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. 5th St., Newport THREATENING: W. Pine St., Newport, report of subject getting death threats from customer.

ILLEGAL BURNING: Indian Creek Rd., burning household debris.

VIOLATION OF PROTECTION ORDER: S. Garden Ave., Newport, report of male with protection order attempting to send messages third party.

BURGLARY: W. 2nd St., report of burglary sometime in the last week.

FOUND PROPERTY: Stateline Rd. N., report of found license plate.

LITTERING: Bond Rd., report of large pile of garbage behind residence.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: W. Larch St., report of possible DV physical.

VEHICLE PROWL: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of vehicle prowl.

TUESDAY, FEB. 17 ARREST: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, Kevin F. Baker, 51, was arrested on a warrant.

ILLEGAL BURNING: Deeter Rd., complainant reporting big fire black smoke and smells like rubber.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18 ARREST: Houghton St., Laura J. Baggett, 50, of Ione, was arrested on a warrant.

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Charlotte A. Thompson, 50, of Colville was arrested on warrant.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hazel St., report of suspicious person around mailboxes.

ACCIDENT: Deer Valley Rd., report of a non-injury, one-vehicle accident blocking the road radiator fluid leaking.

TRESPASSING: Vista Drive, neighbor came onto complainant’s property with 4 wheeler damaging driveway.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: LeClerc Rd. N., report of suspicious activity between adult and juvenile.

THEFT: W. Walnut St., Newport, report of female shoplifter in office.

ARREST: Sullivan Lake Rd., Ione, Dalton James Hart, 19, of Ione was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Mary B. Rabe, 32, of Spokane was arrested on a local warrant.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: LeClerc Rd. S., report of vehicle at end of driveway with lights on not running looks like someone walking around vehicle.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE: W. 2nd St., report of damage to door overnight.

ARREST: Nicholas Michael Sjostrom, 28, of Oldtown was arrested for criminal solicitation.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES:

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25 TRI-COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT: 11 a.m. - TEDD Conference Room, 986 S. Main, Suite A, Colville

THURSDAY, FEB. 26 PEND OREILLE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL: 8:30 a.m. - Cusick Community Center PEND OREILLE COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT BOARD: 10 a.m. - District Office, Newport PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 1 BOARD: 12:30 p.m.

- Sandifur Meeting Room, Newport Hospital PRIEST RIVER AIRPORT BOARD: 6:30 p.m. - Priest River City Hall

MONDAY, MARCH 2 PEND OREILLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse BONNER COUNTY FAIR BOARD: 6 p.m. - Fairgrounds Office in Sandpoint

ARREST: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, Tarkeim Thompson, 38, was arrested on a warrant.

ARREST: Joel Alexander Watson, 49, of Newport was arrested fro driving with a suspended license.

FRIDAY, FEB. 20

TRANSPORT: S. Garden Ave., Newport, transporting subjects from Spokane.

THREATENING: N. Warren Ave., report of males threatening to shoot complainant.

ARREST: Blackwell St., Bonita L. Chamberlain, 46, of Ione was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. 1st St., complainant saw three young males skateboarding down street.

THEFT: S. Washington Ave., Newport, cold theft of benches from behind business reported.

THEFT: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of stolen vehicle.

TRESPASSING: Conklin Meadows Rd., someone possibly trespassing on property the signs are down the fence is down and looks like fresh tracks.

ARREST: Amanda Megan Dittl, 33, of Newport was arrested on a warrant.

BURGLARY: Fertile Valley Rd., report of home broken into over the last 30 days.

FIRE: Horseshoe Lake Rd., report of controlled brush fire at county line.

THURSDAY, FEB. 19 ATTEMPT TO LOCATE: Coyote Trail, male subject with warrants is stuck in the mud in a truck on complainant’s property.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Scotia Rd., respondent heard loud explosion.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Camden Rd., complainant said there are lights on in basement and two trucks parked at location.

ARREST: Fertile Valley Rd., David A. Lorton, 45, of Newport was arrested on a warrant.

was in better health, the couple would travel and see beautiful north Idaho or travel to Grace, Idaho, so he could catch up with former classmates. Mr. Mickelson would also have random past students come up and shake his hand and talk about how they rode his bus.

Mr. Mickelson was preceded in death by his parents James and Edith, first wife Cleo, and their daughter Lugean.

He is survived by his second wife Joyce, his son Gary, granddaughter Wendy Mickelson and three grandsons, 11 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.

A funeral will be held Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Church

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Skookum Creek Rd., report that neighbor’s dog attacked and killed complainant’s goats.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Nicholson Rd., report that neighbor’s dog attacked complainant’s donkey.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of flat tires on complainant’s vehicles.

ASSAULT: Coyote Trail, report of assault.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: S. Calispel Ave., report of juvenile problem.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: Lada Drive, report of 4-year-old child on front porch acting confused.

ARREST: W. Walnut St., Newport, Donald R. Applegate, 46, of Cusick was arrested on a warrant.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: N. Shore Diamond Lake Rd., report of reoccurring issue of dogs chasing vehicles in the area.

ACCIDENT: Lakeside Drive, report of truck with trailer in ditch.

SATURDAY, FEB. 21 ACCIDENT: Hwy. 31, report of one vehicle rollover accident.

ACCIDENT: W. Spruce St., report that subject believes neighbor hit complainant’s car and mailbox.

MISSING PERSON: LeClerc Rd. S., report of 19-year-old male, no contact since Wednesday.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Gray Rd., report of black BMW w/ ID plates and tinted windows high speeds and passing in a no passing zone.

ARREST: Coyote Trail, Corey Simonetta, 46, of Spokane was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

ARREST: Hwy. 2, Nicole J. Love, 38, of Priest River was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 10 a.m. in Priest River, with interment to follow at the Evergreen Cemetery.

Viewings will be Friday, Feb. 27 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport, and on Saturday, an hour prior to the service at the church. Family would like to thank the Priest River police and the EMTs who came and helped the last few days.

Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River is in charge of arrangements.

Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.shermanknapp.com.

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SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Main St., report of a suspicious circumstance.

ARREST: Power Lake Rd., Joshua R. Shinskie, 31, of Spokane Valley was arrested on a warrant.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. 2nd St., report of missing juvenile.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: W. 7th St., report of man yelling at female.

NOISE COMPLAINT: W. 6th Ave.

SUNDAY, FEB. 22 THEFT: S. Scott Ave., Newport, truck reported missing from residence.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: E. 5th Ave., report of damage done to back door overnight.

THEFT: S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of bicycle missing from residence.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Woodman Rd., respondent heard two gunshots.

WEST BONNER COUNTY

MONDAY, FEB. 16 HUNTING AND FISHING VIOLATIONS: Blanchard Cutoff, Blanchard

TUESDAY, FEB. 17 BURGLARY: Estates Loop, Priest River, report of a vehicle burglary in the Spirit Lake area.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18 RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 2, Priest River

THURSDAY, FEB. 19 NO REPORTABLE INCIDENTS.

FRIDAY, FEB. 20 DRIVING WITHOUT PRIVILEGES: Gregory St., Priest River, a 20-year-old Priest River man was cited for driving without privileges.

ATTEMPT TO LOCATE: Coyote Trail, Newport, Pend Oreille County called to report an attempt to locate out of Washington.

SATURDAY, FEB. 21 TRESPASSING: Doris Lane, Oldtown, report of a trespass.

ARREST: Dufort Rd., Priest River, Thomas Gillock was arrested on a warrant, aggravated assault X2 against deputies and possession of meth.

THEFT: Holly Glenn W., Priest River DOMESTIC DISPUTE: E. Ockert St. S., Oldtown

SUNDAY, FEB. 22 NO REPORTABLE INCIDENTS.

PU BLIC M E ETI NGS PRIEST RIVER CITY COUNCIL: 6 p.m. - Priest River City Hall

DISTRICT: 6:30 p.m. - Fire Hall on Highway 57

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

PEND OREILLE COUNTY FAIR BOARD: 7 p.m. - Fairgrounds at Cusick

BLANCHARD TEA PARTY: 6:30 p.m. - Blanchard Community Center PROPERTY RIGHTS COUNCIL: 6:30 p.m. - Bonner County Administration Building, Sandpoint

TUESDAY, MARCH 3

PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT NO. 5: 7 p.m. - Fire Station 51, 406722 Highway 20, Cusick

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 DIAMOND LAKE WATER AND SEWER: 10 a.m. - District Office, 172 South Shore Road

OLDTOWN URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT BOARD: 5:30 p.m. Oldtown City Hall FIRE DISTRICT NO. 4 COMMISSIONERS: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station No. 41 DIAMOND LAKE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION: 6:30 p.m. - Diamond Lake Fire Station, Highway 2 IONE TOWN COUNCIL: 7 p.m.

- Clerk’s Office

BONNER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building PEND OREILLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse PEND OREILLE PUD COMMISSIONERS: 10 a.m. - Newport PUD Offices BONNER COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT: 1:30 p.m. - USDA Office, 1224 Washington Ave., Ste. 101 WEST PEND OREILLE FIRE

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(509) 445-2145, FAX: (509) 445-2349 422767 SR 20; Usk, WA 99180

Now Recruiting Ponderay Newsprint Company, Usk, WA is now recruiting full-time entry-level Operations Technicians.

What we are looking for: We require a high school diploma or GED; a work history totaling two years in the previous four years of part time or full time work experience. Applicants with industrial/labor experience preferred.

Basic computer and math skills required, including understanding decimals, fractions and percentages. Application must be legible and complete with all requested information provided, including the application signed and dated.

We offer: • A starting rate of $15.09/hr--increase to $17.17/hr after 90 days -- $19.77/hr after 6 months with future increases based on qualifications and service.

• An excellent comprehensive benefits package, including vacation, medical, dental, life insurance, disability income, and retirement savings plan.

If you are interested in applying you must apply in person at our mill site to complete an application. Application completion dates and times are: • Fri., March 13, 2015 – 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. • Sat., March 14, 2015 – 9:00 A.M. till noon You will need to present a valid picture ID when completing the application.

Incomplete or illegible applications will not be considered. Successful applicants will be scheduled for assessment and interview.

If you have any questions or require directions to our location, please feel free to contact Bonnie Weaver at 509-445-2145.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and value Diversity.

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Newport School District is seeking qualified applicants for the above positions. Positions close Friday, March 13, 2015 at 12:00 p.m.

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Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County On-Call Meter Reader I The District is accepting applications for the position of On-Call Meter Reader, to work part-time and as needed out of the Newport location.

Requirements include the ability to: • Accurately read and record utility meter readings • Use computerized meter reading equipment • Effectively communicate/interact in the field with customers and co-workers • Work outdoors and independently, under a variety of weather, terrain and road conditions • Demonstrate sound judgment when encountering dogs and/or other potential hazards Good familiarity with County roads and geography is desired. Individual must be flexible and available to work (part-time) as needed; work schedule and advance notice will vary according to staffing needs. Position incumbent must possess and be able to maintain a valid State driver’s license, and have a demonstrated good driving record. A pre-employment background check will be performed.

An employment application is available at www.popud.org, or can be obtained at the PUD office in Newport or at Box Canyon Dam. Applications, along with a cover letter and resume, may be returned in person, mailed to PO Box 190, Newport, WA 99156 (attn: Human Resources), faxed to (509) 447-9091 or e-mailed to careers@popud.org.

Deadline for receipt of application materials is March 12, 2015.

The District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Pend Oreille County Conservation District DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR Salary Exempt Position Earnings 30-36K/Year DOE The Pend Oreille Conservation District (POCD) located at 121 N. Washington Ave. Newport, WA has an opening for a District Administrator. This is a full-time grantfunded, self-starter, self-guided position overseeing the technical performance, bookkeeping and administration of all grants and personnel at the POCD. Qualifications: • B.A. or B.S. in Environmental Science or Natural Resources or related field.

• Or… A.A.S. in Environmental Sciences with three years’ of work experience in related field.

• Public Administration experience, training and expertise.

• Superior communication skills.

• Demonstrated leadership and management skills.

• Superior budget planning and management skills, bookkeeping experience a plus.

• Experience with grant writing and the ability to secure program funding.

If you are interested, please send your application, resume, and cover letter to PO Box 465 Newport, WA 99156. You can obtain a complete position description and application form at www.pocd.org, by calling (509) 447-1155 or email andy@pocd.org.

Deadline for applications for this position is February 25th, 2015 by 5:00 p.m.

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

COUNSELING Pend Oreille County Counseling Services Substance Abuse Treatment/Prevention/Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities Offices in Newport & Metaline Falls (509) 447-5651

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HEARING AID CENTERS Huston Hearing Care & Audiology

Mon-Wed -- 9 am - 1 pm -- (509) 255-8200 Colville - 720 S. Main St. www.hustonhearing.com

MASSAGE THERAPY Cedar Mountain Massage Therapy

Lois A. Ernst, Licensed Massage Therapist 322 S. Washington -- Newport -- 447-3898

The Willows - Massage & Bodywork Studio Judy C. Fredrickson, RN, LMP Newport -- (509) 671-7035

OPTOMETRIST Newport Vision Source

Drs. Michael & Cheryl Fenno 205 S. Washington -- 447-2945

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

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Dentistry for Children North Spokane County - off Hwy 2 506 E. Hastings Rd Ste B Spokane Wa 99218 (509) 252-4746 www.thekiddsplace.com

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Dentistry for Children 15404 E. Springfield, Ste 102 Spokane Valley - (509) 922-1333

HEALTH CLINICS Kaniksu Health Services Priest River Medical Clinic

Family Practice, Minor Emergencies Behavioral Health Mon. & Wed., 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Tue. & Thu., 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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HEARING AID CENTERS Professional Hearing Center Jorgen Bang H.I.S. (866) 924-3459, Spokane Valley

Hearing Center

Deer Park, WA (509) 276-8859 Hayden, ID (208) 762-8900

PHYSICAL THERAPY Priest River Rehab Services

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

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at Club Energy • Newport Gary Schneider PT • (509) 671-3122 Monday thru Friday By Appointment

PODIATRIST -- FOOT SPECIALIST Douglas K. Monson, D.P.M.

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VICTIMS ASSISTANCE Pend Oreille Crime Victim Services

Serving victims of all crime and the homeless Office 447-2274, 24 hr Helpline: 447-5483

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201543 PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF METALINE FALLS Deter mination of Nonsignificance Description of proposal Seasonal high ammonia in plant effluent needs to be reduced to achieve permit limits for the Town’s discharge.

In addition, through monitoring and flow balance, it has been shown that the lagoons leak. The dikes have many young trees and large weeds that compromise dike integrity and likely contribute to leaking. Weed removal using a herbicide applied by a licensed applicator will be part of the project. The project will include the addition of two mechanical aerators, which will be floating subsurface aerators, and dike repairs to include isolating the areas damaged by beaver activity and tree growth, replacing damaged portions with suitable material, and repairing the breach in the southwest dike of Cell 1.

Proponent Town of Metaline Falls Location of proposal: The section, township and range are S22, T39N, R43E. The site is located within Pend Continued on 7B

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Your right to know and be informed of the functions of your government are embodied in public notices.

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

Continued from 6B Oreille County directly across Sullivan Creek from the Town of Metaline Falls. See vicinity map attached to SEPA checklist.

Lead agency Town of Metaline Falls Responsible official Tara Leininger Position/title Mayor, Town of Metaline Falls Phone: (509) 446-2211 Address Town of Metaline Falls, P.O. Box 277, Metaline Falls, WA 99153 Published in The Newport Miner February 18 and 25, 2015.

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______________ 201544 PUBLIC NOTICE Ordinance # 324 An Ordinance certify the previous year ending balances and certifying the current actual beginning balances for the Budget of the Town of Metaline Falls, Washington for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 and adjustment of Statewide TIP Grant award. Setting forth an adjustment thereto and providing for the adoption of this ordinance. Passed on this day 10th of February 2015 at the regular council meeting. A full copy of this ordinance is available upon request from the Clerk’s office of the Town of Metaline Falls.

Published in The Newport Miner February 18 and 25, 2015.

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PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.”

Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

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

201546 PUBLIC NOTICE Fire Suppression Resources Availability Agreement The Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Northeast Region is now accepting Fire Suppression Resources Availability Agreements for the 2015/2016 fire seasons for dozers and fallers. Rates for dozers are inclusive of operator, equipment, fuel, and transportation. Dozer rates are calculated for daily rate – “single shift,” daily rate “double shift,” and an hourly “standby” rate. Faller rates are calculated only for a daily rate “single shift” which needs to include the operator, chainsaw, fuel, and mileage for transportation vehicle.

The agreement also requires that the cooperator must purchase and maintain Commercial General Liability (CGL) Insurance on an Insurance Services Office (ISO) form CG 00 01 or equivalent form, covering liability arising from premises, operations, independent contractors, personal injury, products-completed operations, and liability assumed under an insured contract.

Such insurance must be provided on an occurrence basis. Insurance must include liability coverage and limits not less than General Aggregate Limit of $2,000,000 and Each Occurrence Limit of $1,000,000.

Availability agreement packets have recently been mailed to those currently on Northeast Region’s mailing list of dozer operators. Potential Cooperators are asked to answer all questions in the packet thoroughly and accurately as the information provided will determine whether or not the DNR chooses to enter into an agreement. Those selected through this process will then have an opportunity to enter into a Fire Suppression Resources Availability Agreement with the DNR, Northeast Region and potentially be hired for fire suppression as the DNR determines and need arises. Once the selection process has been completed, agreement training, will be held for agreement holders.

If you have not received an Agreement Packet in the mail by March 1, 2015, and you are interested in submitting your rates, please contact the NE Washington Interagency Communications Center (NEWICC) in Colville at 509-685-6900 and a packet will be mailed to you. Should you have any questions regarding completion of the packet, you may

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also contact NEWICC at the above referenced number.

Published in The Newport Miner February 18 and 25, 2015.

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______________ 201551 PUBLIC NOTICE Combined Notice of Application and Action Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on February 13th 2015 receive a complete Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Application, Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, SEPA Environmental Checklist, and associated documents from Lance & Tracey Ragan and did on February 13th 2015 issue a Determination of Completeness for a access tram project(FILE NO. SSDP-15-004), Location: 422 Levitch Road Newport, WA 99156; Sec. 31, Town. 32, Range 45. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on July 28, 2014, 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. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department. The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco. org. Contact: Andy Huddleston, Community Dev. Assistant Planner, (509) 4476462, ahuddleston@ pendoreille.org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than March 5, 2015. The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission will be hearing this Substantial Shoreline Development Permit Application on March 10th, 2015 at 6:00pm in the Cusick Community Center, 111 S. First Ave., Cusick, WA Required Permits: Shoreline Substantial Development Permit (Pend Oreille County) Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County) Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW)Regional General Permit7 (Army Corp) Dated: February 13th, 2015 Published in The Newport Miner February 18 and 25, 2015.

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201552 PUBLIC NOTICE PORT OF PEND OREILLE Notice of Request for Proposals The Port of Pend Oreille is requesting qualified firms to submit statements of qualification for engineering and design services related to construction of a blast booth facility. Said booth may be built adjacent to the current POVA shop/paint booth building located at 1981 Black Road, Usk, WA. 99180.

Qualified firms must be able to provide: Complete Civil Design, Building Structural Design, Mechanical/ HVAC design, Geotechnical investigations, Project Administration, Construction Administration, Budget Tracking, Weekly Client Updates/Meetings, as well as Permitting.

Firms desiring consideration shall submit a complete qualification package and any other pertinent data to further assist the selection committee in evaluating the firm’s qualifications to: Kelly Driver, Manager. Qualification packages should be submitted to arrive no later than 2:00 p.m. on March 6, 2015.

The most highly rated firm will be selected for an interview and potential negotiation of a professional service contract.

Budgeting is in place for this process.

The Port of Pend Oreille is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Minority and women-owned firms are encouraged to submit proposals.

Questions regarding the project or proposal may be referred to Kelly Driver, Manager, 1981 Black Road, Usk, WA. 99180, (509)-445-1090. /s/ Kelly J. Driver, Manager Published in The Newport Miner on February 18 and 25, 2015. (3-2)

_____________ 201553 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF MEETING CHANGE Due to scheduling conflicts, the regularly scheduled March 4 meeting of the Sacheen Lake Water & Sewer District Board will be moved to February 25 at 3:00 pm.

Sheila Pearman, District Manager Published in The Newport Miner Feb 18 and 25, 2015. (3-2)

______________ 201534 LEGAL NOTICE LEADERS MEETING The Boards of Commissioners of the Port of Pend Oreille, Public Utility District No. 1 and Pend Oreille County will meet on Wednesday, March 11th at 1 p.m. at the Camas Wellness Center, Usk, WA. /s/ Kelly J. Driver, Manager /s/ Karen Willner Clerk of the Board /s/ Liz Braun Clerk of the Board Published in The Newport Miner February 25 and March 4, 2015. (4-2)

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201541 PUBLIC NOTICE The Pend Oreille County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board will be meeting from 12:00-1:30 P.M. March 10, 2014, at the County conference room located at 101 S. Garden Avenue, Newport. If you require any reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting or have questions contact Jim Chermak at 509-4475651 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Published in The Newport Miner February 25 and March 4, 2015. (4-2)

______________ 201545 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Per RCW 35.77.010, the City of Newport will hold a public hearing at 6:00 p.m. at its regular scheduled council meeting on March 16, 2015, in council chambers located at 200 S. Washington, Newport, Washington on the proposed Six Year Transportation Improvement Program.

City Council Newport, WA Nickole Schutte City Clerk / Treas.

Published in The Newport Miner February 25 and March 4, 2015. (4-2)

______________ 201547 PUBLIC NOTICE File No.: 7372.22802 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC Grantee: Jacqueline Walsh, an unmarried individual Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 2005 0284005 Tax Parcel ID No.: 433125629035 Abbreviated Legal: N 5 Ft L10 & L11, all L13 B2 Sacheen Terrace, Pend Oreille County, WA Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. 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 Telephone: Tollfree: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877-894-4663).

Web site: http://www. dfi.wa.gov/consumers/homeownership/ post_purchase_counselors_foreclosure. htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Telephone: Toll-free: 1-800-5694287. Web site: http://

www.hud.gov/offices/ hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index. cfm?webListAction=s earch&searchstate=W A&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Telep h o n e : To l l - f r e e : 1-800-606-4819. Web site: http://nwjustice. org/what-clear. I. On March 27, 2015, at 10:00 AM. inside the main lobby of the Hall of Justice, 229 South Garden Avenue in the City of Newport, State of Washington, the undersigned Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of PEND OREILLE, State of Washington: Lot 13, Block 2, and the North 5 feet of Lots 10 and 11 of Sacheen Terrace Subdivision, according to Plat thereof recorded in Book 2 of Plats, Pages 73 and 75, records of Pend Oreille County, Washington; Together with an undivided ownership in Lot 24, Block 1 of said subdivision, as granted to all property owners in Block 2 and 3 by Deed recorded in Book 39 of Deeds, Page 131.

Commonly known as: 482 Sacheen Terrace Drive Newport, WA 99156 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 10/18/05, recorded on 10/25/05, under Auditor’s File No. 2005 0284005, records of PEND O R E I L L E C o u n t y, Washington, from Jacqueline Walsh, an unmarried individual as a separate estate, as Grantor, to Frontier Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation “Obligation” in favor of Washington Mutual Bank, a Washington corporation, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association, successor in interest by purchase from the Federal Deposit Insurance Company as Receiver of Washington Mutual Bank to Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, under an Assignment/Successive Assignments recorded under Audit o r ’s F i l e N o .

20140318083. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Abbreviated Legal Description are provided solely to comply with the recording statutes and are not intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Property’s full legal description provided herein.

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 Grantor’s or Borrower’s default on the Obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Amount due to reinstate as of 11/19/2014 Monthly Payments $12,167.40 Late Charges $135.80 Lender’s Fees & Costs $930.00 Total Arrearage $13,233.20 Trustee’s Expenses (Itemization) Trustee’s Fee $1,080.00 Title Report $383.06 Statutor y

Mailings $61.71 Recording Costs $16.00 Postings $80.00 Sale Costs $0.00 Total Costs $1,620.77 Total Amount Due: $14,853.97 Other known defaults as follows: IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Principal Balance of $59,952.07, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 05/01/12, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made without representation or warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, encumbrances or condition of the Property on March 27, 2015. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 03/16/15 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 03/16/15 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after 03/16/15 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, 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 and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME AND ADDRESS Jacqueline Walsh aka Jacqueline A. Walsh 482 Sacheen Terrace Drive Newport, WA 99156 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Jacqueline Walsh aka Jacqueline A. Walsh 482 Sacheen Terrace Drive Newport, WA 99156 Jacqueline Walsh aka Jacqueline A. Walsh 908 West Frederick Avenue Spokane, WA 992053325 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Jacqueline Walsh aka Jacqueline A. Walsh 908 West Frederick Avenue Spokane, WA 992053325 Jacqueline Walsh aka Jacqueline A. Walsh 7223 North Country Homes Spokane, WA 99208 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Jacqueline Walsh aka Jacqueline A. Walsh 7223 North Country Homes Spokane, WA 99208 Jacqueline Walsh aka Jacqueline A. Walsh 1216 North Superior Street #105 Spokane, WA 99202 Unknown Spouse and/ or Domestic Partner of Jacqueline Walsh aka Jacqueline A. Walsh 1216 North Superior Street #105 Spokane,

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WA 99202 Jacqueline Walsh aka Jacqueline A. Walsh c/o Gregory R. Heline, Attorney 1903 North Ash Spokane, WA 99205 by both first class and certified mail, return receipt requested on 10/14/14, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 10/14/14 Grantor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. 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 trustee’s 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 Property.

IX. Anyone having any objection to the 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 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th 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. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by this reference. You may also access sale status at www.northwesttrustee.com and www.

USA-Foreclosure. com. EFFECTIVE: 11/19/2014 Date Executed: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Authorized Signature 13555 SE 36th St. Suite 100 Bellevue, WA 98006 Contact: Vonnie McElligott (425) 586-1900. (TS# 7 3 7 2 . 2 2 8 0 2 ) 1002.273862-File No. Published in The Newport Miner February 25 and March 18, 2015. (4, 7)

______________ 201548 PUBLIC NOTICE File No.: 8118.20459 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC as Servicer and Attorney in fact for Bank of America, N.A. Successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP Grantee: Michelle R. Continued on 8B

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| FEBRUARY 25, 2015

THE MINER

Health, labeling concerns erupt in wake of e-cigarette tax proposal

BY ALICE DAY, REPORTER WNPA OLYMPIA NEWS BUREAU

OLYMPIA – Proposed Washington state legislation focusing on e-cigarettes

and other vapor inhalation products would tighten the state’s control over the legal smoking age, labeling and advertising requirements and retailer licensing.

House Bill 1645 takes a holistic approach to vaporproduct regulation, according to prime sponsor Rep. Gerry Pollet, D-Seattle, who says this is the first compre-

LADY SPARTANS: Williams scored 12 FROM PAGE 1B

points. Williams led the Spartans with 12. Summers had four points and 10 rebounds. Alyssa Carey scored eight, Avery Summers and Akre each scored five and Clark scored a free throw.

“Still, we played hard both games and I was proud of our effort.

We had a great season with 16 wins and another trip to state,” the coach said. “I’ll never take going to state for granted, so many things have to go right to get there. Obvi-

ously, it’s bittersweet when you go two and out, but the experience and competition of the event is amazing. And I’m glad the girls, and especially the seniors, got to experience state many times in their high school basketball careers.”

CUSICK: Three-point game at fourth FROM PAGE 1B

But the third time was the charm for the Panthers, as they got the win, but had to earn it.

In their lowest scoring game of the season, Cusick only scored six points in the first quarter and went into the half down 23-18. Bluff said his team stepped up their defense in the second half.

“Luckily we were able to dictate a little of that same pressure back in the second half,” Bluff said.

He said controlling Selkirk’s Dominic Cain fell to Spirit White, who Bluff said

Continued from 7B Robinson, a single person Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 2008 0298267 Tax Parcel ID No.: 443001539019 Abbreviated Legal: Lt 16 Poirer’s Add, Pend Oreille Co., WA Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. 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 I N WA S H I N G T O N 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 Telep h o n e : To l l - f r e e : 1-877-894-HOME (1877-894-4663). Web site: http://www.dfi. wa.gov/consumers/ homeownership/post_ purchase_counselors_foreclosure.htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Telephone: Toll-free: 1-800-5694287. Web site: http:// www.hud.gov/offices/ hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index. cfm?webListAction=s earch&searchstate=W A&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counsel-

“played an awesome defensive game for us.”

White held Cain to only eight points.

“That was big for us,” Bluff said. “Much of the offense rolls through him and this little extra effort provided us with an advantage. Cameron Bauer also did a great job on Jacob Couch, allowing him only two points in the second half.”

It was a three-point game at the start of the final quarter, with Selkirk up 33-30.

“The energy level was very high,” Bluff said. “We were up, the crowds were up. It was going to be a battle.”

Alec Bluff scored 10 of

ors and attorneys Telep h o n e : To l l - f r e e : 1-800-606-4819. Web site: http://nwjustice. org/what-clear. I. On March 27, 2015, at 10:00 AM. inside the main lobby of the Hall of Justice, 229 South Garden Avenue in the City of Newport, State of Washington, the undersigned Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of Pend Oreille, State of Washington: Lot 16 of Poirer’s Addition to Sunset Beach, Pend Oreille County, Washington, according to the recorded plat thereof, Pend Oreille County, Washington.

Commonly known as: 181 Woodard Road Newport, WA 99156 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 07/16/08, recorded on 07/21/08, under Auditor’s File No. 2008 0298267, records of Pend Oreille County, Washington, from Michelle R Robinson, a Single Person, as Grantor, to Regional Trustee Services Corp., as Trustee, to secure an obligation “Obligation” in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for GB Mortgage, LLC, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned

by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. to Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC as Servicer and Attorney in fact for Bank of America, N.A. Successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP, under an Assignment/ Successive Assignments recorded under Auditor’s File No. 20100306844. *The Tax Parcel ID number

his 22 points in that fourth quarter. Browneagle added 10 points and 11 rebounds on the night. Bauer scored three points on the night but made free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

“Cameron worked very hard on the night and although he only scored three points, he contributed through hard work and defense,” Bluff said.

The win put Cusick in the regional tournament. They will play Garfield-Palouse, the No. 1 team from the Southeast 1B League, Friday, Feb. 27 at Mt. Spokane High School. The game will start at 8 p.m.

and Abbreviated Legal Description are provided solely to comply with the recording statutes and are not intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Property’s full legal description provided herein.

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 Grantor’s or Borrower’s default on the Obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Amount due to reinstate as of 11/17/2014 Monthly Payments $50,088.54 Lender’s Fees & Costs $2,572.36 Total Arrearage $52,660.90 Trustee’s Expenses (Itemization) Trustee’s Fee $1,000.00 Title Report $518.63 Statutor y Mailings $61.71 Recording Costs $16.00 Postings $80.00 Total Costs $1,676.34 Total Amount Due: $54,337.24 IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Principal Balance of $106,422.36, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 03/01/10, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made without representation or warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, encumbrances or condition of the Property on March 27, 2015. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances costs and fees there-

after due, must be cured by 03/16/15 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 03/16/15 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/ are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after 03/16/15 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, 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 and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME AND ADDRESS Michelle Robinson aka Michelle R Robinson aka Michelle Shaw 181 Woodard Road Newport, WA 99156 Michelle Robinson aka Michelle R Robinson aka Michelle Shaw 7416 North 15th Street Coeur D Alene, ID 83815-791 Michelle Robinson aka Michelle R Robinson aka Michelle Shaw 1425 Ward Avenue, Apartment 6W Honolulu, HI 96822 Michelle Robinson aka Michelle R Robinson aka Michelle Shaw 321 Knott Road Newport, WA 99156 Michelle Robinson aka Michelle R Robinson aka Michelle Shaw c/o J Craig Barrile, Attorney PO Box 1189 Deer Park, WA 99006 Unknown Spouse and/or

hensive e-cigarettes bill in the United States.

“We are facing a burgeoning public health crisis with e-cigarettes and we need to approach it as a public health issue and provide people with an understanding of safety risks,” said Pollet, a clinical instructor at the University of Washington School of Public Health. “We also need to take very quick action to prevent our children from becoming addicted to this new

COACH: FROM PAGE 2B

got a job coaching volleyball at Whitworth University in Spokane.

For what remains of this season, JV coach Kevin Wylie and C squad coach Mark Schultz will coach the varsity team. The team has at least one more game this season – Friday against Kellogg. If Priest River wins, they could go on to the state playoffs.

Priest River hasn’t won any league games this year but won three non-league games. The year before, the team only won one non-league game and no league games.

Domestic Partner of Michelle Shaw aka Michelle Robinson aka Michelle R Robinson 181 Woodard Road Newport, WA 99156 Unknown Spouse and/ or Domestic Partner of Michelle Shaw aka Michelle Robinson aka Michelle R Robinson 7416 North 15th Street Coeur D Alene, ID 83815-791 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Michelle Shaw aka Michelle Robinson aka Michelle R Robinson 1425 Ward Avenue, Apartment 6W Honolulu, HI 96822 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Michelle Shaw aka Michelle Robinson aka Michelle R Robinson 321 Knott Road Newport, WA 99156 Gerald E Carpenter 181 Woodard Road Newport, WA 99156 Beverly E Carpenter 181 Woodard Road Newport, WA 99156 by both first class and certified mail, return receipt requested on 10/16/14, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 10/15/14 Grantor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. 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 trustee’s 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 Property.

IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be

product.”

A 2013 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found more than a quarter-million youth who had previously never smoked, used an e-cigarette. Washington State’s 2012 Healthy Youth Survey showed that four percent of 10th graders used e-cigarettes within 30 days of when the survey was conducted.

“We don’t tax the product and we don’t regulate the product,” Rep. Reuven Carlyle, D-Seattle and co-sponsor of the bill said. “We have to modernize our laws and acknowledge there’s been an evolution in how people deliver the active and addictive product of nicotine.”

A tax on such products is part of Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee’s new-revenue package to help fill the funding gap for education. Inslee’s proposed budget for the 2015-2017 biennium projects $18.1 million from a 95

percent tax on the wholesale value of vapor products, which is modeled after the state’s tobacco-product tax.

This number is projected to grow to $78.4 million in the following biennium, according to Kim Schmanke, communications director for the Washington State Department of Revenue.

Money collected from this 95 percent excise tax on vapor products would be split, with 90 percent of the funds going to the state general fund and 10 percent to a new public health services account. The bill proposal requires the Department of Health to use the funds for tobacco control and prevention programs.

Rep. Chris Reykdal, DTumwater, agrees there is significant need to address vapor-product regulation from a health standpoint.

However, Reykdal said making the school systems more dependent on vapor products as a tax source is not wise public policy.

D E AT H N O T I C E Eugene Reed

Deborah Reininger

MILE CITY, MONT.

NEWPORT

Wylie Thomas “Tom” Reed of Mile City, Mont., passed away Sunday, Feb. 22, in a Billings, Mont., hospital. He was 69.

He is the son of Eugene Reed and brother of Rick Reed, both of Newport.

A full obituary will run at a later date.

Deborah Reininger of Newport passed away Feb. 18 at her home. She was 62.

A full obituary will appear at a later date.

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

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 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th 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. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by this reference. You may also access sale status at www.northwesttrustee.com and www.

USA-Foreclosure. com. EFFECTIVE: 11/17/2014 Date Executed: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Authorized Signature 13555 SE 36th St. Suite 100 Bellevue, WA 98006 Contact: Nanci Lambert (425) 586-1900. (TS# 8 1 1 8 . 2 0 4 5 9 ) 1002.274003-File No.

The Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County has declared the following as no longer necessary, material to, or useful in the operations of the District and, therefore, surplus to the needs of the Public Utility District: • 1999 Polaris 6-wheeler • Jet Lathe # 16603PGH 220 volt 3 phase • Trailered water pump • Fleet Asset #337 - 1995 Chevy pickup • Fleet Asset #802 - 1995 Ford F-350 with plow The fleet asset items are being sold as is, where is, with no warranty or guarantee given or implied.

These items may be viewed between the hours of 9:00 a.m.

- 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at the Box Canyon Dam Visitors Center, 7492 Hwy 31, Ione.

Sealed bids will be received at the PUD offices, 130 N. Washington, PO Box 190, Newport, WA. 99156, or at Box Canyon Dam Visitors Center, 7492 Hwy. 31, PO Box 547, Ione, WA. 99139 until 3:00 p.m., Friday, March 6, 2015.

Indicate “Sealed Bid” on the outside of the envelope.

The bids will be opened March 9, 2015 and awarded at the March 17, 2015 Board meeting.

Karen Willner Clerk of the Board

Published in The Newport Miner February 25 and March 18, 2015. (4, 7) –––––––––––––––

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201554 PUBLIC NOTICE SURPLUS MATERIAL FOR SALE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY

Published in The Newport Miner February 25 and March 4, 2015. (4-2)

201555 PUBLIC NOTICE Eastern Washington University Early Head Start Annual Report Available to Public The annual fiscal report for Eastern Washington University Early Head Start is

available to the public on the program’s website at: http://access. ewu.edu/ehs.

The report for fiscal year July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014 is there as well as the reports for the two previous years.

Also, you can get a copy of the reports sent to you. If you would like a report, contact EWU EHS Parent and Community Engagement Manager Ray Roberts at (509) 359-3157 or by email at rroberts3@ewu.edu.

The annual report contains no child or family specific information, but includes the following: • The total amount of public and private funds received and the amount from each source.

• An explanation of budgetary expenditures and proposed budget for the fiscal year.

• The total number of children and families served, the average monthly enrollment (as a percentage of funded enrollment), and the percentage of eligible children served.

• The results of the most recent Federal Monitoring Review and State of Washington Single Audit Report.

• The percentage of enrolled children that received medical and dental exams.

• Information on parent involvement activities.

• The agency’s efforts to prepare children for kindergarten.

This notice is made to the public as requested by federal law 42 United States Code Section 9839.

If you have any questions about this notice, please contact Ray Roberts.

Published in The Newport Miner February 25 and March 4, 2015. (4-2)