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Firefighters stop school wood shop fire

Woman rescued from icy river

Smoke damage cleanup closes high school for two days

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

BY THE MINER STAFF

NEWPORT – School was out for two days but not because of snow. It took that long to clean up smoke damage after a fire in Newport High School that could have been much worse. A small hot ember from a machine operated by a student was sucked into the exhaust system of the wood shop

‘A bunch of smoke came out of one of the vents.’ Daniel Foust

Newport High School Senior

of Newport High School heading to the outside storage sawdust hopper Friday, Feb. 21, just before lunch break. Smoke from the fire infiltrated into the exhaust system of the entire school. Students were immediately evacuated to Stratton Elementary and five fire departments put out the fire fairly quickly. “A bunch of smoke came out of one of the vents,” high school senior Daniel Foust said. The fire was spotted by shop teacher Travis Stott who SEE FIRE, 8A

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Three firefighters work to clear the fire in the sawdust storage area Friday, Feb. 26, after the fire was spotted by a shop teacher and reported to the fire department. Students were immediately evacuated to Stratton Elementary before being sent home for the remainder of the day. The high school canceled classes on Monday and Tuesday in order to clean the smoke out of the school.

CUSICK – Mike Krei was out clearing the snow from his car about 9 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, when he heard screams from the Pend Beery Oreille River. “At first I didn’t recognize what was happening,” said Krei, who lives on the east side of the Pend Oreille River off LeClerc Creek Road. There were two dogs in the water, he said, on the west side of the river, about 500 feet from him. “I didn’t see her right away.” Then he saw 60-yearold Debbie Johnson, who was screaming for help. He called 911. For the next 20 minutes or so, Krei and his wife called encouragement to SEE RESCUE, 2A

County could opt out of growth management Unclear how or if new law would change land use restrictions BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

OLYMPIA – Pend Oreille County is a step closer to being allowed to opt out of the Growth Management Act if desired, after bills passed the House and Senate recently. If they become law they would allow four

small counties to plan under different requirements than what is required by the Growth Management Act. In addition to Pend Oreille County, Ferry, Garfield and Columbia counties will be able to take advanSEE GROWTH, 2A

Newport adopts pot moratorium State adjusts regs, retail sales unlikely before June BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Newport City Council passed a year long moratorium on all marijuana businesses at its meeting Tuesday, Feb. 18, declaring it to be a public emergency ordinance necessary for the protection of public health, public safety, public property or public peace. That includes medical marijuana operations. City administrator Ray King said the moratorium is needed until the state decides on final marijuana

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No chickens at Polar Plunge Residents of Priest River, organized by the chicken Michelle Schultz, plunged into the chilly Pend Oreille River to raise money for the Priest River Panthers Special Olympics Team Saturday, Feb. 22. About 20 people ran, walked and splashed into the ice filled water raising about $3,200.

rules, including changes to medical marijuana laws. Pend Oreille County isn’t considering such a moratorium now, although county commissioner Mike Manus asked county attorney and Prosecutor Tom Metzger what he thought of a sample moratorium that Manus got from King. Metzger, who also serves as Newport’s civil attorney, said the county and city situations weren‘t the same. The city has zoning considerations the county doesn’t, he said. The city has established a work SEE POT, 2A

B R I E F LY All invited to first River Passage Trail meeting PRIEST RIVER – The first planning meeting for the Pend Oreille River Passage Trail is Thursday, March 6, at 1 p.m. at the Beardmore Building on the corner of Main and High streets in downtown Priest River. The meeting will springboard the initial processes of designing a concept for the trail that will connect Oldtown to Priest River and beyond, and determine a timeline for working towards that goal. Everyone is welcome. The agenda includes introduction of the National Park Service representative for the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program and the

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New location and day for Newport Driver Licensing Office OLYMPIA – The Newport Driver Licensing Office will be moving to a new location and a new day of operation. The licensing office will be co-located with the Department of Social and Health Services at 1600 W. First in Newport. This 5B-8B

is a move from its current location on Washington Avenue in downtown Newport. The office will be open on Wednesday instead of Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed noon to 1 p.m. for lunch. The Department of Licensing tries to co-locate with other state agencies so it’s most convenient for their customers, and there are some cost savings, too, according to Christine Anthony, media contact for the DOL. There had been talk a couple years ago of closing the Newport office to save money, but Anthony said there are no plans to do so at this time. The Newport LSO will open in its new location March 5. The office can be reached at 509-447-5532.

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GROWTH: Bills are in both houses; to be combined into one FROM PAGE 1

tage of the reduced planning requirements. Each of the counties has less than 20,000 people. Now the bills are in both houses where lawmakers will work to make one bill. Sen. Brian Dansel, R-Republic, said he hasn’t heard from Gov. Jay Inslee whether he will sign the bill if it is passed. “He is keeping things pretty close to his vest,” Dansel said. But Dansel is optimistic. “I think it will pass,” he said. It is unclear what it will mean to the four counties. Three of the counties are in compliance with the Growth Management Act and Ferry County is not. The affected counties will still have to plan, still have to identify and

protect critical areas, still have to have a comprehensive plan and development regulations, similar to the Growth Management Act. Also unclear is whether either of the bills would allow counties to reverse some of the most controversial parts of the Act, parts that some small rural communities think were unfairly forced on them, like the one-acre lot sizes for rural areas, down from five acres. If versions of either bill pass, the larger cities in a county would have to agree to opt out. Once opted out, counties have to stay out for 10 years. Opponents to opting out have long said that it would affect the ability of counties to get grant funding, something cities like Newport depend on. The Senate bill would allow

appeals to the Growth Management Hearings board. SB 1694 was sponsored by Dansel and HB 1224 was sponsored by Rep. Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda. Both bills underwent language changes when they were amended. The amended Senate Bill, Engrossed Senate Bill (ESB) 1694 passed the Senate on a 47-0 vote. EHB 1224 passed out of the House on a 75-14 vote. While Kretz has had an opt-out bill each of the last three years, this is the first time it got out of the House. For Dansel, a freshman senator, the bill is heading in the right direction. “There is good support for it,” Dansel said. He said compromise was what made it possible. “Futurewise made some concessions, everybody

POT: Retail sales could start in June FROM PAGE 1

program to follow and study the marijuana laws as they change. There are currently four applicants for retail marijuana licenses on the Liquor Control Board’s website, although one appears to be a Stevens County location. Pend Oreille County is allowed two retail spaces, so there could be a lottery for the retail stores. Joe Rammell applied for a retail license in Newport.

‘This is all a matter for the city and the state to work out.’ Joe Rammell

Applicant for retail license in Newport

After initially listing a wrong address, he now says he has another location that he is keeping to himself. “We have a location in the city we are proceeding with,” he said. “It’s sort of a catch 22. It’s hard to buy if you don’t know if you’ll have a business there.” Rammell isn’t worried about the city’s moratorium. “This is all a matter for the city and the state to work out,” Rammell said. “I’ll be surprised if anybody sells any marijuana this year.” Rammell is involved as a financer of other marijuana businesses. He is also in a newly formed trade group, The Marijuana Merchants of Washington. The group started with 60 members, quickly grew to 600 and he expects it to top out at about 5,000, he said.

Producer licenses start next week The state estimates retail sales will begin by late June, says Liquor Control Board spokesman Brian Smith. That’s about a month later than they originally planned. “We’ll start issuing producer licenses next week,” he said. There are 13 producer license applications for Pend Oreille County. Smith figures about 25 percent of the applications

statewide will not pass the application process. The state Liquor Control Board continues to make changes to the marijuana regulations. The most recent changes include limiting the number of licenses a business entity can hold to one processor and one producer license. Previously a business could have up to three of each. Another change is to limit the amount of marijuana that is produced initially to 70 percent of what the permit allows. The Liquor Control Board initially thought the state market could support 40 metric tons of marijuana. According to the state’s consultant, Washington consumes about 165 metric tons of marijuana annually. The state thought it would be reasonable to capture about a quarter of that in legal sales. The board figured that would take 2 million square feet of canopy to produce that amount of weed. The state controls the amount of marijuana produced by regulating how many square feet of marijuana canopy are permitted.

State flooded with applications But the state was flooded with applications, Smith said, and most wanted to produce the maximum amount allowed. If permitted, that would be more than 33 million square-feet of canopy. Limiting the number of licenses and figuring about 25 percent will not get a license, Smith said the canopy is down to about 12 million square feet now. He said the state will stagger the issuance of licenses so all the marijuana doesn’t hit the market at the same time. Newport joins a number of cities across the state in enacting marijuana business moratoriums. The state attorney general issued a legal opinion that local jurisdictions could ban marijuana businesses. Smith said there are several bills in the Legislature that would both punish jurisdictions by withholding tax money if they ban marijuana businesses and rewarding jurisdictions that

do not have bans with tax money. There were also bills to give local governments part of the 25 percent sales tax that the law allows states to collect on top of other taxes. There are also medical marijuana changes in the works. Changes to the medical marijuana rules are required to keep the federal government from clamping down on Washington’s recreational marijuana market. Marijuana is illegal under federal law. Smith says it is hard to know what will emerge from the Legislature. “You never know until the end of the session,” he said.

License applications listed Currently there are four retail license applications for Pend Oreille County, listed on the Liquor Control Board’s website. The website is not updated after the original application is entered, so addresses are not up to date. Because of that, we are not listing the street address, just the town, although that, too, could change. Retail applications include: Arden 1 Stop, Colville; Jacob James Sattleen, Usk; Mary Jane’s Weed, Newport and TBD, Newport. There are 13 producer license applications in Pend Oreille County. They include Backwoods Botanicals, Newport; Chronic Situation, Cusick; E&B Growers, Usk; Backwoods Organic Garden, Newport; BBB Farms, Elk; Green Peaks, Newport; Inland Growers, Newport; Shari Dee Roten, Newport; The High Road, Newport; Broken J 420, Newport; Country Gardens 502, Newport; Hilltop Herbfarm, Usk and It’s Just Pot, Newport. There are seven processor license applications for Pend Oreille County. They include: BBB Farms, Elk; Chronic Situation, Cusick; E&B Growers, Usk; Green Peaks, Newport; Hilltop Herbfarm, Usk; Shari Dee Roten, Newport and The High Road, Newport. Businesses can hold both producer and processor licenses but a retailer can only hold a retail license.

did,” he said. Futurewise, a statewide public interest group that works, among other things, to protect farmland, forests and shorelines, agreed to let counties that opt out have until 2017 to get into compliance with the specific planning requirements. Initially, Futurewise wanted counties to be in compliance before they opted out. This portion obviously referred to Ferry County, where Dansel is also a county commissioner. His county has not adopted a plan that meets the Growth Management Act requirements. Dansel said he compromised by letting disputes be decided by the Growth Management Hearings Board, instead of Superior Court. The Washington Environmental Council opposes the House version of the bill. “HB 1224 would allow four small counties to opt out from Washington’s Growth Management Act without ensuring the most basic environmental protections for natural resource lands and critical areas,” they wrote on their website. “These counties opted in when the GMA was first adopted and have

been receiving state planning grants to complete this work.” Glen Morgan, property rights manager for the Freedom Foundation, an Olympia-based “think and action tank,” told The Olympia Report, the Freedom Foundation’s news service, that the opt out bill is not a game changer but reflects a change in thinking on the part of Futurewise and state Democratic leaders. “Up to this point, Futurewise and the Democrat legislators have resisted any sort of limitations to the GMA, and they’ve been forced to defend some utterly absurd positions,” he said. “They’ve taken a real beating to their credibility as a result, and I think they were forced to give up something they didn’t want to. “They may think this is as far as it goes,” Morgan said, “But this is just the beginning. The momentum is in the favor of people who want to bring some common sense and logic to the area of land-use regulations, not those who were using the GMA as their justification for stifling human ingenuity and destroying the rural lifestyle anywhere in the state.”

RESCUE: Log truck clipped sheriff’s vehicle FROM PAGE 1

Johnson, as she fought for her life. The incident took place near mile marker 408 off Highway 20, about a halfmile north of the Riverview Bible Camp. “I tried to call the Bible camp but couldn’t get anyone,” he said. As each minute passed,

‘The sheriff and deputy didn’t waste a minute.’ Mike Krei Witness

Johnson became weaker and the situation more dire. “Every minute seemed like an hour,” Kreis said. “At one point, she said ‘I can’t feel my feet.’” Johnson was clinging to a sheet of ice when Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim and deputy Steve Beery arrived. “The sheriff and deputy didn’t waste a minute,” Krei said. They put on lifejackets and Berry stripped to shorts and walked out on the ice. “He walked out on the ice and tried to lift her and crashed through the ice,” Krei said. With Botzheim anchoring the rope, Beery worked to get Johnson on the ice, which kept breaking away underneath them. “Eventually he got to where he could touch ground,” Krei said. Beery and Botzheim got the woman on land and to her home, where she was picked up by an ambulance. Botzheim said he and Beery were in the Tiger area, about 16 miles away, when they got the call from dispatch. They put on their lights and raced to help. Botzheim

almost didn’t get there after a collision with a logging truck on Highway 20. “I’m going to pass the logging truck, when the truck starts to pass a car in front of him, forcing me towards the guardrail,” Botzheim said. The log truck clipped Botzheim’s vehicle, knocking off his mirror. The truck driver apparently saw Botzheim then and pulled back into his lane. Botzheim didn’t have time to stop and continued on to the river. Beery and Botzheim got to the river about 20 minutes after getting the call from dispatch. There they found Johnson. “She’s clinging to the ice,” Botzheim said. “She can barely speak, faintly asking for help.” Beery and Botzheim grabbed life vests and rope from their vehicles. “Steve jumps in the water and the ice breaks,” Botzheim said. Now both Beery and the woman are in the 32-degree water. After some struggle, they got Johnson out of the water and to her house. Medical and Fire Rescue soon arrived and the woman was taken by ambulance to Newport Hospital. She was initially listed in stable condition and was expected to make a full recovery. Krei said Johnson spent two days in the hospital and is home now. Johnson had been a Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s dispatcher who retired several years ago. She had gone onto the ice to get one of her dogs. Botzheim and Beery saw three of the woman’s four dogs on the shore but did not find the fourth dog, Botzheim said. Krei said he saw one of the two dogs in the water get out. Botzheim said the Washington State Patrol is looking into the log truck collision.

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B R I E F LY House of the Lord starts women’s Bible study OLDTOWN – A new evening Ladies Bible Study is starting at House of the Lord in Oldtown, giving working women a chance to study the Bible in the evenings. The study begins Tuesday, March 4, from 6-8 p.m., and will continue each Tuesday for eight weeks. Fellowship and praise begins at 5:30 p.m., with the study to follow. Childcare is available upon request. The cost is $15 for the workbook. The church is located at 754 Silver Birch Lane, off Highway 41 south of Oldtown. Call 208-4372032.

Boating education class offered in Cusick CUSICK – State laws changed in Washington in 2005 and people ages 12 through 59 operating a boat must take a boater safety education course, which will be offered Sunday, March 2 at 8:30 a.m. in Cusick behind the City Hall. Charlie Schaefer, a volunteer, will teach the class. The class is free for participants. Washington State boating laws require all operators of motorboats with 15 horsepower or greater to have a boaters education card by 2014. In addition, boaters must be at least 14 years old to legally operate a Jet Ski type of personal watercraft. Schaefer said more classes will be scheduled in the future, dates and times to be determined. “A lot of people are overdue for the card,” Schaefer said. “The rivers and the waters are getting more crowded.” Call Schaefer at 509447-2279 to register. Classes are also offered online at www.parks. wa.gov.

Cusick collects blood, helps saves lives CUSICK – The Inland Northwest Blood Center along with the Cusick High School, will hold a blood drive Wednesday, March 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the high school, 305 Monumental Way. Cusick blood drive volunteers will be led by Tim Pontius. The Inland Northwest Blood Center needs an average of 200 blood donors every day to meet the needs of more than 35 hospitals in the Inland Northwest. A single donation can save the lives of up to three people.

State back to near normal snow pack OLYMPIA – The recent snowfall has brought Washington state back to within 84 percent of a normal snow water content levels, and the Inland Northwest to within 97 percent of normal levels, according to water supply specialist Scott Pattee, of the Washington Snow Service Office. Pattee, who works for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said deep snow isn’t as important as wet snow. “We don’t care how deep the snow is, what we care about is how much water is in it,” he said. Pattee says some of the biggest wildfire years come after wet winters. What helps with wildfire is a long wet spring that carries into June, he said. The USDA collects data through a national snow telemetry network, he said.

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Hunter poaches mule deer during closed season NEWPORT – Wildlife officer Severin Erickson witnessed the poaching of a mule deer the first day of the modern rifle season Nov. 9 while patrolling near Bead Lake. The case

‘He was so convinced he missed both deer that he was not even going check the area for blood.’ Officer Severin Erickson Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

recently came to a close with the defendant pleading to all charges and paying more than $6,000 in fines. Erickson spotted a herd of mule deer on an open hillside that included a trophy 5 by 6 buck and two smaller two-points. Erickson said he positioned himself to watch these deer in case a hunter, “could not resist the temptation.” After about five minutes, Erickson heard three rifle shots just up the road from his position, where he noticed a vehicle parked on the road. He was able to watch the trophy buck run up the hillside appearing unharmed. As the vehicle started to leave the scene, Erickson made contact with the driver, who told him he had just shot at and missed what he thought was a large whitetail buck. The hunter then indicated he tried to shoot a smaller two-point buck, but missed it as well.

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Officer Severin Erickson of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, pictured, witnessed the poaching of this mule deer in the Selkirk Mountains. The hunter pled guilty and, in addition to court fines, will pay $6,000 to WDFW.

“He was so convinced he missed both deer that he was not even going check the area for blood,” Erickson said. Erickson cited the hunter at the scene for hunting mule deer during closed season and for negligently shooting from the roadway. Later, Erickson searched the hillside where the mule deer had been standing and found a blood trail. After tracking the blood trail, Erickson found the 5x6 trophy buck. With a single bullet wound to the rear leg, the trophy class mule deer had bled out and died. With help from a volunteer, Erickson field dressed the buck and donated the meat to a local food bank. The suspect’s rifle was seized for forfeiture, and the hunter pled guilty to

all charges. In addition to his criminal fines, the subject was ordered to pay a $6,000 civil assessment penalty to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for loss of the trophy mule deer. Mule deer tend to be more susceptible to hunter harvest than whitetails because they inhabit open terrain and are more hesitant to flee than whitetails, Erickson said. This vulnerability to harvest, combined with lower reproductive rates, results in the potential for overharvest of a mule deer herd. This is especially true during the late rifle season when mule deer are in the rut (breeding season). For these reasons, the season is closed for mule deer except by special permit.

Weed removal on river planned BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

IONE – The Pend Oreille County Weed Control Board is planning a summer of weed pulling and spraying for noxious weeds located along the Box Canyon reach of the Pend Oreille River. The work is designed to improve

‘It’s too big of a project to make it mandatory.’ Sharon Sorby

Weed Board Coordinator

wildlife habitat after the spring runoff lowers the river level. Weed Board Coordinator Sharon Sorby said they have requested funding for this project but will not know if the funds come through for several weeks. Sorby said most of the summer will be spent pulling weeds, working with the Pend Oreille Public Utility District and the Kalispel Tribe, both of which entities have the necessary equipment. The work will be done over the summer but not on a daily basis. Locally Owned The Department of Natural & Operated Resources has been sent a request for funding. Any work

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that is found in the Boundary Dam reach of the river will be paid for by Seattle City Light per its Federal Energy Regulatory Committee (FERC) relicensing on the hydroelectric project. Sorby said they would deploy a containment curtain that consists of a floating PVC pipe boom with a large net. This will contain any plants that may get swept downstream. From there, Sorby said they would pull the weeds near the shore and deploy a diver to pull the weeds in the middle of the river. The main weed they are looking for in the water is Flowering Rush. Flowering Rush is a class A noxious weed because of the potential impact to state resources. It is also on the Washington quarantine list and prohibited to transport, buy, sell or distribute. The weed board will also be removing four species of weeds from the shorelines during this program, including the most common one, Yellowflag Iris. This removal process SEE WEEDS, 6A

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Sacheen Lake sewer project ranked fourth SACHEEN LAKE – The Sacheen Lake Water and Sewer District’s wastewater project is ranked No. 4 out of 70 projects that applied for grant funding through the Washington Department of Ecology’s Water Quality Program. The district requested a total of $11 million to complete the system that will serve the Sacheen Terrace area and the majority of the lake front lots on Sacheen Lake as a Phase I project. The list shows the district being awarded $6 million in loan funding at zero percent interest as well as a grant/forgivable loan in the amount of $5 million. The Draft List describes how Ecology proposes to use state and federal dollars WHAT’S NEXT: DISTRICT BOARD MEETING: Wednesday, March 5, 7 p.m. at Sacheen Lake Fire Station

to fund projects focused on improving water quality across the state. “The district board feels gratified that Ecology recognizes the importance of this project in improving and protecting the water quality of Sacheen Lake and its residents,” district man-

ager Sheila Pearman said. In the summer of 2013, the Sacheen Lake district went out to bid for the project as designed by James A.

‘The district board feels gratified that Ecology recognizes the importance of this project ...’ Sheila Pearman District Manager

Sewell Engineering. When bids were returned, it was determined that they exceeded the district’s budget as well as the fact that the cost would prove to be an undue hardship on district’s residents paying for the project. The board put a hold on the project while they looked for additional funding that could reduce the cost. The district board intends to go forward with the bidding process this spring in anticipation of funding release July 1, Pearman SEE SACHEEN, 6A

Idaho Land Board suspends commercial property acquisitions BOISE – The Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday, Feb. 18, to suspend commercial property acquisitions for the portfolio of Idaho state endowment trust lands. The Land Board’s vote suspends portions of the Asset Management Plan and Mid-term Strategy, policies that have contributed to more state endowment trust direct ownership of commercial properties.

With the vote, the Land Board accepted the recommendations of a six-member working group appointed by Gov. Butch Otter. In the interim, the Land Board will continue to consider non-commercial property acquisitions for the purposes of obtaining access for currently owned endowment lands and blocking up ownership of endowment lands. With the vote, the Land Board accepted the recommendations of a six-member working group appointed by Gov. Butch Otter and chaired by Secretary of State Ben Ysursa. The working group also includes State Controller Brandon Woolf. The group is charged with studying ways to strengthen investment decisions related to the state’s land grant endowment trust and will play an integral role in conducting a comprehensive review of the investment strategy for Idaho’s land grant endowment assets consisting of 2.4 million acres of land and $1.6 billion in investment funds. SEE LAND, 6A

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hen sirens are heard in this community, it means somebody is in trouble. It also means that there is a good chance you know one of the firefighters, deputies or emergency medical crew racing down the highway, sometimes risking their own lives for others. And our community is lucky to have the best. Last week, we saw many in action demonstrating this. First, Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim and deputy Steve Berry raced to the Pend Oreille River to pull a woman out of the freezing water after she fell through the ice. The deputy risked his life to go out to get her with the sheriff securing him with a rope from shore. Then wood waste in Newport High School’s shop vents began to burn sending smoke throughout the school. The school staff moved the students out of the building and to safety. The first on the scene was Newport Fire Chief Rob Owen coming from his store. Then the fire trucks from Idaho and Washington departments started rolling in, most of them volunteers like Ray Hanson who owns his own business and is Newport Rodeo Association president. The Pend Oreille PUD trucks arrived to cut the power. In one PUD truck was Keith Cordes who is also a school board member. There were many faces of friends and neighbors hidden by helmuts and masks. But they were there and they were there to protect and serve. It’s a special group and they demonstrated last week that they are the best. --FJW

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At last – a Farm Bill One industry in Eastern Washington includes over 250 different commodities, creates more than 170,000 jobs, and produces $49 billion statewide every year. It’s an industry that makes our GUEST region home OPINION to numerous REP. CATHY farms, orchards MCMORRIS and ranches – RODGERS to wheat fields, apples trees and grazing cattle. Our numberone industry in Eastern Washington – agriculture – is certainly one that makes us proud. That’s why we all have reason to celebrate the fact that the Farm Bill was finally signed into law. It means our farmers and growers will have the certainty they need to produce safe and reliable food for our families and the world. Farmer or not, passage of a Farm Bill affects our entire community. No matter where I go in Eastern Washington, I hear from wheat growers who want to expand their exports. The Market Access Program reauthorized in this five-year farm bill will allow Washington’s wheat growers and other agriculture businesses to do just that. For an industry that already provides thousands of jobs, the ability to create more jobs can boost our local economy. This farm bill is a jobs bill tailored for Eastern Washington. The legislation bolsters our universities by providing funds to enhance agriculture research, specifically at WSU, an institution known for

its exceptional and groundbreaking research. More students and more professionals will come to Eastern Washington to explore the most innovative technology and the communities applying it in their everyday lives. This bill also pursues a more active forest management, including the Colville National Forest. This continues to be a top priority of mine, so I am pleased to see that the Farm Bill includes language regarding our forest roads – protecting landowners from costly and unworkable requirements, and encouraging investments in our healthy forests. Of course, to be able to create these jobs and make investments in Eastern Washington’s future, we must enact reforms. This bill makes common-sense reforms to strengthen the nutrition program’s integrity and accountability. Taxpayer savings are reached by enforcing eligibility while ensuring everyone receives the benefits they are intended to get under the current rules of the program. While Eastern Washington is a leader in agriculture, passage of the Farm Bill affects everyone. It keeps more of your money in your pockets by reducing government spending by $23 billion over the next decade. It’s something we can all relate to – as job seekers, business owners, parents or taxpayers – and we can all join together in celebrating its passage. REP. CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS, R-WASH., IS THE 7TH DISTRICT CONGRESSWOMAN FROM WASHINGTON STATE.

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YO U R O P I N I O N NAFTA may have harmed American workers

mon working stiff. The real winners are the multi-national corporations who have seen their profits soar with lower cost labor provided by NAFTA. My first professional job was inspecting businesses that applied for insurance policies. I recall hundreds of small businesses from cast iron stove foundries to automobile tire recapping. It seemed like anyone who had some investment funds was making products, and anyone that wanted work had jobs available. The big box store retail business was just starting to expand. Those big box stores are now filled with low wage and low income customers who really have little choice but to shop for the cheaper goods produced by foreign labor. I really don’t want my grandkids working the floor of a big box store telling confused old people where to find foreign made products. It’s like we are all racing to the bottom of an economic mud pit. -Pete Scobby Newport

To the editor: Looking back on the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement, I wonder if it created more harm than benefits for American workers. It’s great that you can go down to a big box store and buy appliances made in Mexico or clothes made in Central America likely cheaper than if they were made in America. Since many Americans are now on food stamps and unemployment, what good do cheaper appliances provide? The idea was that workers in foreign countries would be able to buy our products. Since we no longer make the products, how can they buy them? I recently shopped at Harbor Freight for tools and nothing in the store was made in America. The store was staffed by low wage cashiers and stock clerks. We gave up the toolmakers and turned them into lower wage retail clerks. That’s a net loss for the com-

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The Newport City Council passed a moratorium, postponing the recreation and medical sale of marijuana in the city limits for one year, despite Washington voters approving the legalization last November and several applicants asking to set up legal marijuana businesses in Newport. Do you think the city should allow licensed marijuana businesses? Yes. No.

R E A D E R ’ S P O L L R E S U LT S How should ecigarettes be regulated? They should be regulated just like cigarettes with age restrictions and prohibitions in public places.

48%

They should be banned. Nicotine is nicotine and there’s no safe way to use it.

They shouldn’t be regulated. They don’t affect other people, so they’re safe for the public.

28% 12% 12%

Little can be done until more research proves whether they are safe or not.

Total Votes: 25

Restoring focus on our legislative priorities The 2014 session of the Idaho Legislature is more than halfway complete. The critical issues have been clearly defined GUEST and healthy OPINION discussions are progressing. GOV. BUTCH For me, OTTER and I believe for most legislators, the most important issues are education, workforce development, economic opportunity, and responsibly fulfilling the other proper roles of government within the people’s means. The work of addressing those issues can be bruising, but it is all the more necessary for its difficulty. I appreciate the value of our public process and the importance of free and open debate. I also understand the passion behind other, equally legitimate policy issues. But as important as those issues are, they must not push aside our central priorities. Our focus must remain on advancing practical, measured and sustainable investment in the recommendations of my public schools task force, advancing K-through-Career goals for workforce development, professional-technical training and higher education, and ensuring that Idaho remains a safe harbor of fiscal responsibility in a sea of government deficits and debt. Other issues do indeed reflect pressing public concerns. Yet I know that our legislators and the people they represent remain focused forward on how we can make Idaho an even better place to live, work and raise a family, how we SEE OTTER, 5A

Nuclear power bill passes Senate and moves to House for public hearing BY REBECCA GOURLEY WNPA OLYMPIA NEWS SERVICE

OLYMPIA – Emotions were high on the Senate floor earlier this month as legislators debated whether to pursue a proposal to study nuclear energy’s prospects in Washington. Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, says nuclear power safer and more efficient than in the past, and deserves a

fresh look as a source for electricity. “Nuclear power will have a future in Washington state,” he said on during the Feb. 12 floor debate. Following the debate, a bill that would create a task force to study nuclear power as a replacement for fossil fuels passed with a 34-15 vote. It moved to the House Technology and Economic Development Committee on Feb. 20 for a public hearing.

Ericksen, the primary sponsor, said Senate Bill 5991 calls only for a study, not construction of new facilities. The task force would consist of eight legislators, four from the Senate and four from the House, with equal representation from both Democrats and Republicans. They would hold four meetings during 2014, and report SEE NUCLEAR, 6A

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Usk Bar and Grill changes hands, again OF THE MINER

CUSICK – Greg Wyrobek took the reins of the Usk Bar and Grill restaurant as the new owner and operator, bringing home-style cooking back to the area that he has Wyrobek always called home. Wyrobek takes over after Leeana Westford, who managed the restaurant beginning this past July. Wyrobek has worked in a kitchen since he was a 14-year-old dishwasher. The son of Randy and Bonnie Wyrobek, he was raised in Pend Oreille County, graduating from Newport High School in 2001. Wyrobek spent time in restaurants doing most of the jobs. “I worked my way through the trenches,” Wyrobek said. “I really do enjoy the cooking.” Wyrobek went to Spokane Community College, graduating in 2005 with a weld-

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USK – The Crossroads Restaurant in Usk is reopening under the management eyes of Cusick Tavern former owners Mike and Janet Allison, who have been in the restaurant business together for almost two decades in Cusick. Mike Allison said that he chose to move into this building because of the location. He said the Cusick Tavern was “tucked deep in Cusick” and this one is at the “crossroads” where everyone drives by when they head north in Pend Oreille County. The building sits at the crossroads of Highway 20 and Triangle Road out-

ment necessary. McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., staff members will be at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Tuesday, March 11, from 9-11 a.m. The Spokane office can be reached at 509353-2374.

USK – The Lenora Water and Sewer District (LWSD) will accept sealed bids for construction of site improvements at the Lancelot Well Site until Wednesday, April 2. A pre-bid conference will be held Tuesday, March 10

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can better prepare our children and grandchildren for an increasingly competitive global economy, and how we can better serve Idaho taxpayers. It is encouraging to see significant progress being made on establishing regional behavioral health crisis centers, on improving our management of precious water resources, and on addressing the revolving door to our prisons with more community-based resources and more effective probation and parole tools. Likewise, it is apparent to me that legislators understand and share my commitment to being responsible stewards of our public resources. They are rightly demanding transparency and accountability from our State government, and they are effectively breaking down artificial barriers between such central issues

as public assistance, mental health and public safety. I believe that truly transformative change – change in the hearts and minds not only of those engaged in the arena of public policy but also those affected by it – comes with time, understanding, and sustained effort. It is a marathon, not a dash, and it requires of us an extra measure of patience and goodwill. What I saw in the first month and a half of this year’s Idaho Legislature was a process that works – certainly not as quickly or completely as some would like, but in a way that seeks to safeguard our future while respecting our past and who we are now. We probably won’t see the words added, Medicaid expanded or the minimum wage increased in 2014. But the fact that we’re having those discussions, debates and

side of Usk. “That’s why I made the move,” Allison said. The restaurant will be operating seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. They will continue to serve American style cuisine with a homemade feel, similar to the cooking they have done for 18 years in the Cusick Tavern. The Allisons said burgers and fries, chicken fried steak, spaghetti and other American food items will be on the menu. “We do have a taco day,” Janet Allison said of the variety. Mike Allison said the bar will be opened in the next couple of weeks, the hold up being the liquor license getting mailed to them. Longer

hours for food and the bar will be added when the Allisons get the liquor license. The Allisons are from the west side of the state, but moved to this area more than 18 years ago to be closer to Janet’s family. The couple has one daughter, four grandchildren and

‘That’s why I made the move.’ Janet Allison

Crossroads Restaurant

one great-grandchild. They are leasing the Crossroads with an option to buy in the future if they choose, Janet Allison saids. For more information, call 509-445-1515.

Lenora Water opening bid process

McMorris Rodgers to hold mobile office hours SPOKANE – Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ office will host monthly mobile office hours around Eastern Washington. Anyone who needs assistance with a federal agency, or would like to voice an opinion on federal issues is encouraged to come by – no appoint-

demonstrations says a lot about the health and vitality of our republic. The kind of grassroots involvement and deep-seated feelings about such public policy issues that we see each winter bears witness to the value of our process. It is my sincere hope that for the balance of this year’s legislative session we will find the political will to act with purpose on our shared priorities while finding within ourselves the peace that comes with confidence that – despite the high-profile debates and occasionally disappointing immediate outcomes – our process and our people are keeping us on the right path. C.L. “BUTCH” OTTER IS THE GOVERNOR OF IDAHO.

at 10 a.m. at the LWSD office located at 1091 Lenora Drive, Usk. The project consists of constructing potable water well head improvements, installing package water treatment plant equipment, installing a ground level precast concrete reservoir storage system and other site improvements. A complete description of project scope and requirements is provided in the project bidding documents. Contractors may purchase

bidding documents from Standard Digital, 256 West Riverside Ave., Spokane, and they are downloadable at Spokane Regional Planning Center, 209 N. Havana. Submit questions to Bart North, PE, at bartdorth@ frontier.com. This project is funded by a federal loan from the Department of Health, Public Works Board and Department of Commerce Drinking Water State Revolving Loan fund program.

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A Huge Thank You to All of our Friends in 2013! Thanks to all who sponsored an ad in Adopt-A-Pet all year! Thanks to all who sponsored or donated items or golfed in our fun golf tournament! Thanks to all who donated to or attended our exciting Dinner & Wine Auction! Thanks to all who baked for or bought goodies at our two Bake Sales! Thanks to all who donated to our Thrift Store, Critters and to all who shop there! Thanks to all who responded to our newsletter with monetary donations! Copper • Brass • Aluminum Stainless • Aluminum Cans Batteries • Radiators

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Crossroads Restaurant reopens with familiar faces

ing and fabrication degree. Plans for the restaurant include breakfast, lunch and dinner with a vegetarian and gluten-free menu coming soon. Wyrobek said they make their hamburger buns from scratch with a recipe that has been in his family for more than 90 years. Sauces and dressing will be made from scratch. Homemade ice cream will be served when the weather warms up. “I really want to get back to home-style cooking,” Wyrobek said. “I want people to feel comfortable and relaxed when they walk through the door.” The new hours of operation for the Usk Bar and Grill are Wednesday-Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. or closing depending upon business, Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. or closing and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hours may get longer when the summer begins. Parties and catering are also available. For more information, call 509-4451262.

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NUCLEAR: BPA is not looking at nuclear power FROM PAGE 4A

their findings to the Legislature by Dec. 1. The task force would be concluded by Dec. 15. Dale Atkinson of Energy Northwest, which owns Columbia Generating Station, a nuclear power plant near Richland that produces approximately 10 percent of Washington’s electricity, is in favor of the bill. Atkinson said nuclear power could be a good source of electricity for Washington and the nation because it doesn’t burn fossil fuels and it doesn’t release carbon emissions into the atmosphere. “We believe that the study of nuclear power as a replace for fossil fuel is appropriate and timely,” Atkinson said at a public hearing in the Senate Energy, Environment and Telecommunications Committee in January. A push for nuclear power in Washington State has happened before. In the 1950s, the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS), since renamed Energy Northwest, started a massive statewide nuclear power-plant construction project. Construction was halted mid-project as a result of design issues and cost changes. Four of the five plants were never finished. The fifth was the Columbia Generating Station, which is still in operation. WPPSS Board of Directors stopped construction in 1982 because the projected cost for all the plants was going to be more than $24 billion instead of the original $16 billion estimate. This caused the agency to default on $2.25 billion in bonds — money that had already been spent on the scrapped power plants. At the time, it was the largest municipal debt default in U.S. history. The total debt for the project is currently $5.4 billion, which includes the Columbia Generating Station, according to Energy Northwest. The debt is owned by Bonneville Power Administration because they were the original backers on the bonds.

That debt is being paid by ratepayers through their electricity bills. Despite this mostly failed attempt at reviving nuclear power in Washington, some legislators now want to revisit it as an alternative energy source. But getting public support could be a challenge. Sen. John McCoy, D-Tulalip, is in “soft support” of the bill and said in an interview that before any more reactors are built, nuclear energy advocates will have the task of convincing the public that this will be good for the state. McCoy is a ranking member of the Energy, Environment and Telecommunications Committee. “The proponents of it have a huge [public relations] campaign to do,” McCoy said. “They are going to have a lot of difficulties.” He also said that supporters will encounter the issue of finding investors to fund future projects. That is evident already, as BPA says it is not looking at nuclear power as an option right now. “We have no plans to build any more [nuclear power plants],” said Doug Johnson, spokesman for BPA. In the first section, the bill states that nuclear power is “a safe, reliable, cost-effective, and carbon-free source of electricity.” Some legislators and others think this statement should be the question around the study, not the assumption.

Sen. David Frockt, D-Seattle, agreed a study should be done, but disagreed with the language in the bill’s first section. “I don’t have a problem with a study,” Frockt said. “I have a problem with a definitive statement by our Legislature that this is a safe industry.” Frances Hall, a concerned citizen from Bremerton, testified at the House Technology and Economic Development Committee public hearing on Feb. 20, expressing similar concerns. “This sentence is prematurely drawing conclusions,” Hall said. With an amendment added by McCoy to include life-cycle costs and waste disposal, the resulting substitute bill passed the Senate, but with strong opposition from a handful of legislators. During the debate on the Senate floor, Sen. Christine Rolfes, D-Bainbridge Island, urged a “no” vote from her colleagues. “Let’s take care of what we have in Eastern Washington [Hanford],” she said. “Let’s not talk about expanding smaller nuclear packages throughout our state and putting more communities at risk.” Sen. Adam Kline, D-Seattle, said that they shouldn’t say no to the study, but nuclear power comes with disadvantages. “Generating more waste, or studying how to generate more waste … is a waste of our time.”

WEEDS: Harbors parasite FROM PAGE 3A

will require the use of herbicides and is a continuation of a program started last year. Sorby said the weed removal program is voluntary for landowners, however, that may change in the future. “It’s too big of a project to make it mandatory,” Sorby said. She said they are trying to ease landowners into

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the weed removal process before it becomes mandatory for landowners to remove the noxious plants. The weeds are being removed because they are harmful to wildlife and fish habitat. “It’s very harmful to wildlife, waterfowl in particular,” Sorby said. “It provides the habitat for the snail that harbors the parasite for swimmer’s itch.”

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LAND: Funds provide support for education FROM PAGE 3A

The lands and funds provide financial support to Idaho’s public schools and other State institutions. “Through this working group, the Land Board will be able to develop a new whole-trust management model that is consistent with modern trust management practices and Idaho’s statutes and constitution,” Woolf said. The Land Board authorized the comprehensive review at

its December 2013 meeting in response to a report from Bob Maynard, a leading member of the original endowment reform effort of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Maynard’s report offered a number of recommendations for improving oversight, including more independent review of the investment processes associated with endowment land and an increased emphasis on managing the land and fund components as one portfolio.

SACHEEN: Ecology considering 70 projects FROM PAGE 3A

said. Present plans anticipate construction to be completed by the end of 2015. The next meeting of the District Board is Wednesday, March 5 at 7 p.m. at the Sacheen Lake Fire Station. Ecology is proposing grant and loan funding for 70 projects totaling approximately $202 million. The total includes $180 million from the Washington State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund, about $20.3 million from the Centennial Clean Water Program and about $1.6 million from the Clean Water Act Section 319 Nonpoint Source Program. Projects proposed for funding include 39 wastewater treatment facility projects, including eight construction projects in communities that qualify for financial hardship status that will receive grants, forgivable principal loans and loans with interest rates as low as zero percent. Of the 39, 16 include preconstruction work, planning or design and 12 of these are proposed to receive 50 percent forgivable principal loan subsidy for the preconstruction work. Projects also include 22 nonpoint source pollution control activity projects, four septic system improvements projects, four storm water control activity projects and one storm water treatment facility project.

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Dueling gun initiatives on path to divisive campaigns BY CHRISTOPHER LOPAZE WNPA OLYMPIA NEWS BUREAU

OLYMPIA – Campaigns for dueling gun initiatives on this year’s ballot could bring national attention to Washington state, and contribute to an ongoing debate about gun laws across the United States. Initiative 594 would enact statewide criminal background checks for all firearm transactions. That’s in direct conflict with Initiative 591, which would prohibit passage of any law expanding background checks unless a national standard is created. I-591 also prohibits confiscations of guns without due process. Both measures were given a public hearing this session, but it’s doubtful the Legislature will take further action, said Rep. Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, head of the House committee that heard testimony on the initiatives. “No, I don’t think anything’s going to happen, but you never know when things can change,” she said. Lawmakers have the option of not taking action on initiatives to the Legislature. Jinkins said it doesn’t make sense to waste time on a measure that doesn’t have enough support in the House to pass.

Campaign Preparation The Citizens Committee to Protect the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is a member of the pro-I-591 campaign. Dave Workman, communications director for the organization, said the state has some of the best firearm laws in the country, not just because they are less restrictive, but because they have strongly written language to defend an individual’s right to bear arms. “It’s a matter of dealing with a constitutional affirmed and protected civil right,” Workman said. And he said the state constitution includes arguably stronger language regarding the right to bear arms than the Second Amendment. Christian Sinderman, spokesperson for the Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility, said his organization is ready to run an aggressive campaign for I-594. “We’re building what we hope is a long-term movement for gun responsibility,” Sinderman said. He said the stark contrast between the proposals presents a clear choice for citizens. Because of the unique situation with dueling initiatives, he said there is potential for both sides to receive significant out-of-state funding. Lobbyists for the National Rifle Association have spoken against I-594 during a public hearing this session, but the organization has not taken a position on I-591 yet. Both initiatives received significantly more than the 246,732 signatures required to qualify for the ballot. In a recent Gallup Poll released last month, American’s dissatisfaction with gun laws and the politics surrounding them increased from 50 percent to 55 percent, while satisfaction decreased from 47 percent to 40 percent. Last year, only 5 percent of Americans favored less strict guncontrol laws, but that statistic has risen to 16 percent. In 2013, national efforts to mandate universal background checks were unsuccessful, but New York, Connecticut, Delaware and Colorado, passed their own laws for background checks on all sales. This year, eight states are considering similar legislation.

Campaign Contributions The campaigns promise to draw a lot of attention and money, with a combined total of more than $2.2 million

Democrats hold caucuses in Newport, Cusick, Ione NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille County Democrats will hold caucuses in Newport, Cusick and Ione, Saturday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to noon. This is a chance to discuss 2014 candidates and the party’s direction. The Ione caucus is at the Ione Community Center, 210 Blackwell, for the Metaline, Metaline Falls, Ione West, Ione East and Tiger/Dry Canyon precincts. The Cusick caucus is at the Camas Center, 1821 N. LeClerc Rd., for precincts including Ruby, Locke, Kalispel/ LeClerc, Cusick, Usk, Skookum, Furport, Dalkena, Newport Northeast. The Newport caucus is at the Pend Oreille Playhouse, 240 N. Union, for the precincts of Fertile Valley North, Fertile Valley South, Sacheen, Deer Valley North, Deer Valley South, Newport Northwest, Newport Southwest, Newport Southeast, Diamond Lake, Diamond Lake East, Diamond Lake West, Noble and Camden. Call Gayle at 509-710-6493 or visit www.podemocrats. org for more information.

raised already. The Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility, which backs I-594, has raised about $1.5 million, more than twice the $717,000 raised by the Protect Our Gun Rights committee in support of I-591, according to the Public Disclosure Commission. Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a coalition of mayors seeking to expand gun-control laws based in New York, donated $30,000 to the Yes on I-594, which has been the only significant out of state contribution. The organization was founded in 2006 by Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City. Nicolas Hanauer, a Seattle-based venture capitalist, contributed $265,000, making him the largest donor to the Yes on I-594 campaign. Bill and Melinda Gates each added $25,000 in contributions as individuals. Most of the funding for the Yes on I-591 has come from in-state donors. The Gun Owners Action League, Washington Arm Collectors and Citizens Committee to Protect the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, pro-gun organizations based in the state, are the largest contributors to Yes on I-591. Together, they have donated more than $600,000. The previous record for money spent on a “yes” campaign in support of an initiative was more than $20 million on I-1183 to privatize liquor sales, set in 2011. Most of the financial support for the campaign came from Costco, which donated about $15 million. Todd Donovan, a Western Washington University professor of political science who studies elections, said it would be difficult to eclipse the previous fundraising record. He said it depends on whether grassroots organizations and political-interest groups decide to funnel their resources into Washington.

What happens if they both pass? Washington state would be in a novel position if both measures pass. The state Constitution does not outline a process to follow in that situation. Donovan said when rival initiatives are on the same ballot, voters are more likely to reject both proposals, which is what happened in two previous elections when this situation occurred. In the 1993 election, there were conflicting initiatives, I-601 and I-602, on limiting state-revenue collection and spending. In 2005, provisions in two initiatives on medical-malpractice law were in direct opposition. I-330 was sponsored by doctors; I-336 was sponsored by lawyers. When the issue came up in 1993, Christine Gregoire, who was then state attorney general, issued an opinion regarding conflicting provisions. She said if both measures passed, the Legislature would have to act to resolve the differences. But if they did not, then the state Supreme Court would have to find a new process to choose between conflicting provisions. Katie Blinn, director of legislative policy for the Secretary of State’s Office, said people have firm beliefs on an issue like gun control, and it’s likely voters will be decisive in picking one of the proposals over the other. She said the Legislature could try to reconcile the differences, but it would be difficult because there is little room to negotiate between two initiatives that take completely opposite positions. Sponsors could also challenge the legality of the measures, and if one of them was declared illegal, the remaining initiative would be accepted as law.

Bonner County works on housing component to comp plan SANDPOINT – The Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission is holding a special workshop to discuss the housing component of the county’s comprehensive plan and front yard setbacks. The meeting is set for Thursday, Feb. 27, at 5:30 p.m. in the first floor conference room of the Bonner County Administration Building, 1500

Highway 2, Sandpoint. The commission will talk about an outline, tables and comparisons and goals and objectives of the housing component. Discussion will also be held on challenges posed by odd lot shapes to front yard setbacks, access and front yard orientation issues and proposals to reduce the need for variances.

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City gets grant to rework High Street BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER – The steep hill where High Street intersects with Highway 2 in Priest River will be flattened out and reworked a bit this summer. The city of Priest River received a $100,000 grant from the Idaho Transportation Department to replace a failing retaining wall behind the Village Kitchen restaurant on Highway 2. Mayor Jim Martin said part of the state requirements include reworking the intersection of Highway 2 and High Street. The city’s engineer worked with ITD to come up a plan for the street that satisfies the state, Martin said. The retaining wall will be replaced with a boulder retaining wall, and the 10-percent grade at the top of High Street will be flattened out to about 2.5 percent. Traffic coming up to the Highway will only be able to turn right, and the uphill and downhill lanes will be separated by a 2,000-square-foot median. Martin said the city is talking about erecting some sort of monument in the median. The hope is to get people

School district to present levy to voters PRIEST RIVER – The West Bonner County School District will give a presentation on the maintenance and operations levy that goes before voters in March in the Priest River Junior High auditorium Wednesday, March 5, at 6 p.m. Voters will go to the polls Tuesday, March 11, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. to decide on the $3.5 million levy.

traveling to Priest Lake and Sandpoint to stop and go downtown, Martin said. A lot is happening on Main Street, with several new restaurants opening in the last few years, restoration of the Beardmore Building, and

The hope is to get people traveling to Priest Lake and Sandpoint to stop and go downtown. two new parks. Martin said Bonner County has received a $190,000 grant to install new docks and boat slips at Bonner Park West, the waterfront park along the Pend Oreille River. The work on High Street will begin in August, Martin said. The hillside is full of springs, so it takes a few months of hot weather for it to dry out, about the middle of July. Martin said they don’t want to disrupt Timber Days, however, held the last weekend of July. The project should take between six and eight weeks to complete.

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FIRE: Five fire districts responded

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Faulty traffic signals may lead to new law for motorcyclists BY REBECCA GOURLEY WNPA OLYMPIA NEWS SERVICE

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Smoke billows out of the wood shop sawdust outside storage area Friday, Feb. 21, after a small hot ember was sucked through the vacuum-style flume that sucks sawdust out of the shop. Five fire crews with more than 30 firefighters helped put out the small blaze. FROM PAGE 1

saw the smoke and was confident he knew where the fire was located but could not get to the area in time, according to Newport Fire Chief Rob Owen. Newport Fire Department, Pend Oreille Fire District No. 4, South Pend Fire and Rescue, the Kalispel Tribe and Spokane Fire District No. 4 all helped fight the blaze with more than 30 firefighters. “It’s nice to know we had some volunteers able to make it,” Owen said. According to Owen, the flame was extinguished “fairly quickly” but the smoke had infiltrated the school exhaust system and fire crews were on scene until about 5 p.m. Friday. Owen said the Pend Oreille Public Utility District cut the power to the school and the size of the school caused some additional complications with fighting the fire. The district has a vocational class for fire science education and 16 students helped battle the blaze by handling the crowd and laying out the firefighter hoses. Fire Science teacher Randy Wyrobek said it was a good experience for the students to use the skills they are taught in class. “The kids did a fantastic job,” Wyrobek said. “Even without direction, kids volunteer.” Newport High School was closed the rest of the day Friday and all day Monday and Tuesday. Classes resume Wednesday, Feb. 26. The students spent the remainder of the Friday school day at Stratton where they were fed lunch, before being sent home sans belongings. Students and faculty were allowed to retrieve their personal belongings Friday evening. According to Foust, the students “chilled in the gym,” for the afternoon. “Other than that, we didn’t do much,” Foust said. He said he did not see any students panicking and it was dealt with quickly. The Educational Service District (ESD) 101 came to the school over the weekend and gave the OK to allow students back for classes. However, Superintendent Dave Smith said more progress would be made with the cleaning if the students were not in the building. BelFor Property Restoration and Ductz Professionals are handling the clean up work. The weekend was spent cleaning carpets, scrubbing everything in the kitchen including the silverware, cleaning surfaces and ventilating and cleaning the air ducts. Air Scrubbers are placed around the school to help “scrub” the air clean of smoke. “I just think keeping kids

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Ductz Professionals employee Teddy Tankersley works to clear out the smoke smell from the school exhaust system Monday, Feb. 24, after a full weekend of faculty and contractors cleaning the school top to bottom, down to the silverware in the kitchen.

out allows us to clean,” Smith said. “We will get more progress.” Classes will resume but students may experience some minor inconveniences as sections of the school may be cordoned off for additional clean up work. The wood shop will open later than the rest of the school and a possible delay may occur on the gymnasium as well. The high school students

who choose to stay on campus for lunch will be fed at Stratton Elementary for the remainder of the week, Smith said. The cost of the fire will be assessed after a Tuesday, Feb. 25 meeting with the school district’s insurance adjuster. A prevention plan will also be discussed in upcoming weeks, Smith said. “It’s a big operation,” Smith said.

OLYMPIA – Riding a motorcycle around on a warm Northwest day is a relaxing pastime, unless you get stuck at a traffic light that just won’t turn green. Traffic sensors are designed to help facilitate the flow of traffic by triggering a green light when a vehicle is detected at an intersection. Senate Bill 5141 would allow a motorcyclist to proceed through an intersection after waiting one full cycle — and “exercising due care” — if the sensors on a traffic signal fail to detect a motorcycle. The bill passed in the Senate on Feb. 10 with a 46-2 vote and moved to the House Transportation Committee for a hearing on Feb. 24. Sen. Jim Hargrove, D-Hoquiam, owns a motorcycle and said the lack of detection by some traffic lights can be a hazard for all drivers on the road. “It becomes quite dangerous because you have cars piling up behind you, they start honking at you, then they start going around you,” Hargrove said during a Feb. 10 debate on the Senate floor. However, the Washington Department of Transportation, which manages about 1,000 traffic lights in Washington, reports it has received so few complaints about traffic-light sensors that agency officials don’t see a problem. From 2010 to 2013, WSDOT received just 14 calls to report traffic lights that didn’t detect motorcycles or bicycles. Transportation engineer Ted Bailey said when the agency gets a call like that, a worker is sent out to check the sensor and the light, and then fix anything that’s faulty. “If we had a larger number [of calls],” then the agency would take a closer look at the system as a whole, Bailey said. WSDOT data also show only four instances of maintenance performed on traffic signals associated with motorcycleand bicycle-detection issues. Ken Barnes, White Center, who has been riding motorcycles for 40 years, said he encounters this problem frequently but has never called to report a bad sensor. He said he wants to see the sensors improved instead of putting motorists at risk by letting people disregard a traffic light. “What’s to stop a car from going through a red light if they see a motor-

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‘It becomes quite dangerous because you have cars piling up behind you, they start honking at you, then they start going around you.’ Sen. Jim Hargrove D-Hoquiam

Most traffic control signal sensors use a magnetic field detection system, Bailey said. Because motorcycles are composed of less metal than cars, they are less likely to trigger the sensors. To improve the likelihood that his motorcycle will be detected, Barnes put a special magnet on his bike. But, he said, it still doesn’t solve the problem entirely. Barnes said he typically has to wait for another car to pull up behind him to trigger the sensor. Several decades ago he was pulled over for making an illegal left turn and tried to plead his case in court. He said the discussion with the judge didn’t go well and he ended up paying the ticket, which cost about $35. In Seattle, the infraction of running a red light carries a $124 fine, whether someone is caught by law enforcement or by a red-light camera.

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B R I E F LY Metaline Falls Gun Club announces results METALINE FALLS – The Metaline Falls Gun Club held its weekly shoot Sunday, Feb. 23. Following are the results: 16 Yard: Rob Kline 25, Bill Wade 24, Keith Enyeart 24, Bruce Gagliardo 24, Johan Mayrhofer 24 Ladies: Lisa Enyeart 22, Tiara Kline 22, Kathy Wade 20, Cassie Petrich 17, Angie Wiley 17 Youth: Brandon Ross 23, Logan Miller 21, Brayden Taylor 21, Logan Schapper 21 Handicap: Bill Wade 23, Jeff Miller 23, Lisa Enyeart 23, Mike Barton 23, Sam McGeorge 22 27 yard: Keith Enyeart 19, Mike Barton 16 Doubles: Rob Kline 43, Bill Wade 42, Arlie Ward 40, Johan Mayrhofer 39

Konkright named league’s MVP NEWPORT – Grizzly senior Jeron Konkright was named Most Valuable Player for the Northeast Konkright A League’s All-League boys basketball team. He was the only Grizzly named to either the first or second team. Riverside coach K.C. Ahrens was named Coach of the Year. Riverside also had two players on the first team – Tyler Axtell and Dalton Rausch. Lakeside had two players named to the first team – Cameron Gay and Ryan Quigley. Tellas Johnson from Medical Lake rounded out the first team. Jake Phipps and Jack Paukert from Freeman earned berths on the second team. Cody Watkins of Lakeside, Mason Miller of Chewelah and Connor McKern of Kettle Falls made up the remainder of the second team.

Justin Chantry wins state wrestling championship First Ranger to ever hold the title BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

IONE – Justin Chantry, 113 pounds, grappled to a first place win and Cody Hoff-

‘(Chantry) is one of the most technical wrestlers on the mat. He is fun to watch because he has so much talent. His skill is natural and he also works very hard.’ Keith Saxe

Results from Newport Gun Club NEWPORT – The Newport Gun Club held its weekly shoot Sunday, Feb. 23. Following are the results: 16 Yard: Dan Willner 24, Bob Avey 24, Rob Linton 23, Nick Larson 23, Mark Deinhardt 23, Steve Patton 23, Dan Reijonen 23, Steve Smith 23, Pam McLam 22, John Hankey 22, Harry Williamson 22, Phil Flack 22, Bud Leu 22, Duane Randolph 22, Dale Maki 22 and John Henshaw 22. 16 Yard Ladies: Taylor Allen 11, Amy Reijonen 9 16 Yard Juniors: Nick Deerwester 11, Dillon Deerwester 7 Handicap: Pam McLam 22, Bud Leu 22, Dan Reijonen 21, John Hankey 20, Duane Randolph 20, Rob Linton 20, Steve Patton 20, Arlyn Duncan 20 Doubles: Dan Reijonen 47, Mark Deinhardt 44, Arlyn Duncan 43, Nick Larson 43, Bob Avey 43 27 Yard: Mark Deinhardt 20 Continental: Pam McLam 24

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Priest River’s Angel Clark goes up with a layup against Filer Friday, Feb. 21. Priest River lost 44-32, sending them to the consolation bracket to play for third place. They lost to Homedale. Sugar-Salem finished fourth.

Lady Spartans beat Fruitland, lose to Filer, Homedale at state tournament BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

MIDDLETON – The Priest River girls lost to the eventual state champion Filer in the second round of the Idaho 3A State Tournament last week. A second loss to Homedale ended the Spartans’ season without placing at state. The other Intermountain League team to go to the tournament, Timberlake took second after defeating Snake River and Homedale. Priest River’s trip to state started on a high note when they beat Fruitland in the first round Thursday, Feb. 20. The Spartans won 56-34, led by Katlyn Summers with 13

man, 195 pounds, wrestled to a second place win during the Mat Classic XXVI State Championship Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21-22, becoming the Rangers’ first wres-

Chantry

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tling champion in school history. They were joined by teammates Ryan Issakides and Joey Dickinson. Chantry, a sophomore, wrestled to a 7-0 major decision win over senior Matty Carroll from Tacoma Baptist that put him at the top of the podium. Chantry went undefeated during the season with 30 wins and no losses. Chantry was injured during the regional tournament last season and coach Keith Saxe said they were unsure of Chantry’s playing ability until a week before the season. He placed third at state in 2012. He has been wrestling since he was five years old. “(Chantry) is one of the most technical wrestlers on the mat,” Saxe said. “He is SEE STATE, 2B

Spartan boys finish regular season, on to districts BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

points and Karly Douglas with 12. Priest River led throughout the game, ahead 8-6 at the end of the first quarter and leading 21-13 at the half. They continued to dominate in the third and fourth quarters, scoring 35 points in the half. Angel Clark scored eight, Jill Weimer scored seven, and Melissa Krampert and Elisa Williams each scored four. Amber Trantum and Aimee Warren each scored three and Alyssa Carey added two. The first half of Priest River’s game against Filer was close. Priest River led 13-8 at the end of the first quarter, but Filer ral-

COEUR d’ALENE – The Priest River Spartans basketball team started 3A Region 1 Tournament play with a 55-50 loss to top seeded Timberlake Monday night, Feb. 25, at North Idaho College, but turned in one of their ON DECK: better games of the season. AT DISTRICT Priest River fell victim to 3-point shootTOURNAMENT: ing. Within the first minutes, Timberlake Vs. Bonners Ferry, Wednesday, Feb. 26, hit two 3-pointers and lead 7-0. Priest River fought back to within four points at 4:30 p.m. at NIC the end of the first quarter but Timberlake continued to hit 3-pointers, knocking down eight in the first half. The Spartans didn’t give up, though. They battled back and

SEE TOURNEY, 2B

SEE SPARTANS, 7B

Selkirk, Cusick girls out of post season play

Spartans top 3A District tournament Team goal to win districts achieved, 16 advance to state

BY MICHELLE NEDVED

BY DESIREÉ HOOD

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DEER PARK – Both the Selkirk and Cusick girls basketball teams are done for the season after losing in the third round of the District 7 1B Tournament last week. Cusick lost to Almira-Coulee/Hartline and Selkirk lost to Wellpinit Wednesday, Feb. 19. ACH and Wellpinit played Saturday, Feb. 22, with Wellpinit grabbing the win and a trip to the state tournament. Republic and Wilbur-Creston played in the championship game Feb. 22, and are both heading to state as well. Cusick had beat Wellpinit in the first round of the tournament but went on to lose to Wilbur-Creston and then ACH. Selkirk beat ACH in the first round, but lost to Republic and Wellpinit in the double-elimination tournament. Wellpinit led 14-11 at the end of the first quarter when they played the Rangers Wednesday at Deer Park High School, but Selkirk rallied and pulled head 24-20 at the half. Wellpinit had a

PRIEST RIVER – The Spartans grappled to a first place team win at the 3A Intermountain ON DECK: League District Tournament Saturday, WRESTLING STATE Feb. 22 at Lakeland High School with CHAMPIONSHIPS: At 290 team points, placing 18 wrestlers Ford Idaho Center in in the top four and advancing 16 to Nampa, Idaho, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28 state. “The team was focused on winning through March 1, TBA districts by taking one match at a time,” Head Coach Jake Stark said. “Everyone from our JV to varsity guys stepped up and wrestled to their potential.” Logan Shults, 98 pounds, won his bracket over Tyler Curtis

SEE CUSICK, 2B

SEE DISTRICT, 2B

S P O RT S C A L E N D A R WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26 PRIEST RIVER BOYS BASKETBALL AT DISTRICT: TBA - North Idaho College

THURSDAY, FEB. 27 PRIEST RIVER BOYS BASKETBALL AT DISTRICT: TBA - North Idaho College

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Cusick senior Nalene Andrews goes up strong for two points, but it wasn’t enough for the Lady Panthers to beat ACH. Both Cusick and Selkirk are done for the season after losing twice in the District 7 1B Tournament.

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DISTRICT: Winners in several weight brackets

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COURTESY PHOTO|JAKE STARK

The Spartans will send 16 wrestlers to state Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28 through March 1. Back row, left, Hunter Golden, Greg Fitzmorris, Brad Drake, Luke Macdonald, Gabe Bellah and Joe Swartz. Middle row, left, Bret Fink, Luke Soumas, Clayton Bowman, Ian Barnes, Dallas Hopkins and Coach Jake Stark. Front row, left, Logan Shults, Tyler Chenoweth, Diamond Robinson, John Allen-Noble and Noah Jamison. FROM PAGE 1B

from Kellogg by a pin at 53 seconds. This will advance both wrestlers to state. In the 106-pound bracket, John Allen-Noble took second. He battled Mike Hyndman from Kellogg on the mat to a 15-7 loss. In the 113-pound bracket, Diamond Robinson placed third and will advance to state. Battling fellow Spartan Brandon Evenson for the seat to state, Robinson won by pin at 3:05. Noah Jamison, 120 pounds, grappled to a third place birth to state. He beat Jaeger Schnuerle from Bonners Ferry by a fall at 2:54. Luke Soumas, 126 pounds, took third at the tournament. He wrestled Hunter Bisaro from Kellogg for the third place seat and won by a technical fall of 17-2. Spartans Tyler Chenoweth and Spenser MacDonald grappled each other for a trip to state. Chenoweth beat MacDonald by a pin at 1:01, putting him in third and earning a seat to state. Dallas Hopkins and

Hunter Golden, 145 pounds, battled out the top two spots during districts, earning both Spartans a trip to state. Hopkins has won 30 matches this season to only five losses. Hopkins won by pin at 4:50 over Golden, putting them in first and second place in the bracket. Taking first in the 152-pound bracket, Clayton Bowman won over Bonners Ferry wrestler Parker Davis by a decision of 7-1. Bowman finishes at 18-15 for the season. Second place in the 160-pound bracket was Greg Fitzmorris. He grappled Preston Rhodes from Timberlake for the top seed and lost by a decision of 7-0. Luke MacDonald, 170 pounds, will make the trip to state after finishing third. He beat Travis Beck from Bonners Ferry by a pin at 58 seconds. First place in the 182-pound bracket went to Spartan Joe Swartz. He beat Caleb Munson from Timberlake by pin at 44 seconds to advance to state as the top seed. The 195-pound bracket has two Spartans going to

state. Bret Fink beat Timberlake’s Andrew Hansen by pin at 1:19, giving him the top spot in the bracket. Ian Barnes, also 195 pounds, beat Kaleb Johnson from Kellogg by a decision of 12-5, putting him in third place and also going to state in this bracket. Gabe Bellah, 220 pounds, beat Caleb Gering from Bonners Ferry by pin at 48 seconds to give him the top seed in his bracket. For the heavy weights, Brad Drake finished fourth in his bracket. He lost to Timberlake’s Ryder Mervin by pin at 1:27, putting him out of the top three spots. However, Drake was chosen for an “at-large” bid meaning he will be participating in state wrestling for the Spartans. Priest River topped the 3A schools with 290 points. Kellogg finished with 261, Timberlake had 199 and Bonners Ferry ended with 155 team points. “It feels good to win

knowing all our hard work paid off this season,” Stark said. “I am proud of the guys.” The Spartans are sending 16 wrestlers to state Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28 through March 1 in Nampa,

‘It feels good to win knowing all our hard work paid off this season.’ Jake Stark

FROM PAGE 1B

lied and tied it up at 20 before the half. Filer came out from the break strong, scoring 11 to Priest River’s four in the third and outscoring the Spartans 13-8 in the fourth, for the 44-32 win. Weimer led Priest River with 15 points. Summers scored nine, Krampert, Rachel Akre and Lily Luckey each scored two, and Angel Clark scored one. Priest River led 12-10 at the end of the first quarter, but Homedale gained on the Spartans in the second, surpassed the Spartans in the third and never looked back. Priest River led 26-22 at the half. Homedale scored 20 points in the third and 17 in the fourth, to Priest River’s 22 in the half. Weimer scored 11 to lead the Spartans. Clark and Summers each scored eight, Elisa Williams scored seven, and Carey and Krampert each scored four. Karly Douglas and Luckey each scored three.

CUSICK: Selkirk’s Couch led all scores with 20 FROM PAGE 1B

big third quarter, however, scoring 13 to Selkirk’s five. Selkirk couldn’t overcome the lead in the fourth and lost 39-37. Selkirk’s Katie Couch led all scorers with 20. Lexy Ellsworth scored nine, Hannah Rick scored six and Georgie Shafter scored two. Cusick lost their game to ACH 64-55 Wednesday at Deer Park. Cusick led throughout the first half, ahead 16-11 at the end of the first quarter and 34-22 at the half. But ACH rallied in the second half. They outscored

Cusick 19-13 in the third and scored 23 in the fourth while holding the Panthers to eight. Caytlin Nenema led Cusick with 20 points. Nalene Andrews scored 15, Renee Wynne and Kaleigh Driver each scored seven and Jovahni Andrews scored four. Alajah Henry added two. Wellpinit takes on Neah Bay at Mt. Tahoma High School, Wilbur-Creston plays Muckleshoot Tribal at Big Bend Community College and Republic plays Pateros at Wenatchee High School. All games are Saturday, March 1.

Cusick loses to Wilbur-Creston BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

DEER PARK – The Cusick boys basketball team ended their season with a 67-55 loss to Wilbur-Creston Wednesday, Feb. 19. The loss eliminated Cusick from the District 7 1B tournament. “I was happy with the effort,” Cusick coach JR Bluff said.

‘I was happy with the effort. We played a solid team and played a good game. JR Bluff

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Idaho. “As a whole we didn’t get the best seeding down at state, but Dallas Hopkins is seeded first and Logan Shults seeded fourth,” Stark said. “Regardless the seeding, our guys will make their mark at state this year.”

“We played a solid team and played a good game.” After trailing 17-13 in the first quarter, Cusick rallied and took a 29-27 lead into halftime. The tight contest continued through the third quarter, with Wilbur-Creston taking a three-point lead by the end of the third period. “We ran into some foul trouble,” Bluff said. Chad Browneagle fouled out with about three minutes left in the game. “It was a back and forth game until about the last four minutes.” SEE CUSICK, 8B

STATE: Hoffman finished season; 21 wins, two losses FROM PAGE 1B

TOURNEY: Priest River led at end of first quarter

Cusick’s sole senior varsity player, Quinton Montgomery, takes it to the hoop in the loser out district game against Wilbur-Creston at Deer Park High School Wednesday, Feb. 19. Wilbur-Creston won 67-55.

fun to watch because he has so much talent. His skill is natural and he also works very hard.” Hoffman, also a sophomore, battled with Lane Monteith from Darrington, but lost the fight at 4:14 to a pin, taking second place for the Rangers. Also a wrestler since age five, Hoffman is strong and fast, Saxe said. “(Hoffman) can get out of about any move and has a lot of skill,” Saxe said. “(Hoffman) will be a top placer next year.”

Hoffman finished the season with 21 wins and two losses. He placed fifth last year at state. Placing fifth at state was sophomore Dickinson, wrestling in the 220-pound bracket weighing in at about 190 pounds. This is his second year wrestling with no prior experience. Saxe said Dickinson has a huge heart and is fun to coach. “(Dickinson) is very strong. He has a lot of skill,” Saxe said. “For (Dickinson), another year of practice and camps, he too will be a state placer.” Eighth grader Issakides wrestles in the 106-pound bracket, giving up a lot

of weight actually weighing about 94 pounds. Issakides did not place, losing his first two matches. Saxe said he did a great job of wrestling older, heavier guys with more experience. “(Issakides) had a really good season for an eighth grader, he put everything he has on the mat,” Saxe said. Selkirk scored 40 team points to squeeze out a ninth place finish at the state tournament out of 33 teams. Liberty Bell took the top team spot with 103 points. Kittitas had 68 points and Darrington had 60 points to round out the top three schools at state.

S P O RT S S C O R E B O A R D GIRLS BASKETBALL WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19 ACH 64, Cusick 55 Almira/Coulee-Hartline (13-9, 5-3) 11 11 19 23 -64 Cusick (12-7, 8-4) 16 18 13 8 -55 Sc o r i n g : Al m i r a / C o u l eeHartline - Hunt 4, Hughes 0, Hunt 17, Pryor 0, Rockett 23, Isaak 4, Oliver 3, Oliver 2, Emerson 11. Cusick - Andrews 4, Wynne 7, Driver 7, Balcom 0, Nenema 20, Henry 2, Pierre 0, Andrews 15.

Wellpinit 39, Selkirk 37 Wellpinit (10-10, 4-4) 14 6 13 6 Selkirk (12-9, 7-4) 11 13 5 8

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Scoring: Wellpinit - Pascal 2, Antone 16, A.Colvin 8, Kieffer 4, J.Colvin 9, Wynecoop 0, Parr 0. Selkirk - Couch 20, Rick 6, Espe 0, Kotzian 0, McAnerin 0, Ellsworth 9, Grass 0, Byrd 0, Enyeart 0, Shafer 2.

THURSDAY, FEB. 20 Priest River 56, Fruitland 34 Fruitland (0-1, 0-0) 6 7 6 15 -34 Priest River (15-7, 5-1) 8 13 14 21 -56 Scoring: Fruitland - Capps 1, Farmer 0, Tesnohlidek 9, M. Collins 0, Tipton 0, H. Collins 2, Stice 4, Little 4, Cox 0, Mullins 4, Fitzsimonds 0, Teunissen 10. Priest River - Douglas 12, Trantum 3, Luckey 0, Weimer 7, Clark 8, A. Summers 0, Krampert 4, Carey 2, Williams 4, K. Summers 13, Warren 3, Akre 0.

FRIDAY, FEB. 21 Filer 44, Priest River 32 Filer (2-0, 0-0) 8 12 11 13 -44 Priest River (15-9, 5-1) 13 7 4 8 -32

Hilden 218. High handicap series: Alex Irujo 670, Trynitee Allen 587.

Scoring: Filer - Lekkerkerk 0, Williams 2, K. Hughes 16, T. Sharp 0, S. Sharp 4, Jarolimek 15, Reynolds 2, Bartholomew 0, Koyle 4, Ackerman 0, Jarolimel 0, Deetz 0, Keely 0, M. Hughes 1. Priest River - Douglas 1, Trantum 0, Luckey 2, Weimer 15, Clark 1, A. Summers 0, Krampert 2, Carey 0, Williams 0, K. Summers 9, Warren 0, Akre 2.

High scratch game: Lucas Allen 44, Teagan Zinsky 49. High scratch series: Lucas Allen 83, Teagan Zinsky 82. High handicap game: Lucas Allen 197. High handicap series: Lucas Allen 389.

SATURDAY, FEB. 22 Homedale 69, Priest River 48 Priest River (15-9, 5-1) 12 14 12 10 -48 Homedale (1-1, 0-0) 10 22 20 17 -69 Scoring: Priest River - Douglas 3, Trantum 0, Luckey 3, Weimer 11, Clark 8, A. Summers 0, Krampert 4, Carey 4, Williams 7, K. Summers 8, Warren 0, Akre 0. Homedale - Corta 10, Purdom 4, Long 7, Nash 13, Hill 0, Lane 16, Mertz 2, Shenk 4, Morris 0, Rupp 7, Machuca 6.

BOWLING FEB. 17 Junior League Team Prehistoric Turk Ya Ya’s Strike Outs Turkey Hunters

Won 31 27.5 26 37.5

High scratch game: John Hilden 236, Madison Hilden 146. High scratch series: John Hilden 536, Madison Hilden 349. High handicap game: John Hilden 280, Madison

Team Tigers Jaguars Lions

Won 33 12 9

FEB. 19 Lucky Ladies Team Won Lost North Country Clothing Shop 63. 25 Country Lane 59 29 Morning Glories 56 32 Golden Girls 46 42 Bling and Sparkles 45 43 King Pins 37 51 Stateline Girls 36 52 High game scratch: Laura O’Brien 212. High handicap game: Debbie Smith 232. High series scratch: Laura O’Brien 554. High series handicap: Liz Pope 618. High team game scratch: North Country Clothing Shop 613. High team game handicap: Bling and Sparkles 805. High team series scratch: North County Clothing Shop 1,670. High team series handicap: Bling and Sparkles 2,282. Converted splits: Kim Gibbs 3-10, 3-10, Laura O’Brien 3-10, Liz Pope 3-10, Darlene Dimwoodie 5-6-10, Sharon Smith 3-10, Pat Shields 6-7-9, Lenny Miller 6-7.

Wednesday Night Loopers Team Won

Lost Ok Lanes 271 Pooch Parlor 291 McCroskey Defense 296 Pend Oreille Marine 304 Club Rio 307 Treasurers A-Z 331

Screamin 4 Ice Cream 40 60 Nick’s Angels 40 60 King Pin 37 63

329 309 304 296 293 269

High scratch game: Larry Burnham & Jim McCroskey 226. High handicap game: Jim McCroskey 254. High scratch series: Jim McCroskey 641. High handicap series: Jim McCroskey 725. High team scratch game: McCroskey Defense 949. High handicap game: McCroskey Defense 1,097. High team scratch series: McCroskey Defense 2,601. High handicap series: Pend Oreille Marine 3,065. Converted splits: Sharon Reed 7-8-9; Larry Burnham 3-10; Tom Porinchok 5-6.

FRIDAY, FEB. 21 Friday Night Leftovers Team Lost Stoney Rollers Weber Enterprises Party of Four Gutter Gang EZ-Rider OK Lanes 47.5 Timber Room Cusick Tavern Stone Ridge Lakers 53.5

Won 62 57 56 55 53 52.5

38 43 44 45 47

52 48 49 51 46.5

High scratch game: Jim Goss 278, Jeanette Brown 215. High handicap game: Gary King 274, Gail Weaver 248. High scratch series: Brian Hilliard 682, Cathy Wagner 497. High handicap series: Jim Goss 715, Sherry Loveridge 664. Converted splits: Harlene Blair 3-10, Cindy Lattery 8-10, Arron Knight 6-7, Kelly Jo Hilliard 5-7, Cathy Wagner 5-6-10, Coleen Matuska 5-6-7, Gail Weaver 4-7, 4-7, Evie Logan 2-7, Bill Wagner 3-10.

THURSDAY, FEB. 20 Thursday Niters Team Won Lost Dysfunctional 57 39 Wilkinson Rental 55 41 Plain Nasty’s 51 45 Enforcers 51 45 Wanna Bees 47 49 Country Lane 44 52 OK Lanes 40 56 Diesel Dawgs 39 57 High scratch game: Diesel Dawgs 691. High handicap game: Plain Nasty’s 867. High scratch series: Diesel Dawgs 2,041. High handicap series: Dysfunctional 2,515. High scratch game: Rod Hilden 236, Sara Goss 202. High handicap game: Rod Hilden 255, Sara Goss 246. High scratch series: Rod Hilden 641, Sara Goss 480. High handicap series: Arlo Hoisington 712, Sharon Smith 623. Converted splits: Shirley Ownbey 3-6-7-10, Mel Logan 2-7, Randy Edgar 3-10, Steve Nolting 3-10, Rod Hilden 2-7, Tom Hoisington 6-7-9, Arlo Hoisington 2-7.

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B R I E F LY Elected officials visit Blanchard Town Hall BLANCHARD – The annual Blanchard Town Hall Meeting is Thursday, March 13 at 7 p.m. at the Blanchard Community Center. This is a chance to meet and talk with Bonner County elected officials. Everyone is welcome. Also coming up at the Blanchard Community Center is concealed weapons class Saturday, April 16 and April 14, at 6 p.m. Call 208-437-1037.

Additional auditions for ‘Pirates of Penzance’ NEWPORT – Due to the recent inclement weather the Pend Oreille Playhouse is holding an additional audition day for “Pirates of Penzance,” Tuesday, March 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Pend Oreille Playhouse. Prepare a 30-90 second comedic monologue and the music for your vocal range, which can be found on the playhouse website, http://www.pendoreilleplayers.org/Upcoming Auditions.html. The music can be printed and links to YouTube videos can be found on the website.

Healey performs at Little Grand Old Opry NEWPORT – Newport’s Little Grand Old Opry will feature Duncan Healey as well as the band Scotia Road Friday, Feb. 28 at the Hospitality House, 216 S. Washington. The public is invited to come enjoy the music. Donations will be accepted at the door.

Used book sale Saturday PRIEST RIVER – A used book sale is set for Saturday, March 1 at the Priest River Library from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be two rooms of books to choose from.

‘Beauty is a Beast’ children’s production at playhouse NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Players present “Beauty is a Beast” by children grades third through sixth, Friday and Saturday, March 21-22 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 23 at 2 p.m. at the Pend Oreille Playhouse. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Youth tickets, ages 5-18, are $5. The play features a princess named Beauty who was “lovelier than anyone else in the entire kingdom.” The royal family of Callentine were kind and fair rulers who did right by the people of their kingdom. As a reward for their good deeds, they decided to make their newborn daughter the most beautiful person in the world. But making Beauty that way may have been a big mistake.

Share your life events for free in The Miner Newspapers NEWPORT – The Newport and Gem State Miner Newspapers are looking to share your life events with the community. Submit births, weddings and engagements to The Miner for publication at no charge. The Miner can be reached at 509-447-2433, minernews@povn.com.

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Pirate story time Shannon Johnson reads a pirate book during story time at the Newport Public Library Friday, Feb. 21. The Newport story time takes place at 3 p.m. every Friday. The story time used to be at 11 a.m. but as children who regularly attend got older and started kindergarten, the time was changed.

WE E K AH EAD WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26 ROTARY CLUB: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 7:30 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance FIBER ARTS KNITTING AND SPINNING GROUP: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport NEWPORT TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library PRIEST RIVER LIONESS: 11:30 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center AL-ANON: Noon - American Lutheran Church SACHEEN LADIES OF THE LAKE: Noon - Various Locations, call President Maria Bullock at 509-998-4221 PINOCHLE: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center PRM-ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN: 1-3 p.m. - Station 2:41 Coffee Shop, Oldtown

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

FRIDAY, FEB. 28 STORY TIME: 3 p.m. - Newport Library HAPPY AGERS MEETING AND POTLUCK: Noon - Priest River Senior Center DANCE CLASSES: 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport

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

AL-ANON: 7-8 p.m. - Priest River, 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Call Jan 208-946-6131

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

SATURDAY, MARCH 1 PRIEST RIVER AMERICAN LEGION BREAKFAST: 8-10:30 a.m. - VFW on Larch Street WOMEN’S AA: 9:30 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport

PRIEST RIVER LEGION AUXILIARY: 11 a.m. - VFW Hall, Larch Street

PRIEST RIVER TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church

ANGEL PAWS: Noon - Kelly’s Restaurant, call Janet at 509447-3541

SPIRIT LAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-6235626 for locations

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

STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. - Priest River Library OPEN PAINTING WORKSHOP: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport DUPLICATE BRIDGE: 12:30 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport LOOSELY KNIT: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick CELEBRATE RECOVERY: 5:30 p.m. - House of the Lord, 754 Silverbirch Lane, Oldtown PINOCHLE: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport PEND OREILLE KIDS CLUB: 6 p.m. - Pend Oreille Mennonite Church

BATTLE OF THE CHURCH CHOIRS YES FUNDRAISER: 2 p.m. - Pend Oreille Playhouse AA MEETING: 5 p.m. - Cornerstone Building, Selkirk Way, Oldtown OATH KEEPERS CONSTITUTIONAL STUDY GROUP: 5:30 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport SET FREE NORTHWEST MEAL AND WORSHIP: 6:30 p.m. Conerstone Building Behind Ace Hardware, Oldtown

SUNDAY, MARCH 2 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

MONDAY, MARCH 3 BONNER COUNTY HOMESCHOOL GROUP: 2:30 p.m. Priest River City Park PRIEST RIVER CHAMBER BOARD: 4 p.m. - Chamber Office YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL 4 P.M. - BLANCHARD LIBRARY

Battle of the Church Choirs NEWPORT – The Youth Emergency Services Battle of the Church Choirs comes Saturday, March 1 at 2 p.m. to the Pend Oreille Playhouse, where musical talent takes center stage as several local churches share in a friendly competition to raise money for Youth Emergency Services. Tickets are a $3 donation and voting costs $1 for each vote or six votes for $5. Musicians include choir groups, trios, duets and a violinist from several churches including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Christian Group Rescued, the Dalkena Community Church, and the House of

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Pend Oreille Bible Church in Cusick

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS OPEN MEETING: 7 p.m. - Priest River VFW

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

THURSDAY, FEB. 27

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

BLANCHARD LIONS: 7 p.m. Blanchard Inn

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Priest River Library

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

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

LITTLE GRAND OLD OPRY SHOW: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

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

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

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

the Lord. “We still have room for some additional performers,” said Judi Lee, Y.E.S. program director. YES helps about 122 homeless and at risk teens in Pend Oreille County. The program provides school supplies and clothing and arranges for host homes as needed. This fundraiser will help YES provide transportation for the teens to medical appointments. Several youth have recurring appointments in Spokane. YES teens in Ione and the Metalines need to be transported to Colville, Newport or Spokane for medical, dental or vision treatment. For more information, call YES at 509-447-1125.

TUESDAY, MARCH 4

JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center WEIGHT WATCHERS: 5:306 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport PINOCHLE: 6 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick KANIKSU LODGE 97: 6 p.m. VFW Hall in Priest River BINGO: 6:30 p.m. - Newport Eagles BELLY DANCE FITNESS: 6:307:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church PEND OREILLE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE: 7 p.m. - Newport Health Center Basement

CALVARY CHAPEL NEWPORT

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

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

DALKENA COMMUNITY CHURCH • VILLAGE MISSIONS

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Learn about the ACA, how to roll sushi at West Bonner libraries PRIEST RIVER – Get ready for better weather with fun and informative programs at the Priest River Library. The Live and Learn series continues in March with three new programs and another question and answer session about the Affordable Healthcare Act. Kaniksu Health Services will provide an informational meeting about the Affordable Health Care Act Thursday, March 6 at 5:30 p.m. There is still time to make informed choices without the pressure of confusion and doubt, librarians said. Saturday, March 8 at 11 a.m., join Megan Mize for a lesson in biofeedback. One person will be chosen for a demonstration. Biofeedback is said to give people information to make healthier choices in their lives.

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

CHURCH OF FAITH

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

SPRING VALLEY MENNONITE CHURCH

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

Learn to roll sushi with May Callos Thursday, March 13 at 5:30 p.m. Bring your apron and come ready to roll. Seating is limited, so register by calling 208-4482207. Saturday, March 22 at 11 a.m. come ready to feel renewed with an hour of stretching, bending and breathing. Shelby Harrison will guide attendees through the movements of yoga. Children’s programs will continue to be offered with Story Time at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays in Blanchard and 10:30 a.m. Thursdays in Priest River. Watch for special after school programs and family events. Check the library website for more information at http://westbonner.lili.org or call 208-448-2207 in Priest River and 208-437-0801 in Blanchard.

Pawsitive offers low-cost pet care SPIRIT LAKE – Spring is coming and Pawsitive Outreach Spay/Neuter Alliance (POSNA) says with the spring comes a flood of unwanted animals. To help with this, POSNA is offering spay/neuter clinics in March to help low-income pet owners. The first clinic, Thursday, March 6, is in partnership with Timberlake Litter Control (TLC) in Spirit Lake and is for cats only. The clinic Wednesday, March 19 is in collaboration with the Spokane Humane Society and includes both dogs and cats. It costs $25 to spay/neuter any cat at both clinics. Grant money is still available for stray and feral cats for the co-pay of $5. If you need help trapping feral cats, traps and on the ground help is available. The co-pay for dogs goes by weight and starts at $40 for small males. POSNA will work with pet owners needing an easy payment plan and in situations involving large numbers of animals the co-pays may be waived. Transportation for the animals to and from the clinics is also provided. “A world with no homeless pets is a goal we can fulfill with the support of the community. We are always in need of good quality dog and cat food, pet supplies, fosters for our rescued animals and volunteers,” volunteer Stacy Carter said. To book an appointment for a clinic or see about volunteer opportunities, call Cindy at 509-671-1427 or Tammy at 509944-5525. 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

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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

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

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

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

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

NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH

CATHOLIC MASSES

Newport: St. Anthony’s, 447-4231 612 W. First St., Sun. - 11 a.m. Usk: St. Jude’s River Rd., Sat. - 5p.m. Ione: St. Bernard’s, 802 - 8th St., Sun. - 2nd & 4th - 8:00 a.m. Metaline Falls: St. Joseph’s, 446-2651 -- 406 Park St., Sun., 1st, 3rd & 5th - 8:00 a.m.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

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

4 Miles South of Newport, Hwy. 2 Sun.: 9:30 Sun. School, 10:30, Worship, 6 p.m. Evening Service Sun. & Wed. at Pastor’s house. Jams 5 pm 2nd Saturdays Pastor, Walt Campbell: 447-5101

HOUSE OF THE LORD

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

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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OBITUARI ES Doris Earles COEUR D’ALENE

Doris Earles, a long-time Newport resident, passed away in her home in Coeur d’Alene Feb. 9, at the age Earles of 84. She is survived by her children, Jim, Ken, Frank and Debbie, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Earles, and daughter Goldie Booth. Services will be held at English Funeral Chapel Friday, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m.

Gordon Dale Brazington SUPERIOR, MONT.

Gordon Dale Brazington passed away at the Life Care Center in Sandpoint, Feb. 17. He was 80 years old. Mr. Brazington was born to Galen and Dorotha (Smart) Brazington at Libby, Mont., Jan. 18, 1934. He was married once, but had no children. He was preceded in death by a sister, Geraldine Schurman, and two brothers, Virgil Harrold and Darrill Brazington. Mr. Brazington is survived by his sister, Carol Norton of Sandpoint; his brother, Clair Brazington of Nine Mile Falls, Wash.; sister-in-law June Harrold of Gillette, Wyo.; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Brazington was a logger throughout his working life and worked on many jobs in northern Idaho and western Montana. He made his home at Superior, Mont., for the last 40 years. A family memorial will be held at a later date. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.shermanknapp.com.

Merle W. Langley COOLIN

Merle W. Langley passed away Jan. 26. He was 72. Mr. Langley was born and raised in Ohio. He started his hot-metal type business in 1960 in Marlboro, N.Y., moved it to Idaho in 1989, and sold it in 1998. He was in the U.S. Army from 1964 to ’66. He loved the “mat” business, fly fishing, hunting and spending time with friends and family. He leaves behind his wife, Janet; three sons, Chris, Coby and John; four grandchildren, Kallen, Mitchell, Katie and Tanner; two sisters, Marlene Petrella and Carole Diegan; and many cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Mr. Langley suffered from Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), a progressive neurodegenerative disease with cognitive, motor, sleep, and behavioral symptoms. There is no cure, so the last few years the family’s focus had been on maintaining his quality of life. They said they received exceptional care at Hospice House of North Idaho, 9493 N. Government Way, Hayden, ID 83835, https:// donatenow.networkforgood. org/hospiceofnorthidaho. Donations may be made to this organization or to Lewy Body Dementia Assoc., 912 Killian Hill Road, W.W., Lilburn, GA 30047 or this donation website: https://

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app.etapestry.com/hosted/ LewyBodyDementia-LBD/ OnlineDonation.html. The family is planning a service in honor of Mr. Langley to be held this summer at Priest Lake. Family and friends will be notified. Mr. Langley’s sisters are planning a time to be together at Vernon Cemetery, Vernon, Ohio, where part of Mr. Langley’s cremated remains will be shipped. They will notify family and friends in that area. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.shermanknapp.com.

Helen Spletstoser SANDPOINT

Helen Spletstoser passed away Feb. 22, in Sandpoint, at the age of 87. Mrs. Spletstoser was born Spletstoser Nov. 27, 1926, in Wola-Blakowa, Poland, to Jan and Paulina Mularczyk. She was the youngest of seven children. She spent her teenage years interned in a Nazi slave labor camp. Allied Forces released her and she remained in Germany until moving to England in 1947. There she began studies that included nursing at the Royal Infirmary in Oldham where she became employed. She also worked at St. Giles Hospital in London. In 1960, Mrs. Spletstoser moved to Bonners Ferry, and began working at the Bonners Ferry Hospital as a registered nurse and midwife. Lowell and Helen were married Oct. 8, 1960. She also worked for Newport Hospital in the mid 60’s. Mrs. Spletstoser was very proud to pass her citizenship tests and becoming a citizen of the United States in 1969. Mrs. Spletstoser is survived by sister Bernice Pera, husband Lowell Spletstoser, son Steven and wife Christine Spletstoser. She is also survived by grandchildren Kevin Spletstoser and partner Sherri Rudd, and Casey and husband Ron Santana. Her great-grandchildren include Keenan, Athena, Casey and William. Nieces and nephews include Mark, Helena, Henry and Richard of the Portland area and others in Europe. Nursing was a labor of love for Mrs. Spletstoser. She spoke of fond memories of her early childhood in Poland, where she assisted her mother, who was also a nurse, caring for others in need. She was deeply spiritual. Her faith helped guide her through the many challenges of her life. She also had a love of animals and a great appreciation for flowers. One of her favorite pastimes was fishing, for which she had a knack. Her love and compassion touched those who knew her, family said. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Priest River Saturday, March 1, at 11 a.m. with interment to follow at the Evergreen Cemetery in Priest River. There will be reception after interment at St. Catherine’s Church. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.sherman-knapp.com.

Priest River’s student on ASU Dean’s List PRIEST RIVER – Erik Person of Priest River received academic honors from the College of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State University by making the University’s Dean’s List for the

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fall 2013 semester. Undergraduate students who earn 12 or more graded semester hours during a semester in residence at ASU with a GPA of 3.5 or higher are eligible for the Dean’s List.

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. 17 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: LeClerc Rd. S., report of malicious mischief. JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. Kelly Drive, Newport, report of 12-year-old male out of control. SUSPICIOUS PERSON: W. Pine St., Newport, report of suspicious person. DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED: N. Newport Ave. ERRATIC DRIVER: Furport, report of black Suburban swerving on roadway. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, report of white truck down embankment. ARREST: Hwy. 2, Michael Shane Deverna, 47, of Newport was arrested for driving with a suspended license and a warrant. ARREST: S. Spokane Ave., Newport, Richard Deon Smith, 28, of Newport was arrested on a warrant. ARREST: Davis Lake Lane, Seymour X. Reuben, 49, of Spokane was arrested on tribal charges.

UTILITY PROBLEM: Main St., report of line down, touching ground, unknown if it is power, phone, etc. THEFT: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, report of non blocking, no damage, no injuries accident. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, report of white van slide off. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: W. Pine St., Newport, report of patient wanting to file a report of abuse. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: Pines Rd., report that wife stayed over night and is causing problems. AGENCY ASSIST: S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of unknown hostile male, officer requesting deputy. THREATENING: Valley View Drive, report that male subject threatened complainant with a hammer. ARREST: Taren Alexander Lacroix, 26, of Spokane was arrested on a warrant. ACCIDENT: Coyote Trail, report of intoxicated male in ditch. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Mckay St., report that 12-year-old male said people in yard looking at things, complainant not in area to check. ARREST: Hwy. 2, Golden S. Hansen, 50, of Oldtown was arrested driving while license suspended. THEFT: Rumsey Rd., trailer stolen from above location. THEFT: W. Walnut St., reported gas drive off. THEFT: S. Washington Ave., Newport, reported theft of medication. ARREST: Joshua H. Hester, 37, of Newport was arrested for driving while license suspended.

TUESDAY, FEB. 18 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: N. Washington Ave., report of male sleeping in lobby.

THURSDAY, FEB. 20

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Metaline Falls Area, report of information from agency.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, vehicle struck by logging truck.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Northshore Diamond Lake

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Forrest Paul Heaton, 44, of Newport was arrested for possession of stolen property.

BOOK AND RELEASE: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Gilbert W. Smolik, 26, of Newport was booked and released for second degree assault bodily harm.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: LeClerc Rd. N., report of suspicious person outside.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, request for traffic control.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, report of one vehicle slide off, white Honda Civic north side of road, no injuries. ACCIDENT: LeClerc Rd. S., report of one vehicle slide off, no injuries.

THEFT: Fristad Rd., report of rings missing over last three months. COURT COMMITMENT: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Kortne Lee Anderson, 50, was arrested for a probation violation. TRESPASSING: Kent Creek Lane,

report that neighbor continues to come onto complainant’s property.

Heights, report of theft.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, report that vehicle hit deer.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Westside Calispel Rd., suspicious vehicle reported.

HAZMAT: S. State, report of diesel spill at non-injury accident. ARREST: Black Rd., Harold M. Young, 46, of Newport was arrested on a warrant. FRIDAY, FEB. 21 BURGLARY: River Rd. N., report of stolen guns from residence. PHONE OFFENSE: Pines Rd., complainant believes his wife is prank calling him, this is a violation of her releases conditions.

FRAUD: Spring Valley Rd., report of possible fraud.

ARREST: N. State Ave., Erica Anne Atwood, 27, of Newport was booked and released for driving while license suspended. DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED: Hwy. 31, report of 81-year-old male driving with license suspended. ARREST: W. Railroad Ave., Joshua S. Boles, 37, of Newport was arrested for driving with license suspended/revoked.

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Ruben D. Lopez, 46, Newport was arrested on local warrants.

ARREST: Michael Richard Givens, 21, of Newport was arrested for second degree malicious mischief and second degree burglary.

THEFT: W. Walnut St., Newport, report of theft of food caught on tape.

ARREST: Autumn Denise Gillock, 22, of Newport was arrested for third degree theft.

FIRE: W. 5th St., Newport, report of fire in high school wood shop in the exhaust system.

WEST BONNER COUNTY

PURSUIT: Graham Rd., report of southbound vehicle failing to yield.

MONDAY, FEB. 17

AGENCY ASSIST: Hwy. 2, officer requesting back up for DUI with one in custody.

ARREST: Hwy. 2, Priest River, Carol Pierre, 55, of Newport was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and possession of an open container.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, Thomas L. Frisque, 22, of Usk was arrested for driving while license suspended.

INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 57, Priest River

TUESDAY, FEB. 18

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 211, slide off reported. UTILITY PROBLEM: Hwy. 20, FD5 units are on scene for utility problem. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Hwy. 31, report of vehicle, lights on people in it.

UNKNOWN INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 41, Oldtown DISTURBING THE PEACE: Walker Rd., Blanchard WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19

ARREST: Robert Eugene Tucker, 74, of Newport was arrested for driving under the influence and harassment.

FOUND PROPERTY: La Luna Lane, Spirit Lake ARREST: Blanchard Cutoff, Blanchard, Danny Whitt, 49, of Athol was arrested for driving without privileges. ARREST: Clagstone Rd., Spirit Lake, John Hampton, 44, of Spirit Lake, was arrested for a misdemeanor warrant.

SATURDAY, FEB. 22 ACCIDENT: Mckenzie Rd., reported vehicle slide off. TRAFFIC OFFENSE: W. 7th St., report of 4-wheeler driving on city streets.

THURSDAY, FEB. 20

ACCIDENT: Wilderness Ave., report that vehicle hit deer.

UNKNOWN INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, Priest River

AGENCY ASSIST: W. Pine St., Newport, report of doctor requesting a deputy.

UNKNOWN INJURY ACCIDENT: S. State Ave., Oldtown

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Telephone Rd. W., report of suspicious activity with vehicle.

FRIDAY, FEB. 21

ARREST: Joel Alexandee Watson, 48, of Oldtown was arrested for second degree assault and criminal trespass.

UNATTENDED DEATH: Shannon Lane, Priest River NON INJURY ACCIDENT: Curtis Creek Rd., Priest River BURGLARY: E. 3rd St. N., Oldtown

SUNDAY, FEB. 23

SEE POLICE, 7B

THEFT: N. Hayford Rd., Airway

M O ST WA N T E D L I ST EDITOR’S NOTE: The following are descriptions of people currently wanted by the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies. Any information about these suspects should be directed to the sheriff’s office by calling 509-447-3151. This is a regular section of The Miner. All information is provided by the sheriff’s office.

Tucker

Jesse B. Tucker, 24, is wanted on a Pend Oreille County warrant for failure to appear on original charges of theft 3rd. He

is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds with red hair and blue eyes. His last known address was in the Ione area. Extradition is surrounding counties. Greg E. Casper, 49, is wanted on a Pend Oreille County warrants for failure to appear Casper on original charges of reckless burning 2nd. He is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs 145 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. His last

known address was in the Usk area. Extradition is surrounding counties. Charity M. King, 39, is wanted on two Pend Oreille County warrants for failure to appear King on original charges of criminal trespass 2nd and possession of stolen property 3rd. She is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 125 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Her last known address was in the

Newport area. Extradition is surrounding counties. Shelly A. Smith, 34, is wanted on a Pend Oreille County warrant for failure to appear on original charge Smith of criminal solicitation. She is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Her last known address was in the Newport area. Extradition is surrounding counties.

PU BLIC M E ETI NGS WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26 TRI-COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT: 11 a.m. - TEDD Conference Room, 986 S. Main, Suite A, Colville

THURSDAY, FEB. 27 PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 1 BOARD: 3 p.m. - Sandifur Meeting Room, Newport Hospital PEND OREILLE COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT BOARD: 5 p.m. - PUD Conference Room, Newport PRIEST RIVER AIRPORT BOARD: 6:30 p.m. Priest River City Hall

NEWPORT CITY COUNCIL: 6 p.m. - Newport City Hall PRIEST RIVER CITY COUNCIL: 6 p.m. - Priest River City Hall PROPERTY RIGHTS COUNCIL: 6:30 p.m. - Bonner County Administration Building, Sandpoint BLANCHARD TEA PARTY: 6:30 p.m. Blanchard Community Center

TUESDAY, MARCH 4 BONNER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building

MONDAY, MARCH 3

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

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

LENORA WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT: 10 a.m. - Skookum Rendezvous Lodge

BONNER COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT: 1:30 p.m. - USDA Office, 1224 Washington Ave., Ste. 101

BONNER COUNTY FAIR BOARD: 6 p.m. Fairgrounds Office in Sandpoint

WEST PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT: 6:30

p.m. - Fire Hall on Highway 57 PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT NO. 5: 7 p.m. - Fire Station 51, 406722 Highway 20, Cusick PEND OREILLE COUNTY FAIR BOARD: 7 p.m. - Fairgrounds at Cusick

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 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 SACHEEN LAKE SEWER AND WATER DISTRICT BOARD: 7 p.m. - Sacheen Fire Station, Highway 211 IONE TOWN COUNCIL: 7 p.m. - Clerk’s Office

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FITTERS/ WELDERS WANTED (509) 292-5179 or fax resume to (509) 292-5069. Attention Dan, O’Neill Steel Fabrication, Elk, Washington. (2-3p) PART-TIME HOUSEKEEPING position open at Clearwater Lodge, a Christian conference center on Davis Lake. Please contact Linda at linda@ clearwaterlodge.org or (509) 447-4388, extension 42. (2-3p)

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PEND OREILLE COUNTY MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN Public Works/Road Division: Full time, union position. Wage: $19.54/ hour plus benefits. Must possess a Class “A” Commercial Driver’s License. See job description for complete list of qualifications and essential job functions. Obtain application and job description: Pend Oreille County Human Resources, 625 West 4th St. Newport, Washington, (509) 447-6499 or County website: www.pendoreilleco. org. Application deadline: March 3, 2014 at 4:00 pm. (3-2) SEASONAL WEED FIELD INSPECTORS Several temporary positions avalable. Wage: $11.30/ hour to $13.01/ hour, depending on experience. See job description for complete list of qualifications and essential job functions. Obtain application packet from the Human Resources Office, 625 West 4th Street, Newport, Washington, (509) 447-6499 or County website: www.pendoreilleco. org. Application deadline: March 14, 2014 at 4:00 pm. (4-3) NEWPORT PARENT CO-OP PRESCHOOL in conjunction with Community Colleges of Spokane is hiring a part- time Program Facilitator for both our toddler and pre-k preschool programs. This position would be working with families in operation of a dynamic, well- established co-op preschool. This is a part time position with a minimum of 10-12 hours per week not including planning time and monthly meetings This position requires strong educational, organizational and interpersonal skills. Bachelor’s degree and experience in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education is preferred. This is a non- benefit position with wage dependent on experience. Please submit cover letter and resume to either newportcooppreschool@gmail.com or Stratton Elementary School, care of Jayme Kiss, Post Office Box 70, Newport, Washington 99156. Deadline for applications is March 15th.(4-3) DEPUTY I ACCOUNTANT Treasurer’s Office, 3/5 time, union position. Wage: $14.59/hour plus pro-rated County benefits. Two years responsible clerical, cash handling and computer experience required. See job description for complete list of qualifications and essential job functions. Obtain application and job description from Pend Oreille County Human Resources, 625 West 4th Newport, Washington or our website: www. pendoreilleco.org (509) 447-6499 Application Deadline: March 10, 2014 at 4:00 pm. (4-2) MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A CHILD’S LIFE Washington State Children’s Administration has a vacancy for a Social Service Specialist in Pend Oreille County. Competitive salary/ benefit package. Apply at www. careers.wa.gov. Equal opportunity employer. (4-3p)

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201448 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY Case No.: 14-400005-1 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) Estate of: Stephen Cheaney Cover, Deceased. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s Estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice

as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: February 12, 2014 /s/Christopher Boyette Christopher Boyette, Personal Representative C/O Lorraine Kirkpatrick 6052 Deer Valley Rd Newpor t, WA 99156 Published in The Newport Miner February 12, 19 and 26, 2014. (2-3)

_____________ 201459 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY No. 14-4-00007-7

Probate Notice to Creditors (RCW 11.40.030) Estate of Joyce A. Abrams, Deceased. Please Take Notice The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. Date of First Publications of this Notice: February 19, 2014 /s/Julius G. Abrams Julius Abrams, Personal Representative Denise Stewart At-

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Published in The Newport Miner February 19, 26 and March 5, 2014. (3-3)

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201444 PUBLIC NOTICE The Department of Natural Resources, Arcadia District will be holding a Pre-harvest Review at 1:30 p.m., on March 12, 2014. The meeting will be held at the Department of Natural Resources Deer Park work center training room, located at 1002 E. Crawford St., Deer Park, WA. The purpose of the meeting is to allow interested public, tribes, groups, industry and other agencies the opportunity to comment and provide input regarding planned timber sale activities within Arcadia District.

_____________ 201461 PUBLIC NOTICE The Solar Acres deinking water system, PWS #1090128, was not monitored for lead and copper during the years of 2011-2013 as required by Idaho Rules for Public Drinking Water Systems. This sampling measures the chemical quality of the drinking water and indicates whether chemicals associated with illness could also be present. The required sample was not taken because forgot to test between June and September. Efforts are underway by us to assure that all future lead and copper samples are taken from this drinking water system. If any of these samples confirm the presence

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______________ 201450 PUBLIC NOTICE The Pend Oreille County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board will be meeting from 12:001:00 p.m. March 11, 2014, at the Quail Manor Apartments Clubhouse located

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Malsbury, Frederick named to NEA all league NEWPORT – Newport senior Holly Malsbury was named to the Northeast A League All League first team for girls basketball. Jolie Frederick, also a senior, was named to the second team. Other NEA players on the first team are Lakeside senior Ashley Cook-Cox and junior Jocelyn Cook-Cox, Riverside senior Marisa

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Pace and Freeman senior Sierra McGarity. On the second team are Chewelah senior Sydnie Katzer, Kettle Falls sophomore Erin Johnson, Medical Lake junior Cassidy Hagel, Lakeside junior Kelsey Jones and Freeman senior Haley Burke. Freeman senior Katie Vold was named MVP and Lakeside’s Jeff Pietz is coach of the year.

SPARTANS: Top scorer of the game Jimmy Koch FROM PAGE 1B

briefly took an 18-16 lead on Thomas White’s 3-point play, before ending the half down 10. Priest River finally got a hand on the long-range shooting by switching from zone to a man-to-man defense, holding Timberlake to just one 3-pointer in the second half. The Spartans’ top scorer, Jimmy Koch, scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half and the Spartans were within five at one point late in the game. But the damage was done and ultimately, Priest River could not make up the first half deficit, despite outscoring Timberlake 18-12 in the final period. Colton Nunley scored a dozen, including four 3-pointers, and White scored seven points. The Spartans next face Bonners Ferry Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 4:30 p.m. in a loser out game. Bonners lost 53-49 to Kellogg earlier in the day Monday. Timberlake, the defending district champion, will face Kellogg in the championship game Wednesday. The Spartans finished a long regular season with losses to Bonners Ferry and Moscow.

obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $145,604.79, together with interest as provided in the Note from the 8/1/2010, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute. V. The abovedescribed real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on 3/28/2014. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by 3/17/2014 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time

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before 3/17/2014 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the 3/17/2014 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/ or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME DOUGLAS BARNETT AND MICHELLE E. BARNETT, HUSBAND AND WIFE ADDRESS 618 S SPOKANE AVE , NEWPORT, WA 99156 by both first class and certified mail, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. These requirements were completed as of 10/21/2013. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone

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mended by the Housing Finance Commission: Toll-free: 1-877894-HOME (1-877894-4663) or Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/ consumers/homeowne r s h i p / p o s t _ p u rchase_counselors_ foreclosure.htm. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Toll-free: 1-800-5694287 or National Web Site: http://portal.hud. gov/hudportal/HUD or for Local counseling agencies in Washington: http://www.hud. gov/offices/hsg/sfh/ hcc/fc/index. cfm?webListAction= search&searchstate =WA&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: 1-800-6064819 or Web site: http://nwjustice.org/ what-clear. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Dated: 11/26/2013 Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, as Trustee By: Michael Dowell, Assistant Secretary Trustee’s Mailing Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington C/O Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101 (866) 645-7711 Trustee’s

Physical Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 19735 10th Avenue NE, Suite N-200 Poulsbo, WA 98370 (866) 645-7711 Sale Line: 714-573-1965 Or Login to: http://wa.qualityloan.com TS No.: WA13-599126-TC P1069308 2/26, 03/19/2014 Published in The Newport Miner February 26 and March 19, 2014. (4, 7)

_____________ 201464 PUBLIC NOTICE The following ordinance was adopted at the regular meeting of the Newport City Council on February 18, 2014. The complete text of this ordinance is available for review at City Hall during regular business hours. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2003 An Ordinance of the Newport City Council adopting amendments to the city’s development regulations; establishing a moratorium on the acceptance of applications, the issuance of permits, and/or the operation of facilities associated with the production, processing, and sales of marijuana for recreational or medical purposes; providing for severability; and declaring an emergency. Published in The Newport Miner February 26, 2014. (4)

______________ 201466 PUBLIC NOTICE Lenora Water and Sewer District (LWSD) Lancelot Well Source Improvement Project Lancelot Well Source Site Improvements INVITATION FOR RE-BID Sealed bids will be received by the Lenora Water and Sewer District, located at 1432 Lenora Drive, P.O. Box 297, Usk, WA 99180, until 1 P.M. on April 2, 2014 for construction of Site Improvements at the Lancelot Well Site. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud immediately following the close of bid receipt. No late or faxed bids

HUNTING AND FISHING VIOLATIONS: Gregory St., Priest River ARREST: E. Jackson Ave., Priest River, Naomi Eisler, 33, of Priest River was arrested for battery. DOMESTIC DISPUTE: E. Jackson Ave., Priest River INTOXICATED PERSON: Harriet St., Priest River SATURDAY, FEB. 22

Tuesday, Feb. 18, the Spartans played their last regular season Intermountain League game at Bonners Ferry, losing 64-24. “The Bonners game was ugly,” Spartan coach Heath Hartwig said. Spartans couldn’t get their shots to fall while Bonners Ferry did. The Spartans got out to a slow start, trailing 20-4 after the first quarter. It didn’t get much better, with Priest River managing to score no more than eight points in a quarter. Friday, Feb. 21, the Spartans travelled to Moscow for a nonleague make-up game. While they lost 53-40, Hartwig said except for about a six-minute stretch, the team played better than it has for some time. “It was a really competitive game, except for about the last minute of the second quarter and the first five minutes or so of the third quarter,” Hartwig said. Priest River lost 53-40 at Moscow Friday, Feb. 21. Koch led Priest River scoring with 10 points. Zach Roland scored nine. If Priest River beats Bonners Wednesday, they still have to win one more game to qualify for state.

having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. 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. 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 AT T O R N E Y 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 recom-

FROM PAGE 4B

ARREST: Hwy. 2, Priest River, Mark Schwartzenberger, 36, of Oldtown was arrested for driving without privileges.

ACCIDENT UNKNOWN INJURY: Hwy. 2, Priest River DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE: Hwy. 2, Oldtown, citizen reported a drunk driver in the Oldtown area. Driver was located in Newport and charged with an offense in their jurisdiction. SUNDAY, FEB. 23 VEHICLE THEFT: Clagstone Rd., Spirit Lake, report of a stolen vehicle. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 57, Priest River, there was a non injury accident in the 15000 block of Hwy. 57.

Riverside advances to state SPOKANE – The Riverside Rams will be the sole Northeast A League boys team at this year’s state basketball tournament. Riverside beat Lakeside 59-55 Friday, Feb. 21, then beat Chelan 39-28 Saturday, Feb. 22. Riverside will play Zillah in a loser out game at Yakima March 1.

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will be accepted. A pre-bid conference will be held at 10 A.M. on Tuesday March 10, 2014 at the LWSD office located at 1091 Lenora Drive, Usk, WA 99180. The project consists of constructing potable water well head improvements, office/ equipment building, install package water treatment plant equipment, install ground level precast concrete reservoir storage system, distribution pump system, site piping, building piping, electrical service and system controls, and miscellaneous site improvements. A complete description of project scope and requirements is provided in the project bidding documents. Bidding documents for the project are prepared by North Engineering. Availability of bidding documents: Bona fide Contractors may purchase bidding documents from Standard Digital located at 256 West Riverside Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201, Phone (509)624-2985. Bidding documents are also available for viewing/download at Spokane Regional Planning Center located at 209 N. Havana, Spokane, WA 99202, (509)328-9600. Submit questions in writing to Bart North, PE at bartdorth@frontier. com. Verbal responses shall be non-binding. Only clarifications by written addendum shall be reflected in the bid proposal. Bid Security: A certified check, cashier’s check or bid bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid amount, payable to the Lenora Water and Sewer District is required with each bid. Bid bond must be executed by a licensed bonding company. Rejection of Bids: LWSD shall have the right to reject any or all bids not accompanied by bid security or data required by the bidding document or a bid in any way incomplete or irregular. LWSD is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (small, minority- and women-owned businesses) are encouraged to submit bids.

All work performed on the project will be subject to the higher of State of Washington Prevailing Wage or Davis-Bacon/Prevailing Wage requirements. This project is funded by a federal loan from the Department of Health, Public Works Board and Department of Commerce Drinking Water State Revolving Loan fund program. Published in The Newport Miner February 26 and March 5, 2014. (4-2)

_____________ 201467 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF ACTION Pursuant to 43.21C RCW, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on Jan. 21, 2014 receive a complete Conditional Use Permit Application and SEPA Environmental Checklist prepared by Kory Hedrick for the proposed use of “Grandview Quarry” a surface mine with potential for a temporary concrete and or asphalt plant. Pend Oreille County has issued a Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance for this project. This MDNS is issued under WAC 197-11-350; the lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14 days from Feb. 24, 2014. Comments must be submitted by Mar. 11, 2014. This application will be heard by the Pend Oreille County Planning Commission on March. 11, 2014 in Cusick at the Community Center @ 6:00pm. The submitted application and related documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:00 PM at the County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 W. 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 4474821 and also on our website at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Mike Lithgow, Community Development Director, mlithgow@pendoreille.org. Required Permits/ Licenses: Conditional Use Permit, State Business License, DNR Surface Mining Permit, Clearing and Grading Permit Date of Permit application: January 21, 2014 Date of Determination of Completeness:

January 21, 2014 Date of Notice of Application: January 24, 2014 Date of Threshold SEPA Determination: Feb. 24, 2014 Published in The Newport Miner February 26, 2014. (4)

_____________ 201468 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF ACTION Pursuant to 43.21C RCW, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on Jan. 06, 2014 receive a complete Re-Zone Application and SEPA Environmental Checklist prepared by Glen Cash for the proposed Rezone of the Property owned by Wasatch & Associates (43370920-0001 & 43370850-0005). The Rezone requested is from NR20 to R-5. Pend Oreille County has issued a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. This MDNS is issued under WAC 197-11350; the lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14 days from Feb. 24, 2014. Comments must be submitted by Mar. 11, 2014. This application will be heard by the Pend Oreille County Planning Commission on Mar. 11, 2014 in Cusick at the Community Center @ 6:00pm. The submitted application and related documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 W. 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and also on our website at www.pendoreilleco. org. Contact: Mike Lithgow, Community Development Director, mlithgow@pendoreille.org. Required Permits/ Licenses: None Date of Permit application: Jan. 6, 2014 Date of Determination of Completeness: Jan. 6, 2014 Date of Notice of Application: Jan. 6, 2014 Date of Threshold SEPA Determination: Feb. 24, 2014 Published in The Newport Miner February 26, 2014. (4)

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Panhandle elk research work to resume Feb. 28 BY PHIL COOPER WILDLIFE CONSERVATION EDUCATOR, IDFG

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James Clark retires from the city after spending 21 years as a wastewater treatment plant maintenance worker. The council presented Clark with a plaque for their appreciation of his service to the community Tuesday, Feb. 18.

Zorica sworn in at council meeting BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Newport City Council swore in Mark Zorica to the position 4 seat, recently vacated from Bill Burnett retiring from the council, Tuesday, Feb. 18 during the regular city council meeting, which was held on Tuesday because of President’s Day on Monday. Zorica held a council member position for two terms before vacating his seat to run for county commissioner last November. He lost the county commissioner election to Mike Manus. Once Burnett retired, Zorica applied for and got unanimously voted into the vacant seat. Zorica said having the council member seat

during the meeting was like he never left the old one. In other business, James Clark spent 21 years working as a wastewater treatment plant maintenance worker and is retiring from the city. He started work for the city in 1992. Mayor Shirley Sands and the city council presented Clark with a plaque during the council meeting. The city council authorized City Clerk Nickole Schutte to move money as necessary from one bank account to another. The resolution states the clerk would be able to authorize investing monies in the Local Government Investment Pool. The council also discussed marijuana. See separate story.

Cusick, Selkirk schools take Friday off CUSICK – The Cusick and Selkirk School Districts will be out of class Friday, March 7 as both schools celebrate the State B Basketball Tournament that neither school will participate in this year. Nancy Lotze, Selkirk Superintendent, said this day out of class started several years ago when the Rangers were headed to the state championship. Attendance is historically low on this day, so the district schedules the day off and will make it up in June. Lotze said the girl Rangers lost the game on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at the buzzer. The guys lost Saturday, Feb. 15 to end their season. See stories on 1B-2B. Cusick District Secretary Jennifer Anderberg said the Cusick district will not have to make this day up in June as it is scheduled as an additional day in case there is a snow day. “We won’t need to use it at this point,” Anderberg said. Anderberg said it also correlates with the State B tournament. The boys and girls Panthers lost Wednesday, Feb. 19 ending their run for the state basketball title.

CUSICK: Team will be strong next season FROM PAGE 2B

NEWPORT – The Newport Institute for Extended Learning education center will host a Running Start information night, Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. at the IEL Newport Center, 1204 W. Fifth St. High school juniors and seniors, and parents and guardians, will learn how to earn college credits while completing high school academic requirements. High school students and parents will get the opportunity to meet current Running Start students to hear firsthand about their college experiences. For more information, call 1-800-276-8040 ext. 6710 or visit www.ccs. spokane.edu/runningstart.

The project design calls for a total of 45 elk to be collared in the study so that IDFG can monitor survival rates, habitat use, and seasonal movements. the animal’s location once per day. The location, time, and other pertinent data are transmitted to a satellite, and the locations are sent by email weekly to IDFG biologists. Collars are functional for several years. Prior to the development of GPS collars, IDFG had to use an antenna in hand or on a plane to fix a location. Most locations were usually midday, during nice (good flying) weather. Now, locations are taken regardless of weather, giving a much

better picture of habitat use. The collar emits a unique signal if the collar is inactive for eight hours, an indication of a possible mortality. When such a signal is received, the collar can be located as soon as possible and biologists can often (but not always) determine the cause of death. Although the biologists will try to determine the cause of the death when possible, it is not the objective of the study; rather the objective is to determine the overall survival rate of cow elk in the study area. After more than a month, all 22 cow elk collared in January are still alive and their collars are performing exactly as they were intended to work. New technology, such as the use of GPS collars, has changed wildlife management over time. New equipment and techniques have enabled better data collection and a better understanding of what is actually happening outside in all kinds of weather, in daylight and dark, and throughout the entire year.

Hospitality House seeks more board members NEWPORT – The Hospitality House in Newport is looking for new board members, and asking residents to fill out a questionnaire WHAT’S NEXT: about what THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP they want to MEETING: Monday, April 14, see happen at at 5:30 p.m. the senior center. A town hall meeting was held last week and the questionnaire was handed out. The questionnaire is available at the Hospitality House, or call 509-447-3812 to request one be mailed. Two current members of the Hospitality House Board, Doug and Raelene Rigg, have resigned. “As the board’s goal is to increase the number of board members, we are asking for any interested volunteers who would like to join our fun and active

board,” member Shelley Stafford said. Those who are interested or would like more information should complete the questionnaire and one of the election committee members will contact you. The public is invited to the monthly board meetings. The next one is Thursday, March 27, at 4:30 p.m. at the Hospitality House. At that meeting, the election committee will have the slate of interested board members. The Hospitality House annual membership meeting will be held Monday, April 14, at 5:30 p.m. at the Hospitality House. Voting for new board members will take place at that meeting. An agenda will be sent out prior to the annual meeting. The Hospitality House is located at 216 S. Washington in downtown Newport.

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Alec Bluff led all scorers with 29 points. Bluff was four for four from the free throw line and hit three 3-pointers. Browneagle scored nine for the Panthers. The Panthers finished the season with a 19-4 overall record. They were undefeated in Northeast 1B North League play, with a 12-0 record. Bluff said he was happy with the season and figures

the team will be stronger next year. The Panthers only lose two seniors – Quinton Montgomery and Tommy Chieppa. The rest of the team comes back more experienced, Bluff said. Wilbur-Creston, from the Northeast 1B South League, beat Valley Christian 59-56 Saturday to earn the third seed to regionals. Wellpinit beat Odessa-Harrington 55-46 Saturday to win the district tournament. Both Wellpinit and OdessaHarrington will go on to regionals.

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In mid-January, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) and a private contractor began work on an elk research project in the Idaho Panhandle. The project design calls for a total of 45 elk to be collared in the study so that IDFG can monitor survival rates, habitat use, and seasonal movements. On Jan. 14-15, 22 cow elk were fitted with radio collars in the Cataldo area (north and south of I-90) and in the North Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River. If weather is suitable for flying, additional elk will be collared Feb. 28 and March 1. Cow elk are being captured with either nets or tranquilizer darts depending upon the terrain and density of the forest canopy. Once an elk is restrained or under anesthesia, a handler fits the animal with a GPS collar. Blood and fecal samples are taken for disease and pregnancy surveillance. An estimate of each animal’s age is made by a tooth examination and a measure of body condition

is taken. The elk is then released at the capture site and the search for another elk begins. The GPS collars record

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