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Fires are up this year

By Caneel Johnson Of The Miner

OLDTOWN – Six structures were destroyed or damaged by fire over the course of a week in Cusick, Newport, and Oldtown. The Excess Disposal Service building on Highway 2 in Oldtown burned to the ground Wednesday, Feb. 20. The structure fire was called in at 6:42 p.m. West Pend Oreille Fire District responded to the call and arrived on the

scene shortly after. More than 25 firefighters and nine vehicles were on scene. In addition, three vehicles from South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue and three service vehicles from Pend Oreille Fire District No. 4 assisted them. A space heater was the cause of the fire, said Les Kokanos, fire chief of West Pend Oreille Fire District. No one was in the structure when the fire started. It took more See Fires, 2A

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Firefighters work to get a fire at the Excess Disposal Service under control Wednesday, Feb. 20. The fire, started by an electrical heater, destroyed the building.

Is there need for an EMS district?

Board wants closer look at EDC finances

By Caneel Johnson Of The Miner

NEWPORT – To form a district or not to form a district? That is the question Pend Oreille County Commissioners were considering at their meeting, Monday, Feb. 18, to ensure emergency medical services continue. “If we don’t do something our local ambulance service will go bankrupt, according to reports

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

USK – Pend Oreille County Economic Development Council members wanted to hear more detailed financial reports at the monthly meetings and floated the idea of hiring another part time worker to help with those financial reports. “We’re dealing with enough funding that we may need a part time person or to contract it out so we can have financials every month,” Pend Oreille County Commissioner Mike Manus said at the monthly meeting at the Camas Center Wednesday, Feb. 20. “We’ve been pretty loosey goosey.” PUD Commissioner Rick Larson asked EDC treasurer Melannie Jones how much time she spent preparing the reports. Like all except EDC Director Jamie Wyrobek, Jones

I have gotten,” county commissioner Mike Manus said. “The payment model is horrid in Pend Oreille County and most rural counties. It is a national problem.” The insurance companies pay well, but most of the people living in the area using the service are on Medicaid or Medicare. According to Manus, Pend Oreille Paramedics is currently only getting an average of 21 cents on the dollar. Med-

icaid only pays 25 cents on the dollar and Medicare only pays 20 cents on the dollar. “We are for the EMS district,” said John Jackson, part owner of Pend Oreille Paramedics. “It is the only way an EMS service will survive around here.” Pend Oreille County is only one of three counties in the state that does not have an EMS district. County commissionSee EMS, 2A

Plans for RV park underway By Caneel Johnson

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Of The Miner

NEWPORT – There are some very ambitious plans to upgrade the rodeo grounds and softball field and build an RV park and BMX track in Newport. City administrator Russ Pelleberg presented those plans at the city council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 19. The city is hoping to partner with the county, PUD, school district, Rotary and other entities to accomplish these plans. “This is kind of a

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Pend Oreille Economic Development Council Treasurer Melannie Jones listens to questions at the Feb. 20 Pend Oreille County Economic Development Council meeting held at the Camas Center.

work in progress,” Pelleberg said. “Before we wanted to give a whole big thing to you guys, we wanted to put the feelers out there to see if there is any interest with our partners in moving forward. I am pleased to say every one of the people we have approached are 100 percent on board.” The plan is to bring the softball fields and BMX track up to tournament standards that will, in theory, bring more people to Newport and therefore more revenue.

An RV park and hotel go hand in hand with that theory; by giving people more events to attend and places to stay there is more opportunity for them to spend money at local businesses. “As we start building these facilities and having these things in town we will attract more people,” Pelleberg said. The rodeo grounds have already gone through some upgrades. The Newport Rodeo Association and the PUD have done

some upgrades to the wiring and lights. The city, rodeo association and possibly the PUD are partnering to reorganize the electrical pedestals for the vendors to make it more organized. Pelleberg plans to relocate the electric pedestals where the vendors usually are located around the edges of the rodeo grounds during rodeo events. Then spider boxes can be used to make the locations of the vendors more flexible. Spider See Council, 2A

B r i e f ly A Day at the Beach Feb. 27

Gunshot wound under investigation

Upcoming levy meetings

NEWPORT – The Grizzly Discovery Center is hosting A Day at the Beach Wednesday, Feb. 27, 5:30-7 p.m. at Stratton Elementary School. The evening will focus on de-stressing and self-regulation techniques to help students find calmness and be able to manage anxiety in class, life, and on upcoming standardized tests. Family members are invited as well. There will be a free soup and salad dinner, a family presentation in the school library, gift prizes and more.

NEWPORT – There was a report of an accidental gunshot wound on Roberts Road in Newport Jan. 8. The account given by the witnesses leaves some questions for the Pend Oreille Sheriff’s Office. “The story does not make a lot of sense so we are trying to clear things up,” Blakeslee said. “They are not being very cooperative.” The sheriff’s office is still investigating the incident. The wound was superficial, sheriff Glenn Blakeslee said.

PRIEST RIVER – Have questions about the West Bonner County School District’s upcoming levy? There are upcoming meetings that the public is encouraged to attend. A public town hall meeting is in the Priest River Junior High Auditorium Wednesday, March 6 at 5 p.m. WBCSD Superintendent Paul Anselmo will host a coffee chat Thursday, March 7 from 5-6 p.m. at Infinity Café, located at 5770 Highway 2.

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Fire: Fire District 4 has responded to 15 calls so far in 2019 From Page 1A

than seven hours to be contained. No one was injured from the fire, but three people were injured from the conditions caused by the weather. Kokanos slipped on the ice and broke four ribs and spent two nights in the hospital. “I broke four ribs in a row,” said Kokanos, meaning he broke ribs on one side. Two other firefighters had minor injuries from slipping on the ice. A fourth man had a minor injury from stepping on a nail. The fire was rekindled once, and was still smoking as of Monday, Feb. 25. “It is going to smoke until they can get equipment in there to move the debris around,” said Larry Larsen, West Pend Oreille Fire District Commissioner. “We can’t do that until the insurance company releases it.” A chimney fire left a residence on Highway 2 in Oldtown with damage to the roof and rafters Monday Feb. 18. Fire was coming through the roof

when the firefighters arrived on the scene at 5:42 p.m. No one was injured. “It burnt around the chimney, but other than that it was a good save,” Kokanos said. Two pump trucks, six trucks and 19 firefighters were on the scene. The fire was put out in minutes, Kokanos said. “We didn’t want to use a lot of water and mess up the inside of the house,” Kokanos said. “My boys did really well.” Fire destroyed a shop on Bear Road in Priest River Monday, Feb. 25. West Pend Oreille Fire was called in at 4:12 p.m. and remained on scene until after midnight. “The cause of the fire is undetermined at this point,” said Larsen. Six apparatus, a pickup and 15 firefighters were on scene. No one was injured. “We had three fires in a week,” said Larsen. “It is unusual. We don’t get that in a year. I want to remind people that we are all volunteers, and I want to thank them for doing a great job.” A chimney fire is believed to have claimed a

manufactured home on Roberts Road in Newport Tuesday, Feb. 19. “It was considered a complete loss, but it didn’t completely destroy the structure,” said Mike Nokes, chief of South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue. The fire started in the attic. The residents noticed it and called 911 at 9:19 p.m. Thirty-two firefighters and 15 vehicles from South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue, Pend Oreille Fire District No. 4 and Spokane County Fired District No. 4 were on scene for 10 hours. No one was injured. A damaged electrical cord was the cause of a fire that claimed a house in Cusick Monday, Feb. 18. The house had no fire detectors. It did not burn down completely, but there was enough damage to consider it a total loss. “It was a good thing it happened at 6 a.m. when they were all awake, ”said Knaack. “With how fast the fire spread it could have been a lot worse.” Firefighters used 2,000 gallons of water before they found a hydrant that

Fire prevention tips Fire District 4 fire chief Nick Knaack says there are some things that can be done to prevent fires, including: * Make sure your smoke detectors are working properly. People are urged to check the batteries in the detectors on daylight savings time. * Keep three feet of clear space around all heaters and wood stoves. * Clean Heaters annually. * Don’t plug heaters into power strips or

surge protectors. * Clean the chimney every year. * Shovel around fire hydrants. Fire doubles every minute,” said Knack. “It takes minutes to clear around a hydrant. That can be catastrophic for a house fire.” West Pend Oreille Fire District wants to remind people to keep driveways shoveled wide enough for fire trucks to be able to get in. Go to Fire District 4’s Facebook page for more tips.

worked. “The first two hydrants we went to were frozen,” Knaack said. “Cusick is going to purchase a quick thaw kit for the hydrants.” Knaack also noticed that a heater was plugged into a surge protector that was plugged into a power strip that was finally plugged into the wall. That is dangerous and should never be done, Knack said. Smoke detectors saved

a house on State Avenue in Newport Friday, Feb. 22. A malfunction in a heater caused a fire, and set off the smoke detectors. The residents were able to call it in and the house only sustained minimal damage, Knaack said. Fire District No. 4 has received 15 calls for fire this year. Knaack attributes the above average calls to the cold and the need for extra heating devices.

EDC: 2019 budget at $357,811, with $252,598 in expenses From Page 1A

is a volunteer. Jones said the yearly financials took several hours. She had just gone through the yearly report and was puzzled at what the members were getting at. “I’m not sure what you want,” she said. Larson said he wanted to be able to compare detailed monthly reports. PUD commissioner Curt Knapp said there was a fiduciary duty to take care of the public money. He said it only takes one misstep to create a problem. Wyrobek suggested continuing the discussion in a budget committee meeting. Members agreed. Earlier in the meeting, Jones went over the annual financial report. “I’m not going to go over this line by line,” she said. Jones said there were mysterious bills

that showed up at the end of the year that affected the financials, including $15,642. “Keoke just sent their final bill,” she said. Keoke handle the EDC’s website. Wyrobek said that there had been a problem with mail delivery and several months worth of mail had been delayed. Other mail had been delivered. The EDC gets mail at a post office box and at the office. The office mail had been held. The 2018 cash accounting to date budget showed actual resources at $357,815, which included $105,000 from the county in .09 money, $31,433 from the state in Associate Economic Development (ADO) money, $15,000 in contributions for signs and $5,000 in member support. There was $200,868 carried forward from the previous year and $514 in interest. The 2018 cash accounting to date budget showed actual

expenses of $91,014, including $53,445 in salary, $16,482 in benefits, $6,000 in rent, $4,992 in travel and training, $4,581 in professional services, $1,821 in telephone and internet, $1,643 in advertising, $1,133 in office supplies and $128 in dues and subscriptions. The EDC spent $97,441 on projects in 2018, with the most going to marketing, at $44,895. The EDC spent $30,096 on signage, $17,450 on an economic impact study for a hotel, and $5,000 in workforce development at the Kalispel Career Training Center. The EDC proposes a 2019 budget of $357,811 in resources and $105,598 in expenses. Project budgets are listed separately, with $147,000 listed as a proposed budget. That includes $65,000 in marketing, $40,000 for recruitment and impact studies, $16,000 in money committed

from 2018, $6,000 from the state Community Economic Revitalization Board grant, $5,000 in workforce development and $5,000 in business training. Jones projects a total of $252,598 in total expenditures for 2019, although she said it was a working budget and expenses can shift pretty rapidly. The EDC board moved to appoint Laura Verity of Ponderay Newsprint to the EDC board to fill the late Bob Spencer’s position. The board also needs a replacement for former board president Lonnie Johnson, who was at the Camas Center to exercise, but did not attend the meeting, said current president Ray Pierre. Wyrobek said Johnson had missed enough meetings he could be removed from the board, but that as a matter of respect, she wanted to contact him first.

Council: RV park would be built at ‘cowboy campground’ From Page 1A

boxes are industrial strength extension cords that are connected to receptacles that more than one vendor can connect to. The boxes range from $400-$800 apiece depending on the length of cord and electric capabilities. Pelleberg estimates the total cost of the project to be around $10,000. Mayor Shirley Sands recommended that an event tent be added to the center of the location to provide shade and protection from the rain. A tent can be rented from the Sandpoint Safeway for a donation, Sands said. (Sands is a manager at

the Sandpoint Safety.) Safeway would distribute the donation to the charity of the month. The addition of picnic tables in the center of the area will allow for more ease in socialization while enjoying the vendor’s products. “The master plan is not only to take care of some of the existing facilities with some upgrades and improvements,” Pelleberg said, “but to define the area with parking spaces, travel lanes and pedestrian pathways that will make it safer for people walking around up there.” The RV park will be located at the “cowboy campground” adjacent to

the rodeo grounds. The plans for the park are still in the works. Tentative plans are to provide 10-20, 20 by 40 foot lots. The park would offer access to water, sewer, electric and WiFi. Plans include a dump station, ice vendor, water fill up station, and a common area with a gazebo and fire pit where guests can mingle and roast marshmallows. There are plans to add bathroom facilities and showers for travelers. A camp host would be present from May through September and reservations will be available on the city website. “We haven’t established how much the RV park

will cost,” Pelleberg said. “I should have a better idea next week after we determine how many sites there will be. The number of sites directly affects the cost.” Pelleberg estimates the cost of 15 electrical pedestals to cost $5,000$6,000. Pelleberg and Sands presented the plans to the PUD Tuesday, Feb. 5 and to gauge their interest and their ability to assist in some of the upgrades. There was discussion of the PUD possibly paying for the RV park to help with the overflow from the Pioneer Park. No decisions have been made. The PUD will have to investigate whether or

not the project would satisfy their licensing requirements. “We always want to support the community, but we are limited on how we can,” PUD general manager Colin Willenbrock said. Pelleberg will be working on more definitive plans for the RV park to be approved by the council and submitted to the PUD. In other city council business, a payment of $4,611 was approved for administration fees for the South Bench water reservoir project. A request for hotel/motel tax funds for Who Let The Girls Out was tabled for the next meeting.

EMS: Question is what will an EMS district cost taxpayers From Page 1A

ers would establish the district, and then appoint a board of commissioners. The EMS board would be able to propose a vote for a tax levy to help supplement the cost of the services. “The people are going to want to know how much it costs, and what are they going to get for it?” county commissioner Karen Skoog said. The commissioners believe the public deserves advanced life support instead of just basic

life support. Advanced life support includes a paramedic trained in invasive techniques, able to administer medication to accompany an emergency medical technician. Basic life support offers two EMTs. Levels of EMTs vary depending on training. Basic EMT training is six months; paramedics have a minimum of two years training. The ambulances would be equipped with airway equipment, cardiac life support, cardiac monitors and glucose testing devices.

If a levy is considered, property tax payers may pay between 35 to 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed evaluation, Manus said. It would depend on how much money is needed to make it sustainable. “Klickitat County asked for 35 cents and they said they should have asked for more,” Manus said. “It was barley enough to keep them alive.” Manus is going to meet with Tom Wilbur, Newport Hospital and Health Services CEO, to discuss the hospital’s possible

involvement. He will speak to Jackson to see if he can get an idea of how much money is needed to keep the business running. Pend Oreille Paramedics is now a non-profit agency. “We have not made any decisions yet,” Manus said. “We are still gathering information.” If a district is created, then bids would be taken to find the best option for services. Manus thinks the county would be best served by north and south county contracts.

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Pend Oreille County Hunter Education grows with the times NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County Hunter Education Group (POCHEG) took a leap forward this winter with the implementation of their new website and the purchase of new computer equipment. “We get many inquiries throughout the community each year on when classes will be held,” the group’s secretary Mike Kirkwood said. “With the state’s online registration process, it makes it difficult to quickly see when a class is going to be held.” The new website, POCHEG.com, will make it easy to see any classes scheduled or pertinent news associated with local hunter education. “The site is new, so we wanted to get the word out as quick as possible, especially with our spring class coming up,” said James Batie, the group’s newly elected president. Students should expect a big change in the classroom too. POCHEG, a Washington State registered non-profit corporation, was the recipient of a grant from the Pend Oreille Valley Foundation. The grant will replace their aging computer and video system. “We were operating on a set up that was over 10 years old,” Kirkwood said. “It is difficult to keep the flow in a classroom full of kiddos when the computer crashes, or it takes five minutes to load a video. “We are very grateful to the Pend Oreille Valley Foundation for choosing us as one of the recipi-

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Mike Kirkwood and James Batie are taking hunter education in Pend Oreille County to the next level.

ents,” he said. A board of local students and adults make up the foundation, which is designed to benefit youth in our community. The foundation is funded by Ponderay Newsprint Company, Mountain West Bank and Teck Washington, Inc. As for classes, POCHEG will be sticking to its twoa-year schedule. “We find that the greatest class need is just before turkey season and again before deer season,” said Kevin Olsen, the new vice president. “We will stick with what works, until the need changes.” POCHEG lost two of its longtime instructors this last fall. Elsie Graham and Jerry Spalding Jr. both passed recently, leaving a big void in the north part of the county. “We are going to shift our late summer class back to the Cusick area to accommodate the needs of our Ione and Metaline families,” Kirkwood said. POCHEG is looking for

new instructors also. “We need to fill the void in our teaching team up North,” treasurer Kassie Robinson said. “It’s quite a certification process to go through, but the reward of training up new sportsmen and sportswomen is second to none.” Interested instructor candidates should contact the group through the website. “We are excited to offer these new tools to our community and appreciate the ongoing interest and support,” Kirkwood said. Pend Oreille County Hunter Education Group trains and certifies between 75-100 new hunters in Washington state every year through the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Hunter Education Program.

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60 day sentence for voyeur By Don Gronning Of The Miner

NEWPORT – A 20-year-old man was sentenced to 60 days electronic home monitoring by Pend Oreille County Superior Court Judge Jessica Reeves Thursday, Feb. 21, after pleading guilty to two counts of seconddegree voyeurism and one count of disclosing indecent images. Randall Mclellan pleaded guilty to the three misdemeanors, which were amended from three felonies as part of a plea agreement. Prosecuting attorney Brooks Clemmons said that the charges date back to 2016, when Mclellan attended Newport High School and a hidden camera was found in the boys’ locker room. Clemmons said it took time for the case to get to the prosecutor and time to get the correct charges. He said Mclellan engaged in a practice called “catfishing,” where he made up female online identities and solicited nude pictures of male students and shared them with other students. Clemmons said Mclellan appeared to be motivated by revenge rather than having a sexual motive. “He wanted to get back at individuals,” Clemmons said, people who had bullied him. The victims didn’t want to go forward, Clemmons said, as some were worried about getting charged themselves with distributing underage photos. Clemmons said the photos that were recovered were from the neck down and unidentifiable. Defense attorney Carson Van Valkenburg said he came to the case a few weeks ago and that Robin McCroskey had been involved in negotiating the plea. He said what Mclellan did was in retaliation for “incessant” bullying over Mclellan’s sexual orientation. He said Mclellan had his towel pulled off and was whipped with towels. Van Valkenburg said Mclellan had been working in retail the last two years and will be happy to get this resolved. Mclellan said he was very sorry and that he had been under a lot of stress since this has been going on. Reeves said that he was a teenager at the time and that this was a bad decision. “I have no reason to believe it was anything other than a visceral reaction to a history of abuse,” she said. “It was poorly thought out, not the kind of thing you would have done.” She said she was concerned about how he would pay for electronic home monitoring, since she had found that with a $1,300 monthly income, that he was indigent. Mclellan said that he had looked into it and could pay. See Mclellan, 7A

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he Miner’s policy dictating letters to the editor is pretty standard and straight forward. The deadline is 5 p.m. Friday. The word limit is 300. They cannot be libelous. We need your name, phone number and town of residence. Follow these simple rules and we’ll run your letter. Yes, there are the rare occasions when letters sent via email are lost in cyber space, or paper letters are lost on a desk. Otherwise, however, if your letter does not meet these rules, we will contact you, given you include your required name and phone number, and give you a chance to re-write and re-submit. For several years now, we have heard periodically from people who don’t like the opinions of Pete Scobby, a Newport resident who writes a letter to the editor every week. And we mean every week. Mr. Scobby follows the rules. The rare times he has not, we have contacted him and told him to re-write and resubmit. We treat him like every other letter writer that graces these pages, and we don’t intend to change that. This does not mean we condone or do not condone what he says. This does not mean that he is a paid member of our staff. This does not mean we solicit his letters. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects Freedom of Speech. We consider letters to the editor to be part of that freedom, an inalienable right of all citizens, as long as that speech doesn’t harm another person. Some might argue that having to read Mr. Scobby’s letters is harming them by ways of being irritated, being challenged, disagreeing, or otherwise being bothered by what he says. We would argue your definition of harm is incorrect, or, better yet, you also have a right, the right to not read his letters to the editor, or any letters to the editor. We do always appreciate feedback on the job we do, and I personally thank anyone who calls with a complaint, opinion or criticism. And if you disagree with Mr. Scobby, or any other letter writer – or anything printed on these pages, including this opinion – then by all means, write your own letter. We will do our due diligence to get it published. Open dialogue and the trading of ideas is what makes America great. We pride ourselves on the volume of letters to the editor we receive, because we think an engaged electorate is the foundation of a strong community. We welcome your opinion. And in that spirit, we won’t quiet the opinion of Mr. Scobby. -MCN

Sick of being sick A woman in labor suddenly shouted, “Shouldn’t! Wouldn’t! Couldn’t! Didn’t! Can’t!” “Don’t worry,” said the doctor to her husband. “Those are just contractions.” If you’re thinking I ripped that one straight from Reader’s Digest, it’s because I did. A little humor to ease you into my pernickety grumbling seemed in order. Long story short, I am sick again for the third time this year, and I am going to play a sonnet on the world’s smallest violin. No feigned attempts to persevere and show resilience here, nope! I want hot soup, hot toddies, and hot bodies stroking my hair and telling me in sensual, reassuring tones, “It’s going S o p h i E ’ s to be okay, my sweet, bidolashnyy.” C HOI C E That’s Ukrainian for “poor thing” and it’s about all the mother tongue Sophia I know besides a few phrases that aldous aren’t suitable for reprint. If you’re one of those people who is rolling their eyes whilst reading this because you’ve been ill for two weeks while taking the kids to school, then working full time, whether it’s in an office or upkeep on your domicile, then good on you, you stalwart germ-fighter, you. If I had a gold star, I’d stick it on your forehead. Go forth with your badass, contagious selves, and leave those of us with our snot rags and Vicks to Google proper pronunciation of Ukrainian so we don’t embarrass our forebears any more than usual. Okay, so I have a lot of self-pity going on here, I know. Yes, there are people out there who have it much worse than I do, tenfold. More often than not, we have to put on our adult-sized diapers (metaphorically or sometimes literally) and saunter out into the world to take care of business, because ain’t nobody going to do our business for us (too many bathroom connotations in that sentence, but you know what I mean). However, I believe we can know all of those things and still want someone to recognize that sometimes our current situation is less than ideal, even a raging dumpster fire. Not that having another head cold is on par with the latter, but my point is that we all tend to forget that we’re all still children walking around in adult suits, pretending we have the answers and playing it cool, when we really just want someone to invite us to the playground or tell us that it’s okay to not always feel your best. So to the castmate that gave me Emergen-C during Sunday’s rehearsal, my director who understands my projection of lines kind of sucks right now, to the friend that offered to go grocery shopping for me to bring me zinc tablets and soup, and my bosses that gave me a day off this week to recover, thank you. My inner-child raises a cup of herbal tea to you.

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yo u r o p i n i o n President manipulates Constitution To the editor, As a prisoner I am affected by the law every day. Whether it be constitutional laws or prison rules. That is why I find it disturbing that our president had seemingly been manipulating the U.S. Constitution for his own gain. The latest example is his declaration of a national emergency to obtain funds to build a wall on our southern border. As one of my friends in the community told me, “I was always worried we would have a president that would expose our Constitution for its subjectiveness and whims of our leaders.” If we have a system that can be manipulated by powerful figures then how are we better than

countries with other systems? How can we make sure such manipulation of our Constitution never happens again? Proper checks and balances have to be put in place. Maybe a reform of our political parties. Our country is certainly at an inflection point. As a prisoner, I am more directly affected than most. If a violent offender receives clemency (a commuted sentence) and commits another violent offense it affects all prisoners. Now we have a president doing an analogous thing. I am interested to see what comes next. -Naveed Haq Airway Heights

Snow plow crews doing great To the editor,

I want to give a public thank you to our road crews. The county roads I travel on have been well taken care of, including plowing and sanding. The state roads are also in good condition, as are the streets in Newport. These tireless workers worked through some very difficult weather systems and very cold temperatures. They have kept the county functioning. Thank you. -Pamela Luby Newport

Will vote against levy To the editor, On March 12 the West Bonner County School District wants voters to know that there are two options on the ballot. You can vote for a two-year levy at $3 million per year or vote to change

the term of the levy from two years to an indefinite term also at $3 million per year. The final option and the one I will be choosing is to vote against the levy, as there is little accountability on how these funds are spent. If we as voters agree to a two-year term and are unsatisfied with the use of these funds, we can turn around and not vote for it the next levy election. That little bit of accountability goes out the window if we vote in a permanent levy. I want to give an example of how funds are wasted. I worked in transportation for a time and we purchased one bus every year that the district pays upwards of $90,000 for. These See letters, 5A

Neighborhood Watch…What is it? By Kellie Risso Editor’s note: Kellie Risso is a community volunteer who is heading up the Priest River Neighborhood Watch program.

Crime is an unfortunate reality that can affect communities in any city or town. All across the United States, residents have banded together to set up neighborhood watches to keep an eye on things Risso happening in their communities and to form partnerships with local law enforcement. Implementing a Neighborhood Watch program is a great way to bring the community together. When people establish a relationship with their community, they are more likely to share information, look out for their neighbor’s families and property, work together to resolve conflict, and to improve conditions within the community. This is a simple and cost effective way for the

community, residents and police department to collaborate in an effort to bring about change. The program will teach you the steps that can be taken to help protect your home. It also helps you organize neighborhood groups and start making crime prevention a part of every person’s daily routine. The Neighborhood Watch groups are not vigilantes; we’re extra eyes and ears for reporting crime and assisting neighbors in need. As of this writing we have 66 Neighborhood Captains, 44 groups and 930 members throughout Bonner County, all coordinated through the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office. We had a meeting Saturday in Priest River attended by about 20 people. In the past year alone, Priest River now has eight Block Captains and new members throughout the community. We will continue to grow the membership during the year with future meetings, presentations, and walking door-to-door to meet

r e ad e r ’ s p o l l A federal judge in Texas ruled that an all-male military draft is unconstitutional, ruling “the time has passed” for a debate on whether women belong in the military. The U.S. has maintained an all-volunteer military after the draft was discontinued in 1973, but the Selective Service System was reactivated in 1980 as a contingency in case military conscription becomes necessary again. Should the country start up a draft that includes women? Yes, as the judge says, it’s time women registered for the draft. No, the current volunteer system works fine. There shouldn’t be a draft of anyone. Yes, only a tiny percentage of Americans serve in the military. People would have a far better understanding of the military if we had a draft of both men and women.

our neighbors and introduce the program to them. The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office Community Force-Neighborhood Watch aims to protect citizens, their homes and their property from criminal activity. To find out more, contact Sheryl Kins at 208-263-8417 extension 3049 to join the Community Force and keep your neighborhood safe. Participation in the program is open to any person (young or old, single or married, renter or homeowner, etc.) concerned about or who has a vested interest in the neighborhood. We know some are reluctant to get involved for fear of retaliation, because they believe things will not change, believe they have nothing to offer, but I say you do and that you are needed. You are the good neighbor, and you are the most effective crime prevention tool ever invented. What you do matters, stopping the crime before it begins. Your law enforcement agency awaits your call…

r e ad e r ’ s p o l l r e s u lts President Trump declared a national state of emergency last week. Do you think the declaration of an emergency was warranted?

No, President Trump said so himself, “I don’t have to do this.” It is an attempt by Trump to get money for his wall that Congress hasn’t approved.

42% Yes, there were more than 70,000 opioid deaths in the U.S. in 2017.

58% Total Votes: 55

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buses the district purchases are manufactured by Navistar International and feature an engine also produced by International. These engines are complete junk. Several of the engines have had to be rebuilt prematurely at a price of about $16,000 per engine, not to mention the endless repairs these buses need. This is only one example in one department of how the district is wasting our levy money. While I spend enough on taxes and will vote against the levy, I encourage those who say “it’s all about the kids” to write a tax free check to the school district each year. www.bonnercountyid. gov/media/Elections/2_ BLUE%20LAKE_English. pdf -Jesse Mullen Priest River

Biomass chipper could help with smoke To the editor, A sweeping bipartisan natural resources bill went through the Senate and is headed to the House for committee vote. It contains grant research funding for technological improvements in time and practice of wild land fire responses, something dear to me here in our often too smoky rural America. Rather than use critical response time by building access roads and fire stop trails, I would like to see future uses of resources to suppress fire growth by building protective slash piles, chipper trail grinds and road shoulder protectors. In my opinion, such a holistic, long-term practice would also help efficient responses to wildfires in remote areas. Three expensive, coordinated helicopters were used for three days last September to reach some inaccessible, smoky fires close to Flowery Trail Road. They skimmed the Pend Oreille River to pick up water and flew five miles to circle and make water retardant drops every 30 minutes. The fires were only smoldering a week before nature’s rainfall cleaned the air. Once it rained, government prescribed burning of that area’s slash pile immediately filled our air with more smoke. Economical biomass portable chippers like what Vaagan Brothers Lumber commercially practices in the Usk mill, could end smoky slash pile burning, too. This is just some food for thought for our local biology students. -Duane Schofield Cusick

To the editor, We need to discuss the social cost from making abortion a political issue. Republicans have locked in religious or value voters over abortion. Those votes have elected Republican lawmakers that voted against social government programs. Many people have died from a lack of healthcare, food, shelter and economic opportunities caused by legislation passed by Republican majorities. Essentially, programs that keep people from dying are often repealed or eliminated by Republicans. They got into office by claiming a pro-life position. The lack of Medicaid expansion in many red states killed thousands of people that couldn’t get medical care. Gee, that’s like not feeding your dog or taking it to the vet for shots and treatments after claiming you are a dog fancier. Politicians have been fooling religious or socalled values voters for decades. Has anything changed about abortion? Abortion numbers are down, mostly due to improved family planning and contraception, not because politicians have acted on their pro-life stances. Reducing welfare has been a conservative position for many years. Welfare isn’t needed for poor people that don’t have unwanted children. It would seem that a pro-life position would also be a pro-welfare position. A desire to have every conceived child born would result in a lot more people in need of welfare. How about passing a law that bans birth control for citizens who make over $250,000 per year? They can afford to have a dozen children. The same law could also require every teenaged girl in a lower income home to be on mandatory birth control. Those kinds of laws would never pass, but how does society address the issue of reproduction with political actions? A pro-life politician is a paradox. -Pete Scobby Newport

Agree with Reed, paper has too much Scobby To the editor; My wife and I high fived each other when she read Janet Reed’s letter (‘Enough Scobby already,’ Feb. 20). We don’t high five much. Her letter is overdue. Three times now I have written a counterpoint to Mr. Scobby and then deleted it, muttering out loud, “if you wrestle with a pig you will get dirty.” It is not worth it. We have to also plea for a stop to

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such a spewing of factless negativity that comes weekly from Mr. Scobby. Rules get made from abuses. Someone wrecks it for others. I hope that a change is in order and that it comes from Mr. Scobby and it does not have to come from the editor. It is time for a positive change. Yes we have the choice to overlook letters written by said author and we do. Every single week. Pete, can I make some positive suggestions to help steer you away from the bitter negative path you seem bent on? If you are watching the news, stop it. It is designed to upset and cause division. Go outside and take a deep, smelter-free breath of fresh winter air and just listen. How about a walk? How about a hobby? You could restore a piece of furniture. How about tying fishing flies? Wood carving? Polishing rocks, stained glass? When you create an interest like that it makes nothing but positive results. It makes you a more positive person and pleasant to be around. The choices are endless. Do something positive for your community. But please regulate yourself and stop the weekly negative tirades. If you enjoy offending and making others unhappy, then you need professional help. Don’t be that guy. Be happy and offer something good. I am confident you are capable. If you are not then it is time for a plea for regulation from the paper’s editor. Yes, enough, enough, enough. -Al Temple Usk

What are the benefits of new state? To the editor, When I was in the womb I can remember my mom and Erna from up the road discussing splitting Washington state in half and getting it right next time. Well, no, actually my mom was just bitching about being pregnant again. My point is, it just keeps coming up every few years. Am I brainwashed by my childbirth or just dumb, I’m not sure which, but why? When Spokane Valley split See Letters, 6A

CARD OF THANKS Thanks to you all for your prayers and kindness during our loss of our dearest son, grandson, brother, uncle and friend. The family Billy Joe Cole.

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off I did not and do not understand it. Having to have a new mayor position as well as police, fire, city council, etc., taxes for those people had to rise sharply to cover that. Potholes even had to gain importance financially. I don’t think at government rates I could afford to support one pothole. So we will create a new state, with a new governor, state legislature, attorney general, etc., and to the part I surely can’t afford: new license plates. I will have to move west just so I don’t have to buy new license plates. Oh my gosh, that leads to new drivers license, new concealed weapons permit when I give them more information about me. Oh crud, I even have to get a new library card. By now the new state will know more about me than my orthodontist. For every tax dollar spent in Eastern Washington, we get back over

$2. Why do we want to give up spending Western Washington tax money? It’s like having a wealthy aunt we can sponge off of. I hope someone who can explain to me the benefits of creating a new state will write here next week. I am listening. -Roger Castle Spring Valley

Immigrants contributions overlooked To the editor, The animosity expressed by tone of voice, facial expressions and questions about undocumented people (i.e. illegal aliens ) at political meetings amazes me. I attended a Conversations with Cathy meeting in Medical Lake in October 2018 when disdain for the undocumented was expressed by one woman who shouted out “Build that Wall” and others appeared to agree. On Feb. 21, I attended another Conversations with Cathy meeting

in Medical Lake. After Representative McMorris Rodger’s opening remarks, the first rather aggressive question was why the laws already on the books concerning undocumented workers (11 to 20 million according to the questioner) weren’t being enforced. Later, in response to a question concerning the housing shortage in the area, Rep. McMorris Rodgers relayed a conversation she just held with a general contractor who was involved in the housing development behind the Airway Heights

Walmart – he could build more housing, but for lack of electricians, plumbers and other skilled workers. How interesting that in many parts of the country, that work, along with many other skilled and unskilled jobs is carried out efficiently and successfully by the “undocumented.” Contributions of immigrants to this country, both legal and illegal, are often overlooked by many “documented” Americans. -Nancy Street Cheney

Lakes Commission meeting March 28 PRIEST RIVER – The Lakes Commission will host a spring meeting at the Priest River Event Center Thursday, March 28 from 9 a.m. to noon. The Idaho Fish and Game will give a presentation on the Priest Lake Fishery, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers will present on Albeni Falls Dam, the Bureau of Reclamation will talk about Hungry Horse Dam and PacWest will talk on the proposed silicon project outside Newport.

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Just shy of his 74th birthday, Freddy Paul “Pete” Miller of Metaline Falls, Wash., passed away peacefully on Feb. 19, 2019, surrounded by his loving family, bounded in faith by the truth, love and grace of his Lord and Savior. Pete is preceded in Miller death by his father and mother, Fred and Charlotte Miller; sister-in-law Linda Miller; and brother in law Dave Roark. He is survived by his wife Judy, of Metaline Falls, Wash.; two children, Paul (Chris) Miller, Metaline Falls, Wash., and Rhonda (Steve) Schmidlkofer, Spokane, Wash.; seven grandchildren, Samantha (Raymond), Seth (Bonnie), Austin, Ryan (Becca), Brette, Jesse (Josie), and Nate; and two great-grandchildren, Alyssa and Liam. Pete is also survived by his sister, Jean Roark, of Spokane, Wash.; and brothers, Wayne (Christina) Miller, Colville, Wash., and Charlie Miller, Ione, Wash. Born Feb. 24, 1945, in Wenatchee, Wash., Pete was the second of four children to Fred and Charlotte Miller. In 1948, the family moved to the Metaline Falls area, a place where Pete would call home for the rest of his life. He attended Lillian Bailey Elementary and Metaline Falls High School, and was in the first Selkirk High School

graduating class of 1963. After graduation, Pete attended Spokane Community College and received his Associate of Applied Science Degree in Automotive Repair. With his new degree in hand, Pete sold his car and signed up to serve his country in the military; however, God had placed a different path in front of him that was soon to bless Pete’s life forever. You could say Pete lived the typical life of the “all American boy” while growing up in Metaline Falls. That is to say until he met his wife Judy, the love of his life. Pete suddenly found his typical all American life turned into an “all American dream” as he held her hand for the very first time and never let go. After meeting at a dance at the Ione High School in February of 1966, then getting engaged one month later on March 23, to being married the same year on July 29, 1966, Pete and Judy began an adventure lasting more than 52 years. In 1966, Pete began work at Lehigh in Metaline Falls as a member of the Yard Crew, working his way up to become a Repair Mechanic until the plant closed in 1990. After 24 years at Lehigh, Pete worked for PUD an additional 21 years, starting out as “Peter the Meter Reader” and moving up to the position of Maintenance Repair Foreman. Pete was also the consummate “tinkerer” and “putterer,” always known around town as the neighborhood handyman and small engine repairman for the community. He was helpful to all without regard, expecting nothing in return. Pete was a man of action and purpose, a “working man,” whose knowledge and understanding was far and

away greater than most. Words like loyalty, dedication, skillful, committed, steadfast, honest, faithful and true are just a few that best describe Pete as those who knew and worked with him can attest. Pete retired in 2011 after 45 years of commitment and dedication to his work rarely seen in this day and age. With this new stage in life he took advantage of the time he loved to spend with his family camping, fishing, four wheeling and taking trips across country with their fifth wheel; but always being the “tinkerer” and “putterer” for any and all who needed his help. Pete lived his faith by his service to others, quietly and unassuming, yet with strength and conviction. He will be sorely missed, but never forgotten in the hearts and minds of his loved ones. Throughout Pete’s life the care of his family was his greatest concern; the legacy he left them by his love and devotion is a testament to his success in that regard. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind. Let each esteem others better than himself. Philippians 2:3 The family wishes to thank everyone for their heartfelt condolences, thoughts and prayers during this time of mourning and invite all to commemorate Pete’s life with us at a celebration to be held in the spring with a date yet to be determined. Sherman-Campbell Funeral and Cremation Services in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at shermancampbell.com.

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Lenten soup suppers and worship open to public NEWPORT – Community Lenten Soup Suppers and Worship are back at local churches in observation of Lent, a religious observance in the Christian liturgical calendar that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends approximately six weeks later, before Easter

Sunday. The soup dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. and worship follows at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday. All are welcome. On March 13 and 20 the American Lutheran Church, located at 332801 Highway 2, will host the event. On March

27 and April 3, St. Anthony’s Catholic Church will host the dinner and worship, located at 612 W. First St. The United Church of Christ will host the event April 10 and 17, located at 430 W. Third St. All of the churches are located in Newport.

Gandy charged for bomb threats NEWPORT – A warrant was issued for James E. Gandy, 44, after he failed to appear in Pend Oreille County Superior Court Thursday, Feb. 21, to answer charges of making two bomb threats with intent to alarm, intimidating a public servant and telephone harassment over phone messages Gandy allegedly left Social Security Administration workers. According to a statement of probable

cause, Gandy called a California SSA office in September 2018 to complain about his benefits being cut off and allegedly concluded the call with a threat to “come blow up your building.” In November 2018, Gandy is alleged to have called a Twin Falls, Idaho SSA office several times. He was upset, according to the statement and asked if he should “come blow up their office, too.”

Phone call gets intimidation charge NEWPORT – A 74-year old man was charged with intimidating a public servant, a felony, over a phone message he allegedly left with a county snowplow driver supervisor. Charles R. Knuth pleaded not guilty when he appeared in Pend Oreille Superior Court Thursday, Feb. 21. He had been summonsed into court and was allowed to remain free on his promise to appear in court.

According to a statement of probable cause, a message was left by someone claiming to be Chuck Knuth stating that the county snowplow driver had plowed snow into the middle of the road, where it hit the car his daughter was driving “head on.” According to the sworn statement, the caller allegedly went on to say if it happens again, “I will be

waiting up there with my shotgun and I’ll shoot the (expletive).”

C o r r e ct i o n The spaghetti dinner to raise funds for Phaedra Parker will be held Saturday, March 23. In last week’s story ‘Star of the show’ the date was incorrectly reported. We regret any inconvenience this may have caused.

Mclellan: Incident happened in 2016 From Page 3A

Reeves said if he couldn’t pay, she would convert the sentence to 481 hours of community service. He was also ordered to pay $700 in legal financial obligations. According to a statement of probable cause, a sheriff’s deputy was called to Newport High School Feb. 11, 2016, to respond to a report of a hidden camera discovered in the boys’ locker room. A student had noticed a new black clothes hook in the shower and thought it looked “odd.” He took the hook off the mount and noticed an on and off switch. He realized it was a hidden camera with a SD card. He showed it to other students in the locker room. One of them broke the card because he thought he may have been

photographed undressed. The students turned over the camera and broken card to their physical education teacher. Mclellan, who was 17 when the camera was found, was interviewed by a deputy a week later. According to the sworn statement, Mclellan told the deputy he was the sole person who placed the clothes hook camera in the shower. It was set up to send video and images to his home computer. According to the statement of probable cause, he also told the deputy he had also created false female personas and had been collecting nude images of boys sent to the Snapchat and Facebook accounts of the false personas, including pictures of five Newport High School students. He used the names Sarah Larrington and Jessica Hastings for two of the personas.

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Marissa Hofstee serves wine to Marissa Miller, center, at the sixth annual Iron Sommelier and Brewmaster Event at the Priest River Event Center Saturday night. The event raised nearly $16,000 for the Newport Hospital and Health Services Foundation. Also pictured are Camille Dixon, far left, and Alex Homan, far right.

Vehr’s, No-Li take Iron Sommelier and Brewmaster titles

PRIEST RIVER – Newport Hospital and Health Services Foundation hosted the sixth annual Iron Sommelier and Brewmaster Event Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Priest River Event Center. The event grossed nearly $16,000 for the Newport Hospital and Health Services Foundation and included 27 individual Healthy Kids Snack Bags sponsorships. Guests voted on wine or microbrew flights paired with six gourmet “small bite” courses prepared by Executive Chef Steven Swanson of Nectar Catering and Events in Spokane. Swanson is a 2002 graduate of Newport High School and a Pend Oreille County resident. 2018 Brewmaster Ed Tomlinson of No-Li Brewhouse in Spokane, beat Spokane Valley’s Terry Hackler of Twelve String Brewing Company for the 2019 Brewmaster title with creative pairings of No-Li’s craft brews and the six courses served. As typical for this event, the race for “brewmaster” was extremely close, separated by mere votes. Hackler won two of the courses: Course 3 “New Orleans Style BBQ Shrimp” paired with Twelve String’s Mango Mambo; Course 4 – “Nori-wrapped Miso Cod in Dashi Broth” paired with Chardonnay Barrel-Aged Saison. However, Tomlinson’s pairings for the last two courses clinched the win for No-Li. Course 5 – “Shoulder Tenderloin Crusted with Ancho Chile and Coffee on Southwest Polenta” paired with NoLi’s Amber Ale; Course 6 – “Salted Caramel Cream Puff” paired with NoLi’s Wrecking Ball Imperial Stout. Charlie Walker of Vehrs, Inc. in Spo-

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Law would support full recovery of gray wolves By Madeline Coats WNPA Olympia News Bureau

OLYMPIA – A proposed bill would support the full recovery of gray wolves in Washington state, as well as protect the livestock industry and their coexistence with wolves. House Bill 2097 was co-sponsored by 11 bipartisan representatives and introduced by the Deputy Minority Leader Rep. Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda. The gray wolf, otherwise known as Canis lupus, is protected under state law and the federal Endangered Species Act in the western two-thirds of Washington, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Wolves in the eastern third of Washington were removed from federal protection on May 5, 2011. “I think this is a pretty modest attempt to bring some solutions,” Kretz said at a public hearing Friday,

Feb. 22. The primary sponsor has been working to perfect this bill for many years, he explained. HB 2097 requires the department to immediately review the status of the gray wolf as an endangered, threatened or sensitive species to determine if the population is no longer in danger. Under the Conservation and Management Plan, the gray wolf will be considered for removal from the Endangered Species Act if the department discovers more than 18 successful breeding pairs, distributed within each recovery region. The Fish and Wildlife Commission must consider a change in the statewide or regional listing status upon the review, the bill states. Neil Beaver, testified as other on behalf of The Lands Council in Spokane because of disagreements about delisting processes. He hopes to bridge the

gap between long-term problems that exist within the Northeast Washington forests, such as overgrown meadows that deter cows from herding themselves for protection. “We are certainly interesting in bringing parties together to resolve the social conflict and find long term solutions so wolves and cows can exist in Northeast Washington,” Beaver said. The legislation aims to manage the conflict between wolves and livestock in order to improve public acceptance of the animal in rural areas as the population grows. To maintain the economic value of the livestock industry, the bill intends to expand funding to minimize the need for the lethal removal of wolves. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has provided assistance toward developing many non-lethal control methods,

such as secure fencing, guard dogs and hazing or scaring devices. Kretz described his district as having about 90 percent of the wolves in the state. They have been seen in people’s backyards, as well as at ranches and farms in the country, he explained. “Every rancher’s main job is to take care of your animals,” Kretz said. “If we don’t do something, even this tiny modest approach, I don’t know if I can go back and look anybody in the eye and tell them to hang on a little longer.” This is Kretz’ second wolf bill this session. His other, House Bill 1639, would move wolves to Bainbridge Island, an area represented by Rep. Sherry Appleton, a Democrat. Appleton had sponsored a bill to prohibit the killing of wolves. Kretz answered with a bill to establish a wolf sanctuary on Bainbridge Island.

kane won the “2019 Iron Sommelier” title in a race that marks the fourth consecutive victory for Vehrs, and Walker’s second personal victory. Walker’s pairings for two courses gained him 71 votes over his competitor and decided the contest: Course 1 – “Roasted Butternut Squash Soup” paired with 2016 Opta Branco; Course 6 – “Salted Caramel Cream Puff” paired with JP Chenet Sparkling Rosé. Although newcomer Adam Meyer of Noble Wines swept two courses, it wasn’t enough to secure the win: Course 2 – “Radicchio and Prosciutto Salad with Sherry Vinaigrette” paired with 2017 Citra Pinot Grigio; Course 3 “New Orleans Style BBQ Shrimp” paired with 2017 Sea Pearl Sauvignon Blanc. Spokane musician, Kicho Forrest, provided acoustic guitar with country and classic rock vocals. Forrest was accompanied on hand drums by Bret Smith of Newport. A custom, hand-crafted metal plaque was presented to Chef Swanson. Thirteen Newport High School HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) Club and seven Priest River Lamanna High School National Honor Society students served each of the six food courses and accepted the audience’s tips of more than $1,000 towards their clubs’ fundraising efforts. The Iron Sommelier and Brewmaster Event is an annual event and partnership with Jim and Kerri Martin, proprietors of the Beardmore Bistro, Wine Bar and Tap House of Priest River. More information on this and other foundation events is available at www.NewportHospitalAndHealth.org.

Proposed Public Records bill is dead

By Emma Epperly

WNPA Olympia News Bureau

OLYMPIA – A proposal to provide exemptions to the Public Records Act for the Legislature is dead, according to bill sponsor, Jamie Pederson, D-Seattle. Senate Bill 5784 drew fire from media representatives at a public hearing last week. At a press conference Tuesday, Feb. 12, Democratic leaders from both the House and the Senate indicated that because of the outcry against the proposal, they would not move forward with a public records bill this session. Senate Bill 5784, proposed by Pederson and signed by six other Democratic senators, was heard by the Senate State Government and Tribal Relations Committee on Feb. 13. Rowland Thompson of Allied Daily Newspapers and the Washington State Newspaper Publishers Association testified in opposition saying, “We would rather lose the case than have this bill.” Democratic lawmakers cited Thompson and other media representatives’ testimony as a deciding factor in not pursuing the bill. “This bill is a nonstarter, there’s nothing to even work with,” said Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig, D-Spokane, of the now dead bill. See Bill, 8A

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State funding to increase mental- and behavioral-health workforce recruitment proposed By Emma Epperly WNPA Olympia News Bureau

OLYMPIA – Programs to recruit and train behavioral and mental health professionals could receive $1.1 million in the next fiscal year under proposed legislation in Washington state. Washington has two health education centers that recruit students from rural and underserved communities into health professions. These centers are located at Eastern Washington University and Whatcom Community College and are funded by the state Department of Health and the University of Washington. These education centers run programs including high school paid internships and rural health centers, science sleepovers for middle school students to learn about health professions, and continuing education sessions for working health professionals. Senate Bill 5633, sponsored by Sharon Brown, R-Kennewick, would designate $1.1 million this fiscal year from the Department of Health to the centers. “We can talk all day long about the need to put additional resources into our schools, into our communities, but if we don’t have those individuals that are trained and ready to go into those communities, we are really stuck,” Brown said. “This bill is just going to go a little ways to trying and get more people who are qualified in to our communities.” This money would be used for expansions in programs like Mental

Health First Aid trainings, continuing education courses, rural immersion programs, and Scrubs Camp to expose high school students to health career opportunities. The $1.1 million figure is based on area health education center expansion need estimates. Seth Dawson from the Washington State Psychiatric Association testified in support of the bill, saying one in five Americans have some type of mental health condition. “So the demand is rising, the severity is rising and yet the number of health care professionals is barely holding steady, in contrast,” Dawson said. According to the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, nationally there will be a shortage of more than 250,000 mental and behavioral health workers by 2025. The centers receive grants of about $70,000 annually from the University of Washington and the center at Eastern Washington University receives additional federal and private grants for research and development. Since 2011, the state Department of Health has been reducing funding to the centers. The programs received $408,000 in 2016 and $390,000 in 2017, according to Department of Health documents. These reductions came with the acknowledgement that it would hurt the recruitment efforts of the centers. This large increase in funding for the 2019 fiscal year would be part of the legislature’s behavioral and mental health package to address the growing crisis in the state.

Bill looks at school board executive sessions Idaho Education News

BOISE – The House Education Committee introduced a new bill Tuesday, Feb. 12 that would change the rules under which a school board can enter a closeddoor executive session. First-year Rep. Bill Goesling, a Republican former member of the Moscow school board, and the Idaho School Boards Association are pushing the new bill. Current law allows boards to enter into executive session after a motion is authorized by a two-thirds vote of the board, which often includes five members. If passed into law Goesling’s bill would make it so that school board that have vacant positions — and thus don’t have the numbers to secure a two-thirds supermajority based on a five-member board — still could vote to enter into an executive session if a majority of the seated members approve the motion. “If the governing board of a public school district, charter district or public charter school has vacancies such that fewer than two-thirds of board members have been seated, then the board may enter into executive session on a

simple roll call majority vote,” the bill reads. Simply put, a fivemember board needs four votes to approve an executive session today but could not approve an executive session if only three board seats are filled. If the bill passes and a board only has three positions filled, two votes would be necessary to enter into executive session. Goesling said the change is necessary to allow boards to conduct business when it experiences turnover, cannot fill vacancies or faces unexpected resignations. “This legislation permits a board to discuss time-sensitive and emergent circumstances with a simple roll call majority,” Goesling said. Idaho School Boards Association Executive Director Karen Echeverria said the bill would not apply to school boards where one or more members are simply absent from a given meeting. Instead, it would apply when boards have unfilled vacancies. The bill would not affect school boards operating at full strength, which would still be requires to pass a twothirds majority vote. Additionally, the narrow list of reasons a

board can enter a closed door executive session would not change under the bill. Those reasons include: • To evaluate the potential hire of a public officer, employee or staff member. • To consider the evaluation, dismissal or disciplining of a student, staff member or officer. • To acquire an interest in real property not owned by a public agency. • To communicate with legal counsel regarding pending litigation. • To consider labor contract matters. Idaho school board members voted to push for the bill during the ISBA’s annual convention in November. The St. Maries School Board originally pushed for the change arguing that boards “may have a quorum present, however cannot enter into executive session because of the lack of enough members present to qualify a twothirds vote to do so.” St Maries’ proposal passed the trustees convention 8,137 to 347 under ISBA’s weighted voting system. House Education’s vote to introduce the bill clears the way for it to return for a full hearing.

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OLYMPIA – Tiny houses are a trendy new housing option that are often considered affordable; however zoning requirements and other laws make them difficult to legally place. A tiny house is usually between 100 and 400 square feet but can range up to 1,000 square feet. District 25 Sen. Hans Zeiger, R-Puyallup, is the prime sponsor of three bills to overcome obstacles to tiny house developments. The Senate Housing Stability and Affordability Committee heard public testimony on two of Zeiger’s bills. SB 5382 deals with tiny houses as detached accessory units. SB 5383 outlines building requirements for a tiny home, in effect creating a legal framework for tiny homes, which can be specified at the local level. The Senate Local Government Committee heard public testimony on SB 5384 that would create a process to authorize the creation of tiny house communities outside of urban growth areas or areas of intense rural development when there is a shortage of affordable housing. “We have an affordable housing crisis, and

let’s find some creative ways to address that,” Zeiger said. Todd McKellips, Executive Director at the Washington Tiny House Association, testified in support of the bill, saying it would give counties permission to develop their own plans for tiny house developments. “The builders believe that this is a huge solution that has not been looked at,” McKellips said. Tiny home zoning requirements can be difficult to navigate, said Soap Lake Mayor Raymond Gravelle, who experienced that firsthand in changing zoning requirements to allow for cottage homes. Cottage homes are slightly larger than the average tiny home, ranging from 400 to 1,000 square feet, but still have to deal with rural density zoning requirements. “It took about a year to get all of the zoning correct,” Gravelle said. “Since passing it, we haven’t had anyone take advantage of the higher density construction opportunity but we have several developers that are looking hard at developing some parcels in Soap Lake.” Gravelle, a realtor, hopes to pursue a tiny home development

himself. The median home value in Grant County is $250,000 and a tiny home costs around $130,000 to $160,000 which is a new price point, he said. “Getting community buy-in is important because it does allow for higher density housing. Some people object to that in rural communities,” Gravelle said. Things like access to broadband and amenities like grocery stores and restaurants are also factors that developers have to consider, Gravelle said. The target market for homes like this varies based on location. In Soap Lake it is people looking to buy a second home, downsize or retire, millennials who work remotely and want a low cost of living, or investment properties to be used as rentals or airbnbs, said Gravelle. Ethan Goodman, executive director at Tech for Housing testified, in support of the bills. “Tiny houses are, I have to recognize, a fairly niche housing type, but I think they still deserve our support,” Goodman said. “Just because a housing type doesn’t appeal to everybody doesn’t make it an illegitimate choice for those that want that option.”

Idaho governor takes aim at regulations BOISE – Republican Gov. Brad Little recently signed two new executive orders aimed at reducing state regulations. Executive Order 2019-02, the “Red Tape Reduction Act,” requires state agencies that have authority to issue administrative rules to identify at least two existing rules to be repealed or significantly simplified for every one rule they propose. Idaho’s administrative code includes 736 chapters and 8,278 pages of regulations and at least 72,000 total restrictions. The three most regulated areas in Idaho are economic development with 3,018 pages of regulations, natural resources with 1,815 pages of regulations, and health and human services with 1,666 pages of regulations, according to a press release from Little.

Executive Order 2019-02 also requires agencies to submit a business/ competitiveness impact statement that identifies the impact any proposed rule will have on individuals and small businesses. It requires agencies to designate an existing employee as a Rules Review Officer to undertake a critical and comprehensive review of their administrative rules and identify costly, ineffective, or outdated regulations. The Division of Financial Management will provide Little an annual report on “outlining the progress made in eliminating burdensome regulations and streamlining state government.” Little also signed Executive Order 2019-01, the “Licensing Freedom Act of 2019.” The executive order puts in place sunrise and sunset processes for future occupational licensing laws.

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Republicans plan to put forward a bill based on a measure introduced last year by former District 5 Representative Paul Graves, who lost his 2018 race for re-election. The Graves’ bill would have explicitly added the legislature to the existing public records act and did not add new exemptions for the legislature. The bill never received a public hearing. The bill that did pass the legislature in 2018, only to be vetoed by Governor Jay Inslee, had received broad Republican support. Last year’s effort to exempt the Legislature from the Public Records Act followed a lawsuit from multiple media organizations. A Thurston County Superior Court judge had ruled that the legislature was subject to the Public Records Act and had not been in compliance for years. House Minority Leader, Rep. J.T. Wilcox, R-Yelm, said the Republican caucus would like to move forward with a ver-

sion of Graves’ bill. “I think in general our caucus has been for the maximum amount of openness,” Wilcox said. Senate Republican leadership took a broad stance on the whole of the Public Records Act at a press conference, Feb. 19. “We need to take a look at the public records in general, not just for the legislature as we go forward,” said Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale. “We have to make sure that people are getting access to the information they need but we also are not wasting public resources on the frivolous types of demands come in, especially for our local governments.” Last year Republicans introduced a measure that would have explicitly added the Legislature to the existing Public Records Act and did not add new exemptions for the legislature. “We are going to re-drop the Graves bill ‘cause we think it’s important and we think it should move forward,” said Rep. Morgan Irwin, R-Enumclaw.

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Lenten soup, study at United Church of Christ METALINE FALLS – The Metaline Falls Congregational United Church of Christ will hold its annual Lenten Soup and Study series beginning Sunday, March 10 at 11:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome to join in this study, and you need not attend Sunday worship to participate. This year the Lenten Soup and Study will focus on the Bible as the “Good Book” of Christianity. The participants will enjoy a simple soup, salad and bread lunch and begin the study for that particular day. Participants can attend any or all of the Soup Studies. Topics include: March

10 – on what makes the Bible a “Good Book”; March 24 – the origins and changes to the Bible; March 31 – study on translations of the Bible; April 7 – a look at the “literal” understanding of the Bible; April 14 – the relevance of the Bible in the 21st century. Some of the studies will have supplemental reading material which are available in advance of that day. For more information on the Lenten Soup and Study contact the MFCUCC at 509-4463301. The MFCUCC is located at the corner of Grandview and Fifth Avenue in Metaline Falls.

Ione bringing bicycles to the airport IONE – Bicycles at the Ione Airport are closer to becoming a thing. At the Feb. 6 town council meeting, councilman John Redinger said he is continuing to work on setting up bicycle use at the airport. He is pricing hazard vests and working with Selkirk High School art department to develop a map. For safety, council will recommend travelers bicycling to and from the airport use Greenhouse Road instead of Highway 31. Council woman Kathleen Turpin said a temporary patch on Main Street in front of the post office is complete. Town clerk Sandy Hutchinson distributed the draft policy for shared sick leave policy. Council agreed with the policy, but will table approval for further review.

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Governor Jay Inslee (D) Office of the Governor PO Box 40002 Olympia, WA 98504-0002 360-902-4111 Relay operators for the deaf or hard of hearing, dial 7-1-1 www.governor.wa.gov Legislative District 7 - Position 1 Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber (R) 411 John L. O’Brian building PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 Phone: (360) 786-7908 Email: Jacquelin.Maycumber@leg. wa.gov No home office yet Legislative District 7 - Position 2 Rep. Joel Kretz (R) 335A Legislative Building PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 Phone: (360) 786-7988 Email: kretz.joel@leg.wa.gov Local Address (March-December) 20 North Main St. PO Box 1 Omak, WA 98441 Phone: (509) 826-7203 State Senator - Legislative District 7 Shelly Short 409 Legislative Building PO Box 40407 Olympia WA 98504 Phone: (360) 786-7612 Email: shelly.short@leg.wa.gov

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Legislature looking at public defender costs Skoog goes to Olympia to monitor legislation By Caneel Johnson Of The Miner

OLYMPIA – If Washington legislation is approved, the cost of indigent defense could be fully paid by the state by 2029. In 2018, Pend Oreille County paid $323,436 for indigent defense. “If the indigent defense bill moves forward it would affect us in a positive way,” said Karen Skoog, county commissioner. “It could improve the Pend Oreille County budget.” The indigent defense bills, House Bill 1086 and Senate Bill 5098, are in the committee stage. The bills would phase in reimbursement of all public defender costs to the county by 2029. The amount the state will pay the county will increase by 10 percent each year culminating in the state paying 100 percent of the cost for public defenders by 2029. If the legislation passes and is signed into law by the governor, the state will reimburse the county for indigent defense costs starting in 2019. To keep track of this and other legislation, Skoog travels to the state

capital in Olympia every other Wednesday. Skoog wants to follow legislation that will affect both Pend Oreille County and Washington counties is general. She is a member of the Legislative Steering Committee for the Washington State Association of Counties. WSAC advocates for Washington counties on proposed legislation. According to the WSAC website, “WSAC serves as a forum to build a statewide county legislative agenda. The fact that WSAC represents all 39 counties is key to building the coalitions needed to pass helpful legislation and likewise prevent harmful legislation.” In addition to increasing public defense reimbursement, the integration of behavioral health by January 2020 and the distribution of money to local agencies from Discover Pass violations are high priorities for WSAC. The Legislative Steering Committee is the part of WSAC that drives the directives that affect the counties. “The Legislative Steering Committee is composed of one member from each of WSAC’s member counties as well as each of the four County Executives,” the website states. Over the years, the LSC has developed a policy statement that outlines the directives of the counties. WSAC

Ash Wednesday service for everyone METALINE FALLS – The Metaline Falls Congregational United Church of Christ will hold its Ash Wednesday service March 6 at 7 p.m. This service welcomes all individuals of any denomination or faith. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the church calendar season of Lent, the 40 days (not including Sundays) prior to the celebration of the Resurrection of Christ at Easter. The 40 days mark the days that Jesus was in the wilderness in his trial with Satan. For many Christians, Lent is a time of penitence or acts of contrition, but Pastor Tara Leininger sees Lent as a time of preparation. “Jesus was preparing himself for his ministry in those 40 days, and I see it as a time for us to truly prepare for the great gift that God gave us in the Resurrection of his Son,” she said. Rather than giving up chocolate or doing extra sit-ups, Pastor Tara encourages extra time in prayer and Bible study, as well as acts of discipline such as fasting one day a week. “We cannot truly celebrate the joy of the Resurrection without truly understanding what we are receiving,” Rev. Leininger said. Everyone is welcome at the Metaline Falls Congregational UCC. Sunday worship is at 10 a.m. For more information on the Ash Wednesday service or the MFCUCC, call 509-446-3301. The church is located at the corner of Grandview and Fifth Avenue in Metaline Falls.

uses the policy statement to monitor the bills that are proposed. WSAC would bring any concerns or questions about the LSC’s position on a bill to the LSC in the form of an issue paper. The LSC would then vote on whether they are in favor, opposed or have concerns regarding the bill. According to the LSC meeting minutes, one issue paper this year was on the funding for culverts that act as fish barriers. The federal court ruled that all barriers must be replaced by 2030. According to WSAC, it will cost billions to replace about 10,000 county owned barriers across the state. The Association of Washington Cities proposes that the funds from the Public Works Assistance Account be used to pay for the culvert projects. The legislature transferred $100 million out of the PWAA fund to the Education Legacy Trust Fund to pay for education and other expenses. “We do support the funds returning to PWAA,” Skoog said. “It is not that we don’t support

schools, but it is more appropriate for the funds to used for public works projects.” Most of the funds that were transferred came from the Solid Waste Tax and Real Estate Excise Tax. The Association of Cities argues that infrastructure is as or more important than other state needs. It wants the tax transfers to go back into the PWAA to fund culvert replacement and that fish barrier projects be a higher priority than solid waste projects. Skoog says it is important to be in Olympia during the legislative session. “The Legislative Steering Committee meets on the Capitol Campus and invites legislators to our meeting where they can present bill information and we can ask questions,” Skoog said. The WSAC staff presents different bills that are important to their group, explaining where they are in the process. There are roundtable discussions where the LSC can share information and seek advice from See WASAC, 10A

Acting classes canceled until summer METALINE FALLS – The acting classes scheduled for March at The Cutter Theatre have been canceled and will be rescheduled

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State-funded preschool bill belly flops the Idaho School Readiness Act on Friday, Feb. 22, refusing to introduce the bill. The move does more than kill the bill for the year. Because the vote came during an introductory hearing, which are usually short and routine, it dealt a serious blow to early childhood education advocates. They had hoped to get the bill introduced, and start a larger debate about early childhood education. According to a new report from Education Commission of the States, Idaho is just one of four states that does not fund preschool. Rep. Paul Amador, R-Coeur d’Alene, and Idaho Business For Education President Rod Gramer pushed for the bill’s introduction. Gramer said early childhood education was the top priority among IBE’s approximately 200 members. “Year after year after year, these hard-nosed business leaders in our state – by an overwhelming majority – say early childhood education should be the No. 1 priority we have because it forms the foundation of all learning,” he said. Most House Education Republicans weren’t convinced. After referencing PTA testimony from another hearing about how early childhood education programs can introduce education fundamentals through play, Rep. Barbara Ehardt, R-Idaho Falls, said the state shouldn’t be spending taxpayer dollars to teach 4-year-olds to play. “My question to her was we’re going to spend all of this

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BOISE – The House Education Committee killed a draft bill aimed at starting a state-funded, voluntary pre-kindergarten program in Idaho. Committee members, led by Rep. Gayann DeMordaunt, R-Eagle, killed

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money to teach 3- and 4-year-olds, who inherently should know how to play, how to play,” Ehardt said. “What is the purpose of preschool and this bill that you are bringing?” DeMordaunt said the education budget was already spread too thin this year. “In another year or in the future it might merit future discussions,” she said, “but at this point, we already know revenues are low or slow to come in given the tax changes.” Amador pointed out that the bill set up a structure of early childhood learning, and would not affect the budget unless the Joint FinanceAppropriations Committee chose to approve funding. According to the bill, any early childhood education program would be “subject to available funding.” The bill would have required local community groups to match any state funding. The bill would have instructed the State Department of Education to “establish a voluntary statewide school readiness program using an evidence-based curriculum…” The bill would have allowed home-based or site-based programs. In the end, Reps. John McCrostie, D-Garden City, Ryan Kerby, R-New Plymouth, Berch and Clow voted against killing the bill. The committee’s other 10 Republicans voted to kill it.

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the group, said Skoog. Thursday nights there is usually a guest speaker to give updates on statewide issues. “I have found that these opportunities for problem solving are very important,” Skoog says. The cost of the trip to Olympia is partially paid for by WSAC. The cost varies depending on airfare and lodging. It is about $500 per trip. The cost of the Jan. 30 meeting was about $397 for airfare and car rental and $8-10 for parking. Skoog is allowed $60 per diem for daily meals, but usually does not use all of it, said Crystal Zieske, clerk of the board for the county commissioners. WSAC reimburses about $250 per trip, according to Zieske. Skoog attends conferences to learn about leadership and to build relationships with other areas of the government. “Conferences are about training and relationships,” Skoog said. “I have an objective in mind, and come back with answers.” Skoog went to Washington D.C. to attended the County Leadership Institute put on by NACo in June of 2018. She was chosen by WSAC to attend the event and received a scholarship for the event. The program helps county leaders refine their problem solving, communication, and collaboration skills. Skoog also attended the White House Conference in D.C. in October. She met with the Office of In-

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SOROPTIMIST OF NEWPORT Meetings first and third Tuesday at noon PineRidge Community Church 1428 W. First Ave., Newport Contact Michelle Weisbarth 509-671-2552 www.facebook.com/siofnewport/

OLDTOWN PEND OREILLE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION POST #155 SPORTSMEN’S CLUB VETS SUPPORTING VETS (Oldest Sportsmen’s Club in WA) in the ID/WA area Meetings first Monday of the month Meeting 3rd Tuesday 7pm Cusick Legion Back Room at 6:30pm Oldtown Rotary Park ALL ARE WELCOME 509-671-1057

tergovernmental Affairs. They gave five presentations from different agencies. The department of Housing and Urban Development gave a presentation about housing shortage; the department of Veterans Affairs gave a presentation on interaction with counties and border security and there was a presentation on the opiate crisis. The trip cost the county around $1,000. “It is important for small counties to have input on policies and to impact the direction of legislation through our associations,” Skoog said. “It is not about career advancement, it is about the county.” Skoog went to Tennessee to attend NACo’s annual conference last year. She supported three resolutions that had to do with public lands that were being made into policy and she wanted to be there to discuss them. “NACo and WSAC are there to represent us because we can’t be in D.C. all the time,” Skoog said. Policies and resolutions are how NACo and WSAC know how to represent the counties. Skoog will travel to Olympia for the regular scheduled WSAC meeting, then will fly to D.C. on Feb. 28 to attend a legislative conference for NACo, a public lands meeting, the rural act committee, a leadership symposium and a press conference regarding a Secure Rural School and Payment in Lieu of Taxes. She will also attend Days on the Hill set up by WSAC. The trip will cost $2,690 for transportation, registration and lodging, and up to $360 per diem in meals. The county will pay the entire cost of the trip.

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NEWPORT – The Newport Gun Club held their eighth week of the 10-week winter trapshoot Sunday. Following are the results: 16-yard: Rob Linton 25, Justin Shaffer 24, Phil Flack 24, Adam Collison 24, Jim Miller 23, Zack Miller 23, Bud Leu 22, Jason Sneep 22, Nick Larson 22, Mike Craddick 22, Dan Reijonen 22, Ryan Kamstra 21, Brad Bare 21, Ray Kamstra 21, Arlyn Duncan 21, Brent Livengood 21, Tony Yeaw 21, Benson Huntley 21, Moki Garcia 20, Trent Slinger 20, Jesse Miller 20 Youth: Bradley O’Brien 23, Amy Reijonen 21, Toby McIntosh 17, Brady O’Brien 13 Ladies: Jessica Hankey 12, Alex Dixon 10 Handicap: Amy Reijonen 24, Dan Reijonen 24, Bud Leu 23, Ryan Kamstra 23, Brent Livengood 23, Rob Linton 23, Justin Shaffer 22, Brad Bare 22, Adam Collison 22 Doubles: Dan Reijonen 45, Phil Flack 40, Dale Maki 38, Adam Collison 38 Continental: Justin Shaffer 23, Bud Leu 23, Amy Reijonen 23, Dale Maki 22, Dan Reijonen 22, Benson Huntley 21

Metaline Falls Gun Club announces results METALINE FALLS – The Metaline Falls Gun Club had 15 shooters at Sunday’s winter trapshoot. Following are the results: 16-yard: Keith Enyeart 24, Brad Moorhead 24, Mike Barton 23, Tony Zaren 23, Andrew Walsh 22 Ladies 16-yard: Diane Luhr 14 Youth 16-yard: Hunter Marshall 24, Madison Moorhead 22, TJ Taylor 20, Kory Enyeart 18, Gavin Stark 16 Handicap: Sam McGeorge 21, Andrew Marshall 20, Tony Zaren 20, Keith Enyeart 19, Mike Barton 19, Kory Enyeart 19 Doubles: Brad Gotham 36,Keith Enyeart 33, Johann Mayrhoffer 33, Andrew Marshall 30, Kory Enyeart 29

Deer hunting changes proposed SPOKANE – A hunting regulation change is being proposed to the Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday, March 1, according to a news release from The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). In recent years, local hunters have expressed their concern to WDFW over the size of the whitetailed deer population. Most of these comments have indicated a general sense that the Northeast Washington white-tailed deer population is declining. Because population growth is mainly impacted by the number of does in the population and the number of fawns they produce, we think this change will have a positive impact on the white-tailed deer population. To provide input, e-mail Wildthing@dfw.wa.gov, write to PO Box 43200, Olympia, WA 98504-3200, or testify at the upcoming Commission meeting in Spokane on March 1. Commission meeting information will be posted soon at www.wdfw.wa.gov/commission/meetings.html.

Spartan boys season ends

b r i e f ly Results from Newport Gun Club

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By Don Gronning Of The Miner

SPIRIT LAKE – The Priest River boys’ basketball team’s 2019 season if over, capped with two playoff losses last week. Wednesday, Feb. 20, Priest River faced Timberlake, the Intermountain League’s No. 1 seed. The Tigers played well, getting the 58-26 win. The Spartans started slow, with only three points scored in the first quarter, while Timberlake scored 14. The Spartans did better in the second quarter, holding the Tigers to nine while scoring seven, to go into halftime trailing 23-10. “I thought we played hard and did some really good things vs. Timberlake,” Priest River coach Kevin Wylie says. “Our shots just didn’t fall. I think when your shots aren’t falling the rest of the game becomes tough. We kept the game close until late in the third quarter.” Lakeside had an answer for Priest River’s defense in the second half, essentially putting the game away with a 23-6 third quarter. Timberlake cruised to the win with a 12-10 final quarter. Jantzen Lucas came off the bench to lead Priest River scoring with six points. Trentyn Kreager scored five, Robbie Anselmo scored four, as did Brandon McCracken. Keegan Hegel scored three, Cameron Bell scored two and Cole Thompson scored two. The loss put Priest River in a game with Bonners Ferry the next night. The Spartans beat Bonners for their sole league win earlier this season, but weren’t able to pull it off again, losing 66-56. “We felt pretty good going into this game knowing we beat them last time we played,” Wylie says. “We knew we had to force tough shots and slow down the league MVP Seth Bateman. We held him to just 13 points, which is great considering he had 28 the last time we played them.” The game was close. The teams were a basket apart at the end of the first quarter, with Bonners up 10-8. The second quarter was closer,

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Priest River’s Jantzen Lucas goes up for a shot against Lakeside in the first round of districts Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Timberlake. Timberlake won. Lucas came off the bench to lead Spartan scoring with six points.

with the Spartans outscoring Bonners by one, to pull within a point at halftime 26-25. The battle continued in the second half. Priest River wasn’t able to close the gap, but stayed in the game. Bonners Ferry outscored them by two in the third quarter 20-18, to head into the fourth quarter with a 36-33 lead. Wylie says the Spartans made a push. “We made a good run late in the fourth taking the lead with just under four minutes left in the game,” Wylie says. Then McCracken, Heegel and Brennan fouled out. “We lost our momentum at that point. Our bench stepped up and provided great support.” Jantzen attacked the rim for easy lay-ups and Kreager, Thompson, and Zapfe were great at rebounding the ball, Wylie said. “With a 1:30 left we had a couple possessions not go our

way and the game slipped away,” Wylie says. The result was a 2013 final quarter and a Bonners Ferry win. “I felt really bad for our guys because the played hard and fought the entire game.” Heegel led all scorers with 19 points. Brennan scored a dozen, McCracken 11, Lucas six and Thompson four. Priest River will lose five players to graduation but will have some experienced players back. Cameron Parks, Brett Gordon, Anselmo, Heegel and McCracken and are all seniors and won’t be back. Wylie says they’ll be missed. “They have done so much for our program and it has been a pleasure to coach them,” Wylie says. Anselmo, McCracken and Heegel have been varsity players since their sophomore years. “They have been a big part of our team, so losing them will be tough,” Wylie says. “Cameron

Parks is a great kid and I’m glad he joined us for his senior year. He is a very athletic kid and very fun to be around. I would like to thank our seniors again for their hard work, and dedication to our program.” Lucas, Brennan, Thompson and Ben Zapfe are all juniors who will likely be back. “Again, losing our seniors will be hard, but I think we have some very talented players returning and coming up into the program,” Wylie says. “I’m already planning our summer schedule, and I’m looking forward to a great summer. I have some really great ideas to help the program rebuild and get stronger. I think if the kids commit to the offseason workouts, and summer ball we can be a competitive program.” Priest River finished the season with a Priest River finished the regular season with a 1-5 Intermountain League record.

Reyes wins third state wrestling medal Wilson wins 4th, Poe takes 5th By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

POCATELLO – Priest River Lamanna High School wrestling left it all on the mat at the Holt Arena during the Idaho state wrestling competition Friday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, Feb. 23, with senior Arron Reyes, 220, claiming his third state medal, winning second place. Junior Truxton Wilson, 182, won fourth

place and senior Colby Poe, 170, won fifth place. “What an emotional rollercoaster,” PRLHS wrestling coach Jesse Hellinger says. “We knew we had some tough matches looking around the seeding. I could not have predicted our team outcome.” Reyes lost the championship bout in a pin to Wyatt Kearn of American Falls, 15-0. Wilson lost to Joe Follini of Timberlake, 5-0. Poe pinned Josh Yanez of Timberlake for the fifth place spot. The heartbreak was

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Spartan Arron Reyes claimed his third state medal at Holt Arena during the Idaho State Wrestling Tournament last week.

senior Brandon Downs, 132, getting knocked out on what Hellinger called, “a poorly officiated match.” “In this sport you are hammered for stalling, and this certain official allowed it. I called him on the carpet,” Hellinger says. “That guy should not be a state ref.” Hellinger adds that winning is easy, but he commended team captain Downs on taking the loss well and keeping his composure, showing dignity and respect. “Brandon can be a captain of my team any time,” Hellinger says. Freshman Keith Poirier, 106, gained some valuable experience, going 1-2. He lost to a couple state placers. Sophomore Graden Hanes, 113, was in a tough spot in the bracket but also got valuable experience, according to Hellinger. He praised Downs and Reyes for having 106 wins and 108 wins in their high school wrestling careers, respectively. This is Hellinger’s last trip to state wrestling before he retires from coaching. “This last state trip was awesome for me, as my

coaches are great and my loving wrestling fan and wife, Lisa, has been with me every step of the way,” Hellinger says. “I would like to thank the school district for the opportunity to coach for the last five years, the parents, my wrestlers and coaches; it’s been an

incredible run.” The Spartans took 16th place as a team with 57.5 points, beating league foe Kellogg, who finished 17th with 55 points. Sugar-Salem took first place for the team state title. Snake River finished in second place.

Corrections The Okanogan boys basketball team was coached by Mike Carlquist. In last week’s boys basketball story ‘Newport falls to Deer Park, Okanogan’ it was erroneously reported that Okanogan was coached by former Newport Athletic Director Geoff Pearson. Pearson coaches for Omak. We regret the confusion this caused. Photographer Monica Allen took the wrestling photos for last week’s story ‘Allen, Cupp medal at State.’ Another photographer was credited. We regret the confusion this caused.

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Little Guy Wrestlers brings home medals MEAD – The Newport Little Guys Wrestling team competed at the Big Cat Battle at Mead last weekend, coming through with 41 pins and a host of medals. First place winners include Lucas Sawyer, Whitley Gregory, Duane Leslie and first time wrestler Bradley Evans. Rupert Parker won his first medal for second place. Other second place medal winners included Madisen Pillers, Landen Pillers, Everett Sawyer, Payton Bennett and Colton Bennett. Two other first time wrestlers – Jacob Reimers and Olivia Radan – won third place medals along with Dominic Evans. Next week, Little Guy Wrestlers will be at Davenport for a meet March 2. They will be at Newport March 16.

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Deb Copenhaver was a world champion saddle bronc rider, but also rode bulls early in his career. Here he is spurring one at the Pendleton Round Up in 1946.

Great cowboy passes

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Cyrus and Charli Castro, Robert Warren, Everett Sawyer and Landen Pillers pause for a photo at last week’s event at Mead.

Rangers go to state By Caneel Johnson Of The Miner

SEATTLE – The Selkirk Rangers girls’ basketball team feels confident going in to the first round of the state tournament, after they dominated a higher seeded team in the regionals. Selkirk beat the No. 10 seeded Puget Sound Adventist 51-28 at Garfield High School in Seattle Saturday, Feb. 23. The Rangers, seeded No. 15, traversed the mountains to beat the Sharks to make it to the first round of state. The Sharks got off to a good start in the first quarter, up 13-9. The Rangers took the lead after a 16-3 second quarter, giving them a nine point lead at the half. The Rangers never gave the lead up again, scoring 11-8 in the third quarter and 15-4 in the fourth. “It was a good win for us,” Rangers coach Jack Couch said. “We started out the first few minutes of the game real hot.” The Rangers gave the Sharks couple of opportunities and open shots that gave them the lead at the end of the first quarter. “Alex Wiedemann got two 3-point shots in the second half of the first quarter,” Couch said. “We made a couple of adjustments and came out ahead in the second quarter and put our stamp on the game.”

Wiedemann was a surprise for the Rangers and made three 3-point shots for a total of nine points. Couch had been told she was timid and would only go up for the score if desperate. The two Shark girls who were a known threat , Emi Bezmen and Maddie Stuart, were held off by the Rangers’ Bree Dawson and Nicol Lyons. The whole Ranger team got to play in the game. Jenna Couch hit three 3-point shots in addition to layups and other shots. “She can score anywhere in or out of the key,” Couch said. “Whitney Dawson is the beast from the east. No one from the west coast will want to face her again. She dominated inside the key.” W. Dawson had seven blocks and 15 rebounds in addition to leading the Rangers in scoring with 18 points. Couch scored 17 points, Chantry and Lyons scored six points each and Bree Dawson scored four points. “We are confident in our play,” Couch said. “We are playing good defense and executing better on our offense. We are going into this game with confidence and believe we will be moving into the elite eight after.” The Rangers will play against Taholah in the first round of the state tournament at the Spokane Arena Wednesday Feb. 27 at 10:30 a.m. If they win, they will play Colton, the tournament’s No. 1 seed, Thursday, Feb. 28 at 10:30 a.m.

Newport places first at SeaPerch Regionals House of The Lord wins second

Deb Copenhaver passed away in his sleep earlier this month at his home in Creston, Wash. He had turned 94 a few weeks before. Copenhaver was a two-time world champion saddle bronc rider, winning titles in 1955-56. He was runner up to the legendary Casey Tibbs three times. “Sometimes, when you’re on the trail chasing a world title, you become obsessed rodeo with it,” Copenscene haver told me when I interviewed him for don a 1988 Northwest RoGronning deo Scene story. “It’s only looking back you realize that it wasn’t the most important think in life.” Copenhaver’s race with Tibbs, a flamboyant rider with purple chaps who made the cover of Life magazine, was epic. It usually took $12,000-$13,000 in winnings to win a title back then, but when Tibbs and Copenhaver went at it, a new standard was set. When Copenhaver won $20,000 in 1954, it would have set a record for winnings and would have been enough to win a title in any other rodeo event. But it wasn’t enough in the saddle bronc riding, as Tibbs won $22,000. When Copenhaver broke though in 1955, winning his first title with $24,000, he set a record that would last 10 years. That would be more than $225,000 in today’s dollars. Copenhaver grew up in the Creston area. He had relatives that were rodeoing. “My cousin, Tommy Kunz, was my idol,” Copenhaver said. “He worked all five events and trick roped and rode. In those days you weren’t a true all around hand unless you could trick rope and ride.” Copenhaver told me he really knew he made it when he won the bronc riding at the month-long Madison Square Garden Rodeo in 1952. “I rode 10 horses and won $3,500. After I won that one, I knew I could ride,” he said. Rodeo was quite a bit different when Copenhaver started. He travelled with Scotty Bagnell, Fred Marchand, How-

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Lucky Ladies Team

CHENEY – The Grizzly Discovery Center (GDC) SeaPerch team of Frankie Chambers, Jeremy Ward and AJ Wiese took first place at regional competition at Eastern Washington University Saturday, Feb. 23. The House of the Lord Christian Academy team of Oldtown took second. Both teams will advance to nationals June 1-2 at the University of Maryland. SeaPerch is an underwater robotics program that teaches basic engineering concepts and technical procedures by equipping students and their mentors with the resources needed to build an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). Competitions require students to guide their ROV via remote control to complete a watercourse. According to GDC Director Vickie Blanchet, there were at least six schools and more than 30 teams competing at regionals. Other GDC students that participated in regionals were Tristen Dexter, Shanen Preston, Carson Wyrobek, Barrett Boone, Collen Dexter, Tristan Geaudreau, Kyle Morgan and Jeff Crane. To make a donation to the GDC SeaPerch team going to nationals, go to www.gofundme.com/newport-

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Pooch Parlor’s Golden Girls 59.5 24.5

Plain Nasty’s

3 Chicks and 1 Rooster

Sparklers

Hi-Rollers

Wilkinson Rentals

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High scratch game: Sara Goss 203. High scratch series: Sara Goss 504. High handicap game: Sharon Clark 267. High handicap series: Sally White 675. Converted splits: Jen Hudson 4-5-7-10, 3-5-7-10. Wednesday Night Loopers

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Barrett Boone and Carson Wyrobek maneuver the vehicle they made through the Slalom Course at SeaPerch Regionals last Saturday.

ard Peelgren and Bud Spence to his first Calgary Stampede. He went on to win the saddle bronc riding at Calgary three times, but he won a bull riding day money that first time. Copenhaver’s son, Jeff Copenhaver, was the 1975 world champion calf roper. In 1978 something happened that would have a profound effect on the Copenhavers. “When Jeff came back from Cheyenne that year, he seemed a lot different,” Copenhaver said. “He finally said, ‘Dad, I want to talk to you’ and then told me about being saved and accepting Jesus Christ into his life. “I was pretty skeptical so I told him to go ahead and live it for a year and talk to me about it,” Copenhaver said. “A year went by and I liked what I saw. It was almost exactly a year after Jeff came back from Cheyenne that I turned my life over to Christ.” This would no doubt surprise some of his traveling buddies. “In those days, there was a lot more ‘good time Charlieing,’ that went along with rodeo and Deb did his share,” one traveling companion remembered. Copenhaver stayed true to his faith and was active in the Fellowship of Christian Cowboys. For decades, no drive through Creston was complete without a stop at Deb’s Cafe, almost a rodeo museum, with trophy saddles, old pictures and other memorabilia. Copenhaver started the style of the “dehorned” saddle, now required in saddle bronc riding competition. He did it partly by accident. After a bronc smashed the horn when it ran into the unsaddling chute, Copenhaver whittled off the rest of the horn and a new style was born. He was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1992. When Copenhaver was winning titles, he listed Post Falls, Idaho as home but when he retired he returned to Creston. He was born in Keller, Wash., near Creston. “I wouldn’t trade my life here in Creston to live in any metropolitan area in the world,” he said in 1988. “We have a special lifestyle here that just isn’t found anywhere else.” R.I.P., Deb. Don Gronning is a former Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association bull rider and publisher of Northwest Rodeo Scene.

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Won Lost 55.5

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High scratch game team: Wilkinson Rentals 618. High scratch series team: Wilkinson Rentals 1,785. High handicap game team: Hi-Rollers 842. High handicap series team: Hi-Rollers 2,397. High scratch game: Ralph LaGrand 204, Janice Edgar 149. High scratch series: James Huling 551, Diana Hilden 420. High handicap game: Floyd Degele 242, Danette LaGrand 235. High handicap series: Floyd Degele 662, Danette LaGrand 636. Converted splits: Floyd Degele 4-5, Diana Hilden 5-10, Arlo Hoisington 2-7-8.

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Friday Night Leftovers

McCroskey Defense

268.5 277.5

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Les Schwab

238.5 227.5

Pooch Parlor

Club Rio

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East River Plumbing

Timber Room

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High scratch game: Tom Hoisington Jr. 289. High handicap game: Tom Hoisington Jr. 309. High scratch series: Tom Hoisington Jr. 689. High handicap series: Tom Hoisington Jr. 749. High team scratch game: McCroskey Defense 807. High handicap game: McCroskey Defense 942. High team scratch series: McCroskey Defense 2,186. High handicap series: McCroskey Defense 2,591. Converted splits: Gordon Batsch 2-4-8-10 x 2; Jim Loveridge 4-7-3-6-10; Betty Balison 3-9-10, 3-10; Pam Nichold 3-9-10.

Won Lost

High scratch game: Timber Room 761. High scratch series: Timber Room 2,220. High handicap game: East River Plumbing 905. High handicap series: East River Plumbing 2,692. High scratch game: Thomas White 233, Jennifer Hudson 196. High scratch series: Jeffery Huling 647, Jennifer Hudson 561. High handicap game: Bill Wagner 274, Karen Batsch 245. High handicap series: Bill Wagner 755, Karen Batsche 683.

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It’s all for the kids

rea youth put on a performance of A Day at The Beach at the Pend Oreille Playhouse Feb. 19-21 as part of the theatre’s program to engage school children in community theatre. The three-day event hosted Stratton Elementary School students in kindergarten and first grade and local preschoolers.

All photos by Sophia Aldous.

The cast (left to right): Seth Parker, Ruby Petrie, Janae Parker, Amaryllis Chantry, and Sophie Petrie take their bows.

Ghost Crab (Sophie Petrie) looks like she is up to something.

Parker hitches a ride on the back of Shark Chantry as Magic Octopus (Ruby Petrie) rules over the ocean waves.

Parker lets preschoolers touch one of the real shells used for set decoration in the play.

Shark (Amaryllis Chantry) pops up from the ocean to talk with Kris (Janae Parker).

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r. Lon Peckham began advertising with The Miner more than year and a half ago, when he opened his brand new, non-profit practice in Priest River. “It’s well worth it and continues to produce for us,” he said. Peckham tracks where his clients hear about him by printing different phone numbers in each publication and on the various websites he advertises on. “I can count every month the number of calls I get from The Miner and from the Extra,” he said. “People tell us they saw us in the newspaper and we tell them to bring their ad with them because we run different specials,” he said. “In my experience, working with dentists nationwide, it depends on the community. The smaller the community, the more important the newspaper. Here, the newspaper is much better for us than the Internet.” He said he definitely plans to continue advertising in The Miner. “It’s great to work with The Miner. I love Micki. She’s fantastic, she takes good care of me,” he said.

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eth Callos has been advertising in The Miner for more than a year. He noticed an impact right away. “I think that first month we got at least one new account. I know that it’s generated calls. When people call they say ‘I saw your CD rates in the paper.’” Those new phone calls turn into new business. “Two-thirds of the calls that have come into the office from the ad have turned into business,” he said. Callos says the rate of return with The Miner is better than any other form of advertising he’s done, such as going to marketing events and fairs. “Other print advertising I’ve done did not generate customers,” he said. While Callos’ office is in Priest River, advertising in The Miner has helped him get clients in both Idaho and Washington. “The Miner has helped me bridge into the Washington market,” he said, as the staff makes it easy. “It’s great to work with The Miner,” he said. “Micki is helpful; I gave her my budget and she said ‘this is what we can do.’ “I’ll definitely continue advertising in The Miner.”

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Food Not Lawn Gardening Class at Camas Center

B R I E F LY Buy your tickets for Romeo and Harriet SACHEEN LAKE – Mountain Harmony Show Choir’s (MHSC) spring musical, Romeo and Harriet, A Musical Comedy in Two and a Half Acts, is coming to Circle Moon Theatre the first two weekends of May. The book is by Charlie Lovett, with music by Bill Francoeur. The play is a New York twist on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The cast is made up of youth and young adults. The show dates are May 2, 3, 4 and 9, 10. Performances start at 7:30 p.m. and a May 11 matinee is at 3 p.m. Dinner will be served at the evening shows but not the matinee. Dinner menu information is available on the Northwoods Performing Arts website at www.northwoodsperformingarts. com. Dinner and show tickets are $25, the show only is $12, and youth under 18 tickets are $5 (the youth price is only for MHSC performances). For more information, call 208-448-1294. Circle Moon Theater is located at 3645, Highway 211 at Sacheen Lake.

Got books? Donate them NEWPORT – The Friends of the Library accept donations of quality used books and movies that can be either added to the library’s collection of materials or sold in book sales with proceeds going to the library. Book donations are tax deductible and can be left at the branch of your choice at your convenience. The Friends cannot use the following items and ask that they not be donated: Harlequin Romance novels, out of date textbooks, Readers’ Digest condensed books, and encyclopedias Monetary donations are also tax deductible and welcome. Cash or checks made out to the Friends of the Pend Oreille County Library District (POCLD) and can be left at any branch. Credit card donation capability is available through Paypal. To donate online, go to www.paypal.me/POCLibraryFriends.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at the grange EDGEMERE – St. Patrick’s Day Bingo will be at the Edgemere Grange No. 355 Saturday, March 9, 5:30-8 p.m. There will be nine rounds of 50/50 bingo with a 10th round jackpot. Bingo cards are $1 each per round. There will be spaghetti, salad, drinks, chips and candy bars all $1 each, available starting a 5:30 p.m. This is a family-friendly event. For more information, call 208-610-6512.

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

COURTESY PHOTO|CHERIE COLDWELL

Noah Adkins, Ron Kruse and Beverly Ramirez share some levity during the CyberPatriot State Competition. Not pictured is eighth grader Elijah Davis.

Priest River places third in state CyberPatriot competition PRIEST RIVER – Priest River Lamanna High School’s CyberPatriot team finished third in the state out of nine teams Saturday, Feb. 16. “This was our first year competing and I think they did really well considering the size of the team and age of the competitors,” Cherie Coldwell, 21st Century Program Director at PRLHS says. Participants included team captain and senior Beverly Ramirez, eighth graders Noah Adkins and Elijah Davis, and team coach and head of West Bonner County School District’s IT depart-

ment Ron Kruse. Both Davis and Adkins are homeschooled students. CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program. At the center of CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition. The competition puts teams of high school and middle school students in the position of newly hired IT professionals tasked with managing the network of a small company. In the rounds of competition, teams are given a set of virtual images that represent operating systems and are tasked with finding

cyber security vulnerabilities within the images and hardening the system while maintaining critical services in a six-hour period. Teams compete for the top placement within their state and region, and the top teams in the nation earn all-expenses paid trips to Baltimore, MD for the National Finals Competition where they can earn national recognition and scholarship money. At the Feb. 16 state competition Sandpoint high School won first place and Boise Independent High School came in second place.

USK – Kick the turf habit and convert your landscape into a vegetable garden. The Pend Oreille County Master Gardeners are proud to present this free gardening class on Thursday, March 14, 6-8 p.m., at the Camas Center for Community Wellness, 1821 LeClerc Road North in Usk. The class will be presented by Kathy Mallum, a specialist in traditional horticulture and agricultural landscaping, and a long-time WSU Master Gardener and Master Composter/Recyclers volunteer in Spokane County. “If the only time you walk on your lawn is when you mow, turning your lawn into a garden will use less water and

save you money, not to mention provide healthy food f or you and your community,” says Mallum. Mallum is also is a member of the Soil Committee, BECU Grant Committee, Speaker’s Bureau, and she is the President of Inland Northwest Community Gardens. This is the first of a series of gardening classes scheduled for 2019. For a complete list of the additional twelve classes contact Dixie Chichester at d.chichester@wsu.edu. Persons with a disability requiring special accommodations while participating in this program may call 509-447-2401 at least 14 days before the program.

SPOKANE – Aging & Long Term Care is now creating its Pend Oreille County plan for 202023. Community input is important and they are seeking local participants for a small focus group representative of the entire county. The focus group will be held Tuesday, March 12 from 10-11:30 a.m., at the Camas Center for Community Wellness at 1821 LeClerc Rd. N., in Cusick. Aging & Long Term Care is committed to help people

“age in place,” that is to be able to stay in their home setting as long as possible. Focus group questions will relate to subjects of general concern to older adults and disabled adults. Space is limited, as the focus group can accommodate up to 12 older or disabled adult residents of Pend Oreille County. For more information and to make reservations, which are required, contact Mark Haberman at 509-458-2509, extension 211. Light refreshments will be served.

Church

111 Main St., Priest River

WEIGHT WATCHERS: 5:30-6 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting - Pine Ridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church

Give your input on aging and long-term care

WE E K AH EAD WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27 AA MEETING: 7 a.m. - Pine Ridge Community Church, 1428 First St., Newport ROTARY CLUB: 8 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park NEWPORT TOPS: 8:30 a.m. Hospitality House FIBER ARTS KNITTING AND SPINNING GROUP: 9 a.m. Create Arts Center, Newport OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 9 a.m. - Pine Ridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use front entrance. Contact Barb at 509-4470775. STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library STORY TIME - CALISPEL VALLEY LIBRARY, CUSICK: 11 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick PRIEST RIVER LIONESS: 11:30 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center PRIEST RIVER LIONESS MEETING: 11:45 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center AL-ANON: Noon - American Lutheran Church PINOCHLE: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport SPIRIT LAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-623-5626 for s

THURSDAY, FEB. 28 UCC NON-DENOMINATIONAL BIBLE STUDY GROUP: 10 a.m. - United Church of Christ, 430 W. Third St., Newport

ity House in Newport ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church

FRIDAY, MARCH 1 OIL PAINTING CLASS: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Create Arts Center BOOKS OUT BACK: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Priest River Library STORY TIME: 3 p.m. - Newport Library DANCE CLASSES: 6:00-7:00 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS OPEN MEETING: 7 p.m. - St. Catherine’s Catholic Church

SATURDAY, MARCH 2 PRIEST RIVER AMERICAN LEGION BREAKFAST: 8-10:30 a.m. - VFW on Larch Street BOOKS OUT BACK: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Priest River Library HAPPY AGERS CARD PARTY: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center AA MEETING: 5 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport OATH KEEPERS CONSTITUTIONAL STUDY GROUP: 6:30 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

SUNDAY, MARCH 3 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

MONDAY, MARCH 4 BONNER COUNTY HOMESCHOOL GROUP: 2:30 p.m. - Priest River City Park PRIEST RIVER CHAMBER BOARD: 4 p.m. - Chamber Office

LINE DANCING: 10 a.m. Priest River Senior Center

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

ALCOHOLIC’S ANONYMOUS WOMEN’S MEETING: 10 a.m. - Rotary Club, Old Diamond Mill Rd., Oldtown

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

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

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

OPEN PAINTING WORKSHOP: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport QUILTERS MEET: 11 a.m. Priest River Senior Center DUPLICATE BRIDGE: 12:30 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport LOOSELY KNIT: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick

BLANCHARD LIONS: 7 p.m. Blanchard Inn

LIES WITH MEMORY ISSUES: Noon - 1:30 p.m. - Newport United Church of Christ, 430 W. Third, Newport SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF NEWPORT BUSINESSMEETING: 12-1 p.m. - Pine Ridge Community

Where to Worship

PINE RIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH 1428 1st Street West Sunday School ~ 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: Youth ~6:30 p.m. Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265

DALKENA COMMUNITY CHURCH • VILLAGE MISSIONS

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

LINE DANCING: 10 a.m. Priest River Senior Center

PRIEST RIVER FOOD BANK OPEN: 3-5:45 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

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

PINOCHLE: 6 p.m. - Hospital-

SUPPORT GROUP FOR FAMI-

CATHOLIC MASSES

www.pocoparishes.org Newport: St. Anthony’s, 447-4231 612 W. First St., Sun. - 11 a.m. Usk: St. Jude’s 111 River Rd., Sat. 4:00 p.m. Usk: Our Lady of Sorrows 1981 LeClerc Creek Rd. Sun. - 1st & 2nd - 5:30pm Ione: St. Bernard’s, 802 8th St., Sun. - 2nd & 4th - 8:00 a.m. Metaline Falls: St. Joseph’s, 446-2651 -- 406 Park St., Sun., 1st, 3rd & 5th - 8:00 a.m.

HOUSE OF THE LORD

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

CHURCH OF FAITH

36245 Hwy 41, Oldtown, ID Sunday School 10 a.m. for all ages Sunday Worship - 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wed. - Bible Study 6 p.m. Pastor Jack Jones Church Office 208-437-0150 www.churchoffaitholdtown.org

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

3rd and Spokane St., Newport, WA Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. Pastor Becky Anderson 509-447-4121 newportucc@conceptcable.com www.newportucc.org

TUESDAY, MARCH 5 PRIEST RIVER FOOD BANK OPEN: 9-11:45 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center

KANIKSU LODGE 97: 6 p.m. -

PEND OREILLE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE: 7 p.m. - Newport Health Center Basement

LIFELINE MINISTRIES Full Gospel - Spirit Filled 214 S. Montana Ave., Oldtown 916-671-4460 Sunday Service 10:00 a.m. Friday Service 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Prayer 4:30 p.m. Pastor Jim McDonald

754 Silver Birch Ln. • Oldtown, ID 83822 ‘’Contemporary Worship’’ Sun. ~ 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. “Jesus Youth Church” Youth Group Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Jeff & Robie Ecklund, Pastors • 437-2032 www.houseofthelordchurch.com

REAL LIFE NEWPORT “Where Jesus and Real Life Meet.” Worship Time: Sunday 9:30 a.m., at the Newport High School Real Life Ministries office, 420 4th St. Newport, WA Office Phone: (509) 447-2164 www.reallifenewport.com

BLESSED HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH

BAHÁ’Í FAITH OF NEWPORT

“Through His potency everything that hath, from time immemorial, been veiled and hidden, is now revealed.” Please call 509-550-2035 for the next scheduled devotional. Wonderful resources can be found at www.bahai.us and www.bahai.org

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

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

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

332801 Hwy. 2, P.O. Box 653, Newport Pastors Matt & Janine Goodrich Worship Service 10 a.m. (509) 447-4338 www.americanlutheranchurch.net

SEVENTH�DAY ADVENTIST

Saturdays, 10:00a.m. Diamond Lake 301 W. Spruce St, Newport 326002 Highway 2 Sunday 10:30 a.m. Wednesday 7:00 p.m. diamondlakeadventist.org Pastor R. Shannon Chasteen Edgemere - 5161 Vay Rd 11:00a.m. (864) 378-7056 edgemereadventist.org Bible preaching, God Newport - 777 Lilac Ln 10:40a.m. honoring music newportsda.com

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

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

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH 180 Osprey Lane Priest River 208-448-2724 Sunday School 10:00a.m. Sunday Service 11:00a.m. Elder Led

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obituari es E. Darlene Heath Usk

E. Darlene Heath passed away Feb. 21, 2019, in her home in Usk. She was 58. She was born to Steve and Cora (Gracy) Lorton in Heath Raymond, Was., on May 29, 1960, the youngest of eight. Her parents passed when she was just nine years old and her eldest sister raised her. She gained five additional brothers whom she loved deeply. She married Lonnie A. Heath on Sept. 8, 1990. Throughout her life she was always a bright light showering those she loved with kindness, generosity and a deep sense of empathy. She dedicated her life to her family, raising three girls and going on to help raise her grandchildren. She appreciated all the small blessings in her life, was a devout Christian and very proud of her deep Native American roots. Her favorite activities included working in her garden surrounded by her beloved pets singing along to her radio, family camping trips, fishing for trout with her husband, playing bingo with her sisters and was always on the hunt for a yard sale. Never one to complain and always a listening ear she was loved by everyone she touched. She is survived by her husband, Lonnie, and her three daughters, Crystal Robinson, Christina Ziesmer and Sarah Nenema; her 10 grandchildren Jeremiah Ziesmer, Josh Robinson, Caleb Ziesmer, Whitney Williams, Maria Williams, Bailey Brown, Cora Brown, Deven Nenema, Deshawn Nenema and Shayna Nenema; her great-granddaughter ElliAnna Ziesmer; her two sisters, Rosie Laird and Gloria Stigall; and her four brothers, Teddy Abbott, Richard Abbott, Leonard Abbott and Joe Abbott. She is preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Rob Lorton, Joe Lorton, Elmer Lorton and Steve Abbott; her two sisters, Beulah Abbott and Eunice Williams; and her granddaughter Jaela Nenema. Services will be held at Bay Center Pioneer Cemetery in Bay Center, Wash., Feb. 28, at 11 a.m., followed by a gathering at the Lorton House. Additionally a celebration of life will be held Saturday, March 2 at 3 p.m. at the Tribal Community Building in Usk. Sherman-Campbell Funeral and Cremation Services in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at shermancampbell.com.

Mark “Papa” Rex Newport

Mark “Papa” Rex went home to be with Jesus Feb. 18. 2019 at his home. Mark was born in

Livingston, Mont., and is survived by his wife, Teri, their son William “Willy” and daughter-in-law Karley; grandsons Memphis, Mark and Montana. Also many nieces, nephews, and cousins and friends. Rex Teri and the rest of the family would love for you to celebrate Papa’s life with them at the New Testament Church on Highway 2 March 2, at 11 a.m. Potluck, music and fellowship to follow. Sherman-Campbell Funeral and Cremation Services in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at shermancampbell.com.

Frances Christine “Chris” McGinn Spokane

Frances Christine “Chris” McGinn, passed away Feb. 17, 2019 at the age of 72. She was born Oct. 22, 1946. She valiantly battled, and lost, McGinn to a mysterious, nagging, stomach problem after way too many months of medical diagnoses, praying and hoping for, if not a cure, then blessed relief. Her beautiful body gave up the struggle and she died suddenly. Peace was restored, just not in the way we had hoped. Husband, Jerry, sons, Brian (Liz) and Shane (Kara), grandchildren Madeline, Dylan, Bo, Molly, Maggie, Taran, Abby and Cyrus, survive, and we are doing our best to adjust to life without our rock. The holes in our hearts are huge. The vacuum looks permanent. We know time will one day be our friend once more. But for now, numbness and sorrow seems to be our daily diet. One big consolation is the knowledge that Chris is in heaven. She is safe and well and no longer suffering. We wanted relief for her more than anything and we’re thankful for that. Chris had a full life of giving, helping others, especially grandchildren. She made them clothes, had a special relationship with each one, was a five-star cook who developed recipes and served them often both at home and at the family cabin at Diamond Lake, for decades. In her spare time, Chris, who was a CPA, worked for two accounting firms for several years until she and Jerry became founding partners in the family-

owned Kinko’s Copies Centers in Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, and Alberta, Canada. Jerry had been Bureau Manager for United Press International in Spokane and worked with UPI in Olympia and San Francisco before starting Kinko’s in Spokane. Our hope now is that our beloved Chris, with God’s blessing, has reunited with her par-

ents, Jerome and Virna, her grandparents, her in-laws, Catherine and Richard McGinn, and her beloved brother-in-law, Dick McGinn, who died recently. Chris is survived by her loving sister Marie (George) Mabee, and her beloved brother, Vincent (Glenda) Voelker, her best friends since childhood, Candace Irvin-Henderson,

Rick (Jean) Gasperino and Sandy Simpson; beloved cousin Julie Voelker-Oriard, and dozens of muchloved Voelker relatives and cousins. Also surviving are in-laws Art and Kerry McGinn, Spokane; Judygirl McGinn, Athens, Ohio; Joe and Jeanne McGinn, Post Falls, Idaho; and John McGinn, Seattle, along with dozens of beloved nieces and nephews,

all of whom she cherished right up to the end. God bless them, everyone. Mass of Christian burial will take place at St. Aloysius Church at 1 p.m. on March 2. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Augustine’s Church. See More Obituaries, 6A

p o l i ce rep o r t s Editor’s note: The police reports, taken from dispatch logs provided to The Miner by law enforcement agencies, are not intended to be an exact report, but rather a comprehensive list of police calls in Pend Oreille and West Bonner counties. Dispatch also fields calls for the Kalispel Tribe property in Airway Heights. Certain police calls are generally omitted because of space constraints. These include but aren’t limited to ambulance calls for illness, unfounded alarms, traffic stops, dogs at large, abandoned vehicles, 911 hang–ups and civil standbys. All dispositions for the police reports are assumed to be active, assist or transfer at press time. The police reports are updated each weekday on The Miner Online. Pend Oreille County

Monday, Feb. 18 STRUCTURE FIRE: 4th Ave., Cusick report of a single story stick built house fully engulfed in fire. DECEASED PERSON: Hwy. 2, Newport, report that the complainant’s husband has been very ill and has passed away. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE: LeClerc Road N., Cusick, report that the complainant keep getting a phone call from a lady stating she needs the tribal police and won’t give any information about what is happening or who she is. SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Winchester St., Cusick, report that a male in a blue Kia SUV keeps driving around the structure fire from earlier and claims he knows the owners but just keeps making laps around the block. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE: Stanley Court, Newport, report that the complainant can see a light on inside the house where no one should be. SUSPICIOUS PERSON: W. 1st St., Newport, report that an officer was out with a female. ACCIDENT: N. Washington Ave., report that a vehicle struck his vehicle while they were turning the corner.

Tuesday, Feb. 19 VIOLATION OF A PROTECTION ORDER: N. Garden Ave., Newport ARREST: N. Fea Ave., Larry D. Miller, 49, of Newport was arrested on an out of county warrant. ATTEMPT-LOCATE: 2nd Ave., Cusick, report that a wanted subject will be going to the residence about noon. TRAFFIC HAZARD: S. Scott Ave., report that a subject on Scott Street is shoveling all his snow into the roadway. ACCIDENT: Kings Lake Road, Usk, report that a vehicle rollover was called in by the tow company. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, report that a vehicle slid off the roadway. There are no injuries and the vehicle is not blocking the road. STRUCTURE FIRE: Roberts

Road, Newport, report that flames are showing from the fireplace duct.

old Newport man was booked and released for intimidating a public servant.

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

ERRATIC DRIVER: Gray Rd., report of vehicle all over the roadway.

Wednesday, Feb. 20 THEFT: 1st Ave., Cusick, report of vehicle parts taken from the property. The neighbor saw who did it. ABANDONED VEHICLE: S. Spokane Ave., Newport, report of help code enforcement with an abandoned vehicle. FRAUD: Rocky Mountain Road, Newport, report that the complainant believes that his former general contractor embezzled money while working on a job at the above location. ABANDONED VEHICLE: W. 3rd St., Newport, report that an officer is removing an abandoned vehicle. CITE AND RELEASED: S. Garden Ave., A 53-year-old man from Usk was cited and released for driving while license is suspended/revoked. VIOLATION OF A PROTECTION ORDER: LeClerc Road N., Cusick, report of a possible violation of order. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE: Valley View Drive, report that multiple things were going on last night and one subject discharged a gun. JUVENILE PROBLEM: S. Calispel Ave., Newport, report that the complainant’s daughter is being bullied and sexually harassed at school and on the school bus. ARREST: Valley View Drive, Newport, Jacob Alan Oneal, 24, of Newport was arrested on a DOC detainer. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE: Spooner Lane, Newport, report of a request to speak to a deputy about a subject who is spying on the complainant and family with binoculars while they are in the hot tub. The subject keeps taking pictures. THEFT: W. Walnut St., report that a male stole alcohol and left the store on foot. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – PHYSICAL: E. 5th Ave., report of a juvenile problem with the complainant’s 10-year-old daughter. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Dilling Drive, Cusick, report of a red 1999 Chevy Silverado pickup parked in the complainant’s driveway. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE: Stanley Court, Newport, report that subject’s drove up to the complainant’s residence and stated they realized they were at the wrong house. The complainant watched the vehicle drive to the neighbor’s house and states there is drug activity going on.

Thursday, Feb. 21 DECEASED PERSON: State Route 211 TRESPASSING: Sullivan Lake Rd., report of a snowmobiler in the field. BOOK AND RELEASE: S. Garden Ave., Newport, a 74-year-

ACCIDENT: LeClerc Rd. S., report of single vehicle rollover, injuries are unknown. ACCIDENT: Scotia Rd. E., report of vehicle over the guardrail in the swamp. SUSPICIOUS PERSON: W. Walnut St., Newport, report of two females sitting on ice in the parking lot.

Friday, Feb. 22 APPLIANCE FIRE: S. State Ave., report of smoke coming from the wall heater. FIRE-SMOKE ONLY: Hwy. 2 report that the complainant can see a black plume of smoke in the area. ACCIDENT: N. Newport Ave., report of a two-vehicle accident; it is not blocking the roadway. TRAFFIC HAZARD: Roberts Drive, report of two vehicles parked in the roadway for several hours.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, report of a two-vehicle accident. There are no injuries and it is not blocking the road. ACCIDENT: Flowery Trail Road, report of a jack-knifed semitruck. TRAFFIC HAZARD: Southshore Diamond Lake, report of snow plowed from storage units into the roadway. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, report that a vehicle slid off the road. JUVENILE PROBLEM: E. 5th Ave., report of a possible domestic violence between mother and juvenile. ARREST: Hwy. 20, Sean P. Manwill, 57, of Cusick was arrested on DUI.

Saturday, Feb. 23 ACCIDENT: Hwy. 31, report that a vehicle slid off the roadway. The driver is out walking around. HARASSMENT: S. Garden Ave., report the complainant’s husband’s ex-wife was harassing the complainant at work. ABANDONED VEHICLE: Stanley Drive, report of an abandoned vehicle blocking the roadway.

DRUGS: Hwy. 31, report of a subject attempting to bring drugs across the border. DISABLED VEHICLE: Coyote Trail, report of a vehicle with flashers on. ARREST: 4th Ave., Charles R. Elkinton, 67, of Metaline Falls, was arrested for domestic violence physical. West Bonner County

Monday, Feb. 18 CHIMNEY FIRE: Hwy. 2, Oldtown TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 41, Oldtown BATTERY: Hwy. 57, Priest River

Tuesday, Feb. 19 THREATENING: Klein Lane, Oldtown

GRAND THEFT: Hwy. 41, Oldtown SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE: N. Treat St., Priest River STRUCTURE FIRE: Hwy. 2, Priest River

Thursday, Feb. 21 PARKING VIOLATION: Hwy. 57, Priest Lake

Friday, Feb. 22 ARREST: State Ave., Oldtown, Douglas Telios, 33, of Spokane was arrested for battery and possession of paraphernalia with the intent to use. FRAUD: Shannon Lane, Priest River BURGLARY: Hwy. 2, Priest River NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Dufort Road, Priest River

Saturday, Feb. 23 ARREST: Indian Creek Park Road, Coolin, Jason Conboy, 39, of Newport was arrested for petit theft and possession of burglary tools. ACCIDENT, INJURIES: Chip N Dale Lane, Priest River DOMESTIC DISPUTE: Hwy. 57, Priest River

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 31, report that a vehicle slid off the roadway.

Sunday, Feb. 24

PROPERTY DAMAGE: Country Lane, report that a logging truck slid off the road and ran over a fence. DRIVING WHILE LICENSE IS SUSPENDED/REVOKED: W. 5th St. ASSAULT: Fertile Valley Road, report of a possible assault. A male is bleeding from the face.

Sunday, Feb. 24

ACCIDENT: Sullivan Lake Road, report of a vehicle in the ditch.

Wednesday, Feb. 20

ACCIDENT: Alaska Lane N., report that a vehicle slid off the roadway.

ARREST: Lilac Lane, Timothy

J. Porter, 35, of Cusick was arrested for driving while license is suspended/revoked and driving without required interlock.

CITE AND RELEASE: Hwy. 2, Oldtown, a 29-year-old male from Priest River was cited and released for possession of marijuana. ARREST: Jefferson Ave., Priest River, Beau Miller, 35, of Coeur d’Alene was arrested on a Bonner County warrant. SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE: Pettit Lane, Priest Lake TRAFFIC HAZARD: Mick And Ern Drive, Priest River

P u b l i c M ee t i n g s Wednesday, Feb. 27 Tri-County Economic Development District: 11 a.m. - TEDD Conference Room, 986 S. Main, Suite A, Colville

Thursday, Feb. 28 Pend Oreille County Library District Board: 10 a.m. - District Office, Newport Public Hospital District No. 1 Board: 12:30 p.m. - Sandifur Meeting Room, Newport Hospital Priest River Airport Board: 6:30 p.m. - Priest River City Hall

Saturday, March 2 Pondoray Shores Water and Sewer District: 9 a.m. - PUD Building, 130 N. Washington, Newport

Monday, March 4 Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse

Bonner County Fair Board: 6 p.m. Fairgrounds Office in Sandpoint 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 5 Bonner County Commissioners: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Lenora Water and Sewer District: 10 a.m. - Skookum Rendezvous Lodge Pend Oreille PUD Commissioners: 10 a.m. - Newport PUD Offices

Bonner County Soil and Water Conservation District: 1:30 p.m. USDA Office, 1224 Washington Ave., Ste. 101 West Pend Oreille Fire District: 6:30 p.m. - Fire Hall on Highway 57 Pend Oreille County Fair Board: 7 p.m. - Fairgrounds at Cusick Pend Oreille Fire District No. 5: 7 p.m. - Fire Station 51, 406722 Highway 20, Cusick

Wednesday, March 6 Diamond Lake Water and Sewer: 10 a.m. - District Office, 172 South Shore Road Fire District No. 4 Commissioners: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station No. 41 Diamond Lake Improvement Association: 6:30 p.m. - Diamond Lake Fire Station, Highway 2 Ione Town Council: 7 p.m. - Clerk’s Office

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201903 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq.Trustee Sale No.: WA-18-812948-BB Title Order No.: 180306206-WA-MSW Reference Number of Deed of Trust: Instrument No. 2008 0296209 Parcel Number(s): 443009540022 Grantor(s) for Recording Purposes under RCW 65.04.015: JOE F. STRUTHERS, AN UNMARRIED PERSON Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust and Grantee (for Recording Purposes under RCW 65.04.015): Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: Quality Loan Service Corporation of Washington Current Loan Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust: Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. I.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Quality Loan Service Corp.

of Washington, the undersigned Trustee, will on 3/8/2019, at 9:00 AM At the Main Stairs to the Old City Courthouse, located at 625 W. Fourth Street, Newport, WA 99156 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable in the form of credit bid or cash bid in the form of cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of PEND OREILLE, State of Washington, to-wit: LOT 9, BLOCK 3, THIRD ADDITION TO MOON CREEK ESTATES, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK 3 OF PLATS, PAGE 187, RECORDS OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON. More commonly known as: 441 CASEY RD, NEWPORT, WA 99156 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 12/31/2007, recorded 2/4/2008, under Instrument No. 20080296209 records of PEND OREILLE County, Washington, from JOE F. STRUTHERS, AN UNMARRIED PERSON, as grantor(s), to PRLAP, INC., as original trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as original beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was subsequently assigned to Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.,

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the Beneficiary, under an assignment recorded under Auditors File Number 20170327940 II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust as referenced in RCW 61.21.030(4) is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/ are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: $18,334.39. IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $139,558.96, together with interest as provided in the Note from 4/1/2017 on, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute. V. The abovedescribed real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on 3/8/2019. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by 2/25/2019 (11 days before the sale date), or by other date as permitted in the Note or Deed of Trust, to cause a discontinuance of the

sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 2/25/2019 (11 days before the sale), or by other date as permitted in the Note or Deed of Trust, the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the 2/25/2019 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower(s) and Grantor(s) by both first class and certified mail, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has pos-

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/s/Elanor Okusko Eleanor Okusko, Personal Representative ELTC Law Group PLLC Anthony Fry, Attorney PO Box 301 Newport, WA 99156 (509) 447-3242 Published in The Newport Miner February 13, 20 and 27, 2019.(3-3) __________________________ 201946 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 19-4-00004-26 P R O B AT E N O T I C E T O CREDITORS ( R C W 11 . 4 0 . 0 3 0 ) Estate of GRAYCE J. WALLACE, Deceased. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. Date of First Publication of this Notice: February 13, 2019. /s/ Garry G Wallace Garry G. Wallace, Personal Representative ELTC Law Group PLLC Anthony Fry, Attorney PO Box 301 Newport, WA 99156 (509) 447-3242 Published in The Newport Miner February 13, 20 and 27, 2019.(3-3) _________________________ 201947 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 19-4-00006-26 P R O B AT E N O T I C E T O CREDITORS ( R C W 11 . 4 0 . 0 3 0 ) Estate of JULIUS ABRAMS, Deceased. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. Date of First Publication of this Notice: February 13, 2019 /s/ Eddie Abrams Eddie A. Abrams, Personal Representative ELTC Law Group, PLLC Anthony Fry, Attorney PO Box 301 Newport, WA 99156 (509) 447-3242 Published in The Newport Miner February 13, 20 and 27, 2019.(3-3) __________________________ 201949 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR SPOKANE COUNTY NO. 19-4-00206-32 NOTICE TO CREDITORS ( R C W 11 . 4 0 . 0 3 0 ) In the Matter of the Estate of:

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MARTHA L. GIFFORD, Deceased. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent that arose before the decedent’s death must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (a) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (b) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim will be forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.020 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: February 13, 2019 Personal Representative: NANCY M. ASHBURN Attorney for Personal Representatives: MICHAEL BRESSON Address for Mailing or Service: Herman, Herman & Jolley, PS 12340 E. Valleyway Ave. Spokane Valley, WA 99216 Dated: February 7th, 2019. Signed: /s/Michael J. Bresson MICHAEL J. BRESSON, WSBA #27376 Attorney for Estate Herman, Herman & Jolley, PS Mike Bresson 12340 E. Valleyway Ave. Spokane Valley, WA 99216 509-928-8310 Published in The Newport Miner February 13, 20 and 27, 2019.(3-3) __________________________ 201951 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF T H E S TAT E O F WA S H I N G T O N IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SPOKANE C ase N o . : 1 9 - 4 - 0 0 2 1 4 - 3 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re the Estate of: LINDA MATHIS, Deceased. The person named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s Attorney at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. Date of first publication: February 13, 2019 /s/ James Mathis JAMES MATHIS, Personal Representative /s/ Wm. Scott Hislop W M . S C O T T H I S L O P, W S B A #28368 MEGAN R. KAPAUN, WSBA #43967 Wolff, Hislop & Crockett, PLLC 12209 E. Mission Ave., Suite 5 Spokane Valley, WA 99206 Published in The Newport Miner February 13, 20 and 27, 2019.(3-3) __________________________ 201954 PUBLIC NOTICE C ombined N otice of A pplication and A ction Pend Oreille County did on February 13, 2019 receive a complete Shoreline Authorization Application, SEPA Environmental Checklist, and associated documents from Bruce Hartman and did on February 15, Continued on 10B

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Continued from 9B 2019 issue a Determination of Completeness for placement of a dock on Diamond Lake. (FILE NO. SA-19-005), Location: 21 Lakeside Dr.; Parcel# 443002549005 An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on February 13, 2019 and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal (WAC 19711-355). The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Annex Building, 418 South Scott Street, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Alexa Polasky, Community Development Planning Technician, (509) 447-6931, apolasky@pendoreille. org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than March 7, 2019. Required Permits: Shoreline Authorization (Pend Oreille County), Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW) Dated: February 15, 2019 Published in The Newport Miner February 20 and 27, 2019.(4-2) __________________________ 201955 PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR SEALED BIDS 19-008 SINGLE-PHASE OVERHEAD TRANSFORMERS PEND OREILLE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County (the District), is requesting bids for single-phase overhead transformers. 20: 50kva, single-phase, overhead transformers 45: 25kva, single-phase, overhead transformers Full specifications and the bid forms are available at https://popud.org/ top-links/about-your-pud/contracting-opportunities/. Any questions should be directed to ktornow@ popud.org. Three hard copies of the bids are due in a sealed envelope labeled “SEALED BID 19-008” March 15, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. to District Headquarters at 130 N. Washington, Newport, WA 99156 or mailed to PO Box 190, Newport, WA 99156. Women, minority, and small business enterprises are encouraged to apply. The District is an equal opportunity employer. Published in The Newport Miner February 27 and March 6, 2019.(5-2) __________________________ 201956 PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR SEALED BIDS 19-007 S I N G L E - P H A S E PA D M O U N T TRANSFORMERS PEND OREILLE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County (the District), is requesting bids for single-phase padmount transformers. 15: 50kva, single-phase, padmount transformers 15: 37.5kva, single-phase, padmount transformers 75: 25kva, single-phase, padmount transformers Full specifications and the bid forms are available at https://popud.org/ top-links/about-your-pud/contracting-opportunities/. Any questions should be directed to ktornow@ popud.org. Three hard copies of the bids are due in a sealed envelope labeled “SEALED BID 19-007” March 15, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. to District Headquarters at 130 N. Washington, Newport, WA 99156 or mailed to PO Box 190, Newport, WA 99156. Women, minority, and small business enterprises are encouraged to apply. The District is an equal opportunity employer. Published in The Newport Miner February 27 and March 6, 2019.(5-2) __________________________ 201957 PUBLIC NOTICE

REQUEST FOR SEALED BIDS 19-006 45’ AND 40’ CLASS 2 POLES PEND OREILLE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County (the District), is requesting bids for the following poles. One full load of WRC, 45 Foot, Class 2, Full Treat with Penta, WQC Inspection, Drilled to Pend Oreille PUD Specification One full load of WRC, 40 Foot, Class 2, Full Treat with Penta, WQC Inspection, Drilled to Pend Oreille PUD Specification Full specifications and the bid forms are available at https://popud.org/ top-links/about-your-pud/contracting-opportunities/. Any questions should be directed to ktornow@ popud.org. Three hard copies of the bids are due in a sealed envelope labeled “SEALED BID 19-006” March 15, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. to District Headquarters at 130 N. Washington, Newport, WA 99156 or mailed to PO Box 190, Newport, WA 99156. Women, minority, and small business enterprises are encouraged to apply. The District is an equal opportunity employer. Published in The Newport Miner February 27 and March 6, 2019.(5-2) __________________________ 201958 PUBLIC NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE OF A P P L I C AT I O N A N D A C T I O N Pend Oreille County did on February 20, 2019 receive a complete Shoreline Authorization Application, SEPA Environmental Checklist, and associated documents from Larry and Millie West and did on February 21, 2019 issue a Determination of Completeness for placement of a dock on Pend Oreille River. (FILE NO. SA-19-006), Location: 425 Herbs Dr.; Parcel# 453234589023 An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on January 25, 2019 and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal (WAC 197-11-355). The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Annex Building, 418 South Scott Street, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Alexa Polasky, Community Development Planning Technician, (509) 447-6931, apolasky@pendoreille. org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than March 14, 2019. Required Permits: Shoreline Authorization (Pend Oreille County), Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW) Letter of Approval (Army Corps of Engineers) Dated: February 21, 2019

445-1090 or on line at www.povarr. com. Additional information regarding the position may be obtained by contacting the Port office. Applicants must pass a pre-employment physical, which includes drug and alcohol testing. Position open until filled. /s/ Kelly J. Driver Manager Published in The Newport Miner February 27 and March 6, 2019. (5-2) __________________________ 201961 PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR BIDS 2 0 1 9 C ounty G ravel R oad S tabili z ation P rogram M aterial Sealed bids will be received by Pend Oreille County Board of Commissioners for the contract to supply material for the 2019 County Gravel Road Stabilization Program. Proposals will be received by the Office of the Board of County Commissioners, located at PO Box 5025 / 625 W. 4th Street, Newport, WA 99156. Proposals are due no later than 10:30am on 3/12/2019. Proposals will be opened and reviewed at that time in the Commissioner’s Boardroom. Bids on the following materials and work are being sought: 1) Magnesium Chloride (liquid form)Estimated 240 Tons, F.O.B. delivered & applied 2) Calcium Chloride (dry form, mini pellets)- Estimated 30 Tons, F.O.B. delivered & applied The County Engineer reserves the right to: Reject any or all proposals, Award to multiple bidders, waive any informality in the proposals and to accept such proposal or proposals as may be deemed in the best interest of Pend Oreille County. Proposals shall be clearly marked “2019 County Gravel Road Stabilization Program Material” on the envelope. Submissions by fax or email will not be accepted. MAIL BID PROPOSALS TO: Pend Oreille County Board of Commissioners PO Box 5025/625 W. 4th St Newport, Washington 99156 A copy of the Request for Bids may be obtained by: 1) In person at the Public Works Department 625 W. 4th St. Newport, WA 99156 2) Email- publicworks4u@pendoreille.org 3) https://pendoreilleco.org/yourgovernment/public-works/pw-bids/ road-bid/ Published in The Newport Miner February 27 and March 6, 2019.(5-2) __________________________ 201962 SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 19-4-00007-26

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P R O B AT E N O T I C E T O CREDITORS ( R C W 11 . 4 0 . 0 3 0 ) Estate of Gail I. (a.k.a Gail Z.) Norton, Deceased. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The above Court has appointed us as Personal Representatives 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 us at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after we served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. Date of First Publication of this Notice: February 27, 2019 /s/ Julie N. Caldwell Julie Norton Caldwell, Personal Representative /s/ Donald J. Norton Donald Jeffrey Norton, Personal Representative ELTC Law Group, PLLC Anthony Fry, Attorney PO Box 301 Newport, WA 99156 (509) 447-3242 Published in The Newport Miner February 27, March 6 and 13, 2019.(5-3) __________________________ 201963 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Kalispel Tribe of Indians have filed an application to have certain land valued for tax assessment purposes as “Open Space Land” pursuant to RCW 84.34.020(1)(a) or (b). And Dean and Tammy Welter have filed an application to have certain land valued for tax assessment purposes as “Farm and Agriculture Conservation Land” pursuant to RCW 84.34.020(1)(c). A public hearing will be held by the Pend Oreille County Commissioners in their meeting room at 625 W. 4th, Newport, WA at 11:30am on March 11th, 2019 to determine if these applications should be approved. If you require any reasonable accommodation to participate, contact the Clerk of the Board at 509-447-4119, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Published in The Newport Miner February 27, 2019.(5) __________________________

201965 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING(S): 2019 Proposed Budget Changes 2019 Tribal Water Rate Modification, confirmation of sewer rate increases Published in The Newport Miner Notice is hereby given that the Town of Cusick has a regular session of February 27 and March 6, 2019.(5-2) Town Council scheduled for March 11 th , 2019 and will be conducting 2 public hearings regarding the afore _________________________ mentioned topics. It is planned that the Council will vote on and resolve all the afore men201959 tioned issues. PUBLIC NOTICE The proposed budget changes are available for review at Town Hall: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Per RCW 35.77.010, the CITY OF NEWPORT will hold a public hearing There will be discussion regarding current water rates and commercial/ at 6:00 p.m. at its regular scheduled business/Tribal rate setting for 2019. Council Meeting on March 18, 2019 Rates proposed are : New Rate Old Rate in Council Chambers located at 200 Water: 160.00 128.00 S. Washington, Newport, Washing- 2” 500.00 400.00 ton on the proposed Six Year Trans- 4” 6” 3000.00 portation Improvement Program. Sewer rates increase will take effect March 1, 2019 as follows; City Council New Rate Old Rate Newport, WA 5/8 x 1 meter inside 40.00 28.82 David North 5/6 x 1 meter outside 60.00 37.04 Public Works Director 1” meter inside 50.00 33.35 75.00 43.35 Published in The Newport Miner 1” meter outside 160.00 47.56 February 27 and March 6, 2019.(5-2) 2” meter inside 2” meter outside 240.00 61.78 __________________________ Written comments must be submitted by March 7 th , 2019 to Jennifer Lee, Cusick Town Clerk, PO Box 263, Cusick, WA 99119. Written or oral 201960 comments may also be submitted at the public hearing before the Cusick PUBLIC NOTICE Town Council. All comments received will be included as a part of the public JOB OPENING record that is forwarded to the Town Council before final action is taken. PORT OF PEND OREILLE If you would like to receive notices regarding future meetings and public P E N D O R E I L L E VA L L E Y hearings or current information see our Facebook page Cusick Town Hall RAILROAD The Port of Pend Oreille (POVA) is or visit our website at www.townofcusick.com. If you have questions reaccepting applications for part time garding this or related matters, please call Jennifer Lee at 509-445-1718. employment for cleaning/janitorial Dated: February 25, 2019 work. An application may be obtained at the Port office, 1981 Black Published in The Newport Miner February 27 and March 6, 2019.(5-2) Road, Usk, WA. 99180, calling 509- ________________________________________________________