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Spring thaw wreaks havoc

Newport School Board eyes federal budget

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

WASHINGTON D.C. – Healthcare is on the minds of Eastern Washington voters, as was apparent Monday evening, when Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., fielded questions from her constituents in a telephonic town hall.

“The ACA (Affordable Care Act) has failed in meeting goals of lowering premiums, increasing choices and bringing down costs of health care,” McMorris McMorris Rodgers said. “I’m hearRodgers ing from too many people in Eastern Washington, who those goals have not been a reality for them.”

NEWPORT – Both Pend Oreille and Bonner counties have declared a state of emergency as the spring thaw continues to cause flooding and landslides in the region.

Pend Oreille County Commissioners passed an emergency resolution Feb. 17. Bonner County Commissioners declared an emergency due to widespread flooding on Thursday, March 16.

The declarations free up county budgets for more safety, cleanup, and repair of roadways and culverts, and opens the door to possible state and federal assistance.

According to Public Works Director Sam Castro, there have been 12 reported cases of flooding and minor landslides in the past month.

“We’ve been dealing with a lot of slides; fortunately they are on a smaller scale,” Castro said. “Our hands are tied due to the weather conditions our staff has to respond to, so we ask that motorists drive slow and be alert.”

Spring Valley Road was closed the morning of Monday, March 20 when 15 inches of water seeped out over the roadway.

Westside Kalispel Road at milepost 14 and Middle Fork Road off Westside Kalispel were closed due to flooding. As of Monday, Westside Kalispel is open to one lane of traffic and Middle Fork is still closed due to water over the roadway.

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accepted as proposed, it will definitely impact local schools,” Newport School District Business Manager Debra Buttrey said.

President Donald Trump’s proffered budget outlines $54 billion in cuts for domestic programs. The next fiscal year begins Oct. 1.

Among the services and programs effected in the Newport School District would be the

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

NEWPORT – With the proposed federal budget throughout national news, it was only a matter of time before proposed cuts were anticipated on a local level. That was one of the topics addressed at the Newport School Board’s meeting Monday, March 20.

“This is not for sure yet, but if the president’s budget was

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Constituents concerned about healthcare McMorris Rodgers fields telephonic questions about ACA, VA

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North Pend Oreille County resident Kelly Driver took this photo last Saturday of flooding on Westside Kalispel Road south of Danforth Road.

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NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County Coroner Dolly Hunt got two artists to draw their best estimate of what a man who was found dead a little over two years ago might have looked like.

Skeletal remains were found in a wooded area near Highway 2, south of Newport Dec. 3, 2014.

The remains are believed to be of a middle aged Caucasian male.

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These are two artist’s conceptions of what a middle aged man found in a wooded area near Highway 2 south of Newport Dec. 3, 2014, might have looked like. If you have any information about this person, call 509 447-3151 ex, 5334.

NEWPORT – The Newport City Council voted unanimously to award a $550,228 construction contract for the Southeast Newport Improvement Project construction project to William Winkler Company of Newman Lake.

The Winkler bid was the lowest of five bids. Versatile Industries of Ione bid $605,562, N.A. Degerstrom of Spokane Valley bid $673,530, DW Excavations of Davenport bid $748,960 and Interstate Concrete and Asphalt of Sandpoint bid $745,600.

Three of the bids came in under the engineer’s estimate of $706,547, city administrator Ray King told the council. He said the bids have to be reviewed by the state Transportation Improvement Board, but he thinks that will happen fairly quickly. He said construction on the project could start sooner than he thought it would.

“I think it will start the end of April or the first part of May,” King said. The project will involve putting in new streets and sidewalks in southeast Newport, across the railroad tracks.

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Box Canyon Dam temporarily shutdown

NEWPORT – There will be a free food distribution at the American Lutheran Church parking lot Thursday, March 30, 10 a.m. to noon. Individuals must bring their own box for food. The event will be held rain or shine.

For more information contact Nicole Smoot at 509671-1432 or 24-hour mobile food bank information line at 509-252-6270.

The American Lutheran Church 332801 Highway 2, Newport.

IONE – Box Canyon Dam turbines were shut down Tuesday, March 21, and will remain idle through Thursday, March 23, according to a news release from the Pend Oreille PUD. The shutdown is for economic reasons. It will benefit Ponderay Newsprint Co. (PNC), the PUD’s largest customer and consumer of Box Canyon power. PNC is shut down during that period as part of standard annual operations.

Under normal river flow conditions, when PNC takes a shutdown, the surplus power is sold, with the net sale revenues going to PNC. However, under the

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current high wind/high water generation conditions, surplus power prices are extremely low and have even dipped down to negative levels. Based on the contractual agreements between the PUD and PNC, the cost of generation would exceed the power sales by $150,000.

“This is a rare event,” said Kimberly Gentle, PUD’s Director of Power and Risk Management. She said river flows are at 20-year highs, and the excess power being generated throughout the Northwest has resulted in extremely low market prices.

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Garden Avenue, in front of the Hall of Justice, will also be repaved during this project. The project is expected to be finished by the end of the year.

The council agreed to wait a week to interview the lone candidate for Sam Brook’s council position. Brooks resigned to spend more time doing other things.

Nancy Thompson applied for the position. Since council member Mark Zorica wasn’t there and Thompson wasn’t able to attend, the council tabled the matter until the next meeting. It is expected she will be appointed and sworn in then.

The council awarded $1,000 in hotel/motel tax money to the Who Let the Girls Out events. They gave $500 to be used for advertising the May 20 event and $500 for the Nov. 4 event.

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Newport tennis coach Jocelyn Pearson clears some snow from the tennis courts Wednesday. Newport started a tennis program this year. They played their first match at Riverside Tuesday, March 21. We’ll have results next week. They will also play at Lakeside Thursday, March 23 and Colville Tuesday, March 28.

West Bonner school levy passes easily

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SANDPOINT – The West Bonner County School District’s $3 million a year, two-year supplemental levy easily passed Tuesday, March 14, with 732 voting in favor and 522 against.

The measure needed a simple majority to pass and received a little more than 58 percent approval.

“It’s a positive thing

for the community, not just the kids,” District Board Vice Chairman Drew McLain said. “The school has a big impact on everything.”

McLain said compared to previous levy elections, this one was tame.

“Both sides were pretty low key,” he said.

McLain said he was confident going into election day that the levy would pass, but since people hadn’t been

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It appears the man may have been a transient or lived a transient lifestyle.

The man would likely have had significant degenerative disease or arthritis that would have affected his ability to walk.

A single size 13 black boot with a brand name ‘Brahma’ was found near the man, along with a navy and red striped stocking cap, pants with a 48 inch waist and 30 inch inseam, a XXXL ‘Faded Glory’ brand plaid button up style shirt, a red fleece style zip up hooded jacket and a pair of gold rimmed eye glasses.

Fingerprints were unobtainable.

Dental identification was obtained and a DNA profile is available for identification.

The photos are computer reconstructions or a composite sketch. The fab-

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ricated images don’t always resemble the individual as they appeared in life, Hunt said. They have been created to generate leads in the hope of identifying the dead man.

If you have any information about this person, contact the investigating officer, Deputy Mitch Parnell of the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office (case No. 14-08322) at 509-447-3151 ext. 5334 or Pend Oreille County Coroner Dolly Hunt at 509-447-4414.

The body was found by a hiker near the railroad tracks just west of Newport in an area favored by transients.

“There have been transient camps along the railroad tracks for years,” Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim said at the time, adding the remains had been there some time, maybe more than a year. There were no apparent signs of foul play.

Also topping Congress’s agenda, according to McMorris Rodgers, is rebuilding the military and reducing regulations. While one call did ask about the future of Fairchild Air Force Base – which McMorris Rodgers said is here to stay – most questions were concerning the repeal and replacement of “Obamacare” and the long waiting lists still prevalent at Veterans Administration hospitals.

McMorris Rodgers explained that, under Obamacare, premiums have increased an average of 13 percent with some as high as 23 percent. The number of choices in insurance companies and plans has also decreased.

“Last year Washington had 12 insurance companies. This year we have nine. Twenty-eight percent of counties have only two choices (in companies) and two of those counties have only one,” the Congresswoman said. Pend Oreille County is one of those counties where only one company offers plans – Molina.

McMorris Rodgers assured listeners that provisions of Obamacare she is committed to keeping, such as people with preexisting conditions being able to get coverage. She also said that people who are on Medicaid would not lose it.

“No one is going to have the rug pulled out beneath them,” she said.

One caller asked why Congress is not passing legislation now to allow insurance companies to compete across state lines. McMorris Rodgers said that will come with phase three of the repeal and replacement of the ACA. The first phase – the repeal of the ACA – is part of the budgetary process, so only 50 percent approval is required.

When one caller asked why Republicans seem to be “obsessed” with the repeal of Obamacare without a replacement, McMorris Rodgers said the “ship is sinking” and something needs to be done as soon as possible.

She said meetings and hearings have been held for years to plan a replacement for the ACA. A caller from Spokane asked of McMorris Rodgers is in favor of a 9/11-style commission to investigate the any relations between Donald Trump and Russia, in light of testimony from FBI Director James Comey Monday that his bureau has been investigating those allegations since July.

McMorris Rodgers said both Senate and House committees are investigating.

“These are important efforts. I support these efforts,” she said, and that she will wait until they issue a report to assess what should be done.

Donna from Spokane was concerned about Trump’s budget proposal, that includes cuts to Public Broadcasting Service and Meals on Wheeles.

McMorris Rodgers pointed out that the president’s budget is a “blueprint,” outlining what his priorities are, but that a president’s budget has never been approved as is. She also said those programs, if cut, could be transferred to the states for funding.

“Congress holds the purse springs. Is this the best use of tax dollars? Should we send it back to the states and local governments?” she posed.

Two veterans said they were told by the VA they had to wait 14 weeks for new eyeglasses. McMorris Rodgers assured them she would have staff look into the issue.

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speaking out much either for or against it, he wasn’t sure if it would pass or not.

West Bonner County School District was one of 46 districts in Idaho that ran ballot measures totaling $695 million March 14. Only one measure failed and most passed overwhelmingly.

Voters in the Vallivue School District in Canyon County turned back

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to accept the State of Washington Transportation Improvement Board grant for the conversion of standard streetlights to LED lighting.

King told the council the change would save considerable money, both in electric use and in the cost of the lights.

King said the lights will save about $7,290 or 27 percent on its $27,000 annual electricity bill for streetlights. The city will replace 400 watt high pressure sodium lights, which cost $13.70, with 90 watt lights that cost $7. King said the LED lights last 20 years or more, compared to less than 10 years on the high pressure sodium lights.

In other city business the council agreed to a contract to pay Priest River Animal Rescue $25 for each dog they handle for the city. That’s the same amount that has been paid for some time, but now there is a contract.

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b r i e f ly Decorative an egg at Create NEWPORT – A Ukrainian Pysanky egg class will be held at Create Art Center Saturday, April 1, 10 a.m. to 1. Lead by instructor Lynn Walters of Sandpoint, students will create traditional egg decorations using a wax and dye process. Class size is limited to 10 people and students must be over 12 years old to participate.

There is a $15 fee.

To register for the class, call 509-447-9277.

NEWPORT – Pawsitive Outreach Spay/Neuter Alliance (POSNA) is offering an affordable spay/neuter clinic Wednesday, March 29, for both dogs and cats.

POSNA will be partnering with the Spokane Humane Society (SHS), with grant funding available from the Inland Northwest Community Foundation.

Fees will be on a sliding scale with the normal copay being $25 for either a male or female cat.

The normal co-pay for dogs starts at $40 for small male dogs and goes by weight. For any pet owners unable to afford those minimal fees, they can be reduced to $15 for cats and $20 for dogs, thanks to the grant funds.

Vaccinations will also be available for $6. In situations of desperate need, or where there are many animals involved, all fees can be waived.

“We are already getting animals that are in heat and pregnant, so please don’t wait till the stray cat

Attic fire caught in time IONE – An electrical fire that broke out in the attic at a home at 102 Eighth Ave., in Ione was extinguished before it could destroy the home, according to Chief Jody Rogers of Pend Oreille Fire District No. 2.

The homeowner drug a hose into the house and had started to extinguish it, Rogers said.

Fire crews helped with the smoldering insulation.

Rogers estimates there was about $1,000 damage.

Hours of operation at local ranger stations announced METALINE FALS – Colville National Forest officials announced this week that the Sullivan Lake Ranger Station will remain closed until May 25. Firewood permits and all other services will continue to be available at the forest headquarters located in Colville or the Newport Ranger Station in Newport.

The Newport office will be resuming normal business hours of Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning April 3. The Sullivan Lake Ranger Station will open on a limited schedule of Thursdays and Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

May 25 through Sept. 1.

Firewood permits for 2017-18 are available beginning April 3.

For more information, contact the Newport Ranger Station at 509447-7300.

Local weather predictor hits the mark SACHEEN LAKE – Local climatologist Bob Lutz proved to be an accurate weather forecaster this winter. Lutz wrote Oct. 26 that the area would get 100 inches of snow, similar to the 1950-51 winter.

March 8 he wrote the 100-inch mark was reached. “Time to think Spring,” he wrote.

You can follow Lutz’s weather forecasts at www.climatehawk.org.

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Columbia Basin flooding causes changes at Albeni Falls Dam OLDTOWN – Because of flooding conditions in the Columbia Basin, Albeni Falls Dam in Oldtown, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, decreased releases to 22,000 cfs last week.

The Corps’ Columbia Basin Water Management Division initiated Columbia River Emergency System Flood Risk Management Protocol Wednesday, March 15. The National Weather Service had issued a flood watch for the lower Columbia River and based on current forecasts, the Columbia River at Vancouver was expected to reach flood stage early Thursday, March 16, and remain there for several days. As part of the coordinated system operations for the Columbia River at Vancouver, CBWM requested that that Albeni Falls Dam decrease releases to 22,000 cfs at 11 a.m. March 15.

The Seattle District of the Corps projected that Lake Pend Oreille would reach between 2054.5 to 2055.5 feet, as measured at the Hope Gage, through the weekend and releases will be adjusted to try and keep the

Lake below 2,056 feet at the end of March. Elevation 2,056 feet is the

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f Congress gives President Trump carte blanche on his proposed budget, it would cut $54 billion in domestic programs, and directly impact students right here in Bonner and Pend Oreille counties, not to mention senior citizens who get Meals on Wheels, and pre-school children enjoying Clifford the Big Red Dog and Sesame Street.

So let’s be thankful that presidents’ budgets are merely a “blue print,” according to Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and that Congress holds the purse strings. The Congresswoman explained that Monday night during a telephonic town hall meeting, just about the same time the Newport School Board was hearing how Trump’s budget would gut the 21st Century Community Learning Centers, which are wildly popular in both Newport and West Bonner school districts, and the Grizzly Learning Center.

These are programs that are constructive and engaging to students right here at home.

“You see a positive impact not just in their education, but in their lives and how they handle emotions and self-evaluate,” according to Vicki Blanchet, program director of the Grizzly Discovery Center.

A caller during Monday night’s town hall, explained that her mother-in-law, who has since died, so looked forward to her daily meal delivered by Meals on Wheels. Not only was it a hot nutritious meal, it was the only regular outside human contact the woman had, as her family lived out of state.

PBS has been educating kids and adults alike for generations, a rare gem of quality television in a sea of garbage that now pollutes our airwaves.

Trump’s priority is making America safe, and his reason for cutting $54 billion in domestic programs is to bolster the military. Make note, his proposed budget does nothing for the deficit.

So maybe instead of depriving grandma of her one warm meal, and Billy his daily dose of Big Bird, the federal government should streamline the $598.49 billion – that’s more than 50 percent of the $1.11 trillion discretionary budget Congress controls – that already pays for our safety.

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Self driving vehicle could save money on fuel PACCAR’s recent announcement it is teaming with computer chipmaker Nvidia to build driverless trucks is good for Washington.

PACCAR, the century-old Bellevue-based truck builder, plans to manufacture new Kenworth, Peterbuilt and DAF computer-guided trucks capable of delivering freight over our nation’s roadways. Hopefully, many of them will be assembled at its Renton plant.

Self-driving cars already exist.

Google has been testing them since 2009. They have logged over 2 million miles. The company reports of g u e st the 11 accidents, none were cause o p i n i o n by its autos and there were no injuries of consequence.

DON C. As Google, other software BRUNELL companies and car manufacturers Association work to perfect computer guidance technology, autonomous trucks are of already being tested.

Washington For example, last October AnBusiness heuser Busch InBev, sent its first President semi-load of beer from Fort Collins through downtown Denver to Colorado Springs in a computer driven semi-tractor trailer rig where the driver rode along monitoring the trip.

In Europe, Volvo is already developing trucks capable of “platooning.” The technique allows computers in two or more long-haul trucks with trailers traveling in tandem to talk to one another along the route. According to the American Transportation Research Institute, platooned trucks driven tightly together could cut fuel costs by 20 percent.

Trucking platoon testing is coming to Southern California later this year, Transportation Topics reports. In trials, drivers will sit behind the wheels of three 53-foot Volvo big rigs. All will steer the vehicles, but the second and third drivers won’t touch the gas or brake pedals.

Initially, the new self-driving trucks will be what are called SAE level 4 trucks where operators monitor computers doing the route. Fully automated drive-less trucks, according to Morgan Stanley, will hit the market in 2022, gain acceptance and begin to dominate in the subsequent years. They will be completely autonomous.

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yo u r o p i n i o n Thanks for levy support To the editor, Thank you to our community for supporting our schools and passing the supplemental levy.

Great things are happening in our schools. We have great employees who care about our students and work hard to provide a good environment and education to our students. As a district we will continue to strive for greatness in all we do, and keep students and their needs at the forefront of all decisions.

-Paul Anselmo Superintendent West Bonner County School District

Newport people have nothing to fear from CIA To the editor, Recently, Wikileaks has gone hand-in-glove with Vladimir Putin to do their best to destroy our national security, influence our elections, and cause the ascendancy of Russia. Before we become paranoid about being spied on by our TVs, we need to understand the mission of our Central Intelligence Agency.

The CIA is a foreign intelligence service. “Foreign” means they surveil foreign governments who may be hostile to us, and terrorist groups. Their task is to gather, process and analyze national security information from outside the US and to provide this intelligence for the President through daily briefings so he can be aware of potential problems before it’s too late.

The CIA is constantly updating the President on North Korea’s nuclear capability for instance. Spy satellites orbiting the earth are only part of this. They aren’t listening to your conversations around the dinner table.

Don’t confuse the CIA with the FBI. The FBI is a domestic security service dealing with crime in this country: organized crime, kidnapping, white slavery, etc. They are a law enforcement agency.

The CIA has no law enforcement function and is mainly focused overseas in the field of counter-terrorism. They are not listening to you in your bedroom or elsewhere.

The cyber methods they developed

will help them learn as much as possible about terrorists who want to destroy us. We can only wish they had this capability before 9/11 so that the attack on our country might have been stopped before it happened. Now, thanks to Wikileaks, terrorists know exactly how the CIA has been surveiling them so they can avoid it.

It was the CIA who found Osama bin Laden. ISIS, Al Qaeda, and other terrorists need to worry about their iPhones – not the residents of Newport.

-Ralph Heinz Newport

Anonymous note reveals fear of conservatism To the editor, Bernie Sanders was our favorite candidate. He championed the working class, unjustly left behind by huge wealth inequality, by parroting policies that originally solved this problem while facilitating 1930s Great Depression recovery. But Donald Trump is dangerous, as shown by his continual attacks on our fundamental democratic institutions. Also, distrust of his purported working class advocacy has proven justified. So we naturally voted for Hillary Clinton, displaying “Hillary for America” bumper stickers to be removed shortly after the election.

However, an anonymous note appeared under our windshield wiper: “I just moved to Spokane recently from a very liberal city. I was shocked at how conservative the area was. After the election, I feel unsafe as a female and as a Latina. I worry constantly about the rights of myself and all other marginalized groups being put in jeopardy. However, your sticker gives me hope and comfort, even when I feel unsafe and scared.”

Whether she is undocumented wouldn’t matter if House Republican leadership, including Cathy McMorris Rodgers hadn’t blocked majority rule. Although with definitely enough votes to pass, they withheld a House vote on the 2013 bipartisan Senate-passed immigration reform bill, preventing it from becoming law.

Our bumper stickers remain.

-Norm Luther Spokane

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

FBI Director James Comey testified Monday that his agency is investigating Russia’s influence on the November election. He said they are investigating whether or not any of Donald Trump’s campaign or transition team were in coordination with Russia on the hacking. The investigation has been ongoing since July.

Do you believe Trump or his team was working with Russia to influence the U.S. election?

Yes. No. I’ll have to wait and see what the investigation uncovers.

White nationalism won election for Trump To the editor, During my 1950’s childhood I visited St. Louis and saw that people were gathered in communities by race and religion. A street number would be the dividing line between Polish and Jewish communities. The ingredients in the American melting pot were not mixed as they are today.

When Congressman Steve King of Iowa made his racial comment, “We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies,” he was opposing non-white immigration. My first thought is that King wants the congress to ban immigration to preserve our white Christian majority. Perhaps our own congresswoman would like to weigh in on the issue of not allowing anyone who doesn’t look like her and practice her religion to immigrate to America.

A person doesn’t have to be white and Christian to be an American citizen. President Trump won an election implying the exact opposite with his campaign. He clearly encouraged white nationalism and condemned Mexicans, Muslims and the media as enemies of the state. His campaign hats should have said “Make America White Again.” That’s how he won in Iowa and Pend Oreille County. He made the white majority afraid of other races. He promised to keep white Americans safe from non-white citizens and immigrants. I can’t understand why our white majority cowers in their homes with guns waiting to be attacked by terrorists and “bad hombres.”

Clearly, they don’t think that President Trump will keep his promise to keep them safe from “someone else.”

I appreciate and respect my ancestry, but I have no need to force it on others by federal race laws. The federal government should focus on clean water and air, safe food and transportation, etc. Republicans won an election and are now focused on “someone else’s babies.”

-Pete Scobby Newport See Letters, 5A

r e a d e r ’ s p o l l r e s u lt s Do you approve of the American Health Care Act? Yes, I think it will be Undecided, I need a sensible replacement to know more for Obamacare. about it first.

22% 12% 67%

No, I think it’s a bad idea that will not benefit the average American.

Total Votes: 51

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House passes Kretz bill to help make forests more resilient to wildfires

Courtesy photo|Dan Weber

That’s a faceplant Karl Jacobsen of Newport face planted in a snow berm while riding his snow bike earlier this month. Notice the relief of his body in the snow.

brunell From Page 4A

jobs to computers in the decade to come. However, in the next five years, our nation needs 100,000 additional drivers as traditional human-driven trucks dominate.

Trucks carry 70 percent of the nation’s cargo and drivers earn $40,000 or more per year. In total, trucking supports 8.7 million related jobs, according to the American Trucking Association.

Scott Santens, a New Orleans writer who specializes in human trends, says middle class workers would be hit the hardest. “Truck driving is just about the last job in the country to provide a solid middle class salary without requiring a post-secondary degree.”

Those 3.5 million truck drivers driving all over the country stop regularly to fuel up, eat, drink, rest and sleep. Entire businesses have built around service drivers’ needs, Santens wrote.

ATA estimates it takes 38 billion gallons of diesel a year to fuel America’s trucking fleets. Anheuser Bush InBev believes deploying autonomous trucks across its fleet will save $50 million a year in reduced fuel and more frequent deliver schedules.

Self-driving vehicle proponents believe highway safety will improve.

In 2016, more than 40,000 Americans died on our highways. The National Highway Safety Transportation Administration estimates that 94 percent were caused by human error.

Heavy truck and tractor-trailer drivers accounted for the most workplace fatalities of all occupations in 2015, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ annual Census of Fatal.

Marques McCammon, general manager for connected vehicles solutions at Wind River (Intel subsidiary) told Transport Topics: “Smart vehicles, with more electronic eyes than humans, will have greater ability to sense obstacles or other dangers.”

Change is coming to trucking. Hopefully, PACCAR’s new partnership keeps it at the cutting edge as a truck manufacturer.

Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and now lives in Vancouver.

He can be contacted at theBrunells@msn.com.

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National Popular Vote a bad idea To the editor, Did the recent presidential election catch your attention? Much discussion is currently heard about using the National Popular Vote (NPV) approach.

It’s where a compact of states agree to cast all of their electoral votes to the candidate that wins the most popular votes across the nation. It sounds good but falls short in a number of significant areas. Here are a few: NPV fails to respect the fact that our nation is a republic – a collection of independent and autonomous states. If your state’s popular vote winner did not match the popular votes cast across the nation, all of your state’s electoral votes would be cast for a candidate not in favor in your state. Votes cast in other states would

affect your state’s voting preference.

NPV unfairly favors heavily populated states.

Half the nation lives in just nine states. What happens to the voting voice of those living in the remaining 41 and Washington, D.C.?

NPV provides no voter recount consideration.

There is no agreement as to which state(s) would conduct and/or pay for a recount, if one were called.

NPV would discourage future voter turnout due to the lack of state autonomy, voting result disparity, and voter disenfranchisement.

A better approach, Equal Voice Voting (EVV), captures the popular vote on a state-by-state basis, retains our federalist form of governance, and requires neither a Constitutional amendment nor interstate compact. EVV makes every vote count and ensures every state is recognized.

Learn more at www.equalvoicevoting.com.

-Jerry Spriggs West Linn, Ore.

OLYMPIA – The Washington State House of Representatives unanimously approved a proposal by Rep. Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda, March 6, to make forests more resilient to wildfires and help fight future disasters.

“The lesson this state has had to learn about massive wildfires has been an expensive one in terms of the loss of structures, property, livestock, and human lives,” Kretz said in a press release.

Kretz represents the 7th legislative district in Northeast Washington, which includes Pend Oreille County. The district, especially in

the Okanogan, has seen between managed and this. We have to have record wildfires over the unmanaged tracts of areas of land that are past few years. land,” Kretz said. “Untreated and managed House Bill 1711 directs treated land was burnt in a way to give us a the state Department to dust and ash whereas chance, to put in a sucof Natural Resources land that was mancessful firebreak here (DNR) to develop and aged had a much better and there.’ implement a policy for chance of surviving. It “My bill does this by prioritizing forest health was evident right in front strategically looking for treatments to specific of us – you could see the best land suitable for tracts of land in order to where the fire died down creating firebreaks in the prevent and fight future as it hit more healthy, future,” Kretz said. “The wildfires. The departresilient forests. topography, soil, prevament would be required “The commander at lent wind conditions – all to have a two-year the time told me, ‘If you these things come into priority list, a six-year list do one thing in Olympia, See wildfires, 5A and a long-term 20-year just one, make sure it’s list of parcels to be addressed.

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Dalton J. Arrand, Cody W. Nichols, Aryonna D. Willoughby, Acacia L. Wicks, and Gabriel L. Furman.

Juniors with a 4.0 are: Cierra D. Amende, Kainoah T. Bowman, Corinna T. Cauchy, Jocelyn M. Endicott, Kesslyn G. Fleck, Justin E. Gill, Kari Goodrich, Tyler W. Hill, Stephanie P. Huang, Faith A. Jones, Trystan A. Potter, Teylor Prange, Erica A. Simila.

Juniors with a 3.99 to 3.5 GPA are: Zackary A. Croswhite, Joel D. McDermeit, Martin Roca, Erika A. Moore, Daniel J. Gentle, Alexandria R. Poisel, Alexis N. Musso, Angus S. Armstrong, Brandon E. McMeen, Tabytha Chaloupka, Taven W. Groves, Faith E. Hood, Jacob P. Wagar, Kylyah A. Mercurius, Robert J. Owen, Koa J. Pancho, Kaitlyn A. Oxford, Quinn John J. Barnwell, Madison M. Hofstee, Tessa R. Pillers, Rylan W. Hastings, Emily R. Millage, Claudia Fernandez Souto, Tiara J. Hamberg, Gabriel L. Gilliam, Aubrey L. Miller, Brad E. McMeen, Justin L. Egland, Kaitlyn A. Dennis.

Sophomores with a 4.0 GPA are: Racine R. Balow, Matthew L. Burkett, Jessie R. Dillon, Zachary I. Hein, Melaina N. Lenzi and Cydni A. Lewis.

Sophomores with a 3.99 to 3.5 are: Alexander S. Adams, Madysen R. Baldwin, Alexis M. Polensky, Matthew C. Ragsdale, Matthew H. Reel, Tug C. Smith, Nicholas J. Lemke, Joshua R. Carlson, Natalie S. Biggar, Destiny L. Monroe, Myriah N. Dittmar, Bailey L. Martin, Emmily M. Bronkhorst and Leslie J. Frye.

Freshmen with a 4.0 are: Samuel R. Thomas, Jeremiah Chaloupka and Kayla M. Larson.

Freshmen with 3.99 to 3.5 GPA are: Augustus L. Newman, Hedy M. Seeber, Cora L. Pelleberg, Trevor S. Wylie, Maisi H. Armstrong, Jonathan M. Goodman, Brandon I. Hein, Lucas P. Nichols, Morgan A. Endicott, Hunter J. Stiner, Drew H. Green, Connor P. Furman, Adamae L. Holloway, Ayden Z. Walden, Allison I. Weber, Ashley N. Cox, Maree A. Graves, Troy M. Hill, Cameron M. Whittle, Dawsen B. Baldwin, Chloe L. Clark, Secret L. Fox-Reed, Chase A. Graham, Lydia F. Jurgens, Jacob R. Kirkwood, Cambria A. Mitcham, Angus D. Hicks-Frazer, Chloe M. Walker, Wyatt A. Dikes, Heather M. Lee, Joshua L. Bjornn and Gage H. Seger.

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that just showed up on your doorstep has kittens.

Call now,” said Kallie Beck, POSNA Animal Trapping Coordinator. “The biggest problems are caused by out of control situations that started with just one or two unaltered strays that turn into many dozens, seemingly overnight. With the grant funding and help that is now available, there is no reason for that to happen. POSNA will provide transportation to and from the clinic, loan carriers and help trap stray cats if needed. Whatever it takes to get it done, we’ll do it.”

For more information, or to book your appointment, call Cindy at 509-671-1427.

The last affordable POSNA spay/neuter clinic on March 1, was a big success, with 48 cats and eight dogs altered during the all day event at the SHS. “We would like to the thank the staff at the SHS and all the volunteers who made this possible,” said Glenna Mace, Community Outreach Coordinator.

“This is no time to rest on our laurels, however. Kitten and puppy season is just getting started, so it’s important to keep up the momentum up as we work towards a sustainable pet population.”

POSNA can use community support for its work.

If you are able to help with phone calls, transportation, trapping, or community outreach, call Cindy.

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Dam safety state priority; few failures in over century

By Enrique Pérez de la Rosa

Pend Oreille County Dams

WNPA Olympia News Bureau

OLYMPIA – After the Oroville Dam crisis last month forced nearly 200,000 people to evacuate their California homes, Washingtonians may wonder if the dams that surround them are in danger of failing.

Dams in all 39 counties are regulated and inspected either by the state Department of Ecology or by federal dam safety engineers.

While the circumstances that led up to California’s Oroville Dam crisis were unique, the likelihood of dam failures in the United States is very high, said Mark Ogden, technical specialist at the Association of State Dam Safety Officials in Lexington, Ky. Dams in the United States fail every year, though not as dramatically as Oroville, he said.

Heavy rains that followed a long California drought raised the water in the Oroville Dam’s reservoir to dangerous levels, and dam operators were forced to release water into the Feather River through damaged spillways. Repairs on the Oroville Dam have already begun but the crisis prompted officials across the country to review the risks of dam failure and evacuation plans.

“Maybe that’s the type of situation that will be more common with climate change,” Ogden said.

Dam engineers need to know how much water intake to expect every year, Ogden said. Using rainfall data collected over decades, engineers can build a dam to withstand the highest probable flood.

Changes in the climate, such as the amount of water from snowmelt to rainfall, could make designs inadequate in

OLYMPIA – Pend Oreille County has 42 dams, according to a 2016 state Department of Ecology Inventory of Dams. They vary from small sewer lagoons to Boundary Dam, which produces electricity for Seattle. You can find more details online at www. fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/documents/94016.pdf According to the inventory, the dams and the waterways involved are: Baker Lake Dam (Deer Creek), Big Meadow Lake Dam (Meadow Creek), Box Canyon Dam (Pend Oreille River), Cedar Lake Dam (Deer Creek), Conger Lake Dam (Trimble Creek), Cusick Polishing Lagoon (offstream, Pend Oreille River), Decie Lake Dam (Little Spokane River), Diamond Lake Aeration Lagoon No. 2 (Little Spokane River), Diamond Lake Aeration Lagoon No. 3 (Little Spokane River), Diamond Lake Sewage Lagoon No. 1, Duncan Dam No. 1, Duncan Dam No. 2 (Pend Oreille River), Flying Goose Ranch – Wetland Dam No. 1 (Pend Oreille River).

Heater Pond Dam (Pend Oreille River), Homestead Lake Dam (Moon Creek), Ione Mill Pond (Big Muddy the future, he explained.

Snowmelt runoff is slow, steady and predictable while intake from rainfall is sudden and quick, Ogden said.

Guy Hoyle Dodson, a dam safety engineer at the Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE), said proper design is the first line of defense and that protecting the public from disasters is a priority for the state.

“Safety is our major concern,” Hoyle Dodson said. “We’ve been extremely successful in preventing catastrophic dam breaches.”

The closest dam incident near Pend Oreille County was the 1974 Horseshoe Lake Blowout near Chewelah. An outlet tunnel through a 50-foot high natural ridge collapsed, causing the ridge to fail. It drained a 20-foot deep lake, resulting in extensive flood damage

Creek), Issabelle Lake Dam (Little Spokane River), Kettwig Wildlife Dam (Spring Heel Creek), Koenig Dam (Otter Creek), Little Spokane River Dam (West Branch Little Spokane River), Locke Dam (Pend Oreille River), Lynda Lake Dam (Little Spokane River), Mallard Marsh Dam (Marshall Creek), Metaline Falls Wastewater Lagoon No. 3 (offstream, Pend Oreille River), Mill Pond Dam (Sullivan Creek), Mountain Meadows Lake Dam (Kent Creek).

Pend Oreille County PUD Dam (Pend Oreille River), Pend Oreille Mine – NW Tailings Dam (offstream, Pend Oreille River), Ponderay Newsprint Mill Settling Lagoon (offstream, Pend Oreille River), Power Lake Dam (North Fork Ponderay Calispel Creek), Seattle City Light Boundary Hydro (Pend Oreille River), Sullivan Lake Dam (Harvey Creek), Tacoma Sportsman Pond (Tacoma Creek), Vaagen Mitigation Control Structure (off stream, Pend Oreille River), Willy O Lake Dam (Pend Oreille River), Woltering Dam, Woods Lake Dam, (Little Spokane River), Yergens & Anselmo Dam No. 1 (Pend Oreille River), Yergens & Anselmo Dam No. 2 (Pend Oreille River).

and debris deposits.

Of the 1,189 dams in Washington, 1,055 are regulated by the DOE, while another 15 fall under U.S. Army Corps of Engineers jurisdiction. There are 134 dams exempt from DOE control.

About 10 to 15 new dams are constructed every year, according to DOE. Most dams in the state have been built after 1950, but the oldest dam in operation was built in 1888: Chelan County’s Clear Lake Dam on the Chelan River.

All 39 counties in the state have at least one dam, most have 10 or more; King has 126, the most. Pend Oreille County has 42 dams.

Dams in the state receive a downstream hazard classification, a rating used to describe the potential loss of human life or property damage if the dam were to fail.

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About 37 percent of the dams under DOE jurisdiction are located above populated areas, and are therefore classified as having high or significant downstream hazards.

Inspections are vital because repairing a dam is not a simple operation, Tacoma Power Generation Manager Pat McCarty said.

“It’s not like fixing potholes in the road,” McCarty said. “When you overtop dams, good things do not happen.”

DOE engineers perform inspections on each highhazard dam every five years. This includes a detailed inspection of critical features like spillways as well as an engineering analysis of the dam under extreme flood and earthquake load, Hoyle Dodson said. During inspections, engineers look for deficiencies such as cracking in the concrete, sloping and even animal burrows.

Low hazard dams are inspected every 10 years

by DOE engineers. Eighty inspections are planned this year as well as some minor maintenance work, Hoyle Dodson said.

Ecology also requires the owners of high hazard dams, like Tacoma Power and Seattle City Light, to perform their own inspections annually and to file an inspection form with the Department of Ecology’s Dam Safety Office.

Seattle City Light owns Boundary Dam, in the north part of Pend Oreille County.

Residents who live downstream from a dam should be aware of emergency evacuation plans and emergency alert systems in their counties, Hoyle Dodson added.

“Be aware if you live below a dam,” Hoyle Dodson said. “Be prepared to leave if there is a problem.”

(This story is part of a series of news reports from the Washington State Legislature provided through a reporting internship sponsored by the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation. Reach reporter Enrique Pérez de la Rosa at perezenrique17@gmail.com.)

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Idaho House quickly passes school budgets

More than $100 million increase

By Clark Corbin Idaho Education News

BOISE – The Idaho House needed just 28 minutes Monday morning, March 20, to approve all seven K-12 public school budget bills. The bills passed comfortably and without any debate.

Taken together, the seven budgets would increase state general fund spending on public schools by 6.3 percent next year, or slightly more than $100 million.

The budgets direct nearly $1.7 billion in general fund spending.

By far the largest chunk of new spending is a nearly $62 million plan to fund a third consecutive year of raises under the Legislature’s career ladder salary law.

Budget highlights include: $61.9 million for new raises for teachers $6.9 million to pay for 3 percent raises for administrators and classified staff members who are not affected by the career ladder $5 million to increase classroom technology $5 million for additional IT staffing $4.25 million for additional teacher professional development $2 million to increase college and career counseling Increasing per-classroom spending levels from $25,696 to $26,748 Notably, the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee’s budgets go against the health care budget proposal that Gov. Butch Otter advocated. Otter used his State of the State address to call for setting aside $15 million in a separate spending “line item” to help school districts offset employees’ health care insurance costs.

Instead, JFAC and the House backed a more general plan to increase per-classroom spending levels, known as discretionary spending. Under that plan, $15,506 of the $26,748 is available for school leaders to truly spend at their discretion. The remaining $11,242 is designed to help offset benefit costs. If districts spend less than $11,242 for health care, they may use the remaining balance at their discretion, Rep. Wendy Horman told lawmakers.

Horman and other lawmakers came up with the $11,242 figure by computing a weighted average of districts’ health care costs.

“For the first time ever, we are specifically recognizing that health care costs are going up,” said Horman, R-Idaho Falls.

So far, the public school budget package has enjoyed widespread support. Just three representatives – Rep. Mike Moyle, R-Star, Rep. Greg Chaney, R-Caldwell, and Rep. Jeff Thompson, R-Idaho Falls – voted against the central services portion of the budget, which funds WiFi Internet services and supports reading tests and literacy initiatives.

The other budgets passed with two or fewer no votes among the 70 representatives.

The biggest budget of the group – the budget for teachers’ programs, which includes career ladder funding – passed 68-2. Reps. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, and Steven Harris, R-Meridian, cast the no votes. The school administration budget also passed 68-2, with the dissenting votes coming from Barbieri and Moyle. Harris and Thompson also voted against the operations division budget, while Barbieri was the only representative to vote against the children’s programs budget.

fires: More spent on fighting than prevention From Page 5A

play. We need to identify and manage these critical areas now so they give us the best chance of stopping wildfires in the future.”

Under provisions in the bill, forest treatments could include prescribed burns, thinning, reforestation, sub-landscape assessment, site preparation and possible road realignment.

“I think over the last few years, folks around the state have come to realize that we live in a fire ecosystem. We can either have a little smoke now and then as we make our forests healthy or we can have a lot of smoke every decade or

so as it all burns down,” Kretz said. “Similarly, we can either spend a little money now to help strengthen our forests and mange this valuable resource or spend millions later trying to put out the fires. There’s enough good science out there to give us a fighting chance if we manage the land properly.”

Kretz said testimony in committee revealed the state has spent almost $400 million on fighting forest fires over the past six years but only $21 million on forest health treatments.

Kretz’s bill is now in the Senate’s Committee on Natural Resources and Parks for further consideration.

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d o w n m e m o ry l a n e 100 years ago 1917 County agent Sewell was making a survey for a section of permanent highway south from Usk to the Cannon place.

Spring was late and the sawmills were delayed in starting their season’s run.

Boy Scout troops were organized at Cusick and Metaline Falls.

90 years ago 1927 Medary Lamb, 81, justice of the peace at Cusick for many years, died.

Price of gasoline in Newport was 23 cents a gallon. (State gas tax was then three cents and there was no federal tax).

A.J. White, freight agent of the Milwaukee in Newport, was appointed station agent at Metaline Falls.

80 years ago 1937 Independent Mine Union at Metaline Falls was the recipient of gifts of $1,100 toward the building of a clubhouse at the banquet held at the town schoolhouse.

The postal department advertised for bids on the Newport-Metaline Falls mail route for the year from July 1, 1937, to June 20, 1938.

Pend Oreille County Commissioners Lunden and Zigler attended a conference in Olympia relative to the new social security program of the state.

70 years ago 1947 The Miner published a special congratulatory edition for the Newport Grizzlies who won the district basketball championship.

Walt Henkins reported that there were 15 pair of mallards on the pond near his house.

June Kincaid, postmistress at Elk, was appointed chairwoman of the Red Cross there.

60 years ago 1957 Two Spokane realtors purchased Camp Diamond on Diamond Lake and planned a $200,000 development project over a two-year period.

J.A. Wike represented the Pend Oreille Valley Sportsmen’s Club at the state council in Tacoma.

The second check for $5,000 from the Ford Foundation was received by Newport Community Hospital and would be used to remodel the old hospital.

50 years ago 1967 The “Golden Girl” twirling team of Sadie Halstead Elementary School won the first place award at the second annual drill team and twirling festival at Deer Park High School.

A call for bids was issued to construct a community building on the Kalispel Indian reservation.

George Pulford’s trailer house suffered extensive inside fire and water damage as a result of a fire.

40 years ago 1977 More than 1,000 pounds of seized drugs and marijuana valued at more than $35,000 were destroyed by Pend Oreille County sheriff’s deputies in the Diamond International mill’s burner.

Jean Young, 16, of Metaline Falls was chosen as the new Selkirk Junior Miss in north Pend Oreille County’s annual pageant.

Police reported approximately $1,200 stolen from a safe at the Pik Kwik store in Oldtown.

30 years ago 1987 One of the biggest marijuana busts in Pend Oreille County history was made when sheriff’s deputies raided a Metaline Falls garage. Deputies seized 47 potted plants valued at more than $50,000 and made an arrest for manufacturing marijuana following a confidential informant’s tip.

A Newport City Police vehicle collided with a Washington State Patrol vehicle on Highway 41 south of Newport.

They were chasing a fleeing speeder when the truck they were chasing turned onto the Albeni Cove Road. The city car struck the WSP vehicle from behind when the WSP stopped.

The Newport High School baseball team had 35 players on its squad as it prepared for a doubleheader with Dayton.

About four months after a fire gutted the inside of J.D. Lumber in Priest River, the sawmill reopened.

The new visitors center at Albeni Falls Dam opened for limited public use following an informal dedication ceremony.

With an unified voice, about 40 outraged Newport residents turned out to tell the city council there was no need for mandatory garbage pickup.

10 years ago 2007 The Priest River girls softball team played three games the week before, losing to West Valley, Riverside and Lakeside.

Newport boys basketball coach Jamie Pancho shared Coach of the Year honors in the Northeast A League with Freeman’s Mike Thacker.

The Selkirk Rangers baseball team traveled south to Spangle to open their season with a doubleheader with the Lancers, who won both games.

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EMS district, homeless campers topics at Ione council meeting

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

IONE – An Emergency Medical Services (EMS) district was one of the topics brought up at the March 1 Ione town council meeting. Pend Oreille County Steve Kiss attended the meeting and said the commissioners’ and various county fire districts will present EMS information to all municipalities in the county looking for their support. Ione Mayor Charles Spears asked about funding and Kiss stated this would be a tax-based expense.

The commissioners will contact American Medical Response of Spokane asking for cost information to determine EMS expenses. AMR has been providing ambulance service for Newport in a pilot project. Once information is gathered and public hearings are held, the bid

process will begin.

Ione Clerk Sandy Hutchinson said the town received an email from Phyllis Cole verifying the town qualifies for Community Development Block Grants and another email from Brian Hick sharing information on a FEMA grant opportunity.

Pend Oreille County Sheriff Botzheim was present to discuss the incident report, explaining that the extra patrols in Ione were for the homeless individual camping in Ione Park. Camping in the park is illegal and several residents have complained. Councilman Dylan Powers said the homeless individual camping in the park has moved on.

Councilman John Redinger said the airport closure might need to be extended by two weeks due to high snow bank along the runway. He added that he is still work-

ing on getting bicycles so people flying in can use them to ride through town while they visit.

As far as town streets go, councilman Kathleen Turpin said she left message with TD & H Engineering of Spokane for cost estimates for maintenance and repairs to McNally Way. Spears stated the VAC truck cleared the sewer line on Cedar Creek, but 8th is still frozen and a Department of Health inspection on the water system will be done this year.

He received an email from TD & H stating the town may not need to upgrade its six-year water plan.

Spears said he would do more research on that to see if that is true.

Councilman Jessica Pearson said she has received positive responses from her Facebook communications with constituents and fellow Ione residents.

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Senate action eases anxiety over well-water sourcing cratic controlled House of Representatives.

It passed the Republican controlled state Senate Feb. 28 on a 28-21 vote, with 7th District Sen. Shelly Short, R-Addy, voting in favor. It is now assigned to the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Com-

By Matt Spaw WNPA Olympia News Bureau

OLYMPIA – A Washington Senate-passed bill allowing local governments to approve development using Department of Ecology (DOE) water rules awaits action in the Demo-

mittee and awaits a public hearing date. SB 5239’s primary sponsor is Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, who chairs the Senate Agriculture, Water, Trade and Economic Development Committee. The legislation comes in response to the Hirst decision, in which

flood: Houses destroyed in Idaho in Idaho, Bob Howard, Director of Emergency Management in Bonner County, said the flooding is some of the worst the county has seen in a few years. There have been seven minor mudslides reported since March 10 and flooded homes.

One home was destroyed and another half-dozen homes were threatened in a landslide along Talache Road near Sagle on Saturday, March 18.

No one was home when the landslide occurred, but a nearby house had to be evacuated. Talache Road is currently only open to one lane of travel.

Another home just north of Sandpoint was also destroyed by a landslide the same day with the family trapped inside. According to Howard, no one was injured.

Don Hutson of the Bonner County Road and Bridge Department said East River Road at milepost 6.4 is closed due to a mudslide that occurred March 17. There is no determination as to when the road will be reopened.

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11 was closed in both directions Thursday, March 16 until further notice due to a mudslide in Pend Oreille County.

Due to weight restrictions, Washington State Patrol says all traffic except commercial vehicles were being diverted to Sullivan Lake Road.

Commercial vehicles are being stopped at the port of entry until an alternate route becomes available.

On Saturday, March 18, both Pend Oreille County Public Works employees and work crews from the Kalispel Tribe worked together to prevent flooding and possible erosion of Mill Creek Bridge over LeClerc North Road. Castro said trees had fallen about 50 yards up the creek, causing it to swell and split into two forks that threatened to wash out the bridge. Crews worked from around 4 p.m. Saturday to 1 a.m.

Sunday morning to ensure the water flowed safely and would not damage the bridge or road.

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reports of slides and road problems,” Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler said at the Priest River City Council meeting Monday night. Wheeler was present to give council members and Mayor Jim Martin and update on current events in the sheriff’s department.

Both Castro and Hutson advised residents in both counties to be vigilant about road conditions and possible slide areas, as continued wet weather and the resulting thaw from the winter freeze has weakened soil and trees, making areas more susceptible to flooding and slides.

For state highways in Washington State that are affected by closures, go to www.wsdot.wa.gov/ regions/eastern. Idaho residents can check online at www.itd.idaho.gov. For county roads, residents in West Bonner County can call 208-255-5681.

Pend Oreille County residents can call Public Works at 509-447-4513.

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the state Supreme Court ruled that counties must determine what water is available before issuing building permits. SB 5239 would once again allow counties to rely on Department of Ecology rules when approving permit-exempt wells – those producing less than 5,000 gallons a day domestic use, to water livestock or for lawn care.

Opponents worry the bill will infringe on senior water rights and harm instream flow – water available in streams and rivers.

The bill allows permits to be mitigated – offset – in ways not requiring water replacement, such as improving stream habitats.

“Section four would allow out of kind mitigation. You can end up with a beautiful stream with a nice habitat, but no water,” said Dan Von Seggern, Center for Environmental Law & Policy Attorney.

“We want to see water put back in the stream instead.”

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First buttercup

Mark Bender stopped by The Miner with the year’s first buttercup, found Sunday, March 19, at Trask Pond on the Idaho border near Blanchard. Bender stopped by The Miner was on his way to Owen’s Grocery, which has recognized the first buttercup of the year for generations, going back to when Bob Owen Sr. started the recognition.

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a $20 million facilities levy.

West Bonner Superintendent Paul Anselmo said property taxpayers will pay less on this levy than on the levy passed two years ago, even though both are for $3 million a year. Anselmo said the state’s cabin sales at Priest Lake brought the amount down to $1.78 per $1,000 assessed valuation, starting in late 2017.

The previous levy was collected at $1.94 per $1,000 assessed valuation.

The biggest part of the levy – $2,220,914 – will go to the general fund to fill the gap between what the school spends and

what the state pays for salaries, benefits, transportation and special education.

The levy will also provide $354,653 for extracurricular activities, $130,650 for facilities projects, $68,400 for library and school supplies and materials, $62,500 for curriculum, $55,000 for a school resource officer, $55,000 for longevity stipends for teachers who are with the district at least 15 years, $24,710 for technology, $19,173 for bus purchase and $9,000 in tuition credits for professional development.

The district must purchase a bus every year. They cost about $88,000 but the state supplies most of the money. The district will

spend $19,173 each year for the busses, according to Jennifer Phillips, the district’s business manager.

Of the 10 precincts, Edgemere and Spirit Valley voted against the levy. Edgemere voters voted 113-69 against the levy and Spirit Valley voted 77-52 against the measure.

The levy had the strongest support in the Lamb Creek precinct, where it passed 104-27. Other precinct results include Blue Lake where voters supported the levy 4339, at the East Priest River precinct which voted yes 131-92, Laclede 4735, Oldtown 128-60, Priest Lake 42-12, Priest River West City 46-22 and West Priest River Bench 70-45.

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21st Century Community Learning Centers, the after school program that caters to 132 students grades K-12 in the district. If the proposed federal budget were approved by congress, that program could end indefinitely.

“It’s a five year grant through the Department of Education and we are currently on our third year,” explained Vickie Blanchet, Program Director of The Grizzly Discovery Center, Tuesday afternoon. “However, I was informed by the office of OSPI (Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction), that if the current federal budget goes through as it is proposed, we would lose grant funding for the final year in 2018 through 2019.”

According to the U.S. Department of Education’s website, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers, “supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty and lowperforming schools… offers students a broad

array of enrichment activities that can complement their regular academic programs; and offers literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children.”

The program also focuses on assisting students with meeting state standards in core academic subjects, like reading and math.

This year’s budget for the Grizzly Discovery Center is $270,293. Next year’s is approximately $250,000.

“It would be sad to see the program go, and I’m not just saying that because I’m the director,” Blanchet said. “There are some kids that play sports and utilize this program, but a lot of them don’t plays sports, and this gives them something constructive and engaging to do after school. You see a positive impact not just in their education, but in their lives and how they handle emotions and self-evaluate.”

Teacher Quality Partnership is funded through Title II funds.

The purpose of Title II funds is to increase the number of well-trained, effective teachers and principals. Funds can be used for numerous purposes, from recruiting

and retaining teachers to reducing class sizes, or providing professional development. The Newport School District has a budget of $51,233 for its Teacher Quality Partnership.

The Secure Rural Schools funds, which are school reimbursements for lost tax revenue from tax-exempt federal properties, is already having an effect in the Newport School District, with the district only receiving $51,000 for the current school year instead of the $220,000 Buttrey said they had conservatively budgeted for.

“We’re looking at a projected revenue loss of $169,000 for this school year,” Buttrey said.

While that doesn’t call for immediate slashes or cuts to staff and programs, it is something the district will be keeping an eye on and will make recommendations concerning next year’s budget, Buttrey added.

“It’s hard right now to say where exactly we’ll be at, because the (federal) budget hasn’t gone through yet and we’re waiting to see how this plays out on a state and local level,” Buttrey said. “All we can do it pay attention and make suggestions as to how to handle it.”

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b r i e f ly Newport baseball opens Friday NEWPORT – The Newport boys baseball team are scheduled to open their season at home Friday, March 24, against Lakeside. Field conditions permitting, the game will start at 4 p.m. The next day they head to Springdale for a doubleheader Saturday, then play at Riverside Tuesday, March 28. The Springdale game starts at noon and the Riverside game at 4 p.m.

Tennis team playing

DEER PARK – The Priest River Spartan baseball team will open season play Saturday, March 25 with a game at Deer Park. The game starts at 2 p.m.

Lady Spartans softball starts PRIEST RIVER – After three days of canceled games due to weather conditions, the Priest River softball team was to play Sandpoint Tuesday, after The Miner went to press.

Their games against Newport on March 11, Riverside on March 14 and Freeman on March 18 were all canceled.

The Spartans travel to Cheney High School Tuesday, March 28, at 4 p.m.

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Hunter Bebout escorts a teammate off the wrestling mat at the Little Guy Wrestling meet at Mead Saturday. Newport will host its first meet Saturday, March 25.

Little Guy Wrestling in Newport Saturday NEWPORT – The Newport Little Guy Wrestlers have been traveling to matches for the last couple weeks.

Saturday, March 25, they will host their own meet at Newport High School, with about 300 wrestlers expected, along with families.

Volunteer coaches and parents will be running the tournament and Newport High School wrestlers will be refereeing the matches.

“This is exciting for our quickly growing club,” says Jen Valdez, one of the organizers. Action will

get underway at 9 a.m. There is no charge to watch.

The Newport wrestlers did well at Mead Saturday.

Carson Newman, Markis Teeples and Mathieu Kirkwood won first at the meet. It was Kirkwood’s third first in as many matches.

Easton Schmaltz, Richi Castro, Sonny Prentice and Falcon Comer won second and Colton Bennett, Everett Sawyer, Nate Shaw, Ajay Mendoza and Preston Kremer won third.

Selkirk baseball at Columbia IONE – The Selkirk boys baseball team will play their first game Saturday, March 25, at Columbia.

The first game will start at noon. Tuesday, March 28, they play Wilbur-Creston at Wilbur. That game starts at 1 p.m.

Selkirk softball takes the field IONE – The Selkirk softball team starts its season Saturday, March 25, when they travel to Columbia to play at noon. They then travel to Wilbur Tuesday, March 28, to play WilburCreston at 1 p.m.

LAPWAI – The track and field season for Priest River Lamanna High School got of to a good start at the Lapwai Invitational Saturday, March 19. The boys’ team finished fifth and the girls finished eighth out of the 20 teams that attended the meet.

“Both teams did well considerOn Deck: ing we were not at full strength,” At Colville: Saturday, says Priest River coach Jared March 25, 10:30 a.m.

Hughes. “We only took 25 of our 35 kids. Some are nursing injuries, but most didn’t have enough practices in yet. The weather was rainy off and on, but warm at 60 degrees.

It was nice not to have to run, jump, or throw into or onto snow.”

The top three finishers earned medals, including Corbin Maltba, Enara Seiler, and Konner Durham. The boys’ 4x200-meter relay team and the girls’ 800-meter sprint medley team also medaled. Maltba was Priest River’s lone champion, winning the pole vault with a jump of 12-feet, six-inches. After competing with a back injury last year, Hughes says Maltba seems to be healed and ready to make an assault on the school record of 13-feet, three-inches.

Seiler and Durham both finished third in the 100-meter and 110-meter hurdles, respectively. The boys’ 4x200-meter team of Robbie Anselmo, Drayven Ayers, Erik Moore and Clay Pelton and the girls’ 800-meter sprint medley team of Christina Teft, Karleigh Durham, Elizabeth Downs and Izzy Schmidt-Nafarro both finished in third place.

“I was very proud of how the kids competed with very little practice time,” says Hughes. “It was the first time for the hurdlers to get over all the hurdles and just the second day for the jumpers to get into or onto pits.”

Other top eight finishes include Seiler placing fourth in the girls’ 100-meter, Elizabeth Downs placing fifth in the 200-meter, Brandon McCracken coming in seventh in the boys’ 800-meter, Cameron Parks placing fifth in the 3,200-meter, and Durham taking fourth in the boys’ 300-meter hurdles.

In boys’ shot put Colby Poe took seventh place. He also earned fifth place in the boys’ discus event. Clay Pelton took fifth in boys’ pole vault.

Seiler, Cassidy Prudek, Chelsea Brown, and Downs took fifth in the 4x100-meter relay and fourth in the 4x200-meter relay. In the boys’ 4x100-meter relay Robbie Anselmo, Corbin Maltba, Erik Moore, and Drayven Ayers took sixth place. Ayers, Durham, Noah Martinez, and McCracken won fourth place in the 4x400-meter relay.

Parks, Maltba, Pelton, and McCracken placed sixth in the 1,600-meter medley relay.

“I know it is early, but several individuals and relays are ranked high on the Intermountain League (IML) and the State 3A performance lists,” Hughes says.

Next up for the Spartan Track and Field team will be the Colville Invitational Meet Saturday, March 25 at 10:30 a.m.

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Lady Griz start softball season NEWPORT – The Newport softball team started its season Tuesday, after The Miner went to press, when they traveled to Freeman for a 4 p.m. game.

They then host Lakeside Thursday, March 23 at 4 p.m., and travel to Mary Walker High School in Springdale for a doubleheader Saturday, March 25, with games at noon and 3 p.m.

The Griz travel to Riverside Tuesday, March 28, to play at 4 p.m.

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CUSICK – The Cusick softball team starts its season Tuesday, March 28, when they host Inchelium at 2 p.m. They travel to Columbia Saturday, April 1, to play at noon.

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NEWPORT – With just a few days practice on their newly refurbished court, the Newport tennis team was in action Tuesday at Riverside, after The Miner went to press. We’ll have results in next week’s paper. The team will play Lakeside Thursday, March 23.

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Thursday, March 23 Newport Tennis vs. Lakeside: 3:30 p.m. - Lakeside High School, Nine Mile

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Getting in shape Newport soccer players were going through some conditioning drills Thursday, March 16, one of the first days they could practice outdoors.

Grizzlies swim, don’t sink at Dolphin Invite

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

SPOKANE – Newport High School’s track and field coach, Lindsay Hicks-Frazer, said last Saturday’s meet at West Valley High School felt more like a swim meet because of the wet conditions. However, despite the atrocious weather, the Grizzlies were “incredibly motivated.”

Dalton Arrand took second place in javelin, throwing 134 feet, 10 inches. Tiara Hamberg secured second place in discus, throwing 91 feet,

nine inches.

Morgan Endicott and Angus Hicks-Frazer had individual times of 16.96 seconds and 15.89 in the 100-meter, respectively. Chloe Clarke clocked in at 15.67.

Troy Hill ran 27.30 in the 200-meter and Drew Green finished at 29.72. Claudia Fernandez came in at 35.15.

Drew Green had a personal record in shot put, throwing 31 feet 11 inches.

Morgan Endicott threw just more than 34 feet.

In the 1600-meter Jonny Frantz ran a time of 5 minutes 49 seconds.

Hamilton Hicks-Frazer followed at 6:43.

Joel McDermeit finished the 3200 meter at a little over 11:34.

In the 800 meter Chris Rivard clocked in a personal record of 2:16.

Becca Malcolm secured a personal record in the long jump, reaching 30 feet, 11 inches.

The Grizzlies travel to Colville High School for the Ezra Gordon Invitational Saturday, March 25, at 10:30 a.m.

Newport Boys Soccer vs.

Colville: 4 p.m. - Colville High School Newport Softball vs.

Lakeside: 4 p.m. - Newport High School

Friday, March 24 Newport Baseball vs.

Lakeside: 4 p.m. - Newport High School

Saturday, March 25 Open Gym, Adult Basketball: 7 a.m. - Newport High School Little Guy Wrestling: 10 a.m. - Newport High School Cusick, Selkirk, Priest River and Newport Track and Field at Ezra Gordon Invite: 10:30 a.m. - Colville High School Cusick Softball vs. Wellpinit: Noon - Wellpinit High School Selkirk Softball vs.

Columbia: Noon - Columbia High School Selkirk Baseball vs.

Columbia: Noon - Columbia High School Priest River Baseball vs.

Deer Park: Noon - Deer Park High School

Newport Softball vs.

Mary Walker: Noon - Mary Walker High School Priest River Baseball vs.

Deer Park: 2 p.m. - Deer Park High School Newport Softball vs.

Mary Walker: 3 p.m. - Mary Walker High School

Monday, March 27 Newport Golf at Northeast A League Match: 10 a.m. - Deer Park

Tuesday, March 28 Selkirk Softball vs.

Wilbur-Creston: 1 p.m. Wilbur Selkirk Baseball vs.

Wilbur-Creston: 1 p.m. Wilbur Cusick Softball vs.

Inchelium: 2 p.m. - Cusick High School Newport Baseball vs.

Riverside: 4 p.m. - Riverside High School Newport Boys Soccer vs.

Lakeside: 4 p.m. - Lakeside High School, Nine Mile Newport Softball vs.

Riverside: 4 p.m. - Riverside High School Priest River Softball vs.

Cheney: 4 p.m. - Cheney High School

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b r i e f ly Coloring and art for adults at Priest River Library PRIEST RIVER - The Priest River Library will offer a Live and Learn Open Studio for adult coloring on Monday, March 27, from 10-30 a.m. to 12:30. The event encourages coloring for the young at heart artist.

Coloring pages, pencils, gel pens and more supplied for a morning of therapeutic and artistic fun. No cost for supplies.

Light refreshments will be provided. Bring a friend and relax.

For more information, call the Priest River Library at 448-2207.

Continue to check the library website at www. westbonner.lili.org for future Live and Learn classes at the library.

Fall prevention accessories at Hospitality House Monday NEWPORT – Randy Miller, South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue representative and Hospitality House volunteer, will answer questions and help fill out forms for bathroom safety accessories in hopes of reducing falls.

This event is at the Hospitality House in Newport Monday, March 27, from noon to 2 p.m.

The safety accessories are provided at no cost.

Miller will also distribute reflection address markers enabling emergency services to find residents quickly.

March 30 is the last day this program and is available to the residents, 60 and over living in (SPOFR) fire district.

If unable to make it to the Hospitality House on March 27, call Randy Miller at 509-998-2226.

March 27 is a free lunch Monday. It’s not necessary, but people are welcome to bring something to share.

March 20 is the spring casino trip for those who are tired of being shut in and want get out. Be at the POPA parking lot ready to be on the bus.

Before 8:30 a.m. The bus leaves at 8:30 a.m. sharp.

April 24, at 6:30 p.m. is the annual meeting for Hospitality House, Inc. There are three vacancies on the board. People who are interested in helping set goals for the future are invited to become a member of the board. Just come to the Hospitality House and leave name and a short profile. Applications need to be in by March 24.

Don’t forget the first and third Saturday of each month there is a free breakfast and the second and fourth Mondays there is a free lunch and potluck dishes are always appreciated.

People will be able to come get free assistance with taxes every Friday until April 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The AARP tax assistance is free and open to everybody.

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St. Patrick’s Day in Cusick The Cusick American Legion Post 217 opened its doors to the community for a St. Patrick’s Day dinner of corned beef and cabbage Friday, March 17. Organizers were Don and Janet McGuire and helpers were Kristie Rhoades, Al and Barb Mix, Phil and Linda Benzo and Debbie Hilzer.

‘Sharing the Dharma Day’ series begins April 2 NEWPORT – Concluding two months of silent meditation retreat, Sravasti Abbey – the Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Newport – opens its doors on Sunday, April 2, for Sharing the Dharma Day. The April Sharing the Dharma Day will be combined with a traditional Tibetan Buddhist ceremony to mark the end of retreat and thank the volunteers who supported the monks and nuns in their meditation practice.

Sharing the Dharma Day runs 9:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Abbey, 692 Country Lane outside of Newport. The April 2 schedule is: • 9:45 a.m. Gather • 10:00 Guided meditation • 11:00 Abbess and founder Ven. Thubten Chodron speaks

from the book An Open-Hearted Life, which she co-authored with Eastern Washington University psychologist Russell Kolts.

• noon vegetarian potluck (no egg dishes, onions, or garlic) • 1:30 p.m. Lama Chopa offering ceremony and thanks to supporters The afternoon “Lama Chopa” ceremony is a religious celebration that includes recitations, Tibetan chanting, prayers, and sharing of food offerings. Texts are provided and all are welcome.

Guests may come for the whole day of activities. It is also fine for those less familiar with Buddhism to opt for attending only the morning meditation, talk, and lunch.

Sravasti Abbey offers Sharing the Dharma Day for people of all faiths and backgrounds to visit and learn more about Buddhism.

Dress is casual; friendly curiosity and openness to learn are the only pre-requisites.

There is no charge for events at Sravasti Abbey, and offerings of food for the community and/or financial gifts are always welcomed.

Upcoming Sharing the Dharma Day dates are May 7, June 4, July 9, and August 6. Fall/winter dates are as yet undecided.

For more information and directions call 509-447-5549 or email office.sravasti@gmail. com. See the calendar of events at Sravasti.org.

Spaghetti feed benefits ALS fight OLDTOWN – A spaghetti feed to raise money for the fight against ALS is set for Saturday, April 1, at the Riverbank Restaurant from 3 to 7 p.m. The cost is $5.

ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The Riverbank is teaming up with the Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity from Eastern Washington University to raise money for the fight.

Carter Schutz, a Phi Delta and a graduate from Newport High School, along with the Riverbank and Fay’s Lounge are organizing the event.

we e k ah ead Wednesday, March 22 Rotary Club: 7:15 a.m. Oldtown Rotary Park Overeaters Anonymous: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use front entrance.

Contact Barb at 509-4470775.

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

Friday, March 24 Books Out Back: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Priest River Library Happy Agers Meeting and Potluck: Noon - Priest River Senior Center

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

Story Time: 3 p.m. - Newport Library

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

Dance Classes: 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport

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

Al-Anon: 7-8 p.m. - Priest River, Call Jan 208-946-6131

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

Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting: 7 p.m. - St. Catherine’s Catholic Church

Priest River Lioness: 11:30 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church

Saturday, March 25 Books out Back: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Priest River Library

Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

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

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

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

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

Thursday, March 23 Alcoholic’s Anonymous Women’s meeting: 10 a.m.

- Rotary Club, Old Diamond Mill Rd., Oldtown UCC Non-Denominational Bible Study Group: 10 a.m. - United Church of Christ, 430 W. Third St., Newport

Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Monday, March 27 Hospitality House Potluck: Noon - Hospitality House in Newport Blanchard Grange Potluck: 5:30 p.m. Blanchard Grange

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

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

Loosely Knit: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Priest River Food Bank Open: 3-5:45 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport Pend Oreille Kids Club: 6 p.m. - Pend Oreille Mennonite Church

Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church Spirit Lake Lodge No. 57: 8 p.m. - Spirit Lake

Wednesday, March 29 Rotary Club: 7:15 a.m. Oldtown Rotary Park Overeaters Anonymous: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St.,

Tuesday, March 28 Priest River Food Bank Open: 9-11:45 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Priest River Book Talk: 10 a.m. - Priest River Library Writers Group: 2 p.m. Create Arts Center Weight Watchers: 5:306 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting - Pineridge Spirit Lake Visions, Inc.: 7 p.m. - 5525 New Hamp-

Newport, use front entrance.

Contact Barb at 509-447-0775.

a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick

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

Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church

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

Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

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

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

Story Time - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick: 11

Where to Worship

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

Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday: Youth ~7:00 p.m.

Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265

DALKENA COMMUNITY CHURCH • VILLAGE MISSIONS S.S. ~ 9:15 • Worship ~ 10:45 a.m.

Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m.

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

Sunday, March 26

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

Duplicate Bridge: 12:30 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport

shire St., Spirit Lake

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

509-671-3436

CHURCH OF FAITH

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

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

Wed. - Bible Study 6 p.m.

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

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

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

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

BAHÁ’Í FAITH OF NEWPORT

“Backbiting quencheth the light of the heart, and extinguisheth the life of the soul.”

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

Sun. ~ 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

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

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

REAL LIFE NEWPORT

“Where Jesus and Real Life Meet.”

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

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH “Sharing Christ As He Is, With People As They Are” 2nd & Spokane Sts 447-3846 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service 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

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Grandparents lunch at Priest River Elementary

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ore than 200 grandparents visited Priest River Elementary School Wednesday morning. Grandparents got to eat with their grandchildren. Classes filed through from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Some grandparents stayed all day as they have multiple grandchildren attending PRE.

All photos by Michelle Nedved

The lunch room was full at Priest River Elementary from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, as grandparents ate lunch with their grandchildren.

Terri Charleston, right, begins lunch with her grandson, Hunter, at Priest River Elementary Thursday morning. Terri has seven grandchildren at PRE. “I’m just making it last,” she said of her lunch.

Hunter Edmondson has lunch with Grandma Kim, Thursday at Priest River Elementary.

Gayla Turner, left, enjoys lunch with her granddaughter Raygn.

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obituari es Alvin ‘Bud’ Hahn Newport

Alvin ‘Bud’ Hahn died Saturday, March 18, at the age of 91. Bud passed away quietly with his family by his side. He was an incredible man that lived his life in full measure. He was a fantastic husband, father, grandfather, greatgrandfather and a wonderful friend to so many.

Bud was a World War II veteran and was indeed a card-carrying member of the “greatest generation.” He will always be remembered by his gentle kindness, Hahn radiant warmth and fantastic smile that could light up the whole world. To have known Bud was to be touched by is quiet greatness, his strength and his incredible humor.

While Bud has passed, he will never die, because all of us that he touched will carry a piece of him for the rest of our lifetimes. Godspeed Bud, it was so great to have your remarkable inspiration and amazing passion in all of our lives.

Bud is survived by his wife of 68 years, Lois Hahn, his two daughters, Jodi Hahn and Janice York, his grandchildren Kyle, Cameron, Jeff, Damon and Tonya, 10 beautiful great-grandchildren and a greatgreat-granddaughter.

He was preceded in death by his son Jeff Hahn.

Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, at the American Lutheran Church, 332801 Highway 2, in Newport. Donations can be made in Bud’s name to the Inland Northwest Honor Flight.

David George Magers Priest Lake

David George Magers of Priest Lake, passed away Wednesday, March 15, at Lake Havasu City Regional Hospital in the state of Arizona. He was 71 years of age.

David was born Jan. 31, 1946, in Spokane to John and Alma Magers.

He is survived by his older brother, Bill Magers of Post Falls, Idaho, and younger sister JoAnn Lee, of Spokane.

David was a graduate of Lewis and Magers Clark High School in Spokane, class of 1965. In 1967, he married Sandra Lynn Brunner. They would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this September.

David was retired U.S. Forest Service, Law Enforcement, and served the Priest Lake Ranger District as a faithful officer for more than 15 years. He will be greatly missed, and his memory will be carried on by his wife Sandy, his sons Robert and Corey Magers and their wives Nikki and Jen, his daughter Sharyn Borodina and her husband Ruslan, and of course the joys of his life, his five grandchildren, Trysten, Keith, Gloria, Collin and Emily. He also leaves behind nine nieces and nephews.

His funeral service will be held at the ShermanKnapp Funeral Home in Newport, on Wednesday, March 29 at 1 p.m. Prior to the service a visitation will take place from 9 a.m. until the service begins.

There will be a reception following.

Memorial contributions can be made in David’s name to the Brent Jacobson Memorial Scholarship and mailed to: University of Idaho-Gifts, 875 Perimeter Drive, MS 3147, Moscow, Idaho 84844.

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

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Notice of public hearings and comment period on state shoreline rules The Department of Ecology proposes to adopt amendments related to the implementation of the Shoreline Management Act (RCW 90.58), specifically: Chapters 173-18, 173-20, 173-22, 173-26 and 173-27 WAC. The proposed rule is now open for comment through May 15, 2017. Comments also will be accepted during public hearings in April: • April 5: 1:30 p.m. at Ecology’s Headquarters, 300 Desmond Drive SE, Lacey.

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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, March 13 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL: Quail Loop, Newport, report of granddaughter yelling and hitting girlfriend.

AGENCY ASSIST: Larsen Blvd., Metaline Falls, agency assist involving possible power theft.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: S. Calispel Ave., report of vandalism.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, diesel truck rolled over and is off on east side of road is not leaking.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: 5th & Fea, Newport, vehicle reportedly towed sometime last night between 5 and 10 a.m.

ANIMAL CRUELTY: Roberts Rd., Newport, respondent states dog that belongs to neighbor is extremely skinny.

ASSAULT: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights FOUND PROPERTY: Davis Rd., Usk, boat drifted down about two weeks ago, is stuck under respondent’s dock.

THREATENING: Bergen Rd., Newport, neighbor reportedly harassed respondent’s son on Friday over No Trespassing sign on property.

WELFARE CHECK: Main St., Ione, report that subject has not been to school in nearly three weeks.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hope Rd., Newport, respondent states someone tampered with her septic system.

ANIMAL BITE: N. Quail Ave., Newport, report that terrier bit 2-year-old child of owner.

FISH AND GAME: Greggs Rd., Newport, report of injured wood rat in backyard.

THEFT: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights ARREST: W. Walnut St., Newport, Katie A. Koehler, 40, of Newport and Mykel R. Finder, 31, of Newport were arrested for third degree theft.

EXTRA PATROL: Ione Park ARREST: Cameron Stewart Booth, 27, of Spokane was held on a Department of Corrections detainer.

Tuesday, March 14 ANIMAL PROBLEM: Willms Rd., Elk, report of a stray dog on the complainant’s porch.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Cedar Creek Rd., Ione, report of possible illegal wood cutting.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: River Rd., Usk, report of a vehicle with two subjects in it acting suspicious.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 20, report of a vehicle passing in no passing on curves.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Rockwood Rd., Diamond Lake, report of six donkeys loose.

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Sampson E. Shove, 36, of was arrested on local warrants.

LOST PROPERTY: W. Walnut St., Newport, report of an iPad left in a cart and now is gone.

FIRE: S. 8th Ave., Ione, report of a house fire.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Sullivan Lake Rd., Ione, report of a loose cow.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: S. Calispel Ave., Newport, report of tires slashed.

HARASSMENT: N. Craig Ave., Newport, request to speak to a deputy about being harassed.

ACCIDENT: Spokane and Hwy. 20, Newport, report of a one vehicle slide off.

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Erik D. Raab, 38, of Spokane and Devin B. Johnson, 27, of Spokane were transported to Newport on warrants.

Wed., March 15 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 20, Newport, report of a bus driver seeing the same vehicle for the last three days while picking up and dropping of children.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: W. 4th St., Newport, report of manhole cover up causing a hazard.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Blackwell St., report of pit mix dog growling at people.

Airway Heights, report of one in custody for driving with a suspended license.

STANCES: Davis Rd., report of alarm going off at neighbor’s residence for several days.

ALCOHOL OFFENSE: W 5th St., Newport, call from principal stating student was found with alcohol.

ARREST: S. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of one in custody for driving with a suspended license.

ABANDONED VEHICLE: Coyote Trail and Rocky Rd.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Veit Rd., Newport, report that a Shepherd/husky cross female dog about 60 pounds, with a black collar has been coming over for the last few weeks.

Friday, March 17

DISABLED VEHICLE: Westside Calispel Rd., report of vehicle stuck in mud.

LAW ALARM: Green Rd., report of residential burglary alarm, kitchen door.

FOUND PROPERTY: S. Garden Ave., Newport, report of knife found in lobby.

ATTEMPT TO LOCATE: Scotia Rd., report of attempt to locate wanted juvenile.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Hwy. 2, report of sedan with no lights.

COURT COMMITMENT: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Nicholas Sjostrom was arrested for failure to comply.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Southshore Diamond Lake, report of three dead animals, unknown if deer or dog.

AGENCY ASSIST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, James Alan Bench, 26, of Spokane was held on a Department of Corrections detainer.

COURT COMMITMENT: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Angela Rose Van Dyke, 18, was booked and released for third degree theft.

AGENCY ASSIST: David Allen Morris, 35, of Otis Orchards was held on a Department of Corrections detainer.

INTOXICATION: Hwy. 31, Metaline, report of a silver Nissan and white Yukon with six people, possibly intoxicated.

MISSING PERSON: Devils Drive, Cusick, report that boyfriend has been missing since 7 p.m. last night and did not show up for work.

DRUGS: Sullivan Lake and Box Canyon, report of found bag with drugs inside.

ANIMAL BITE: W. Kelly Drive, report that female was bitten on hand by dog.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Leclerc Rd. S., report of deceased deer in northbound lane.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Westside Calispel Road, water is across roadway about 6 inches deep.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: W. Pine St., Newport, report of person walking in area smoking meth.

ARREST: Leclerc Rd. S.; Christian David Jordan, 26, of Havre, Mont., was arrested for driving under the influence.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 31, Metaline, vehicle was reportedly hit by mud slide, non injury.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Coyote Trail, water running over roadway, the culvert may be blocked.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 30, report of water over both lanes on roadway about 50 yards long.

Thursday, March 16 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: W. 7th St., report of female arguing with complainant.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Westside Calispel Rd., ongoing problem dogs chasing neighbor’s livestock.

AGENCY ASSIST: Quinn Shane Turner, 45, of Deer Park was held on a Department of Corrections detainer.

FIRE SMOKE ONLY: Southshore Diamond Lake Rd., report that smoke alarm went off, smoke by fireplace.

AGENCY ASSIST: Patrick Tyler Anderson, 23, of Spokane was held on a Department of Corrections detainer.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: LeClerc Rd. N., report of trees and powerline down on roadway blocking both lanes.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Watertower Lane, report that two dogs have been running loose, chasing animals in area.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 31, report of mud and trees across roadway, both lanes blocked.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, vehicle vs. deer collision.

ABONDONED VEHICLE: Allen Rd. report of vehicle sitting facing wrong direction, no one around.

DISABLED VEHICLE: Hwy. 2, report of disabled chip truck.

BURGLARY: Casey Rd., respondent reporting someone possibly trying to break into home.

EXTRA PATROL: Sullivan Lake Rd., report that with the detour, people are driving erratically.

ANIMAL CRUELTY: Hwy. 20, report of possible puppy mill and animal abuse.

ILLEGAL BURNING: Forest Lane, report that someone is burning garbage in a burn barrel.

THEFT: Southshore Diamond Lake Rd., report that dog was stolen.

ARREST: W. Walnut St., Douglas C. Brogdon, 37, was arrested on out of county warrant.

PROWLER: N. State Ave., report of someone trying to open door in front of house.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHSYCIAL: W. Kelly Drive, report of possible DV in progress.

THEFT OF AUTOMOBILE: S. 5th Ave., report of vehicle stolen sometime since last Friday.

ABADONED VEHICLE: Hwy. 20, report of vehicle blocking entrance of fairgrounds.

West Bonner County

Monday. March 13 BATTERY: Shelby Rd., Priest River, report of a battery.

HUNTING FISHING VIOLATIONS: W. Beardmore Ave., Priest River ASSIST OTHER AGENCIES: W. Walnut St., Newport, deputies assisted Pend Oreille County with a shoplifting call.

ARREST: Lynn Allen Roedel, 28, Newport, was arrested for driving under the influence, driving without the required interlock, driving while license suspended/revoked in the 3rd degr4ee and carrying a pistol without a license.

TRAFFIC VIOLATION: Hwy. 41, Oldtown, an Athol driver was cited and released for failure to have a current drivers license.

Saturday, March 18

FRAUD: Hoo Doo Loop, Oldtown, report of identity theft.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Northshore Diamond Lake Rd., report of tree down, blocking both lanes of travel.

LAW ALARM: Baker Lake Rd., report of audible residential burglary alarm, upstairs sliding doors.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Sullivan Lake Rd., report of vehicle with Mont. plate returns to a different vehicle.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. 7th St., report of adult yelling and children screaming and crying.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 20, report of approximately 10 trees down and blocking the highway.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 20, report of tree down across highway.

MALICIOUS MISCHEIF: S. Calispell Ave., Newport, report of tires slashed on two different vehicles, ongoing problem.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: LeClerc Rd. N., report of mudslide completely blocking roadway.

ARREST: Deer Valley Rd., Newport, Daniel M. Sullivan, 27, Newport, was arrested for failure to comply.

AGENCY ASSIST: Hwy. 2, report of multiple fights.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of suspicious vehicle in parking garage.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 20, report of mudslide and tree blocking both lanes.

MALICIOUS MISCHEIF: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of damage to vehicles.

Sunday, March 19 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of one arrested for domestic violence assault and possession of a controlled substance.

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Robert Foust, 20, Newport, was arrested on a Department of Corrections warrant.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: E. 8th St., report of dogs running loose.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUM-

Tuesday, Mach 14 ANIMAL PROBLEM: El Rio Drive, Priest River

Wed., March 15 MALICIOUS INJURY TO PROPERTY: Hwy. 2, Priest River

Thursday, March 16 ARREST: Dry Creek Rd., Oldtown, Steven J. Zirjacks, 58, was arrested on warrants.

BATTERY: Hwy. 2, Priest River ARREST: Hwy. 2 Oldtown, Shawn Michael Reilly, 41, of Deer Park was arrested for a warrant.

RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 41, Oldtown ACCIDENT: Wisconsin St., Priest River

Friday, March 17 ANIMAL PROBLEM: Hwy. 57, Priest River BUSINESS/RESIDENTIAL: High St., Priest River CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: W. Jackson Ave., Priest River RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 41, Spirit Lake ARREST: S. State Ave., Oldtown, Majorie J. Strong, 48, of Oldtown was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant.

ARREST: Hwy. 2, Oldtown, Kelly E. Hansen, 37, of Newport was arrested for an outstanding warrant.

Saturday, March 18 DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Lincoln Ave., Priest River TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 57, Priest River DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Hwy. 2, Oldtown TRAFFIC HAZARD: Dickensheet Rd. and Hwy. 57, Coolin TRAFFIC HAZARD: Eastshore Rd., Coolin

Sunday, March 19 NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 57, Priest River TRAFFIC VIOLATION: 3rd St. and Rivenes Ave., Priest River DEFRAUDING AN INNKEEPER: Hwy. 2, Oldtown, report of theft of services.

pu blic m e eti ngs Wed., March 22 Pend Oreille Economic Development Council: 8:30 a.m. – Ione Tri-County Economic Development District: 11 a.m. - TEDD Conference Room, 986 S. Main, Suite A, Colville

Thurs., March 23

- Fire Station 23, 390442 Highway 20, Ione Newport Planning Commission: 5 p.m. Newport City Hall

Tuesday, March 28 Bonner County Commissioners: 8:45 a.m.

- Bonner County Administrative Building

ARREST: S. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of one in custody for driving with a suspended license.

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

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

TRESPASSING: S. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of one in custody for trespassing.

Public Hospital District No. 1 Board: 12:30 p.m.

- Sandifur Meeting Room, Newport Hospital

Newport School Board: 5 p.m. - District Office

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: Hwy. 2, report of complainant’s adult children yelling at her.

ACCIDENT: Northern Quest Drive, collision investigation.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: N. Newport Ave., report of female nodding off in running car.

ARREST: S. Hayford Rd.,

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

Monday, March 27 Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Pend Oreille Fire District No. 2 Board: 10 a.m.

Pend Oreille Planning and Zoning Commission Workshop: 6 p.m. - Cusick Community Center Pend Oreille County Republican Central Committee: 6 p.m. - Cusick Community Center Pend Oreille County Republican Party: 7-8:30 p.m. - American Legion, Cusick

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201764 PUBLIC NOTICE TS No WA09000065-16-1 APN 433831 51 0004 TO No 8653000 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 31, 2017, 10:00 AM, At the Main Stairs, Old City Courthouse, 625 W. Fourth Street, Newport, WA 99156, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the undersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or 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 4 AS SET FORTH ON RECORD OF SURVEY NO. 62, PEND ORIELLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON AND M O R E PA R T I C U L A R LY D E SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST COR-

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NER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER IN SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 43 EWM AND MEASURING SOUTH 89 DEGREES 49` EAST 612.60 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING AND RUNNING THENCE, SOUTH 0 DEGREES 29` WEST 510.14 FEET; THENCE, SOUTH 67 DEGREES 36` WEST 273.70 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 13` WEST 179.69 FEET; THENCE, SOUTH 89 DEGREES 49` EAST 101.46 FEET; THENCE, NORTH 0 DEGREES 11` EAST 264.40 FEET; THENCE, NORTH 89 DEGREES 49` WEST 260.45 FEET; THENCE, NORTH 9 DEGREES 49` EAST 172.23 FEET; THENCE, SOUTH 89 DEGREES 49` EAST 383.28 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. APN: 433831 51 0004 More commonly known as 220 BOCKMAN ROAD, IONE, WA 99139 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated as of January 6, 2009, executed by KEVIN L. DUNN, AN UNMARRIED PERSON as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for MOUNTAIN WEST BANK, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, recorded January 12, 2009 as Instrument No. 2009 0300202 and the beneficial interest was assigned to U.S. Bank National Association and recorded September 21, 2015 as Instrument Number 20150322793 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Pend Oreille County, Washington. II. No action commenced by U.S. Bank National Association, the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantors’ default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. Current Beneficiary: U.S. Bank National Association Contact Phone No: 855698-7627 Address: 4801 Frederica St, Owensboro, KY 42301 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: DELINQUENT PAYMENT INFORMATION From July 1, 2015 To December 7, 2016 Number of Payments 1 $868.14 12 $868.73 5 $875.77 Total $15,671.75 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION July 1, 2015 December 7, 2016 $0.00 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: January 6, 2009 Note Amount: $107,250.00 Interest Paid To: June 1, 2015 Next Due Date: Continued on 6B

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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. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the current Beneficiary, U.S. Bank National Association or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS KEVIN L DUNN 220 BOCKMAN ROAD, IONE, WA 99139 KEVIN L DUNN 108 W HOUSTON AVE, SPOKANE, WA 99208 KEVIN L DUNN 1208 W ROSEWOOD CT, SPOKANE, WA 99208 KEVIN L DUNN 1208 W. ROSEWOOD CT, SPOKANE, WA 99208-4261 KEVIN L DUNN PO BOX 667 270 BOCKMAN ROAD, IONE, WA 99139 KEVIN L DUNN PO BOX 713, IONE, WA 99139 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF KEVIN L. DUNN 220 BOCKMAN ROAD, I O N E , WA 9 9 1 3 9 U N K N O W N SPOUSE OF KEVIN L. DUNN 108 W HOUSTON AVE,, SPOKANE, WA 99208 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF KEVIN L. DUNN 1208 W ROSEWOOD CT, SPOKANE, WA 992084261 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF KEVIN L. DUNN PO BOX 667 270 BOCKMAN ROAD, , IONE, WA 99139 by both first class and certi-

Continued from 5B July 1, 2015 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $84,288.66, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above described 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 March 31, 2017.

The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by March 20, 2017, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale.

The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before March 20, 2017 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustees’ 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 March 20, 2017 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale,

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fied mail on October 10, 2016, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place October 7, 2016 on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustees’ Sale.

X. If the Borrower received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20

DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (877) 894-4663 or (800) 606-4819 Website: www. wshfc.org The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (800) 569-4287 Website: www.hud.gov The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: (800) 606-4819 Website: www.homeownership.wa.gov NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS – The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to posses-

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Continued from 6B sion of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under the Unlawful Detainer Act, Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060; Dated: November 22, 2016 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Alan Burton, Vice President MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 500 Union Street, Suite 620 Seattle, WA 98101 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456 TDD: (800) 833-6388 For Reinstatement/ Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.Auction.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Auction.com at 800.280.2832ISL Number 24558, Pub Dates: 03/01/2017, 03/22/2017, THE NEWPORT MINER Published in The Newport Miner on March 1 and 22, 2017. (5, 8) __________________________ 201765 PUBLIC NOTICE S U P E R I O R C O U R T, S TAT E O F WA S H I N G T O N , C O U N T Y O F PEND OREILLE CAROL H. McADAMS, a single woman, Plaintiff, vs.

TOM L. EASLEY and KATHRYN EASLEY, husband and wife in the marital community composed thereof, and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the Complaint.

Defendants.

CASE NO. 17-2-00031-7 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION (60 DAY) Filed Feb 15, 2017 TO THE DEFENDANT(S): A lawsuit has been started against you in the above entitled Court by the Plaintiff(s). Plaintiff(s) claim is stated in the written Complaint, a copy of which is served upon you with this Summons.

You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty (60) days after February ,2017, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the Complaint of the Plaintiff(s), Carol H. McAdams, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for Plaintiff at the office below stated.

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you according to the demand of the Complaint that has been filed with the clerk of the above entitled court.

The object of the above entitled action is to Quiet Title to the real property as contained in the Complaint filed with the court. Legally described as: Lot 10A, Pend Oreille Sunvale Acres, according to the plat thereof, recorded in Book 2 of Plats, page 110, Pend Oreille County, Washington Tax Parcel No.: 433733.52.9012 Date of first publication: March 1, 2017.

By David J. Carlson, Attorney for Plaintiff at 10015 N. Division, Ste 104, Spokane, WA 99218 (509)4652499, Fax #(509)465-2498.

This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4 of the Superior Court Civil Rules of the State of Washington.

DATED this _6TH ___ day of February, 2017. ___ Signed___________________ DAVID J. CARLSON, WSBA # 12222 Attorney for Plaintiff 10015 North Division, Ste #104 Spokane, WA 99218 (509) 465-2499 Published in The Newport Miner on March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and April 5, 2017. (5-6) __________________________ 201771 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 17-4-00004-7 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) Estate of JAMES ARTHUR ZUBAUGH, 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: MARCH 8, 2017 /s/Brian R. Zubaugh Brian R. Zubaugh, Personal Representative 31810 N Schwachtgen Rd Chattaroy, WA 99003 (509) 414-3115 Published in The Newport Miner on March 8, 15 and 22, 2017. (6-3) __________________________ 201772 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE NO. 15-4-00017-2 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW.11.40.030 In the Estate of: LAVETA WYLINE SMITH, Deceased The individual named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time this 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 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 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 RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to

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claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of first publication: March 8, 2017.

Personal Representatives : Hal and Traci Hunsaker Attorney for Personal Representatives: Linda Mathis Address for Mailing or Service: 301 W. Spruce, Suite B P.O. Box 1440 Newport, WA 99156 Published in the Newport Miner on March 8, 15 and 22, 2017. (6-3) __________________________ 201779 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR T H E S TAT E O F WA S H I N G T O N IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SPOKANE No. 17-4-00309-5 P R O B AT E N O T I C E T O CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 In the Matter of the Estate of STANLEY MILO SHERMAN, Deceased.

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed 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 nonprobate assets.

Date of first publication: March 15,

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2017 Scott Sherman Personal Representative Attorney for Personal Representative: MICHELLE K. FOSSUM, WSBA #20249 SAYRE SAYRE & FOSSUM, P.S. Address for Mailing or Service: West 201 North River Drive, Suite 460 Spokane, Washington 99201-2262 (509) 325-7330 Published in The Newport Miner on March 15, 22, and 29, 2017. (7-3) ___________________________ 201783 PUBLIC NOTICE The annual meeting of the Metaline Falls Community Hospital Association will be held at the Selkirk High School Music Room on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.

Kelly Curtiss, President Metaline Falls Community Hospital Association Published in The Newport Miner on March 15 and 22, 2017. (7-2) ___________________________ 201786 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE P U B L I C W O R K S D E PA R T M E N T N E W P O R T, WA S H I N G T O N Sealed Bids will be received by the County of Pend Oreille at the County Commissioners Office, located in the Pend Oreille County Courthouse at 625 West Fourth Street, Newport, Washington, until 10:00 AM Tuesday, April 4, 2017 and will then and there be opened and publicly read for the construction of the improvement.

All bid proposals shall be accompanied by a bid proposal deposit in accordance with Section 1-02.7 of the 2016 Washington State Standard Specifications for Road, Bridge, and Municipal Construction. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish satisfactory performance bond within the time stated in the specifications, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to the County of Pend Oreille.

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RTI – Pend Oreille Telephone Company is a quality telecommunications service provider who provides basic and enhanced services at reasonable rates within its service territory.

Basic services are offered at the following rates:

Monthly Service Charge Single Party Residence Service $18.00 Access Recovery Charge $2.00 Business Service $25.03 Single Line Access Recovery Charge $2.00 Multi-Line Access Recovery Charge $3.00 Federal Subscriber Line Charge/Residence/Business $6.50 Federal Subscriber Line Charge/Multi Line $9.20 Emergency 911 Service-The State-.25/County-.70 mandated surcharges for exchanges: 442, 445, and 446.

Toll Restriction Services- Currently there is no charge from RTI Pend Oreille Telecom for toll blocking services to low-income customers participating in the Lifeline program. Please contact your local Health & Welfare office for more information on Lifeline and Link-Up programs.

Access to long distance carriers- There is no charge from RTI Pend Oreille Telecom for the ability to place and receive calls through long distance carriers that Offer service through our network.

However, the call may involve a charge from the long distance carrier depending on the type of call.

Access to directory assistance- There is no charge from RTI Pend Oreille Telecom for the ability to call Directory Assistance. The amount charged depends on the area called and the rates of the company whose operator provided information.

Access to operator Service: There is no service from RTI Pend Oreille Telecom for the ability to call the operator; however, the call may involve a charge depending on the service requested and the rates of the Company whose operator handled the call: These services are available to all consumers of RTI Pend Oreille Telecom. The cost associated with each are reflected each month on the regular telephone billing along with charges for services provided

by RTI Pend Oreille Telecom. The services listed above are the basic serves offered by our company.

Other services are available by contacting RTI Pend Oreille Telecom office at (888)636-2840.

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202)720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800)877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender. If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF), found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.

Did you know ....Telephone assistance Programs are available to low-income households. To qualify for Lifeline Services, please contact your local Health & Welfare Office. Lifeline Services are programs designed to assist low income-households to afford local telephone service. Lifeline assists with monthly telephone bills. Enhanced Lifeline benefits are available to low-income residents of Tribal lands. Provides a monthly discount of the cost of telephone service. Tribal Lands Link Up provides qualified subscribers living on tribal land with a one-time discount up to $100 on the initial installation or activation of wire line or wireless telephone for the primary residence. For more information on Tribal Lifeline and Link-up, visit: http://www.fcc.gov/indians/financialassistance.html or contact Washington State Department of Social and Health Services or call our office Toll Free (888) 636-2840.

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| MARCH 22, 2017

Columbia Basin flooding causes changes at Albeni Falls Dam

b o wling Wednesday, March 15 Wednesday Nighters Team Won Lost Why Try Harder 333 276 Club Rio 330 279 McCroskey Defense 312.5 296.5 Woodwise 307 302 OK Lanes 277.5 331.5 Here for the Beer 252 338 High scratch game: Terry Hastings 245. High handicap game: Terry Hastings 270. High scratch series: Rush Balison 656. High handicap series: Terry Hastings 697. High team scratch game: Club Rio 772. High handicap game: OK Lanes 904.

High team scratch series: Club Rio 2,241. High handicap series: Woodwise 2,545.

Thursday, March 16 Thursday Niters

Team Wilkinson Rental Plain Nasty’s Odds and Ends Hi-Rollers Gutter Gang Enforcers

Won 60 59.5 58.5 56 52 42

Lost 48 48.5 49.5 52 56 66

High scratch game team: Odds and Ends 661. High scratch series team: Odds and Ends 1,905. High handicap game team: Wilkinson Rental 837. High handicap series team: Wilkinson Rental 2,479. High scratch game: Jim Goss 213, Don Mendel 213, Diana Hilden 185. High scratch series: Don Mendel 569, Sara Goss 509. High handicap game: Christy Huling 259, Diana Hilden 241. High handicap series: Christy Huling 659, Diana Hilden 628.

Converted splits: Jack Spangler 3-10, Randy Edgar 4-5-7, 4-6, Charles Marsh 5-7.

Friday, March 17

Friday Night Leftovers Team Won Timber Room 69.5 EZ-Rider 61.5 Pooch Parlor 61 Cook ‘in Turkeys 55.5 East River Plumbing 55.5 O.K. Lanes 53 The No Names 45 Party of Four 44

Lost 42.5 46.5 51 56.5 56.5 59 59 68

High scratch game team: EZ Rider 753. High handicap game team: East River Plumbing 921.

High scratch series team: Timber Room 2,113.

High handicap series team: East River Plumbing 2,600. High scratch games: Jim Hudson 233, Betty Balison 201. High handicap games: Bill Wagner 259, Betty Balison 264. High scratch series: Jim Hudson 671, Kelly Jo Hilliard 502.

High handicap series: Bill Wagner 705, Kelly Jo Hilliard 682. Converted splits: Pat Shields 2-7, 5-7, Gordy Cook Jr. 4-5-10.

Grizzlies shut out by Shadle in first soccer game SPOKANE – The Newport High School boys’ soccer team got a chance to be outside and really stretch their skills in their first game of the season against Shadle Park Monday, March 20.

Rain and slow melting snow have kept the team practicing in the Newport High School gymnasium.

The Highlanders handed it to the Grizzlies, beating them 2-0.

Continued from 7B Bid Proposal, Plans and Specifications may be obtained from the Pend Oreille County Public Works Department, Road Division, P.O. Box 5040, Newport, Washington 99156, upon payment of $30.00, non-refundable, per set. All checks shall be made payable to the Pend Oreille County Road Department.

This project provides 30 working days for completion.

Informational copies of maps, plans and specifications are on file for inspection in the Pend Oreille County Public Works Department, Road Division, in Newport, Washington, and the Chapter offices of the Associated General Contractors of America. Plans and specifications may also be viewed at the official Pend Oreille County web site: http://www.pendoreilleco.org A mandatory pre-bid conference will be conducted on Monday, March 27, 2017 at 2:00 pm in the Pend Oreille County Court House, Public Works Conference Room, 625 W. 4th Street, Newport Washington.

Bids are to be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to: THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, COURTHOUSE, NEWPORT, WASHINGTON 99156 with “BID FOR COUNTY ROAD PROJECT NUMBER 837 Sullivan Lake Inlet Bridge written on the outside.

Pend Oreille County in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d--42 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex inconsideration for an award.

Published in The Newport Miner on March 15, 22, and 29, 2017. (7-3) ___________________________ 201787 PUBLIC NOTICE Seattle City Light, PO Box 4023, Seattle, WA 98124, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit.

The proposed project, Native Salmonid Conservation Facility (NSCF) at Usk, is located at 469 Hatchery Road in Usk, in Pend Oreille County.

This project involves 9 acres of soil disturbance for site preparation, including tree clearing, grading, demolition of existing buildings, and construction of the new NSCF and associated infrastructure construction activities.

The potential receiving water(s) is overland sheetflow into a ditch north of Wetland 3. The “receiving waters” location is an existing ditch outside of the clearing limits toward which stormwater runoff (flow in excess of

Newport had six shots on goal and Shadle had 13. Adam Moorhead, the Grizzlies’ goalie, had six saves while Shadle Park had five.

Newport’s home game against Medical Lake on Tuesday was postponed until Friday, March 24, if the weather cooperates and Ellersick Field is ready, says Newport High School Athletic Director Geoff Pearson.

Check The Miner’s Facebook page for more updates as they develop.

infiltration/ponding) could be routed during a storm event. The project would not concentrate stormwater flow; overland sheet flow through perimeter control BMPs (e.g. silt fencing) is not anticipated. Silt fencing would be placed landward of all wetlands and ditches. All stormwater will be directed to upland areas and will be subject to overland flow for infiltration before reaching ditches and wetlands. Best management practices for stormwater (designated in the Stormwater Pollution and Prevention Plan) will be implemented to limit any sediment and/or control runoff flows...

Any persons desiring to present their views to the department of Ecology regarding this application may do so in writing within thirty days of the last date of publication of this notice. Comments shall be submitted to the department of Ecology.

Any person interested in the department’s action on this application may notify the department of their interest within thirty days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320.

Comments can be submitted to: Department of Ecology Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater PO Box 47696, Olympia, WA 985047696 Published in The Newport Miner March 15 and 22, 2017.(7-2) _________________________ 201788 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR SPOKANE COUNTY No. 17400352-4 P R O B AT E N O T I C E T O CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) Estate of: ANN K. CHANEY, Deceased.

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed 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 (30) days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.010(1)(c); or (2) four (4) 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.

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OLDTOWN – Because of flooding conditions in the Columbia Basin, Albeni Falls Dam in Oldtown, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, decreased releases to 22,000 cfs last week.

The Corps’ Columbia Basin Water Management Division initiated Columbia River Emergency System Flood Risk Management Protocol Wednesday, March 15.

The National Weather Service had issued a flood watch for the lower Columbia River and based on current forecasts, the Columbia River at Vancouver was expected to reach flood stage early Thursday, March 16, and remain there for

several days.

As part of the coordinated system operations for the Columbia River at Vancouver, CBWM requested that that Albeni Falls Dam decrease releases to 22,000 cfs at 11 a.m. March 15.

The Seattle District of the Corps projected that Lake Pend Oreille would reach between 2054.5 to 2055.5 feet, as measured at the Hope Gage, through the weekend and releases will be adjusted to try and keep the Lake below 2,056 feet at the end of March.

Elevation 2,056 feet is the flood risk requirement for Lake Pend Oreille at the end of March.

Yoga classes at Camas Center CUSICK - Yoga classes are available every Tuesday and Thursday morning at the Camas Center for Community Wellness in Cusick from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30. The class is

Date of First Publication: March 22, 2017. /S/Electra Jubon, Personal Representative Address for Mailing Notice: c/o Randall | Danskin A Professional Service Corporation 601 W. Riverside Ave., Ste. 1500 Spokane, WA 99201 RANDALL | DANSKIN A Professional Service Corporation By: Gair B. Petrie, WSBA #14156 Attorneys for Personal Representative Published in The Newport Miner on March 22, 29, and April 5, 2017. (8-3) _________________________ 201789 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 17-4-00005-5 P R O B AT E N O T I C E T O CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) Estate of CLARENCE E. LATUS, 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: March 22, 2017 Toni Bell Latus, Personal Representative ELTC Law Group, PLLC Denise M. Stewart, Attorney PO Box 301 Newport, WA 99156 (509) 447-3242 Published in The Newport Miner on March 22, 29, and April 5, 2017. (8-3) ________________________ 201790 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Application Notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on February 16th, 2017, receive a complete application requesting a boundary line adjustment submitted by the Kalispel Tribe of Indians to modify the boundaries between four contiguous parcels, one parcel to be assimilated. (Parcel #’s 453229500001, 453229210001, 453229220001, 453229230001, 453229509002, 453229020002, 453229020001, 453220449001, and 453220440002); Within Sec’s.

29 & 20, T33N, R45 E, WM. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Community Development Dept.

free with a Camas Center for Community Wellness membership, or a day pass.

For more information, call 509447-7122.

A copy of the complete file may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Courthouse Annex, 418 S Scott Ave, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821. Written comments from the public may be submitted no later than Feb 16th, 2017 after which a final administrative decision will be made.

Published in The Newport Miner on March 22, 2017. (8) ________________________ 201791 PUBLIC NOTICE PEND OREILLE COUNTY WEED BOARD CALL FOR BIDS AND BID OPENING HEARING Sealed bids for the furnishing of Herbicides and Adjuvants to the Pend Oreille County Weed Board in estimated quantities totaling $20,000 for the year 2017 will be received by the Weed Board of Pend Oreille County, Washington, until 4:30 PM, Monday, April 10, 2017. They will be publicly opened and read during a hearing to be held Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 2:15 PM in the Weed Board Office. Bid specifications are available at the Weed Board office, 227-B S Garden Ave; East Wing, Newport WA, 509-447-2402 or electronically from noxweedinfo@ pendoreille.org.

The Weed Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in the bids and to accept such bid or bids or portion of bid or bids as may be deemed in the best interest of Pend Oreille County.

Bids must be either mailed to: Pend Oreille County Weed Board PO Box 5085, Newport, Washington 991565085 or hand delivered to the Weed Board office at the street address above. If you require any reasonable accommodation to participate in the hearing, contact the Weed Board, 509-447-2402, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Published in The Newport Miner on March 22 and 29, 2017.(8-2) ___________________________ 201793 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE AND CALL FOR BID Request for Proposals (RFP) for Qualified Electrician Project: Sullivan Creek Protection Project: Metaline Falls Wastewater Upgrade Project This project is being funded by a loan from the Department of Ecology.

Sealed bids for the Wastewater Upgrade Project will be received at the office of the Town of Metaline Falls, 201 E. 5th Ave. or P.O. Box 277, Metaline Falls, WA. 99153 until April 11th, 2017 by 3:00 p.m.

The information for Bidders, Contract Plans, Specifications and other contract document may be examined at the Town Hall of Metaline Falls at 201 East 5th Ave., Metaline Falls, WA. During the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m, Monday through Thursday.

Town of Metaline Falls P.O. Box 277 Metaline Falls, WA. 99153 509-446-2211 metfalls@potc.net Published in The Newport Miner on March 22 and 29, 2017.(8-2)