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Volume 110, Number 9 | 2 Sections, 20 Pages

Homeless youth definition broad, needs are great

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – They may not live outside in a car or sleep under a bridge, but many young people in Pend Oreille and West Bonner counties are still considered homeless.

“Most are couch hopping with friends,” says Kari Leslie, homeless liaison for Newport School District. She says there are 93 students considered homeless attending Newport schools, a number that has risen steadily since the downturn in the economy.

When she started in 2010, there were about 50 students identified as homeless in Newport schools.

Diamond Lake level lowering closer

“Last year was the largest number yet,” she says.

Each school district in the area has a homeless liaison.

The federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act requires schools to identify and provide services to homeless youth, but doesn’t provide funding for anything beyond breakfast and lunch. Schools pick up the tab for a variety of other things, everything from athletic shoes and personal hygiene items to making sure students have a place to shower or do laundry.

“We used to use left over gift cards from the Tree of Sharing,”

BY FRED WILLENBROCK OF THE MINER

SEE HOMELESS, 2A

Sequester about to hit rural counties Federal money may have to be repaid

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Money from the federal government intended to make up for the lack of tax money from federal land and timber sales will be one of the first casualties of the sequester impasse ordered by Congress. Counties got the money late last year, but now the federal government is asking for 5.1 percent of the

money back as a result of the across the board spending cuts known as sequester.

In Pend Oreille County, commissioners, acting on advice of the treasure and auditor, budgeted conservatively, anticipating they wouldn’t get the full amount of PILT money.

“Frankly, we got lucky,” Pend Oreille County Treasurer Terri Miller said about not budgeting for the full amount. The county budgeted $757,000 but received SEE PILT, 2A

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On the hunt Waylon Persyn, 1, of Newport picks up an egg at the Newport Easter Egg Hunt Saturday morning. Kids lined up at 10 a.m. sharp to gather as many eggs as possible, filled with candy. The event was organized and sponsored by Newport Mayor Shirley Sands, Safeway Hope Hikers, Newport Soroptimists, Owen’s Grocery and Deli, Interact, Newport Eagles, Newport/Priest River Rotary Club, the Boy Scouts and the Newport Fire Department.

DIAMOND LAKE – There has been a lot of talk and theories the past two years on how to lower the shoreline damaging high levels of Diamond Lake without any action. But it appears that thanks to a group of tenacious lake residents and support of county officials something is being done and the lake is already lower because of it.

A meeting Friday, April 5, at 6 p.m. at the Sacheen Fire Hall held by the county commissioners should explain plans to install beaver tubes in the dams blocking Moon Creek outlet to the lake as well as other pieces of the lake level puzzle.

Dan Holman, a lake resident and Diamond Lake Improvement Association board member, has been working all winter on finding a plan that everyone will agree on to lower the lake level.

Last week a major roadblock to putting beaver tubes in the dams was lifted when a DLIA funded survey established that the two main dams were on property the DLIA had permission to use.

Holman said an opening in the dams created by someone this winter helped to lower the lake level. It showed that the dams were the major cause of the high water level in the lake for several years, which caused some property damage.

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Congresswomen hears concerns during spring tour More timber for mills and trails for ATVs on list

BY FRED WILLENBROCK OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The sun was out but the darker concerns of constituents greeted Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., Monday morning. But that’s what she was here for on her spring tour of the district that included a morning in Newport with business and community leaders.

During a session hosted by county commissioners Mike Manus and Karen Skoog in the PUD meeting room, the discussion started by asking how they could increase timber supplies from the Colville

National Forest in the county.

Last week, the commissioners had heard at their regular meeting and later at an economic development council meeting a plea from Vaagen Lumber President Dwayne Vaagen for help getting more logs from the U.S. Forest Service. Vaagen said he could add 100 workers at his Usk mill, which would probably put another 100 loggers to work if there were more timber sales on Forest Service land. The Forest Service is only putting up for sale a small percentage of what is allowed in its forest plan.

Manus told McMorris Rodgers this and asked how the commissioners and community could help.

She is familiar with the problem

and has discussed the issue with Vaagen, fellow lawmakers and government officials.

“It baffles me how much it costs to put up a timber sale,” McMorris Rodgers said. She pointed out that she is well aware of how much of the forests are dead and dying and in need of management.

She also said she recognized that the forests are economic drivers in the county and need to be managed with that in mind.

Among the things she thinks should be done is to hold a summit on the Colville National Forest with Congressional leaders so they can view the problems on the ground.

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|| Twelve interested in Hospitality House board NEWPORT – The Hospitality House continues to reintroduce itself to the public and is looking for new members. The cost is $5 per year.

Everyone is invited to the next advisory committee meeting, Wednesday, April 3, at 4:30 p.m. to meet those wishing to be board members. Twelve people are interested in serving on the board: Merle Fries, Terry Harding, Doug Rigg, Bruce Taylor, Stacy Carter, Joanne Richter, Shelly Stafford, Mike Manus, Karen Rothstrom, Raylene Rigg, Karine Brooks and Moira Hemphill.

A short resume of each of the candidates will be

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Pend Oreille County Commissioner Mike Manus, center, shows U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., left, a map of all designated off road vehicle roads on the Colville National Forest. He also showed how there are many more on the neighboring Kaniksu National Forest. Looking on are Norris Boyd, county Republican Party chairman and Newport/Sullivan Lake District Ranger Gayne Sears.

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available at another advisory committee meeting Monday, April 8, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

A vote will be held April 22 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to choose nine board members. Those who cannot attend the vote can drop off their ballot at the Hospitality House, or mail it to PO Box 802, Newport WA 99156.

Nine commissioners meeting April 9 USK – Commissioners from the PUD, Port of Pend Oreille and Pend Oreille County will be meeting at the Camas Wellness Center in Usk. This is a regular meeting they have to discuss common issues. That meeting will start at noon.

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Newport Post Office cited by OSHA for asbestos

Mine planners meet Sunday, April 14

NEWPORT – The Newport Post Office was issued a serious violation citation from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for material containing asbestos March 29, following an inspection Feb. 26.

The violation concerns the staging sorting area.

It reads “Asbestos containing floor tiles, containing 14-15% Chrysotile asbestos, had shallow holes and a worn surface due to carts being moved around the work area with dirt on the floors. This potentially exposes employees to asbestos fibers.”

The citation proposes a $3,825 fine and says the violation must be abated by May 3.

METALINE FALLS – A planning meeting for the Pend Oreille Mine property is set for Sunday, April 14, from 4-6 p.m. at the Cutter Theater in Metaline Falls.

The group is deciding on a plan for the mine property once it shuts down permanently.

The mine is currently on a temporary closure status while it waits for the zinc market to recover.

The meeting will include a project review, use analysis and group discussion. The meeting is facilitated by the Pend Oreille County Economic Development Council.

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DIAMOND | DLIA has state permits can reduce the numbers so they can keep the outlets open. Cleaning the beaver tubes will be an ongoing project.

Holman said they now have elevation gauges at the North Shore Road culvert and at the beaver ponds. The lake level is below last year’s high water level. They also can now tell that there is a 2-foot drop to the ponds, which proves they can lower the lake if the channel is open.

But Holman said there are more dams and vegetation blocking the flow from the road to the dams that will need to be cleaned out.

Agreements with property owners COURTESY PHOTO|DAN HOLMAN along this ditch will have to be A survey of the area where beaver dams are blocking the Moon Creek outlet of reached before work can begin.

Diamond Lake was completed. The Diamond Lake Improvement Association paid As of Monday, the commissioners for the survey, which confirmed that the dams were on property of a person who had not put in place a no wake orhas agreed to allow access to install water tubes in the dams. der on any lake as they did the past two years and indicated that they FROM PAGE 1 also a restriction on the outflow at probably would not this year. the southern end of the lake and The county had said the planThe DLIA has permits from the a diverted stream flowing into the ning department would help with state to install beaver tubes to allow lake at the Boy Scout camp. permits and ideas for projects to water to flow. Holman believes the The Diamond Lake Improvestabilize shorelines and limit damtubes could lower the lake as much ment Association has established age until water levels went down. as 2 feet. a fund designated for the lake level The county commissioners have Although Holman points out project and is accepting donations. also made finding a solution one of that there are other things impactThe beaver tubes will cost about their top priorities this year. ing the lake level that will need to $5,000.

Public Works Director Sam Casbe addressed. Among them are The association also has permits tro has been studying the problem restrictions in the ditch from North to trap beavers year round. They and working on some options to Shore Road to the ponds. There is will never trap all the beavers but present at the meeting.

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$823,086 in PILT money in June, she said. The federal government is reported to want nearly $42,000 of that back, but even returning that, the county will have more than it budgeted for.

The PILT money goes into the general fund. It is paid in lieu of property taxes on 484,661 acres of federal land in Pend Oreille County. Bonner County has 454,843 acres of federal land.

The counties also get federal money from the Rural Secure Schools program. That money is equally divided between schools and the road fund in Pend Oreille County. The state deducts the money dollar for dollar from what it gives the schools so there isn’t any real impact on local schools.

The road fund budgeted for $46,000, more than the $42,055 it received. That money arrived in January 2013, Public Works Director Sam Castro said. If the federal government requires 5.1 percent to be repaid, Castro says it would amount to about $23,000.

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When Manus asked what they could do she said they should continue to work with the coalition made up of timber, recreation and conservation groups to put together a plan they all agree on for the Colville National Forest.

“The coalition has been positive,” she said. “Before there were lawsuits after lawsuits.”

She also is supportive of a concept being worked out called the A-Z project which would have a public-private partnership created to manage pieces of federal forests.

She says the A-Z proposal is in the final phases.

McMorris Rodgers thanked Newport/Sullivan Lake District Ranger Gayne Sears for attending the discussion.

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to being funded annually, Miller said.

“It’s been iffy for a couple years,” Miller said. “They should be paying it, but if you don’t know it’s better to be conservative.”

Bonner County Road and Bridge Director Gordon Bates said he has seen the letter to Gov. Butch Otter from U.S. Forest Service Chief Thomas L. Tidwell that said the money would have to be repaid under the sequester because it was paid in the current fiscal year.

Bates said that he figures he would have to repay about $26,000 if it is required. Since Idaho law requires counties not spend more than they take in, something would have to be cut.

“I’m done plowing snow for the year,” Bates said. “That leaves safety enhancement, routine road maintenance and replacing old equipment as the big ticket items that can be cut.”

He said he thinks the sequester should only apply to funding going forward, not be retroactive.

“Funds already distributed to the state and counties is water under the deteriorating bridge, so to speak,” he said.

MCMORRIS | A-Z proposal in final stage

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performed by our staff,” he said.

The Public Works Department is in the process of submitting a grant that would allow the use of county road forces to perform work covered by the grant. That would be one example of the way the $23,000 would be made up.

For the Newport School District, it would be a double insult to have to pay back money that is deducted from its state apportionment funding, district superintendent Jason Thompson said.

“I would send the bill to the state,” Thompson said.

Nobody has actually seen a demand for repayment yet. According to a March 30 Associated Press story, governors from 41 states received a letter they would have to pay back a portion the Rural Secure Schools money they received.

Both the PILT money and the Rural Secure Schools money have been diminished in recent years.

The Rural Schools Act has expired and the last of the money was received in January, according to the AP story.

The PILT money has gone from being funded in five year cycles

Rural Schools payments and Payment in Lieu of Tax payments.

She has fought to get both on a sustained level instead of the annual battle in Congress. For the Secure Rural Schools payments she wants to get all the funds for schools to stay in the school district and not go to the state.

A new twist to the decades old battle to pay rural communities where there are vast federal land holdings hit last week when the Department of Interior announced that it wanted 5 percent of the money they paid back.

(See related story.) This was in response to the automatic budget cuts ordered by the federal government.

“To get a bill for something already given is not right,” said Pend Oreille County treasurer Terri Miller.

McMorris Rodgers agreed with her and said she would con-

tinue to work to ensure the funds would continue and that all the money for schools would go to the local school districts.

Manus also brought to the attention of the Congresswoman the fact that the neighboring Kaniksu National Forest had many more miles of trails open for motorized all terrain vehicles than the Colville National Forest in Pend Oreille County.

Republican chairman Norris Boyd said he felt the relationship with the ATV proponents and the Forest Service was positive but they just needed to keep pushing.

McMorris Rodgers had an earlier meeting with the PUD staff and board to discuss several issues including pending legislation, sequestration impacts and the Boundary Hydroelectric license. She continued her tour of this part of her district in Deer Park.

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HOMELESS | County now helps with funding

MINER PHOTO|JANELLE ATYEO

Judy Lee runs the Youth Emergency Assistance Program in Newport. She helps 83 homeless youth throughout the county find a place to stay, with families, friends and host families. She also provides other assistance from the office at 316 W. Second St. in Newport. To contribute or to be considered as a host family, contact Lee at 509-671-7293.

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Leslie says. A few years ago former county commissioner Laura Merrill learned of the problem and steered money Pend Oreille County received to deal with homelessness towards the schools. Now they get $100 per student from the county, Leslie says.

Providing things like Associated Student Body cards and yearbooks go a long way with the students, especially high school students.

“For some, the only thing keeping them in school is feeling like they’re a part of the school,” she says.

In West Bonner County, there are 43 students considered homeless, says Susan Luckey, the district’s homeless liaison. She says 17 of them are in secondary school.

“We don’t always know who is homeless,” Luckey says. “Many don’t want you to know.”

She says sometimes the district becomes aware of who is homeless through other students. Sometimes school staff become aware that a student is homeless.

At West Bonner schools, there is a sponsorship program in the community to buy the things the students need. They do things like make sure the students get school pictures and generally try to make their lives easier.

There are also homeless liaisons for the Cusick and Selkirk school districts.

Homelessness is defined fairly broadly as “having no fixed regular or nighttime residence,” says Leslie.

The definition of homelessness can include youngsters living in motels, camp trailers or transitional housing.

Judy Lee of the Youth Emergency Services helps young people living in transitional housing, which includes staying with sponsor families. She says YES provides help for 86 young people between ages 12-18 throughout Pend Oreille County. The YES program, which was started four years ago, recently moved to a new location at 316 W. Second St. in Newport.

Two students spoke with The Miner on condition they not be identified.

One, a young female attending Newport High School is a YES client.

She says students in her situation learn to be self-reliant.

“When you are falling, there is nobody to catch you,” she says. “You have to do it yourself.”

Since becoming involved with the YES program, she says her grades have improved.

“I used to have Cs and Ds,” she says. Now she is an honor student, with a 4.0 grade point average and

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a scholarship to a university. She enjoys writing and music and is involved in a Christian youth group.

She says she plans to be an attorney or go into politics.

There are more people in situations like hers than there should be, she says.

“When you see someone like that, you should think ‘what can I give?’” she says. She says sometimes it is easier for a young person to ask another young person for help than to ask an adult.

After living away from her family for 13 months, she is now back with her family.

Reuniting families is one of the goals of the YES program, says Lee. A young male also attending high school at Newport, was adopted from overseas at age 6. When that didn’t work out, he was on his own.

He has lived on his own since sixth grade.

He lived with friends and relatives of the family who adopted him. He currently lives with a sponsor arranged through the YES program.

He says YES has been a big help with material things but in other ways, too.

“They helped a lot giving us hope,” he says. “The whole program helps a bunch.”

He says his life has taught him to be grateful.

“Whatever your situation is, there is someone else worse,” he says.

His advice for students in tough situations?

“Think everything through,” he says. “Is it really that bad?”

He says young people have to ask for help.

“Don’t be afraid to ask,” he says.

He says counseling helps.

“It’s like a check-up,” he says.

He is also involved with a Christian youth group.

He hopes to pursue a career in criminal justice. Partially because of that, he has worked hard to not have any problems with the law.

“I know if I want to be a cop, I have to be right,” he says.

Staying clear of problems with the criminal justice system is one of the requirements to get help through the YES program, says Lee. “There are two populations we don’t help,” she says, students who have been convicted of crimes and those involved in dependency proceedings.

Host families undergo a background check and receive a small stipend.

“There are currently four host families and we need more,” says Lee. If you are interested in becoming a host family or helping in another way, contact her at 509-671-7293.

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L A ST Y E A R This week last year was cool and dry. The highs were mostly in the 40s and 50s, with one day reaching 64.

Lows were in the 20s and 30s and the area didn’t receive any rain.

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Huckleberry Bay Company requests two subdivisions at Priest Lake

BR I E FLY Cusick school superintendent takes another job CSUICK – Dan Read, who has been superintendent for the Cusick School District for eight years, has accepted another job. Read will be superintendent of the StephensCarson School District in the southwest part of Washington.

The district is larger than the Cusick district, with about 1,000 students he says. He will leave when his contract expires in July.

The Cusick School District has seen enrollment fall in recent years, from 283 students in the 2010-11 school year to about 250 this year. One option school board members may consider is whether to maintain the three administrators they currently have.

There was a special board meeting Tuesday, April 2 to take up the matter, he said.

Spring prescribed burning staring soon COLVILLE – Crews could begin the spring prescribed burning season as early as the first week of April and continue into June, according to a press release from the Colville National Forest.

If moisture levels and expected smoke dispersion patterns are within Washington State smoke management standards, residents in the Pend Oreille Valley and those traveling up Highway 20 can expect to see smoke on the west side of the valley from Cusick, north to Ione.

Crews will also be conducting burns in the Browns Lake area south of Highway 20 (Tiger highway), as well as near the Ruby Creek drainage 12 miles north of Cusick.

Burning will occur east of the Pend Oreille River in the area near Indian Creek, 2.5 miles northeast of Furport and also on No Name Peak located just to the northwest of No Name Lake.

Crews also plan on conducting burning operations 10 miles east of Kettle Falls and smoke will be visible from Highway 20 west (Sherman Pass Scenic Byway) Kettle Falls, Colville and surrounding areas.

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Donating blood, saving lives Newport High School junior Samantha Buyer gives blood Thursday, March 21 during the Inland Northwest Blood Center’s blood drive at NHS, sponsored by the National Honor Society. Buyer said it is the second time she has given blood. Donating blood means saving lives, she said, and that “makes me feel like a superhero.”

Complete GED before tests change NEWPORT – GED students are being urged to complete their GED testing before December 2013.

“A new set of tests is being introduced in January 2014, and all old test scores will expire,” said Kyla Bates, the chief GED examiner at Community Colleges of Spokane’s Institute for Extended Learning. “If students have partially completed testing, they will lose those test scores and have to re-test.”

The GED test contains five parts that can be taken separately, but must all be passed to receive a high school credential. Students currently studying for the GED, as well as individuals who are consid-

ering taking GED classes, should try to complete their testing by the end of December to avoid losing current test scores.

The new 2014 GED test is based on emerging national and state standards and offers dual performance levels where test-takers can earn the high school equivalency credential as well as an additional endorsement that indicates careerand college-readiness.

The IEL has one testing center, located in the IEL Magnuson Building, 2917 W. Fort George Wright Drive, Spokane. Pre-registration is required and can be done online at www.iel.spokane.edu/

|| CORRECTION || A story in last week’s issue of The Miner incorrectly stated that Steve Shumski, president of the Greater Newport Area Chamber of Commerce, chose Jason Thompson to receive the 2012 Gary Burroughs Award for Excellence. Barb Smith, who was chamber president during 2012, chose Thompson to receive the award. The Miner regrets any confusion this may have caused.

GED or by calling 509-279-6200.

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SANDPOINT – The Huckleberry Bay Company is seeking preliminary plat approval from the Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission at a public hearing Thursday, April 4, at 5:30 p.m. The hearing will be in the first floor conference room of the county’s administration building, 1500 Highway 2, Sandpoint.

Huckleberry Bay is seeking plat approval to subdivide two properties. The first is a 165.41-acre common area lot to be subdivided into nine singlefamily residential lots ranging in size from .82 to 1.35 acres, with a common area remainder of about 154.71 acres. This site is

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zoned Rural 5 and is located off of Sandy Shores Road, about 15 miles north of Coolin at Priest Lake, in Section 27, Township 62 North, Range 4 West, B.M. The second request is to subdivide a 163.68-acre parcel into eight single-family residential lots ranging in size from .8 to 2.28 acres, with a designated remainder of about 138.72 acres.

The site is zoned Rural 5 and is located off of Eastshore Road, about 14 miles north of Coolin, in Section 35, Township 62 North, Range 4 West, B.M. Both subdivisions are part of the Huckleberry at Priest Lake planned unit development approved in 1996.

Annual historical society meeting this weekend NEWPORT – The annual spring Pend Oreille County Historical Society meeting is Saturday, April 6, at 10 a.m. at the Usk Community Center.

Attendees will learn about the new displays at the mu-

the Traveling Book Market

at the Hospitality House 216 S. Washington, Newport

Evergreen Art auctions some supplies April 8 NEWPORT – The Evergreen Art Association will hold an auction of their surplus supplies to raise some money for the club’s activities. The meeting is set for Monday, April 8, at the Riverbank Restaurant in Oldtown and will start at 10 a.m.

The winner of the $750 art college scholarship will be selected Friday, April 26 and on Saturday, April 27, a watercolor workshop by well known artist Stan Miller will be held at the Create Arts Center in Newport. He will also be judging the art show sponsored by Create and Evergreen Art starting downtown that day and running for five days.

Janene Grande will hold a silk painting workshop at Create May 9 at 10 a.m. Cost is $85 and she furnishes the supplies.

Anyone interested in participating can call Christina at 208-437-0102.

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During the 1992 presidential campaign, then-candidate Bill Clinton famously intoned, “I feel your pain,” an attempt to reassure voters he understood what they were going through.

Since then, similar statements of empathy have become a staple for politicians. But they don’t always ring true for every constituent.

Take small business owners, for example. Most elected officials have no idea what it’s like to risk everything you have or to struggle to meet payroll for your employees and their families as waves of new regulations threaten GUEST to drown you OPINION and your business.

DON C. One politiBRUNELL cian who got ASSOCIATION OF that firsthand WASHINGTON BUSINESS PRESIDENT experience was former U.S. senator and presidential candidate George McGovern (D). In a 1992 Wall Street Journal column, “A Politician’s Dream is a Businessman’s Nightmare,” McGovern described his experience running a Connecticut hotel and conference center. He ultimately went bankrupt, a failure he attributed in large part to local, state and federal regulations that were passed with good intentions but no understanding of how they burdened small business owners.

Deeply affected by his failure, McGovern became an advocate for regulatory reform and lawsuit reform, saying, “I…wish that during the years I was in public office, I had had this firsthand experience about the difficulties business people face every day.”

While politicians often tout their support for small businesses, they are the least understood and most overlooked political constituency. These folks – particularly the owners of family businesses – put their life savings on the line 12 to 16 hours a day, scrambling to make ends meet. They don’t have time to campaign for political candidates or lobby elected officials, yet too often they feel the brunt of tax and fee increases and cumbersome regulations.

Family-owned businesses are America’s economic backbone.

According to the University of Vermont, there are 5.5 million family-owned businesses in America that contribute $8.3 trillion to the U.S. economy. They employ 63 percent of our people in the workforce and are responsible for 78 percent of all new jobs. And nearly 60 percent of all familyowned businesses have women in top management, according

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he decades old fight to get the federal government to pay what in essence is its share of property and timber sales taxes in rural counties, where they hold most of the land, reached the ridiculous stage this week. Not only do they not want to pay their share like the rest of the residents for services like schools, law enforcement and roads, they want some of the money back they already paid.

We don’t blame the federal bureaucrats. We blame our leaders who have allowed the issue of payments to be viewed as entitlements and grants instead of what they really are: necessary tax payments from the largest landowner in our region.

The recent absurd request by the U.S. Department of Interior to pay back money already allocated is because of the automatic budget cuts that rolled into place with the budget sequester. The department claims the money already paid falls into the time period for the 5-percent cuts. We don’t even think this should be given the respect of a response by the counties and states. They should simply say this is money the feds owe because we supply the schools, roads, law enforcement and other services to the federal land. It is an obligation for these services, which they require; this is the bill.

For decades, the federal government, with support from both parties, has tried to stop making these payments because the more populated regions don’t have most of their land owned by the feds; they have big private taxpaying city land. During the past years the payments have been cut and the agreement period has gone from several years to annual. The sequester minded feds say after states and counties pay them back they plan to cut more next year.

The federal government must be forced to realize the reality of the situation. First, it must pay money for services where its land is located. These communities can’t survive without these funds.

And second the feds own most of the land in these rural counties and are restricting the use of it. In most cases, the federal managers, like the Forest Service, are promoting less and less uses that stimulate the local economies. Timber sales are down and less recreation opportunities developed.

In Pend Oreille County, the Secure Rural Schools funds and Payment In Lieu of Taxes totaled about $1.7 million in 2012 and in Bonner County it was about $1.4 million. This is still a good deal for the federal property owners when considering the vast tracts of valuable land here that are not taxed at all by the counties or schools.

The way to settle this is to stop viewing them as entitlements or grants for economic development. They are owed to the states and counties for services, pure and simple.

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GOP won’t deliver savings to homeowners, health care to families How does half a billion dollars in savings to counties and homeowners sound? How about, at the same time, we get health care to 110,000 Idahoans who don’t have it?

That is exactly what Idaho’s Democratic lawmakers have tried to do in the Capitol this year. That is exactly what our state’s GOP leaders refuse to consider. The issue is Medicaid expansion and the GOP fears blowback from their “return to the gold standard” faction.

But, what do GOP leaders tell the public as to why they won’t make this wise policy choice? Why will they allow Idaho families to suffer the indignity and despair of poor health care when a far more humane (not mention fiscally responsible) option exists?

“We are going to be done by Friday, and I don’t think we can give that issue the thorough public vetting that it needs between now and then,” House Speaker Scott Bedke told the press. “They have my full attention, because it seems to offer very, very significant property tax relief.”

Good news!

GOP senators are just dysfunctional enough to smack down the $1.3 billion education budget at the 11th hour, giving most lawmakers nothing to do for another whole week.

Now, they have plenty of time to take recommendations from months of study by a governor’s work group and take Health and Welfare Director Dick Armstrong’s word that he has the tools to make it all happen right away.

It’s not as if the GOP-controlled Legislature can’t make things happen fast if they care about something. Just last year they handed Idaho’s richest 17 percent of citizens a $35 million gift in the final days of the session.

Idaho Democratic lawmakers have pressed hard on this issue and repeatedly have been foiled by a GOP united against Idaho’s best interests.

GUEST It’s time for OPINION the GOP to stop playing LARRY KENCK the politics of CHAIRMAN IDAHO appeasement DEMOCRATIC PARTY to the radicalwing of their base. Businesses want this policy.

Our state’s economy will benefit from this policy.

Our federal taxes will remain the same even as we pay for other state’s that are wise enough to take advantage of this policy. Idaho’s children, who don’t have dental care or access to basic health services, absolutely need this policy.

My fellow Idahoans, it is up to us. Contact your legislators over the weekend. Tell them to do their jobs! Tell them to stop squandering opportunities and to stop making us pay for partisan political bickering. Tell them to expand Medicaid coverage – and then, after doing something good, tell them to go home.

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To the editor: In reply to Mr. Koehn’s egotistical scolding rant, I must point out that Mr. Koehn completely missed the point that I was making. Mr. Koehn’s attitude is exactly of the same limited and self-serving mentality that has stolen from private landowners their constitutional right to use and defend their private properties as they please, and denies freedom from the tyrannical overreach of government.

I am not anti-hunting, and I recognize it as a necessary tool to control the overpopulation of wildlife. If the private landowner wants to lease his or her land to hunters (without government interference or strong-arming) that is his or her right and pleasure, and I fully support that right. My best friend is a co-owner in a hunting lodge on her (out of state) 1200-acre farm and ranch, and her family makes good money from pay-to-hunt deer and turkey.

However, my point was that when government introduces a species of plant or animal that causes financial harm, or creates a danger to the landowner, it should be the landowner’s right to eliminate the nuisance from the property, using deadly force if necessary, without having to beg and get permission from the government. There should be absolutely no timing restrictions on such defensive actions to eliminate unwanted introduced wildlife. Again I must point out that government’s allowing equates to the taking of property and citizen’s rights, by proxy.

As for your ignorance of not understanding that landowners are being held hostage by government at the state level, what else could it be called

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when the state, via special interest lobbyists, adopts regulations controlling the use of private property in favor of introduced wildlife? Just what do you call the WDFW, Growth Management Act and the Shoreline Master Plan? Answer: state mandated agency control of private property!

-Jim Cowan Newport

and depressions have often been traceable to exaggerated greed and rapacity nesting in the actions of those in big business and big finance.

America’s future is, and always has been, tied to the health and growth of the middle class. Let us all hope it continues!

-Paula Greenfield Newport

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To the editor: Special kudos to fire chief Nick Knaack of Pend Oreille Fire District No. 4. On Thursday, March 21, I had a flat tire on the north side of Cooks Mountain. I had started to get the equipment out to change the tire and a white pickup in the oncoming lane slowed down, turned around and parked behind me. Fire chief Knaack got out of his truck and asked if things were alright.

I told him yes, and that I had just had the tire go flat but thank you very much for stopping.

He then proceeded to take the equipment from me and changed the tire for me and all through the tire change we had the nicest conversation.

I thanked him and he left with a smile. The world needs more people like fire chief Knaack. Kudos to him and Fire District No. 4. They do indeed represent the best of the best in our community.

-Don and Sherri Kendrick Usk

To the editor: We are all proud to be Americans. We love our country. However, what makes this country great is not the wealthy people, nor even large businesses. It is the middle class.

The people in the middle class are the ones that make the products, mostly for local and national consumption.

Almost every dollar earned by the middle class is spent on local housing, buying food and goods in local area stores. Each dollar circulates through the area and at each stop, makes more economic wealth for the city and the country. A vibrant middle class is what creates a robust economy. That, in turn, creates continued growth and prosperity for the whole of the United States.

We do not need to protect large businesses or the one percent of the wealthy. These groups are capable of taking care of themselves and prospering. We need to help small businesses thrive. We need to put our citizens to work and at pay levels that will sustain a family. Historically, our periods of growth and prosperity have been when the middle class is expanding and doing well. Our economic slumps, recessions

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Guns and crime are in the news. A Spokane homeowner left his SUV in his driveway warming up and a 25-year-old car thief drove off with it. The homeowner, who had a concealed carry permit, came out and shot and killed the car thief as he was driving away. The homeowner said the car thief made a motion like he was armed.

Should the homeowner face a criminal charge for killing the thief?

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RE ADERS’ POLL RESULTS Do you think the Iraq War was worth it?

Yes, the world is a better place without Saddam Husain, who had used chemical weapons on his own people and was thought to have weapons of mass destruction.

19% 19%

No, if you steal cars, you take a chance of getting shot. That’s one thief who won’t be stealing any more cars.

Yes. It clearly is wrong to kill someone over stealing a car. We’re a nation of laws. People can’t be vigilantes.

No, he thought the thief was armed and he feared for his life.

Yes, maybe not murder, but at least reckless endangerment. You can’t just go shooting in a residential area.

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Maybe, it depends what Iraq looks like 20 years from now.

It can’t be judged today.

63% No, it was a horrible decision that cost thousands of American lives and tens of thousands, if not millions, of Iraqi lives. It destabilized the region.

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to a MassMutual American Family Business survey.

With family-owned businesses so important to our economy, why are they taken for granted? First, while elected officials may think they understand, most have no idea what it takes to run a business.

For example, growing up in Montana, our family owned and operated Walkerville’s garbage hauling business. From one month to the next, we didn’t know what our income would be because not all of our 250 customers paid on time. In addition, investing in a single piece of new equipment could consume the equivalent of three years’ income. Politicians who look only at the gross income of a business don’t understand these challenges. Consider our state’s business

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LETTERS | and occupation (B&O) tax, which is levied on gross income, regardless of whether a business makes a profit. Over the years, legislators have added surcharges to the B&O tax to balance the budget. In 1993, lawmakers approved a 66 percent increase in the B&O tax on service businesses, and now Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., wants to extend a “temporary” B&O tax surcharge to balance the budget.

After retiring from politics, George McGovern said he would have been a better senator if he’d had business experience before running for office, if he’d sweated to make payroll, struggled with complex and costly government regulations, and dealt with the uncertainty of business cycles and global competition.

Perhaps if all politicians did that, they truly would feel our pain.

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cians and by the Federal Reserve.

It seems the purpose of our government has become only to grow, procreate and perpetuate itself.

In 2012, the U.S. national debt crossed the 16 trillion dollar mark or about $53,000 per U.S. citizen. The United States has more government debt per capita than Greece, Portugal, Italy, Ireland or Spain.

No, this is not another “The sky is falling” message. Want to scare the bajeebers out of yourself?

Check it out: http://www.usdebtclock.org/.

If you followed the news out of Cyprus, then you know what the big bankers and politicians want to do … they want you to pay for their mishandling of the

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economy by seizing and/or taxing your savings. Yes, in Cyprus some people lost 25 percent of their life savings at the decree of the bankrupt government.

Dear neighbors, it’s only a matter of time until our entitled politicians get the nerve up to tax our savings, 401Ks and anything else that will help grow and perpetuate the government, irrespective of our needs, wishes and desires, that is, unless have already introduced legislation to do so and this writer just hasn’t discovered it yet.

-Judson Lightsey Newport

Same baby, new diapers for 2014

To the editor: U.S. Senators pulled an allnighter and passed a budget, after voting on more than 50 different amendments – including paycheck fairness for women.

Their Banking Committee voted to move forward Rich Cordray’s nomination to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Republicans still threatened to filibuster Rich Cordray’s full Senate vote.

So much for reasonableness on amendments and filibusters, and

avoidance of budget reconciliatory tricks for up-or-down votes.

Their non-binding, consolation prize, unanimous 99-0 vote, did get passed a measure from Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown and Republican Senator David Vitter to eliminate the billions of dollars in subsidies that giant “too big to fail” banks receive through lower borrowing costs because of the implicit guarantee they will be bailed out by the government in a time of crisis.

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Minimum wage exemption fails Training wage was meant to help train state’s unemployed youth

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OLYMPIA – Washington has the sixth highest teen unemployment rate in the nation at around 28 percent. The national average is 17 percent.

But that figure failed to launch legislation this session that could have improved opportunities for teens and young adults to enter or return to the work force.

GOP legislators introduced statutory proposals in each house – companion bills similarly worded – that would have created a training wage in Washington state. Both House and Senate measures fell flat this session, failing to make it past cut-off March 13.

HB 1150 and SB 5275 would have allowed small businesses (50 employees and under) to hire new employees at a less-than-minimum

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minimum wage is $7.25. So, according to current minimum wage standards, if the proposals had been adopted, qualifying new employees could be paid $7.25 per hour, thus saving employers nearly $2 per hour from the mandated minimum wage.

Last year young adults ages 18 to 24 had an unemployment rate of 16.7 percent in Washington. This is a 6-percentage point increase from 2011, where the age-group unemployment rate was 10.6 percent.

Job prospects improve for those in the 25-to-64 year age bracket, with an unemployment rate of only 7 percent.

There would have been restrictions under terms of the legislative measures: • The training period for an employee, during which time he or she would earn the training wage, would not exceed 680 hours. For a five-day, 20-hours-per-week job (many teens juggle school with parttime employment), their training period would expire in a little over five months.

• No more than 10 percent of the workforce may be working under a training certificate.

• An employer may use the certificate only once per new employee.

• If an employee working under a training certificate was fired before completing his or her 680 training hours, the employer of that worker may not hire a replacement to work under a training certificate for at least one year.

• The training certificate would only apply to entry-level positions.

While the measures intended to primarily address teen unemployment, HB 1150 did not specify an age bracket to which the legislation would apply. The sponsor explained that discriminating against different age groups would only incentivize employers to hire younger workers at the expense of older applicants.

For example, if the bill applied to those 18 and younger, an employer would avoid hiring a 19 year old, even if that 19 year old was facing a greater economic hardship, cited Condotta.

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Sponsor of the House version, Rep. Cary Condotta, R-Wenatchee, said the bill was intended to address the chronically high rate of teen unemployment in Washington by incentivizing businesses to provide jobs to young workers with little to no work experience.

The Employment Security Department stated that between February 2012 and January 2013, 124,100 16- to 19-year-olds were estimated to be in the civilian workforce. Of those 89,000 are currently employed and 35,100 are unemployed and actively looking for work.

According to the legislation proposals, the Department of Labor and Industries would be required to provide a training certificate that would allow employers to pay new employees 75 percent of the state minimum wage or the full federal minimum wage, whichever is greater.

The current hourly state minimum wage is $9.19, with 75 percent of that being $6.89. The federal

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ing for Affordable Health Care and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulation, coalitions may be making progress on a level playing field between big banks and their smaller competitors and consumers.

The next financial crisis may be a real dozy.

Karl Rove and his special interest pals (the Club for Growth) are at it again – and this time, they’re going after Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas.

The Senator’s laser focus on creating jobs and building our economy is battling to stop the Postal Service from ending Saturday mail delivery.

After all their losses in 2012, Rove’s friends could take a little breather, rather than this right-wing smear machine already cranking out TV ads that distort the truth against such 2014 Senatorial campaigns.

Maybe they are counting on better odds this time, 3 to 1, so far in retiring Senators, six Democrats to only two GOPs. So far, it’s the same baby, just different diapers.

-Duane Schofield Cusick

DOMA is fundamentally wrong To the editor: Last week the Supreme Court heard arguments on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Justice Kagan read from the congressional record that the purpose of the 1996 law was “Congress decided to reflect an honor of collective moral judgment and to express moral disapproval of homosexuality.” However, any law that targets a minority group to appease the majority is fundamentally wrong.

Then there is the notion that the institution of marriage with its 55 percent failure rate needs defending. The majority now consists of divorced persons who have been married more than once. The two daddies or two mommies of gay couples with children is the norm for divorced couples with children who remarry. These straight mixed families also have a higher potential for sexual child abuse.

At any given weekly service, churches are filled with divorced people who originally exchanged vows in a church wedding. Many of the congressional representatives that voted for the DOMA had failed marriages. Perhaps they should have passed a defense of adultery act to be more in line with the nation’s moral behavior toward the institution of marriage. Congress should be the last place to look for morality.

Allowing gays to marry doesn’t promote homosexuality. The morality of it has no place in politics. That’s unless conservatives have changed their mind and now want the government to teach and enforce moral behavior.

The government is not going to force churches to marry homosexuals. Marriage in a church will continue to have the same failure rate as civil weddings.

The final question to consider is when morality has to be defended by a government law, it’s not very moral in the first place. How can a government force morality on its citizens?

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CUSICK – The first annual Volunteer Fair will be held at the Pend Oreille County Fairgrounds Saturday, June 1. The Volunteer Fair has two main goals: first to say thank you to current volunteers and second to invite new ones to join. The Volunteer Fair will be similar to a Job Fair where people can come by and shop for places in our community to volunteer.

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North Pend Oreille

NEWS FROM NORTH PEND OREILLE COUNTY INCLUDING IONE, METALINE & METALINE FALLS

State free throw champ

BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

YAKIMA – Selkirk Elementary fifth grader Ryan Zimmerman is the Knights of Columbus Washington State Boys 11-year-old Free Throw Champion.

Zimmerman won the local, district and regional competitions, which are put on each year for kids ages 10 to 14.

Competing at state in Yakima March 23, he sunk 23 out of 25 free throws for the win. He was runner up last year.

Ryan is the son of Dan and Pam Zimmerman of Ione.

His mom said he’s played since second grade with teams that compete in the league with Cusick, Newport and other area schools.

Tom Garrett, Grand Knight of the local Knights of Columbus, got a chance to watch Zimmerman at the local competition held at the Selkirk gym.

“We was so pensive and concentrated,” he said.

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Ryan Zimmerman, 11, shows off his state trophy for winning the Knights of Columbus Washington State Free Throw Championship.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 4 Metaline Cemetery District No. 2 Board Meeting: 10 a.m. - Metaline City Hall Story Time: 11 a.m. - Ione Library Depression Series: 6:30 p.m. - Ione Community Center North Pend Oreille Lions: 7 p.m. Ione Train Depot FRIDAY, APRIL 5 Story Time and Crafts: 10:30 a.m. Metalines Library Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Ione Senior Center MONDAY, APRIL 8

METALINE – The North Pend Oreille Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual highway cleanup Sunday, April 14 at 1 p.m. Volunteers can meet at the Chamber Visitor’s Center in Metaline.

Volunteers should dress in

SPOKANE – The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture will present a multimedia celebration Saturday, April 13 at 3 p.m. in the Eric A. Johnston Auditorium in Spokane. “The Rite of Spring at 100” will be given by composer Donivan Johnson of the Selkirk School District, who presented three lecture/ performances at the MAC on Renaissance Vocal and Instrumental Music and Musical Impressionism in 2011.

Suggested donation for admission is $8. There will be a no-host wine/ soft drink reception before in the Helen South Alexander gallery starting at 2:15 p.m.

This ballet by Igor Stravinsky (18821971) caused one of the most famous and notorious public scandals in music history when it was premiered May 29, 1913, at a theater in Paris. Months later, as a concert suite, it was well received by both audiences and critics.

It is considered to be one of the seminal masterpieces of Twentieth Century music.

Stravinsky said, “I was guided by no system whatever in Le Sacre du Printemps … I had only my ear to help me; I heard and I wrote what I heard. I

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The chamber takes care of the mile stretch from the Pend Oreille bridge, through Metaline, and continuing a half mile past the town.

Kathy and Dean Grass are the chair and organizers of the event for the chamber.

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am the vessel through which Le Sacre passed.”

The audience will be “guided” through this monumental work and the cultural era into which it was born with numerous musical examples, slide illustrations, video clips and live performance. There will be a display of books, scores, photos and a CD listening station for audience members to experience prior to the event.

A new work by Johnson, commissioned by Mary Moldenhauer, will premiere titled “Après-Danse Sacrale” (After the Sacrificial Dance). This composition is a brief musical portrait of “The Chosen One” following the very moment she has danced herself to death and her spirit is welcomed

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The annual general membership meeting will also be conducted, which will include a review of the previous years’ annual report, and for the election of members and officers to the board of directors.

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The volunteers of the Cutter are its life-support, and their work is seen throughout the facility and in all of its events. In the theatre, volunteers are actors, stage crew, tech, costumers, box office and ushers, and directors, to name a few areas.

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Johnson presents ‘The Rite of Spring’

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County inter fund borrowing illegal says state

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

SANDPOINT – The Idaho Attorney General’s office decided recently that loans approved by a former Bonner County board of commissioners totaling $4.7 million from the public works department were illegal.

Commissioner Mike Nielsen is preparing to propose a resolution next Tuesday that would deny the repayment of those loans from the county’s general fund. The agreement stated the loans would be paid back over the course of 15 years.

Nielsen believes that since the loans were illegal in the first place, repaying them is also illegal.

Past boards of commissioners approved the loans in 2010 and 2012 to spend on construction of a juvenile detention facility and the county courthouse remodel.

The commissioners held a lengthy discussion Tuesday with county prosecutor Lewis Marshall, who agrees with the attorney general that the loans should not have been allowed.

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School levy amount is $3M

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER – The West Bonner County School District is asking voters to approve a $3 million maintenance and operations levy during the election set for May 21.

An article in last week’s issue of The Gem State Miner incorrectly listed the levy amount as $2.35 million.

The school board approved the levy amount at its meeting Wednesday, March 20.

Items to be paid for by the levy, which will cover the 2013-14 school year, include the following: • $2,190,597: Unfunded district employee salaries and benefits and federal and state mandates, including school counselors and resource officers.

• $323,703: All co-curricular and extra curricular expenses, including all co-curricular salaries, helmet replacement and certification, concussion testing, supplies, referees and transportation.

• $250,000: Maintenance and facility repairs, including asphalt, roofing, door locks and junior high bathrooms.

• $185,700: Curriculum including library, common core state standards aligned materials, gifted an talented programs and AcaDeca.

• $50,000: Technology services, providing for innovation and replacement schedules.

The school district receives 75 percent of its total education costs from state and federal sources. Local funding through levies bridge the gap between what the state pays and the actual costs of operating the six schools in the district.

“As state funds for schools continue to decrease, local levy dollars are a necessity to preserve students programs and services,” according to district officials.

Boat parking allowed for two hours at West Bonner Park PRIEST RIVER – Boaters now have the opportunity to explore the city of Priest River after the Bonner County Waterways Advisory Board approved two-hour boat parking at the West Bonner Park on the Pend Oreille River.

Users had requested they be allowed to park their boats for up to two hours so they can spend time in town. The park faces the Pend Oreille River. Prior to the decision Thursday, March 21, only temporary “in and out” parking was allowed.

general George R. Brown states that counties in Idaho have no power to borrow money, except in situations expressly provided by statute. Those situations include short term bonding in anticipation of tax revenues during the current year, bonds approved by voters, and emergencies that may be paid via short term borrowing from other county funds, subject to market interest rates.

None of these pertain to the loans approved by Bonner County.

When the loans were originally approved by the board, they had been deemed legal by both the county prosecutor and the county clerk, provided the prevailing state pool interest rates were charged during the duration of the loan.

It was the county’s bond counsel that originally noted the illegal-

ity of the loans in December 2012.

Marshall wrote in his recent opinion that the bond counsel’s opinion, as well as the letter from the Attorney General’s office, were relied upon in his current stance on the issue.

The board of commissioners, which at the time included Cornel Rasor and Lewis Rich, as well as Nielsen, approved two $1.6 million transfers from the solid waste capital improvement fund into the building construction fund for the construction of a new juvenile detention facility, according to Marshall. Those loans were approved in December 2010 and January 2012. On July 5, 2011, the board issued a resolution authorizing the transfer of $1.5 million from the solid waste fund into current expense for the courthouse reconstruction.

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No weevils for Lake Pend Oreille milfoil control SANDPOINT – Despite sizeable fundraising efforts, it appears that weevils will not be used to fight milfoil in Idaho.

A nonprofit Sandpoint group that works to minimize pollution in Lake Pend Oreille – Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper – petitioned to change state rules and allow biological methods, such a weevils, to be used to control milfoil at the lake.

Bonner County groups

raised $150,000 for milfoil research, the Bonner County Daily Bee reported earlier this year, but the state won’t allow the project to go forward.

The plan involves placing plant-munching weevils on stems of milfoil, then taking that milfoil to local waters that are already infested with the noxious weed, encouraging weevils to spread.

Reintroducing a noxious

weed such as milfoil is not allowed under the state noxious weed law.

Second District Judge Jeff Brudie issued a ruling March 15 saying the Idaho State Department of Agriculture was within its bounds when it denied the Waterkeeper petition to change the state law.

He said the court doesn’t have authority to say whether weeds can be transported for research purposes.

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Sports

BR I E FLY St. George’s beats Cusick SPOKANE – The Cusick baseball team lost both games of a doubleheader at St. George’s Friday, March 29, losing the first game 8-5 and the second 14-11.

The teams played evenly in the first game until the fourth inning, when St. George’s scored four. They followed it up with a three run fifth inning.

Cusick made a good run in the seventh inning, scoring two, but fell short.

The Panthers also lost the second game by three runs but it was a more offensive game, with Cusick getting 11 hits in the 14-11 loss.

Both teams started scoring early, with Cusick trailing 7-6 after two innings. St. George’s had a big five run third inning.

Cusick came up with four runs in the seventh inning but it wasn’t enough.

The Panthers go to Almira/ Coulee-Hartline Saturday, April 6 for a double header. The first game starts at noon. They are home against Republic Tuesday, April 9, a game that starts at 2 p.m.

Lady Rangers start off with two losses IONE – The Selkirk softball team lost their first two games of the season Saturday, March 23 against Almira/CouleeHartline. ACH won 9-4 and 8-2.

These were both Northeast 1B North league games.

The Rangers went on to win two non-league games against the Priest River junior varsity Tuesday, March 26.

The girls will take on WilburCreston Saturday, April 6 at noon in a double-header on the road. This follows a week off for spring break.

Lady Panthers take on ACH, Republic CUSICK – The Cusick softball team will play Almira/CouleeHartline Saturday, April 6 at noon on the road. They then host Republic Tuesday, April 9 at 2 p.m.

Both contests are doublheaders.

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Priest River baseball goes Newport has ‘banner day’ at St. Maries meet two and two on week

and Worley.

Axel said the 400-meter relay, which Newport won, NEWPORT – Though they was the most exciting race he’s were missing several kids witnessed. Rockey McDaniel because of spring break, the didn’t stay hydrated, so Will Newport track and field team Sever stepped in for him after brought home 26 medals from running his own events. the St. Maries Invite Saturday, “Let’s say Will felt that last March 30.

100 a lot,” Axel said. Alan “We had a banner day. The Walden maintained what weather was doggone close to Sever had done, and then Zack perfect,” coach Rory Axel said. Chantry came in, followed Newport started off strong,

by McMeen. He caught up to leading the way against Koothe second place runner and tenai, Mullan, Wallace, St. the two began to gain on first Maries, Coeur d’Alene Charter place. It got to be elbow-toand Flathead Valley elbow. Axel said his Christian. The other O N D EC K: team was yelling teams, however were from the sidelines AT FREEMAN able to compete where WEDNESDAY, and the crowd was Newport was missing April 10, 3:30 p.m. on its feet. Newport athletes. won in the end with Newport’s boys won the a time of 3:58.55.

200-meter relay with a team Walden took second in the of Kaben Hastings, Josh Truit, 110 hurdles, Walden took secColton Worley and Carter ond in the 300-meter hurdles, Schultz. and Newport took second in Scott McMeen had a great the 100-meter relay with a day, taking second in the mile team of Barranco, Shultz, Truit and the 800. He also helped and Worley.

Newport win the sprint medley, along with Schultz, Truit SEE NEWPORT, 2B

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BY DON GRONNING

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PRIEST RIVER – The Spartan baseball team beat St. Maries, and missing some upperclassmen for spring break, won one of three at the Bonner Ferry Tournament.

Against St. Maries at home Tuesday, March 26, Priest River won 9-6. They had a big third O N D EC K: inning to take AT BONNERS control of the FERRY, game. After St. Monday, Maries drew first April 8, 4 blood with a score p.m. in the second inning, Priest River answered with an eight run third inning, then followed up with a score in the fourth.

Spartan coach Mike Schultz said the Spartans played tough at crucial times.

“St. Maries had multiple innings with runners on and we made the plays that gave us the win,” he said.

Junior Jake Perkins went two for three at bat with two RBIs, including a two RBI single with the bases loaded in the third inning.

Dalton Sommer got a pair of hits, including a double and Ashton Brooks hit a home run.

The Spartans were short several players for the Bonners Ferry Tournament, where they faced Timberlake in the first game.

“Having four seniors on break, it was nice to see some of our younger players play,” Schultz said.

Priest River went ahead in the top of the seventh inning, but Timberlake answered with five scores to take the 6-4 win.

“Jake Perkins and Wyatt King pitched well for us,” Schultz said, but the Spartans just couldn’t get the key hit when they needed it, and left 12 runners on base.

Saturday, March 30, they faced Kellogg in the first game, getting a 5-2 win.

“We played great defense and had great pitching against Kellogg,” Schultz said. Brooks struck

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Spartan pitcher Dalton Sommer bears down as he pitches against St. Maries Tuesday, March 26 at Priest River. The Spartans won 9-6.

out four in two innings and Nick Farnham had seven strikeouts.

He said the Spartan bats also were busy. “We really played well and we put the ball in play and had good at bats,” he said. King went two for four at bat, with an RBI. In their final game of the tournament, Priest River faced Bonner Ferry, losing 5-4, with that game also coming down to the final inning.

“It was a well-played baseball game,” Schultz said. “Unfortunately two errors and a bleeder

base hit was the difference in the game.”

Bonners Ferry scored four runs in the last inning for the win.

Benson Huntley went two for three at bat and Schultz said Jesse Miller had a good tournament at shortstop. Priest River was close to winning all three games, he said.

The Spartans are 4-2 overall and 1-1 in league play.

They will go back to Bonners Ferry Monday, April 8 for a game that starts at 4 p.m.

Lady Griz drop two league games

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Newport softball team lost two Northeast A League games this past week, falling to Chewelah 12-11 Wednesday, March 27, and to Freeman 5-4 Saturday, March 30.

Newport led early against Chewelah, scoring three runs in the first inning and five in the second to lead 8-1 going into the third inning. Chewelah scored

two runs in the third, and six double, and Alex Abercrombie hit in the fifth innings. Newport two singles. Rene Peters, Maggie answered with Abercrombie and three runs in the Charline Meyer each sixth but Chewelah O N D EC K: hit singles. pulled ahead and AT KETTLE FALLS Saturday, Newport had won in the bottom April 6, 11 a.m. another close loss of the seventh with against Freeman three runs.

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Bianca Sanchez April 9, 4 p.m.

Freeman was the pitched for Newfirst to score in the port and Chaleigh Kirkwood was third inning. Newport answered behind the plate. with two runs in the fourth, but Kirkwood hit two doubles, JenFreeman pulled ahead again sen Kirkwood hit a single and a with four runs in the fourth.

Newport came within one with two runs in the sixth, but couldn’t catch the Scotties.

Sanchez and Chaleigh Kirkwood teamed up again on the mound and behind the plate.

Chaleigh Kirkwood hit a homerun and Sanchez hit a single and a double. Peters, Maggie and Alex Abercrombie and Jensen Kirkwood each hit singles.

Newport travels to Kettle Falls Saturday, April 6 to play at 11 a.m. and then host Lakeside Tuesday, April 9 at 4 p.m.

Newport soccer loses in shoot-out

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Newport boys soccer team lost 1-0 to the Mead Junior Varsity Wednesday, March 27, in a shootout. Neither team scored throughout the game, but Mead scored in the shootout.

Newport got three shots on goal

in the shootout. east A League meet During regulation O N D EC K: Thursday, March 28, play, Mead JV got 25 VS. MEDICAL LAKE beating Riverside 5-0. shots on goal and Saturday, April 6, 1 p.m. Erik Person scored Newport had 19. at eight minutes and Newport’s Mathew AT LAKESIDE TUESDAY, again at 28 minutes in Solis had 18 saves April 9, 4 p.m. the first half. and Jake Morse had Riccardo Moro scored seven. at 65 minutes and 70 minutes Newport had their first Northin the second half, and Andrews

Thompson scored Newport’s fifth goal at 79 minutes. Newport had 12 shots on goal and Riverside had three. Solis had the three saves for the Griz.

League play continues when Newport hosts Medical Lake Saturday, April 6 at 1 p.m. The Grizzlies travel to Lakeside Tuesday, April 9 for a 4 p.m. game.

Selkirk nine fall to Odessa Harrington, beat Spartan JV

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

IONE – The Selkirk Rangers baseball team took to the field for several games last week, beating the Priest River junior varsity team 11-0 and 15-5 at home Monday, March 25. The Rangers lost both games of a doubleheader to Odessa-Har-

rington Saturday, March 30 also run lead in the first game when at Selkirk.

Dominic Cain hit a two run Selkirk double in the “Brady Filler, Stephen Avey, coach Pete first inning.

Whittekiend and Ray Davis all made solid But Selkirk said Odessa- plays for us in the first contest.” stumbled in Harrington is the third ina solid team. ning.

The Rang- Selkirk coach Pete Whittekiend “After getAbout the play of his outfielders against ers jumped ting two outs out to a two Odessa-Harrington we gave up

five runs,” Whittekiend said.

Selkirk didn’t score again.

He said catcher Brandyn Ross had a good game, going two for two at bat.

Whittekiend was also pleased with his outfield.

“Brady Filler, Stephen Avey, and Ray Davis all made solid plays for us in the first contest,”

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Rumelhart was 20th in javelin, OF THE MINER followed by Hiem in 31st and Nearing in 33rd place.

DEER PARK – Both Cusick and In long jump, McGeorge took Selkirk track and field teams com- 24th in with a jump of 12 feet peted at the Birdsell Invite in Deer 03.5 inches. Curran was 32nd and Park Friday, March 29.

Nearing was 37th.

Selkirk’s Georgie Shafer For the Cusick girls, had a strong meet, taking O N D EC K: Iris StrangeOwl took first in the 300-meters AT LEAGUE MEET 17th in the 1600 and in 50.25. She also took sec- Tuesday, April 9, 24th in the 400. Baylie ond in the 100m in 17.53, 3:30 p.m.

Brown was 28th in and was part of the Selkirk the shot put, 23rd in 400-meter relay team discus and 17th in that took fifth. Others on the team javelin. Jamie Samuels took 34th included Guyla Boyle, Lauren in the 200, 46th in the long jump McGeorge and Patrica Story. and 54th in the 100. th Story took 16 in the 400 and Duranee Gunplemjan was 51st Boyle took 17th. Lauren McGeorge in the shot put and 46th in the finished 13th in the 300-meter discus. hurdles and 15th in the 100-meIn field events, Aley Curran took ter hurdles and Guyla took 14th 10th in the discus with a throw in the 300-meter hurdles. Erin of 88-09, followed by George in Rumelhart was 27th in the 1600 37th and Amanda Hiem in 47th. th and Kaci Nearing took 46 in the Curran also took 16th in the shot st 100. Kaitsue George took 61 in the 100.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 4 Newport Boys Soccer vs. Oroville: TBA - Newport SATURDAY, APRIL 6 Priest River Softball vs. Frenchtown: 11 a.m. PST – Libby, Mont.

Newport Softball at Kettle Falls: 11 a.m. - Kettle Falls Newport Baseball at Kettle Falls: 11 a.m. - Kettle Falls Selkirk Softball at Wilbur-Creston: Noon - Wilbur-Creston Cusick Softball at Almira/Coulee-Hartline: Noon - ACH Cusick Baeball at Almira/Coulee-Hartline: Noon - ACH Selkirk Baseball at Wilbur-Creston: Noon - Wilbur-Creston Newport Boys Soccer vs. Medical Lake: 1 p.m. - Newport Priest River Softball vs. Libby: 1 p.m. PST – Libby, Mont.

MONDAY, APRIL 8 Newport Boys Golf at Deer Park Invite: 10 a.m. - Deer Park TUESDAY, APRIL 9 Cusick Baseball vs. Republic: 2 p.m. - Cusick Cusick Softball vs. Republic: 2

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p.m. - Cusick Selkirk Softball at Columbia: 3 p.m. - Columbia Selkirk and Cusick Track at League Meet: 3:30 p.m. Hosted by Northwest Christian at Riverside Newport Softball vs. Lakeside: 4 p.m. - Newport Priest River Softball at Bonners Ferry: 4 p.m. - Bonners Ferry Newport Baseball vs. Lakeside: 4 p.m. - Newport Priest River Baseball at Bonners Ferry: 4 p.m. - Bonners Ferry Newport Boys Soccer at Lakeside: 4 p.m. - Lakeside WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 Newport Golf vs. Freeman and Medical Lake: 2 p.m. - StoneRidge, Blanchard Newport Track vs. Freeman and Medical Lake: 3:30 p.m. - Freeman Newport Baseball vs. Riverside: 4 p.m. - Newport Newport Baseball vs. Riverside: 4 p.m. - Newport Newport Softball vs. Riverside: 4 p.m. - Newport

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Newport blasted by Chewelah, Freeman “Giving these younger players this exposure will help the team next year,” Castro said.

NEWPORT – The Newport Newport lost the first game Grizzlies baseball team is get17-0 in four innings and the ting a taste of the strength second game 26-0, also in four of the Northeast A innings.

“Giving these younger League, losing a When a game to Chewelah players this exposure will team is and both games of a help the team next year.” behind by doubleheader with 15 in the Freeman. fourth inWednesday, March Newport coach Sam Castro ning, the 27, the Grizzlies trav- About starting five inexperienced game is players when seven starters elled to Chewelah, called. couldn’t play where they lost Fresh10-1, with the game man Jordan stopped after five inBattle got nings by the 10 run rule. a hit in the third inning of the Chewelah scored in each infirst game. ning, with their biggest inning Newport fell behind by five in coming in the fourth, when the first inning, with Freeman they scored four. Chewelah continuing to score against the kept Newport from getting any young Grizzlies. hits.

In the second game, Jason Saturday Newport played Saterlee got a hit for Newport, at Freeman, but was missing but the tired Grizzlies were seven starters for a variety no match for Freeman, who of reasons, including family scored 21 runs in the third vacations and inning. other commit- O N D EC K: Newport has a rements. Only AT KETTLE FALLS Saturday, cord of 0-5. one player They will play a April 6, 11 a.m. is ineligible doubleheader at Kettle because of VS. LAKESIDE, TUESDAY, Falls Saturday, April academics.

6, with the first game April 9, 4 p.m.

Grizzly at noon. Tuesday, coach Sam April 9, they will play Castro said five players who their first home game against have not played much baseball Lakeside. That game will start played against Freeman. at 4 p.m.

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MINER PHOTO|JASON DUCHOW / WWW.JASONDUCHOWPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

Spartan Sabrina Brandt slides safely into third base against Kellogg Friday when the Spartans played in the Timberlake Tournament.

Priest River fairs well at Timberlake Tournament

Lady Spartans take down Lumberjacks

PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River softball team played St. Maries Tuesday, March 26, winning 11-0, and then attended the Timberlake Tournament Friday where they played Bonners Ferry and Kellogg. They beat St. Maries again Saturday on the road.

The Spartans jumped out to an early lead on St. Maries and captured an 11-0 victory on Tuesday at Priest River.

“With 11 runs in the first three innings, the Spartans left no doubt about the eventual outcome,” coach Ron Kruse said.

An RBI double by Kelsie Fink in the first inning and a wild pitch, a St. Maries error, along with a two-run triple by Destiny Day, and an RBI single by Sabrina Brandt during the second inning fueled the Spartans’ offense early.

Day racked up three RBIs on two hits for the Spartans.

Brittany Krampert had an impressive outing against St. Maries.

The Lumberjacks managed just one hit off of the Spartans’ pitcher, who allowed no earned runs, walked three and struck out seven during her five innings of work.

Allysa Deal was one for two at bat, with three runs scored

and three very nice defensive bing a base hit up the middle coach said. plays, Kruse said. Ayonna Lentz that would have scored a couple Lentz had two of the triples. was two for four with two runs of runs.

Both Angie Taylor and Paige scored and a triple.

“Overall we played an Broesch laid down perfect sacriKelsie Fink was two for O N D EC K: almost flawless game with fice bunts.

AT BONNERS three with two RBIs great defense, timely hitJohnna Fitzmorris was again and a double and Day FERRY Tuesday, ting, good base-running solid at first base. was two for three and April 9, 4 p.m. and awesome pitching,” In the second game of the three RBIs and a triple.

Kruse said. “Brittany doubleheader Krampert kept the The Spartans attend(Krampert) was hitting Lumberjacks off the bases with ed the Timberlake tournament her spots really well and threw 10 strikeouts and only giving up Friday. several knee-buckling changethree hits.

“Overall we hit well, pitched ups or un-hittable rise balls Deal hit hard line drives for well and only had one error for strikeouts. The game was a single, double and triple and defensively in all four games,” shortened to 5 Kelsie Fink Kruse said. innings due to “(Vivian Reynolds) showed also hit well Sabrina Brandt got her first darkness.” including a win of the season against an On Saturday great poise throwing first double over the pitch strikes to 11 of the 15 inexperienced Bonners Ferry at St. Maries, center fielder’s team. Despite giving up nine Vivian Reynbatters she faced and coming head. walks, she only gave up three olds came up Kaylee Fink hits, keeping the hitters off balfrom JV to pitch away with four strikeouts.” played first ance throwing a fastball and a and give Priest base with a curve.

River’s varsity Ron Kruse couple of nice “Our girls hit the ball hard pitchers some Priest River Softball Coach stretches for coming up with 13 hits, there rest. outs on close would have been more if not for “She showed plays, she also some pretty nice defensive plays great poise throwing first pitch went three for three at the plate

by Bonners Ferry’s Spanish exstrikes to 11 of the 15 batters with three RBIs and three runs change student Roldan playing she faced and coming away with scored. Erika Nelson also had a third base,” Kruse said. four strikeouts,” Kruse said. nice day with a solid line drive The second game was a battle Fink got the win, pitching for hit, two walks and a great job in against a confident Kellogg team the first time in two years. centerfield. that had just beaten Timberlake “We showed some good power Priest River is on spring break in their first game. and discipline at the plate. We this week and then travel to Krampert had 10 strikeouts had four triples out of our 16 Bonners Ferry Tuesday, April 9 and only gave up three hits, one hits and only one strikeout,” the to play at 4 p.m. being a homer to centerfield to Kellogg’s shortstop Ivie.

Deal made a couple of great defensive plays, including rob-

SELKIRK | In the that game Selkirk scored seven runs in the third he said. inning, another in the fourth In the second game, Whitinning and finished it off with a tekiend said a couple infield three run fifth inning, winning errors hurt.

11-0.

“Our infield did not pick up The second game was closer, three routine ground with Priest River getballs, which you just O N D EC K : ting out to a two run can’t do against a AT WILBUR-CRESTON, first inning lead. sold team,” he said.

SATURDAY, April 6, Selkirk scored four Cain threw anfirst game, noon in the third, another other great game, in the fifth and two striking out nine, while giving more in the seventh inning to up two earned runs and a base take a 7-2 win. on balls.

Selkirk is 1-3 in league play Earlier in the week, the Rangand has a 3-3 overall record. ers brought an early end to the They will play doubleheader at first game of a doubleheader Wilbur-Creston Saturday, April against the Priest River junior 6. The first game will start at varsity. noon.

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In field events, Barranco took first in pole vault with a 12 foot vault. McDaniel took second in the triple jump, third in the discus and fourth in shot put. Worley took fourth in long jump.

On the girls side, Areille Walden had a strong day. She took first in the 200 meters and the 100 hurdles. She also took first in the long jump and triple jump.

Two Newport relay teams tied for second in the 100 meter relay. The teams consisted of Emma Houck, Carol Sperling, Emma Watermen and Kylee Brown, and Phi Sricharoenrat, Margarita Bolter, Hanna Seiler and Erin Rednour.

The Newport girls also took

second in the 200 meter relay with Sperling, Houck, Watermen and Brown.

In field events, Seiler took fourth in the shot put and second in discus. Brown was second in high jump, followed

by Watermen in fourth and Rednour was second in pole vault.

Axel said normally a track and field team doesn’t really come together until after spring break, but this meet at St. Maries really solidified the team.

“People were stepping up in places they don’t usually compete,” he said.

Newport will see its first Northeast A League action Wednesday, April 10 at a meet in Freeman. Both Freeman and Medical Lake will be there.

Events start at 3:30 p.m.

Priest River track team in action twice PRIEST RIVER – The Spartan track and field team was in action twice last week, with a double dual meet at home Tuesday, March 26 and the Deer Park Invitational Friday, March 29.

The double dual meet at Priest River went well for the Spartans, coach Jared Hughes said. On the boys’ side, the Spartans were able to split the dual team points and get the win over Kellogg boys.

Sophomore Josh Marks and junior Diamond Robinson led the way in the distance races.

Marks finished second in the 3,200-meter and third in the 1600m, he said, while Robinson finished third in the 800m and then ran another 800 to anchor the winning medley relay.

Dallas Hopkins, Andy Meyer and Jacob McDonald led the way in the sprints and jumps.

“They were all top three in their individual events and then were the other three legs of the winning medley relay,” Hughes said.

The girls were also very competitive.

“Steffie Pavey won two

distance events and was third in the 200m to lead the way,” Hughes said. Jill Weimer and Angel Clark were key in the jumps and hurdles and Beth Bykerk had two top three finishes in the throw. “We were noticeably missing Amber Trantum, who was out with the flu,” Hughes said.

At the Deer Park Invitational, several Spartans were on vacation with their families and didn’t compete, but the team still had some good performances.

“Pavey had an outstanding meet as she won both the 1600m and 800 meter races,” Hughes said. “Mollie French, Erica McCracken, Amber Trantum, and Angel Clark also had a few top eight finishes.”

For the boys, Marks finished in the top eight of the 3,200 and ran the fastest time in the IML this year. There were 21 teams at Deer Park.

“To finish in the top eight at such a big meet is quite an accomplishment,” Hughes said.

The next meet is scheduled for April 12, the Interstate Rivals Invite at Freeman High School.

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Moose, sheep and goat hunt applications due BOISE – The deadline for moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat controlled hunt applications is fast approaching in Idaho.

Hunters have until April 30 to apply for these hunts.

In response to moose population changes, primarily in the Clearwater and Panhandle regions, the 2013 seasons include 46 fewer bull tags but 11 more antlerless tags.

For bighorn sheep in the Salmon Regions, Hunt Area 27-4 was split into two separate hunt areas, the portion of hunt area 27-4 within unit 27 will be Hunt Area 27-5 with two tags, and the portion of 27-4 that falls in the Yankee Fork Drainage in unit 36 will be Hunt Area 36 with one tag.

The only change for mountain goats is in the Upper Snake Region where hunt area 51 is closed, eliminating three tags.

Apply at Fish and Game offices or license vendors, or with a cred-

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Little guys hit the mats Dakota Phillips, top in red, takes down his opponent in the youngest age bracket, 5 and 6, of the Little Guy Wrestling Tournament at Newport High School this past weekend. More than 400 wrestlers, girls and boys, and their families came to Newport for an all-day tournament where ages ranged from 5 to 14. Current and former wrestlers from Newport, Cusick and Selkirk volunteered their time to give back to the wrestling program as referees for the day.

|| BASEBALL TUESDAY, MARCH 26 Priest River 9, St. Maries 6 St. Maries 010 130 1 6 10 2 Priest River 008 100 x 9 6 4 Prescott, Turner (3), Smith (4) and Walters; Sommer, Brooks (4), Akre (5) and Barber. W-Sommers (1-0).

L-Prescott. Sv-Akre (1). HITS: St. Maries-Stapleton, Michael, Turner 3, Prescott, Walters, Maier 2, Lounsbery.

Priest River-Akre, Sommers, Perkins 2, Brooks, Farnham.

2B-Sommers. HR-Turner.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 Chewelah 10, Newport 0 Newport 000 00 0 0 5 Chewelah 224 11 10 15 1 Hunt, Hervey (5) and Satterlee; Hansen and Bean. W-Hansen (1-0). L-Hunt (0-2). HITS: Newport-.

Chewelah-D. Smith 2, Curtis, B. Smith 2, Olson 2, Wiebe 2, Bean 2, Coleman, Crowell, Hanson 2. 2B-D. Smith, Bean, Hansen. 3B-Wiebe.

FRIDAY, MARCH 29 St. George’s 8, Cusick 5 Cusick St. George’s

010 101 2 5 7 0 010 403 x 8 7 1

Bluff and Cutshall; Ostersmith and Caulkins.

W-Ostersmith (1-0). L-Bluff. HITS: 2B-Bluff, Cutshall, Werkman, Thew. 3B-Thew.

St. George’s 14, Cusick 11 Cusick 330 010 4 11 11 3 St George’s 345 002 x 14 16 4 Sample, G. Peterson (3) and Cutshall; Peplinski, Schulte (7) and Osbourne, Caulkins (4). W-Peplinski (1-0). L-Sample. Sv-Schulte. HITS: 2B-Bluff, Thew, Caulkins, Werkman. 3B-Sample, Cutshall.

Timberlake 5, Priest River 4 Priest River 201 001 04 4 4 2 Timberlake 100 202 2x 5 6 2 Perkins, King (5) and Je. Griffin; Cramer, Foster (5), Galloway (7) and Allen. W-Foster. L-King. Sv-Galloway.

HITS: Priest River-Perkins, Brooks 2, King. TimberlakeHansen, Cramer, Allen, Foster 2, Tonkin. 2B-Brooks, Cramer, Tonkin.

SATURDAY, MARCH 30 Priest River 5, Kellogg 2 Priest River 010 031 0 5 5 1 Kellogg 200 000 0 2 2 2 Brooks, Farnham (3) and Huntley; Long, Red (4), Berman (5) and Jerome. W-Farnham (1-0). L-Red. HITS: Priest River-Brooks, King 2, Ja. Griffin, Bowden. KelloggBerman, Long.

Bonners Ferry 4, Priest River 1 Priest River 000 001 0 1 5 2 Bonners Ferry 000 040 x 4 4 3

King (6) Hass and Huntley: V. Bennett and Skeen W-Bennett. L-King 0-2 Hits: PR: Perkins, King, Miller, Huntley 2Hits: BF: Clarkson 2, Weir, Sabin 2B: King, Weir

Odessa-Harrington 8, Selkirk 2 Odessa-Harrington 005 010 2 8 7 3 Selkirk 202 000 0 2 4 4

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Kirkwood, Sanchez 2. Freeman-Atwood, Barnes, Gliesner, Schultz 2. 2B-Atwood, Sanchez. HR-C. Kirkwood.

Priest River 11, St. Maries 7 Priest River (6-2, 2-0) 522 002 0 11 16 0 St. Maries (1-5, 1-3) 040 003 0 7 6 3

King and Sanford; Cane and Ross. W-King (1-0).

L-Cane (1-1). HITS: 2B-Smith.

Freeman 26, Newport 0 Newport Freeman

Priest River 11, St. Maries 3 Priest River (6-2, 2-0) 214 300 1 11 15 1 St. Maries (1-5, 1-3) 000 030 0 3 3 0

Hunt, Slocum (4), Brown (4) and Jackson; Phipps, Schmidlkoser (4) and Smith. W-Phipps (2-1). L-Hunt.

HITS: Newport-Faterlee. Freeman-Kitterman 2, Iris 3, Phipps 2, Smith 3, Beaulaurier 2, Baldonado, Hjaltalin 3, Hoppman, Schmidlkoser. 2B-Iris, Smith, Beaulaurier.

3B-Kitterman Beaulaurier.

Statistics: Krampert and Lentz; Scott, Grosvenor (4) and Hall. W-Krampert (3-2) . L-Scott. HITS: 2B-Deal, Fink, Broesch. 3B-Deal.

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Intermountain League Duel Meet at Priest River Participating teams: Priest River, Timberlake, Kellogg Boys results Team scoring: Timberlake 105, Priest River 40; Timberlake 109, Kellogg 37; Priest River 84, Kellogg 61. Local winners: 200: 1, Hopkins (PR) 24.55.

Sprint Medley - 1, Priest River 3:56.83.

Girls results: Team scoring: Timberlake 92, Priest River 54; Timberlake 73.5, Kellogg 72.5; Kellogg 84, Priest River 59. Local winners: 800: 1, Pavey (PR) 2:26.15, 3,200: 1, Pavey (PR) 12:57.92. Triple jump: 1, Weimer (PR) 32-00.

TUESDAY, MARCH 26 Priest River (6-2, 2-0) 11 St. Maries (1-5, 1-3) 0 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 Chewelah 12, Newport 11 Newport (1-5, 1-4) 350 003 0 11 9 6 Chewelah (3-5, 2-4) 012 060 3 12 12 4 Statistics: Sanchez and C.Kirkwood; Garner and Robertson. W-Garner (3-2). L-Sanchez. HITS: NewportPeters, M.Abercrombie, C.Kirkwood 2, J.Kirkwood 2, A.Abercrombie 2, Meyers. Chewelah-Hopkins, Grimm 2, Edwards, Garner 2, Carnline 3, Robertson, Schneider 2.

2B-C.Kirkwood 2, J.Kirkwood, Grimm, Garner.

FRIDAY, MARCH 29 Priest River 17, Bonners Ferry 6 Priest River (6-2, 2-0) 441 215 17 13 0 Bonners Ferry (0-1, 0-0) 002 400 6 4 8 Statistics: Crampart, Brandt (3) and Lentz; Taggart, Hoisigen (6) and Reasoner. W-Brandt. L-Taggart. HITS: Priest River-Deal, Crampart, Lentz 4, Ke.Finke, Day 4, Fitzmorris, Dreyer. Bonners Ferry-Roltan 3, Taggart.

2B-Lentz 2, Ke.Finke. 3B-Day.

Priest River 7, Kellogg 1 Priest River (6-2, 2-0) 004 30 7 6 0 Kellogg (0-1, 0-1) 000 01 1 3 4 Statistics: Krampert and Lentz; Yergler and Specht.

W-Krampert (3-2). L-Yergler. HITS: HR-Ivy

SATURDAY, MARCH 30 Freeman 5, Newport 4 Newport (1-5, 1-4) 000 202 0 4 7 2 Freeman (3-3, 2-2) 001 400 x 5 5 3

put, followed by Erin Rumelhart in 19th, George in 43rd and Hiem in 45th place.

For the Cusick boys, Warren Piengkham took 51st in the 100-meter run, 37th in the 200, 46th in the

TRACK & FIELD TUESDAY, MARCH 26

FRIDAY, MARCH 29 Birdsell Invite at Deer Park Teams: Bonners Ferry, Priest River, ColumbiaHunters, Cusick, Selkirk, Valley Christian, Wellpinit, Colfax, Liberty-Spangle, Lind-Ritzville, Mary Walker, NW Christian, Reardan, St. George’s, Chewelah, Connell, Freeman, Kettle Falls, Medical Lake, Colville, Deer Park.

Individual Boys Results: Cusick: 100m: 51. Piengkham 13.77 Cusick. 65.

Carmen 15.23 Selkirk. 200m: 37. Piengkham 28.11 Cusick. 49. Carmen 32.59 Selkirk. 400m: 27. Finley 1:00.39 Cusick. 39. Huntsman 1:03.94 Selkirk. 1600m: 63. Huntsman 6:21.91 Selkirk. Shot put: 41. Finley 31-09 Cusick. 72. Huntsman 25-04 Selkirk. Discus: 46.

Piengkham 76-02 Cusick. Javelin: 25. Finley 107-06.

Long jump: 17. Finley 16-03. 29 Cusick. Piengkham 14-11 Cusick. 39. Huntsman 13-11.5 Selkirk. 48. Carmen 11-11.5 Selkirk.

Girls Individual Results: 100m: 46. Kaci Nearing 16.25 Selkirk. 54. Jamie Samuels 17.06 Cusick. 61. Kaitisue George 20.20 Selkirk.

200m: 34. Jamie Samuels 36.26 Cusick. 400m: 16.

Patrica Story 1:13.14 Selkirk. 17. Guyla Boyle 1:13.63 Selkirk. 24. Iris StrangeOwl 1:22.83 Cusick. 1600m: 17. Iris StrangeOwl 6:43.18 Cusick. 27. Erin Rumelhart 9:30.69 Selkirk. 100m hurdles: 2. Georgie Shafer 17.53 Selkirk. 15. Lauren McGeorge 21.68 Selkirk. 300m hurdles: 1. Georgie Shafer 50.25 Selkirk. 13. Lauren McGeorge 58.79 Selkirk. 14. Guyla Boyle 59.90 Selkirk.

4 by 400 relay: 5. Selkirk: Guyla Boyle, Georgie Shafer, Lauren McGeorge, Patrica Story. 4:55.42. Shot put: 16.

Aley Curran 25-04.5 Selkirk. 19. Erin Rumelhart 24.08 Selkirk. 28. Baylie Brown 22-11 Cusick. 43. Kaitisue George 18-02 Selkirk. 45. Amanda Hiem 18-01 Selkirk.

51. Darunee Gunplemjan 13-09.5 Cusick. Discus: 10.

Aley Curran 88-09 Selkirk. 23. Baylie Brown 71-01 Cusick. 37. Kaitisue George 56-09 Selkirk. 46. Darunee Gunplemjan 42.09 Cusick. 47. Amanda Hiem 41-03 Selkirk. Javelin: 17. Baylie Brown 63-02 Cusick. 20.

Erin Rumelhart 61-00 Selkirk. 31. Amanda Hiem 4103 Selkirk. 33. Kaci Nearing 40-00 Selkirk. Long jump: 24. Lauren McGeorge 12-03.5 Selkirk. 32. Aley Curran 11-02 Selkirk. 37. Kaci Nearing 10-10 Selkirk. 46. Jamie Samuels 8-00 Cusick.

SATURDAY, MARCH 30 St. Maries Invite Teams: Kootenai, Mullan, Wallace, St. Maries, Coeur d’Alene Charter, Flathead Valley Christian, Newport.

Newport Boys Individual Results: 100 meters: 7. Chantry 12.41. 13. Geary 12.96. 23.

Stroup 13.98. 200 meters: 5. Chantry 25.16. 16. Stroup 28.31. 400 meters: 4. McDaniel 58.31. 800 meters: 2.

McMeen 2:15.10. 1600 meters: 2. McMeen 5:01.80.

15. Davis 6:15.56. 110 hurdles: 2. Walden 20.84. 300 hurdles: 2. Truitt 44.95. 4x100 relay: 2. Barranco, Schutz, Truitt, Worley 48.04. 4x200 relay: 1. Newport Hastings, Truitt, Worley, Schutz 1:43.66. 4by400 relay: 1. Newport Chantry, Walden, McMeen, McDaniel 3:58.55. Sprint medley: 1. Newport McMeen, Schultz, Truitt, Worley 4:01.46. Shot put: 4. McDaniel 36-05.00. 5. Fisher 3504.00. 8. Phillips 33-08. 13. Litowitz 28.00. Discus: 3.

McDaniel 105-06. 7. Phillips 93.07. 8. Fisher 87.07. 9.

Litowitz 86-10. Pole vault: 1. Barranco 12-00. Long jump: 4. Worley 16-05. 9. Hastings 15-03. 10. Walden 15-01.

14. Stroup 12-11.5. Triple jump: 2. McDaniel 37-04.5.

Newport Girls Individual Results: 100 meters: 11. Houck 15.77. 200 meters: 1.

Walden 29.14. 100 hurdles: 1. Walden 16.32. 4x100 relay: 2. Newport Houck, Sperling, Waterman, Brown.

2. Sricharoenrat, Bolter, Seiler, Rednour. 4x200 relay: 2.

Newport Sperling, Houck, Waterman, Brown. Shot put: 4. Seiler 23-06. 6. Norris 18-05. 7. Bolter 18-04. Discus: 2. Seiler 58-07. 5. Rednour 48-02. 6. Norris 47-09. 7.

Sricharoenrat 40-09. 8. Bolter 39-06. High jump: 2.

Brown 4-04. 3. Waterman 4-02. Pole vault: 2. Rednour 7-00. Long jump: 1. Walden 16-02. 6. Sperling 12-07.

Triple jump: 1. Walden 33-04.5.

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discus and 29th in the long jump.

His teammate Nolan Finley took 27th in the 400, 41st in the shot put 25th in the javelin and 17th in the long jump. For the Selkirk boys, Tristan Carmen took 65th in the 100, 49th in the 200, and 48th in the long jump. Sean Hunstman

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Harvest statistics for moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goats are available online at: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/huntplanner/stats.aspx#tabs-3.

Hunters who apply for moose, goat or sheep may not apply for other controlled hunts in the same year except for unlimited controlled hunts, extra deer, elk or pronghorn hunts, controlled bear hunts or depredation hunts.

Those who draw a moose, goat or sheep permit may not apply to hunt the same species for two years, even if they don’t kill an animal.

Any person who has killed an antlered moose in Idaho may apply only for an antlerless moose permit. Any person who has killed an antlerless moose in Idaho may apply only for an antlered moose permit. Any person who has killed a mountain goat in Idaho since 1977 may not apply for a mountain goat permit.

was 39th in the 400, 63rd in the 1600-meter, 72nd in the shot put and 39th in the long jump.

The teams will have their first league meet Tuesday, April 9.

Northwest Christian is hosting the meet at Riverside High School.

Events will start at 3:30 p.m.

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Statistics: Reynolds, Fink (2), Krampert (7) and Lentz; Grosvenor and Hall. W-Fink (1-0). L-Grosvenor.

Sv-Krampert. HITS: 2B-Grosvenor 2, Hall. 3B-Deal, Lentz 2, Fink, Waddell.

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it card by telephone or over the Internet. Telephone applications may be made at 1-800-554-8685; Internet users may apply through Fish and Game’s website at http:// fishandgame.idaho.gov/.

Each applicant must possess a valid 2013 Idaho hunting or combination license to apply for a controlled hunt. License fees will not be refunded.

For moose, goat and sheep hunt applications only, the entire application fee must be paid with the application.

All but the $6.25 resident application fee, $14.75 for nonresidents, will be refunded to those who do not draw. The resident application, including permit fee, costs $173; nonresidents pay $2,116.50. Unsuccessful resident applicants will receive a refund of $166.75; unsuccessful nonresident applicants will receive a refund of $2,101.75.

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scratch: Turtles 1,715. High team series handicap: Morning Glories 2,338. Converted splits: Sharon Smith 3-10, 3-10, Carol Becks 3-10, Vicki Nolting 9-10, Darlene Dim Woodie 3-9-10, Liz Pope 3-10, 3-10, Kim Rusho 2-7, Shirley Ownbey 3-7, Sherry Loveridge 5-7.

Wednesday Night Loopers Team Action Auto McCroskey Atty @ Law McCroskey Defense OK Lanes Pend Oreille Marine Pooch Parlor H & D Diesel Club Rio

Won 404.5 393 392.5 392 390.5 389.5 378 355

Lost 370.5 382 382.5 383 384.5 385.5 397 420

High scratch game: Jeff Huling 278. High handicap game: Jeff Huling 281. High scratch series: Jeff Huling 684. High handicap series: Jeff Huling 693. High team scratch game: McCroskey Atty @ Law 877. High handicap game: Club Rio 1,054. High team scratch series: McCroskey Atty @ Law 2,512. High handicap series: Action Auto 2,935. Converted splits: Diana Hilden 5-10; Tom Hoisington 5-7; Jim Goss 4-6.

THURSDAY, MARCH 28 Thursday Niters Team OH $#!+ OK Lanes Country Lane Wilkinson Rental Club Rio Pooch Parlor 4 Amigos Plain Nasty’s

Won 77 67.5 61.5 59.5 54 54 49.5

Lost 39 48.5 54.5 56.5 62 62 66.5

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High score game team: OK Lanes 756. High handicap game team: OK Lanes 913. High score series team: OK Lanes 1,961. High handicap series team: Wanna Bees 2,465. High score game: Rod Hilden 250, Patti Almond 178. High handicap game: Rod Hilden 276, Patti Almond 248. High score series: Rod Hilden 590, Pam Nichols 476. High handicap series: Rod Hilden 668, Patti Almond 675. Converted splits: Mel Logan 5-10, 5-6-10, Floyd Degele 4-5, 3-10, 2-7, Ray Almond 3-10, Sharon Smith 3-5-6-10, Randy Edgar 5-7.

FRIDAY, MARCH 29 Friday Night Leftovers Team Newport Equipment The Lakers Timber Room Cusick Tavern Screamin 4 Ice Cream Party of Four San Souci Sandbaggers Weber Enterprises O.K. Lanes E.Z. Rider Gutter Gang Team Twelve

Won 72.5 70.5 66.5 64 63.5 62 58.5 58 55.5 53.5 51 36.5

Lost 39.5 49.5 53.5 56 56.5 58 61.5 62 64.5 66.5 69 71.5

High scratch game: Jeff Huling 235, Laura O’Brien 215. High handicap game: Phil Benzo 268, Carol Sadekas 253. High scratch series: Jeff Huling 633, Laura O’Brien 485. High handicap series: Phil Benzo 718, Carol Sadekas 693. Converted splits: Jessi Pound 6-7-10, Joette Hilzer 4-5, Larry Burnham 2-7 & 2-9, Don Plattenberger 6-7-10, Jeff Huling 2-7, Patty Weber 6-10, Bill Tremaine 6-10 & 7-9, Sherry Loveridge 6-10, Pat Shields 5-7.

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Lost 49 50 56 57.5 61.5 74

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High game scratch: Carol Becks 184. High game handicap: Carol Becks 244. High series scratch: Laura O’Brien 485. High series handicap: Carol Becks 635.

High team game scratch: Country Lane 592. High team game handicap: Morning Glories 784. High team series

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Lifestyle

Local team wins Bible Verse competition

BR I E FLY Shop around for volunteer opportunities at fair

CUSICK – The first annual Volunteer Fair will be held at the Pend Oreille County Fairgrounds Saturday, June 1. The Volunteer Fair has two main goals: first to say thank you to current volunteers and second to invite new ones to join. The Volunteer Fair will be similar to a Job Fair where people can come by and shop for places in our community to volunteer.

Tables will be available for organizations that wish to promote volunteer opportunities and recognize current volunteers as well as provide information about the services they provide to the community.

Organizers are also looking for groups who would like to provide family entertainment or licensed food vending as a fund raiser for their organization.

From high school students to snowbirds and everyone in between, there are volunteer opportunities for all interests.

For more information or to sign up for a table contact Carrie McKinley at 509-4476419.

Share the Dharma April 7 NEWPORT – Sharing the Dharma Day, a free day-long event featuring guided meditation, a vegetarian potluck lunch and an after lunch discussion, will take place Sunday, April 7 at the Sravasti Abbey, located at 692 Country Lane near Newport, from 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The day will also feature a talk by Ven. Thubten Chodron, the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey. Her talk is titled “The Poisons of Attachment, Anger and Ignorance,” about the disturbing emotions that poison happiness.

Sravasti Abbey is a Buddhist monastery in the Tibetan tradition. Ordained nuns and monks as well as lay people live there, devoting their lives to studying and practicing Buddhist teachings and sharing them with others. Sharing the Dharma Day is offered monthly as an open house invitation 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.

Guests are invited to bring a vegetarian lunch item to share. For more information and directions call 509447-5549 or email office. sravasti@gmail.com. You can also check out the Sharing the Dharma Day program at hwww.sravasti.org/programs/ sharing.

REVENSDALE – The Temple Guard, a team of young people from Newport, Priest River and Metaline Falls, took first place in the Bible Quiz Regional competition, held March 21-24 in Ravensdale, Wash.

Bible Quiz competitions are similar to Knowledge Bowl, with eight person teams of young people age 10-19 competing with other teams to be the first to accurately recite a Bible verse.

Share your life events for free NEWPORT – The Newport and Gem State Miner Newspapers are looking to share your life events with the community.

Submit births, weddings and engagements to The Miner for publication at no charge. The Miner can be reached at 509447-2433, minernews@povn. com or visit www.pendoreillerivervalley.com online, or stop by the office at 421 S. Spokane in Newport.

“This was the first time a team from the east side of the state won the championship,” team coach Val Akesson said. “We won third last year.”

The team competed on verses of the Gospel of Matthew, with teams signaling quickly to answer, often before the first word was completely spoken. “They had to be word perfect, too,” she said.

The team has Bible Quiz

competitions from September to March, meeting monthly in Coeur d’Alene.

The team was made up of Nate, Eric Akesson and Goldie Akesson of Newport, Noelle Kimble, Alaius Kimble and Eva Kimble of Priest River and Natalie Story and Patricia Story of Metaline Falls.

Alaius and Noelle Kimble also qualified for the national competition on another team.

COURTESY PHOTO|OWEN’S GROCERY

Buttercup a sign of spring Sarah Ratcliff, 16, found the first buttercup of the year on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. It was a few weeks earlier than the first flower came in for last year’s contest at Owen’s Grocery. Sarah is the daughter of Laura Ratcliff.

Go mad for Players’ hat contest NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Players Mad Hatter Hat Contest is underway.

Small, blank hats are available for you to get artistic and come up with a mad creation.

Hats are provided with a $10 entry fee. Decorated hats are due April 6.

The hats will be judged by audience members during the run of “Alice in Wonderland,” the spring musical at the Pend Oreille Play house in Newport. Prizes will be awarded during the final night, April 28.

“Alice” will run for three weekends, April 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28. Performances are

at 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m.

The first place hat entry will get $75. Second place gets a POPA punch pass and third place gets a pair of tickets to a future POPA production. A list of the winners will be posted on Pend Oreille Players website. Participants need not be present to win, but it would be a nice photo opportunity.

All hat entries become the property of POPA, to be sold to support future productions and programs.

For more information, contact POPA at 509-671-3389, visit www.pendoreilleplayers.org, or stop by the playhouse at 240 N. Union Ave. in Newport.

COURTESY PHOTO|VAL AKESSON

These were the members of the Temple Guard, the first team from the eastside of Washington to win the Bible Quiz Regional competition, held March 21-24 in Ravensdale. Pictured in the front row are Nate Akesson, coach Val Akesson, Eric Akesson, Goldie Akesson, Noelle Kimble, Eva Kimble, Alaius Kimble, Natalie Story and Patricia Story.

Go green at Priest River Earth Day PRIEST RIVER – The second annual Priest River Earth Day is Saturday, April 20 starting at 9 a.m.

Meet at Priest River Elementary, Priest River Junior High or Priest

River Lamanna High School. All groups will meet downtown at 11 a.m. on the corner of High and Main streets in the park.

Lunch is sponsored by lo-

NEWPORT – Donate blood Thursday, April 18 at the United Church of Christ, 430 W. Third, Newport, from 12:30-5:30 p.m.

The drive is operated by the

Inland Northwest Blood Center, along with local volunteers led

by George Lunden. INBC needs an average of 200 blood donors every day to meet the needs of

CALVARY CHAPEL NEWPORT

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

Church School ~ 10:00 a.m.

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

REAL LIFE MINISTRIES

“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 or Toll Free (877) 997-1200

PINE RIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH

1428 1st Street West Sunday School ~ 9:15 a.m.

Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m.

Wednesdays: Girls Club, ages 9 to 12, 5:30 to 7:00 pm Soul’d Out Youth, ages 13 thru 19, 6:00 pm Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265

DALKENA COMMUNITY CHURCH • VILLAGE MISSIONS MINER PHOTO|JANELLE ATYEO

A sample hat sits on a model at the Pend Oreille Playhouse. Blank hats, shown at left, are available for the decorating. They’ll be judged for top prize when “Alice in Wonderland” plays at the Pend Oreille Playhouse.

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Andrew M. Witt Air Force Airman Andrew M. Witt graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Witt Witt is the son of Don Witt of Nicholson Road, Elk.

cal volunteers and Earth Day is sponsored by the Priest River Leo’s Club, PRIDE Community Aces, GEAR UP, the Priest River Times and Priest River Library.

Blood drive in Newport April 18

“Where The Sheep Go To Be Fed” 409 S. Spokane • Newport Sunday Morning 10 a.m.

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

John 6:35

Cusick reunion looking for classmates CUSICK – The Cusick schools reunion is set for July 13 at the Cusick Fairgrounds on Highway 20. Anyone who has attended or worked at the school district is invited to attend.

Registration forms were sent out and many have been returned for non-forwarding addresses. If you have not received your form and would like to attend, email your contact information to dianeolson5960@gmail.com, or call her at 509-939-3243 or 509-447-3527.

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S.S. ~ 9:30 • Worship ~ 11 a.m.

Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m.

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

GRACE BIBLE CHURCH 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.com

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SPRING VALLEY MENNONITE CHURCH

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

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH

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

HOUSE OF THE LORD

Newport: St. Anthony’s, 447-4231 612 W. First St., Sun. - 11 a.m.

Usk: St. Jude’s River Rd., Sat. - 5p.m.

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

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

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

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

Jeff & Robie Ecklund, Pastors • 437-2032 www.hotl.me

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

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

Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

Diamond Lake Church 326002 Hwy. 2, West of Newport Pastor Clinton Schultz, (509) 447-4565 Newport Church - Corner of Lilac Lane & Hwy. 20 North Pastor Ron Fleck (509) 447-4755 Sat. Morning Services Sabbath School 9:30 • Worship 11:00 NACS THRIFT SHOP (509) 447-3488 PO Valley Church School (208) 437-2638

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

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

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Vincent Macaras Vincent Macaras of Newport passed away March 29 in Newport.

He was 84.

Mr. Macaras was born July 1, 1928, in Rockford, Ill., the youngest son of Paul Macaras and Patrona (Shimkus) Macaras. He spent his youth in Rockford.

As a young man he joined the U.S. Navy where he spent the next 20 years serving in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He married Angelina Gargani Jan. 29, 1951, in Renton, Wash. The couple traveled throughout the U.S. while he was

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Peggy V. Grimes Newport

Peggy V. Grimes of Newport passed away Sunday, March 31 at Newport Long Term Care. She was 87.

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Ruben D. Lopez, 45, wanted on a Pend Oreille County warrant for failure to appear to a show cause hearing. He is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds Lopez with brown eyes and brown hair. His last known address was in the Newport, area.

30, is wanted on two Pend Oreille County warrants for failure to appear on original charges of domestic

D I ST R I C T

The following cases were resolved in Pend Oreille County District Court by Judge Philip Van de Veer.

March 6 Joshua Collin, 32, was sentenced to 364 days in jail reckless endangerment; $1,743 total fees and fine.

Debra Cowley, 54, was sentenced to 15 days in jail for probation violations.

Michael Daggett, 27, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (330 suspended), 60 months probation and fined $5,000 ($3,000 suspended) for driving under the influence and resisting arrest and sentenced to 90 days in jail (89 suspended) for negligent driving; $3,500 total fees and fine.

Remington Lumpkin, 27, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended), 24 months probation and fined $1,000 ($750 suspended) for driving while license suspended; $543 total fees and fine.

Jon-Luke McAdams, 24, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (364 suspended), 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,000 suspended) for driving under the influence: $2,493 total fees and fine.

March 13 Joel Ellefsen, 29, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (364 suspended), 12 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,750 suspended) for providing false information; $543 total fee and fine.

Joshua Fox, 23, was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $150 for a probation violation; $300 total fee and fine.

Charles Lavigueur, 17, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (361 suspended), 60 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,000 suspended) driving while under the influence; $2,200 total fees and fines.

Jerry McIntosh, 21, was sen-

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Donna R. Kimberling, 52, is wanted on two Pend Oreille County warrants for failure to appear on original charges of criminal trespassing 2nd degree and driving under the Kimberling influence. She is 6 feet tall and weighs 180 pounds, with brown eyes and gray hair. Her last known address was in the Newport area.

Christopher J. Albritton,

Albritton

41, is wanted on two Pend Oreille County warrants for failure to comply on original charges of domestic violence protection order violation. His last known address was in the Newport area.

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

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violence assault 4th degree. He is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds, with blue eyes and blonde hair. His last known address was in the Oldtown area.

Ruben B. Thornock,

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Funeral arrangements are pending. A full obituary with service details will appear in next week’s paper. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements.

Editor’s Note: The following are descriptions of people currently wanted by the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies.

Any information about these suspects should be directed to the sheriff’s office by calling 509-447-3151. This is a regular section of The Miner. All information is provided by the sheriff’s office.

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in the Navy. Eventually the family settled in Federal Way, Wash., in 1966.

Mr. Macaras is survived by his children, William (and Rebecca) Macaras of Lakebay, Wash., John (and Daniela) Macaras of Grafenwoehr, Germany, Ruth Ann (and Skipp) Snyder of Newport, and Paul (and Suzanne) Macaras of Puyallup, Wash. In addition to his four children, Mr. Macaras has eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and three sisters.

Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.sherman-knapp.com.

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tenced to 364 days in jail (327 suspended), 12 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,750 suspended) for third degree theft and 90 days in jail (83 suspended), 12 months probation and for driving while license suspended third degree; $586 total fees and fine.

Richard Sargent, 46, was sentenced to 365 days in jail (364 suspended), 12 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,750 suspended) for operating a motor vehicle without ignition interlock and fined $250 for driving while license suspended third degree; $793 total fees and fine.

Troy Steenhard, 43, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (89 suspended) and fined $250 for driving while license suspended third degree; $293 total fee and fine.

March 20 Steven Caudell, 61, was sentenced to 210 days in jail for displaying a weapon, bail jumping and driving while license suspended, and 100 days in jail on a probation violation; $93 total fees.

William Ford, 33, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (214 suspended), 60 months probation and fined $3,000 for driving under the influence: $4,874 total fees and fine.

Bobby Holt, 48, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (87 suspended), 12 months probation and $1,000 fine ($1,000 suspended) driving while license suspended 3rd: $293 total fees and fine.

Robert Umbarger, Jr., 26, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended), 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($750 suspended) for driving while license suspended 3rd; $743 total fees and fine.

Douglas E. Ward, 55, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (76 suspended) and 24 months probation for criminal trespass; $43 total fee.

Monday, March 25 THEFT – W. Kelly Drive, Newport, report that a 1999 Ford Explorer, green with blue hatchback and no handles on outside of car was stolen from complainant’s residence early this morning.

TRESPASSING – LeClerc Rd. N., Cusick, report that complainant’s barn was entered over the weekend and a note was taped to the stall door.

AGENCY ASSIST – W. 5th St., assist with out of control juvenile.

LOST PROPERTY – Classic Lane, Elk, gun reported missing.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON – N. Washington Ave., Newport, report that a male wearing a white hoody and blue jeans is acting odd.

ACCIDENT – W. 5th St, report that one vehicle backed into another vehicle.

BURGLARY – Buffalo Lane, Cusick BURGLARY – LeClerc Rd. N., Cusick THEFT – Laurelhurst Drive, Newport, report that gas and diesel were stolen out of a company vehicle.

ARREST – W. Walnut St., Newport, William Raymond Baker, 52, of Walla Walla was arrested for disorderly conduct.

Tuesday, March 26 HARASSMENT – Westside Calispell, unknown subjects have recording of complainant.

BURGLARY – Hwy. 20 ARREST – Larry K. Tull, 39, of Newport was arrested on a local warrant.

TRAFFIC OFFENSE – Sicley Rd., report of two four wheelers in area causing damage.

ACCIDENT – Hwy. 20, report of truck off road possibly stuck in the mud.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – Bead Lake Rd., report of couple looking for a place to shoot, complainant thought that is was odd and they may be up to something.

THEFT – Hwy. 2, reported theft of jewelry.

THEFT – W. Spruce St., report that subject may be stealing gas from vehicle.

Wednesday, March 27 THEFT – Huntley Lane, report of vehicle broken into overnight and items stolen.

TRAFFIC OFFENSE – W. 5th St., report of school bus stop sign

THURSDAY, APRIL 4 Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission Hearing: 5 p.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building, Sandpoint FRIDAY, APRIL 5 High Water Meeting: 6-9 p.m. Sacheen Lake Fire Station SATURDAY, APRIL 6

P O LI C E

Thursday, March 28 ASSAULT – Hwy. 2, report of fight between two males.

ARREST – Hwy. 2, Clinton Eric Trickel, 25, of Newport was arrested for a warrant.

CHILD ABUSE – Gray Rd., report of child abuse.

FRAUD – Fertile Valley Rd., report of fraudulent withdrawal made on debit card.

THEFT – W. 7th St., report of envelope with checks taken from residence a week ago.

THEFT – W. Walnut St., Safeway, report that white SUV drove off without paying for gas.

VIOLATION OF ORDER – Betty Mae Way, report that subject yelled obscenities at respondent.

ERRATIC DRIVER – LeClerc Rd. N., report of black Volkswagon coupe driving aggressively.

THEFT – Summer Place, report of items taken from garage yesterday.

ACCIDENT – Hwy. 20, report that van went into ditch, non injury.

DISTURBANCE – Betty Mae Way, report that male neighbor came down to caller’s property and made threats.

INTOXICATION – LeClerc Rd. S., report from female who said her mom texted her and said the

PU B LI C

Pondoray Shores Water and Sewer District: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille Public Utility District Office, Newport MONDAY, APRIL 8 Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Pend Oreille Fire District No. 2: 10 a.m. - Fire Station 23, 390442 Highway 20, Ione Newport School Board: 3:15 p.m.

- Newport Parent Partnership Pend Oreille Fire District No. 6: 6 p.m. - Furport Fire Hall, 7572 LeClerc Road Oldtown City Council: 6:30 p.m. Oldtown City Hall Cusick Town Council: 7 p.m. Cusick Community Center TUESDAY, APRIL 9 Bonner County Commissioners: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse West Bonner Library District

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violation.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – Stanley Drive, report that pickup has been driving up and down the road for several days.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – S. Warren Ave., report that vehicle had back window broke out over night.

VIOLATION OF PROTECTION ORDER – Betty Mae Way, report that respondent in an order came onto complainant’s property and yelled profanities at him then took off.

TRESPASSING – Hwy. 2, report of two subjects on motorcycles coming onto complainant’s property and tearing it up.

BURGLARY – Deer Valley Rd., report that several guns were stolen from a gun safe inside house.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – Dads Lane, report that complainant found survey stake pulled out and thrown on property.

ARREST – Skookum Meadow Drive, Alan Michael Avery, 50, of Newport was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence.

CHILD ABUSE – 4th Ave., report that complainant witnessed male pull on 5-year-old child’s arm, leaving red marks.

FOUND PROPERTY – W. Pine St., report that items left in storage unit were given to detective.

JUVENILE PROBLEM – S. Warren Ave., complainant would like phone contact from deputy regarding his 14-year-old child damaging property.

DISTURBANCE – Hwy. 2, report of intoxicated subjects causing disturbance at residence.

ARREST – Jordan Michael Alford, 18, of Spokane was arrested for failure to comply.

ARREST – William Wesley Morrison, 20, of Spokane was arrested for misdemeanor criminal solicitation.

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guy she was with was drunk and on drugs.

THEFT – Bigfoot Rd., report that complainant picked up mail and found one of his letters open and an item missing.

VIOLATION OF PROTECTION ORDER – Regal Rd., complainant advised that female is video taping three juvenile children walking on county road one of the children is a protected person in protection order.

ACCIDENT – Hwy. 2, vehicle-deer collision.

BURGLARY – Monumental Way, Cusick, respondent can see approximately three people with flashlights.

ARREST – Kendall Dean DeMent, 57, of Newport was arrested for failure to comply.

Friday, March 29 RECOVERED VEHICLE – W.1st St., respondent found a car in her driveway.

TRAFFIC OFFENSE – Spring Valley Rd., report that male subject passed respondent on a hill and on a double yellow and tried to run them off the road.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Stanley Drive, report that pickup followed complainant to the school.

TRESPASSING – Dilling Rd., report that someone trespassed on complainant’s property and set up a trap in the barn.

THEFT – S. Scott Ave., report of medications stolen by known suspect.

CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE – W. Walnut St., Newport, report that subject had his arm slammed in a car door several times while trying to conduct a child exchange.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – McCloud Creek Rd., respondent received a cell phone in the mail they didn’t order.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – Calispel St., report of someone at the house next door breaking out windows.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANES – W. 7th St., complainant states male subject was in her apartment two nights ago and broke her amethyst rock.

BURGLARY – Fries Lane, report of a back door kicked in on a house.

ARREST – Laurelhurst Drive, Christopher Lee Stephens, 28, of Newport was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL – Black Rd., report of fight between male and female.

ARREST – Jordan Mitchell Dalziel, 23, of Newport was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence.

ARREST – Amanda Lee Mcgee, 32, of Newport was arrested for vehicle prowling, third degree theft.

Saturday, March 30 RECOVERED VEHICLE – W. Kelly Drive ARREST – Dion K. Grider, 43, of Elk was arrested on an out of county warrant.

THEFT – W. 5th St., report of mo-

M E E T I N G S

torized bike stolen.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – Rocky Gorge Rd., respondent believes Wednesday night someone dumped paint thinner on his vehicle.

VIOLATION OF PROTECTION ORDER – Chrisann Lane Sunday, March 31 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – Faith Way, Newport, report of green Ford truck parked in driveway of complainant’s residence.

THEFT – S. Washington Ave., Newport, report that ATV is missing.

ACCIDENT – Boundary Rd., subject reports finding a crashed motorcycle on the side of the road that appeared to have hit a deer. There was no one around the motorcycle.

THEFT – W. Kelly Drive, Newport, theft of prescription.

WEST BONNER COUNTY Monday, March 25 No reportable incidents.

Tuesday, March 26 RECKLESS DRIVING – Hwy. 2, Priest River RECKLESS DRIVING – Spirit Lake Cutoff, Spirit Lake TRESPASSING – 3rd St., Priest River MISSING PERSON – Hwy. 57 ARREST – Cavanaugh Bay Rd., Coolin, Bobbi Jo Tweten, 34, of Coolin was arrested on two warrants.

Wednesday, March 27 CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE – Jackson Ave., Priest River SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE – Gregory St., Priest River SUICIDE – Krupps Rd., Spirit Lake BURGLARY – Beargrass Lane, Priest River MALICIOUS INJURY TO PROPERTY – Poirier Rd., Blanchard CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE – Memory Lane, Oldtown Thursday, March 28 THREATENING – Dunromin Rd., Priest River, a Spirit Lake woman was cited for battery.

FIRE – Outback Loop, Spirit Lake UNLAWFUL ENTRY – McDonald Creek Rd., Blanchard VEHICLE THEFT – Harriet St., Priest River STRUCTURE FIRE – Lakeview Drive, Blanchard Friday, March 29 CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE – Eastside Rd., Priest River VEHICLE THEFT – Railroad Ave., Blanchard Saturday, March 30 RECOVERED STOLEN VEHICLE – Wolf Lodge Trail, Blanchard DOMESTIC DISPUTE – Mountain View Rd., Blanchard Sunday, March 31 VEHICLE THEFT – Pineview Lane, Spirit Lake DISTURBING THE PEACE – Blanchard Cutoff, Blanchard, report of a noise complaint.

SHOPLIFTING – E. 4th St. N., Oldtown

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Board of Trustees: 9 a.m. - Priest River Library Friends of the Library: Noon Priest River Library Community Leaders: Noon - TBA Pend Oreille County Planning Commission Hearings: 6 p.m. Cusick Community Center West Bonner Water and Sewer District: 6:30 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall Metaline Falls Town Council: 7 p.m. - Metaline Falls Town Hall West Bonner Library Board: 7 p.m. - Priest River Library Laclede Water District: 7:30 p.m.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 Pend Oreille Cemetery No. 1: 8:15 a.m. - County Courthouse in Newport Pend Oreille Conservation District Board: 9:30 a.m. - Newport Post Office Building Pend Oreille County Noxious Weed Control Board: 2 p.m. Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Newport Bonner County Democrats: 6:308 p.m. - Panhandle Health, 322 Marion St., Sandpoint Metaline Town Council: 7 p.m. Metaline Town Hall

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MIDDLE SCHOOL BASEBALL COACH

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Mail to 421 S. Spokane Ave., Newport, WA 99156

Deadlines

The Newport School District is accepting applications for a Middle School Baseball coaching position. Applications close at noon, April 8, 2013. Additional information and applications may be obtained by calling the Newport School District at (509) 447-3167 or on the district website: www.newport.wednet.edu Equal Opportunity Employer.

Monday at 4:30 p.m. Late Ads until Tuesday 2:00 p.m. In The Hot Box.

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GROUNDS MAINTENANCE Full-Time Year Round Position

Newport School District is accepting applications for a Grounds Maintenance position. Applications accepted through noon, April 12, 2013. Information and applications may be obtained at the Newport School District Office (509) 447-3167 or online at www.newport.wednet.edu.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Deadline: 12 days before publication.

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The Miner reserves the right to edit, reject or reclassify any advertisement.

Corrections

Please check your ad the first time it appears and immediately report any error to the Classified Department. We regret that we cannot be responsible for more than a one-time incorrect insertion if you do not call the error to our attention.

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Real Estate Wanted Mobile/Mfg. Homes Commercial Property Yard Sale Misc. Wanted Boats & Motors Cars & Trucks Motorcycles Recreational Vehicles Machinery, Tractors Logging Timber Farm & Ranch Animals for Sale Notices

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HELP WANTED

SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELOR

The Selkirk School District is accepting applications for a K-12 ESA School Guidance Counselor.

Information and application materials are available at www.selkirk.k12.wa.us or Selkirk District Office, 219 Park Street, PO Box 129, Metaline Falls, WA 99153 (509) 446-2951.

The Selkirk School District is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.

SEE MORE HELP WANTED ADS ON 8B MAIL CARRIER: Part-time position, $10.16/ hour. See job description for the schedule, complete list of qualifications and essential job functions.

Obtain employment packet: Pend Oreille County Human Resources, 625 West 4th Street Newport, Washington, (509) 4476499 or County website www.pendoreilleco.org Application deadline: April 12, 2013 at 4:00 pm. (9-2)

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT Life Care Center of Sandpoint $1000 sign-on bonus!

Full-time positions available for all shifts.

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3 BEDROOM TRAILER No pets. Lazy Acres Trailer Park. Newport. (208) 4374502. (7-tf) DOUBLEWIDE 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2 car garage, office, Pend Oreille River lot 12 miles north of Newport. $700/ month plus $600 deposit.

Sewer and water paid. No smoking, no pets. (509) 447-4629. (7-3p) 2 BEDROOM 1 bath mobile between Priest River and Newport.

No pets. Rent negotiable plus deposit. (208) 4374502. (8-tf) NEWPORT HOUSE Near schools and park. 3 bedroom, 1 bath with carport. $650/ month. 1st and last. $500 damage/ cleaning deposit. No smoking!

No pets! Shawgo Brothers, LLC. (509) 550-9083/ (509) 447-2346. (8-3p) METALINE FALLS WASHINGTON Very nice, large 1 bedroom apartment, Jacuzzi tub, Post Office building. Water, sewer, garbage and internet included. $465/ month plus deposit. (208) 610-9220. Other rentals available, too. (8-3) 1200 SQUARE FEET Cathedral ceilings. 2 bedroom, 1 bath. First plus deposit, includes water/ sewer/ garbage. Priest River. (208) 448-1823.(9-tf) TWO BEDROOM 2 bath house in Cusick. $650/ month. Good credit and references required.

(801) 835-3440. (9-3p)

DIAMOND LAKE AREA Custom home. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, attached garage.

No pets. $725/ month (208) 610-6870.(9-3p)

HOUSING FOR RENT

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Enter at Hwy 41 and 1st Street

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CUTE 2 bedroom 1 bath home, nice yard, wood floors, near Newport schools and park. $92,500 (509) 447-0709/ (509) 671-1639 (8-3p) NEWPORT HOUSE 3 bedroom 1 bath with carport near park and schools.

Finished 32x42 shop with full bath, office/ kitchen. $159,500 owner contract.

Shawgo Brothers, LLC. (509) 447-2346 or (509) 550-9083. (9-3p) Short of cash; long on “Stuff?” Advertise in The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Classifieds.

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2003 Buick Park Avenue 1940 Dodge 4Door Sedan 2000 Ford Ranger Pickup 1995 Ford F150

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

1-425-562-4002

EVENTS-FESTIVALS ANNOUNCE your festival for only pennies. Four weeks to 2.7 million readers statewide for about $1,200.

Call this newspaper or 1 (206) 634-3838 for more details.

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ADOPTION -- Active Executive and Future StayHome Mom, Unconditional love awaits miracle 1st baby. Expenses paid 1-888-919-1604 Steve & Norma ADOPT: A Beautiful Home, Laughter Love Art Music, Many Opportunities waits for 1st baby. Expenses paid. Astrid 1-800-8441670 EDUCATION/CAREER TRAINING ATTEND COLLEGE online from home. *Medical *Business *Criminal Justice. *Hospitality. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV authorized. Call 866-673-6209. www.CenturaOnline.com Miner want ads work.

PROTECT YOUR IRA and 401(k) from inflation by owning physical gold or silver! Tax-free, hasslefree rollovers. Free “Gold Guide” American Bullion, 800-527-5679 LOCAL PRIVATE INVESTOR loans money on real estate equity. I loan on houses, raw land, commercial property and property development. Call Eric at (425) 803-9061. www.fossmortgage.com CASH NOW for Good Notes, Top Dollar from Private investor. Yes, Bajillions Available for quality Contracts, Mortgages, Annuities, Inheritance.

Receiving Payments? Call Skip Foss 1-800-637-3677 FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS SAWMILLS from only $3997.00 -- Make and Save Money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills. com 1-800-578-1363 Ext. 300N HELP WANTED NOW HIRING: Easy Work, Excellent Pay, Assemble Products From Home. No Selling. $500 Weekly Potential. Start Immediately.

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICE DIRECTORY

You too can Advertise Weekly for only $8.00 Call 447-2433 ATTORNEYS Law Office of Denise Stewart

Wills, Trusts, Probate, Medicaid, Business 301 S. Washington Ave., Suite A, Newport, WA (509) 447-3242

COUNSELING Molly Phillips, LICSW, CMHS, GMHS

Licensed Counselor, Many Insurances Accepted 415 W. Walnut, Newport, WA -- (509) 671-0226

DENTIST

MASSAGE THERAPY Harmony Healing Arts Center Gloria Campbell -- 448-2623 47 10th -- Priest River

Cedar Mountain Massage Therapy

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

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

OPTOMETRIST Newport Vision Source

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

Newport Dental Center

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

Kaniksu Health Services Priest River Medical Clinic

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2008 Ford F150 4x4 XLT $21,995 2004 Chev 4x4 Excab $14,995 w/New Meyer Snowplow

HEALTH CLINICS

• Letterhead • Envelopes • Business Cards • Flyers • Newsletters • Carbonless Forms • Labels • Cookbooks • Tickets • Resumes • Signs • Business Forms • Brochures • Menus • Maps • Programs • and More!

We charge 10% or a minimum of $200

Lighted & Secure In-Town Location

1821 N. LeClerc Rd., #1, Cusick, WA 99119 (509) 447-7111 - (509) 445-1152 fax

• No Experience Necessary • Equal Opportunity Employer

Let us Sell your Car, Truck or RV

(509) 447-0119

Camas Center Medical & Dental Services

Bus Drivers needed for the current year!

208-437-4011

MINI-STORAGE

Complete Family Dentistry & Orthodontics 424 N. Warren Ave., Newport -- 447-5960 Toll Free 877-447-5960

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303 N. State Ave. • Oldtown

NEWPORT

Wayne Lemley, D.D.S.

(509) 447-2433

Oldtown Auto Sales

FINANCIAL

Ryan Leisy, DC - (509) 447-7111 1821 N. LeClerc Rd., #1, Cusick, WA 99119

(1-800) 533-6518

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STORAGE FOR RENT

Camas Center Medical & Dental Services

99% Customer Satisfaction A+ BBB Rating 30+ Years in Business

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Fast, friendly service since 1990

Miner subscribers have free access all the time.

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Newport School District

[Pend Oreille County]

and GEM

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HELP WANTED

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

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

Fri. 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

(208) 448-2321

Camas Center Medical & Dental Services 1821 N. LeClerc Rd., #1, Cusick, WA 99119 (509) 447-7111 - (509) 445-1152 fax

HYPNOTHERAPY Purposeful Life Mastery Coaching

Dr. Douglas Rigg, P.H.D., CHt Registered Hypnotherapist Stop Smoking, Weight Loss, Motivation Individual and Groups - 509-589-0638

PHYSICAL THERAPY Priest River Rehab Services

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

Core Physical Therapy

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

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

Patients seen at Newport Hospital twice a month 509-926-2848 -- Call for appointments

PRINTING Printing & Design . . . at The Miner

We Have a Million Ideas for Our Customers!

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REAL ESTATE Richard Bockemuehl

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LEGAL SERVICES

Your Right to Know

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

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

DIVORCE $155. $175 with children. No court appearances. Complete preparation. Includes custody, support, property division and bills. BBB member.

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visees of John H. DeBoer; Rebecca Lynn DeBoer; United States of America, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Washington State Department of Social and Health Services; Occupants of the Premises; and any persons or parties claiming to have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the complaint, Defendants.

201371 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF Pend Oreille No. 12-2-00225-4 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION OneWest Bank, FSB, its successors in interest and/ or assigns, Plaintiff, v.

Unknown Heirs and De-

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N OT I C E S

TO THE DEFENDANTS Unknown Heirs and Devisees of John H. DeBoer; Rebecca Lynn DeBoer; Occupants of the Premises; and any persons or parties claiming to have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the complaint.

You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty (60) days after March 1, 2013, and defend the real property foreclosure action in Pend Oreille County Superior Court, and answer the complaint of OneWest Bank, FSB, (“Plaintiff”). You are asked to serve a copy of your answer or responsive pleading upon the under-

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Licensed in Washington and Idaho Specializing in Social Security & Personal Injury FREE Initial Consultation

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No Appointment Necessary Free Vacuum & Window Wash

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Hwy. 2, South of Newport

40 High St., Priest River, ID 208-448-0112

Construction

Construction

Construction

CLARK CONSTRUCTION

On Budget On Time EVERY TIME!

#1 Home Builder in Newport.

Inc.

Custom Homes

Jody R. Blakley General Contractor

41 Homes built in the city since 1974

509-447-5209 or (509) 671-0171 Lic. # CLARKC*110CG

Owners Bob & Jane Clark Model Home By Appointment

Equipment

BONNER SAW & POWER EQUIPMENT

Open: Tuesday - Friday 8:30-5:30 Saturday 8:30-2:00 Closed Sunday & Monday

Specializing in Custom & Log Home Construction “Lodge Logs” Log Home Dealer Foundations, Framing, Siding, Roofing, Decks, ETC. www.dependable-contracting.com

Jim 208-660-9131 ID#RCE-1494

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Flood Services

WATER

CLEAN-UP DRY OUT RESTORE

Floors & More, Inc Husqvarna • Jonsered and Echo Chain Saws 682 High St., Priest River (208) 448-1522

Kevin Johnson 24/7 Emergency Service 208-255-9580

208-691-7670 www.generaljody.com ID: RCE-32759

WA: BLAKLCC880MC

Flood Services

HOUSE FLOODED - BROKEN PIPE?

Flood Dryout Services Mold Inspection & Remediation Remodeling & Repairs Friendly Pre Purchase Home Inspections Insurance Claims Consulting Brooks Swanson (CMI) (CMRC) General Contractor RCT-13983

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(208) 448-2950

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AMERICAN SERVICES

Glass

Health Foods

Heating/AC

Priest River Glass

MOUNTAIN HARVEST HEALTH FOODS

Rob’s Heating & Cooling

Commercial • Residential

Operating Since 1980 Professional, Experienced, Friendly Service Clean, Inspect, Masonry Repair Licensed and Bonded

Florist

Fuel

Fuel

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Traditions

208-448-2611 866-973-7673 Priest River

Flowers Plants Chocolates Balloons Tuxedos Gifts

5 Sizes

Resident Manager Highway 57 ~ 1 1/2 Miles from Hwy. 2 (208) 448-1273

Newport

Floral Plants Gifts Home Decor

Fleur de Lis Floral & Home

Heating/AC YOUR HEATING COOLING & REFRIGERATION EXPERTS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL Carrier

• Furnaces • Radiant Heat

Wood Stoves - Gas Stoves - Pellet Stoves & Oil Furnaces Available • We Service All Major Brands • Air Leakage Testing Available

Installations • Service Free Quotes

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24 Hour Service: 509-671-6952

Conscientious & Reliable

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Insurance

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Gas Fireplaces & Inserts

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Office [509] 255-3250 Mobile [720] 883-4250

WiFi - $36.95/Month Dial UP - Web Services Internet Telephone No contract required

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Printing

Recycling

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Printing & Design at the Miner “Where our High Standards Meet Yours” Corner of Hwy 2 & Spokane Ave. (509) 447-2433

Newport

PEND OREILLE VETERINARY CLINIC

THE ANIMAL DOCTOR

Portable Chemical Toilets 2654 E. Hwy 2 • Oldtown, ID

• Towing • Lockouts • Jump Starts • Tire Changes • Recovery

(208) 448-2290

Amanda Kasper

EVERYTHING INTERNET

Priest River

Excess

Quality veterinary care for your pets and barnyard friends.

Dan Herrin D.V.M. (208) 437-2800

(208) 437-2145 Small & Large Animal Medicine & Surgery Brian Dockins DVM

The Amanda Kasper Agency MPA, BA Agent/Owner

Veterinarian

Available 24/7

Propane, Lubricants, Filters and Fuel Additives Available On-Site

Heating/AC

Veterinary

Washington & Idaho

Call us today!

218 Cedar St. Priest River, ID 208-448-1812

Towing

Rent by the day, week, biweekly, month

Delivering Propane & Fuel to All of Pend Oreille & Bonner Counties!

24 hr. Commercial/Public Card Lock Fuels INCLUDE: • Highway Diesel • Off-Road Diesel • Unleaded Gasoline HOME DELIVERIES INCLUDE: • Stove Oil • Furnace Oil • Highway Diesel • Off-Road Diesel • Unleaded Gasoline

2459 Hwy.2 • Oldtown

Toilets - Portable

509-447-1200

PRIEST RIVER FAMILY OIL

208-437-3513

Layout Services to Full Color Printing

509-671-7855

Matt Dahlin

125 N. Washington Ave., Newport

509-447-4416

KARDOS

Towing, LLC

• Coordination • Rentals • Linens • Chair Covers • Creative Design • Fresh Floral

Florist Florist

LIBERTY PAINTING

Portable Service

Complete Event

Lic# RIVERCE886B7

Lady Lawncare

PRIEST RIVER MINI STORAGE

FREE Estimates

Sarah Webb

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Need dependable help with YARDWORK?

Storage

Quality Electrical Services at affordable prices

Alluring Events

Oldtown, ID • (208) 437-4822

Plumbing

Larry Liberty (208) 437-3353

RCE

(509) 292-2200

(509) 475-6476 alluringevents@live.com www.alluring-events.com

Painting

208-610-1223

Dog Boarding & Training Family Atmosphere

River City Electrical

Elk, Washington

(509) 671-2276

Landscaping

Licensed in WA & ID

Concrete • Sand • Gravel

“Our Variety Shows”

Landscaping/Yard Services

Deb & Debbie 509-710-3976

Spokane Rock Products

General Manager Montana & Northern Idaho

Cell 509-710-8939

WA. Contr. No. PRIESRG132NZ

Lawn Services

William Thompson

Ben Franklin

LICENSED • BONDED • INSURED WA & ID

Wild Coyote

Concrete

CHANDREA FARMS

• Heat Pumps • Geothermal

Interior Exterior Repaints New Construction

Communication

Do-It-Yourself Digital Photo Center 4x6 30¢ 5x7 79¢ 8x10 $249 CD $149

208-448-2095 100 McKinley • Priest River

e Fre tes ima Est

(208) 437-0224

Event Planning/Rentals

1-800-858-5013

Richard 16 years experience

1335 HWY. 2 EAST, OLDTOWN, ID

Electrical Services

robs-heating-cooling@hotmail.com

Full service yard care & spring cleanup

218 High St. Priest River, ID 208-448-2941

Professional Dog & Cat Grooming Dog & Cat Boarding and Daycare “Your Pets Home Away From Home”

Dog Boarding

Mon. - Fri. 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Sat. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Is your yard screaming for attention?

We’ll scream back at a reasonable rate.

Tax Service • Any Size Business • Bookkeeping • Payroll, Taxes

Digital Photos

Priest River

• Mowing • Trimming • Cleanup • Pruning • Flower Beds • Sprinkler Repair

Animal Boarding

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Executive Director of Camas Path The Kalispel Tribe of Indians in Usk, Washington is seeking a full time Executive Director of Camas Path.

Summary of Functions: The Executive Director is responsible to oversee and direct all Camas Path (CP) divisions and services including Recreation & Fitness, Medical & Dental, Behavioral Health, Community Services, Education, Mentoring and Career Training, and Early Learning Center programs and services. In addition, the ED provides general oversight for all Camas Path operations at the Camas Center for Community Wellness, the Camas Learning Center, the Kalispel Career Training Center and the North and South Behavioral Health offices.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Indirectly oversees a staff of 165+ employees and directly supervises 7-8 management level and administrative support staff including the Health Care Administrator, the Community Services Manager; the Mentoring Career & Training, Recreation & Fitness, Early Learning, and Education Directors.

Qualifications: A Master’s Degree in Health Care Administration, Public Administration, Business Administration or Education is required; A minimum of seven years of experience working with a tribe or public agency at the director level in the field(s) of health/education/welfare (HEW) is required; A minimum of four years of supervisory experience at the management level is required; Demonstrated experience in developing and managing budgets, contract/grant administration, personnel/program management and development in the HEW field is required; A working knowledge of the state & federal government as related to tribes, including familiarity with the Indian Health Service and Health and Human Services agencies is required; Must possess a thorough understanding and active appreciation of the vision and needs of the Kalispel Tribe and Camas Path, while demonstrating attentiveness to culturally sensitive issues; Must be able to work effectively with elected tribal leaders & membership, customers and staff; Demonstrated knowledge and skill in working with computer technology, including Microsoft Office Suite and HEW related software; Must have excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.

For further information and full job description or to apply online, please visit our website at www.kalispeltribe.com Or Applications may be obtained at the Kalispel Tribal Office front desk at 1981 N. LeClerc Rd., Usk, WA 99180.

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The newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising or real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777.

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Summary of Functions: Support users with issues concerning usage of various software applications and reports throughout KTEA. Work closely with the business units to automate their manual processes. Work with users in the tuning and problem resolution of software applications. Define, design, develop, support, and maintain reports from various application databases using applicable reporting tools. Install, configure, troubleshoot, and secure application software related to the business units.

Qualifications Associate’s degree or equivalent in IT or closely related field required. BA in IS, IT, or IS/Business a strong plus.

Two years experience in following areas: • Receiving and prioritizing support requests from users and management.

• Supporting users with business and productivity applications.

• Writing reports with tools such as Crystal Reports, Cognos, Excel, Access, SQL and HTML. At least two years working with a business unit such as Accounting, HR, Hospitality, Purchasing, or etc.; At least one year demonstrated experience working in a Citrix Environment; Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist in SQL required; Demonstrated knowledge in one or more of the following systems: MAS 500, Ultipro, Kronos, Visual One, or Infogenesis; Experience with contemporary Windows operating systems; Excellent organizational, communication and leadership skills.

Certificates, Licenses, Regulations: MCTS in SQL Server Development 2008 Required For further information and full job description or to apply online, please visit our website at www.kalispeltribe.com Or Applications may be obtained at the Kalispel Tribal Office front desk at 1981 N. LeClerc Rd., Usk, WA 99180.

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Administrative Assistant Engineering & Operations Pend Oreille PUD #1 is seeking a qualified individual to provide a wide variety of administrative support for engineering and operations activities at the District.

Responsibilities would include administrative/ office and semi-technical tasks associated with the electric design, construction, operation, maintenance and customer service functions.

Assignments would include administrative support related to: formulation of computerized maps and drawings; preparation of graphs and sketches; obtaining and summarizing basic engineering data; chart-making; logging technical data; creating and revising spreadsheets and diagrams; assisting with purchase order/contract acquisition of materials and services; and other office support duties related to the above. Work would be performed primarily at the Newport Administrative Building Headquarters Office.

Qualified candidates must have demonstrated administrative/office skills and experience in a professional/business setting, including strong PC/application software proficiencies (e.g., Microsoft Office, Outlook, graphing packages).

Solid math/analytical skills desired. Prior work experience in an engineering, construction or technical work setting is helpful, but not required.

A valid state driver’s license is required.

Interested candidates should submit an application, resume and cover letter to Pend Oreille PUD #1, P.O. Box 190, Newport, WA 99156, attn.: Human Resources. Applications may be obtained at the main Newport Office or at Box Canyon Dam, or online at: www.popud.org. Deadline for submissions is April 15, 2013 (close of business).

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201375 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE File No.: 7037.76776 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Grantee: Irvie Hall, an unmarried woman Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 2007 0293211 Tax Parcel ID No.: 433110-44-0001 Abbreviated Legal: Ptn SE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Sec 10 Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date 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 are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission Telephone: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877894-4663). Web site: http:// www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/homeownership/post_ purchase_counselors_ foreclosure.htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Telephone: Tollfree: 1-800-569-4287. Web site: http://www.hud.gov/ offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm?webListAction=s earch&searchstate=WA&f ilterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Telephone: Toll-free: 1-800-606-4819.

Web site: http://nwjustice. org/what-clear. I. On April 12, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. inside the main lobby of the Hall of Justice, 229 South Garden Avenue in the City of Newport, State of Washington, the undersigned Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of Pend Oreille, State of Washington: The part of the Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 10, Township 31, North, Range 43 E.W.M., Pend Oreille County, Washington., Lying East of Calispel Trail and South of Deer Valley Road. Commonly known as: 2741 Rocky Gorge Rd Newport, WA 99156 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 06/22/07, recorded on 06/29/07, under Auditor’s File No. 2007 0293211, records of Pend Oreille County, Washington, from Irvie D. Hall, An Unmarried Woman, as Grantor, to Land Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation “Obligation” in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Mountain West Bank its successors and assigns, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Mountain West Bank its successors and assigns to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, under an Assignment/Successive Assignments re-

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II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s or Borrower’s default on the Obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Amount due to reinstate by 11/27/2012 Monthly Payments $32,769.62 Lender’s Fees & Costs ($73.20) Total Arrearage $32,696.42 Trustee’s Expenses (Itemization) Trustee’s Fee $506.25 Title Repor t $518.63 Statutory Mailings $58.56 Recording Costs $30.00 Postings $70.00 Sale Costs $53.80 Total Costs $1,237.24 Total Amount Due: $33,933.66 Other known defaults as follows: IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Principal Balance of $104,672.31, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 10/01/09, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made without representation or warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, encumbrances or condition of the Property on April 12, 2013.

The default(s) referred to in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 04/01/13 (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 04/01/13 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/ are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid.

The sale may be terminated any time after 04/01/13 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME AND ADDRESS Irvie D. Hall k/n/a Ivie D. Martin 2741 Rocky Gorge Rd Newport, WA 99156 Irvie D. Hall k/n/a Ivie D. Martin PO Box 67 Elk, WA 9 9 0 0 9 U n k n o w n Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Irvie D. Hall 2741 Rocky Gorge Rd Newport, WA 9 9 1 5 6 U n k n o w n Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Irvie D. Hall PO Box 67 Newport, WA 99156 by both first class and certified mail, return receipt requested on 04/25/11, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 04/25/11 Grantor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property

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described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee, whose name and address are set forth below, will provide in writing to anyone requesting it a statement of all costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenantoccupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by this reference. You may also access sale status at www.northwesttrustee.com and www.

USA-Foreclosure.com. EFFECTIVE: 11/27/2012 Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Authorized Signature P.O. BOX 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 Contact: Heather L. Smith (425) 586-1900. (TS# 7037.76776) 1002.191436File No. Published in The Newport Miner March 13 and April 3, 2013. (6,9)

________________ 201385 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANYTHING OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee, Washington Foreclosure Services, Inc., will on the 12th day of April, 2013, at the hour of 10:00 a.m., inside the main entrance of the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, 625 W. 4th, Newport, Washington, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following real property, situate in the County of Pend Oreille, State of Washington, to-wit: The West half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter EXCEPT the following: Commencing at a point 345 feet West of the Northeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 28, Township 32 North, Range 44 EWM: Thence South 165 feet, Thence West 74 feet, Thence North 165 feet; Thence East 74 feet to the place of beginning.

Being carried on the rolls of the Pend Oreille County Assessor as Tax 9. ALSO the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter all of which are in Section 28, Township 32 North, Range 44 EWM, Pend Oreille County, Washington. TOGETHER WITH a mobile home, VIN B6405E0-1607 ORT located thereon. (Parcel No. 443228-13-0003)

Which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated November 11, 2002, and recorded on November 12, 2002, as 2002 0265766, with Robert J. Evenson and Lynn Evenson, husband and wife, as Grantors; CLS Escrow, Inc., as Trustee; to CLS Mortgage, Inc., as said Beneficiary; with a subsequent Assignment of Deed of Trust recording under file no. 20120311404 on April 23, 2012, assigning said beneficial interest to Ronald G. Schoenberger, a married person as his sole and separate property.

Washington Foreclosure Services, Inc., was appointed as successor trustee under file no. 20120313500. II. No action commenced by the beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failure to pay the payments due from August 12, 2012, with the full amount of the loan coming due on November 12, 2012, including principal interest, late charges. IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is $16,643.59 principal, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured from the 24th day of July, 2012, 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 obligations secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statue. The sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on April 12, 2013. The defaults in Paragraph III must be cured by the 1st day of April, 2013 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale.

The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before the 1st day of April, 2013 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in Paragraph III is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after the 1st day of April, 2013 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor, or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust plus costs and fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address: Robert Evenson, P. O. Box 111, Usk, WA 99180; Lynn Evenson, P. O. Box 111, Usk, WA 99180; and to Resident of Property Subject to Foreclsoure, 301 W. Kalispel/Delkena Road Hwy, Usk, WA 99180; by first class and certified mail on the 19th day of November, 2012, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served on the 21st day of November, 2012, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide, in writing to anyone CONTINUED ON 9B

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CONTINUED FROM 8B requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees 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 of their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale.

X. The name and address of the Trustee: Washington Foreclosure Services, Inc., 2206 N. Pines Road, Spokane, WA 99206; (509) 892-0270. XI.NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the Trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. DATED this 2nd day of January, 2012.

Washington Foreclosure Services, Inc., By: Vicky L. Armstrong, Vice-President, Successor Trustee, PO Box 14796, Spokane, WA 99214(509) 892-0270 Published in The Newport Miner March 13 and April 3, 2013. (6,9)

________________ 201384 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE NO. 13 4 00006 1 Probate Notice to Creditors RCW 11.40.030 In the Matter of the Estate of JEAN B. LOWRY, Deceased.

W. Scott Lowry and John M. Lowry, have been appointed as Co-Personal Representatives 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 Co-Personal Representative W. Scott Lowry at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing of the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of, (1) THIRTY (30) days after the Co-Personal Representatives served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); 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 nonprohate assets.

Date of first publication, March 20, 2013. /s/ W. Scott Lowry W. Scott Lowry Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives Address: 102 W. Main - Suite 200 Walla Walla, WA 993622856

Published in The Newport Miner March 20, 27, and April 3, 2013. (7-3)

_________________ 201389 LEGAL NOTICE LEADERS MEETING The Boards of Commissioners of the Port of Pend Oreille, Public Utility District No. 1 and Pend Oreille County will meet at on Tuesday, April 9th at the Camas Wellness Center at Usk. The meeting will begin at noon. /S/ Kelly J. Driver, Manager /S/ Karen Willner, Clerk of the Board /S/ Liz Braun, Clerk of the Board Published in The Newport Miner March 27 and April 3, 2013. (8-2)

________________ 201393 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF PEND OREIILE Case No. 13-4-00010-9 Probate Notice to Creditors IN RE. The Estate of Herbert Takashi Kubota, Deceased.

Probate Notice to Creditors RCW 11.40.030 The personal representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as personal representative of this estate. Persons having claims against the decedent must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitation, serve their claims on the personal representative or the attorneys of record at the address stated below and file an executed copy of the claim with the Clerk of this Court within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or within four months after the date of the filing of the copy of this Notice with the Clerk of the Court, whichever is later or, except under those provisions included in RCW 11.40.011 and 11.40.013, the claim will be forever barred. This bar is effective as to the claims against both the probate assets and nonprobate assets of the decedent.

Date of filing copy of March 19, 2013.

Date of first publication March 27, 2013. /s/ George Kubota, Jr. George Kubota, Jr. c/o Douglas D. Lambarth P.O. Box 366 Newport, WA 99156 509-447-3036

201396 SURPLUS MATERIAL FOR SALE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY The Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County has declared the following as no longer necessary, material to, or useful in the operations of the District and, therefore, surplus to the needs of the Public Utility District: 2008 Polaris Snowmobile 600 RMK 144, Fleet #290, VIN # SN1PK6FS58C355614 2008 Skidoo Snowmobile, Fleet #291, VIN # 2BPSCT8B78V000268 The snowmobiles may be viewed between the hours of 8:00 - 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, by contacting Kevin Fisher, (509) 671-1321.

Mi ni mum bi ds are $3,000 for Fleet #290 and $4,000 for Fleet #291.

Sealed bids will be received at the PUD offices, 130 N. Washington, PO Box 190, Newport, WA. 99156, or at Box Canyon Dam Visitors Center, 7492 Hwy. 31, PO Box 547, Ione, WA. 99139 until 3:00 p.m., April 5, 2013. Indicate “Sealed Bid” on the outside of the envelope. The bids will be opened April 8, 2013 and awarded at the April 16, 2013, Board meeting.

Karen Willner Clerk of the Board Published in The Newport Miner March 27 and April 3, 2013. (8-2)

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201395 PUD SPECIAL PUBLIC EVENING INFORMATION MEETING AGENDA Monday, April 8, 2013 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Cutter Theatre 302 Park Street, Metaline Falls, Washington Welcome - John Jordan 6:00 - 7:15 p.m. Individual presentations (15 - 20 minutes each): Metaline Falls Water Project -Mark Scott Upstream Fish Passage - Scott Jungblom Box Canyon Plant Upgrade - Brenda Miller Vegetation Management & Pole Testing- Chris Jones 7:20 - p.m. Questions for the board 7:50 - p.m. Final comments - Commissioner Curt Knapp 8:00 - p.m. Meeting End

2013104 NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND ACTION Pursuant to 43.21C RCW, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on March 22, 2012 receive a complete SEPA Environmental Checklist with supplemental documents (JARPA, Site Plans) prepared for the Pend Oreille PUD #1 TDG Abatement Spillway Project. Location: Box Canyon Dam, Ione, WA 99139. Any person desiring to express their views or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the County Community Development Dept. Pend Oreille County has reviewed the proposed project for probable adverse environmental impacts and expects to issue a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) for this project. The optional DNS process in WAC 19711-355 is being used. This may be your only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposed application.

Written comments on the SEPA checklist must be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than April 11, 2013. The submitted application and related documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 W. 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and is available on the Pend Oreille County website: www.pendoreilleco.org.

Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Natural Resource Planner.

Required Permit(s): S h o re l i n e E x e m p t i o n (POC), Floodplain Development Permit (POC), Commercial Building Permit (POC), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), Federal Authorization (USACE) Date of permit application: March 22, 2013 Date of determination of completeness: March 25, 2013 Date of notice of application and action: March 25, 2013

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201399 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE File No.: 7314.01823 Grantors: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. GMAC Mortgage, LLC Grantee: Gina Tiberino, an unmarried person Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 20090303525 re-recorded on 1/06/2011 under Auditors File Number 20110307468 to correct Trustee Tax Parcel ID No.: 453113580020 Abbreviated Legal: PTN Lots 1 & 2, Blk 4, Laurelhusrt Add to Town of Newport Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission Telephone: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877894-4663). Web site: http:// www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/homeownership/post_ purchase_counselors_ foreclosure.htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Telephone: Tollfree: 1-800-569-4287. Web site: http://www.hud.gov/ offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm?webListAction=s earch&searchstate=WA&f ilterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Telephone: Toll-free: 1-800-606-4819.

Web site: http://nwjustice. org/what-clear. I. On May 3, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. inside the main lobby of the Hall of Justice, 229 South Garden Avenue in the City of Newport, State of Washington, the undersigned Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of Pend Oreille, State of Washington: Lots 1 and 2, EXCEPT the west 72 feet of said two lots, in Block 4, Laurelhurst Addition to the town of Newport, according to the recorded plat thereof, Pend Oreille County, Washington; Together with the West half of the vacated alley adjoining said lots. Commonly known as: 820 West Spruce Street Newport, WA 99156 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 10/26/09, recorded on 11/02/09, under Auditor’s File No. 2009-0303525 rerecorded on 1/06/2011 under Auditors File Number 20110307468 to correct Trustee, records of Pend Oreille County, Washington, from Gina Tiberino, an unmarried person, as Grantor, to Pend Oreille Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation “Obligation” in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for American Financial Resources, Inc., a New Jersey Corporation, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by Mortgage Electronic Reg-

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istration Systems, Inc. as nominee for American Financial Resources, Inc., a New Jersey Corporation its successors and assigns to GMAC Mortgage, LLC, under an Assignment/Successive Assignments recorded under Auditor’s File No. 20120312782. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Abbreviated Legal Description are provided solely to comply with the recording statutes and are not intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Property’s full legal description provided herein.

II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s or Borrower’s default on the Obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Amount due to reinstate by 12/18/2012 Monthly Payments $19,826.68 Late Charges $792.92 Lender’s Fees & Costs $158.50 Total Arrearage $20,778.10 Trustee’s Expenses (Itemization) Trustee’s Fee $725.00 Title Repor t $576.74 Statutory Mailings $10.00 Recording Costs $15.00 Postings $70.00 Total Costs $1,396.74 Total Amount Due: $22,174.84 IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Principal Balance of $136,829.00, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 04/01/11, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by statute.

V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made without representation or warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, encumbrances or condition of the Property on May 3, 2013. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 04/22/13 (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 04/22/13 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after 04/22/13 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME AND ADDRESS Gina Tiberino aka Gina Elizabeth Guay 820 West Spruce Street Newport, WA 99156 Unknown Spouse and/or Domestic Partner of Gina Tiberino aka Gina Elizabeth Guay Newport, WA 99156 by both first class and certified mail, return receipt requested on 10/31/12, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 10/31/12 Grantor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted on a conspicu-

ous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee, whose name and address are set forth below, will provide in writing to anyone requesting it a statement of all costs and trustee’s fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the Property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale.

X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenantoccupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by this reference. You may also access sale status at www.northwesttrustee.com and www.

USA-Foreclosure.com. EFFECTIVE: 12/18/2012 Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Authorized Signature P.O. BOX 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 Contact: Nanci Lambert (425) 586-1900. (TS# 7314.01823) 1002.232359File No. Published in The Newport Miner April 3 and 24, 2013. (9,12)

_________________ 2013105 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on Jan. 17, 2013, receive a complete Conditional Use Permit Application, and SEPA Environmental Checklist from Kevin M Handlen, and did on Jan. 18, 2013 issue a Determination of Completeness for “KC’s Grab & Go/RV Storage”. Location: Within Sect. 10, T32N, R44E WM, Corner of Lenora Dr. and LeClerc Rd. South Newport, WA 99156. The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission will be hearing this Conditional Use Permit Application on April 09, 2013 at 6:00pm in the Cusick Community Center, 111 S. First Ave., Cusick, WA Required Permits: Conditional Use Permit (Pend Oreille County), Commercial Building Permit (Pend Oreille County), Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Construction Stormwater Permit (Department of Ecology) Dated: Mar. 26, 2013 Published in The Newport Miner April 3, 2013. (9)

_________________ 2013106 FOUND A Trek 26 inch bicycle was found in the Quail Ave area December 5, 2012. To identify contact the Pend Oreille County Sheriffs

Office at (509) 447-3153 x 1903.

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_________________ 2013107 INVITATION FOR BIDS CITY OF NEWPORT SPRUCE STREET – WATER, SEWER, AND STREET RECONSTRUCTION Sealed bids will be received for the City of Newport Spruce Street – Water, Sewer, and Street Reconstruction by the City of Newport at the Newport City Hall, 200 South Washington, Newport, WA 99156, until 1:00 p.m. local time, Monday, April 29, 2013. Bids will be opened at said time and place and read aloud publicly. All interested individuals are welcome to attend. Proposals received after the time set for receiving bids will not be considered.

The project includes the construction of road improvements to Spruce Street beginning at Cass Street, continuing east approximately 1,900 feet to the first alley west of Washington Avenue. The street improvements include removal of existing asphalt paving, removal and replacement of the subgrade, installing ballast and subbase material, installation of the asphalt pavement, and construction of the stormwater management system and drainage facilities. The street improvements also include the installation of concrete curb and gutters along both sides of the street and a 5’ concrete sidewalk along the south side of Spruce Street to Warren Avenue and along the north and south side of Spruce from Warren Avenue to the limits of construction. The work also consists of excavation and removal of existing wastewater collection facilities and service connections located beneath the street, installation of new PVC sewer main and concrete manholes, and installation of new residential sewer service connections to the existing right-of-way line.

The work also consists of excavation and replacement of the existing water distribution facilities and service connections located beneath the street, installation of new 8” PVC water main, and installation of new residential water service connections. The project is funded through the Washington State Community Development Block Grant program, USDA Rural Utilities Services, and the City of Newport.

Bid forms, bidder’s instructions, specifications, and contract forms are available to interested Bidders at James A. Sewell and Associates, LLC, 600 4th Street West, Newport, WA 99156 for a fee of $75 per set. Contact: Kevin Koesel at 509-447-3626.

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS can also be examined at the following locations: City of Newport City Hall, Monday through Friday, 200 South Washington, Newport, WA James A. Sewell & Associates, LLC, 600 4th Street West, Newport, WA 99156 ABC, 12310 E. Mirabeau Parkway, Suite 100., Spokane Valley, WA 99216 AGC, Inland Empire Chapter, E. 4935 Trent Ave, Spokane, WA 99212 AGC, 3895 N. Schrieber Way, Ste. 100, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815 Idaho Associated General Contractors, 1649 W. Shoreline Dr., Ste 100, Boise, ID 83702 Panhandle Building Contractors Association, 1202 5th Ave., Sandpoint, ID 83864 Spokane Regional Plan

Center, 209 N. Havana, Spokane, WA 99202 Tri-City Construction Council, 20 E. Kennewick Ave, Kennewick, WA 99336 A voluntary project walk-through and pre-bid conference will be held at the intersection of Spruce Street and Cass Avenue on April 26, 2013, at 1:00 p.m.

Bidders and their specialty contractors are required to have a current Washington certificate of registration as a contractor in compliance with chapter 18.27 RCW, which must have been in effect at the time of bid submittal in order to submit a bid. Electrical subcontractors are required to have an electrical contractor license.

All bids shall contain one of the following forms of Bidder’s security in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid amount of both the Base Bid and Add Alternate Bid Items made payable to City of Newport - a) Bidder’s Bond executed by a surety company qualified to conduct business in the State of Washington b) Certified Check c) Cashier’s Check d) Cash. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish satisfactory performance bond and payment bond within the time stated in the specifications, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to the City of Newport. The City shall have the right to reject any or all bids not accompanied by bid security or data required by the bidding documents or a bid in any way incomplete or irregular.

Newport City Hall is handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate special needs, including handicap accessibility or interpreter will be made upon receiving twenty-four hour advance notice. Contact City Administrator Ray King at 509-447-3626.

Bidders are required to meet all requirements that are a stipulation of the project’s funding sources.

All work performed on this project will be subject to the higher of the prevailing state or federal wage rates; zone differential pay may apply. Small, Minority- and Women-owned firms are encouraged to submit bids.

The City of Newport is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Any questions should be directed to James A. Sewell and Associates, LLC, Attn: Kevin Koesel at (509) 4473626. /s/ Ray King Ray King, City Administrator Published in The Newport Miner April 3, 2013. (9)

_________________ 2013108 PUBLIC NOTICE The Town of Cusick will hold a Water System Plan Community hearing at 7:00 pm Monday April 8, 2013.

Comments and comment forms for written community in-put will be available at the meeting, in the library, and Town Hall. A two week comment period will be in effect from April 8, 2013 thru April 23, 2013. A final review is scheduled for April 26 at 7:00 pm at the Cusick Community Center.

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_________________ 2013109 NOTICE OF HEARING The Pend Oreille County Civil Service Commission, pursuant to RCW 41.14.060, will hold a public hearing regarding proposed Civil Service Rules and Regulations on April 24, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. in the County Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 625 W. CONTINUED ON 10B

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PONSA dinner raises $2,000 for animals in need NEWPORT – The members of Pawsitive Outreach Spay/Neuter Alliance (POSNA) thanked everyone who helped make their first annual dinner a success March 9. The organization raised more than $2,000.

It took more than 100 people, including individuals and businesses who donated items for the auction, the volunteers who organized and rallied together to make it happen, and the community members who came out to support them. There was a capacity crowd at the Create Arts Center, with extra tables added for late arrivals.

Volunteer Kari Thompson managed the event. Michael Thompson, along

Six-week playwriting workshop starts May 13

with his young partner, Land Carter, kept the crowd entertained with their auctioneering banter. Background music was provided by CPD. Volunteers also pitched in to break down tables and cleaning up.

The money raised from this event will go toward continuing the group’s mission of “Working for a world with no homeless pets,” through spay/ neuter assistance to low income pet owners.

More volunteers are always needed.

If you would like to join the team, or if you need help yourself, call Cindy at COURTESY PHOTO|PONSA 509-671-1427. The next spay/neuter Jack Carter is the proud winner of the Tough Toy Dinosaur that was clinic for low income pet owners will auctioned to raise money for POSNA, pictured with his mother Stacy be March 28. and sister Soleil.

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- Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance Newport TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Computer Basics for Adults: 10 a.m. to Noon - Newport Library Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Blanchard Library Weight Watchers: 11 a.m. Weigh in and 11:30 to Noon meeting - Camas Center for Community Wellness, Usk Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Priest River Animal Rescue: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River BASIC Meeting: 6 p.m. - Blanchard Community Center Priest River TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church Pend Oreille Rock and Gem Club: 7 p.m. - 508 Quail Loop, Newport Calispel Post 217: 6 p.m. - American Legion in Cusick Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport THURSDAY, APRIL 4

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_________________ 2013111 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 13-4-00012-5 Probate Notice to Creditors (RCW 11.40.030) The Estate of Margaret Hulda Richards, 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

NEWPORT – Have you ever wanted to write a play? Pend Oreille Playhouse will be registering students for a playwriting workshop, led by Gail Cory-Betz, beginning Monday, May 13, from 4-5:30 p.m.

The six-week course will explore genre, plot and character development, and participants will complete

Priest River Food Bank Open: 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Priest River Library Open Painting Workshop: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Blood Drive: Noon to 6 p.m. Priest River Junior High Loosely Knit: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Duplicate Bridge: 12:30 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport After School Readers Club: 3 p.m.

- Priest River Library Celebrate Recovery: 5:30 p.m. 754 Silverbirch Lane, Oldtown, House of the Lord Pend Oreille Kids Club: 6 p.m. Pend Oreille Mennonite Church Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Blanchard Community Church Bingo: 6 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Newport Masonic Lodge: 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 5 PRM-Advocates for Women: 9:30-11 a.m. - Cornerstone Mall, Oldtown Blanchard TOPS: 8:30-10 a.m. Blanchard Community Church Book Market: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hospitality House, Newport

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Date of First Publication of this Notice: April 3, 2013. /s/ Harold Richards Harold Richards, Personal Representative /s/ Sylvia Richards Sylvia Richards, Personal Representative Denise Stewart Attorney at Law PLLC PO Box 301 Newport, WA 99156 Published in The Newport Miner April 3, 10, and 17, 2013. (9-3)

_________________ 2013112 PUBLIC NOTICE The Pend Oreille County Library District Board of Trustees have changed the time their regularly scheduled Board Meeting on 25 April 2013 - to 4:30 P.M. The meeting will be held at the PUD, Box Canyon Conference Room. /s/ Colleen Auble Published in The Newport Miner April 3 and 10, 2013. (9-2)

_________________ 2013113 TOWN OF IONE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held in Council Chambers by the Town of Ione on April 17, 2013, at 7:15 p.m., on the statutory creation of a Town of Ione and Pend Oreille County Joint Airport Zoning Board, in accordance with the Airport Zoning Act, RCW 14.12.030(2), and FAR Part 77, Far Part 150 and the 2009 Airport Layout Plan, approved and adopted by the Ione Town Council on October 6, 2010.

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Story Time: 11 a.m. - Newport Library Davis Lake Grange: 6 p.m. - Davis Lake Grange Northwoods Unleashed: 6:30 p.m. - Circle Moon Theater Open Mic: 7-9:30 p.m. - Pend Oreille Playhouse, 240 N. Union Ave., Newport Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting: 7 p.m. - Priest River VFW Al-Anon: 7-8 p.m. - 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Priest River.

Call Jan 208-946-6131 SATURDAY, APRIL 6 Priest River American Legion Breakfast: 8-10:30 a.m. - VFW on Larch Street Women’s AA: 9:30 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Friends of the Library Book Sale: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Priest River Library Priest River Legion Auxiliary: 11 a.m. - VFW Hall, Larch Street Angel Paws: Noon - Kelly’s Restaurant, call Janet at 509-4473541 Bobby Clark Fundraiser: 2-6 p.m.

- Priest River Senior Center Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. Priest River Senior Center AA Meeting: 5 p.m. - Cornerstone Building, Selkirk Way, Oldtown Set Free Northwest Meal and Worship: 6:30 p.m. - Conerstone

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_________________ 2013114 THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE NO. 13-4-00011-7 Probate Notice to Creditors (RCW 11.40.030) In the Estate of: Chester Franklin Averyt, Deceased The person 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 provided by RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim; and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.040.020(1) (c) ; or (2) four months after the date of first publication of this 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: April 3, 2013.

Personal Representative: Tracy Bennett Attorney for Personal Representative: Linda J. Mathis Address for Mailing or Service: 301 W. Spruce St. Suite B, Newport, WA 99156 /s/ Linda J. Mathis Linda Mathis Attorney for Personal Representative WSBA# 16495 301 W. Spruce St, Suite B Newport, WA 99156 (509) 447-5929 Published in The Newport Miner April 3, 10, and 17, 2013. (9-3)

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Newport Library shows movies NEWPORT – The Newport Public Library is showing movies in coming weeks, open to all ages.

Parents need to sign a permission slip.

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected

Journey” will play Thursday, April 11 at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13 is “Wreck-It Ralph” at 10 a.m. and “Les Miserables” at 12:30 p.m.

Snacks will be provided by the Friends of the Library.

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Building Behind Ace Hardware, Oldtown Northwoods Unleashed: 6:30 p.m. - Circle Moon Theater

Blanchard Community Church

SUNDAY, APRIL 7 Dharma Day: 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sravasti Abbey, Newport Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House MONDAY, APRIL 8 Country Breakfast: 7-11 a.m. Blanchard Community Center Evergreen Art Association: 10 a.m. - Riverbank Restaurant Hospitality House Senior Potluck, Meet Prospective Board Members: Noon - Newport Young Lives Club for Pregnant and Teen Moms: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport. Call 208-691-2920 Priest River Lions: 6:30 p.m. Priest River Senior Center Blanchard Grange Meeting: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Grange Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m.

- Pend Oreille Bible Church in Cusick Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. -

TUESDAY, APRIL 9 Blanchard Stitchers Quilting Group: 10 a.m. - Blanchard Inn Writers Group: 2 p.m. - Create Arts Center Weight Watchers: 5:30-6 p.m.

Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Belly Dance Fitness: 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Bingo: 6:30 p.m. - Newport Eagles Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. St. Anthony’s Church Spirit Lake Lodge No. 57: 8 p.m. Spirit Lake WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 Rotary Club: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Overeaters Anonymous: 7:30 a.m.

- Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance Newport TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles

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Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Blanchard Library Weight Watchers: 11 a.m. Weigh in and 11:30 to Noon meeting - Camas Center for Community Wellness, Usk Priest River Lioness: 11:30 a.m. Priest River Senior Center Home and Community Educators Diamond Lake Club: Noon - Call Billie Goodno at 509-447-3781 or Chris King at 208-437-0971 Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Dodge Ball Tournament: 6 p.m.

- Priest River Lamanna High School Gym Priest River TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church Spirit Lake Historical Society: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-665-5921 for locations Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport

Grand Opening

Friday, April 5 th Karaoke 9pm $ 00 1 O f f All Well Drinks

50¢ O f f All Beers 7-9pm Friday Only $ 00

1 ts o h S o Jell 7pm

_________________ 2013115 JOB OPENING PORT OF PEND OREILLE PEND OREILLE VALLEY RAILROAD The Port of Pend Oreille (POVA) is accepting applications for permanent railroad employment. An application may be obtained at the Port office, 1981 Black Road, Usk, WA 99180, or by calling 509-445-1090.

The Port requires applicants to pass a pre-employment physical, which includes drug and alcohol testing. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

Applications must be returned by 1:00 p.m. April 12, 2013. /s/ Kelly J. Driver Manager

a one-act play, written individually or in small groups, to be performed later in the year, as a Youth One Act Play Festival, or Senior Level Theatre Camp. Registration is on a first come basis, and the workshop is limited to 12 students, ages 12-21. Tuition is $35 per student. For more information, contact Gail at 509-447-2750.

“Mistaken Identity”

Saturday, April 6 th Live Music 9pm-1am Classic to New Rock by 1 hots S o l “Mistaken Identity” l e J m 7p Appetizer Specials starting 5pm $ 00

The Boat Launch Restaurant & Lounge at South Shore Store Off Highway 2 Next to Diamond Lake Boat Launch

509-447-2035

“The place where parties get launched”