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Teck mine opening Now hiring; community looks at positive future

BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

METALINE FALLS – Teck American Incorporated announced the reopening of the Pend Oreille Mine near Metaline Falls, Wednesday, April 23, adding jobs, needed positive economic impact and business owners’ excitement throughout the county.

The mine and ore processing will add about 160 new jobs at an average salary of $60,000 a year. The mine currently employs about 80 people that maintain the mine and look for reserves. That number will go to about 240 employees total by year’s end, operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The international mining company said it is reopening in the wake of rising zinc prices.

Dave Riggleman, acting general manager of Pend Oreille operations, said the estimated cost to open the mine is about $41 million and will take seven months to open completely.

During an investor teleconference last week, Teck executives said tons of zinc have been cut from production globally due to the closing of depleted mines. They have at least five years of life based on current reserves and resources at Pend Oreille Mine. The executives said they are pleased with the prospects of Pend Oreille because of the reduced transportation costs to the Trail Smelter. This and other factors had them predicting to investors approximately $15 million a year in profits related to the mine operations.

“We are excited,” said Dave Godlewski, Vice President with Teck American. “We are glad to be back to being an important part of the economy of the community.”

Teck is hoping to produce about 80,000 tons of concentrates per year, Riggleman said.

About 10-12 trucks of concentrate will be driven across the Canadian border to the smelter in Trail, B.C., about 50 miles from the mine on a daily basis. The state rebuilt the highway from the mine to the border years ago to accommodate the mine shipping and Godlewski said it is ready to go.

‘Everyone from auto parts stores to restaurants will benefit.’

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Here’s the entrance to the Pend Oreille Mine, looking much the same way it has for the past 60-70 years.

Lonnie Johnson

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“Our transportation costs, we have an advantage there,” Riggleman said.

The mine is set to operate for about five years, based on the amount of reserves still in the mine and recently established on their holdings. They said last week they would evaluate the reserves after five years and see if they will continue.

Riggleman and his team will be handling the hiring process, Godlewski said. Teck will hire people from online applications and call for interviews. Riggleman said they are currently looking for mechanics and millwrights, but more hiring will happen in the summer and fall for management staff and miners.

About $60,000 is the average annual SEE TECK, 2A

History of mine goes back to early 1800s

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METALINE FALLS – According to the “History of Pend Oreille County” by Tony and Suzanne Schaeffer Bamonte, in 1811, explorer David Thompson discovered ore deposits along the Pend Oreille River. Gold was sought through the 1860s, having

been found between Metaline Falls and Z Canyon, south of the Canadian border. This brought large groups of Chinese immigrants as some of the first miners, as well as many prospectors to work the gravel and sandbars of the river, working toward the shorelines.

The gold was not striking the miners rich, however,

but the gold prospecting led to finding lead and zinc deposits in the Metaline Mining District. In 1869, the first ore deposits were reported and the first claim filed in 1873.

Lead and zinc were not in demand in the late 1800s, but as the economy grew, the demand for the metals SEE HISTORY, 10A

City of Newport opens bids for sidewalk project NEWPORT – The City of Newport will accept sealed bids for the general contractor for the State Route 2 sidewalk and street light project from Owen’s Deli to Audrey’s Restaurant Thursday, May 15, at 2 p.m.

A pre-bid conference will be Thursday, May 8 at 11 a.m. at Newport City Hall.

City Administrator Ray King said this walk

through is to keep all bidders “on the same page with no surprises.” King said he is hopeful to start the project in July and plans for a 5-6 week construction period because the work is done above ground.

King said the section of highway from SEE CITY, 10A

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Newport school bus ran off road

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PRIEST RIVER – The turmoil continues with the West Bonner County School District following the resignation of trustee Tony Lamanna.

This Durham School Services bus carrying Newport School District students ran off Baker Lake Road Monday morning, April 28. The cause of the accident wasn’t immediately available, but no one was hurt in the accident, according to a Durham spokesperson.

Lamanna resigned April 23, prior to a special executive session held on an unrelated personnel matter.

“In the future, I hope that the lessons learned by all this turmoil will produce a SEE BONNER, 10A

B R I E F LY Fish to be released from Diamond Lake pen

DIAMOND LAKE – The Diamond Lake Improvement Association will release fish from the fish pens Saturday, May 3, at 10 a.m.

Fish are stocked in the pens in the fall by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and released in the spring at the beginning of fishing season, which opened on lowland lakes Saturday, April 26.

When the fish are stocked in the pens, usually in October, there are about 20 fish per pound. In the spring, there’s close to five per pound.

DLIA volunteers feed the fish throughout the winter.

Lots happening at Hospitality House

NEWPORT – Members of the Northwoods Performing Arts will perform music at the Hospitality House in Newport, Friday, May 2, at 6 p.m.

Also at the Hospitality House, live music will be played Saturday, May 10, at 6 p.m., continuing on the second and fourth Saturday of the month through September.

A potluck will be held Monday, May 12, at noon, and the senior center will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, May 17, during the Who Let the Girls Out shopping even, offering cookies and coffee. Lunch will

be served from 11 a.m. 1 p.m. for $10, including salad, dessert and a beverage.

City to update water system plan NEWPORT – The Newport City Council is holding a special meeting to discuss the Community Development Block Grant, Wednesday, April 30, at 8:30 a.m. at Newport City Hall.

This is a planning only grant application to update the current water system plan. City Administrator Ray King said this is a $24,000 grant.

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METALINE FALLS – Lead and zinc are metals used in automotive industries and construction and will be mined from the Pend Oreille Mine over the next five years, after Teck American Incorporated announced the reopening of the north county mine.

Dave Riggleman, acting general manager of Pend Oreille operations, said zinc is used primarily to galvanize steel, namely in the auto industry.

“It’s a rust preventative,” Riggleman said.

He also said construction companies use it for the same purpose and said many guardrails on the highways are galvanized to prevent rusting.

Lead is primarily used in car batteries. It was once used in paint and can be hazardous to humans. Riggleman said it causes the reaction to make electricity in the car battery, which fires up the vehicle.

“That’s the primary use,” Riggleman said.

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This is a view inside the ore processing facility where the concentrate is made.

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salary for jobs at the mine, but Riggleman said, “that’s ballpark” as some will make less than that and some more because of experience and the job responsibilities.

“We’re so new, we’re focusing on mechanics and millwrights,” Riggleman said.

There are 31 job listings on Teck’s website. From miners to accountants, from maintenance to mechanics, the mine should be at full staff by December.

Riggleman said he has received calls from former employees who have moved to other mines since the shut down and would like to come back to the county. He said they want former employees because they are experienced and understand the jobs.

“They are familiar with the site, they are familiar with the jobs,” Riggleman said.

“We are trying to accommodate all that we can.”

He also said they want to hire locally as much as possible. This is the first large hiring for the mine since 2003, Riggleman said.

According to Godlewski, the state regulatory and environmental permits they had when they shut down in 2009 are still in place. They will begin meeting with the state Department of Ecology but don’t anticipate any other issues, Godlewski said.

Riggleman said the focus of the work for the next few months would be getting the facilities ready to operate.

He said some of the machines have not been used in about five years and some new equipment may be purchased for efficiency and safety reasons.

Godlewski said they hope to produce concentrates by the beginning of 2015.

The operation consists of the underground mining and concentrate processing facility on the surface.

Some areas of the mine will need to be secured during the preparation period.

Officials plan to start mining areas where they stopped in 2009, and then move on to areas they have been exploring while on care and maintenance the past few years.

The mine was placed on care and maintenance in 2009 because of declining global economic conditions.

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McMorris Rodgers is pleased with the news.

“The reopening of this mine will breathe new life into Pend Oreille County, fueling job opportunities for the hardworking men and women of Eastern Washington,” said McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash. “The mine will enable families to discover new possibilities, and I’m thrilled to see such extensive job creation, which will allow so many to achieve a better life.”

Impacts to north Pend Oreille County The towns of Metaline Falls, Metaline and Ione will see an influx of people as the hiring process begins. Many of the former mine employees stayed in the area following the 2009 shut down and some of those employees may apply at the mine again, Metaline Falls Mayor Tara Leininger said.

“It increases the population temporarily. The impact on the town is going to be minimal,” Leininger said.

“We’re prepped for anything that happens.”

She said she thinks the miners will frequent the grocery stores and area restaurants, but no new businesses are planned to accommodate the mine employees.

“Their needs are much more simple,” Leininger said.

Ione Mayor Donnie Fowell said more money will be put back into the north end businesses and more people are going back to work.

“It’s going to help the community being back to work,” Fowell said.

Selkirk School District Superintendent Nancy Lotze said the mine opening may have an impact on the school district. She said when the mine closed in 2009, many of the mining families stayed in the area. She said the last time the mine was in full operation, about 80 students were associated with the mine through their families.

About 20 of those students left when the mine shut down.

Currently the district has about 243 students. They had 315 during the 2007-08 school year, before the mine shut down.

Lotze said if all 60 students were to be added back to the district, it would be about $300,000 in state revenue.

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This doubled-lined tailings area was completed during the summer of 2003. It will handle all of the waste materials removed from the Pend Oreille Mine.

She said she is anticipating about 20 new students, or about $100,000.

“That would be a lot more than I anticipated,” Lotze said about 60 new students.

“I do imagine there will be some influx.”

She said the one area that may cause a problem is what grade levels the new students would fall into. Some of the classes have about 10-12 students, while others are at a fuller capacity with about 30. If the new students are in a grade that is already full, Lotze said the district would have to hire more teachers.

“I am not going to account for anything until I see the whites of their eyes,” Lotze said.

Housing may be impacted, but Leininger said it is only temporary and often the miners do not bring their families.

“It’s such a temporary situation,” Leininger said. “They don’t necessarily bring their families.”

Dan Strandemo, owner of the Pend Oreille Apartments and Historic Miners Hotel since 1986, said if the miners are hired in at full capacity, he could see an increase from about 18 tenants to around 35. His apartment building holds 57 units but he said he is skeptical they will all fill up because the miners will mostly want permanent housing.

“Most of these guys will want to find a home,” Strandemo said.

Strandemo said the fiveyear option of operating the mine is not long and he had heard rumors of operations going 10 years. However, the mine is predicting five years of reserves left.

“Then what do you do, go back to square one?” Strandemo asked. “It’s a huge change.”

Restaurants in the area are excited to have new faces looming on the horizon.

Dawna Borseth, owner of 5th Avenue Bar and Grill, said she was surprised at the number of people the mine will hire. She said if they actually hire more than 100 more people, it is very exciting.

“If that’s the case, it will help our community in every way,” she said. “I’m sure it’s going to be a great help.”

American Pie Drive In and Catering owner Amy Volquardsen said she remembers the schools having the most benefit when the mine operated before 2009. However, she said people are very happy the mine will be up and running soon.

“Everybody’s really excited about it,” Volquardsen said. “It’s going to be great for our area.”

Impacts countywide County government entities will see many benefits from the mine opening.

PUD Assistant General Manager April Owen said Teck will get power from Boundary Dam, which is the lowest cost power in the county. Any excess power from this cheap source is sold to the Ponderay Newsprint Company (PNC). Under the power sale contract with Teck, this excess will go to the mine operation.

The PUD will replace this power from other sources that currently aren’t significantly higher.

Owen said the mine currently uses about 2.5 megawatts per hour on care and maintenance mode. Once the mine is fully operational, it could use up to 6 megawatts per hour. The PUD will gain significant revenue from the sale of

power to Teck.

“Load growth is a benefit for the PUD. In this case, not only do we receive increased load from Teck, but also more residential and commercial usage from more people being in the area,” Owen said. “We are currently unsure of Teck’s restart power requirements and need to have a conversation with them. If similar to their prior power usage, the infrastructure that we currently have in place in the north county, while old, is probably sufficient for the restart of the mine.”

The addition of more than 160 employees will add revenue to the PUD as well.

“More customers create more revenue,” PUD Commissioner Rick Larson said.

The opening of the mine will benefit the county as well, but just how much isn’t known yet. Pend Oreille County gets sales tax from big purchases made by the mine and property tax on real estate and equipment.

“It’s sort of hard for us to know on sales tax because you have to know where they bought from,” said Pend Oreille County Treasurer Terri Miller.

Businesses report to the state Department of Revenue, which sends the county its share two months later. Miller said she keeps an eye on the reports from the state, but if she suspects something was purchased that doesn’t show up, she has to know where the item was purchased to follow up.

Businesses like the mine report their sales tax to the Department of Revenue, which has a two-month lag time before the money gets SEE MINE, 9A

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Stranded boaters rescued at Horseshoe Lake

B R I E F LY Town holds public hearing on water plan CUSICK – The Cusick Town Council is holding a public hearing to discuss and review the final project performance on the Cusick water system plan, Monday, May 12 at 7 p.m. at the community center.

The Community Development Block Grant funded this project.

For more information, call Mayor Bob Spencer at 509-445-4045.

Democrats meet Tuesday, May 6 NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille County Democrats are meeting Tuesday, May 6, from 5-8 p.m. at the Create Arts Center, 900 W. Fourth St., Newport.

A speaker will talk about the history of unions. A potluck will be served, including a sandwich and salad bar. People with last names beginning with A through H should bring sliced cheeses. I through R should bring sliced meats and S through Z bring a dessert.

For more information, call Gayle at 509-7106493 or email pendoreilledemocrats@gmail.com.

Hunt to run for prosecutor NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County deputy prosecutor Dolly Hunt will make a run for the prosecutor position this fall as a Republican. Long-time prosecutor Tom Metzger will not seek reelection.

Hunt currently works as deputy prosecutor. She is a graduate of Newport High School.

Newport High School gets High Progress Award NEWPORT – Newport High School received the 2013 Washington Achievement Award for High Progress, Monday, April 14. They were one of 415 Washington schools chosen.

“So many schools in our state are doing good work to make a difference for kids,” State Superintendent Randy Dorn said.

“These awards represent some of the best. It’s an honor to recognize them and celebrate their success.”

Newport qualified for High Progress because they are in the top 10 percent of schools making the most progress in performance of all students over three years.

The award is given in six categories: Overall Excellence, High Progress, Reading Growth, Math Growth, 5-year Grad Rate, and English Language Acquisition.

The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education sponsored the award. The winners are selected using the state’s Accountability Index and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Flexibility Waiver.

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PSE Union staff, standing, came to the regular Newport School Board meeting, Tuesday, April 22, to tell the board about the unions merging and becoming more than 60 district employees. Negotiations are happening for the next couple weeks.

Fire damage costs more than $700,000 granted their waiver and the students do not have to make up the two missing days.

“Everything else is complete,” Crouch said.

Peggy Cornelius, a representative of the Public School Employees union and district para-educator, said negotiations have started for the PSE union, which now comprises of para-educators, librarians, food service, custodians, maintenance,

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NEWPORT – Restoration following the fire at Newport High School has cost about $700,000 and is almost complete, business manager Tom Crouch said during the regular Newport School Board meeting, Tuesday, April 22.

The fire started Feb. 21 when a hot ember was sucked into the sawdust collector in the wood shop. Smoke filled the school through the vent system, causing extensive smoke damage. The restoration work took four weeks to complete, and included painting, staining wood, scrubbing the air with machines and replacing all of the school ceiling tiles.

The district’s insurance company, Canfield, covered the $700,000 in damage. The dust collector is the only part still not made whole at the school. Crouch said one has been ordered but has not been received yet.

The high school students were off school for two days following the fire, allowing for cleanup time and the smoke to dissipate.

Superintendent Dave Smith said the state

‘We are 60 members strong at this time and we are involved in nearly every aspect of education.’

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technology and secretaries after two unions recently merged.

“We are 60 members strong at this SEE NSD, 5A

Van de Veer seeking another term NEWPORT – Pend Oreille District Court Judge Philip J. Van de Veer has announced he is running for another term as District Court Judge.

Van De Veer became a District Court Van de Veer judge in 1999 and presides over civil, criminal and small claims cases. Van de Veer also serves as Superior Court Commissioner, where he hears juvenile criminal cases, truancy petitions,

support enforcement and protection order requests.

Van de Veer says significant improvements have been made in District Court operations in recent years. Probation review hearings are held to ensure drug, alcohol, and perpetrator treatment. All District Court proceedings are digitally recorded and court documents are scanned. A video conferencing system is available for remote court proceedings. The court website has information about court operations and accepts

online payment of fines.

Van de Veer and his wife, Bobbie, moved to the county in 1975. He has worked a variety of jobs since coming here, including as an elementary school teacher, a mill worker and law school professor.

He trains newly appointed and elected judges as a faculty member of the Washington State Judicial College. He has also served on the education committee of the Washington District and Municipal Court Judges Association.

NEWPORT – A couple and a 2-year-old child were rescued Thursday night, April 24, after their boat capsized at Horseshoe Lake in the south part of Pend Oreille County.

Jeremy Arnold, 37, of Spokane, his girlfriend, Mandy Waters, 33, of Wilbur and his 2-year-old daughter were thrown into the water after their small fishing boat capsized, according to a press prelease from the Pend Oreille County Sheriff.

Arnold swam to shore with his daughter and Waters followed. They came ashore on the east side of the lake and began walking to try to find their car. All three were wearing light cotton clothing, which was not appropriate for pending nightfall and the sporadic storms that have been hitting the area, according to the sheriff’s office.

The terrain and thick foliage prevented them from getting to the car, so Arnold had Waters and the child wait on a ridge while he attempted to find the car.

When he was stopped by the rough terrain, he swam about 200 yards across the lake to a residence and the homeowner called 911. Dispatchers got the call at 8:49 p.m.

Deputies, search and rescue team members, and a marine patrol unit were dispatched. The sheriff’s office also asked that a helicopter from Spokane be dispatched. Newport Ambulance and local residents also provided assistance.

The helicopter was able to locate Waters and the child.

They then hovered in the area, dealing with inclement weather conditions, and directed the marine patrol and search and rescue ground units to their location.

Waters and the child were treated for mild hypothermia and then escorted back to their car where they were reunited with Arnold.

McMorris Rodgers announces 2014 re-election bid SPOKANE – Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers announced last week she is seeking reelection to her sixth term in the U.S. House in Washington’s Fifth Congressional McMorris District.

Rodgers “Eastern Washington is very special. It’s the values I learned here and experience that I have here that guides me in Congress,” said Rep. McMorris Rodgers. “My goal is to empower individuals and families with the freedom to make choices, not a government that decides for you.”

During the past two years, McMorris Rodgers said her top priority has been to control federal spending and stop needless regulations from slowing economic growth and hindering new job creation.

“I helped push the Senate

to adopt a budget, and we have actually reduced the amount of overall federal government spending for two years in a row – for the first time in 50 years,” she said.

McMorris Rodgers’ Hydropower Efficiency Regulatory Act to promote small hydroelectric projects was one of 72 bills signed into law last year. It passed unanimously through both the House and the Senate.

Another of her bills regarding pediatric research was also signed into law.

In addition, McMorris Rodgers pointed to passage of the Farm Bill, including language to allow continued scientific management of forest roads, as a key accomplishments during the past term.

“I am working to do more than stop bad policy,” said Rep. McMorris Rodgers. “I am working to put forward SEE BID, 5A

Friends hold book sale PRIEST RIVER – The Friends of the Priest River Library will hold a book sale Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The library is located on Main Street in downtown Priest River.

Stagger Inn Campground remains closed PRIEST LAKE – The Stagger Inn Campground on the Priest Lake Ranger District remains closed, after a windstorm last summer.

The campground, and the associated Roosevelt Grove of Ancient Cedars and Granite Falls, is closed because of unstable trees and soil conditions, following a windstorm Aug. 26, 2013.

The story resulted in one

fatality when a tree fell on a tent.

The U.S. Forest Service is currently implementing a plan to remove the remaining hazards in order to open the recreation site prior to

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“We ask people to remain patient as we work to make the Stagger Inn Campground safe for the public.

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fter several years of the hardscrabble life this region has grown weary of, the announcement that the Pend Oreille Mine is opening should be celebrated. Our rural resource based economy is always hit hard by global economic crashes; that’s the way of life among the beautiful trees and mountains. And everyone understands that, but they also deserve some breaks like this and time to celebrate when they get them.

There is no doubt that the next five years and maybe longer will be much better in this region with the Teck owned mine operating. It will mean good paying jobs at the mine, other jobs supporting the operation, additional revenue for businesses, tax revenue for all levels of government and more money for the Pend Oreille Public Utility District.

Teck has also proved in the past and present to be a good community partner. The management and their employees have served the schools, towns and civic organizations in the past. These immeasurable gains for a community are even more important than the money.

We are glad to see them ready to invest in our community. Everyone in the region should applaud them and celebrate the opening of the Pend Oreille Mine.

When the celebration is over it will be time to start planning the future. We believe this is an opportunity to stabilize Pend Oreille County economy today and for decades. We believe our leaders should develop a plan to place a large portion of the gains from the mine opening into a reserve. This reserve would be used for a major economic development project at the end of the mine operations or if they stay open to expand the economy.

For example, if the increased revenue from the mine electric sales were $1 million a year, half of that would go into a government trust fund for economic development. The county and cities should also contribute.

We wouldn’t exclude state and federal governments contributing a share of their tax revenue from the mine to the fund.

Our leaders and their staffs should start figuring out now how to make this happen. The taxpayers shouldn’t except them saying it can’t be done. If this idea isn’t implemented the monetary gains to government will all go into their general funds and be used for operations and new government buildings.

Determining what the best use for millions of dollars at the end of five years would need some professional advice. But we believe that industrial parks, airports and direct recruitment could be done with millions of dollars. They would have to provide equal jobs and revenue that the mine offered.

We have a chance to get out of the ups and downs of a resource-based economy that may not come again.

It won’t be easy but it will be worth the effort.

Let the celebration of the Pend Oreille mine opening mean much more. Let future generations say that was the turning point for the community.

--FJW

Tales of local explorers by author Jack Nisbet ELK – Before his mysterious death in Hawaii, Scottish naturalist David Douglas (1799-1834) had a number of close calls in this region. Douglas did much of his best work in the Pacific Northwest through extensive contacts with local fur traders and tribal families. He and fellow explorer David Thompson (1770-1857) are both legendary figures who spent time in the Colville Valley, but neither is known to have visited Eloika Lake.

On the other hand, Jaco Finlay, a mixed-blood trapper and scout seems to have been everywhere in the region 200 years ago.

Regional author, Jack Nisbet, knows the history of these men from extensive research, hiking many local Native American trails of that era, and from writing an acclaimed series of books that include early maps, drawings and other revealing images which bring alive those early journeys.

The Eloika Lake Association is pleased to host Jack Nisbet who will explain some of these remarkable stories with a photo presentation on Tuesday, May 6, 6:30 p.m. in the Peaceful Valley church auditorium, 201 Allen Road, Elk. Beverages and a desert buffet will be provided, with donations encouraged to help pay for the fifth consecutive year of invasive plant removal from Eloika Lake.

Bring your questions for Nisbet and invite a neighbor to share in this informal opportunity to learn more about local history.

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YO U R O P I N I O N Thank a teacher To the editor: May 5-9 is Teacher Appreciation Week. Please thank a teacher who has impacted your life or who is impacting the life of your child.

In West Bonner County School District we are privileged to have dedicated staff that cares deeply for each of our students. They go above and beyond throughout the year for our students and community.

Public schools provide every American child, rich and poor alike, a quality education. This education is one that ensures all children have the ability to face their future with the knowledge and skills for success. Because of the dedication of our staff, our schools build a ladder of opportunity for our students.

Each teacher in our district has taken on the challenge to prepare our students so that they have the choice of continuing on to higher education or can enter the workforce earning a living wage. This challenge is great and our staff has accepted it willingly. They learn together, share successes and problem solve challenges so that more students learn more.

Thank you to the staff of West Bonner County School District for your service to our students. You make a positive difference in the lives of our students by ensuring that all students learn at high levels. Thank you for making WBCSD great!

-Dr. Ellen S. Perconti, Superintendent West Bonner County School District

Scott is a true Conservative To the editor: Citizens of Bonner and Boundary Counties, We live in a time of change, a time when we need leaders who are forward thinkers yet who do not want to lose our past, our character, our quality of life that has been enjoyed until the present.

We live in a day where words are being redefined, where judges and politicians interpret laws to have new meanings. This can be a subtle change of the definition of words in existing law. Our Founding Fathers warned us of this and our loss of freedoms, heritage and culture. The word conservative is being redefined to fit those politicians willing to forfeit our rights and way of life in North Idaho.

I am writing to endorse a true conservative candidate for Legislative District 1, Seat A, Heather Scott.

There are candidates who will say they are conservative just to get your vote.

Heather is a genuine conservative. She wants to return Bonner and Boundary counties back to their proud histories of personal freedoms and limited government.

-Rich Lowery Sagle

We need to return to values To the editor: I share your angst at the death of the industrial park dream. But this phenomenon is not unique to Newport. There has been a titanic shift in attitudes regarding work ethic in America. It’s getting harder to find workers with integrity who take pride in a job well done. The article “Woman safer in Jail” in last week’s paper gives a chilling insight into just how much we’ve changed as a community.

Rampant drug use coupled with the fact that Newport now, evidently, has a significant number of predators living among us is despairing. So, who to hire, the druggie or the predators?

But finding qualified workers is only a part of the problem. Let’s say you really want to start a business here. You get a lawyer who files for permits from the city, county, state, federal, U.N. and Nabisco. You get your city permits and pay your lawyer. You get your county permits and you pay your lawyer. You get … et cetera.

And all the above only proceeds until you encounter some anti-business bureaucrat. That likelihood is increasing, as more and more animus is directed at those wicked capitalists among us.

What a strange quirk of logic; the very redistributionalists who have the most to gain from successful capitalist endeavors are the first to condemn them.

Hey, lefties, wake up! No tax revenues, no redistribution!

I wonder how the hard working small business owners in Newport feel about the constant abuse hurled at them by the media and the population in general. I‘ll bet they’re about up to here with the rules, regulations, inspectors and negative stereotypes.

Enough, already! If we don’t return to healthy personal and community values we’ll continue to see positive visions, and prosperity, die. So sad!

-Tom Frisque Usk

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

Teck is reopening the Pend Oreille Mine after it being on maintenance and care status since February 2009. The company is expecting to hire upwards of 200 people for a variety of jobs and the mine is expected to be in operation for at least five years.

Will Teck’s reopening of the Pend Oreille Mine affect your life?

Vote yes for our students To the editor: I am a parent of a student and future student of the West Bonner County School District and also a former student of our school district.

I am concerned about the future of my children and the future of our schools. I’m worried because I want my children to have the same opportunities I had in school. I want my kids to participate in sports. I want my kids to have every educational opportunity available to them.

I don’t want to worry about overloaded classrooms. I don’t want to worry if some of the best and some of my favorite teachers will not be in our schools next year or future years because they can get a better job somewhere else.

I don’t want to worry if my kid’s school will be closed because the school district does not have enough money to keep it open. These are real concerns and every parent should be as worried as I am.

I am a property owner in our school district and this levy will cost me $84.93 per year. As a concerned parent and someone concerned about our schools, I choose to vote yes on May 20. I am voting yes because my kids deserve it and your kids deserve it.

Polls are open May 20 from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. If you are unable to get to the polls vote absentee. You can get an absentee ballot application online from www.idahovotes.org.

-Amanda Persick Oldtown

Audit, budget too difficult to undersand To the editor: Modern Accounting versus Bean Counting: Once an accountant starts telling you how many beans are in a jar, they become the only ones that can tell you how many are in each jar. You can’t just count the beans anymore.

Reviewing the audit on the West Bonner County School District website is as clear as mud. I am certain that this is not the format that the administrator’s view for their daily, monthly and annual reports.

If you want transparency, then publish the reports in a format that doesn’t take a fortnight of studying to understand! I am a college graduate and I have dealt with financial reports

R E A D E R ’ S P O L L R E S U LT S What’s your favorite season?

I like them all.

That’s why I live in the northwest.

25%

Yes. Just the influx in population will affect everyone who lives here.

No. While it’s good news for the county, it won’t affect me personally.

Spring

10% 40% 25%

Yes. I plan to apply for a job there.

No. I didn’t even know the mine existed.

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0%

Summer

Fall Winter

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Dave Wilson running for Congress NEWPORT – Former Spokane small business owner Dave Wilson is running as an independent candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 5th District of Washington State, a seat currently held

by Cathy McMorris Rodgers.

He made a campaign swing through Newport last week visiting with some area leaders.

He said he is running as Wilson an independent because he doesn’t agree with some positions either party has taken in recent years. He knows it is an uphill battle against McMorris Rodgers but feels he can win.

Wilson, who announced his intention to run in February, said he has 36 years of experience in business and management, and 30 years of experience in education and training.

“I am running for office to help end the gridlock in Congress,” Wilson said in a press release. “The past several years in Congress we have experienced unprecedented nastiness and divisiveness in its politics, which has led to a level of dysfunction and gridlock in the legislative process. This divisiveness and dysfunction has in-turn led to a high level of frustration and disillusionment among voters.

I have the leadership experience and

problem solving skills to run a successful campaign and to be an effective representative for the 5th District.”

Wilson grew up in the Midwest and was transferred to Spokane. He has lived here since 1980. In 1982, he started a computer training business, Interface Computer Services, which offered one and two day training seminars. In order to offer longer classes, the business had to go through the application process to become a licensed vocational school. After its application was approved by the Washington State Board for Vocational Education, the company changed its name to Interface Computer School.

As the school started to grow, Wilson enrolled in a Master’s degree program in the Education Department at Gonzaga University in 1988, took night classes for over two years, and in 1990 received his Master’s Degree in Administration and Curriculum. As the Internet brought about increased competition, Wilson saw the need for the school to begin offering associate degrees.

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all of my adult life. This, by far, is the biggest cluster that I have ever seen.

I want to see how they are moving the money around.

Where is the money from sports? Where is the money from Aca Deca? How much did they spend a few years ago when they purchased the lawnmower they want to replace again? I certainly can’t replace my lawnmower that often. Where are the maintenance bills for this machine?

Where is the total budget? Levy and state money combined, why advertise just the part you want for the levy and say it is what will be lost if it doesn’t pass when they will just bounce it around if it doesn’t pass?

The audit is not userfriendly, so we are required to “trust” the trustees and the district for the information. Sorry, but trust must be earned.

Vote no May 20.

-Bret Roush Priest River

Port should focus on economic development To the editor: The Port of Pend Oreille is only a port district in name.

It has the single purpose of running a short line railroad.

Other economic or community development actions like an industrial park have only been given lip service over the years.

My recommendation would be that the port sell or lease the railroad to a private company to operate. The port could then use revenue fees from the lease or funds from a sale to do what most port districts in this state do, and that’s economic development for the community.

The current economic development department operated by the county could then

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be combined with the port district and focus on economic development. The people who currently run or work for the railroad could work for a company or they could form their own company and lease the railroad.

After fooling around for years with the industrial park property and wasting a lot of public funds, the port is going to sell the land in Newport. The publisher of The Miner doesn’t blame the port commissioners for their failure, but then who is responsible for the lack of economic development for this community? The port is the only government agency with a clear legal ability to create publicly funded economic development. The county government has tried to fill the gap left by the port and has funded an economic development office for many years. All we see are meetings, reports and plans that never materialize into actual jobs.

The port commissioners need to be replaced with people who would actually do more than run a small railroad. I believe that there are small businesses all over the country that would like to relocate in the community, but no one has shown them any welcome or incentives to come here.

-Pete Scobby Newport

Support our children To the editor: In response to several opinion letters on the West Bonner School District levy, I’d like to say; “Have you looked at your tax bill?”

Some say they have been

stretched again and again because of school levies over the years. Do you know how much you pay in actual levy fees?

If you looked at your tax statement you would see that the other line items take up 80 percent or more of your tax dollars, not the schools. As far as the majority ruling, that is not a true statement. In fact, the majority of voters did not even turn out to vote on the previous levy proposal. The majority has not spoken.

Can the average homeowner afford $8.40 a month (on a $100,000 home) to support the local schools?

I believe they can. I agree that life is expensive. I hit the garage sales and thrift stores too and we eat hamburger often. But I am not willing to underfund my local schools!

Some have said the levy funds are excessive. Do you know the definition of excessive? Have you walked through our schools recently? Do you see the needs of the students, teachers and other staff? Do you really know how many volunteer and unpaid hours so many staff members put in?

I believe the majority of voters in this community support our children and our schools. Make no mistake about it. In the end the levy funds, or lack thereof, will directly affect the children of West Bonner County.

Supporting our children and supporting our schools mean supporting our levy.

A “Yes” vote is a vote for our kids! Everyone’s voice should be heard. So please get out and vote on May 20!

-Dona Storro Blanchard

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Camp for free at KOA Little Diamond NEWPORT – The Newport/Little Diamond Lake KOA Campground will be offering a free night of camping Saturday, May 10, as part of Kampgrounds of America’s annual KOA Care Camps Big Weekend.

Campers who stay as paying guests on Friday, May 9 will receive a free night of camping Saturday, May 10. The 11th Annual KOA Care Camps Big Weekend event is the official start to the 2014 summer camping season and is being offered at participating KOAs throughout North America.

The Care Camps Big Weekend event is also the major fundraiser for KOA Care Camps, the official charity of Kamp-

grounds of America and the KOA Owners Association. Donations raised during the May 9-10 weekend will go to benefit KOA Care Camps, a network of 55 specialized, medically equipped summer camps throughout North America that offer children battling cancer a true summer camp experience at no charge to their families.

To reserve a site or cabin today for this special weekend, go to www.KOA.com and click on the Big Weekend event box, or just go to www.koa.com/nationalevents/care-camps-big-weekend for a complete list of participating KOA campgrounds.

CORRECTION The Sacheen Lake Sewer and Water District will hold its regular monthly meeting May 7.

A different date was incorrectly reported in last week’s Miner. We apologize for any confusion this caused.

BID: Elected by colleagues in 2012 FROM PAGE 3A

positive, pragmatic solutions for tax reform, immigration, and health care.”

McMorris Rodgers was elected by her colleagues in 2012 to be Chairwoman of the House Republican Conference.

She is the highest-ranking Republican woman in Congress. In January 2014 she delivered the Republican Address after the State of the Union to a nationwide audience.

McMorris Rodgers said she is leading the effort in Congress to bring the new KC-46A tankers to Fairchild Air Force Base, secure funding to complete the North Spokane Freeway, expand hydropower production, bring a medical school to Spokane, and protect rural health care.

McMorris Rodgers is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

About half of all legislation pertaining to the economy must pass through E&C. She is also co-founder of the bipartisan Military Families Caucus and Hydropower Caucus. She won re-election the last three cycles with more than 60 percent of the vote.

Before running for Congress in 2004, McMorris Rodgers served in the State House, ascending to the role of Republican leader. While serving in the State House she worked in her family business, Peachcrest Fruitbasket orchard and fruit stand located in Kettle Falls. In August 2006, she married Brian Rodgers, a retired Navy commander. The couple has three children, Cole, age 7, Grace, 3 and Brynn, five months.

NSD: District’s buildings rated annually FROM PAGE 3A

time and we are involved in nearly every aspect of education,” Cornelius said.

“We truly do have dedicated members that love working with the students and for Newport School District.”

Cornelius and other staff members filled the district boardroom to meet with the directors and discuss the negotiations that are currently happening.

“We appreciate what you guys do,” board chairwoman April Owen said.

Also at the meeting, District Maintenance Supervisor Scott Armstrong presented a building assessment to the board. The district’s buildings are rated annually to measure up to Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) state standards. This building assessment was regarding Stratton Elementary complying with the law that went into effect in 2006.

The site rating is fair but Armstrong said the building assessment matters more to state officials. The building is at 86.5 percent, and Armstrong said for a 19-year-old school, the goal is between 81-87 percent.

Armstrong said the floor is having an issue and they are trying to repair the bus drive through. They are hopeful to work with the city in July for that project.

The assessments are done to receive funding from the state annually.

“Really, it is in pretty good repair,” Armstrong said.

Terri Holmes, principal at Stratton, said some teachers are moving positions for next school year and seven interviews were conducted on more than 50 applicants to hire a first and second grade teacher. A math teacher is still needed.

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business Beardmore Bistro to expand into Noni space PRIEST RIVER – After a year in business, the owners of The Beardmore Bistro, Kerri and Jim Martin, are expanding the business to include the space formerly occupied by Noni, A Wine Bar. Noni owners Molly and Health Hartwig closed its Priest River location April 30, and are moving the business to the former Bishop’s Marina at Coolin, Priest Lake.

The bistro will now be called The Beardmore Bistro and Wine Bar, opening the new addition Memorial Day weekend.

The Martins said they plan to keep the “same great atmosphere that Frank and Julie Anderson started with Noni and are excited to take on this new journey.”

The Andersons opened Noni in 2009 and sold it to Julie’s son, Heath, and his wife Molly last year.

“We plan to keep the relaxing, friendly atmosphere of Noni but add some of our own personal touches to the interior and the menu selections,” Jim Martin said.

Beardmore Building owner Brian Runberg is enthused with the strong

interest of business growth within the historic downtown.

“The presence of Noni in the Beardmore Building has been a vital catalyst in the resurgence of the historic core,” Runberg said. “We are pleased with the seamless ownership transition to the Martins, they have an unparalleled dedication to the community and bring strong leadership to continue the great tradition established.”

Jim Martin is the mayor of Priest River and Kerri Martin is president of the Priest River Chamber of Commerce.

Newport announces honor roll NEWPORT – The Newport School District announced students named to the third quarter honor roll for the 2013-14 school year.

The eighth grade principal award winners for a 4.0 grade point average are: Jocelyn Endicott, Justin Gill, Kari Goodrich, Jason Hansen, Stephanie Huang, Faith Jones, Brandon McMeen, Erika Moore, Esme Peck and Christian Waterman.

The seventh grade principal awards are: Matthew Burkett, Jessie Dillon, Myriah Dittmar, Chelsea Hansen, Zachary Hein, Tabitha Horton, Cydni Lewis, Alexis Polensky, Matthew Ragsdale, Dylan Ralston and Faith Rosen.

Three fifth grade students were honored for the principal award: Brenna Ells, Chloe Jones and Tessa Pierce.

Eighth graders who got a 3.5-3.99 GPA and made honor roll are: Daniel Gentle, Tyler Hill, Trystan Potter, Cierra Amende, Madison Hof-

stee, Tiara Hamberg, Brad McMeen, Erica Simila, Alexandria Poisel, Brock Rosen, Kainoah Bowman, Joel McDermeit, Robert Owen, Jacob Wagar, Kylyah Mercurius, Rianna Smith, Paige Dice, Rylan Hastings, Kayla Wininger, Alexis Musso, Grace Newman, Angus Armstrong and Taven Groves.

Seventh graders who received the honor roll: Madysen Baldwin, Claire Brock, Tug Smith, Kaylee Sawyer, Racine Balow, Megan Vaughn, Gerry Bradbury, Emmily Bronkhorst, Joshua Carlson, Lance Knight, Nicholas Lemke, Destiny Monroe, Tanya Howard, Natalie Biggar, Dylan Melville, Adam Moorhead, Matthew Reel, Kyra Sawyer, Adrian Lopez, Sadi Librande and Maquenzie Arnold.

Sixth grade honor roll students are: Connor Furman, Kayla Larson, Cora Pelleberg, Hedy Seeber, Brandon Hein, Gage Seger, Samuel Thomas, Morgan Endicott, Natalie

Geary, Maisi Armstrong, Hunter Stiner, Augustus Newman, Cambria Mitcham, Wyatt Dikes, Bailey Corkrum, Lucas Nichols, Joel Miller and Allison Weber.

Fifth grade honor roll students are: Ally Jones, Violett Green, Trevin Kiss, Deborah VanDyke, Mckinley Leslie, Evan McKinley, Keelen Mitcham, Madeline Waterman, Shade Rahoun, Morgan Jackson, Mateya Ross, Brandon Nokes, Auna Jones, Abigail Walker, Michael Owen, Tiegen Prange, Sydney Nelson, Kaylee Knight, Tobias Barnwell, Alexis Kwiatek, Steven Burkett, Madison Hilden, Norm Smith, Ruth Hildreth, Teja Bradbury, Soleil Carter, Benjamin Krogh and Jacob McDermeit.

Eighth graders who received honorable mention for a 3.0-3.49 GPA are: Aubrey Miller, Christian Loutzenhiser, Michael Warner, Teylor Talmage, Braedon Corkrum, Tessa Pillers, David Skaugstad, Miriah Otterson, Gabriel Gil-

liam and Angela Drew.

Seventh graders with honorable mention are: Robbi Talmage, Katelynn Dean, Cody Warner, Gabriel Gentle, Michael Rowe, Bailey Martin, Tyler Ward, Elizabeth O’Neal, Kyle Larson, Brittany Noble, Mitchell Cunningham, Christopher Rivard, Jason Fox and Johnathan Miller.

Sixth graders with honorable mention are: Ashley Cox, Troy Hill, Drew Green, Eternity Sue Deluna, Mattea Sigfrinius, Keila Wiese, Jacob Kirkwood, Trevor Wylie, Joshua Lauzon, Chloe Zaragoza, Raile Johnson, Maree Graves and Heather Lee. Fifth graders who received honorable mention are: Teresa Morreale, Connor Brown, Maxwell Mitchell, Brooke Marsengill, Nicole Winterton, Hannah Livingston, Emma Bradbury, Kaily Braden, Daegan Brown, Hailey Bays, Ethan Rosenquist, Nicholas Deerwester, Gracie Stratton, Chelsi Kirk and Keeta Mitcham.

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We plan on opening the site as soon as we can remove the remaining hazards caused by the wind storm,” according to a Forest Service spokesperson. “We recognize the importance of Stagger Inn, Granite Falls, and the Roosevelt Grove to

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Senior project helps locals eat Newport seniors Addie Cauchy, center, Chaleigh Kirkwood and Arianna Hanley, not pictured, spent five months planning a western themed dinner, dance and chili feed held in March for their senior project. They raised $486 and donated it to the Newport Food Bank with a couple cases of canned food, Wednesday, April 23.

Deadline to apply for special hunt permits is May 22 OLYMPIA – Hunters in Washington have through May 22 to apply for special hunting permits for fall deer, elk, mountain goat, moose, bighorn sheep, and turkey seasons in Washington state.

Permit winners will be selected through a random drawing conducted by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) in late June. The special permits qualify hunters to hunt at times and places beyond those authorized by a general hunting license.

To apply for a special hunt permit, hunters must purchase an application and necessary hunting licenses for each species they wish to hunt and then submit that application.

Applications and licenses are available from license vendors statewide or on WDFW’s website at https:// fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/wdfw/ special_permits.html.

Applications must be sub-

mitted on that website or by calling 1-877-945-3492 toll-free.

To apply for a special hunt permit, hunters must purchase an application and necessary hunting licenses for each species they wish to hunt and then submit that application.

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the Priest Lake area, and are working hard to reduce the hazards and get the site back open.”

The Forest Service will issue another news release in the late spring when Stagger Inn has opened. Contact the Priest Lake Ranger District at 208-443-6839 with any additional questions or concerns.

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changed its name to Interface College.

Wilson sold the company to one of his employees in 2011, and he stayed on for another year to help with the transition, re-licensing, approval and re-accreditation.

During his 30 years at the school, Wilson served for many years as a board member and officer of the Northwest Career College Federation, and as an advisory board member and chairman for the Washington State Private School Advisory Committee.

In 2005, Wilson was elected to serve as a commissioner of the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training, a national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. He served on the commission from 2005 to 2014, was vice chairman for two years and chairman for three years.

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The $24,000 Department of Commerce grant will help build a new food bank for Cusick residents. The Cusick Food Bank is located in the basement of the Pend Oreille Bible Church currently.

Cusick plans new food bank CUSICK – The Cusick Town Council received a $24,000 grant from the Department of Commerce in Washington state, making plans to build a new food bank for Cusick residents, during the regular council meeting, April 14.

The plan would also include a community needs assessment to survey area residents in Cusick and Usk about what other services are needed to assist low-income families and individuals.

“This grant is not intended to minimize what the volunteers in the current food bank are doing,” town clerk Charlotte Yergens said.

The Cusick Commu-

nity Center used to house the food bank, however in 2008, the town canceled the food bank lease to make needed repairs and improvements to the building. It was the town’s only asset and the council decided the community center needed to be accessible to everyone, not just food bank activities.

A schedule could not be worked out with the food bank so they moved to the Pend Oreille Bible Church basement where they have been operating every Tuesday morning.

Yergens said the WSU Extension and the Kalispel Tribe have offered their support for a plan and a new non-profit organiza-

tion called Cusick Community in Action Together (CCiAT) is very interested in working with the town to provide input into the plan and is currently operating a clothing bank in Cusick. Yergens said there is room for everyone’s input and the completed plan will flush out what is not needed in the community and identify services that are needed by the lowincome population.

In addition to the food bank planning grant, the council discussed Growth Management and Comprehensive Planning. No official action was taken.

“For some reason, the county commissioners at the time in the 90’s were

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The exception is the cost for residents purchasing applications for mountain goats, any ram and any moose, as well as “quality” categories for deer and elk. Those applications cost $13.70.

Instructions and details on applying for specialpermit hunts are described on pages 86-87 of the 2014 Big Game Hunting Seasons & Regulations pamphlet, available at WDFW offices, license vendors, and online

at http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/regulations. Additional information is available at http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/ permits/faq.html.

Dave Ware, WDFW game division manager, reminds hunters to update their email and mailing address in the system when purchasing their special hunting permit

applications and licenses.

Each year, hundreds of special hunting permits are returned due to invalid addresses.

Results of the special-permit drawing will be available online by the end of June at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/ wa/specialhuntlookup . Winners will be notified by mail by mid-July.

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told it would be good for the county. So we opted in, took the money and we’ve been dealing with it ever since,” county commissioner Steve Kiss said to the council, according to Yergens.

The council expressed its displeasure at the thought of losing any state funds or grants and saw the plan as a tool to open up discussion with the area residents in both Cusick and its urban growth area Usk. Mayor Bob Spencer said it assists in planning for water and sewer improvements, as well as with transportation issues, parks, housing and improvements that affect the Cusick School District.

“We need more information before we can endorse this proposal, changing the way we do business,” Spencer said.

NEWPORT – The Newport School District has five seniors who were awarded a Medal of Academic Achievement at the 22nd annual Spokane Scholars Foundation banquet, Monday, April 21 at the Spokane Convention Center.

The Spokane Scholars Foundation Medal of Academic Achievement went to seniors Jolie Frederick for English, Tristen Cutshall for Fine Arts, Alexander Young for Mathematics, Dean Ownbey for Science and Holly Malsbury for Social Studies.

“They were the top of that academic area for the senior class,” high school counselor Julie Riegel said.

The Spokane Scholars Foundation awarded $60,000 in monetary grants ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 to 24 of the scholars, the top four in each content area. Riegel said no Newport students were awarded the scholarships. She said they were all called on the stage and given certificates and a medal during the banquet.

Consideration for the cash awards included grade point average and course of study in the content area of nomination, national aptitude and achievement test scores, original research or related activities and letters of recommendation.

A panel of three judges reviews the applications in each content area. Many area colleges match the monetary awards for grant recipients who attend those institutions.

Each scholar was nominated by their high school principal, counselor and teachers based on scholarly accomplishments in one of six content areas including English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, World Languages and Fine Arts.

George Nethercutt, Jr., Spokane native and former U.S. Congressman for the 5th District of Washington was the keynote speaker.

The Foundation is a volunteer organization that raises funds through donations from Spokane area professionals, businesses and individuals committed to promoting academic achievement among area youth. It is the pre-eminent academic recognition event in Spokane County.

There is no other organization in the U.S. which recognizes youth in their community in the same manner as the Spokane Scholars Foundation, which by acknowledging outstanding high school scholarly achievement in a public fashion serves notice to all students at all grade levels that pure academic success is held in high esteem by the community.

Through the 21st banquet, the Spokane Scholars Foundation has honored 2,465 seniors attending Spokane area high schools and awarded 384 grants to 362 scholars, through 2007 a scholar could be a grant recipient in more than one category, amounting to $870,000.

For more information on the Spokane Scholars Foundation, visit www.spokanescholars.org.

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THE MINER

Washington’s elk, elk habitat get boost from RMEF grants

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Student, bus driver honor Seahawk Russell Wilson Bus driver Bob Gay used his woodworking hobby to make a football and solicited the help of senior woodshop student Tristen Cutshall to engrave the ball to send to Seattle Seahawk quarterback Russell Wilson, honoring him for the championship win. Gay donated another wooden football to the school because of Cutshall’s help. The ball will be given to the Grizzly football player of the year for this coming season. Gay will sell footballs for about $700. Call 509-447-0131 for more information. Cutshall said he participated because Wilson is an “awesome quarterback.”

MISSOULA – Nine counties in Washington, including Pend Oreille, will receive nearly $180,000 in funding for habitat enhancement projects and research thanks to grants provided by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The 2014 grants will positively affect nearly 1,600 acres in Asotin, Cowlitz, Jefferson, King, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Pierce, Skamania and Yakima counties.

There are also two projects of statewide interest.

“There is a great need to conserve and improve habitat in Washington through the use of prescribed burns, forest thinning, meadow restoration, noxious weed treatments and other projects,” said David Allen, RMEF president and CEO. “We also committed considerable resources toward three different elk studies including one focused on determining the cause of hoof rot.”

Allen thanked RMEF volunteers in Washington who raised the grant money through banquets, membership drives and other activities. He also thanked volunteers and members around the country for their dedication to conservation.

“Our volunteers continue

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Since 1985, RMEF and its partners completed 521 different conservation and hunting heritage outreach projects in Washington with a combined value of more than $110.6 million.

In Pend Oreille County, funding will be used for prescribed fire to remove encroaching conifers and improve forage production on 200 acres of elk summer range in the upper Middle Fork Calispel Creek Drainage on the southernmost edge of the Colville National Forest; and apply prescribed burning to 90 acres of a decadent shrub field to rejuvenate browse above Lost Creek drainage designated as elk winter range in the Colville National Forest. Statewide, grand funds will be used for lab analysis, sample supplies and sample shipment of calf elk tissue with early hoof disease lesions to labs around the world to ad-

dress the factors behind the outbreak of hoof rot affecting the Willapa Hills and Mount St. Helens elk herds in the southwestern corner of Washington; provide funding to help expand a program offering listening sessions and soliciting input of new sportsmen’s groups, community leaders, policymakers, and others about public land concerns such as maintenance and public access.

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Cutter hires Executive Director METALINE FALLS – The Cutter Theatre will hire Sonya Scauflaire as the new executive director during the annual volunteer appreciation event and general membership meeting Sunday, April 27 at 2 p.m.

Scauflaire has begun her training period and will take over the position Monday, May 12. She reScauflaire places current Executive Director Jenn Fusaro, who is moving to Montana.

Scauflaire has been a volunteer at the Cutter Theatre as its communica-

tion and tech consultant keeping the Facebook page and website current. She had also recently become a member of the Cutter Theatre Board of Directors but will resign that position to take on the new role.

The hiring committee reviewed several applicants and interviewed two individuals. The committee found Scauflaire to be the best fit with the skills necessary to take on the complicated task of managing all the diverse aspects of the Cutter Theatre, they said.

In her tenure as executive director, Fusaro was able to put the Cutter Theatre back on a strong course,

restructuring and revitalizing the Cutter Theatre’s myriad of personnel, its building use, and the diverse events that make up the calendar, according to directors. “(Scauflaire) is stepping into a position totally different from what it was just a year ago, when (Fusaro) came on board,” said Tara Leininger, chairwoman of the hiring committee and the Cutter’s volunteer artistic director. “We trust (Scauflaire) to keep us on course towards a bright future.”

For more information, contact the Cutter Theatre, 302 Park Street, at 509446-4108.

Town preps for Fourth of July IONE – The Committee for a Patriotic Fourth is preparing for the north county Independence Day celebration, looking for donations to buy the fireworks that light up the sky during the annual event.

The Fourth of July celebration is open to the public.

Businesses, towns, clubs and individuals can send donations to CFAPF at P.O. Box 544, Ione, WA 99139.

Call Carol Motz for more information at 509-442-3133.

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to the county, she said.

In Pend Oreille County, the sales tax is 7.6 percent.

Of that, the state gets 6.5 percent and the county gets 1.1 percent, Miller said. Miller points out that the mine equipment likely didn’t go away in 2009 when the mine closed down, so it’s possible not much new equipment will be purchased initially.

As far as property taxes go County Assessor Jim McCroskey said the mine is still assessed at what it was

‘We are glad to be back to being an important part of the economy of the community.’

Dave Godlewski

Vice President of Teck American

in 2009.

“We never reduced the valuation when they closed,” he said.

The equipment in the mine is assessed at $25 million. The real estate and buildings are assessed at $2.1 million.

McCroskey says the assessed value may increase once the mine is up and operating, but it depends on how much ore it is producing.

McCroskey said the county doesn’t have the expertise to assess the mine, so it relies on the state to assess the mine when it is in operation.

Like most in the county, Lonnie Johnson, chairman of the Pend Oreille County Economic Development Council, said that the mine opening would give the county an economic boost.

“Everyone from auto parts stores to restaurants will benefit,” Johnson said.

He said the only downside is that the mine is only projecting a five-year project.

“We’re not talking about a 20 year project,” he said.

“Still, it’s a really good boost for now until things get better.”

EDITOR’S NOTE: Don Gronning and The Miner archives contributed to this report.

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grew also.

In 1910, the Idaho and Washington Northern Railroad reached Metaline Falls, allowing for a way to transport lead and zinc from the remote north end of the county. Within a few years, a number of rock mines were in operation in the county.

In the 1920s, massive amounts of ore were found in the Metaline District, leading to the district producing more lead and zinc in the state of Washington than any other mine and the district was the second most productive mining district.

Author Tony Bamonte, who has studied mining in Pend Oreille County for many years, said three mines – the Pend Oreille, the Grandview and the Metaline – accounted for 90 percent of production at

Waggoner, Cates appointed of Board of Equalization NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County commissioners appointed Les Waggoner as a regular member of the Pend Oreille County Board of Equalization and Mary Cates an alternate member at their regular meeting April 14. They were appointed to three-year terms that run through Dec. 31, 2016. The board hears appeals of property valuations that property taxes are based on.

the time.

During the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s, the mines and Metaline Falls cement plant together accounted for a significant amount of the employment in the north end of the county.

Especially in Metaline and Metaline Falls, fathers and sons, brothers, uncles and cousins all worked in the mines. By the later years, several families boasted of having three or even four generations of mine workers.

Economic conditions changed and in 1977, the Pend Oreille Mine was temporarily shut down.

By the early 1980s, with no buyers for the mine, the decision was made to shut off the pumps and let the lower levels fill with river water. The mine tunnels go under the Pend Oreille River and tunnels are placed on both sides.

Pumps run constantly to keep the lower levels from flooding. The mine is made up of hundreds of miles of tunnels, known as drifts, and rooms cut out of rock.

Within months, the Canadian firm, Re-

source Finance Corporation (RFC), did a feasibility study and said reopening the mine is possible. The Vancouver, B.C. based company, then known as Cominco Limited, entered the picture in the early 1990s and decided to purchase the mine in 1996. They then conducted another feasibility study to determine if the mine should reopen. The mine was not opened until 2004 and closed again in 2009.

After the purchase was announced, David Godlewski, environmental manager for Teck Cominco American at Spokane at the time and currently Vice President of Teck American, said operating the mine is a natural choice for the company, since it is so close to the company’s smelter at Trail, B.C., Canada.

Teck American Incorporated, a Teck Cominco Limited subsidiary, currently owns the mine.

They know it is only a matter of time before the mine will be exhausted of reserves and have to cease operations for good.

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BONNER: Chairwoman: resignation came at a bad time FROM PAGE 1

much better and ‘user friendly’ board and superintendent,” Lamanna wrote in his resignation letter.

District superintendent Ellen Perconti said Lamanna had hinted that he might not finish out his term.

“I know he disagreed on some things,” she said. “The timing is surprising.”

‘The timing’s not the greatest. I’m afraid there has been serious damage.’

Sandy Brower

School Board Chairwoman

Both Perconti and Lamanna said they hope the resignation doesn’t hurt the levy’s chances of passing, which will go before voters May 20.

“I hope it won’t impact the levy,” Perconti said. “It’s critical that it pass.”

She said that, since Lamanna made the motion to put the $3 million levy before voters after the $3.5 million levy failed, she assumes he supports it.

Lamanna also said he hoped his resignation wouldn’t have an impact on the levy.

“I don’t think it will have an effect on the levy,” he said. “I hope it doesn’t.”

Perconti said she appreciated Lamanna’s three years of service as a trustee.

Lamanna said it had been a difficult three years.

“It’s been a long three years,” Lamanna said. The problem with serving on the board is the politics, he said.

“You have to listen to both sides, not just the yeses,” he said, referring to people who voted yes on the failed levy.

Lamanna had been a reluctant sup-

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Owen Grocery and Deli, past The Miner Newspaper office and continuing down to Audrey’s Restaurant, will get a new sidewalk, curb and gutter, storm drainage and lighting and signs.

“The reason we pursued this is there were people walking up and down the highway and that can be dangerous,” King said. He said that getting students to class safely is a concern, and working with the school district on this project may help the students have safer commutes.

The grant was provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation under the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program for $646,000.

porter of the $3.5 million levy, arguing for a lesser amount. He voted against the amount in the school board meeting that set the levy size of the failed levy but voted for the levy on election day, he said.

School bard chairwoman Sandy Brower said Lamanna’s resignation came at a bad time.

“The timing’s not the greatest,” Brower said. She said it could hurt the levy’s chances of passing.

“I’m afraid there has been serious damage,” she said.

The matter may have come to a head following an email Brower sent to Lamanna April 22, writing that she had been told that Lamanna was campaigning against the levy.

“I am sure this is not the case and tell them just that, however it (the rumor) is out there and spreading like fire,” Brower wrote in the email. “I think I have a solution to put this rumor and bad press to bed once and for all. I think that if you were to write a letter to the editor publicly supporting the levy or using your column to support the levy would do the trick.”

Lamanna made reference to the email in his resignation letter.

“I have observed, listened to, and tried to bring to light for some of our children and patrons the wrong-doings of a small number of our employees by putting our children in ‘harm’s way’ for personal gain, yet when I approach the Board on every occasion, I am informed that we can not act on ‘rumors,’ yet the letter I received from the Board Chairman was based entirely on ‘rumor.’ What a double standard.”

Lamanna said he voted for the $3.5 million levy and wasn’t campaigning against the current levy.

Lamanna said he objected to Brower trying to influence him with her suggestion he write a letter to the editor.

The city will match $71,800. The Non-Motorized Transportation Improvement project will total more than $718,000 when completed based on engineering estimates. King said the city has been applying for different grants for this project. He said the city received the PBSP grant in June 2012. The city hired Welch Comer in September 2013 to engineer the project. For more information or any questions regarding bidding this project, call Melissa Cleveland, P.E. at Welch Comer Engineers, at 208-664-9382 or email mcleveland@welchcomer. com. A plan holder’s list, bid advertisement and any addenda issued for the project are available online at www.welchcomer.com/ bidinfo.html.

“You cannot dictate to board members,” Lamanna said. “Nobody can tell me how to think.”

He said he represented everyone, not just those who voted for the levy.

Lamanna acknowledges being against levies in general.

“School districts have to be more creative,” he said, when it comes to financing, instead of going to local voters for steadily increasing levies. When voters say no, the district shouldn’t be so shocked, he said.

“People are not a bottomless pit,” he said.

Lamanna said the state’s reduction in funding over recent years has really

‘School districts have to be more creative. … People are not a bottomless pit.’

Tony Lamanna

Resigned School Board Trustee

hurt the district, but that the district shouldn’t try to catch up in one year.

“You shouldn’t try to buy or change everything in one year,” he said. He agrees with school board vice chairman Eric Eldenburg’s suggestion that the district go for a multi year bond issue to cover some of the capital improvements.

Lamanna’s father, Mike Lamanna, was district superintendent for 42 years. He said he remembers his father occasionally coming home from school board meeting tired and frustrated.

But the aftermath of the failed levy has brought the most division he has seen in his 65 years living in Priest River.

“I’ve never seen such a split in the community,” he said. “It’s just sad to see where we are at.”

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is not the same as information that shows up on the traffic counts and collisions data. They said resident involvement will help them better understand transportationrelated issues along the corridor, form a shared vision and ultimately identify potential low cost improvements to support the needs of travelers, including pedestrians, bicyclist and the adjacent communities along the corridor segment.

Information regarding future corridor meetings will be on the WSDOT website.

Ponderay shuts down two days USK – The Ponderay Newsprint mill at Usk was shut down by the managing partner Resolute Forest Products because of rising safety concerns for a little more than two days last week, starting Friday, April 25.

Ponderay manager Myron Johnson said the mill operations started out rough the beginning of the year with a couple injuries in January.

It had then run pretty well through February and most of March, but at the end of March there was another

recordable injury. Then they had a first aid minor injury in April.

He said the corporate office elected to come in and shut down the mill. They sat down and spent time with each employee one-on-one to explain the severity of the safety record and the fact that the first priority is safety.

Johnson said Resolute has done this at other mills to get everyone focused on working safely and efficiently.

PNC has, historically, had a good safety record, which

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made the recent events more alarming, Johnson said.

“A significant portion of employees” weren’t scheduled to work, so they actually received overtime for coming in for the meetings, he said.

However others schedule to work during the shut down did lose their wages for those days.

Future meetings will present information resulting from the workshop findings, survey results and stakeholder engagement.

The anonymous survey takes less than 15 minutes and is available online at www.surveymonkey.com/s/US2DeerRoadtoElkChattaroy.

For information relating to the study, go to www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/US2/DeerRdElkChattaroyRdCR/.

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Prince named Distinguished Woman of the Year PRIEST RIVER – Starla Alexis Prince was named the 2014 Distinguished Young Woman of the Year Saturday night, April 26 at Priest River Junior High auditorium.

She also won the Talent, Interview and Scholastic awards.

She received an official medallion and scholarship. Prince is the daughter of Kevin Dayot and Christina Prince. She enjoys singing, cooking, driving and having a good time.

She plans to be an orthodontist or artist.

She was the winner among six other girls. The girls include Destiny Love McMillan, Talia Philipoff, Amanda Joeleen Suttles, Katelyne Stephenson and Prince, all of Priest River Lamanna High School, and Faith Young of House of the Lord Christian Academy. In addition to the top prize, there were a number of other honors given during the night.

All received scholarships and certificates. McMillan won the Be Your Best Self and the Spirit of Junior Miss awards.

Philipoff won the Self Expression award, Young won the Fitness award and was named the Alternate Distinguished Young Woman.

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OPEN MIC First Friday of every month.

Pend Oreille Playhouse, 240 North Union, Newport. 7:00 p.m. Admission $2.00. Bring a song or story to share, and watch the stars come out!

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Educators, bus drivers, road crews, first responders, clerks, millwrights, janitors and maintenance staff, health workers, childcare providers, welders, librarians, plumbers, builders, electricians, service providers, warehousers, fitters and many others are the heroes who make a positive difference every single day. We thank workers this and every day.(13) GARAGE SALE 1 day only- Friday May 2, 211 North Spokane, red tin roof garage, Newport.9:004:00. Furniture, baby stuff, bookshelves, hutch, miscellaneous.(13p) LANDSCAPE/ GARDNER 2 days a week, Priest River area. Send cover letter of intent or resume to: “PRG” 421 South Spokane Avenue, Newport, Washington 99156 or minerclassifieds@povn. com.(13HB-2) WANTED: Guns, old and new, ammo.

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B R I E F LY Booster club hosts golf tournament IONE – The Selkirk Booster Club is hosting an 18-hole four-person scramble golf tournament, Wednesday, June 14 at 8 a.m. at the Pend Oreille Golf Course in Metaline Falls to benefit Selkirk athletes.

The teams should have two men and two women.

The cost is $50 per person and includes green fees, lunch, T-shirt and gift bag.

Organizers suggest registering early. Door and fairway prizes will be given away and first place will win $200.

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Selkirk tramples Curlew in two IONE – The Selkirk softball team beat Republic in both games of a doubleheader Saturday, April 26, winning 17-1 and 21-1.

Selkirk’s Sayvanna Warren allowed one hit through five innings and had seven strike outs in the first game.

Selkirk scored eight runs in the first inning, and three runs in the second, third and fourth innings.

Warren went two for three and hit a double and a homerun in the second game, as Selkirk won 21-1 on 16 hits.

Selkirk traveled to Northport Tuesday, after The Miner went to press.

They host Northwest Christian Saturday, May 3 at 10 a.m.

Cusick girls show strong on softball field CUSICK – The Cusick softball team won three games this past week, taking down Columbia 10-0 Tuesday, April 22, and beating Northport in both games of a doubleheader Saturday, April 26.

Cusick won the first game against Northport 23-8 and won the second game 30-6. Individual results were not available at press time.

The Panthers traveled to Curlew Tuesday, after The Miner went to press.

They host Almira/Coulee-Hartline Saturday, May 3, at noon.

The Panthers are in fourth place in the Northeast 1B League, behind first place Almira/Coulee-Hartline, Curlew in second and Selkirk in third.

Cusick has a 3-3 league record and is 4-4 overall.

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Newport’s Rocky McDaniel jumps 5 feet, 2 inches to win the high jump during the home track meet, Wednesday, April 23. This was his first time competing in this event.

Grizzlies battle against Chewelah at home meet

BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Newport’s Rocky McDaniel won four events at the home matchup against Chewelah, Wednesday, April 23, and freshman runner Aryonna Willoughby took two top spots for the girls.

“I loved what I was seeing from both teams as they really got into the meet and competed as a team who were fighting for every point,” Head Coach Rory Axel said.

McDaniel won the 400-meter run in 57.87 seconds for his first time doing the event. Another first time event, he also took first in the high jump with 5 feet, 2 inches.

Winning the triple with a distance of 39 feet, 10 inches and the long jump with 18 feet, 6.5 inches, he rounded out the event with four top finishes.

Teammate Allen Walden came in third in the 400 meter run. Walden took second in the 800 meters in 2 minutes, 29 seconds.

Freshman Andrew Russell took third with 2 minutes, 47 seconds.

“Walden stepped ON DECK: into events that he AT RIVERSIDE: does not normally do Wednesday, April 30, as did many of our 3:30 p.m. team to try and pull AT RIVERSIDE INVITE: out a win,” Axel said.

Friday, May 2, 3 p.m.

Finishing up on the track was sophomore Brendan Geary in third at the 100-meter dash in 12.01 seconds. In the 200 meter, Geary took second with 25.43 seconds and freshman runner Fritz Turner took third in 26.3 seconds.

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Timberlake takes two against Spartans Benson Huntley had an RBI double in the fifth inning and Jalen Griffin had a two PRIEST RIVER – The run RBI single in the same Priest River baseball team inning. played well in one game and With Priest ON DECK: River up not so well in the second VS. BONNERS game against Timberlake 4-0 at the FERRY: Thursday, Saturday, April 26. The start of the May 1, 4 p.m Spartans lost both games to sixth inning, the undefeated Tigers. The Timberlake started to get score on the first game was hits. They scored four in the 7-4 and the second 24-1. top of the sixth inning to tie “We really played a good the game and scored three in first game,” Spartan coach the final inning while holdMark Schultz said. “A couple ing the Spartans scoreless to of hits or plays the game take the win. “In the second could have turned out difgame Timberlake came out ferent.” hitting and we couldn’t reAshton Brooks pitched cover,” Schultz said. Timberfour good innings, he said, lake scored eight in the first with six strikeouts, two base inning and followed it up on balls and allowing no with four more in the second runs. Priest River led after before really scoring in the a first inning score. They third, when they racked up a added three more runs in the dozen runs. The contest was fifth inning before Timberstopped after five innings. lake started scoring.

“Right now we are workBY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

ing through some injuries and trying to get healthy,” Schultz said. Griffin had an RBI single in the first inning for the Spartans’ only run.

“We have two games left in the season and then it is districts,” Schultz said. “We will work to get ready for the end of the season and for districts.” The team will work on their hitting, he said.

Priest River is in second place in the Intermountain League, with a 3-4 record.

They trail Timberlake and are ahead of Bonners Ferry and Kellogg/Wallace. The Spartans have a 5-7 overall record. The Spartans played Kellogg after deadline Tuesday. They will wrap up their regular season with a makeup game against Bonners Ferry Thursday, May 1 at 4.p.m. District play will start Thursday, May 8 at Timberlake High School.

Boater class needed to enjoy water NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Rowing and Paddling Association (PORPA) and the Pend Oreille River Tourism Alliance (PORTA) are sponsoring an eight-hour boater safety course, Saturday, May 10 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Priest River Senior Center, 339 E. Jackson Ave. Adults and children age 10 and above are welcome to attend. Tickets cost $10 and includes lunch.

The state of Washington requires operators of motorboats with 15 horsepower or greater to take a safety education course and obtain a boater education card to operate in Washington. The state of Idaho recommends a boater safety course. By completing the course you will meet requirements for both Idaho and Washington Boater Safety Cards.

It will be taught by highly experienced certified U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary instruc-

tors and will cover: Know your Boat, Before You Get Underway, Operating Your Boat Safety, Boating Emergencies – What to Do, and Enjoying Water Sports with your Boat.

This course is a prerequisite for future onthe-water boating courses.

Many boat insurance companies will offer discounts on boating insurance to boaters who successfully complete this course.

Completion also makes you eligible for future on-the-water boating courses.

Pre-registration is recommended. Go to http://www.porta-us.com, and pay-pal and credit cards are accepted. In person registration can be done at the Coast Guard Aux. and PORPA table at Mitchell’s Harvest Foods in Priest River, Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information, email Patricia Sudick with the Head of the Pend Oreille Regatta at headrace@netw.com.

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Cusick 4-0 on wild week

BY DON GRONNING

Newport game canceled, play Riverside at home next NEWPORT – The Newport baseball game with Medical Lake was canceled Tuesday.

That was the only scheduled game of the week.

The Grizzlies played Freeman after deadline Tuesday and will host Riverside for a doubleheader Thursday, May 1.

That game will start at 4 p.m. Friday, May 2, they will host Medical Lake.

That game will start at 4 p.m.

Before Tuesday’s game with Freeman, the Grizzlies were in sixth place in the Northeast A League, with a 4-7 league record. Freeman leads the league with a 12-0 record.

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CUSICK – The Cusick Panthers baseball team won four games last week, beating L.V. Rogers Tuesday, April 22 in a doubleheader and getting the best of Northport Saturday, April 26, winning both games in that doubleheader.

The Panthers’ first game against L.V. Rogers came down to the seventh inning, with Cusick trailing 23-22.

Cusick had two on base when Dustin Newkirk hit a two RBI single to win the game, 24-23.

Cusick coach Tell Hamilton said he uses the games with the Canadian team as sort of a scrimmage, with players trying out new positions and basically playing for fun.

The high score was new to Hamilton.

“I don’t think I’ve been involved in that high scoring a game before,” he said.

While he pitched several of his inexperienced pitchers, when the game was coming to a close he put in his start-

ing pitcher, Franklin Pope, in the sixth and seventh innings.

‘I don’t think I’ve been involved in that high scoring a game before.’

Tell Hamilton Cusick coach

The second game came to an abrupt end when the L.V. Rogers coach was ejected in the third inning. The coach objected to a ruling by the umpire that the Canadian bats were not regulation bats here, although they were permitted in Canada. A Cusick player had asked the bats be checked. The umpire ruled they couldn’t use them, the coach objected and was ejected.

“I didn’t think he should have been ejected,” Hamilton said. Rogers was actually ahead 8-3 at the time of the SEE CUSICK, 3B

Lady Spartans split with nemesis Timberlake Priest River has shot at first place

PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River softball team split a doubleheader with the Timberlake Tigers Saturday, April 26, a team Spartan coach Ron Kruse calls ON DECK: their “nemesis.”

“The first game of the double header AT DISTRICTS: had lots of action with Timberlake scor- Thursday, May 1 at Lakeland High School ing 17 runs on 19 hits but we did them one better with 18 runs on 22 hits,” Kruse said.

Brittany Krampert had two solo homeruns to start off the fifth and sixth innings. Every starter had at least two hits except for Morgan Dement whose only hit was a two-RBI triple.

“One of our goals this year was to beat Timberlake and we finally accomplished it by wanting the win just a little more than they did,” Kruse said.

After all the emotional ups and downs of the first game Priest River was pretty flat in the second game.

“We were tied 8-8 after four innings then couldn’t put a run across for the last three frames,” Kruse said.

Priest River lost 13-8.

“We did hit the ball hard with some tight line drives but they were right at Timberlake players,” he said.

Katie Malloy carried the load for Timberlake hitting for the cycle with four hits and five RBIs. She also had three put outs in left field, catching all the line drives that went her way.

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Selkirk loses to Republic IONE – The Selkirk Rangers baseball team lost both games of a Northeast 1B league doubleheader to Republic Saturday, April 26.

Republic is ranked No. 1 in the league with a 10-0 record. They won the first game 7-2 and the second game 21-4.

Republic scored in the first inning and the third inning of the first game. Selkirk managed to score in the third inning and again in the bottom of the seventh inning, but they couldn’t catch up. Selkirk added runs in the third, fifth, sixth and seventh innings.

The second game didn’t go any better. Republic closed it out in five innings, scoring in all five. Selkirk managed to score in the second, third and fourth innings.

Jacob Couch went 2 for 2 in the second game. Brandyn

Ross hit two doubles and a triple on the day.

Daniel Cervantes had his first start at the plate and went 1 for 2 at bat.

“It was the first hit of his career,” ON DECK: Selkirk coach Pete Whittekiend said.

AT ODESSA: Saturday, Selkirk is in sixth place in the NorthMay 3, Noon east 1B League, with a 2-3 league record. They have a 2-6 overall record.

Republic leads the league, followed by Wilbur-Creston, Cusick, Almira/Coulee-Hartline and Curlew.

Odessa-Harrington and Northport hold down seventh and eighth in the league.

The Rangers played a makeup game with Curlew after deadline Tuesday. They will play Odessa-Harrington Saturday, May 3 at noon.

Priest River girls take down Newport

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

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Priest River golf happens rain or shine Priest River Senior Eric Mortensen sank a 20-foot putt on the par 4, hole 8 at Ranch Club Golf Course Wednesday, April 23, in the rain against Timberlake. Mortensen shot a 44, coming in third at the meet with 11 over par. Teammate Colton Nunley won the meet with a 41.

Newport boys lose two on soccer field

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Newport boys soccer team lost two games this past week, losing 8-0 against Lakeside Tuesday, April 22, and 4-1 against Riverside Thursday, April 24.

Lakeside had 19 shots on goal to Newport’s one, Tuesday. Newport’s keeper had eight saves.

Lakeside’s Kelly Kyllo scored three goals and assisted two others. They scored goals at 4 minutes, 6 minutes, 11 minutes, 27 minutes, 38 minutes and 58 minutes. They also scored on a penalty kick at 35 minutes.

Things were a bit better Thursday, when Newport hosted Riverside. Riverside had 16 shots on goal and ON DECK: Newport had VS. LAKESIDE: 17. NewThursday, May 1, port keeper 4 p.m.

Mathew Solis had 16 saves.

Riverside scored at 10 minutes. Newport’s Kade Barranco was assisted by Kai Thomas for a goal at 20 minutes to tie it up. Riverside managed three more goals, though, at 32 minutes, 45 minutes and 78 minutes.

The boys traveled to Medical Lake Tuesday, after The Miner went to press. They host Lakeside in the last game of the regular season Thursday, May 1, at 4 p.m.

Priest River track had two meet week

BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER – The Spartans dualed against Bonners Ferry and Kellogg, Tuesday, April 22, and Timberlake, Friday, April 25, with many first place finishers leading the way for the track team.

“Even though we were missing a few kids due to injury and illness, the rest of the team stepped up and performed well,” Head Coach Jared Hughes said.

“This year’s silver lining is that we have some great underclassmen that have stepped up to score some big points throughout the year.”

Sophomore Jacob Rowton finished the 200-meter run in first with 24.94 seconds. Starling Infante and Michael Taylor finished second and third.

Rowton also finished the 400-meter run in first, with 54.65 seconds as his time. .

First place in the 3200 meter event went to junior Josh Marks. He ran it in 10 minutes 26.44 seconds.

The 4x100 relay team of Thomas Anselmo, Jordan Otero, Infante and Taylor, and the 4x200 relay team with Anselmo, Rowton, Taylor and Infante, finished

both relays in first place.

The first was finished in 49.13 seconds and the latter in 1 minute 40.63 seconds.

On the field, freshman Corbin ON DECK: Maltba AT POST FALLS: and junior Thursday, May 1, Brent Wil2:30 p.m. lis battled AT RIVERSIDE: Friday, May 2, 3 p.m. out the pole vault and tied for second vaulting 9 feet 6 inches.

Otero jumped to a second place finish in the long jump going 15 feet 7 inches, with Anselmo close on his heels at 15 feet 4 inches to finish third. Otero also finished second in the triple jump, going 33 feet 3.75 inches.

The girls had a few top finishers in Kellogg.

Erica McCracken won the 800-meter run with 2 minutes, 44.87 seconds.

Teammate Elisabeth Young, sophomore, finished the 1600 meter run in 6 minutes 41.15 seconds to cross the finish line in first.

She also finished the 3200 meter run in first, with 14 minutes 43.10 seconds.

Jill Weimer hurdled to a second place win in the 100-meter hurdles with 18 seconds. She also jumped

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PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River and Newport softball teams finally met up Friday, after being rained out twice earlier in the season. Priest River came out on top, winning 14-4 in five innings.

“It was a fun game for us, first time on our home field, decent weather and I had the whole lineup to work with for once,” Priest River ON DECK: coach Ron Kruse said.

VS. RIVERSIDE: Priest River’s Morgan Dement Saturday, May 3, nearly hit for the cycle with a double, 11 a.m. triple and finished the game with a AT KETTLE FALLS: Tuesday, walk-off 2 run homerun that actiMay 6, 4 p.m. vated the 10-run rule.

She had five RBIs. Aimee Warren had her first homerun of the year with a blast to center field and Vivian Reynolds got her first win of the year in the circle, giving up four runs, two earned on three hits with three strikeouts in three innings of work.

Newport’s four runs came in the third inning. Five Grizzlies hit singles in the game, including Brittney Jackson, Makenzee Ranck, Rylee Moss and Breana and Stormy Anderson.

The Grizzlies’ game against Medical Lake, scheduled for Tuesday, April 22, was postponed to May 2 due to weather.

Newport traveled to Freeman Tuesday, April 29, after The Miner went to press. They host Riverside in a doubleheader Saturday, May 3, starting at 11 a.m. and then travel to Kettle Falls Tuesday, May 6, to play at 4 p.m.

Panthers golf finishes middle of pack CUSICK – The Cusick Panthers boys golf team played in Deer Park, Monday, April 28, showing the team strength as the season moves on.

“We did fairly well, on our boys side,” Head Coach Jim Sattleen said.

Jacob Tesdahl carded a 22-over par 72, followed by teammate Marcus Sheridan shooting a 108.

For the girls, eighth grade Nichole Tesdahl carded a 125, putting her in the middle of the pack, Sattleen said.

Sattleen said the team carded a 548 and placed sixth out of 10 participating teams.

The Panthers travel to StoneRidge Golf Course to match with Newport, Friday, May 5, at 1 p.m.

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Priest River’s Destiny Day grabs a ground ball against Newport Friday, April 25 in Priest River. The Spartans won 14-4.

Priest River golf drives on the green PRIEST RIVER – The Spartan golf team will continue their season at Genesis Prep, Wednesday, April 30, at 9 a.m.

The team travels to Kellogg, Thursday, May 1, at 4 p.m. to dual with the Wildcats.

Districts start for the golf team at the Ranch Club Monday, May 5, at 9 a.m.

Newport golf continues NEWPORT – The Newport Grizzlies golf team will host Medical Lake and Chewelah at StoneRidge Golf Course, Wednesday, April 30, at 2 p.m.

The Grizzlies host Cusick, Friday, May 5, at 1 p.m. at StoneRidge.

They will then travel to Lakeside, Monday, May 9, at 2 p.m.

Cusick, Selkirk battle at two away meets

BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

CUSICK – The Cusick Panthers and the Selkirk Rangers traveled to Colville, Tuesday, April 22 and to Ritzville for the Undeberg Invite, Saturday, April 26, helping both teams learn their strengths as the season is well underway.

Nine schools attended the Colville NE 1B/2B meet and no team scores were given.

Cusick senior Quinton Montgomery took three first place wins for the team, running to a first place finish in the 100 meters with 11.63 seconds, first in the 200 meters with 25.11 seconds and throwing 111 feet, 3 inches in the discus to finish first. Montgomery finished second in the shot put with 40 feet, 0.25 inches.

“Quinton is doing awesome. He is

‘We just need to stay focused and continue to work hard.’

Jenni Jones

Cusick Head Coach

getting better and stronger each meet,” Head Coach Jenni Jones said. “We need to keep that momentum going and continue to build on his strength.”

The Rangers had senior jumper Sean Huntsman finish second in the long jump, going 16 feet, 1.5 inches.

Panther Nolan Finley was close on his heels with a jump of 16 feet to finish third.

The triple jump had Panther senior Warren Piengkham finish second with 33 feet, 8.5 inches and the Rangers’ Huntsman jumped 32 feet, 2.25 inches to finish third.

The girls had Panther freshman Alana Keogh finish first in the 100-meter dash with 12.68 seconds. Selkirk’s Katie Dewey finON DECK: ished third with SELKIRK AT RIVERSIDE 14.63 seconds.

INVITE: Friday, May 2, Keogh also 3 p.m. took first in CUSICK AT the 200 meter SELKIRK, REPUBLIC: Tuesday, May run with 27.71 6, TBA seconds.

“Her competitiveness and drive is what makes her a great sprinter,” Jones said. “She has been pushing herself more and more as the season goes on.”

Iris StrangeOwl, a junior at Cusick, finished the 800-meter run in 2 minutes, 55.55 seconds. She took third in the 1600 meter run with 6 minutes, 32 seconds. For the 100-meter hurdles, Selkirk sophomore Lauren McGeorge finished second in 20.53 seconds. She continued the second place win to the 300-meter hurdles, running it in 58 seconds. Her teammate, Dewey, came in third with 1 minute 0.94 seconds.

On the field, the Cusick girls took second when Baylie Brown threw 26 feet, 11.25 inches. She threw the discus 82 feet, 7 inches to finish in third.

Jumping to a second place win in the long jump was Keogh, going 13 feet, 0.75 inches. Selkirk’s Dewey finished third with 12 feet, 5.25 inches.

Selkirk sophomore Alex Yarnell finished the triple jump in second, jumping 26 feet.

The two teams traveled to Ritzville for the Undeberg Invite, Saturday, April 26. Jones said 35 schools and about 700 athletes competed at this event.

The girls team placed 20th for Cusick with 8 team points and Selkirk finished 25th with 3 team points.

The top three girls teams were Colfax with 99.25 points, Kittitas with 65 and Lakeside with 58.25 points.

Panther Keogh ran to a second place finish in the 100-meter dash, finishing in 13.33 seconds and scoring the only Panther points.

“As a team we competed well and many of our runners continue to take time off so we need to keep that going,” Jones said. “Alana did amazing in the 100. She got beat right at the finish by two-hundredths of a second. It was an exciting race.”

Senior Georgie Shafer from Selkirk ran the 100-meter hurdles in 18.44 seconds to finish in sixth place.

No boys from either team placed high enough to score team points. Cusick’s Montgomery finished ninth in the shot put, the closest the team got to the top eight. He threw 38 feet, 10.5 inches.

The top three teams in Ritzville were Colville with 52 points, Kittitas with 50 and Medical Lake with 48 points.

“It seems like this season has flown by. In two weeks we have League Championships and then Districts,” Jones said. “We just need to stay focused and continue to work hard.”

Selkirk travels to the Riverside Invite, Friday, May 2 at 3 p.m. Selkirk and Cusick travel to Republic, Tuesday, May 6, to take on at least seven teams.

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SPORTS

TRACK: Trantum finished third FROM PAGE 2B

to first in the triple jump, going 33 feet 1.25 inches.

She took second in the high jump with 5 feet.

Sophomore Tabitha Wilson took second but for the 300-meter hurdles finishing in 56.58 seconds.

Senior Amber Trantum threw to first place in the discus with 99 feet 9 inches. She also jumped to third in the long jump with 13 feet 3 inches and third in the triple with 31 feet 7 inches.

The team traveled to Timberlake, Friday, April 25. The girls finished eighth with 43 points. Deer Park had 106.5, Timberlake had 102 and Lakeland had 91.

Weimer jumped her way to second in the 100-meter hurdles with 17.56 seconds.

‘This year’s silver lining is that we have some great underclassmen that have stepped up to score some big points throughout the year.’

Jared Hughes Head Coach

Weimer jumped 4 feet 10

inches to finish second in the high jump and 32 feet 11 inches in the triple jump, also to finish second.

Trantum threw 93 feet 10 inches in the discus to finish third.

The boys finished tenth overall with 20.83 points.

Timberlake had 142, Deer Park had 140.33 and Freeman had 88.

The SMR 200-200-400800 finished fourth for the team, with Dallas Hopkins, Andy Meyer, Willis and Rowton finishing in 3 minutes 58.95 seconds.

The Meet of Champions in Post Falls in the next stop for the Spartans, Thursday, May 1 at 2:30 p.m. They will travel to the Riverside Twilight Invite, Friday, May 2 at 4 p.m.

SPARTANS: Krampert pitched strikeouts FROM PAGE 1B

“It was a disappointing loss, if we had won both games we would have been in the lead for league champions,” Kruse said.

On Monday, Priest River played a makeup game versus Bonners Ferry at home.

“We cruised to a pretty easy win 7-0,” Kruse said.

Krampert pitched lights out with 14 strikeouts and only three ground ball hits.

Morgan Dement was once again the hitting star with 4 RBIs on two hits.

Timberlake lost to Kellogg Monday night so Priest River is tied with 6-2 league records.

If Timberlake lost to Bonners Ferry Tuesday, after The Miner went to press, and Priest River beat Kellogg, the Spartans will be league champs and the No. 1 seed at the District Tournament.

If Timberlake won or Priest River lost, then Priest River is second place and the No. 2 seed due to Timberlake having two wins to Priest River’s one, head to head.

The tournament has been pushed back from Thursday to Monday due to all the rainouts.

The Intermountain League District Tournament begins Monday, May 5 at Lakeland High School.

GRIZZLIES: Willoughby took first FROM PAGE 1B

On the field, sophomore Ty McDaniel took second in the shot put with 40 feet, 8.5 inches.

Senior Eric Cunningham took second place in the discus and javelin throwing the discus 119.4 feet and the javelin 118.6 feet.

Coming in behind McDaniel in the high jump was freshman Dalton Arrand going 5 feet, 2 inches and sophomore Cole Morse jumping 5 feet.

Freshman Darion Ralston finished third in the triple jump behind McDaniel with a distance of 36.3 feet.

Pole-vaulting for the Grizzly boys went to sophomore Cory Wylie, who vaulted 9 feet. Teammate Sam Hanley finished second with 6.5 feet.

On the girls’ team, Willoughby finished the 800-meter run in 3 minutes, 10 seconds, with teammates Rebecca Malcolm finishing in 3 minutes, 21 seconds and Erin Rednour took third with 3 minutes, 31 seconds.

“Freshman Willowby won the mile and the 800 as well as anchoring the winning relays,” Axel said.

Willoughby also took first in the 1600 meter run, finishing in 7 minutes, 20 seconds. Freshman Sonja Moore took second with 8 minutes, 43 seconds.

Sophomore Emma Waterman ran the 200-meter run in 30.38 seconds, securing a first place win for the girls.

Running the 3200 meters in 17 minutes, 45 seconds secured Malcolm a first place finish. Rednour was

close on her heels with 17 minutes 46 seconds.

The 400-meter run had two top finishers, freshman Rhianna Knore running a 1 minute, 25 seconds race and Sonja Moore in 1 minute, 35 seconds. Both the 4x100 and 4x200 girls relay teams took first place.

The freshman at pole vault was the strongest Grizzly girls showing on the field.

Knore finished first with 6.5 feet, Moore took second with 6.25 feet and Malcolm took third, also with 6.25 feet.

“Unfortunately we could not overcome Chewelah’s strength in the throwing events,” Axel said.

The Grizzlies travel to Riverside, Wednesday, April 30 at 3:30 p.m. for a matchup, then travel again to Riverside for an invite, Friday, May 2 at 3 p.m.

CUSICK: Rankin hits home run FROM PAGE 1B

ejection, although Cusick the first inning of the second had only been to bat in two game. innings.

“He hit our own scoreCusick easily won the board,” Hamilton said. “It doubleheader with Northwas a big shot.” port, taking the first game Pope pitched for the Pan16-3 and the second game thers. He also hit a triple.

14-3. Both were stopped after Hamilton said the next five innings. few games are critical ON DECK: “We played well for the Panthers as against Northport,” AT REPUBLIC: Friday,the season comes to Hamilton said. “We May 3, 2 p.m. a close. were hitting sharply. AT ALMIRA/ Cusick is currently I think about every COULEE-HARTLINE: in third spot in the Saturday, May 3, player got a hit.”

Northeast 1B League Noon Some got more with a 7-5 record. Dethan one. Tyson Shanpending on how the upcomholtzer hit a cycle in the first ing games go, Cusick could game, getting a single, a finish anywhere from third double, a triple and a home to fifth in the league. While run. He also pitched. it’s not official yet, Hamilton Marshall Rankin got the said it looks like four teams Panthers rolling when he hit will advance to post season a grand slam home run in play.

Cusick played Curlew after deadline Tuesday. They will play at Republic Friday, May 2 and will host Almira/ Coulee-Hartline Saturday, May 3. That game will start at noon.

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Time to start fishing in Idaho COEUR D’ALENE - One of the many outdoor blessings we enjoy in the Panhandle is the abundance of lowland lakes that are available for public fishing. By my rough count, there are around 68 small, low elevation lakes for anglers to

choose from.

It could accurately be described a “challenge” when one must decide where to go on any given day. These relatively small and shallow lakes hold a wide variety of fish species.

S P O RT S S C O R E B O A R D BASEBALL TUESDAY, APRIL 22 Cusick 24, L.V. Rogers 23 LV Rogers (0-4, 0-0)

353 460 1 23 8 2 Cusick (5-5, 3-3)

504 101 1 24 12 5 Statistics: Southam, Tambellini (4), Park (6), Harrison (7) and Brind’amour; Holnes, Newkirk (3), Pope (6) and Andrews, Ty. Shanholtzer (6). W-Pope. L-Harrison. HITS: 2B-Cusick, Rankin, Konkright, Andrews. 3B-LV Rogers, Tambellini.

Cusick 10, L.V. Rogers 0 L.V. Rogers forfeited when their coach was ejected in the third inning.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26 Cusick 16, Northport 3 Northport (0-16, 0-13)

010 20 3 2 3 Cusick (7-5, 5-3)

447 x 16 8 1 Statistics: Owings, #13 (4) and Lamb, Owings (4); Shanholtzer and Konkright.

W-Shanholtzer. L-Owings. HITS: 2B-Northport, Short. Cusick, Shanholtzer. 3B-Cusick, Shanholtzer. HR-Cusick, Shanholter.

Cusick 14, Northport 3 Northport (0-16, 0-13)

000 03 3 5 2 Cusick (7-5, 5-3)

805 1x 14 10 2 Statistics: Lamb and #4; Pope and Konkright. W-Pope. L-Lamb. HITS: 2B-Northport, Owings. Cusick, Shanholtzer, Rankin. 3B-Cusick, Pope. HR-Cusick, Rankin.

Republic 7, Selkirk 2 Republic (12-1, 10-0)

101 022 1 7 71 Selkirk (2-6, 2-4)

001 001 0 2 4 3 Statistics: Fritts and Helms; Cain and Ross. W-Fritts. L-Cain (3-2). HITS: 2B-Republic, Helms 2. Selkirk, Mailly 3B-Selkirk, Ross.

Timberlake 7, Priest River 4 Timberlake (6-0, 5-0)

000 004 3 7 9 2 Priest River (5-7, 3-4)

100 030 0 4 6 1 Statistics: Tonkin, J. Galloway (7) and Allen; Brooks, Drake (5), Fitzmorris (6), Harrison (7) and Huntley. W-Tonkin.

L-Harrison (1-2). Sv-J. Galloway. HITS: Timberlake-J. Galloway, Allen 3, Tonkin 2, Johnson 2, Howard, B. Galloway. Priest RiverPerkins, Huntley, Ja. Griffin, Drake, Je. Griffin, King. 2B-Huntley. 3B-Allen.

Timberlake 24, Priest River 1 Timberlake (6-0, 5-0)

8412 00 24 17 2 Priest River (5-7, 3-4)

100 00 1 3 5

Statistics: Cramer and Allen; Perkins, Fitzmorris (2), Pettit (3), Storro (5) and Huntley. W-Cramer. L-Perkins. HITS: Timberlake-J. Galloway 3, Cramer 2, Shafer, Tonkin, Heig, Johnson, Howard, Wells 2, Plunkett, Hanson, D. Galloway 2, Jones. Priest River-Brooks, Ja. Griffin, Miller. 2B-J. Galloway 3, Johnson, Howard. 3B-Cramer.

SOFTBALL FRIDAY, APRIL 25 Priest River 14, Newport 4 Newport (3-9, 3-8)

004 00 4 5 3 Priest River (9-4, 5-2)

336 02 14 12 1 Statistics: Anderson, J. Kirkwood (4) and C. Kirkwood; Reynolds, Akry (4) and Huntley.

W-Reynolds. L-Anderson. HITS: NewportJackson, Renck, Moss, S. Anderson, B. Anderson. Priest River-M. Krampert 2, Novak, Dement 3, Fitzmorris 2, Warren 2, Akry 2.

2B-Dement, Fitzmorris, Warren. 3B-Dement.

HR-Dement, Warren.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26 Priest River 18, Timberlake 17 Timberlake (2-1, 2-1)

331 054 1 17 19 3 Priest River (9-4, 5-2)

328 041 x 18 22 3 Statistics: Salois and Lickfold; B. Krampert and Huntley. W-B. Krampert. L-Salois.

HITS: 2B-Timberlake, Owens 2, McGrath, Malloy, Carhardt, Lickforld. Priest River, Fink, Fitzmorris, Warren. 3B-Timberlake, Owens.

Priest River, M. Krampert, Day, Dement. HRPriest River, B. Krampert.

Timberlake 13, Priest River 8 Timberlake (2-1, 2-1)

260 002 3 13 16 5 Priest River (9-4, 5-2)

303 200 0 8 9 3 Statistics: Hibdon, Salois and Rocheleau; B. Krampert and Warren, Huntley (6).

W-Salois. L-B. Krampert. HITS: 2B-Timberlake, Owen, McGrath, Malloy. Priest River, Dement.

3B-Timberlake, Malloy. HR-Timberlake, Malloy.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26 Selkirk 17, Republic 1 Republic (2-8, 2-6)

000 10 1 1 3 Selkirk (6-2, 6-2)

833 3x 17 12 2 Statistics: Rollings and Rugo; Warren and Christman. W-Warren. L-Rollings. HITS: 2B-Selkirk, Espe. HR-Selkirk, Grass.

Selkirk 21, Republic 1 Republic (2-8, 2-6)

111 Selkirk (6-2, 6-2 ) 21 16 2 Statistics: Rollings and Rugo; Chantry and Christman. W-Chantry. L-Rollings. HITS: 2B-Espe, Enyeart, Warren, Grass. HR-Warren.

BOYS SOCCER TUESDAY, APRIL 22 Lakeside (WA) (10-2, 5-1) -8 Newport (2-8, 0-6) -0 Statistics: Shots -- Lakeside 19, Newport 1. Saves -- Newport, 8. Scoring: First half -- 1, Lak, Perkins (Kyllo) 4:00. 2, Lak, Carroll (Williams) 6:00. 3, Lak, Dewey (Kyllo) 11:00. 4, Lak, Kyllo (Williams) 5, Lak, Williams (Dewey) 27:00. 6, Lak, Kyllo (penalty kick) 35:00. 7, Lak, Dewey (Williams) 38:00. Second half -- 8, Lak, Kyllo 58:00.

THURSDAY, APRIL 24 Riverside 4, Newport 1 Riverside (6-7, 4-3) -4 Newport (2-9, 0-7) -1 Statistics: Shots -- Riverside 16, Newport 17. Saves --Riverside, Redman 3. Newport, Solis 16. Scoring: First half -- 1, Riv, Meissner.

10:00. 2, New, Barranco (Thomas) 20:00. 3, Riv, Suhr, 32:00. Second half -- 4, Riv, Suhr, 45:00. 5, Riv, Robyn, 78:00.

BOWLING APRIL 23 Wednesday Night Loopers Team Won Ok Lanes 449 McCroskey Defense 431 Pooch Parlor 427 Club Rio 408 Pend Oreille Marine 380 Treasurers A-Z 380

Loss 376 394 398 417 445 445

High scratch game: Arlo Hoisington 244.

High handicap game: Arlo Hoisington 269.

High scratch series: Forrest Ownbey 624. High handicap series: Forrest Ownbey 693. High team scratch game: McCroskey Defense 899.

High team handicap game: Treasurers A-Z 1060. High team scratch series: McCroskey Defense 2599. High team handicap series: McCroskey Defense 3034. Converted splits: Vicki Nolting 4-5.

Lucky Ladies Team Won Loss North Country Clothing Shop

83 41 Morning Glories 81 43 Country Lane 81 43 Bling and Sparkles 71 53 Golden Girls 69 55 King Pins 50 70 State Line 46 78 High scratch game: Carol Becks 207. High handicap game: Carol Becks 264. High scratch series: Laura O’Brien 567. High handicap series: Laura O’Brien 627. High team scratch game: North Country Clothing Shop 632. High team handicap game: Country Lane 834. High team scratch series: North Country Clothing Shop 1881. High team handicap series: North Country Clothing Shop 2334. Converted splits: Shirley Ownbey 3-7, Kim Gibbs 3-10, Laura O’Brien 2-7, Kim Rusho 3-10, Lola Balison 3-9-10, Claudia McKinney 3-10, Darlene Dimwoodie 5-10, Sharon Clark 5-7.

May is Mental Health Month Mental health is integral to overall health.

Research shows that stress is closely linked to high blood pressure, heart disease and obesity. It also shows that people who feel depressed or chronically stressed may have a greater risk of physical illnesses. Take steps to protect and improve your mental health, such as eating healthy, exercising regularly, learn/use stress management techniques, having good social supports and getting help when you need it. Source: www.mentalhealthamerica.net/may Pend Oreille County Counseling Services offers professional, confidential behavioral health services. For questions or to schedule an appointment, call (509)447-5651, www.pendoreilleco.org.

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Newport STORAGE LOCKER SALE Saturday May 3, 9:00 -4:00. Super Storage on Green Road at Highway 2, behind O’Roddens Pub, Diamond Lake. (13p)

IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN! May Days sale. May 3th, 9:003:00. 529 West 3rd, Newport.

(13p)

3 DAY YARD SALE Benefitting Pend Oreille Crime Victim Services. Thursday and Friday 9:00- 3:00, Saturday 9:00- 2:00. A little bit of everything. Clothing, toys, kitchen items, bedding, much more!

Pine Ridge Community Church, 1428 West First, Newport.(12)

YARD SALE ITS A BIG ONE! Nice baby crib turns into twin size. Kid’s clothes, DVDs, collectables, whole bunch of everything! 9:00 a.m. till ?

Friday, Saturday. 719 West 4th Street, Newport. See craigslist for more!(13p)

Large Rummage Sale Newport Museum’s Parking Lot May 3rd • 8am-3pm 402 S. Washington

Pickers Paradise Starts at

Treasures A to Z 185 Vendors Indoors

Great Variety Outdoors

Corner of Hwy 2 & Union Ave

MOVING SALE Friday and Saturday May 2nd and 3rd. Propane grill, lawn furniture, air compressor, 10X10 deck umbrellas, snow blower, bird feeders, table saw, chain saws, and more. 52 Woodard Road, Diamond Lake.(13P)

YARD SALE Saturday May 3rd, 9:00-3:00.

McInnis Ave, Ione. Next to Selkirk Bible Chapel. Rain or shine. Lots of kitchen items: table/ chair set; love seat; vacuum; sewing machine; old windows, doors, refrigerator.

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LARGE RUMMAGE SALE in Newport Museum’s parking lot. May 3, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

402 South Washington.(13p)

HUGE GARAGE SALE 241 Sunnyside Drive, Newport.

Thursday and Friday 3:00- 7:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 7:00- 6:00. (509) 447-3716.

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YARD SALE Saturday, 9:00- 5:00. Furniture, kids clothes, toys and more.

200 South Fea Avenue, Newport.(13p)

Green House Open Weekly Arrivals of Annuals, Herbs, Veggies and Perennials Large Selection of Trees, Shrubs, Roses, Berries, Vines and More (Bring in your containers for custom planting)

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B R I E F LY High school sells plants NEWPORT – The Newport High School horticulture class, taught

by Randy Wyrobek, will be selling plants, Saturday, May 3 from 8 a.m. to noon at the high school.

The sale is open to the public. All proceeds will go to keeping the horticulture program running. They will be selling hanging baskets, ponies and flats of plants.

Learn to make a Batik flag PRIEST RIVER – Summer is just around the corner, with each day getting longer and warmer.

Live & Learn at the Priest River Library is offering a class on creating a work of art for your outdoor living space.

Lynn Guier will teach attendees to make a Batik Garden Flag Saturday, May 10 at 10 a.m. Guier is a graduate of the University of Dallas in Fine Arts and Illustrations. She has been a long time teacher for the Sandpoint Arts Alliance and is active in contributing to the arts in Priest River.

Guier will guide attendees in the creation of their own personalized work of garden art, while enjoying the Priest River Library garden space.

Call early to register for this space limited class.

Minimum class size will be 10 with a maximum class size of 15. Call 208448-2207 to register. All supplies are provided, wear clothing appropriate for messy fun and pack a lunch for a day of art.

Local student receives scholarship from WSU PULLMAN – Philip Behrend received a $1,500 Charles Millham Endowed Scholarship for Mathematics from the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington State University. This award is given to outstanding students majoring in mathematics.

Behrend graduated from Newport High School in 2012 and plans to graduate from WSU with a degree in mathematics in 2016. He is currently studying abroad in Monterrey, Mexico. He hopes to use the scholarship to fund an unpaid internship for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors in Germany in the summer of 2015.

Behrend is the son of Karen and Todd Behrend of Newport.

COURTESY PHOTO|CURTIS ROWSEY

Stratton students celebrate Earth Day Third graders in Curtis Rowsey’s class raised awareness for Earth Day recently. They created posters that showed Stratton students how much waste is produced each day during breakfast and lunch and what each student could do to reduce that waste. Table tents and schoolwide announcements were also used to raise awareness for Earth Day. On Tuesday, April 22, the class picked up trash around the district campus to help do their part in keeping the planet clean and beautiful.

WE E K AH EAD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 ROTARY CLUB: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance NEWPORT TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles FIBER ARTS KNITTING AND SPINNING GROUP: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library AL-ANON: Noon - American Lutheran Church PRM-ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN: 1-3 p.m. - Station 2:41 Coffee Shop, Oldtown PINOCHLE: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 2 OIL PAINTING CLASS: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Create Arts Center STORY TIME: 11 a.m. - Newport Library DANCE CLASSES: 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport DAVIS LAKE GRANGE: 6 p.m. Davis Lake Grange ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS OPEN MEETING: 7 p.m. - Priest River VFW AL-ANON: 7-8 p.m. - Priest River, 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Call Jan 208-946-6131 OPEN MIC: 7-9:30 p.m. - Pend Oreille Playhouse, 240 N. Union Ave., Newport

SATURDAY, MAY 3

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

TUESDAY, MAY 6 NIA DANCE LESSONS: 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. - Create Arts Center MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS GATHERING: 10 a.m. - Priest River Assembly of God Church SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF NEWPORT BUSINESS MEETING: 12-1 p.m. - Pineridge Community Church JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center WEIGHT WATCHERS: 5:306 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport

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

PRIEST RIVER AMERICAN LEGION BREAKFAST: 8-10:30 a.m. - VFW on Larch Street

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

WOMEN’S AA: 9:30 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport

KANIKSU LODGE 97: 6 p.m. VFW Hall in Priest River

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

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

PRIEST RIVER TOPS: 6 p.m.

- Priest River Free Methodist Church ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

THURSDAY, MAY 1

ANGEL PAWS: Noon – The Boat Launch Restaurant, call Janet at 509-447-3541 HAPPY AGERS CARD PARTY: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

PRIEST RIVER FOOD BANK OPEN: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Priest River Senior Center

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

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

OATH KEEPERS CONSTITUTIONAL STUDY GROUP: 5:30 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

STORY TIME - CALISPEL VALLEY LIBRARY, CUSICK: 10:30 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. - Priest River Library OPEN PAINTING WORKSHOP: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport DUPLICATE BRIDGE: 12:30 p.m.

- Hospitality House in Newport LOOSELY KNIT: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick CELEBRATE RECOVERY: 5:30 p.m. - House of the Lord, 754 Silverbirch Lane, Oldtown

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

SUNDAY, MAY 4 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

MONDAY, MAY 5 BONNER COUNTY HOMESCHOOL GROUP: 2:30 p.m. Priest River City Park PRIEST RIVER CHAMBER BOARD: 4 p.m. - Chamber Office

BINGO: 6 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

EWU announces Dean’s List

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

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

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

CHENEY – Eastern Washington University announces it Dean’s List for Winter 2014. The Dean’s List honors students for their academic achievement.

Local students on the list include: Jacqueline Arana, Elyce Cutshall, Jennifer Guhl, Robert Jones, Heather Molvik, Jordyn Phillips, Charles Pyke, Anna Ratcliff, Emil Richter, Mark Roberts, Amber Swain, Ciara Williamson, Brianna Williamson, Beau Witter and Alicia Zieske, all of Newport; Vienna Bridges, Ronald Graham, Cory Johnson, Courtney Oscarson, Austin Sommer and Lucas Trunkey of Priest River; Hannah Keogh, David Read, Zachary Read and Ashley Smith of Cusick; and Sarah Dunn and Taylor Mayall of Ione.

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

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

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church NEWPORT MASONIC LODGE:

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

‘Love Letters’ presented at Cutter Theatre METALINE FALLS – The play “Love Letters” by A.R. Gurney will be on the Cutter Theatre stage Friday and Saturday, May 2-3 at 7 p.m. The play features husband and wife Donivan Johnson and Metaline Falls Mayor Tara Leininger taking the roles of two friends who begin a long relationship through postage and envelopes.

Tickets are $8 and will be available at the door or by reservations.

This duo has performed in other two-person shows including “Same Time, Next Year,” and Neil Simon’s “Plaza Suite.”

This is not the first time that “Love Letters” has been on the Cutter stage as Eva Gayle Six and Kim Carlson were in the last production.

For more information or to make reservations, contact the Cutter Theatre, 302 Park St., at 509-446-4108.

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

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

- Newport Health Center Basement

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

CALVARY CHAPEL NEWPORT

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

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

John 6:35

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

Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday: Youth ~7:00 p.m.

Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265

DALKENA COMMUNITY CHURCH • VILLAGE MISSIONS S.S. ~ 9:30 • Worship ~ 11 a.m.

Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m.

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

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

509-671-3436

CHURCH OF FAITH

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

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

Wed. - Bible Study 6 p.m.

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

SPRING VALLEY MENNONITE CHURCH

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

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port, use back entrance FIBER ARTS KNITTING AND SPINNING GROUP: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport NEWPORT TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles COMPUTER BASICS FOR ADULTS: 10 a.m. to Noon - Newport Library STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library AL-ANON: Noon - American Lutheran Church PRM-ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN: 1-3 p.m. - Station 2:41 Coffee Shop, Oldtown PINOCHLE: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport CALISPEL POST 217: 6 p.m. American Legion in Cusick 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. - Newport Eagles, 236 S. Union Ave. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, 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

Community Church Directory CATHOLIC MASSES

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

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

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

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

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

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

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

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

NEWPORT – Newport wildlife artist Barry Dumaw received Best in Show at the Fourth Annual Juried Show, hosted by Evergreen Arts Alliance at Create Arts Center recently. Juror Joe Kronenberg selected the acrylic painting, titled “Out of the Shadow.” Dumaw also received first place for oils with his painting, “Wild Mustangs.”

Additional winners were: Pastels, “Extreme” by Debbie Hughbanks; Mixed Media, “Blue Sparkles” by Randy Haa; Photography, “Garfield”

by Terri Lyons; and Drawing, “Elephant Eye” by Mary Barryhill, which was also Runner up for Best of Show.

Thirty artists from Sandpoint to Spokane entered 60 pieces of art in this show hosted by EAA at Create.

EAA President Robert Karr said that the reception was attended by a large number of the artists and friends of the arts.

Refreshments were served

by EAA members and cash prizes were donated by local merchants.

S E RV I C E N OT E Michael R. Amour Army National Guard Pvt. Michael R. Amour has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.

Amour is the son of Tonya and Jason Amour of Spirit Lake.

He is a 2012 graduate of Priest River Lamanna High School.

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

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

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

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

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

BAHÁ’Í FAITH OF NEWPORT

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

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OBITUARI ES Marvin LaRoy Fries NEWPORT

Marvin LaRoy Fries of Newport passed away April 24 at the age of 95, with his family around him.

He had lived Fries at Diamond Lake since 1976. Mr. Fries was born Feb. 22, 1919, in Fresno, Calif., to Jack and Emma Fries. His grandparents were German settlers in Ukraine, who emigrated to Fresno, Calif., in the 1880s, and did not speak English.

Since German was the language spoken at home, Mr. Fries learned English when he started school. He was the oldest of two sons, and when he was in his teens his mother married Frank Fraga. Frank had three daughters and a son, for a combined family with six children.

Frank taught Marv all about operating tractors, a skill many of his neighbors benefited from when he volunteered to keep the roads around his Diamond Lake home clear of snow winter after winter.

When Mr. Fries was about 14 years old, he met some motorcycle racers, and a lifelong love affair with wheels was begun. In his 20s and 30s he rode with motorcycle clubs in central California. After he married and became a father, he continued to ride, sometimes with three kids piled on the bike at once. The family spent many summer days at motorcycle meets and hill climb events, watching Mr. Fries and his friends compete and sharing a picnic with the other families.

Mr. Fries could fix or build anything made of metal. At 18, he became apprenticed to a journeyman machinist and earned his own journeyman papers. When World War II broke out, he tried to enlist and serve overseas, but was told he was needed in the shipyards at Vallejo to build and repair the warships.

Mr. Fries had a dream of becoming a homesteader. He and a friend got into a ragtop Jeep in February 1957, and headed up the Alcan Highway to Alaska to see if the tales of free land and wild country were true. It was a little cold in the Jeep, but they arrived in Anchorage in good spirits.

Within a week of arriving in the Last Frontier, he had secured a good job and a place to live. He called his wife Jean in Fresno, Calif., and told her to pack up the kids and join him. Before they knew it, the whole family was transplanted to Alaska, living in a tiny cabin at the edge of a big forest. Mr. Fries worked on expanding the house on his weekends, but when the fish were running, the whole family abandoned the construction project and camped out all

night on the banks of the river under the midnight sun.

The potato chip factory that Mr. Fries was the manager of closed down, and he needed another job quick.

He got a civil service job maintaining the tram lines at the White Alice surveillance sites in remote villages and mountain tops around coastal western Alaska. The work was cold and dangerous, but it put food on the table while he waited for an open machinist position on Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage. Finally that position opened up and he was able to work in town at last.

When he retired, Mr. Fries found some land near Diamond Lake and moved there with his new bride, Carole.

Marv and Carole built their house, strung a mile of fence line, cleared the land, raised a variety of livestock and generally enjoyed their new 40 acres of paradise for 27 years, when Carole passed away.

Mr. Fries decided it was time to start some serious riding again, and bought a Honda Goldwing trike. He and two grandsons, a daughter and son-in-law went on a road trip to Mt. Rushmore.

He told everybody he met that he was looking at yard sales along the way for a gently used mother-in-law that might want to go riding with him. When he got back home, the mother of one of his neighbors had come to stay with them. She wanted to get acquainted with her new neighbors, so she baked some pies and came calling. When she got to Marv’s house, sparks flew, and they were soon seen touring the backroads of northern Pend Oreille County on the trike.

Marv and Merle got married Nov. 27, 2010. He told everybody that the times he spent with Merle were some of the best times of his life.

Mr. Fries was preceded in death by his son Jerry and grandson Jerry Darrin. He is survived by his wife Merlene and her family, his stepsisters Francis and Verna, his daughters Ronnie Bowlan and Janet Searles and their husbands Jim and Frank, and six grandchildren, Lorelei, Jonathan, Sarah, Richard, Bill and Reuben, daughter-in-law Sally, and numerous great-grandchildren.

He will be remembered for his intense love of life, endless stories and laughter, and the helping hand he was always willing to extend to every neighbor and stranger he met along the way.

Services will be held Saturday, May 3, at 3 p.m. at the Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home, 423 W. Second St., Newport.

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

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

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P O L I C E R E P O RT S EDITOR’S NOTE: The police reports, taken from dispatch logs provided to The Miner by law enforcement agencies, are not intended to be an exact report but rather a comprehensive list of police calls in Pend Oreille and West Bonner counties. Dispatch also fields calls for the Kalispel Tribe property in Airway Heights.

Certain police calls are generally omitted because of space constraints. These include but aren’t limited to ambulance calls for illness, unfounded alarms, traffic stops, dogs at large, abandoned vehicles, 911 hang–ups and civil standbys. All dispositions for the police reports are assumed to be active, assist or transfer at press time. The police reports are updated each weekday on The Miner Online.

PEND OREILLE COUNTY

MONDAY, APRIL 21 ARREST: Ione Park, Rae Ann Newkirk, 45, of Ione was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

THEFT: W. Walnut St., report of a theft.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: S. Union Ave., Newport FISH &GAME: Lookout Rd., report of cougar in yard.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Hwy. 20, verbal domestic violence reported.

TUESDAY, APRIL 22 JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. 5th St., Newport, report of female juvenile out of hand in the school office.

TRESPASSING: W. Walnut St., Newport, report that subject who stole bottle of liquor back at store.

ARREST: W 4th St., Randall A. Morton, 51, was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

HARASSMENT: W. Walnut St., Newport, report that while working today a man came three times harassing complainant, the last time he stood outside and was being vulgar.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE: S. Central Ave., report that intoxicated male tried to come into

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the residence.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: Telephone Rd. W., report of female juvenile yelling, screaming and kicking furniture.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: W. Walnut St., Newport, report that dark green car with a passenger wearing a mask almost hit complainant, then took off real fast.

ARREST: Monumental Way, Cusick, Michael John Hoyt, 51, was arrested on a warrant.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 2, complainant reports hearing breaking glass around the office area.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: Devils Drive, report that complainant’s boyfriend is over causing problems and will not leave, may be on drugs.

ARREST: Karma S. McIntosh, 27, of Longview and Harry D. Lashbrook, 50, of Spokane were transported to the Spokane County Jail on warrants.

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Gilbert W. Smolik, 26, of Newport was arrested on a warrant.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 2, complainant believes CPS employee is chasing her.

ARREST: Jorgens Rd., Christopher L. Gierke, 30, of Spokane was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence.

THURSDAY, APRIL 24 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL: Coyote Trail SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: W. 7th St. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, report of vehicle no injury accident.

THREATENING: Hwy. 211, report of threats made.

HARASSMENT: Main St., report of harassment.

NOISE COMPLAINT: W. 1st St., noise complaint reported.

MISSING PERSON: Horseshoe Lake Rd., report of a missing person.

WEAPON OFFENSE: Camden Rd., weapon offense reported.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Hwy. 2, suspicious vehicle reported.

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Jeffery D. Taylor, 57, of Newport was arrested for contempt of court.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: S. Newport Ave. ARREST: Shawn David Hall, 26, of Colville was arrested on a Department of Corrections detainer.

WEST BONNER COUNTY

MONDAY, APRIL 21

BURGLARY: W. Pine St., Newport

PROBATION VIOLATION: Hwy. 57, Priest River

ILLEGAL BURNING: W. 1st St., illegal burning reported.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 31

DOMESTIC DISPUTE: Rena Rd., Oldtown, deputies responded to a third party report of a domestic disturbance.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Lehigh Ave.

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

SATURDAY, APRIL 26 ARREST: Jorgens Rd., Jordan D. Munson, 23, was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence.

ELECTRICAL FIRE: W. Kelly Drive, report of smoke alarm going off.

ARREST: Shadow Lane, Ashley M. Lelle, 20, of Newport was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence.

ANIMAL BITE: W. Pine St., Newport, report that friend’s dog bit 12-year-old child on the face.

ARREST: Hillside Lane, John R. Shumate, 49, of Chattaroy was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

DECEASED PERSON: S. Union Ave., Newport, report that 59-year-old male died.

ARREST: LeClerc Rd. N., Marcus L. Pugh, 38, of Spokane was arrested for driving under the influence.

ANIMAL BITE: W. Pine St., Newport, report of 51-year-old female bit by her own dog.

ARREST: Travis Lee Russell, 39, of Spokane was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and use of drug paraphernalia.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 57, Priest River FOUND PROPERTY: Hwy. 57, Priest River

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 BURGLARY: Spirit Lake Cutoff, Spirit Lake, report of burglary.

PROBATION VIOLATION: Hwy. 2, Priest River NON INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 41, Oldtown

THURSDAY, APRIL 24 ARREST: Hwy. 41, Oldtown, Dean C. Smith, 54, of Oldtown, was arrested for battery. Lori Aske, 53, of Oldtown was arrested for trespass.

FRIDAY, APRIL 25 ANIMAL PROBLEM: Hwy. 41, Oldtown, an Oldtown man was cited and released for vicious dog at large and failing to vaccinate his dog(s).

ARREST: Hwy. 41, Rebecca Ahlers-Schaper, 34, of Oldtown was arrested for driving without privileges and possession of a suspended drivers license.

ARREST: Hwy. 2, Oldtown, a juvenile was arrested on a warrant.

SUNDAY, APRIL 27

SATURDAY, APRIL 26

TRESPASSING: Seymour Lane, report of subjects trespassing and stealing wood off tribal land.

NO REPORTABLE INCIDENTS.

BURGLARY: Community Hall Rd.

SUNDAY, APRIL 27 NO REPORTABLE INCIDENTS.

PU BLIC M E ETI NGS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 PEND OREILLE COUNTY LEADERS MEETING: Noon - Camas Center for Community Wellness

THURSDAY, MAY 1 BONNER COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HEARING: 5 p.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building, Sandpoint

SATURDAY, MAY 3 PONDORAY SHORES WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT: 9 a.m. Pend Oreille Public Utility District Office, Newport

MONDAY, MAY 5 PEND OREILLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse

LENORA WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT: 10 a.m. - Skookum Rendezvous Lodge BONNER COUNTY FAIR BOARD: 6 p.m. - Fairgrounds Office in Sandpoint NEWPORT CITY COUNCIL: 6 p.m. - Newport City Hall PRIEST RIVER CITY COUNCIL: 6 p.m. - Priest River City Hall PROPERTY RIGHTS COUNCIL: 6:30 p.m. - Bonner County Administration Building, Sandpoint BLANCHARD TEA PARTY: 6:30 p.m. - Blanchard Community Center

TUESDAY, MAY 6 BONNER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner

County Administrative Building

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7

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

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

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

OLDTOWN URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT BOARD: 5:30 p.m. Oldtown City Hall

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

FIRE DISTRICT NO. 4 COMMISSIONERS: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station No. 41

WEST PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT: 6:30 p.m. - Fire Hall on Highway 57 PEND OREILLE COUNTY FAIR BOARD: 7 p.m. - Fairgrounds at Cusick PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT NO. 5: 7 p.m. - Fire Station 51, 406722 Highway 20, Cusick

DIAMOND LAKE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION: 6:30 p.m. - Diamond Lake Fire Station, Highway 2 SACHEEN LAKE SEWER AND WATER DISTRICT BOARD: 7 p.m. - Sacheen Fire Station, Highway 211 IONE TOWN COUNCIL: 7 p.m. Clerk’s Office

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

This is a regular section of The Miner. All information is provided by the sheriff’s office.

Jamie W. Meyer, 50, is wanted on one Pend Oreille County warrant for failure to appear on original charge of driving with license suspended 3rd Degree.

He is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds, with blue eyes and gray Meyer hair. His last known address was in the Metaline

Falls area. Extradition is statewide.

for failure to appear on original charge of no valid operator’s license w/out identification. She is 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs 189 pounds, with brown eyes and back hair. Her last known address was in the Oldtown area.

Tracie L. Johnson, 41, is wanted on one Pend Oreille County warrant for failure to appear on Johnson original charge of driving with license suspended 3rd Degree. She is 5 feet, 1 inch tall and weighs 115 pounds, with brown hair and eyes. Her last known address was in the Usk area. Extradition is statewide.

SiJohn

Scott A. Benson, 33, is wanted on one Pend Oreille County warrant for failure to pay, failure to appear on original charge of controlled substance violation. He is 5 feet, 11 Benson inches tall and weighs 180 pounds, with hazel eyes and brown hair. His last known address was in the Newport area. Extradition is Washington and Idaho.

Casey L. SiJohn, 23, is wanted on one Pend Oreille County warrant

B I RT H S Randyn Shapland-Marks Randyn Shapland-Marks was born March 21 at 4:10 a.m. to Jewel Shapland and Robert Nordquist of Newport. He weighed 7 pounds, 1.5 ounces and measured 20 inches long, deliverd at Newport Hospital by Dr. Kraus. He joins sister Alaira.

Maternal grandparents are Dennis Shapland and Christina Marchello. Paternal grandmother is Mary Rife.

Steven J. Jolly Steven J. Jolly was born March 25 at 6:33 p.m. to Tonya Blair and Steven Jolly of Newport. He weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 21 inches in length, delivered at Newport Hospi-

tal by Dr. Kersting. He joins sisters April and Lorraine.

Maternal grandmother is Denise Ball. Paternal grandparents are Steven Brauer and Tamara Jolly.

Kenzie E. Savage-Lumpkin Kenzie E. Savage-Lumpkin was born March 30 at 5:11 p.m. to Sarah Savage and Remington Lumpkin of Newport. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 19.75 inches long, delivered at Newport Hospital by Dr. Kersting. She joins brothers Nathaniel, Lance, Dominic and Christian.

to Kasey Rupert and Keven Brown of Newport. He weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 18.5 inches in length, delivered at Newport Hospital by Dr. Kersting. He joins brother Jameson and sisters Baylie and Rylee. Maternal grandmother is Patty O’Neill. Paternal grandparents are Steve and Kathy Brown.

Billy John Pantages

Billy John Pantages was born April 1, at 6:56 p.m. to Dana Bennet and David Pantages of Newport. He weighed 8 pounds, 7.5 ounces and measured 22 inches long, delivered at Newport Hospital by Dr. Kersting.

He joins sisters Sophia and Hanalee and brother Tanner.

Maternal grandparents are Niel Bennett and Diane Hilton. Paternal grandparents

Dawsen M. O’Neill Dawsen M. O’Neill was born April 1 at 10:04 p.m.

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Ian James Allen Ian James Allen was born

April 5 at 9:59 p.m. to Daisy Hester and Robert Allen of Newport. He weighed 8 SEE BIRTHS, 10B

D E AT H N O T I C E

Robert L. Utter NEWPORT

Robert L. Utter of Newport passed away Saturday, April 26, at his home. He was 59.

A full obituary with service details will appear at a later date. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements.

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Goldenwest mobile home, estate model, 52x27, with a serial number of ALB032579ORAB And more commonly known as 544 Skookum Meadows Dr., Newpor t, WA 99156.

The sale of the above-described property is to take place: Time: 10:00 a.m.

Date: Friday, May 16, 2014 Place: Pend Oreille County Hall of Justice; Front Door, East Entrance, 229 S. Garden Avenue, Newport, WA 99156 The judgment debtor can avoid the sale by paying the judgment amount of $125,765.67, together with interest, costs, and fees, before the sale date. For the exact amount, contact the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office.

Dated this 4th day of April, 2014 Alan A. Botzheim, Sheriff Pend Oreille County, Washington By: /s/ DeLana

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

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

2014101 PUBLIC NOTICE In The Superior Court of the State of Washington In and for the County of Pend Oreille Cause No.: 13-20074-8 Writ of Execution issued 03/27/14 Sheriff’s Public Notice of Sale 21st Mortgage Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff, vs.

Fredrick J. Avery and Darlene S. Avery, Defendant(s).

To: Fredrick J. Avery and Darlene S. Avery; 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;

The Superior Court of Pend Oreille County has directed the undersigned Sheriff of Pend Oreille County to sell the property described below to satisfy a judgment in the above-entitled action. The property to be sold in described as: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Those parts of the north half of the north half of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter and north half of the north half of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter if any, of Section 12, Township 32 North, Range 44, E.W.M., Pend Oreille County, Washington. Lying easterly of Skookum Creek Except the north 164 feet thereof.

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Lacy DeLana Lacy, Civil Deputy Published in The Newport Miner April 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2014.

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_____________ 2014105 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIORCOURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE No. 14-4-00016-6 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 In the Matter of the Estate of: HARLAND A. SCHILLING, Deceased.

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this Estate. The Personal Representative has appointed the attorneys of record named below agent for service of all claims.

Persons having claims against the deceased must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any

otherwise applicable statute of limitations, serve their claims on 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 Court, whichever is later, or, except under those provisions included in R.C.W. 11.40.011 or 11.40.013, the claim will be forever barred.

This bar is effective as to claims against both the probate assets and non-probate assets of the decedent.

DATE OF FILING OF NOTICE TO CREDITORS with Clerk of Court: APRIL 3, 2014.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: APRIL 16, 2014.

F L O R E N C E ELAINE MCTIGUE Personal Representative Presented by: JEFFREY R. ROPP,

WSBA No. 16972 WINSTON & CASHATT, LAWYERS, 601 W Riverside, Suite 1900 Spokane, WA 99201 Phone: (509) 8386131 Attorneys for FLORENCE ELAINE MCTIGUE, Personal Representative Published in The Newport Miner April 16, 23 and 30, 2014.

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_____________ 2014106 PUBLIC NOTICE S U P E R I O R COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE No. 14-4-00015-8 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 In the Matter of the Estate of: LUELLA E. SCHILLING, Deceased.

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CONTINUED FROM 8B below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this Estate. The Personal Representative has appointed the attorneys of record named below agent for service of all claims.

Persons having claims against the deceased must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, serve their claims on 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 Court, whichever is later, or, except under those provisions included in R.C.W. 11.40.011 or 11.40.013, the claim will be forever barred.

This bar is effective as to claims against both the probate assets and non-probate assets of the decedent.

DATE OF FILING OF NOTICE TO CREDITORS with Clerk of Court: APRIL 3, 2014.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: APRIL 16, 2014.

F L O R E N C E ELAINE MCTIGUE Personal Representative Presented by: JEFFREY R. ROPP, WSBA No. 16972 WINSTON & CASHATT, LAWYERS, 601 W Riverside, Suite 1900 Spokane, WA 99201 Phone: (509) 8386131 Attorneys for FLORENCE ELAINE MCTIGUE, Personal Representative

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

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

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

Published in The Newport Miner April 16, 23 and 30, 2014.

(11-3)

_____________ 2014114 PORT OF PEND OREILLE LEGAL NOTICE SURPLUS PROPERTY The Port of Pend Oreille has declared the following as no longer necessary, material to, or useful in the operations of the Port and, therefore surplus property.

Approximately 1.42 acres of land within the city limits of Newport, located off Idaho State Highway 41 To arrange inspection or obtain more information including legal description and record of survey map contact the Port office at 1981 Black Road, Usk, WA or 509-4451090.

Sealed bids will be accepted until 2 p.m., Monday, May 12, 2014. Bids will be opened on May 13th at approximately 9 a.m. and a decision shall be made regarding disbursement. Successful buyer will be responsible for all closing costs, taxes, title insurance, boundary line adjustment fees and other fees/ expenses associated with the sale of this property in addition to the purchase price of said property. Sale shall be completed through a Quit Claim Deed process. Payment must be received in full on date of the signing of the closing documents and must be made by cash or cashier’s check.

Bids may be hand delivered or mailed to the Port at the abovementioned address.

Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope with the bid classification clearly marked on the outside of the envelope (Example: Sealed BidProperty).

The Port reserves the right to reject any or all bids. All bids are subject to the approval of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of Pend Oreille. /s/ Kelly J. Driver Manager Published in The Newport Miner April 23 and 30, 2014. (12-2)

______________ 2014115 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE No. 14-4 00017 4 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) In the Matter of the Estate of: MERRITT DOUGLAS RICE, Deceased.

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred

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by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the Creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: April 23, 2014 Janet M. Rice, Personal Representative c/o McGrane & Schuerman, Charles P. Schuerman, WSBA #14636 Attorney at Law 298 South Main #304, Colville, Washington 99114 509 684-8484 Published in The Newport Miner April 23, 30 and May 7, 2014. (12-3)

______________ 2014116 PUBLIC NOTICE 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 11:00 a.m. May 1, 2014. /s/ Kelly J. Driver Manager Published in The Newport Miner April 23 and 30, 2014. (12-2)

______________ 2014118 PUBLIC NOTICE The Sacheen Lake Water & Sewer District’s Board of Commissioners will be holding its 2014 construction budget hearing during their regular board meeting on May 7 at 7:00pm at the Sacheen Lake Fire Station on Highway 211. /s/ Sheila Pearman Sheila Pearman, District Manager Published in The Newport Miner April 23 and 30, 2014. (12-2)

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______________ 2014119 PUBLIC NOTICE Combined Notice of Application and Action Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on April 21, 2014 received a complete Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, SEPA Environmental Checklist, and associated documents from Donald and Barbara Johnson, and did on April 21, 2014 issue a Determination of Completeness for a shoreline stabilization, ramp, and landing project on the Pend Oreille River. (FILE NO. SSDP-14-003), Location: 81 Greggs Court, Newport, WA 99156.

An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on February 14, 2014, and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal (WAC 197-11355). Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department.

The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. Natural Resource Planner, (509) 4476462, tmclaughlin@ pendoreille.org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than May 08, 2014. The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission will be hearing this Substantial Shoreline Development Permit Application on May 13, 2014 at 6:00pm in the Cusick Community Center, 111 S. First Ave., Cusick, WA Required Permits: Substantial Shoreline Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), Regional General Permit 7 (US Army Corps) Dated: April 21, 2014 Published in The Newport Miner April 23 and 30, 2014. (12-2)

______________ 2014121 PUBLIC NOTICE The Pend Oreille Conservation District is pleased to announce an opportunity to contribute to conservation and your community by serving on the Board of Supervisors. There is one board position available for an appointment by the Washington State Conservation Commission. The Conservation District supervisors are public

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officials who serve without compensation.

An applicant must be a registered voter in Washington State, and may be required to own land or operate a farm. Applicants for appointed positions do not have to live within the district to apply.

For more information, or to obtain an application form, please contact the Pend Oreille Conservation District at 509-447-1155, 121 N Washington at the back of the building or visit the Conservation Commission website at http://www. scc.wa.gov. The application period is April 28, 2014 through May 26, 2014; applications for appointed position and supporting materials must be received by the Commission no later than May 26, 2014.

mount transformers 1, 75 kVA 3-phase padmount transformer (120/208 secondary) 1, 75 kVA 3-phase padmount transformer (120/240 secondary) Interested parties may obtain full specifications by contacting the Contract Administrator of Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, P.O. Box 190, Newport, Washington 99156 (509) 447-9345.

Sealed bids will be received as outlined in the contract documents until 2:30 p.m., May 21, 2014.

The Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in the bidding, or to exercise any other right or action provided by statute.

Published in The Newport Miner April 23 and 30, 2014. (12-2)

Published in The Newport Miner April 30, 2014. (13)

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2014122 PUBLIC NOTICE IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION – TERMINATION STATE OF WASHINGTON TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN and TO: 1. Anyone claiming a paternal interest of Damien Hamberg, DOB: 05/12/08, Termination Petition 13-700036-3, filed May 23, 2013; Braeden Hamberg, DOB: 04/08/04, Termination Petition 13-7-00037-1, filed May 23, 2013; and Tiara Hamberg, DOB: 06/27/00, Termination Petititon 13-7-000380, filed May 23, 2013.

A petition to terminate parental rights has been filed in the above court. A FactFinding hearing will be held on this matter on May 29, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Pend Oreille County Juvenile Court, 229 S. Garden., Newport, WA 99156. You should be present at this hearing.

The hearing will determine if your parental rights to your child are terminated. If you do not appear at the hearing, the court may enter an order in your absence terminating your parental rights.

To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Termination Petition, call DSHS at (509) 447-6237 or 1-800-473-6022.

To view information about your rights in this proceeding, go to: www.atg.wa.gov/ TRM.aspx.

TAMMIE A. OWNBEY, Pend Oreille County Clerk

2014124 PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT BIDS City of Newport SR2; 4th St to 7th St Non-Motorized Improvements Bid Opening Date: May 15, 2014 INTIVATION FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received by the City of Newport, located at 200 S. Washington, Newport, WA 99156, until 2 P.M., May 15, 2014, for the general contract for improvement of the SR2 nonmotorized transportation facilities including sidewalk, curb and gutter, storm drainage, illumination, signing, and pavement marking.

Bidding documents for the project are prepared by Welch Comer & Associates, Inc. Availability of Bidding Documents: Bona fide general contractors may obtain the contract documents on CD at the office of Welch Comer & Associates, Inc., located at 350 E Kathleen Ave, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815, (208) 664-9382 upon payment of $10.00 per set. Copies of the contract documents may be examined at the following locations: City of Newport, 200 S. Washington, Newport, WA 99156 Welch Comer Engineers, 350 E. Kathleen Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815 Spokane Regional Plan Center – 209 N. Havana St., Spokane, WA 99202 Associated General Contractors, Spokane – E. 4935 Trent, Spokane, WA 99206 Bid security: A certified or bank cashier’s check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid amount, payable to the City of Newport, or bid bond executed by a licensed bonding company is required with each bid. Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish satisfactory performance bond within the time stated in the specifications, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to the City of Newport.

Rejection of Bids: The city shall have the right to reject any or all bids not accompanied by bid security or data

Published in The Newport Miner April 30, May 7 and 14, 2014. (13-3)

______________ 2014123 PUBLIC NOTICE CALL FOR BIDS ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS CONTRACT NO. 14-021 Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, Washington, hereby solicits sealed bids for the following electrical transformers: 3 , 1 0 0 0 k VA 3-phase-padmount transformers 3, 500 kVA 3-phase padmount transformers 3 150 kVA pad-

required by the bidding document or a bid in any way incomplete or irregular.

The City of Newport is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Small, minority- and womenowned businesses are encouraged to submit bids. All work performed on the project will be subject to state prevailing wage rates.

A Pre-bid Conference will be held at 11:00 a.m. on May 8, 2014, at Newport City Hall.

For information or questions regarding this project, please contact Melissa Cleveland, P.E. at Welch Comer Engineers, (208) 664-9382 or mcleveland@welchcomer.com. A planholder’s list, bid advertisement, and any addenda issued for the project are available online at www.welchcomer. com/bidinfo.html.

Published in The Newport Miner April 30 and May 7th, 2014.

(13-2)

______________ 2014125 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Cusick Town Council in the Cusick Community Center in Cusick Washington on May 12th at 7:00 p.m.

The purpose of the public hearing is to review final project performance on the Cusick Water System Plan funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).

The Cusick Community Center is handicap accessible.

Arrangements to reasonably accommodate special needs, including handicap accessibility or interpreter, will be made upon receiving twentyfour (24) hour advance notice. Contact Mayor Spencer at (509) 4454045.

Published in The Newport Miner April 30, 2014. (13)

______________ 2014126 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on April 23, 2014 receive a complete preliminary short plat application submitted by Kory & Brittany Hedrick involving the division of 20 acres into 4 lots. Location: Grandview Flats Rd.; Within Sec.22, T39N, R43EWM. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Community Development Dept. A copy of the complete file may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 W. 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821. Contact: Mike Lithgow, Director. Written comments from the public may be submitted to the County no later than May 15th, 2014, after which a final administrative decision will be made.

Dated: April. 28, 2014 Published in The Newport Miner April 30, 2014. (13)

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2014127 PUBLIC NOTICE The Selkirk School District has declared surplus--1997 International 3800 school bus with minimum $1700.00 bid. Written bids will be accepted through 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 4, 2014 at the Selkirk District Office, PO Box 129, 219 Park Street, Metaline Falls, WA 99153. All bids shall be marked on the outside of a sealed envelope as: “Surplus Bid”. All bids shall be considered final and item awarded removed by bidder no later than June 30, 2014. Bids from public and private school districts shall have priority over general public bids.

Please contact the Selkirk District Office at 509.446.2951 for additional information.

The Selkirk School District reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept the bid that best serves the interest of the school district.

Published in The Newport Miner Newspapers April 30 and May 14, 2014. (13,15)

______________ 2014128 NOTICE OF BID PRECAST CONCRETE BRIDGE The Pend Oreille County Board of Commissioners is accepting bids for a precast concrete bridge for Skookum Creek Culvert Elimination at Best Chance Road.

Information concerning the submission of bids is available from the Pend Oreille County Public Works Department at 625 W. 4th Street, Newport, Washington 99156 or by phone at (509) 4474513. Bids are due at the Board of Commissioners, County Courthouse, 625 W. 4th Street, Newport, Washington 99156, no later than 10:00AM May 12, 2014.

Clerk of the Board Published in The Newport Miner April 30 and May 7, 2014.

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______________ 2014129 PUBLIC NOTICE TO: Washington State Licensed Aquatic Herbicide Applicators and/or Certified Divers SUBJECT: Open Request for Statements of Proposal and Qualifications and Project Bid REGARDING: 2014 Diamond Lake Aquatic Plant Management Project The Pend Oreille Conservation District seeks Statements of Proposal and Qualifications and bids from companies licensed and qualified in aquatic herbicide application; and in employment of aquatic weed survey and mapping techniques. The Diamond Lake Aquatic Plant Management Project will require the following services from the company(s) selected to conduct the project: 1) Provide herbicide application of an aquatic labeled herbicide approved by Department of Ecology, for the eradication of Eurasian watermilfoil, Myriophyllum spicatum, in Diamond CONTINUED ON 10B

10B

| APRIL 30, 2014

THE MINER

‘Disney on Stage’ at Circle Moon NEWPORT – The Mountain Harmony Show Choir, with the support of Northwoods Performing Arts, brings to life “Disney on Stage,” Friday and Saturday, May 9-10 at the Circle Moon Theatre, 3642 N. Highway 211.

The show offers a fully choreographed choral presentation featuring solos and small groups.

Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. and tickets cost $25 including the meal. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. and show only tickets cost $12. Reservations for dinner are required.

Youth tickets cost $5 for ages 5-18, and children 4 and under get in for free.

Family tickets, for two adults and three children, cost $25.

Call 208-448-1294 or go online at http://circlemoon.webs.com for more information.

D I ST R I C T CO U RT R E PO RT THE FOLLOWING CASES WERE RESOLVED IN PEND OREILLE COUNTY DISTRICT COURT BY JUDGE PHILIP VAN DE VEER.

March 19

MINER PHOTO|FRED WILLENBROCK

Opening day The Diamond Lake boat launch was busy Saturday, for the opening day of lowland lake fishing in Washington. The weather was cold and wet, with a bit of snow, but that didn’t keep anglers from hitting the water.

Fishermen were pleased with many limits including some large brown and rainbow trout.

CONTINUED FROM 8B Lake, Pend Oreille County. We require prior experience using herbicides to control aquatic vegetation for this task. All herbicide applications will be in compliance with the product(s) labels and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements.

Selection of the company(s) to implement this project

shall be based on qualification and bid quote. All Statements of Qualification received in the Pend Oreille Conservation District office by Friday, May 9, 2014 shall be evaluated according to the following criteria and point system. You may direct questions regarding the scope of work to or obtain copies of this Request for Statements of Qualification from the POCD Administrator, Terry Holloway, at (509)

panies may request Statements of Proposal and Qualifications and submit bid(s) to the Pend Oreille Conservation District through the mail at PO Box 465, Newport WA 99156-0465; electronically at pocd@ conservewa.net or at our office located at 121 N Washington at the rear of the building.

Published in The Newport Miner April 30 and May 7, 2014.

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BIRTHS: FROM PAGE 6B

pounds, 2 ounces and measured 21 inches long, delivered at Newport Hospital by Dr. Kraus.

Rylee Kay Hoepfer Rylee Kay Hoepfer was born April 12, at 9:26 p.m. to Kylie and Joseph Hoepfer of Priest River. She weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 21.5 inches long, delivered at Newport Hospital by Dr. Lewis. Maternal grandparents are Gene and Pam Westfall. Paternal grandparents are Bob and Kris Hoepfer.

CRIME VICTIM ADVOCATE TRAINING

This training is

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A charge of hunting big game without a license was dismissed; $493 total fees and fine.

April 2 Randall Morton, 51, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended) 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($750 suspended) for third degree driving with a suspended license and operating a motor vehicle without insurance; $443 total fees and fine.

John Ross, 74, was sentenced to 30 days in jail for driving with a suspended license; $43 total fees.

Robert Rumsey, 26, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended) 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($800 suspended) for third degree driving with a suspended license; $393 total fees and fines.

Luke Servas, 45, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended) 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($800 suspended) for third degree driving with a suspended license; $536 total fees and fine.

Troy Thompson, 42, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (360 suspended), 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,800 suspended) for second degree driving while license suspended; $1,843 total fees and fine.

Mom deserves the very best

4 Greenhouses full of Spring Color. . .

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Wear casual clothing, snacks and beverages will be provided.

For more information or to register call 509-447-2274

447-1155 or pocd@ conservewa.net 1). Previous experience of company - 20 possible points 2). Previous experience of company personnel - 20 possible points 3). Proposed work plan and schedule - 30 possible points 4). Anticipated cost - 15 possible points 5). Previous history of penalties - 15 possible points Total possible points - 100 Interested com-

Paul Brantner, 27, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (329 days suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($5,000 suspended) for no contact protection order domestic violence violation and 60 months probation for a no contact protection order domestic violence violation; $1,429 total fees and fines.

Michelle Burdick, 39, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended), 60 months probation and fined $5,000 ($3,800 suspended) for driving under the influence; $2,583 total fees and fines.

Jessica Finley, 30, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (87 suspended), 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($1,000 suspended) for third degree driving with a suspended license and

operating a motor vehicle without insurance; $193 total fees and fine.

Matthew Greenamyer, 27, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $1,000 ($800 suspended) for second degree criminal trespass $493 total fees and fine.

Shane Hart, 26, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (364 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,750 suspended) for reckless endangerment and making a false statement to a public servant; $1,493 total fees and fines.

Jared Holley, 27, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (364 suspended) and fined $5,000 ($5,000 suspended) for illegal hunting of hunting big game; $443 total fees and fine.

Robert Mays, 36, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (364 suspended), 12 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,800 suspended) for using/possessing a loaded firearm in a vehicle.

This training is for persons interested in volunteering as a victim advocate, community members, social workers, clergy, law enforcement, business persons and anyone interested in learning valuable communication skills.

TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:

Victimology • Advocacy • The Advocate Crisis Intervention • Listening Skills • Values • Victims in the Criminal Justice System

2014 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE: Thursday, May 1 – 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday, May 2 - 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 3 - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 8 - 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday, May 9 - 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 10 - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Pend Oreille Crime Victim Services Conference Room 730 W. 1st St., Newport

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