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How much should Farmers Market pay?

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

NEWPORT – How much should the Pend Oreille Valley Farmers Market pay to set up near the Gazebo in

downtown Newport?

That was the topic before the Newport City Council at its regular Monday night meeting May 7.

See City Council, 2A

Stolen dog reunited with Newport owners

Courtesy photo|Cliff Snow

Eagle getting dinner Diamond Lake photographer Cliff Snow captured images of this bald eagle swooping in to pick up a fish and flying off with it.

The recent stocking of fish was meant for human fisherman, but the bald eagle needs to eat too.

By Sophia Aldous

Newport woman killed in traffic accident

Of The Miner

NEWPORT – Some stories do have a happy ending. Such is the case with Dolla, the silver Labrador retriever that was reported stolen from a yard in Newport on April 20. Esther Lawrence, who gave Dolla to her son Aiden for his 16th birthday, put up flyers, peppered social media and local shelters with inquiries on the dog’s whereabouts.

When that didn’t work, the family went to businesses along Highway 2 and asked if they had any security camera footage of a red SUV matching the description given to the Lawrences by their neighbor, who claimed to see two women in a red SUV loading Dolla into their vehicle. Using

Flowers pour into Oldtown business

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

OLDTOWN – Flowers lined the tables at The Club Rio Tuesday, hung from the walls, and even the ceiling in memory of Alayna C. Wright, a bartender who was killed in a traffic collision on Friday, May 4. Wright, 48, was ejected from the back of a motorcycle her boyfriend,

See Dog, 2A

Mark J. Kondash, 49, was driving just south of Spirit Lake on Idaho State Highway 41.

According to an Idaho State Police report, Wright, a Newport resident, was killed after Kondash, 49, was traveling north on Highway 41 near milepost 16 when a 1992 Dodge Dakota turned onto a side road in front of him. Kondash’s motorcycle hit the side of the truck,

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NEWPORT – Danny Woelk turned 70 this week. The Newport man is a familiar figure at city council meetings and area stores. He is also a recurring Special Olympics medalist.

And he has never missed voting in an election.

So does he vote more for Democrats or Republicans?

“Democrats,” Woelk said firmly from his hospital bed at Newport Community Hospital.

Woelk was diagnosed recently with pancreatic cancer.

Newport election workers made a plaque recognizing Woelk’s perfect voting record.

The plaque names Woelk to

the Pend Oreille County Voter Hall of Fame.

“For being an Outstanding Citizen of Pend Oreille County.

“For forty-two years of never missing an election Democracy would not hold the meaning it does without you!”

Woelk is well known around town.

“He was coming before I was coming (to council meetings),” Newport city attorney Tom Metzger said.

“When he couldn’t come, he would always call,” Newport Mayor Shirley Sands said at Monday’s council meeting.

Woelk was involved in a carSee Woelk, 2A

See Wright, 2A

HOSA wins big at State

Woelk named top voter in Pend Oreille County

By Don Gronning

ejecting both himself and Wright from the bike.

Wright died at the scene, and Kondash was transported to Kootenai Health for his injuries, which include several severely broken bones. Both Kondash and Wright were wearing helmets on the motorcycle.

High school preps for five period-days

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

NEWPORT – With Newport High School (NHS) switching to five period days next school year, the Newport School Board heard a request at the May 7 meting from NHS Principal Troy Whittle for certain teachers to have the freedom to instruct other classes outside of their field of endorsement. The request falls under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015.

“As a high school principal I really appreciate it (ESSA), because it gives schools districts more flexibility in hiring,” said Whittle. “Under the No Child Left Behind Act, it didn’t matter

Courtesy photo|Kim Knapp

Danny Woelk with a friend in Mexico. Curt and Kim Knapp took Woelk on cruises regularly.

See NHS, 11A

B r i e f ly Flood meeting May 11 CUSICK – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Pend Oreille County are hosting an Albeni Falls Dam operations public flood information meeting in Cusick, Friday May 11, starting at 6 p.m..

Representatives from the Corps and National Weather Service will discuss water supply forecasts, Albeni Falls Dam operations, and flood risk for this spring and summer in the Pend Oreille River. Members of the public, elected officials, and stakeholders with an interest in Albeni Falls Dam and the Pend

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Oreille River are encouraged to attend.

The meeting will be held in the high school gym at 305 Monumental Way in Cusick.

May 19 weed board workshops for Sacheen area SACHEEN LAKE – The Sacheen Lake Water and Sewer District is sponsoring a two-hour workshop on Saturday, May 19 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Sacheen Fire Station at 6131 Highway 211.

Sharon Sorby, Weed Board Coordinator, will share information on the leading problem weeds in the area, 8B-9B

both aquatic and terrestrial, and ways to combat them.

She will also discuss programs that can assist homeowners as well as tools that are available for rent from the Weed Board.

David Marcell, manager of the county Conservation District will give an overview of what his agency does and how they can help landowners, particularly in the area of bank stabilization. This workshop is open to the public.

For more information or questions, call Sheila Pearman, Sacheen Lake W&S District Manager at 509 447-4641.

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Woelk train collision when he was six-months-old. He was thrown into the water after the wreck and suffered brain damage because of being without oxygen, said his sister Margo.

It wasn’t clear Woelk would be able to speak after the accident.

But his mother, Mavis, was determined.

She put up a reel-to-reel tape recorder and would play one word over and over until Woelk learned it, Margo said.

Woelk did learn to talk and more. He graduated Newport High School in 1969 and has held jobs over the years. He worked at a box company for a time.

Curt and Kim Knapp became close to Woelk after his mother died. His father, Ben Woelk, had asked the Knapps to look after Danny. That was 15 years ago.

Curt says Danny is a walker.

“He had a morning and afternoon route,” Knapp said. “He would start at the Mobile Station and go to Safeway, the PUD and the Visitor Center, visiting with people.”

Woelk was a proud Special Olympian, competing in bowling, track and other competitions for the Selkirk Superstars.

The Knapps took Woelk on cruises. The last cruise was to Mexico in January.

Curt Knapp says being around Danny has let him see the world with a fresh set of eyes.

“He sees things different,” he says. “Plus, he’s the person I know who knows what’s going on around town.”

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Flowers adorn the inside of The Club Rio in Oldtown in memory of bartender Alayna Wright, who was killed in a traffic collision last Friday.

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The driver of the truck, Jonathan A. Smith, 25, was uninjured. Smith was arrested around 11:35 p.m. last Friday evening on several charges, including vehicular manslaughter, aggravated DUI, attempting to destroy, alter, concealing evidence, open container, and possession of a controlled substance and possession of paraphernalia.

Wright has been an employee at The Club Rio for four years.

Flowers began to come in to the Oldtown business after news of Wright’s death spread in the community and bouquets were still coming in as of this writing.

A post on the business’s Facebook

page May 5 reflected some of the love and loss Wright’s coworkers and friends were feeling: “Thank you, all of you 4 your love and prayers. We are all right, sending our best out to all of you also during this horribly tragic time. Thank you for the flowers also… At this time I need to post the we as The Club Rio family, after great heartfelt discussion decided that even though we were capable it was better for us to close at 6 p.m. this particular Monday through Thursday. We are knocked to our knees with the loss of our beloved Alayna and appreciate all of the understanding and grace you can grant us with the business hours for this week. Love and prayers to you all, from all of us.”

stills from the footage, Lawrence posted the images to her Facebook page asking if anyone recognized the car.

It didn’t take long for the inquiry to turn into a lead. On April 26, a couple on the west side contacted the Lawrences, saying they had a dog that looked just like Dolla.

They had got the dog from a pair of women who told them the dog was lost and needed a new home.

In a Krem2 news story, Lawrence said she doesn’t believe the women’s reasoning, and that she thinks they intended to sell Dolla.

“We want to thank

‘Our hearts are overjoyed.’

Esther Lawrence

on her family getting their dog back

everyone for all the help,” Lawrence posted on her Facebook page on April 26. “We have had a crazy day, drove clear to Seattle, but the end result was worth it… we are on our way home with Dolla!!! Thank you everyone, all the sharing, and identification on the SUV, it worked.

Our hearts are overjoyed.”

Lawrence was unable to be reached for comment before deadline.

City Council: Farmers Market is a non-profit organization From Page 1A

The market has been paying $35 a year and a $50 deposit to use the city park for 26 Saturdays. The city wants to increase that substantially. City staff provided three options.

Under the first option, the Farmers Market would pay $2,850. That’s $100 a day plus a $250 deposit because they fall under a Special Event category and are there so many Saturdays and use electricity.

In the second option, the city could charge $35 a day and a $250 deposit for $1,160.

In the third option, the city would charge $100

a month and a $250 deposit for $850.

“I doubt the members would accept any of the options,” Nephi White told the council. White heads up the Farmers Market. He said the group was willing to do some in-kind work, such as painting the Gazebo and picnic tables. Under questioning from council member Mark Zorica, White said the group has about 10 members and charges a $40 annual fee and $7 per week.

White said that pays for insurance and signs. The vendors have business licenses and collect sales tax on what is taxable.

Sales tax doesn’t apply to food in Washington.

Zorica said he likes the Farmers Market and wants it to remain in town. But the city has a formal parks policy adopted by the council and Zorica said he wants to be consistent.

“If we do this for the Farmers Market, we’ll have to do it for everybody,” he said.

White said the group is a non-profit. He said the Liberty Lake and Sandpoint Farmers Market don’t charge that much.

Zorica said most of the groups that rent the parks are non-profits.

Mayor Shirley Sands said that the city has to recoup the money it spends to maintain the parks. “We’re a business,”

she said. “We’re not out to gouge anyone.”

Councilmember Keith Campbell said nothing gets cheaper.

“But we don’t want to be too rigid,” he said.

Zorica asked White to take it back to his group and see what they said.

“Just ask,” council Nancy Thompson said.

White said he would send out a text that night.

Zorica suggested the Farmers Market put a donation jar out to help pay the fee.

White said the Farmers Market used to pay $50 a month to the Pend Oreille Players to use their parking lot at the other end of town. Before the Farmers Market moved to the

Gazebo area, they were at the Pend Oreille Players location. That’s still an option, he said. He also offered the same deal to the city.

White said the city needs to reexamine its parks policy.

“You need to look at your policy,” he said.

“These are things that are good for the town.”

City administrator Ray King gave the Famers Market permission to open up without deciding on the fee. White had tried to pay the old rate, but it was not accepted.

The council agreed to allow the market to operate one more Saturday before coming back to the city council May 21.

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Northeast Tri County Health District meets at PUD NEWPORT - The regular meeting of the Northeast Tri County Health District Board of Health will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 16. The meeting will be held at the Pend Oreille County Public Utility District, 130 N. Washington Ave., in Newport.

People are asked to please use Pine Street entrance.

There will be a public hearing at 10:30 a.m. on a proposed resolution modifying fee schedule. If you have agenda items to be included, contact Matt Schanz at Northeast Tri County Health District at (509) 684-2262. People needing special accommodations should contact Kelly LeCaire at Northeast Tri County Health District at 509-684-2262 by May 14, 2018.

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Kenny Arthur, left, and Mark and Clare Clark discuss their plans for Kelly’s Bar and Grill last week.

Kelly’s more than a bar; it ‘matters’ to people New ownership will maintain the soul of the 125-year-old business

By Michelle Nedved Of The Miner

NEWPORT – It’s an institution older than Newport, and the state of Washington for that matter. While it’s changed hands several times over the past 12 decades, its purpose has changed little. It’s decidedly more family friendly, and no one is being thrown out with the bear when they’ve had too much to drink. But historical photos of Kelly’s Bar and Grill bare an almost spooky resemblance to what it looks like now.

In fact, Kelly’s is the oldest building in Newport, and the second oldest operating tavern in the state of Washington.

And that isn’t going to change any time soon, especially in the hands of its new caretakers, Mark and Clare Clark and

Cauchy saw change in licensing process NEWPORT - Mark Cauchy, who retired as PUD Director of Regulatory and Environmental Affairs at the end of April, has seen a great deal of change in how dams are licensed.

The original license to build the Box Canyon Project was issued in 1952 and had very limited environmental regulations. He said the regulatory process has gotten much more complicated.

“Licensing in 1952 was a lot simpler compared to how complex the process is now,” he said. “Originally, our license included basic operations requirements like dam safety.”

The PUD started the relicensing process in 1995.

At that time, the license renewal required an application that involved a variety of recreation, wildlife, environment, fisheries, and erosion impact studies. The PUD submitted the completed application by 2000 to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) who notified all the agencies with conditioning authority.

“During the process, any agency with conditioning authority has the ability to file their own conditions and recommendations to the license for FERC to consider,” said Cauchy. “The first set of recommendations came back at over $500 million in projects, and we were worried how that would impact our ratepayers.”

The PUD wasted no time in working collaboratively with stakeholders and customers to address the potential impacts.

The PUD traveled to DC to work directly with the agency leaders and elected officials. FERC issued

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County commissioners passed a resolution imposing the temporary no wake zone May 8. The high water leads to shoreline erosion and degradation of water quality, according to the resolution. No vessels, except emergency vessels, can operate on the lake in “excess of wake speed.”

The temporary order will remain in effect until the county commissioners lift it.

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by FERC in 2010.

The final license and settlement included a significant number of additional requirements above that of the original license. The project boundary was expanded to include the Calispell Pumping Station. It also included provisions for several fish passages.

Reaching a settlement took a lot of effort and negotiation between the multiple agencies. The PUD worked to find ways to achieve the conservation outcomes necessary to mitigate the impacts of the project. In the end the PUD saved its stakeholders and customers a considerable amount of money, resources and time working on projects that provided limited conservation or mitigation benefit.

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The trio bought Kelly’s – the building, the business and a portion of the parking lot – last November from husband and wife Kevin Penttila and Robin Clemmons. The grand re-opening is this weekend, Saturday, May 12, after months of careful tweaking, updating and improving. But they understand that Kelly’s is more than a bar and grill.

“I found out in early September: Kelly’s matters,” Clare said.

“People take ownership in it, even if they don’t work here,” Kenny said. “It’s as if – if you change something, they have to be asked first. You really have to tread lightly in decision making.”

Those decisions have been made with careful consideration.

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PUBLIC FLOOD MEETING

Hosted By: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Pend Oreille County

Friday May 11 6:00pm. Cusick High School Gym Representatives from the Corps and National Weather Service will discuss water supply forecasts, Albeni Falls Dam operations, and flood risk for this spring and summer in the Pend Oreille River.

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l e tt e r s p o l i c y We welcome letters to the editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Letters should be typed and submitted to The Miner office no later than 5 p.m.

Friday for publication the following Wednesday. No letter will be published unless it is signed by at least one individual, even if the letter represents the view of a group.

The letter must include a telephone number and address for authentication. The Miner reserves the right to edit letters. Political letters will not be published the last issue before an election. Letters will be printed as space allows.

Farmers Market needs support

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he Farmers Market was back in front of the Newport City Council Monday night. The city council wants to bring the Farmers Market in line with what it charges others to use the park.

The Farmers Market has been getting a pretty good deal at $35 a year, with a refundable $50 deposit. The city would like to raise that. They laid out three options at the council meeting. The Farmers Market could pay $2,850, $1,160 or $850, which includes a $250 deposit.

Nephi White heads up the Farmers Market. He told the council he was caught off guard by the proposed increase. White said the Farmers Market was willing to do some work in exchange for the rent, but that that large an increase would not likely be approved by his members.

White says the city really needs to rethink its parks policy. We agree.

As White points out, the park lawns have to be mowed whether or not there is a Farmers Market there.

A few years ago the city council changed the park policy. Some of changes were needed but we have to wonder what was really accomplished by raising the rates.

One of the first things to go because of the change was the rodeo pickers, an informal group of accomplished bluegrass musicians who came and camped out at the rodeo grounds for a week. They provided music and enjoyed having people come listen and play.

But they don’t come anymore and the rodeo is worse off because of it.

It would be a shame if the same thing happened to the Farmers Market. Unlike what Mayor Sands said, a city is not a business. It’s a government.

The Farmers Market is a real asset to a downtown area that is becoming a ghost town, with businesses closing. White says about a quarter of the people who come to the market are from out of town.

The city council say they want the market to remain, but want to be consistent with what they charge others. We sense that there might be some room for the council and market to come to an agreement that keeps the oldest farmer’s market in the state in Newport.

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New approaches needed to fight super wildfires

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yo u r o p i n i o n Hardy misleading, using Trumpisms To the editor, After reading The Miner’s “Hardy pressures Inslee on smelter” (May 2) I feel obliged to question the Democrat candidate’s distorted statements that sound like “Trump-isms.”

The first distortion is the statement of: “a controversial proposal to build a coal burning smelter near Newport.”

To label the silicon refinery as a coal burning smelter is a gross distortion of reality. The total power source of the refinery is electricity that creates a high temperature electrical arc that melts the quartz. Labeling one shovel full of low sulfur coal tossed into a mold nearly the size of an automobile that will then be filled with molten silicon is a gross distortion of fact. That is like labeling Newport as a “pot-smoke-envelopedcity” because one-person in the park lights up a joint.

Then there is the use of the word “Ore” in a dis-

torted manner. Yes, ore is defined as “A naturally occurring mineral or rock from which a valuable or useful substance, especially a metal, can be extracted at a reasonable cost” (The American Heritage Science Dictionary). As stated in the article, the word “ore” appeared to be misconstrued to invoke fear of a toxic metal such as lead or arsenic.

As for a grant of $300,000, it is common for state and federal governments to grant monies for industrial development. Is it perfectly OK for Democrats to grant millions of dollars in grants to environmentalists who oppose multiple use of Public Lands, remove existing roads in violation of RS-2477, lock up mineral rich lands in Wilderness Designation, but habitually oppose grants for permanent jobs industries?

Next week I will submit a letter to The Miner’s Letters Section that will expose the real existing pollution situation that is destroying our aquifers in the region and threat-

By Don C. Brunell

With western wildfires growing in size and destroying more homes, farms and businesses, there is a need for new tools and approaches. The infernos are spreading so fast they are outstripping our ability to fight them in traditional ways.

Meanwhile, the San Francisco Chronicle reported last November: “Over the course of just a few weeks, a major fire can pump more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than California’s many climate change programs can save in 12 months. Scientists debate whether g u e st California’s vast forests are emito p i n i o n ting more carbon dioxide through fires than they absorb through DON C. plant growth.”

BRUNELL Last year, wildfires nationwide Association consumed 12,550 square miles, of an area larger than Maryland. The Washington federal government spent more than $2.7 billion on firefighting – a Business record that far surpassed the previPresident ous high point of $2.1 billion set in 2016.

In California last year, nearly 8,400 homes and structures were destroyed, killing at least 45 people including two firefighters. Estimates suggest that the final state toll will be more than $13 billion. Wildfires swept into heavily populated areas and accelerated so rapidly that residents barely had time to pack up and leave.

Those economic damages do not include the continued revenue losses to local merchants in rural fire impacted areas. For example, businesses in the Columbia River Gorge are still feeling the effects of the 48,000 acre fire last summer because many of the popular hiking trails are too dangerous to open.

One new tool is the converted jumbo jet. During the height of the Montana wildfires last summer, a DC-10 tanker was based at Helena’s regional airport and loaded with 10,000 gallons of retardant for each mission.

Now there is a 747 modified tanker, which helped to douse fires in Chile and Israel. It has FAA certification, but needs U.S. Forest Service approval.

Last May, the agency said it would only give contracts to planes with a dispensing capacity of 3,000 See Brunell, 6A

ens the health of all, especially young children and future generations.

-Jim Cowan Deer Park

Has America lost its soul?

To the editor, My grandfather was an immigrant from Germany in the late nineteenth century. He was poor, but raised four children, all of whom were successful in their fields.

Most of us have the same background. Immigrants have really built this country. Laborers helped develop coal mines, our railroad system, our roads, and they picked our crops (they still do).

If all undocumented persons were suddenly swept from our country, we would have a crisis because they do so much of the hard work here.

America has long been the country that takes in refugees from war torn countries. Have we lost our humanity? Can we ignore men, women and children who have traveled miles to escape terrible violence in their

native countries? Can we turn our backs on thousands of young people who were brought here as children? Has America lost its soul?

-Ruth Calkins Newport

Supports Blakeslee for sheriff To the editor, For those of you who voted for Trump, know that the N.R.A. stands for protecting the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. Can you think of what would happen if we didn’t have that?

The United States of America would become a Gun Free Zone Country.

Those that have guns – good guys – keep our freedom alive and well. I know there are bad guys with guns, but you’re going to have problems in every part of society, regardless.

Right now Mr. Scobby, I wouldn’t have too much faith in the National Guard or the Military as a whole, since the last See Letters, 5A

‘Can I burn?’

By Mike Nokes, Fire Chief South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue

This time of year the most common question I get is “can I burn”?

The answer is yes and if you follow the rules listed below you will have a safe burn season.

Nokes • Call 1-800-323burn before you burn to make sure the burn season is still open, and call Pend Oreille Fire Dispatch at 447-3151 Ext. 2 to inform them about your burning so they do not send fire resources to check on your burn pile.

• Burn one pile at a time no larg-

er than 10 feet by 10 feet in Pend Oreille County during the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Rule Burn Oct. 16 to June 30. You can burn a 4 feet by 4 feet by 3 feet pile July 1 – Oct. 15 when burn season is open.

• Only natural vegetation may be burned.

• Burn barrels are illegal.

• Never leave your fire unattended.

• Do not burn when it is windy.

• Always have a water source available to extinguish the fire.

• Always ensure the fire is out and cold to the touch.

If you are burning bigger piles, more than one at a time, or land clearing you must contact DNR

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

President Trump is scheduled to certify May 12 if Iran is in compliance with a deal that restricts certain Iranian nuclear activities. If he does not certify Iran is in compliance, it frees the way for Congress to re-impose sanctions on Iran.

Do you think the United States should sanction Iran?

No, from all accounts they are in compliance with the deal.

Yes, they are world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism.

and get a permit to burn from DNR before you burn.

If you have a fire get away from you, do not wait to call 911. Most people try to extinguish the fire themselves first. Take the 30 seconds to call 911 and get help coming, we would much rather get there and have you tell us you put the fire out, then let the fire grow for 10 minutes while someone tries to put it out. The sooner fire resources get there the less likely we are to have a large fire in our area. If you have any questions on burning, or if you would be interested in serving your community as a member of the volunteer fire district please contact me at 4475305, or on-line at www.spofr.org.

r e ad e r ’ s p o l l r e s u lt s Does Cosby being found guilty affect whether or not you enjoy his comedy routines and television shows?

40% 46% Don’t care either way.

Yes. It’s hard for me to watch his stand up or The Cosby Show while realizing he is a sex offender.

14%

No. Regardless of how the retrial turned out, he was still a good comedian and talented performer.

Total Votes: 35

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Pre-paid postage ballots statewide in 2018 elections?

OLYMPIA – Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman testified before the King County Council recently that all voters in Washington should have the same access to the ballot box, and called on Gov. Inslee to provide her with emergency spending authority to fund prepaid postage for all ballots in every county across the state for the 2018 elections.

“When it comes to prepaid postage, I believe two components are necessary,” Wyman told the council as they considered an ordinance that would provide pre-paid postage for voters only in King County. “One, that it be implemented statewide, and two, that it cover every election. We have to treat every voter in the state fairly and equally, and do everything we can to avoid confusing voters.”

Wyman has long supported prepaid postage on ballot return envelopes, including supporting legislation in the 2018 legisla-

tive session, and has worked with members of the state’s congressional delegation on federal legislation to address the challenges of getting a postmark on pre-paid ballots. She told the council that only a few large counties can afford to fund pre-paid postage on ballots and that Seattle’s large media market will also cause confusion among voters about whether their ballot’s postage has been covered.

“This decision should not be made in a vacuum because the impacts will not remain in a vacuum,” Wyman added. “The reality is, while this decision may appear to only affect King County voters, it has a statewide impact on the remaining counties.”

The secretary concluded by urging the council to support her request of the governor for emergency spending authority to help all 39 counties in Washington participate equally.

Indivisible groups endorse Lisa Brown SPOKANE – Five local Indivisible groups in the 5th Congressional District voted to endorse Democrat Lisa Brown to replace Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers R-Spokane.

“It is time for a new leader, and that leader is Lisa Brown,” the groups announced in a press release.

The national Indivisible movement mobilizes local groups to engage in grassroots organizing and work for progressive causes and resist the Trump agenda. These local groups also work with members of Congress to pass policies that benefit citizens and not corporations.

These Indivisible groups endorsed Brown: Pend Oreille County Indivisible, Spokane Indivisible, Indivisible Spokane, Ferry County Indivisible and Elk Indivisible.

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eight years of Obama’s term in office all areas of military have been depleted. The only ones I would rely on are past military personnel and local law enforcement.

Which brings me to one person, I know that would protect and serve the people of Pend Oreille County, and that is Sgt. Glenn Blakeslee, who is running for Pend Oreille County Sheriff. I support him 100 percent and I hope you will too. Thank you.

-Thomas Dishaw Diamond Lake

It’s not about using guns, it’s about having them To the editor: RE: Pete Scobby (‘Arguments, not bullets, influence government policy,’ The Miner, May 2). First off, how’s that worked out in North Korea? Maybe citizens are now sending letters to President Trump.

The liberal logic of the day likes to take a topic, then twist it, turn it and manipulate it into a second conversation, and then argue it against the first. The conversations need to remain independent if they’re going to be solved. Let me help clarify.

Conversation 1: The Second Amendment is key to protecting our freedoms. That’s the reason our Founding Fathers parked it next to the First Amendment. Armed citizens help keep the government accountable. There are examples around the world, past and present that show abuses to unarmed citizens. How have “letters” worked out for citizens in Venezuela? They too probably like Trump. The Second Amendment helps protect me from the “black SUVs in front of my home,” not from a gunfight, but because I’m a law abiding citizen.

Pete, you continue to help me make my point.

It’s not about using guns, it’s about citizens having them. An accountable government wouldn’t send SUVs to my house without reason. The National Guard as a “standing army?” It seems these days it depends which state you live in.

Conversation 2: Protecting our schools against gun violence. This conversation includes topics like metal detectors, tech-

nology, arming teachers, armed security officers, school design, communication with local law enforcement, training etc. It also includes much better communication between law enforcement at all levels in government and our military. When a legitimate flag is raised on an individual, it needs to be followed all the way through.

Maybe that’s why we have trouble solving problems in America today, we can’t seem to stay on topic.

-Glen Pierce Spokane

Second Amendment about liberty, self-defense To the editor, In recognition of the limits of this forum and for the sake of brevity please see 10 U.S. Code § 246, RCW 38.04.030 and RCW 38.08.050. Copy and paste those terms into Google and then follow the links.

In Washington State, if you’re 18 or older and don’t have a CAC issued to you, then you’re in the Unorganized State Militia.

That’s the law.

The Second Amendment is about the People, not the government.

It’s about warfighting.

It’s about defense and protection. It’s about selfreliance and liberty under law. You’re damn right governments are afraid of an armed population.

The Partisan Rangers, the IRA, the ELA, FARC, Sendero Luminoso, Al Qaeda, the Viet Cong, etc, all represent various types of insurgencies that confronted existing governmental structures and fought them bloody.

We don’t want that here. We want to peaceably redress our grievances with votes and voices. And we much prefer the open hand of friendship and neighborly affection to the clenched fist of anger and political violence. But only through strength and mutual respect can that be achieved.

The Romans got that and passed down to us the phrase “Si vis pacem, para bellum.” If you want peace, prepare for war.

Our Founders got that too.

They learned that lesson in the crucible of rebellion and war. And then they enshrined that lesson in law. No government can give an inherent right; one is born with them.

The right to self-defense is one such right. What the Founders did was to deny the ability of the government they were creating to disarm the citizens.

Period. The Due Process Clause supports this interpretation of the Founders intent.

To wit: The Right of the American Citizen to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

-Sean Reagan Metaline

GOP voters wanted less regulation To the editor, We have a puzzling group of voters in the Newport area. I drive by homes that have signs protesting the potential building of a tax revenue generating silicon smelter.

Only 13,000 residents live in the county with high unemployment, many people on government assistance, and a low average income per family.

We also are a Republican election stronghold, with over 60 percent consistently voting Republican in every election.

All but one elected office is held by Republicans.

Republicans won on promises to end government regulations, bring back heavy industry and cut taxes that fund government programs. Now some Pend Oreille County residents that voted for the elephant are protesting having a smelter.

People voted for smokestacks and manufacturing jobs but don’t want any in our community.

They don’t want to live next to a factory or work in one. They should have voted for Democrats and hoped for more government regulations to stop the smelter. Now they are hoping all the previous regulations passed

by Democrats (and not yet rolled back) will save them from being smelted.

That’s what happens when you vote with your gut over your brain.

Many county voters protesting a smelter recently voted for the promise of the return of heavy industry and polluting jobs it creates. Now there isn’t a Republican voter to be found that wants a smelter next to their property or to be downwind of its smokestacks.

The government in our county is growing and costs more each year. The population growth is close to zero. More property taxpayers are qualifying

for tax exemptions based on old age, low income or forestland. So we are now faced with being smelted or being taxed off our property if we don’t qualify for exemptions.

Thanks for this “rural lifestyle” political and economic mess.

-Pete Scobby Newport

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It’s important not to be impaired while operating a vessel, says Charlie Schaefer. In Washington you can’t operate a boat under the influence of alcohol or drugs, including marijuana. While passengers can legally drink alcohol on boats, they can’t legally use marijuana, Schaefer says.

Schaefer about safety

By Don Gronning Of the miner

NEWPORT - Charlie Schaefer is all about water safety. His public life revolves around teaching Boating Safety Education classes in both Washington and Idaho, something he has done for years.

He finds the work rewarding.

“I love it,” he says. He started teaching classes in the 1990s in Idaho. In 2007 when the Washington Boater Education Card became mandatory to operate a motorboat above 15 horsepower, he started teaching courses in Washington. He teaches about a dozen courses a year.

In the course, Schaefer covers such basic boater

education things such as how to get your boat safely in and out of the water, traffic rules of the waterways and managing risk on the water.

He uses a variety of methods to get his point across, including the popular Aqua Bear. He uses the stuffed bear to show the See Schaefer, 7A

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more than simply relicensing the dam.

Other activities included managing state and federal requirements like the Clean Water Act. This required the PUD to modernize the dam’s lift gates. They handle the Historical Preservation Act that requires the PUD to maintain photo documentation of the dam and work to keep the appearance as close to the original dam as possible and protect cultural resources. Additionally, the team manages nine community water systems, PUD owned timberlands, dam safety requirements, and an avian protection program.

The team takes great pride in its involvement in the Bonneville Power Administration Energy Conservation Program. The Energy Conservation Program has been around since 1992.

The team has completed over a dozen successful commercial energy projects through the county, completed over 39 heat pump projects for customers and donated over 1,000 energy efficiency kits to customers.

Cauchy, who has been with the PUD since 1992, retired at the end of April.

“We are always going to have rules, regulations and bumps along the way,” he said. “My job, like other managers, isn’t necessarily to change the rules, but to manage risk and seek what is best for our stakeholders and customers. When we worked for ten years and finally reached a settlement, it was all about

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getting the stakeholders and community behind us and working with the agencies to come up with better, more efficient way of doing things.”

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to 5,000 gallons. The 747’s capacity is 19,000 gallons.

However, CalFire decided to use the 747 when massive fires burnt out of control near heavily populated areas surrounding San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Along with climate change, preventing and stopping mammoth wildfire is gathering lots of attention in Congress these days.

It is no longer just a rural issue. Dense choking smoke covered Seattle and Portland again last summer. It is not only an immediate health hazard to people and pets but add to greenhouse gases to our atmosphere.

People in cities are beginning to see the fire damage that increasingly

threatens to clog our streams, rivers and lakes.

Barren slopes are susceptible to erosion from heavy rains and rapidly melting snow.

Elected officials are revisiting the benefits of forest management tools such as logging, thinning, planting and forest roads. Some objectionable past practices are worth reconsidering. For example, planting trees on narrow shelves cut into the steep hillside can allow young seedlings to receive much needed moisture and slow erosion. We cannot eradicate wildfires. They have been part of our ecology for thousands of year. When forests are tinder dry and strong hot winds blow, conditions are ripe for an extreme fire season such as in 2017.

We’ve learned a great

deal about wildfires since the 1930s when we would send crews into remote on horseback with accompanying mule trains to fight fires. We now have an armada of aerial tankers available.

We also know a lot more about managing our forests. Hopefully, we can deploy our best ecotools to help cleanse our air and water, enhance fish and wildlife habitat, and to convert C02 into life-giving oxygen. That means we need to think outside the box.

Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He recently retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and now lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at theBrunells@msn.com.

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Schaefer: Emphasizes courtesy while boating From Page 6A

importance of life jackets.

His Captain Alcohol skit is also popular and brings home the difficulty of trying to put on a life jacket while under the influence of alcohol. Schaefer works with both Bonner and Pend Oreille County sheriffs’ offices. He says sometimes when he has a class deputies will “suggest” to boaters who don’t have the mandatory Boater Education Card that they attend the class. Along with teaching the rules and safety, Schaefer also recognizes there is plenty of opportunity for conflict on the water and emphasizes the need for courtesy when boating.

“I’m about trying to get everyone to play nice,” he says. There is quite a bit of traffic on the water, with kayaks, paddleboards, rowboats, sailboats, as well as personal watercraft such jet skis, and motorboats big and small, all using the waterways.

“Everyone wants a piece of the rivers and lakes,” Schaefer says in his New York accent. “But all vessels have to follow the

same rules,” the U.S. Coast Guard’s Inland Rules of Navigation.

In Washington the law requires boaters 12 and older to take and pass a boating safety course or equivalency exam and get the $10 Boater Education Card before operating a motorized vessel of 15 horsepower or greater.

These are the courses Schaefer has been teaching for more than 20 years.

He has received a variety of awards for his volunteer work. In 2015 he received the prestigious Boating Educator of the Year award from the Western States Boating Administration and the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators. He was nominated for his work in two states – Idaho and Washington.

Schaefer also started the loaner lifejackets you see at Diamond and Sacheen lakes, as well as on the Pend Oreille River. He started those seven years ago. The state provides the life jackets.

“They disappear sometimes,” he says. He says people should recognize that they are loaners, not keepers.

Boating safety class May 26, 27

DIAMOND LAKE – There will be two opportunities to take the mandatory boating safety class Saturday and Sunday, May 26 and 27 at the Diamond Lake Fire Station off Highway 2.

The classes are free. Instructor Charlie Schaefer says people don’t have to take classes both days, one or the other is enough. Registration will start at 8:30 a.m., with the classes starting at 9 a.m. The classes will last until about 2 or 3 p.m., he says.

Miner photo|Don Gronning

Charlie Schaefer uses Aqua Bear in his classes to demonstrate the importance of wearing a lifejacket. Schaefer is known for creative ways like this to teach boating safety. His “Captain Alcohol” skit is also popular with students young and old.

Not having enough lifejackets when you’re on a boat will result in a ticket, Schaefer says.

“There’s zero tolerance about lifejackets,” he says.

Schaefer, 77, was born and raised in New York City. He went to high school at a maritime vocational school.

“I was going to go into the Merchant Marine,” he says. But before he could do that, he was drafted. “I outran the draft,” he says, joining the U.S. Air Force instead, intending to serve in air-sea rescue. That didn’t work out quite like he thought it would. He ended up serving as a jet mechanic in Las Vegas.

After he got out of the service, he worked for Prudential Insurance for 28 years.

He came to this area in 1980, landing in Oldtown.

These days he lives in Newport. In some ways, it’s a wonder he’s able to get around at all, let alone teach boating classes.

In 1993, he turned his neck and was paralyzed when his vertebrae spun around and twisted his spinal cord.

He fell to the ground, unable to move his feet. Fortunately, his wireless phone was clipped to the collar of his shirt and he was able to call for help.

He ended up spending a month and a half in the hospital. He has had eight spinal cord surgeries.

“I was supposed to have been in a wheelchair,” Schaefer says. But he didn’t accept that. “I just didn’t give in,” he says.

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NEWPORT – After Who Let the Girls Out, head up to Top Frog Brewery for the second annual Drags and Drinks: A Sweet and Salty Fundraiser. Slated for Saturday, May 19 at 4 p.m., the adults-only show features local men modeling different decades of women’s fashion down the runway. Models include Casey Brooks, Karl Jacobson, Christopher Demlow, Seth Callos, and Isaiah Crandall, Joseph Fitzmorris and Jeff Bell.

A Newport, Priest River Rotary Club fundraiser, Drags and Drinks benefits Festivities in the Park, one-day event during Rodeo Weekend in Newport, June 22-23. Festivities in the Park are held in conjunction with the rodeo at Newport City Park Saturday, June 23, and features free youth activities, vendors and live music.

Tickets to Drags and Drinks are $25 each or two for $40, and include hors d’oeuvres, plus one free beer or wine. Tickets can be purchased at Big Moose Rental Center in Priest River or The Miner Newspapers in Newport. Tickets can also be bought at the event. Call 509710-9379 or 509-671-6333 for more information.

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Newport, Priest River Rotary Club member Brad Mingay gets groovy at last year’s Drags and Drinks.

Boy sentenced for gun at school

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

NEWPORT – A 14-yearold boy was sentenced to 10 days at Martin Hall Juvenile Detention Center for his role in a gun incident at the Cusick school when he appeared in front of Pend Oreille District Court Judge Phil Van de Veer Friday, May 4.

Patrick J. Mackey pleaded guilty to second degree unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a dangerous weapon at school. Mackey was the intended buyer of a Glock pistol last February.

Prosecuting attorney Gregg Hicks asked for a 20-day sentence, which is what the 14-year-old seller of the gun received.

Hicks said that while the other boy also had a theft charge, Mackey could be more culpable because he wanted to buy the gun.

The other student wouldn’t have brought the gun to school if Mackey hadn’t agreed to buy it, Hicks said. He said that the sale never went through but that the gun was transferred to Mackey. Hicks noted he could have asked for 30 days on each of the charges.

Defense attorney Dana Kelley said Mackey had no criminal record and his mother immediately reported the event to Kalispel Tribal police. He said Mackey was different from the other student, in that the other teen stole guns from his grandmother. Kelley said no students or staff were in danger.

Van de Veer noted that Mackey had the support of his family, with several family members in the courtroom. Van de Veer said that the school was the forum, not the destination for the gun.

“You weren’t seeking to bring the gun to school,” Van de Veer said. “But it was incredibly foolish, like bringing a quart of rum to an AA meeting.”

It was frightening, he said, but noted that Mackey had no prior criminal history. This wasn’t part of a pattern, he said.

He sentenced Mackey to 20 days at the Martin Hall juvenile detention center in Medical Lake, then suspended 10 days. There was a mandatory 10day minimum sentence required by law.

He said he was setting a Sept. 14 report date for the second 10 days.

“If there are no problems, I’ll re-suspend them,” he said. “Don’t mess this up.”

He also sentenced Mackey to 12 months probation and set a limited no contact order with the school. Mackey is taking online courses that require some school coordination. Van de Veer said he would follow the school’s recommendation.

According to the statement of probable cause, a Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s deputy was called to Cusick School Feb. 12 to respond to a report of a firearm being brought to school.

A Kalispel Tribal police officer was already responding. A student had brought a Glock 9 mm pistol to school in a backpack, intending to sell it for $100 and a vape pen. He transferred it to Mackey in the bathroom sometime in the morning.

Mackey hid the gun off school grounds during a drug search, then had another person pick up the gun.

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Kelly’s: Building was moved after first constructed From Page 3A

“We’ve spent Sundays and Saturdays down here working on projects,” Kenny said. “Mark and I are very hands on.”

Mark owns Clark Electric, and Kenny is a cabinetmaker by trade. Clare teaches art classes half time at Stratton Elementary and Sadie Halstead Middle School. So Kelly’s is by no means their day job, but it’s something they’ve been thinking about for a long time.

Kenny was born and raised here, and the Clarks moved here from California in 1991. Kenny and Mark have been investment partners for more than a decade, buying the commercial property on Washington Avenue where Clark Electric and EWU Early Learning offices are located. That partnership also acquired a rental house on the south side of Newport.

It was always a “Mark and Kenny” thing, until the purchase of Kelly’s.

When Mark first broached the subject with Clare, “I kind of stared at him like he was crazy,” she said.

But the day the papers were signed, they passed each other driving through the parking lot. Mark said, “You just bought a bar.” Clare responded with a thumbs up.

Buying Kelly’s wasn’t a new idea.

“When it went up for sale, Mark and I were interested, and obviously we know Kevin (Penttila) personally. I was always talking with him, and joking and negotiating with him,” Kenny said.

But one day he overheard something that made clear he and the Clarks needed to buy it.

“Someone came in here and said if he got it, he would change this, and change that, and change the color of the roof, and modernize it – change the name,” Kenny said, incredulously. “And when he left, I shook my head and said ‘we’ve got to buy this place.’

“It doesn’t take much for someone from Spo-

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The interior of what was then Newport Club, now Kelly’s Bar and Grill, is quite recognizable today. This photo was taken in 1912, when the tavern was owned by John Koch, pictured on the right behind the bar.

kane to come in here with a bunch of money. I’ve seen it happen to bars in Montana. …If someone came in and modernized it and failed, we could lose it,” Kenny said.

That being said, they are making a few changes. The menu is being tweaked. The outdoor seating area is going through a major transformation. Signature cocktails are designed on a monthly rotation by the bartenders, and a new, custom blend Craven’s brand coffee dubbed the 1894 is on the menu.

The first major renovation they tackled was the kitchen. They worked with a chef to update equipment, adding a pizza oven, induction burners, and a sandwich table, to name a few.

They expanded the bar area and rearranged seating.

They also tweaked the décor, removing everything off the walls to repaint, rearranging and adding photos from the Pend Oreille County Historical Museum. They did research with Faith McClenny at the museum across the street, and were able to hang an original painting on loan.

They’re moving the back entrance so it can be obviously seen from Union Avenue as drivers turn the corner. The patio features new seating and umbrellas, outdoor heating and room for corn hole tournaments. A new concrete surface has been laid, although Kenny wanted to recoat the already patched asphalt. “Mark wouldn’t

have it,” he said.

Clare’s role in the business has morphed into something unexpected.

She’s in charge of marketing and promotions, getting the word out to the public about specials and entertainment. She redesigned the logo which now graces hats, shirts and sweatshirts for sale.

“I think that it’s made business much better,” Kenny said of Clare’s work.

There are some contemporary traditions Clare is hoping to bring back. One of her early goals when they bought Kelly’s was to have standing room only the weekend of Newport Rodeo, something that used to be standard on that last weekend in June.

So they’re gearing up for it. They have live music regularly, are staffed up to handle big crowds, and will have a second cashonly bar in the back room for beer and wine.

The business of selling food and beverages isn’t the only business going on at Kelly’s. Kenny points out that it’s a working person’s bar. Not just mill workers, or contractors, or electricians and cabinet makers, but teachers and hospital workers, government employees and families.

“It’s 3 or 4 o’clock and you come down here and see the people you worked with all day,” he said. “You conduct business here.”

Likely, that’s been the case for its 125-year history.

Kelly’s was built in 1894

by John Koch and his partner Max Weinkoph.

Koch bought out his partner and named it the Newport Club Saloon.

The most striking feature of the interior is the rich wood bar, built by the Brunswick Balke Collender Co. in Chicago.

The massive structure was shipped down the Mississippi River, around the Cape Horn, then overland to San Francisco in the mid-1800s. The bar concluded its journey to Newport on a threemonth wagon trip.

The ornate ceiling made of pressed tin plates still remains from the original saloon. For a time, Koch kept a bear in what is now the kitchen area. When someone had too much to drink, they would throw him out with the bear to sober up.

A 1990 story in The Miner Newspapers says that Koch miscalculated when he built the tavern on the other side of the railroad tracks, which happened to be in Idaho territory. He had the building picked up and moved to its present location, causing a definite slope the floor, that made those already unsteady on their feet even more so.

That has since been fixed.

During prohibition, barrels were kept in the basement and local law enforcement were bribed to keep quiet.

To Mark, he, Clare and Kenny are more caretakers than owners. Kenny concurs.

“It’s almost been around for 125 years, and I imagine it will be around for much longer. It will outlive us,” he said.

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Priest River Elementary Honor Roll out PRIEST RIVER – The third quarter Honor Roll for Priest River Elementary School students was released recently, with dozens of fourth, fifth and sixth graders honored for their academic achievement.

My Week

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May Day to Derby Day, what a week. May Day is a good chance to remind people of all the things organized labor has done for our society, but before May Day, on the last Saturday in April Spokane labor unions hold a workers memorial to remember all the workers who lost their lives doing their jobs in the previous year. This year 68 names were read, which represents one of the safest years on record but still too many lives lost. Topics at this week’s round table Q&A’s were in depth discussions on healthcare availability, EMS and Jobs. I had an impromptu meeting with Stevens County Fire District 1 when I was the irst on scene to a grass ire. They were kind enough to talk with me about the funding challenges they face and possible solutions to ensuring all residents are adequately protected.

Many of you may not know that my family

was some of the original founders of the State of Kentucky. They helped build the irst church just outside Louisville long before Kentucky became a State, and I am the irst and only member of the Hardy family born outside Kentucky. While my heritage may be in the Bluegrass State, my heart has always belonged to the Evergreen State. But on the irst Saturday in May with Stephen Foster’s song playing in my head, I raise a glass to My Old Kentucky Home and watch the most exciting two minutes in sports. This year I laced up my sneakers and snuck in a 5K walk to support the North Eastern Washington Humane Society before the Derby. Maybe we should start our own tradition on the irst Saturday in May of honoring people like Becky Washington and the NEWHS—a Derby Day of community service? Seems fair, if we celebrate a horse we can certainly celebrate people who support our community.

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Domanick Adkins, Justice Bacon, Ryan Bell, Maxee Black, Lucy Bowen, Kaelyn Brown, Juniper Callos, Serenity Carson, Chaelyn Charleston, Gavin Chatfield, Marcus Crump, Makenzie Crump, Aiden Cullum, Jaylia Daugherty, Millisha Hansen, Desarai Humphrey, Adyson Kreager, Brayden Lamanna, Jozee MacArther, Jordyn Martin, Elizabeth McCracken, Harley Potthoff, Garett Reynolds, Gianna Schmidt, Oliver Spangler, Sabrina Spangler, Nate Stifel, Summer Taylor, Kaydince Wells, Sasha Williams, Kashas Wright, Russ

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Newport School District recognizes Rotary Club SPOKANE – The Newport School District recognized the Newport/Priest River Rotary Club at a Washington Association of School Administrators luncheon Wednesday, April 25.

Superintendent Dave Smith said the honor was for the Rotary Club’s ongoing support of the district’s alternative high school, Pend Oreille River School.

“Ever since the Rotary Club toured our facility, they have continued to provide financial assistance and services that directly supports our students,” the program read. “Knowing that a large percentage of our students were homeless or couch-hopping, they

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Pictured are Brian Talbot, left, superintendent of the Nine Mile School District and president of WASA; Dave Smith, superintendent of Newport School District; Peg Waterman, director of the Pend Oreille River School; Brad Mingay, treasurer and founding member of the Newport/Priest River Rotary Club; and Michelle Nedved, incoming president of the Rotary Club.

purchased a washer and dryer set, which is allowing students to have a place to wash their clothing as well as maintain a sense of dignity. Next, came a meeting between Rotary Club members, the school administrator,

May is National Drowning Prevention Awareness Month NEWPORT – The month of May is often associated with the beginning of the summer season and the warmer weather brings large numbers of people to the water; lakes, rivers, beaches, waterfronts and public aquatic facilities. Unfortunately, the month of May also signals an increase in drowning tragedies across our nation.

Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death for children between ages 1-4. According to the Center for Disease Control, 10 drowning deaths per day occur in the USA. Children ages 1 to 4 have the highest drowning rates.

Always know where children are. Never leave a child unattended in or near water in a pool, tub, lake, river, canal or ocean, even when lifeguards are present.

Always be aware of potential dangers in all environments, such as when away from home. Never leave your child in an environment with unprotected water hazards.

If a child is missing, always check the pool or spa first.

Install “isolation fencing” which completely separates the pool or spa area from the house or other structures. An isolation fence restricts unauthorized access from neighbors’ yards, other nearby buildings, and from inside the house. Isolation fencing is the preferred configuration for pool and spa protection.

and teacher to discuss the best way to financially support students in their post-high school plans.”

The Rotary Club developed a “Non-Traditional Scholarship” for alternative school students. Each scholarship, $1000, is for students entering a college or apprenticeship program. In addition, Rotary offered a credit

card for the school to use for specific needs that may arise with a spending limit of $300 to be refilled when needed.

“Even more than the financial support, which is very much appreciated, we are truly grateful to have a community organization that deeply cares about the well-being of our students,” Smith said.

Five cases of E. coli illness linked to romaine lettuce identified in Washington OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health urges people in Washington not to buy or eat romaine lettuce unless you can confirm it is not from the Yuma, Ariz., growing region. A total of five cases E. coli illness in Washington have been linked to the national outbreak. Two cases were confirmed in Spokane children in children under 10. Neither were hospitalized. Three cases were confirmed in King County.

“This particular strain of E. coli can cause severe illness, including bloody diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), which is a type of kidney failure,” said Dr. Scott Lindquist, State

Epidemiologist for Communicable Disease. “If you have symptoms, including bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and vomiting, we urge you to contact your healthcare provider.”

The most recent information from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention indicates that all romaine lettuce from the Yuma, Ariz., growing region should not be eaten.

This includes whole heads and hearts of romaine, chopped romaine and salads and salad mixes containing romaine lettuce. If you have romaine lettuce at home and you do not know where it was grown, do not eat it and throw it away.

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Happy anniversary in days of yore This photo depicts a 50th anniversary reception at the Congregational Church in Metaline Falls in 1969. In the description, the young men, Bruce and Donnie, are the grandsons of Jack and Dolly Perkins. It is unclear from the photo’s description, which is which. Do you know these people?

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down rive r eve nts Wednesday, May 9 Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Metalines Library Weight Watchers: 6 p.m.

Weigh in 6:30-7 p.m. meeting Ione Catholic Church Metaline Town Council: 7 p.m. - Metaline Town Hall

Thursday, May 10 Story Time: 11 a.m. - Ione Library

Friday, May 11 Story Time and Crafts: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Ione Senior Center

Monday, May 14 Fire District No. 2 Commissioners: 10 a.m. - Fire Station 23, 390442 Highway 20, Ione

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

Tuesday, May 15 Story Time: 11 a.m. - Ione Library Book Discussion Group: 4-5 p.m. - Ione Library North Pend Oreille Valley Lions: 7 p.m. - Lions Train Depot in Ione

Wednesday, May 16 Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Metalines Library Commissioner Kiss Office Hours: 3-6:45 p.m. - Ione Library Weight Watchers: 6 p.m.

Weigh in 6:30-7 p.m. meeting Ione Catholic Church Ione Town Council: 7 p.m.

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if a teacher had skills and expertise to teach another class, requirements for their certifications were so stringent that they couldn’t do it.”

The Every Student Succeeds Act was passed in December 2015 and governs the United States K–12 public education policy.

The law replaced the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001, and modified, but did not eliminate provisions relating to periodic standardized tests given to students.

Whittle requested that Karen Behrend be allowed to teach French, Jessi Hauser teach drama, Amy Whitney teach German, and Melissa Smith teach Bridge to College math.

Also at the meeting Newport High School HOSA students Erika Moore, Corinna Cauchy, and Tessa Pierce updated the board on program activities.

HOSA-Future Health Professionals, formerly known as Health Occupations Students of America, recently held the fifth annual state conference.

Newport had 17 attendees at the conference. Pierce medaled in two events and was elected Washington State HOSA Vice President of Region 1, which

Council refuses to intercede in church advertising IONE – Islam, Christianity and constitutional rights were some of the topics brought up at the April 18 Ione town council meeting. Ione resident Kathy Hershey said she was concerned with a sign posted across the highway announcing an Islam and Christianity conference at the 7th Day Adventist Church. She wanted council to have a policy against this type of posting. Mayor Charles Spears said Hansen was out of order. He cited constitutional issues and said that local government is prohibited from restricting advertising based on anything other than safety.

Earlier in the meeting, Gene Stone said he received his building permit from the county for construction of an airplane hangar. He thanked the mayor for his support in the process. Stone said the fire chief’s letter waiving water restrictions was very helpful. Construction was slated to start the following week.

Councilman John Redinger said Washington State Department of Transportation’s pavement survey is scheduled for May 10, and no changes will occur to the airport gate lock.

Pend Oreille County Library District Director Mandy Walters distributed the 2017 Annual Report for the Pend Oreille County Library District stating the district is thriving with a 25-percent increase in program participation and shared some of the new programs for 2018. She added that community meetings would be held for public input for future library programs and support.

Ken Timmreck said that information for the town’s Hazard Mitigation Plan has been sent out.

He had no additional information at that time.

Dylan Powers said he has received complaints regarding trash piling up on personal property.

Spears said town ordinance 309 should help with this concern.

Spears also said that Big Sky will camera and cleanout the Park sewer lines and any damaged lines will be replaced.

Kathleen Turpin said the tiles on the Coyner building are replaced and that management will repaint. She said she has also received complaints regarding trash piling up on forest service property and that she would contact forest service.

Council decided that when weather permits, council needed to address the NPOV Lions safety concerns at the end of Blackwell Street and their parking area. Spears shared Steve Marsh of TD & H has communicated grant application deadlines for the Department of Ecology.

Pend Oreille County Commissioner Steve Kiss shared road restrictions would be lifted April 19 and the Sullivan Lake Bridge would be trucked in the following week. Spears asked about the Cedar Creek Bridge and Kiss said additional funding is needed for this project.

In correspondence, a complimentary copy of “Our 50-State Border Crisis,” courtesy of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, was sent to the town.

Miner photo|Sophia Aldous

Newport High School HOSA students Tessa Pierce (far left), Erika Moore (center) and Corinna Cauchy give a presentation to the school board at the regular meeting last Monday.

covers all of Eastern Washington. She also placed first in Pharmacy Science, a new event for HOSA, as well as winning third place in Medical Reading.

“I never would have thought that as a quiet little freshman I could get up in front of a room full of people and talk about health and medicine, but I was wrong,” Cauchy said.

Moore took first place with the HOSA Happenings newsletter and also represented the Newport chapter by placing as an Outstanding HOSA Chapter with this year’s reflection scrapbook that she compiled.

Eight students are going on to compete at nationals in Dallas, Texas in July including Moore, Cauchy, Adamae Holloway, Stephanie Huang, Brad McMeen, Cydni Lewis, Kai Bowman, and Jessie Dillon.

The NHS HOSA group is also responsible for coordinating three blood drives at the high school this school year.

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PRIEST RIVER – The Idaho primary election is Tuesday, May 15, when voters will turn out to their voting precincts to cast their ballot.

Candidates running in each party face each other, the winner from each race moving onto the general election in November.

At the county level, three Republicans are running for District 1 commissioner.

Incumbent Glen Bailey is facing Steven R. Bradshaw and Bruce Hollett. The winner will take on Democrat Patricia Wentworth in the general election for the twoyear term.

District 3 commissioner Dan McDonald is facing Carol Kunzman in the Republican primary. The winner will face Democrat Steve Lockwood in the general election for the four-year term.

Only residents within each county district vote in the primary.

The District 2 seat, which represents most of west Bonner County, is held by Jeff Connolly who is not up for election this year.

Incumbent county clerk Michael Rosedale is running unopposed, as is treasurer Cheryl Piehl.

Incumbent assessor Jerry Clemons is no seeing re-election. Republicans Dennis Engelhardt, Donna Gow and Richard Miller face each other in the primary. The winner will face Democrat Shirley Kolm and unaffiliated candidate Wendel Bergman in the general.

Incumbent coroner Robert Beers is running unopposed.

At the state legislature, incumbent Sen. Shawn Keough is not

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Ahlquist, Raul Labrador, Brad Little, Harley Brown, Dalton Ben Cannady, Lisa Marie and Steve Pankey are all running.

Democratic candidates include A.J. Balukoff, Paulette Jordan and Peter Dill.

Incumbent Butch Otter is not seeking re-election.

With Labrador running for governor, the field for Idaho’s First Congressional district is up for grabs.

Republicans running include Russ Fulcher, Alex Gallegos, Nick Henderson, David Leroy, Luke Malek, Christy Perry and Michael Snyder.

Christina McNeil, Michael Smith and James Vandermaas are running as Democrats.

Kelly’s, The Club celebrate grand opening NEWPORT – Kelly’s Bar and Grill and The Club, Total Balance Fitness are celebrating grand re-openings this Saturday, May 12. Although both businesses have been in business for a long time, both are under relatively new ownership.

Lauren and Roni Naccarato, Casey Scott and Jackie Naccarato, Michele and Dale Hastings and Shanna and Owen Vassell are the new owners and with new owners comes a new name – The Club, Total Balance Fitness, announced in January.

Roni, Michele, Shanna and Jackie are four of the eight Naccarato offspring raised by George and Jennie Nacarrato of Priest River.

Kevin Penttila and Robin Clemmons, started Club Energy in 1998.

Before that, it was started as the Upstairs Studio in 1994. They were also the previous owners of Kelly’s.

The original mission statement of the club was “to provide the community with a safe, clean and friendly environment for physical and social interaction.” That is going to continue.

The new owners bring a variety of backgrounds to the business. All have day jobs, working for the school district, the hospital, the Post Office, the Forest Service, a cosmetology business, and Culligan Water Service.

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seeking re-election. Vera Gadman is running as a Democrat, and three Republicans are facing each other in the primary: Danielle Ahrens, Scott Herndon and Jim Woodward.

Incumbent Representatives from District 1 are running for reelection, however Republican Sage Dixon, who holds seat 1B, doesn’t face a challenger until the general election when he takes on Stephen F. Howlett, a Democrat.

Heather Scott, in the 1A seat, faces Mike Boeck in the Republican primary. Democrats Bob Vickaryous and Ellen Weissman face off in the primary.

Seven Republicans are running for Governor of Idaho. Tommy

100 years ago 1918 Articles of Incorporation were recorded by A. G. Schibsby, J.L. Rogers and G.A. Rogers for the Calispell Valley Light & Power Co. Dan O’Leary of Usk left for Vancouver, Wash., to enlist in the Army.

The Pend Oreille County subscription to the Third Liberty loan totaled $121,200. Newport had 588 subscribers for a total of $60,100.

90 years ago 1928 The Panhandle Lumber Co. bought 10 million feet of lumber from the Kaniksu National Forest on LeClerc Creek, of which 49 percent was white pine

and 5,000 cedar poles.

An electric siren fire alarm was installed at Newport City Hall.

State of Washington rights for power development at Z Canyon were issued to ugh L. Cooper.

80 years ago 1938 The first direct airmail service from Newport was scheduled for May 19, 1938.

Pend Oreille County had 309 persons on the unemployment rolls.

The Pearsall brothers remodeled the old Moose building to make a body and fender shop.

70 years ago 1948 Dave Sherman was

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awarded an Eagle Scout badge.

The Newport School Board was asking for an additional five-mill tax levy to meet an expected deficit for 1948-49.

Thieves stole two barrels of heating oil from the side of The Miner office.

60 years ago 1958 First Lt. Stanley J. Parmentier of Cusick completed the 31-week infantry officer advanced course at the infantry school, Fort Benning, Ga. Safeway advertised ocean-fresh Pacific halibut steak at 49 cents a pound.

Another landmark of Oldtown, Idaho, was gone – Millie’s Club was destroyed by fire.

50 years ago 1968 Led by Ron Hiebert’s double victory in the Tricounty meet, six members of Coach Jim O’Connor’s Newport track team competed in the class “A” district meet at Cheney.

The Newport School District special levy passed by only 10 votes, with 550 ballots cast.

40 years ago 1978 An unidentified logging truck slammed into the Oldtown bridge and caused an estimated $50,000 to $100,000 damage, but left the scene before county officers arrived.

Regina Schaff, who was

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the proprietor of Mac’s Bar & Cafe for 10 years, announced the sale of the business to Lillian Patrick of Sandpoint.

Twp big school events were on the menu for Cusick – the annual allschool sports banquet and the spring music concert, “Hi, Ho! Come to The Fair.”

30 years ago 1988 Newport High School finished second to Colville in the annual Pend Oreille and Spokane County Conservation District forestry contest.

There were 34 Housing for Rent want ads in The Miner, with another nine mobile home ads. Prices ranged from $450 a month for a two-bedroom house south of Newport to $185 for a ‘very nice’ two-bedroom apartment in Oldtown.

“Unforgettable” was playing at the Roxy in Newport, with Police Academy 5 set for the next week.

20 years ago 1998 The Kalispel Tribe of Indians and the Pend Oreille Public Utility District came to an agreement in which the PUD would pay the tribe $850,000 to compensate the tribe for lands flooded in the Box Canyon Hydroelectric project.

American Heritage Days made its first appearance at the Pend Oreille County Fairgrounds.

The celebration brought together crafters, Indian dancers and 4-H horsemen for four days of early American culture. Some 800 school children attended Thursday and Friday.

Nathan Stamm of Newport took third in the Washington State Freestyle championships held in Olympia.

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b r i e f ly Newport takes top spots against Chewelah, Deer Park DEER PARK – Newport High School track and field competed against Chewelah and Deer Park last Wednesday in an away meet. Sophomore Johnny Frantz won second place in the boys’ varsity 1600-meter with a time of 5:37.42. Senior Christian Lautenhiser placed third in the boy’s varsity 400-meter race at 59.21.

Freshman Jacob Davis was third in the 110-meter hurdles at 22.56. Senior Brad McMeen cemented third place in javelin, throwing 121-feet, seveninches. In pole vault, Keelan Mitchum placed third, reaching nine-feet.

In the girls’ events, Jessica Hankey-Clark won first in the 200-meter race, coming in at 29.39.

She placed third in the 100-meter race with a time of 14.32. Senior Tiara Hamberg took second place in the high jump at four-feet, 10-inches. Erika Moore, a senior, won second in pole vault at sevenfeet, six-inches. She also won second in the triple jump with a total distance of 31-feet, eight-inches.

NEA Districts is up next for the Grizzlies Friday, May 18, 3 p.m. at Riverside High School.

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

RICHLAND, Wash. – Newport’s Michael W. Martin Jr. returned from the United States Powerlifting Association’s ‘Drug-tested’ Washington State Championships, held Saturday in Richland, with a U.S. Record.

Marin, 57, competes in the Masters 55-59 age group. After setting three consecutive state records, Martin, who weighs less than 155 pounds, broke the American record by almost 10 pounds with a deadlift of 363 pounds.

“I’m competing against myself,” Martin says. At the Richland event, he was the only lifter in his age group, but what he really means is he competes to improve himself and set a good example.

In power lifting, the athlete competes in squat, bench press and deadlift. A deadlift is a lift from a standing position, without a bench.

Martin, who grew up in Wenatchee and currently

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Michael W. Martin Jr., 57, works out in his Spring Valley gym. He holds several records and broke another last week, when he deadlifted 363 pounds, beating the U.S. record by nearly 10 pounds.

lives in Newport, won the 2013 IPL World Cham-

pionship in addition to numerous state, national, and military titles since 1979. He also holds five state and three American records.

“The last event I competed in was more than two years ago in San Diego,” he said. “For this event, I dropped more than 21 pounds in 25 days and had to lift almost 100 pounds more than I anticipated, but the ‘mental’ game is what I focus on in my strength

and conditioning coaching.”

‘I’m competing against myself.’

Michael Martin Jr. Weightlifter

In 2014, he retired with more than 26 years in the U.S. Navy.

“I joined the Navy to see the world,” he said.

He worked in radio and Miner photo|Don Gronning

Martin has been lifting weights since he was 13. At age 57, he’s still lifting and setting records. He shows the medal he won setting a U.S. record.

television broadcasting while in the Navy. He won his first world championship in Antwerp, Belgium in 2000.

His wife, Denise, is still in the Navy. She is set to retire in 2020. Martin is currently a volunteer firefighter with Fire District 8. He is a certified personal trainer, sport and exercise nutritionist, and tactical athlete strength and conditioning specialist. Martin’s next competition will be the International Powerlifting League’s World Record Breakers event Aug. 4-5, in Portland, Ore.

Grizzlies take Stags, gouged by Eagles Season ends for Newport that found the back of the Newport net.

Rodriguez again found the back of the net from a crossing pass from Kade Zorica.

“Overall the game was back and forth, but we came out with a sense of urgency to start the game and set the pace of the game,” said Newport high School boys’ soccer coach Mark Zorica. “We wanted to start quick and posses the ball more waiting for Deer Park to make a mistake so we could capitalize.”

Zorica praised Hill’s toughness, speed, and determination for giving the Grizzlies motivation to begin the game.

“Kade was a great playmaker today and got his

Panthers pick up the pace at Championships SPOKANE VALLEY – Cusick’s Lady Panthers took top spots at the track and field NE 1B League Championships at Valley Christian High School last Tuesday. The top three winners in the girls’ varsity 400-meter race were all from Cusick. Gracie StrangeOwl clocked in at 1:05.77, winning first place, followed by Nicole Stensgar in second place at 1:06.64. Zahira Delgado placed third with a time of 1:11.88. StrangeOwl was the winner of the 800-meter, finishing at 2:42.88.

She also took first in the 1600-meter with a time of 6:10.22. She continued her first place streak in the 300-meter hurdles, finishing at 50.75.

Stensgar placed fifth in the 100-meter race and fifth in the 200-meter.

The girls will go on to compete at the NE/SE D7/9 1B District Championships Tuesday, May 8, 12:30 p.m. in Chewelah.

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Spartans compete at Champions POST FALLS – Priest River Lamanna track and field saw a few top scorers at the District1 Meet of Champions Thursday, May 3 at Post Falls High School. Cameron Parks took second in the boys’ 3200-meter race, clocking in at 10:43.68. He went on to take third in the triple jump at 40-05.

Teagun Holycross placed third in the 300-meter hurdles at 42.36. On the field Colby Poe won second in boys’ discus, throwing a distance of 143-feet, 10-inches.

Overall, Priest River boys scored 53 points and came in sixth place.

While none of the girls cracked the top three, they came 10th overall with a score of 18. The Spartans will travel to Timberlake Thursday, May 10 for the 3A District 1 Championships. The meet starts at 4 p.m.

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teammates involved and they produced,” Zorica said. “Gabe Oliviera has a magic touch when it comes to handling the ball and he demands attention from more than one defender.”

The Newport defense, championed by Lee Ray Turner, Cazden Medrano, Mitchell Cunningham and Greyson Le fueled the team by being alert, aggressive and dominant.

Taven Groves and Nick Roberts also gave their team important minutes at midfield roles.

“Our bench was amazing, enthusiastic and very in tune during the game,” Zorica said. “Over all we prepped for the game and executed as close as we prepared.”

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No. 7 Kade Zorica and No. 16 Nick Roberts control the ball against Deer Park last Tuesday at Ellersick Field.

LAKESIDE – The Grizzlies grappled their way through NEA District Playoffs after splitting last week between a win against Deer Park Tuesday, May 1, and a loss against Lakeside Thursday, May 3.

In an away game last Thursday, Newport lost to Lakeside 7-0. This eliminated the Grizzlies from the playoffs.

Newport had more luck hosting the Deer Park Stags last Tuesday in the first round of the Northeast A league District boys’ tournament. Newport started out quick with a swift crossing pass from Zorica finding the right foot of Troy Hill, who found the back of the net in the second minute. Gabe Oliviera found the back of the net from 18-yards out

and an assist from David Rodriguez in the 34th minute. The Grizzlies took a 2-0 lead into the half time.

Rodriguez shot from 15-yards and found the upper 90 back of the net on a back heel pass from Zorica.

Deer Park struck back a minute later when Antonio Valazquez made a pass to Diego Vasquez

Friday, May 11 Newport Tennis at Districts Priest River Track and Field at Timberlake: 4 p.m. - Timberlake High School

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Newport Tennis at Districts Open Gym, Adult Basketball: 7 a.m. - Newport High School

Monday, May 14 Cusick Golf at Districts: TBA - Chewelah Golf Course

Tuesday, May 15 Newport Golf at Districts: Noon - Liberty Lake Golf Course

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Griz break through for league win

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

NEWPORT – The Grizzly baseball team didn’t quit. That was one of the keys to Newport’s 13-9 win over Northeast A League foe Medical Lake.

“We played awesome against Medical Lake,” Newport coach Gary Reese said. “We just keep coming back. Team leaders Owen Leslie and Tug Smith came through in the clutch several times. It was great to see the kids win.”

Medical Lake scored two in the first inning but Newport answered with some offense, scoring six in the bottom of the inning.

Danny Bradbury hit a triple, as did Mike Kirkwood. Jacob Weber was two for three at bat, with a double and two RBIs. Leslie got three hits and Smith got two. Bradbury and Kirkwood also hit singles.

Kirkwood was the starting pitcher for Newport, with Smith relieving him in the fifth inning.

Two days later Newport hosted Freeman, losing 20-6.

Freeman drew first blood, scoring two in the first inning. Newport didn’t score in the bottom.

Then Freeman scored seven in the top of the seventh. Newport answered

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C.J. Waterman pitches against Freeman. While Newport lost to the No. 3 team in the state, the Griz did have a big five-run inning, something that rarely happens against Freeman.

with five runs in the bottom of the inning.

“I thought we played four and a half innings of great baseball against the No. 3 team in the state,” Reese said. “We got five runs in one inning and that never happens with Freeman.”

Kirkwood hit a triple.

CJ Waterman pitched for Newport.

Friday, May 4, Newport travelled to Lakeside for a league game, losing 12-2 in five innings.

“Against Lakeside it was one bad inning,” Reese said, “but like the season, the kids fought hard to

By Michelle Nedved Of The Miner

IONE – The Selkirk softball team will take on Almira/Coulee-Hartline in the first game of the Regional Tournament Friday, May 11, at 4 p.m., at Water Front Park in Medical Lake. The winner of that game will play the winner of Pomeroy versus Northport and the losers will also play each other, 6 p.m. the same day.

Selkirk is advancing to the tournament after losing to Sunnyside Christian Saturday, May 5, but

the end.”

That would be the fifth inning, when Lakeside scored seven runs to get the five inning win.

The game was close, with both teams scoring in the first inning. By the third, it was a 5-2 game.

The teams played a scoreless fourth inning and Newport couldn’t score in the fifth. Hunter Peterson pitched, with Smith relieving him in the fifth inning. As he did most of the season, Bradbury caught. Kirkwood hit a triple.

Newport finished the season tied for seventh

and eighth place in the Northeast A League with Medical Lake. Freeman finished first in the league, with a 12-1 record, ahead of Chewelah, with a 12-2 record. Chewelah was the only team to beat Freeman.

Reese says this is his last year coaching Newport baseball.

“I would like to thank the parents, players, school and community for my two years at helm of the Newport baseball team,” Reese said. “I’m a Viking and it is time to find another great adventure! Dilly Dilly!”

beating Curlew later that day in the Northeast 1B District tournament.

Sunnyside led 1-0 heading into the bottom of the third when they added two runs to their lead. They scored another four in the fourth before Selkirk scored two in the sixth inning. Sunnyside answered with four in the sixth and four more in the seventh for the 15-2 win.

Selkirk rallied just fine from the loss, and beat the Curlew Cougars 16-3 later that day.

Both teams scored two runs in the first inning, but Selkirk answered with seven in the top of the

second and six in the third before Curlew scored their third and final run in the bottom of the third.

Selkirk scored their final run in the fourth inning.

Cusick wrapped up their season last week, beating Republic in both games of a double-header Tuesday, May 1. They won the first game 14-3, and the second game 20-5, according to MaxPreps.com.

They were scheduled to play Inchelium Wednesday, May 2, but results were not available at press time. The Panthers did not go on to play in the district tournament.

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SPOKANE VALLEY – It was a victorious day for Selkirk High School track and field Tuesday, May 1 at the NE 1B Championships at Valley Christian High School. Sophomore Justin Krabbenhoft swooped in to win first place in the boys’ varsity 110-meter hurdles, clocking in at 18.66. He went on to take second place in the triple jump, jumping 36-feet, three-inches.

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His classmate Steven Issakides won first in javelin, throwing 150-feet, six-inches. He also came second in the 300-meter hurdles at 45.97. Junior Parker Jenkins was third in the 200-meter race at 24.13. He also took fourth in the 100-meter race, with a time of 11.96.

The boys came together to place second in the 4x400 relay, with Krabbenhoft, Issakides, Jenkins and Rennie Pelkie finishing at 3:50.06. Wyatt George and John Hays

finished fifth and sixth in discus, respectively.

For the Lady Rangers, Kaitlyn Chantry won third place in the girls’ varsity 800-meter race with a time of 2:56.55.

She also finished fifth in the 400-meter. Bree Dawson placed third in the 300-meter hurdles at 55.33. She also placed third in the high jump at four-feet, four-inches.

Kayle Emerson placed fourth in the same event.

Makayla Foy placed sixth in the 100-meter race.

In the 4x200 relay race, Foy, Dawson, Chantry and Osheana Fristad won second place at 2:05.68.

Foy, Chantry, Dawson and Emerson placed third in the 4x100 relay, with a time of 58.96.

Samantha Section placed fourth in discus, throwing 76-feet, six-inches, achieving a personal record.

On Tuesday Selkirk went to Chewelah for the NE/SE D7/9 1B District Championships after deadline.

Newport loses the week

By Michelle Nedved Of The Miner

NEWPORT – The Newport softball season is drawing to close.

The team lost five games this past week, and played their final game Tuesday, May 8.

The Grizzlies hosted Medical Lake Tuesday, May 1, and lost 19-0 in five innings.

Medical Lake scored one in the first, three in the second and seven in the third. They continued to dominate in the fourth with two runs and six in the fifth.

Alexis Polensky pitched for Newport and Lexi Poisel was behind the plate.

Poisel and Polensky each hit singles and a double. Julie Schoener and Madilynn Curtis hit singles.

Newport traveled to Colville

Thursday, May 3, for a doubleheader. They lost the first game 12-1, and the second game 16-0.

Newport scored their sole run in the first inning. Colville answered with five runs in the first, three in the second and four in the fourth.

Polensky and Poisel pitched and caught. Poisel hit a double and single and Polensky hit a single.

Colville scored seven runs in the first inning of the second game, followed by four in the second and five in the third.

Polensky hit a single for Newport.

On Friday, Newport traveled to Chewelah and lost both games of a doubleheader. The first game ended 16-1 and the second 12-2.

In the first game, Newport scored their lone run in the second.

Chewelah scored three in the first,

10 in the second and three in the third.

Polensky pitched and Poisel caught for Newport.

Poisel hit a single and a double.

Newport scored two runs in the fifth inning of the second game.

Chewelah had scored one in the first and five in the third. They scored another five in the fifth and two in the sixth.

Again, Polensky and Poisel pitched and caught for the Grizzlies.

Polensky and Hailey Eggleston each hit singles for Newport.

The Grizzlies hosted Deer Park Tuesday, after The Miner went to press, wrapping up their season.

The Northeast A district tournament is May 10-12, but with Newport being in eighth place, they do not qualify.

NEWPORT – The Newport boys and girls tennis teams wrapped up the regular season last week. The boys beat Medical Lake 4-1 and Deer Park 4-1 and lost to Freeman 4-1. The girls beat Medical Lake 4-1 and Freeman 3-2 and lost to Deer Park 4-1.

Against Medical Lake Tuesday, May 1, Cyndi Lewis won at first singles, 6-1, 6-1. Lydia Jurgens won at second singles 6-0, 6-0. At first doubles, Brenna Elis and Mady Baldwin won 6-4, 6-2. Emmilly Bronkhorst and Elizabeth O’Neal lost a hard fought match at second doubles in three sets. They lost the first set 6-0, won the second set 7-5 and played a super tie breaker for the third set, as there was a rain delay.

They lost the tiebreaker.

Emily Martin and Chloe Jones came through at third doubles, winning 7-5, 4-6, 10-8.

“Great to see Emily and Chloe win their first varsity match, and they had to fight through adversity to do it,” Newport coach Geoff Pearson said. “I really thought our doubles excelled today.”

On the boys side, Cameron Whittle lost at No. 1 singles 6-2, 6-0 and Rylan Hastings won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 singles.

In doubles play, Johnny Goodman and Josh Carlson won No. 1 doubles 6-2, 4-6, 10-7. Julien Crus and Cody Warner won 6-3, 1-6, 10-3 at No. 2 doubles and Keegan Stott and Angus Hicks-Frazer won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 3 doubles.

Thursday, May 3, Newport played Freeman.

The girls got a 3-2 win, with Jurgens winning in three sets at second singles, Elis and Baldwin winning in two sets at first doubles and Bronkhorst and O’Neal winning at second doubles. Lewis lost at first singles and Martin and Jones lost at third doubles.

The boys fell 4-1, with Whittle losing in two sets at first singles, Hastings winning in two sets at second singles, Goodman and Carlson losing in two sets in first doubles, as did Cruz and Warner at second doubles, and Hicks-Frazier and Storr at third doubles. Hicks Frazier and Stott took their match to three sets.

Pearson was happy with the teams’ efforts.

“We had some good tennis today against a really good Freeman team,” he said. He said Bronkhorst and O’Neal were dominant in their match.

“It is really fun watching the light bulb pop on for these kids, especially as they have worked really hard and stuck with it,” he said.

Friday, May 4, the teams wrapped up their regular season with a split match with Deer Park. The boys won and the girls lost. It was senior night.

“Today we celebrated our seniors, Rylan Hastings, Aubrey Miller, Zac Crosswhite, Julien Cruz and Vasco Berdulli,” Pearson said. “I want to thank them for a great year and their leadership in building our program.”

Pearson said the No. 1 doubles team played well.

“They really dominated and played good tennis, which is awesome to see,” he said.

In singles, Whittle lost 6-3, 6-1 to Deer Park’s best player. Hastings won 6-4, 6-3 at second doubles, Goodman and Carlson won 6-0, 6-0 in second doubles play and Hicks-Frazier and Stott got a 6-1, 6-0 win at third doubles.

It didn’t go as well for the girls, with Jurgens getting the only win at second singles, a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 match.

Lewis lost 6-3, 6-2, at No. 1 singles, Ellis and Baldwin lost 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1 doubles, Bronkhorst and O’Neal lost 6-3, 6-3 at No. 2 doubles and Martin and Jones lost 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 doubles.

The boys finished the regular season in fourth place in the Northeast A League, with an 8-5 league record. The girls finished sixth with a 4-9 record.

Undefeated Freeman leads the boys standings with a 12-0 record. Chewelah led the girls with a 12-2 record.

The teams will start district play Friday in Spokane.

Lady Spartans beat Kellogg PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River softball team took Tuesday’s game in dramatic fashion, with a 10-8 walk-off victory over Kellogg, May 1. The game was tied at eight with the Spartans batting in the bottom of the seventh when Natalie Randolph doubled on a 2-0 count, scoring two runs.

A seven-run lead in the second inning was just enough for the Spartans to hold off Kellogg for the victory. Kellogg scored seven runs in the failed comeback.

Priest River took an early lead in the first inning. They scored one run when Liann Kren singled.

Kellogg evened things up at eight in the top of the fifth inning. Their batter grounded out, scoring one run.

Randolph was the winning pitcher for Spartans. She surrendered eight runs on eight hits over seven innings, striking out nine.

Priest River totaled 11 hits in the game. Kren, Tawny Nichols and Randolph all managed multiple hits for Priest River. Nichols and Kren all had three hits to lead the Spartans.

The Spartans played Timberlake at Bonners Ferry Tuesday, after The Miner went to press, in the 3A District Tournament.

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Spartans lose close one to Kellogg ‘We would get a runner on and just couldn’t get the big hit after.’

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Spartan baseball team played a close game at home with Kellogg, losing 1-0 in the final inning.

Mark Schultz “With this being senior night, we came out to Priest River Coach play,” Priest River coach Mark Schultz said. He said sophomore pitcher Jantzen Lucas threw a great game, keeping Kellogg hitters off balance. In seven innings he had a dozen strikeouts, three walks and three hits.

Schultz said the team connected with pitches, they just didn’t result in scores.

“Offensively, we were putting the ball in play, just hitting it right at people, we would get a runner on and just couldn’t get the big hit after,” he said.

Lucas, Coal Stevens, Larry Naccarato, Gavin Rogers and Caden Brennan all got hits, but none crossed the plate.

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need to get that big hit to break the ice and get some runs on the board,” Schultz said.

Schultz said saying goodbye on senior night is always hard. The team’s three seniors – Coal Stevens, Cameron Reeves and Larry Naccarato – will be missed. “All these seniors have provided leadership to our team this year, being a great teammate, and working hard,” Schultz said. “They will all be missed and I thank them for their effort.”

The Spartans started district play Tuesday at Bonners Ferry, playing Bonners, the No. 1 team in the league, after The Miner went to press. Regardless of whether they won or lost, the Spartans will play Wednesday in the double elimination tourney. If they win, they’ll play the winner of the Timberlake-Kellogg game, with the winner going on to state. If they lose, they’ll play the loser of that game. The winner of that game will play again Thursday, May 10, with the winner going to state.

Selkirk baseball falls to ACH IONE – The Selkirk Rangers baseball team didn’t have much more luck against Almira/ Coulee-Hartline than any of ACH’s other opponents.

Selkirk lost both games of a doubleheader Wednesday, May 2. They lost the first game 12-0 in seven innings and the second 11-0 in five innings.

ACH is undefeated this year, at 22-0.

Peter McAnerin pitched the first five innings for Selkirk, with Jay Link relieving him in the sixth inning.

Neither team scored in the first two innings.

ACH got on the board in the third inning, but not again until the fifth inning, when they scored two. Another scoreless inning, then ACH came alive, scoring five runs in

the sixth inning and another four in the seventh.

Selkirk was scoreless and saddled with eight errors.

Calvin Petrich started as pitcher in the second game for Selkirk. He was relieved by Ryan Zimmerman in the third inning, with Luke Couch catching.

ACH won this game a little easier, closing it out in five innings.

Selkirk started district playoffs Tuesday against Garfield-Palouse, after The Miner went to press.

If they won they will go on to the second round Saturday at Colbert.

Selkirk finished the regular season in fourth place in the Northeast 1B League, with an 8-6 record. They are behind Cusick (8-4), Odessa (142) and ACH (16-0).

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Silhouette shooting contest May 20 SANDPOINT – The Sport of Metallic Silhouettes and Lever Action Gun Shoots have come to Sandpoint at the Sandpoint Outdoor Range. New shooters and spectators are invited to join in the camaraderie and friendly competition on the fourth Sunday of each month.

The next Special Shoot is scheduled for May 20, the third Sunday due in part to the holiday weekend being on the fourth Sunday.

Silhouette Shoot: Four different metallic animals are set out at various distances, five chickens at 50 yards, five pigs, five turkeys and five rams from 100 to 200 yards. This is a timed event. Each station is three minutes at a bench position and a standing position at the chickens.

Lever Action Shoot: This is also a timed event with a total of 12 shots fired at white metallic plates ranging from 25 to 100 yards. All the fun

comes from the sight and sound of the targets falling when they are hit.

Registration and a safety briefing start promptly at 9:30 a.m., the entry fee is $5. Both shoots start at 10 a.m.

The NRA rules and guidelines are applied.

The range is located at 113 Turtle Rock Road off of Baldy Mountain Road in Sandpoint, Idaho.

Contact Head Range Master William Moody at 208-290-6846 for more information.

Cusick baseball at districts COLBERT – Cusick baseball played Republic in the first round of district playoffs Tuesday, May 8, at Northwest Christian. Assuming they win, they will play again Saturday at 9 a.m. Colbert.

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b r i e f ly Plant sale at Priest River this Saturday PRIEST RIVER – The Friends of the West Bonner Libraries will host a plant sale Saturday, May 12, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Priest River Junior High.

Funds go to support library programs.

Country breakfasts back at Blanchard BLANCHARD – Country breakfasts return to the Blanchard Community Center on Mondays, May 7 through Sept. 24, 7-10 a.m.

All breakfasts will always offer a choice of coffee, tea, hot chocolate, hot apple cider and ice water.

Donations to help cover the cost of food supplies for the breakfasts are always appreciated.

Mother’s Day Brunch at Hospitality House NEWPORT – The Hospitality House will host a Mothers Day Brunch on Saturday, May 12, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

The menu will be steak and eggs or eggs Benedict with sweet rolls.

Suggested donation is $7 for men and children over 12. All women eat for $5 and children under 12 are free. Mothers will receive a flower.

Before the brunch, free breakfast will be served.

Just a reminder that potluck/lunch will be Monday, May 14 at noon.

All of these Hospitality House events are open to the public.

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Thanks for the trivial memories Jason Lindberg looks over answers with Jean Hein at Trivia Night at Kelly’s in Newport on Wednesday, May 2. Lindberg started the trivia nights, which are the first and third Wednesday of the month, five years ago.

Last Wednesday marked his last night as emcee before turning the reins over permanently to Jim Hein.

NEWPORT – Sravasti Abbey, the Buddhist monastery near Newport, invites young adults aged 18-29 for a week-long, residential course from Friday, June 8 to Friday, June 15. The event, Young Adults Explore Buddhism, offers a chance to discover Buddhist philosophy, learn about meditation, and offer service in the monastery’s extensive forest lands.

The course is open to young people of all faith traditions who want to find meaning and purpose in their lives.

No meditation experience is necessary, just an open and curious mind.

Internationally respected teacher and author Venerable Thubten Chodron—founder and Abbess of Sravasti Abbey—is the course instructor. A student of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet, she is well-known for her practical and humorous explanations of how to apply Buddhist teachings in daily life. Venerable Chodron has been a nun since 1977 and her numerous books include Buddhism for Beginners and Open Heart, Clear Mind.

A 2017 participant, Jyoti Chand from California wrote, “I am not of the Buddhist religion, (yet) the Young Adult Week has made me understand myself, all other beings, and life in a manner I haven’t understood them before.”

Participants in Young Adults Explore Buddhism will also learn about the lifestyle practiced by Sravasti Abbey’s 16 full-time Buddhist nuns and monk.

All programs at Sravasti Abbey are offered by donation.

The monastery requests an initial donation to reserve a place in the course, and an application is required.

See bit.ly/youngadultweek for information and registration or phone 509447-5549 or office.sravasti@gmail. com.

we e k ah ead Wednesday, May 9 Rotary Club: 8 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Newport TOPS: 8:30 a.m. Hospitality House Overeaters Anonymous: 9 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use front entrance.

Contact Barb at 509-447-0775.

Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. Create Arts Center, Newport Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library Story Time - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick: 11 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Priest River Lioness: 11:30 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Priest River Lioness Meeting: 11:45 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Home and Community Educators Diamond Lake Club: Noon - Call Billie Goodno at 509-447-3781 or Chris King at 208-437-0971 Weavers’ Group: Noon to 3:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center

447-3647 or Billie Goodno at 509-447-3781 Duplicate Bridge: 12:30 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport Loosely Knit: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Priest River Food Bank Open: 3-5:45 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Family Movie Night: 5:30-8 p.m. - Newport Library Pend Oreille Kids Club: 6 p.m. - Pend Oreille Mennonite Church

Friday, May 11 Books Out Back: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Priest River Library Happy Agers Meeting and Potluck: Noon - Priest River Senior Center Story Time: 3 p.m. - Newport Library Dance Classes: 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting: 7 p.m. - St. Catherine’s Catholic Church

Saturday, May 12 Books out Back: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Priest River Library

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

Kids Movie Club: 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. - Newport Library

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

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

Spirit Lake Historical Society: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208665-5921 for sites

AA Meeting: 5 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

Thursday, May 10

Newport Youth: 4 p.m. Sadie Halstead Middle School

Alcoholic’s Anonymous Women’s meeting: 10 a.m.

- Rotary Club, Old Diamond Mill Rd., Oldtown Line Dancing: 11 a.m. Priest River Senior Center UCC Non-Denominational Bible Study Group: 10 a.m.

- United Church of Christ, 430 W. Third St., Newport Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Priest River Library Quilters Meet: 11 a.m. Priest River Senior Center Open Painting Workshop: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Home and Community Educators Dalkena Club: Noon - Call Bonnie Witt 509-

Sunday, May 13 Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

Monday, May 14 Evergreen Art Association: 10 a.m. - Create Arts Center Hospitality House Senior Potluck: Noon - Newport Blanchard Grange Meeting: 5:30 p.m. - Blanchard Grange Habitat for Humanity: 6 p.m. - Sandifur Room, Newport Hospital Priest River Lions: 6:30 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

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

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post/Auxiliary: 6 p.m. - Priest River VFW

Priest River Animal Rescue: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River

York Rite of Freemasonry: 6:30 p.m. - Spirit Lake Temple

Tuesday, May 15 Blanchard Stitchers Quilting Session: 9 a.m. to noon - Blanchard Community Center Priest River Food Bank Open: 9-11:45 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Families For Kids and DCFS: 9-11 a.m. - 1600 W. First St., Newport Line Dancing: 10 a.m. Priest River Senior Center Mothers of Preschoolers Gathering: 10 a.m.

- Priest River Assembly of God Church Soroptimist International of Newport Social Meeting: 12-1 p.m. - Pineridge Community Church Priest River Chamber of Commerce Dinner Meeting: 5:30 p.m. - Rotating Restaurants Weight Watchers: 5:30-6 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting – Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church

Wednesday, May 16 Rotary Club: 8 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Newport TOPS: 8:30 a.m. Hospitality House Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. Create Arts Center, Newport Overeaters Anonymous: 9 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library Master Chef Cooking Series: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Blanchard Community Center Story Time - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick: 11 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

Where to Worship

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

Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday: Youth ~6:30 p.m.

Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265

DALKENA COMMUNITY CHURCH • VILLAGE MISSIONS

S.S. ~ 9:15 • Worship ~ 10:45 a.m.

Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m.

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

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

CHURCH OF FAITH

36245 Hwy 41, Oldtown, ID Sunday School 10 a.m. for all ages Sunday Worship - 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Wed. - Bible Study 6 p.m.

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

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

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

Thursday Bible Study 10:00 a.m.

Pastor Becky Anderson 509-447-4121 newportucc@conceptcable.com www.newportucc.org

LIFELINE MINISTRIES Full Gospel - Spirit Filled 214 S. Montana Ave., Oldtown 916-671-4460 Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.

Friday Service 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer 4:30 p.m.

Pastor Jim McDonald

CATHOLIC MASSES

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

Usk: St. Jude’s 111 River Rd., Sat. 4:00 p.m.

Usk: Our Lady of Sorrows 1981 LeClerc Creek Rd. Sun. - 1st & 2nd - 5:30pm Ione: St. Bernard’s, 802 8th St., Sun. - 2nd & 4th - 8:00 a.m.

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

HOUSE OF THE LORD

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

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

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

REAL LIFE NEWPORT “Where Jesus and Real Life Meet.”

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

BLESSED HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH

BAHÁ’Í FAITH OF NEWPORT

“Through His potency everything that hath, from time immemorial, been veiled and hidden, is now revealed.”

Please call 509-550-2035 for the next scheduled devotional. Wonderful resources can be found at www.bahai.us and www.bahai.org

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

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

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

332801 Hwy. 2, P.O. Box 653, Newport Pastors Matt & Janine Goodrich Worship Service 10 a.m.

(509) 447-4338 www.americanlutheranchurch.net

SEVENTH�DAY ADVENTIST

Saturdays, 10:00a.m.

Diamond Lake 301 W. Spruce St, Newport 326002 Highway 2 Sunday 10:30 a.m. Wednesday 7:00 p.m. diamondlakeadventist.org Pastor R. Shannon Chasteen Edgemere - 5161 Vay Rd 11:00a.m.

(864) 378-7056 edgemereadventist.org Bible preaching, God Newport - 777 Lilac Ln 11:00a.m. honoring music newportsda.com

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

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

Sunday Service 11:00a.m.

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It’s Farmers Market season

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n conjunction with the community-wide yard sale, the Pend Oreille Valley Farmers Market had its first day of the season Saturday, May 5.

The market is open 9 a.m.

– 1 p.m. every Saturday throughout the spring and summer before ending in October. Produce, honey, plants, baked goods, artworks, and more are available for sale from local vendors. The market is located next to the gazebo and visitor’s center in downtown Newport adjacent to Highway 2. For more information call 208 448-1145.

All photos by Sophia Aldous.

A view of the Pend Oreille Valley Farmers Market from across the street. More vendors are invited to sign up to sell their wares.

Besides fruits and vegetables, items like homemade candles are also for sale.

Though not a lot of grown produce is available yet in the season, there were plenty of starts and plants to choose from.

A vendor sells buttons, jewelry and key chains made from deer antlers, as well as knitted hats and pillows.

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Jeanine Elizabeth Peterson Newport

Jeanine Elizabeth Peterson, 78, passed away January 26, 2018, in Newport. She was born October 7, 1939, in Priest River, Idaho to Helen (Little) and Paul Loris. She was joined by sister, Pauline, 22 months later and the family moved to Redondo Beach, Calif. There, brother Paul was born and shortly thereafter Helen and Paul divorced Peterson and Helen and the children moved back to Priest River where they lived with Grandpa and Grandma Little for most of their childhood. Jeanine, Pauline and Paul cherished the years they all lived with Grandpa and Grandma and were able to spend their childhood surrounded by their aunts, uncles and cousins as well.

Jeanine married Duane Peterson in 1957 and when he enlisted in the army she finished her education at Newport and graduated there in 1962. They were married 29 years. Jeanine moved to Spokane, where she worked as a preschool teacher at a Christian School until her retirement in 2001. She loved not only teaching the little ones, but loved each and every one and they all loved her. After retiring she moved back to Priest River.

Jeanine loved music and taught herself to play the piano and had a beautiful singing voice. She was a talented songwriter and composed many spiritual songs that she would play and sing for the enjoyment of herself and her family. Her Grandpa said that Jeanie could make the piano dance!

Jeanine loved the Lord and was a devoted Christian.

She loved to read her Bible and her spirit and music reflected her love for Jesus. Jeanine never complained and her faith sustained her in tough times. Her smile and radiance lit up the room wherever she went.

Jeanine is survived by her son, Trevis, and daughterin-law, Sue Peterson of Oldtown and daughter Liz and son-in-law Jim Barker of Missoula, Mo.; grandchildren Luke, Matt and Laura Peterson, Tiffany Barker and Clark Sowers and great granddaughter Ivy Barker; sister Pauline Broady of Richland, Wash., and brother Paul and sister-in-law Signe Loris of Blanchard, Idaho.

A celebration of Jeanine’s life will be held Saturday, May 19 at 1 p.m. at the United Church of Christ in Newport.

Richard (Dick) Lee Becks Newport

Richard (Dick) Lee Becks, 71, was born on May 25, 1946, in Green Bay, Wis. He passed away in his home on May 3, 2018, surrounded by his family. Richard worked at Newport Community Hospital as a Restorative Therapy Coordinator for 25 years before retiring in 2005.

Dick was a man of service his entire Becks adult life. He served his country with dedication and his career with pride and commitment. But most importantly he served his family with a love that shall never be forgotten. Other passions in his life included fishing of any kind, but especially bass and perch. Whether watching or playing, golf was very dear to him too. Dick’s love for the Green Bay Packers is hard to match. We all knew not to bother him for a day or two if they happened to lose. GO, PACK, GO!!! As tough as Dick was he was an absolute teddy bear when it came to his beloved grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth Johnson, his sister, Susan Kalous, and numerous aunts and uncles.

He is survived by his wife Carol, his children Anthony/Tony (Beckie) Becks, Brian (Charmay) Becks, and Candea (Rick) Smartlowit. His grandchildren from Tony are Daisy, Jazmin, and Richard; from Brian are Jeff, David, and Hunter; from Candea are Traci, Kaylynn, Brianna, and CJ; along with six great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life will be held on Friday, May 11, 2018 at 5 p.m. at the American Legion in Cusick. The celebration will be a potluck where we all can visit and reminisce about the good times. Everyone of all ages are welcome.

See Obituaries, 7B

D e at h n ot i c e Vickie Joye Bushee Oldtown

Vickie Joye Bushee, 65, of Oldtown, passed away May 1, 2018. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, June 30, at 1 p.m. at Sherman-Campbell Funeral Home in Newport. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made payable to NHHS Foundation for Healthy Kids Snack Bags, 714 W. Pine St., Newport WA 99156 or by going to www.newporthospitalandhealth.org/foundation/ donate/. A full obituary will follow at a later date.

Sherman-Campbell Funeral and Cremation Services in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guest book at shermancampbell.com.

We st P e n d O r e i lle f i r e calls PRIEST RIVER – Here is a list of fire calls responded to by the West Pend Oreille Fired District last week: MARCH 30: structure fire, Highway 57, Priest River MAY 1: false alarm, 10th St., Priest River MAY 4: medical assist, N. McKinley, Priest River MAY 4: brush fire, Memory Lane, Oldtown MAY 4: false alarm, Blackthorn Road, Oldtown MAY 5: powerline/transformer problem, E. Jackson Ave., Priest River MAY 6: brush fire, NF Road 2550, Priest River MAY 6: medical assist, N. McKinley, Priest River

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 30 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL: LeClerc Rd. S., Newport, report of argument over vehicle and female threw a cup at complainant.

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Jason R. Ayerst, 37, Newport, was arrested on an out of county warrant.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Camden Rd., report of ongoing problem with neighbor’s dogs coming onto property and chasing cars down road.

TRESPASSING: Krogh Lane, Newport, report that while complainant was gone over the weekend a squatter came and pitched a tent on her property.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: S. Cass Ave., Newport, report of black Subaru without plates.

THREATENING: W. Kelly Drive, Newport, report of male who was threatening complainant.

ACCIDENT: W. Walnut St., Newport, report of vehicle that got rear-ended in Safeway parking lot.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Reynolds Creek Rd., complainant reports she and her husband may have found suspicious items while they were excavating on their property.

NOISE COMPLAINT: W. Kelly Drive, Newport, report of dark blue, older Chevy Blazer parked in front with stereo so loud complainant cannot hear his own television.

THEFT: Wakefield Rd., Newport, report of someone that stole items from house.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. 5th St., Newport, complainant reports daughter is missing.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: N. Washington Ave., Newport, report of vehicles parked at closed business and three subjects went inside.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: E. Circle Drive, Newport, complainant wants to speak to officer regarding issue with a car.

Wednesday, May 2 ANIMAL PROBLEM: W. Kelly Drive, Newport, report of yellow Lab who was following a kid to school.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: W. Pine St., Newport, report of male yelling and screaming outside school wearing dark clothes.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Monumental Way, Cusick

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Curtis L. Norton, 47, Mead, was arrested on a local warrant.

HAZMAT: Quail Loop, Newport, complainant can smell propane in the area, not sure where it is coming from.

TRESPASSING: N. Central Ave., Ione, report of neighbor who keeps trespassing after told not to.

THEFT: Ashenfelter Bay Rd., Newport, report of female subject, late teens, earlier 20s stole a package off front porch about 15 minutes ago, complainant has it on video.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 20, report of black 2004 Dodge Neon all over the road.

ACCIDENT: W. 1st St. and N. Scott Ave., Newport, report of two vehicle accident blocking road, unknown injuries.

ANIMAL BITE: Stohr Rd., Newport, report of PUD worker bit by dog.

BURGLARY: Davis Rd., Usk, report of window broken and items missing from inside cabin occurred between April 6 and today.

ARREST: Kent Creek Lane, Newport, Jeremy A. Smith, 39, Newport, was arrested for 4th degree assault domestic violence.

WEAPON OFFENSE: McInnis St., Ione, complainant can hear gunshots close to residence, unknown direction of where it’s coming from.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2 and Gray Rd., report of red Jeep Cherokee, older, 90s, that is all over the roadway.

WEAPON OFFENSE: Hwy. 2, complainant can hear someone shooting rifle for the past hour.

Tuesday, May 1 JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. 5th St., Newport JUVENILE PROBLEM: Hwy. 2, Newport, report of juvenile that is being neglected and physically abused by father.

ACCIDENT: Sunset Drive N. and LeClerc Rd., report of truck that knocked phone box completely out and stop sign knocked loose.

ACCIDENT: S. Calispel Ave., report of two-vehicle noninjury, Chevy Suburban and a gold Cadillac Mountaineer.

DISTURBANCE: Stanley Ct., Newport, report that landlords took items of complainant.

Newport, report of possible drug deal.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Baker Lake NOISE COMPLAINT: W. Kelly Drive, Newport, report of vehicle playing very loud music.

DISTURBANCE: N. Washington Ave., Newport, report of subjects fighting in small SUV. JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. 7th St., report that juvenile son chased complainant’s girlfriend around the house with a bat.

HARASSMENT: S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of complainant being harassed by subject at residence and work.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: W. Spruce St. and N. Cass, report of large dog running in area, very aggressive.

BOATING PROBLEM: Sullivan Lake Rd., Ione, report of dock and rowboat that floated down river to bridge.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: S. Calispel Ave., Newport, report of child who did not come home after school.

TRAFFIC OFFENSE: W. 8th St. and Washington St., Newport, report of dirt bike speeding in area.

STABBING: W. Pine St., Newport, report of a possible stabbing.

ANIMAL CRUELTY: W. Sacheen St., Cusick, report of neighbor kicking his own dog.

ARREST: Hwy. 2, Ryan J. Cogswell, 21, Priest River, was arrested for DUI and carrying a concealed pistol without a license.

AGENCY ASSIST: Triangle Rd., Usk, report of vehicle versus moose.

ARREST: David Carl Jr., 37, Oldtown was arrested on a local warrant misdemeanor and local warrant felony.

Friday, May 4

VEHICLE PROWL: S. Union Ave., Newport, report of vehicle that was broken into on Monday.

LITTERING: Veit Rd., Newport, report of garbage that is flying all over road and area.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. 5th St.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Deeter Rd., Newport, report of gate cut through in past two days.

ATTEMPT TO LOCATE: Camden, Elk, report of possible sighting of stolen Audi.

THEFT: Fir Drive, Cusick, complainant reports that neighbor stole her pills.

Thursday, May 3 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Hwy. 2, report of male parked in a driveway, possibly sleeping.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Southshore Diamond Lake, report of double wide blocking the roadway.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. 5th St. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Bockman Rd., report of post office that delivered a package to the wrong address.

BURGLARY: Veit Rd., Newport, report of travel trailer broken into sometime in last two weeks.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Moonlight Lane, Newport, report that known male kicked complainant’s car, causing damage.

TRESPASSING: Hwy. 2, report of known male on property who will not leave.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: Lime Lake Rd., Metaline Falls, complainant reports verbal domestic violence from boyfriend.

DISABLED VEHICLE: Hwy. 2

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: Hwy. 2, report of arguing with son.

RECOVERED VEHICLE: Hwy. 2, out with stolen vehicle.

POSSIBLE DUI: W. 8th St. and Washington, Newport

JUVENILE PROBLEM: S. Calispel Ave., Newport

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of truck passing in no passing zones against oncoming traffic.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: S. Cass Ave.,

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Lehigh Ave., Metaline Falls, complainant reporting subjects were coming into his home, hiding out in the woodshed.

Saturday, May 5 SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Bergen Rd., Newport, report of a woman who is sitting in the middle of the road for about 30 minutes and claims to be looking for her drone.

INTOXICATION: E. 4th Ave., Metaline Falls, report of resident who is having a yard sale, but is highly intoxicated and yelling at everyone going by and falling everywhere.

THEFT: W. Kelly Drive, Newport, report of handgun that was stolen last night.

THREATENING: W. Kelly Drive, Newport, report of subject riding a black mini bike with 3-year-old child on it and no helmet riding around and told the complainant that he would kill him if he called the cops.

POSSIBLE DUI: Washington Ave., Newport, report of small, white pickup, female driver.

UTILITY PROBLEM: Hwy. 31, report of tree against powerline, no fire.

FISH AND WILDLIFE: Browns Lake, Usk

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Veit Rd., Newport, report of truck going up and down road.

DISTURBANCE: S. Washington Ave. and W. 4th, report of two females possibly starting a fight.

DISTURBANCE: N. Washington Ave., Newport, complainant would like to speak to officer regarding incident in store at 3 p.m. today.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: S. Calispel Ave., report of male with flashlight shining it into residence.

ATTEMPT TO LOCATE: Newport area, report of white pickup, possibly a Silverado, that drove off the road back and onto the road, slow speeds and swerving.

ARREST: Richard Allen Pichette, 64, Metaline, was arrested on two counts of identity theft.

CHILD ABUSE: Thompson Rd., report of father who hit son last night.

THEFT: Hwy. 20, Cusick, complainant would like to report theft of items.

UTILITY PROBLEMS: N. Washington Ave., Newport, report of water coming up from middle of roadway.

ARREST: N. Union Ave. and W. Spruce St., Len L. Teal, 43, Oldtown, was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

HARASSMENT: W. 4th St., Newport, complainant being harassed by a known female.

JUVENILE PROBLEMS: S. Cass Ave., Newport, report of five teenage children riding lawn mower on 4th Street towards school.

FOUND PROPERTY: S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of found cell phone on bench.

Sunday, May 6 LOST PROPERTY: W. Walnut St., subject reports losing purse.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: W. 7th St., report of male and female in vehicle screaming at each other.

ERRATIC DRIVER: S. State Ave. and W. 5th St., report of motorcycle didn’t stop at four-way stop.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Coyote Trail and Deer Valley, complainant reports hearing what could have been a crash and subject swearing.

WEAPON OFFENSE: Driskill Rd., report of known male who was shooting from a moving vehicle.

SEX OFFENSE: Hwy. 20 TRESPASSING: Davaz Carlton Rd., Newport, complainant reporting known male came onto property and called him names.

ARREST: Laura E. Fraley, 27, 27, Ione, was arrested for domestic violence assault in the fourth degree.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Hwy. 2, report that dogs are loose and running in the highway in front of cars.

DISTURBANCE: Boundary Rd., report of male being threatened with a club.

THREATENING: Hwy. 20,

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pu blic m e eti ngs Wednesday, May 9 Pend Oreille Cemetery No. 1: 8:15 a.m. - Courthouse Conference Room, 625 Fourth St., Newport Pend Oreille Conservation District Board: 9:30 a.m. - Newport Post Office Building

a.m. - Fire Station 23, 390442 Highway 20, Ione Oldtown Urban Renewal District Board: 5:30 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall, as needed Cusick Town Council: 6 p.m. - Cusick Community Center

West Pend Oreille Fire District Board: 6:30 p.m. - Fire Station on Highway 57 Property Rights Council: 6:30 p.m.

- Bonner County Administration Building, Sandpoint

Wednesday, May 16

Sacheen Lake Sewer and Water District Board: 5 p.m. - Sacheen Fire Station, Highway 211

Pend Oreille Fire District No. 6: 6 p.m. - Furport Fire Hall, 7572 LeClerc Road

Pend Oreille Economic Development Council: 8:30 a.m. - Various Locations

Bonner County Democrats: 6:30-8 p.m. - Panhandle Health, 322 Marion St., Sandpoint

Oldtown City Council: 6:30 p.m. Oldtown City Hall

Diamond Lake Water and Sewer District Board: 10 a.m. - District Office

West Bonner Water and Sewer District: 6:30 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall

Bonner County Commissioners: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building

Metaline Town Council: 7 p.m. Metaline Town Hall

Monday, May 14

Tuesday, May 15

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

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

Pend Oreille PUD Commissioners: 10 a.m. - Newport PUD Offices

Pend Oreille Fire District No. 2: 10

Cusick School Board: 3:30 p.m. Cusick High School Library

Pend Oreille County Park Board: 2 p.m. - Cusick Community Center West Bonner County School Board: 6 p.m. - District Office, Priest River Fire District No. 4 Commissioners: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station Ione Town Council: 7 p.m. - Clerk’s Office

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Funeral Services will take place on May 26 in his birthplace, Green Bay, Wis. Sherman-Campbell Funeral and Cremation Services in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guest book at shermancampbell.com

Marion Louise Young Newport

Born on June 26, 1922, she died May 1 at the age of 95 in Washington. Marion moved to Oregon at the age of 18 and began dance lessons for the soldiers stationed at Astoria where she met Wayne Young. Marion and Wayne were married in 1942 just before he shipped overseas.

After the war they moved to Sutherlin and lived in the housing project. Marion worked at Nordic Plywood for many years. She was also a lifelong member of the Methodist church in Sutherlin and loved her Lord and Savior.

She and Wayne enjoyed traveling for many years in their motor home with friends. She is survived by Carol Towler (Delmar) of Sutherlin and Karen Hanson (Mike) of Washington and Janice Young of Cottage Grove, Ore. She has six grandchildren, and many great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her son, Jim Young, her husband Wayne Young after 71 years of

marriage, and granddaughter Marci Eatherton. Marion was a wonderful mother and friend to many and will be greatly missed.

Sherman-Campbell Funeral and Cremation Services in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guest book at shermancampbell.com

Joel Annella Zaccheo Spokane

Joel Annella Zaccheo died April 18 from unknown causes while residing at an Assisted Living Facility in Spokane. She was 81 years old.

Jo was well known in the Cusick/ Usk area.

She was always one to lend a helping hand whether it was paperwork, a temporary place to stay or even a loan to get you out of a pinch. If she could, she would.

She preferred staying at home but loved company. When her son brought home friends she would greet them with a smile and there was always a good story to tell.

Born in Seattle in 1937, she moved to California where she met her first husband Frank Clinton who was the “best darn burglar in the county but he never stole from the poor, the elderly or children.”

They had six children. Bra, beloved Theresa who passed away April 24, Mel, Larry, who preceded her in death, Danielle, and of course Tow Truck Wayne.

Jo liked to work. She was a bar-

The people.

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The deaths.

The arrests.

The schools.

The roads.

The truth.

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tender in the Bay Area where her best clients were none other then the Hells Angels. In no time at all she became friends and confidant to many who were well known including Janis Joplin.

She also worked at a Health Spa and Gym, learning the importance of exercise. Later she would move back to Washington, Pend Oreille County with second husband Kieth Zaccheo. There they built their home and she put her expertise in exercise to the test, chopping and splitting her own wood. With the help of ‘The General’ a small wood splitter she’d set up in her dining room, she’d split away saying, “Why do this outside in the cold when you can do it right here and be warm and cozy.” She did this everyday until she was taken from her home by The Adult Protection Agency “for her own protection,” and was placed in an Assisted Living Community in Spokane. She often said if anyone took her from her home she would “burn this place down and kill myself.” She died not two months later. We miss her already and wish her the best.

When my Body lies without a Song, My Spirit and Soul will Soar with the Eagles forever.

“I wanna go to the Spirit in the Sky. That’s where I wanna go when I die. When I die and they lay me to rest I wanna go to the place that’s the best.”

For Jo: please send a kind donation to the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Foundation.

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report of known male who is threatening complainant.

THREATENING: Boundary Rd., report of complainant receiving threatening emails from known male.

West Bonner County

Monday, April 30 HUNTING AND FISHING VIOLATIONS: Sanborn Creek Rd., Priest River OFFENSE: Hwy. 2, Priest River SHOPLIFTING: Hwy. 95, Ponderay, a 65-year-old woman from Priest River was cited and released for petit theft.

Tuesday, May 1 No reportable incidents.

Wednesday, May 2 NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Laclede Shores Drive, Priest River

Priest River BATTERY: Hwy. 57, Priest River STAB/GUNSHOT: Eastside Rd., Priest River

Friday, May 4 DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Jackson Ave., Priest River ANIMAL PROBLEM: Old Priest River Rd., Priest River THEFT OF PROPERTY: Clagstone Rd., Spirit Lake RECKLESS DRIVING: Silver Birch Lane, Oldtown RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 2, Oldtown ARREST: Elkins Rd., Nordman, deputies investigated a vehicle theft at Elkins Resort. Ryan P. Anderson, 44, of Edmonds, Wash., was arrested for obstructing an investigation and charged with taking a vehicle without owner consent. Brian Sostrom, 48 of Sagle was also charged with taking a vehicle without owner consent.

NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Dickensheet Rd., Coolin

ARREST: Solar Rd., Oldtown, Kalab Kalar, 23, Oldtown, was arrested for driving with an invalid driver’s license and possession of methamphetamine.

RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 2, Oldtown

DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Hwy. 2, Priest River

RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 2, Priest River

Saturday, May 5 UNATTENDED VEHICLE: Spirit Lake Cutoff, Spirit Lake

Thursday, May 3

Sunday, May 6

THEFT OF PROPERTY: Saunders Rd., Blanchard

THEFT OF PROPERTY: Silver Birch Lane, Oldtown

BURGLARY: S. Montana Ave., Oldtown

BATTERY: USFS 2550, Blanchard

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Hwy. 57,

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Pend Oreille PUD Mechanic Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County is a publicly owned municipal corporation organized under the laws of the State of Washington. The primary purpose of the PUD is the efficient generation, transmission and distribution of electrical energy. The PUD serves the residents of Pend Oreille County and operates on revenues from the sales of its utility services.

Under the direction of the Lead Mechanic, the Mechanic works in the inspection, maintenance and repair of automotive, light and medium trucks and heavy trucks, construction equipment, aerial devices, hydraulic systems and other related PUD equipment typically found within public utility organizations. The Mechanic exercises considerable initiative and independent judgment in completing assigned duties to ensure the safety and operability of PUD-owned equipment. The Mechanic needs to be self-motivated and will occasionally work alone.

Maintains, Inspects and Repairs Vehicles and Power Operated Equipment. Under direction, troubleshoots, repairs, rebuilds and conducts routine vehicle and equipment maintenance including; lube, oil and filter changes; repairs to aerial devices and hydraulic systems; component and accessory overhauls. Understands and applies safety protocols to operate, maintain and repair vehicles and equipment. Performs safety related inspections. The Fleet Mechanic works on a variety of vehicles from passenger cars to trucks, construction equipment and aerial devices such as buckets, derricks and cranes.

Minimum Experience: Requires five (5) years (journey level) of diversified automotive, truck and/or equipment mechanic experience, or the equivalent combination of directly related education, experience and training. Having experience working around municipal or utility vehicles and equipment is preferred.

Education: High school graduate or certified equivalency is required.

Desirable education, experience, training and certifications: An Associate of Technical Arts (ATA) degree (or equivalent) in Automotive or Diesel Technology from an accredited school is desired.

Must share a personal and professional commitment to protecting the safety and health of our customers, our employees, and our contractors in order to ensure a reliable workforce and an educated community An employment application is available at www.popud.org. Please complete the online application, including a resume, cover letter and salary requirements. If preferred, you can email an application, along with a resume and cover letter, including salary requirements, to: careers@popud.org; or, mail application materials to P.O. Box 190, Newport WA 99156 Attn: Human Resources. Position open until filled. Starting rate of pay DOQ; excellent benefit package Should you have any questions about the position or the application process, please contact Lloyd Clark (Safety and Human Resources Director) via email at lclark@popud.org.

The District is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

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

DELIVERING SPOKESMANREVIEW Profit approximately$1500/ month. The Spokane Spokesman- Review seeking Independent Contractor to deliver newspapers Newport to Ione Monday through Sunday, early mornings.

Route consists of 90- 155 subscribers and a few single copy business drops each day, takes an average 3 - 4 hours to deliver every morning, before 7 a.m. Newspapers typically available by 2 a.m. in Newport. Applicant must have suitable transportation, valid license and insurance. If you or someone you know is interested in contracting for this route please contact the Circulation Department (509) 747-4422 (Please leave message) Serious inquiries only.(15-3p) #2 2-7-18

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(8-TF) NOW HIRING for 2018 season Stoneridge Pub & Grill. Experienced cooks/ waitress, wage depending on experience..

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Must be able to pass drug test and background check. Tami (208) 437-3565 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. or fax resume (208) 437-3864.(13-3) Place your classified or display ad with The Miner and it will appear in both newspapers - The Newport Miner (Pend Oreille County) and The Gem State Miner (West Bonner County).

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Human Resources Manager

Do you have a passion for helping others? Are you wanting to join a team that fosters a fun, healthy and balanced work culture? Pend Oreille County is seeking a dynamic Human Resources Manager to join their team!

Salary: $4,212.31 – 5,320.04/mo DOE Application Deadline: Open until filled

Road Maintenance Technician

The Pend Oreille County Public Works Team is seeking a driven, team oriented and dependable individual to join their department as a Road Maintenance Technician.

Salary: $20.43 – $23.12/hr DOE 4 day work week offered.

Application Deadline: 05/15/2018 BASIC FUNCTIONS: Perform construction and maintenance tasks to contribute to an effective and efficient road system. This position is non-exempt, union.

Works cooperatively and effectively with the public and other employees.

QUALIFICATIONS: 1.High school diploma or equivalent.

2.Must possess a valid Class ‘A’ Commercial Driver’s License To apply: Go to www.pendoreilleco.org to fill out an online application and see full job description. Applications can be found at the Human Resources Office located at 625 W 4th Street, Newport, WA 99156.

Contact Spencer Shanholtzer at 509-447-6499 for further questions. Pend Oreille County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

BASIC FUNCTIONS: Plans, organizes and manages county human resources programs. Assists Elected Officials/ Department Heads in recruitment, selection, onboarding, classification, compensation, employee development and employee relations.

Manages unemployment compensation claims, Labor & Industries claims, personnel records systems, safety programs, benefit administration, employee wellness programs and retirement systems. Assists with labor relations.

Designated as the County’s Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Coordinator and HIPAA Security Officer. Responsible for implementing and reviewing the County Equal Employment Opportunity Plan. This position is exempt, nonunion. Works cooperatively and effectively with the public and other employees.

To apply: Go to www.pendoreilleco.org to fill out an online application and see full job description. Applications can be found at the Human Resources Office located at 625 W 4th Street, Newport, WA 99156.

Contact Spencer Shanholtzer at 509-447-6499 for further questions. Pend Oreille County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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ENTRY (no experience) and LATERAL. Civil Service is testing to establish Entry Deputy Sheriff and Lateral Deputy Sheriff eligibility lists as there is an immediate open position. Great pay and benefits.

Deadline is May 22nd. See details at www.pendoreilleco.org (Human Resources) or Civil Service, 625 W. 4th, Newport, WA. 509-447-6480

ENTRY (no experience) and LATERAL. Civil Service is testing to establish an Entry and Lateral 911 Dispatchers eligibility list as there are immediate open positions. Great pay and benefits. See details at www.pendoreilleco.org (Human Resources) or Civil Service, 625 W. 4th St., Newport, WA. 509-447-6480

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE DIRECTORY You too can Advertise Weekly for only $9.30 Call 447-2433 ATTORNEYS Estate & Long Term Care Law Group Wills, Trusts, Probate, Medicaid, Business 418 W. 3rd Street, Newport, WA (509) 447-3242

CHIROPRACTIC Camas Center Medical & Dental Services Ryan Leisy, DC - (509) 447-7111 1821 N. LeClerc Rd., #1, Cusick, WA 99119

Thomas Chiropractic & Massage Therapy Dr. Chris Thomas & Amanda Winje, LMP 129 S. Union Ave. • Newport • (509) 447-9986

COUNSELING Pend Oreille County Counseling Services Substance Abuse Treatment/Prevention/Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities Offices in Newport & Metaline Falls (509) 447-5651

DENTIST Newport Dental Center

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MASSAGE THERAPY Cedar Mountain Massage Therapy

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

OPTOMETRIST Newport Vision Source

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PODIATRIST -- FOOT SPECIALIST Dr. Brent A. Clark

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CLASSIFIEDS

MAY 9, 2018 |

LATERAL POLICE OFFICER On Call Temporary Mail Assistant

Seasonal Field Inspector

Salary: $12.67/hr Application Deadline: Open until filled

Pend Oreille County is seeking a Seasonal Field Inspector to join their Noxious Weed Control team.

Salary: $11.99 – $13.82/hr DOE Application Deadline: Open until filled

BASIC FUNCTIONS: Works 3-4 hours per day (1.5 – 2 hours in the morning and 1.5 -2 in the afternoon) approximately 10 days per month, picking up and delivering mail from County Offices located in various buildings in Newport and from the United States Post Office. Operates electronic postage meter to weigh and stamp mail. Completes various related paperwork.

Employee works cooperatively and effectively with the public and other employees. This is a temporary, nonunion position which is expected to last no more than 5 months but could end sooner depending on work availability.

BASIC FUNCTIONS: All field inspections and monitoring, as well as most control projects; answer the public’s questions concerning weed control methods and requirements; and, maintaining compliance in weed control enforcement and record keeping pursuant to legal procedures. This position is temporary, non-exempt, and will not last longer than 5 months but could end sooner. Works cooperatively and effectively with the public and other employees.

Full job description and application can be found at

To apply: Go to www.pendoreilleco.org to fill out an online application and see full job description. Applications can be found at the Human Resources Office located at 625 W 4th Street, Newport, WA 99156.

Contact Spencer Shanholtzer at 509-447-6499 for further questions. Pend Oreille County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

https://pendoreilleco.org/on-call-temporary-mail-assistant/

or at the Human Resources office located at 625 W 4th St, Newport, WA 99156

The Newport Police Department will be accepting applications for Lateral Entry Police Officers.

Salary range is $45,768-$54,420 yearly DOE plus excellent benefits.

Please contact Newport City Hall for application packets and requirements at 200 S. Washington Avenue, Newport, Washington 99156, by phone at (509) 447-5611 or on-line at www.Newport-WA.org.

Applications accepted until filled.

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2 0 1 8 11 3 PUBLIC NOTICE TS No WA06000076-17-1 APN 463119530075 TO No 8714747 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on May 18, 2018, 10:00 AM, At main stairs of the Old City Courthouse, 625 W 4th St, Newport, WA, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, the undersigned Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of Pend Oreille, State of Washington, to-wit: LOT 17 AND LOT 18, BLOCK 34 OF TALMADGE`S THIRD ADDITION TO NEWPORT, PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 11, RECORDS OF THE AUDITOR OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON, LESS THE SOUTH 10 FEET OF SAID LOT 17. APN: 463119530075 More commonly known as 704 S NEWPORT AVE, NEWPORT, WA 99156 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated as of August 4, 2014, executed by KENNETH MCELROY, AN UNMARRIED PERSON, as Trustor(s), to secure obligations in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, recorded August 20, 2014 as Instrument No. 20140319256 and the beneficial interest was assigned to FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION and recorded July 20, 2015 as Instrument Number 20150322166 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Pend Oreille County, Washington. II. No action commenced by FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrowers’ or Grantors’ default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. Current Beneficiary: FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION Contact Phone No: 855.690.5900 Address: 907 Pleasant Valley Ave, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: FAILURE TO PAY WHEN DUE THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS WHICH ARE NOW IN ARREARS: DELINQUENT PAYMENT INFORMATION From May 1, 2017 To January 3, 2018 Number of Payments 3 $522.92 6 $530.72 Total $4,753.08 LATE CHARGE INFORMATION May 1, 2017 January 3, 2018 $258.78 PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: August 4, 2014 Note Amount: $84,891.00 Interest Paid To: April 1, 2017 Next Due Date: May 1, 2017 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $81,217.02, together with interest as provided in the Note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other

instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on May 18, 2018. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by May 7, 2018, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before May 7, 2018 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustees’ fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank.

The sale may be terminated any time after the May 7, 2018 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the current Beneficiary, FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): ADDRESS JAMES FRANKLIN MCELROY - Personal Representative 1309 ALAMEDA AVE, CHOWCHILLA, CA 93610-6024 JAMES FRANKLIN MCELROY - Personal Representative 704 NEWPORT AVE, NEWPORT, WA 99156 JAMES FRANKLIN MCELROY - Personal Representative c/o Law Office of Mortimer & Benitez, 110 North D Street, Madera, CA 93638 JFM LIVING TRUST UAD AUGUST 7, 2015, JAMES MCELROY, TRUSTEE 704 S NEWPORT AVE, NEWPORT, WA 99156-9601 KENNETH MCELROY 704 S NEWPORT AVE, NEWPORT, WA 99156-9601 KENNETH MCELROY 1309 ALAMEDA AVE, CHOWCHILLA, CA 93610-3024 THE HEIRS OR DEVISEES OF KENNETH MCELROY, DECEASED 704 NEWPORT AVE, NEWPORT, WA 99156 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF KENNETH MCELROY 704 S NEWPORT AVE, NEWPORT, WA 991569601 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF KENNETH MCELROY 1309 ALAMEDA AVE, CHOWCHILLA, CA 93610-3024 by both first class and certified mail on November 29, 2017, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place November 29, 2017 on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustees’ Sale. X. If the Borrower received a letter under RCW 61.24.031: THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you might eligible and it may help you save your home.

See below for safe sources of help.

SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (877) 894-4663 or (800) 606-4819 Website: www.wshfc.org The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (800) 569-4287 Website: www.hud. gov The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals

to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: (800) 6064819 Website: www.homeownership.wa.gov NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS – The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under the Unlawful Detainer Act, Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060; Dated: January 3, 2018 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By: Alan Burton, Vice President MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps 500 Union Street, Suite 620 Seattle, WA 98101 Toll Free Number: (844) 367-8456 TDD: (800) 833-6388 For Reinstatement/ Pay Off Quotes, contact MTC Financial Inc. DBA Trustee Corps SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.realtybid.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Chronos Solutions at 877-518-5700ISL Number 36509, Pub Dates: 04/18/2018, 05/09/2018, THE NEWPORT MINER Published in The Newport Miner April 18 and May 9, 2018.(12, 15) __________________________ 201824 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq.TS No.: WA - 1 6 - 7 4 6 4 0 3 - S W A P N N o . : 453126-22-0002 Title Order No.: 8668317 Deed of Trust Grantor(s): HELEN HAMMONS Deed of Trust Grantee(s): U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Deed of Trust Instrument/Reference No.: 2005 0284785 I.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, the undersigned Trustee, will on 1/26/2018, at 10:00 AM At the main stairs of the Old City Courthouse, located at 625 W 4th St, Newport, WA 99156 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable in the form of credit bid or cash bid in the form of cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of PEND OREILLE, State of Washington, to-wit: THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 31 NORTH, RANGE 45 EAST WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN LYING NORTH AND WEST OF STATE HIGHWAY NO. 6 AS EXISTING ON APRIL 18, 1968 EXCEPT THEREFROM THE FOLLOWING 4 PARCELS OF LAND: EXCEPTION NO. 1 A PARCEL IN THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 26 COMMENCING AT A POINT 300 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 28; T H E N C E S O U T H 5 0 0 F E E T; THENCE SOUTH 60 DEGREES 28 MINUTES EAST, 1190 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST 1/4 NORTHWEST 1/4 WHICH IS 233.4 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID NORTHWEST 1/4 NORTHW E S T 1 / 4 ; T H E N C E N O RT H ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST 1/4 NORTHWEST 1/4, 1086.6 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OP SAID NORTHWEST 1/4 NORTHWEST 1/4; THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTHW E S T 1 / 4 N O RT H W E S T 1 / 4 ABOUT 1020 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING (ALSO KNOWN AS TAX 8). EXCEPTION NO. 2 A FEE FOR A 30 FOOT ROADWAY AS EXISTING ON APRIL 18, 1968 RESERVED TO EXCEPTION NO. 1 AS SET FORTH IN BOOK 31 OF DEEDS, PAGE 299 WHICH ROADWAY RUNS FROM EXCEPTION NO. 1, ABOVE, SOUTHERLY TO CONNECT WITH SAID STATE ROAD NO. 6 (US NO. 2) WHICH SHALL BE BINDING ON THE EXCEPTION NEXT FOLLOWING. EXCEPTION NO. 3 THAT PORTION OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 WHICH LIES SOUTHERLY OF EXCEPTION NO. 1 (ABOVE), EASTERLY OF THE ROADWAY REFERRED TO IN EXCEPTION NO. 2 (ABOVE) AND NORTHERLY OF STATE ROAD NO. Continued on 11B

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Continued from 10B 6 (U.S. NO. 2). ALSO KNOWN AS TAX 9. EXCEPTION NO. 4 THAT PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 CONVEYED TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN BOOK 35 OF DEEDS, PAGE 628 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY NO. 6 AND THE WEST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 26; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 3 MINUTES WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 26 A DISTANCE OF 771.8 FEET; THENCE NORTH 48 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 1104.7 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 28 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 534.1 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 4 DEGREES 18 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 400.4 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY NO. 6; THENCE SOUTH 56 DEGREES 21 MINUTES WEST ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY NO. 6 A DISTANCE OF 1032.7 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, ALL IN THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER IN SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 31 NORTH, RANGE 45 E.W.M, PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON.(SHOWN AS TAX NO. 11 ON ASSESSOR’S REC O R D S ) . S I T U AT E D I N T H E COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE AND STATE OF WASHINGTON. More commonly known as: 271 CHRISANN LN, NEWPORT, WA 99156 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 11/10/2005, recorded 12/9/2005, under Instrument No. 2005 0284785 records of PEND OREILLE County, Washington, from HELEN M HAMMONS, UNMARRIED, as grantor(s), to U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION., as original trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as original beneficiary. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: The principal sum of $13,057.60, together with interest and such other costs and fees are provided by statute. IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $13,057.60, together with interest as provided in the Note from 2/25/2013 on, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute.

V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on 1/26/2018. The sale may be terminated any time before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower(s) and Grantor(s) by both first class and certified mail, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. The list of recipients of the Notice of Default is listed within the Notice of Foreclosure provided to the Borrower(s) and Grantor(s).

These requirements were completed as of 8/17/2017. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they

bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS – The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants.

After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home.

See below for safe sources of help.

SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Toll-free: 1-877894-HOME (1-877-894-4663) or Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/ consumers/homeownership/post_ purchase_counselors_foreclosure. htm. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Toll-free: 1-800-569-4287 or National Web Site: http://portal.hud. gov/hudportal/HUD or for Local counseling agencies in Washington: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/ hcc/fc/index.cfm?webListAction=se arch&searchstate=WA&filterSvc=d fc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: 1-800-606-4819 or Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear.

Additional disclaimers provided by the Trustee: If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the noteholders rights against the real property only. Dated: 9/22/2017 Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, as Trustee By: Kristen Oswood, Assistant Secretary Trustee’s Mailing Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington C/O Quality Loan Service Corp. 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 (866) 645-7711 Trustee’s Physical Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 108 1 st Ave South, Suite 202 Seattle, WA 98104 (866) 925-0241 Sale Line: 916-939-0772 or Logi n to: http://wa.qualityloan. com Trustee Sale Number : WA-16746403-SW IDSPub #0136136 4/18/2018 5/9/2018 Notice of Continuance of Trustee’s Sale R.C.W. Section 61.24.040 (6) TS Number: WA-16-746403-SW Trustor(s): HELEN M HAMMONS, UNMARRIED Trustee: QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON Property Address: 271 CHRISANN LN, NEWPORT, WA 99156 In compliance with R.C.W. 61.24.040 (6), you are hereby notified that the Trustee’s Sale of the above-referenced Property has been postponed to 10:00 AM on 5/18/2018 At the main stairs of the Old City Courthouse, located at 625 W 4th St, Newport, WA 99156. In further compliance with the statute, we also have caused or will cause this postponement to be announced by public proclamation at the time and place fixed for the sale, as stated in the Notice of Sale or previous Notice of Continuance of Trustee’s Sale(s). If you have any questions relative to this or any future postponements you may reach Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington at (866) 925-0241 or the sales line at 916-939-0772. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. TO THE EXTENT YOUR OBLIGATION HAS BEEN DISCHARGED OR IS SUBJECT TO THE AUTOMATIC STAY IN A BANKRUPTCY CASE, THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A DEMAND FOR

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PAYMENT OR AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AS YOUR PERSONAL OBLIGATION. Published in The Newport Miner April 18 and May 9, 2018.(12, 15) ___________________________ 2018131 PUBLIC NOTICE R E Q U E S T F O R Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S ENGINEERING SERVICES I N D E P E N D E N T C O N S U LTA N T FOR DAM SAFETY INSPECTIONS The Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County (the District) is requesting Statements of Qualifications for engineering services for a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to preform required Dam Break Analysis and revise Inundation Maps for the District’s Sullivan Creek Project. Services are to include review and update of dam breach analyses and flood inundation maps for a hypothetical failure of the Sullivan Lake Dam using methods and assumptions consistent with the guidelines and requirements in Chapters 2, 6, and 8 of the “Engineering Guidelines for the Evaluation of Hydropower Projects” by FERC. Interested individual(s) or firms should request the full RFQ from ktornow@popud.org. All Statements of Qualifications must be received no later than 2:30 p.m., May 18, 2018.

Women’s, minority, and small business enterprises are encouraged to submit qualification packets.

Published in The Newport Miner May 2 and 9, 2018.(14-2) __________________________ 2018134 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Newport City Council will hold a Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m., May 21, 2018 in Council Chambers located at 200 S. Washington Ave., Newport, Washington for the purpose of declaring certain real property legally described below surplus to the City’s needs: 1. Newport 56 Lots 1-5, Block 11 & E 30’ Vac Rockwell Avenue Jayne’s Addition 24-31-45, identified in assessor’s records as ID#16776, containing 0.900 acre or 1.034 acres including an abandoned street right of way which adds another 5,850+/sf of usable land to the ownership 2. Newport 56 Lot 5, Block 10, Koch’s 18-31-46, identified in assessor’s records as ID#18688, containing .234 acre Published in The Newport Miner May 2 and 9, 2018.(14-2) __________________________ 2018136 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FILE CLAIM OF ABANDONMENT AND EXTINGUISHMENT TAKE NOTICE that Sleipness Reserve III, LLC, shall within 60 days of the date of last publication of this Notice, file a Claim of Abandonment and Extinguishment of Mineral Interest on that certain parcel of land, located in Pend Oreille County, Washington. The lands affected by this Notice: The West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 10, and the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, all in Township 37 North, Range 41, E.W.M., Pend Oreille County, State of Washington. The Instrument by Which Said Interest was Created: Deed Record No. 8 C.M. Alban and S. R. Alban to Thoraf and Anna L. Simmons Page 389 Records of Pend Oreille County Where Said Instrument is Recorded: Office of the Pend Oreille County Auditor 625 W. 4th Street Newport, WA 99156 Last Known Interest Holder: HEIRS OF THORAF & ANNA LOUISE SIMMONS Addresses Unknown & ALL OTHER CLAIMANTS who claim said interest. Address of Party Giving Notice: Sleipness Reserve III, LLC 1714 Cedar Street Colfax, WA 99111 Date of first publication of this Notice: 05/02/2018 A Claim of Abandonment and Extinguishment of Mineral Interest will be filed upon the expiration of a period of sixty days after the date of the last publication or the date service was perfected by personal service or registered mail on the current mineral interest owner, unless the current mineral interest owner files a statement of claim of mineral interest prescribed in RCW 78.22.040.

Published in The Newport Miner on May 2, 9 and 16, 2018. (14-3) _________________________ 2018137 PUBLIC NOTICE

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO.1 OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY E L E C T R I C S E R V I C E R AT E S A N D CREDIT POLICY FIELD SERVICE FEE A public hearing will be held at 11:00 a.m., May 15, 2018, so that the Board of Commissioners may consider the Electric Service Rates and Credit Policy field service fee.

The hearing will be held at the PUD Administration Building in the Newport Conference Room, 130 N. Washington, Newport, Washington.

The public is invited to attend and be heard. /s/Karen Willner Karen Willner Clerk of the Board Published in The Newport Miner May 2 and 9, 2018.(14-2) _________________________ 2018138 SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 18-4-00020-7 P R O B AT E N O T I C E T O CREDITORS ( R C W 11 . 4 0 . 0 3 0 ) Estate of VIRGINIA M. HENRY, Deceased.

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

Date of First Publication of this Notice: May 2, 2018. /s/ Barbara L. Henry Barbara L. Henry, Personal Representative ELTC Law Group, PLLC Anthony Fry, Attorney PO Box 301 Newport, WA 99156 (509) 447-3242 Published in The Newport Miner May 2, 9 and 16, 2018.(14-3) _________________________ 2018140 PUBLIC NOTICE C I T Y O F S E AT T L E S U L L I VA N C R E E K L A R G E W O O D H A B I TAT E N H A N C E M E N T Bid Opening: May 23, 2018, 2:00 P.M. Ordinance: 125475 PW# 2018-048 PROJECT LOCATION: This Project is located along Sullivan Creek, near Metaline Falls in Pend Oreille County, approximately 100 miles north of Spokane, Washington.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This Project consists of the following elements of Work: installation of approximately 40 log structures at six work locations along Sullivan Creek, a tributary of the Pend Oreille River.

The worksites are located between River Mile 5.7 and River Mile 18.2.

Access to the worksites will be via Sullivan Lake Road and Sullivan Creek Road (FS Road 22).

The work includes: 1. Establishing machine access to Sullivan Creek as shown on the Drawings while minimizing disturbance to the existing riparian area.

2. Sorting and transporting Owner supplied logs to each work area.

3. Installing and maintaining temporary erosion control measures.

4. Installing, maintaining, and managing stream diversions.

5. Installing Engineered Log Structures (ELJs), including: (a) excavation in the stream channel to set rootwad posts; (b) placement of successive layers of logs and backfill; (c) placement of smaller material (slash) throughout the matrix of the structure; (d) installation of cable connections if indicated on the Plans; and (e) backfill with native alluvium.

6. Restoring disturbed areas NOTICE TO BIDDERS: This Project has a construction window for all Continued on 12B

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Continued from 11B in-water work. See the Instruction to Bidders, Agreement Form, and Section 1-08.4 for details on the construction window.

ESTIMATE: The Engineer’s Estimate for this Project is $1,265,000 before tax.

PRE-BID SITE INSPECTION: Bidders must attend a mandatory prebid site inspection, which will be held on the following date: 1. Thursday May 10, 2018, at 12:30 pm at the Sullivan Lake Ranger Station, 12641 Sullivan Lake Rd, Metaline Falls, WA 99153.

No bid will be accepted from any bidder who does not attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting.

INCLUSION PLAN: For purposes of the Inclusion Plan, this is considered a Boundary type of project with a Past Performance of 1% WMBE utilization rates based on completed projects. For questions on the Inclusion Plan please contact Miguel Beltran at Miguel.beltran@ seattle.gov or 206-684-4525. Backup contact is Carmen Kucinski at carmen.kucinski@seattle.gov or 206-684-0188.

QUESTIONS: Written questions must be submitted no later than close of business on Friday before the Bid opening.

OBTAINING BID DOCUMENTS: Contract Documents, contacts and Bid instructions are available at https://www.ebidexchange.com/ seattle.

Published in The Newport Miner May 9, 2018.(15) ___________________________ 2018141 PUBLIC NOTICE C I T Y O F S E AT T L E M E TA L I N E WAT E R F R O N T PA R K & B O AT R A M P I M P R O V E M E N T S Bid Opening: May 30, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. PW# 2018-019 PROJECT LOCATION: This project is located in Metaline, in Pend Oreille County, approximately 100 miles north of Spokane, Washington.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project consists of the following elements of work: demolition of existing park improvements, earthwork, dredging, utilities including a pre-engineered restroom, concrete work, asphalt paving, site furnishings including playground, group shelter and foot bridge, landscaping, irrigation, boat ramp and float construction.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS: This Project has a construction window for all in-water work. See Section 00 31 43 and Section 01 32 10 for details on the construction window.

ESTIMATE: The Engineer’s Estimate for this project is approximately $2,130,000 before tax.

PRE-BID SITE INSPECTION: Bidders must attend a mandatory prebid site inspection, which will be held on the following date: 1. Friday, May 11, 2018, at 9:30 AM at 101 Housing Drive (Metaline Town Council Hall), Metaline, WA 99152.

No bid will be accepted from any bidder who does not attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting. Potential bidders must contact Kris Lepine at kris.lepine@seattle.gov no less than 24 hours prior to the mandatory prebid meeting start time with the name of the company and names of each person who will attend the meeting.

INCLUSION PLAN: For purposes of the Inclusion Plan, this is considered a Boundary type of project with a Past Performance of 1% WMBE utilization rates based on completed projects. For questions please contact Miguel Beltran at Miguel.beltran@seattle.gov or 206-684-4525.

Back-up contact is Carmen Kucinski at carmen.kucinski@seattle.gov or 206-684-0188.

QUESTIONS: Written questions must be submitted no later than the close of business the Friday before the bid opening.

OBTAINING BID DOCUMENTS: Contract Documents, contacts and Bid Instructions are available at https://www.ebidexchange.com/ seattle.

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2018142 PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE The following ordinance was adopted at the regular meeting of the Town of Ione Council on May 2, 2018. The complete text of the ordinance is available for review at the Clerk’s office during regular business hours. Ordinance 603 is declaring an emergency in the Office of the Treasurer and amending the 2018 annual budget. The said emergency arises from underestimated appropriations for adding a Deputy Clerk position increasing salary and benefits to Fund 001-Clerk $8,300.50; Fund 401-Water $4,150.24; Fund 420-Sewer $1,383.42, the sums are hereby appropriated. /s/ Sandy Hutchinson Sandy Hutchinson Town Clerk/Treasurer Published in The Newport Miner May 9, 21018.(15) ________________________ 2018143 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF T H E S TAT E O F WA S H I N G T O N FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE CASE NO.: 18-2-00004-8 S U M M O N S B Y P U B L I C AT I O N FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSE, LEGATEES, AND DEVISEES OF JOHN LANHAM; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSE, LEGATEES, AND DEVISEES OF CHARLES LANHAM; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSE, LEGATEES, AND DEVISEES OF LINDA LANHAM AKA LINDA M. KEMPERMAN; CAITY LANHAM; OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, Defendants.

To: UNKNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSE, L E G AT E E S , A N D D E V I S E E S OF JOHN LANHAM; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSE, LEGATEES, AND DEVISEES OF CHARLES LANHAM; UNKNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSE, LEGATEES, AND DEVISEES OF LINDA LANHAM AKA LINDA M. KEMPERMAN; OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO THE SAID DEFENDANTS: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 9th day of May 2018, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff, FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for Plaintiff, McCarthy & Holthus, LLP at the office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The basis for the complaint is a foreclosure of the property commonly known as 4961 North Shore Diamond Lake Road, Newport, WA 99156, Pend Oreille County, Washington as a result of a default under the terms of the note and deed of trust.

DATED: April 26, 2018 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP /s/ Matthew G. Stamper Matthew Stamper WSBA No. 46685 108 1st Avenue South, Ste. 300 Seattle, WA 98104 Attorneys for Plaintiff Published in The Newport Miner on May 9, 16, 23, 30, June 6 and 13, 2018. (15-6) _________________________ 2018145 PUBLIC NOTICE CONCURRENT NOTICE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT I M PA C T O N T H E E N V I R O N M E N T AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS CDBG Contract #: 17-62210-026

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*Date: 05/09/18 Name of Responsible Entity: City of Newport, Washington Telephone #: 509-447-5611 Street, City, Zip Code: 200 S Washington Avenue, Newport, WA 99156 These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the City of Newport.

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS On or about May 24th, 2018 the above-named RE will request the Washington State Department of Commerce (Commerce) to release federal funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (PL 93-383) for the following project: Project Title or Name: South Bench Reservoir, Wells and Waterline Project Purpose or Nature of the Project: Construct a new water reservoir and appurtenances for the Newport Water System Location of Project: Newport, Washington Location (address, city, and county, identifying information) of the Project: State Line road and Silver Birch Road Estimated Cost of the Project: $2,180,000 FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The City of Newport determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment.

Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (PL 91-190) is not required. Additionally project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at the Newport City Hall, 200 S Washington Ave, Newport, WA 99156 and is available for examination and copying weekdays between 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM. PUBLIC COMMENTS Any individual, group or agency disagreeing with this determination or wishing to comment on the project may submit written comments to the City of Newport City Hall. All comments received by May 24th, 2018 will be considered by the City of Newport prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing.

RELEASE OF GRANT FUNDS The City of Newport certifies to Commerce that Ray King in his/her capacity as City Administrator consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. Commerce’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities, and allows the City of Newport to use State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS Commerce will accept objections to its release of funds and the City of Newport’s certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Newport; b) the City of Newport has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the City of Newport has committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by Commerce; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58) and shall be addressed to Community Development Block Grant, Program Manager, Department of Commerce, 1011 Plum Street SE, PO Box 42525, Olympia, Washington. 98504-2525.

Potential objectors should contact the Community Development Block Grant Program at (360) 725-3009 to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

Name of RE Certifying Officer: /s/ Ray King

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Title: City Administrator Published in The Newport Miner May 9, 2018.(15) _________________________ 2018146 PUBLIC NOTICE R E Q U E S T F O R Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S I N D E P E N D E N T C O N S U LTA N T FOR DAM SAFETY AUDIT The Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County (the District) is requesting Statements of Qualifications for independent auditing services to perform a Dam Safety and Inspection Audit to be submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

Interested individual(s) or firms should request the full scope of work from the Contracts Manager at ktornow@popud.org.

Interested individual(s) or firms should mail two copies of their Statement of Qualifications to Pend Oreille PUD, Attn: Communications & Public Contracts Manager, P.O. Box 190, N. 130 Washington, Newport, WA 99156. All Statements of Qualifications must be received no later than 2:30 p.m., June 8, 2018.

The successful candidate will enter into a Professional Service Agreement with the District. Any questions about the RFQ should be directed to ktornow@popd.org.

Women’s, minority, and small business enterprises are encouraged to submit qualification packets.

Published in The Newport Miner May 9, 2018.(15) _________________________ 2018147 PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS LEGAL SERVICES FOR HIGHDENSITY LOAD POWER CONTRACTS The Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County (the District) is requesting proposals for an experienced energy law firm to assist in the negotiation and drafting of high-density load power contracts.

Interested parties can request the full scope of work and requirements by emailing the Contracts Manager at ktornow@popud.org. All proposals must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 18, 2018.

Women’s, minority, and small business enterprises are encouraged to submit qualification packets.

Published in The Newport Miner May 9, 2018.(15) _________________________ 2018148 PUBLIC NOTICE N O T I C E I S H E R E B Y G I V E N T H AT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE TOWN OF IONE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 207 H O U G H T O N , I O N E , WA 9 9 1 3 9 , O N W E D N E S D AY, M AY 1 6 T H AT 7:10 PM. The purpose of the public hearing is to review community development and housing needs, inform citizens of the availability of funds and eligible uses of the state Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), and receive comments on proposed activities, particularly from lower income persons.

Up to $750,000 may be available to the Town of Ione on a statewide competitive basis to fund public facility, community facility, economic development, planning and affordable housing projects that principally benefit low- and moderate-income persons.

An outline of the proposed 2019 Water System Improvement Project will be available for review at the Town Hall, starting May 10th.

Comments may also be submitted in writing to 207 Houghton, Ione, WA 99139, until close of business Tuesday, May 15th.

The council chambers are handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate special needs, including handicap accessibility or interpreter, will be made upon receiving 24-hour advance notice. Contact Sandy Hutchinson at Town Hall at (509) 442-3611.

Published in The Newport Miner May 9, 2018.(15) ________________

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