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Candidates set to collide in county races Sheriff, PUD, county commissioner races draw opponents

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Candidate filing week concluded Friday in Pend Oreille County, with several candidates filing on the last day. There are enough candidates that the Aug. 15 top two primary will be needed to narrow the race for at least two Pend Oreille County races, as well as a number of state contests, but the majority of county positions are unopposed.

Washington is a vote by mail state so ballots will go out July 19 for the Aug. 7 election. The top two vote getters will move on to the general election regardless of party.

The nonpartisan Pend Oreille Public Utility SEE ELECTION, 2A

City council hears about Farmers Market

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Monday night meeting of the Newport City Council was dominated by talk about the Farmers Market.

Several people showed up to express their displeasure at the city’s proposal to raise what it charged the Farmers Market to be located near the Gazebo in downtown Newport. Farmers

Market head Nephi White resigned and the Farmers Market moved down the street to the parking lot of Pend Oreille Players over the proposed increase.

The city had tabled making a decision on just what rate should be charged at the previous meeting.

The least expensive of the options proposed would have required a $250 deposit and $600 SEE COUNCIL, 2A

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All hail the queen Joseph Fitzmorris was crowned Queen of Queens at the annual Drags and Drinks fundraiser at Top Frog Brewery last Saturday. Hosted by the Newport, Priest River Rotary Club, all funds raised go to support Festivities in the Park in Newport on Rodeo Weekend. Also pictured are emcee Jason Lindberg and event organizer Micki Brass.

Castro says goodbye to Pend Oreille County Public Works

BY SOPHIA ALDOUS OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County Public Works Director Sam Castro bid a formal, heartfelt goodbye to the board of commissioners

Tuesday, May 22 after submitting his resignation letter on May 15.

Though he plans to stay on to help with the transition of Public Works to a new director until July 15, Castro told the commissioners he wanted address them Tuesday.

“There is much to be done between now and then,” Castro said, with his colleague and County Road Division Senior Design and Construction Engineer Don Ramsey SEE CASTRO, 2A

Flooding causes pains for homeowners, county

BY SOPHIA ALDOUS OF THE MINER

CUSICK – Rising water levels have Pend Oreille County residents and government officials keeping a wary eye on the shoreline, which is quickly being consumed by the Pend Oreille River. On Wednesday, May 16, Kalon Kirkpatrick, 32, was diligently stacking sandbags around his summer place on Riverbend Loop Road near Cusick. In the backyard, the water was barely below the bank leading up to the lawn. Kirkpatrick’s mood was

amiable, but he remembers the last time the area flooded severely in 1997. Back then the mobile home belonged to his grandparents, Oscar and Irene Schell, who had to repair the entire interior after more than a foot of water entered the house. In 2011 when the valley flooded again it wasn’t as dire, but the water did rise all the way under the structure.

“I’m not the carpenter my grandpa was, so I’d really like to avoid water getting inside, if I can,” said Kirkpatrick, smiling despite the circumstances.

“There are a lot of childhood

memories here for me.” He added that he had started sandbagging May 11 around 6:30 p.m. and didn’t quit until 11 p.m. Since then he has taken time off from his job in Spokane, where he and his family live full-time, to keep an eye on the property that he purchased from his grandparents. He had been driving a small loader back and forth between the mobile home and a pile of sand provided by the Pend Oreille County roads department, where Forest Service employees were filling bags. Kirkpatrick estimated that he had put down 5,000

sandbags at about 30 pounds each around the perimeter of his home so far. “If you want really expensive jeans, just fill sandbags,” Kirkpatrick joked, pointing to the holes in the knees of his pants. “These weren’t there last Friday.” When asked for his opinion on how the neighborhood felt about the flooding, he said that the people who experienced the flooding in 1997 were nervous.

At the time, he said, some of them chose to rebuild homes on higher ground or completely remodel after flood damage.

“Some of the newer people that

live along here don’t believe it’s going to happen,” Kirkpatrick said. When asked about flood insurance, Kirkpatrick said after the flood in 1997, private insurance companies won’t provide it, and that he could only obtain coverage under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). However, if the house does flood, he says it still won’t be enough. “From my understanding the coverage is only about $33,000, which hardly scratches the surface if we have to rebuild,” SEE FLOODING, 10A

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Mental health forum this Thursday NEWPORT – Pend Oreille Valley residents are invited to the 12th annual community health forum Thursday, May 24, 5-7 p.m. at Pine Ridge Community Church.

Hosted by Pend Oreille County Counseling to

honor May as Mental Health Awareness Month, the forum serves to educate residents on available mental health services and to address stigmas associated with mental health issues.

Light refreshments will be served.

Community is encouraged to attend. Children are welcome, but childcare is limited.

Peer certified specialist RustyMae Squires will serve as forum facilitator.

For more information, call 509-447-5651.

The church is located at 1428 W. First Street.

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CASTRO: ‘I came from a small place that made a big difference’ FROM PAGE 1A

sitting next to him.

Castro has worked in the position for almost eight years. He said he is going into private business as a utilities consultant after his final day on the job.

“I do hope that someday I’ll come back in a county or city setting,” Castro said. “For now, I plan to be with my family and enjoy time with my grandchildren.”

Commissioners Mike

Manus and Steve Kiss both commended Castro for his dedication to public works and the residents of Pend Oreille County. Commissioner Karen Skoog was not present.

“When people ask, I like to say I came from a small place that made a big difference,” Castro said.

Public Works isn’t the only county department going through an employee transition. Human Resources Manager

Spencer Shanholtzer placed his two weeks notice on May 1 after accepting a job with Inland Empire Paper Company in Spokane.

His last day at the county was May 15.

The county is currently interviewing applicants for the position. According to the Pend Oreille County Commissioners’’ Office, there are at least 20 applicants. The position has a monthly salary of $4,212$5,320.

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Pend Oreille County Public Works Director Sam Castro (left) and County Road Division Engineer Don Ramsey (right) had their weekly update with the board of commissioners on Tuesday. Castro is resigning as director July 15.

COUNCIL: Free movies coming to Newport City Park FROM PAGE 1A

fee for 26 Saturdays. That’s up from the $35 a year and a $50 deposit the Farmers Market had been paying.

“Why raise the rates?” Dallas Johnson asked, kicking off a wide-ranging discussion between the council and audience.

Mayor Shirley Sands said that the proposed rates weren’t too high, that they were rates for use of the park established by the council. She said there had been more of an informal handshake deal in the past and that the council wanted to bring the rates in line with city policy.

Longtime council member Ken Smith said years ago the city was close to bankruptcy.

Council member Mark Zorica said he thought The Miner didn’t accurately report the meeting.

He said the council hadn’t made a decision at the last meeting, that they had tabled the matter.

He claimed that wasn’t in the story.

Sands said that the day after the last meeting, she got a call saying White had resigned and the market was moving.

Judy Campbell Fredrickson said the council was making the

city a less attractive place to live because of their policies that discourage events like the Farmers Market. The perception is that the city is adversarial towards groups that want to use the parks, she said. She asked the council to reconsider its policies.

“Can we come up with a different vision?” she said.

Council member Keith Campbell said that dialog was what the council wanted. He said the council wanted consistency with its policies.

City attorney Tom Metzger talked about insurance and how the city had spent a lot of money in state and federal court defending a lawsuit by a vendor at the defunct Lavender Festival.

The case dragged on nearly five years, he said.

He acknowledged the Farmers Market had insurance that names the city as insured, so that that wasn’t the problem.

Clerk Nickole North said that the least expensive option came down to about $3.26 a Saturday for the 10 venders. If vendors couldn’t afford that, maybe they shouldn’t be in business, she said.

The Farmers Market is more than a business, supporters said.

“I love knowing who grows my food,” one woman commented.

Sands said she didn’t see the city’s relationship with the Farmers Market as coming to an end. Rather she said she saw this phase as a new beginning.

“But we have to follow policy,” she said.

Earlier in the meeting Sands announced that city administrator Ray King was retiring at the end of June after more than 40 years with the city. The position will be advertised and a search committee consisting of herself, King, police chief Mark Duxbury, city clerk Nickole North and councilmember Keith Campbell was established.

The council also approved a series of free movie nights in the Newport City Park put on by the Roxy Theater.

Roxy owner Jason Totland told the council he wanted to hold the movie night. The council agreed to charge the Roxy $85 under its parks policy for each night the movies take place.

The cost includes a $50 refundable deposit.

The Library District is involved and both entities have insurance.

The library will hold children’s

events for an hour prior to the movies, which will get underway at dusk, about 8:30 or 9 p.m.

Totland said while the movie night is free, he has purchased the Lions old food trailer and wants to sell concessions. He plans to hold the movie nights the third Saturday of the month.

He also plans to hold an outdoor movie event in Priest River. The first Priest River event will be held June 9.

The city council gave approval.

They wanted the food cart to have Tri County Health approval. Totland asked about the noise ordinance, which goes into effect a 10 p.m. He said the movies would be over by 10:30 p.m. and the council waived the noise ordinance.

In other council business, the council passed an ordinance authorizing improvements to the city’s water system, which authorized the issuance of a water revenue bond not to exceed $1.43 million to provide interim financing for the South Bench Water Reservoir project.

The council approved the first draw of $134,879 to pay engineering fees for the South Bench Reservoir project.

ELECTION: 30 candidates running for Sen. Cantwell’s job FROM PAGE 1A

District (PUD) position 1 representing the south part of the county drew five contenders – incumbent Dan Petersen, Joe Onley, Fred J. Zakar, Devin Beach and Dallas Johnson.

Sheryl Miller is running for Pend Oreille County commissioner position No. 2 representing mid county, with no party preference. She will face incumbent GOP commissioner Mike Manus and Jeff Pitman, also a Republican. All have Newport addresses.

Pend Oreille County elections officials drew the name order for the ballot for the primary elections Monday.

For the county commissioner position, Sheryl Miller will appear first, followed by Jeff Pittman and Mike Manus.

For the PUD commis-

sioner position, Joe Onely will appear first, followed

by Dan Peterson, Devin Beach, Fred J. Zakar and Dallas Johnson.

Jon Carman and Glenn Blakeslee are vying for the open office of Sheriff, both running as Republicans.

Other county races drew GOP candidates who were unopposed, including Assessor Jim McCroskey, Auditor MaryAnne Nichols, Prosecutor Dolly Hunt and Clerk Tammie Ownbey. Nicole Dice is the only candidate for the open position of treasurer. She is also running as a Republican.

Robin McCroskey is the only person to file for the seat of District Court Judge, currently held by Philip Van de Veer, who will not seek re-election.

McCroskey is a long-time Newport area attorney and public defender.

At the state level,

incumbent Sen. Shelly Short, R-Addy, will face Democrat Karen Hardy for the Legislative District 7 position, which covers Pend Oreille, Stevens, Ferry and part of Spokane County.

Incumbent Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda, drew three challengers for the state House of Representatives position 2 job. Christine Ives of Omak, who stated no party preference, and Democrats Mike Bell of Nine Mile Falls and Crystal Oliver of Spokane will challenge Kretz.

Incumbent Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, R-Republic, is being challenged

by Democrat Randall “Randy” Michaelist of Mead.

As expected, Democrat Lisa Brown of Spokane will run against Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane, for the 5th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representa-

tives. Other challengers include Republicans Jered Gavin Bonneau of Spokane Valley and Kari Olavi Ilonummi of Arlington. Dave Saulibio of the Trump Populist Party is also running. Saulibio lives in Colbert.

The race for the U.S. Senate seat currently held

by Maria Cantwell, DSeattle, is being sought by 29 candidates, including Cantwell.

Others running include Steve Hoffman of the Freedom Socialist Party, Sam Wright of the Human Rights Party, Mike Luke of the Libertarian Party, Clint R. Tannehill of the Democratic Party, Roque Rocke De La Fuente of the Republican Party, Charlie R. Jackson of the Independent Party, Jon Butler of the Independent Party, Mohammad Said of the Democratic Party, Don L. Rivers of the Democratic Party, Keith

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b r i e f ly Cusick council appoints Sheffler CUSICK – The Cusick Town Council appointed Bonita “Bonnie” Sheffler to the town council at its regular May 14 council meeting. She will take the seat left vacant when Duane Schofield resigned. The council chose her over Joel Hoisington on a 3-1 vote, with councilmember Roger Brown voting for Hoisington. Sheffler was sworn in May 14. She will stand for election in 2019.

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

NEWPORT – A man with a substantial criminal record facing prison time for a meth possession charge was spared that when prosecuting attorney Lori Smith agreed to reduce the charge to conspiracy to possess meth.

Anthony Schaff pleaded guilty to the amended charge when he appeared before Pend Oreille County Superior Court Judge Jessica Reeves Thursday, May 17.

Smith said the community custody part of the sentence was important. There would be a drug evaluation and follow up treatment, she said.

Schaff told Reeves he has lived in Newport his whole life. “Everything I know is drugs,” he said.

Comments on Harvey Creek restoration project sought METALINE FALLS – The Newport-Sullivan Lake Ranger District of the Colville National Forest is inviting public comment on the Harvey Creek Subwatershed Restoration project environmental assessment (EA). The project would improve watershed and aquatic function in Harvey Creek, its tributaries, and Sullivan Lake, through reducing road erosion and the risk of culvert failures and blocked fish passage.

The project would also improve stream flow conditions and increase native and recreational fish populations.

The Harvey Creek subwatershed, is located approximately 5-15 miles east of Ione, and 10 miles southeast of Metaline Falls in Pend Oreille County.

The proposed action includes: · Stream restoration in Harvey, North Fork Harvey, Noisy, and Paupac Creeks; · Culvert replacements or removals; · Landslide stabilization on the Harvey Creek Road (1935000); · Road decommissioning on select road segments no longer needed for long-term management; · Hydrologic stabilization on closed roads needed for long-term management; · Erosion control and shoreline stabilization on the north shore of Sullivan Lake The EA and supporting materials are available at: www.fs.usda.gov/ project/?project=50972.

For more information on this project, contact Kate Day, Hydropower Coordinator at 509-6847230 or kateday@fs.fed. us.

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By Don Gronning Of The Miner

NEWPORT – A 21-year-old man avoided a prison term when he pleaded guilty to reduced charges of seconddegree arson domestic violence for burning down his parents’ house on Christmas Eve. Joseph Ries pleaded guilty in Pend Oreille County Superior Court Thursday, May 17.

Prosecuting attorney Brookes Clemmons asked for a sentence of 12 months in jail, longer than the sentencing range of three to nine months for someone with Ries’ lack of criminal record. He said Ries was evaluated for competency at Eastern Washington State Hospital. He was found competent to stand trial, but other problems were revealed. Ries’ parents were concerned he wouldn’t fare well in prison. Conviction of first-degree arson would have likely meant a 21-month

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Clemmons asked for the exceptional sentence because of the destructive impact on the family. He said the arson had a major financial impact and the family had to relocate at Christmas.

Defense attorney Robin McCroskey said the competency evaluation revealed an unspecified psychiatric disorder, as well as a substance use disorder.

Ries self medicates, she said, which leads to criminal charges. It’s a horrible cycle, she said. She agreed there was significant financial damage.

Pend Oreille County Superior Court Judge Jessica Reeves agreed to the exceptional sentence, finding domestic violence and a significant impact on the family. She sentenced Ries to 12 months in jail, 18 months community custody and gave him $850 in legal financial obligations. The victims hadn’t asked for restitution, but Reeves left that open.

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NEWPORT – A 13-year-old Newport boy pleaded not guilty to harassment when he appeared in Pend Oreille County Juvenile Court Thursday, May 17. The boy was accused of saying he was thinking of “doing a school shooting and there is one person I want to kill,” according to the statement of probable cause.

The boy was arrested May 11 and had been custody until Thursday.

The alleged harassment took place May 3 at Sadie Halstead Middle School in Newport.

Judge Phil Van de Veer released the boy on his promise to appear. Both the prosecuting and defense attorneys agreed to the release conditions, which included no contact orders with two students and the school.

“This is a serious charge,” Van de Veer told the boy. He stressed conditions of release needed to be followed or the boy would sit in Martin Hall Juvenile Detention Center until trial.

According to the statement of probable cause, the boy allegedly made the statement to another student. That

student reported it to a school official, who called Newport police.

In addition to hearing from the student who reported the incident, the officer spoke with another student who was allegedly asked by the boy if he wanted to help kill another student.

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Changing of the guard Ray King announced his retirement recently. King, 66, has worked for the City of Newport for more than 40 years, by far the longest serving city employee.

How many sick days did he take in that time?

None.

City staff said there were times King should have called in sick, as he came in and got everyone else sick, but his dedication to the job wouldn’t let him.

King started work June 1, 1978, under former mayor Louie Bass. He will finish his career June 30, under the tenure of Mayor Shirley Sands.

King really has done just about every job in Newport city government. He started work in the water building, and then rose to Public Works Administrator. That turned into the director of Public Works.

He served as a planner, and then was hired as city administrator, a position he has held for 16 years.

King has plans to return to school when he retires.

He has an interest in airplanes and wants to study airframe and power plant mechanics at Spokane Community College.

King’s retirement marks a changing of the guard in Pend Oreille County. Long-time prosecutor Tom Metzger retired several years ago, county treasurer Terri Miller is retiring at the end of this term and Sheriff Alan Botzheim is also retiring this year.

While it opens up opportunities for new people and new ideas, it also means a lot of institutional knowledge will not be as available as before. Metzger, King, Miller and Botzheim know a lot about how Pend Oreille County works, knowledge that came from decades of working here.

The knowledge and dedication of the veteran workers will be missed, at least for a little while. Then life will go on.

-DG

Editor’s Notebook Council to blame for Farmers Market kerfuffle The Newport City Council and their staff claim that they really like the Pend Oreille Valley Farmers Market and want it to remain in downtown Newport. That would be hard to tell from the way they tried to raise the price on what the Farmers Market is charged.

The council and staff presented the Farmers Market with a huge increase in what they would pay the city to use the Gazebo Park in downtown Newport.

The Market had been paying what amounted to a token fee of $35 to use the Gazebo Park for 26 consecutive Saturdays, with a refundable $50 deposit.

The Farmers Market has their own insurance, which covers them and the city.

The council proposed bringing the Farmers Market into line with its parks policy, which would mean a 17-fold increase in rates – to $600 plus a $250 deposit. That was the least expensive of the options presented to the Farmers Market. The most expensive one, which city staff claims is what the Farmers Market should really be paying according to the city’s parks policy – was $100 a day plus a $250 deposit.

Former Farmers Market leader Nephi White was understandably shocked by the increase. He argued that the Farmers Market was really an asset to the city that they should want to keep it downtown.

City councilor Mark Zorica told him the Farmers Market could put out a jar to solicit donations to pay the city. The council asked White to discuss the increase with Farmers Market members and said they would take it up at the next meeting.

White had had enough of the city and quit the Farmers Market. The Farmers Market apparently had enough and moved to the Pend Oreille Players parking lot on Union Avenue.

The city acted shocked. Zorica claimed it was the newspaper’s fault for not emphasizing that no action had been taken on the increase in the prior story on the council meeting. For the record, the story did say that the council would allow the Farmers Market to operate another Saturday before coming back to the council May 21.

The city never has liked having the Farmers Market located at the Gazebo. They claim the market harms the grass and can damage the underlying sprinklers.

When White and other Farmers Market supporters showed up last year to complain about the city soaking the grass, the city had enough of the uppity Farmers Market people. So this year they jacked the rates, claiming the need for consistency with city policy.

While the $35 rate the Farmers Market was paying is pretty low, the city hasn’t treated the Farmers Market right. City administrator Ray King wouldn’t return White’s phone calls last year about the overwatering and the city made no attempt to communicate the increased fees to the Farmers Market before White showed up to pay the $85 at the start of the season.

While there is an argument to be made for consistency in city policy, an equally compelling argument can be made that an exception could be made for what some people say is the longest continually running Farmers Market in the state of Washington.

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yo u r o p i n i o n Flag retirement ceremony Memorial Day To the editor, It’s been over 50 years since I’ve looked at a Boy Scout handbook but one thing I do remember is how to take care of our nation’s flag.

A tattered flag should not be displayed but should be disposed of and retired properly.

I commend John Linch, the Priest River VFW Post 2909 and the local Boy Scouts in presenting a Flag Retirement ceremony at Create in Newport at 5 p.m. Memorial Day the 28th.

Come and be part of this civic opportunity.

-Mark E. Bender Newport

Reduce filing fees for public office To the editor, At 73 years of age I have absolutely no intention to run for an elected political office, despite what some individuals

think my intentions are with my support for the Silicon Refinery.

I could not help to notice that to run for a local county political office the filing fees range from $580 to the $877 range. Really? Those fees are outrageous and reflect back to the old dreaded Jim Crow days of the Deep South where “Poll Taxes,” “large landholdings,” “business ownership,” and “voter intelligence tests,” were required to register to vote and hold political office. Poll taxes at one time also existed in this nation during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries until the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional. Due to my not receiving The Miner in the mail until late Friday I did not have time to check out the origin of the filing fee but I would assume that it is buried in our state elections law.

In a Democratic Republic there should be little if any charge at all for

a citizen to exercise their right to run for political office. Yes, I recognize that some individuals of questionable character might load up the ballots but it should be up to the voters to decide who is elected.

This filing fee should be eliminated or reduced to just a few dollars.

-James Cowan Deer Park

Mormons right to leave Boy Scouts To the editor, Well I thought I would never see the day the Boy Scouts came to an end. I was at Camp Cowles for 11 years from 1988-99, and it was the best time of my life. Taking care of 906 acres and meeting all walks of life, young women and men both.

To see what has happened in the last few years does not make sense, and I applaud the Mormon Church for leaving the Boy Scouts.

I’ve met a lot of different religions while I was a

Ranger there. It took me awhile to understand the Mormon Church but they were quite interesting and easy to get along with. I hope the Mormon Church keeps a program within the church so the boys and girls will not miss out.

All I can say is that the Boy Scouts have opened the door too wide this time. They are headed for big trouble and lawsuits.

But knowing how the Boy Scouts are, they’ll probably try to sweep any trouble under the carpet. When they say “this has gone to hell in a hand basket,” it is true.

-Thomas Dishaw Diamond Lake

History of River Road bank To the editor, Educational visits to our friendly Town Council meetings may continue next month.

However, flooding and Mark Cauchy’s retireSee Letters, 5A

The Beginning of a new season for the Hospitality House

By Brad Hanson, President Hospitality House

The Hospitality House has begun its new year serving the Newport and Oldtown area with our annual meeting. This get together took place April 23.

The annual meeting is held to let the public know what we Hanson have accomplished during the past year, what our financial status is, and to explain our goals for the upcoming year.

Elections were held for new board members. We added two new members. Congratulations to Butch Lee and Joan Brodrick on becoming part of our group. We are thankful for their willingness to help us serve our community.

This year we are starting in a somewhat better financial situation thanks to our sustaining member program. We currently have 22 of the 50 sustaining members needed to completely free us from fund raising. When we reach this goal, we will be able to focus completely on programs and activities that benefit the community.

As a way of thanking those members of the community who have given of their time and finances, we held our annual Sustaining Members dinner on April 30.

The dinner was well attended by staff, Sustaining Members, and community leaders. The expertise and skill to feed a gourmet meal to this many people was provided by Chef Cory Johnson and Brad Frey.

The menu included tri tip steak, squash soup and bread pudding.

We all enjoyed a relaxed evening

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.

The Kalispel Tribe is going to open a casino, RV Park and grocery store on reservation land in Cusick.

Do you think having a casino in Pend Oreille County is a good thing?

Yes, it will draw visitors to the area.

of conversation, good food and fellowship.

We, the board members and volunteers of the Hospitality House, are looking forward to serving you this summer. We hope to see all of you often for an activity or just to stop by for a cup of coffee.

One of the new activities we will be sponsoring is a board game day on Saturdays. Board games will be available each Saturday, with chess on alternating Saturdays. This activity is provided as an alternative to summer boredom and video games. Please join us when you can, if you have ideas about activities or other ways we can better serve our community, let us know either in person or give us a call at 509-447 3812. You can also email hhseniorcenter@gmail.com.

Thank You, The Hospitality House Board and Volunteers

r e ad e r ’ s p o l l r e s u lts Do you think this is a good thing that betting on sports in the U.S. is now legal?

72% No, gambling will corrupt all big time sports.

28% Yes, it will pump a lot more money into sports like football.

No, casinos suck all the disposable income out of a community.

Yes. I don’t gamble but I think the overall project is great.

The area needs a grocery store.

No, gambling addiction is a real problem.

Total Votes: 32

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Emergency permits available for high water threats OLYMPIA – Emergency permits are available to public and private landowners who need to conduct in-stream work to protect their properties from high water throughout eastern Washington, according to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officials.

Higher-than-normal snow pack last winter and unseasonably warm weather this spring have caused flooding and the need for in-stream work to protect or repair houses, barns, fences, roads, bridges, culverts, and other property.

Gov. Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency May 11 across eastern Washington, including three counties – Pend Oreille, Ferry, and Stevens – that are experiencing active flooding and another 17 counties he said are threatened with flooding in the near future.

State law requires WDFW to review all planned work that could disturb the bed or natural flow of streams and rivers before the department issues a Hydraulic Project Approval (HPA) permit, designed to ensure the work

doesn’t harm fish or fish habitat.

The HPA review process can take up to 45 days.

During flood emergencies, however, the permits can be issued as quickly as the same day if there is an immediate threat to people, property, or the environment.

“We have begun issuing emergency permits in locations threatened by high water flows, and we will continue to work quickly with anyone who needs help in these conditions,” said Margen Carlson, WDFW Habitat Program deputy assistant director. “Our goal is to enable people to protect their properties while also safeguarding fish and their habitat.”

Those who need an HPA can contact a local WDFW habitat biologist or WDFW regional office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, excluding holidays.

Contact information is available at wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/hpa/.

People who need help outside of normal business hours may call the emergency HPA hotline at 360-9022537.

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ment from PUD presents an opportunity for beginning a public conversation to learn about FERC. FERC, or Federal Emergency Regulatory Commission, is the outfit that has all of us building up foundational support to get any new construction way above historical flood high water marks. They are opted-in or opted-out by our Towns, no grant money, insurance or bank loans if out.

FERC and Ecology have the Kalispel Tribe and Cusick sandbagging around the sanitary wastewater treatment facility north of town on the reservation.

Lose that permit or let high water come too close to those treatment ponds and pollute the river: spells disaster.

Mr. Cauchy, PUD, FERC and Ecology have some history with the Town of Cusick concerning affordable River Road erosion controls by boulders and armored embankment protection against the meandering Pend Oreille River. That’s what rivers do, besides moving sand bars around, they like to meander. Massive constant flow velocity against a bank at a curve tends to push, force a change of course.

In about 2009, Cusick’s Mayor Spencer and Clerk Yergens put together an affordable grant/loan option to prohibit the River Road erosion and sold it to Mr. Cauchy/ PUD. FERC, Ecology and PUD, uneasy with what was put in, including pedestrian benches and public access paths PUD owned, subject to a public easement reserved by the original landowner, by about 2011 had Cusick remove half of the embankment boulders, now visibly piled in a field beside Highway 20.

This week flood threat seems to have them wanting them back.

I am inviting others to tell more of the whole story.

I love hearing about saving our friendly Towns, too. Comments are welcome!

-Duane Schofield Cusick

Society addicted to guns

To the editor, Another school shooting and all we have as a society is thoughts and prayers for 10 more people killed by gun violence. We do nothing in response except shout out the Second Amendment when gun safety laws are proposed in response.

Our local school board wants the armed police officer patrolling the hallways of our schools.

We expect one School Resource Officer to be everywhere at any time when the shooting starts and we expect the officer to quickly kill the student with the gun. No other outcome is considered like the SRO in Florida who sat in his car during a recent school massacre.

Two SROs confronted the Texas shooter and he still was able to kill 10 people.

We hear the cry of “gun free zone” after a mass shooting, but no one considers the possible taking of the SRO’s gun or even the SRO doing the killing. Guns at school are a hazard no matter who possesses them.

Lock out schools and other public buildings from guns. It seems to work for courtrooms, jails and airports. Rather than waste $100,000 per year for a SRO, spend the funds on locks, cameras and metal detectors. We could also pay someone to monitor the social media and phones of students to identify threats.

Any student that makes threats should result in the family guns being confiscated, and the student evaluated for mental illness. The warning signs are often present long before the shooting starts.

Two candidates are running for sheriff and we should ask them how they would keep our local schools safe from active shooters. Perhaps they could offer up some thoughts and prayers in advance.

Our society has a serious gun addiction and warped sense of gun rights. There is no easy cure for this condition.

-Pete Scobby Newport

Hey kids, we citizens need more firepower To the editor, Hi kids. We adults want

you to know why we choose our military rifles over your lives.

According to section blah subtitle blah version blah of the code of the whatchacallit, we have the right to own these military rifles. We need to defend ourselves against attack by our own government.

In fact we’re wondering if we need new organizations: NBA for National Bomb Association. NAAA for National Anti-Aircraft Association. NGA for National Grenade Association. NNA for National Nuclear Association.

Really, just NMWA for National Militia War Association.

In order to defend ourselves against the government’s stash of bunker buster, dirty and carpet bombs, drone aircraft and nuclear weapons, we citizens need machine guns, anti-aircraft missiles, rocket launchers, hand grenades and dirty bombs. If the 2A entitles us to defend ourselves, were going to need to ramp it up exponentially.

You know what? If our 18-year-old troops in the military can handle these weapons of war, then our 18-year-old citizens can too.

So far we appear to be just a bunch of silly overconfident survivalists who actually think we could be effective if our government decides to attack its own citizens. Take the Bundy group for instance. Silly dudes really think they kept the Feds at bay with their military rifles, when we spectators know the Feds could have put a stop to the whole protest with two snipers or one drone at midnight.

We citizens need more firepower! NMWA! This, kids, is why we’re more focused on protecting the military rifles than protecting you. We need to jump on that sled that will enable our progress down the slippery slope of arming our general population with the same weapons as our military. We may be unorganized, but we are earnest!

Either that kids, or we just really, really think military rifles are fun and we don’t want to give them up.

-Nancy Willoughby Newport

PUD Townhall Evening Commission Meeting Agenda • May 29, 2018

Cutter Theatre, Metaline Falls, Washington The public is invited to attend, meet the commission and staff and appear before the commission. Parking and meeting rooms are accessible for persons with disabilities. Video Conference at Box Canyon is available. Contact the Commission Office at 509-447-9336 for special accommodations or additional information.

5:30 p.m. - CALL TO ORDER President APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA Minutes • Agenda • Vouchers 5:35 p.m. - SAFETY SPOTLIGHT 5:45 p.m. - CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT 5:55 p.m. - COMMISSION REPORT 6:05 p.m. - COMMISSION BUSINESS 6:20 p.m. - CUSTOMER SERVICE Libbey Bartel, Customer Service Manager 6:40 p.m. - BOX CANYON UPSTREAM FISH LADDER Mark Cleveland, Director, Power Production 7:00 p.m. – INDUSTRIAL LOAD F. Colin Willenbrock, General Manager 7:20 p.m. - Q&A WITH COMMISSIONERS/ GENERAL MANAGER/STAFF *Light refreshments will be provided* Next meeting, June 5, 2018, Newport Conference Room, Newport, Washington

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Courtesy photos|Kelly Driver

Seen on morning commute These are a couple images captured by Kelly Driver on her way to work recently. The elk are in a field off Westside Calispell Road – the bull in the front of the picture is still shedding its winter coat. “I love the fact that this is what I have to stop and wait for on my daily commute to work – much better scenery than the I-5 corridor,” says Driver, who works at the Port of Pend Oreille.

Kalispel Tribe to host Indian Creek Community Forest Workshop

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USK – The Kalispel Tribe will host two Indian Creek Community Forest workshops at the Camas Center for Community Wellness Thursday, May 31. The first session will take place from 12:30-3:30 p.m., and the second session will run from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

The workshop will focus on potential community uses for the Tribe’s recently acquired Indian Creek property and will feature guest speakers from the Kalispel Natural Resource Department (KNRD) and Upper Columbia United Tribes (UCUT).

In addition to presenting information on appropriate uses for the community forest, the Tribe will present the forestry survey at this workshop. Discussion will include possible future uses of the property as well. Drone footage and maps will be available to show the property and its boundaries.

The Tribe purchased the 350-acre property, once slated for the Saddle Mountain Resort project, with funds from the U.S. Forest Service and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). USFS

funds stipulated that the Tribe create a community forest to provide ongoing education opportunities to the public, in addition to low-impact recreation activities, like hiking and snowshoeing.

The Kalispel Tribe partnered with the Washington Trails Association to build a half-mile trail on the property that will focus on native plant identification and their cultural and historical significance to the Tribe. In addition to the trail, the Tribe has also constructed a native plants nursery on site, and tours will be available once the forest opens to the public. Native plants are essential to the well-being of the local ecosystem, as they provide habitat for wildlife and are noninvasive. The Tribe has spent the last several months making improvements to the property, and the community forest will open later this summer with a kickoff barbecue and tours.

Contact Mike Lithgow, KNRD Outreach and Information Coordinator at 509-447-7435, or at mlithgow@ kalispeltribe.com, for additional information.

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Forest Service Seeks Resource Advisory Committee members COEUR D’ALENE – The Idaho Panhandle National Forests is seeking Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) applicants to fill three vacancies on the Idaho Panhandle RAC. As reauthorized under the Secure Rural Schools Act and Community Self-Determination Act in Public Law 115-141, RAC members participate in collaborative decision making and recommend distribution of Title II funding for projects to improve forest health, watersheds, roads and facilities on or adjacent to the Idaho Panhandle National Forests.

Applicants must be a resident of Idaho and should reside within Boundary, Bonner, Kootenai, Shoshone, Benewah or Latah County to the extent practicable.

RAC committee members will be officially appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture for a term of four years. RAC committees are to be balanced and diverse with equal representation from industry, environmental groups, recreation groups, elected officials, and local residents. The committee typically has several full-day meetings each year.

Applicants will be evaluated based on their training and experience working in the interest group they represent, their demonstrated commitment to collaborative decision-making, and their contribution to the balance and diversity of the RAC. One vacancy will be filled for each category A, B or C in either of the interest areas shown below:

Category A organized labor or non-timber forest product harvester groups developed outdoor recreation, offhighway vehicle users, or commercial recreation activities Category B nationally recognized environmental organizations archaeological and historical interests Category C state-elected office holder (or a designee) American Indian Tribes within or adjacent to the area for which the committee is organized The Idaho Panhandle RAC improves collaborative relationships, works across a wide variety of interests to successfully propose projects and associated funding for improvements that benefit the residents of north Idaho, as well as those who come to visit the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Past projects include funding noxious weed control, road maintenance, trail construction and improvement, and the restoration of fish passages to restore native species.

If you are interested in serving on the Idaho Panhandle RAC, please visit the Idaho Panhandle National Forest website or contact Shoshana Cooper, Idaho Panhandle RAC Coordinator, at 208-7657211 or smcooper@fs.fed.us. Applications are due June 14.

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Geese on the go These geese were spotted walking near the Usk Community Center recently. With all the water there has been an abundance of geese in the area.

Student: Next in court June 8 From Page 3A

officer he had no firearms and the boy didn’t have access to firearms.

After the interview, the MHP said the boy was “low-risk,” according to the statement. The officer wrote he didn’t have probable cause to make an arrest. He had accusations but no proof, he wrote, but asked that the report be forwarded to prosecutors.

Friday, May 11, prosecuting attor-

ney Greg Hicks asked that the boy be arrested. The boy and his father were called to city hall, where the boy agreed to make a statement to police. He was arrested and transported to Martin Hall, where he remained until he was released Thursday.

Van de Veer also granted temporary no-contact orders sought by the mother of the student mentioned in the alleged threat.

The next court appearance is June 8.

Schaff: Ordered to pay $700 From Page 3A

He said his family had given him a job in Kennewick that would give him a chance to change his life.

Reeves said the reduction in charges was extraordinary, something that wouldn’t have been anticipated.

“The amendment radically changed your future for the better,” she told Schaff. She pointed out this wasn’t a second chance, it was more like a 10th chance.

She asked what Schaff’s relationship was with his father, who was giving him a job removing dangerous trees.

“It’s been fairly good lately,” Schaff said.

He became emotional as he said his grandmother wasn’t well and he

wanted the family to be proud of him.

Reeves sentenced Schaff to four months in jail and

12 months community custody. She ordered he pay $700 legal financial obligations.

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tratton Elementary School kindergarteners took a field trip to the Newport, Priest River Rotary Club trains Thursday, May 17.

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Before touring the trains, students were treated to a gold panning presentation where they got to look for the precious metal (small chunks of fool’s gold were used).

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Any industry closure would be catastrophic Study shows the time is now to diversify local economy

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The economy in Pend Oreille County isn’t great. And it would be much worse off with the closure of any of the three major industries here: Pend Oreille Zinc and Lead Mine, Ponderay Newsprint Co. and Vaagen Brothers Lumber. The potential for PNC and the mine to close is there, and Vaagen Brothers is dependent on the operation of PNC. However, there has been no word of closure by any of the three.

The county should be finding ways to diversify its economy, and how to support the industries that are already here.

That was the gist of a impact study commissioned by the Pend Oreille County Economic Development Council, and conducted by Robinson Research and Jeffrey Bell Consulting. The study costs the EDC $7,500 and is the first half of a two-part process. In light of the study, the two agencies will now conduct a $10,000 telephone survey of Pend Oreille County residents to determine what kind of economy and industry they want to see in Pend Oreille County.

“What do citizens of the community want? What kind of businesses should we be trying to recruit?

We should be doing that anyway no matter what happens to the mine or mill,” Jeffrey Bell said at an EDC meeting Wednesday morning, when the results for the impact study were shared. These questions – and others – will be answered during the telephone survey of county residents.

There have long been questions about how long PNC and the mine will remain open.

“Human nature dictates that when we hear rumblings about the possibility of a major employer closing or leaving the area, we automatically think of what other employers we can attract to fill the void,” the report states. “Perpetuating the health of a local or regional economy should always include overt measures to support the existing major employers in order to enhance the likelihood that they will be able to continue operations and possibly expand.”

Robinson Research purchased a Pend Oreille County-specific database from a supplier that specializes in information for economic impact analysis. Robinson now owns the updates and will be able to continue to use it throughout the study.

Robinson and Bell explained that the federal government has collected financial information on various industries for decades, and newsprint mills and similar paper industry operations are a well-defined industry, with a recent history of closures all over the U.S., as is the case with zinc/ lead mining operations.

However, regional variances unique to Pend Oreille County make the science of such a study less exact.

“For example, Pend Oreille County enjoys an abundance of hydroelectric power, which creates an anomaly that compromises the model-

ing somewhat,” the report states. Taxing structures, and the presence of a federally recognizes Native American tribe also lends to the uniqueness of Pend Oreille County.

With all this in mind, the report states that in the simplest terms, the 2018 contribution to the local economy by PNC and the Teck Mine is $264,442,751, available for use by citizens, businesses, nonprofits and local governments.

This amount also includes state and local taxes.

There are varying ways the closure of either entity would affect the local economy. The first is taxes.

“Currently, Pend Oreille County real estate is on an upswing,” County Assessor Jim McCroskey said in the report. “Values are increasing rapidly for existing homes and have been for the past three to four years. However, if Pend Oreille County were to lose an employer such as Ponderay Newsprint, this upswing could very easily come to a halt and quite possibly retract.”

If PNC closed, tax levy rates would increase.

“Taxing district budgets would still probably increase by the statutory 1 percent, and continue until their statutory maximums were met for each district. At this time, all taxing districts have considerable amounts before they meet their maximums,” McCroskey said.

“All in all, if property values go down, budgets increase, levy rates increase, individual property taxes will still increase within the statutory limitations set by Washington State Legislation,” he said.

The report lays out the long, arduous history of PNC and the Pend Oreille Public Utility District, including the litigation that began in 2016, and was settled this past February.

“At approximately 70 percent of the district’s load, future curtailment of PNC’s operations could create significant surplus energy, which the district could likely be forced to resell to a new counter party (e.g., industrial load, utility or market) at a significant loss. However, while significant, the rate of impact cannot be precisely forecasted and would depend on a number of factors at the time of

closure.

“With that in mind, the potential aggregate impact of a 2018 PNC shutdown without payment of any liquidated damages could be in excess of $60 million,” the report states.

However, the settlement between PUD and PNC spelled out what damages PNC would be responsible for depending on what year the mill closed.

The impact would affect PUD customers too. A closure could result in 10- to 40-percent rate increases for general service customers.

Currently, an average residential customer pays $70 per month for 1,000 kWh of power. A 20-percent increase would result in $83 a month, and a 40-percent increase would result in a $97 a month bill.

Because the Teck Mine is located in the Selkirk School District, the closure of the mine would be felt in the north end of the county. School districts receive $8,752 per students from the state, and at last estimate in 2014, Selkirk had nine students who were the children of mine workers.

The fact that many mine workers rent locally and have permanent residences other places lessens the impact here. But Metaline Falls Mayor Tara Leininger explained the impact a closure would have. One of the larger apartment building’s sewer rates are based on occupancy. If that goes down, the rest of the city’s property owners would have to pay more to balance the city’s sewer budget.

But, she said the impact of 270 workers on all the other indirect jobs is obviously significant. Grocery stores, restaurants, bars and all the other businesses would be impacted.

“As a minister and community volunteer, Tara Leinginger sees another significant loss without the mine workers,” the report states. “She said the limited number of volunteers for community improvement projects would be even smaller. She said the community depends on these volunteers and Teck’s contributions.”

The report ends with a list of summaries, including the importance of considering how any closure would affect the PUD and that waiting SEE EDC, 10B

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THE NEWPORT MINER

FLOODING: Projects delayed

An Open Le er to the People of Pend Oreille County The poli cal season is upon us, and you’re going to have lots of choices on the ballots you receive. One of those choices is your next Public U lity District (PUD) Commissioner.

It’s common to badmouth those running against you. I’m naturally tempted, but I’ll try hard to NOT do that! Others stepping up gives us choices, and that’s a good thing.

I’m a thinker, not a talker, so I won’t be knocking on your door or pestering you by telephone. I probably won’t even send you junk mail!

I’m determined to not let poli cs override my basic values: tell the truth, use common sense, always ask PUD staff the hard ques ons on behalf of ratepayers, and make decisions that are best for ALL the people of Pend Oreille County.

I’m focused on the future. Six of my grandchildren ages 5 to 16 are being raised by their parents in this county. I want their future to be bright, right here, because of PUD electricity, genera on, water, and broadband access. I want them, when they’re ge ng the bill, to be paying the lowest possible rates for the highest possible quality. Safety and customer service should remain top priori es at the PUD. That’s my vision, and that’s what you’ll get if you choose me as your next PUD Commissioner. Please do your homework and study the candidates. Ask around. If you need to know more from me, call or write.

TO MY SUPPORTERS: I know some of you think I’m crazy to give away my campaign strategy like this. And some of you think I should print signs, run more ads, and make a bigger splash. Sorry … you’re it! You are my campaign. And I don’t need money from you. Just spread the word.

Cut this le er out and make copies. Tell others why you are suppor ng me. Help them choose wisely. Thank you! (And if you happen to believe in prayer, you can talk directly to my Campaign Manager.)

ELECT DAN PETERSON

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Kirkpatrick said. “We will if it comes down to it, though.”

He commended the efforts of Fire District No. 6, the Pend Oreille Public Utility District, county employees, the Forest Service, and the neighborhood.

“Riverbend is a pretty tight community; we scratch each other’s backs,” said Kirkpatrick.

Just a few doors down the road the water was only a little more than 30 inches from the front door of the home David Wendenhall and his wife purchased five years ago. He said it took just under a week for the water to flood over the bank and rise the 40 feet to his front porch. As of last Wednesday he and his father-in-law had emptied the house entirely, except for the carpet, which he was planning to pull out.

“If it floods I’ll have to do it anyway, so I might as well save myself the mess,” he said.

Local government has had to adjust for the rising

waters as well. Last Friday, May 18, a traffic control shutdown plan was issued

by Pend Oreille County Public Works on the Indian Creek Fish Passage/LeClerc Road South project, suspending work indefinitely due to the rising floodwaters. “It’s unfortunate, but that’s what happens with flooding,” said Public Works Director Sam Castro. “The postponement won’t allow us to complete anything outside of the fish window, but we will resume completion next year.”

The project began construction around three weeks ago and was budgeted at $2,095,000.

The entire project covers approximately 1,700 feet of road and includes replacing a six feet diameter concrete culvert with a 58-feet long bridge. The current culvert is too small for fish passage.

This is expected to free up approximately five miles of Bull Trout habitat and to raise the elevation of the roadway to avoid flooding in the future.

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water, but not at this level,” Castro said. “It makes no sense from a safety or financial stance to continue construction when the water can undo what we want done.”

Castro advised that the 35 mph speed limit was still in effect throughout the construction shutdown, and motorists traveling on the road should do so with caution. “Please be safe,” he said. “It’s still a construction zone.”

When asked how much money the delay would cost the county, Castro said he did not have final number in time for the newspaper’s deadline. On Monday, May 21 as of 11:05 a.m. River Road from monumental in Cusick to the Catholic Church in Usk was closed for levee work except to local residents of the area. At 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday it was announced that Yergens Road was closed due to flooding. Both notifications were announced via Nixle, a notifications service.

In attempts to counter the flooding, Pend Oreille County Public Works has replenished sand and sandbags at the following locations: Cee Cee Ah Creek and LeClerc Road; Levitch Road; River Bend Loop; Yergens Road; Stanley Drive; Cusick Boat Launch; Sandy Shores; Ponderay Shores; Greggs Addition District No. 2 road shop (Hwy 211 and Jared Rd); Davis/ Mallard Roads District No. 3 road shop (Ione), and Skookum Rendezvous Fire District No. 5 station.

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b r i e f ly Freeman baseball in final four SPOKANE – The Northeast A League’s Freeman Scotties baseball team advanced to the quarterfinals with a 7-6 win over College Place in a game played at Ferris High School.

This makes the fourth consecutive time the Scotties have made it to the quarterfinals. They will play Cedar Park Christian Friday in Yakima.

Almira/Coulee-Hartline plays for state title WINLOCK, Wash. – Almira/Coulee-Hartline won a pair of baseball games last Saturday to advance to the state 1B championship game with Colton Saturday, May 26, in Centralia. ACH beat Sunnyside Christian 7-1 in the first round and got a 2-1 win over Pomeroy in the second round.

Bonners Ferry Idaho baseball champ ONTARIO, Ore. – The Bonners Ferry baseball team won the Idaho 3A state championship, beating Homedale 4-2 Saturday, May 19. Another Intermountain League team, Timberlake, ended up sixth, losing 13-7 to Payette.

Newport done with track and field at Districts RIVERSIDE – Newport High School track and field wrapped up their season at Districts last Saturday at Riverside High School.

According to NHS track and field coach Lindsay Hicks-Frazer Chris Rivard barely missed going to state in the boys’ varsity 800-meter finals, but was just overtaken at the finish line by Riverside and Lakeside.

Erika Moore narrowly missed placing third place in triple jump.

Summer track and field program starts May 30 PRIEST RIVER – Starting next week Priest River Lamanna High School (PRLHS) will have summer open track practice.

Children in grades three through 12 can try out one running and two field events each day. Students parents will have to fill out a waiver form.

Dates are Wednesday, May 30 and Friday, June 1 at 3 p.m.; June 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, and 21 at 5 p.m.

Each practice will last about one hour.

There will be open track meets at Spokane Falls Community College every Tuesday night in June that athletes can attend on their own and the Local Junior Olympic Qualifier is on June 23 at Southridge High School in Kennewick. More information will be available at practices.

Email Jared Hughes at JaredHughes@sd83.org for more information.

C O RRE C T I O N In Selkirk softball stories the last two weeks, the wrong pitcher was named. Aralee Robertson pitches for Selkirk. Ashlin Robertson is third baseman. The Miner regrets any confusion this may have caused.

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By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

SPOKANE VALLEY – The Selkirk High School track and field team has Rangers rolling on to the state meet this weekend after qualifying at NE/ SE 1-B Regional Meet at Central Valley High Saturday, May 19.

Justin Krabbenhoft advances to state after winning first place in the 110-meter hurdles with a new personal record of 17.32.

He went on to place fourth in the high jump, reaching six-feet.

Steven Issakides placed in the top three spots in several events, winning second place in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 44.25, a new personal record.

He was second place in javelin, throwing 141-feet, eight-inches, and third in the high jump, reaching six-feet, two-inches.

Parker Jenkins finished third place in the 100-meter, clocking in at 11.64, and fourth in the 200-meter at 23.35, also a personal record.

Issakides, Krabbenhoft, Jenkins, and Rennie Pelkie took second place in the boys’ 4x400 relay race, advancing them all to state in that event.

Jake Hays and Ryan Seaney will advance

Courtesy photo|Susan Brown

Justin Krabbenhoft competed in the 110-meter hurdles last Saturday, winning the championship in Regionals.

with the relay team as alternates.

The Lady Rangers advancing to state are Kaitlyn Chantry, Bree Dawson, Makayla Foy, Osheana Fristad, and Kayle Emerson for the girls’ 4x200-meter relay.

The girls placed

fourth at Regionals with a time of 2:00.73.

Emerson will attend as an alternate.

The WIAA 1B, 2B, 1A State Championship Meet is Thursday, May 24 - Saturday, May 26 at Eastern Washington University in Cheney (TBD).

Hays breaks Selkirk discus record SPOKANE – At the NE/SE 1-B Regional Meet at Central Valley High School on Saturday, May 19, Selkirk athlete John (Jake) Hays broke the varsity Selkirk freshman discus record that has stood since 2009 by throwing 93-feet, 2 ½-inches. Hays transferred from Bonners Ferry High School to Selkirk in December and had never picked up a discus before the start of track season. He decided he would work hard and made a goal to break the freshman record, which came on his last day of competition.

“It’s kind of like throwing a Frisbee, but a lot harder and technique is very important in this sport,” said Hays.

Hays also was an alternate in the 4 X 400 relay race. The team came in second, earning them a trip to the Washington State Track and Field meet this weekend in Cheney. Hays will attend as an alternate, competing if one of the other runners can’t. Hays said he enjoys the camaraderie of his fellow track mates and appreciates the guidance from his head coach, Susan Vermeulen and assistant coach Cathy McGeorge. He looks forward to more years of competition as a Selkirk High Ranger.

Courtesy photo|Ron Hays

Selkirk high School freshman Jake Hays competed in the discus at Regionals last weekend in Spokane, breaking the high school record.

Selkirk softball ends season

By Michelle Nedved Of The Miner

IONE – The Selkirk softball team ended their season Monday night with two losses during the 1B Regional Tournament against Pomeroy and Colton.

“Eight teams go to state, we fell to number nine,” coach Jack Couch said. The games were supposed to be played Saturday, but were moved to Monday.

Pomeroy won 12-1 in six innings. Selkirk led 1-0 heading into the top of the second inning, when Pomeroy scored

four runs. They added two in the third, four in the fourth and two in the sixth for the win.

Aralee Robertson pitched for the Rangers and Allison Petrich caught.

Selkirk next played Colton, losing 13-2 in five innings.

Colton led 2-1 at the top of the second, and then scored four runs.

They added three runs in the fourth and fourth in the fifth. Selkirk scored a run in the bottom of the fifth, but couldn’t muster enough for a rally.

Robertson pitched un-

til Nicol Lyons relieved her in the fifth, and Petrich caught.

Ellen Huttle hit a double for Selkirk.

Coach Couch said Inchelium defeated Almira/Coulee-Hartline for first and second heading to state. Colton defeated Sunnyside Christian for third and fourth, and Pomeroy beat Selkirk for fifth place.

Rainier Christian, Wishkah Valley and Quilcene also head to the state tournament, to be played this Friday and Saturday in Yakima.

PBR champ riding at rodeos With the Professional Bull Riders on summer break, three-time PBR world champ Silvano Alves has announced he will be competing at Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association rodeos in an attempt to qualify for the National Finals Rodeo.

Alves usually returns home to Brazil over the break, but this year he says he and his family will stay in the U.S., competing in PRCA rodeos and Touring Pro PBR events.

Alves likes to team rope and enjoys rodeo watching the pros compete at PRCA scene shows. He also is looking forward to traveling with his family over the don summer.

Gronning “My kids want to stay for the summer,” Alves told PBR.com’s Justin Felisko. “They have never stayed here with their friends. New experiences for me and the family going to some rodeos. Maybe we will go camping. It will be fun to stay here with my family.”

Alves says he has attended the NFR as a spectator the last four years.

Grand Coulee’s Shane Procter left PBR competition in January to concentrate on the PRCA. Procter, who also rides saddle broncs, wants to win an All-Around championship. He has already won a PRCA bull riding championship. He is currently ranked No. 32 in the bull riding in the PRCA, with $17,709 in winnings. He is ranked No. 10 in All Around, with $21,770 won so far.

Closer to home, Newport’s Austin Krogh placed second in the saddle bronc riding at the ProWest sanctioned rodeo in Grand Coulee two weeks ago. He won $578 for his 70-point ride. He is currently ranked No. 3 in bronc riding in ProWest, the organization that sanctions the Newport Rodeo.

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Thursday, May 24 Cusick Golf at State: TBA - Hangman Golf Course Newport Track and Field at State: Eastern Washington University

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Newport Track and Field at State: Eastern Washington University Newport Tennis at State: Yakima

Saturday, May 26 Newport Track and Field at State: Eastern Washington University Newport Tennis at State: Yakima Open Gym, Adult Basketball: 7 a.m. - Newport High School

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Priest River bull rider Thor Hoefer II, has been on the road, hitting the PBR’s Touring Pro Events. In March he went to events in Arizona, California and Utah. He started May in Saskatchewan, Canada. The Newport Rodeo is coming up June 22-23. Rodeo Queen Faith Jones rode in the Armed Forces Day Torchlight Parade in Spokane over the weekend promoting the rodeo. In addition to her royalty duties, Jones has been competing in breakaway

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roping at rodeos. She didn’t get a check, but roped at the Grand Coulee and Asotin rodeos, in addition to promoting the Newport Rodeo. The rodeo isn’t that far off, as the volunteer rodeo committee is probably well aware. Posters are being printed and ads placed in various publications to promote Newport’s biggest tourism draw. This will be the 69th year for the Newport Rodeo.

Don Gronning is a former Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association bull rider and publisher of Northwest Rodeo Scene.

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Grizzlies on to State for golf Krogh, Mackey place in all league

LIBERTY LAKE – The Newport High School golf team sent two boys to state this week after a victorious outing at the district tournament Tuesday, May 15 in Liberty Lake. Ben Krogh and Nick Mackey placed second and third at districts out of 24 boys, respectively.

Krogh shot an 80 to place second, and Mackey shot an 85 to tie for third place.

They earned 28 points, which won the district tournament and got them the trophy for the Grizzly’s trophy case.

For the lady Grizzlies, Tabytha Chaloupka scored 113. During sub districts at Deer Park on May 7, she scored a 111. These combined scores gave her a total of 224, which was not good enough to advance to state. Fourteen girls advanced to state out of 28.

Chaloupka placed 20th out of 28 girls in the district tournament. Chaloupka had a great season and lowered her average scores by 20 strokes this year, Newport High School golf coach Dave Siemsen said.

“We will miss Tabytha greatly next year due to her graduating. She was a great teammate and a great team leader,” Siemsen said.

On May 8, the boys headed to Hangman Golf Course in Spokane for sub districts. Mackey, Krogh, Gabe Gilliam, Jeremiah Chaloupka and Quinn Barnwell represented the Newport boy’s golf team. Mackey shot a 78 to lead the first round at sub districts. Krogh shot an 81. The cut off score was 111.

Griffen Reggear of Colville was the league and district champion this year, shooting an 83 at sub-districts and 73 at districts.

“This is an outstanding young man and he was a pleasure to watch this year,” Siemsen said. Krogh received second place for all league and Mackey received third place for all league.

State was held at Liberty Lake golf course May 22 and 23 after deadline.

Results will be in next week’s Miner newspapers.

Courtesy photo|Dave Siemsen

Ben Krogh and Nick Mackey placed second and third at districts and advanced to state tournament on Tuesday.

Pearson named Coach of the Year

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

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NEWPORT – Grizzly tennis coach Geoff Pearson was named boys’ tennis coach of the year for the Northeast A League. Pearson received the honor in his first year steering the two-year-old program.

Pearson Pearson was selected by his fellow coaches.

“I think his coaching colleagues recognized his ability to build a program,” said Justin Blayne, athletic director for Medical Lake. “His numbers were up and people were impressed with how he presented himself.”

Pearson was interested in competing at a high level, he said, but was also friendly and helpful off the court.

“Newport athletes emulated his style,” Blayne said. He said there is a lot of honor involved with tennis, as there are no referees and it’s up to players to make honest calls.

The Newport boys finished the season in fourth place in the seven-team league, with a 7-5 record. Freeman won the league, going undefeated.

For the boys, Freeman’s Andy Sim-

merman was named the singles Most Valuable Player. Freeman players also snagged the MVP doubles honors, with Owen Bryant and Daniel Gady being named doubles MVPs. The Newport girls’ team finished sixth in the eight-team league, with a 4-10 record. Lakeside won the league, with a 14-0 record.

Colville coach Phil Johnson received Coach of the Year honors for the girls.

In tennis, all league honors went to the players who advance to regionals.

All Northeast A League tennis players included: Top boys’ singles players were Freeman’s Owen Bryant, Riverside’s Nolan Ng and Deer Park’s Tyson Lim. Top girls’ singles players included Freeman’s Sarah Simmerman, Deer Park’s Allie Michael and Freeman’s Kaitlyn Strahl.

Top boys’ doubles teams were Keith Justice and Trevor Arnold from Chewelah, Trevor Paternoster and Kolby Emtman from Freeman, and Logan Truman and Isaac Stevens of Riverside.

Top girls’ doubles teams included Elizabeth Grubb and Katie Keifer of Chewelah, Kendra Gay and Gillian Hartman of Lakeside, and Natasha Root and Mara Allen of Deer Park.

Shooting star brings home hardware HAYDEN LAKE – Maddy Russo, a sophomore at Priest River Lamanna High School, returned from the Idaho State Youth Shooting competition held May 11- 12 in Hayden Lake with some trophies. She competed with more than 100 shooters from all over the state in skeet, trap and sporting clays shooting competitions.

Russo was the second place high overall female for Idaho, winning a belt buckle. She also won the varsity female sporting clay competition and placed second in skeet shooting.

Her team, the Hayden Long Shots, won the team competition, besting seven other teams.

“This was a very exciting Courtesy photo|Maddy Russo shoot for me and I can’t wait for next year’s state shoot that Priest River Lamanna High School sophomore Maddy Russo had the second highest overall female score in the Idaho will be held in Boise,” Russo State Youth Shooting competition. said.

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‘Song of the Open Road’ tunes up at Circle Moon Theater

Classes canceled NEWPORT – The exercise classes that were held on Monday mornings at the Hospitality House have been cancelled due to lack of participation. On Memorial Day, May 28, the Hospitality House will be closed and there will be no potluck.

Library community meetings May 31, June 5 NEWPORT - The Pend Oreille County Library District has some meetings coming up to solicit public input that will assist in setting priorities for the district over the next several years.

Discussion topics have included trends in libraries and what services, spaces, resources, and programs residents would like to see in their larger communities.

The next meeting will be Thursday, May 31at the Diamond Lake Fire Station. On June 5 there will be a meeting at the Camden Fire Station and June 12 at the Fertile Valley Fire Station. All meetings will start at 6 p.m.

For more information, contact Library Director Mandy Walters at 800-366-3654 x 55 or director@pocld.org.

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

Submit births, weddings and engagements to The Miner for publication at no charge. The Miner can be reached at 509-447-2433, minernews@povn.com or visit www.pendoreillerivervalley.com online, or stop by the office at 421 S. Spokane in Newport.

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SACHEEN LAKE – “Song of the Open Road,” a summer musical getaway, will be presented

by Northwoods Performing Arts June 1-2, 8-9, 12 and 15-16 at the Circle Moon Theatre.

The musical features cast of wise and quirky hobos who find themselves with an unexpected challenge on their hands. “Open Road” features comical campfire wisdom and lively, beautiful song that promises to warm the heart.

Tickets are $25 per person for the dinner show, or $12 for the show only. Senior and children tickets are $10.

Dining service begins at 6:30 p.m. and the curtain opens at 7:30 p.m.

For tickets or reservations, call 208 448-1294 or go online NorthwoodsPerformingArts. com. Tickets can also be purchased at Seeber’s Pharmacy in Newport.

Circle Moon Theater is located on Highway 211, three and a half miles north of Highway 2.

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Erika Moore is May’s Soroptimist Girl of the month. She plans on attending Seattle University this fall.

Moore May Soroptimist NEWPORT – Erika Moore has been selected as the Soroptimist International of Newport May Girl of the Month. She has attended Newport High School for the past four years. Before she attended high school, she was homeschooled by her parents, Paul and Connie Moore. She is incredibly close with both of her parents and her sister, Sonja Moore, and she attributes this strong family relationship in part to the time spent homeschooling.

Moore has been heavily involved in the high school’s HOSA-Future Health Professionals organization (HOSA) where she held many leadership positions both locally and at the state

level.

Through HOSA she had the opportunity to facilitate multiple blood drives as well as an eye test for elementary and middle school students.

She also participated in the school based mentoring program for three years.

As far as plans for the future are concerned, Moore will be attending Seattle University this fall. She has been accepted into their honors program where she will be following the Intellectual Traditions track.

She is currently undecided about her selected major, however she is certain that her studies at Seattle University will help in her process of discernment.

NEWPORT – ‘A Different Kind of Strength,’ the strength of compassion, is the theme for the next Sharing the Dharma Day talk at Sravasti Abbey—the Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Newport—on Sunday, June 3. The series of monthly talks is based on, ‘An Open-Hearted Life,’ a book published

by Shambhala and co-written by Venerable Thubten Chodron, Sravasti Abbey founder and abbess, and clinical psychologist Dr. Russell Kolts.

Every month, on Sharing the Dharma Day,

Sravasti Abbey opens its doors to people of all faiths and backgrounds that would like to know more about Buddhist teachings. All are welcomed; friendly curiosity and openness to learn are the only pre-requisites.

In addition to the talk, the day’s schedule includes a guided meditation, vegetarian potluck lunch, and facilitated discussion on the topic.

The program is offered freely, and donations as well as food offerings for the resident nuns and monks are welcomed.

The first session begins

at 9:45 a.m., potluck lunch is at noon, and the program ends at 3 p.m.

Bring food to share for lunch, avoiding onions, garlic, and leeks as well as meat, fish, or chicken.

Dress is casual, although modesty is appropriate for a monastic environment. Short skirts and shorts are discouraged.

Sravasti Abbey is located at 692 Country Lane, Newport. For more information and directions call 509-447-5549 or email office.sravasti@ gmail.com. Find additional information about Sravasti Abbey at Sravasti.org.

Courtesy photo|Colleen Pettis

Four generations at Mother’s Day Tea Four generations of the Pettis family got together for Mother’s Day. Pictured are Ted Pettis of Spokane, Evelyn Pettis of Spokane (formerly of Ione), Stacee Seaton and Quinelopee Seaton (in front) of Spokane.

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Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Spirit Lake Historical Society: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-623-5626 for s

Thursday, May 24 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 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 Pend Oreille Kids Club: 6 p.m. - Pend Oreille Mennonite

Saturday, May 26 Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Meeting: 5 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

Sunday, May 27 Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

Monday, May 28 Blanchard Grange Potluck: 5:30 p.m. - Blanchard Grange Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church

Blanchard Library

Lutheran Church

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

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

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

Story Time: 10:30 a.m. -

Al-Anon: Noon - American

Contact Barb at 509-4470775.

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

Tuesday, May 29 Priest River Food Bank Open: 9-11:45 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Line Dancing: 10 a.m. Priest River Senior Center 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 30 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.

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

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 10:40a.m. honoring music newportsda.com

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

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

Sunday Service 11:00a.m.

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The 56th Priest Lake Spring Festival May 26-27 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, May 25

9 a.m. Bake Sale

by Priest Lake EMTs Highway 57 welcome center at milepost 22 (until sold out)

Saturday, May 26 8 a.m. to Noon Pancake Breakfast

by Priest Lake Sportsman’s Association Coolin Community Hall (CCH) parking lot

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Arts and Crafts Fair Cavanaugh Bay Road in Coolin 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bake Sale Coolin Community Hall

2018

Priest Lake Spring Festival

Restaurant opens May 24th

Memorial Day Weekend Downtown Coolin F Food • Arts & Crafts • Parade Races • Quilt Display

Visit priestlakespringfestival.com

R & L Enterprises, Inc. Self Loader Log Hauling Roger & Lydia Griesemer 208-448-1080

1293 Bodie Canyon Rd., Priest River

Daily and Weekly Rentals Newer ski boats with towers and sun shades Tubes, Water Skis, Kneeboards, Wakeboards, Stand Up Paddleboards Check availability by phone, online or email info@bluediamondmarina.com

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9 a.m. to 3 p.m. EATS Brats, Dogs, Chips and Drinks Coolin Community Hall 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Quilt Display Coolin Community Hall 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kaniksu Lions Club Kids’ Carnival Coolin

Northern Lakes Dock & Barge Kevin Hansen (208) 428-0505 (208) 290-2319

12:30-3:30 p.m. Race pre-registration & race packet distribution Coolin Community Hall Noon Priest Lake Parade on Bay View Drive, Coolin 25th Annual “People Helping People” Dinner & Live/Silent Charity Auctions Elkins Resort Visit priestlakeauction.org

RCE-4625

4 p.m. Wine Social and Silent Auction

DOCKS - NEW & REBUILD PILE DRIVING • BARGE SERVICE DOCK REMOVAL WATER FRONT ENHANCEMENT RIPRAP / SAND & GRAVEL

6 p.m. Dinner (Reservations required) 7 p.m. Live Auction

Sunday, May 27 8 a.m. to Noon Pancake Breakfast Priest Lake Sportsman’s Association Coolin Community Hall parking lot 8:30-10:30 a.m. Races Visit priestlakerace.com 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Arts and Crafts Fair Cavanaugh Bay Road in Coolin 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Quilt Display Coolin Community Hall Specializing in Custom Homes and Remodels, Serving Priest Lake & Surrounding Areas!

208.443.2193

www.copperbayconstruction.com NOW SERVING THE PEND OREILLE VALLEY

Memorial Weekend Open House

Sat & Sun 10-5pm Art Gallery

Live Music 11-3pm

• Learn Ink on Tile $10 Anytime 11-3pm • Pulled Pork BBQ at Noon • Free Bouncy House • Artists Specials 208-443-0216 Just past mile Marker 27 on Hwy 57

SCOTT CLAAR, OWNER Licensed, Bonded & Insured with 25+ years of experience!

208-920-0058 208-920-0057

(208) 443-2432 | WWW.ELKINSRESORT.COM

Artist’s Reception, Sunday May 27, 1-3pm Entree Featuring Linda Hyatt Cancel “Human Nature” Gallery A STATESMAN... NOT A POLITICIAN

Best Burgers in Coolin!

Moose Knuckle

BBQ Burgers & Brew

Open for Season 1755 Reeder Bay Road (208) 443-2001

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Open Daily Convenience Store & Gas 10 Cavanaugh Bay Rd., Coolin, ID

208-443-2222

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Daniel “Danny” Woelk Newport

Daniel “Danny” John Woelk was born in Newport, Wash., May 8, 1948, and went to fly with the Angels at his home in Newport, May 18, 2018. He was 70.

Danny was born to Ben and Mavis Woelk along with two brothers and one sister. At the age of 6 months he suffered lack of oxygen to the brain in a car-train accident. His Woelk parents were told he would not walk or talk.

But with the determination of his parents and an inquisitive mind he proved that theory wrong.

At the age of 8 Danny started saying his first words. He would go on through life full steam ahead, joining Cub Scouts, working a paper route and graduating high school in 1969.

He held various jobs through the years. He was a Special Olympian for the Selkirk Superstars.

Danny would walk the streets of Newport with a smile on his face and an infectious laugh. He loved his town and his family and friends.

Danny is preceded in death by his parents Ben and Mavis Woelk, brothers Vernal and Bennie Woelk and nephews Jason Woelk and David Masters and his grandparents.

Danny is survived by his sister Margaux (Nate) Johnson; sister-in-law Audrea LaDean Woelk; nephews Michael Masters, Nathan (Autumn) Johnson, Elisha Johnson, Todd Woelk, Kai’lin and Zayden Hubbard; nieces: Rhiana (Logan) Phillips, Gwenthlyn (Mike) Miner; great-nephews Jordan Masters, Zachary Dodd, Bradley Hubbard, Vincent Johnson and Lane and Kellan Miner and great-nieces Brittney and Brandy Hubbard, Scarlette Masters, Colbie Miner, Natalie Johnson, Kelsey and Kendyl Woelk.

Funeral Service will be held at Pineridge Church in Newport Friday, May 25, at 1 p.m.

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

Kenneth Dale Elmer Blanchard

Kenneth Dale Elmer, 65, of Blanchard passed away peacefully on May 21, 2018 surrounded by family and loved ones. He was born July 23, 1952, in Newport to Teri and Richard Elmer. He spent his childhood growing up on his family’s ranch outside of Newport, until they moved into town where he attended Newport High School. In 1993 he reunited with his high school sweetheart, Anita, and they were Elmer married on December 14, 1996, both with children from previous marriages, officially uniting an already blended family. From 1998 to 2014 he ran the local tow company, Papa’s Towing, as a way to help the community and people in need. Some of his fondest memories involved his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

He loved spending time with his family and loved ones.

He enjoyed spending time outdoors, camping, hunting, and riding four wheelers and other off-road vehicles.

So much so that he will always be the official leader of the Watch This ATV club. He was known by many as a strong, loving, kind, funny, yet stubborn individual. He was always willing to help anyone in need with anything.

He is survived by his wife, Anita, and his many kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids (too many to name). He was very loved by many and will forever live on in our hearts and memories.

A memorial service will be held Tuesday, May 29, at 11 a.m. at the Pine Ridge Community Church in Newport.

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.

Reuben Wayne Akre Sandpoint

Reuben Wayne Akre, 91, was called home by the Lord on May 20, 2018, at Luther Park Assisted Living in Sandpoint, Idaho. Reuben was born on October 10, 1926, on a family farm in Echo, Minn., his parents George Olos and Anna (Rekedal) Akre.

He worked on the family and other local farms in his early years developing his strong work ethic of, “Sun up to sun down” to get the job done.

His first trip to Idaho came upon joining the Navy in 1944, completing his training at Farragut Naval Training Station, better known today as Farragut State Park, Idaho.

He married Eila L. Kirschbaum on April 6, Akre 1947.

In the winter of 1957, he moved the family to North Idaho to start his logging business “Akre Logging” and in his later years as a real estate investor, creating Akre Estates in Blanchard, Idaho. As time went See Obituaries, 9B

West Pend Oreille fire calls PRIEST RIVER – Here is a list of dispatch calls responded to by the West Pend Oreille Fire District last week:

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, May 14 ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, James T. Lowry, 45, of Newport was arrested on a warrant.

ASSAULT: W. 5th St., Newport, assault reported.

ARREST: Deer Valley Rd. & Gray Rd., Kyle E. Seal, 38, of Newport was arrested on a warrant.

JAIL HOUSING: S. Garden Ave., Newport, two Department of Corrections inmates housed at Newport jail – Ladawn Lee Jump, 41, of Spokane and Adam Michael Fullenwider, 33, of Spokane.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Quail Loop, Newport, report of car parked in area and a female got out saying she is looking for someone.

JAIL HOUSING: S. Garden Ave, Newport, two Department of Corrections inmates housed at Newport jail – Daniel W. Abbott-Teeples, 33, and Jason A. Murphy, 32 were both held on warrants.

Wednesday, May 16 DECEASED PERSON: Riverbend Loop Rd., report of a deceased person.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: S. Garden Ave., Newport, report of subjects following the complainant.

BURGLARY: Jorgens Rd., Newport SUSPICIOUS PERSON: W. 4th St. & S Newport Ave, Newport, report of a suspicious person in the area.

ERRATIC PROBLEM: Bead Lake Rd., report of a vehicle driving erratically.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: S. Union Ave., Newport, report of a juvenile problem.

THREATENING: Camden Rd., Elk, complainant reports that they are being threatened.

INTOXICATION: Hwy. 2, Newport, report of intoxicated subjects in the area.

VEHICLE PROWL: S. Scott Ave. & W. 5th St., Newport

Thursday, May 17

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Telephone Rd. E., Newport, report of suspicious male in the area near stop sign.

THEFT: Main St., report of mail taken out of pickup box at post office.

ANIMAL BITE: Hwy. 2, report of animal bite from stray dog.

THEFT: Coyote Trail, report of chainsaws stolen.

TRESPASSING: Bench Rd., Newport, report that subjects are squatting on property per his neighbor.

THEFT: Elmers Loop, report of snowmobile trailer taken some time since April.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Medford Rd., Newport, report that dogs are coming onto her property and are aggressive and attacked one of her brother’s cats.

FIRE-SMOKE ONLY: Leclerc Rd. N., report of black thick smoke seen in area.

PROWLER: Main St., Ione, report of male prowling around empty house appears to be trying to get into back of residence.

Tuesday, May 15 DECEASED PERSON: Main St, Ione, 57-year-old-male found deceased in his bed.

BURGLARY: Main St., Usk, report that sometime during the night many items were stolen from garage.

VIOLATION OF ORDER: Leclerc Rd. N., Cusick, report that subject who is not to be on the reservation is here.

VEHICLE PROWL: Newport area, report that father’s ring taken from vehicle in the last month.

HARASSMENT: W. 5th St., Newport

JUVENILE PROBLEM: S. Calispel Ave., Newport SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Baker Lake Rd., complainant report that subject damaged his vehicle and assaulted him twice last week.

JUVNEILE PROBLEM: S. Calispel Ave., Newport TRESPASSING: Hwy. 20, report that neighbor heard automatic gunfire on complainant’s property.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Hwy. 2, report of vehicle in ditch with lights flashing.

RUNAWAY JUVENILE: S. Calispel Ave., Newport HAZMAT: Kings Lake Rd., report of vehicle broke down on side of road, possible leakage of fluid.

TRESPASSING: Driskill Rd., report of subjects drove on to complainant’s property.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. Kelly Drive, report of youth at risk that has not been home for the last week.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: S. Union Ave., report of subject messing with coin dispenser.

THEFT: Larch Street; Newport, report that male took shopping cart walking with a dog.

BURGLARY: Black Rd., Ione, report caller stated a burglar was in her house and then hung up.

COURT COMMITMENT: S. Garden Ave., Newport, juvenile committed to Martin Hall.

Friday, May 18

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Driskill Rd., Newport, report that neighbors shot complainant’s dog.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: W. 4th St., Newport, report of black Jeep backed up to building with a dog inside panting and has been there at least 20 minutes.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: S. Washington Ave., Newport, complainant reports son’s truck was stolen yesterday.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Laurelhurst Drive, complainant reports seeing three or four people camping in area and believes there is no camping.

ARREST: Knott Rd., Newport, Michael Paul Martin, 38, of Newport was arrested for violating an anti harassment order.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: McKenzie Rd, Usk, report of dark SUV parked at mini storages.

ARREST: Hwy. 20, Thomas A. Graham, 39, Newport, was arrested for driving under the influence and unattended hit and run.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 31, report of tree blocking lane.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: Calispel Trail Loop Rd. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 211, report of vehicle versus deer.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of pickup speeding and tailgating.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Cusick boat launch, report that someone cut the sandbags at the Cusick boat launch.

DISTURBANCE: Calispel St., Newport, report of female subject who is causing a disturbance at complainant’s property.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Veit Rd., report of residence door ajar this morning.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: S. Calispel Ave., Newport

May 14: medical assist, Highway 57, Priest River

May 15: medical assist, Jachetta Rd., Priest River

Wednesday, May 23

May 16: medical assist, Bear Paw Rd., Priest River

Tri-County Economic Development District: 11 a.m. - TEDD Conference Room, 986 S. Main, Suite A, Colville

May 18: smoke report, Carey Spur Rd., Priest River

Thursday, May 24

May 16: medical assist, Highway 2, Priest River

May 18: medical assist, Fox Creek Spur, Priest River May 18: medical assist, Highway 2, Priest River May 19: injury accident/extrication, Highway 57m Priest River May 20: medical assist, E. 4th St. South, Oldtown

ACCIDENT: Deer Valley Rd., report of two-vehicle collision, non-blocking, no injuries.

HARASSMENT: W. Walnut St., Newport, report of two subjects harassing complainant in store.

FRAUD: Driskill Rd., complainant reports he believes neighbor is trying to fraudulently take his property.

CHILD ABUSE: W. Kelly Drive, Newport, report of known female that locked complainant’s daughter in bathroom.

DISTURBANCE: LeClerc Rd. N., Cusick, report of female fighting with people at residence and refusing to leave.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Sullivan Lake Rd., Ione, report of neighbor’s dogs that attacked complainant’s ducks.

ACCIDENT: Telephone Rd. E., report of vehicle sideswiped and then driver left.

POSIBLE DUI: S. Union Ave., Newport, report of driver who appeared under the influence with child in backseat.

ASSAULT: Main St., report of male possibly stabbed in back during fight.

DISTURBANCE: W. Sacheen St., report of female who is walking around neighborhood yelling at people.

West Bonner County

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 20, report of truck tailgating and passing in no passing zones.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Warren Ave., Priest River, report of dog running at large.

ANIMAL BITE: Betty Mae Way, report of male bit by own dog.

ARREST: Hwy. 41, Oldtown, Daniel F. Barlow, 52, of Santa Anna, Calif., was arrested for possession of drugs and paraphernalia.

ERRATIC DRIVER: N. Spokane Ave., Newport, report of vehicle with poor lane travel.

WEAPON OFFENSE: Veit Rd., report of neighbor shooting and yelling.

AUTOMOBILE THEFT: Overlook Drive, report of grandson that left in complainant’s car without permission.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: S. Union Ave., Newport, report of someone in neighbor’s house, not supposed to be there.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, report of vehicle versus coyote.

Saturday, May 19 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 20

Monday, May 14

Tuesday, May 15 MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATION: Kluth St., Priest River, a materials & junk violation was reported.

MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATION: 4th St., Priest River, a grass & weeds violation was reported.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Cedar St., Priest River, a nuisance animal was reported.

ARREST: Misdemeanor Warrant Arrest NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 57, Priest River

Wednesday, May 16

DISTURBANCE: Hwy. 20, Sherry A. Williams, 56, Cusick, was arrested for vehicle prowling and theft in the third degree.

INTOXICATED PERSON: Hwy. 2, Oldtown

ASSAULT: Sitton Rd., report of a female in a vehicle trying to run a male over.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Saccs Lane, Priest River

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: W. Kelly Drive, report of subject in vehicle trying to sell security systems.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: W. Sacheen St., report of father causing disturbance.

ARREST: N. Craig Ave. and W. Pine, Meadow P. Shumake, 48, Newport, was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

HARASSMENT: Blackwell St., Ione, report of a male who verbally abused complainant.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: W. Kelly Drive, report of abused dog, dirty and can’t walk.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: Elmers Loop, report of son who is harassing complainant.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCMSTANCES: Vanes Lake Rd., report of subjects cutting wood without permit.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2 and Gray, report of two-vehicle accident, partially blocking.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: Elmers Loop, report that son is yelling and causing disturbance, refuses to leave.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: N. Washington Ave., Newport, report of male on front porch with dog, possibly on drugs.

ARREST: Hwy. 211, Michael W. Anderson, 24, Usk, was arrested for disorderly conduct.

ARREST: W. 5th St. Douglas C. Brogdon, 38, Newport, was arrested on a DOC warrant.

Sunday, May 20 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Coyote Trail, Newport, report that someone picked up complainant’s dog running loose and won’t give it back.

THEFT: W. Walnut St., Newport, report of bicycle stolen from out in front of store sometime yesterday.

ARREST: Graham Rd., Anthony L. Chapman, 49, Cusick, was arrested for failure to appear.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Driskill Rd., report of vehicle speeding in the area and has several kids in the bed of the truck.

NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, Priest River

Thursday, May 17 RECKLESS DRIVING: Spirit Lake Cutoff and Hwy. 41, Spirit Lake TRAFFIC VIOLATION: Hwy. 2 and W. Lake St., Sandpoint, a 70-year-old female from Oldtown was cited and released for invalid driver’s license.

Friday, May 18 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: Hwy. 2, Oldtown, a 28-yearold man from Newport was cited and released for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Hwy. 2, Oldtown THEFT OF PROPERTY: Gleason-McAbee Falls Rd., Priest River MARINE INCIDENT: Wisconsin St., Priest River DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Jefferson Ave., Priest River

Saturday, May 19 ACCIDENT, UNKNOWN INJURY: Hwy. 57, Priest River ACCIDENT, INJURIES: Hwy. 2 and N. Riley Creek Rd., Priest River ANIMAL PROBLEM: Bandy Rd., Priest River ARREST: Bowers Trail, Spirit Lake, Dennis Bond, 23, was arrested for driving under the influence.

RECKLESS DRIVING: Spirit Lake Cutoff, Spirit Lake BURGLARY: Memory Lane, Oldtown WEAPON OFFENSE: Freeman Lake Rd., Oldtown

Sunday, May 20 OVERDOSE/POISON: Shamar Drive, Blanchard MARINE INCIDENT: W. Pearl Shore, Nordman VEHICLE FIRE: Big Creek Rd., Priest River TRESPASSING: Wakena Lane, Priest River TRAFFIC VIOLATION: Hwy. 2, Priest River DUI, ALCOHOL OR DRUGS: Hwy. 2, Priest River

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May 14: medical assist, Highway 2, Priest River May 15: brush fire, Highway 2, Oldtown

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of SUV all over the roadway.

Board: 12:30 p.m. - Sandifur Meeting Room, Newport Hospital Priest River Airport Board: 6:30 p.m. - Priest River City Hall

Monday, May 28

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

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

Public Hospital District No. 1

Pend Oreille Fire District No. 2 Board: 10 a.m. - Fire Station 23, 390442

Highway 20, Ione Newport Planning Commission: 5 p.m. - Newport City Hall

Tuesday, May 29 Bonner County Commissioners: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse

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Positions are open until filled.

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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, judg-

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ment 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) _________________________ 2018149 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF LY O N C O U N T Y K A N S A S 18 DM 145 In the Matter of the Marriage of WILLIAM CODY BIGGS And AMANDA BETH PATTERSON

NOTICE OF SUIT (Filed Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60) THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND AMANDA BETH PATTERSON AND ALL OTHER PERSONS WHO ARE OR MAY BE CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in the District Court of Lyon County, Kansas by William Cody Biggs praying for an annulment from you upon the grounds of incompatibility; an equitable division of property; for attorney fees; the costs of this action; and such other and further relief as the Court deems proper in the premises; and you are hereby required to plead to the petition on or before July 2, 10:00 a.m., in the Court at Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas. If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the petition.

WILLIAM CODY BIGGS Petitioner HELBERT & ALLEMANG By: /s/ Michael C. Helbert MICHAEL C. HELBERT 519 Commercial P.O. Box 921 Continued on 9B

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on he would split his time between his home in Idaho and Yuma, Ariz.

Reuben had many awards hanging proudly at his home for all his logging events and car shows he participated in. In 2003 he was named “Bull of the Woods” for Priest River Timber

Days. Through the years he would proudly cruise in parades in his Lincoln Continental convertible with his grandchildren along enjoying this proud moment. All who have known him will agree he was a hard working family man with a strong belief in God. No event or obstacle was too great for him to accomplish his goal. He always had a smile,

Continued from 8B Emporia, KS 66801 P: 620-343-6500 F: 620-343-1734 mhelbert@helbert-allemang.com Attorney for Petitioner Published in The Newport Miner May 16, 23 and 30, 2018.(16-3) ________________________ 2018152 PUBLIC NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE OF A P P L I C AT I O N A N D A C T I O N Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on May 4, 2018 receive a complete SEPA Environmental Checklist from Mike Lithgow on Behalf of the Kalispel Tribe and did on May 11, 2018 issue a Determination of Completeness for a proposed residential road near Indian Creek (FILE NO. SEPA-18001), Location: 6222 LeClerc Road South (is the old address for reference). An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on April 11, 2018 and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal (WAC 197-11-355). The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Annex Building, 418 South Scott Street, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Andy Huddleston, Community Development Assistant Planner, (509) 447-6462, ahuddleston@pendoreille.org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than May 31, 2018.

Required Permits: Clearing and Grading Permit, Critical Areas Review, Right of Way Permit, Construction Storm water Permit, Dated: May 11, 2018 Published in The Newport Miner May 16 and 23, 2018.(16-2) ________________________ 2018153

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

The newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising or real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800927-9275. (31tf)

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hug, or candy in his pocket for the grandkids.

Surviving Reuben are five children, Ronald Wayne, Duane Michael, Peggylee (Smith), Cyndi Kay (Grady) and Dean Reuben.

Spouses to his children are Sue (Ockert), Van Smith, Mike Grady and Sandy (Hutchins). There are nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He is also

PUBLIC NOTICE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE HARVEY CREEK S U B WAT E R S H E D R E S T O R AT I O N PROJECT The Colville National Forest, Newport-Sullivan Lake Ranger Districts, has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Harvey Creek Subwatershed Restoration project.

This EA analyzes a no action alternative, and a proposed action that would improve aquatic conditions in the Harvey Creek subwatershed.

The project is located approximately 5 miles east of Ione, and 10 miles southeast of Metaline Falls in Pend Oreille County, Washington. The proposed project is an activity implementing a land management plan and is subject to the pre-decisional objection process at 36 CFR 218 Subparts A and B. The responsible official is Gayne Sears, NewportSullivan Lake District Ranger.

The EA and supporting materials for the proposed project are available on-line at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/ project/?project=50972. The EA and supporting documentation are also available for review at the Newport Ranger District Office. Additional information regarding this project can be obtained from: Kate Day, Hydropower Coordinator, 765 S Main Street, Colville, WA 99114; 509684-7230 or kateday@fs.fed.us.

How to Comment and Timeframe The opportunity to comment ends 30 days following the date of publication of the legal notice in the Newport Miner, the newspaper of record. The publication date of the legal notice in the newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the time to submit written comments on a proposed project or activity. The time period for the opportunity to comment on a proposed project or activity to be documented with an environmental assessment shall not be extended. It is the responsibility of all individuals and organizations to ensure that their comments are received in a timely manner.

Only those who submit timely and specific written comments as defined by 36 CFR §218.2 regarding the proposed project or activity during a public comment period established by the responsible official are eligible to file an objection (36 CFR §218.24(b)(6)). Issues raised in objections must be based on previously submitted, specific written comments regarding the proposed project or activity, and attributed to the objector.

Comments received in response to this solicitation, including names and addresses of those who comment, will be considered part of the public record and will be available for public inspection. Comments submitted anonymously will be accepted and considered; however, anonymous comments will not provide the agency with the ability to provide the respondent with subsequent environmental documents or standing for administrative review.

Submit electronic comments to comments-pacificnorthwest-colvillesullivanlake@fs.fed.us. Electronic comments should be submitted with the following subject line, “Harvey Creek Subwatershed Restoration Project”, and as part of the actual e-mail message. Attachments may be in the following formats: plain text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf), portable document format (.pdf), or Word (.doc or .docx).

In an effort to reduce paper use, the Newport-Sullivan Lake Ranger Districts encourages electronic correspondence, however, written comments can be submitted via fax 509-447-7301, mailed, or hand-delivered during normal business hours (7:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday-Friday, excluding holidays, and excluding the daily office closure from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm) to: Gayne Sears, District Ranger, ATTN: Kate Day, Harvey Creek Subwatershed Restoration Sites project Team Leader, Newport Ranger Station, 315 North Warren Street, Newport, WA 99156. For objection eligibility, each individual or representative from each entity submitting timely

survived by his sisters, Rosalie Klingsheim, Iowa and Betty Olson, Minnesota and brother George, Massachusetts.

He is preceded in death by his parents, George and Anna Akre, wife Eila of 63-years, brother James Akre and sister, Ione Akre.

Interment will be on May 24, at 10 a.m. at Newport Cemetery with a service to follow at 11

and specific written comments regarding the proposed project or activity must either sign the comments or verify identity upon request per 36 CFR §218.24(b)(8).

For oral comments or for more project information contact team lead Kate Day at 509-684-7230 or kateday@fs.fed.us Published in The Newport Miner May 23, 2018.(17) ________________________ 2018155 PUBLIC NOTICE C A L L F O R M AT E R I A L B I D S PROCUREMENT OF ELECTRICAL WIRE CONTRACT NO. 18-015 In accordance with RCW Chapter 54.04, the Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, Washington, hereby solicits sealed bids for the following electrical wire: 50,000 #2 Aluminum, 15kV Primary UD TRXLP, 220 Mil Nominal Insulation, Full Concentric Neutral, 2,500 foot reels Interested parties may obtain full specifications by contacting the Communications and Public Contracts Manager of Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille Count at ktornow@popud.org. Sealed bids will be received as outlined in the contract documents until 2:00 p.m., June 7, 2018. The bids will be opened and publicly read at that time.

The Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in the bidding, or to exercise any other right or action provided by statute. Women and minority-owned businesses are encouraged to bid.

Published in The Newport Miner May 23 and 30, 2018.(17-2) _________________________ 2018156 PUBLIC NOTICE N O T I C E O F D E T E R M I N AT I O N OF NONSIGNIFICANCE The Department of Ecology issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: Discharge Water Cooling proposed by Teck Washington Inc., Pend Oreille Operations, located at 1382 Pend Oreille Mine Road in Metaline Falls.

The Pend Oreille Operations consist of an underground lead and zinc mine with surface ore processing and tailings disposal facilities located about 2 miles north of Metaline Falls. Teck Washington Inc. collects and routes water from the mine workings through a series of large underground sumps prior to discharge to the Pend Oreille River.

The Department of Ecology regulates the discharge under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.

The project consists of installing a 420-ton mechanical chiller to reduce the mine water effluent temperatures discharged to the Pend Oreille River.

The proponent will route mine water from the discharge line through a small storage tank and then through the chiller. The cooled water will then gravity flow back to the discharge point, and out to the Pend Oreille River. The location of the mechanical chiller will lie within the NE¼ of the NW¼ and the NW¼ of the NE¼ of Section 15, T 39N, R43E of Pend Oreille County; Parcels 433915460031 and 433915460002.

A portion of the aboveground piping will lie in Parcel 433915460029.

After review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the agency, The Department has determined this proposal will not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. Copies of the DNS are available at no charge from the Department of Ecology, 4601 N. Monroe, Spokane, WA 99205-1295.

The public is invited to comment on this DNS no later than June 7, 2018 by submitting written comments to Pat Hallinan, Water Quality Pro-

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Published in The Newport Miner May 23, 2018.(17) __________________________ 2018157 PUBLIC NOTICE N O T I C E O F A P P L I C AT I O N AND CONSISTENCY Notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on April 12th, 2018 receive a complete preliminary short plat application submitted by Jamie Palmer to turn 1 parcel into 2 (5.96 & 5.98 acres). Location: LeClerc Rd. N.; Within Secs.5 & 8, T34N, R44EWM; Parcel # 443405500008.

Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Community Development Dept. A copy of the complete file may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Courthouse Annex, 418 S. Scott Ave., Newport, WA 99156, and (509) 447-4821. Contact: Greg Snow.

Written comments from the public may be submitted to the County no later June 8, 2018, after which a final administrative decision will be made.

Dated: 5/03/18 Published in The Newport Miner May 23, 2018.(17) __________________________ 2018158 PUBLIC NOTICE N O T I C E O F A P P L I C AT I O N A N D CONSISTENCY Notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on April 28th, 2018, receive a complete application requesting a boundary line adjustment submitted by Neil White and Ross Macarthur to alter the boundary between 2 contiguous parcels. Parcel #’s 433819400001 & 433819400002; Within Sec. 19, T38N, R43 E, WM. Addressed as Hwy 31 Ione, WA 99139. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Community Development Dept. A copy of the complete file may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Courthouse Annex, 418 S Scott Ave, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821. Written comments from the public may be submitted no later than June 1, 2018, after which a final administrative decision will be made.

Dated: 05/14/18 Published in The Newport Miner May 23, 2018.(17) __________________________ 2018159 PUBLIC NOTICE C I T Y O F N E W P O R T, WA S H I N G T O N WAT E R A N D S E W E R R E V E N U E B O N D A N T I C I PAT I O N N O T E , 2018 Summary of Ordinance No. 2045, passed on May 21, 2018 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Newport, Pend Oreille County, Washington, authorizing certain improvements to the City’s water system; declaring the estimated cost of the project; authorizing the issuance of a water and sewer revenue bond anticipation note of the City in the principal amount of not to exceed $1,430,000; to establish a line of credit to provide interim financing for the project; fixing the date, form, terms, maturity, covenants and interest rate for the note; and confirming the sale of the note to Mountain West Bank, Division of Glacier Bank.

Pursuant to RCW 35.23.251, publication of the title of an ordinance constitutes publication of a summary of that ordinance.

The full text of Ordinance No. 2045 is available for review at the City, and a copy of such will be mailed to any person upon request.

Dated this 21st day of May, 2018.

CITY OF NEWPORT, WASHINGTON Published in The Newport Miner on May 23, 2018 (17) _________________________

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for closure of either to do anything would be catastrophic.

“The estimated magnitude of the negative impact that would be caused by the loss of one or both of these major employers if very significant. The models strongly suggest that waiting for actual closures without doing everything possible to fill those voids as early as possible would have a crippling effect on the economic future and quality of life of Pend Oreille County,” the report

concludes.

Members of the public were in attendance at Wednesday’s meeting.

Gretchen Koening asked why Bonner County residents are not being included in the survey.

Koening is an outspoken opponent of the proposed silicon smelter in Pend Oreille County.

It was explained that the Pend Oreille County EDC hired the research firms to conduct the studies, and therefore they will be focused solely on Pend Oreille County.

Michael Naylor, a director of Citizens Against the

Newport Silicon Smelter (CANSS) said they would like to see only property owners surveyed and not renters. He also wants to see the county act within the Growth Management Act, which does not include industrial development. He said with the number of retirees and baby boomers moving to the area, economic focus should be on townhouses, condos and facilities to offer people moving to Pend Oreille County.

Reporter Sophia Aldous contributed to the reporting in this story.

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StrangeOwl headed to State

Gracie StrangeOwl is headed to the Washington State Track and Field Championships at Eastern Washington University in Cheney May 24-May 26, after making all league in her events and winning top spots at NE / SE 1B Regional Meet at Spokane Valley last Saturday.

She placed second in the 1600-meter race, 400-meter race and 300-meter hurdles. She got third in the 800-meter. Nicole Stensgar placed sixth in the javelin and sixth in the 400-meter.

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Teagun Holycross runs in the 300-meter hurdles. He won a sixth place medal at state.

Priest River medals at State track and field

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MIDDLETON – Two Spartans walked away from the Idaho State Track and Field meet with medals last Friday and Saturday at Middleton High School. Colby Poe finished second place in the discus, throwing 141feet, three-inches. He was seeded fourth, said coach Jared Hughes.

“He has worked hard all year and has already

started setting his throwing goals of a state gold medal for next year,” Hughes said.

Teagun Holycross had a great meet, medaling sixth place in the 300-meter hurdles by running his second best time ever of 42.20.

He also tied his personal record in the 100-meter prelims, just missing the finals.

“I think most of the kids competed well,” Hughes said. “Our goals

National Public Works Week Celebrates Community Pend Oreille County - In accordance with the tradition of the American Public Works Association, those who work in professions that provide and maintain public facilities and services will be honored during National Public Works Week, May 20 - 26. Activities and programs scheduled for the week will celebrate the contributions of public works professionals as well as the communities they serve.

We value our communities and the role public works professionals play in keeping them safe and functioning smoothly, reports the American Public Works Association, sponsor of National Public Works Week. Our objective is designed to increase public awareness of their contributions as well as to enlighten the public about the duties, practices, and goals of public works professionals.

Public works professionals include those who manage water, sewer, public transportation, and refuse removal systems as well as those responsible for maintaining public buildings and grounds. They are, in short, the people who maintain and improve the systems and services vital to a community’s health, safety and comfort.

Local activities scheduled for National Public Works Week include the Ribbon Cutting at the Sullivan Lake Inlet Bridge at noon on Thursday May 24, 2018. The new bridge will be open prior to Memorial Day Weekend.

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going into the meet were to have a season’s best, improve our seeding, and/ or medal. Most kids were able to accomplish this.”

Drayven Ayers didn’t medal, but Hughes added that he had a good meet by setting a new lifetime best in the 200-meter, was one missed attempt away from a sixth place medal in the high jump.

Priest River’s 4x100 meter relay team with Ayers, Poe, Robbie Anselmo and Evan Barnes finished in seventh place, just one spot away from medaling.

Konner Durham ran a lifetime best in the prelims of the 110-meter hurdles to qualify for the finals where finished in seventh place. He was seeded 12th, so he really improved his seeding, said Hughes.

Cameron Parkes had the misfortune of hurting his foot the weekend prior to the state trip.

“I think it affected him a little physically, but mostly mentally as he competed tentatively and was unsure of how his leg would react in his events,” Hughes said. “I am sure he will be back strong for his senior year next year.”

He added that he thought hot weather and nerves might have affected the performance of other athletes.

“Overall, I thought the season was very successful,” Hughes said. “The boys finished as Inter Mountain League Dual meet runners up for the fourth consecutive year and were second at districts for the third time in four years. The girls finished fourth in the dual meet and fifth at districts, but are almost all ninth and 10th graders. We are excited to see what both teams can do next year.”