Newport Miner May 28, 2014

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County union displeased with offer

School levy passes by 11 votes

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

Mediation breaks down; 30 employee contracts expired

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The negotiator for Teamsters Local 690, which represents the county courthouse and Hall of Justice employees, as well as deputy prosecutors, said he was disappointed with the county’s latest offer.

“The county offered less then their earlier offer and less than they offered other groups,” Joe Kuhn, business agent for Teamsters Local 690 said following a mediation held Tuesday, May 13 in Newport. Kuhn said the prosecutors’ negotiation is on hold until the courthouse and Hall of Justice employees’ contract is settled.

County commission chair Karen Skoog said the SEE COUNTY, 2A

PUD rate hearing looks at 2.55 percent increase

BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Public Utility District Board of Commissioners discussed a

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Veterans remembered The Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, the Disabled American Vets and Boy Scouts conducted ceremonies to remember our fallen veterans on Memorial Day. In this picture, Tom Garrett plays taps during the Newport Cemetery ceremony Monday morning. The rain started and stopped during the ceremonies but it didn’t keep people away in Priest River, Newport, Ione, Metaline Falls, Metaline, Cusick and Usk. When showers threatened in Newport, Tudy Smith who was among the crowd said about the rain: “it didn’t matter to them (pointing to the graves) so it shouldn’t matter to us.”

proposed 2.55-percent electric rate increase during the public hearing, Tuesday, May 27, at the Newport Conference

PRIEST RIVER – The West Bonner County School District passed its one-year, $3 million supplemental maintenance and operations levy by just 11 votes Tuesday – 1,322-1,311.

“I’m relieved,” school board vice chairman Eric Eldenburg said. “Now we can plan for the year normally.”

The election doesn’t trigger an automatic recount, says Bonner County Senior Elections Supervisor Charlie Wurm. If someone wants a recount, they will have to pay for it. Wurm says he doesn’t know what a recount would cost.

There was controversy surrounding this election right up to voting day.

Wurm said a ‘Vote Yes’ sign at the polling site at Priest River Lammana High School generated complaints. He said it was put up and taken down almost immediately.

According to postings on the Vote No on the West Bonner School Levy Facebook page, the sign was put up by a pair of high school juniors, who took it down within four minutes when asked to by school

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Leaving an education legacy in Newport

Barbara K. Bell

BY DESIREÉ HOOD

Band instructor

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Years with the District?

10 What is your best experience? It is impossible to pick one best experience.

Every day that I get to hear kids play music is a wonderful day.

What will you miss the most? I will miss kids learning and producing a quality product for themselves and the public.

What are your plans for retirement? Travel, hobbies, and not having to shovel the driveway at 4 a.m. so that I can get to work on time.

NEWPORT – Eight wellknown Newport School District employees are retiring from the district following this school year, most with dreams of spare time, traveling and more time with family.

The District will hold a retirement party, Wednesday, June 4, at 3:30 p.m. in the Newport High School Grizzly Den for the eight retiring employees. The public is invited.

We asked the retirees some brief questions to get a glimpse of their careers and memories. Here are the answers from those that responded.

Cindy Klein

LARRY SAUER

Sixth grade all subjects

ELOISE, OPP

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B R I E F LY Graduations planned for June 6-7

Priest River graduates May 31

NEWPORT – All three Pend Oreille County high schools and the House of the Lord Christian Academy in Oldtown will graduate their class of 2014 next weekend.

Cusick, Newport and Selkirk graduate Saturday, June 7.

Cusick’s ceremony is at 10 a.m., Newport’s is at noon and Selkirk graduates at 1 p.m.

House of the Lord has one senior graduating this year, so the ceremony was moved from Friday, May 30, to Friday, June 6, at 7 p.m. so commencement can be part of the school’s awards night.

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PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River Lamanna High School Class of 2014 graduates Saturday, May 31 at 10 a.m. in the high school gymnasium.

The class motto is “The hardest years, the wildest yeas, the desperate and dividing years, these shall not be forgotten years.”

The class colors are orange and black, the class song is “We Rode in Trucks” by Luke Bryan, and the class flower is an orange daisy.

Scholarship night is Wednesday, May 28, at 6 p.m. in the 7B-10B

gymnasium.

Child trafficking trial set for June BISMARK – The trial of a former North Idaho man charged with attempted sex trafficking of a child is set for June 24, in U.S. District Court.

Michael Thomas Sackett, 47, made headlines when he won a victory over the Environmental Protection Agency SEE BRIEFLY, 2A

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county is negotiating in good faith and that it is a process.

“I don’t have any concerns it’s not moving forward,” Skoog said.

She declined to get into specifics of the negotiation.

Another mediation schedule has not been set.

Mediation is a process where a third party is brought into negotiations to try to work out an agreement. It is not binding and the mediator’s notes are destroyed after each meeting, Kuhn said.

There are 26 workers in the courthouse and Hall of Justice, Kuhn said, including maintenance and office workers. There are four deputy prosecutors represented by Teamsters Local 690.

Contracts expired for both groups and they are in what is known as the PERC year. PERC is the Public Employment Relations Commission, an independent state agency responsible for resolv-

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ing disputes involving public employees. While the contracts for both the prosecutors and the courthouse and Hall of Justice employees expired at the end of 2013, in the PERC year, both sides behave as though the contract is in place, Kuhn said.

By law, public employees can’t strike, Kuhn said.

He said he is still hopeful the contracts can be settled. If they are not settled, Kuhn said the union is considering all options, including filing an unfair labor practices with PERC. Other options include taking their case public through the media and even running a candidate.

Kuhn said the union is a long way from running a candidate.

“We’re still engaged in the process,” he said, and hopeful a satisfactory contract can be negotiated. Pend Oreille County’s sole county commissioner running for election – Mike Manus – is running unopposed this fall.

The county has been

working its way through the various union contract negotiations. The contracts with the prosecutors and the courthouse and Hall of Justice employees are the last two to be settled.

The county settled a contract with dispatchers, the most recent union contract to be settled.

“We worked out a whole new salary structure,” county Human Resource Director Shelly Stafford said. The contract will run from Jan. 1, 2014 to Dec. 31, 2016 and includes a 1.5 percent cost of living increase in 2015 and 2016, she said.

That’s similar to what was done with corrections workers. They will also receive 1.5 percent increases in 2015 and 2016.

Road union employees did not receive a raise in 2014, although they could reopen the contract in 2015 for wages, Stafford said.

Sheriff deputies settled their contract last year. It covered 2012, 2013 and 2014. Deputies did not get an increase in 2012, received a 1 percent increase

in 2013 and a 2 percent increase in 2014, Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim said.

County employees not represented by a union received a 1 percent raise.

County commissioners gave all elected officials, except for the prosecutor, judge and county commissioners, a 5 percent raise.

County Commissioners gave 5 percent raises to the Public Works Director and Community Development Director, a 3 percent increase to the Counseling Services Director, and a 2 percent increase to the IT

Director.

The Pend Oreille County Salary Commission brought the salaries for District 1 and 3 county commissioners up to the District 2 wage of $53,148. Karen Skoog represents District 3 and Steve Kiss represents District 1. Mike Manus represents District 2. The salary commission had previously lowered the two county commissioners wages by 5 percent in response to a budget crunch. The salary commission could only cut the salaries of newly elected commissioners.

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in the U.S. Supreme Court involving his Priest Lake property a couple years ago.

Sackett and another man are accused of attempting to entice an underage girl to commit a sex act. Sex

trafficking is attempting to recruit or transport someone under age 18 across state lines knowing or in reckless disregard that the person is a minor and would be “caused to engage in a commercial sex act,” the paper reported, citing court documents.

EDUCATION: Retirement plans for all FROM PAGE 1

and currently language arts, reading, science and social studies.

What is your best experience? I have been fortunate enough to have many wonderful experiences as

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I will miss seeing this every day.

What are your plans for retirement? I am looking forward to spending time with my new grandson, Alex, and his parents in Whitefish, Mont. Also visiting my daughter and sonin-law in Seattle. Besides the usual, I’m planning on traveling as much as possible, perhaps Italy. And of course, relaxing, reading, sleeping and shopping.

Janet Kobylarz

Fifth grade at Sadie Halstead Middle School

BARBARA K. BELL

a teacher. The best experiences are when former students of mine visit me and tell me they are reaching their goals and dreams because of the knowledge and lessons learned in my class.

What is your worst experience? The worst experience is the realization that my classroom and the schools are a potential place that students could be harmed or even killed.

As part of my teaching, I now had to include ‘lock down’ procedures and the emotions of dealing with violence on a school campus.

What will you miss the most? The joy of my career has been seeing students take a new idea or concept that I have taught and then take responsibility for making that idea and concept a part of their life. Something I have taught will inspire them to learn more and cause a change in their life.

Years with the District?

Twenty-two years in Newport School District, the last 20 teaching 5th grade.

What is your best experience? I loved getting a new batch of students each fall and watching the growth that took place over the course of the school year.

The most exciting year was the year that we were able to move into our new building. Everyone was so proud to be a part of that wonderful experience.

What is your worst experience? The day that Sadie Halstead’s multi-purpose

helpful and supportive during that difficult time.

What will you miss the most? Of course I will miss the kids, but I will also really miss the people with whom I have worked with for so many years. I feel blessed to call them my friends as well as my colleagues.

What are your plans for retirement? For now, I look forward to a bit more leisure time. When my husband Mark retires we plan to use our motorhome more and spend more time traveling.

Eloise Opp

First and third grades Years in the District? I student taught with retired

Christina E. Shaver – ‘I go by Chris’

CHRISTINA E. SHAVER

CINDY KLEIN

room caught on fire is my worst memory. A few days after the fire we were allowed five minutes to go into our rooms to retrieve the materials we would need to use in our relocated classrooms for the next six weeks. Everyone was so

new families.

What will you miss the most? I will miss the kids of course. I became a teacher because I like kids and I still do! I will miss their young faces, cute smiles and the stories they have to share with me each morning. I will miss knowing the young families in our community and the staff I work with who are all great people.

What are your plans for retirement? My husband and I have great plans. We will spend the winter on our skis in the backcountry and at Schweitzer Mountain and ride our horses around the U.S. My husband and I are planning to ride horses through the Patagonia region in Argentina in January. There is a good chance of catching me in the greenhouse sipping coffee while my friends are in the classroom.

teacher Sandy Ellersick at the old Sadie Halstead School and was lucky to get hired mid-year in 1974.

Took time off when children were young…total of 34 years.

What is your best experience? One of my best yearly experiences is the excitement when kids become engaged in a unit I am teaching and want to study the subject again or give me ideas of what we should study next in class.

It is a thrill as a teacher to see the internal motivation when kids like what they are learning. I also enjoy students who come back and introduce me to their

Consulting Teacher for Grades K-12 at the Newport Learning and Enrichment Center (LEC), an Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) formerly known as the parent partnership program.

Years in the District? Four What is your best experience? Helping discouraged high school students regain the joy of learning, and working with the 147 students who came through the program while I was a part of it.

What is your worst experience? Seeing the program underestimated, underfunded, unsupported and dismantled by school administration.

What will you miss the most? Working with the students, hearing their stories and knowing of their successes.

What are your plans for

retirement? Spending more time with family, gardening and holding my grandchildren.

Larry Sauer

I have taught 6th grade, 8th grade math and 2nd grade.

Years in the District? 30 years in the District; six years in Ohio and six years in Idaho. All together 42 years of teaching.

What is your best experience? My best experience is seeing a child’s face light up when he finally figures something out. That special moment when everything falls into place is fantastic.

What is your worst experience? My worst experience is not being able to engage “all” parents in their children’s education. Spending time reading to a child and engaging them in educational activities is not hard, but I find parents are doing it less and less.

What will you miss the most? I will miss the smiling faces and the hugs and the wonderful people I have taught with the most.

I hope I will not be rid of them altogether because I will be in a few classes from

JANET KOBYLARZ

time to time doing some singing.

What are your plans for retirement? My plans for retirement are to play with my grandsons, learn to cook for my wife, sail, travel and produce some music.

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We had showers off and on throughout the week this time last year. Our week started with showers and thunderstorms, turned to sun, then the t-storms came back with vengeance to round up the week. The high for the week at 71, the nights held the weeks low at 38.

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‘Agri-tourism’ topic of Bonner hearing

B R I E F LY Expect delays on Highway 2 SPOKANE – Drivers should expect some delays on Highway 2 from milepost 321 to 332, now through June 5, as the state completes crack sealing work.

According to the Washington State Department of Transportation, traffic will be reduced to a single lane, and directed by flaggers.

SANDPOINT – Keeping chickens in the Suburban District, wine tasting rooms and harvest festivals complete with corn mazes and pumpkin picking are just some of the topics the Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission will consider at its June 5 public hearing on

Small-acreage farming activities are also being considered for the Suburban District, where current agricultural uses are limited growing crops and keeping horses.

New manager for Mountain West Bank NEWPORT – Roxanne Kusler is the new branch manager at Mountain West Bank.

She arrived in Newport in February, transferring from the Kusler Spirit Lake branch. She was manager there for seven years. She worked as a customer service manager in Newport since February.

Kusler has 24 years experience in banking.

“I started in 1990 as a teller in Coeur d’Alene, at West One bank,” she said.

Kusler grew up in the Rathdrum area, where she still lives with her husband, Keith. Their 19-year-old daughter, Peyton, lives in Coeur d’Alene.

Mountain West Bank is a division of Glacier Bank, headquartered in Kalispell, Mont.

‘Otter for Idaho’ campaign postcard contains error BOISE – A postcard sent to Bonner County voters from the “Otter for Idaho” campaign incorrectly stated that absentee ballots can be returned to either the county clerk’s office or the voter’s polling place.

Absentee ballots can only be returned to the county clerk’s office by 8 p.m. on Election Day. They cannot be accepted at polling places.

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter is running for re-election in Idaho and won the Republican Primary Tuesday, May 20.

The “Otter for Idaho” campaign did not return a call from The Miner.

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Band concert bids teacher farewell The Newport band, consisting of fifth through 12th grades, played a mix of music, Wednesday, May 21, sending band instructor Barbara Bell into retirement with a final concert. The middle school trumpet band, pictured, played a medley during the concert. Bell was honored with the first Grizzly Grammy following the show.

PRIEST RIVER – The area’s scenery will be highlighted and exercise will abound during the weekly summer hike series, organized by Priest River resident Mary Smith.

The group meets at 9 a.m. each Tuesday through Sept.

2. They rendezvous at the Priest River Senior Center parking lot at the corner of Fourth and Jackson, and carpool to the trailhead.

There is no charge and reservations are not necessary.

There are short, easy walks some weeks and moderate hikes for other weeks.

The group suggests bringing water, lunch or snacks, bug spray, sun block, any needed medications and to wear sturdy shoes. They also recommend sunglasses, hat and camera.

For more information, call Smith at 208-448-2282.

The schedule follows: • June 3 – Farragut State Park – Willow Lakeview: This is a one-mile loop easy hike with a loop trail running along the shoreline at the south end of Lake Pend Oreille. A self-guided Squirrel Cache Trail System is an easy hike and also one loop.

There may be a small fee for parking.

• June 10 – Mineral Point No. 82: The two- to fourmile easy hike is a gentle climb to the top where benches are available to sit and enjoy views of Lake Pend Oreille. Wildflowers are abundant in the spring.

• June 17 – Elk Creek No. 560: The five-mile easy hike is on a trail that climbs to a waterfall, set in a rocky niche, to a ridge with views

You’re Invited to Newport Teacher’s Retirement Party Please join us in celebrating the years of service of those retiring from the Newport School District Name Eloise Opp Larry Sauer Janet Kobylarz Cindy Klein Barry Sartz Barbara Bell Terry Littleton Chris Shaver

Years of Service 35 years 30 years 22 years 17 years 14 years 10 years 5 years 1.5 years

Reception to be held: June 4, 2014 Newport High School Grizzly Den 3:30 - 5:00

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agricultural uses in unincorporated Bonner County.

The hearing is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in the first floor conference room of the Bonner County Administrative Building, 1500 Highway 2, Sandpoint.

The planning and zoning commission appointed a six-person advisory committee to study current land use laws and make recommendations for changes to promote agriculture in the county. After six months of meetings, SEE HEARING, 6A

$4,000 in prizes at Kalispel Tribe’s Pikepalooza

Summer hike series highlights area scenery

PUD warns of phone scam NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Public Utility District cautions customers to be aware of telephone scams. Several customers reported they were called by someone who said their power will be disconnected due to nonpayment.

The caller instructed customers to provide a credit card number in order for their account to be reinstated. The caller is male with a foreign accent.

The PUD does make phone calls to customers regarding delinquent accounts.

However, all of its customer service representatives are currently female and they will identify themselves as being from the PUD should a phone call be needed.

If contacted by this person, customers are encouraged to request the caller identifies the customer’s address and account number.

Customers who receive suspicious phone calls should hang up and call the PUD at 509-4473137.

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of Mill Pond and the surrounding mountains, then along an interpretive trail and the south shore of Mill Pond to the creek.

• June 24 – South Skookum No. 138: The one-anda-half-mile loop easy walk follows the shoreline of the lake with footbridges crossSEE HIKING, 6A

USK – The Kalispel Tribe’s Pikepalooza fishing tournament is set for May 30 through June 1 on the Pend Oreille River.

The family event is shore or boat fishing with $4,000 in prizes. The most fish category winners receive $1,000 for first place, $500 for second place and $250 for third. The longest fish garners $900; smallest fish $350; tagged fish earn from $50 to $1,000 and every fish caught enters one raffle

ticket. If the state record is caught, the angler will receive a free professional replica mount.

There’s no entry fee for the derby. Entrants can pre-register at www.kalsipeltribe. com/northern-pike. Online registration closes at 5 p.m.

Wednesday, May 28. Onsite registration will be available at check-in stations. Anglers must check-in their catch between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.

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oday is Memorial Day. I was supposed to go to a cemetery and take photographs of my friends participating in an honor guard ceremony for those veterans who are no longer with us. I could not go to the cemetery.

Every year, I convince myself I can go to a cemetery and honor the fallen heroes buried there, but on the day, I cannot bring myself to do it. It’s just a difficult thing for me even though I have been retired for 20 years.

I think often of those I knew who have fallen in battle and could be buried in one of those cemeteries. I have been to Arlington Cemetery in Virginia. I have been to the 22 cemeteries in Europe where many heroes are buried from G U E ST World War II. I have driven past the O P I N I O N cemeteries in Springdale, Medical Lake, Chewelah and Colville, and so many MIKE more.

BRUNSON Every Memorial Day weekend, I think about the friends I lost, my son, who served on active duty in Saudi Arabia, and my uncle, Gene Cunningham, who died in 1998.

My uncle Gene was a bombardier and navigator on a B-17 in England during World War II. He flew 25 combat missions over Germany and his plane was called the “Sweet 17.” My uncle Gene was the most favorite relative I ever had and I miss him.

In 1992, my uncle Gene returned to England for the first time since he left there in 1945, while I was assigned there on active duty and he and I, along with his wife and two sons, visited the British bases he flew out of during World War II. It was quite an event. The British had arranged an entourage for my uncle, which was more than impressive.

We visited RAF Bassingborne, which was used as a training base for all B-17 crews before they carried out any combat mission over France or Germany. When we arrived at RAF Bassingborne, the base was staffed by Her Majesty’s Regiment.

Because of the continual threat of the Irish Republican Army, and their terrorist activities, our vehicle was subject to search and examination of explosive devices. After we endured the security checks, a British soldier approached me, saluted me, and then introduced himself as my escort in honor of my uncle.

The British soldier was dressed in green utility dress but he was wearing a tall hat, similar to that from the Napoleonic era, which contained a large, huge, red plume feather on the top of

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The ‘Norm’ There is a 3-year-old girl riding home after a playful day at her grandparents’.

She is peacefully lounging in her car seat, favorite doll in hand. The only thoughts in her all too innocent mind is what story she will have her mom read to her before bed.

G U E ST EveryO P I N I O N thing she needs to be DESTINY content is SMITH right there in the car with her; her mom, her dad, and her plastic friend.

On the other side of town, a 17-year-old, college-bound student is leaving a party with a group of her friends.

Her B.A.C. is at .17 (.09 above the legal limit for drinking age adults). The only thoughts in her all too intoxicated mind is whether she will head home or stay at a friend’s house. Her vision is blurry, her head is foggy, and she can only see about half of the vehicles surrounding her in the street.

The one in front of her is a minivan; the one containing the childhood of a 3-yearold little girl.

When the 17-year-old wakes up, it has been around four hours. She

escaped the accident practically unscathed. Her head aches from the horrific, desperate wails of a woman down the hall. A uniformed police officer enters the room minutes later. Most of what he says isn’t understood, but the words that her brain manages to translate make the room spin. She is being charged with vehicular manslaughter, driving under the influence, and drinking under the legal age limit. The victim was a three-year-old female.

The cries down the hall belong to a now childless mother. That’ll look good on a college application.

The 3-year-old was lowered into a grave a few days later. She lived a life of less than 2,000 days. The 17-year-old might make it to college; after her prison time has been served.

The current alcohol laws and restrictions are not unreasonable. They were put in place due to stories like the one above. They are not merely bureaucratic stipulations designed to be “buzz kills.” Shortened lives, mass heartaches, and broken families for a single night of teenage rebellion? When did this become the “norm”?

We the students of the Cusick Panther Country Coalition Youth Prevention Task Force, have a responsibility to help prevent the use and/or abuse of teenage SEE SMITH, 5A

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YO U R O P I N I O N More to history of Cusick Food Bank To the editor: Regarding “Cusick plans new food bank” that ran March 30, the Cusick Food Bank did not lease the community center for a food bank. The lease was between a non-profit organization called the Cusick Community Development Association (known as CCDA) and the town of Cusick. This organization was originally in the old Wike Building, but it burned in 1985 and the town built the current Cusick Community Center at the request of the CCDA. The center was always available to anyone who wanted to use it and various agencies and individuals rented it.

The center also provided senior meals on Mondays and Wednesdays for the senior residents of Pend Oreille County until the lease was refused after 20 years. People came for the meals from Newport and the Diamond Lake areas as well as locally. In addition, the center also printed an eight to 10-page newsletter that went to various states including Alaska, North Carolina, Florida and Pennsylvania, etc., as well as locally.

The Cusick Food Bank has been in existence since sometime in the 1980s, at which time we were still in Wike Hall. We are a 100 percent volunteer basis and no one gets paid for their time. We are forever grateful for the Pend Oreille Bible Church for their free use of the basement for the food bank.

-Jo Benham Cusick

Memorial Day is for remember those who have passed To the editor:

Memorial Day, ahead and the people flock to our area. It’s a “party” from the time they hit here till the time they leave. In other times, it was a time we “honored” those that have left us, now its time to disregard all the “laws” and forget what “manners” they have. Once they hit here, it’s dispose of their garbage up and down the road, young children are left to do whatever they want, while the grownups do their thing.

The young ones are allowed to drive ATVs, motorcycles, or whatever else they have at high rates of speed, even though the speed limit is set and post at 25 mph, on county roads in front of my house, in which I’ve lived for 43 years.

If they’re out on the river it’s about the same thing. The boat ramp is beside my property and I see them put their boats into the river when they’ve been drinking and forget that their voices carry and I also have young grandkids. They hear their language or they can see them standing off their boats doing their thing in public. I often wonder what our so called adults are teaching our new generation. Sad to see.

Let’s remember Memorial Day for honoring our loved ones, all our Armed Forces and the lost lives they gave to keep us safe and happy. Not for what it’s become.

-Anna Huffman Ione

Killing people doesn’t help our country To the editor: After watching several documentaries about America at war I have only one thought about Memorial Day and the victims our wars create.

The evil people who send our soldiers

off to wars of choice disguise their deeds with Medal of Honor military ceremonies and flag waving. Meanwhile they rake in billions in war profits and even more profits from fixing broken countries and people.

Lately we see veterans not getting timely care from the VA and that’s because it doesn’t provide direct profits to our war capitalists.

Our nation’s defense policy is almost as bad as a glass company owner who pays kids to throw rocks and break windows. Then he shows up along with the insurance agent to save the day.

Killing people in other countries has zero to do with defending America. In fact our military involvements create more enemies than they eliminate. Think of a father pulling his dead child from a home that was destroyed in a drone strike against a nearby bad guy. We call that collateral damage. After such a raid, the military gives out promotions and medals and politicians make speeches about freedom and democracy. In fact they killed innocent people and made money from doing it.

The best way to honor military veterans is to not send their kids and grandkids off to wars of choice.

Anyone who profits from war or the killing of people is evil and should be the focus of our thoughts on Memorial Day. There would be no dead or maimed soldiers to honor if we didn’t send them off to wars in the first place. A billionaire war capitalist funding a talking head chicken hawk on a TV screen demanding military action isn’t the reason my grandkids should die fighting a future political war of choice.

-Pete Scobby Newport

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The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled recently that if a person wants some personal information removed from Google’s search engine, that person has the right to appeal to Google for redress.

Should people have a right to remove information about themselves from search engines?

Of course, but it’s almost impossible to do.

No, public information is still public information, even if it is embarrassing. Criminal records especially should not be removed.

Yes, privacy is important and companies like Google have an obligation not to distribute false, defamatory information.

They have the resources to see that such information isn’t spread.

Do you think climate change announcements are too alarmist?

Yes, they are way too No, there is alarmist without good good reason to reason. It’s all about be alarmed. The money. The more U.S. and other alarmed the developed nation is, countries the more need to take they are the lead in willing to reducing tax and human spend. caused climate change immediately.

58% 4%

38%

Maybe but the risk of them being right is too big to take.

Total Votes: 26

Newport School District passes state audit NEWPORT – The Newport School District passed its audit from Sept. 1, 2011, through Aug. 31, 2013, with the Washington State Auditor’s Office looking at the financial condition, enrollment reporting, teacher reporting and transportation reporting for the district.

The auditor’s office stated the district has internal controls to safeguard

public assets. They state the district also complied with state laws and regulations and its own policies and procedures in the areas examined.

Newport School District educates about 1,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade with one grade school, middle school and high school.

It has a five-member board of directors who appoints the superintendent to

handle day-to-day operations and the district’s 114 employees.

The Superintendent for the time of the audit was Jason Thompson. The current Superintendent, Dave Smith, replaced Thompson in July 2013.

In the past five audits, the district has been found with two accountability SEE AUDIT, 6A

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TMI, Welco merge into Alta BONNERS FERRY – TMI Forest Products and Welco Lumber Company USA announced last month the formation of Alta Forest Products LLC, a partnership between the two Western Red Cedar manufacturers.

Alta Forest Products took over ownership and all operations of the assets of TMI Forest Products and Welco Lumber Company USA May 1, including the four manufacturing facilities located in Morton, Wash., Shelton, Wash., Amanda Park, Wash., and Naples, Idaho.

“This agreement will help secure employ-

ment to the local communities and strengthen the regional economy built on the growing lumber industry,” according to a press release.

Alta Forest Products will provide continued employment for more than 400 individuals and have an annual production that will exceed 300,000,000 board feet of finished goods. Alta Forest Products will be governed by a Board of Directors and managed by an executive group that will consist of Mike Pedersen as President and CEO, Jeffrey Cook as VP of Sales, Peter Stroble as COO and Brian Cox as CFO.

his hat. The soldier saluted me sharply and announced to me he is my escort and I should follow him. I returned the salute and I fully expected the British soldier to get into a vehicle so I should follow him.

Instead, the British soldier started to march ahead of my vehicle and I was expected to follow. So I did. I drove my vehicle approximately 3 miles an hour in order to follow the soldier.

The British soldier marched in a deliberate and professional manner, and in the British way, the soldier moved his arms up and down in a much exaggerated manner.

I followed him for approximately one half mile before we arrived at the conning tower, which still existed, and which was used during the Second World War. The British never tear anything down and they are still celebrating the Second World War. So we saw the bunks, the mattresses, and the interior decor of the barracks, which still stand today.

While my uncle visited me in England, he and I went to the numerous Second World War museums which exist throughout England. He pointed out the Messersmicht 109 he shot down when fly-

ing a mission over Germany.

We went to the evening ceremony of the keys at the Tower of London. We went to Blenheim Castle, which is the birthplace of Winston Churchill. We visited Windsor Castle and had chili at a local pub outside of Windsor Castle (the best chili I ever had).

My uncle Gene and I spent quality time together in England and it was the first time he had returned to England since 1945. I had never seen him glow and beam the way I saw him when he had returned to England. He had always wanted to avoid going back to England, but now that he had, he was glad about it.

He told me about his friends who did not make it back.

I suppose the point of this article is to let you know, Memorial Day is to honor the veterans who have served on active duty, and those who are no longer with us. Those who are still alive and those who are now dead, served their country to keep the rest of us free and without any threat of harm and death to ourselves and to the freedom of this country.

I always think about my Uncle Gene, and many others, on Memorial Day. I still have a tough time visiting cemeteries on Memorial Day. MIKE BRUNSON OF SPRINGDALE IS A RETIRED U.S. AIR FORCE CAPTAIN.

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PIKE: Population has exploded FROM PAGE 3A

on Friday and Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday at the Cusick boat launch or Metaline Waterfront Park. Northern Pike were detected in Box Canyon Reservoir of the Pend Oreille River in a 2004 standard-

ized warmwater fish survey.

The Kalispel Tribe has documented exponential growth of the population from 400 adults to 5500 adults between 2006-2010 and expansion in range within the reservoir.

Northern Pike have been

documented in Boundary Reservoir and the free flowing Columbia River in Canada, as well as Lake Roosevelt and two lakes in Spokane County. w For more rules and regulations, visit www. kalispeltribe.com.

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alcohol consumption in our home towns.

In order to establish a healthier environment for today’s youth and the nation’s future, we must inform the local populace of the dangers and consequences of underage alcohol use.

To learn more about how you can reduce underage drinking, visit www.StartTalkingNow.org.

As a community, we can increase the odds that our kids will stay alcohol-free by preventing their access to alcohol, limiting their exposure to alcohol ads, and teaching them about the ways advertising can influence their decisions. The simple act of asking kids questions about alcohol ad-

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DESTINY J. SMITH, A JUNIOR AT CUSICK HIGH SCHOOL, IS THE WINNER OF THE 2014 WASHINGTON STATE GRAND MASONIC LODGE $1,000 GRANT SCHOLARSHIP AND A MEMBER OF THE YOUTH PREVENTION TASK FORCE OF THE PANTHER COUNTRY COALITION. SHE WAS CHOSEN FROM AMONG 150 JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH STUDENTS AS THE CHARACTER COUNTS STUDENT OF THE MONTH AT CUSICK, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHARACTER PILLAR OF “RESPONSIBILITY.”

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AUDIT: Bill mandates ALE audits FROM PAGE 4A

findings. The 2009 audit showed a finding over transportation ridership reporting, however, this has been resolved.

The 2011 audit reported a finding over the Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) program, showing questionable costs. The district is currently appealing the finding with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

The district received about $5.7 million and $5.8 million in 2010 and 2011, giving the ALE program about $482,738 in 2010 and about $248,034 in 2011. This money was funded based on student enrollment and the education and experience of the teachers.

The audit states district personnel did not adequately monitor the program for state regulations and weaknesses in internal controls for student learning plans and enrollment reporting that represented a “significant deficiency.”

The Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5946 mandates the auditor’s office do an audit on student outcomes and financials for the ALE courses from 2013-2017.

“Issues and concerns identified in the District’s ALE finding will be followed up on in the mandated ALE work performed by our Office,” the audit states.

Results of this audit will be given to the district in a special report upon completion.

HEARING: Review changes online FROM PAGE 3A

the committee recommended allowances for small-acreage farming and keeping of chickens in the Suburban District. Permitting small farming activities in city-like settings is a trend that has been catching on in other Northwest communities, including Missoula and Spokane according to officials.

Limitations on the number of chickens and the prohibition of roosters are included in the proposed amendment under consideration.

Small-acreage farming activities are also being considered for the Suburban District, where current agricultural uses are limited growing crops and keeping horses. These small-acreage farming proposals affect the Suburban District.

The keeping of livestock and other farming and ranching activities are already permitted in the Ag/Forestry and Rural Districts, which make up the majority of Bonner County. The Suburban Districts are generally located in more populated areas adjoining city limits.

The committee also recommended county codes confirm to the rights of local farmers and ranchers to sell products directly to consumers. Other agricultural options recommended for adoptions include: • Various “agri-tourism” enterprises, such as festival harvests, winery and distillery tasting rooms as part of working farms.

• Culinary and agri-education schools on working farms and ranches.

• Value-added production, such as jam and jelly making, canning and other enterprises.

• Farmers’ markets in existing schools, churches and community centers, and within Rural Service, Commercial and Industrial districts • Reduced setbacks for season-extending agricultural structures, such as hoop houses.

Bonner County invites public review and comment on the proposed changes. The draft ordinance is available on the county planning department webpage at http:// www.co.bonner.id.us/planning or may be obtained in print form from the department.

CORRECTION In the May 21 issue of The Miner, the story jump headline for the Pend Oreille Public Utility District story on

the second page should have stated there was a 12 percent increase in 2009. The PUD is looking at an increase of

no more than 2.55 percent which was stated in the story.

The Miner regrets any confusion this may have caused.

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HIKING: Granite Falls is two-mile hike FROM PAGE 3A

ing inlets and outlets of the creek. There may be a small fee for parking.

Lower Wolf No. 305: The three-quarter-mile loop easy hike offers views of the Pend Oreille River and the abundant wildflowers.

• July 1 – Farragut State Park – Beaver Bay Shoreline: The four-mile loop easy hike offers views of the south end of Lake Pend Oreille and the site of the landslide that caused a tsunami on the lake. There may be a small fee for parking.

• Moose Lake No. 237: The four-mile easy hike is through a forested environment and the lake is surrounded by beautiful ridges.

• July 15 – Granite Falls No. 301: The two-mile loop easy hike offers two platforms to overlook Granite Creek and Granite Falls.

Roosevelt Grove: The one-third-mile loop easy walk is through old-growth cedars.

Huff Lake: The easy walk is an ancient bog lake with wildlife viewing area and rare plants and has interpretive signs telling a story.

• July 22 – Hughes Meadows No. 312: The three- to five-mile easy hike is an old-growth cedar grove that opens to the meadow where the Hughes Fork winds and the area is visited by numerous birds and other wildlife.

• July 29 – Snow Creek Falls: The one-and-a-halfmile easy hike is near two beautiful falls, upper and lower, on Snow Creek.

Upper Roman Nose Lake: The three-mile easy hike is on a trail of beautiful

mountain scenery and climbs through subalpine firs to arrive at a stunning alpine lake.

• Aug. 5 – Upper Priest River No. 208: The threeto five-mile easy hike is a pleasant shady hike following the river through oldgrowth cedar and lush river bottom vegetation with footbridges crossing side streams and boasts Grizzly and caribou habitat.

• Aug. 12 – Round Lake: The two-mile loop easy walk circles the lake with ponds, wetland and streams crossed by footbridges.

There may be a small fee for parking.

• Aug. 19 – Rock Slide: The three-and-a-half-mile easy hike boasts Lion Creek

cascades and pools over smooth granite pavements beside the trail. It crosses the creek leading to the slide rock and two waterfalls.

• Aug. 26 – Middle Roman Nose Lake: The four-mile easy hike has beautiful views of surrounding mountains, passes through wild rhododendrons, subalpine firs, wildflowers and silvery snags left by the Sundance fire.

• Sept. 2 – The Wigwams and Squawman: The threeand-a-half-mile easy hike heads through wooded areas and subalpine meadows and ascends through a saddle to the top of Squawman Mountain and offers many views from lookout points along the way.

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Graduates Rebecca Bauer

Sabrina Brandt

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Emily Bretthauer

Paige Broesch

Ashton Brooks

Savannah Bullard

Beth Bykerk

Sage Caldwell

PRIEST RIVER LAMANNA HIGH CLASS OF 2014

Ceremony Saturday, May 31 at 10 a.m.

Josiah Campbell

Robert Campbell

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Randol Clawson

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Weeklong Buddhist program June 6-13 NEWPORT – Sravasti Abbey, a Buddhist monastery practicing in the Tibetan tradition, offers its annual residential program for people aged 18 to 29: Young Adults Explore Buddhism. The weeklong course runs Friday, June 6 to Friday, June 13 and includes meditation instruction, teachings from the Buddhist tradition, and daily discussions on current topics.

Participants need not identify as Buddhist, organizers say, but must be open and curious to explore contemporary issues within the framework of Buddhist values.

These include non-harmfulness, living simply, and cultivating compassion.

In addition to the daily curriculum, participants offer service at the monastery, working outdoors among 240 acres of forest and meadows, and live with the resident monastic community.

Venerable Thubten Chodron, a student of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and founder of Sravasti Abbey, gives the teachings and leads discussions for the Exploring Buddhism course. She has been a Buddhist nun since 1977. Popular for her practical explanations of how to apply Buddhist teachings in daily life, she is the author of several bestselling books, including “Buddhism for Beginners,” and teaches around the world.

This is the Abbey’s 9th annual Young Adults Explore Buddhism course.

Past participants have come from all over the U.S. and abroad.

“I learned a lot from the many lovely young people I met,” said Canadian Namdrol Stewart, who attended last year. “I also heard some heart moving life stories and discovered some things about myself as well. Visiting the Abbey was an engaging and introspective experience that I would recommend to any young adult with a curious mind and an open heart.”

All programs at Sravasti Abbey are offered by donation. An initial offering is requested to reserve a place, and an application is required. Find additional information at sravasti.org/program/ youngadults or call the Abbey, 509-447-5549.

Riverside schools offers free summer lunches RIVERSIDE – The Riverside School District will offer free lunch meals in Elk for children 18 years of age or younger as part of a sponsorship through the Simplified Summer Food Program for Children.

The lunches will be served from Monday, June 16, through Friday, Aug. 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Elk Community Center, 40044 N. Elk-Camden Road.

The food program is awarded from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Newport High certified in Project Lead the Way NEWPORT – Newport High School received national certification for the Project Lead The Way (PLTW) program, Wednesday, May 21. The district has been offering it since 2011 for curriculum that allows students to apply what they are learning in math and science class to real-life biomedical science activities, projects and problems.

“The beauty of PLTW courses is that our kids get to experience how a concept they learned in science applies to a real-world project.

In class, there are no lectures. Students are exploring the concepts of human medicine, mapping and analyzing DNA, and designing innovative solutions for the health challenges of the 21st century,” Saraya Pierce, PLTW teacher, said. “That is the kind of hands-on experience that will engage more students in fields that they might otherwise never have considered.”

PLTW, a nonprofit organization, is the nation’s leading provider of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs. The national PLTW recognition program distinguishes schools for successfully demonstrating a commitment to PLTW’s national standards. Additionally, certification as a PLTW school provides students with the opportunity to apply for college credit or receive collegelevel recognition at PLTW affiliate universities when they successfully complete select PLTW courses in high school. PLTW has more than 50 affiliate college, university and research partners, including Washington State University.

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POSNA offering spay, neuter clinic SPIRIT LAKE – The Timberlake Litter Control (TLC) in Spirit Lake and Priest River Animal Rescue (PRAR) is sponsoring a low cost spay or neuter clinic for cats, Sunday, June 1 with registration starting at 7 a.m.

The cost for female cats is $15 while males are $10. Traps and on the ground help with trapping is available if needed.

PRAR will provide transportation to and from the clinic for disabled residents and senior citizens. For more information, call Cathy at PRAR at 208-448-0699.

COURTESY PHOTO|SARAYA PIERCE

Newport Project Lead the Way students sophomore Jasmine Hanni, left, and senior Dean Ownbey take a field trip to the Spokane Falls Community College Cadaver Lab where they learn the ins and outs of the human brain.

In order to remain competitive in the global economy, America needs approximately 400,000 STEM college graduates annually, according to a National Business Roundtable report. Currently, the U.S. is graduating only 265,000 annually. PLTW is providing students with the skills, foundation and proven path to college and career success in STEM areas to increase the number of STEM graduates.

As part of the recognition process, Pierce submitted a self-assessment of the school’s implementation of PLTW’s Biomedical Science program and a site visit by a PLTW trained

team followed. PLTW’s team met with the PLTW teacher, school administrators, counselor, students and members of the school’s Partnership Team. The Partnership Team, known as Newport High School’s Biomedical Advisory Committee, is comprised of teachers, administrators, students, parents, post-secondary representatives, business and industry professionals and other community members who actively support the PLTW program within a school.

For more information on PLTW, contact Jennifer Cahill at the national office at 317-669-0871 or email jcahill@pltw.org.

This event is first come first served with the goal of 100 cats.

PRAR will provide transportation to and from the clinic for disabled residents and senior citizens. For more information, call Cathy at PRAR at 208-448-0699.

There is no extra charge if the cat is in heat. Organizers say it is safe to have her spayed while she is in heat. They say it is nearly impossible to catch them between cycles and they will continue to go into heat until they are either spayed or become pregnant. They can become pregnant again while they are still nursing.

Spaces are limited to the first 50 female cats and the first 50 male cats for the clinic.

Timberlake Litter Control is located at 6285 W. Maine St. in Spirit Lake. Call 208-310-0878 for more information.

Baxter and Ladendorf to marry NEWPORT – Bryant C. Baxter and Amy Mae Ladendorf recently announced their plans to marry June 28 at the Shadow Lake Ranch in Prosser, Wash.

The bride is the daughter of Kent and Sally Ladendorf of Kennewick, Wash., and graduated from Kamiakin High School in 2010. She received a Bachelor’s of Business Finance degree from Eastern Washington University in 2014.

The groom is the son of Judy Salesky of Newport and Kevin Baxter of Spokane. He is a 2008 gradu-

Bryant Baxter and Amy Ladendorft ate of Newport High School and received a Bachelors of Arts degree in Visual Communication Design from EWU in 2012.

TH E WE E K AH EAD WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 ROTARY CLUB: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance FIBER ARTS KNITTING AND SPINNING GROUP: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport NEWPORT TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library PRIEST RIVER LIONESS: 11:30 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center

PINOCHLE: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport PEND OREILLE KIDS CLUB: 6 p.m. - Pend Oreille Mennonite Church ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church

FRIDAY, MAY 30 STORY TIME: 11 a.m. - Newport Library DANCE CLASSES: 5:30-6:30 p.m.

- Create Arts Center, Newport AL-ANON: 7-8 p.m. - Priest River, 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Call Jan 208-946-6131

SACHEEN LADIES OF THE LAKE: Noon - Various Locations, call President Maria Bullock at 509998-4221

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS OPEN MEETING: 7 p.m. - Priest River VFW

AL-ANON: Noon - American Lutheran Church

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

PRM-ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN: 1-3 p.m. - Station 2:41 Coffee Shop, Oldtown

HAPPY AGERS CARD PARTY: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center

PINOCHLE: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport PRIEST RIVER TOPS: 6 p.m.

- Priest River Free Methodist Church

SATURDAY, MAY 31

AA MEETING: 5 p.m. - Cornerstone Building, Selkirk Way, Oldtown SET FREE NORTHWEST MEAL AND WORSHIP: 6:30 p.m. Conerstone Building Behind Ace Hardware, Oldtown

SUNDAY, JUNE 1 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

MONDAY, JUNE 2

SPIRIT LAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-6235626 for locations

BONNER COUNTY HOMESCHOOL GROUP: 2:30 p.m. Priest River City Park

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

PRIEST RIVER CHAMBER BOARD: 4 p.m. - Chamber Office

THURSDAY, MAY 29 NIA DANCE LESSONS: 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. - Create Arts Center STORY TIME - CALISPEL VALLEY LIBRARY, CUSICK: 10:30 a.m. Calispel Valley Library, Cusick STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. - Priest River Library OPEN PAINTING WORKSHOP: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport DUPLICATE BRIDGE: 12:30 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport LOOSELY KNIT: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick CELEBRATE RECOVERY: 5:30 p.m. - House of the Lord, 754 Silverbirch Lane, Oldtown

YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL 4 P.M. - BLANCHARD LIBRARY NEWPORT MAWS AND PAWS BOOSTER CLUB: 6 p.m. - Newport High School Library NEWPORT LIONS CLUB: 6:30 p.m. - Kelly’s Restaurant, Call Ota Harris at 509-447-4157 BLANCHARD LIONS: 7 p.m. Blanchard Inn ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Pend Oreille Bible Church in Cusick

TUESDAY, JUNE 3 NIA DANCE LESSONS: 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. - Create Arts Center

MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS GATHERING: 10 a.m. - Priest River Assembly of God Church SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF NEWPORT BUSINESS MEETING: 12-1 p.m. - Pineridge Community Church JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts

CALVARY CHAPEL NEWPORT

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

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

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

Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday: Youth ~7:00 p.m.

Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265

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

Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m.

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

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

509-671-3436

CHURCH OF FAITH

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

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

Wed. - Bible Study 6 p.m.

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

SPRING VALLEY MENNONITE CHURCH

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

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ley Library, Cusick

WEIGHT WATCHERS: 5:30-6 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport

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

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

PEND OREILLE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE: 7 p.m. Newport Health Center Basement

PINOCHLE: 6 p.m. - Calispel Val-

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

Church School ~ 10:00 a.m.

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

Community Church Directory CATHOLIC MASSES

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

Saturday Evening 7 p.m.

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

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

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

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

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

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH

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

HOUSE OF THE LORD

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

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

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

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

BAHÁ’Í FAITH OF NEWPORT

“The aim of this Wronged One in sustaining woes and tribulations, in revealing the Holy Verses and in demonstrating proofs hath been naught but to quench the flame of hate and enmity, that the horizon of the hearts of men AMERICAN LUTHERAN may be illumined with the light of concord and CHURCH E.L.C.A. attain real peace and tranquility.” Bahá ’u’ lláh 332801 Hwy. 2, P.O. Box 653, Newport Please call 509-550-2035 for the next Pastors Matt & Janine Goodrich scheduled devotional. Wonderful resources Sunday School 9 am - Worship Service 10 am can be found at (509) 447-4338 www.bahai.us and www.bahai.org

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Annual county clerks meeting held in Pend Oreille concert at the Circle Moon Theater at Sacheen Lake.

Thursday they rode the Lion’s Club tour train in the north part of the county and attended a dinner and show at the Cutter Theater in Metaline Falls.

Next year’s conference will be held in Island County, in the northwest part

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The 108th annual Washington State County Association of County Clerks 2014 Conference was held in Pend Oreille County May 18-23.

The conference was attended by clerks from 25 Washington state counties. It took place at the Clearwater Lodge at Camp Spalding on Davis Lake.

Clerks heard presentations from a variety of speakers.

“It was a huge success,” Pend Oreille County Clerk Tammie Ownbey said.

Ownbey helped organize this year’s meeting and activities. She said there was a lot of education for the clerks and the conference provided a good chance to show off the county.

There were presentations on hiring and record retention. Kalispel Tribal Judge Tom Tremaine spoke about tribal protection orders and a representative from

OF THE MINER

METALINE FALLS – The Pend Oreille Mine near Metaline Falls continues the hiring process with about 75 applicants for some of the specialized positions while other openings have less competition, Mine Superintendent Dave Riggleman said Tuesday, May 27.

“It is going along as expected,” Riggleman said.

“There is lots of interest in the jobs we have posted.”

He said the technical employment opportunities have about 75 applicants for each job, however, this

COURTESY PHOTO|MARIANNE NICHOLS

Pend Oreille County commissioner Mike Manus welcomes the 108th annual Washington State Association of County Clerks to Pend Oreille County Tuesday, May 20. Clerks from 25 counties attended the conference, which took place May 18-23 at the Clearwater Lodge.

the Court of Appeals spoke about appellate court matters, Ownbey said.

“We deal a lot with appellate courts,” Ownbey said.

The opening ceremonies took place Tuesday, May 20, with the National An-

them sung by Nick Rusho, Destiny McMillan and Lili Luckey, all of Priest River.

A banquet was held that evening at the Clearwater Lodge.

Pend Oreille County Superior Court Judge Pat

is not the typical range for the majority of positions.

The process starts by filling out an online application. Once complete, Riggleman and his staff will narrow the list of applicants to a “short list” and call those applicants.

They will weed out a few more applicants before holding an in-person interview of the qualified applicants.

Riggleman said they will be hiring more toward the end of the year and for now they are focusing on hiring maintenance and supporting staff.

Riggleman said the process would be continual

until they are staffed.

The Pend Oreille Mine, operated by Teck American Incorporated, announced the reopening of the mine on April 23 because of rising zinc prices.

They plan to hire about 160 new employees to operate the mine. Riggleman said he is not sure how many have been hired but he said the interview process is continuing.

About $60,000 is the average annual salary for jobs at the mine, but Riggleman said, “that’s ballpark” as some will make less than that and some more because of experience and the job

PUD: Commissioners will vote June 17 FROM PAGE 1

Room, but didn’t make a decision.

The consensus was that the increase is needed to primarily cover inflation and some other cost increases.

The commissioners will vote on the increase during their Tuesday, June 17, regular board meeting.

If approved, a 2.55-percent increase would take effect on July 1 and run through June 30, 2015.

The PUD passed its budget in December 2013, stating that a 2-percent increase was possible.

During the meeting Tuesday, PUD Treasurer Sarah Holderman said that a 1 percent increase would generate about $186,000 for the district.

Holderman said the PUD is the fourth cheapest power in the state of Washington, behind Douglas, Chelan and Grant counties.

The PUD is lower than the

Spray park will open soon NEWPORT – The Newport City Spray Park will start sprinkling children with water, Saturday, June 14, and keep it flowing through Friday, Aug. 29. The Spray Park will operate from noon to 7 p.m.

The Spray Park will be closed Thursday, June 26 through Sunday, June 29 for Rodeo Weekend.

Tammie Ownbey

Pend Oreille County Clerk

of the state. The year after that Okanogan County will be the site.

County van collides with elk

Monasmith swore in the officers.

The conference wasn’t all work, however. The clerks had a chance to explore Pend Oreille County.

Wednesday they shopped in Newport and attended a

CUSICK – Some county officials and guests were in a county van that struck an elk Thursday night, May 22 on Highway 211, north of Cusick. Nobody was injured.

The van was coming back from a dinner and show at the Cutter Theater held for attendees at the state clerks’ conference.

County volunteer Forrest Ownbey was driving the van back from the Cutter Theatre with 10 people aboard, according to county prosecutor Tom Metzger, who along with his wife, Diane, was in the van. County commissioner Mike Manus was also in the van.

The collision disabled the van and the passengers were picked up by vehicles coming behind them, he said.

The county has a program for volunteers, including drivers, Metzger said, so they are covered by the county’s Labor and Industry insurance if they are injured while volunteering.

Hiring continues at Teck mine

BY DESIREÉ HOOD

‘It was a huge success.’

state average for power costs and in 2013, Washington state was the lowest cost in the nation.

Holderman said the average residential customer would see about a $3 increase on their bill per month. The average increase for single-phase business owners will be about $3, similar to the residential increase, Holderman said.

However, the commercial customers who use threephase power will see about $15 added to their monthly bill.

The only member of the public at the public hear-

ing was Katherine Brown, who is running against PUD Commissioner Curt Knapp for District 2. Knapp said one person emailed the PUD against the rate increase.

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responsibilities.

Teck is hoping to produce about 80,000 tons of concentrates per year from the zinc and lead mine, Riggleman said. About 10-12 trucks of concentrate will be driven across the Canadian border to the smelter in Trail, B.C., about 50 miles from the mine on a daily basis.

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

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FORGOTTEN CORNER QUILT GUILD: 6:30 p.m. - Ione Senior Center

WEIGHT WATCHERS: 6 p.m.

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

METALINE FALLS GUN CLUB MEETING: 7 p.m. - 72 Pend Oreille Mine Road, Metaline Falls

THURSDAY, MAY 29 STORY TIME: 11 a.m. - Ione Library

FRIDAY, MAY 30 STORY TIME AND CRAFTS: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Ione Senior Center

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Weigh in 6:30-7 p.m. meeting Ione Catholic Church IONE TOWN COUNCIL: 7 p.m. Clerk’s Office

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Water levels rising at Lake Pend Oreille Box Canyon stopped generation OLDTOWN – Lake Pend Oreille is filling and may need to be drafted in June, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The Pend Oreille Public Utility District has stopped generation at Box Canyon Dam, Monday, May 19, and opened all gates for a run of the river flow. The PUD cannot exceed more than 2,041 feet at Cusick and the PUD was approaching that number. Eileen Dugger, PUD contracts and public information officer, said that Albeni Falls was showing

a 79,300 cubic feet per second (cfs) flow on Monday morning with increases of 200-300 cfs per hour.

PUD Power Production Manager Mark Cleveland said when the spring runoff of Lake Pend Oreille exceeds the winter drawdown, then downstream mitigation happens and the dams, Albeni Falls and Box Canyon, often use run of the river flows. “The Pend Oreille River is running just as it would before the dam,� Cleveland said. “It’s just a bump in the river where the dam is.�

He said the PUD can run about 80,000-

Questions remain on Growth Management NEWPORT – State Sen. Brian Dansel and Rep. Shelly Short, along with state Department of Commerce representatives, met with county officials to answer questions about a new Growth Management law that allows small counties to plan differently than they would have to under the Growth Management Act. Representatives from

the city of Newport, Ione, and Metaline attended the meeting Tuesday May 27.

Pend Oreille County is one of the four counties that qualify to plan differently than it would under the GMA, if county commissioners pass a resolution to that effect.

According to former Pend Oreille County commissioner Laura Merrill, who now works for the Wash-

ington State Association of Counties, also attended the meeting as part of her job.

Merrill said that the question of how grants, particularly those small cities depend on, will be affected if the county decides to plan differently was not answered. She said state officials said they would look into it and get back to the county about the potential impact.

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officials.

The election generated significant opposition and voters turned down a $3.5 million levy in March.

District Superintendent Ellen Perconti said the 11-vote margin of victory was uncomfortably thin. “Eleven is not very much to pass by,� she said. “We need to build some relationships with the community.�

Eldenburg said that in retrospect, he wished the district had not asked for $3.5 million the first time. “When you fail a levy, you generate a tremendous amount of emotion, mostly negative,� he said.

The levy did have active opposition, with anti-levy rallies and the Facebook page that opposed the levy. School board member Tony Lamanna resigned April 23, less than a

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month before the election.

District officials say most of the money will be used for teacher salaries and benefits ($2.09 million) to make up a shortfall in state funding. If successful, the levy would pay for all extra curricular activities ($354,563), curriculum ($150,000), facilities needs ($123,500), library and school funds ($68,400), school resource officers ($55,000), a longevity stipend for staff ($54,509), technology supplies ($50,000), student fees ($35,150) and tuition credit payment for staff ($18,000).

The levy will cost $97.08 per year for a homeowner of a $100,000 home with a homeowner’s exemption. The homeowner’s exemption reduces the amount used to calculate property tax by 50 percent, up to $83,920. It is granted to people for their primary residence.

The levy will cost the homeowner of a $100,000 home without the homeowner’s exemption twice that, or $194 annually.

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90,000 cfs through Box Canyon and they are currently running about 83,000 cfs.

Cleveland said there is potential for flooding between Newport and Blueslide, with the residents of Ione seeing lower water levels because the dam is wide open. He said the PUD budgets for going offline for up to a few weeks and the rate payers on the system should not see any impact.

The current water supply forecast for

April-July at Albeni Falls Dam is 126 percent of average, or 14.897 million-acre-feet (MAF).

Through May 18, the Corps reports that 4.704 MAF have passed Albeni Falls Dam, meaning 68 percent of the forecast volume is still upstream of the dam. Albeni Falls Dam has approximately 0.45 MAF of useable storage between its current elevation and full pool at 2,062.5 feet.

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(12HB-alt tf) GARAGE SALE Friday 8:00- 3:00 and Saturday 8:00- 1:00. Baby stuff, infant car seat with 2 bases, extra large men’s golf shirts, camping gear, wake board, material, serger, Christmas and gardening things, and lots more! 541 Southshore Diamond Lake Road.(17p) REACHING THE WORLD B l a n c h a rd C o m m u n i t y Church is holding its annual missions conference, June 1- June 4. Spokane Melody Singers performing Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m. For more info go to blanchardcommunitychurch.com or call (208) 437-2970. (17p) BIG GARAGE SALE 1812 Deeter Road, Newport. Lots of things- art, antiques, collectibles and quality items. May 30th and 31st, 8:00- 3:00.(17p) OLDTOWN AUTO SALES We buy clean used cars and RV’s. See our complete inventory online at www. oldtownautos.com.(51HB-tf) Read The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Classifieds.

FREE SEMINAR ESTATE PLANNING AND DEMENTIA Thursday, June 12th, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Denise Stewart Law Office, 414 West 3rd Street, Newport. Coffee and cookies provided. Call (509) 447-3242 for reservations as seating is limited. (16HB-4) ABANDONED VEHICLE AUCTION Newport Towing. 137 South Newport Avenue. (509) 4471200. June 3, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Viewing starts at 9:00 a.m. (17) DIAMOND LAKE SENIOR Needs driver 2 to 3 times a week to chauffeur to local and outlying areas. (509) 447-0138. (17p) 3 BEDROOM 2 BATH Mobile home. 10 miles from Newport. $750 rent. First, last and deposit. (509) 6712064.(17p) COLLEGE GIRLS’ YARD SALE Clothes, electronics, Selmer flute, bikes and more! 103 East Circle Drive, Newport.

Saturday May 31st 9:00 a.m.3:00 p.m.(17p) OLDER COUPLE looking for 2 bedroom in or around Newport area. Have references. Starting new job mid June in Newport. Have 2 dogs. Price range $575$650, (509) 671-1684.(17p) Miner want ads work.

HUGE MULTI FAMILY barn sale. 3792 Deer Valley Road, Newport. Saturday 31st- Sunday 1st, 8:00- 4:00.

Lots of mens stuff, canoe, fishing, camping, tools, guns, antiques and miscellaneous.

(17p) YEARLING ANGUS and polled Hereford bulls. A. I. sired. 1000-1200 pounds, $2,000- $3,000. Visit our website at hagencattleandhay.com for more information and pictures or call (509) 936-4380.(17HB-4p) IRIS GARDEN BLOOMING Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. through late June.

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Sports

B R I E F LY Newport golf ends season at Regionals NEWPORT – Newport Grizzly golfers Dean Ownbey and Spencer Siemsen finished their season on the tree-lined greens of the Leavenworth Golf Club where they competed at Regionals, Tuesday, May 20.

Ownbey, one of the only seniors on the team, carded a 99 and Siemsen, a junior, finished the round with a 109. The par was 71 and the cut to move on to the State Championships was 93.

Head Coach Jim Murphy said the course had treelined greens that played a factor in the outcome for the day as both golfers are used to wide-open spaces.

“That caused them some problems,” Murphy said. “They struggled on a few holes that cost them a shot.” Murphy said the season is over but many of the golfers will return next year. He said everyone showed improvement and played their best.

“It was a good year,” Murphy said. “I look forward to next year.”

Grizzly hoops camp June 9-13 NEWPORT – A basketball camp will be held June 9-13 at Newport High School. The camp is for players who will be in the fourth through eighth grades this fall. The camp costs $25 per player, due the first day of camp, and will entitle the player to a T-shirt. Newport High School boys basketball coach Steven Bryant will lead the camp, assisted by former and current Newport Grizzly basketball players. The camp will take place from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Registration will be June 9 from 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Players will work on various offensive skills, including ball handling, shooting and rebounding.

On defense, players will work on footwork, boxing out, rebounding and player-to-player defense.

There will be a variety of contests throughout the week, including, free throw shooting and hotshot contests. Each player will be assigned to a team for daily competitions.

For more information contact Bryant at 509280-5559.

Newport weight room equipment upgraded by grant

BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Newport School District decked out the high school weight room with new red and black equipment in April, because the district received more than $778,155 for the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) grant, to spark physical activity in students ages kindergarten through senior year.

Michele Hunt, coordinator of special programs, said this money would come in three phases over three years. It will be used to purchase K-12 curriculum in health education, designing new fitness rooms at Sadie Halstead Middle School and Newport High School and any necessary materials needed to teach the curriculum.

The weight room equipment arrived just before the April spring break week and Hunt said both schools’ equipment was installed over the break.

The grant will be issued in increments, $378,000 for the first year, $202,916 the second year and $197,235 for the third and final year. The grant was received Sept. 30, 2013, but the government shutdown delayed the funds until the end of October.

“We knew what we wanted,” Hunt said. “We just couldn’t start to implement it.”

Two Panthers, one Ranger advance to State track

BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

CUSICK – Panther’s Alana Keogh and Quinton Montgomery, and Ranger Georgianna Shafer advanced to the State Track and Field Championships, Friday-Saturday, May 3031, after placing in the top two for their events at Districts on Tuesday.

Keogh took home two medals with first place finishes. The freshman runner took on the 100-meter dash and finished

‘Each athlete should be proud of their season and how they performed this year.’

Susan Vermeulen Selkirk Head Coach

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Junior athletes Chris Burgess, left, and Rocky McDaniel use the new weight room equipment during senior skip day, Friday, May 16. McDaniel competed at Districts for track, Saturday, May 17, where he placed in two events, taking first in the triple jump.

Hunt said the district can reapply for the grant at the end of the third year, however, it is highly competitive and based on need.

Hunt said 60 awards were given out of 400 applicants nationwide.

Part of the program was to put pedometers

Lady Rangers’ season ends COULEE CITY – The Selkirk softball team’s season ended with a loss against Curlew Saturday, May 24. The Rangers lost 16-3 in five innings, ending their run in the 1B District Tournament in Coulee City.

Curlew went on to play Almira/Coulee-Hartline in the championship game later that day. ACH came out on top 11-1. Both continue on to the state tournament.

In their game against Selkirk, Curlew led from the beginning with two runs in the first inning.

Selkirk scored one in the second, but Curlew added five runs in the top of the third to lead 7-1. Selkirk scored two runs in the bottom of that inning, but nine runs for Curlew in the top of the fifth ended the game on the 10-run mercy rule, when Selkirk couldn’t answer.

Selkirk’s Lexy Ellsworth, a freshman, hit a double and Annie Byrd, a sophomore, hit a triple for the Rangers.

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on kindergarten children for four-to-seven days.

These are used to track the amount of physical activity the children participate in during a normal day.

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Salesky qualifies for regional equestrian competition Salesky and her three teammates turned in a time of 38.554 in the Canadian Flags Race.

Salesky competes on a on the Mt. Spokane High School Equestrian co-op team with students from Mead, St. Georg’s, Northwest Christian, Gonzaga Prep, Lakeside and Newport. She is the daughter of Craig and Judy Salesky of Newport.

Salesky and her three teammates turned in a time of 38.554 in the Canadian Flags Race, behind White River, who turned in a 38.036 time and Hockinson, which won the event with a 37.121 time. Marissa Con-

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Sydney Salesky of Newport makes a run on her horse Tami at the Equestrian Team State Championship held May 8-11 in Lyndon, Wash. She and her three teammates won a bronze medal in the Canadian Flags competition, qualifying for the regional competition set for Redmond, Ore., in June.

LYNDEN, Wash. – Newport High School sophomore Sydney Salesky competed at the Washington State High School Equestrian Team Competition May 8-11, winning third in the Canadian Flag relay race.

in 12.82 seconds. The 200-meter dash was also her event where she took first with 26.57 seconds.

“She ran well and is such a good finisher,” said Cusick Head Coach Jenni Jones.

Montgomery, a senior, threw himself to State in the shot put, throwing 42 feet 8 inches. He took second place for the event. He finished the discus in third with 120 feet thrown, and ran the 100-meter dash to a fourth place finish in 12.42 seconds.

“He just missed going in the discus by 2 inches,” Jones said.

Selkirk Ranger senior Shafer will advance with a first place win in two events. She jumped through the 300-meter hurdles in 48.33 seconds to medal in the event. Shafer also jumped her way to State in the triple jump, going 33 feet 9.5 inches. She took third in the 100-meter hurdles and missed advancing by one place. Taking another third place finish back to Selkirk, she jumped 14 feet 9.5 inches in the long

dron, Kevin Minden and Niki Belobersycky were Salesky’s teammates.

The Washington State High School Equestrian Team Competition is a statewide organization made up of six districts from throughout the state. The Mt. Spokane team has attended the state meet every year since its start in 2009. The team qualified for the state meet through three district meets.

Riders compete in a variety of contests that draw from dressage, gaming and rodeo.

Salesky qualified for the state competition in steer daubing, drill and Canadian flags relay. This was her second year to qualify for the state meet.

For the first time Washington and Oregon will combine to have an Invitational Meet the end of June in Redmond, Ore. The athletes who finished in the top five at their state meets will qualify for the regional competition. Next year the Invitational will be held in Washington.

NEWPORT – The Newport Grizzlies will send junior Rocky McDaniel to state after he took a second place finish in the triple jump during ON DECK: bi-destricts, AT STATE AT Friday, May CHENEY: Friday23, in CashSaturday, May mere.

30-31, TBA McDaniel jumped 40 feet 7.25 inches to take second place. The winning jump from Tyler Johnson of Kettle Falls was 40 feet 11.5 inches.

Head Coach Rory Axel said the team worked hard all season and set many personal bests.

Freshman thrower Dalton Arrand started the season throwing the javelin about 107 feet and finished with

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A member of the family

BY LARRY BARNES

Courtesy Indian Motorcycles, www. indianmotorcycle.com Like so many other motorcyclists, my Dad was directly responsible for getting me involved in motorcycling. But the sport gave us much more than just the fun of sharing a hobby … it gave us the opportunity to become “best friends.”

My father, Donald W. Barnes, was born in 1920 and grew up during the Depression.

His father (my grandfather) operated small bicycle repair shop out his garage trying to make ends meet, so I guess you could say my father got his introduction to two-wheeled transportation from his father, which makes this a three generation story. But my Dad, like most boys do these days, quickly developed the urge for something with a motor.

When he was about 20, Dad started racing dirt track and TT with his brother, Clifford, as his tuner. He became a state-ranked TT expert in the late ‘30’s, winning about 35 local and regional races. His favorite racing mount was a modified 1929 Indian 101 Scout. My uncle had changed cylinder heads for more performance and mounted a larger front wheel to keep the frame from digging in while cornering. Pretty advanced stuff for those days. They bent the hand shifter in such a way that Dad could shift gears with his knee (don’t ask me how) and not let go of the handlebars.

Unfortunately, World War II halted his (and so many other’s) racing career. And when Dad came back it was time to settle down, marry his sweetheart, Dorothy, and raise a family (me and three other kids). But Dad hadn’t lost his enthusiasm for motor-

cycles. Together he and Dorothy opened an Indian dealership in Wooster, Ohio, across the street from his father’s old bicycle repair shop.

When Indian folded, Dad sold off his remaining stock for, and finally his beloved Indian 101 Scout. I still remember it going out the driveway in the back of a pickup truck. I guess Dad figured he’d never need it again or maybe we needed something for the house that the $50 he got for it would buy. (Big mistake.)

Mom, without telling any of us, tracked down the guy who Dad had sold the Scout to 30 years later. Unbelievably, he still had it. Well, most of it anyway. Apparently the guy’s son was good at taking things apart but not very good at putting them back together. Dad’s Scout had been completely disassembled in a dirt floor basement and left 20 years to rust. But Mom bought the priceless pile of rusty parts for $500 and gave it back to Dad for their 40th anniversary. And so began a restoration process that took another five years until Dad’s 1929 Indian Scout 101 dirt tracker was restored to its original factory condition. When it came time to ride it for the first time, he jumped aboard and took off like no time had passed at all.

Dad, Mom, and the whole family really enjoyed having the Scout back as a member of the family. Dad would ride it in community parades and we’d all go on outings with the All-American Indian Motorcycle Club.

It meant the world to him … and no visit of mine was complete until we went to the shop and discussed what needed to be changed, fixed or shined. And of course,

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started one more time.

Unfortunately, Dad got to enjoy Scout for only a few years before he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The motorcycle then became his reason to live. If only he could get well he could ride again. But it wasn’t meant to be. The last time he was able to be outside the house, I rolled his wheelchair out to the shop to see his beloved Scout. We sat him on the seat and could see

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Vintage Spokane racecar returns to Indy SPOKANE – Back in the 1960s and 1970s Spokane racecar builder Jim Tipke produced some of the fastest and most innovative openwheel race cars in the nation.

Years of success, such as winning the famed Minnesota State Fair, plus money from a group of local motorsports fanatics realize the dream of trying to qualify favorite son Tom Sneva for the USA’s preeminent race – the 1973 Indianapolis 500.

The months of hard work, mostly by Tipke, lasted just a handful of laps when a burned piston just wouldn’t allow the speed needed to be competitive in a time when giants like Andretti, Foyt and Unser ruled the Brickyard.

So the grassroots group loaded up the car, drove it back to Spokane and stuck it away in a variety of places over parts of the past five decades. It had never been started since until Tipke’s friend, Tri City attorney and open wheel racecar fanatic Mike McKinney suggested they do so.

Last Saturday the homebuilt four-cylinder Offenhauser was at Indy again to be part of a special exhibition of vintage racecars that had previously run at Indy.

“He’s been bugging me about taking the car back there,” Tipke said. McKinney, who owns a couple of old Indy cars himself, checked into the rules and found that Tipke’s creation was legal to go back and do parade laps the day before the 500.

All this came about just when Tipke was headed to winter in Yuma, Ariz. But some of the people at his company, Tipke Manufacturing, went to work tearing down the motor and fixing what went wrong back in 1973.

When Tipke returned from his winter break the car was pretty much ready to fire up for the first time in some 40 years. They tested the car at Oregon Raceway Park in remote Grass Valley, Ore., between Biggs Junction and Madras, Ore., in late April. It ran real well Tipke said so the plans materialized.

While the car was at Indy, its original driver, Sneva, was not.

“I’ve been going back every year but this is the first year I’m not going back,” Sneva said in a May 19 interview. “It’s too bad, I didn’t realize they were going to have the car back there,” he said, but added there are grandkids graduating from high school at the same time so there’s a different priority for Sneva, now 65 and living in the Phoenix area.

Though disappointing, his first trip to Indy was unforgettable, Sneva said.

“It’s been a while but you don’t forget those kind of things.”

The 1973 trip had actually been planned to take place in 1972, Sneva said. “There were all kinds of problems, number one the funding from a group of private investors, so the car did SEE INDY, 4B

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Jim Tipke is pictured here with the racecar he built in the early 1970s that helped launch the career of 1983 Indy 500 winner Tom Sneva from Spokane. The car is back at Indianapolis and took part in a special exhibition of vintage racecars at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Saturday, May 24.

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Seventy-five percent of all child safety seats are installed incorrectly. Are you the one in four who knows the right way? Use VroomGirls’ 10 simple steps to install your child’s car seat correctly.

These tips are easy to follow on your own. But if you want added peace of mind, attend a car seat safety clinic in your area. To find one, go to: www.nhtsa.gov/cps/cpsfitting/index.cfm

1. READ THE MANUAL Sounds obvious, but most people scoff at it. You really should make an exception in this case. Read both your vehicle owner’s manual and the car seat manual from the manufacturer. Check the instructions for the proper installation as well as other important information such as the weight and height limits for the seat.

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Be cautious with borrowed car seats. If you borrow from a friend, check the seat carefully, and ask if it’s been in the car during an accident. Make sure it has all instructions and hardware, it has no discolored stress marks or cracks, the harness is not worn or torn, and it has a properly working buckle and latch. Also, look for the sticker from the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) or the Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS).

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Never use a car seat that is older than seven years, and read the instruction manual.

Pre-school kids weighing 20-80 pounds, and those who are shorter than 4 ¾ feet, should use a booster seat until the age of 8. And remember, children under age 13 should never ride in the front passenger seat – they’re always safest in the backseat. If a front seat airbag deploys it could cause serious injury.

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Then, properly thread the seat belt or Universal Anchorage System (UAS) through the child safety seat, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Cars manufactured after Sept. 1, 2002, are equipped with UAS and lower anchorage bars which provide another option for securing the child safety seat in the car.

Kneel on the child safety seat to push it into the vehicle’s seat. Use muscle power to tighten the seat belt or UAS. Make sure the base of the car seat is tight, too. Grab the seat and shake it side to side. Don’t be gentle – use serious force because you want to make sure it doesn’t move in an accident.

It shouldn’t sway more than an inch from left to right.

4. CHOOSE AN AGE-APPROPRIATE SEAT Car seats are made to fit children at specific ages and heights. If an infant weighs less than 20 pounds, he or she should always travel in a rear-facing car seat. Toddlers who weigh between 20-40 pounds and are about one-year-old should ride in a forward-facing seat.

7. AVOID “DUMPSTER SPECIALS” Never use a car seat if it has been in a collision. “It’s a dumpster special,” says John Kelcher, Auxiliary Constable and Child-Seat Restraint Instructor with the Ontario, Canada Provincial Police. “We do not recommend you use

INDY: Racing; there can be problems FROM PAGE 3B

not get finished in time,” he said.

And despite not being able to qualify his own car, Sneva got a break that might have helped pave the way to his 18-year racing career that included a coveted victory at Indy in 1983.

The biggest problem was that they could not get the motor to stop leaking oil.

“We’d only get five or six laps of practice before they black-flagged us,” Sneva recalled.

“We were able to get through the rookie test with the car,” Sneva said.

Amidst the problems, a silver lining appeared and it may have been a bigger influence on Sneva’s career than passing the rookie test.

Sneva and company were parked next to a car owner, Marvin Webster.

“One day his driver is late and he offered me a ride in his car because his driver hadn’t showed up.”

Within a few laps Sneva had the car running five to six miles per hour faster that Webster’s regular driver. “That got people

looking a little bit (at me),” Sneva said.

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8. TIGHTEN THE STRAPS Put the child in the car seat and tighten the straps. Check the tension on all straps – they should be tight enough so you can only fit one finger between the child and the straps.

Even if your child whines don’t give in and loosen the straps – the result could be deadly in a collision. All straps should lie flat against the child’s body and the chest clip should be positioned at armpit level.

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Is it time for your tires to hit the graveyard or can they go the extra mile?

Here are some simple tips for tire health. The experts at Michelin, Pirelli and the Rubber Manufacturers Association give us the scoop on when to replace tires.

It’s time to hit the graveyard if: You see metal If you see metal in your tires – even a glimmer – go directly to your nearest tire dealership and have them replaced. A glint of steel means you’ve waited way past the point of when to replace worn tires.

You see Lincoln’s head Tires are worn and unsafe with anything less than 2/32 tread depth.

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10. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS IN YOUR CAR Check for flying objects in your vehicle – even a bottle of windshield wiper fluid or an umbrella could become a projectile and potentially deadly in a crash. Make sure all loose objects are securely stored in your car. It’s a simple, often overlooked step that can prevent serious injury in a crash.

Examine wear patterns by using the penny test in each tire groove on all four tires. If you can see the top of Abe Lincoln’s head when the edge of a penny is placed in the groove of the tire, the tires have come to the end of their useful life and should be replaced.

Your car pulls to one side If wear is uneven, alignment may be off. Improper alignment can accelerate tread wear and affect vehicle handling. Properly maintained tires usually wear at the same rate, so Michelin recommends changing all four tires on your car at the same time, whether your car is front, rear, or all-wheel drive. If you can only replace two, put the two newest tires on the rear. This can help you better handle hydroplaning or over-steering in emergencies.

Your tires are six years or older It is tough to predict when to replace tires based on their calendar age alone. However, the older a tire is, the more likely

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While most tires will need replacement before they achieve six years, it is recommended that any tires in service six years or more (including spare tires) be replaced with new tires as a simple precaution.

It’s winter and you have summer tires If you live in winter weather territory, then winter tires vastly improve traction on wet and icy surfaces. You’ll notice the difference immediately while driving on slick roads. When weather turns warm again, switch over to all-season or summer tires, which give a smoother ride on dry pavement. If you live in an area that has minimal days of frost, allseason tires are good for year-round driving.

You see signs of uneven wear Your tires may have irregular tread wear if there are rough patches or unusually smooth areas on the tread. Also check monthly to make sure there are no nails or other sharp objects in the tire.

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There’s several ways to determine if you tires need replacing. Consistent maintenance will help elongate the life of your tires.

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OBITUARI ES Gary Kilborn Merrill TUMWATER

Gary Kilborn Merrill passed away at home May 13, in Tumwater, Wash., after a brief battle with cancer. He was 54.

Mr. Merrill was born May Merrill 29, 1959 in Denver, Colo., where he was raised. As a teenager, he worked for a floral company, delivering plants and flowers to commercial customers. After high school, his best friend’s father started an electrical contracting business and asked Mr. Merrill to go to work for him as an apprentice.

After four years of electrician school and apprenticeship, he became a journeyman electrician and worked into supervising commercial jobs. He worked for Capital Electric for nearly 20 years, retiring on disability when a degenerative eye disease caused him to become too blind to work.

With his wife, Laura, and young daughters, Madelaine and Kathryn, he moved to Newport, where they lived for many years. Wherever he went, Gary was loved and respected, family members said. He never allowed blindness to keep him from doing what he loved.

In Newport, he worked on Habitat for Humanity houses and volunteered with the Chamber of Commerce. He rode a tandem bicycle with his wife or daughters and worked on landscaping his yard.

He was active in church, helping with maintenance,

and he went on several trips with the missionary organization, Forward Edge, to rebuild and repair homes in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina, then to serve at an orphanage in Nicaragua, where he helped distribute eyeglasses. He was a living testimony of how God can use anyone, no matter his or her handicap or circumstances.

Last year, he attended the Orientation and Training Center (OTC), a resident training school for the blind, in Seattle. He learned many skills, including the mobility to independently travel from Olympia to Seattle and around the city. He was skilled with power tools and had plans to begin woodworking, making small occasional tables.

He is survived by his wife, Laura (Jeffers) Merrill, and daughters Madelaine and Kathryn; his parents, Hazen and Betty Merrill of Denver, Colo.; sisters Debra (and Don) Ingebrigtsen of Sedalia, Colo., and Nancy (and Tom) Cook of Tomball, Texas.

Mr. Merrill had a strong faith, family members said.

“God has called him home to a new purpose for eternity. His sight is restored, and now he can see his Savior face to face,” family members wrote.

A memorial service will be held June 8 at 3 p.m., at New Bridge Community Church, in Olympia. A memorial page is available for condolences and remembrances at www.funeralalternatives.org/obituaries.

In lieu of flowers, gifts can be sent to Forward Edge, www.forwardedge.org/donation/donate.php.

D E AT H N OT I C E Betty Miller CUSICK

Betty G. Miller of Cusick passed away May 13, at Newport Community Hospital. She was 94. At her request no services will be held.

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

D I ST R I C T C O U R T R E P O R T THE FOLLOWING CASES WERE RESOLVED IN PEND OREILLE COUNTY DISTRICT COURT BY JUDGE PHILIP VAN DE VEER.

APRIL 16

Jaron Borbridge, 27, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (77 suspended), fined $1,000 ($800 suspended) for driving while license suspended; $436 total fees and fine.

Geoffrey Chadwell, 42, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (334 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,750 suspended) for fourth degree assault domestic violence, a charge of interfering with reporting domestic violence was dismissed; $543 total fees and fine.

Brandon Fisher, 23, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (330 suspended) 60 months probation and fined $5,000 ($3,800 suspended) for driving under the influence, ; $2,400 total fees and fine.

Anthony Purcell, 53, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (78 suspended) 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($800 suspended) for each of two counts of third degree driving while license suspended and sentenced to 12 days in jail for a probation violation; $1,086 total fees and fine.

Dale Tucker, 36, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (28 suspended) for three counts of operating a motor vehicle without valid operating license or identification, sentenced to 62 days in jail for second degree criminal trespass and sentenced to 364 days in jail 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,750 suspended) for first degree criminal trespass; $4,233 total fees and fines.

APRIL 23

Donald Applegate, 45, was fined $250 for each of two counts of operating a vehicle with no valid operator’s license, a charge of possession of a dangerous weapon was dismissed with the forfeiture of the weapon; $750 total fees and fines.

Melissa Fox, 35 was sentenced to nine days in jail for a probation violation and 364 days in jail 364 days in jail, 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,800 suspended) for resisting arrest after a continuance for dismissal was revoked; $443 total fees and fine.

Robert Meeker, 22, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (89 suspended) 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($900 suspended) for reckless driving: $743 total fees and fines.

Christopher Moseley, 52, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended) 24 months probation for negligent driving; $1,517 total fees and fine.

Allan Wilson, 53, was sentenced to 26 days in jail for a probation violation.

John W. Wolfe, Sr., 51, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (89 suspended) 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($800 suspended) for third degree driving while license suspended; $243 total fees and fine.

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

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

PEND OREILLE COUNTY

MONDAY, MAY 19 ARREST: Quail Loop, Newport, Jared S. Austin, 28, of Newport was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence.

FIRE: W. Joyner Drive LOST PROPERTY: Hwy. 20, report of lost jewelry.

TRESPASSING: W. Pine St., Newport SUSPICIOUS PERSON: W. 5th St. ARREST: N. Scott Ave., William Timothy Mills, 29, of Newport was arrested on a warrant.

THEFT: S. Union Ave., Newport, report that son’s bike was stolen sometime today.

THEFT AUTOMOBILE: Campbell Lane, report that vehicle was recovered.

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Shelly Ann Smith, 35, of Newport was arrested on a warrant.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: Greggs Rd. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Deer Valley Rd.

TUESDAY, MAY 20 ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Michael L. Johnson, 51, of Spokane was arrested on a warrant.

CIVIL: Greenhouse Rd., caller requests deputy respond to her residence and advise husband he cannot take down her mailbox.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Stanley Drive, report that a semi went speeding past residence.

CIVIL: S. Union Ave., Newport, report that father passed away and items removed from apartment before complainant could get them.

CHILD ABUSE: Pend Oreille County PHONE OFFENSE: Northshore Diamond Lake, report that male subject keeps sending complainant harassing text messages.

ARREST: W. 1st, Kyle J. Mischenko, 32, of Oldtown was arrested on warrants.

ASSAULT: S. Washington Ave., Newport, report that male wearing blue sweatshirt and jeans was beating on male who panhandles.

BURGLARY: Leclerc Rd. N., sometime from 10 to 4 p.m. someone broke into house and took a bag and money, did not notice anything else missing.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: N. Fea Ave., Newport, possible drug activity going on in a room in the house can smell something.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 POSSIBLE DUI: W. Pine St., Newport, report that female under the influence of drugs left hospital in a Ford Explorer.

ABANDONED: E. Circle Drive, Newport, report of white Nissan Sentra parked for days request vehicle be tagged for removal.

ARREST: Spokane County, Clifton Andrew Harris, 27, of Spokane Valley and Anthony Lee Schaff, 30, of Twin Lakes, were transported from Spokane County Jail on warrants.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Woodland Drive, deputy with out with vehicle at end of property.

DISTURBANCE: S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of two males at the gazebo screaming at each other.

FOUND PROPERTY: Cusick area, report that someone possibly found some drugs.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of gray BMW all over road crossing lines.

ARREST: Hwy. 2, Sky Lynn Laclair, 31, of Newport was arrested for driving while license suspended and Ronald Zachary Laclair, 39, of Oldtown was arrested for violation of a protection order, making a false statement to a public servant and on a Department of Corrections hold.

ARREST: Justin Michael Meckler, 22, of Oldtown was arrested for violation of a protection order.

THURSDAY, MAY 22 THEFT: S. Calispel Ave., report of stolen bike .

ERRATIC DRIVER: S. Spokane Ave., Newport, report of erratic driver.

PROPERTY DAMAGE: Scotia Rd. ARREST: Travis R. Ricks, 32, of Blanchard was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of erratic driver now at cemetery.

HARASSMENT: W. Kelly Drive, report of harassment.

ARREST: Camas Flat Rd., Chrystal D. Littlecrow, 22, of Cusick was arrested on a warrant.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Wright Ave., suspicious circumstance reported.

ACCIDENT: W. Walnut St., Newport, non-injury vehicle accident reported.

AGENCY ASSIST: Hwy. 31, located missing male from Spokane County.

nut St., Newport

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Pend Oreille Blvd.

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, David T. Lake, 62, of Deer Park was arrested on a warrant.

SUNDAY, MAY 25 SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Main St.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 2, four Shetland ponies reported on the road.

TRESPASSING: No Name Lake ANIMAL BITE: South Skookum Campground, dog bite reported.

ARREST: Tacoma Creek Rd., Michael Dennis Smith, 22, of Elk was arrested on a warrant.

ARREST: Southshore Diamond Lake, Robin Adelene Schaff, 29, of Spokane was arrested on a warrant.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: N. Washington Ave., Newport

ILLEGAL BURNING: Hawk Lane, report of illegal burning.

ASSAULT: W. Walnut St., Newport, report that subject was assaulted, slapped in face.

TRESPASSING: W. Pine St., Newport

DISTURBANCE: S. Scott Ave. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL: Hwy. 211 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: DSHS, complainant can hear yelling in the area.

MISSING PERSON: Tacoma Creek

ARREST: Sullivan Lake Rd., David Michael Jones, 45, of Spokane was arrested for driving under the influence.

ACCIDENT: Haworth, report of motorcycle accident.

HARASSMENT: Green Rd. FISH & WILDLIFE: Leclerc Rd. N., suspicious circumstances.

TRESPASSING: 2nd Ave., report of trespassing.

TRESPASSING: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, criminal trespass reported inside casino.

ARREST: South Shore Rd., Robin Ann Eby, 47, of Bonners Ferry was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

THEFT: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of theft.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 211, vehicle-elk collision, no injuries.

ARREST: Spain Trista Welch, 38, of Newport was arrested for harassment and third degree malicious mischief domestic violence.

WEST BONNER COUNTY

MONDAY, MAY 19 NON INJURY ACCIDENT: Old Priest River Rd., Oldtown

ARREST: Harley Duane Herz, 31, of Newport was arrested for disorderly conduct, third degree theft, fourth degree assault and obstructing a public servant.

TUESDAY, MAY 20 SEX OFFENSE: Sonsie Lane, Spirit Lake ARREST: Hwy 41, Oldtown, Craig Needs, 46, of Priest River, was arrested for outstanding warrants out of Bonner County.

SATURDAY, MAY 24 DRUGS: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of found drug paraphernalia.

BATTERY: E. 4th St. S., Oldtown

ARREST: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, Tony M. Clark, 33, was arrested for vehicle prowl.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21

PROPERTY DAMAGE: Graham Rd.

NO REPORTABLE INCIDENTS.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: 2nd Ave.

THURSDAY, MAY 22 LITTERING: N. Whittum Rd., Priest River

WEAPON OFFENSE: Power Lake DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL: Greenhouse Rd.

RECKLESS DRIVING : Hwy. 2, Priest River

TRAFFIC OFFENSE: Leclerc Rd. N.

FRIDAY, MAY 23

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Chippewa Ave.

ARREST: Blanchard-Elk Rd., Blanchard, Robert L. Spring of Spokane was arrested on a felony warrant.

BOATING OFFENSE: Sacheen Lake ERRATIC DRIVER: 2nd Ave.

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: Hwy. 57, Priest Lake

DISTURBANCE: Blackwell St., two people arguing in parking lot.

RECOVERED PROPERTY: S. Union Ave., Newport, stolen bicycle recovered but damaged.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: W. Kelly Drive, Newport

THEFT: W. Walnut St., Newport

DISTURBANCE: W. 7th St.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hilltop Rd.

FRIDAY, MAY 23

FOUND PROPERTY: W. Sacheen St.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: N Spokane Ave.

ARREST: Franklin Curtis Anderson, 36, of Ione was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence.

BURGLARY: Teal Rd.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, vehicle hit elk.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Fertile Valley Rd.

was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm.

THEFT: Eastshore Rd., Diamond Lake, stolen canoe reported.

SATURDAY, MAY 24 TRAFFIC VIOLATION: Hwy. 2, Priest River SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Le Clerc Rd., Oldtown

SUNDAY, MAY 25

NOISE COMPLAINT: Hwy. 20, report of hearing loud explosions in area.

THREATENING: Main St.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Green Rd.

NOISE COMPLAINT: E. 5th St.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: W. Wal-

ARREST: Boundary Dam Access Rd., Billy L. Foster, 38, of Cusick

ACCIDENT: Peterson Rd., Priest River CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE: 8th St. Priest River ARREST: Hwy. 57, Priest River, David Killion, 23, of Blanchard was arrested for driving under the influence.

M O ST WA N T E D L I ST EDITOR’S NOTE: The following are descriptions of people currently wanted by the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies. Any information about these suspects should be directed to the sheriff’s office by calling 509-447-3151.

This is a regular section of The Miner. All information is provided by the sheriff’s office.

Bo D. Hegge, 28, is wanted on a Pend Oreille County warrant for failure to appear on original charges of animal cruelty 2nd. He is 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 240 pounds with blonde hair and green eyes. His last known address was in the Ione area.

Extradition is surrounding Washington counties.

Joshua H. Hester, 38, is wanted on a Pend Oreille County warrants for failure to appear on original charges of driving with license suspended 3rd.

He is 5 feet 11inches tall and weighs 210 pounds, with red hair and blue eyes. His last known address was in the Newport area. Extradition is statewide.

Jason S. Centorbi, 45, wanted on a Pend Oreille County warrant for failure to appear on original charges

of driving under the influence. He is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes. His last known address was in the Newport area. Extradition is statewide.

Laurens R. Myers, 62, is wanted on a Pend Oreille County warrant for failure to appear on original charge of reckless endangerment. He is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds, with gray hair and hazel eyes. His last known address Newport area. Extradition is statewide.

PU BLIC M E ETI NGS WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 TRI-COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT: 11 a.m. - TEDD Conference Room, 986 S. Main, Suite A, Colville

MONDAY, JUNE 2 PEND OREILLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse LENORA WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT: 10 a.m. - Skookum Rendezvous Lodge

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9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse

BONNER COUNTY FAIR BOARD: 6 p.m. Fairgrounds Office in Sandpoint

PEND OREILLE PUD COMMISSIONERS: 10 a.m. - Newport PUD Offices

BLANCHARD TEA PARTY: 6:30 p.m. Blanchard Community Center

BONNER COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT: 1:30 p.m. - USDA Office, 1224 Washington Ave., Ste. 101

PROPERTY RIGHTS COUNCIL: 6:30 p.m.

- Bonner County Administration Building, Sandpoint

TUESDAY, JUNE 3

NEWPORT CITY COUNCIL: 6 p.m. - Newport City Hall

BONNER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building

PRIEST RIVER CITY COUNCIL: 6 p.m. - Priest

PEND OREILLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

WEST PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT: 6:30 p.m. - Fire Hall on Highway 57 PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT NO. 5: 7 p.m.

- Fire Station 51, 406722 Highway 20, Cusick PEND OREILLE COUNTY FAIR BOARD: 7 p.m. - Fairgrounds at Cusick

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CONTINUED FROM 7B LOT 2 OF FIRST ADDITION TO WILDWOOD ACRES, ACCORDING TO THE SHORT PLAT THEREOF, RECORED IN BOOK 2 OF SHORT PLATS, PAGE 99, PEND OREILLE COUNTY, WASHINGTON. which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated March 19, 2007, recorded March 20, 2007, under Auditor’s File No. 20070291732 records of Pend Oreille County, Washington, from Randy K. Sadberry and Joleen K. Sadberry, Husband and Wife, as Grantor, to Frontier Title & Escrow Company, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. is a separate corporation that is acting solely as a nominee for Republic Mortgage Home Loans, LLC and

its successors and assigns as Beneficiary.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC is now the beneficiary of the deed of trust. The sale will be made without any warranty concerning the title to, or the condition of the property.

II No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust.

III The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: i) Failure to pay the following amounts, now in arrears: Amount due to reinstate by March 4, 2014 Delinquent Monthly Payments Due from 07/01/2011 through 3/1/2014: 13 payment(s) at $1,174.97 20 payment(s) at

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$1,223.16 Total: $39,737.81 Accrued Late Charges $ 44.74 Corporate Advances $1,052.00 TOTAL DEFAULT $40.834.55 IV The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: $127,362.27, together with interest from June 1, 2011 as provided in the note or other instrument, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute.

V The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on June 6, 2014. The payments, late charges, or other defaults must be cured by May 26, 2014 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will

be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before May 26, 2014 (11 days before the sale date) the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, or other defaults, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid.

Payment must be with cashier’s or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after May 26, 2014 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor, or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults.

VI A written notice of default was transmitted by the beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es):

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Joleen K. Sadberry 1492 E Telephone

through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the abovedescribed property.

IX Anyone having objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objection if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale.

X NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied

Rd Newpor t, WA 99156 Randy K. Sadberry 1492 E Telephone Rd Newport, WA99156 by both first class and certified mail on November 27, 2013, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served on November 27, 2013, with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting.

VII The Trustee whose name and address are set forth will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale.

VIII The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by,

property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060.

If the Trustee’s Sale is set aside for any reason, the submitted bid will be forthwith returned without interest and the bidder will have no right to purchase the property. Recovery of the bid amount without interest constitutes the limit of the bidder’s recourse against the Trustee and/or the Beneficiary.

XI NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS AND PARTIES WHO ARE GUARANTORS OF THE OBLIGATIONS SECURED BY THIS DEED OF TRUST: (I) The Guarantor may be liable for a deficiency judgment to the extent the sale price obtained at the Trustee’s Sale is less than the debt secured by the Deed of Trust; (2) The Guarantor has the same rights to reinstate the debt, cure the default, or repay the debt as is given to the grantor in order to avoid the trustee’s sale; (3) The Guarantor will have

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______________ 2014145 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice: Announcement of Availability of Application Permit No.: WA0044938 Applicant: Selkirk School District 70 PO Box 129 Metaline Falls, WA 99153 FACILITY: Selkirk High School 10372 Hwy 31 Ione, WA 99139 Selkirk School District 70 has applied for renewal of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 90.48 Revised Code of Washington (RCW), Chapter 173-220 Washington Administrative Code (WAC), and the Federal Clean Water Act. Selkirk School District presently owns and operates a Middle/ High School Campus in Ione, WA that discharges to the Pend Oreille River and is scheduled for a plant upgrade. The wastewater, following treatment, must meet the requirements of the Washington State Water Pollution Control Act and applicable regulations for a permit to be issued.

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Ecology is proposing to renew the permit and is hereby issuing public notice of its intent. Interested persons are invited to submit their name, address, and comments regarding this permit to: Ms. Shara Joy Water Quality Program Department of Ecology 4601 N. Monroe Street Spokane, WA 99205 E-mail comments should be sent to Shara Joy at stra461@ ecy.wa.gov All respondents to this notice will receive a copy of the draft permit and fact sheet before the final permit is issued.

Published in The Newport Miner May 21 and 28, 2014. (16-2)

______________ 2014146 PUBLIC NOTICE Superior Court of Washington in and for the County of Pend Oreille Case No.: 13-400053-2 Probate Notice To Creditors (RCW 11.40.030) In the Estate of: Harriet Schrader, Deceased.

The person named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner provided

by RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim; and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.040.020(1) (c); or (2) Four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: May 21, 2014 Personal Representative: Patrick Schrader Attorney for Personal Representative: Linda J. Mathis Address for Mailing or Service: 301 W. Spruce St, Suite B, Newport, WA 99156 Linda J. Mathis Attorney for Estate WSBA #16495

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Published in The Newport Miner May 21, 28 and June 4, 2014. (16-3)

_____________ 2014147 PUBLIC NOTICE Superior Court of Washington in and for the County of Pend Oreille Case No.: 14-400021-2 Probate Notice To Creditors (RCW 11.40.030) In the Estate of: Jean M. Reutter, Deceased.

The person named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner provided

by RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim; and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.040.020(1) (c); or (2) Four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: May 21, 2014 Personal Representative: Joe T. Reutter Attorney for Personal Representative: Linda J. Mathis Address for Mailing or Service: 301 W. Spruce St, Suite B, Newport, WA 99156 Linda J. Mathis Attorney for Estate WSBA #16495 Published in The Newport Miner May 21, 28 and June 4, 2014. (16-3) ___________________ 2014149 PUBLIC NOTICE Combined Notice of Application and Action Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on May 19, 2014 received a complete Shoreline Variance Application, Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, SEPA Environmental Checklist, and associated documents from Steve Bertholf, and did on May 19, 2014 issue a Determination of Completeness for installation of a recreational dock section on Diamond Lake. (FILE NO. SV-14-001), Location: Woodland Dr., Newport, WA 99156 (Lot 14 & Lot 15 Block 2 Woodland Beach). An

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Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on May 19, 2014, and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal (WAC 197-11355). Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department.

The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. N a t u r a l R e s o u rc e Planner, (509) 4476462, tmclaughlin@ pendoreille.org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than June 05, 2014. The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission will be hearing this Substantial Shoreline Development Permit Application on June 10, 2014 at 6:00pm in the Cusick Community Center, 111 S. First Ave., Cusick, WA Required Permits: Substantial Shoreline Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), Regional General Permit 7 (US Army Corps) Dated: May 19, 2014 Published in The Newport Miner May 21 and 28, 2014. (16-2)

______________ 2014150 PUBLIC NOTICE Combined Notice of Application and Action Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on May 16, 2014 received a complete Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, SEPA Environmental Checklist, and associated documents from Douglas Smith, and did on May 19, 2014 issue a Determination of Completeness for a recreational dock, ramp, and landing project on the Pend Oreille River. (FILE NO. SSDP-14-004), Location: 242 N. Reflection Dr., Ione, WA 99139.

An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on May 05, 2014, and the county expects to issue a Determination of NonSignificance 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). Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County

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The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. N a t u r a l R e s o u rc e Planner, (509) 4476462, tmclaughlin@ pendoreille.org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than June 05, 2014. The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission will be hearing this Substantial Shoreline Development Permit Application on June 10, 2014 at 6:00pm in the Cusick Community Center, 111 S. First Ave., Cusick, WA Required Permits: Substantial Shoreline Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), Regional General Permit 7 (US Army Corps) Dated: May 19, 2014 Published in The Newport Miner May 21 and 28, 2014. (16-2)

______________ 2014182 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 14-4-00020-4 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) Estate of Vera Mae Smith, Deceased.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(l)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication of this Notice: May 28, 2014. /s/ Connie Morlin Connie Morlin, Personal Representative Denise Stewart Attorney at Law PLLC PO Box 301 Newport WA 99156 (509) 447-3242 Published in The Newport Miner May 28, June 4, and 11, 2014. (17-3)

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2014184 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Application Notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on May. 20, 2014, receive a complete application requesting a boundary line adjustment submitted by Blueslide Partners LLC, to adjust the boundaries between two contiguous lots (Parcel #’s 43351103-9003 & 433502-070001; Within Sec. 11 & 2, T35N, R43E, WM. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Community Development Dept. A copy of the complete file may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821. Contact: Mike Lithgow, Director. Written comments from the public may be submitted no later than June. 12th, 2014 after which a final administrative decision will be made.

Dated: May. 23, 2014 Published in The Newport Miner May 28, 2014. (17)

______________ 2014185 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Application Notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on May. 23, 2014, receive a complete application requesting a boundary line adjustment submitted by Wimpy Family Trust, to adjust the boundaries between three contiguous lots (Parcel #’s 44300154-9086 & 44300154-9087; Within Sec. 1, T30N, R44E, WM. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Community Development Dept. A copy of the complete file may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821. Contact: Mike Lithgow, Director. Written comments from the public may be submitted no later than June.

12th,2014 after which a final administrative decision will be made.

Dated: May. 23, 2014 Published in The Newpor t May 28, 2014. (17)

______________ 2014186 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Application Notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on May. 23, 2014, receive a complete application requesting a boundary line adjustment submitted by Gary L. & Jona Lee M Blevins, to adjust the boundaries between two contiguous lots (Parcel #’s 453234-51-0040 & 453234-51-9039; Within Sec. 34, T32N, R45E, WM. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Community Development Dept. A copy of the complete file may be examined by the public between 8:00

AM & 4:30 PM at the Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821. Contact: Mike Lithgow, Director. Written comments from the public may be submitted no later than June. 12th,2014 after

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which a final administrative decision will be made.

Dated: May. 23, 2014 Published in The Newport Miner May 28, 2014. (17)

_______________________________ 201463 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Bishop, Marshall & Weibel, P.S. formerly known as Bishop, White, Marshall & Weibel, P.S. will on June 27, 2014 at 10:00 am at the main stairs of the Old City Courthouse, 625 W. Fourth Street, in the City of Newport located at Pend Oreille County, State of Washington, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, payable, at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in Pend Oreille County, State of Washington, to-wit; Lot 27, Block 11, Town of Metaline Falls, according to the plat thereof recorded in book 2 of plats, page 101, records of Pend Oreille County, Washington.

Which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated April 24, 2009, recorded April 29, 2009, under Auditor’s File No. 20090301323 records of Pend Oreille County, Washington, from Ronald E Strom, an Unmarried Person, as Grantor, to Pend Oreille Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. is a separate corporation that is acting solely as a nominee for Mountain West Bank and its successors and assigns as beneficiary. Bank of America, N.A. is now the beneficiary of the deed of trust. The sale will be made without any warranty concerning the title to, or the condition of the property.

II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust.

III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: i) Failure to pay the following amounts, now in arrears: Amount due to reinstate by February 18, 2014: Delinquent Monthly Payments Due from 1/1/2011 through 2/1/2014: 19 payment(s) at $941.52 12 payment(s) at $976.05 7 payment(s) at $1319.97 Total: 38,841.27 Accrued Late Charges: $ 112.98 Property Inspection 390.00 Property Preservation Fees 3,223.40 Foreclosure Attorney/Trustee Fees 540.00 Foreclosure Expenses 2,348.80 Repairs and Other Miscellaneous Fees 725.00 TOTAL DEFAULT $46,181.45 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: $145,174.43, together with interest from December 1, 2010 as provided in the note or other instrument, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute.

V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on June 27, 2014. The payments, late charges, or other defaults must be cured by June 16, 2014 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before June 16, 2014 (11 days before the sale date) the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, or other defaults, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashier’s or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after June 16, 2014 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor, or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults.

VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addressees): Ronald E Strom 407 Pend Oreille Blvd Metaline Falls, WA 99153 Jane Doe Unknown Spouse of Ronald E Strom 407 Pend Oreille Blvd Metaline Falls, WA 99153 Ronald E Strom 3590 Cherry Acres Rd Cool, CA 95614 Ronald E Strom PO BOX 335 Metaline Falls, WA 99153 Jane Doe Unknown Spouse of Ronald E Strom 3590 Cherry Acres Rd Cool, CA 95614 Jane Doe Unknown Spouse of Ronald E Strom PO BOX 335 Metaline Falls, WA 99153 Sandra Bateman 407 Pend Oreille CONTINUED ON 10B

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TRACK: State is at EWU FROM PAGE 1B

Ty McDaniel finished the shot put just shy of his personal best and senior Erin Rednour finished her last high school track meet with her lifetime best in the pole vault, going eight feet in the air.

“The team continued to work hard all

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season and made it fun to come to practice,” Axel said. “My assistant coaches are some of the best in the state and made it fun to come to practice and even made the bus rides filled with laughter and great memories.”

McDaniel will travel to the Track & Field State Championships, Friday-Saturday, May 30-31, in Cheney, Wash.

STATE: Top two advance to state FROM PAGE 1B

jump.

“Georgianna is currently ranked No. 2 in the state for 1B in the 300 hurdles and triple jump,” said Selkirk Head Coach Susan Vermeulen.

Both coaches said their athletes will continue to ON DECK: AT STATE TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS AT EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: Friday-Saturday, May 30-31, TBA

have a strong showing at State.

“Quinton and Alana should do well at State,” Jones said. “Quinton is a seasoned athlete and really knows how to focus. Alana is a great sprinter and she’ll definitely be one of the top stand-outs at State.”

Many other Panthers and Rangers came close to advancing. Only the top two placers from each event advanced to State.

“Selkirk athletes did an amazing job at Districts,” Vermeulen said. “We had nine athletes advance to Districts and only two did not place in the top eight.”

Cusick runner Iris StrangeOwl, a junior, finished third in the 800-meter run with 2 minutes 49.81 seconds. She took fourth in the 1600-meter run with 6 minutes 11.05 seconds.

Jones said she was 2 seconds off of advancing to State in the 800-meter event.

Teammate Jennifer Fountain, a freshman, finished

the 800-meter run in fourth with 2 minutes 52.38 seconds. She also placed fifth in the 1600-meters.

Cusick thrower Baylie Brown took home two fourth place finishes in the shot put and discus. She threw 29 feet 3 inches in the shot put and 83 feet 7 inches in the discus.

“Brown was really close in the shot put,” Jones said.

“She missed going by a few inches.”

Lauren McGeorge, a sophomore at Selkirk, finished fourth in the 300-meter hurdles with 52.52 seconds.

Ranger sophomore Alex Yarnell placed fourth in the triple jump with 29 feet 5.5 inches.

The Cusick 4x100 relay team took fourth with StrangeOwl, Brown, Keogh and Cecianna Auld competing in the event. They finished in 57.61 seconds.

The top three teams at Districts for the girls were Wilbur-Creston with 88, Republic with 87 and Valley Christian at 85. Cusick tied for fifth with 57 points and Selkirk came in right behind at seventh with 54 points.

The boys team also had a few near misses with Ranger sophomore Tristan Carmen taking fourth in the 3200-meter run. He finished with 11 minutes 59.52 seconds in the event.

Senior Ranger Sean Huntsman took home two fifth place finishes. He ran the 200-meter dash in 26.14 seconds and the 400-meter event in 59.11 seconds.

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Jumping to fifth in the triple jump was Selkirk sophomore Jaden Krabbenhoft with 34 feet 7.75 inches. He also took a sixth place finish in the 300-meter hurdles.

The boys top finishers are Odessa-Harrington with 118 points, Pomeroy with 94 and Valley Christian with 90.5. Both Cusick and Selkirk tied for tenth with 20 team points.

Jones said the Cusick athletes had a great showing at the District meet.

“Every one of them set personal records at Districts.

They ran their best races and threw their best throws.

At the end of the day, that’s all I can ask for and I am so proud of each one of them,” Jones said.

“We worked hard all season long and continued to get better. These are an amazing group of people that I have had the privilege to work with.”

Vermeulen said she knows every season must end but the athletes competed well throughout the season.

“The team has done a great job competing this season and I am proud of all of them,” Vermeulen said.

“Like all sports the season must end. Each athlete should be proud of their season and how they performed this year.”

For the three athletes competing, they will head to the State Track and Field Championships at Eastern Washington University, Friday-Saturday, May 30-31.

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manager Bill Joplin said.

Freshwater fishing license holders can purchase an upgrade to a combination license for $26.75 and current saltwater fishing license holders can upgrade to a combination license for $26.20.

“With the abundance of opportunities this year we recognize that customers who purchased licenses early may now wish they would have started with a combination license,” Joplin said. “With plenty of clams, shrimp, and salmon now available, this is a particularly good time for freshwater anglers to upgrade their licenses and take advantage of all our coasts have to offer.”

By purchasing the upgrade, current freshwater license holders will gain access to saltwater fish, shellfish and seaweed. Current saltwater license holders who upgrade to the combo license will gain access to fishing in lakes and rivers as summer draws near, as well as opportunities for shellfish and seaweed.

“Whether fishing from shore or boat, using spinning rods and bait, or casting fly lines, plentiful fish provide excellent reasons

for saltwater anglers to upgrade and enjoy Washington’s lakes and streams,” said Chris Donley, WDFW inland fish program manager. Here are a few of the exciting fishing opportunities available this year: • Salmon - 2014 is shaping up as the year for salmon, with a forecasted return of more than 1.6 million Columbia River chinook salmon returning this fall – which would be the largest since record keeping began in 1938. The ocean abundance of Columbia River coho salmon is also forecast to be about 964,000 fish – three times as many fish as last year’s actual abundance. And, summer and fall chinook salmon returns to Puget Sound are expected to total nearly 283,000 fish.

• Razor Clams – Razor clam digs are listed through June 1, 2014. Additional digs are expected in the fall.

• Trout and Kokanee – WDFW fish hatchery crews have stocked nearly 16.5 million trout and kokanee in lakes on both sides of the Cascades.

To purchase an upgrade online, visit WDFW’s licensing website at https://fishhunt. dfw.wa.gov/wa/license, check with your local license vendor, or call WDFW licensing at 360-902-2464.

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ing the pedometer week.

Hunt said “a handful” of parents preferred their student did not participate or the student did not want to.

“It takes parent involvement,” Hunt said. “It’s just tracking their activities.”

PE Assessments are also part of the grant, Hunt said.

The students participate in push-ups, sit-ups, sit and reach and the pacer runs during class time. This allows data, such as the health nutrition survey and activity logs to be sent to the U.S. Department of Education for research purposes.

“We are right in the middle of it now,” Hunt said. “It’s been a busy, crazy year.”

The school district hired Michele Hastings, PEP grant manager, to work the new grant and is paid

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with a portion of these funds. Once the grant period is over, Superintendent Dave Smith said Hastings will return to her teaching assignment. In-kind matches were made as part of the grant. The district matched $116,205 for three years. Empire Health gave $99,395 in matching funds.

Washington State University matched $67,464 and $3,780 came from Food Services with Tri-County Health matching $3,510.

Hunt said when all is added up, this is more than $1 million for the district to keep the students on the move and living a healthier lifestyle.

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CONTINUED FROM 9B Metaline Falls, WA 99153 Sandra Bateman 3590 Cherry Acres Rd Cool, CA 95614 Sandra Bateman POBOX 335 Metaline Falls, WA 99153 by both first class and certified mail on March 13, 2013, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served on March 13, 2013, with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting.

VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale.

VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property.

IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for

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invalidating the Trustee’s sale.

X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060.

If the Trustee’s Sale is set aside for any reason, the submitted bid will be forthwith returned without interest and the bidder will have no right to purchase the property. Recovery of the bid amount without interest constitutes the limit of the bidder’s recourse against the Trustee and/ or the Beneficiary.

XI. Notice to all persons and parties who are guarantors of the obligations secured by this Deed of Trust: (1) The Guarantor may be liable for a deficiency judgment to the extent the sale price obtained at the Trustee’s Sale is less than the debt secured by the Deed of Trust; (2) The Guarantor has the same rights to reinstate the debt, cure the default, or repay the debt as is given to the grantor in order to avoid the trustee’s sale; (3) The Guarantor will have no right to re-

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deem the property after the Trustee’s Sale; (4) Subject to such longer periods as are provided in the Washington Deed of Trust Act, Chapter 61.24 RCW, any action brought to enforce a guaranty must be commenced within one year after the Trustee’s Sale, or the last Trustee’s Sale under any deed of trust granted to secure the same debt; and (5) In any action for a deficiency, the Guarantor will have the right to establish the fair value of the property as of the date of the Trustee’s Sale, less prior liens and encumbrances, and to limit its liability for a deficiency to the difference between the debt and the greater of such fair value or the sale price paid at the Trustee’s Sale, plus interest and costs.

XII. NOTICE This notice is the final step before the foreclosure sale of your home.

You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation.

Do not delay. Contact a housing counselor or an attorney licensed in Washington now to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help.

SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following:

The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (1-877-894-4663) Website: http://www.wshfc.org/buyers/ counseling.htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (1-800-569-4287) Website: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/ index.cfm?webListAction=search&searchstat e=WA&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: (1-800-606-4819) Website: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear DATE: February 14, 2014.

Bishop, Marshall & Weibel, P.S. Formerly known as Bishop, White, Marshall & Weibel, P.S., Successor Trustee By: /s/ William L. Bishop, Jr. William L. Bishop, Jr. 720 Olive Way, Suite 1201 Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 622-7527 Published in The Newport Miner May 28 and June 18, 2014. (17, 20)