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Celebrating Life at Diamond Lake and Sacheen Lake Volume 5, Issue 3

Summer fun arrives

Newport Rodeo Fourth of July

June 2016

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his edition of Lake Life has a definite Fourth of July theme. Diamond Lake traditionally hosts a fireworks show, pictured on our cover by photographer Cliff Snow.

We have recipes for you entertaining pleasure, whether just with family or hosting out of town visitors.

People are generally aware of the danger of drinking and driving but sometimes forget that applies to boating too. The Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office is giving fair warning that if you drive a boat under the influence, you’re likely going to jail.

Bob Lutz entertains with his Weather Babble column, informing us why we don’t get many (any?) tornadoes in this area.

Sharon Sorby of the Pend Oreille County Noxious Weed Board gives some advice on do it yourself weed control in her column.

The Newport Rodeo is coming up, so we have a rundown of some of the nonarena events that will be happening around town.

And last but not least, seventh grader Kylee Rowe writes an informative story on the history of Diamond Lake, part of the Seventh Grade Press series that has been running in The Miner.

So sit back, enjoy the fireworks and enjoy this edition of Lake Life.

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The El Katif Shriners have been a part of the Newport Rodeo Parade for years, passing out candy and promoting the Shriners Hospital for Children. The rode parade will take place Saturday, June 25, at 11 a.m. in Newport.

Planning well underway for Rodeo Weekend

By Michelle Nedved Of The Miner

NEWPORT – Local groups are collaborating throughout the Newport, Oldtown and Priest River area, planning what is shaping up to be an entertaining Newport Rodeo Weekend June 24-26.

New this year is Festivities in the Park, organized by the Newport/Priest River Rotary Club, and stick horses races, organized by the Greater Newport Area Chamber of Commerce. The Newport Rodeo Association is organizing activities and vendors in the rodeo grounds.

Events get underway Friday night, June 24, starting at 4 p.m., with

commercial and craft vendors, family fun and a beer garden in the rodeo grounds. The beer garden is inside the rodeo arena, and will offer beer and spirits.

The Friday night rodeo performance is underway at 7:30 p.m. It’s military and first responders night. Tickets are $10 at the gate for military, firefighters, law enforcement and EMTs. Saturday kicks off with a Cowboy Breakfast at 8 a.m. at the rodeo grounds.

The annual Rodeo Parade winds through town, starting at the Newport Schools at 11 a.m. As the parade ends at Newport City Park around noon, activities there will be well underway.

The Newport/Priest River Rotary

Club is offering a beer and wine garden in the park, with beer provided by local Top Frog Brewery and wine

by Fleur de Lis. Live music kicks off at noon and goes until 6 p.m., including local favorites Larry Sauer, Mila, and Skookum Creek Music Company, finishing off with headliner The Plastic Saints, who have invited the local talents to jam with them on stage.

Widow’s Creek Band will be playing near the rodeo stands from 2-6 p.m., where the beer garden in the rodeo stands will be open at 2 p.m.

Also in the Newport City Park are lots of vendors, non-profit organization booths, silly string tag, Sumo wrestling, jousting, and chicken poop bingo.

The water park will be open.

At the rodeo grounds will be kids games, slides, mechanical bull rides, a bouncy house, petting zoo and pony rides. Commercial, craft and food vendors will also be open.

Saturday’s rodeo performance starts at 7:30 p.m.

On Sunday, vendors in the rodeo grounds will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Washington Barrel Racing Association (WBRA), IBERA, and Pro West barrel racing starts in the rodeo arena at 11 a.m. Admission is free.

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Wanted: Stick horse racers for Rodeo Weekend NEWPORT – The stick horses are coming out of retirement after several years and making a comeback during the 2016 Newport Rodeo.

The horses are available for $1 at Cork and Barrel, Petroglyph, The Miner Newspapers, Albeni Falls Building Supply and Ben Franklin.

The stick horses were put together by the Leadership Program students at Newport High School, and feature a cardstock horse head on a wooden stick. Children ages 3-12 are to decorate their horses, and can race Saturday during the day at Newport City Park. Prizes will be awarded for the fastest and the best decorated in three age groups: 3-5, 6-9 and 10-12.

Winners in each “heat” will compete during the Saturday night rodeo performance. The Greater Newport Area Chamber of Commerce is organizing the stick horse races and will provide one adult ticket to the rodeo performance to accompany the winners.

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WEATHER BABBLE

Tornadoes, severe weather potential for 2016

By Bob Lutz Climatologist

SACHEEN LAKE – Over the years, many have asked me why tornadoes are not more common in our area, especially considering the amount of severe Lutz thunderstorms we seem to get every summer.

It’s not that they want to see any of these giant leaf blowers, but rather are just curious as to why.

Well, just so happens I have an app, ah, I mean answer for that. In short, we just don’t get the severe clash of air masses in this area that they see in the rest of the country, which are the prime culprits of tornado activity.

When I talk air masses, I’m talking about the colder, drier continental air from Canada and the humid, hot air from the Gulf of Mexico. When and

where these two air masses meet, it’s a Carl von Clausewitz total all-out war. Fortunately for us, we have this little mountain range called the Rockies that keeps us efficiently protected from the common battles of these two weather features.

Now on occasion, we do in fact see conditions that are just right for the formation of a tornado, but even then, they are not the monsters that are all too common in the Midwest and South. The reason why tornadoes don’t grow to their full potential in these parts is because they don’t much care for hop-skipping over hilly or mountainous terrain. It weakens them considerably, and thus does not allow for much stamina when it comes to surviving into adulthood. This is a good thing, and the reason why many choose to live in this relatively quiet climate here in the Northwest.

So what are the chances of

seeing some severe weather in our neck of the woods this season you ask? Well, with the significant cooling of the Pacific Ocean waters this year, I suspect the weather will become more active as time progresses.

Despite that, it seems that every summer we see one or two strong thunderstorm outbreaks, and I see no reason why this year should be any different. Trying to forecast where that severe weather will occur however is like trying to figure out when and where a stinking deer might take a suicidal leap out in front of your moving vehicle. Yes, it’s that difficult.

So whenever severe weather threatens, the best thing to do is simply monitor the forecasts.

In next month’s Weather Babble, I’ll try to explain exactly how precipitation probabilities are calculated and why they are so misunderstood.

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Operation Dry Water focuses on impaired boaters NEWPORT – With the recreational boating season in full swing, the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office is ramping up its enforcement efforts as part of a national crackdown on boating under the influence.

The nationwide awareness and enforcement campaign, Operation Dry Water, is a partnership of the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office, the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and the U.S. Coast Guard with a mission of putting an end to impaired boating.

The goal of Operation Dry Water is to raise awareness about the dangers of boating under the influence of drugs and alcohol and to reduce the number of accidents and deaths attributed to impaired boating.

June 24-26, just prior to the July 4th holiday, law enforcement nationwide will show zero tolerance for boating under the influence.

Boaters can expect to see an increase in the numbers of officers on the water and at recreational boating checkpoints. The goal of all law enforcement involved is to remove impaired operators from the waterways and secure a safe and enjoyable boating experi-

ence for those on the water.

“We know there will be a lot of boaters out enjoying the warmer weather and we want boaters to know we will be out making sure the water stays safe for them to enjoy,” Sergeant Questin Youk said. “Just as drinking and driving on the road is illegal and dangerous, we want to emphasize that drinking and boating is equally as dangerous and can lead to equal consequences as well, including arrests, termination of voyage, serious injuries and even death.”

Alcohol use is the leading contributing factor in recreational boating deaths in the United States.

Whether a person is operating a car on the road, or a boat on the water, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is illegal and can lead to serious consequences for operators and passengers alike. In Washington state it is illegal to operate a vessel with a blood alcohol concentration level of .08 or higher – the same as it is to operate a vehicle.

If you are found to be impaired and operating a boat, you will be arrested.

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As all “do-it-yourself” aquatic plant management strategies are non-herbicide, the first step in your management plan is to get hold of the “Aquatic Plants and Fish” booklet produced

by Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife. It is available on-line at www.wdfw. wa.gov/publications/01728/ wdfw01728.pdf, or in print at the Weed Board office.

This booklet serves as the County Shoreline permit and the WDFW Hydraulic Project

Approval (HPA) permit for the aquatic plant management methods listed in the tables when following the general guidelines and specific guidelines under each method described within it. Washington Department of Natural Resources may require a permit or at least permission for bottom barriers. For the second step in your aquatic plant management plan, a description of and guidance in selecting aquatic plant management methods is available on the Department of Ecology’s web site, www.ecy. wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/ management/index.html. They have also published an excellent aquatic plant identification manual, available at www.ecy. wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/ plantid2/index.html, if you’re interested in what plants are growing along your waterfront.

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This workshop offers a great opportunity to learn of the various types of vegetation that grow in the waters of Pend Oreille County – that it is not all “seaweed” or “milfoil” – the importance of controlling invasive species, as well as the importance of maintaining native plants for a healthy aquatic ecosystem.

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Pend Oreille County burning controls in effect NEWPORT – The Washington State Department of Natural Resources announced that the Fire Danger Rating in Pend Oreille County has been raised from low to moderate and that all outdoor burning is banned, including permit and rule burns. Campfires are allowed in approved designated campgrounds only.

Recreational fires on improved property if they meet all of the following conditions: The fire must be attended at all times; is no larger than 3 feet by 3 feet and no taller than 2 feet; a charged hose or 5 gallons of water is present along with a shovel, and there is a fire break/ non-combustible surface of at least 3 feet around the fire.

In the event that a fire escapes, the property owner is responsible for any and all fire suppression costs.

The following burning controls are in effect in Pend Oreille County: all outdoor burning is banned; recreational fires in approved fire pits are allowed provided that all of the above conditions are met, and the use of gas and propane self-contained stoves and barbeques are allowed.

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Diamond Lake is a beautiful place to live. I should know; I’ve been living here for three years and it is the best place to live. It was this good even “back in the day” so I’ve heard. I interviewed my Grandma who has lived here for a long time. Some people say it was small but they loved

it just as much as any other lake. They said that it was lovely.

Diamond Lake wasn’t just beautiful and lovely, it was also very useful. It is still considered navigable waters meaning you can conduct business on the water and it is controlled by the Coast Guard.

I thought that was pretty cool.

It also had log booms, a sawmill, the Diamond Match company cutting wood on it, and there was also a railroad depot. The log booms collected all the floating logs on the water from logging, and they were loaded onto the railroad cars at the depot on Diamond Lake.

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There was a resort called Camp Diamond Resort. I wish we still had that. It sounds like a lot of fun. You could go swimming, go boating, lay on the beach, eat at the restaurant, play the arcade games, and on the weekends, across the road, where there is a barn, they held dances.

Everyone loved being at Diamond Lake. People came from Newport, Priest River and Spokane. People came from everywhere just to go to Diamond Lake.

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Volunteer training is rigorous and difficult, rigorous because firefighters must be skilled, difficult because they need to be safe. Fire academy is held yearly, on weekends and week nights, while drills are held regularly in the evening to maintain skills.

According to Mike Nokes, Fire Chief of South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue, “We were very fortunate last year not to have a large wildland fire in our fire district, but most predictions are that we will have another busy fire season, and resources are limited.”

In order for our community to be safe, committed volunteer firefighters and EMT’s are needed now. If you are willing to become a member of a skilled team providing necessary, sometimes difficult service, standing between us and potential disaster, call Chief Mike Nokes at 509-4475305 or your local fire district for more information about volunteering.

Moon Creek lawsuit continues in state court

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

NEWPORT – The civil lawsuit over spraying weeds and killing beavers at Diamond Lake is continuing in Pend Oreille County Superior Court, while the federal case is on hold pending the outcome of the state case, according to Mark Wilson, the attorney who represents The Friends of Moon Creek. The Friends of Moon Creek are an informal association of property owners and leasers who live near a tributary of Moon Creek. They are suing the county, the state and the Diamond Lake Improvement Association over what they say was unwanted spraying of herbicide, the dredging of a channel, the destruction of beaver dams and the killing of beavers. The case was filed in November 2013 in federal court.

“The reason we filed in federal court to begin with is they have more experience with civil rights,” Wilson said.

Also, in order to receive any monetary compensation if they are successful, the case must go through state court.

The Friends of Moon Creek allege they did not receive due process and that there was an illegal taking of property without compensation. The state lawsuit was filed May 19, 2015. The parties attempted a mediation on February.

“It was not successful,” Wilson said. The next move is for a Superior Court Judge to hear argument on summary motion by the Friends of Moon Creek to find in their favor. That is scheduled for July 23 in Pend Oreille County Superior Court.

A similar motion was heard

in federal court. The Friends of Moon Creek were not successful with that motion.

The case is scheduled for trial in May 2017.

The Moon Creek case involves a dispute between Diamond Lake residents who were trying to lower unusually high water and residents along the outlet at the south end of the lake who object to spraying herbicide on reed canary grass and breaching the new beaver dams.

It names the Diamond Lake Improvement Association, the Pend Oreille County Noxious Weed Control Board coordinator Sharon Sorby and Phil Anderson, Director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The Diamond Lake Improvement Association says that the

canary grass has choked the outlet and caused high lake levels and damage to lakeshore property. They have been doing the work under a state hydraulics permit from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The state lawsuit is similar to the federal lawsuit. Like the federal case, it also seeks an injunction to prevent defendants from entering plaintiffs’ property without permission.

Unlike the federal case, the state case seeks unspecified monetary damages to be proven at trial, including punitive damages. Punitive damages are sought against the state and the county through the Weed Board, but apparently not the Diamond Lake Improvement Association.

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Editor’s note: The Lake Life 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 list of police calls around Sacheen and Diamond lakes.

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.

Friday, May 20 THEFT: Northshore Diamond Lake, report of theft of mail by known person.

Saturday, May 21 ASSAULT: Hwy. 2, report of assault with bat.

Wednesday, May 25 TRESPASSING: W. Hwy. 2, report of an unwanted subject.

Friday, May 27 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Hwy. 2 BOATING PROBLEM: Sacheen Lake Saturday, May 28 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Diamond Lake ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of two cars driving erratically, possibly road rage.

Sunday, May 29 ARREST: Sacheen Terrace, Joseph A. Fuqua, 32, of Spokane was arrested for See Reports, 16

Boat inspections top lake law calls NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office responded to 287 calls for service in the South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue District in May, which includes the Sacheen and Diamond lake areas. As might be expected, boat inspections led the numbers, with 63 inspections.

“This time last year there weren’t any boat inspections yet,” Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim said. The warm weather this year has got people on the water earlier.

Two people died at home – a man May 5 at a Casey Road residence and a woman May 19 at a Fertile Valley residence.

According to Botzheim, there was nothing suspicious about the deaths.

There were 20 compliance checks.

The Sheriff’s Office conducts regular compliance checks for sex offenders to ensure they are living where they are registered. It may take more than one contact attempt to reach an offender, so there probably aren’t 20 offenders living in the

area, Botzheim says.

Deputies made 35 traffic stops but there was only one traffic violation, although there were three driving with a suspended license calls. Considering the size of the area and the fact that it includes Highway 2 and Highway 211, that isn’t that many stops, Botzheim said.

May calls: Abandoned 911 Call 1 Abandoned Vehicle 2 Agency Assistance 6 Alarm - Law 5 Animal Cruelty 1 Animal Problem 9 Assault 1 Deliver Message 1 Attempt to Locate 2 Boat Inspection 63 Boating Problem 1 Burglary 1 Citizen Assist 1 Citizen Dispute 4 Civil 10 Compliance Check 20 Deceased Person 2 Disabled Vehicle 2 Disturbance 2 Drug Info 2 Driving Under Influence 2 Assault Domestic Violence 3

Verbal Domestic Violence 1 Driving w/license suspended 3 Erratic Driver 14 Extra Patrol 3 Follow-up Well-check 1 Juvenile Problem 4 Missing Person 1 Paper Service - Protection Order 6 Paper Service - Restraining Order 1 Paper Service - Other 24 Traffic Accident w/ Damage 4 Possible DUI 2 Psychiatric 1 Runaway Juvenile 1 Suspicious Circumstance 7 Suspicious Person 9 Suspicious vehicle 6 Theft 5 Threatening 3 Traffic Hazard 1 Traffic Violation 1 Traffic Stop 35 Traumatic Injury 1 Trespass 1 Violation of Court Orders 1 Wanted Person 2 Weapon Offense 3 Welfare Check 5

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Tuesday, May 31 ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of greenish gray truck with canopy tailgating.

Wednesday, June 1 BURGLARY: McGowen Rd., complainant reports that yesterday complainant’s exwife came and took items.

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Friday, June 3 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL: Hwy. 2, complainant reports girlfriend attacked him in car.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Northshore Diamond Lake, report of chestnut colored horse jogging down the roadway.

Saturday, June 4 SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Hwy. 2, report of suspicious male hitchhiking.

Sunday, June 5 SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Hwy. 211, report of a male laying along the side of the road by an orange pickup.

Monday, June 6 BRUSH FIRE: Hwy. 211 ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of vehicle swerving into both lanes.

Wednesday, June 8 TRESPASSING: W. Hwy. 2, report of three subjects who won’t leave.

Thursday, June 9 POSSIBLE DUI: Hwy. 2 Friday, June 10 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Sacheen Terrace, report of vehicle that parks in cul-desac late at night and is gone by 9 or 10 next morning.