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Volume 109, Number 23 | 2 Sections, 16 Pages

County to seek sales tax increase

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Facing about a $500,000 budget deficit, Pend Oreille County commissioners unanimously voted to put a .03 percent public safety sales tax before voters on the fall ballot.

Commissioners took their vote Tuesday, July 10, following a meeting with department heads. The proposal and vote wasn’t on their meeting agenda.

They voted to “fully support a ballot initiative of a .03 percent sales tax for public safety,” according to preliminary minutes from the meeting. They voted to move forward with

Diamond Lake residents look for solutions

having the county prosecutor draft language for the ballot measure and develop a communications/education plan.

Commission chairwoman Laura Merrill said the tax could raise about $250,000 annually, based on previous sales tax figures from the last couple years. The tax would amount to 30 cents on a $100 purchase anywhere in the county. It would need a simple majority of voters in November general election to pass and would cost the county about $7,000 to put on the ballot.

Currently, Pend Oreille County’s sales tax is 7.6

Beaver tubes may be installed next week

BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

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Leased property may be auctioned Supreme Court rules on Priest, Payette lake properties

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

BOISE – The property some long-established vacation homes sit on at Priest Lake may end up on the auction block, after an Idaho Supreme Court ruling in late June. The court agreed with Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, who sued the state land board, saying lease costs are too low, violating the board’s Constitutional mandate to maximize financial returns on endowment lands. Wasden serves

on the land board.

The Supreme Court struck down a law passed by the legislature in 1990 that shielded the lease holders from competitive auctions.

With that ruling, the properties may end up at auction.

Priest Lake is home to 355 cottage sites and another 167 sites are on Payette Lake.

The state leases the land to families, who have then built summer homes on the sites.

While the families own the structure, they do not own the property.

The endowment lands are supposed to raise funds for public schools in the state of SEE LEASED, 2A

MINER PHOTO|MICHELLE NEDVED

A lavender summer Brecken Yeah of Diamond Lake enjoys fresh lavender and live music during the Pend Oreille Valley Lavender Festival Sunday afternoon at Newport City Park. The two-day event featured vendors of arts, crafts and food, a wine and beer garden, a model train demonstration, some classes and lots of live music. An evening gala of dinner and more music was held Saturday evening. This was the ninth annual Pend Oreille Valley Lavender Festival. See more photos at The Miner Online.

DIAMOND LAKE – After the clogged culvert was cleared at Diamond Lake’s outlet channel last week, the lake level has dropped about two inches, but the water is still about 10 inches higher than it was at this time last year.

The no wake zone remains in effect, meaning boaters must keep speeds under 5 mph. It made for another quiet Fourth of July day when most traffic consisted of some slow moving barges and some kayaks. Residents have reported some wake zone violators to the sheriff’s office. They also say that boaters slow down when the sheriff’s boat appears and speed up again when they go. Some are taking their boating to neighboring lakes like Sacheen.

When the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office gets those calls, they’ll usually launch the marine patrol boat to enforce the no wake, said Sergeant Questin Youk. No tickets have been issued yet. The violation comes with a $66 fine.

“Usually we just try to educate people,” Youk said.

The Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office did issue five boating infractions during the holiday week, four of them on Diamond Lake and one on the Pend Oreille River. Youk said they were mostly for violations such as having an expired vessel registration or not having life jackets on board.

The Diamond Lake Improvement Association (DLIA) has asked county commissioners to keep the SEE WATER, 2A

The beaver: Nuisance or nature’s engineer?

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

COURTESY PHOTO|SEVERIN ERICKSON

WDFW officer Severin Erickson removes a balky beaver from under a deck of a home at Diamond Lake.

SACHEEN LAKE – Each year the beaver gets some attention at lake communities such as Sacheen and Diamond Lake.

Mostly it isn’t good attention.

“It seems like beavers have always been a problem at the outflow of the lake,” Perry Pearman of Sacheen Lake said.

“There are four to six dams that control the lake levels here.”

What beavers probably are best known for is building dams. The dams serve a variety of beneficial functions. But they also block the outflow for the

|| Paving work underway on Sullivan Lake Road METALINE FALLS – Pend Oreille County crews are doing paving work along Sullivan Lake Road in the county’s north end. Focusing on some bad spots, the surface work will prepare for a chip seal that’s in the plans for next year.

The work should last two or three weeks. One lane will be open at all times, but there may be some slight delays as equipment maneuvers on the roadway. Flaggers will be directing traffic.

The project is paid for with a combination of a Federal Forest Highway grant and County Arterial Preservation Program money.

Asphalt work will start on Flowery Trail Road west

lakes. That can cause the water to rise and flood basements, cause septic tanks to overflow and generally create problems for property owners.

Landowners whose property is negatively affected by beavers have a right to protect their property, says Severin Erickson, wildlife agent with the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife.

“There are several things people can do,” he says.

Erickson recommends people contact him before doing anything, however, as there are also several things people are prohibited from doing, at least

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of Usk probably by the last week of July, continuing into August. County crews will do a fog seal from the county line to the intersection of Danforth Road.

DNR burn ban in effect OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced a statewide burn ban on all DNR-protected lands July 1 through Sept. 30. This means all forestlands in Washington under DNR fire protection; the burn ban does not apply to federal lands.

The ban will apply to all outdoor burning on DNRprotected forestlands with an exception for recreational fires in approved fire pits within designated state, county, municipal or other campgrounds, and DNR-approved prescribed fires.

without proper permits.

One of the things you’re not supposed to do is tamper with beaver dams. That can result in a fine, and Erickson says he has written citations over it.

Erickson said there is another reason not to destroy dams.

“People don’t realize that when they remove dams, they do more harm than good,” he said. The beavers quickly build them back. “And they usually rebuild them stronger and taller.”

But landowners whose property is being negatively affected by beaver – through such things as gnawing down

big trees and blocking streams – have a right to kill the beaver.

“We had one last week,” he said in early May. “The beaver was taking down large trees.”

Erickson doesn’t recommend people do that before contacting him, but it is permitted under certain circumstances.

Beavers can be shot or trapped legally, although to trap them, you need a license.

That option – known as lethally removing the beaver – is best left to professionals, Erickson said.

“There are people here in the

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The use of gas and propane self-contained stoves and barbecues will continue to be allowed under the ban.

Under Pend Oreille County law, when the DNR puts a burn ban in place, it applies to lands within the county. There is an exception for attended recreational fires no larger than three feet by three feet by two feet tall. The recreational fires must have a fire break around the fire and a shovel and a charged hose or five gallons of water must be on hand.

Man dies in rafting mishap PRIEST RIVER – The body of a 43-year-old Spokane man who went missing following a rafting mishap on Priest River, Wednesday, July 4, was found Friday, July 6.

Edward Martinez was last seen near Binarch Rapids Wednesday afternoon. His body was found under some submerged timber at Chipmunk Rapids, near the Dickensheet Junction.

“They were not using proper rafts for that type of rapids,” said Mike Neilson of Priest Lake Search and Rescue.

Two people made it through a part of the river rated Class III because of its danger, but when Martinez’s raft came through, it was upside down and empty, Nielsen said. The rafters were using inflatable plastic rafts.

He said Martinez was not wearing a helmet or life vest and had been drinking.

Searchers were unable to locate Martinez’s body at first because the water was too high.

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BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County is seeking ways to keep its Equipment Repair and Replacement fund, which manages the county’s vehicles, from going in the hole. Public works staff proposed a new fee that would cover the overhead costs of the program. They pitched the plan to commissioners Monday, July 9, but commissioners took no action on it this week.

County departments pay the ER&R fund for the replacement and repair of any vehicles they have. They haven’t paid for overhead costs in the past. The public works staff proposed a new monthly charge of $153 per vehicle.

The road department has the majority of the county’s 98 vehicles. With its 70 rigs, it would pay $10,710 per month. The sheriff’s office, with 20 vehicles, would pay about $3,000 per month or $36,720 per year.

“My concern is I’m not sure how we’re going to come up with an extra $40,000,” sheriff Alan Botzheim told commissioners Monday.

Overall, the new charge would generate nearly $180,000 a year for the ER&R fund.

“You tasked us to come up with something manageable for this fund,” Castro responded to

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transportation benefit district, adopting a .01 percent mental percent. health sales tax increase or The money would be used for adding a second real estate public safety, Merrill said. She excise tax. was in favor of steering it all to County assessor Jim McCrosthe sheriff’s office. That could key asked if there would be two reduce the size of the road levy measures on the ballot so that shift – a process where the road voters could have a choice. department shifts some of its Merrill said that two meataxing ability to the county’s sures would be confusing. general fund. In order to balPend Oreille County Sherance the budget, iff Alan the county has Botzheim “If this is something shifted $400,000 said he wantthe public wants, they ed a plan to $600,000 from the road department need to be involved in on how the each of the last sevmoney would pushing it forward.” eral years. be spent.

County treasurer “It’s going Diane Wear Terri Miller said to be tough that by law at least a Commissioner to get people third of the proceeds to listen had to go towards about new public safety. She said that it taxes,” he said. will take time for a sales tax If voters approve a criminal increase to affect the road levy. justice sales tax, it would be “I don’t think it will lower the collected throughout the counroad shift for a couple of years,” ty, including in the incorporatMiller said. ed areas, such as Newport.

Commissioners outlined The criminal justice sales tax several possible tax increases in incorporated areas would be earlier, including creating a divided between the city and FROM PAGE 1

commissioners. He noted it is also a hardship for the road fund – totaling $128,500 a year. “But we understand it’s the cost of doing business.”

Staff also proposed an additional recovery charge of $50 per vehicle to make up for money lost in previous years. The charge would bring in another $58,800 to ER&R. “It would help us to start moving the other way,” said Teresa Brooks, administrative assistant to the public works director.

Changes would take effect in 2013, according to the proposed plan. Without a change to the current fee system, county staff says the ER&R fund won’t have enough money to replace vehicles.

Botzheim noted that in the case of the emergency management department, they have a 2003 vehicle with high mileage. It’s already paid off, but under this plan, the department would have to pay almost $2,500 for that vehicle next year.

Brooks also said that next year the county should look at increasing its per gallon fuel charge. The county currently buys fuel from City Service Valcon at a rate lower than the average driver pays at the pump. The county adds 6 cents per gallon to cover its costs.

“We could increase that a few cents and still be extremely competitive,” Brooks said.

The county sells fuel to fire districts, school districts, and the port, among others.

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wake restriction in effect until the lake reaches the level at which the no wake was lifted last year. That happened July 5, 2011.

A no wake zone also remains on Bead Lake. Because much of the land there is owned by the U.S. Forest Service, commissioners are deferring to them, asking them to decide when they feel the water has resided enough that wakes won’t cause excessive property damage.

The weeds that clogged the Diamond Lake outlet channel were treated with herbicide Friday, July 6. Lakeland Restoration and Inland Water Pest Control and Consulting sprayed the reed canary grass on Moon Creek. The application had to be done from the air because the grass was too thick to pass a boat through the channel.

Geri Guinn, president of the improvement association, said it’s too early to tell if the weed treatment has worked. It will take a while for the plants to wither.

DLIA is considering a three-year treatment program to care for the canary grass, as well as milfoil and yellow flag iris. The irises found along the shorelines will be treated with herbicide in the coming

BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

PRIEST LAKE – Divers will be out in Priest Lake at the end of July, pulling the noxious milfoil from where it has sprung up since last year’s treatments.

They should be out working for several weeks, then return in early September to recheck the areas where milfoil is known to

weeks.

The association may also start installing beaver tubes sooner than expected. The plan was to wait until fall to avoid flooding downstream at Sacheen Lake. But since the water level at Diamond is not dropping, the association wants to take early action.

“We need to take care of this problem now,” Guinn said.

The association has the property permits in line and they’ve been in contact with the Lands Council.

Work may start as soon as the week of July 16.

DLIA is also hoping to move forward with its plans to dredge Moon Creek. The association had engineers from Sewell and Associates study that option this past spring. They said then that such a project could cost upwards of $25,000. After contacting some dredging companies, the DLIA board will present some firm numbers on the cost at its meeting July 11, held at 6:30 p.m. at the fire station on Highway 2.

They are accepting donations toward the project. They also are raffling an inflatable kayak and other items. The drawing will be Aug. 25 at the DLIA general meeting.

“We have a lot of support,” Guinn said. “If we can do it and take care of the problem so we

don’t have to deal with this again next year.”

Guinn said they have all the required permits to do the dredging.

No timeframe for doing the work has been decided yet.

County road crews cleared debris from a culvert under North Shore Road last week. The county’s public works director, Sam Castro, doesn’t think the culvert was the problem. He said there was some change in the water level, but after three days, the water went down by less than half an inch.

But with the water flowing, it can help over time. According to Guinn, the level is dropping by a quarter inch a day.

“I’m pretty sure cleaning that culvert is going to help, and of course the hot weather too,” she said.

Castro said the county has been inspecting the culvert all spring.

As soon as they became aware it was clogged, they requested a hydraulic permit to clear it out, he said. It was during that time that a resident brought the problem to the county.

Some have criticized the county for how long it took to act saying they were informed at least a week before the work was done only after a resident complained to the commissioners.

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Idaho.

“The approved plan is flawed because the rent is too low,” Wasden said on his website, before the Supreme Court’s ruling. “These leases were written to favor the current renters at the expense of public schools and other endowment beneficiaries.

If allowed to take affect, the new leases will deprive the beneficiaries of six to 10 million dollars annually.”

Payette Lake lessees signed a 10-year contract in 2001. In 2010, just ahead of the contract’s expiration, the people with leases on Payette Lake filed a lawsuit contending the state’s plan to increase their annual payments

from 2.5 percent to 4 percent of the property’s market value violated their right to renew their leases for another 10 years under terms identical to those in the expiring leases.

Wasden filed his suit in December of that year. He lost in a 3rd District Court decision, but the Supreme Court overruled that decision.

grow.

Last year, Bear Creek and Kalispell bays were treated with herbicide in late August. The treatment covered 19.5 acres.

Tom Woolf, aquatic program coordinator with the Idaho State Department of Agriculture, said treatments work really well.

After the herbicide treatments, divers later spent 28 days in the water removing scattered

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county who are trappers,” he said.

Another option that may be used more is relocating beavers to areas where they are welcome.

That may happen more often after a law sponsored by 7th District Rep. Joel Kretz, R- Wauconda, goes into effect later this summer.

The law was a result of an unusual partnership between Kretz and the Lands Council, a Spokane environmental organization whose Beaver Solution project has successfully relocated seven beaver families in eastern Washington.

Kretz, not normally known for working with environmentalists, said he recognizes that beavers can be both a nuisance and a benefit.

One of the biggest benefits he sees is the watershed protection that comes from beaver dams.

The land better retains rain and snowmelt.

“It acts like a sponge,” he said.

The Beaver Solution reintroduces beavers to build dams to store spring runoff. Beaver dams also create wetland areas that retain rain and snowmelt, trap sediment making streams cleaner, increase groundwater levels, and create habitat for fish and wildlife.

Kretz points to the Frazier River Valley in British Columbia, where ranchers wanted to bring in beaver because water tables were drying up.

The beavers were reintroduced and the ranchers got their water back within three or four years, Kretz said.

“To me, that benefits everyone,” he said. Relocating beavers is far preferable to just killing them, he said.

Lixing Sun is a biology professor

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milfoil plants. By the time they left, Woolf said they didn’t find any more milfoil in the water.

Eradicating milfoil from Priest Lake is still possible, Woolf says.

Milfoil was discovered in the Bear Creek area at the northeast end of the lake in 2006. Milfoil spread to a 17-acre infestation at Bear Creek and about 2.5 acres around the Priest Lake marina.

BEAVER | Dams protect beavers from predators

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county, Miller said. How the money is split depends on how the details of the ballot measure are written, she said.

Elected officials can’t advocate that people vote for a new tax, Miller said. But they can conduct fact-based education.

The day before, commissioner Diane Wear said that the public needed to be involved for the tax to be approved.

The commissioners have discussed other taxes available to them but this is the first they have acted on. Last year Merrill proposed a property levy lid lift but was not supported by the other two commissioners.

“If this is something the public wants, they need to be involved in pushing it forward,” Wear said. “I don’t think this is something the commissioners can do.”

During Tuesday’s meeting she expanded on that idea. The reason the last three Newport School District maintenance and operations levies passed was because a citizen’s group was involved in gaining support for the levies.

Milfoil work will begin in late July

WATER | DLIA hopes to dredge creek

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at Central Washington University and has written books and papers about beaver. He said that beavers can be nuisances but they do serve a valuable ecological function.

He said successful relocation requires some planning.

“The problem is, they don’t always stay where you want them to,” he said.

Kretz can attest to that. A few years ago the state offered to relocate a beaver to his ranch. But the trapping killed one, so there was only one beaver to relocate. Kretz didn’t think that would work, so he declined and the department offered the beaver to someone else.

Sometime later, Kretz said he saw the beaver again.

“He was walking down the road,” Kretz said. “I’m sure it was the same beaver.”

Sun says beavers need water and food. They eat bark from poplar, willow, aspen and other deciduous trees. They need water that doesn’t flow too fast.

The purpose of a beaver dam is to protect the beaver from predators, Sun said.

“The entrance is always below water,” he said. The dam controls the water level around the beaver lodge, keeping the entrance underwater.

There used to be far more beaver in North America. Before western contact, it is estimated there were 200 million beaver in North America.

Even 30-50 years ago there were significantly more, Sun said.

But agriculture and development have taken a toll on beaver habitat. Before western contact, there were probably tens of millions of beaver in the state. Today the population of beavers in Washington is estimated to be about 10,000.

L A ST Y E A R The rain brought cooler weather this week last year.

Four days of rain brought .28 of an inch and saw highs in the mid-60s. Other days reached 90. Lows were between 54 and 48.

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Newport council gives conditional nod to dance

BR I E FLY Cusick council to hold special meeting CUSICK – The Cusick town council will hold a special meeting July 24 at 11 a.m. to discuss funding for a fire truck and equipment. There is a pending proposal to USDA Rural Development to fund the truck.

The informational meeting is to give the public a chance to learn about the proposed project and to comment on it.

The meeting will be held at the Cusick Community Center.

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

Woman airlifted after Fertile Valley wreck NEWPORT – Rebecca Aponte, 21, of Newport was airlifted to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center following a one-car wreck Sunday, July 8.

Aponte was driving south on Highway 2 in a 1999 Chevrolet pickup about 7:30 a.m. She ran off the road to the left and overcorrected, losing control of the vehicle, which rolled twice and came to rest on its wheels, facing northeast on the northbound shoulder, according to a news release from the Washington State Patrol.

Drugs and alcohol were not a factor, according to WSP.

Miner changes mailing address NEWPORT – The Newport and Gem State Miner has changed its mailing address. Instead of a post office box, The Miner will receive mail at its office, 421 S. Spokane Ave., Newport, WA 99156.

If you have questions, call the office at 509-447-2433.

Motorcyclist hits deer ELK – A motorcyclist was injured when a deer ran into the motorcycle Friday, July 6, about 8 a.m. The wreck occurred on Highway 2, near Millers One Stop.

Lora L. Fitzthum, 56, of Usk was riding south on a 2007 Honda motorcycle when a deer entered the road and struck her.

She was transported to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. She was listed in satisfactory condition Monday.

Man dies in single car wreck NEWPORT – Arthur Falk, 55, died early Sunday morning, July 8, after falling asleep while driving and running off the road.

Falk was driving south on LeClerc Creek Road about 17 miles north of Newport when he apparently fell asleep and his truck left the west side of the road. Falk was partially ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene, according to a news release from the Washington State Patrol.

Motorcyclist injured in collision PRIEST RIVER – A 54-yearold Priest River man was hospitalized Sunday, July 8, after a collision with a car driven by Eric Taylor, 16, of Priest River.

According to a news release from the Idaho State Police, Taylor was northbound on Riley Creek Road when he failed to yield turning onto Highway 2.

Kenneth N. Shaw, 54, was riding his 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle west on Highway 2 and struck Taylor’s vehicle in the rear quarter. Shaw was injured and taken to Bonner General Hospital.

Taylor and his passenger, Matthew Cook, 16, were uninjured.

Musso named student employee of the year SPOKANE – Newport resident Cecily Musso was chosen as Whitworth University’s undergraduate student employee of the year. On April 26, the university held its annual reception for student employees and announced award recipients for both the graduate and undergraduate levels.

The recipients were presented with a certificate of nomination, certificate of award and copies of their nomination letters from supervisors. They received small gifts from the university bookstore and will be honored the entire 2012-2013 academic year with having their photo hang in the student union building representing their achievement.

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Cusick celebrates the Fourth The Cusick American Legion members road atop an Army rig in the Fourth of July parade in Cusick Wednesday. The barbecue and fireworks at the Kalispel Indian Reservation was a big draw in the area. The event was back on this year after being canceled due to flooding in 2011.

Items stolen from park host home

BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Items were stolen from the unoccupied park host home at Pend Oreille County Park.

The county was in the process of doing some painting and flooring work before hiring a new host for the park.

The break in was reported July 2.

Public works director Sam Castro, who oversees the parks system, said the back door was kicked in and someone stole a water heater

and pressure tank as well as an old stove. He said the county was in the process of getting rid of the stove.

“Quite frankly, they did us a favor,” he said.The county’s insurance will cover the rest.

A new host should begin work soon, living at the park full time, year round. Castro said they are currently going through background checks for the applicants.

Also to prevent unwanted activity at the county’s park land,

commissioners approved closing a portion of Fresco Trail Road. By closing the road, they hope to prevent people from illegally cutting timber on county land. Vehicles will be restricted from driving on the road; instead it will become an equestrian trail.

At a hearing for the road vacation July 2, Mike Nokes, fire chief of South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue, discussed the importance of the fire district having access for life safety and fire protection.

Planning commission considers Priest Lake requests SANDPOINT – The Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission will consider several planning requests for the Priest Lake area at public hearings Thursday, July 12 in the first floor conference room of the county’s administration building, 1500 Highway 2, Sandpoint.

At 5:15 p.m., the Granite Reeder Water and Sewer District is requesting a comprehensive plan map amendment from Remote Forest/ Ag Land to Resort Community, and a zone change from Forest 40 (where lot sizes are a minimum of 40 acres) to Recreation (allowing

for 12,000-square-feet to 2.5-acre lot sizes). The 17.67-acre property is located three miles east of Nordman, on Hagman and Reeder Bay roads in Section 17, Township 61 North, Range 4 West, B.M. Following that hearing, Ken and Allison Hagman are requesting a comprehensive plan map amendment from Prime Forest/Ag Land to Resort Community, a zone change from Agricultural/Forest 20 to Rural Service Center, for about 20 acres located on Copper Bay Cutoff and Reeder Bay Road. The property is located about three miles east of

Nordman in Section 17, Township 61 North, Range 4 West, B.M. Finally, at 6:30 p.m., Hagman Land Management LLC is seeking approval for a large-scale, residential planned unit development and preliminary plat to subdivide 2.7 acres into seven lots ranging in size from about 3,230 square feet to about 5,150 score feet, with 37,426 square feet of common open space.

The property is zoned Recreation and is located at Priest Lake, about 3.5 miles east of Nordman on Copper Bay Road in Section 9, Township 61, Range 4 West, B.M.

NEWPORT – The parking lot behind Michael’s Café will be the site of the outdoor Dance Under the Stars fundraiser for the Newport School District Saturday, July 14.

Michael and Kelly Rice of Michael’s Café appeared before the Newport City Council July 2 to get a permit for the event, which will extend to the Bank of America parking lot behind Michael’s.

Council members made their approval conditional on Michael’s securing all the proper permits from the state.

The event is a fundraiser for the Newport School District.

Money raised will go to assist students who can’t afford to be in extra curricular activities.

There will be a fenced area within the parking lot where those over 21 can drink. From 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. there will be karaoke and other activities, such as a dunk tank and pony ride. Organizers were working on getting a mechanical bull.

Also at the council meeting, Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim reported on crime in the city. He said rodeo weekend was relatively uneventful, except for an incident where an unknown man walked into councilmember

Man held on $125,000 bond SANDPOINT – Joseph Edward Brumley, 27, of Priest River is being held in the Bonner County Jail, charged with battery-domestic violence with traumatic injury and attempted strangulation.

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Montana men plead to lesser charges

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Mark Zorica’s home about 4 a.m. Friday night, June 22.

Zorica called the sheriff but the man left before a deputy arrived.

The man appeared to have mistakenly walked into Zorica’s house, Botzheim said.

There were things that could have been handled better by the sheriff’s office Botzheim said. He said dispatch didn’t call Zorica back right away after he called in the report, and when a deputy arrived, he came alone. Usually two deputies would respond, Botzheim said. He said his office analyzes situations like this to see what they could have done better.

Botzheim said it is a reminder to lock doors.

In June, deputies responded to a burglary, an assault, three driving under the influence cases, five drug/controlled substance cases, six traffic accidents with damage, five juvenile problems, five domestic violence physical assaults and four verbal domestic violence cases.

In other business, council members approved a $540 request for funding from the Sage Memorial Run and approved a $500 request for the Oldtown Lawn Mower Races. Both the Sage Memorial and lawn mower race funding came from the hotel-motel tax.

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t wasn’t a surprise that the Pend Oreille County Commissioners started the drive this week for new taxes to balance the county’s budget next year. What will be a surprise is if they get voters in November to pass it without first convincing them that they have made every cut possible and are managing their government operations efficiently.

This is something they have tried to do for the past four years without much success as they depleted reserves and shifted money from roads to balance the budget.

But it is early in the process and the voters should give them and the department heads a chance to show what they can do. The increased sales tax will raise about a quarter million dollars which is still short of the projected deficit next year, but would help. They haven’t said if they plan other tax increases.

At this stage, the commissioners have to move quickly to solve some budget problems before selling their new tax. They still haven’t reached an agreement with unions that represent most of the staff. With salaries and wages the biggest part of the budget, this makes budgeting near impossible. Some might ask why would employees sign a new contract with potential salary and medical benefit cuts if they think the county is going to gain new tax revenue? Is the new revenue going to fund these increases?

Another question will be if the new tax revenue is going to reduce the need to take road levy money from repairing roads as the commissioners have done for years. State officials have warned the county that if this continues the roads will deteriorate soon.

The voters will want to know in detail how efficiently every operation of county government is running. Are there too many employees? Are there more ways to share duties to cut staff? Businesses will need to know the economic impacts of an increased sales tax. Will they be higher than neighboring Idaho?

It is early in the process of explaining all this to the voters. But now is time for the commissioners to begin and for the voters to listen.

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Obamacare mistake understandable I had a dream the night before the Obamacare bill was green lighted by the Supremes. I dreamed I was back in my office at my old newspaper and in the discussion about how we would handle the story on the awaited decision, my editor said, “You don’t have to sweat this, Adele. I’m not going to have you write it. You’ve got enough to do.”

It was with a tinge of regret but great relief that I heard myself excused from the onerous task of producing the biggest news story of 2012 with only three hours to accomplish that from the time the decision was announced and our 11 a.m. deadline. There are all kinds of stress in this world, but few people understand the stress of meeting a deadline on a story that hasn’t broken yet. I understood how those reporters at CNN, Fox and other TV stations on that day screwed up and announced it wrong to start with. They quickly looked up mandate, since the mandate requiring every American purchase health insurance or pay a fine was considered the heart of the matter.

The mandate was the chief argument against the constitutionality of the bill made by the Attorneys General, including our own Rob McKenna, who challenged it in court. Reporters interpreted the finding against the mandate for buying health insurance or paying a penalty under the commerce clause of the Constitution as a death knell and ran with that, but wait! When they got further on they found that Justice John Roberts, who wrote the opinion, restored its constitutionality if the penalty was converted to a tax, which Congress was authorized to assess.

Nothing hurts more than to admit a mistake in reporting a story because we’re not supposed to make mistakes. Make a few and you soon have a reputation as unreliable to report just the facts.

I was at a meeting once, sitting in the back row so I could see and identify if possible the people speaking out of the audience, when a fellow reporter I knew walked in and up the aisle. One of the people in my row turned to another and said. “Look, there’s (name withheld) from the (newspaper name

withheld). Now, when you read it in the paper, you’ll wonder what meeting you were at.”

This fellow happened to be a very good writer, he just got a little carried away once in awhile. It was no secret that if you occasionally slipped a jug of booze into one of his desk drawers in Olympia you got very good coverage of your legislative activities.

Anyway, I’ve gotten off the track here. I note that the mainstream media is dutifully falling in behind the Obama-Axelrod-Ploufe-Jarrett administration and Senate majority leader Harry Reid in urging us to “get on with it.”

GUEST They don’t want OPINION to talk about taxes. Some ADELE pollsters report FERGUSON respondents CORRESPONDENT say the court has spoken so let’s get back to producing jobs. Others report their polls show just the opposite and buy Romney’s pitch that repeal of Obamacare requires a new president, and a Republican Senate to go with a Republican House. I’m with them.

The Obamacare crowd thought it took care of matters when it had it phased in so those already affected would join its supporters but the acceptable parts such as overlooking existing conditions and letting young jobless adults sponge off their folks for health care insurance can be passed as separate bills and maintained.

And the Supremes? Well, the libs nearly always do what is expected of them by a liberal president. As for Chief Justice Roberts, I believe he exceeded his judicial authority when he made the bill constitutional by changing its funding source.

Maybe he wanted to avoid another Obama tongue lashing of the court from the president if he gets to give a second state of the union message.

(Adele Ferguson can be reached at P.O. Box 69, Hansville, WA 98340.)

|| A change in policies To the editor: Recently I was the recipient of strong opinions in two separate discussions at the Newport Rodeo events and the 4th of July celebration in Ione. Listening to criticism about our county commissioners’ awful policies were actually identical to rants of a variety of people over the past three years.

If these ongoing negative complaints are valid we should take a necessary stand to tackle all the serious issues at once. It is evident that since our county commission is now comprised of two Republicans and one Democrat, we are suffering under unpopular policies of a Republican controlled board.

Though I don’t agree with the majority of complainers that most blame lies with Laura Merrill’s strong misdirected leadership, I do recognize that to reverse these ongoing negative policies we now must vote for a Democrat controlled commission.

-B. Gayle Cain Cusick

Obama supporter has no ambition To the editor: I’ve written about 12 letters to The Miner’s editor and have received three phone calls (from the public) in return. The most recent was with the question, “Why won’t I get off Obama’s back?”

The other two were in favor of the subjects written about.

I asked the young man why he was going to vote for Obama, his first time to vote.

He said Obama was doing his best to help straighten out the problems Bush caused!

When I said the housing bubble burst was caused by Sens. Barny Frank and Dodd

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What goes around, comes around To the editor: Karma is a huge part of several Eastern religions in the world and is predicated on centuries of history and personal experiences of those that believe in it. The term “Karma” has evolved into the 21st century vernacular to mean, “What goes around – comes around.”

According to the Hindu Religion, Karma literally means action. Doing any kind of intentional action, whether mental, verbal or physical, is regarded as Karma.

“According to the seed that sown, so is the fruit you shall reap there from.” In essence, “The Doer of good will gather good – the doer of evil, evil reaps.”

Your article describing the ongoing diatribe and circus presented by the owners of the Inn At The Lake versus Pend Oreille County, the Cagianuts, who have been the tip of the spear of the Diamond Lake Improvement Association’s

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(both Democrats) after they made the loan industries, banks, credit unions, etc., give loans to people who had no way of repaying them (liars loans) or face huge fines for non-compliance.

I tried to explain to this 20-yearold Newport high graduate, living at home, that for two of Bush’s last four years, Democrats controlled Congress and his answer was, “So?” Any way, he was out of work (both young guy and Bush).

I said there was an advertisement for truck divers in every issue of every newspaper. Clean, sit down, fair pay work. “No way!,” he said.

“I’d have no place to live!” I said, there were five different recruiters at the office by the Y in Spokane.

“But there’s a war going on!” I said, “You should write to the editor, telling everyone how unfair the world is to young people with no ambition. He said, “huh?”

-Larry Connelly Cusick

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After re-reading the article regarding the Inn at the Lake and the letters submitted thereafter, I wish to provide some additional points: 1. The house, which is now the inn, was originally built as a single family home after the previous cabin burned.

As the permit to build it was reportedly issued in 1991, I do not believe that it is accurate that the inn has been operated as a business for 20 years.

2. I have seen a copy of the Statutory Warranty Deed,

The 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold the federal health care law doesn’t close the book on health reform. The court ruled that the individual mandate GUEST requiring OPINION everyone to purchase DON C. health BRUNELL insurance is ASSOCIATION OF constiWASHINGTON tutional BUSINESS PRESIDENT because the fines for not purchasing insurance are taxes, not penalties.

That may have resolved the legal issue, but it did nothing to make health care more affordable.

How does ordering people to pay for something they can’t afford solve the problem? Despite its name (Affordable Care Act), the federal law focuses almost entirely on getting more people insured. But unless we actually reduce health care costs, we will simply have dumped millions more people into an unaffordable system.

The federal government was a minor player in health care until Medicare and Medicaid were enacted in 1965. Those programs worked for a while, but the baby boom generation that funded the lion’s share of the Medicare and Medicaid taxes through payroll deductions is retiring and will soon become the largest consumers of those benefits.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services statistics show health care spending per capita increased from $356 in 1970 to $6,697 in 2005 and is projected to rise to $12,320 in 2015.

(Those are 2007 numbers).

Again, how will mandates help if people and employers can’t afford to buy insurance? Yes, there are subsidies, but those subsidies are paid for by taxpayers, so we’re still paying too much for health care.

The key to health reform is to reduce costs, not just spread them around.

In 1993, Washington’s Legislature passed health reforms mandating that all employers provide health insurance.

That law ran into a brick wall called ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) which requires that firms operating in several states must have the same benefits for all their employees. Without an ERISA exemption, the Washington reforms could not be mandated.

In 1995, Gov. Mike Lowry (D), who supported the 1993 reforms, called employer groups together to find innovative ways to insure

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PendOreilleRiverValley.com. The results will be printed next week on this page. You need not be a subscriber to participate. If you have ideas for future readers’ poll topics, submit them to minernews@povn.com.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld most provisions of the Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s signature legislation during his term. What do you think of the ruling?

It is a big win for President Obama. There is very little chance the law will be repealed in a divided Congress and, as provisions of the law become apparent, it will become more popular.

It will energize Romney supporters and those seeking to overturn the law by electing him president.

demand for more restrictive, imposing rules, codes, and regulations on all home owners on Diamond Lake wishing to rent their property as vacation spots. These rules were established nearly two years ago.

The Cagianuts have also elected to become a “vacation rental” but apparently, these regulations and county codes (according to them), are not applicable to them! Additionally, the inn, according to the development director Mike Lithgow, has several bedrooms built without permits!

Apparently, the Cagianuts believe they’re above the law and feel that anytime or anyone that runs against their grain will experience the “wrath of Joe” and his attorney. Caginaut has publicly stated, “those folks better have deep pockets.”

I wonder how many of the same “personalities” of the D.L.I.A. support his illegal operation now! There’s another old adage that comes to mind at this juncture, “those that live in glass houses should never throw stones.”

-Rocky Fortner Diamond Lake

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Seattle’s ban on single use plastic bags begins July 1.

What do you think of banning the grocery store staple?

20% 44% 16% 20%

The law is flawed but better than nothing. Maybe it will pave the way for single payer health insurance.

I don’t care. I like the insurance I have, so it has very little effect on me.

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It’s about time. We need to cut down on waste, and reusable bags are the way to go.

I reuse my plastic bags anyway. Banning them is unnecessary.

It’s hugely inconvenient. Stores should provide bags as a customer service.

Reusable bags are a good idea, but I never remember to bring mine.

Total Votes: 25

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Pend Oreille courthouse roof to be repaired County receives money from state preservation program

BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County received state grant funds to repair the leaking courthouse roof.

The Historic County Courthouse Grant Rehabilitation Program will give the county about $21,000 for the project and the county will contribute about $4,000 from its capital

projects funds – which can also cover administrative work of the program manager.

Public works director Sam Castro said the historic properties program usually requires a larger match.

“I’m very glad we have the funding to perform our work,” he said.

Work should start before the end of July. The county will hire a contractor after soliciting bids from contractors on its small works roster.

Castro said the roof mem-

brane is leaking around the vents and plumbing during heavy rain events. The membrane is meant to have a 20-year life expectancy, but it’s currently more than 25 years old.

As part of the requirements of the grant, the county must submit an application nominating the 1915 courthouse for the National Register of Historical Places. The building is not currently listed on the state or national register.

The grant also requires ad-

ditional work on the courthouse be done within five years following the roof project. Castro said he is working on a comprehensive plan for preventative maintenance care. He said it could be as simple as an inspection plan to check for leaks.

“The ultimate goal is to foster a long-term commitment to courthouse preservation …,” wrote state officials from the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation in a letter to the county notifying them of the grant award.

Mr. Metzger is right to recuse himself in this matter.

It remains my sincere hope that the Caiganuts will comply with the regulations and continue operating.

-Janet Rose Rea Newport

bright eyes. The first time your grandson calls you grandpa melts your heart.

While there is hope, I wonder how we as a society screw-up many of our kids. Most of our social ills can be traced to how we treat and raise our children. For example: America is 37th in infant mortality. I recently picked up an abandoned kitten that would have died. The kitten, like my grandson, just wants to be loved and taken care of. Along with some survival instincts, all God’s creatures respond and thrive when given proper care.

Looking at today’s minefield of political greed, obstruction and division, how are children supposed thrive and grow into productive members of society? Too many kids don’t have a chance from the start of their lives. I can remember being poor, hungry, extremely nearsighted and without medical treatment for ear infections and cavities. How do we expect kids to learn in school when they are hungry and lack proper medical care? Kids don’t get to pick their genes, politics, or parents.

So when government policies punish kids through their parents, I wonder what we are thinking. Do we really expect kids to feed themselves, make their own health and money to survive? Do we really want to punish children because they have poor or uncaring parents?

There is a huge difference between a nanny welfare state and providing public support to growing kids. It seems that we would rather build more prisons and continue to lock up the mistakes caused by our political neglect.

-Pete Scobby Newport

years. I welcome the day when the water starts moving downstream and the water table recedes. The creek would be much healthier and would be much more likely to support fish and fishing if it were flowing.

I visited a home on the north side of the lake July 2 to do some work for the home owner. I found about 24 inches of water in the crawl space. It was the same level as the water that covered the front yard up to the deck. I can only assume that when the building permit was approved (by the county) for this newer home, the water level was at a level that allowed for the approval. I would think that it is the responsibility of the (county) commissioners to maintain that level for the home owner(s) by supporting the installation of the beaver tubes.

For the folks on the creek that want to own lake front property I suggest you go buy lake front property, pay the taxes and deal with all that comes with owning it. Unless the beaver dams are dealt with, you too will eventually have water in your crawl space or your main living space. Just give it time.

-George Weisbarth Moon Creek

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dated 31 March 2010, which states: “The grantors Blane C. Coffey and Virginia Coffey, husband and wife, for and in consideration of “conveys and warrants to Joseph A. Cagianut and Gayle L. Caiganut, Trustees of the Joseph A. Cagianut and Gayle L. Cagianut Living Trust, As Amended, dated February 14, 1995, the following described real estate situated in the County of Pend Oreille, State of Washington.”

Therefore, with the change of ownership, it seems reasonable that with ownership transfer, any old protections would not transfer unless there is an agreement with the county.

3. The vacation rental rules, which apply to the entire county, were especially contentious and divisive at Diamond Lake in 2009 and 2010, which may explain why other county residents may not fully appreciate the issues related to the inn.

4. Mr. Metzger is a neighbor who also happens to be the prosecuting attorney. He is well within his rights to file a complaint regarding noise and traffic. I can assure you that any vacation rental around the lake was under extraordinary scrutiny by Mr. Cagianut and his colleagues: had there been four cars parked on my property when rented instead of the three allowed, there would have been a complaint filed against me. And

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workers in small business. Out of those discussions came Association Health Plans (AHP) which provide small businesses with affordable health insurance.

Today, AHPs cover more than a half-million Washingtonians, nearly half of whom were previously uninsured because costs were too high.

The bottom line is there is no free lunch. Providing health coverage for 40 million additional people will be expensive. To help pay those costs, the Affordable Care Act reduces current tax breaks and adds 21 new taxes.

Still, health reform will sink our economy unless we do more to control costs.

There are several innovative ways to do that: • Improve competition and reduce prices by letting people shop across state lines for health insurance that fits their needs and budget.

• Allow individuals to get the same tax deduction for health insurance premiums as businesses.

• Allow people with healthier lifestyles to benefit through lower premiums.

• Allow people to keep affordable plans like health savings accounts and AHPs. • Implement tort reform to reduce frivolous lawsuits. Fear of lawsuits forces doctors to order unnecessary tests and causes malpractice insurance rates to skyrocket.

Unfortunately, all of these easy, affordable innovations are missing from the federal health reform law.

Even though the Supreme Court has spoken, there is much work to be done if we are to realize the goal of improving access to affordable health care. Government must be part of that innovation, not just the traffic cop handing out tickets and collecting fines.

A new approach To the editor: The people of Pend Oreille County need living-wage jobs. We need viable businesses to supply those jobs. Kathleen Mayall is the person to help us get them.

She has some great ideas on how to attract businesses. She is smart, energetic, optimistic and determined to make a difference.

Mayall has been spending a lot of time studying the county budget, going to commissioners’ meetings and looking at the problems surrounding river access. She shows intelligence and creativity in her approach to the problems. She shows a commitment to listening to the people and including them in the problem-solving process.

I met Ms. Mayall only a few months ago when she began her campaign for a seat on the Pend Oreille County Commission, but I am more impressed with her every time I see her. Her personal story is compelling. She attended school and graduated from Selkirk School District, and her family still lives there. As a single mother, she brought her young daughter back to Ione and started a small business to support them. She made a success of her business, and a success of her little family. Her daughter just graduated as a 12-year senior. Since she first returned here as an adult, Mayall has invested her time and energy in her community.

I believe that Kathleen Mayall is the fresh new face we need in the county. I am confident that a vote for Mayall is a vote for the future of our county.

-Jan Searles Newport

Society needs to support our kids To the editor: I was happy that the publisher of The Miner sees hope holding his new grandson. I was also blessed with my first, one and a half years ago. My grandson reminds me of life’s special moments. He, like all kids, is very innocent and returns love with smiles and

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case went to trial. For sentencing, it is the same as a guilty conviction.

Morrison and Davis were sentenced to 364 days in jail – with 324 days suspended on each of the charges, with time to be served concurrently. They were essentially sentenced to time served – 40 days – and given two years probation.

They were ordered to pay $900 each in court costs.

They were originally charged with second degree kidnapping, fourth degree assault, unlawful imprisonment and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Morrison and Davis were arrested May 27 after the trunk of their car popped open while driving down Highway 2 near Pend Oreille Park.

A man bound hand and foot and gagged with duct tape jumped out and ran to a nearby motorist when the car pulled over.

Morrison and Davis struggled with the victim a moment before letting him go and heading back towards Newport. A deputy followed them and they threw out a sawed off shotgun before they were stopped.

The events that led to the man being bound in the trunk started in Great Falls, Mont. Discussion between Montana authorities and Pend Oreille County Prosecutor Tom Metzger resulted in the plea

arrangement, deputy prosecutor Jeremy Schmidt said.

Montana may not be pressing charges, he said.

Defense attorney Robin McCroskey represented Morrison. She said the victim was assaultive, dangerous and had an extensive criminal record.

Defense attorney Barrett Scudder represented Davis. He said this is an appropriate resolution to the case.

“There is a lot more to this case than what appears in the probable cause statement,” he said. The victim was not an innocent person in this, Scudder said. There was violent, assaultive activity by him, Scudder said, which is the reason Morrison and Davis bound and gagged him and were taking him to Washington.

“They obviously didn’t handle this the right way,” Scudder said.

Monasmith reluctantly agreed to the sentences.

“I’m not sure this is in the interest of justice,” he told Morrison.

He said Morrison was getting a sweetheart deal, considering the car he was driving had a gun and a person bound in the trunk.

He told Davis he didn’t fully accept the argument that since the events originated in Montana, they should return to Montana for resolution. “I believe this was a dangerous act,” Monasmith said. He agreed to the sentence, though.

Thank You The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 217 Cusick would like to thank all the people in the community for their support in the Garage Sale in which the proceeds go to our American Veteran’s Programs.

Special thanks to Carole and Dick Johnson for use of their building. The Newport Lutheran Church and all others that contributed items for the sale, made posters and fliers, active members that contributed many hours in preparation and work during the sale.

What a good example of a community helping and remembering others.

High water will cause damage To the editor: I have lived on Moon Creek frontage property since 1979. I also have recently joined the Diamond Lake Improvement Association and made an additional donation toward mitigating the level of the lake. Although it seems a nice idea to have ducks swimming on ones property, I have them swimming on my back lawn 700 feet from the creek. I am convinced that the elevated water level is the cause of 8 of my 11 acres to be unusable throughout the year. I can remember when Moon Creek actually had flow and movement at North Shore Road. That has not been the case for the past few

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Bikes race in Oldtown at ‘Run Whatcha Brung’ July 20-21 Motorcycle drag races raise fund for veterans groups

BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

OLDTOWN – For the third year running, bikers will take to the streets of Oldtown and line up for the annual Run Whatcha’ Brung drag races Friday and Saturday, July 20 and 21.

The drags were spearheaded by a longtime rider and local bike builder, Peter “Algie” Pirrello. He does it all for veterans.

He’s not a veteran himself, but he says they deserve it: “I didn’t serve in the military, so this is how I serve those who did serve.”

Last year the event raised more than $2,000 for programs for local veterans. That was more than double the donation the year before.

The money went to two northeast Washington organizations – Second Shot and the American Legion Riders. Second Shot is a Spokanebased organization that funds “spontaneous acts of kindness,” exclusively for veterans. Second Shot is unique because all of its help

|| WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 Rotary Club: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Children’s Arts Camp: 9 a.m. to Noon - Blanchard Community Center Newport TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles Summer Reading for Preschool through Age 10: 10:30-11 a.m. Newport Library Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library Priest River Lioness: 11:30 a.m. Priest River Senior Center Weight Watchers: 11:30 a.m. to Noon Weigh in and Noon meeting - Camas Center for Community Wellness, Usk Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Summer Reading for Age 10 and Up: Noon to 12:30 a.m. - Newport Library Home and Community Educators Diamond Lake Club: Noon - Call Billie Goodno at 509-4473781 or Chris King at 208-4370971 Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Priest River TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church Spirit Lake Historical Society: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-623-5626 for locations Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport THURSDAY, JULY 12 Children’s Arts Camp: 9 a.m. to Noon - Blanchard Community Center Invitees: The Week Ahead Priest River Food Bank Open: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Joy in the Morning: 9-11 a.m.

- Priest River Southern Baptist Church BASIC Meeting: 10 a.m. Blanchard Community Center Story Time: 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 Home and Community Educators Dalkena Club: Noon - Call Dorothy Conrady at 50944703658 or Billie Goodno at 509-447-3781 Duplicate Bridge: 12:30 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport StoryTime: 1 p.m. - Newport Library Loosely Knit: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Diabetic Support Group: Camas Wellness Center, 1821 N. LeClerc Road, Call 509-4473556 After School Readers Club: 3 p.m. - Priest River Library Family Movie Night: 5:30-8 p.m.

- Newport Library Garden Clinic: 6-8 p.m. - Newport Library Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Blanchard Blanchard Personal History Night: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Center FRIDAY, JULY 13 Blanchard TOPS: 8-9:30 a.m. Blanchard Community Church Drop-in Sewing: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

- Create Arts Center, Newport Overeaters Anonymous: 10 a.m.

- Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance Happy Agers Meeting and Potluck: Noon - Priest River Senior Center Stitchery Club: 1-3 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Tango Class: 4-6 p.m. - Create

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is given anonymously.

One of the American Legion Riders major efforts helps veterans from World War II travel to Washington, D.C., to visit the WWII Memorial.

The group also helps in locating and interring unclaimed remains of veterans.

“I just think someone ought to step up to the plate and pay them back for dodging bullets for us,” Pirrello said.

The money raised comes from vendor fees, and riders pay $1 for each drag they want to race.

Several local businesses have given

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Arts Center, Newport Celebrate Recovery: 6 p.m. 754 Silverbirch Lane, Oldtown, House of the Lord Al-Anon Meeting: 7-8 p.m. - 220 Larch St., Priest River. Call Jan 208-946-6131

MONDAY, JULY 16 Blanchard Community Breakfast: 7-11 a.m. - Blanchard Community Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m.

- Pend Oreille Bible Church in Cusick

SATURDAY, JULY 14 Pend Oreille Valley Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Pend Oreille Playhouse, Newport Women’s AA: 9:30 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Kids Movie Club: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Newport Library Teen Anime Club: 12:30-3 p.m. Newport Library Veterans of Foreign Wars Post/ Auxiliary: 1 p.m. - Priest River VFW Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. Priest River Senior Center Mojo Summer Concert and Ice Cream Social: 6 p.m. Blanchard Community Center Set Free Northwest Meal and Worship: 6:30 p.m. - Conerstone Building Behind Ace Hardware, Oldtown One Act Play Festival: 7 p.m. Pend Oreille Playhouse, Newport

TUESDAY, JULY 17 Blanchard Stitchers Quilting Session: 9 a.m. to noon Blanchard Community Center Blanchard Spinners: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Blanchard Community Center Kinship Caregivers Foster Parent Support Group: 9-11 a.m. - Sandifur Room, Newport Hospital Mothers of Preschoolers Gathering: 10 a.m. - Priest River Assembly of God Church Soroptimist International of Newport Social Meeting: 1212:30 p.m. - Pineridge Community Church Weight Watchers: 5:30-6 p.m.

Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport Overeaters Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Pineridge Community Church, Newport, use back entrance Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Garden Clinic: 6-8 p.m. - Cusick Library Bingo: 6:30 p.m. - Newport Eagles Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. St. Anthony’s Church

SUNDAY, JULY 15 Athol American Legion Post 149 Bingo: 1 p.m. - Post 149 Dominos: 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Newport Youth: 4 p.m. - Sadie Halstead Middle School Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House One Act Play Festival: 7 p.m. Pend Oreille Playhouse, Newport

donations toward the event.

The festivities center on the drag races down North Idaho Avenue near Ben Franklin and OK Lanes.

The day also includes a bike show, swap meet, live music, food vendors and camping. All bikes are welcome, and it’s free to spectators.

Pirrello has created the “Wheel of Misfortune,” half a cycle with a spinning wheel people can spin for prizes.

Pirrello, 58, did some races himself last year, but this year, he’s in the middle of rebuilding his bike.

He rebuilt bikes for a living, opening

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 Rotary Club: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Newport TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles

DELANO (Del) R. BAUER Some people make the world more special by just being in it. We are so glad that Del shared his time with us.

His spirit moved to the other side on July 7, 2012. Del was born in Spokane on March 15, 1938 as the only child to Rose and Solomon Bauer, from Paha, Washington. He graduated from Ritzville High School and attended Columbia Basin College. He knew, as well as anyone, that life will have its way with us, and that all we can hope to do is to keep ourselves in alignment for the bumpy ride. He lived simply, loved generously, cared deeply, and spoke kindly. He filled his life with humor and wonderful friends. Del was married for over 50 exciting years to his beloved Lucy. “Frisky Pony” was Lucy’s nickname for him. They lived well, laughed often, and loved always. He felt free to be himself, took time to get lost in his thoughts, and always sang praises of his children, grandchildren and others. He considered his incredible children, Laurra, Brian and Adam his biggest accomplishment. Del was grateful for the life choices they made. When they married, he dearly loved their spouses Tony, Andrea, and Mary. Del was known as “Bear” to his grandchildren Nicola, Marek, Bridgette, Andrew, Lucy, Helena, and Pace. They filled his heart to the max. He also leaves his in-laws, Alex Schmidt and Stacey Barnhill, Selma and Virgil Umbarger, and Bonnie Wilmot, as well as nieces and a nephew. Del was always a wheat farmer from Paha, but he had many other ventures in his life. His business acumen started when he was only 20 years old and he built and managed a nursing home in Ritzville with Dr. Charles Schmick. After marrying, he and Lucy moved to Spokane where he started his own irrigation/landscape business. He retired from that business after 38 successful years and moved to their “place on the river” in Newport. Throughout his 74 years he enjoyed hunting in Paha with his good friend Pete Horn and the boys. His passions included downhill skiing, water skiing, and memorizing poetry by Robert W. Service. His favorite poem was “The Cremation of Sam McGee.” He recited the poems by heart to the family when they were willing to listen.

Del was very generous with his time and resources and worked quietly to support his favorite causes. Every day was the best day of his life. In addition to wonderful friends and family who visited Del with food and great memories over the past several weeks, the family would like to thank the Tri-County and Spokane Hospice teams for all the incredible support they provided Del in the final days of his journey. Special thanks also to Claudia McKinney who brightened so many days for both Del and Lucy over the past few years. Memorial gifts in Del’s name may be directed to: Hospice of Spokane at PO Box 2215 Spokane, WA 99210-2215; or Pend Oreille County Youth Emergency Service at PO Box 944, Newport, WA 99156. Per Del’s request there will be no memorial services. A gathering to share laughter, stories, food and spirits will be held on Saturday, July 14 from 1-4 p.m. at C.I. Shenanigan’s Restaurant, 332 N Spokane Falls Ct., Spokane.

Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Children’s Arts Camp: 9 a.m. to Noon - Blanchard Community Center Diabetes Support Group: 10 a.m. - Newport Lutheran Church Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library Summer Reading for Preschool through Age 10: 10:30-11 a.m. Newport Library Weight Watchers: 11:30 a.m. to Noon Weigh in and Noon meeting - Camas Center for Community Wellness, Usk Summer Reading for Age 10 and Up: Noon to 12:30 a.m. - Newport Library Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Priest River TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church North Idaho Pattern Racers 4-H: 6 p.m. - Cornerstone Supply, Oldtown Priest River Animal Rescue: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River York Rite of Freemasonry: 6:30 p.m. - Spirit Lake Temple Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport Pend Oreille Rock and Gem Club: 7 p.m. - 508 Quail Loop, Newport

Killing Machine Choppers near Diamond Lake in 2006.

He moved the business to Oldtown a few years later, but due to heart problems, he had to retire last fall. It was his girlfriend, Lisa “Hun” Smith, owner of Choppers Hair Design in Newport, who brought him to the area.

He grew up in Rockford, Ill., and got his nickname early on. With Peter being a family name, everyone had nicknames.

His was picked out of a book his mother had while she was pregnant, a book on what not to name your baby. Algernon Sacerberry stuck out, but no one could say it, so

it became “Algie.”

“My mom called me that ‘til the day she died,” he said.

He got into riding in his early teenage years. His friend, Dave “Torch” Stone road with a club in Illinois. His old Knucklehead bike was somewhat broken from a wreck, but he let Pirrello tag along on a club ride. Pirrello begged, “Let me start it, let me start it. It’s wrecked anyway,” and when he finally got behind the handlebars he had a pretty wild start. Others from the club had pulled off into the grass and were having a good laugh when he caught up to them.

“I was hooked,” he said.

Memorial Open House

Bill Cole Saturday, July 14th 1pm to 4pm Newport Hospitality House Friends & Family Welcome Serving Cake & Coffee

Bob and Jean Newman’s 65th Wedding Anniversary Bob and Jean will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary with an open house potluck at their home on Bob Newman Road, Ione, July 21, 2012 from 2pm to 6pm. Hogan B. Newman and Jean Etta Wallace were married on July 22, 1947 in Colville, Washington and have called Pend Oreille County “home” their entire lives.

Celebrating with them are their 5 children; Judy (and Pete) Miller, Bob (and Coni) Newman, John (and Debbie) Newman, Liz (and Luke) Keogh and Dorothy Newman, their 18 grandchildren (and spouses), 33 great grandchildren (and 1 spouse) and 1 great, great grandchild bringing their family total to 70. Family and friends please join us as we honor this amazing celebration of love and life.

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NEWS FROM NORTH PEND OREILLE COUNTY INCLUDING IONE, METALINE & METALINE FALLS

Lions Club to host golf tournament

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Good food on the Fourth The Metaline town ball field was the site for the July 4 community potluck picnic celebration. Rick Reiber, left, Steve McKenzie, and Lonnie Johnson prepared and served beef and pork for the event that was attended by residents from Ione, Metaline and Metaline Falls. There was also a fireworks show later that evening.

Animal group helps adopt abandoned cats NEWPORT – Local animal welfare groups stepped in to help spay and neuter abandoned cats, making them ready for adoption.

The 17 cats from Metaline were

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in danger of being euthanized by their owner after the owner decided to move and not take the animals or search for homes for them.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 Metaline Town Council: 7 p.m. Metaline Town Hall VFW Post 3082: 7:30 p.m. - American Legion in Metaline Falls THURSDAY, JULY 12 Story Time and Crafts: 10:30 a.m.

- Ione Library North Pend Oreille Chamber of Commerce: 6-8:30 p.m. – Cutter Theatre, Metaline Falls Odd Fellows: 6:30 p.m. - Ione FRIDAY, JULY 13 Story Time and Crafts: 10:30 a.m.

- Metalines Library Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Ione Senior Center SATURDAY, JULY 14 Tri-Town Float Down: 9 a.m. Ruby Creek Crossing to Ione Park ‘McManus Scrambled’: 7:30 p.m. Cutter Theatre

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SUNDAY, JULY 15 Tri-Town Float Down: 10 a.m. Box Canyon Dam to Metaline Park MONDAY, JULY 16 Story Time and Crafts: 10:30 a.m.

- Metalines Library Selkirk School Board: 6 p.m. Selkirk Junior/Senior High TUESDAY, JULY 17 Garden Clinic: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ione Library Story Time and Crafts: 10:30 a.m.

- Ione Library Book Discussion Group: 4-5 p.m.

- Ione Library North Pend Oreille Valley Lions: 7 p.m. - Lions Train Depot in Ione WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 Ione Town Council: 7 p.m. Clerk’s Office

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Washington DC 20510 202-224-3441 http://cantwell.senate.gov Local: U.S. Courthouse 920 W. Riverside, Suite 697 Spokane WA 99201 509-353-2507 Sen. Patty Murray (D) 173 Russell Senate Office Bldg.

Washington DC 20510 202-224-2621 http://murray.senate.gov/ Local: 10 N. Post St. Suite 600 Spokane WA 99201 509-624-9515 Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) Fifth Congressional District 2421 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 202-225-2006 www.mcmorrisrodgers.house.gov Local: 10 N. Post St. Suite 625 Spokane WA 99201 Spokane: 509-353-2374 Colville: 509-684-3481

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Olympia, WA 98504-0002 360-902-4111 Relay operators for the deaf or hard of hearing, dial 7-1-1 www.governor.wa.gov

Legislative District 7 Sen. Bob Morton (R) 115D Irv Newhouse Building P.O. Box 40407 Olympia WA 98504-0407 360-786-7612 E-mail: morton.bob@leg.wa.gov Home: 3278 Pierre Lake Rd Kettle Falls, WA 99141 509-684-5132 509-684-5132 Rep. Joel Kretz (R) 335A Legislative Building P.O. Box 40600 Olympia WA 98504-0600 360-786-7988 E-mail: kretz.joel@leg.wa.gov Home Office: 20 N. Main St. Omak, WA 98841 509-826-7203 Rep. Shelly Short (R) 204 Modular Building A P.O. Box 40600 Olympia WA 98504-0600 360-786-7908 E-mail: short.shelly@leg.wa.gov Home office: 147 North Clark Ave. Suite 5 Republic WA 99166 509-775-8047 Washington Legislative Hotline 1-800-562-6000 (in session, weekdays 8 a.m.-noon, 1-4:30 p.m.)

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Angel Paws, a non-profit group in Pend Oreille County, was informed of the situation by Pacific Northwest Animal Welfare Project. Local groups had two days to respond.

With no animal shelter in Pend Oreille County, the Colville Valley Animal Sanctuary transported the cats to be housed in Colville.

They contacted Dr. Michelle Ward of Newport who agreed to spay and neuter all 17 cats so they could be adopted.

The cats were brought to Lucky Us Ranch for the operation and vaccinations Saturday, July 7. The Pacific Northwest Animal Welfare Project paid for all vaccines and spay and neuter operations.

Passengers injured in Priest Lake boat collision

PRIEST LAKE – The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a boat collision that occurred in Luby Bay on Priest Lake July 4 around 11:30 p.m.

The two boats involved sustained significant damages and there were numerous injuries. There were two people on board the 31-foot boat and five people on the speedboat, all Washington residents.

Three individuals were transported from the scene – one via Life Flight helicopter to Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene, one via ground ambulance to the Newport Hospital and one via personal vehicle to the Newport Hospital. All of the injured were treated and released.

IONE – Who said cats can’t help dogs? The North Pend Oreille Valley Lions Club is raising money for Leader Dogs for the Blind and needs some golfers to help.

Sunday, July 22, the club will hold the sixth annual “9 for K-9” Golf Tournament with a 1 p.m. shotgun start at the Serendipity Golf Course in Ione.

The registration fee of $40 includes the opportunity to win $10,000 for a hole-in-one at a selected hole, plus additional prizes for closest to the pin, longest drive, low gross and low net scores. All proceeds will benefit the Leader Dogs for the Blind programs.

The Lions Club founded Leader Dogs for the Blind in 1939. Since then, the program has provided independent mobility to more than 14,000 visually impaired individuals. The school’s services are provided free of charge.

For more information and registration for “9 for K-9” Golf Tournament, contact Lion Dick Norton at nortonelk@potc.net.

Selkirk receives clear audit OLYMPIA – The Selkirk School District’s latest audit from the state auditors was clear of findings.

The accountability audit report for the 2010-2011 school year was released July 2. Auditors focused on financial condition, associated student body activities, payroll and expenditures.

“In the areas we examined, the district’s internal controls were adequate to safeguard public assets,” auditors said in the report.

“The district also complied with state laws and regulations and its own policies and procedures in the areas we examined.”

Selkirk School District No. 70 serves about 260 students in kindergarten through 12th grade with a combined middle/high school located between Metaline and Ione and an elementary school in Metaline Falls.

An elected, five-member board of directors governs the district.

The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district’s daily operations as well as its 54 employees.

For fiscal year 2011, the district operated on an annual general fund budget of approximately $4.3 million.

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IONE – The inaugural TriTown Float Down takes to the waters of the Pend Oreille River Saturday and Sunday, July 14 and 15.

In this two-day poker paddle event, participants will start at the Ruby Creek Crossing Saturday between 9 a.m. and noon.

Along the 16-mile route on the first day, participants will make three stops where they’ll draw ping pong balls. The luck of the draw will get them a card for their poker hand.

Ione Park will be open for free overnight camping. Food vendors will be on site. Even those who aren’t paddling are invited to come down and enjoy the festivities.

On the second day, participants will embark from Box Canyon Dam at 10 a.m. and float the river to Metaline Park, collecting two more poker cards at each end.

Inner tubes will be available

to rent for $2 each, or you can bring your own. No paddles are allowed Sunday because it would make the journey too quick.

Bonus buoys will be placed in the river along the 5.7-mile stretch of river with special prizes up for grabs.

Everyone must be off the river by 5 p.m. Sunday. Food vendors will set up in Metaline Park.

For those who haven’t registered yet, the cost is $35. That includes one poker hand, but additional hands can be purchased for $10 each or three for $25.

Categories include Jack and Jill, Jack and Jack, Jill and Jill, Family, and 60 and older.

Registration forms are available at local businesses, at the event’s Facebook page (search for Tri-Town Float Down), by calling Jessica Davis at Paradise Liquors at 509-442-4577, or mail the Selkirk Trailblazers at P.O. Box 282, Ione, WA 99139.

The Greater Newport Area Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Poker Paddle, launching from Oldtown, Aug. 18.

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Home and contents (furniture, appliances, etc.) being offered “as is”.

Bids in the $240,000 range will be accepted until midnight July 23, at which time the property will be sold to the highest bidder. To place a bid, or for further information, contact Linda J. Mathis, attorney at (509) 447-5929. (23HB-2p) LOOKING FOR Local source of farm eggs and milk. Call with prices. (208) 6278997. (23p) MEGA MOVING SALE July 13, 14, 15, 8 - 6. Intersection Spring Valley and Tweedy Road, next to Mennonite Church.

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West Bonner school board approves budget Enrollment expected to be lower next year

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER – The West Bonner County School board approved a nearly $7.4 million budget at a public hearing Wednesday, June 20. The budget is based on a projected enrollment smaller than the 2011-12 school year.

Board clerk and district business manager Debra Buttrey explained the estimated enrollment for the 2012-13 school year is 1,192, for a projected 63.12 units. State funding is based on units. Last year’s units totaled 67.4. The 2010-11 budget estimated 66.8 units and the district budgeted for a total of $7,368,868 from the state. This year, the district is expecting $5,381,304 in state support, and the budget totals $7,388,474.

Last year’s budget totaled $7,368,868.

Revenues total $122,368 in local taxes, $20,500 in other local funding, and $1,704,345 in other funding, including $1,554,361 in levy funding.

Expenditures total $4,719,039 in salaries; $1,480,576 in benefits; $824,951 in purchased services, $255,827 in supplies and materials; $35,881 in debt retirement and $72,200 in insurance.

The levy, which voters approved in May, pays for curriculum and gifted/talented and

Academic Decathlon; unfunded district employee salaries and benefits; facility repairs and maintenance; technology services; library and school supplies; all co-curricular and extra curricular activities such as sports, drama and music; required special education staffing; a counselor to assist with the district anti-bullying program; and an increase in the school nurse position.

The levy also pays for resources officers, district staffing, tuition credit payments and longevity stipends.

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Oldtown purchases land for utility extension OLDTOWN – The Oldtown city council approved purchase of a long strip of property along the east bank of the Pend Oreille River, to be used for the extension of the water and sewer system. The decision came after an executive session during the regular council meeting Monday, July 9.

The city will pay $10,000 for the private property that is on either side of the Oldtown Bridge.

The West Bonner Water and

Sewer District hopes to go to bid for the project in a week or two.

They are currently awaiting loan documents from the state Department of Environmental Quality. The water and sewer district received a $2.42 million drinking water loan through DEQ and another $1.31 million wastewater loan.

Those amounts coincide with the bonds voters approved in 2010. The West Bonner Invest-

ment Co. underwrites the bonds so current ratepayers in Oldtown won’t be responsible for repaying them. Developers will be paid back for the expense from property tax revenue collected through the urban renewal district over the next 20 to 30 years.

The project involves water and sewer mains, a water tank, and an underwater main that would connect services across the river.

Summer reading off to a great start PRIEST LAKE – This year’s summer reading program “Dream Big” is off to a great start.

The Priest Lake Public Library has had double the number of children sign-up this year as compared to previous years. This year’s summer reading activities will continue every Thursday through Aug. 23 when a grand finale is planned for children of all ages.

Some of this year’s activities include recycled projects, dream catchers and star gazers. The program is open to any children from kindergarten to sixth grade. The library also has programs for the preschoolers on Wednesdays.

The Pend Oreille Festival Association Thanks All Who Made Our Pend Oreille Valley Lavender Festival A Great Success In 2012

Thanks to the Many People who made it happen: The 2012 Festival Sponsors: Kalispel Tribe of Indians, Pend Oreille Valley Foundation, City of Newport, Seattle City Light, Pend Oreille Hotel/Motel Tax Fund, Frontier Communications, Ponderay Newsprint, WSU County Extension Office, E & L Services, Petroglyph Printing & Signs and River Arts Alliance All of the Association Officers and Festival Committee Chairs Festival Artist: Maureen Owings Volunteers and assistance from the participating River Arts Alliance’s member organizations: Create Arts Center, Elk Music Assoc, Evergreen Art Assoc, Pend Oreille Co Historical Museum/Society, Pend Oreille Players Assoc, Yesterday’s Children Concert Production Co, Rotary Club of Newport, WA & Priest River, ID and their youth group, Interact.

The numerous volunteer committee members All of the Festival Ticket Takers and Gate Monitors Barb Bell and all of her student volunteers Boy Scout Troop #696, The Master Gardeners The Plant Man and his crew All of the wonderful Demonstrations and Displays Raffle Basket contributors, All of the Festival Fairies Biggs Brewering, Knipprath and Bon Taj Catering The Gala performer, Pamela Benton All of the talented musicians who provided the wonderful music all weekend Tina and Alex Stanton of OKB for Sound Production All of the supportive Local Businesses, Food Vendors All the Participating Artists, Artisans and Growers Kodiak Security and the Pend Oreille County Sheriff Department And, of course, a huge thank you to all of you who came out and enjoyed this wonderful festival!

Thanks also to Mother Nature for not unleashing any wind or rain on us (You could have let up a little on the heat) Most importantly, THANK YOU to all of the Festival Volunteers. Without you, it could not be done! And a special thanks to the families of the many volunteers, some for their help and all for their patience.

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INSIDE: SPORTS, FOR THE RECORD AND CLASSIFIEDS

Register to vote for August primary NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County residents still needing to register for the Aug. 7 primary election may do so in person at the auditor’s office at the courthouse in Newport.

Monday was the last day for mail in registrations.

To vote, a person must have resided in Pend Oreille County for at least 30 days before the election.

The deadline for registering in person in July 30. The auditor’s office is located at 625 W. Fourth St. Ballots will be mailed between July 18 and 20. If you do not receive a ballot, call the auditor’s office at 509-447-6472. Ballots can be dropped off or mailed with a postmark no later than Aug. 7.

Local candidates appearing on the ballots depend on the district in which you reside. District and precinct maps are available at the county’s website: www.pendoreilleco.org/county/elections.asp.

North county residents will vote on county commissioner District 3 candidates: Tim Ibbetson, Kathleen Mayall and Steve Kiss. South county residents will vote on District 1 commissioner candidates: Karen Skoog, incumbent Diane Wear, Douglas Quandt and Anthony Newcomb.

Also on the ballot will be Public

Utility District commissioner No. 1 incumbent Dan Peterson, and incumbent superior court judges Allen Nielson and Patrick Monasmith.

The area’s two seats in the state House of Representatives are up for election.

State offices up for election include governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, state auditor, attorney general, commissioner of public lands, superintendent of public instruction,

and insurance commissioner. Three Supreme Court justice positions will be on the ballot, as well as a position on the court of appeals.

Congressional District 5’s U.S. Representative seat is up for election, as is one U.S. Senator seat for Washington.

Precinct committee officers will be elected for Camden, Dalkena, Usk, Diamond Lake West, Deer Valley North, Locke and Fertile Valley South. All positions are Republican, two-year terms.

Newport native named to EWU Early Head Start post CHENEY – Life-long Newport resident Jeannie Larson is the new Newport area regional services supervisor for Eastern Washington University Early Head Start (EHS).

As the regional services supervisor, Larson is responsible for leading EHS local team of home visitors and coordinating Early Head Start services in south Pend Oreille County.

Larson has almost 10 years of experience with EWU EHS. For the last five years, she has been a parent child educator, providing home visit services to children and families in Newport. Before that, Larson was a lead teacher at the EWU EHS Newport center.

“I was born and raised in Newport and grew up on the banks of the Pend Oreille River with my three older brothers, mom and dad,” said Larson. “My parents still live in Newport and have always been a big influence on me.”

She is also proud of her family ties to Eastern. “My dad attended EWU back in 1956 and got his teaching certificate. After graduating, he immediately began teaching at Newport High School where he taught for the next 30 years. In my senior year in high school, I had my dad as a teacher for three classes a day. My mother was a secretary at Sadie Halstead Elementary for 15 years while I was in school.”

Before joining EWU Early Head Start, Larson operated a licensed inhome daycare for 7 years in Newport. For more information about EWU Early Head Start services in the Newport area, call 509-4475842 or stop by local office at 223 N. Washington Ave. in Newport.

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BR I E FLY Kardos leads ProWest bullriding standings NEWPORT – With wins at Colville and Grand Coulee, Newport’s Jesse Kardos holds the No. 1 position in the Professional Western Rodeo Association, which sanctions the Newport Rodeo.

Kardos has won $2,164 this season, winning first at two Pro West rodeos – Colville and Grand Coulee. He has nearly a $1,000 lead on Austin Covington, the No. 2 ranked bull rider.

Priest River’s Thor Hoefer won second in the bull riding at Grangeville, Idaho, over the Fourth of July, pocketing $667 for an 83 point ride.

Both Kardos and Hoefer will likely not ride at the Newport Bull-A-Rama, set for July 20-21.

They will be in Wyoming for the National High School Finals Rodeo that weekend.

Pancho not going to Idaho NEWPORT – Jamie Pancho resigned his position as coach of the Newport boys basketball team but did not resign his teaching position.

“He’s staying,” Newport superintendent Jason Thompson said.

Newport athletic director Gary Coe also resigned his position, citing a serious family health issue.

Pancho had coached both girls volleyball and boys basketball but had resigned volleyball earlier after district officials asked him to pick one sport to coach. He was considering a job in Idaho, but apparently decided to remain in Newport.

Newport has hired former Gonzaga University volleyball player Kaprina Goodwin to coach the team this fall. The district is seeking a new athletic director as well as a wrestling coach.

Wrestling coach Terry Haney’s contract was not renewed for the coming school year.

One wolf season ends, another opens COEUR D’ALENE – The 20112012 wolf hunting seasons ended June 30 in Idaho; the 2012-2013 season opened July 1 on private land only in the Panhandle wolf management zone.

Wolf hunters may use five tags – one wolf per tag. There is no overall harvest limit in the region.

The wolf hunting season opens throughout the rest of the state Aug. 30. The wolf trapping season opens Nov. 15 in six wolf zones.

New wolf hunting and trapping seasons and rules are posted on the Fish and Game website at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ public/docs/rules/bgWolf.pdf, and they are available on pages 66 through 69 in the 2012-2013 Big Game Seasons and Rules brochure.

Wolf tags are available for $11.50 for Idaho residents and $31.75 for nonresidents. Hunting licenses and tags are valid for a calendar year; trapping licenses and tags are valid from July 1 through June 30.

During the 2011-2012 wolf seasons hunters killed 255 wolves, and trappers 124, for a total of 379 wolves.

New Idaho laws affect hunters and anglers BOISE – Several new and changed Idaho laws took effect July 1 that will affect the state’s hunters and anglers.

The legislation Adds a wolf tag to the sportsman’s pack, increasing the price from $117.25 to $124.25.

It also includes nonprofit organizations that are qualified under section 501(c)(19) of the internal revenue code, as qualified to assist veterans who participate in Fish and Game’s special disabled veteran programs.

Another new law incorporates a nonresident three-day fishing license into the adult nonresident hunting license with no change in the current license fee.

This change will enhance the nonresident recreational experience for those who might also desire to fish while hunting in Idaho.

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COURTESY PHOTO|DARCIE SHANHOLTZER

Champions once more Newport High School juniors Gregory Vaughn, left, and Jeron Konkright, right, recently brought home their fourth Hoopfest championship in the last five years. Hailey Shanholtzer, middle left, has been a member of three of those championships while her sister Sydney Shanholtzer, middle right, joined the team this year. The championship game went to overtime with a 14-13 victory. The Shanholtzers attend Mead High School in Spokane. The 23rd annual Hoopfest was held in Spokane the weekend of June 30 through July 1.

Karate team completes at championships Students from Newport’s Keishin Kan Karate competed at the 2012 Washington State Karate Championships in Spokane Valley. Keishin Kan students were among the smallest groups to compete but held their own against much larger schools, instructor Erin Mix said. Pictured are Cindy Byerby, left, third adult weapons; Josh Daniel, Savanna Storro, third kata, 13- to 15-year-olds; Broc Storro, first adult weapons; and Jeremy Daniel, third kata, 13- to 15-year-olds.

Sage Memorial Run set for July 21

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First time at Hoopfest

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The Grizzly Ballerz competed for their first time in Spokane’s Hoopfest June 30 through July 1. They won the consolation championship. Pictured are Ben Clark, left, Sam Thomas, Jacob Kirkwood and Steven Burkett. Paul Clark is the coach.

Tribe takes action to reduce head injuries for student athletes USK – The Camas Center Clinic student athletes utilizing ImPACT and Kalispel Tribe are working software (Immediate Post-Conto reduce the rate of concussions cussion Assessment and Cognitive and sports related injuries to local Testing). The software will help student athletes. They are makobtain a pre-season baseline coning a donation cussion assessof more than W H AT ’S N E X T: ment for student $11,000 to the THE DONATION WILL be presented athletes. A Cusick School Tuesday, July 10 at 2 p.m. at the post-injury test District to Cusick High School football field. will be offered purchase new as well. helmets and The donation shoulder pads for the Cusick High will be presented Tuesday, July School football team.

10 at 2 p.m. at the Cusick High The money will buy about two School football field. On hand will dozen helmet and shoulder pad be the tribe’s director of public and combinations, said Nick Pease, Cu- governmental affairs Curt Holmes, sick High School athletic director.

Camas Center Clinic business He said the tribe is committed to manager Ron Poplawski, Cusick doing it again in 10 years, the life football coach Sonny Finley, Cuof a football helmet. sick superintendent Dan Read and The Cusick School Board apCusick health and fitness instrucproved accepting this donation at tor Nick Pease. its June 19 meeting.

The field is located at 305 MonuCamas Dental Services is sponmental Way in Cusick. soring custom-fitted mouth guards The Camas Center Clinic offers for the football players, and the an array of services and support Camas Center Clinic is offering free for disease management, filling a pre-season concussion testing for gap in underserved Pend Oreille

County. The tribe invites the general public to use the healthcare services available at the clinic located inside of the Camas Center for Community Wellness building on the Kalispel Tribal Reservation in Usk. The clinic accepts most major medical and dental insurance plans. For appointments or inquiries call 509-447-7111.

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com, through active.com, or call Cindy Campbell at 509-6713326 for more information. The entry fee is $15 or $10 without a race shirt.

On site registration will be available the day of the event from 7:45-8:15 a.m.

Participation in Sage’s Dash is free.

The entry fee includes a free race photo. Timing will be by rip tags, and awards will be given in age divisions with customized medals and ribbons.

To honor and celebrate the life of a child, people are invited to bring a wallet-sized photo for the White Rose Memorial Wall.

There will also be a butterfly release to conclude the memorial.

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Tai Chi: 8 a.m. - T.J. Kelly Park, Newport Kidz Rock Dance Fitness Class: 5-5:30 p.m. - Camas Center Gym, Usk Group Hike at Mineral Point: 9 a.m. - Meet at Priest River Senior Center WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 Tai Chi: 8 a.m. - T.J. Kelly Park, Newport Kidz Rock Dance Fitness Class: 5-5:30 p.m. - Camas Center Gym, Usk

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NEWPORT – The annual Sage Memorial Run will take place Saturday, July 21 starting and ending in the Newport City Park.

The event is a fundraiser for the Northwest Infant Survival and SIDS Alliance.

New this year, there will be a 2K family fitness mayor’s walk/run with Newport mayor Shirley Sands and other officials walking in support of the SIDS Alliance.

Sage’s Dash, a 100-yard run for children 12 and under, will start at 8:15 a.m.

The 2K and 5k fun run will start at 8:30 a.m.

Pre-registration for the race closes July 13. Entry forms are available at sagememorial5k.

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Lifestyle

Local author holds book signing at Newport Library

Live music canceled at Hospital House NEWPORT – The Little Grand Old Opry at the Hospital House in Newport, scheduled for Saturday, July 14, is canceled.

The event conflicts with another scheduled event, organizers said.

New beginning topic of Women’s Connection NEWPORT – “A New Beginning” is the theme of the featured speaker at the Women’s Connection meeting, set for Thursday, July 19. The luncheon will be held at noon at Pineridge Community Church at 1428 E. First St. in Newport.

Rhonda Encinas of Priest River Women’s Advocacy is the featured speaker. Mary Nesbit will provide music and Kathy Crisp, a Spokane bank officer, will speak about how she invests her time in family and community activities.

There is free childcare, and the luncheon costs $8. Call 509447-5770 to reserve a spot or cancel a reservation.

Students named to EWU dean’s list CHENEY – Eastern Washington University recently announced students named to the dean’s list for the spring quarter.

An undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hours and receives a grade point average of 3.5 or better is placed on the list.

Students on the list include: Katelin Alsept, Holly Edwards, Ashley Keogh and Raymond Ostlie, all of Cusick; Kere Anderson, Jacqueline Arana, Santo Boucher, Sasha Buckley, William Endahl, Shimiqua George, Brendan Graham, Heidi Jones, James Langley, Amber Lewis, Heather Molvik, Mark Roberts, Lisia Stuart, Ashley Tate, Maxwell Thew, Derek Wallace, Beau Witter and Kevin Yahne all of Newport; Mikayla Blood of Spirit Lake; Vienna Bridges and Dasey Dice of Priest River, Cheyenne Dunham of Oldtown and Randi Shaw of Ione.

Hunt completes master’s degree at WSU PULLMAN – Lori Hunt of Newport completed her master’s degree in education leadership from Washington State University in May.

|| CORRECTION || A story in last week’s issue of The Miner erroneously left out both sets of grandparents to John Zieske, who received the Presser Scholar Scholarship at the University of Idaho. Zieske is the grandson of Denny and Dianna Cossett of Newport and Lee and Tudy Smith of Oldtown. We regret any confusion this may have caused.

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NEWPORT – Ryan OBrien, the author of “The Land of Whoo,” will be signing books at the Newport Library Tuesday, July 17 from 6-7:30 p.m.

OBrien and his wife Christine live on a cruising catamaran in the Florida Keys during the winter, but summer on the Pend Oreille River in their cabin near Newport. He is a graduate of Gonzaga Prep in Spokane and Eastern Washington University in Cheney.

His book is about Michael Henry, an adopted boy who yearned for some excitement in his life. Away from his friends in a new neighborhood and school, he discovers the adventures of a lifetime as he learns of a portal with access to the Land of Whoo. On the other side of the portal the secrets of Michael’s past and future will be revealed to him, but first he must prove himself worthy as he faces the challenges of the Five Trials to take his rightful place as the Chosen One. The book trailer can be viewed at http://youtu.be/ nevsV_qdCBE.

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Angel Paws vaccinate pets Angel Paws of Pend Oreille County provided a low-cost vaccination clinic with Dr. Michelle Ward Friday, July 6, hosted by Petticoat Junction on Washington Avenue in Newport. Voucher recipients were given a free rabies vaccine when they purchased a distemper combination vaccine. The rabies vaccines were paid for by donations to Angel Paws. The organization can provide free or low cost spay and neuter, vaccinations and free food for seniors, disabled and low income individuals with dogs and cats. Angel Paws members can be reached at the following phone numbers: Janet 509-447-3541, Cindy 509999-6965, or Deb 509-445 1005.

Female Tibetan master to teach at Sravasti Abbey NEWPORT – The Tibetan Buddhist tradition has produced many highly realized meditation masters and teachers (lamas), but women are rarely recognized among their ranks. Dagmo Kusho Sakya (known as Dagmola) is an exception – a well loved and respected female lama in the Sakya lineage.

Sravasti Abbey, the Buddhist monastery outside Newport, offers a unique opportunity to meet and learn from her in a weekend retreat July 20 to 23.

On Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon, Dagmola will teach from a brief commentary on the four-line text, “Parting from the Four Attachments,” which encompasses the breadth of Buddhist practice.

This will be followed by related meditation and discussion with abbey residents from 2:30-6 p.m.

On Sunday she will offer an empowerment into the practice of White Tara, a female emanation of enlightened mind representing the qualities of compassion, long life, healing and serenity. The initiation will be from 9 a.m. to noon, and she will give teachings on the practice from 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Monday from 10 a.m. to noon she will teach on developing bodhicitta, the compassionate heart dedicated to benefiting all beings.

Dagmola’s teachings are offered as a residential retreat, beginning Friday evening at 5 p.m. Commuters are also welcomed to attend some or all of the events. Contact Sravasti Abbey at 509-447-5549 or office.sravasti@gmail.com or www.sravasti.org for more information.

“Dagmola’s students revere her for her legendary kindness, selfless service, shining devotion, and deep faith,” notes longtime student Bob Saunders. “Receiving teachings and empowerment from her is a great opportunity and blessing.”

Dagmola was born in Kham, Eastern Tibet. As the niece of one of the most highly realized Sakya masters of the 20th century, H.E. Deshung Rinpoche III, she had unusual access to Buddhist training and began studying at an early age.

On a pilgrimage to Sakya, the headquarters of one of the four major orders of Tibetan Buddhism,

Lots happening in Blanchard this summer BLANCHARD – The Blanchard Community Center is a busy place during the month of July. The center is located at 685 Rusho Lane, and several events are scheduled this summer.

Country breakfasts are offered every Monday in July from 7-11 a.m., except July 30. The breakfast program is supported by donations and is a social time for the entire family.

Children’s free art camp continues Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon July 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and ends Thursday, July 26 followed at noon with a Kid’s Fun Day featuring a free lunch, the famous stick horse race and lots of old fashion games and prizes. If you miss the camp you are still welcome to come to the Fun Day. All kids and their families are invited.

“Blanchard History Night” is scheduled for Thursday, July 12 at 7 p.m. Come and bring your favorite photos and stories about Blanchard and Spirit Valley to share at this informal get together.

This is the community’s first step in putting together even more of the history and personal stories associ-

ated with the area. Refreshments will be served.

The band Mojo will provide a free concert starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 14 on the community center lawn. Bring your lawn chairs and an appetite for great music, dancing, lots of family fun and ice cream.

A chili cook off to benefit the Spirit Lake Fire District will be held Saturday, July 28 at the Blanchard Community Center starting at 2 p.m. Everyone is invited to this fundraiser to pay tribute and help support the men and women who put their lives on the line for the community.

Entry forms are now being accepted for contestants who want to show off their chili recipes and possibly win a cash prize of $100 for first place, $50 for second place or $25 for third place, plus the honor of holding the title of “Most Popular Chili in Spirit Valley.”

For rules, entry forms (due July 26) and/or more information about this event, or any of the other activities listed, call the Blanchard Community Center at 208-4371037 or Barb at 208-437-4480.

she met her future husband, Jigdal Dagchen Sakya Rinpoche, who was being prepared to become the head lama of the Sakya Order.

Upon marriage, she accepted the heavy responsibilities of entering the ranks of Tibetan nobility and of representing the ancient tradition of this spiritual lineage.

Dagmo Kusho resides with her husband, Dagchen Rinpoche, in Seattle where they founded what became the Sakya Monastery in 1974. She regularly bestows initiations and teaches at Sakya Monastery. She founded the Tara Ling Center in Pasadena, Calif., and has established centers in Kona, Hawaii; Flagstaff, Ariz.; and Mexico City.

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REAL LIFE MINISTRIES

“Where Jesus and Real Life Meet.”

Worship Time: Sunday 10:30 a.m. at the Newport High School Real Life Ministries office, 420 4th St. Newport, WA - Office Phone: (509) 447-2164 or Toll Free (877) 997-1200

NEWPORT – The Create Art Center in Newport is offering a variety of new classes for both kids and adults. To sign up or for more information, call Create at 509447-9277.

For girls and boys ages 10 and up, Jessa Ritter will be teaching a blend of hip-hop, jazz, lyrical and funk dance Mondays and Wednesdays from 3-4 p.m. starting July 9. The cost is $8 per week or $30 for the month.

Kids ages 12-18 can create their very own character in two Adventure Time workshops with Jazmine Young July 23-27 and July 30 through Aug. 30. The cost is $60 for both weeks. The class will involve drawing, making costumes, make-up and acting.

For adults, a workshop on encaustic art Saturday, July 14 from 1-4 p.m. will provide you with the opportunity to explore layering and depth in mixed-media collage. Dana will introduce you to the encaustic process, an ancient method of art-making using layers of hot beeswax. Fusing beeswax with photos, drawings, and natural materials will allow you to create a unique piece. Students will practice the techniques of encaustic collage as they discuss and design and imagery. Bring collage materials (absorbent things such as paper, fabric scraps, or pressed flowers) or plunder the many supplies provided.

Learn the basics to clear negative emotions and self-limiting beliefs with a tapping circle that meets the first and third Tuesday of each

Propagate native plants for your yard NEWPORT – A hands-on gardening workshop will teach techniques to propagate native shrubs and perennials and give some interesting plant lore in the process Tuesday, July 31 from 6-8 p.m.

Native plants are hardy, easy to grow, attract wildlife and add biodiversity to your garden and yard.

Karen Tillinghast, Environmental Studies and Planning Instructor at Sonoma State University in Sonoma County, Calif., and a Pend Oreille County WSU Master Gardener will present the workshop 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

CHURCH DIRECTORY

PINE RIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH

1428 1st Street West Sunday School ~ 9:15 a.m.

Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m.

Wednesdays: Girls Club, ages 9 to 12, 4:30 to 6:00 pm Soul’d Out Youth, ages 13 thru 19, 6:00 pm Church ~ 447-3265 Pastor Mitch McGhee E-mail pineridgecc@gmail.com

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 6:30 p.m.

Pastor Jack Jones Church Office 208-437-0150 www.newportchurchoffaith.com

month at 6 p.m. A $5 donation is requested. Christa Smith with teach the emotional freedom technique, a form of psychological acupressure.

It’s based on the ancient principles of acupuncture, but instead of needles, EFT combines gentle tapping on key acupuncture points while focusing your thoughts on pain, uncomfortable emotions, memories, cravings or any other problem. EFT is meant to help the body rebalance itself and accelerate healing.

Starting July 21, embark on a creative journey every third Saturday at 9 a.m. For $7 learn to use prompts or suggestions to jumpstart your imagination. The goal will be to discover new techniques that can be applied to creative writing, painting, sewing or other creative works.

An oil painting class with Barry Dumaw will meet every second and fourth Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for $35.

Create directors have had inquiries about putting a writers group together to share ideas, knowledge and to get information about writing. If anyone is interested call or email Create at create@createarts. org.

Other ongoing workshops include domino night on the third Sunday of the month at 4 p.m., drop-in sewing on the second Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., open painting every Thursday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., watercolor basics and beyond every third Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., fiber arts studio Wednesday 9 a.m. to noon, and stitchery club on the fourth Friday from 1-3 p.m.

at the Pend Oreille County Master Gardener’s Water-wise Demonstration Garden just north of the Create Arts Center at Fourth and Fea in Newport Bring a lawn chair, pruning shears (if you have them) and dress for the out-of-doors. The fee for the class is $5 for community members and $3 for Master Gardeners.

Pre-register for the class and provide contact information should the class schedule change. Call Carla at 509-447-2401 or email carla. pogson@wsu.edu to register.

SPRING VALLEY MENNONITE CHURCH

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

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 5pm 2nd Saturdays Pastor, Walt Campbell: 447-5101

CATHOLIC MASSES

HOUSE OF THE LORD

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

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

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

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

754 Silver Birch Ln. • Oldtown, ID 83822 ‘’Contemporary Worship’’ Sun. ~ 10 a.m.

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

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

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

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

Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

Diamond Lake Church 326002 Hwy. 2, West of Newport Pastor Clinton Schultz, (509) 447-4565 Newport Church - Corner of Lilac Lane & Hwy. 20 North Pastor Ron Fleck (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

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

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

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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, July 2 BURGLARY – Hwy. 2, report that the park house was broken in to last night or this morning.

THEFT – S. Union Ave., Newport, report that baby blue Mongoose bike was stolen sometime last night.

ARREST – N. Union Ave., Newport, James Thomas Lowry, 39, Of Spokane was arrested on a local warrant.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE – N. Shore Diamond Lake, report of female neighbor possibly stealing from elderly male’s residence.

INTOXICATION – 4th Ave., Metaline Falls, report of intoxicated male in front of apartment building.

MISSING PERSON – N. Hayford Rd.; Airway Heights, report of possible missing subject.

FOUND PROPERTY – Pend Oreille River, report of 12-foot white boat found on bank of river.

AGENCY ASSIST – S. Garden Ave., report of combative female in district court.

ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 2, Elk, report of silver SUV with black top.

HARASSMENT – W. Railroad Ave., Newport, complainant reports receiving repeated harassing phone calls from a known subject.

ASSAULT – LeClerc Rd. S., report of possible assault between subjects.

ARREST – Hwy. 2, Ronald Allen Fideline, 64, of Newport was arrested for driving under the influence.

DISTURBANCE – McKay St., Ione, report of boyfriend’s mom throwing items onto front yard.

JUVENILE PROBLEM – S. Warren Ave., Newport, report of 13-year-old male being destructive, breaking things.

NOISE COMPLAINT – Pend Oreille River, report of extremely loud homemade air boat, no hull numbers.

ANIMAL CRUELTY – Mountain Trail Lane, Newport, report that injured dog is not being cared for.

ARREST – Monumental Way, Cusick, Eric B. Beaty of Spokane Valley was arrested for domestic violence physical.

THREATENING – Danforth Rd., Cusick, report that neighbor threatened to shoot dogs because they were barking.

DRUGS – S. Garden Ave., Newport, report that prescription drugs were found on a subject and there was no prescription for them.

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Newport Ave., report that male followed complainant from Idaho to Washington and the complainant felt uncomfortable.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – W. Willow St., Newport, report that someone knocked on complainant’s door and when complainant checked outside they had left a beer can with a burnt match on top of it.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – W. 1st St., Newport, report of male in the area with gloves on and a flashlight.

Tuesday, July 3 ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 2, report of silver van slow speed, extreme lane travel.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – Hwy. 20, report that complainant’s campsite was vandalized.

FIRE – Westside Calispel, report of tree on power line.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Pines Rd., Newport, complainant believes male shot her horse with a bb gun.

THEFT – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights TRAFFIC OFFENSE – Gregg’s Rd., report of white convertible speeding leaving skid marks.

THEFT – W. Walnut St., report that items were taken from store.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – Coyote Trail Rd., report of red vehicle with doors open and smashed windshield.

ARREST – Gray Rd., Robert L. Vogtman Jr., 39, of Newport was arrested for driving with a suspended license.

DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED – Green Rd., Newport, report of a person driving while suspended.

ILLEGAL BURNING – Hwy. 2, Newport, report of a burn barrel burning between buildings.

BOATING OFFENSE – Diamond Lake, report of two jet skis speeding.

ACCIDENT – W. Walnut St., Newport, report of traffic accident in parking lot.

JUVENILE PROBLEM – W. Willow St., Newport, report that 16-year-old male punched mother in face.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hwy. 20, report of suspicious person driving who appeared to be under the influence.

ACCIDENT – Hwy. 20, report of a single vehicle roll over non-injury accident.

THREATENING – 4th Ave., Metaline Falls, report that subject called aunt’s phone and was threatened by a male.

ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 211, report of white Subaru, erratic, tried running complainant off the road.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON – Monumental Way, Cusick, officer out with suspicious male at elementary school.

ARREST – Vincent Edward Dorsey, 21, of Spokane was arrested for driving while license suspended.

Wednesday, July 4 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL – LeClerc Rd. N., Cusick THEFT – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, reported theft inside hotel.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Vanes Lake Rd., Newport, complainant believes someone damaged her

O B I T UA R I E S

Ivan Isaac Boggs Ione

Ivan Isaac Boggs passed away June 27 at his home in Ione.

He was 85.

He was born in Deer Park to Isaac T. and Nancy Pearl Boggs (Best) Boggs March 6, 1927. He was the seventh (along with his twin Illa Mae) of 12 children. He married Jeanette A. McArthur March 3, 1945, and was drafted into the U.S. Army within the next month.

After serving in the Army, Mr. Boggs returned to his family in Newport and was employed at the pole yard in Newport, followed by the Diamond Match mill, and then he went to work for Yardley Drilling of Spokane for several years before starting his own drilling and blasting company. He also worked logging in the area. He was an expert driller and powder man, and his skills took him to areas such as Alaska, Georgia, Montana, Oregon, Arizona, Utah, as well as Idaho and Washington.

Mr. Boggs was also well known

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for his skills witching water for friends and acquaintances in the area. He loved hunting, fishing and prospecting as well as conversation and laughter over a cold beer with family and friends.

Mr. Boggs was preceded in death by his parents and siblings with the exception of sisters Donna of Arizona and Rose of California. He is survived by his wife Jeanette of Ione, sons Dan of Ione and Rod of Chattaroy, and his daughters Colleen Nicholas of Ruby and Nancy Geary of Newport. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 18 greatgrandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

At his request, no memorial services will be held, but the family will have a celebration of his life at a time yet to be determined.

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BOATING OFFENSE – Pend Oreille River BOATING OFFENSE – Diamond Lake BOATING OFFENSE – Pend Oreille River SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Driskill Rd., Newport, report of people stealing from complainant’s home.

TRAFFIC OFFENSE – E. 5th St., report of vehicle driving fast and spinning tires around the area.

ACCIDENT – Kings Lake Rd., report of a two-vehicle injury accident.

BOATING OFFENSE – Pend Oreille River ANIMAL PROBLEM – Hwy. 2, report of mini horse in road.

THREATENING – Stanley Drive, Newport, report of landlord being threatened by tenant.

ASSAULT – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights FIREWORKS – Hwy. 20, report of large group of people setting of fireworks.

FIREWORKS – River Rd., Usk, report of large group of people lighting fireworks in an unsafe manner.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Coyote Trail Rd., report of female with hoodie knocking on door.

FIREWORKS – Turner Rd., report of fireworks in the area.

TRESPASSING – W. Sacheen St., report that subject entered home after being trespassed.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – Spring Valley Rd., report of white pickup parked in driveway.

Thursday, July 5 TRESPASSING – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights HARASSMENT – Baker Lake Rd., Newport, report that subject smashed pictures and personal items in driveway of residence.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Graham Rd., Ione, report that someone has been at cabins that should be empty.

ACCIDENT – Hwy. 211, report of a one vehicle non-injury accident.

ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 2, report of vehicle all over road.

BOATING PROBLEM – Pend Oreille River, report of boat speeding in an area where there are other boats docked.

SUSPCICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hwy. 20, report of vehicle passing in an unsafe manor on a double yellow.

PHONE OFFENSE – N. Washington Ave., Newport, report of subject making threats and harassing via phone.

FOUND PROPERTY – Ione, report of found license plate.

ERRATIC DRIVER – LeClerc Rd. S., Newport, report of a reckless driver.

THEFT – LeClerc Rd. N., report of money taken from locker room.

DISORDERLY – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights ERRATIC DRIVER – Graham Rd., report of truck speeding.

FIRE SMOKE ONLY – Hwy. 211, report of heavy smoke smells like electrical and wood.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Walnut St., Newport, report of male subject yelling and threw down cart.

TRESPASSING – N. Hayford Rd.,

|| D E A T H || NOTICE Arthur Y. Falk Jr. Usk

Arthur Y. Falk Jr. of Usk passed away Sunday, July 8 at the age of 55. A full obituary will appear in next week’s newspaper.

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

Janet Oie Newport

Janet Oie of Newport passed away Sunday, July 8 at the Hospice House of Spokane.

She was 79.

A full obituary will appear in next week’s newspaper.

Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

CO R R EC T I O N

Gordon Lautenbach, 64, of Elk was not arrested for driving under the influence, as was erroneously reported in the Police Reports.

Because of information from the

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Sheriff’s Office, his age was also listed incorrectly. Lautenbach was charged with first degree negligent driving. We regret any confusion this may have caused.

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Airway Heights Friday, July 6 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE – Ashenfelter Bay Rd., report that vehicle has been parked for several weeks in area.

BOATING OFFENSE – LeClerc Rd. S., Newport, report of boat with wake boarder continues to speed around docks.

THEFT – LeClerc Rd. N., reported theft of money from lockers suspect on scene.

THEFT – W. 6th St., Newport, silver tea set reported missing.

THEFT – E. Joyner Drive, Ione, theft of gas out of vehicle and boat reported.

BOATING OFFENSE – Diamond Lake, report of three wave runners speeding on the lake.

FISH AND GAME – Viewpoint Rd., Newport, report of boater hitting geese and killing them.

ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 2 SEX OFFENSE – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights TRESPASSING – W. 1st St., report of contractor trespassing.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PHYSICAL – Hwy. 211, report that female assaulted male.

FIREWORKS – Diamond Lake, report that large fireworks being set off at public boat launch.

FIREWORKS – Chippewa Ave., report of fireworks going off.

BURGLARY – Rockwood Rd., Newport, report that lights were on and off in a house that comp is keeping an eye on.

ACCIDENT – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of two car non-injury accident.

FIREWORKS – Hwy. 20, report of fireworks going off by river.

NOISE COMPLAINT – E. 5th St., report of live band very loud after hours.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hwy. 2, report of van inside fence by building with door open and no lights on.

ARREST – Billie Rae Lands, 24, of Newport was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence and driving with a suspended license.

ARREST – Jerry Lee McIntosh, 21, of Newport was arrested for third degree driving while license suspended.

Saturday, July 7 HARASSMENT – Lavender Festival, report of subject harassing vendors at park.

ACCIDENT – Balcom Rd., Newport, report of a four-wheeler accident.

DISTURBANCE – W. Spruce St., Newport, report of a customer causing issues inside business.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON – Laurelhurst Drive, report of subject possible stalking female.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hwy. 2, report of three males with rifles in field behind residence.

FIRE – Gun Club Rd., report of fire behind the gun club.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Pines Rd., Newport, report that pickup had window shot out.

ARREST – Hwy. 2, Benjamin Loyde Mullins, 30, of Newport was arrested on a warrant.

THEFT – S. Union Ave., report of

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jewelry taken from display case.

INTOXICATION – S. Shore Diamond Lake, report of two intoxicated males attempting to leave the beach resort area.

HARASSMENT – S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of male harassing employee.

ACCIDENT – S. Shore Diamond Lake, report of a single motorcycle accident.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Quail Loop, Newport, report that neighbor’s residence has some type of alarm going off.

VIOLATION OF PROTECTION ORDER – Hwy. 20, report that subject drove by and yelled at complainant, going against order.

FATAL ACCIDENT – Snow Berry Lane, single vehicle rollover accident.

Sunday, July 8 ACCIDENT – Hwy. 2, report of single vehicle rollover accident.

ERRATIC DRIVER – Sandy Shores Rd., Newport, report that a vehicle almost hit the complainant and 5-year-old son while they were walking on the road.

BOATING OFFENSE – Sullivan Lake, Metaline Falls TRESPASSING – S. Shore Diamond Lake, report that large group of juveniles were told yesterday they could not be there and they are back now and refusing to leave.

BOATING OFFENSE – Diamond Lake, Newport, report of a boat on the water is pulling a skier and disregarding the no wake.

BOATING OFFENSE – Diamond Lake DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL – Rocky Gorge Rd., Newport, report that subject had a verbal argument with mother and brother and then left the residence and is awaiting contact down the street.

ERRATIC DRIVER – Coyote Trail, attempt to locate a gold or bronze sedan speeding and driving erratically.

THEFT – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, reported theft at hotel.

THEFT – W. Walnut St., Newport, report of gas drive off this morning, a gray Chevy HHR. ACCIDENT – S. Shore Diamond Lake Rd. report of two-vehicle accident blocking the road no injuries.

CHILD ABUSE – Hwy. 2, report of 17-month-old infant running in parking lot.

TRESPASSING – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights INTOXICATION – Diamond Lake, report of intoxicated female at the docks, being loud and disruptive.

THEFT – W. Willow St., Newport, report that juvenile male stole the complainant’s car.

WEST BONNER COUNTY Monday, July 2 RUNAWAY JUVENILE – High St., Priest River RUNAWAY JUVENILE – Hwy. 2, Priest River Tuesday, July 3 MARINE INCIDENT – Kalispell Island, Priest Lake NON SUFFICIENT FUNDS CHECK – Hwy. 57, Priest River NON SUFFICIENT FUNDS CHECK –

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 Pend Oreille Cemetery No. 1: 8:15 a.m. - County Courthouse in Newport Fire District No. 4 Commissioners: 6 p.m. - Dalkena Fire Station No. 41 Bonner County Democrats: 6:308 p.m. - Panhandle Health, 322 Marion St., Sandpoint Diamond Lake Improvement Association: 6:30 p.m. - Diamond Lake Fire Station, Highway 2 Metaline Town Council: 7 p.m. Metaline Town Hall Sacheen Lake Sewer and Water District Board: 7 p.m. - Sacheen Fire Station, Highway 211 MONDAY, JULY 16 Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille

TUESDAY, JULY 17 Bonner County Commissioners: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse Pend Oreille PUD Commissioners: 10 a.m. - Newport PUD Offices

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Wednesday, July 4 MISSING PERSON – Pettit Lane, Priest Lake, report of a missing person in the area of Chipmunk Rapids.

Thursday, July 5 RECKLESS DRIVING – Hwy. 2 RECKLESS DRIVING – Hwy. 2, Priest River BURGLARY – Wild Meadows Rd., Spirit Lake ARREST – Hwy. 57, Priest River, Bryan Timmins, 39, of Post Falls was arrested for driving under the influence.

MARINE INCIDENT – Nordman RECKLESS DRIVING – Hwy. 2, Priest River Friday, July 6 RECKLESS DRIVING – Hwy. 2, Priest River BURGLARY – Wild Meadows Rd., Spirit Lake RECKLESS DRIVING – Hwy. 57, Priest River, Bryan Timmins, 39, of Post Falls was arrested for driving under the influence.

MARINE INCIDENT – Nordman DEFRAUDING AN INNKEEPER – Hwy. 57, Priest River TRAFFIC VIOLATION – Spirit Lake Cutoff, Spirit Lake, a woman was cited and released for driving without privileges.

TRAFFIC VIOLATION – Spirit Lake Cutoff, Spirit Lake, a woman was cited and released for driving without privileges.

ARREST – Dickensheet Rd., Coolin, Steven Christiansen, 44, of Coolin was arrested for driving under the influence.

ARREST – Barrett Rd., Priest River, Curtis Wilkerson, 44, of Priest Lake was arrested on a warrant.

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE – Hwy. 2, Oldtown, a 54-year-old woman was cited and released for possession of a controlled substance.

Saturday, July 7 THEFT – Stations Way, Priest River MARINE INCIDENT – Railroad Ave., Priest River MARINE INCIDENT – Priest Lake RECKLESS DRIVING – Hwy. 2, Priest River VEHICLE THEFT – Par Loop, Blanchard, report of a stolen vehicle.

MALICIOUS INJURY TO PROPERTY – Hwy. 57, Priest Lake MARINE INCIDENT – Kalispell Island Shore, Priest Lake ARREST – E. 5th St. N., Oldtown, Dianne Hutchinson, 51, from Washington state was arrested for driving under the influence, carrying a concealed weapon while intoxicated, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and felony possession of prescription pills.

Sunday, July 8 ACCIDENT – N. Riley Creek Rd., Priest River MARINE INCIDENT – Pend Oreille River, Priest River, report of a disabled boat Pend Oreille River.

GRAND THEFT – Eastriver Rd., Priest River

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Walk to services. $425/ month plus deposit (208) 610-0362. (21-3p) CLEAN, ECONOMICAL One bedroom apartment close to downtown Newport. Includes range and refrigerator. Landlord pays your electric, water, sewer, and garbage. No pets. No smoking. $475 month / $400 deposit. (208) 6602164. (21-3) DIAMOND LAKE WATERFRONT Mobile home, secondary lot, beach access. 2 bedroom 1 bathroom, no smoking, no pets. $600 month (509) 447-3670 or (509) 951-8886. (22-3p) DIAMOND LAKE WATERFRONT Mobile home, secondary lot, beach access. 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, no smoking, no pets. $625 month (509) 447-3670 or (509) 951-8886. (22-3p) Every day is Sale Day in The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Classifieds.

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Lake view, dock and beach privileges, stove, refrigerator. 1800 square foot shop. $1100/ month plus deposit.

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2012202 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference # 20060288326 Additional on page _____ Grantor: (1) Christine A. Ford (2) Alaska USA Federal Credit Union Additional on page _____ Grantee: (1) John Thames and Carolyn Thames Additional on page _____ Legal Description: LOT 9 AND 10 BLK 1 DIAMOND ACRES FIRST Additional on page Assessor’s Tax Parcel ID#: 453119 530010 and 453119 530011 Pursuant To The Revised Code Of Washington Chapter 61.24, ET.SEQ. TO:JOHN THAMES 1052 Vista Drive Newport WA 99156-8765 CAROLYN THAMES 1052 Vista Drive Newport WA 99156-8765 RESIDENT OF PROPERTY SUBJECT TO FORECLOSURE SALE Lot 9: 1052 Vista Drive, Newport WA Lot 10: NHN Vista Drive, Newport, WA I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on August 10, 2012 at the hour of 10:00 o’clock a.m., at Hall of Justice in the City of Newport, State of Washington, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County(ies) of Pend Oreille, State of Washington, to-wit: Lots 9 & 10 in Block 1 of Diamond Acres First Addition, plat book 3, page 179, records of the Auditor of Pend Oreille County, Washington. (commonly known as Lot 9: 1052 Vista Drive, Newport WA; Lot 10: NHN Vista Drive, Newport, WA) which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated July 21, 2006, recorded in volume/reel _____ of mortgages/_____, page/frame _____, under Auditor’s/Recorder’s File No. 20060288326, records of Pend Oreille County, Washington, from JOHN THAMES AND CAROLYN THAMES, husband and wife, as Grantor, to Frontier Title and Escrow Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Inland Empire Trades Credit Union. On July 15, 2008 there was a name change from Inland Empire Trades Credit Union to The Union Credit Union. The Union Credit Union was assumed by the Purchase and Assumption Agreement between Alaska USA Federal Credit and The Union Credit Union which included the beneficial interest of this Deed of Trust. On October 29, 2010 a merger occurred between the two parties, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned to N/A under an Assignment dated N/A, and recorded under Auditor’s/Recorder’s No. N/A. II No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust or the Beneficiary’s successor is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust.

III The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/ are as follows: Any real estate taxes or assessments currently due and owing or which may become due prior to reinstatement or sale.

Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: Monthly Payment: A partial payment of $166.76 for March 2011 and 13 monthly payments at $188.55 each; (March 1, 2011 through April 25, 2012). $2,617.91 Late charges: Total late charges of $13.16 of/for each monthly payment not made within its due date. Late Charges assessed daily. $13.16 TOTAL MONTHLY PAYMENTS AND LATE CHARGES: $2,631.07 AND DELINQUENT GENERAL TAXES WHICH ARE ESTIMATED TO BE AS FOLLOWS: LOT 9: 2011 - $246.68; 2010 - $243.33; 2009 - $251.18 LOT 10: 2011 - $193.84; 2010 - $191.26; 2009 - $198.04 IV The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal $15,252.84, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured from August 30, 2011, 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 without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on August 10, 2012. The default(s)referred to in paragraph III must be cured by July 30, 2012, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at anytime on or before July 30, 2012, (11 days before the sale date) the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after the July 30, 2012 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 addresses: Name & Address JOHN THAMES 1052 Vista Drive Newport WA 99156-8765

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CAROLYN THAMES 1052 Vista Drive Newport WA 99156-8765 by both first class and certified mail on April 25, 2012, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting.

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

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

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

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

DATED: April 25, 2012 /s/ Christine A. Ford _______________________________ CHRISTINE A. FORD, P.S, Trustee Attorney at Law 7403 Lakewood Dr. W. #11 Lakewood, WA 98499-7951 (253) 472-9747 Published in The Newport Miner July 11th and August 1st, 2012 2012211 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE No. 12-4-00024-1 Probate Notice to Creditors In Re the Estate of: Shirley Joan Teats, Deceased.

Probate Notice to Creditors-RCW 11.40.030 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this estate.

Any person having a claim against the deceased must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative, or the attorneys of record, at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and filing

the original of the claim with the Clerk of the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty (30) days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the Notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) Four (4) months after the date of the 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 RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATED at Tacoma, Washington, this ________ day of June, 2012.

Merrill C. Teats, Jr. Personal Representative of the Estate of Shirley Joan Teats, Deceased D avi d McGol drick, WSBA No. 1230 Of Morton McGoldrick

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The Pend Oreille County Weed Board Is seeking coverage under the NPDES Waste Discharge General Permit for aquatic plant and algae management.

The proposed coverage applies to Calispel Lake for less than 5 acres in total of herbicide treatment at the Calispel Duck Club blinds. Please contact Sharon Sorby, 509-447-6478 or ssorby@pendoreille.org, for more information.

Calispel Lake may be treated to control aquatic plants and algae. The chemicals planned for use are: glyphosate and/or imazapyr.

Any person desiring to present their views to the Department of Ecology regarding this application must do so in writing within 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice (7/11/2012). Comments must be submitted to the Department of Ecology. Any person interested in the Department’s action on the application may notify the Department of their interest within 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Submit comments to: Department of Ecology P.O. Box 47696 Olympia, WA 98504-7600 Attn: Water Quality Program, Aquatic Pesticide Permit Manager Email: jonathan.jennings@ecy.wa.gov Telephone: 360-407-6283 The chemicals planned for use have varying use restrictions, please refer to the table below: Herbicide Active Ingredient Drinking Water Irrigation Fishing Swimming Aqua Neat Glyphosate 48 hours None None 24 hour advisory Imazapyr 2SL Imazapyr 48 hours 120 days or 1 ppb None 24 hour advisory Persons with legal water rights should contact the applicant if this coverage will result in a restriction of these rights. Permittees are required to provide an alternative water supply during treatment. Copies of the application are available by contacting the Aquatic Pesticide Permit Manager.

Published in The Newport Miner July 4 and 11, 2012. (22-2) P.S. 820 “A” Street, Suite 600 Tacoma, Washington 98402 Attorney for Merrill C. Teats, Jr., Personal Representative Published in The Newport Miner June 27, July 4 and 11, 2012. (21-3)

_________________ 2012208 PUBLIC NOTICE The Selkirk School District Board of Directors will hold their July Work Session on July 9, 2012 at 5:30 pm at Selkirk Elementary School, agenda items Budget, and Policy. The Regular Board of Directors Meeting for the month of July will be held on July 31, 2012 at 6:00pm at Selkirk Elementary School. /s/ Nancy Lotze, Superintendent and Secretary to the Board of Directors Published in The Newport Miner June 27, 2012 and July 11, 2012. (21, 23)

_________________ 2012224 PUBLIC NOTICE Selkirk School District #70, Pend Oreille County, has begun preparation of the 2012-13 budget and the preliminary budget is on file in the school district administration office located at 219 Park Street in Metaline Falls. The preliminary budget will be available for review to any person who might request such.

Also, let it be publicly known to all persons that the Board of Directors of Selkirk School District #70, Pend Oreille County,

2012217 2012 CALL FOR BIDS

PEND OREILLE COUNTY UNLEADED GASOLINE, NO.2 CLEAR DIESEL Sealed bids will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Pend Oreille County, Washington, at their Office in the Courthouse at Newport, Washington, until 1:00 p.m Monday July 23. 2012, and then publicly opened Monday at 1:30p.m. July 23, 2012 and read for the Contract to furnish Unleaded Gasoline, Diesel Fuel to Pend Oreille County from August 1, 2012 to July 31, 2013.

The following are estimated annual quantities:

NEWPORT SHOP CUSICK SHOP lONE SHOP Unleaded Gasoline - 15,000 gals 20,000 gals 25,000 gals No.2 Diesel Fuel - 40,000 gals 45,000 gals 40,000 gals Bids shall state Octane level “not to be less than 87 for unleaded fuel”, supplier margin and delivered, to County Storage Tanks at Newport, Cusick, and lone, Washington. Bids shall include all cost per gallon including but not limited to freight/delivery charges.

Tanks must be maintained at 40% of rated capacity. All deliveries are to be metered into the tank at the time of delivery by the supplier and Pend Oreille County reserves the right to draw random samples for testing of any delivery. Failure to provide samples or a failed test will result in immediate termination of Contract. The tanks at the Cusick and lone Shops are above ground tanks which will require pumping capability to fill.

If for any reason it does not become financially feasible or due to mechanical problems as a result of poor quality fuel, Pend Oreille County reserves the right to terminate the contract and acquire its fuel elsewhere.

The current tank sizes at the County Shops are: LOCATION DIESEL UNLEADED GASOLINE Newport, Deer Valley Rd 12,000 gals 1,500 gals Cusick, Hwy 211 8,000 gals 1,500 gals lone, Elizabeth Ave 8,000 gals 4,000 gals The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in the bids and to accept such bid or bids as may be deemed in the best interest of Pend Oreille County.

BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN DUPLICATE MAIL BIDS TO: Board of County Commissioners PO Box 5025 Newport, Washington 99156 With “Bid for Fuel” clearly stated on the left side of the envelope.

A copy of the Bid Proposal may be obtained by contacting the Pend Oreille County Public Works Department at the County Courthouse, P.O. Box 5040, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-6456 Clerk of the Board Published in The Newport Miner July 4th and 11th, 2012 (22-2)

will meet in a public meeting on Tuesday, July 31st, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at Selkirk Elementary for the purpose of fixing and adopting the 2012-13 Fiscal Budget of the District. Any interested person may appear at this meeting and will be given the opportunity to be heard for or against any part of the proposed 2012-13 budget.

Published in The Newport Miner July 11th, 2012.

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_________________ 2012225 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on July 02, 2012, receive a complete application requesting a boundary line adjustment submitted

by City of Seattle Real Estate Services to aggregate 3 contiguous lots into 1 lot; Within Sec. 10, T40N, R43E, WM. (Parcel #’s 434010-503000 & 434010-50-0002.

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 July 26, 2012 after which a final administrative decision will be made.

Dated: July 03, 2012

port Miner July 11, 2012.

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_________________ 2012226 STATE OF WASHINGTON D E PA R T M E N T O F ECOLOGY Notice of Application to Appropriate Public Waters Take Notice: That R. Steven & Karen R. Heaps of Spokane Valley, WA on April 30, 2012 under Application No. S3-30663 filed for permit to appropriate public waters, subject to existing rights, from Bead Lake in the amount of 0.02 cubic foot per second, each year, for single domestic supply.

The source of the proposed appropriation is located within the SW1/4NW1/4 of Section 4, Township 32 N., Range 45 E.W.M., in Pend Oreille County.

Protests or objections to approval of this application must include a detailed statement of the basis for objections; protests must be accompanied by a fifty-($50.00) dollar recording fee and filed with the Department of Ecology, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days from July 18, 2012.

State of Washington Department of Ecology Water Resources Program – ERO PO Box 47611 Olympia, WA 985047611 Published in The Newport Miner July 11 and 18, 2012. (23-2)

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2012227 PUBLIC NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING Let it be publicly known to all persons that the NEWPORT CONSOLIDATED JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 56-415, PEND OREILLE COUNTY, STATE OF WASHINGTON, is preparing the 2012-2013 FISCAL BUDGET and that the completed budget will be on file in the School District Administration Office, located at 1380 West 5th Street, Newport, Washington. A copy of the competed budget will be available for review beginning July 10, 2012 to any person who might request such.

Also, let it be publicly known to all persons that the Board of Directors of NEWPORT CONSOLIDATED JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 56-415, PEND OREILLE COUNTY, STATE OF WASHINGTON, will meet in public meeting at 4:30 PM on Monday, July 23, 2012, in the Board Room for the purpose of fixing and adopting the 20122013 FISCAL BUDGET. Any inquiries regarding this notice should be directed to Mr. Jason Thompson, or Mr. Tom Crouch at (509) 447-3167.

ATTEST: LYNN KANEY, CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGNED: JASON THOMPSON, SUPERINTENDENT SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Published in The Newport Miner July 11th and 18th, 2012. (23-2)

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