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Wednesday, July 26, 2017
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Volume 115, Number 26 | 2 Sections, 32 Pages $1.00
Down River Days offers fun and frivolity By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner
IONE – The 59th Down River Days celebration is back with its usual lineup of fun activities and good times. The annual celebration is Friday, July 28 through Sunday, July 30. The festivities start Friday with the North Pend Oreille Valley Lions Flag Ceremony at the Ione Train Depot at 5 p.m., followed by Crazy Lady Softball at the Ione Field at 6 p.m. On Saturday, July 29, the Footin’ It For Fuel 5K begins promptly at 8 a.m. with sign up at 7:30 a.m. A Cowboy Breakfast goes from 7-10 a.m. and all vendors open at 11 a.m., along with the Selkirk
Trailblazers Beer Garden. The annual parade begins down Main Street at 11 a.m., with line up starting at the Ione Primary School at 10 a.m. Bingo and cake walks are ongoing from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Paddle War sign up is at 12 p.m., and begins promptly at 12:30 p.m. Extreme Barbie Jeep Racing starts at 1 p.m. A talent show goes from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and the body art/beard and mustache contest start at 2 p.m. The Alien Swim Extravaganza starts at 3 p.m. A street dance featuring Fire Creek is from 8 p.m. to midnight. Sunday begins with a
Courtesy photo|Kelly Driver
Time to hay Late June -July- August and sometimes into September is haying season in the Calispell Valley. Don Driver in the lead swather, followed by his younger sister, Kaleigh Driver. Haying season means 10-12 hour days, seven days a week until the hay is put up. This picture was taken July 11 near Westside Calispell Road outside of Usk.
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Timber Days kicks off this Friday By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner
PRIEST RIVER – Timber Days, the annual community celebration, returns to Priest River Friday, July 28 – Saturday, July 29, held at City Park in downtown Priest River. The theme this year is “Where the River Pigs Meet,” and festivities begin Friday night, with the Asphalt Angels’ Hot Neon Night
Car Cruise through the streets of downtown 7 p.m. to 10. A highlight of Timber Days, the logging competitions are from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, across High Street from City Park. Saturday begins with a huckleberry pancake breakfast in City Park from 7-11 a.m., and the Run for the Berries Fun Run at 8 a.m. Contact Brad Mingay at bmingay@conceptcable.com for sign
up information. The Asphalt Angels Show n’ Shine car show is at Priest River Junior High starting at 8 a.m. Craft and food vendors are in the park from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and a beer garden will be open from noon to 4 p.m. The National Guard Obstacle Course for kids will be at the City Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. See timber, 2A
Diamond Lake resident travels around the world saving animals By Caneel Johnson Special to The Miner
DIAMOND LAKE – Dr. Michelle Ward is a mixed practice veterinarian. She works in the Riverview Animal Clinic three days a week, and works out of her Pet Mobile PLLC two days a week for Pend Oreille and Bonner counties. Mixed practice means she works on a
‘A great way to give a gift to a country that needs it, and see some new places.’ Dr. Michelle Ward
International veterinarian
Courtesy photo|Timothy Hatcher
Survival school rescue A person gives a salute as a helicopter lands by Sadie Halstead Middle School in Newport Sunday. According to Pend Oreille County Sheriff Alan Botzheim, the helicopter was transferring someone hurt at the Fairchild Air Force Base Survival School located near Cusick. The Air Force didn’t give any information about the situation, including how badly the person was hurt.
variety of animals including small and large animals, as well as wildlife. “I pretty much take anything,” Ward says. She has a rehabilitator’s permit from the state of Washington. She does not have a clinic of her own, so she treats the animals and then finds a place for them to heal. “World Vets is a hobby of mine,” Ward says. “It is like a mobile M.A.S.H. unit for animals.” World Vets is an international animal aid organization. It is a volunteer non-profit group started by Dr. Kathy King, a native of Sandpoint, while working in Deer Park. They pack in supplies, set up a hospital, and provide free spay, neuter, flea and tick treatments, as well as any medical care that they are capable of See vet, 2A
B r i e f ly Want to be a train robber? Public invited to meeting NEWPORT – The Scenic Pend Oreille River Train excursion train rides will begin in August, and the Pend Oreille Players Association is looking for train robber volunteers. The train robbery is actually a fundraiser for Pend Oreille Players where actors pretend to be robbers and hold up train passengers. Those interested in being one of the train robbers are invited to the planning meeting at the Playhouse Saturday, July 29,
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noon to 1:30. There will be a brief meeting to discuss some of the details. The Playhouse is located at 236 S. Union St. For more information, call 509-447-9900.
Fire District 6 fundraiser Saturday USK - Saturday, July 29, Pend Oreille’s Fire District 6 will hold a special fundraising event – FIRED UP! - at Skookum RV Resort, 1432 Lenora Drive, in Usk. 11A-12A
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The community will have an opportunity to thank first responders and EMTs who volunteer to support and protect the community. People are invited to come and enjoy arts and crafts, fresh baked goods, visit a unique flea market, see the helicopter and firefighters will have fire trucks on display. Bring the whole family Saturday, July 29, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors who wish to participate in FIRED UP! can contact Maggie Brown at maggiebrn@aol.com or 509-5890809 for details.
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Down River Days This weekend See pages 11B-15B