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Storm blasts county

A few homes still without power BY THE MINER STAFF

NEWPORT – A pregnant Alayna Brown and her husband, Isaac Davis, sat watching television at their home in the Moon Light RV Park on Highway 211 when rocks and branches started hitting the side of their trailer last Wednesday, July 23. They went to a window and saw the wind whipping the trees against a black and gray sky. “Trees started falling all around us,” said Brown, who is expecting her first child Sept. 4. “We got into the kitchen because that was the most framed part of the house.” Brown said the noise of the storm was deafening.

‘Trees started falling all around us.’ Alayna Brown

Moonlight RV Park Resident

“It was the loudest thing I’ve heard in my life,” she said. A few moments later a tree crashed into the trailer. Her husband grabbed her by the hand and said they had to get out. She left barefoot. “By the time we got out, it was sunny,” she said. The fast and furious storm left a wake of destruction throughout Pend Oreille County Wednesday afternoon. About 75 people are still without power Tuesday morning,

COURTESY PHOTO|ALAYNA BROWN

A tree crushed this trailer at Moonlight RV Park on Highway 211 near Usk. Alayna Brown, who is nearly 9 months pregnant, lives in the trailer with her husband. They were home when the 100-foot tree hit their home, 5 feet from where Brown was sitting.

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Powwow starts Aug. 1 BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

USK – The 39th annual Kalispel Powwow will take place Aug. 1-3, at the Powwow grounds in Usk. The event is open to the public and admission is free.

In addition to dance and drum contests, there will be a buffalo barbecue, an all-Indian softball tournament, a Buffalo Fun Run and stick game tournaments, as well as a variety of food and other vendors. “Our annual Kalispel powwow is a time for us to share our hospital-

ity with our community,” said April Pierre, communications director for the tribe. “It’s a time for celebration, reflection and socializing with old friends and meeting new ones. Our visitors come from Canada, across

Rare for sheriff, county commissioner to not have opponent BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

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NEWPORT – Of the six county elected officials seeking reelection, only one position is opposed – prosecutor. “I don’t remember the last time we had a commissioner or sheriff running unopposed,” said county auditor Marianne Nichols, who is running unopposed for reelection. She said candidates like

to interpret the lack of opponent as a sign that voters are satisfied with the way they are doing their job. But really, she says, it is hard to know just why there are no opponents. Having no registered opponents doesn’t mean a write in candidate couldn’t win, although that would be rare, she said. “In some of the small districts, the write-ins do win,” SEE VOTE, 2A

Newport adopts $11.43 million budget COURTESY PHOTO|DENNIS FLANAGAN

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Down River Days makes a splash The 56th annual Down River Days celebration, July 25-27, offered vendors for shopping, local foods, activities such as Barbie Jeep Racing and the Mowobstacle Course, and the Selkirk Trailblazer Beer Garden. It is an annual celebration of the completion of Box Canyon Dam. The parade, sponsored by the North Pend Oreille Valley Lions club, took to Main Street for the event.

NEWPORT – The Newport School District Board of Directors approved an $11.48 million budget for 2014-15 during a special

board meeting Monday, July 28, at noon. This is an increase from $11.03 million the previous year. Business manager Tom Crouch said the main reason SEE BUDGET, 8A

B R I E F LY County will take vegetative debris NEWPORT – Starting Tuesday, July 29, people will be able to bring vegetative debris to the county road shop adjacent to the Deer Valley transfer station for no charge pickup. The road shop is located at 9302 Deer Valley Road. “We’re only taking vegetative debris,” county Public Works Director Sam Castro said. Anything that isn’t vegetative debris will be treated like regular garbage and fees will be charged. The transfer station is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Pend Oreille County commissioners passed an emergency resolution Monday, July 28, declaring a state of emergency. That allows the vegetative debris to be accepted at no cost to

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the person dropping it off and will allow the county to hire contractors to chip it up.

Pedestrian injured after walking in front of car NEWPORT – An allegedly intoxicated pedestrian was injured when he stepped in front of a car on Washington Avenue in Newport Monday, July 29, at about 9:30 p.m., according to a news release from the Washington State Patrol. Richard D. Roberts, 51, was charged with failure to yield after he stepped in front of a 2007 Ford F150 driven by Robert J. Grover, 47, of Brunswick, N.J. Roberts was taken to Newport Hospital. Grover was not injured. 5B-7B

According to WSP, Grover was driving south on Washington, approaching Third Street when Roberts stepped in front of him.

Firefighters stop Diamond Lake grass fire DIAMOND LAKE – South Pend Oreille Fire & Rescue put out a one and a half acre fire at the end of Casey Road, near the west end of Diamond Lake Monday afternoon. According to fire chief Mike Nokes, crews from the state Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Forest Service joined SPOFR crews in extinguishing the fire. The cause of the fire is being investigated by DNR, Nokes said.

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Four vie for Congressional seat BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Four candidates are seeking the job currently held by Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who is seeking reelection as the U.S. Representative from the 5th Congressional District, which encompasses 10 counties including all of Pend Oreille. The top two in the primary, regardless of party, go on to the general election. Cathy McMorris Rodgers McMorris Rodgers, 45, of Spokane is seeking a sixth term in Congress. She is a Republican and chairwoman of the House Republican Conference. She is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and in the top leadership of the House Republican majority. In an interview with the Spokesman-Review, she said her top legislative priority if reelected is spending and tax reform that leads to a balanced federal budget and job creation. She told The Inlander that she supported the farm bill this year and is continuing to look for other ways to expand jobs in the district, including expanding hydropower. She has voted many times to ap-

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peal the Affordable Care Act and told the Review that it is fundamentally flawed and a top-down, one-size-fits-all approach to health care reform. In the short term, she said she would support legislation that ensures coverage for preexisting conditions and that if you like your current health care plan, you can keep it. Tom Horne Tom Horne, 65, of Nine Mile Falls, is the other Republican in the race. He is a retired engineer and volunteer firefighter. Horne has said that he entered the race because he is not satisfied with House leadership. Horne told The Inlander that he thinks the social safety net should be reduced a little bit. “I’ve run out my unemployment benefits twice in my life,” he told The Inlander. “Approaching the end of your unemployment benefits – it really concentrates your mind on finding a job.” Joe Pakootas Joe Pakootas, 56, is currently the CEO of the Colville Tribal Federal Corporation. He is the lone Democrat running. In response to a question from The Inlander about his

plan to increase prosperity in the region, Pakootas said there is a lot of federal infrastructure that needs to be rebuilt. He would also support targeted tax incentives to help private businesses. Pakootas told the Review that his first priority if elected would be to work on infrastructure. He would give the Affordable Care Act another year and see what needs to be adjusted, he told the Review. Dave Wilson Dave Wilson, 59, of Spokane is running as an Independent. He is the founder of Interface College, a vocational school based in Spokane. Wilson said his top priority if elected would be to form a new caucus of mainstream Republicans and moderate Democrats and try to get them to vote as a block to end gridlock. Wilson told the Review that he wouldn’t spend an ounce of energy trying to change the ACA as long as President Obama is in office. In response to a Review question about immigration, he said he supported the 2013 Senate bill with a path to apply for provisional visas, pay back taxes and demonstrate good citizenship to get on a waiting list for citizenship.

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SACHEEN LAKE – The Sacheen Lake Sewer and Water District may have difficulty generating enough cash to pay its obligations. That’s the opinion of the state auditor, who released findings of an audit that looked at Jan. 1, 2010 to Dec. 31, 2012. Perry Pearman, one of the district’s three elected commissioners, said the audit finding wasn’t unexpected. “It went exactly as we anticipated,” Pearman said. Basically the district had to borrow a lot of money to build the sewer, he said. They didn’t

have any sizeable assets to secure the loans, but they are a government entity with the ability to tax. He said quite a bit had changed since the audit, something the auditor recognized, but they had to look at that period of time 2010-2012, an especially contentious time in the district. Auditors noted opposition at that time to the district’s attempt to form a Local Improvement District to pay for its proposed multi-million dollar sewer treatment system. The district had spent more than $850,000 of a Public Works Trust Fund loan that cannot be repaid with LID assessments until the project

is complete. They noted that the district’s only other significant source of revenue is its annual maintenance and operations levy, which generates about $60,000 a year, when voters approve it, which they did not in 2010. The audit also found the district had limited cash reserves. The district’s ending fund in 2010 was $11,363, in 2011 was $2,229 and in 2012 was $18,529. Because of the opposition to the project, the auditor found the district may encounter difficulty repaying its loan or collecting the 5 percent SEE SEWER, 7A

POWWOW: Tribes compete for prizes FROM PAGE 1

the United States and even a few international visitors.” JR Bluff, the tribe’s assistant director of culture, said powwows started in the old days when the tribe finished hunting and gathering for the winter. “We would gather and celebrate the year,” he said. In modern times, the powwow is put on as much for visitors as it is for the tribe, he said. The grand entry of dancers, drummers and other participants will begin at 7 p.m. Friday night, with registration starting at 4 p.m. Grand entries Saturday are at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday. All times are subject to change. There will be tens of thousands of dollars in prize money given away in the contests. The first place group in the drum contest will take home $10,000. There will be six places paid, with groups competing for $31,000 in

prize money. The dancers alone will represent 45-50 tribes from the U.S. and Canada and also will compete for sizeable cash prizes. Dancers will compete in 33 categories, from Golden Age for men and women 60 and older to junior boys’ Fancy Dancing for boys 7-12. The adult contests pay $1,000 for first, the teen contests pay $500 and the junior contests pay $300. There will be at least four places paid, with some categories paying five places. There will also be an adult and junior stick game tournament Saturday, Aug. 3. Registration for the adult stick game tournament will take place at 2 p.m. The winning team will take home $10,000, with the top five teams paid. Teams are made up of three to five players and there is a $100 entry fee. There is no entry fee for the junior stick game tournament. The winning team will take home $3,000. Stick game is a popular

part of powwows for many people. The trend in recent years is towards tournaments but Francis Culooyah, the tribe’s culture program director, said last year that he can remember the old days when it was straight up gambling. “I can remember this one time there was a big nontournament game between a guy who had married into the tribe and this other guy,” Culooyah said. “They had $12,000 in the pot and they were gambling for other things too, like blankets and horses.” This may be the 39th annual powwow, but Culooyah can remember a powwow his mother sponsored at the end of the Usk bridge in the early 1950s. “It lasted longer than a weekend,” he said last year. “I think it went for something like 10 days.” He has heard of another powwow held on Frog Island, a peninsula on the river near the powwow grounds, in the 1930s.

Newport hires four coaches NEWPORT – The Newport School District Board of Directors approved hiring four coaches for the upcoming sports seasons. Lori Stratton is the new head volleyball coach. Former coach Kaprina Goodwin took a one-year leave of absence to play professional volleyball in Europe. Jamie Poncho will replace Rory Axel as the head track coach. Stratton and Poncho were the only applicants for the jobs. The high school soccer team will find a new

head coach in Mark Zorica. He will replace Jerry Person for the upcoming season. There were two candidates for this position. The high school cheerleading team will also have new leadership for the upcoming season. Jazmin Brokaw was hired to replace Kellie Hopkins. There were two candidates for this position, as well. Zorica and Brokaw were approved by the board during the special board meeting July 28.

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she says. Steve Brown won election as a commissioner of Fire District 4 last fall, for instance. “But it’s unusual.” People always have the right to write in candidates and many voters do, but not always in the hopes of getting them elected. “Some people write in things that express displeasure,” says county elections supervisor Liz Krizeneski. “For instance, some write and say they’d like to see a Democrat on the ballot but nobody ran.” Others write in their own name in the hopes that it will be published somewhere, she says. Others write in joke names. But every time something is written in on the ballot, the automated counting process comes to a halt, as the tabulator stops and the ballot is set aside for counting later. Krizeneski says that takes time. She doesn’t mind dealing with legitimate writeins, but has less patience with the joke names and political opinions written in. “It’s all fun when you start,” Krizeneski says. “But after six or seven hours standing at the tabulating machine, it’s not so fun.” Elections workers could deal with a couple hundred write-ins, she says. As the ballots come in, workers check to make sure the outer envelope is signed. If they aren’t signed, Krizeneski tries to contact the voter. So far there have been several unsigned ballots, which isn’t unusual, she says. Then, on election day, they start tabulating, although the result isn’t known until after 8 p.m., when the polls close and Krizeneski asks for the totals. They start counting about noon, when the ballots are run through the tabulator, which stops when it comes to a write in. The write ins are then set aside until it is determined if they need to be tallied to see if they will make a difference in the outcome of the election. There are two ways candidates can become write-ins. They may file a declaration of write-in candidacy, which must be filed 18 days prior to the election day. For the primary, that was July 19. For the general election, candidates must declare a write in candidacy by Oct. 17. But candidates are not required to declare a writein candidacy. Any voter can write in the name of

a person for any office, according to the Secretary of State’s office. If a candidate declares, candidates have to pay a filing fee and meet the requirements of the office, which include age, being registered to vote and residency in the proper area for the office. For instance a candidate for the District 2 county commissioner seat must live within the boundaries of District 2, in the central part of the county. The filing fee is basically 1 percent of the salary for the office, the same as the filing fee for a non writein candidate. For most county offices, that is $558, although filing to run for sheriff costs $831 and filing to run as prosecutor costs $1,219. To file as a write-in for PUD commissioner, it costs $274. For all offices except president and vice president, write-ins do not need to indicate a political party preference. No write in voting is allowed for Precinct Committee Officers. PCOs are the Democrats and Republicans who run the precincts for their parties. The write-ins may or may not have to be counted, according to the Secretary of State. First, the total write-ins, undervotes and overvotes are added to determine the total number of potential write-in votes. Undervotes are when the voter doesn’t select any candidate and overvotes are when the voter selects more than one candidate for the same office. For single candidate races, the calculation is fairly straightforward. When the number of write-in votes is at least 1 percent of the total votes cast for the office, individual write-ins must be counted. If not, they don’t have to be counted. For multi candidate races, it is a little more complicated. In the primary election, if there are more than two candidates, elections workers subtract the votes from the third place candidate from the votes for the second place candidate. If the number of write-ins is more than the difference between the second and third place candidates, individual write-ins must be tabulated. In the general election, the difference between first and second place candidates is calculated. If the write-ins, overvotes and undervotes are more than the difference between first and second, they must be counted.

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This time last year the weather was humid and stormy. We had showers and thunderstorms throughout the week. The high for the week at a warm 93, the nights held the week’s low at 43.

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B R I E F LY Despite low attendance, Lavender Festival will return NEWPORT – Temperatures above 90 degrees kept people away from the Lavender Festival this year. About half the number of people from last year attended this year, according to organizers. Loyce Akres, executive director of the Pend Oreille Valley Festival Association, said the attendance was 1,777 people, about half of what attended in 2013. “It was just below half, obviously because of all the heat,” Akers said. “You can’t do anything about Mother Nature.” Akers said the attendance from the event brought in more than $8,800. The festival will return in 2015, with Akers hoping Mother Nature will be a little kinder. “It went well,” Akers said. “I was glad they came because it was so hot.”

Project finished a year early and $1 million under budget

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Trucks offer relief for Pateros Bill Mitchell, left, helps Roger Solverson load a trailer full of housewares that were donated to the families in Pateros, Wash. Thursday, July 24. Families lost their homes to the many fires that tore through the middle of the state during July. Solverson said they have had bunk beds, kitchen utensils, clothes, shoes and everything in between donated, as well as about $400 in cash. He said the top requested items are chains and locks because some homes are being vandalized. Two trucks and a trailer delivered the items on Thursday. The United Church of Christ and Susan Solverson organized the collection and delivery of donated items.

All-night Relay for cancer ‘Camping for a Cure’ is theme of event

NEWPORT – The more than 16 Relay for Life teams at the 9th annual Pend Oreille Valley Relay for Life all-night event, Saturday, Aug. 8, will spend the evening walking the Newport High School Track raising money for the American Cancer Society. The event includes a pie eating pony who likes to compete, a lighting ceremony in remembrance of those who lost the cancer fight at 10 p.m. and free pizza at midnight to keep them going until the 7 a.m. closing ceremony. The past eight years has brought in more than $200,000 for research and local services for cancer patients and their families. A cancer survivor dinner, Saturday, Aug. 8 at 5 p.m. will be held in the high school cafeteria. Survivors and a guest receive dinner, a T-shirt, medal and rose and they will be the honored guests in the survivor lap at the opening ceremony at 6:30 p.m. on the track.

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More than 16 teams will parade the track to kick off the event at 6:30 p.m. Sponsor Chairwoman Terri Ivie said they prefer to always have one team member on the track to honor cancer survivors “because cancer never rests.” The teams often camp the night among other relay teams. Participants have different reasons for walking, but with millions of people being diagnosed with cancer every year, almost everyone has been touched by a story of cancer. Teams will take turns walking the track continuously throughout the night, collecting colored paper clips. The Pend Oreille Valley Relay for Life Committee may honor the person with the most paperclips, or laps, dur-

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ing closing ceremonies. The event boasts music, Zumba, an array of games such as life sized Jenga and Twister, and a variety of food booths available all night. Beautiful Lengths will be at the high school track for people who wish to donate their locks for cancer wigs. The reigning champion pony from last year’s pie eating contest will return to defend the title. The pony comes from Hooves of Mercy and will compete against anyone that feels they are hungry for pie. Ivie said a silent auction will have tables filled with lots of good buys and there will be a children’s table of auction items. It will run from opening ceremonies until about 10 p.m. The luminary ceremony

will take place at 10 p.m. Ivie said decorated luminary bags help celebrate, remember, and fight back for loved ones that have beat cancer or have been lost to the disease. The American Cancer Society says the power of this ceremony is in providing an opportunity for people to share their grief and find hope. Ivie asks that attendees bring a can of food to help keep the luminary bags in place during the event and then all food items will be delivered to the Newport Food Bank. At midnight, attendees are treated to free pizza and birthday cake before they continue their laps on the track. The closing ceremony is at SEE RELAY, 5A

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METALINE FALLS – Repairs to Boundary Dam, operated by Seattle City Light, are complete in half the scheduled time, and $1 million under budget. This allows it to return to peak generation for the remainder of the season. On April 27, 2013, generating unit 53 had a severe electrical shortage disabling the unit before peak generation season, causing about $6-7 million in loss for surplus power sales between April and July of that year. According to a press release, industry experts determined the unit needed a full replacement of the electrical windings in the generator core, also known as rewinding. Unit 53 was last rewound in 1982 and was scheduled for maintenance in 2017. Seattle City Light officials said they deployed crews, engineers and project managers to prepare an emergency contract and work plan, approved by General Manager and CEO Jorge Carrasco, to bring Unit 53 back to service for the 2014 snowpack runoff. Repair costs were esti-

mated at $18 million and were paid from SCL’s capital improvement projects budget, having no effect on ratepayers. Such projects take about two years to complete, however, the project team worked diligently and strategically to complete the overhaul of Unit 53 in less than 12 months and $1 million under budget, according to a press release. “The project is an example of how a completely focused team, with exceptional project management, can come together and rebuild a machine in half the time we would typically take,” Carrasco said. SCL is the 10th largest public electric utility in the U.S. and has some of the lowest cost customer rates of any urban utility. They provide renewable and environmentally responsible power to about 750,000 Seattle area residents and to the residents in Pend Oreille County. City Light has been greenhouse gas neutral since 2005, the first electric utility in the nation to achieve that distinction.

Bake sale benefits disabled residents NEWPORT – A bake sale to benefit disabled residents is Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 2-3, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Petticoat Junction Antique Shop parking lot. The shop is located at 201 N. Washington Ave. in Newport. All donations are welcome.

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he utility and county road crews did an exceptional job restoring services to most people after the freak blast of wind took down every weak tree in its path. This type of dedicated public service only comes out with good leadership and dedicated workers. They all went above and beyond the call of duty and deserve recognition. Pend Oreille Public Utility District crews have been working 17-hour shifts to restore power and Internet services. They began immediately after the storm Wednesday night and never stopped. But that’s what they are always ready to do for their community. The only thing good about this once-in-a-decade weather event for them is it wasn’t during the cold winter like it usually is. If you have a chance to talk to a lineman working extra hours away from their families and friends, thank them. When we talk to them they tell us they are working as hard as they can because they know people depend on them; many of those without service are their friends and neighbors. The Avista, Inland Power and Northern Lights crews were also giving the Idaho communities they serve their best efforts. Pend Oreille County road crews pitched in where ever they were needed to help open roads and clear trees from public places. Their extra work will continue for some time. The price we pay for living in beautiful rural communities covered by trees is the potential loss of public services like power, communication and transportation when storms hit. Unfortunately storms in rural communities can cause injuries. Miles of power lines and roads are exposed to thousands of trees. Trees fall and burn when Mother Nature decides it’s time, not when it’s convenient for the people living in the forests. But it’s worth a thank you to the crews that work extra hard to restore those services quickly, risking their lives at times. They make sure everyone can live in this beautiful rural region but also have services like in the big city – this isn’t always easy. --FJW

Guns in the workplace, not for pro-gun politicians Its official title is the “Safe Carry Protection Act,” and when it was signed by Georgia’s Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, the National Rifle Association praised it as the “most comprehensive pro-gun GUEST bill in state OPINION history.” MARK SHIELDS That’s because, under SYNDICATED COLUMNIST its provisions, Georgia residents are now able to carry guns into churches, bars and public buildings. Georgia teachers, with a green light from their school board, can carry guns into their classrooms. This may explain why the statute is better known as the “Guns Everywhere” law. While Christ remains for many the true Prince of Peace, and while firearms in churches do seem wildly inappropriate, you have to concede that it could provide a new definition for the often-coerced marriage commonly known as a “shotgun wedding.” As to the wisdom of mixing guns and alcohol in a crowded public place on a raucous Friday night, 19thcentury Americans in Dodge City, Kan., were a lot smarter than that. But here’s the inconsistency. Those same Georgia legislators who championed the “Guns Everywhere” law “to arm law-abiding citizens in order to confront and to take down, if necessary, armed law-breakers” in libraries or fast-food restaurants exempt one place where Georgians

cannot bear arms: the state capitol in Atlanta – the very place where those legislators work. Georgia legislators are not alone in voting to keep guns out of their own workplace. Three-dozen states, which, like all 50, have their own concealed-carry laws that permit citizens to carry guns into public places, specifically prohibit law-abiding citizens from bringing firearms into their state capitols, where, incidentally, those very legislators can be found. Credit goes to Esme Deprez and William Selway of Business Week for capturing this glaring inconsistency, which some might even call hypocrisy on the part of progun politicians, when they interviewed South Dakota Republican Rep. Steve Hickey who owns 17 firearms, is a dues-paying NRA member and favors the untrammeled right of South Dakotans to pack heat in public places, that is except the state capitol, where, according to Hickey, “We have the most contentious issues being debated in public policy, affecting people in irate, angrily ways and affecting millions and millions of dollars.” Here in Washington, within the space of five days, two law-abiding Americans, the press secretary for U.S. Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pa., and the past president of the National Turkey Federation and the president-elect of the National Pork Producers Council, were separately arrested and jailed after Capitol police found each trying to bring a pistol and ammunition into the SEE GUNS, 5A

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YO U R O P I N I O N Countries should take care of their own To the editor: I, in good conscience, cannot let Mr. Scobby’s letter of last week go by without an answer. He, along with other progressive leftists, cannot debate any issue on its merits, so they fall back onto calling people racists. The people protesting the massive amount of illegals coming across the border are not racists. The protesters are not all white, and they are mostly poor to middle income folks fighting to keep their jobs from going to illegal aliens, plus they do not want to be forced to support other people’s children. Next, Mr. Scobby, these children are foreign nationals, with families, communities and a homeland of their own. They are not stray pets one may simply decide to claim as one’s own and say, “oh let’s keep them.” In simple terms, Mr. Scobby, let’s keep this debate where it should be. It is not about racism, it’s about jobs and how the Democrats are trying to gain more votes, even to the detriment of both the illegal aliens and to the working class of Americans. Because of our government’s policies, and our government’s non-compliance of the law, the people of other countries think they will get a “permisso,” a permit to live here if they get across the border. This puts these children in harm’s way. They are abused by the coyotes, raped, held for more money and used for unspeakable things. This is not the way

a compassionate country acts. These children have their own parents, and governments should be in the business of uniting children with their parents within their own domicile. If they have a problem with their own country, let their government put on some big boy pants and start acting like they have a minimal amount of governing ability. In order to save these children and protect Americans, “Secure the border from illegals and terrorists, then pass immigration reform.” -Richard Miller Newport

Baby Boomer twilight zones To the editor: Going into professional semi-retirement? Be careful when you curtail your communications. Delisting my phone number, email and mailing address to avoid professional solicitations, spam and junk mail, while continuing an emeritus membership and practice in my professional associations, was working fine. Then came what I can only describe as a twilight zone moment. Some with whom I was trying to deal with professionally, by reminding them that I was a professional, irately assumed (maybe even on professional advise) that I was no longer a member of my profession. Poof! In their eyes I was no longer an attorney and should stop pretending, even though I hadn’t died since receiving my Juris Doctorate Degree and becoming a continu-

READE R’S POLL Visit The Miner Online to answer our readers’ poll question through Monday afternoon. Find it on the right-hand side of the page at www.PendOreilleRiverValley.com. The results will be printed next week on this page. You need not be a subscriber to participate. If you have any ideas for future readers’ poll questions, submit them at theminer@povn.com.

Aviation suffered one of its worst weeks in recent history, after a cluster of disasters in mid-July. Malaysia flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 on board, on the heels of flight 370 that vanished in March and never found. A TransAsia plane crashed because of stormy weather, killing 48 passengers and injuring 15 people on the plane and on the ground. The next day, an Air Algerie flight with 116 passengers and crew disappeared in a rainstorm over Mali. It was later found, with no survivors. U.S. airlines suspended travel to Israel’s largest airport after rocket attacks there. Are the recent catastrophes and warnings keeping you from flying? No. Flying is still safer than riding in a car.

ous member of the bar, 38 years ago. It was like what I imagine I would feel in stepping into a twilight zone. I quickly gave them my most recent copy of the NW Lawyers professional magazine and a toll free number where they could verify my bar membership number on the mailing label. Other Baby Boomer professionals would do well to avoid a similar fate on winding down. -Duane Schofield Cusick

County should support any new commerce To the editor: I was happy to see the Pend Oreille County Planning Commission approving business development of private property. Hopefully these projects will bring jobs to the community and revenue to operate expensive local governments. The pot growing project grabbed my interest along with a local fire chief. He seemed concerned that pot would be grown underground. My advice to him would be to put his fire engines down wind and not wear breathing apparatus, then enjoy the fire. He likely wouldn’t be as concerned if they were growing worms below ground. My hope is that local thieves will be too stoned on legal pot to burglarize our homes. My thought is that government needs to aid anyone in our community who will provide employment and tax revenues. We have way too many citizens collecting benefits and aid who are unable to contribute to the cost of government services. Frankly, more ratepayers are what are needed to lower the borrowing

rate of our PUD. More sales tax collections would also help to balance the county budget shortfalls. Sales for most area businesses are down this year, so adding new businesses that attract other types of sales would help make up the difference. We need to consider that our community can’t thrive on political rhetoric and selfish intentions. We need revenue from businesses and sales. I don’t have much use for residents who oppose local business development and then get in a car and drive to another community to shop. That means I have to pay for their exclusive lifestyles. I can think of a hundred ways to oppose growth and commerce in our community. Can you think of a few ways to promote it? What’s wrong with having enough income revenue to pay for good improvements like sidewalks and roads? -Pete Scobby Newport

Illegal ‘children’ harm our country To the editor: Leave it to Pete Scooby to make a race issue when none exists. This is the same tactic the Marxist Saul Alinski advocated in his book “Rules for Radicals.” Many of the illegals coming across our Southern border have contagious third world diseases that have been eradicated in the U.S. decades ago such as TB. Can you imagine what will happen when these “kids” are put in schools with our kids? Several American doctors familiar with contagious diseases have issued dire warnings to us about the seriousness of the issue. SEE LETTERS, 5A

R E A D E R ’ S P O L L R E S U LT S What do you think the U.S. should do with the influx of undocumented immigrant children? They should be treated like refugees.

They should be immediately returned to their home countries.

17% 56% 28%

Yes. There’s too much of a pattern to consider flying safe right now. No. When it’s my time, it’s my time, regardless of what I do. I didn’t fly before these incidents, so I don’t fly now either.

They should be run through the immigration process while staying in America with family or friends. Or if they don’t have any the U.S. government should care for them until a legal decision is made.

Total Votes: 36

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Former police chief wants county sheriff job in Montana BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Former Newport Police Chief Bill Clark has moved on to the general election in Lincoln County, Mont., running for county sheriff. The primary election, Tuesday, June 3, had three contenders vying for the top two spots, the incumbent Roby Bowe and Clark claiming them. Clark received 1,652 votes or 35.76 percent; Bowe took

1,995 votes or 43.18 percent. The third party in the election was Duane Rhodes, who received 967 votes or 20.93 percent. Clark retired from the Newport Police Department in September 2002, as part of a Law Enforcement Officers’ and Fire Fighters’ Retirement System (LEOFF) plan 1, where he received the same compensation and benefits as if he were still working. His salary when he retired was $53,340.

RELAY: Event boasts music, games and food FROM PAGE 3A

7 a.m. Sponsors will be honored with plaques, the spirit of relay award will be given out and special thanks given to all teams and participants. A survey will be offered at the closing ceremony and people who fill one out will be entered to win a basket worth about $400. Ivie said it is filled with a weekend certificate for Stoneridge,

several food certificates from local businesses, Roxy tickets, goodies and more. Ivie said people are welcome to come for an hour or to stay for the whole all-night event. “We just want people to come enjoy it,” Ivie said. “It’s just fun.” For more information on ACS, call 1-800-227-2345 or visit www.relayforlife.org/ pendoreillevalleywa.

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This retirement option also included medical benefits for life. His retirement came among a handful of controversial issues. He spent several months in 20012002 trying to get the city council to approve the purchase of three UMP .45 caliber submachine guns. The council approved the purchase in May, however, revisited the topic during the June council meetings and the purchase was voted down. In August of 2000, Clark was placed on six weeks of paid administrative leave by former Mayor Dee Opp, who had concerns about the operation of the police department under his leadership. An agreement was formed and signed by Clark with nine directives from Opp. Clark began work at the Newport Police Department in September 1998. He was a captain with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in Pasco, Wash., before moving to Newport.

We are being asked to believe these “kids” from Central America at 5, 6, 7 years of age have traveled unaided the length of Mexico? If you believe that I have a bridge in Brooklyn I want to sell you. Seventy-five to 80 percent of these “kids” are 14 to 16 years old and many are members of the vicious M13 drug gangs. I will not even go into the fact that the U.S. has induced violence into Mexico. Anyone remember “Fast and Furious,” the gun running operation led by the U.S. government who were at the same time trying to take away our Second Amendment rights?

There also have been cases of drug cartels smuggling in potential terrorists from Middle East and African countries. Our government is just dumping these “kids” off in American cities with no advance warnings or notices. Is it no wonder Americans object? Am I advocating inhuman treatment of these “kids”? Absolutely not. I say feed them, treat them and send them back to their parents where they belong. What kind of parents would send their kids to a strange foreign country? We can fly these “kids” all over the U.S. we can fly them home. -John Weyant Priest River

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Cannon House Office Building, which connects to the Capitol. If found guilty, the sentence could be five years in jail. Capitol Hill, where Congress spends its time, has become an armed camp with uniformed and plain-clothes security people everywhere. It’s true that in 1998 there was a tragic shooting, resulting in the deaths of two Capitol Hill police officers. But that was 16 years ago, long before four-fifths of the

Port’s BNSF rates for Idaho tracks remain the same through 2014 BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

USK – The Port of Pend Oreille received its written agreement with BNSF that holds rates at $5,000 per month for the railroad line between Newport and Dover through the end of the year. The rate remains at the same level as in 2013. Port manager Kelly Driver signed the agreement on the board’s behalf, as approved at their May meeting. She has already begun negotiations for 2015. Driver also reported to the port board of commissioners that BNSF verbally agreed to allow the port to operate three days per week, while still receiving a higher rate per car. Driver explained to The Miner that BNSF’s shortline agreement calls for a lower rate per car, charged to the customer shipping goods, if they operate fewer than five days a week. “When JD Lumber went out of business, and the other mills took a hit with the drop in the economy, we could no longer afford to operate five

days per week,” she said. For comparison, the port handled 7,198 railroad cars in 2004, its highest year. In 2013, it handled 2,271 cars. When the recession hit, BNSF agreed it was necessary to drop to three days per week, “not only for POVA operations but for BNSF as well,” Driver said. BNSF regulates the rates POVA charges its customers to keep the line competitive with the rest of the rails in the U.S. Currently, Ponderay Newsprint Co. in Usk is the only customer on the Washington line operated by POVA. From Newport to Dover, the line is used by Tri-Pro Forest Products in Oldtown, Stimson Lumber Co. in Priest River and Idaho Forest Group in Laclede. In other BNSF news, the railway is doubling up on last year’s track improvements in the Inland Northwest. In Washington, the railroad plans to spend $235 million to expand rail capacity as well as replace and perform maintenance on its main line tracks. It is part of a $1 billion investment the

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current House Members had even come to Washington, and before the strong national movement to expand citizens’ right to carry firearms where they choose. It’s clear these pro-gun/ anti-gun control politicians must believe that more citizens carrying more guns in the community or the workplace will make you and me safer. But somehow these same politicians do not believe those same citizens with those same firearms would make the state capitol and U.S. Capitol safer places.

They believe these citizens could somehow be a threat to them. If more guns were to make people safer, then the United States – which, with 310 million guns in private hands, leads all nations – would be the safest place on Earth. EDITOR’S NOTE: TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT MARK SHIELDS AND READ HIS PAST COLUMNS, VISIT THE CREATORS SYNDICATE WEB PAGE AT WWW.CREATORS. COM.

railroad is making on what it calls its northern corridor between the Pacific Northwest and Chicago. CARD OF THANKS The Priest River Chamber thanks the following businesses and citizens who made the Fourth of July fireworks celebration possible! Auctioneer, Sonny Parker, Action Auto, Aerocet, Akre’s Mystic Images, Alice Booth, All Tech Imagining, Anita’s Antiques, Anne Sweetman, Beardmore Bistro & Wine Bar, Ben Franklin, Big Moose, Bonner Saw, Burger Express, Carolyn’s Cakes, City Service, Club Energy, Club Rio, Country Lane, Doug Wagner, Ellie Drake, Family Foods, Floral Traditions, Griffins, Hardwood Grill, Idaho Forest Group, Inside Out Massage, Into the Garden Up to the Lake, Jeannie & Kenny Smith, Katie Crill, Kelly’s Vay Mart, Kenny & Jeannie Smith, Kings Bar and Grill, Lake P.O. Cruises, Les Schwab, Lisa Hemphill, Logan Millward, Mac’s Gas & Grocery, Mangy Moose, Mark’s Metals, Melodie Redick, Mercer’s Memories, Mi Pueblo, Mike Stoudt, Mollie Drake, My Sister’s Cottage, Napa, Newport Miner, North Country, Office Services, OK Lanes, Panhandle State Bank, Pat Reno, P.O. Vet/ 4 Paws, Perfection Tire, Petroglyph, Plantman, PR/ Newport Rotary, PR Lioness, Priest River Ace, Priest River Community Foundation, Priest River Dental, Priest River Development, Priest River Glass, Priest River Towing, Pro Automotive, Rocket Man Pyros, Safeway, Salon Seven, Schweitzer Ski Resort, Seeber’s, Selkirk Ace, Sheri’s Home Interiors, Solar Fashions, Sonny’s Neighbor, Spiffy Lube, Stoneridge Resort, Tiahna Johnson, Tiggar, Tom & Mary Pedarson, Triple Play, US Bank, Victoria Millward, Village Kitchen, Wenona Jones, White Cross Pharmacy.

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WE E K AH EAD WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 ROTARY CLUB: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance NEWPORT TOPS: 9 a.m. - Newport Eagles FIBER ARTS KNITTING AND SPINNING GROUP: 9 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library AL-ANON: Noon - American Lutheran Church PINOCHLE: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center PRM-ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN: 1-3 p.m. - Station 2:41 Coffee Shop, Oldtown JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center

DANCE CLASSES: 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport

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

DAVIS LAKE GRANGE: 6 p.m. Davis Lake Grange

NEWPORT MAWS AND PAWS BOOSTER CLUB: 6 p.m. - Newport High School Library

AL-ANON: 7-8 p.m. - Priest River, 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Call Jan 208-946-6131 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS OPEN MEETING: 7 p.m. - St. Catherine’s Catholic Church OPEN MIC: 7-9:30 p.m. - Pend Oreille Playhouse, 240 N. Union Ave., Newport

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2

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

NIA DANCE LESSONS: 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. - Create Arts Center

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Priest River Library

MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS GATHERING: 10 a.m. - Priest River Assembly of God Church

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

SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF NEWPORT BUSINESS MEETING: 12-1 p.m. - Pineridge Community Church

PRIEST RIVER TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church

OATH KEEPERS CONSTITUTIONAL STUDY GROUP: 5:30 p.m. Hospitality House, Newport

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

SET FREE NORTHWEST MEAL AND WORSHIP: 6:30 p.m. Conerstone Building Behind Ace Hardware, Oldtown

STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. - Priest River Library STORY TIME - CALISPEL VALLEY LIBRARY, CUSICK: 10:30 a.m. Calispel Valley Library, Cusick OPEN PAINTING WORKSHOP: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport DUPLICATE BRIDGE: 12:30 p.m. Hospitality House in Newport LOOSELY KNIT: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick CELEBRATE RECOVERY: 5:30 p.m. - House of the Lord, 754 Silverbirch Lane, Oldtown PINOCHLE: 6 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport PEND OREILLE KIDS CLUB: 6 p.m. - Pend Oreille Mennonite Church ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 OIL PAINTING CLASS: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Create Arts Center STORY TIME: 11 a.m. - Newport Library

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Pend Oreille Bible Church in Cusick BLANCHARD LIONS: 7 p.m. Blanchard Inn

AA MEETING: 5 p.m. - Cornerstone Building, Selkirk Way, Oldtown

THURSDAY, JULY 31

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church

PRIEST RIVER AMERICAN LEGION BREAKFAST: 8-10:30 a.m. - VFW on Larch Street

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

NIA DANCE LESSONS: 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. - Create Arts Center

NEWPORT LIONS CLUB: 6:30 p.m. - Kelly’s Restaurant, Call Ota Harris at 509-447-4157

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

MONDAY, AUGUST 4 BONNER COUNTY HOMESCHOOL GROUP: 2:30 p.m. Priest River City Park YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL 4 P.M. - BLANCHARD LIBRARY

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Road work continues on area highways SPOKANE – Drivers on Highways 20 and 211 in Pend Oreille County should expect delays as construction work continues this week. State crews are chip sealing Highway 211 from Highway 2 to Highway 20, and Highway 20 from

Newport to Usk. Drivers should expect delays of up to 20 minutes at work locations with flaggers and pilot cars directing alternating, single-lane traffic when chip seal operations are underway. Motorists should be alert for fresh oil, loose gravel, and 35 mph

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JESSA’S CREATIVE DANCE CLASS: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center WEIGHT WATCHERS: 5:30-6 p.m. Weigh in and 6 p.m. meeting - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport PINOCHLE: 6 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick KANIKSU LODGE 97: 6 p.m. VFW Hall in Priest River

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A memorial service for Merle Langley will be Saturday, Aug. 2, at 11 a.m. at the Evergreen Cemetery in Priest River. Mr. Langley passed away Jan. 26 at the age of 72. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. The Reverend Russell Clark will be officiating. Friends and family are invited to join the family at their home at Priest Lake after the ceremony.

Ruthe Spears, formerly of Ione, passed away July 19 in Grants Pass, Ore. She was 93. A funeral service will be held Saturday, Aug. 9, at 2 p.m. at the Ione Baptist Church. A full obituary will appear in next week’s newspaper. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements.

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PEND OREILLE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE: 7 p.m. Newport Health Center Basement ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church

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SEWER: Board recognizes the cost of the project and ability of property owner to repay FROM PAGE 2A

matching funds that are required for the Public Works Trust Fund loan. Auditors recommended the district establish a written comprehensive plan to address its financial condition and to ensure its ability to continue maintenance and operations and finance the

system. District commissioners responded to the auditor’s finding. Commissioners pointed out that when they were successfully sued in court over the formation of the LID, they responded by reducing the size of the LID and the cost of the project. “The Board recognizes the

cost of the project and the ability of the property owners to repay is paramount to our decision making process,” they wrote in response. “When bids for the project came in over our budget the Board decided the project was too expensive to continue, so the project was stopped and placed on hold to develop a plan to reduce

the amount the property owners could financially support.” The district secured additional funding through the state Department of Ecology – a $5 million grant and a $6 million, 20-year loan at 2 percent interest. That brought the amount that will be charged to property owners to $7.2 million.

STORM: Three people were injured, one life threatening FROM PAGE 1

July 29, and damages are expected to cost the Pend Oreille PUD more than a half million dollars and the county $20,000. Three people suffered injuries – life threatening for at least one – at Diamond Lake. Trees blocked roads, fell on power lines, and crushed buildings around the Inland Northwest. At Diamond Lake, KREM television reported that two people from Spokane were injured and in serious condition when a tree fell on their boat as they came into the dock at the cabin they were renting. Another woman was injured at Diamond Lake when she went out to secure a boat cover that was blowing away and a tree fell on her. Their names and conditions were not released by press time. Sacheen Lake climatologist Bob Lutz said winds reached 70-plus mph. He did some quick training with the National Weather Service and surveyed for signs of tornado from Buck Creek to Sacheen Terrace. “I … did find some signs of rotation, but not sure yet whether it was a tornado or just terrain-related opposing winds,” he said. “Probably more likely microbursts.” Power was restored to his home Sunday night, but he is still without Internet. He emailed The Miner from the Wellness Center on the Kalispel Reservation.

Still no power About 75 Pend Oreille County residents were still without power Tuesday morning, out of the more than 4,000 residents who were without power for some period of time. The storm caused large trees to fall into power lines, according to PUD contracts and public information officer Eileen Dugger, bringing down lines and breaking power poles. Restoring power took cleaning up the damage and rebuilding sections of the line that were destroyed. The power was expected to be restored at Wilderness Lake, Harworth and Fan Lake on Tuesday. Dugger said that some individual services may take up to four more days to be fully restored. “Our electrical backbone system sustained extensive damage,” line construction superintendent Keith Cordes said. “The line crews are working at least 17-hour days, and we’re asking our customers to be patient. We’re working as hard as possible to restore power to everyone.” General Manager John Jordan said the process is to restore the transmission and substations first, the large feeder lines next, and then work out to service lines. “We do not work on individual drops to customer homes until the very last phase of the outage restoration, which is the phase we are now entering into,” Jordan said. “The fact that a power crew is in your area does not necessarily mean they will restore power to your individual home. They may be working on larger

lines that affect the greatest number of customers and will later circle back to restore individual customer drops.” Jordan said there may be governmental assistance to help offset some of the costs to the district. “We will track all costs and hope for partial government reimbursement, which may or may not occur,” Jordan said. “Both power and fiber damage was significant. About once a decade, we get hit with major storm damage such as this.” The PUD Community Network System (CNS) was also damaged when a large pine tree fell on a power line in north Spokane, breaking the Avista pole and cutting the fiber line. PUD fiber technicians spliced a temporary line to restore service to some residents at 2:25 a.m. on Thursday. Jordan said there is no estimate of when fiber would be restored as they have to restore power to the hubs and put the fiber lines back in the air before they can test for damage. “Essentially, we have to make great progress on restoring power before we can know where we stand with broadband,” Jordan said.

The human factor At the Moonlight RV Park, people came out and helped Alayna Brown and her husband dig their 1992 Blazer out of the wreckage. A tree had hit the hood, but the vehicle, which had been freshly painted, was drivable. The couple went to the home of relatives in Spokane. They returned Friday, where neighbors helped them cut a hole in the trailer so they could get some clothes. Dan and Karen White were at their Sacheen Terrace home when the brief, fierce windstorm hit. “It was extremely frightening,” Karen White said. “There were things crashing on our roof and trees falling all around.” The electricity went out and the Whites retreated to their basement, where they waited out the storm. They didn’t get electricity back until Monday, July 28, although they had a generator prepared and ready. While their home didn’t sustain much damage, their neighbors’ did. On their street alone, two neighbors had 25 trees fall on each of their properties. The roads were blocked, so neighbors immediately started clearing the road, White said. She said work crews from the PUD and the county were on the scene fairly quickly. “That was very comforting,” she said. “They cared about us and were there to help.” With phones and electricity out, she wasn’t sure anyone knew how severe the storm was. How severe the storm was depended on where you lived, said Sam Castro, the county’s Public Works Director. The Sacheen Lake area was one of the hardest hit areas. He said it was remarkable nobody was

injured there. Deputy Director of Emergency Management JoAnn Boggs said the south county had the most residents affected by the storm, so the county sent people to Riverside High School for shelter and meals. She said Riverside was close to the residents who were affected. “They’ve already got it set up,” Boggs said. Boggs said the Fertile Valley Fire Department was opened for showers for residents who were without them and people who needed water could fill jugs at the Sacheen Fire Station. Boggs said the county commissioners made a declaration of emergency Monday, July 28. She said a state emergency could not be declared until a certain monetary threshold has been met. “All agencies need to keep track of all their costs,” Boggs said. Now that the county has declared the emergency and once the county resources are exhausted, the state will be asked for assistance. From there, if passed, the Governor would ask President Obama for a declaration. “Then agencies could qualify to get reimbursement for costs related to the damages from the storm,” Boggs said. “We are trying to help people as much as we can.”

Property damage County Assessor James McCroskey said if more than 20 percent of a property’s assessed value is damaged, owners can fill out a “Destroyed Property Form.” An assessor will be sent to the property to reevaluate the value to include the damage. It will help property owners by allowing for an abatement on their taxes this year. For example, a $180,000 home that suffered $60,000 in damage would be reevaluated to $120,000. “That $60,000 will be removed from their taxes from that point forward,” McCroskey said. Boggs said the 911 communications center was working on backup power from a generator so the Sheriff’s Department Mobile Command Center was not needed during the storm or cleanup process. “We were fortunate enough to operate on the backup power we had for the emergency operations center and the 911 communications center,” she said. Franklin Pemberton, public affairs officer for the Colville National Forest, said the forest sustained damages during the storm, but summer recreation should not be impacted. “We may see some impacts on our trails, but so far the impacts have been minimal,” Pemberton said. Pemberton said several trees fell across roads and trails, however, Forest Service crews and volunteers have cleared the roads. “We also suspect that trees may have come down across trails and will likely get reports of these in the

following weeks,” Pemberton said. “Those prove a bit more challenging due to the logistics of packing a chainsaw up trails.” A boil advisory was in effect for the Sandy Shores/ Sunnyside Meadows and the Granite/Sacheen Lake water systems during the end of last week because of the storm knocking out power to the pump systems. PUD Water Systems Manager Mark Scott said the PUD used the call system to alert the residents as well as delivered a handout and water to residents who were home. Scott said the Sandy Shores system had been flushed and samples were sent to Spokane by the end of the week. “The Sandy Shores Water System Boil Order was lifted on Saturday after the water sample came back from lab satisfactory,” Scott said. The Granite/Sacheen system is still without water and Scott said once the system is restored, they would take samples and wait for a satisfactory report before lifting the boil order. “The District has been dropping some bottled water to residences there,” Scott said. The Pend Oreille County Commissioners stated they were grateful for the quick response from the various agencies during the storm. “We are grateful that so few people were injured in the storm and that people remained safe in the cleanup efforts,” a press release stated. They said the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Department sent out a Nixle message, warning residents about the storm before noon on Wednesday. To sign up for this service and receive text and email messages about future events, go to www.nixle.com. Jordan said the advantages to the storm happening in the summer are the restoration of infrastructure is easier than during winter and they have a crew of summer interns to assist. He said they also have a crew of in-house tree trimming experts to assist with the cleanup. “No customer should ever cut a tree off a power line. This should only be done by PUD personnel after they have assured themselves the line is de-energized,” Jordan said. “Even if one does not actually touch the power line, a person can still be killed just by stepping into the vicinity of the tree or power line.”

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The total project cost is $12.2 million. The money from Ecology really made a difference as to the sewer project’s viability, Pearman said. “Had we not obtained that money, the project wouldn’t have happened,” he said. Ecology made it clear that water quality at the lake was important enough for them to put up the money, he said. The board also submitted a written response that was included in the audit.

“The Board feels that it has been and will continue to be fiscally responsible with the public’s funds. The support received from our residents as well as the Legislature through the Public Works Board, and the Department of Ecology would suggest that we are moving forward with an important project that will protect the public by protecting both lake water and drinking water quality.” The auditors responded that they appreciated the district’s commitment to monitor its financial condition.

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THURSDAY, JULY 31 STORY TIME: 11 a.m. - Ione Library

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 STORY TIME AND CRAFTS: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: 7 p.m. - Ione Senior Center

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 ‘GOD AND COUNTRY COMMUNITY MUSIC FEST’: 1-4 p.m. - Ione City Park

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STORY TIME: 11 a.m. - Ione Library FORGOTTEN CORNER QUILT GUILD: 6:30 p.m. - Ione Senior Center METALINE FALLS GUN CLUB MEETING: 7 p.m. - 72 Pend Oreille Mine Road, Metaline Falls

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6 STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m. Metalines Library BASIC COMPUTER CLASS: 11 a.m. to Noon - Ione Library, Call 509-442-3030 For Reservations COMMISSIONER KISS OFFICE HOURS: 3-6:45 p.m. - Ione Library WEIGHT WATCHERS: 6 p.m. Weigh in 6:30-7 p.m. meeting Ione Catholic Church IONE TOWN COUNCIL: 7 p.m. Clerk’s Office

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Espresso Stand coming to Ione IONE – The residents in the north county may soon be sipping espresso, because Wendy Pettis was awarded the lease for the countyowned property on the corner of Main Street and Highway 31, hoping to open an espresso stand and clean up the lot. County Commissioner Steve Kiss told the Ione Town Council, July 2, that Pettis was awarded the lease. Kiss said the property is currently a vacant lot. The land used to have a grocery store sitting on it, however, that building was vacated and about 8-10 years ago, the county bought it. The building was torn down. The town of Ione uses the

lot for snow removal and County Commissioner Mike Manus said the town has agreed to push the snow to the opposite end of Main Street, where the North Pend Oreille Lions Train Depot is located. “It’s beautification as well as putting some infrastructure in,” Manus said.

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for the difference of about $400,000 is spending the Physical Education Program (PEP) grant of $202,916, that allows the district to upgrade its physical education equipment and offer active programs. The PEP grant was awarded to Newport last year for $378,000. Newport was one of three districts in the state of Washington to receive the grant. About $202,916 will be given to Newport next year to be spent on items such as new gym equipment for the middle and high schools, for a school garden project and for professional development. From levy funds, the school will pay $50,000 to the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office for new School Resource Officer Jerry Dobson. The levy will also be used for paving the Sadie Halstead Middle School parking lot for about $60,000 and changing the counselors at Sadie Halstead and Stratton Elementary to full-time employment, costing about $48,000. Crouch said collections on this levy will not start until the spring quarter in 2015, which means the district will pay about $158,000 for the SRO, counselors and paving project out of reserves. The reserves are currently at about $300,000. When the money comes from the levy in the spring, Crouch said it would replenish the reserves for the district. “The money will be there before the end of the fiscal year,” Crouch said. Crouch said the board of directors would like to have a reserve of about $1 million, or about 10 percent of the budget. He said the board would continue to put money into reserves when possible. The levy was passed in December 2013, by 63.46 percent of voters, an increase from 59 percent three years ago. The levy was for more

than $1.6 million for 2015, more than $1.65 million for 2016 and more than $1.7 million for 2017. The district settled an overpayment to the Alternative Learning Experience programs for about $155,881, down from the original amount of $695,521. About $52,000 will be spent this year out of the current $300,000 reserve to cover the first payment. For the 2014-15 school year, after the reduction, the reserves are showing at about $245,110. About $70,000 from timber sales on federal land in the district will be paid to the school district for the first time. HB 2207, signed by Gov. Jay Inslee in March, directed the state to return some federal Secure Rural Schools funds to the communities where the federal timberlands are used to calculate them. In the past, the state had deducted the amount from what it paid the

local school districts, essentially nullifying any benefits. The federal money was intended to be payments in lieu of taxes in those counties like Pend Oreille where the federal government owns vast areas of land and doesn’t pay taxes. The Legislature changed that policy to now allow the districts with more than 60 percent of free and reduced lunch students to receive a portion of the timber funds. Crouch said they are planning on about 22.25 fewer students for the upcoming year, mainly from fewer students coming into kindergarten than graduated the year before. There were 1,300 students in the district about 10 years ago and about 986 last year, Crouch said. “Enrollment keeps going down,” Crouch said. “Almost all the loss is at the elementary level.” Crouch said Stratton Elementary is overstaffed by about 1.5 employees from the enrollment decline. Sadie

Halstead is about half an employee over and the high school is about one third an employee overstaffed. The Grizzly Den was completed recently and will be used for school lunches. Crouch said the addition of an Assistant Principal allows the high school to go to two lunch periods instead of one. “Out intent is to try to keep as many kids in the school as we can,” Crouch said. “Just the two lunches will bring [the hot food count] up substantially.” A student store, a foosball table and televisions will be in the Grizzly Den to use during lunch periods. Transportation funding is taking a hit by about $200,000 and Crouch said the state has not given the district an explanation as to why. Crouch said the hardest hit districts in the state are Newport and Riverside. Newport has a 100 percent efficiency rating for transportation and Crouch said the

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higher the efficiency rating, the higher the cuts in funding. Each route costs the district about $40,000 and some of the routes may be cut from the system or combined with other routes to adjust for some of the loss in funding. Crouch said the district may also look into paying families a “per diem” to drive their students to the nearest bus stop. “By cutting a couple of routes, we are certainly going to save some money,” Crouch said. The district debt service for the district comes from two non-voted bonds they must repay. The first was from the new roof at Stratton Elementary in 2011. About $65,000 per year must be repaid for the $1 million roof. The district will pay on these bonds for about 15 years.

The other main debt, Crouch said, was from an energy grant the district received that required a $354,000 match. About $39,000 is paid back over the next 10 years to cover the match for this grant. “That’s just a temporary deficit for us,” Crouch said. Crouch said the school district has to file an extension on the budget from 2013-14 because of the fire in the high school Feb. 21, which cost the district about $800,000 and the PEP grant of $378,000. These funds would show the district spending more than its budget for the fiscal year, which the district cannot legally do. There was a $1.5 million extension on the 2013-14 budget approved by the board during the special meeting.

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B R I E F LY Water sports festival offers family fun CUSICK – The Pend Oreille River Water Sports Festival, Saturday, Aug. 9 from noon to 8 p.m. at the Cusick Water Park, will offer families a chance to learn about the great outdoors. The event is free to the public and there will be events for all ages. It will start following the Poker Paddle, leaving from Newport and finishing at the Cusick Park. Kayaking, canoeing, paddle-boarding, sailing, fishing, swimming and waterfowl hunting are some of the activities that will be promoted. There will be vendors selling water sports equipment, supplies and accessories as well as information on local resorts, camps and outdoor recreation agencies. The Greater Newport Area Chamber of Commerce and the Pend Oreille County Parks and Recreation Board are sponsoring the event. All proceeds from the event will go to the Pend Oreille County Parks and Recreation Foundation to promote outdoor recreation in the county.

Rummage sale offers ‘second life’ to items NEWPORT – The Hospitality House is holding a “Second Life” Rummage Sale, Saturday, Aug. 2 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Areas residents can donate items they wish to give away to the Hospitality House. The Hospitality House is a non-profit organization that survives on memberships for $10 per year and on rentals. The rentals are $60 for non-members and $50 for members. The Hospitality House is located at 216 S. Washington Ave., Newport.

Enjoy ‘Lunch with Art in the Park’ NEWPORT – The Evergreen Art Association is hosting “Lunch with Art in the Park” Friday, Aug. 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Kelly Park, across from the Newport post office on Washington Avenue. Artists in every medium and high-end crafters are invited to set up a booth for the day. A small fee will be collected. Call Robert at 509-671-1539 for complete details. Merchants are encouraged to purchase a lunch for their employees or for themselves so they can eat at the park and enjoy the art, music, children’s rock and face painting, Shirley Bird Wright’s watercolor class, artist demos, and buy a chance to win a summertime basket of goodies. Lunches can be purchased through any Evergreen Art member or by calling 509-671-1539.

Share your life events for free NEWPORT – The Newport and Gem State Miner Newspapers are looking to share your life events with the community. Submit births, weddings and engagements to The Miner for publication at no charge. The Miner can be reached at 509447-2433, minernews@ povn.com or visit www. pendoreillerivervalley. com online, or stop by the office at 421 S. Spokane in Newport.

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Making art These youngsters were taking part in Create’s making art class Friday, July 25. They’re working on paper mache puppets with instructor Dawn Hawks of the Fly Birdie Marionette Theatre of Priest River. Pictured are Rylee King, 9, Jayden King, 12, Hawks, Drew Clark, 9, and Carson Floyd, 11.

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NEWPORT – An organization called the Spouses and Partners of Wildland Firefighters is hosting a movie fundraiser, Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 5 p.m. at the Roxy Theater, where a showing of Disney’s “Planes: Fire & Rescue” at 7:30 p.m. will highlight the event. During the event, the U.S. Forest Service and other local fire agencies will have fire engines on display and Smokey Bear will make an appearance. There will be hot dogs available and a raffle will be held for baskets, donated from local businesses. The Spouses and Partners of Wildland Firefighters was started in 2012

and works to raise money for the Wildland Firefighters Foundation (WFF). All money raised will go to the WFF, as well as $1 from each movie ticket. WFF states their role is to provide emergency support services to the families of firefighters seriously injured or killed in the line of duty. “We provide financial assistance, immediate and ongoing emotional support, advocacy and recognition to fallen and injured wildland firefighters,” the WFF website states. Dorothy Ackerman, a member of Spouses and Partners of Wildland Firefighters, said her husband has been a wildland firefighter for the U.S. Forest Service for 15 years. She said the organization will help families with

counseling, funeral service costs, help filling out paperwork and any other needed help during their time of need. Ackerman said the families contact WFF and every family that asks for help gets it. “It’s whatever they are needing in the interim to get them by,” Ackerman said. She said the families and firefighters pay $1 per week to the foundation under the 52 Club, as well as the foundation and supporting groups hold fundraisers to raise money. For more information about the event or to make donations, email Dorothy Ackerman at dorothy.ackerman19@gmail.com. For more information on the foundation, go to www. wffoundation.org.

SCC announces honor roll SPOKANE – The spring honor roll list at Spokane Community College includes more than 2,100 students, including many from Pend Oreille and Bonner counties. To receive honor roll status, students must earn a 3.0 grade point average or higher. Students on the honor roll include:

Aleesha Brock, Devin Delp, Townsend Holubasch, Athena Johnson, Carly Reese, Milton Carvell and Shiela Marti, all of Newport; Celina Brower, Katie Cary and Tyler Barber, all of Priest River; Riley Bauer of Usk; Kristin Beach, Jessica Brown, Julie Hampton, Angela Medina, Mary Noga, Christina Trepanier and Shawn Reilly, all of

Ogle and Heller exchange vows SPOKANE – Brad Ogle and Christina Heller exchanged wedding vows July 12, at 5 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus in Spokane. The bride is the daughter of Steve and Melanie Heller. She graduated from Newport High School. The groom is the son of Carolyn Ogle and attended North Central High School and Spokane Community College. Carey Blackman officiated the ceremony. The maid of honor was Nichole Heller. The best man was Chris Hilsabeck. Bridesmaids were Niyah Connor, Patrice Fluno, Missy Hilsabeck and Monica Hilsabeck. Groomsmen were Ryan Waiter, Gary Harshman, Michael Hoisington and Brock Phillips. The flower girls were Isabel Hilsabeck, Kylyn Fluno and

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Addison Hilsabeck, and the ring bearers were Tanner and Carter Sampson. A reception was held after the ceremony at the Knights of Columbus. The couple honeymooned on a 15-day Hawaiian cruise and will reside in Spokane.

NEWPORT – The annual Forest Owners Field Day, Saturday, Aug. 9 at 8:30 a.m. at Dominion Tree Farms LLC. will teach participants about forests and tree planting. The event is free to the public. Participants will learn about tree planting, fertilizing, logging, weed control and wildlife consideration, sponsored by the Northeast Chapter of the Washington Farm Forestry Association (WFFA). Participants will visit five locations at the tree farm, each with a story and history from Western Larch planted a few years ago to Ponderosa Pines planted in 1985 to an experimental hardwood tree stand. “Unique to Dominion Tree Farms, is the use of a single bottom plow for planting in both open acreage and logged timber acreage,” said Patrick Graham, one of the principals of Dominion Tree Farms, along with his son Kelly Graham. “We are also excited to showcase the practice of ‘Patch’ cuts as an alterna-

tive to clear-cutting.” Following the tour, parties can fish, catch and release only, on Lake Rosanna, an 18-acre private lake planted with trout. Attendees are asked to bring a sack lunch and camp chair. Water and other refreshments will be provided by the Colville Knights of Columbus. Dominion Tree Farms is located at the west foot of Old Dominion Mountain, east of Colville. The WFFA is a non-profit organization for forest landowners in Washington state. Members include owners of a few acres to a few thousand acres and manage the land for timber, wildlife, fish, recreation and aesthetics. The Northeast Chapter serves Ferry, Stevens and Pend Oreille counties. For more information, including a schedule of events for the field day, go to www. wafarmforestry.com/ NorthEast or email Patti Playfair, WFFA northeast chapter secretary at patti. playfair@gmail.com.

Many named to SFCC honor roll SPOKANE – The spring honor roll list at Spokane Falls Community College includes more than 2,000 students, including many from Pend Oreille and Bonner counties. To receive honor roll status, students must earn a 3.0 grade point average or higher. Local students on the honor roll include: Toni Evans, Joseph Phillips, Michaela Dobson, Jazmin Hodge, Norman Noggle Iii, Allen Walden, Rachael Longly, Geremy Blakeslee, Douglas Hutchins, Kellie Dean, Melissa Gillette, Kristina Gill, Jessica Pletsch, Sarah Avaylon, Michaela Brooks, Scott Shumake, Douglas Behrend, Sheena Bennett, Vicki Mikhailenko, Shelley Lafountain, Ryan Basnaw, Rebekah Clark, Tayler Goodsell, Tracy Graham, Angie Hixson, Tiffany Huang, Irina Mikhailenko, Kailey Ralston, Tiara Siek, Beverly Stemen and Kylee Witt of Newport; Kaylynn Becks, Bridget Fountain, Petra Cunningham and Jacob Tesdahl of Cusick; Christopher Standley and Elizabeth Trumbull of Oldtown; Lea Standerfer, Jaxson Walrath, Tayler Gould and Jessica Driver of Usk; Cheryl Eckhart and Brook Price of Ione; Vicki Long of Blanchard; Tina Gregory of Metaline Falls; and Jessica Ashley, Rachel Holloway, Ann Stopar, Adam Hutchinson, Malady Prewett, Jonathan Vanderholm, Chelsey Mayr, Rachel Basnaw, Jennie Morreale, Elizabeth Vanderholm, Kevin Basnaw and Alyxandria Hanson of Elk. UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 3rd and Spokane St., Newport, WA Worship Service 10:00 a.m. Nursery Care Available Rev. Russell Clark 447-4121 newportucc@conceptcable.com www.newportucc.org

Community Church Directory CATHOLIC MASSES

pocoparishes.org Newport: St. Anthony’s, 447-4231 612 W. First St., Sun. - 11 a.m. Saturday Evening 7 p.m. Usk: St. Jude’s River Rd., Sat. - 5p.m. Ione: St. Bernard’s, 802 - 8th St., Sun. - 2nd & 4th - 8:00 a.m. Metaline Falls: St. Joseph’s, 446-2651 -- 406 Park St., Sun., 1st, 3rd & 5th - 8:00 a.m.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

36245 Hwy 41, Oldtown, ID Sunday School 9 a.m. Sunday Services - 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wed. - Bible Study 6 p.m. Pastor Jack Jones Church Office 208-437-0150 www.churchoffaitholdtown.org

SPRING VALLEY MENNONITE CHURCH

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

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

Forest education day near Colville

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

CHURCH OF FAITH

Christina and Brad Ogle

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332801 Hwy. 2, P.O. Box 653, Newport Pastors Matt & Janine Goodrich Worship Service 10 am (509) 447-4338

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

“Sharing Christ As He Is, With People As They Are” 2nd & Spokane Sts 447-3846 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Time September - May AWANA - Tuesday 5:30 p.m. The Immortals (13-High School ) Thur. 7-9 Pastor Rob Malcolm

NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH

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

HOUSE OF THE LORD

754 Silver Birch Ln. • Oldtown, ID 83822 ‘’Contemporary Worship’’ Sun. ~ 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. “United Generation Church” Youth Group Wednesday 6 p.m. Jeff & Robie Ecklund, Pastors • 437-2032 www.hotl.me

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

1 mile S. of Newport on Hwy. 2 • 447-3742 Pastor Rob Greenslade Sun. School 9:45 a.m. • Worship 11 a.m. Evening Worship 6:30 p.m. Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

BAHÁ’Í FAITH OF NEWPORT

“The aim of this Wronged One in sustaining woes and tribulations, in revealing the Holy Verses and in demonstrating proofs hath been naught but to quench the flame of hate and enmity, that the horizon of the hearts of men may be illumined with the light of concord and attain real peace and tranquility.” Bahá ’u’ lláh Please call 509-550-2035 for the next scheduled devotional. Wonderful resources can be found at www.bahai.us and www.bahai.org

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Sports

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Hunters must purchase controlled hunt tags by Aug. 1

B R I E F LY Golf tournament benefits women, children PRIEST LAKE – The sixth annual Priest Lake Elementary School and Priest Lake Ladies Golf Women’s Health Care Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Priest Lake Golf Course with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. A silent auction will be held at the course from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost of the tournament is $65, which includes entry fee, greens fee, and hearty appetizers after golf. Last year, through entry fees, the silent auction, private donations, and various activities during the tournament, more than $6,000 was raised. The money benefitted the elementary school children and helped support women in the Priest Lake area who could not afford mammograms. For more information about the golf tournament, contact the Priest Lake Golf Course, 208443-2525.

Second tags available this week COEUR D’ALENE – Beginning Aug. 1, hunters will be able to purchase unsold nonresident tags in Idaho for deer and elk as second tags. The tags are available to resident and nonresident hunters. This year the Fish and Game Commission has decided to make the unsold tags available at a discount. Normally they are sold at the full nonresident price, but the Commission wants to provide additional opportunity for hunters who are interested in a second hunt for deer or elk in Idaho by making second tags more affordable. The tags will be sold on a first come, first served basis starting Friday Aug. 1. For more information on the discounted second tags go to: https://fishandgame.idaho.gov/content/ tagdiscount.

Horseshoe tourney at Affair on Main Street METALINE FALLS – There will be a friendly horseshoe tournament held Aug. 30-31, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on the west side of the Pend Oreille Apartments in Metaline Falls, at Park Street and Fourth Avenue. The entry fee is $20 per team, with prizes awarded for first, second and third places. Entry forms can be found at local businesses and on the chamber webpage at www.npochamber.com. For more information contact Kathy Grass at 509-589-0024 or Chris Daley at 509-4463921.

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Kicking through the heat Matthew Brengle, an eighth grade athlete, kicks the soccer ball to a teammate during Newport School District’s Soccer Camp, Monday, July 28. About 40 girls and boys from grades sixth through 12 will pick one aspect of the sport to work on and improve it over the week, an assistant coach said.

Fall sports registration at Priest River PRIEST RIVER – Fall sports registrations will get underway at Priest River Lamanna High School Thursday, Aug. 7. That’s when the fall sports paperwork is due. Paperwork is to be turned in and fees paid by 5 p.m. At 6 p.m. an orientation will be held for parents. Friday, Aug. 8, concussion and drug testing will be conducted. All athletes are required to have a baseline ImPACT test. The test will measure cognitive function and be used to compare with a post concussion test, should the athlete sustain the injury. The ImPACT tests will take place in the computer lab. All athletes will be required to pass drug tests,

which will be conducted in the cafeteria. A $15 drug test fee is required at the time of testing. Monday, Aug. 11 will be the first day of practice for football and boys and girls soccer. Friday, Aug. 15 will be the first day of practice for volleyball and cross country. School starts Sept. 2. A complete Spartan sports packet needs to be completed in order to participate in sports. All ninth and 11th graders will have to have a physical and all other athletes will be required to have a physical on file. In addition, insurance information, an activities contract agreement, student-parent warning forms, the drug test agree-

ment and the concussion baseline test must be in the sports packet. The forms can be downloaded from the district or school athletic webpage or picked up from central office Monday through Thursday, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

COEUR D’ALENE – Big game hunters who were drawn in controlled hunt drawings for deer, elk, antelope and bear in Idaho have until Aug. 1 to purchase their tags. Any tags not purchased by that date will be forfeited. Controlled hunt tags are allocated by a random drawing from a pool of hunters who have submitted applications. Moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat hunts in Idaho are all controlled hunts. Both general and controlled hunts are available for other big game species. The big game controlled hunt drawings have been completed and hunters can find out if they drew a tag by checking the controlled hunt drawing results on the IDFG web site: http://fishandgame. idaho.gov/public/licenses/ controlledHunts/results/. It is the responsibility of controlled hunt applicants to see if they were drawn for these limited entry hunting opportunities. Big game general

hunt tags are available in most big game units for those who do not draw. Aug. 2-4, IDFG will compile a list of forfeited tags. A second drawing will award the forfeited tags. The application period for this second drawing runs Aug. 5-15. The drawing will be held around Aug. 20. Any remaining tags will be available over the counter on Aug. 25. Hunters hoping to hunt on private land should contact landowners on whose property they hope to hunt. According to a survey of rural Idaho landowners, 88 percent will allow some level of hunting on their property if hunters ask for permission. Most landowners are more likely to grant access to their land to people who ask well in advance. Tags for general hunts and controlled hunts may be purchased at any Fish and Game office, any license vendor, by telephone at 800554-8685 or online at https:// id.outdoorcentral.us/.

S P O RT S C A L E N D A R SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 OPEN GYM, ADULT BASKETBALL: 7 a.m. - Newport High School

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Highlights from Down River Days 2014

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The spectators were entertained to the sound of bagpipes during the parade at Down River Days, Saturday morning. COURTESY PHOTO|DENNIS FLANAGAN

Kathy Mondich was the Grand Marshal for the 56th annual Down River Days parade on Main Street in Ione.

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The Selkirk Valley 4-H club decorated their float with the Selkirk High School colors of green and white. COURTESY PHOTO|DOWN RIVER DAYS

Riders compete in the Watercross competition on Sunday, where participants race snowmobiles across the Pend Oreille River. The Selkirk Trailblazers sponsor the event.

Priest River Timber Days 2014

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Above: The American Lumberjack Association logging competitions were held Saturday in Priest River City Park, where men and women competed in the Single Buck, to cut through the logs in the fastest time. Some competitors also competed in the Springboard Chop, where they used planks to rise a pole to split the piece of timber on top of the pole in half.

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Right: U.S. Forest Service employee Smoky Bear takes a break from fire safety to hand out high fives and candy to area children during the parade at Priest River’s annual Timber Days celebration on Saturday.

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OBITUARI ES Steven Donald Carstens MEAD

Steven Donald Carstens passed away unexpectedly at his home in Mead Saturday, July 26. He was 64 years old. Mr. Carstens was born May 14, Carstens 1950, in Newport to Don and Alice Carstens. After attending Cusick High School, he moved to Yakima where he worked for several years at Layman Lumber Company. After leaving the sawmill he worked as a semitruck driver. For the last nine years, he acted as a caregiver for his parents in Mead. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed hunting, thoroughbred horse racing, Texas hold-em poker, family vacations and gatherings. Mr. Carstens will be missed by everyone that knew and loved him, his family said. He is survived by his daughters Stephanie Carstens (and Erik) Jenson and Shawna M. Carstens; mother Alice Carstens; sisters Dixie (and Randy) Shukle and Susan (and Lanny) Hughes; brother Jack (and Joanne) Carstens; grandsons Conner and Logan and numerous nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his father, Don Carstens. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Aug. 2 at 3 p.m. at the Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign online guestbook at www. sherman-knapp.com.

Melissa Jean Koptis OLDTOWN

Melissa Jean Koptis of Oldtown passed away July 23 at her home, after a long illness. She was 46. Mrs. Koptis will be greatly missed by her husband Koptis of 27 years, Jody Ray Koptis, and her many friends and family members. A celebration of her life will be held Friday, Aug. 1, at 4 p.m. at the Newport Eagles, 236 S. Union in Newport. There will be a potluck dinner after the service. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www. sherman-knapp.com.

Forrest John ‘Joe’ Rosema SPOKANE

Forrest John “Joe” Rosema passed away in his sleep July 19, after a long battle with prostrate cancer. He was 66. He was born Jan. 3, 1948, in Rosema Newport. He lived on Bear Mountain in Elk, until the age of 18. He attended Camden grade school and Newport High School, graduating in 1966. He believed in bettering himself in any way possible, attending Spokane Community College and many other various classes to obtain multiple licenses. Mr. Rosema was known by all who knew him as a hard working man, who had worked for 26 years for the Spokane County maintenance department, tending the courthouse, jail and other county buildings. He previously had worked for Kiemle-Hagood, Western Fruit, the USAF and various other jobs before that. He was a member 41 years at Five Mile Community Church, in Spokane, where he served his Lord in many different capacities, family said. He and his wife Eva, of 45 1/2 years, lived in the same home in Spokane since 1972 where they raised two children,

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Robert W. Rosema and Amy M. Kozlowski. They have four grandchildren, Kendra and Lily Rosema and Ben and Zachary Kozlowski. Mr. Rosema is also survived by two brothers, Otis and Robert Rosema and a sister Shirley Davis. His mother-inlaw Georgia Pillers has lived with them since 2000. He has multiple sisters and brothersin-law: Lily Rosema, Vance Davis, Jim and Siriwan Pillers, Tanya Pillers, Ken and Annette Pillers, Dan Pillers and Ryan Riel, Marcia Warren and Earl Tidwell and Don and Barb Pillers. He also has many nieces and nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles. He was preceded in death by sister Roberta Rosema, father Robert Rosema Sr., mother Elda Rosema, father-in-law Wm. Lee Pillers, brother-in-law Randy Pillers and niece Sarah Pillers. He was much loved and respected, known for his straightforwardness, hard work and honesty, and love of the Lord. He loved to serve the Lord by cooking for Women’s Retreat at Cocolalla Lake Bible Camp, in Idaho, for 25 years with many other men, the last few years heading up the team. His family would like to give much appreciation for the caring and special care given by Drs. Chaudhry, Ortiz, Green, and Hathaway. Visitation will be at Heritage Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and a celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 9, at Heritage Funeral Chapel. A potluck reception will follow at the family home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be given to Five Mile Community Church, 1915 W. Johannsen Road, Spokane WA 99208, to be used for a handicap accessible bathroom, in his honor.

Phyllis Jean (Richardson) Scott SPOKANE

Phyllis Jean (Richardson) Scott of Spokane passed away July 14 due to respiratory failure and signs of pneumonia. She was 80 years old. Mrs. Scott was Scott born June 1, 1934, in Elkhart, Ind., the oldest of two children born to Veer and Grace Richardson. When she was young her family moved to Spokane. Her father passed away shortly after their move to Spokane. At the young age of 18, she married the love of her life, Alan Scott. Together they started their life with a young son in tow. They moved around from Wenatchee, to Dryden to Cashmere, and many other places, finally settling down in Oldtown, to help take care of Alan’s parents. Mrs. Scott spent most of her life as a homemaker and the family welcomed five more sons. She became involved in the commodity program as well as the West Bonner County Food Bank. She also ran a bookstore for a short period of time. She was involved in the Pocahontas Lodge and even served as “The Great Pocahontas.” Her new favorite thing was Spokane Chiefs hockey. She loved her family and touched many lives, family said. Phyllis is survived by her sons Patrick and Gene “Chet” (and Becky); granddaughters Cathy, Crystal, Kendell and Kimberly; grandsons Corey, CT, Garrett, Kristopher and Mike; and numerous great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Alan, sons Tommy, Merle, Michael and Kevin, and one grandson Shane. A memorial graveside service will be held Saturday, Aug. 2, at noon at the Newport Cemetery. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www. sherman-knapp.com.

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 21 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Middle Branch LeCclerc, report that camp trailer shot up by unknown people nine days ago. ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Lenny D. Sears, 57, of Priest River was arrested on warrants. INTOXICATION: Hwy. 211, report of intoxicated male walking on shoulder of road. ILLEGAL BURNING: Beehive Lane, illegal burning reported. THREATENING: W. Pine St., Newport, report of threats made. ALCOHOL OFFENSE: W. Walnut St., Newport WEAPON OFFENSE: Spring Hill Rd., report of gunshots heard. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: N. 2nd Ave., report of suspicious vehicle. ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Michael W. Strong, 41, of Deer Park was arrested on a warrant.

TUESDAY, JULY 22 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Forest Grove, report of yellow Ford truck parked on road with male asleep inside. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Monumental Way, Cusick, report that known female continues to drive past employees yelling and cursing. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: Rumsey Rd., report of verbal domestic violence, light blue Ford Focus male and female yelling at each other. HARASSMENT: W. 1st St., report that male continues to call into business. BOATING OFFENSE: LeClerc Rd. S., report of boat speeding in area causing property damage. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 20, report of suspicious circumstance. HARASSMENT: Veit Rd., complainant said neighbor is out on the road yelling and screaming at him and believes the neighbor is highly intoxicated. ARREST: Grizzly Loop, Newport, Gregory A. Gillmore, 22, of Newport was arrested on a warrant. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: S. Union Ave., Newport, report of group of cars around the park, subjects throwing what looked like beer bottles out of them. NOISE COMPLAINT: Calispel St., report of drums for the last hour. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hwy. 2, complainant states granddaughter woke her up saying someone is walking around the windows behind the house.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 23 COURT COMMITMENT: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Jonathan Prescott Williams, 36, of Newport was booked and released for third degree theft. COURT COMMITMENT: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Chalice A. Richardson, of Newport was booked and released for no

valid operators license with ID. COURT COMMITMENT: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Sheri Lynn Holland, 46, of Priest River was booked and released for third degree driving with a suspended license. COURT COMMITMENT: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Zane Eugene Lumpkin, 33, of Spokane was booked and released for driving with a suspended license and second degree animal cruelty. COURT COMMITMENT: S. Garden Ave., Newport, George Kyle Young, 31, of Espanola was booked and released for third degree driving with a suspended license. FRAUD: Bear Paw Drive, complainant requests phone contact with deputy. SEX OFFENSE: Newport Area

BRUSH FIRE: Hwy. 2, report of column of smoke approximately a quarter mile off the road on the west side. FIRE SMOKE ONLY: LeClerc Rd. N., report of smoke on mountain. TIMBER FIRE: Turner Rd., report of power line in tree and tree is on fire. WEAPON OFFENSE: Spring Valley Rd., report of possible weapons offense.

vehicle. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 20, complainant was south bound on highway and hit deer. FIREWORKS: Alaska Lane N., report of fireworks being shot off north of boat launch. DISTURBANCE: Riverside Ave., report of fight and underage drinking. FIREWORKS: Regal Rd., report of areal fireworks being set off in the area. ARREST: Dale Lloyd Hutchinson, 43, of Elk was arrested for driving under the influence.

THURSDAY, JULY 24 FIRE: Coyote Trail, report of generator on fire outside. COURT COMMITMENT: S. Garden Ave., Newport, David Joseph Lopez, 39, of Newport was booked and released for possession of a controlled substance.

SUNDAY, JULY 27 UNKNOWN PROBLEM: Deer Valley Rd. THEFT: W. 6th St., report of theft. TRESPASSING: Highline Rd.

THEFT: W. Walnut St., Newport, report of two juveniles in office for shoplifting.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: S. Scott Ave., Newport

COURT COMMITMENT: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Karyssa Ann Danette Bastin, 22, of Spokane Valley was booked and released for third degree driving with a suspended license.

ACCIDENT: Cusick Meadow Rd., report of vehicle accident no injury.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Deer Valley Rd.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Mcinnis St.

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Rosie L. Strickland, 41, was arrested on a warrant.

FIRE SMOKE ONLY: Hwy. 211, report of white smoke seen.

ARREST: W. 4th, Dale D.Tucker, 36, of Newport was arrested on a warrant.

COURT COMMITMENT: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Harley Linton Shaw, 22, of Oldtown was booked and released for third degree theft. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Upper Wolf Trail Head SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: W. Walnut St., Newport, report of suspicious males seen looking into vehicle. BOAT ACCIDENT: Terrace Ave., Diamond Lake, report that tree fell on woman. TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 2, report of tree blocking northbound lane. BRUSH FIRE: Nicholson Rd. TRAFFIC HAZARD: Scotia Rd., report of trees down all over road. STRUCTURE FIRE: Sacheen Lake, complainant heard on ham radio report of structure fire. TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 211, report of trees down on roadway. UTILITY PROBLEM: Hwy. 211, report of trees blocking the whole road. TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 20, report of tree blocking whole road not all the way down. GRASS FIRE: Deer Valley Rd., report of trees down, lines down, fire on hillside. HAZMAT: Fertile Valley Rd., reported problem with propane tank. DISTURBANCE: W. Walnut St., Newport, report of male trying to start fight. WELFARE CHECK: Kohles Beach Drive, report of trees on residence. TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 211, report of multiple trees blocking. TREE FIRE: Hwy. 211, report of trees on power line, tree on fire. TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 31, report of tree blocking. TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 20, report of trees down. TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 31, report of tree down. JUVENILE PROBLEM: Hwy. 2, report of juvenile boys running back and forth across the highway. CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE: LeClerc Rd. N., report of custodial interference. TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy. 20, report of tree partially blocking. BRUSH FIRE: Camden Rd., report that caller driving by sees smoke on Camden south of Scotia. TIMBER FIRE: Mountain Meadows Lake, report that plume of smoke, grayish white in color, west side of Mountain Meadows Lake.

THEFT: W. Walnut St., Newport

FRIDAY, JULY 25 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: Buffalo Lane FIRE SMOKE ONLY: Hwy. 2, smoke seen, no fire.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Hanlon Cutoff Rd.

BURGLARY: Deer Valley Rd.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, vehicle accident w unknown injuries. THREATENING: Giddings Rd., report that daughter was threatened on phone. THEFT: Scotia Rd. THEFT: Coyote Trail

ERRATIC DRIVER: Deer Valley SEX OFFENSE: W. 1st St., report of a sex offense. THREATENING: Southshore Diamond Lake, report of threats made. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Stateline Rd. N. THEFT: Antler Lane, report of theft. ARREST: Hwy. 2, Christopher J. Baseman, 28, of Spokane was arrested on a warrant.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: LeClerc Rd. S. HARASSMENT: W. Walnut St., Newport, report of two males trying to fight the complainant. ERRATIC DRIVER: W. Walnut St., Newport ILLEGAL BURINING: Trask Rd. HARASSMENT: W. Walnut St., Newport, harassment in parking lot by male reported. MULTIPLE BOAT INSPECTIONS: Pend Oreille River

COURT COMMITMENT: Laura Edwards, 49, of Oldtown was booked and released for misdemeanor criminal solicitation.

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THEFT: Westside Calispel Rd.

VEHICLE FIRE: Dubius Creek Rd., Priest River

CHILD ABUSE: W. Walnut St., Newport, report of child abuse. ARREST: Hwy. 2, Carol A. Pierre, 55, of Newport was arrested for driving with a suspended license. ARREST: Hwy. 211, Spain Tristan Welch, 38, of Newport was arrested for violation of a court order. ARREST: Deer Valley Rd., William P. Allen, 21, of Newport was arrested for driving under the influence. ILLEGAL BURNING: Flowery Trail Rd. FIREWORKS: Fir Drive DISTURBANCE: N. 1st Ave., report of boyfriend beat up at bar. ASSAULT: S. 8th Ave. RAPE: Greenhouse Rd., report of rape. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Blackwell St.

SATURDAY, JULY 26 SEARCH: E. 2nd St., search warrant for phone ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 20, Cusick, report of red Honda Civic northbound from Cusick driving erratically. BURGLARY: Marshall Lake Rd., report that cabin was broke into sometime between last May and now. ILLEGAL BURNING: Viewpoint Rd., report of subject burning yard debris. ACCIDENT: Hwy. 31, what looks like 4-wheeler crash it is on side of road with debris reported. TRAFFIC OFFENSE: Ione, report of Camaro with black stripes spinning wheels while driving around Ione. ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of white car all over road. INTOXICATION: W 4th St., report of intoxicated male in

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TUESDAY, JULY 22 ARREST: Hwy. 57, Priest River, Benjamin Kromer was arrested for driving under the influence.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 23 NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 41, Oldtown FIRE: Hidden Valley Rd., Spirit Lake MARINE INCIDENT: Blue Diamond Rd., Coolin

THURSDAY, JULY 24 ARREST: Hwy. 2, Oldtown, Daina A. Gray, 37, of Newport was arrested for a warrant.

FRIDAY, JULY 25 ACCIDENT: Dufort Rd., Priest River, report of an injury accident in the area. TRESPASSING: Hwy. 41, Blanchard MARINE INCIDENT: River Bend Drive, Priest River ARREST: Elkins Rd., Nordman, Keri Grier was arrested for battery, and another person was cited and released for malicious injury to property. WEAPON OFFENSE: Eastside Rd., Priest River

SATURDAY, JULY 26 DRIVING WITHOUT PRIVILEGES: Hwy. 2, Priest River WEAPON OFFENSE: Eastside Rd., Priest River

SUNDAY, JULY 27 NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Albeni Cove Rd., Oldtown TRESPASSING: W. Jackson Ave., Priest River

PU BLIC M E ETI NGS SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 PONDORAY SHORES WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT: 9 a.m. - Water District Pump House, 202 Winnie Lane, Pondoray Shores Subdivision

MONDAY, AUGUST 4 PEND OREILLE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 9 a.m. - Pend Oreille County Courthouse LENORA WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT: 10 a.m. - Skookum Rendezvous Lodge

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 BONNER COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT: 1:30 p.m. -

USDA Office, 1224 Washington Ave., Ste. 101 WEST PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT: 6:30 p.m. - Fire Hall on Highway 57 PEND OREILLE COUNTY FAIR BOARD: 7 p.m. - Fairgrounds at Cusick PEND OREILLE FIRE DISTRICT NO. 5: 7 p.m. - Fire Station 51, 406722 Highway 20, Cusick

NEWPORT CITY COUNCIL: 6 p.m. - Newport City Hall PRIEST RIVER CITY COUNCIL: 6 p.m. Priest River City Hall BONNER COUNTY FAIR BOARD: 6 p.m. Fairgrounds Office in Sandpoint BLANCHARD TEA PARTY: 6:30 p.m. Blanchard Community Center PROPERTY RIGHTS COUNCIL: 6:30 p.m. - Bonner County Administration Building, Sandpoint

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DISTRICT OFFICE SECRETARY The Newport School District is accepting applications for the above secretary position. Additional information and applications may be obtained by calling the Newport School District at (509) 447-3167 or at www.newport.wednet.edu. Equal Opportunity Employer.

tion of a Deed of Trust recorded under Pend Oreille Recorder’s No. 20090300708 Dated: June 23, 2014 MCCARTHY & HOLTHUS, LLP /s/ Joseph Ward McIntosh Joseph Ward McIntosh, WSBA #39470 Attorney for Plaintiff

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2014213 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE No.:13-2-00144-2 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION W E L L S FA R G O BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs. ERIC J. RICHARDSON, individually; et. al., Defendants. TO: ERIC RICHARDSON; T H E S TAT E O F WA S H I N G T O N T O SAID DEFENDANT You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 2nd day of June, 2014, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for plaintiff Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., at his office below stated; and in case of your failure to do so, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The basis for the complaint is reforma-

2014229 PUBLIC NOTICE File No.: 7345.27388 Grantors: Northwest Tr u s t e e S e r v i c e s , Inc. Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) Grantee: Richard A. McCurdy Sr. and Vivian W. McCurdy, husband and wife Ref to DOT Auditor File No.: 2008 0295875 Tax Parcel ID No.: 453021310001 Abbreviated Legal: NE 1/4 SW 1/4 21-30-45, PEND OREILLE CO., WA Notice of Trustee’s Sale Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the folCONTINUED ON 6B

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HEALTH CLINICS Kaniksu Health Services Priest River Medical Clinic

Family Practice, Minor Emergencies Behavioral Health Mon. & Wed., 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tue. & Thu., 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Fri. 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (208) 448-2321

Camas Center Medical & Dental Services 1821 N. LeClerc Rd., #1, Cusick, WA 99119 (509) 447-7111 - (509) 445-1152 fax

MASSAGE THERAPY Harmony Healing Arts Center Gloria Campbell -- 448-2623 47 10th -- Priest River

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Lois A. Ernst, Licensed Massage Therapist 322 S. Washington -- Newport -- 447-3898

The Willows - Massage & Bodywork Studio Judy C. Fredrickson, RN, LMP Newport -- (509) 671-7035

OPTOMETRIST Newport Vision Source

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PHYSICAL THERAPY Priest River Rehab Services

A Service of Bonner General Hospital Tim Gray, P.T. -- 448-4151 Mon.-Wed.-Fri. - 9-5 • Tues. & Thurs. 9-4

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PODIATRIST -- FOOT SPECIALIST Douglas K. Monson, D.P.M.

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Your right to know and be informed of the functions of your government are embodied in public notices. In that self-government charges all citizens to be informed, this newspaper urges every citizen to read and study these notices. We strongly advise those citizens seeking further information to exercise their right of access to public records and public meetings.

CONTINUED FROM 5B lowing: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission Telephone: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1877-894-4663). Web site: http://www.dfi. wa.gov/consumers/ homeownership/post_ purchase_counselors_foreclosure.htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Telephone: Tollfree: 1-800-569-4287. Web site: http://www. hud.gov/offices/hsg/ sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm ?webListAction=sea rch&searchstate=W A&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assis-

tance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Telephone: Toll-free: 1-800-606-4819. Web site: http://nwjustice. org/what-clear. I. On August 8, 2014, at 10:00 AM. inside the main lobby of the Hall of Justice, 229 South Garden Avenue in the City of Newport, State of Washington, the undersigned Trustee (subject to any conditions imposed by the Trustee) will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property “Property”, situated in the County(ies) of PEND OREILLE, State of Washington: The Northeast quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 21,

Township 30 North, Range 45 E.W.M., Pend Oreille County, Washington. Commonly known as: 62 Country Lane Newport, WA 99156 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 12/21/07, recorded on 01/02/08, under Auditor’s File No. 2008 0295875, records of PEND OREILLE County, Washington, from Richard A McCurdy Sr. and Vivian W. McCurdy, Husband and Wife, as Grantor, to Pend Oreille Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation “Obligation” in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc., as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. to Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”), under an Assignment/ Successive Assignments recorded under Auditor’s File No. 20130316597. *The Tax Parcel ID num-

ber and Abbreviated Legal Description are provided solely to comply with the recording statutes and are not intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Property’s full legal description provided herein. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the Obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s or Borrower’s default on the Obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Amount due to reinstate as of 03/28/2014 Monthly Payments $10,841.16 Late Charges $542.08 Lender’s Fees & Costs $2,298.03 Total Arrearage $13,681.27 Trustee’s Expenses (Itemization) Trustee’s Fee $1,200.00 Statutory Mailings $33.66 Recording Costs $14.00 Postings $80.00 Total Costs $1,327.66

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Total Amount Due: $15,008.93 IV. The sum owing on the Obligation is: Principal Balance of $140,475.38, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument evidencing the Obligation from 04/01/13, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Obligation, and as are provided by statute. V. The Property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the Obligation as provided by statute. The sale will be made without representation or warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession, encumbrances or condition of the Property on August 8, 2014. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances costs and fees thereafter due, must be cured by 07/28/14 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before

07/28/14 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after 07/28/14 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire balance of principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME AND ADDRESS Vivian W. McCurdy 62 Country Lane Newport, WA 99156-9628

Vivian W. McCurdy 1052 Lela Way Seymour, TN 37865 Richard A. McCurdy Sr. 62 Country Lane Newport, WA 99156-9628 Richard A. McCurdy Sr. 1052 Lela Way Seymour, TN 37865 Vivian W. McCurdy PO Box 326477 Hagatna, GU 96932 Richard A. McCurdy Sr. PO Box 326477 Hagatna, GU 96932 by both first class and certified mail, return receipt requested on 02/24/14, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on 02/24/14 Grantor and Borrower were personally served with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted on 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

trustee’s 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 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

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CONTINUED FROM 6B 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. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www. northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by this reference. You may also access sale status at www. northwesttrustee.com and www.USA-Foreclosure.com. EFFECTIVE: 03/28/2014 Date Executed: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee Authorized Signature 13555 SE 36th St. Suite 100 Bellevue, WA 98006 Contact: Nanci Lambert (425) 586-1900. (TS# 7345.27388) 1002.265118-File No. Published in The Newport Miner July 9 and 30, 2014. (23, 26)

_____________ 2014244 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE SUPERJOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GRANT NO. 14-4-00045-0 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF: ROBERT BERNARD CARTER, Deceased. The Co-personal representatives named below have been appointed as Copersonal representatives of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Co-personal representatives or the Co-personal representative ‘s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of (1) Thirty days after the Co-personal representatives served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. Date of filing copy of Notice to Creditors: July 8, 2014 Date of First publication: July 16, 2014 /s/Catina Renee Shue Rober t E d ward Carter /s/ Robert Edward Carter Personal Representatives 57 Valley View Road Moses Lake, WA 98837 Larry L. Tracy Attorney for CoPersonal Representatives /s/Larry L. Tracy by: /s/ Larry L. Tracy W.S.B.A. #3035

Published in The Newport Miner July 16, 23 and 30, 2014. (24-3)

______________ 2014250 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY No. 13-4-00029-0 Probate Notice to Creditors (RCW 11.40.030) Estate of Dan B. Kelly, Deceased. Please take notice The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.01 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. Date of First Publication of this Notice: July 23, 2014. /s/ Robyn Kelly Robyn Kelly, Personal Representative Denise Stewart Attorney at Law PLLC PO Box 301 Newport, WA 99156 (509) 447-3242 Published in The Newport Miner July 23, 30 and August 6, 2014. (25-3)

______________ 2014252 PUBLIC NOTICE SURPLUS MATERIAL FOR SALE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY The Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County has declared the following as no longer necessary, material to, or useful in the operations of the District and, therefore, surplus to the needs of the Public Utility District: • Fleet Asset #110 - 1990 Ford F-250 VIN # 2FTHF26MOLCB30378 This item is being sold as is, where is, with no warranty or guarantee given or implied. It needs a new transmission. This item may be viewed between the hours of 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at the Newport Warehouse. Contact Kevin Fisher at 509-671-1321. Sealed bids will be received at the PUD offices, 130 N. Washington, PO Box 190, Newport, WA. 99156, or at Box Canyon Dam Visitors Center, 7492 Hwy. 31, PO Box 547, Ione, WA. 99139 until 3:00 p.m., Friday, August 1, 2014. Indicate “Sealed Bid” on the outside of the envelope.

The bids will be opened August 4, 2014 and awarded at the August 5, 2014 Board meeting. Karen Willner Clerk of the Board Published in The Newport Miner July 23 and 30, 2014. (25-2)

______________ 2014253 PUBLIC NOTICE Combined Notice of Application and Action Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on July 17, 2014 received a complete SEPA Environmental Checklist with supplemental documents prepared by Gloria Mantz and did on July 17, 2014 issue a Determination of Completeness for a Recreational Dock, Ramp, and Pier project(FILE NO. SEPA-14-012), Location: 571 Bear Paw Dr., Newport, WA 99156; Sec. 35, Town. 32, Range 44. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on July 17, 2014, and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than August 07, 2014. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department. The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. Natural Resource Planner, tmclaughlin@pendoreille.org. Required Permits: Shoreline Authorization (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), and Regional General Permit 7 (Corps) Dated: July 17, 2014 Published in The Newport Miner July 23 and 30, 2014. (25-2)

______________ 2014254 PUBLIC NOTICE Combined Notice of Application and Action Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on July 17, 2014 received a complete Shoreline Variance Application, Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, SEPA Environmental Checklist, and associated documents from Dewain Richter, and did on July 17, 2014 issue a Determination of Completeness for installation of a recreational dock and

ramp on Diamond Lake. (FILE NO. SV14-004), Location: 101 Southshore Diamond Lake Rd., Newport, WA 99156 (Lot 4 Diamond Beach). An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on July 12, 2014, and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal (WAC 197-11355). Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department. The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. N atural R esource Planner, (509) 4476462, tmclaughlin@ pendoreille.org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than August 07, 2014. The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission will be hearing this Substantial Shoreline Development Permit Application on August 12, 2014 at 6:00pm in the Cusick Community Center, 111 S. First Ave., Cusick, WA Required Permits: Shoreline Variance (Pend Oreille County), Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW) Dated: July 17, 2014 Published in The Newport Miner July 23 and 30, 2014. (25-2)

______________ 2014255 PUBLIC NOTICE Combined Notice of Application and Action Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on July 17, 2014 received a complete Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Application, Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, SEPA Environmental Checklist, and associated documents from Pend Oreille County Road Dept., and did on July 17, 2014 issue a Determination of Completeness for installation of a 50’ X 32’ bridge on Smalle Creek (FILE NO. SSDP-14-005), Location: Westside Calispel Rd. (MP 14.2), Cusick, WA 99119. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on July 14, 2014, and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project. The optional DNS process is being used and this may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the pro-

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posal (WAC 197-11355). Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department. The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. N atural R esource Planner, (509) 4476462, tmclaughlin@ pendoreille.org. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than August 07, 2014. The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission will be hearing this Substantial Shoreline Development Permit Application on August 12, 2014 at 6:00pm in the Cusick Community Center, 111 S. First Ave., Cusick, WA Required Permits: Shoreline Substantial Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), Nationwide Permit (Corps of Engineers) Dated: July 17, 2014 Published in The Newport Miner July 23 and 30, 2014. (25-2)

______________ 2014257 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Application Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on July 18, 2014, receive a complete SEPA Checklist, Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, Site Plans, and a Biological Assessment from Pend Oreille PUD #1, and did on July 18, 2014 issue a Determination of Completeness for an Upstream Fish Passage project at Box Canyon Dam. (FILE NO. SCUP-14-001), Location: Within Sect. 19, T38N, R43E WM, Box Canyon Dam, Metaline, WA 99152. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on July 14, 2014. Any person desiring to express their views or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Pend Oreille County Community Development Department. The submitted application and related file documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Pend Oreille County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and viewed at www.pendoreilleco.org. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. Natural Resource Planner. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than August 07, 2014. R e q u i r e d P e rmits:, Shoreline Conditional Use Permit (Pend Oreille County),

Floodplain Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), Federal Authorization (Army Corps). Other authorizations may be required based on further review. Dated: July 18, 2014 Published in The Newport Miner July 23 and 30, 2014. (25-2)

______________ 2014258 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY No. 14-4-00026-3 Probate Notice to Creditors (RCW 11.40.030) Estate of Betty G. Miller, Deceased. Please take notice The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. Date of First Publication of this Notice: July 23, 2014. /s/ Kaye Bush Kaye Bush, Personal Representative Denise Stewart Attorney at Law PLLC PO Box 301 Newport, WA 99156 (509) 447-3242 Published in The Newport Miner July 23, 30 and August 6, 2014. (25-3)

______________ 2014259 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF PEND OREIILE Case No. 14-400027-1 Probate Notice to Creditors IN RE. The Estate of Dolores L. Kaier, 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. Persons having claims against the decedent must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitation, serve their claims on the personal representative or the attorneys of record at the address stated below and file an executed copy of the claim with the Clerk of this Court within four months after the date of first publication of

this notice or within four months after the date of the filing of the copy of this Notice with the Clerk of the Court, whichever is later or, except under those provisions included in RCW 11.40.011 and 11.40.013, the claim will be forever barred. This bar is effective as to the claims against both the probate assets and nonprobate assets of the decedent. Date of filing copy of July 22, 2014. Date of first publication July 30, 2014. /s/ Richard J. Kaier Richard J. Kaier c/o Douglas D. Lambarth P.O. Box 366 Newport, WA 99156 509-447-3036 Published in The Newport Miner July 30, August 6 and 13, 2014. (26-3)

______________ 2014260 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Action Pursuant to 43.21C RCW, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on May 05, 2014 receive a complete SEPA Checklist, Joint Aquatic Resource Application (JARPA), Shoreline Variance Application, and Site Plans prepared by Kelly Murphy for installation of a shed and deck project on Bead Lake. Pend Oreille County has issued a Determination of NonSignificance for this project. This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-350; the lead agency will not act on this proposal for 15 days from July 28, 2014. Comments must be submitted by August 11, 2014. This application will be heard by the Pend Oreille County Planning Commission on August 12, 2014 in Cusick at the Community Center @ 6:00pm. The submitted application and related documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:00 PM at the County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 W. 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and online at www.pendoreilleco. org. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Natural Resource Planner, (509) 447-6462, tmclaughlin@pendoreille.org. Required Permits: Shoreline Variance Date of Per mit application: May 05, 2014 Date of Determination of Completeness: July 03, 2014 Date of Notice of Application: July 03, 2014 Date of Threshold SEPA Determination: July 28, 2014 Published in The Newport Miner July 30, 2014. (26)

_____________ 2014261 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Action Pursuant to 43.21C RCW, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on September 09, 2013 receive a complete SEPA Checklist, Joint Aquatic Resource Application (JARPA), Shoreline Variance Application, and Site Plans prepared by Jasen Baril for installation of a shed and landing project on the Pend Oreille River.

Pend Oreille County has issued a Determination of NonSignificance for this project. This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11-350; the lead agency will not act on this proposal for 15 days from July 28, 2014. Comments must be submitted by August 11, 2014. This application will be heard by the Pend Oreille County Planning Commission on August 12, 2014 in Cusick at the Community Center @ 6:00pm. The submitted application and related documents may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:00 PM at the County Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 W. 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821 and online at www.pendoreilleco. org. Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Natural Resource Planner, (509) 447-6462, tmclaughlin@pendoreille.org. Required Permits: Shoreline Variance Date of Permit application: September 09, 2013 Date of Determination of Completeness: July 03, 2014 Date of Notice of Application: July 03, 2014 Date of Threshold SEPA Determination: July 28, 2014 Published in The Newport Miner July 30, 2014. (26)

______________ 2014262 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 14-4-00028-0 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) Estate of JACK E. TAFT JR., Deceased. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(l)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period. the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. Date of First Publication of this Notice: July 30, 2014. /s/ Edward A. Taft Edward A. Taft, Person Representative Denise Stewart Attorney at Law PLLC PO Box 301 Newport WA 99156 (509) 447-3242 Published in The Newport Miner July 30, August 6 and 13, 2014. (26-3)

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Falling trees cause most storm damage

COURTESY PHOTO|SAM CASTRO

Left: Crews work to cut up fallen trees at this home on Sacheen Lake. COURTESY PHOTO|PEND OREILLE PUD

Below: Trees fell into power lines and knocked over transformers.

COURTESY PHOTO|DONNA LANDS

Right: Trees fell on this shed at Moonlight RV Park at Usk.

COURTESY PHOTO|ALAYNA BROWN

A tree crushed this trailer at Moonlight RV Park on Highway 211 near Usk. Brown, who is nearly 9 months pregnant, lives in the trailer with her husband. They were home when the 100-foot tree hit their home, 5 feet from where Brown was sitting. COURTESY PHOTO|SAM CASTRO

This tree fell at the Pend Oreille County Fairgrounds in Cusick.

COURTESY PHOTO|PEND OREILLE PUD COURTESY PHOTO|CLIFF SNOW

A tree fell at Diamond Lake, injuring a woman who was on her dock fixing her boat during the storm. Another couple was seriously injured on Diamond Lake by a falling tree on their boat as they came into shore.

Crews cut through these trees that fell over a road in the Sacheen Lake area. This was one of the hardest hit in the region.