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Volume 110, Number 29 | 2 Sections, 20 Pages

PUD fiber construction continues

Getting users hooked up is slow but sure

BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – The Pend Oreille Public Utility District (PUD) plans to have most of the fiber installations in south Pend Oreille County completed by the end of September, the

ending date on the federal grant extension, said Robert Fritz, Community Network Systems (CNS) supervisor.

Fritz said about 4,000 out of a potential more than 5,000 businesses and residents signed consent forms prior to last Sept. 28, to have the fiber SEE FIBER, 2A

County commissioners seek tribe’s input

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER MINER PHOTO|FRED WILLENBROCK

Fair features kids, animals, and scenic views Pend Oreille County Fair exhibitors and attendees enjoyed perfect sunny weather this past week. This picture was taken behind the animal barns before Saturday’s market animal sale.

BY DESIREÉ HOOD

‘Playground of Spokane’ like a small city

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BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

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Coffee with Cathy confronts residents concerns

Kalispel tribal police keep peace at casino AIRWAY HEIGHTS – It’s 7 p.m. and officer Jesse Aston has been on the job since 6 a.m. at Northern Quest Resort and Casino, where he works as a Kalispel Tribal Police officer. He and officer Lucresia McNeal, the department’s only woman officer, prepare to work the Sammy Hagar concert.

They will be joined by two other uniformed police, as well as the casino’s security staff, who work in suits.

“The casino is the playground of Spokane,” Aston says. The job of the police is to provide law enforcement for what is essentially a small city.

When there is an event like a concert, Aston estimates 8,000-10,000 people a day visit the resort, patronizing any of the six bars, staying at the hotel and gambling, as well as attending the concert.

NEWPORT – The Kalispel Tribe has some expertise it would be willing to share with Pend Oreille County, Ray Pierre, vice chairman of the tribe’s business council, told the county commissioners in

a “meet and greet” meeting Monday, Aug. 19 in Newport.

Fundraising is something at which the tribe excels, Pierre said. He said the tribe helped secure funding for the Airway Heights water treatment system.

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Kalispel tribal police officer Jesse Aston keeps an eye on the crowd at the Sammy Hagar concert. The concert was relatively trouble free, although not all are. Aston remembers five or six fights at the Judd’s concert.

|| McMorris Rodgers talks timber COLVILLE – Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., called a meeting in Colville, Friday, Aug. 23 at 9:30 a.m. at the Tri County Economic Development District (TEDD) Office, 986 S. Main, to show her support of the Forest Service efforts in the Colville National Forest.

Pend Oreille County Commissioner Mike Manus said the Colville Forest Economic Summit was called by McMorris Rodgers to show her support and to discuss issues dealing with the national forest. Those could include wildfires, watersheds, forest roads and off highway vehicles.

NEWPORT – Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., came to Newport Thursday, Aug. 15, to meet with area residents and discuss projects she is currently working on in a tour that took six stops to complete.

The morning meeting at the Pend Oreille Public Utility District (PUD) went well, PUD Board President Commissioner Curt Knapp said.

“She always likes to stop and stick her head in,” Knapp said. “It was a great visit.”

The meeting ran for 50 minutes. The Congresswoman was introduced to the employees present before sitting down to talk shop. The group discussed the relationship the PUD has with the Bonneville Power Administration, the sale of Build America Bonds and the CNS fiber project and budget.

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Manus said that he will attend the meeting. The meeting is open to the public but no public comment will be taken.

See what’s new at the Hospitality House NEWPORT – The Hospitality House in Newport is holding and open house so the public can see what is new on Friday, Aug. 23, from 2-6 p.m.

The new board of directors welcomes everyone to come visit the senior center. They will have door prize drawings, a silent auction, and live music, which starts at 6 p.m.

A new group of volunteers have taken over the

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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and more than 45 residents came to the Newport Conference Room at the PUD Thursday, Aug. 15, where she answered questions and discussed current projects she is working on. Questions concerning healthcare, the national budget and the economy were heated topics discussed.

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center and are welcoming new members of all ages.

Port settles two claims for undisclosed amount CUSICK – The Port of Pend Oreille settled two claims with a former employee for an undisclosed amount, according to Port attorney Gregory Hessler.

Both parties signed non-disclosure agreements, he said, and the Port did not admit liability.

The settlement was covered by the Port’s insurer, Eduris. The Port paid $57,345 as the insurance defense costs deductible portion of settlement. The

case was settled Feb. 12.

According to Hessler, former employee Michael Adams brought two claims against the Port, which operates Pend Oreille Valley Authority.

Adams sought damages under the Federal Employees Liability Act, seeking compensation for personal injuries purportedly suffered over the course of a career with POVA, Hessler said.

The second claim was a whistleblower claim filed with the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, alleging violations of the Federal Railroad Safety Act. Both cases were settled through a mediation process administered by OSHA, without an admission of liability by the Port, Hessler said.

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cables ran to their homes even if they did not plan to use it.

These are the premises that the PUD has put on a priority list to complete by the end of the grant, at no cost to the customer.

Any customer who did not sign the form by last September is not guaranteed to have the fiber installed by the deadline of the grant. But if they make a request they will be hooked up.

“If you hadn’t already signed up before the (Sept. 28) date of last year, then no, you would not qualify to get it done during the project timeline,” Fritz said.

The other part of the system is the hubs, which connect groups of users to the fiber backbone. The first Newport hub was connected last week, making 20 working hubs for the fiber customers in the south county. Thirty-nine hubs will be installed.

Customers in the Newport area will now be able to have their retail service installations started. The Diamond and Sacheen lake areas have the most connections since these were the first fully-connected hubs.

Of the possible 4,000 fiber users, 170 can turn on the computer and use the World Wide Web as of Aug. 16.

In mid-June, there were 447 requests for service through three Retail Service Providers (RSP) – Concept Cable, Pend Oreille Valley Network (POVN) and iFiber. Mid-August, there were 640 requests.

About 400 of the 4,000 who signed up are still waiting for fiber to their building. More than 156 of these were handed off to Henkels and McCoy, the contractor helping with installations, and they had completed more than 63 in late-July.

“It may take us several years to get these people hooked up.

If they want to take service, they’ll get put into the service line to be hooked up as soon as possible,” PUD General Manager John Jordan said. “We do intend to ultimately hook up these homes.”

Jordan said the PUD plans to use its own crews for hooking up these customers. It is a more cost effective alternative for the project that is already more than $4 million over budget.

“It may take us a while to get there, but we will still build it,” Fritz said.

If customers had signed the consent form but had not had construction done, they are still able to contact the RSPs and the PUD will add those customers to the installation list.

“Anyone who signed a consent form after this date (Sept.

28, 2012) would fall under another category covered under our Policy and Fees. These individuals would receive a $1,500 credit toward their installation costs, with any additional costs being their responsibility,” Fritz said.

For home and business owners who are thinking of having the fiber installed in the future, Fritz said to contact one of the RSPs and they will send out

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Current project numbers 5,000 potential customers in South Pend Oreille 4,000 requests for the fiber connection from the 5,000 3,600 premises have basic fiber connection completed 400 that requested fiber still waiting 170 fully-connected customers (activated, signed up with ISP)

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a CNS crew to put together a construction estimate of costs.

Fritz said the cost to run an overhead connection is close to $1,500. To dig an underground connection, it could cost up to $3,000 to connect to fiber.

Delays from lack of supplies Fritz said that 95 percent of the work has been completed to more than 3,600 homes and businesses. Some of the delay has come from lack of needed materials.

Each unit that requests service has to have an electrical collar that connects the fiber to the electricity. As part of the original agreement, the PUD is connecting the lines on the outside of the customer’s line so the PUD pays the electricity that the fiber system uses. In the process, they are putting on electrical collars.

They had less than 100 remaining collars in stock in mid-July. CNS received 250 collars mid-August and will receive the rest Aug. 22.

The fiber backbone has been going in around the county for many years and some areas are still not completed. There are fiber cables running to the sides of homes and businesses but those cables have no fiber connection via underground or overhead. Crews are out installing the conduit that will carry the fiber underground and are in the stages to finish that process soon.

Some residents have been connected from the fiber backbone to their house, complete with a gray box without electronics until the customer requests the connection with an RSP. The PUD originally ordered 2,000 gray boxes and they are all attached to a house or business. There was not enough to give every connection a gray box.

“We had more connections than we had gray boxes so the cable is coiled there. They will get the gray box when the electronics get installed as opposed to the gray box that some people have,” Fritz said.

He said the premises that have coiled fiber cable with no intention of signing the contract will eventually get a gray box placed on their home as one becomes available.

Retail Service Providers compete for customers Kelly Ryan, CEO of iFiber, said they have more than 540 requests for service, however, just over 100 customers are connected and can use the internet.

The process is speeding up for the company now that the collars are in and the three crews – the contractor, CNS and the RSPs – can work together to make the process streamlined.

“As far as I am concerned, our goal is to put 1,000 applications to the PUD by the end of the year,” Ryan said. “We have to hustle. We don’t know what next year holds.” iFiber will offer television in 6-8 weeks. The testing phases are basically complete and Ryan said they would have had television Aug. 1 but the

concern at that time was getting the requested customers hooked up to the fiber internet first.

“One out of two people want to get hooked up to TV,” Ryan said. “We are excited to bring this to the market.”

POVN Vice President Melannie Jones said the project is coming along and that POVN crews are staying busy with customer installations.

POVN has about 30 customers already connected to fiber and more than 120 waiting in line. They are offering current POVN customers a discount on the installation fee.

“It’s moving right along,” Jones said. “We are out there every week.”

Concept Cable is the third provider offering Internet services to the fiber customers.

Concept Cable owner Wayne Antcliff said they have more than 50 customers signed up for the service, but less than 10 have been completed and can log onto the Internet.

“Every time we go to hook them up, the fiber is not ready,” Antcliff said.

Concept Cable is testing television service that Antcliff said is a completely new product.

He assured the product works with fiber and should be out of the testing phase in the fall.

“No one else has this,” Antcliff said. “We are building for the future.”

The PUD is paid $35 per customer per month from each of the three RSPs. As part of the contract, the PUD cannot raise this price until the end of 2014, as the PUD is requiring the one-year contract from customers. The PUD is paid an additional $5 per portal for other services like TV, telephone or security. The RSP passes that on to the customer.

Four-phase process almost complete Area residents have seen the four-part installation process going in over the past several years, not in any particular order.

The first part constructed over the last decade has been the fiber backbone that runs throughout most of the county. The cable will eventually supply fiber Internet to the customers who request it. The backbone is not completed at this time.

The second phase is the underground installations of the cable. Some customers are still waiting for this process to happen.

The third phase is the overhead service drops, running cable from the backbone to the homes and businesses. A lot of these connections lead to the empty gray boxes.

The final phase is installing 39 hubs in the south county to accommodate all of the requests. Fritz said that 20 hubs are open and feeding out Internet to customers at this time.

The $34.1 million fiber to the home build-out in south Pend Oreille County is now costing $38.3 million. The project was largely funded by a $27 million federal stimulus grant, which ends Sept. 30.

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Kalispell Tribe of Indians Vice Chairman Ray Pierre met with Pend Oreille County commissioners Monday, Aug. 19. Pierre said the tribe and the county have many areas of common interest and welcomed the county reaching out to the tribe. Pictured are Pierre, left, county public works director Sam Castro, county commissioners Mike Manus, Karen Skoog and Steve Kiss.

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“That’s something we are good at,” said Pierre, who was filling in for councilman Curt Homes. Holmes was attending an event in Spokane and unable to attend. Pierre said the tribe has grant writers and contacts both in Olympia and Washington D.C. County commission chairman Mike Manus had invited a tribal representative to talk about forest management coordination with the U.S. Forest Service. The county would like to have more timber made available from the Colville National Forest and would like to work with the tribe to see that more timber is made available.

Manus said he wanted to talk about that and potential part-

nerships with the tribe.

Pierre said he appreciated the invitation to talk with the commissioners.

“We like the idea that you reached out,” Pierre said.

“We’re right next to each other.”

The tribe will start attending the quarterly leadership meetings of commissioners from the county, the Port of Pend Oreille and the Public Utility District officials. The tribe had been invited but couldn’t attend as the business council met most of the day Tuesday, when the meetings were held. The meetings have been moved to Wednesday and the tribe will now be able to send elected officials, Pierre said.

“That’s huge to us,” Pierre said.

CATHY | More than 45 residents attended gathering FROM PAGE 1

The Congresswoman said she will look further into funding options for the CNS overages, but Knapp said that there is little hope of finding funds.

They would have to come from a project that was not completed or completed under budget with the same grant funds.

“It is nothing we are holding our breath on,” Knapp said.

After the meeting, McMorris Rodgers stopped by The Miner to talk with Publisher Fred Willenbrock.

More than 45 residents came to the Newport Conference Room for “Coffee with Cathy.”

Members of the public asked McMorris Rodgers about the health care reform that President Obama has implemented and she was quick to point out that she has voted to repeal it and the funding for the program.

When asked why the government seems to be doing nothing, she responded, “I agree, doing nothing was worse.”

McMorris Rodgers said the health care law will increase premiums for families, is too expensive at $2.3 trillion over 10 years and that it will increase the deficit when the government is already out of control and the national debt stands at $15 trillion.

Other projects the Congresswoman is involved in include the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act, an “A to Z” project in the Colville National Forest and the Secure Rural Schools program.

President Obama signed the

bipartisan Hydropower law Aug. 9. The legislation may speed up development of small hydropower projects throughout the country.

McMorris Rodgers said hydropower plays a pivotal role in the Pacific Northwest and provides about 75 percent of the electricity used. The legislation passed unanimously in both the House and Senate.

The “A to Z” project deals with the declining state of America’s national forests. One third of the trees in the national forests are dead, diseased or insect-infested, McMorris Rodgers said.

She said that more than 73 million acres of U.S. Forest Service lands are at elevated risks of wildfires and insect or disease outbreaks. The “A to Z” project on the Colville National forest would involve private business in the design and management of the project from beginning to end. It should go to bid by this fall.

The Secure Rural Schools program involves funding that goes to schools and counties in rural communities. According to McMorris Rodgers, the federal government owns more than 30 percent of the land in Washington state. Without revenue from timber receipts, or the ability to tax federal land, the communities do not have the money to fund schooling and other essential community services.

She supports the program.

While in the area, McMorris Rodgers also visited with hospital employees, visited Felt’s Field in Spokane and spent time at the Pend Oreille County Fair.

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L A ST Y E A R This week last year was a little on the cooler side.

Highs were a mix of 70s and 80s with one day reaching 86. Lows ranged from 40s to 50s, with the low for the week at 42. The region didn’t receive any rain.

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Pend Oreille County unemployment rate falls NEWPORT – The unemployment rate in Pend Oreille County continued to fall in July, although some of the decrease is because of a shrinking job force, says Doug Tweedy, labor analyst for Employment Security.

In July 2012, the Pend Oreille County labor force stood at 5,170. In July 2013, that force had slipped to 4,870.

Tweedy said people going to Spokane for work accounted for most of the out migration. Pend Oreille County had an unemployment rate of 10.2 percent in July, meaning 500 people who were looking for work were unemployed in Pend Oreille County, Tweedy said. That compares to 10.7 percent a year ago and 10.4 percent last month.

Being low-income helps local schools

BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

NEWPORT – Three Pend Oreille County schools are offering full-day kindergarten starting this September, funded by a state legislature grant for schools that are low-income and offer free or reduced lunch programs.

The Washington State Legislature approved the funding which doubles the number of kindergarten students eligible to receive funding in the state. Previously, about 22 percent, or more than 17,603 students, were attending full-day kindergarten. Currently, about 44 percent, or more than 35,420 students, will attend.

During the initial phase in period, only the schools with the highest percentage of lowincome students are eligible for funding first. Selkirk, Cusick and Newport fit into this category.

Free preschool screening in Newport

Cemetery District 2 gets clean audit NEWPORT – An audit by the Washington State Auditor’s Office showed Pend Oreille County Cemetery District No. 2 has adequate internal controls to safeguard the public assets and complied with state laws. The cemetery is located near Metaline and serves the communities of Metaline and Metaline Falls.

The audit covered the period of Jan. 1, 2010 through Dec. 31, 2011. While the audit was clean, the auditor said they noted certain matters that were communicated to the district.

District secretary Tina Swink said the district needed to set up its own email and formalize some policies that hadn’t been documented previously.

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NEWPORT – The Newport School District provides a variety of special programs for children and many of these programs are available to preschoolers with special needs at no cost to parents.

Preschool screening will take place Thursday, Sept. 5 for any child ages 0-5 years old at the Newport School District.

The screening includes cognitive – thinking and pre-academic skills, communication – speech and language, fine motor – writing, drawing and visualmotor, gross motor – balance, throwing and kicking, vision and hearing. By identifying a child’s special needs at an early age, the district hopes to provide the child a better opportunity to reach his or her full potential.

Parents who would like their preschooler screened or would like more information can contact Keri Leslie at 509-447-3167, ext. 4507.

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A girl works on an ornament for the Capitol Christmas Tree at the Pend Oreille County Fair Saturday. Some 5,000 handmade ornaments from Washington are being requested to decorate the tree. One child’s name will be drawn to win a trip to Washington D.C. to light the tree with the Speaker of the House.

Ornaments needed for Capitol Christmas Tree COLVILLE – With the approaching deadline of Oct. 1, schoolchildren from all corners of Washington are asked to help make this year’s tree from Washington a success by creating handmade ornaments to adorn the Capitol Christmas Tree in Washington D.C. The people of Washington have been asked to contribute more than 5,000 ornaments to decorate the Capitol Christmas Tree. The ornaments should be nine to 12 inches tall and must be made to withstand three weeks of harsh winter weather.

Ornaments should reflect the theme “Sharing Washington’s Good Nature.” Recycled materials are encouraged. As an added perk, one lucky child’s name will be drawn to win a trip to Washington, D.C. to light the tree with the Speaker of the House.

“While hundreds of handmade ornaments have arrived from Washington children, we need even more help to make sure the Capitol Christmas Tree looks beautiful for all the other children in the coun-

“Declaration of Intent to Provide Home-Based Instruction” is required by law in the State of Washington It must be filed within two weeks of the beginning of a semester each year with your local school district superintendent’s office. Home-based instruction must be: • Provided by a parent who is instructing his or her child only and is supervised by a person with a valid teaching certificate; or • Provided by a parent who is instructing his or her child only and who has either earned forty-five college level credit hours or the equivalent in semester hours or has completed a course in home-based instruction at a post-secondary institution or a vocational-technical institute; or • Provided by a parent who is deemed sufficiently qualified to provide home-based instruction by the superintendent of the local school district in which the child reside.

Newport School District is interested in maintaining a positive working relationship with home schooled families in any way that would help to provide the best quality educational experience for every school-aged child. Our own in-district Parent Partnership Programs are still accepting applications.

Please contact Dave Smith, Superintendent, at 447-3167 for more information.

try,” said Jen Knutson, U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Coordinator. “I know with the help of our families, teachers and their students, Washington can create the most beautiful Christmas Tree in the nation.”

This year, an 88-foot tall Engelmann spruce tree from the Colville National Forest in Pend Oreille County has been chosen to adorn the West Lawn of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. during the 2013 holiday season.

The Capitol Christmas Tree will travel the country with 70 smaller “companion trees” that were grown throughout the state by private individuals and commercial tree growers. These trees are destined for display in offices and museums throughout our nation’s capital and all of the trees are in need of decoration.

For more information on how you or your child’s school can help, people are invited to see visit www.capitolchristmastree.com or contact ornament coordinator Mary Rourke at 509-775-7421 or by email at mrourke@fs.fed.us.

Stratton Elementary in Newport is participating in full-day kindergarten. They received grants for Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS) three years ago and had full-day kindergarten for the past five years.

Currently, more than 50 students are registered to start kindergarten in Newport, but kindergarten teacher Pam Nichols said between 10 and 20 more students will register late.

The kindergarten program at Newport involves curriculum that is varied in the core school subjects, such as reading, writing, math and science.

Nichols said the students also learn communication skills, emotional skills and acquire

hands-on experience to a range Harian Elementary Principal of subjects.

Mike Phillips said. “The state “We don’t know how we used money definitely helps take the to teach all this in a half day pressure off us financially.” program,” Cusick has 15 kinderNichols said. “We are happy we garten students registered “We really can do it. We hope for class, starting Sept. 6. appreciate the parents respond Phillips said this number having a will increase some because to it and bring their of late enrollment. whole day program Late registration may kids in.” and small cause problems for some class sizes.” Mike Phillips parents, Phillips said. ParA requireents have to meet with the Bess Harian Principal ment of kindergarten teachers prior WaKIDS is to class starting to learn a mandawhat needs the students tory meeting between parents have. This is a new requirement and teachers for kindergarten under the full-day kindergarten students. This is so the district program. can learn about the needs of the “Basically, we are trying to child. learn about the child,” Phillips The Newport School District said. will host an open house ThursBess Harian Elementary staff day, Aug. 29, at the different is hoping to schedule the mandaschools. Elementary orientation tory parent-teacher meetings is from 4-6 p.m., the middle Sept. 3-6, prior to the school bell school is 5-7 p.m. and the high ringing. The elementary school school is 6-8 p.m. will hold an open house ThursClasses begin for the Grizzlies day, Aug. 29 from 4-6 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 4.

“We are happy we can do it,” Phillips said. “We hope the parents respond to it and bring their Cusick kids in.”

The Cusick School District was The Panthers return to school already doing a full-day kindera day before other Washington garten option three days a week schools. The district has always at Bess Harian Elementary for started the day after Labor Day the past three years. They were weekend, and this year is no planning to implement their own different. Classes begin for the program into a full week option Panthers in all grades except when the state passed this bill.

Kindergarten, Tuesday, Sept. 3.

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So now feds want to kill competing owls

his summer we have heard from many people in Newport concerned about the handful of people who are either camping around town or panhandling. They believe these apparently homeless people who have drifted into town pose a threat to property and are an eye sore. We believe they are right, but also caution against any solutions that aren’t carefully thought out.

This past week a group of these vagrants, who found the gazebo in Centennial Plaza by the museum to be a place to sleep, got into a fight. There has also been some minor vandalism in the gazebo. Museum volunteers report that they use their restrooms and if they’re locked they find a spot outside. This situation has the potential to explode.

The Port of Pend Oreille cleared some trees and brush where people were camping and a property owner across from Safeway has done the same for probably the same reason. The city is going to lock its public restrooms at night but that only drives things outside.

The other concern is panhandlers that stake out spots near busy highway access. People think they are an unnecessary eye sore.

This community doesn’t have the number of vagrants and others loitering around many street corners that cities like Spokane endure all year. But there is definitely a problem. The solutions aren’t as easy or clear. But they do exist.

The courts have ruled relatively recently that the government has limited abilities to restrict a person’s rights to hang out in a public place. But there are ways for a community to protect itself. The first might be to organize a shelter and food from the food banks instead of panhandling. At least they can start with a open hand and solution to get off the streets.

But then a heavier hand should be offered. A constant check by law enforcement to make sure nothing illegal is being done can drive many down the road. The parks can be closed after hours and those that stay can be arrested. One idea with merit was to put a city sign up by the panhandling corners that advised people not to give to panhandlers.

There are solutions and everyone should put their heads together to find one. The public should have the right to protect its property and maintain the appearance of the town. A group plans to attend the next Newport City Council meeting to find those legal solutions.

--FJW

Empowering education in Idaho We need to seek the best possible education for our children, and the teaching of the values that we hold dear to our heart. But, there is an agenda that is slithering through our educational system in the form of Common Core. Please educate yourself, and look beyond what the proponents of this plan say.

Idaho will no longer have direct control over the education standards GUEST in our state, with Common OPINION Core, nor will MAUREEN the districts, PATERSON the schools, the TEACHER, PRIEST RIVER teachers or the parents. Oversight of the development process is with the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) who now own a joint copyright on the standards. Industries in technology, software, and curriculum have received hundreds of million in funding from the Gates foundation. Pearson publishing has a partnership with Gates and is crafting complete, online curricula for those standards.

This is what Kent Williamson, Executive Director of the National Council of Teachers of English, remarks: “We have ample evidence that solutions that attempt to be comprehensive almost always are inadequate, partly because they’re

not developed from the relationship between the local teacher and students.”

Expensive testing, which has not been researched, will follow with Common Core. The tests, called Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) will guide the curriculum. Teachers will be evaluated on how well their students do on these tests. Any concerns or objections will need to be authorized by the Executive Committee in a five-step process. The fifth step in this process is permission by the U.S. Department of Education. Do we really want this blending of big business and big government, and loss of local control taking over our children, teachers and schools?

With a MA in Education and 13+ years of teaching, I would like to share some of my experiences in the public schools. I taught in many school districts in Colorado, Oregon and Idaho, and found that the student who excels is always on the short end. It is unusual to find a teacher who can challenge this type of student, much less inspire them to do their best. They are often utilized to help other students.

Occasionally, teaching a skill to a fellow student can be a learning experience. But, far too often, the teaching task is assigned merely to relieve the workload of the teacher.

During “cooperative learning” groups, these students often do all the work, yet the whole group gets the same grade. An environment of “equity” is emphasized by the SEE PATERSON, 6A

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Kudos to Hospitality House board To the editor: Kudos to all those who have been working very hard to renovate and rejuvenate the Hospitality House Senior Center, especially Karen Rothstrom and her committee. I don’t know how much the town has to do with this, but they should be contributing to its upkeep.

Newport should have a decent senior center for activities, events and hangouts.

Again, thank you Karen for all your hard work. By the way, they are having their Grand Opening celebration Friday, Oct. 23.

-Angela and Dodd Fiori Blanchard

Smith an unacceptable choice To the editor: In the 7th Legislative District state senate race I will be voting for Brian Dansel. I had no trouble eliminating John Smith from any consideration for my vote. Here’s why: I, along with a group of area school directors and district superintendents, met with Smith during our associations’ statewide annual meeting with legislators. Virtually all of us were stunned by Smith’s arrogance and dismissive style. To begin with, he rudely monopolized our limited time with stories of being personally harmed by public schools and then he strongly implied that his positions on our issues were already established. When we could finally get a word in edgewise, he didn’t even attempt to address the concerns that we travelled all the way to Olympia to discuss. Instead, he simply stood there with an arrogant smile on his face until our meeting time ran out.

I’ve been meeting with 7th District legislators on public education issues for nearly two decades. We have often disagreed, but I have never been summarily dismissed without any explanations until now. It is my belief that legislators who avoid honest, two-way communication with their constituents don’t deserve anyone’s vote, and Smith won’t get mine.

Finally, Mr. Smith avoided answering questions regarding an article that appeared in the July 14 edition of Spokane’s Spokesman-Review newspaper concerning controversial Wikipedia comments that appeared to have been made by him. The comments involved the church in which he was raised, a church that espouses racist beliefs. He stated that he couldn’t remember posting the comments but later that same

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day some of them were suspiciously removed.

Coincidental? Voters need to question whether Smith has ever fully rejected the bigoted beliefs he was raised on. We don’t need that mindset “representing” us in Olympia.

Dansel is a good choice, Smith an unacceptable one.

-Andy James Colville

Suicide pills for those who can’t afford medical coverage?

To the editor: It was nice to see our congresswoman in Newport last week. Why anyone would want that job is beyond me. The meeting was like tuning into the Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity show with Cathy as guest host. A chief topic was the opposition to Obamacare. To our congresswoman and the people that don’t want the government involved in healthcare or the insurance of it, I say the cost is X number of dollars. The political question is who pays that cost. Think of it as going out to a big dinner with people from work. When the check comes, an argument breaks out about who pays what.

You can divide the bill by the number of people or figure out what each person ordered.

The dinner bill division becomes complicated because some people can’t afford what they ordered or didn’t bring money to the restaurant.

Like that dinner, we have a number of citizens who don’t have the money to pay for insurance or medical treatment. We keep going in political circles about how to cover those patients.

Based on the attitude and comments from people at the meeting they might suggest a veterinary approach to human medical care. They love their pets, but if it’s going to cost $5,000 to treat one, that pet is going to be put to sleep.

So pass a law that allows doctors to provide suicide pills to patients who don’t have insurance or a means to pay their bill. Washington already has a medical assisted suicide law and this would just expand it to people who can’t pay for their treatment. The congresswoman and others don’t want the federal government involved in providing medical care or insurance to people who can’t afford it. Let’s hear your solutions, or don’t you have any?

-Pete Scobby Newport

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Consider Neanderthals. They were shorter, slower and less mobile than their cousins, modern humans. As a result, Neanderthals’ range stayed small and restricted over time while smarter, more adaptable humans spread across the globe.

Eventually, the competiGUEST tion was too OPINION much for them and GOV. BUTCH Neanderthals OTTER died out.

IDAHO Now consider the northern spotted owl. It’s smaller, less aggressive and more specialized in its diet and habitat than its cousin, the barred owl. As a result, the spotted owl’s range stayed small and restricted over time while the barred owl spread from the East Coast to the Pacific. The competition was too much for the spotted owl, but they didn’t quite die out.

Instead, man intervened.

In 1990, the federal government tried to save the spotted owl by listing it as a “threatened species” and by shutting down logging on vast swaths of Northwest old-growth forests, destroying an industry and the communities it supported.

Since that didn’t work, wildlife experts now want to try killing thousands of those bigger, stronger, more adaptable barred owls.

Clearly the Neanderthals could have used some federal experts and Endangered Species Act protections.

Meanwhile, John James Audubon and Charles Darwin are rolling over in their graves.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced plans to spend about $3 million to kill 3,603 barred owls in four areas of Oregon, Washington and northern California over the next four years. That works out to almost $833 for each dead barred owl.

Back in 1994, when the Northwest Forest Plan was launched to protect about 20 million acres of federal land from logging in defense of spotted owls, we all were assured that habitat was the key to their survival. We were told that abandoning an economy and a culture that had supported generations of people would pay off with the salvation of an “indicator species” SEE OTTER, 6A

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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder recently said he was directing federal prosecutors to not seek mandatory minimum sentences for low-level drug offenders.

|| R E A D E R S ’ P O L L R E S U L T S || What is your favorite aspect of a county fair?

The food, of course. Nothing beats a deep fried elephant ear.

The animals. It’s the only time I get to see farm animals up close.

42%

Do you think the war on drugs has been effective?

Yes, most crime is tied to drugs. We need to aggressively prosecute all drug use.

No, prosecuting low level drug offenders clogs the courts, jails and uses up law enforcement resources. Drug abuse should be treated as a public health problem, not a crime.

It depends. We could probably not prosecute any marijuana cases and not notice a difference. Meth is a different matter. Meth is dangerous to communities as well as individuals. Hard drugs need to be prosecuted.

32%

16% 11% Games and exhibits.

It’s a great time to hang out and have fun.

Total Votes: 19

The competition. I enter my prized projects in the fair every year.

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No mountain lion on Bartoo Island, Priest Lake PRIEST LAKE – Wildlife agencies investigated the report of a mountain lion on Bartoo Island on Priest Lake last week, finding none.

Campers on the island, one of seven on Priest Lake, reported hearing and seeing the large cat Monday, Aug. 12.

To ensure public safety, personnel from the Idaho Panhandle National Forest partnered with Idaho Department of Fish and Game and responded to the report. The agencies coordinated

with the Priest Lake Sportsman’s Association and volunteers to search the island early the morning of Aug. 14. The group used hounds to search for the mountain lion, but did not find any evidence that one had been on the island.

The island is located on the Priest Lake Ranger District of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. The island consists of U.S. Forest Service campgrounds and privately owned land.

While no mountain lion was

found, visitors to Bartoo Island are reminded that proper storage of food and beverages can reduce the likelihood of unwanted visitors to their campsites.

A mandatory food storage order, covering the Priest Lake Ranger District, is in effect annually from April 1 through Dec. 31.

For more information on proper food storage, members of the public are encouraged to visit the Idaho Panhandle National Forest’s food storage website.

As part of the leadership she should be vocal and insistent on defunding Obamacare by tying it to any debt limit increase or continuing resolution. Her phony votes on repeal were meant to fail. Ronald Reagan shut down the government over less and achieved spectacular legislative success.

She refuses to join conservative Republicans in demanding the Speaker appoint a special prosecutor for the Benghazi and IRS scandals. She prefers surrender without fight to an out of control executive.

Rep. McMorris Rodgers is content to play the dithering sidekick to the Democrat super-villain. We do not need a representative who has bought in to the notion that America is in irreversible economic, moral, and spiritual decline. We have a president for that.

We face the thousand years of darkness Ronald Reagan warned us about. We need a representative who will fight. All we have now is a Commissar for a bloated

federal government.

McMorris Rodgers should shake off the hypnotic spell of D.C. politics and become a leader, or just get out of the way.

-Jack Smith Colville

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Commissar McMorris Rodgers To the editor: Nine years ago we sent Cathy McMorris Rodgers off to Washington D.C. to represent our 5th Congressional district. Now she is back for the August break peddling amnesty and open borders. Her legislative record is an atrocious mix of caving to the liberal establishment. She joined Democrats voting to raise taxes forsaking her promise and giving us the highest, jobdestroying corporate tax rate in the world.

She again joined Democrats to vote for the Violence Against Women Act. That act was anti-family and anti-traditional marriage. It institutionalized elements of the radical LGBT agenda and was stuffed with redundant, expensive handout programs.

She voted to raise the debt limit fully funding Obamacare.

To our generous community To the editor: We just finished four glorious days at the Pend Oreille County Fair. We would like to thank all those people who put their heart into making it a true celebration of all the talents in our community. We would also like to thank the businesses who supported the Bingo Booth for the Calispel Grange, and of course all who played bingo.

Your generous donations help us return your support in the form of scholarships, summer camp attendance, and other educational activities. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

-Patti Monk -Members of Calispel Grange No. 500

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Five helicopters serve the region including this new Eurocopter EC-135, which has the next generation of avionics and stands out from the rest of the fleet because of the updated paint design.

Northwest Medstar gets new helicopter SPOKANE – Northwest MedStar, one of the region’s critical care transport program, has enhanced its regional service by purchasing an additional helicopter and adding a weekend day base in north central Washington. These additions will increase Northwest MedStar’s presence and provide greater access to communities in eastern Washington, northern Idaho, western Montana and northeastern Oregon.

“The purchase of an additional helicopter shows our commitment to the region and ongoing investment in the expert staff, operations and equip-

ment,” said Nancy Vorhees, chief operating officer for Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS), the parent organization of Northwest MedStar.

The helicopter is a Eurocopter EC-135 that includes the next generation of avionics and enhanced situational awareness for pilots. It can be spotted by its updated paint design.

Beginning mid-June, Northwest MedStar has five helicopters serving the region.

As of June 15, Northwest MedStar has a helicopter weekend day base in the north central region of Washington, improving access and availabil-

ity to critical care transport in Okanogan, Chelan and Douglas counties during the busy summer months.

During weekdays, the helicopter will be used at other bases throughout the service region.

“We are excited about the opportunities this new base will bring to the communities, local hospitals and EMS personnel throughout north central Washington,” said Eveline Bisson, program director for Northwest MedStar.

For more information on Northwest MedStar, go to www. nwmedstar.org.

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Planning commission approves five projects, tables one

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

CUSICK – The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission took up six matters at its regular monthly meeting Aug. 13. They approved five projects and tabled one.

An application for a shoreline stabilization project on the Pend Oreille River in the Pend Oreille Homes area, near Pioneer Park, was tabled by a unanimous vote of the seven commissioners that were at the meeting.

Lois Waterman submitted the

application for a Shoreline Substantial Development Permit to stabilize the shoreline. Mike Lithgow, the county’s community development director, said there is substantial erosion in the area.

“It’s a challenging site,” he said.

Planning commissioners wanted to give the applicant more opportunity to refine the design, he said. It will likely be back at next month’s meeting. On a 4-3 vote, planning commissioners approved a substantial shoreline development permit for Terry and Lynn Beaty for a recreational dock on the Pend Oreille

River at 231 Sunset Drive N. in Ione.

Lithgow said there was some concern the dock was too long.

Steve Wilson, Susan Hobbs and Guy Thomas voted no, with John Stuart, Doug Smith, Don Comins and Steve Bennett voting to approve the dock.

Other projects the planning commission approved included: • Unanimous approval of a substantial shoreline development permit for James Mathis to restore some riverbank at 1382 Ashenfelter Bay Road.

• Unanimous approval of a substantial shoreline development

permit for Al Porter at 1412 Ashenfelter Bay Road to restore riverbank, add stairs and a dock.

• Unanimous approval for a setback variance for Bernard and Theresa Hunt to demolish an existing home at 97 South Shore Road at Diamond Lake and rebuild, adding a garage. They need a variance to build closer to the road right of way than regulations allow.

• Unanimous approval for a setback variance for David Orcutt to build a home closer to the roadway right of way than regulations allow at 426931 Highway 20.

is going to be taught? We would think we were wasting our time.

But, in the name of social acceptance or “equity”, teachers are taught to relegate these students to their “age group” peers regardless of skill level. The Common Core teacher study guide does not even address challenging of the top students, our future leaders.

The Common Core implementation guide continues on this path with emphasis on making sure the teacher is taking into account the student’s social economic background. When you apply for a job, do they ask you this? They want to hire those who have the best skills for the job, regardless

of the environment one grows up in. How career ready is it if we are constantly monitoring the school environment for “equitable” learning opportunities? This is what Common Core dictates teachers to promote in their classrooms. A “Book Study” for teachers in the Priest River area was given with “Common Core Mathematics in the PLC Workforce.” It recommends mathematics educators “respond to equity as a meaningful process to address social justice issues of race, language, gender, and class bias.”

What ever happened to responsibility, self-reliance and competing in the real world?

Parents and guardians, while you still have input, please ask the school district why the emphasis is not on “equal opportunity for all” rather than “equality of outcome.” The public schools seek to educate the least capable at the expense of the more capable.

“Equality of outcome” necessitates equal rights taking a back seat.

Equity is a code word for the good of the collective. This is antithesis to the foundation of American freedom and individual liberty.

You are the best guardians of your children and grandchildren.

Please investigate and educate yourselves. The future of America is at stake.

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teacher. If they finish ahead of others, they sometimes fill in their time with coloring sheets (even in 5th grade), computer games or reading on their own (which can be done at home). Instead they should be working on more challenging problems and sharpening their skills in that subject.

What is wrong with grouping your students in skill levels?

Discovering a students’ level of knowledge in order to enrich their learning is the best way to challenge them. How many of us would like to be in a class where you already know everything that

and, by extension, a unique and irreplaceable ecosystem.

It sounded a lot like what’s by now become shop-worn shorthand for the insanity of war: “It became necessary to destroy the town to save it.”

As it turned out, that federally protected old-growth habitat did nothing for the spotted owl population, which has continued

to decline. That’s a lot more than unfortunate for the timber towns and the families who used to live there. But now the Fish and Wildlife Service has identified the real culprit, and has it in its sights.

A final decision is expected this month on whether to “experiment” with the systematic killing of barred owls, which now outnumber spotted owls by as many as five to one in some

locations.

We soon may have armed federal experts roaming through our forests, calling and then killing thousands of one type of owl to save another.

You might recognize these folks as the same ones who “reintroduced” wolves to Idaho, and now they’re desperately trying to salvage what a misguided but powerful government policy has failed to achieve for decades.

Thanks to all the volunteers for your help making this year’s Pend Oreille County Fair a huge success!

Special Thanks to: Tom Petrie & his crew for the great job on the rodeo.

If it weren’t for the efforts of all of our volunteers, the Fair would not be possible.

-Pend Oreille County Fair Board

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Selkirk Selkirk Elementary School full-day kindergarten starts Monday, Sept. 9. The Selkirk School District receives free and reduced lunch rates and opted into the full-day kindergarten program. The district is newly qualified and ready to take on the task, staff said.

In the past, they have offered a few different kindergarten schedules at Selkirk, including half day all year or half day for the first semester and full day the remainder of the year. These calendar variations were funded

by Title 1 dollars and Selkirk is seeing a decrease for the upcoming year in this funding so the timing was good for state dollars to come in.

Selkirk will be implementing the WaKIDS screening tool, which includes an individual mandatory parent meeting with the kindergarten teacher prior to students attending kindergarten.

Kindergarten orientation is Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Selkirk Elementary.

More information will be available to parents at the orientation. Kindergarteners’ first day back to school is Sept. 9.

Other Selkirk orientations

include 6th grade orientation Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 6 p.m. at the high school. The 9th grade student orientation is Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. Classes resume for the Rangers not in kindergarten Wednesday, Sept.

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Statewide The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction said the Legislature approved funding for voluntary full-day kindergarten for all students in 2006 to start in the 2017-18 school year. This policy was then added to the state’s definition of “basic education” in subsequent legislation, and reaffirmed as part of the state Supreme Court’s 2012 McCleary decision on school funding.

The funding allows schools to increase the amount of hours of kindergarten from 450 hours per year to 1,000 hours.

Districts who accept the program agree to “connect with early learning providers in the area, conduct the WaKIDS and offer a rich and varied curriculum.”

Statewide, more than 269 schools in 131 districts will begin to receive the funding from the state for full-day kindergarten. They are located in 38 of the 39 counties in the state.

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What could possibly go wrong with that?

Like most federal programs, it figures to be LOPSOD – long on promises, short on delivery. But if it winds up working better than shutting down our forests did, which is a very low bar to clear, should we then start saving a place on the endangered species list for barred owls next?

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Pend Oreille PUD’s other business is water frastructure has been paid for by grants.”

The rates that customers pay may NEWPORT – Pend Oreille Public vary depending on the mainteUtility District (PUD) operates 10 nance and operations costs. If the water systems in the county servsystem has less people, they may ing about 680 customers. Mark pay more to cover the expenses Scott, PUD water systems manager, of the system. Scott said the rates said that there are nine customers pay covers systems in place with a “We have been the expenses involved 10th being the Box Can- busy up there. in maintaining the yon Dam. systems and no money Eight of the PUD water Most of it has is used from any other systems were created by been grant PUD revenue source, developers. The developthe biggest being ers signed contracts with money.” power sales. the PUD and paid for the Scott said some of Mark Scott initial infrastructure, the systems have more some that may have been Water Systems Manager than one well so they grant money used for service more than 15 improvements on items wells and two water such as filtration systems. Metaline treatment plants at the PUD. There Falls, however, is a different water is one plant in Metaline Falls that system. has a 200,000 gallon reservoir and “Metaline Falls is a city system, can run 820,000 gallons per minsimilar to most, paid by individual ute. The other one is in River Bend customers as the city grew,” PUD and is smaller than the northern General Manager John Jordan said. facility. Scott said this plant only “At Metaline Falls, much of the inruns 80,000 gallons per minute and is smaller because there are fewer people using the plant. || DEATH || There are several classifications NOTICE for water systems. Most of the systems are considered Group A systems, serving more than 15 Betty L. Persyn connections and regularly serving Newport 25 or more people for more than 60 days a year.

Betty L. Persyn of Newport Group A Transient Non-Commupassed away Monday, Aug. 19, nity water systems serve a changat her home. She was 79. ing number of people daily. They A full obituary will appear in next week’s newspaper.

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serve 25 or more different people each day for 60 or more days within a calendar year, 25 or more of the same people each day for 60 or more days, but less than 180 days within a calendar year, or 1,000 or more people for two or more consecutive days within a calendar year.

Group B systems serve less than 15 connections and less than 25 people per day.

Box Canyon has a well and is classified as a Group B system, meaning it serves less than 15 connections and less than 25 people a day. The system is used mostly for summer recreational tourists and employees.

The water treatment plants have state of the art security systems, complete with a live view camera that has a 360 degree view of the surrounding areas of the treatment plants. They also keep records on the water flow levels every 15 minutes and report the findings to the state monthly. “We monitor things pretty close and keep track of all the data,” Scott said.

He said a water treatment plant works when water is brought in and a coagulant is added, such as chloride, and the water is sent through large train like media tanks filled with anthracite, mixed sizes of sand and media. The water is strained through the train and then sent out the other side as good drinking water.

The Metaline Falls water plant

was built in 2003. It is connected to the fiber optic backbone that has been going into homes and area businesses for the past several months. Because of this, Scott said monitoring the water is quick and efficient. “This is a pretty state of the art plant even though it was built in 2003,” Scott said.

There are two employees at the PUD besides Scott that hold the proper certifications for running a water treatment plant. The threeperson team has been busy in north Pend Oreille County, according to

Scott.

More than 13,000 feet of piping will be laid between Sullivan Lake Road and Grandview, starting the first week of August. The crew finished drilling under Sullivan Creek to reroute the water lines to Metaline Falls in 2010. “We have been busy up there,” Scott said. “Most of it has been grant money.”

He said that most of the water projects he handles come from grant funding.

“It is how you have to do it when you are small,” Scott said.

Being small is what the citizens of Granite Shores on the backside of Sacheen Lake found to be the problem. Nineteen lot owners approached the PUD and paid more than $1,500 for a feasibility study to see if the PUD would be able to run a water line to them. The study found the cost to install water to be $356,000, meaning the lot owners would have to pay more than $18,737 per lot. “We call it Granite Shores because there is a lot of rock SEE PUD, 8A

Changes to small drinking water systems coming soon NEWPORT – The state is adopting new rules for small drinking water systems, including some in Pend Oreille County.

Public meetings are scheduled in September to explain.

The Washington State Board of Health has adopted significant changes to the Group B public drinking water systems rules. Group B water systems are small public water systems that serve three to 14 residential connections or non-community systems that serve less than 25 people per day.

Examples of facilities that are served by these types of water systems include churches, campgrounds, fire halls, camps, bed and breakfasts, small businesses and small community

developments served by their own water system.

The new rule will require a more stringent approval process for new systems but eliminates on-going monitoring requirements. It also includes provisions to allow for local adoption and modification of the rule.

Workshops are being held to provide the public and water system owners/operators more information about changes, options for a local rule adoption and to allow an opportunity for public comment.

The workshops are being held from 6-8 p.m.: • Monday, Sept. 9 at the Pend Oreille Public Utility District, 130 N. Washington, Newport.

• Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the

Stevens County Commissioners Hearing Room, 230 E. Birch St., Colville.

• Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the Ferry County Commissioners Hearing Room behind the courthouse, 290 E. Tessie, Republic.

• Thursday, Sept. 12 at the Loon Lake School, 4001 Maple St., Loon Lake.

Matt Schanz at Northeast Tri County Health District can be contacted for more information at 509-684-2262 or mschanz@ netchd.org.

The changes will take effect Jan. 1, 2014, and will impact the 283 existing systems and any new systems in the future within Pend Oreille, Ferry and Stevens counties.

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Community Center group searches for Newport location taken off the table by the landowners and the center is looking for a place to call home in the NEWPORT – Area residents Newport area. met Thursday, Aug. 8, to discuss In addition to location, grants plans for a new community cenand funding were discussed. ter in Newport. They are looking Coordes said grant money is esfor a site and money for a feasibil- sential to the process. The group ity study. is looking into a planning grant “We are looking for space,” from the state. This would give said Martina Coordes, Drug Free them up to $24,000 to do a twoCommunities Proyear feasibility study. gram Coordinator. W H AT ’S N E X T: “The feasibility “We prefer it to be OPEN PUBLIC MEETING study is a very imporTuesday, Aug. 27 at noon tant step that can’t be given to us or a long-term use for at Create Arts Center, rushed because this very little money.”

900 Fourth St., Newport is the reason all other The three locaplans have failed, lack tions originally discussed were of a sustainability plan,” Coordes the 231 Garden building and said. “The process requires work the vacant lot next to the Garwith many community partden building, both of which are ners, architectural drawing, county owned. The third option identifying funding, revenues is the city owned vacant lot on and expenses. We will also need the corner of Highway 2 and to hire various professionals to Calispell. assist with the feasibility of the All three options have been project.”

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Coordes estimates that it will Aug. 27 at noon at Create Arts take less than two years to do the Center, 900 Fourth St., Newstudy and more than the grant of port. $24,000. Coordes will “Hopefully people look for other funding “We like to will respond and to offset the costs of the learn from our come to the meetings study. to tell us what they mistakes.”

The study will show want,” Coordes said. how the community The Pend Oreille Martina Coordes center will sustain County Commissionitself to pay for opera- Drug Free Communities ers will schedule a tions, who will run it, Program Coordinator public hearing on the where it will be located community center, and what it would be date and time to be used for. determined. Coordes said it “That’s our goal at this point, should happen in the next six to figure out sustainability,” Coweeks. ordes said. “We should know very Previous attempts have been certainly if this plan is feasible.” made by Newport residents to In order to get this grant build a community center. No money, Coordes and the group center has been built in Newmust show public comments and port but Coordes is looking for opinions. They plan to hold more the volunteers on the past comopen public meetings to discuss mittees to come forward with the community center and give the information they know. residents a chance to comment.

“We like to learn from our The next meeting is Tuesday, mistakes,” Coordes said.

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out there,” Scott said. “This is just a request to see if it could even be done. There (are) some unknowns there.”

He said the study had to take that into consideration when quoting a price.

The residents have not responded to the PUD whether they plan to pay for the line or not. Granite Shores currently has two wells that service 34 mostly seasonal customers.

The other PUD well locations for the west side of the Pend Oreille River include Lazy Acres with two wells, Suncale-Abbie Acres with two wells, Holiday Shores with one well and Riverview with two wells. The east side has one well at Greenridge and one at Sandy Shores. The base rates for the Metaline Falls area residential rates are $64 for a minimal gallon usage of up to 10,000 gallons. The rates for an additional 5,000 gallons are $0.50 per 1,000 gallons.

It increases to $4 per 1,000 gallons for more than 15,000 gallons

of water monthly.

For the water systems, Sandy Shores has the lowest base rates for residential customers, starting at $20. Green Ridge starts at $58.

Each system has different criteria that set the prices.

In comparison, the Newport base rates, operated by the city of Newport, for residential homes start at $22.10. They then add $2.21, or 10 percent, per 1,000 gallons over the 10,000 gallon allowance.

Diamond Lake Water and Sewer District operates at the lake. Their rates are $35 for the first 5,000 gallons. The cost per 1,000 gallons up to 10,000 gallons is $1.25.

Anything over 10,000 gallons, the cost goes up to $1.55 per 1,000 gallons. The PUD has a Citizen’s Water Committee that meets annually to discuss the projects that took place the past year and any new projects that may happen the next year. Scott said the meeting in Mid-July was “quiet.”

“Our finished water is very good,” Scott said. “It is well above the state standards.”

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

|| N O R T H P E N D O R E I L L E CO U N T Y E V E N T S WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 Tiger Museum Open: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - State Routes 20 and 31 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 THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 Tiger Museum Open: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - State Routes 20 and 31 Boundary Dam Tours: 10:30 a.m., Noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

- Boundary Dam Road Story Time: 11 a.m. - Ione Library FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 Tiger Museum Open: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - State Routes 20 and 31 Story Time and Crafts: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library Boundary Dam Tours: 10:30 a.m., Noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

- Boundary Dam Road Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m.

- Ione Senior Center SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 Tiger Museum Open: 10 a.m.

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- Boundary Dam Road Metalines Book Group: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 Tiger Museum Open: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - State Routes 20 and 31 Boundary Dam Tours: 10:30 a.m., Noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

- Boundary Dam Road MONDAY, AUGUST 26 Pend Oreille Fire District No. 2 Board: 10 a.m. - Fire Station 23, 390442 Highway 20, Ione Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library Boundary Dam Tours: 10:30 a.m., Noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

- Boundary Dam Road TUESDAY, AUGUST 27 Story Time: 11 a.m. - Ione Library WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 Tiger Museum Open: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - State Routes 20 and 31 Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Metalines Library Basic Computer Class: 11 a.m. to Noon - Ione Library, Call 509-442-3030 For Reservations Weight Watchers: 6 p.m. Weigh in 6:30-7 p.m. meeting - Ione Catholic Church

Variety is the spice at the Cutter METALINE FALLS – The Cutter Players present “A Cutter Affair Variety Show” Friday through Sunday Aug. 30 through Sept. 1.

The show is sure to offer comedy, music and a little drama.

Friday, Aug. 30, and Saturday, Aug. 31, show time is 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 1, a matinee show time will be at 2 p.m. All shows will be at the Cutter Theatre, 302 Park Ave. Tickets are $12 and reservations are strongly encouraged.

In the line up are the Cutter Theatre Variety Players, featuring the continued misadventures of Bud and his boat and a visit to the hardware store, as well as a host of local singers, musicians and special appearances. On the stage will be Cutter regulars Kim Grotle, Pete Smoldon, Eric Wittenmyer, Tom Barnes, Donivan Johnson and many others.

Also at the Cutter will be the “glampers” group, Sisters On The Fly. Their vintage trailers will be

in the field south of the Cutter and the glampers will have an open house tour of the vintage campers Saturday, Aug. 31 from 9 a.m. to noon. The Cutter said this unique form of “roughing it” is something people don’t want to miss.

The Cutter Theatre building will be open for guided tours Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The tour will highlight the unique historical and architectural features of the building, designed by Kirkland Cutter and built in 1912. The tour will include the renovated Green Room and the upper level with the art gallery.

The Cutter Theatre will have a booth at Affair on Main Street the same weekend in downtown Metaline Falls where information and ticket reservations can be found. Reservations can also be made at 509-446-4108 during regular business hours.

Bonner County fair this week SANDPOINT – A carnival is coming to the Bonner County Fair, an attraction that is sure to please children of all ages.

The carnival is new to the fair this year and offers a mini roller coaster and spinning rides. The carnival operates daily.

The Bonner County Fair

opened the gates Tuesday, Aug. 20, and will run through Aug. 24. The theme this year is “Dr. Seuss is on the Loose.”

There is no fee to enter the fair. Parking costs $3 for the event. The carnival costs $15 for a day pass or guests can pay per ride.

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Dinner theatre auditions at Cutter METALINE FALLS – The Cutter Theatre will hold auditions for its annual murder mystery dinner theatre Sunday, Aug. 25 at 4 p.m. on the Cutter stage.

There is no advanced preparation for the auditions. Director Tara Leininger is looking for three women and one man, adult-aged, who are old acting pros or are ready for their first time on a stage.

The dinner theatre involves some scripted material but a great deal of the show involves improvisational work in character. The rehearsal schedule is available at the Cutter Theatre.

The play this year is “Reunion with Murder” and written specifically for the Cutter Players. The sleuth, Kelly Cutter, is hosting a college reunion dinner when murder strikes the alumni of Great Northern University – Go Gnu’s!

Production dates are Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11-12 and Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26.

For more information on the dinner theatre, auditions or need to arrange a different audition time, call the Cutter during regular business hours at 509-446-4108. Ask for Tara Leininger.

Production company films Priest River documentary PRIEST RIVER – Film crews are swarming Priest River this week, making a documentary on the city that will benefit everyone involved.

A web design and hosting company, CivicPlus, will create a digital platform for Priest River for free that will include website and social media products. The process will be filmed by The Institute and made into a documentary, which CivicPlus can in turn use in its marketing.

The Institute, a California-based production and marketing company, put the project in motion at no cost to the city, thanks to Scott Gardenhour, the executive produc-

er and co-founder of the company.

Gardenhour owns property in the Priest River area and is friends with Chris Yount and Rick Pettit, two members of the city’s public works committee. Gardenhour wanted to help out the community and proposed the idea to Yount and Pettit, who in turn spoke with mayor Jim Martin. “I got a call 10 days ago from Scott saying, ‘I’ll send you a schedule and we’ll be there in a week,’” Martin said. They arrived in town Monday, filming the city council meeting that night and holding focus groups Tuesday morning.

CASINO | Population of Airway Heights doubles when casino holds a concert FROM PAGE 1

“Each concert is different,” he says. It’s hard to anticipate the amount of trouble that will happen by the act, he says. He remembers breaking up five or six fights at the Judds’ concert.

Airway Height Police Chief Lee Bennett says Airway Heights itself has a population of about 7,200.

When there is an event at Northern Quest, the Airway Heights population doubles.

Bennett says the casino and the Kalispel tribal police do a good job policing the casino.

“But when you have that big a venue, you’ll attract all sorts of people, good and bad,” Bennett says.

There have been trained Kalispel tribal officers at the casino since it opened, says Jim Wynecoop, the tribe’s director of public safety.

But about four years ago, the tribe started staffing it full time.

“When there is an event, like a concert, we have at least two officers,” Wynecoop says.

The preferred method of handling an unruly guest is to let the casino’s security officers handle it.

“If it escalates, then we get involved,” Wynecoop says.

Aston puts it this way.

“If we have contact, it means the nice face of the casino isn’t working and we have to do our jobs,” Aston says.

Aston has worked as a sheriff deputy in Idaho and as a tribal officer for the Nez Perce. McNeal worked at Martin Hall, a juvenile facility in Medical Lake, before she came to work for the Kalispels.

Both have been working for the tribe for three years. They are part of the tribe’s 12-person police force, which is divided into two. One group works the reservation in Usk and the other works at the casino in Airway Heights.

Officers deal with trespassing The main law enforcement activity tribal police deal with at the casino is trespassing, says Aston.

When, for whatever reason, the casino doesn’t want someone there, the person is asked to leave and not return. The length of time people are prohibited from the casino can vary, from 30 days to permanently.

If they do return after being told not to, they face arrest for trespassing.

People don’t like being trespassed.

“It’s crazy, we’ve had people come in wigs trying to get in when they’ve been trespassed,” Aston says. Security is pretty good at spotting people in disguise, he said.

Which isn’t to say tribal police don’t deal with more serious matters at the casino.

Tribal police were involved in breaking up a prostitution ring about a year ago. There are assaults and domestic violence, car thefts and car prowling and drug offenses.

The most serious incident was an attempted homicide at the gas station, in which a man tried to stab his wife.

“Most stuff starts elsewhere,” Aston says. People will do things like steal a car and come to the casino, for instance.

Being a tribal cop is complicated, he says. Tribal police have the power to detain anyone, but arresting someone – at least for now – is another matter. Who makes the arrest depends on if the person being arrested is a tribal member or not.

“It’s hard to know,” Aston says.

“Take me. Do you think I’m enrolled?”

Aston, a blonde guy with blue eyes, doesn’t look like he is a tribal member. But he is an enrolled member of the Wyandotte Nation in Oklahoma.

Tribe signing interlocal agreements with other police If the suspect is a member of a federally recognized tribe, Kalispel tribal police can arrest. If the person isn’t a tribal member, the Airway Heights police usually make the arrest. The tribe is in the process of working out inter local agreements with Airway Heights and Spokane County similar to the one that was recently signed with Pend Oreille County.

As a result of the inter local agreements, tribal police can arrest non Indians on the reservation in Pend Oreille County. Such an agreement with Airway Heights and Spokane County will make more efficient use of law enforcement, says Bennett.

Aston says he starts his shift with a walk through the casino, where he gets a feel for the crowd.

“For some reason, most of the trouble in the casino happens in the south end,” he says.

Like all casinos, Northern Quest

has a multitude of cameras. Aston says that is good, as officers can verify their actions. But it is also funny.

Aston says the people watching the cameras, many of whom are retired Spokane police, report a wave of people moving away from him as he walks through the casino.

Aston completes his tour of the casino and returns to his patrol vehicle, where he starts to make the rounds of the various parking lots.

Many troubles alcohol fueled There are several motor homes in the south parking lot.

When there is a problem at the casino, many times it is alcohol related. Some of the alcohol consumption starts in the parking lot, he says, where people will drink before heading in to the casino.

A call comes over the radio about a loud disturbance in the parking lot. Aston drives around looking for it. He stops and asks a parking attendant. As they are talking, Aston smells marijuana.

“Where is the marijuana coming from?” he asks. The parking attendant points to a motor home.

Aston looks for the parking lot disturbance first, but it has calmed down. He returns to the motor

home to talk to the occupants about marijuana.

“This is the reservation and it is against the law,” he says. Even if it weren’t the reservation, public smoking of marijuana is against the law in Washington. The same is true of open container laws involving alcohol.

Aston gets out and speaks with the occupant of the motor home, who assures him he isn’t smoking marijuana.

Aston returns to the vehicle, where he hears a trespass call about a young man who was twice asked for identification on the casino floor and failed to provide it. The man left the casino and is walking towards Wal Mart.

Aston asks over the radio if they have the man’s name. He intends to run it for warrants. They don’t have the name and Aston says he doesn’t have enough reason to stop the man and ask for identification.

Aston returns to patrol. During events like concerts, all parking areas are congested but none as much as the parking garage. Aston avoids driving into the garage when there is a concert for fear of getting his vehicle trapped there. If he is called to the garage, he will walk.

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In fact, walking is one of the things he does a lot of on the job.

“You probably walk more here than other law enforcement jobs,” he says.

Officers have backup at casino Another difference working at the casino is the amount of backup available. Between the cameras, casino security and the Airway Heights Police Department, help usually isn’t far away.

It isn’t long before a fire alarm is heard.

“That isn’t a law enforcement issue,” he says. Still, as the fire trucks roll up he gets out and leads them to Masselow’s Restaurant, where a false alarm is going off.

The fire alarm is resolved and Aston heads to the concert, where he will keep an eye on the crowd.

Finally, after the concert is over,

Aston’s shift is coming to an end.

There were no major problems at the concert, which is always a relief.

Working at the casino, with all the various concerts and events, is more demanding than working in a rural county.

“It’s like having a county fair or powwow every weekend,” Aston says.

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Campout in style Peggy Coleman of Hayden, Idaho, shows off her 1962 Swan at the first annual Inland Northwest Vintage Trailer Campout at the Newport Rodeo Grounds this past weekend. The event was organized by Steve and Hannah Hirst of Priest River and they hope to make it an annual event. Thirty trailers attended, with one coming from Moab, Utah, two from the Seattle area and a handful from the Tri-Cities.

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(28HB-2p) DIABETICS Do you like cake? I’ve developed a cake mix 1/8 slice 13 carbs. See me at Farmer’s Market or call (509) 447-5957. Ruth Calkins. (28HB-4) MOVING AND YARD SALE 1 mile north Highway 57, Priest River. August 23 and 24, 8:00 to 4:00. Furniture, televisions, clothes, kitchenware. (29p) RUBYJEAN’S YARD SALE Organ, record player, records, Christmas decorations, books, housewares, bar stools, woodworking, automotive tools. 2-1/2 miles on Rocky Gorge Road, off 211.

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8:00-4:00. Presale noon Wednesday. (29p) SEWING ROOM CLEARANCE Bernina 334DS serger with accessories $325. Bernina Deco 500 with accessories $200. Solid oak hand quilting frame, 8’x4’, $100. Toyota knitting machine with accessories $150. (509) 671-3500 HUGE GARAGE SALE Guns, tools, boat motors, chain saws, Lionel train set, truckload of collectibles. Friday and Saturday 8:00-5:30. 12 miles from Newport, 1801 Deer Valley Road. Worth going to. Good deals! (29p) SWEET CORN green beans, cabbage, cauliflower, miscellaneous vegetables. (208) 448-1145 or see me at the Newport Farmer’s Market 9:00-1:00 Saturday.

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Summer specials. Acrylic or gel set $30, Gelac manicure $20. (509) 671-0443. (29p)

MULTIPLE FAMILY YARD SALE 1181 Green Road, Diamond Lake area. Tools, furniture, boat, miscellaneous. Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9:00 to 5:00. (29p) YARD SALE 1 DAY ONLY Friday August 23rd, 8:00 to ?. Main Street next to Petticoat Junction, Newport. (29p) YARD SALE 212 Knott Road, Diamond Lake.

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BR I E FLY Old timer days celebrated at Blanchard Grange BLANCHARD – Visit the old times at the annual Blanchard Grange Old Timers Day Saturday, Aug. 24, at the grange.

The event includes a mule plowing demonstration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., demonstrations on soap making, quilting and jam preserving, and a self-guided historical tour from 1-4 p.m.

A wine and cheese tasting is at 2 p.m. and live music

by George Brunner, and a harvest dinner is from 4-6 p.m. Homemade pies will be served for dessert. Dinner is $5 per person or $10 per family.

Questions can be directed to Robin at 208-437-0348 or Danni at 208-437-4380.

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Learning about art in the park Mia Weaver, 7, watches her younger brother Dustin, 6, decorate a rock while Evie Logan offers encouragement during the first Lunch with Art event put on by the Evergreen Art Association at TJ Kelley Park in Newport Friday, Aug. 16. Lunch with Art is to be an annual event. The Evergreen Art Association was formed in the early 1980s, with members meeting monthly. The association offers a $750 scholarship to a local high school student.

Kuban presents ‘Folk Song’ SACHEEN LAKE – Local singing artist Heidi Gnos Kuban is at it again with her new show titled “Folk Song.” This year she will be presenting a wide array of the most popular folk songs in American hisKuban tory, with selections from Woody Guthrie, Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Peter, Paul & Mary, Joni Mitch-

ell, John Denver and many more artists.

“There’s something for everyone in this show,” Kuban said.

The show is two nights, Friday, Sept. 6 and Saturday, Sept.

7 at the Circle Moon Dinner Theater on Highway 211, near Sacheen Lake. Dinner will be chicken stroganoff catered by Skeyes the Limit, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The show begins at 7:30 p.m.

She worked with five local musicians to compile

SPOKANE – Three Newport students and one from Usk were named to the Whitworth University Laureate Society for Spring Quarter 2013.

The students include Caleb Bertolini of Newport, Carrie Johnson of Newport, Sarah Kenney of Usk, and Steven Munson of Newport.

The students qualified for the academic honors society by maintaining a grade point average of at least 3.75 during the semester.

CALVARY CHAPEL NEWPORT

“Where The Sheep Go To Be Fed” 409 S. Spokane • Newport Sunday Morning 10 a.m.

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

John 6:35

Students named to WWU honor roll BELLINGHAM – Steven Contreras and Keely Flege, both of Newport were named to Western Washington University’s honor roll.

To qualify for the honor roll, students must complete at least 14 graded credit hours during a quarter and be in the top 10 percent of their class.

“Where Jesus and Real Life Meet.”

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

PINE RIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH

NEWPORT – The River Cities Business Alliance is holding a “Stroll for Treasures” during Heritage Days in Newport Saturday, Sept. 7, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Vendors, crafters and artists are welcome to rent a space to sell their wares during the event on the sidewalks of Union and Washington.

Reserve your spot by Aug. 30.

The cost is 10 feet for $10, no limit on the number of spaces.

Pre-payment is required. Organizers ask that no clothing or “junk” be sold.

Call Sherrie or Ken at 509447-0418 at Treasures A to Z or Meadow at 509-447-5171 at All Faz’s for reservations.

Students prep for the production of “Romeo and Juliet: Lost in the 50’s.” Back row: Jonas Bell, left, Xavier Culver, Melanie Gentle, Bre` Anderson. Kneeling: Jahmila Culver and Stephanie Brooks.

Romeo and Juliet: Lost in the 50s NEWPORT – Theatre Camp students from the Pend Oreille Playhouse tackle a bit of Shakespeare with their production “Romeo and Juliet: Lost in the 50’s,” Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23-24 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 25 at 3 p.m.

The play is a mad-cap rendering of the Bard’s tale, in which Romeo and Juliet not only survive, but time-travel into the 1950s and end up crowned King and Queen of the Hop. It is set to rock and roll classics from the 50’s.

The play is written and directed

by Pend Oreille Players Associa-

tion Theatre Camp Director, Gail Cory-Betz, with musical direction

by Nina Pletsch and choreographed

by Duncan Heaney.

Nineteen students are in the production, ages 12-17, including those who attend both public and private schools, as well as many homeschoolers from Newport, Priest River, Post Falls and Riverside. Featured actors include Xavier Culver as Romeo and Melanie Gentle as Juliet.

Tickets are $5 per person for all ages. They will be available at the door for each performance.

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

Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m.

Wednesdays: Girls Club, ages 9 to 12, 5:30 to 7:00 pm Soul’d Out Youth, ages 13 thru 19, 6:00 pm Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265

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

Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m.

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

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

509-671-3436

CHURCH OF FAITH

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

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

Wed. - Bible Study 6 p.m.

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

tick preventative to area pet owners and collars, leashes coats and other pet items.

Angel Paws of Pend Oreille County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes responsible pet ownership in Pend Oreille County.

If you are a Pend Oreille County resident and need help feeding or caring for a pet you can call for help. Angel Paws also still has several hundred doses of flea and tick preventative to distribute to anyone who needs it for their cat or dog.

If you are interested in joining or if you are needing help, call Janet at 509-447-3541 or Deb at 509-4473541.

Bike, kayak race raises substance abuse awareness NEWPORT – Bike and kayak to raise awareness for youth substance abuse prevention during Newport’s Biayakathon Sunday, Sept. 8. All proceeds from the even support Youth Emergency Services.

The Biayakathon, brain child of Rory Axel, was created with the non-running multi-sport athlete in mind. Axel, who kayaks and bikes on a regular basis, found that most races that combine these sports require a running portion.

With injuries that preclude him from running, he set out to create a

unique racing experience that did not include running.

The race starts at 8 a.m. at Oldtown Rotary Park. The cost is $15, including a T-shirt. To register, visit www.biayakathon.weebly.com, or find Newport Biayakathon on Active.com.

As required by Idaho state law, a $7 Invasive Species Permit is required for all watercraft entering the Pend Oreille River. These can be purchased at Ace Hardware in Oldtown, just across from Rotary Park.

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

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

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COURTESY PHOTO|GAIL CORY-BETZ

Space available for ‘Stroll for Treasurers’ sidewalk sale

this “Feast of Folk,” as she refers to it, where she hopes the audience will experience outstanding music, beautiful harmonies, and some of the best songs ever written for the common man, offered with her unique vocal skills, set in the simple and quaint surroundings of the Circle Moon Dinner Theater.

Kuban’s past shows included “Songs,” in 2011, a collection of Big Band, opera, show tunes, pop music and many of her favorites, “Another Song,” in 2012, was more of the same music along with some originals and a theme of love. This show, “Folk Song” carries its own theme in the title and is a show for all ages.

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Food, litter given to more than 385 animals NEWPORT – Angel Paws of Pend Oreille County provided dog food and cat food and litter to 183 dogs and 205 cats in a distribution through the American Lutheran Church and Second Harvest, Thursday, Aug. 15.

This food distribution provided Angel Paws members with data on more than 100 Pend Oreille County pet owners who will be provided with ongoing food, free vaccinations, free necessary veterinary care and free spay and neuter.

Through a grant from Pacific Northwest Animal Welfare Project, Angel Paws members also distributed more than 350 doses of flea and

Find out the value of your antiques at faire PRIEST RIVER – Priest River’s version of Antiques Roadshow, the fourth annual Appraisal Faire is set for Saturday, Aug. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Priest River Museum and Timber Education Center.

Antique owners can find out the value or history of the item by bringing it to the museum at 390 Montgomery St. in Priest River.

Qualified appraisers Carol Worthington, ADA, and Larry Peters will be on hand to appraise jewelry, furniture, glass, porcelain, pottery, Western art, Indian artifacts, Asian art and other collectibles.

The cost is $10 per item or three for $25. All profits benefit the Priest River Museum.

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Community Church Directory CATHOLIC MASSES

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

Saturday evening - 7 p.m.

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

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

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

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

Diamond Lake Church 326002 Hwy. 2, West of Newport Head Elder Dale French, (509) 447-4565 Newport Church - Corner of Lilac Lane & Hwy. 20 North Pastor Ron Fleck (509) 447-4755 Sat. Morning Services Sabbath School 9:30 • Worship 11:00 NACS THRIFT SHOP (509) 447-3488 PO Valley Church School (208) 437-2638

publication at no charge. The Miner can be reached at 509-4472433, minernews@povn.com or visit www.pendoreillerivervalley. com online, or stop by the office at 421 S. Spokane in Newport.

SPRING VALLEY MENNONITE CHURCH

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

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH

4 Miles South of Newport, Hwy. 2 Sun.: 9:30 Sun. School, 10:30, Worship, 6 p.m. Evening Service Sun. & Wed. at Pastor’s house. Jams 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.

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

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

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Sports

Team ropers quick at Cusick rodeo

BR I E FLY Newport, Oldtown contestants shine at Clayton Pee Wee Rodeo CLAYTON – Contestants from Newport and Oldtown won or placed at several events at the Tri County Pee Wee Rodeo, held Aug. 4 at Clayton.

Among the youngest contestants, ages 3-5, Louden Zwarg of Newport won the California stake race and the bale head roping contests.

Ally Jones of Newport won the junior girls barrel racing for youngsters 6-10 years of age.

Makenly Davis of Oldtown won the senior girls barrel racing. Jessica Gleason of Oldtown won the senior girls bareback riding and placed third in the steer daubing. Faith Jones of Newport won second in that event.

Newport was well represented in the junior girls pole bending, with Ally Jones winning first, followed by McKinzi Tanner of Newport, who won second.

Rowing group meets in Priest River PRIEST RIVER – The Pend Oreille Rowing and Paddling Association will hold a club meeting Wednesday, Aug. 28, at Noni’s Wine Bar in Priest River.

The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. The group is a branch of the association that puts on the Head of the Pend Oreille Regatta in the fall. It serves to promote rowing and paddling sports in the area. The public is welcome.

Lawnmower drags in Oldtown this weekend OLDTOWN – Souped up lawnmowers hit the blacktop in Oldtown Saturday, Aug. 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the fifth and final set of drag races this season. Drags start at 3 p.m. in Oldtown. Classes include stock, show stock, modified, and super modified.

The circuit consists of five groups, each from the five towns that host races.

Races were held in Spirit Lake, Rathdrum, Priest River and Ponderay this summer.

Racers receive points that are tallied throughout the season: one point for participation, two points for second place and three points for first place. The winners get a trophy at the end of the season. T-shirts are also available for sale.

Wagner said Spirit Lake started the lawnmower races about 13 years ago, and that group helped get Priest River started.

This is Priest River’s seventh year hosting lawnmower drag races.

These lawnmowers can get up to 55 mph. Participants range in age from 14 to 72. Classes are not divided up by age. A couple years ago, the youth began racing against adults.

The entrance fee is $20. For information visit www.bigbackin. com.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 Football Practice Begins: Washington High Schools SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 Poker Paddle: Oldtown to Usk ‘Dirty it Up’ Kalispel Poker Ride: 8 a.m. - Kings Lake Road and Best Chance Road Priest Lake Triathlon: Hill’s Resort

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‘Dirty it up’ ATV poker ride this weekend USK – The first annual “Dirty it Up” ATV/dirt bike Trail and Poker Ride will take place Saturday, Aug. 24 at 8 a.m., for a 46 mile ride starting at Tacoma Creek Road and Highway 20 near Usk. All proceeds go to Pend Oreille County Search and Rescue. The event is sponsored by the Kalispel Tribe. The cost to register is $30 for adults and $20 for riders 17 years of age and under or those not competing for the prizes.

Additional poker hands can be purchased for $10 per hand.

Prices include a T-shirt, lunch and a poker hand.

Prizes will be awarded for the top three poker hands. First place is $1,000, second place is $500 and third place gets a helmet and a few other goodies.

BY DON GRONNING OF THE MINER

CUSICK – Team ropers pocketed the most money of any contestants during this year’s Cusick Fair Rodeo, held Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 17-18. You had to be fast to get a paycheck, though.

Newport’s John Vermedahl teamed with Justin Marcus to win second for their 4.54 run, a time that wins a lot of ropings. They finished behind Clayton Hansen and Garrett Jess, who won the event with a blistering 4.18 second run.

Garrett won $835 for the run, while Hansen picked up $793. Vermedahl won $691.

Swinging a rope paid off at Cusick.

The breakaway roping was won by Britini Carlson, who collected $645 for her 2.9 second run. Maddie Pendergrass won second with a 2.98, winning $483.

Tie down roping was won by Will Casey, who leads Pro-West tie down ropers. He added $599 to his season’s winnings for a 9.57 second run at Cusick. He finished about a second and a half faster than Jason Minor, who tied his calf in 11.05.

Callahan Crossley won the barrel racing and $513 for a 17.81 second run. She finished slightly ahead of Cheyenne Allen, who turned the cloverleaf in 17.91 and collected $427.

Steer wrestling was won by Colby Layton with a 6.01 second run. He won $460 for his run, which was two seconds faster than Jacob Stacy, who won second with a 8.14 run.

Layton won $460 and Stacy won $345.

The bareback riding was won by Orlun McGuffin, who had the high marked ride of any riding event, a 79. He won $249 and finished ahead of Jacobb Larsen, who scored a 62.

Saddle bronc riders were led by Kade Wooten of Roswell, N.M., with a 72. He finished two points ahead of Tate Owens, who won second with a 70. Wooten won $316 and Owens $190.

Another Newport cowboy, Jesse Kardos, won second in the bull riding with a 73 point ride. He finished a point behind Caleb McMillan, who won the event and $398 with a 74-point ride.

The Cusick rodeo also featured ranch bronc riding exhibition.

“It was wild,” said Tommy Petrie, rodeo committeeman. “One guy was puffing on a cigarette. He looked like a locomotive going across the arena.”

Petrie said the rodeo gate was up a little this year, especially the Sunday performance.

Vaagens golf tournament this weekend COLVILLE – The Vaagen Bros.

Lumber Inc. annual golf tournament is this weekend, Saturday, Aug. 24, at Dominion Meadows Golf Course in Colville.

The shotgun start is at 8 a.m., and a reception and prize ceremony will follow. Questions can be directed to Jennifer Clemons at 509-684-5071.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 26 Volleyball Practice Begins: Washington High Schools Cross Country Practice Begins: Newport High School Girls Soccer Practice Begins: Newport High School TUESDAY, AUGUST 27 Group Hike at Round Lake: 9 a.m.

- Meet at Priest River Senior Center

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The route starts at the corner of Tacoma Creek Road and Highway 20. Riders travel up Tacoma Creek Road to Ruby Creek Rd then turn around and return. The ride is 40 miles up and back.

Parking will be on the southwest corner and registration on the northwest corner near the start on Kalispel Tribal property.

All vehicles must follow Washington state laws during the event. The ride will take place all on county roads and riders must wear a helmet, have a current licensing sticker and follow all state traffic laws.

This is an alcohol and drug free event. Participants must sign a waiver prior to riding.

For more information contact Corrie Johnson at 509-671-1698.

Poker Paddle offers fun in the sun

BY DESIREÉ HOOD OF THE MINER

COURTESY PHOTO|JOYCE MONTGOMERY

Saddle bronc rider Jacob Stacy of Moses Lake finished just out of the money this 68-point saddle bronc ride during the Sunday performance of the Cusick Fair Rodeo, Aug. 18. Stacy didn’t leave empty handed, as he won second in the steer wrestling.

Results

Bareback riding 1. Orlun McGuffin 2. Jacobb Larsen Tie down roping 1. Will Casey 2. Jason Minor 3. Jacob Paul 4. Brian Hayes Saddle bronc riding 1. Kade Wooten 2. Tate Owens 3. Caleb Nichols Breakaway roping 1. Britini Carlson 2. Maddie Pendergrass 3. Lindsey Parkins 4. Sierra Ridley Steer wrestling

79 62

$249 $153

9.57 11.05 12.72 13.29

$599 $449 $299 $149

72 70 69

$316 $190 $126

2.9 2.98 3.11 3.54

$645 $483 $322 $161

1. Colby Layton 2. Jacob Stacy 3. Sage Haegen 4. Eric Knapp

6.01 8.14 10.25 11.47

$460 $345 $230 $115

4.18 4.54 4.65 5.19 5.27 5.28

$835 $656 $547 $403 $246 $144

17.871 17.911 17.933 17.9671 18.009

$513 $427 $342 $256 $171

Team roping 1. Clayton Hansen, Garrett Jess 2. Justin Marcus, John Vermedahl 3. Bryce Palmer, Andy Carlson 4. Ty Schlect, Scott Fisher 5. Tyler Smith, Jake Minor 6. Martin Rucker, Shane Rucker Barrel racing 1. Callahan Crossley 2. Cheyenne Allan 3. Sierra Ridley 4. Kyna Schrader 5. Sage Marinello Bull riding 1. Caleb McMillan 2. Jesse Kardos 3. Jace Berg

74 73 60

$398 $239 $159

OLDTOWN – The 32nd annual Pend Oreille River Poker Paddle is shoring off Saturday, Aug. 24, leaving from Oldtown and ending at the Usk boat launch, with five spots located along the way. Bring your dart skills as participants have to hit a playing card on a board to get the best poker hand.

Registration is the day of the event from 6-8 a.m. or Friday, Aug. 23 from 4:30-8 p.m. at the preregistration party at Michael’s Café.

Community Development Director Mike Lithgow said that most people register the night before or the day of the event. Only seven entries have been received as of Tuesday.

The cost is $30 for adults, $15 for children 11 and under and $10 for an extra poker hand. Each entry includes a T-shirt. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult.

The best poker hand of the day will receive the grand prize of a one-night stay at Northern Quest Casino for two people, dinner at Maslow’s included. Lithgow said there are “lots of great prizes” for the other winners.

The paddle is a one-day event.

People can launch their boat at the Oldtown Rotary Park boat launch between 7-10 a.m. The five stops along the Pend Oreille River are Pioneer Park, Sandy Shores, Greggs Road, Ponderay Shores and

Davis Road. The paddlers will then take their boats out of the river before 5:30 p.m. at the boat launch in Usk, 17 miles from the starting point.

The family friendly canoe and kayak event is for non-motorized boats. Organizers may have boats for rent at the launch but they caution to bring boats to the event if possible. The day of the event will offer food and live music. Owen’s will be selling breakfast items at the launch in Oldtown from 7:30-9 a.m. Lithgow said that a concern from past events is not enough food.

“We thought we should have something available at the launch,” Lithgow said.

Two different live bands will be playing at the Usk Bar and Grill, one in the afternoon and one in the evening. They will be offering food specials and drinks, as well as the live music. After event refreshments include locally made Hopping Frog beer on tap.

Awards will be given after the four- to six-hour paddle down the river at the Usk Bar and Grill.

The bar is located about half a block from the boat launch and is a family friendly restaurant as well as bar. Dry camping will be available free of charge at the Usk Boat Launch, courtesy of the Pend Oreille Public Utility District.

For more information on the event or boat rentals, call 509447-5922.

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Pend Oreille

County Fair has many faces Davis Lake Grange donated the birdhouses for kids to paint at the Pend Oreille County Fair Saturday.

This sheep wanted to get to the market animal sale.

There were many young people and their prized animals for viewing and sleeping on during the fair.

This young cowboy was practicing outside the fair office Saturday.

The market animal sale Saturday was a highlight as always at the fair.

Left: Sewing and other craft items were abundant and beautiful at the fair.

Right: Antique farm equipment kept many people talking during the fair.

Miner photos| Fred Willenbrock

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FALL

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Head Start & ECEAP Preschool has openings in 4 Preschool Classes Three Classes in Newport and One Class in Cusick Call Kathleen at 509-447-4832

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Children from low income families and children

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A program of

High Country Orchard Homemade Pies & Pastries Bistro Grill & Espresso Bar Large Selection of Gifts & Collectibles Farm Antiques

U-PICK ORCHARD Apples Peaches Unique Gourmet Lunches Local Fall Produce

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• Classes • Tutoring • Activities • Services Hope all of you had a wonderful summer!

Newport Consolidated School District

See you Wednesday, Sept. 4th!

“Educate to Participate, in school and in life.”

(509) 447-3167

Preschool Stories & Movies NEWPORT LIBRARY • 447-2111 Storytime, Crafts & Treats - Fridays • 11 am Movie Night - 2nd Thursdays • 5:30 pm Sat. Matinee - 2nd Saturdays • 10 am & 12:30 pm CALISPEL LIBRARY • 445-1215 Storytimes - Thursdays • 10:30 am IONE LIBRARY • 442-3030 Storytimes - Tuesday & Thursday • 11 am METALINES LIBRARY • 446-3232 Storytimes - Monday & Friday • 11 am After School Storytime for all ages 3:30 pm

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OPEN - FRI., SAT., & SUN Starting Sept. 20th or by appointment through October 18425 N. Green Bluff Rd., Colbert, WA • (509) 238-4962

of fun for Lots amily th the is f a o le f h ll ! w • YOU PICK PUMPKIN PATCH • GIANT PUMPKINS • APPLES • INDIAN CORN

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Tutoring Grades 3rd - 5th Reading, Math, English $10/hour Call for more info: Cynthia 509-671-1939 cynbyerjm@yahoo.com BA in Early & Elementary Education

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FOR THE RECORD

O B I T UA R I E S

Josephine Helen Garrison Newport

Josephine Helen Garrison passed away Aug. 6 at the age of 96. Her daughter Vicki held her hand and stroked her forehead as she died.

Garrison Ms. Garrison was born Feb. 15, 1917, in Fort Meyers, Fla., to Charles Henry Stanton and Nellie Gertrude Malcolm. Her siblings were Hazel, Earl, Ray and Ruby.

As a child, she lived in Colorado and Nebraska. During her adult life, she lived in Washington state and, in 1965, moved to Newport, where she lived for approximately 40 years.

Mr. Garrison was a great cook and seamstress. She made the very best pie crust and fried chicken. She also tried her hand, only briefly, at oil painting and painted a very impressive nature painting that is proudly hanging in Vickie’s living room. She loved the mornings.

Ms. Garrison had six children, Darlene Lovejoy, Merilyn Smith, Dan Garrison (and Jeanne), Vickie Garrison (and Carl) and Karen Stevens. She was preceded in death in 2012 by her son Warren Jay Harrington, who fought a very strong battle with cancers. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Beth. She also had 17 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, 22 great-great-grandchildren and two great-great-great-grandchildren.

Ms. Garrison lived a long time but, in retrospect, those vibrant years pass quickly and declining health sets in, her family said. She appreciated having her daughter, Vickie, as her loving caregiver during her final years. She passed away at Hospice of Spokane while receiving the best in comfort measures from its staff members.

The family suggests donations made to Hospice in Ms. Garrison’s memory.

Harold E. “Pete” Richards Underwood, Wash.

Harold E. “Pete” Richards passed away Aug. 11 in White Salmon, Wash. He was 74.

Mr. Richards was born Oct. 29, 1938, Richards in Newport to Harold William and Margaret Huldah (Chappell) Richards. He grew up in Newport, and after high school he attended Eastern Washington University in Cheney and graduated in 1961. He continued his education at Oregon State University in Corvallis where he graduated with a Masters of Education.

On Feb. 7, 1958, he married Judith Ann Krahmer in Newport, and they have celebrated a shared life together for the past 55 years together and were blessed with four daughters.

Mr. Richards was an educator and he taught in Finley, Wash., Richland School District, Chief Joseph Junior High School, Hanford High School and Carson and Stevenson, Wash., just before retiring.

He was attending Our Redeemer Lutheran Church of Hood River at the time of his death, but was an Elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA), ordained in 1985.

While living in Ketchikan, Alaska, he assisted and developed plans to repair many churches throughout Southwest Alaska. Mr. Richards was also active in many extracurricular teaching associations including the TSA (Technical Student Association of Washington), and a national leader in the TSA. He enjoyed the Pacific Northwest and took an active interest in the environment. He also enjoyed gardening and working with wood, making many keepsake items that will be cherished (including his own urn).

Mr. Richards is survived and will be dearly missed by his wife, Judith Ann Richards of Underwood, Wash.; daughters, Gwendolyn Richards of Underwood, Jacqueline Hodge (and husband, Rob) of Sammamish, Wash., Tracy Estrellado (and husband, Jose) of Moses Lake, Wash., and JoEllyn Richard Martel (and husband, Ron) of Mount Rose, Colo.; sister, Sylvia Richards of Newport; and numerous grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins,

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other distant family and many, many friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Richards, Chappell and Stoner, and parents, Harold and Margaret.

Services were held Friday, Aug. 16, at 4 p.m., at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1140 Tucker Road, Hood River, OR. Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson’s Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031.

Memorials are encouraged to be made in Mr. Richards’s name to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church for a special fund intended for the replacement of the pulpit and Lord’s Table.

Visit www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com to leave a note of condolence for family.

Treavor Miller Newport

Treavor Miller passed away as a result of a car accident Aug. 9. He was 25.

Mr. Miller was born April 23, 1988, in Spokane and grew up Miller in Newport.

Born a twin, he held a special bond with his twin brother Terrill, as well as older brother Ryan, who is just 10 months older. The three brothers were inseparable.

He also had many close friends, a love for basketball, as well as a passion for the outdoors around his home town, where he could often be found hiking, climbing trees, or building forts.

He graduated from Newport High School in 2007 and shortly after attended the Job Corps, where he trained to be a carpenter. In addition to building, he also used his hands to express his creativity by playing guitar, painting and drawing. He always put others before himself and will continue to make us smile from above, family members said.

He is survived by his father, Doug, brothers Terrill and Ryan, and many loving cousins, aunts and uncles. He will be laid to rest forever beside his mother, Candie.

A graveside service will be held at the Newport Cemetery Saturday, Aug. 24, at noon. A reception will be held in the Newport City Park following the service. All are welcome to attend. In lieu of flowers, the family is accepting donations to the Treavor Miller Memorial Fund at the Spokane Teachers Credit Union (STCU).

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.

Sandra “Sandy” Lynn Hudson Usk

Sandra “Sandy” Lynn (Lusby) Hudson of Usk passed away Aug. 14. She was 46.

She was born in Roseville, Calif., July 8, 1966. She was raised in Orangevale, Calif., Hudson and attended Casa Roble High School.

She had a unique way of making people feel loved and special. She was a beautiful, warm, friendly, loving wife, mother, sister, daughter and friend. She was a very talented floral designer who loved entertaining, gardening and being outdoors.

Mrs. Hudson is survived by her loving son Nick Hudson, his fiance Katy Taurianen, husband Jim Hudson, parents Buster and Joan Lusby, siblings Dan Lusby, Betty Lampman, Julie Grosshuesch, Barbara Lusby and Donna Bournoville, and other family members.

In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer memorial donations be given to the Sandra L. Hudson Memorial Fund at any Numerica Credit Union.

The memorial service will be held Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. at Grace Christian Fellowship, 2159 N. Hamilton, Spokane.

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.

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|| Editor’s note: The police reports, taken from dispatch logs provided to The Miner by law enforcement agencies, are not intended to be an exact report but rather a comprehensive list of police calls in Pend Oreille and West Bonner counties. Dispatch also fields calls for the Kalispel Tribe property in Airway Heights. Certain police calls are generally omitted because of space constraints. These include but aren’t limited to ambulance calls for illness, unfounded alarms, traffic stops, dogs at large, abandoned vehicles, 911 hang– ups and civil standbys. All dispositions for the police reports are assumed to be active, assist or transfer at press time. The police reports are updated each weekday on The Miner Online.

PEND OREILLE COUNTY Monday, Aug. 12 RECOVERED VEHICLE – W. 5th St., report of white Ford pickup with black trailer stuck by the rail road tracks with doors open and tool box open.

MARIJUANA – S. Front St., report that small grow of 12 marijuana plants was found.

THEFT – Turner Rd., Usk, report of ladder missing within last two weeks.

THEFT – Tweedie Rd., Newport, chainsaw reported missing from pickup.

THEFT – W. 1st St., report of someone dropping household garbage into garbage cans; stealing services that way.

BURGLARY – Riverside Ave., Cusick, report that business was broken into and the cash register is missing.

ARREST – S. Newport Ave., Charles D. Shaw, 28, of Newport was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence.

ARREST – Hwy. 31, Laura E. Martin, 22, of Winlock was arrested for violating a court order.

TRAFFIC OFFENSE – S. Newport, report of male on ATV speeding and damaging property.

ARREST – N. Central Ave., Ione, deputy arrested juvenile male from Newport on felony warrant out of Spokane for dangerous drugs.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON – W. 2nd St., Newport, report of subject stumbling down alley way and carrying something in a blanket or jacket.

ARREST – Jackie DeLynn Paul-Forte, 41, of Newport was arrested for fourth degree assault.

Tuesday, Aug. 13 THEFT – Graham Rd., Ione, report of family photos taken by a known female.

DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED – LeClerc Rd. S., Newport, a person was cited and released for driving with a suspended license.

ARREST – S. Grandview Ave., Robert Eugene Krabbenhoft, 69, of Metaline was arrested for driving under the influence.

ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 2, report that truck pulling a trailer is crossing the center line.

VEHICLE PROWL – N. Union Ave., Newport, report that someone tried to steal complainant’s car.

Wednesday, Aug. 14 DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUS-

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 Public Hospital District No. 1 Board: 4 p.m. - Sandifur Meeting Room, Newport Hospital Pend Oreille County Library District Board: 5 p.m. - PUD Conference Room, Newport Pend Oreille County Parks Board Town Hall: 6 p.m. - Ione Community Center

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PENDED – LeClerc Rd. S., report of suspended driver.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – W. 2nd St., report of damage done to business over last several days.

AIRCRAFT – Sullivan Lake, report of aircraft hitting windsock on runway.

ILLEGAL BURNING – Willms Rd., report of subjects burning garbage in a fire pit.

ERRATIC DRIVER – Hwy. 20, report of vehicle unable to maintain lane travel.

ERRATIC DRIVER – Deeter Rd., report of vehicle unable to maintain lane travel.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Hwy. 2, report of suspicious male loitering in the area.

ILLEGAL BURNING – S. Shore Diamond Lake, report of subject with large slash pile.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON – Scotia Rd., report of male on road intoxicated and yelling.

ATTEMPT TO LOCATE – Sullivan Creek Rd., report of male missing from motorcycle ride.

THEFT – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of stolen vehicle.

POSSIBLE DUI – Hwy. 2, report of SUV crossing white lines at a speed of 40 mph.

Thursday, Aug. 15 ARREST – W. Walnut St., John Lionel West, 35, of Newport was arrested for violation of a court order, violation of the legend drug act, forgery and financial fraud.

ANIMAL CRUELTY – Spring Hill Rd., report of horses being underfed.

THEFT – W. Walnut St., Newport, report of beer theft on video.

DISTURBANCE – S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of several individuals yelling in the area.

THEFT – Kent Creek Lane, report of community mailbox damaged and mail missing.

THEFT – Apling Lane, report of theft of trees on property.

ACCIDENT – Hwy. 20, report of hit and run by a bus.

THEFT – W. Walnut St., Newport, report of two shopping carts full of luggage.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – W. 4th St., report of suspicious circumstance.

FIRE SMOKE ONLY – Spring Valley Rd., complainant reports hearing explosion and can now see smoke.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Deer Valley Rd., report of multiple vehicles in the area and people yelling.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Blackwell St., complainant can hear a female screaming outside.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – Sullivan Lake Rd., report of water shooting over roadway.

ARREST – Frank William Boley, 57, of Newport was arrested for third degree theft.

Friday, Aug. 16 ERRATIC DRIVER – McCloud Creek Rd., report of vehicle unable to maintain lane travel.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON – Hwy. 2, report of suspicious persons loitering in the area.

TRESPASSING – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights THEFT – Jorgens Rd., report of debit card stolen and used.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – Hwy.

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20, report of DV verbal between parties.

HARASSMENT – W. Pine St., Newport, report of ongoing issue with male.

FOUND PROPERTY – Turk Rd., report of wallet found in the area.

ILLEGAL BURNING – N. Alaska Lane, report of camp fire near boat launch.

PROPERTY DAMAGE – McCammon Drive, report of male tearing up driveway in vehicle.

NOISE COMPLAINT – Deer Valley Rd., report of loud party in the area.

DISTURBANCE – W. Pine St., report of three males fighting in parking lot.

ARREST – Veit Rd., Kristen Daniel Nelson, 29, of Newport was arrested for fourth degree assault domestic violence.

ARREST – Joshua Wade Brink, 26, of Elk was arrested for theft of a motor vehicle and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.

ARREST – William Eddy Coumerilh, 47, of Spirit Lake was arrested for driving under the influence and reckless endangerment.

ARREST – Jason Shane Barton, 36, of Newport was arrested for driving under the influence.

Saturday, Aug. 17 TRAFFIC HAZARD – Hwy. 20, report of semi-truck stuck and blocking most of the highway.

ACCIDENT – N. Shore Diamond Lake, report of vehicle off the roadway unoccupied.

ACCIDENT – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of hit and run accident.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – Turtle Rd., report of window broken over the last few days.

TRESPASSING – Deer Valley Rd., report of two males on property attempting to take firewood.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – E. 5th St., report of vehicle pulling boat with children in the boat.

ACCIDENT – Hwy. 31, report of one vehicle rollover accident.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES – N. Warren Ave., report of group of individuals in yard hooking a tow strap onto a four wheeler and driving away.

ILLEGAL BURNING – Willms Rd., report of illegal burning.

HARASSMENT – N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights NOISE COMPLAINT – Telephone Rd. E., report of neighbor’s dogs barking non stop.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON – Winchester St., report of large group of suspicious persons in the area.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF – S. Spokane Ave., report that known male broke out rear window in vehicle.

ARREST – Dale Durfee Tucker, 35, of Newport was arrested on a warrant.

Sunday, Aug. 18 THEFT – Hwy. 20, Cusick, report of bicycle stolen from fair.

NOISE COMPLAINT – S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of subjects being loud in the area.

DISTURBANCE – Hwy. 31, report of disturbance with alcohol involved.

LOST PROPERTY – LeClerc Creek Rd. THEFT – Vanes Lake Rd., report of

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Tuesday, Aug. 13 ARREST – N. Riley Creek Rd., Priest River, Nicholas Stockdale, 29, of Laclede was arrested on an outstanding Bonner County warrant.

THREATENING – Spirit Lake Cutoff, Spirit Lake THEFT – Hwy. 57, Priest River SHOPLIFTING – E. 5th St. N., Oldtown RUNAWAY JUVENILE – Clagstone Rd., Spirit Lake BURGLARY – Spirit Lake Cutoff, Spirit Lake Wednesday, Aug. 14 MALICIOUS INJURY TO PROPERTY – Hwy. 2, Priest River RUNAWAY JUVENILE – Jackson Ave., Priest River ALCOHOL OFFENSE – Fox Creek Spur, Priest River DISORDERLY CONDUCT – Moore Loop, Laclede Thursday, Aug. 15 CURFEW VIOLATION – 8th St., Priest River Friday, Aug. 16 ARREST – Tweedie Rd., Blanchard, Phillip D. Elmer, 28, of Newport was arrested for an outstanding warrant.

WEAPON OFFENSE – Railroad Ave., Blanchard MALICIOUS INJURY TO PROPERTY – Hwy. 2, Daniel Knox, 27, of Priest River was arrested for malicious injury to property.

DISTURBING THE PEACE – Nitty Gritty Lane, Priest River, report of landlord tenant issue.

ALCOHOL OFFENSE – Hwy. 2, Priest River Saturday, Aug. 17 VAGRANCY – N. Idaho Ave., Oldtown, a report of transients at the Oldtown Pole Yard was investigated.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF – Nitty Gritty Lane, Priest River, a Priest River woman was cited for neglect to deliver water to a tenant.

Sunday, Aug. 18 AGENCY ASSIST – S. Garden Ave., Newport ACCIDENT – Hwy. 57, Priest River

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THEFT – Doris Lane, Oldtown MARINE INCIDENT – Priest Lake DRIVING WITHOUT PRIVILEGES – Priest Lake, a 19-year-old Spokane woman was cited and released for driving without privileges.

DOMESTIC DISPUTE – Eastshore Rd., Coolin MISSING PERSON – Old Stage Rd., Priest River

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DISTURBANCE – Hwy. 20, report of known intoxicated male yelling and hitting side of camper.

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ECEAP LEAD TEACHER Family Services Advocate

Rural Resources Community Action has an immediate opening for an ECEAP Lead Teacher/Family Services Advocate in Cusick, WA. Lead teacher responsibilities include overseeing daily operation of an ECEAP classroom. Family Services Advocate responsibilities include enrolling and providing comprehensive case management services.

This is a full-time, exempt position, $21,948 - $23,736 annually, DOE, plus benefits.

For application and job description, contact WorkSource, 956 South Main Street, Suite B, Colville, WA 99114 or (509) 685-6158. This position is open until filled.

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HIRING COOKS AND KITCHEN HELP at the new Usk Bar and Grill. Call (509) 671-1073.

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See Ed at E&L Service, 128 South Washington, Newport. (29)

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3 BEDROOM TRAILER No pets. Lazy Acres Trailer Park. Newport. (208) 4374502. (7-tf) 2 BEDROOM HOUSE Utility room, electric heat, all fresh paint and paneling.

By school in Cusick. $595/ month. (509) 990-3398.

(28-3p) 1 BEDROOM CABIN Storage shed, washer/ dryer hookup. Nice private setting, river view.

8-1/2 miles from Newport in Furport. No smoking. $500/ month. First, last plus deposit, references. (509) 671-0687. (27-3p) 2 BEDROOM Very nice mobile home.

Highway 211. No smoking.

No pets. $375 plus deposit.

Also 1 bedroom, $325. and $200 deposit. Application: (509) 447-0631. (27-3p) MOBILE HOME 2 bedroom, 2 bath, washer dryer $435.00 month plus utilities, 1st and last, deposit $350. Pet deposit $200.00. Ione. (509) 4423147. (27-3p) NEWPORT HOUSE 3 bedroom, 1 bath. With carport. Near hospital and city park. $650 per month. First and last plus $500 security/ cleaning deposit. No smoking. No pets. Shawgo Brothers, LLC. (509) 550-9083. (509) 447-2346. (27-tf)

1 BEDROOM HOUSE Oldtown. Close to shopping. $450/ month, $300 deposit. No smoking No pets. HUD accepted. Information: (208) 597-1398/ (509) 263-2504. (27-3p) ON PEND OREILLE River, Idaho side. Furnished 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom. All appliances: washer, dryer, dishwasher, gas fireplace.

Available September 15 to June 1. No pets. No smoking. Good references. $495 plus deposit. (509) 999-1643. (27-3p) TWO BEDROOM Apartment, Newport. Laminate floors in living room & kitchen. Refrigerator and Stove. Utilities paid. $450/ month $300 deposit. (509) 589-0750. (28-3p) DOUBLE WIDE mobile home 3 bed 2 bath, Newport. (208) 660-9271.

(28-tf) 2 BEDROOM 2 bath mobile between Priest River and Newport.

No pets. (208) 660-9271.

(28-tf) 2 BEDROOM TRAILER No pets. Lazy Acres Trailer Park. Newport. Price Negotiable. (208) 448-2290.

(28-tf) NEWPORT Nice 2 bedroom/ 1 bath duplex unit near hospital and schools. Garage and yard, newer carpeting. $575/ month plus deposit.

Call (208) 265-6106 for more information. (28-3p)

2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH Doublewide on secondary river lot. 11 miles north of Newport. No smoking, no pets. $650/ month, $650 deposit. (509) 447-4629.

(28-3) 3 BEDROOM house in Oldtown. $675 month, $375 deposit. (208) 290-3867. (29-3) METALINE, WASHINGTON 1 bedroom apartment, very nice. Post office building.

Water, sewer, garbage, wi-fi included. $425.00 month plus deposit. (208) 610-9220. (29-3) METALINE DUPLEX 2 bedroom $485; Water, sewer, garbage, electricity and wi-fi are included. (208) 610-9220. (29-3) $569/ MONTH 2 bedroom 2 bath newly remodeled manufactured home. Water, sewer, garbage included. Small pets allowed. Also a 3 bedroom for $625, water, sewer, garbage included. Newport.

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TEMPORARY ON-CALL MECHANIC $19.54/ hour. Three years’ experience required. See job description for complete list of qualifications and essential job functions.

Obtain application and job description: Pend Oreille County Human Resources, 625 West 4th Street, Newport, Washington, (509) 447-6499 or County website: www.pendoreilleco. org. Application deadline: August 26, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. (27-3) TEMPORARY ON-CALL MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN Public Works/Road Division: $19.54/hr. Must possess a Class “A” Commercial Driver’s License. See job description for complete list of qualifications and essential job functions.

Obtain application and job description: Pend Oreille County Human Resources, 625 W. 4th Street Newport, WA 509-447-6499 or County website: www.pendoreilleco.org. Application deadline: September 3, 2013 at 4:00 pm. (28-3) WANTED NEWPORT AREA Linux system administrator.

Must be skilled at command line and familiar with computer hardware, web development skills are a plus. Please email resume to: proposal@waasi.com (29-3p) Find it fast in The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner Classifieds.

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VERIZON WIRELESS Sales associate needed at Exbabylon in Newport.

Must have a professional, outgoing personality with technical knowledge of Verizon Wireless devices/ plans. Wage plus commissions, weekends required.

Part time. Bring resumes to 318 South Washington Avenue. (29-3p) COLDWELL BANKER NORTH COUNTRY REALTY is seeking real estate Agents licensed in Washington and/or Idaho. Experienced or will train, motivated, full time agents to procure new business and work leads provided.

Commission based, excellent commission split, please forward resume and a cover sheet with a brief introduction about yourself to: Paul Edgren, paul@cbnorth.com (509) 447-2421. (29-3)

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LARGE SKINNING KNIFE Found in Usk. Give location, brand, and size to claim. (509) 491-0320. (29) LOST RUGER PISTOL in brown camo holster.

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NEWPORT HOUSE 3 bedroom, 1 bath with carport on large lot 1 block from hospital. Nice remodel with new lap siding. Rents for $650.

Possible owner financing. $98,900. Shawgo Brothers, LLC. (509) 550-9083/ (509) 447-2346. (29-tf)

2008 Ford F150 4x4 XLT....$20,995 2000 Designer 5th Wheel Trailer .......................... $14,995 1990 Ford F250 4X4 ..........$7,995 1996 Sandpiper 26ft 5th Wheel .........................$6,995 1987 Itasca Motorhome ....$6,495 1940 Dodge 4D Sedan ......$5,995 1997 Cadillac Deville .......$4,495 1978Chev 3/4 Ton 4x4 Truck ...$2,995 2001 Subaru Forester 4x4 Wagon...............................$2,995 1989 Ford F150 Truck 4x4 .. $2,995 1988 Ford Ranger Pickup .. $2,495 1961 GMC Flat Bed Truck .$2,495 1994 Ford Ranger Pick up ..$2,295 w/Canopy

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2013231 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE No. 13-2-00109-4 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION MICHAEL E. MAYFIELD and BARBARA JEANNE MAYFIELD, husband and wife, Plaintiff, vs.

Diana F. Mordica Gould, and also all persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate subject to this action.

Defendants.

The State of Washington to Diana Modica Gould, her unknown heirs and assigns and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any, right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real estate described in the Complaint herein: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of first publication of this Summons, to-wit, within sixty (60) days after the 17 day of July, 2013, and defend the above-entitled action in the above-entitled Court and answer the Complaint of Plaintiffs, and serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned Attorneys for Plaintiff at their address below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the Complaint which has been filed with the Clerk of said Court.

The object of this action is to quiet title in Plaintiff to real property located in Pend Oreille County, legally described as follows: The South half of the North half of the Southwest Quarter of the southeast Quarter in Section 11, Township 30 North, Range EWM. DATED this 8th day of July, 2013.

WALDO, SCHWEDA & MONTGOMERY, P.S. By /s/ John Montgomery J o h n M o n t g o m e r y, WSBA #7485 Attorney for Plaintiffs N. 2206 Pines Road Spokane Valley WA 99206 (509) 924-3686 Published in The Newport Miner July 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14, and 21, 2013.

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_________________ 2013251 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE Cause No.: 11-2-004323 Writ of Execution Issued: 07/12/2013 Sheriff’s Public Notice of Sale of Real Property Edward Swan, as personal representative of the estate of Francis Theo Swan, Plaintiff, vs.

John Herbert Friedlund, et al.; occupants of the premises; and any persons or parties claiming to have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the complaint; Defendant(s).

To: John Herbert Friedlund, et al.; occupants of the premises; and any persons or parties claiming to have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the complaint;

The Superior Court of Pend Oreille County has directed the undersigned Sheriff of Pend Oreille County to sell the property described below to satisfy a judgment in the above-entitled action. The property to be sold is described as: Lots 6 and 7 in Block 10 and Lots 12, 13, and 14 in Block 7 all in the Town of Metaline, WA located on South Main Street, Metaline, WA 99152 and Selkirk Street, Metaline, WA 99152.

The sale of the abovedescribed property is to take place: Time: 11 :00 a.m.

Date: Friday, September 6, 2013 Place: Pend Oreille County Hall of Justice; Front Door, East Entrance 229 S. Garden Avenue Newport, WA 99156 The judgment debtor can avoid the sale by paying the judgment amount of $261,567.94, together with interest, costs, and fees, before the sale date. For the exact amount, contact the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office.

Dated this 29th day of July, 2013 Alan A. Botzheim, Sheriff Pend Oreille County, Washington by: /s/ DeLana Lace DeLana Lace, Civil Deputy Published in The Newport Miner July 31, August 7, 14 and 21, 2013. (26-4)

_________________ 2013259 NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT NEWPORT, WASHINGTON Sealed Bids will be received by County of Pend Oreille at the County Commissioners Office, located in the Pend Oreille County Courthouse at 625 West Fourth Avenue, Newport, Washington, until 10:00 AM Tuesday, August 27, 2013 and will then and there be opened and publicly read for the construction of the improvement SP 601 North Pend Oreille Scenic Byway – SR 31 Eagle’s Nest and Crescent Lake.

All bid proposals shall be accompanied by a bid proposal deposit in accordance with Section 1-02.7 of the 2012 Washington State Standard Specifications for Road, Bridge, and Municipal Construction.

Should the successful bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish satisfactory performance bond within the time stated in the specifications, the bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to the County of Pend Oreille.

Bid Proposal, Plans and Specifications may be obtained from the Pend Oreille County Public Works Department, Road Division, P.O. Box 5040, Newport, Washington 99156, upon payment of $30.00, nonrefundable, per set. All checks shall be made payable to the Pend Oreille County Road Department.

Informational copies of maps, plans and specifications are on file for inspection in the Pend Oreille County Public Works Department, Road Division, in Newport, Washington, and the Chapter offices of the Associated General Contractors of America.

Plans and specifications may also be viewed at the official Pend Oreille County

web site: http://www.pendoreilleco.org A non-mandatory prebid conference will be conducted on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at 10:00 am at Pend Oreille County Road Shop 3, located at 161 Sullivan Lake Road, Ione, Washington 99139.

Bids are to be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to: THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, COURTHOUSE, NEWPORT, WASHINGTON 99156 with “BID FOR COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER SP 601 North Pend Oreille Scenic Byway – SR 31 Eagle’s Nest and Crescent Lake written on the outside.

Pend Oreille County in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.

Published in The Newport Miner August 7, 14 and 21, 2013. (27-3)

_________________ 2013262 PEND OREILLE COUNTY RFQ LOGGING & HAULING SERVICES – 2013 TIMBER SALE Pend Oreille County is soliciting quotes from certified logging contractors to perform logging and hauling services on a 183-acre timber sale this fall. The sale consists of 5 separate harvest units with a total estimated harvest volume of 715 MBF. A detailed solicitation is available at the Pend Oreille County Commissioners Office (625 W. 4th Street) or county web site: http:// www.pendoreilleco.org/.

Sealed bid proposals will be accepted at the Commissioner’s office until 2 p.m., September 6, 2013.

Published in The Newport Miner August 14 and 21, 2013. (28-2)

________________ 2013263 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SOLICITATION Request for Statement of Qualifications (RSQ) City of Newport Request for Qualification Data to Furnish Engineering Services The City of Newport is requesting qualified engineers to submit statements of qualification for engineering services related to the SR 2 – 4th Street to 7th Street Non-Motorized Transportation Sidewalk Improvement Project.

These services will be to perform a scope of work, which includes providing engineering services of all construction plans, design services, preparation of contract documents, contract administration services and construction inspection services. The project budget, including construction, is approximately $718,000.00 with plans and specifications complete by November 30, 2013.

One or more firms will be selected for an interview

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based upon the following criteria categories: Qualification of key personnel; Relevant experience as demonstrated on previous projects; Previous performance; Expressed interest in the project; Washington State Certified Minority Enterprise Participation.

Firms desiring consideration shall submit a complete qualification package and any other pertinent data to further assist the selection committee in evaluating the firm’s qualification to: Ray King, City Administrator. Qualification packages should be submitted to arrive no later than 4:00 PM on September 05, 2013. The most highly rated firm will be selected for an interview and negotiation of the professional service contract.

The project is partially funded through the Pedestrian and Bicycle Program with state funds provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation and the City of Newport. As a result, cost plus percentage of construction cost contracts will not be allowed and a number of state and federal equal opportunity and affirmative action requirements will apply to the selection process and conduct of the project.

The City of Newport is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Minority- and women-owned firms are encouraged to submit proposals.

Newport City Hall is handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate special needs, including handicap accessibility or interpreter will be made upon receiving twenty-four hour advance notice.

Questions regarding the project or proposal may be referred to Ray King, City Administrator, 200 S. Washington Avenue, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-5611.

Published in The Newport Miner on August 14 and 21, 2013. (28-2)

________________ 2013264 PEND OREILLE COUNTY STATE OF WASHINGTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR INTENT TO SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY In the matter of the sale of surplus real property to the public.

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Pend Oreille County, State of Washington, will on the 26th day of August, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. hold a Public Hearing on the sale of Surplus Property, proceeding of which were initiated by Pend Oreille County, such property to be disposed of being more particularly described as follows: PID #26814/GEO #453113510056. Legal Description: Lots 8 and 9 Halfords, Approximate property location: 346 N. Quail Avenue, Newport, WA 99156 PID #18214/GEO #453233510011. Legal Description: Lot 11 Blk. A Pleasant View, Approximate property location: 171 Pleasant Dr. E., Newport, WA 99156 PID #18217/GEO #453233510040. Legal Description: Tracts A & D Pleasant View, Approximate property location: 46 Anne Way, Newport, WA 99156 PID #18318/GEO #453234519039. Legal Description: Lot 28 Pleasant View, Approximate property location: 10 Anne Way, Newport, WA 99156 PID #26991/GEO #453101110001. Legal Description: NE ¼ NE ¼ NE ¼; E ½ SE ¼ NE ¼ NE ¼; E 1/2 NE ¼ SE ¼ NE ¼ N of County Rd. 01-31-

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45. Approximate property location: 1157 Bench Road, Newport, WA 99156 Said hearing will be held at the office of the Board of County Commissioners, 625 W. 4th St., Newport, WA. You are hereby notified to be then and there present to show cause, if any there be, why said Surplus Property should not be disposed of as provided by law.

DATED this 5th day of August, 2013.

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Published in The Newport Miner August 14 and 21, 2013. (28-2)

________________ 2013266 SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF SPOKANE No. 13-4-01097-8 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) In the Matter of the Estate of DIANE K. NORRIS, Deceased The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attorney at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); 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 First Publication: August 14, 2013 Heather Anne Huguenin Personal Representative Address for Mailing Notice: 11 N. Arties Court Greenacres, WA 99016 PAINE HAMBLEN LLP By Eric J. Sachtjen, WSBA #31466 Attorneys for Estate 717 West Sprague Avenue, Suite 1200 Spokane, WA 992013505 Published in The Newport Miner August 14, 21, and 28, 2013. (28-3)

_________________ 2013267 LENORA WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT (LWSD) Lancelot Well Source Improvement Project WATER TREATMENT PLANT INVITATION FOR BID Sealed bids will be received by the Lenora Water and Sewer District, located at 1091 Lenora Drive, P.O. Box 297, Usk, WA 99180, until 1 P.M. on September 10, 2013 for construction of a 40 gpm oxidation filtration municipal water treatment system to reduce Arsenic, Iron, Manganese and provide disinfection in water produced by two (2) existing groundwater well sources. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud immediately follow-

ing the close of bid receipt.

No late or faxed bids will be accepted.

A pre-bid conference will be held at 10 A.M. on August 27, 2013 at the LWSD office located at 1091 Lenora Drive, Usk, WA 99180.

The project consists of, supply and install treatment plant equipment in new pumphouse building to be constructed by others through separate contract with LWSD, coordination before, during and after construction, and system commissioning/start up.

A complete description of project approach and requirements is provided in the project bidding documents.

Bidding documents for the project are prepared

by North Engineering and Surveying.

Availability of bidding documents: Bona fide water treatment providers may be purchase bidding documents from Standard Digital located at 256 West Riverside Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201, Phone (509)624-2985. Bidding documents are also available for viewing at Spokane Regional Planning Center located at 209 N. Havana, Spokane, WA 99202, (509)328-9600.

Submit questions in writing to Bart North, PE at bartdorth@frontier.com.

Verbal responses shall be non-binding. Only clarifications by written addendum shall be reflected in the bid proposal.

Bid Security: A certified or bank cashier’s check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid amount, payable to the Lenora Water and Sewer District, or bid bond executed by a licensed bonding company is required with each bid.

Rejection of Bids: LWSD shall have the right to reject any or all bids not accompanied by bid security or data required by the bidding document or a bid in any way incomplete or irregular.

LWSD is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (small, minority- and women-owned businesses) are encouraged to submit bids.

All work performed on the project will be subject to the higher of State of Washington Prevailing Wage or Davis-Bacon/Prevailing Wage requirements.

This project is funded by a federal loan from the Department of Health, Public Works Board and Department of Commerce Drinking Water State Revolving Loan fund program.

Advertisement Dates: August 14, 2013 and August 21, 2013 Published in The Newport Miner August 14 and 21, 2013. (28-2)

________________ 2013268 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON In and for the County of Pend Oreille Case No.: 13-4-00034-6 Probate Notice to Creditors (RCW 11.40.030) In the Estate of: Melvin Clevenger, Deceased.

The person named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner provided by RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representatives or to Personal Representatives’ attorney at the address below a copy of the claim; and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented

within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal 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 nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: August 14, 2013 Personal Representatives: Peggy Clevenger Attorney for Personal Representatives: Linda J. Mathis Address for Mailing or Service: 301 W. Spruce St., Suite B Newport, WA 99156 /s/ Linda J. Mathis Linda J. Mathis Attorney for Personal Representative WSBA #16495 Published in The Newport Miner August 14, 21 and 28, 2013. (28-3)

_________________ 2013269 COMBINED NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND ACTION Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on August 05, 2013 received a complete Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, RGP 7, SEPA Environmental Checklist, and associated documents from Charles Jolly, and did on August 12, 2013 issue a Determination of Completeness for a shoreline stabilization and stairs project on the Pend Oreille River. (FILE NO. SSDP-13-012), Location: 1420 Ashenfelter Bay Rd., Newport, WA 99156. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on May 03, 2013, 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. 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.

Contact: Todd McLaughlin, Community Dev. Natural Resource Planner. Written comments from the public may be submitted to Pend Oreille County no later than August 29, 2013. The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission will be hearing this Substantial Shoreline Development Permit Application on September 10, 2013 at 6:00pm in the Cusick Community Center, 111 S. First Ave., Cusick, WA Required Permits: Substantial Shoreline Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), Federal Authorization Dated: August 12, 2013 Published in The Newport Miner August 14 and 21, 2013. (28-2)

________________ 2013270 PEND OREILLE COUNTY 2013 TIMBER SALE MILL BIDS FOR DELIVERED LOGS

Pend Oreille County is soliciting bid prices for delivered logs from area mills on a 183-acre timber sale this fall. The sale area incorporates 5 separate harvest units with a total estimated harvest volume of 715 MBF. A detailed bid package is available from Northwest Management, Inc. – 15 W. Crawford, Deer Park, WA. (509) 276-4699 office. Cell: (509) 991-6830 or (509) 954-6774. deerpark@nmi2. com Sealed bids must be submitted to Pend Oreille County Commissioners Office (625 W. 4th Street) and will be accepted until 2 p.m., September 6, 2013.

Published in The Newport Miner August 21 and 28, 2013. (29-2)

_________________ 2013271 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on August 14th, 2013, receive a complete application from Steven & Theresa Clark requesting a variance from the Pend Oreille County Building Regulations (Chapter XX.84), to construct a garage closer than twenty five feet to the front property line. The Pend Oreille County building regulations require all structures to be placed/constructed at least 25 feet from the front property line. location: Lot 14 Block 1 Granite Shores; Within Sec. 25, T31N, R43E, WM (97 N. Granite Rd.). Any person desiring to express their views or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Community Development Dept.

A copy of the complete file may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821. Contact: Mike Lithgow, Community Development Director. Written comments from the public may be submitted to the County no later than 4:30 PM September 5th, 2013 after which a public hearing will be held at 6:00pm September 10th 2013 in Cusick at the Community Center.

Dated: August 16, 2013 Published in The Newport Miner August 21, 2013. (29)

_________________ 2013272 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on August 14, 2013 receive a complete preliminary short plat application submitted by David & Bonnie Kluttz involving the division of 17 acres into 2 lots.

Location: 181 Tweedie Rd.; Within Sec.23, T30N, R45EWM. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Community Development Dept.

A copy of the complete file may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 W. 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821. Contact: Mike Lithgow, Director. Written comments from the public may be submitted to the County no later than Sept.

5th, 2013, after which a final administrative decision will be made.

Dated: Aug. 16, 2013 Published in The Newport Miner August 21, 2013. (29)

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The following cases were resolved in Pend Oreille County District Court by Judge Philip Van de Veer.

Aug. 7 Jordan Dalziel, 23, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (337

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Tyler R. Tinney, 24, is wanted on four Pend Oreille County warrants for failure to appear/legal financial obligations fines. He Tinney is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. His last known address was in the Newport area.

Ranae L. Flett, 28, is wanted on one Pend Oreille County warrant for failure to appear on a domestic violence assault 4th. She is 5 feet, 7 inches tall

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suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,800 suspended) for fourth degree assault domestic violence; $1,843 total fees and fine.

Justin Dobson, 27, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (328 suspended) 24 months proba-

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Editor’s Note: The following are descriptions of people currently wanted by the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies. Any information about these suspects should be directed to the sheriff’s office by calling 509-447-3151. This is a regular section of The Miner.

All information is provided by the sheriff’s office.

Flett

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and weighs 115 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Her last known address was in the Newport area.

Kirk P. St. Germain, 55, is wanted on three Pend Oreille County warrants for failure to appear on driving under the Germain influence, reckless driving and negligent driving. He is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. His last known address was in the Ione area.

Michelle D. Moniz, 39, is wanted on one Pend Oreille County warrant for failure to appear for a show cause Moniz hearing. She is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Her last known address was in the Newport area.

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Ethan McGillis

Ethan McGillis was born July 21 at 7:53 a.m. to Brandi Lee and Adelaide McGillis of Newport.

He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 20.5 inches in length, delivered by Dr. Lewis at Newport Hospital. Grandmother is Marilyn McGillis.

Alliscia Louise Sky Rogers

Alliscia Louise Sky Rogers was born Aug. 2 at 2:53 p.m. to Amanda Gausnell and Chanler Rogers of Newport. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 20 inches in length, delivered at Newport Hospital by Dr. Kraus. Maternal grandparents are Franklin Gausnell and Angela Wolfinjer. Paternal grandparents are Guy and Bethany Rogers.

Isabelle Marie Craigen Isabelle Marie Craigen was born Aug. 3 at 2:14 p.m. to Jessica Schwartzenberger and Thomas Craigen of Newport. She weighed 7 pounds and measured 19 inches in length, delivered at

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Newport Hospital by Dr. Krause.

Maternal grandparents are James and Bobbie Schwartzenberger. Paternal grandparents are Stephen Weigel and Margaret Craigen and great-grandmother Caroline Weigel.

Brielle Kynsli Monk Brielle Kynsli Monk was born Aug. 11 at 11:52 p.m. to Tygra and Craig Monk of Priest River.

She weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces, and measured 18.5 inches in length, delivered by Dr. Kersting at Newport Hospital and Health Services. She joins brother Gaibrerl and sister Isabella.

Cypress Kirschbaum Cypress Kirschbaum was born Aug. 13 at 9:35 a.m. to Kaleigh and Brent Kirschbaum of Newport. She weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce, and measured 20.25 inches in length, delivered by Dr. Ragsdale at Newport Hospital and Health Services. She joins sister Cedar. Maternal grandparents are Kirk Strong and Ginny Love and paternal grandmother is Jill Kirschbaum.

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2013273 COMBINED NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND ACTION Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on August 19, 2013 received a complete Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, RGP 7, SEPA Environmental Checklist, and associated documents from Jeff Sloan, and did on August 19, 2013 issue a Determination of Completeness for a recreational dock project on the Pend Oreille River. (FILE NO. SSDP-13-013), Location: 1432 Lenora Dr., Usk, WA 99180. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on August 16, 2013, 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.

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 September 05, 2013. The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission will be hearing this Substantial Shoreline Development Permit Application on September 10, 2013 at 6:00pm in the Cusick Community Center, 111 S. First Ave., Cusick, WA Required Permits: Substantial Shoreline Development Permit (Pend Oreille County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), Federal Authorization Dated: August 19, 2013

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tion and fined $5,000 ($5,000 suspended) for fourth degree assault domestic violence; $1,243 total fees and fine.

Viktor Kravchenko, 25, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (331 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,500 suspended) for reckless driving/driving while license suspended; $2,043 total fees and fine.

Aug. 14 Christina Mason, 37, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for obstructing a law enforcement officer and 90 days for bail jumping; $343 total fees.

Nathaniel Peterson, 25, was fined $1,000 ($1,000 suspended) for third degree driving

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Troy Rauter, 45, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (364 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,800 suspended) for hunting big game; $493 total fees and fine.

Cody Staley, 30, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (274 suspended), 120 days electronic home monitoring converted to 8 days jail and fined $5,000 ($3,000 suspended) for driving under the influence and sentenced to 364 days in jail (274 suspended) for second degree driving while license suspended; $3,275 total fees and fine. A charge of making a false statement to a public servant was dismissed.

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- 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 Museum Open: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Newport, 402 S. Washington Ave. Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Blanchard Library Master Chef Cooking Series: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Blanchard Community Center Weight Watchers: 11 a.m. Weigh in and 11:30 to Noon meeting - Camas Center for Community Wellness, Usk Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Jessa’s Creative Dance Class: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. Hospitality House, Newport Priest River Animal Rescue: 6 p.m.

- 1710 9th St., Priest River North Idaho Pattern Racers 4-H: 6 p.m. - Cornerstone Building, Oldtown Priest River TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church York Rite of Freemasonry: 6:30 p.m. - Spirit Lake Temple Veterans of Foreign Wars Post/ Auxiliary: 1 p.m. - Priest River VFW Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House, Newport THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 Bonner County Fair: Sandpoint Museum Open: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Newport, 402 S. Washington Ave. Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Priest River Library Open Painting Workshop: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport

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Published in The Newport Miner August 21 and 28, 2013. (29-2)

_______________ 2013274 COMBINED NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND ACTION Pursuant to County Development Regulations, notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on August 19, 2013 received a complete Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application, SEPA Environmental Checklist, and associated documents from Ray Troudt, and did on August 19, 2013 issue a Determination of Completeness for a recreational dock project on Skookum Creek. (FILE NO. SSDP-13-014), Location: Lot 134 & 135 Phase 1 Skookum Rendezvous, Usk, WA 99180. An Environmental Checklist under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) was prepared by the applicant on July 17, 2013, and the county expects to issue a Determination of Non-Significance for this project.

The optional DNS process is being used and this may

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be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts for the proposal. 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 September 05, 2013. The Pend Oreille County Planning Commission will be hearing this Substantial Shoreline Development Permit Application on September 10, 2013 at 6:00pm in the Cusick Community Center, 111 S. First Ave., Cusick, WA Required Permits: Substantial Shoreline Development Permit (Pend Oreille

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 Bonner County Fair: Sandpoint PRM-Advocates for Women: 9:30-11 a.m. - Cornerstone Mall, Oldtown Museum Open: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Newport, 402 S. Washington Ave. Story Time: 11 a.m. - Newport Library Happy Agers Meeting and Potluck: Noon - Priest River Senior Center Hospitality House Open House: 2 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Dance Classes: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Create Arts Center, Newport Little Grand Old Opry Show: 6 p.m.

- Hospitality House, Newport The Coffey Twins 50s and 60s Rock ‘N Roll Show: 6:30 p.m. Circle Moon Theater Music Theater Camp Production: 7 p.m. - Pend Oreille Playhouse Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting: 7 p.m. - Priest River VFW Al-Anon: 7-8 p.m. - Priest River, 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Call Jan 208-946-6131 SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 Bonner County Fair: Sandpoint Poker Paddle: Oldtown Rotary Park to Usk Pend Oreille Valley Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Newport, 240 N. Union Ave. Lawnmower Drag Races: 9 a.m. to noon - Oldtown Women’s AA: 9:30 a.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Museum Open: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. -

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Theodore Nilson Priest Lake

Theodore Nilson of Priest Lake passed away Aug. 19. He was 77.

Mr. Nilson was born Feb. 14, 1936, in Troy, Idaho, and moved as a young child to Spokane. He graduated from Lewis and Clark High School and Eastern Washington University. He was employed by Kaiser Aluminum Trentwood until 1979. He and his family moved to Kennewick where he was employed

by Westinghouse Hanford.

When Mr. Nilson retired, he moved to Priest Lake where he spent his last 12 years of his life.

He developed an appreciation for nature and the beauty of simple things. He could be seen daily walking his two dogs. The highlight of his week was attending St. Blanche

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Duplicate Bridge: 12:30 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport Loosely Knit: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick After School Readers Club: 3 p.m. Priest River Library 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

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Catholic Church and being with the people he loved. Mr. Nilson is survived by his wife Pat; his children Julie Brandt, George Anders, John Anders, Mark Nilson, Janet Judy, Jackie Fritts, Karen Nilson and Julie Crites. He is also survived by his sister Darlene Barton, brother Gary Mitchell, 14 grandchildren, one great-grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Mass will be held Saturday, Aug. 24, at 2 p.m. at St. Blanche Catholic Church in Priest Lake. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Bonner Community Hospice, P.O. Box 1448 Sandpoint, ID 83864.

Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Priest River is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.sherman-knapp.com.

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Newport, 402 S. Washington Ave. Old Timers Day: 11 a.m. - Blanchard Grange Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. Priest River Senior Center AA Meeting: 5 p.m. - Cornerstone Building, Selkirk Way, Oldtown The Coffey Twins 50s and 60s Rock ‘N Roll Show: 6:30 p.m. Circle Moon Theater Set Free Northwest Meal and Worship: 6:30 p.m. - Conerstone Building Behind Ace Hardware, Oldtown Music Theater Camp Production: 7 p.m. - Pend Oreille Playhouse SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 Priest River Food Bank Open: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Museum Open: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Newport, 402 S. Washington Ave. Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House, Newport MONDAY, AUGUST 26 Country Breakfast: 7-11 a.m. Blanchard Community Center Museum Open: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Newport, 402 S. Washington Ave. Hospitality House Potluck: Noon Hospitality House in Newport Blanchard Grange Potluck: 6:30 p.m. - Blanchard Grange Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m.

- Pend Oreille Bible Church in Cusick Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Blanchard Community Church TUESDAY, AUGUST 27 Blanchard Spinners: Blanchard Community Center Priest River Book Talk: 10 a.m. Priest River Library Museum Open: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Newport, 402 S. Washington Ave. Writers Group: 2 p.m. - Create Arts Center West Bonner Library Story Hour: 2:45 p.m. - West Bonner Library in Priest River 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 Bingo: 6:30 p.m. - Newport Eagles Belly Dance Fitness: 6:30-7:30 p.m.

- Create Arts Center, Newport Spirit Lake Visions, Inc.: 7 p.m. 5525 New Hampshire St., Spirit Lake Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church Spirit Lake Lodge No. 57: 8 p.m. Spirit Lake WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 Rotary Club: 7:15 a.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park Overeaters Anonymous: 7:30 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 Museum Open: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Newport, 402 S. Washington Ave. Story Time: 10:30 a.m. - Blanchard Library Weight Watchers: 11 a.m. Weigh in and 11:30 to Noon meeting - Camas Center for Community Wellness, Usk Priest River Lioness: 11:30 a.m. Priest River Senior Center Sacheen Ladies of the Lake: Noon - Various Locations, call President Maria Bullock at 509-998-4221 Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Jessa’s Creative Dance Class: 4 p.m. - Create Arts Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. Hospitality House, Newport Priest River TOPS: 6 p.m. - Priest River Free Methodist Church Spirit Lake Historical Society: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-623-5626 for locations Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Hospitality House, Newport

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County), Hydraulic Project Approval (WDFW), Federal Authorization Dated: August 19, 2013 Published in The Newport Miner August 21 and 28, 2013. (29-2)

_________________ 2013275 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE No. 13-2-00047-1 Order for Publication of Summons - Unknown Heirs Jennifer Post, Petitioner, and Sylvia Post, Respondent.

This matter came before the Court on the Respondent’s motion for an order granting Respondent leave to serve the notice of hearing in this action by publication. The Court heard oral argument of counsel for Respondent. The Court considered the pleadings filed in this action and the Declaration of Respondent filed herewith.

Based on the evidence presented and argument

of counsel, the Court finds: I. Jennifer Post, Petitioner, was once a resident of Pend Oreille County, Washington, for a number of years.

2. The Petitioner has removed herself from her residence in Pend Oreille County, Washington, to a place unknown to Respondent.

3. Service by publication is authorized by RCW 26.50.085.

4. Service by mail is authorized by RCW 26.50.123.

Based on the above findings, It is Ordered that: I. Respondent’s motion is granted.

2. Respondent may serve by publication on the Notice of Hearing on the Petitioner pursuant to RCW 26.50.085.

3. Respondent shall also serve the Petitioner by mail pursuant to RCW 26.50.123(1).

Dated this 19th day of August 2013. /s/ P. Van deVeer Judge /s/ Douglas D. Lambarth Douglas D. Lambarth, #1200 Attorney for Petitioner

Published in The Newport Miner August 21, 28, and September 4, 2013.

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_________________ 2013276 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE No.: 13-3-00036-2 Probate Notice To Creditors (RCW 11.40.030) In the Estate of: Evelyn Philippet, Deceased.

The person named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner provided by RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representatives or the Personal Representatives’ attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim; and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be

presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Personal Representatives served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.040.020(1) (c); or (2) Four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060.

This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate asset.

Date of First Publication: August 21, 2013.

Personal Representatives: Sherry Brewter Attorney for Personal Representatives: Linda J. Mathis Address for Mailing or Service: 301 W. Spruce, Suite B, Newport, WA 99156 /s/Linda J. Mathis Linda J. Mathis Attorney for Personal Representative WSBA #16495 Published in The Newport Miner August 21, 28, and September 4, 2013.

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