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Skill center open in time for school Vocational offerings expanded

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

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Vintage trailers draw attention

NEWPORT – No horseplay. No open-toed shoes.

No shorts. Long pants. If you bring coffee or an energy drink into class, make sure the can or cup goes in the garbage when you’re done. It sounded like run-of-the-mill class rules on Tuesday morning with Automotive Tech Travis Sands welcomed about 12 students to his Automotive Repair class on the first day of school.

However, the class marked a new chapter in local education, as it is housed in the Satellite Skills Center, formerly the PUD CNS building behind Safeway in Newport. The Skill Center is also the new home of the Pend Oreille River See school, 2A

Chuck High of Payette, Idaho, washes up a glass while Les Blair of Fruitland, Idaho, looks on at the first annual Newport Vintage Trailer Show. The pair brought their 1960’s era trailers Newport for the Labor Day Weekend.

In the other photo, Loren Randolph of Merridian, Idaho, looks at a Trailette. It is towed behind a 1937 city bus that was converted into a motor home in the 1940s. The show drew more than 40 trailers and will take place next year.

Attempted murder charged Gervasi accused of shooting at deputy

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County authorities have filed second degree attempted murder charges against a man thought to have shot at a deputy several times with a stolen .40 caliber semiautomatic handgun, striking the vehicle but

Community chips in to enhance music program at Stratton New teacher’s fundraiser takes off

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

NEWPORT – When Randi Lithgow decided to appeal to the public to help her purchase keyboards for the kindergarten through 4th grade music program at Stratton Elementary she admittedly didn’t get her hopes too high.

“It’s not that I didn’t think people would be generous, I was just surprised at how quickly it was taken care of,” says Lithgow, who is replacing former music teacher Nancy Sauer, who retired after 29 years.

“I have some very big shoes to fill,” says Lithgow of Sauer’s departure.

Sauer had a keyboard class, but she had purchased the instruments with her own money, meaning she took them with her. There is one keyboard and one piano in the classroom, which really doesn’t help in teaching music theory to a room full of students.

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“We have paper keyboards, but that really isn’t as fun or effective as sitting down and hearing the notes that you can create and understanding chords,” says Lithgow.

Being new to the Newport School District after working in Spokane the past three years, Lithgow says she didn’t want to go to the school board for money her first year on the job.

“I thought that there had to be a way to get keyboards for the music program that didn’t involve me going straight to the board with my hand out,” says Lithgow.

Instead, she decided to appeal to family, friends, and acquaintances via a funding website called Donors Choose, which allows individuals to donate directly to public school classroom projects in the United States.

Started by a high school teacher in the Bronx in New York City in 2000, the nonprofit organization will

NEWPORT – According to a double billboard on Highway 2, on the south end of Newport, a retail marijuana store may be coming to Ione soon.

The company is called Pend Oreille Cannabis Company. The billboard claims it will the county’s first marijuana retailer.

There is no retail license yet for the company, according to the state Liquor and Cannabis board, although J.M.C LLC has applied for one and it is pending. The location of the store will be

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injured and taken to Newport Hospital.

According to a Washington State Patrol report, Wayne D. Chatwin, 54, was driving his green 1993 Chevrolet suburban eastbound on Smackout Pass Road when he lost control of the vehicle going around a corner and left the road. The vehicle went down an embankment and came to a stop against a tree.

Shantell R. Spalding, 20, of Ione was transported to Newport Hospital with injuries. Aleena R. Chatwin, 14, and Sarah A. Chatwin, 14, both of Ione, were transported to Newport Hospital, but not injured.

None of the vehicle’s occupants were wearing seatbelts.

The WSP has ruled out drugs or alcohol contributing to the crash, but the report said Chatwin was driving too fast for conditions. He will be charged with negligent driving in the 2nd degree.

B r i e f ly County comment time different NEWPORT – The public comment period for the Pend Oreille County commission has changed to 4:15 p.m. each Monday the commission is in session. The old time was 3 p.m.

Speeding results in Ione wreck IONE – Life Flight took a 54-year-old Ione man to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane after a vehicle accident Monday, Sept. 5, around 8:05 p.m. on Smackout Pass Road, north of Ione. One of the passengers was also

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Free program featuring live owls BLANCHARD – Beth Paragamian of Idaho Fish and Game will present a program featuring live owls Thursday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Blanchard Community Center.

She will talk about how owls survive in the wild. This is a free event.

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not the deputy.

Steven Gervasi, 25, is being held in the Bonner County Jail on $500,000 bond. He faces a number of charges in Idaho, including burglary, grand theft, aggravated assault, arson, robbery and weapon possession by a felon.

The Washington charges stem from an incident last May, when a Bonner County deputy chased a maroon Jeep Grand Cherokee into Washington from just off of Highway 41 in Idaho.

The driver failed to yield and deputies gave chase.

The suspect vehicle crossed into Washington and drove south to Spring Valley.

According to a statement of probable cause, a passenger started shooting from the Jeep, striking the patrol vehicle several times, disabling it.

Authorities initially thought another man did the shooting, but that

NEWPORT – The Newport School District is offering a free screening Monday, Sept. 12 for children up to 5 years old who live in the district.

The Newport School District provides a variety of special programs, which are also available for free to pre-schoolers.

By identifying a child’s special needs at an early age, the district hopes to provide the child with a better opportunity to reach his or her full potential.

The following areas will be screened: cognitive, including thinking and pre-academic skills; communication, including speech and language; fine motor skills, such as those used for writing, drawing, cutting, and visual-motor skills; and gross motor skills, which include balance, throwing and kicking, as well as vision and hearing tests.

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124 Riverside Ave., in Ione. The Ione Town Council voted against a moratorium and voted to allow marijuana sales in town. That contrasts with Cusick, which voted to ban retail marijuana altogether. Pend Oreille County currently has a moratorium for the unincorporated areas in the county and has voted to ban retail marijuana sales outright. The county commission is waiting on language for an ordinance banning retail sales. A public hearing would be held before such a ban.

There is only one retail license issued by the state so far for Pend Oreille County, to Jacob Sattleen. But the county turned down his application for a conditional zoning permit for a store in Usk and he hasn’t found another location. There are eight other retail applications pending. According to the Liquor and Cannabis Board, Pend Oreille County is approved for as many as three retail operations.

In addition to the retail applications there are nine producer licenses, with another pending. There are six processor licenses.

proved to be wrong.

According to court papers, investigators now believe the two people in the Jeep were Gervasi and the driver, Gervasi’s former girlfriend, Jessica Jonae Brown, 29. Brown agreed to testify against Gervasi in exchange for immunity from both Pend Oreille and Bonner counties.

According to what Brown told investigators, on Sunday, May 8, Mother’s Day, she was hanging out with her ex-husband and children when Gervasi showed up. She and Gervasi left in her Jeep. She said they weren’t sure where they were going, since both were homeless and she was on the run with a felony warrant.

Brown said had injected meth not long before and was high and paranoid. She said Gervasi wasn’t with her when she got high.

They were randomly driving around when they passed two law enforcement vehicles. One

followed them. Barker said she sped up when the deputy turned on his emergency lights.

Barker said she was surprised when Gervasi started shooting. She said she was busy trying to drive. She said the gunshots inside the vehicle were loud and she thinks Gervasi emptied the gun.

She continued to drive away. She turned off the road and was going too fast to make the turn, so she went straight so she wouldn’t roll the vehicle.

It went into a field where it hit some mud and stopped. She and Gervasi both fled on foot, but she fell into a deep creek.

Gervasi told her to come with him, but she said she wasn’t a fast runner and they split up. After they split up, she crossed the field and went up the mountain.

She could see law enforcement doing a sweep looking for her.

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Automotive Tech Travis Sands takes students through the new skills center’s garage on the first day of school Tuesday morning.

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New Stratton Elementary music teacher Randi Lithgow sits in her classroom Tuesday morning.

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Lithgow built her page on www.donorschoose. org and shared it via her personal Facebook profile on Aug. 17. She requested five Yamaha keyboards valued at $120 apiece. Within four days, her request was entirely funded at $879. The new keyboards will arrive in time for the start of school on Sept. 6.

“For me, music has always helped me through life, and I think it can help kids learn better, as well as express their emotions in a healthy way,” says Lithgow, who is a music major graduate of Eastern Washington University. “I’m so thankful that people helped with this project. It’s made me feel very supported.”

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School, or alternative high school.

“It’s beautiful,” says Pend Oreille River School teacher Peg Waterman.

“We’re so thankful for the community support, and for the support from the tribe.”

The project is collaboration between the Kalispel Tribe, Newport School District, and Cusick School District. The goal of the center is to provide more vocational offerings and resources for students in alternative school programs.

The center, partnering with Newtech Skill Center of Spokane, will provide classes on how to diagnose, maintain, repair, and fine tune a wide range of vehicles alongside a qualified teacher (Sands) and give students the opportunity to work with advanced diagnostic equipment to troubleshoot and repair complex automotive systems. The focus is to prepare students for ASE certification, immediate employment, and post high school education.

“Colville has the only other satellite center,” says Colene Rubertt, Director of Career Training and Mentoring for the Kalispel Tribe. “Students that are participating will spend half a day at their regular school and the other half at the skill center, depending on the student’s schedule.”

As of Tuesday, there were 31 students enrolled in the automotive

program, with two from Cusick and the rest from the Newport area.

According to Newport School District Superintendent Dave Smith, the entire cost for the skill center, including leasing the building from PUD, is $70,000. That doesn’t include Sands’ wages, which come to about $43,000 annually. Newtech Skill Center is reimbursing the district for Sands’ salary.

“It’s a building year,” says Sands, adding that supplies were still coming in for the center as of Tuesday morning. “I think this is going to be a good program. It has a lot of possibilities.”

The Newport School District contributed $25,000 from a Perkins Federal Vocational Grant. Rubertt declined to comment on how much the tribe is helping to fund operations and staff.

The center also offers career counseling for students and a community conference room for organizations like the Pend Oreille County Economic Development Council to meet.

Other programs could potentially be included in the skill center, such as adult classes in the evenings, says Smith. The former location of the Pend Oreille River at 5th Street will be used for the Newport School District’s Grizzly Discovery program, which provides after school activities for students.

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Emergency response drill in Newport Sept. 28

Sept. 18th • 1 pm Kelly’s Restaurant

NEWPORT – Pend Oreille County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) will be conducting an emergency response live exercise in the Newport/Oldtown area the morning of Saturday, Sept. 24.

Residents are likely to see a number emergency response vehicles from Pend Oreille and Bonner counties participating in the drill. This live exercise is to test local responder readiness in case of a large scale emergency incident. There will be signs in the drill area and all activities should be wrapped up by noon.

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Live auction at Davis Lake Grange DAVIS LAKE – A 20foot hay elevator with a motor, a wooden desk and a couple riding lawnmowers are among the many items to be auctioned off Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Davis Lake Grange, at the corner of Turner Road and Baker Lake Road.

Items can be previewed starting at 9 a.m., with bidding to start at 11 a.m.

Proceeds from the cashonly auction will benefit the Grange, which needs its well repaired. In addition, the Grange will use the money to send kids to camp.

For more information or to donate items to the auction, call 509-4424488 or 509-671-3719.

Frees pass to 4th graders to play on national parks NEWPORT - To encourage more children to get outdoors, fourth-graders and their families can print an Every Kid in a Park pass that grants free entry into all federal parks, forests and recreation areas for a full year.

The free pass program began last fall and is valid through Aug. 31, 2017.

Students, or families, can print out the pass by going to the Every Kid in a Park website ateverykidinapark.gov. Teachers or adults who engage fourth-graders through a youth-serving organization also can print paper passes, and find activities and lesson plans on the website.

The paper voucher also can be redeemed for a plastic pass at any U.S. Forest Service office. Electronic versions of the pass will not be accepted. That pass does not cover things such as parking, camping, boats and special tours.

FREE Admission!

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Special Mobility Services driver Tom Stone prepares to head into Spokane Friday morning, Sept. 2. SMS, which makes two runs a day to Spokane four days a week, has seen a dramatic fall in ridership.

Fall in ridership cause of concern for SMS

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

NEWPORT – Special Mobility Services, which runs vans between Spokane and Newport four days a week, has seen a significant fall in ridership this past year.

“Ridership is off by nearly 50 percent,” SMS site supervisor Dave Hutchinson said.

The SMS van runs to Spokane and back every weekday but Tuesday. The van leaves Spokane, in front of Bank of America on Riverside Avenue, at 6:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. It makes the run to Newport, then turns around and leaves Newport at 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Depending on the number of riders, the van will often take you to a specific address in Spokane.

Tom Stone has been driving for SMS three years.

“Ridership is down from what it was,” he said Friday morning, Sept.

2, at Safeway. “When I took over it was full most of the time.” He brought a couple people to Newport Friday morning and was scheduled to pick up two people to take to Spokane but they were no shows, so he went back empty.

The fare increased from $3 each way to $5 in July 2015. That may be some of the reason for the ridership drop, but Stone says even at $5 it’s a good buy. He says the Gold Star van that runs from Colville to Spokane costs $35.

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Sharing the Dharma Day Sept. 18

NEWPORT – “Dedicating the Goodness” is the topic for this month’s Sharing the Dharma Day at Sravasti Abbey, the Buddhist monastery in Newport, Sunday, Sept. 18, from 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. The talk by Buddhist nun and Abbey founder Venerable Thubten Chodron will focus on noticing and celebrating our virtuous actions and sharing that goodness with others.

Topics for Sharing

the Dharma Day are drawn from Venerable Chodron’s book, Don’t Believe Everything You Think, published by Snow Lion. In addition to the talk, the day’s schedule includes a guided meditation, vegetarian potluck lunch, and facilitated discussion on the topic. The program is offered freely, and donations as well as food offerings for the resident nuns and monks are welcomed.

Sharing the Dharma Day offers a monthly opportunity for Sravasti Abbey to open its doors to people of all faiths and backgrounds who See Dharma, 6A

Sat., Sept. 10th Newport City Park • 10am-2pm Displays, Presentations & Demonstrations

by Local Emergency Services and others

Bake Sale to benefit: Newport Hospital & Health Services Healthy Kids Snack Bags

For information contact Jolene 509-447-2052 Paid for by Newport Hotel/Motel Tax

Thank You to Steve Kiss Pend Oreille County Commissioner

for buying my Market Hog at the fair.

Additional Thanks to my supporters Myrang Dental Lab Popeye’s Lounge John & Pat Hankey Teck Pend Oreille Mine Ranch Club Jessica Hankey

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Grand Opening Saturday September 10th

10am - 5pm Miner photo|Sophia Aldous

Great Northwest Fall Tour has foggy morning start About 80 riders participated in the Great Northwest Fall Tour, a bicycle ride put on by Newport/Priest River Rotary Club. The ride starts in Newport and includes several routes of varying lengths, around Diamond Lake, Sacheen Lake, and Cusick, depending on the bicyclists’ preference. The event serves as a fundraiser for the Rotary Club. Pictured are Bob Fisher, Alex Renner and John Gilbert of the Spokane Baddlands Bicycle Club.

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Compromise over wolves worthwhile

By Reps. Joel Kretz and Shelly Short R-7 th District

Wolf conflict in America is a century old tradition with the recent ground zero centered in Northeast Washington. We represent the 7th Legislative District, currently home to 15 of the 19 confirmed wolf packs in Washington. In other words, one legislative district, out of 49 statewide, houses more than 75 percent of the confirmed packs in Washington. For us, the impact isn’t theoretical, it is real, intense and immediate. Historically, the pendulum has taken radical swings, from a goal of complete eradication in the past century, to currently conferring virtual sainthood status upon wolves, in some circles. We believe neither extreme is realistic, and hope that we can do better.

To be blunt, wolf recovery has not been popular in Northeast Washington, and it’s much deeper than simply a wolf advocate versus cattleman conflict.

Our communities fear that our whole culture, our largely rural, pastoral way of life is on the verge of disappearing. Until those very real fears are recognized, validated and respected there will be no resolution to the wolf conflict.

We do feel there’s a grudging but growing acceptance to the notion of coexisting with wolves on a managed basis. There is willingness to explore nonlethal deterrents as long as they are practical and effective, as opposed to ineffectual, bureaucratic hoops to jump through. But there is one nonnegotiable sticking point where there has been a little lip service but no agreement in the past. When a pack of wolves does not respond to reasonable nonlethal deterrents and becomes a chronic threat, it must be removed. Period. There will be no social acceptance in rural Washington without that.

In early 2015, we got a glimmer of hope. During a meeting with several influential environmental groups, they stated that as much as they hated the idea of a single wolf dying, they realized that there were times that it was necessary, and they said as See wolves, 6A

When bending over backwards can be beneficial “I’m not flexible enough.”

“I’m too fat.”

“I don’t go for chanting.”

“It’s a woman’s thing.”

Those are a few lines of reasoning that have been parceled my way when people say they don’t “do” yoga. Well, I’m pleased to announce that none of that rationale has anything to do with yoga, or being able to enjoy it. Don’t worry; I’m not going to go all hippy-dippy on you. I enjoy granola as much as the next Birkenstock clad, faux back-to-thelander, but you can’t lead a diehard naysayer to kamboucha and make them drink.

Just allow me to make my case: first of all, people practice yoga for a variety of reasons; attaining better flexibility is one of them. There’s no such thing as “too fat” to do yoga. It’s about taking care of your body, not looking like Gwyneth Paltrow. And a “woman’s thing?” What, you mean like Bic Pens or pink razors? Ppsshh.

As for the chanting, I’ve never been to a class where we mantra in unison, or broke out into a session of “Kumbayah.” But hey, if that’s your bag, those classes most likely exist. Yoga is a varied practice and I’m no expert by any stretch (see what I did there?

Okay, I’m done).

I recently decided to get back into yoga. My mom used to take me to classes when I was a kid

at the small, rural school I went to in Gifford, on the understanding that if I was not participating with the class, I would go play outside. Sometimes I would do that, other times the yoga instructor, Sarah, would allow me to roll out a mat and treat me just like any of her adult pupils, which thrilled me to no end S o p h i E ’ s and CHOICE made me feel Sophia quite aldous grownup (I wish checking my credit score gave me that same feeling).

Anyhow, I’ve practiced it on and off throughout my life and have a preambling knowledge of it. Whilst perusing the expansive byways of the internet, I happened to notice that Create Art Center in Newport is offering yoga classes starting this Thursday in the evening. The written description sounded enticing and the instructor’s picture had the serene aura of someone that is annoyingly at ease with herself. Here’s to hoping that some of it rubs off.

Maybe, if you’re hankering for a new experience or to get back in the flow (another un-resisted bad yoga joke), I’ll see you there.

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yo u r o p i n i o n We need a change To the editor, How many of you think this country is progressing in the right direction? How many of you think that our Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., is representing and supporting your concerns? How many of you can count on being heard when you call, send a letter, email, or attend a town hall meeting? Probably most of you would answer “no” to these questions.

McMorris Rodgers, our representative in Congress for the 5th District, has been our representative in Congress for five terms, and she doesn’t need a sixth. She has lost touch with the people. It can easily be seen that she is tired of representing us, and doesn’t even live in the district any more. She does have an address in Spokane.

Her last town hall meeting in Spokane answered a total of seven questions, and she was out of the Lincoln Center within an hour.

Her only bright idea is to privatize (fix) the VA medical services, hiding behind the Koch brothers’ sponsorship.

We need new ideas, new rep-

resentation, a new infusion of energy. If you believe you need to be heard and your positions be fought for, vote for Joe Pakootas.

He lives in our District, listens to the people, is accessible and is not a Washington D.C. insider.

-Nancy Street Cheney

GOP have only selves to blame for Trump To the editor, My son and daughter-in-law instruct farmers worldwide in sustainable agriculture. They’ve worked in Muslim countries without incident for over 10 years.

But now they fear for their safety if Donald Trump is elected president. Even before Trump was the presumptive Republican nominee, ISIS recruited terrorists using videos featuring Trump’s call to ban Muslims from the US. And if elected, terrorist recruitment featuring his bigotry will be even more effective.

Such Trump-inspired terrorist recruitment tactics can be just as effective inside as outside the US. Radicalization can occur any-

where and US residents are closest to Trump’s bigotry.

Germany has admitted over a million refugees recently and Canada, population one-tenth the US, has admitted 25,000 Syrian refugees. Spokane native and long-time US Middle East ambassador Ryan Crocker assures that our “vetting system is strong” and advises accepting 100,000 Syrians (Wall Street Journal, 11/17/15).

Just preceding Obama’s presidency, Republican leadership, including Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., decided for political gain to obstruct every Obama policy, even if previously Republican proposed (e.g., Obamacare Mitt Romney; Immigration Ronald Reagan).

So Republicans have only themselves to blame for Congressional dysfunction that created Trump, who many Republicans, including McMorris Rodgers, hypocritically support while claiming to oppose his histrionic bigotry.

-Norm Luther Spokane

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Being prepared is not just for Scouts

By Susan Johnson Regional Director, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Region 10 Editor’s note: The Newport Preparedness Fair will take place this Saturday, Sept.

9, in Newport City Park, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

No matter where you live, a natural disaster can strike at any time.

Here in the Northwest, we’re told to expect the next big earthquake at any time. Many of our majestic mountains are dormant volcanoes. The natural beauty of our forests can turn into horrible forest fires from a carelessly thrown cigarette butt. Extreme winter storms are a serious risk. Floods are common throughout our region

and we also get the occasional tornado. While sometimes instantly fatal, survival often depends on whether you are prepared.

The Washington State Department of Health maintains the Emergency Preparedness website with information on how to prepare for all the above disasters and more. They also include emergency telephone numbers and links to local health departments.

Are you and your family ready for a disaster?

The CDC offers three simple steps to be prepared: · Get a Kit · Make a Plan · Be Informed Your kit will include items like food and water,

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San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick recently did not stand for the national anthem before two preseason games. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” he told the NFL later.

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health supplies, personal care items, safety supplies, electronics, important documents, extra cash, and your emergency plan.

Your emergency plan will include a family communication plan and a family disaster plan.

Your disaster plan should include safe spots in your home for disasters like earthquakes, multiple meeting places, and the best escape routes from your home. You should practice your contingencies as a family.

If a family member is very young, older, or has special medical needs, your planning will need to be more extensive.

You’ll also need supplies for your four-legged family members.

You can stay informed by signing up for alerts from your emergency management agency.

A NOAA weather radio (battery-powered, solar, or hand-crank) can provide updates. The State of Washington’s Emergency Management Division provides information and Emergency Preparedness Essentials provides a list of local emergency management contacts.

Preparedness will differ depending on where you live, including whether you live in an urban or rural area.

However, no matter where you live, and what potential disasters you face, you should always be ready.

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r e ad e r ’ s p o l l r e s u lt s The Northeast Tri-County Health District is about to discontinue its Family Planning and Sexually Transmitted Diseases clinic, citing a drop in patient numbers. The Newport clinic closes the end of August.

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Yes

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Yes, as President Obama said, he was just exercising his free speech rights.

No, as a wealthy football player, he owes this country the respect of standing for the national anthem.

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State loans available for freight rail projects OLYMPIA – Publicsector agencies such as port districts and local governments have another chance to apply for a portion of $5 million in Freight Rail Investment Bank (FRIB) loans approved by the state Legislature.

The Washington State Department of Transportation has reopened the application period for loans until 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 20. Funds will be available in July 2017.

The loan maximum

is $250,000, but loans could be higher depending on the amount of qualifying applications.

All applications require a 20 percent match.

The FRIB program helps freight-rail systems that create family-wage jobs as well as improve overall freight mobility.

The application period was reopened after no applications were received earlier this year.

Only FRIB applications are being accepted; the application period for Freight Rail Assistance

Program grants remains closed.

Projects selected for funding will best demonstrate how shipping by freight rail eases congestion on busy highways, reduces wear and tear on state roads, strengthens the state’s economy through domestic and international trade, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Find out more about the program online at www.wsdot. wa.gov/Freight/Rail/ GrantandLoanPrograms.

As evidenced by the number of empty storefronts and businesses closing, the economic challenges within our county are at critical levels, and continue to drive away our youth due to lack of opportunity.

Some of the policies practiced by our current county government discourage, rather than encourage economic development; and continuing these practices can only lead to further deterioration of our communities, until Pend Oreille County becomes a collective ghost town.

On his own time, and at his own expense, Bob Eugene has spent countless hours attending meetings of boards and commissions throughout the city, the county and the 7th Legislative District. He is highly knowledgeable regarding the concerns of citizens who reside in Pend Oreille County.

Bob Eugene has the education, the experience and the vision to lead our communities into the future, and the integrity to represent all our interests with honesty and transparency.

Bob Eugene is the best candidate for this position, and he has my vote.

I encourage you to get to know Bob, and I’m sure you’ll agree that he is the best choice for Pend Oreille County.

-Gail Cory-Betz Newport

to happen but that’s war, it has always been that way and always will be.

-Thomas Dishaw Newport

Letters From Page 4A

Extremist Republicans skewed on crime To the editor, White people claiming to be pro-life have labeled Hispanic humans as “illegal.” How can a human life ever be illegal?

Next we define Muslims as terrorists. Then we see that Black lives don’t actually matter. Any other non-white lives are likely criminals or undeserving welfare takers. Anyone who doesn’t agree with this dogma is unpatriotic or an atheist socialist liar who should be locked-up.

A Republican way of viewing criminal activity is that anyone who isn’t a Republican must by default be a criminal.

That’s why our prisons are full of non-Republicans. A white Republican stock broker gets caught with cocaine powder and is given probation and rehab, but a minority person caught with crack cocaine is given 25 years to life in prison. Clearly, Republicans have taken off the blindfold on that lady holding the scales of justice.

Then there is Trump saying that undocumented persons in the USA are collecting Medicare and Social Security benefits.

That’s like saying that a person collects insurance claims when they don’t even have a policy.

The reality is that any illegal alien paying Social Security payroll taxes into a fake account is never going to collect SS benefits.

I wonder how America got to labeling nearly every person a liar, a criminal, or an illegal. We lead the world in the number of people in prison. That’s a direct contradiction to the claim of American exceptionalism. We now have so much law and order that we have become dysfunctional as a compassionate society. The solution to any social ill is to lock people up. Another way of looking at Trump’s wall is that anyone living on our side of the wall is in a huge American prison run by extremist Republicans.

-Pete Scobby Newport

Support Eugene for commissioner To the editor: I have lived in Pend Oreille County for just over 30 years, and I’ve witnessed many changes in that time – both positive and negative.

My children graduated from Newport High School (‘90 & ‘97), and like so many others, following high school they left for higher education and/or military service.

Unfortunately, there were no jobs to bring them back.

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You have no idea who dropped bombs and where. There are so many planes flying from different countries for whom the terrorists have shot and bombed their innocent men, women and children, lest you have forgotten, and with troops not being allowed on the ground to tell them where to drop them.

I was called a baby killer in Viet Nam. I didn’t like hearing it then and I don’t like hearing it now.

You don’t know what goes on over there, only what the media tells you, what they want you to hear and see.

I think you have forgotten how many innocent people have died around the world from terrorists.

The Twin Towers, for example. How many innocent children lost their lives in the daycare on the ground floor? Or how about all the children killed each year by drunk drivers, you never hear about that.

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various reasons.

“Some use it to shop, some for medical appointments and some to go to the airport,” he says.

The vans hold 14 and can take wheelchairs and bicycles. Stones says there are regular riders who use the van to get to work.

SMS used to go into Priest River and on to Sandpoint, but the Sandpoint run didn’t have enough riders to support it and was discontinued.

Still, some people use the van for part of a trip to or from Sandpoint, espe-

cially for airport runs.

“Some people catch a ride from Sandpoint and are dropped off to catch the bus,” Stone said.

SMS officials are concerned about the drop off in ridership, as the bus is grant supported and ridership is used not only to contribute to the 20 percent match that SMS puts up for funding, but is also used to demonstrate demand.

SMS, which is based in Portland, Ore., gets a subsidy from the Washington State Department of Transportation. For the 2015-2017 fiscal years, SMS received $195,000 in subsidy,

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part of the $216,666 it costs to operate the line.

SMS put up $21,666.

SMS is entering into another two-year grant cycle, which is why the drop off in ridership is concerning. Ridership fell from 2,303 for the 12 months ending in June 2015 to 1,471 for the 12 months ending in June 2016.

SMS doesn’t just got to Spokane, it has regular routes to Deer Park and Davenport.

People from Newport can transfer to the Deer Park Bus at its stop at Riverside Foods.

To schedule a ride call 509-534-7171.

People are asked to bring food to share for lunch, avoiding onions, garlic, and leeks as well as meat, fish, or chicken.

Sravasti Abbey is located at 692 Country Lane, in Newport. For more information and directions call 509-447-5549 or email office.sravasti@gmail.com.

Additional information about Sravasti Abbey is at Sravasti.org.

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long as nonlethal deterrents were used first they would defend that publicly. Now remember, these were the same groups that we and our predecessors had been in a running gun battle with on a wide range of issues for decades. And as past events indicate future trends, we cynically predicted that when things got tough they would bail, or another environmental group would sue.

They replied that this was a position their boards had taken and that they were willing to stand and take the heat.

We don’t recall a feeling of great optimism, but it cracked open a door.

Now fast forward to August 2016 and the unfortunate situation playing out in Ferry County as we speak. We’re not going to get into all the reasons or the history, it’s a complex situation that begs for

more than 30-second sound bites. But we think all factions will agree, it is a tragic situation, and all sides lose. Earlier this month, the depredations on livestock met, and then exceeded the bar laid out in the Wolf Plan to trigger lethal removal.

Having been down this road before, our local communities, ranchers, and WDFW staff braced for the inevitable onslaught of death threats, vile acts of intimidation, offensive editorials and inflammatory comments.

Crickets. Then a statement from the same environmental groups noting that while they were heartbroken at the death of a wolf, they recognized that it was sometimes necessary and that they were backing WDFW and the lethal removal protocol.

This was unprecedented, and we saw a glimmer of hope in the eyes of our neighbors, for the first

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time in years. Given the history here, this isn’t an easy thing to say, but we believe in giving credit where credit’s due, and we deeply appreciate these groups efforts to find common ground.

Unfortunately, within a few days, others chose to inflame a complex, difficult situation threatening thousands of hours of hard work and real progress. We believe there has been too much progress made to allow the discussion to be dominated by extremist views, from all sides. We have hope that there is a path to stable wolf populations that also promote a vibrant ranching culture and thriving rural communities. And as long as those goals are fundamental to the discussion, we welcome a public lands grazing conversation.

These issues have been dominated for years by various factions lobbing verbal grenades resulting in vilification of good people and unacceptable stalemate. There is a tenuous path forward to balanced solutions that hinges on respect for values of others. We believe it’s worth a try.

Shelly Short, R-Addy, and Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda, represent the 7th District in the Washington State House of Representatives.

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obituari es Emilia Beatrice Lovell (Gutierrez) Ione

It is with deep regret that we announce the death of long time Pend Oreille County resident Emilia Lovell. She was 76.

Emilia was the first child of Carlos and Emma Gutierrez of Metaline Falls/Ione and was born on Dec. 9, 1939.

Lovell Emilia gently passed away Aug. 30, 2016, surrounded by her family.

Emilia was a woman of grace and strength. In addition to raising her four children, she independently maintained a full time career with the United States Forest Service, working in Sullivan Lake, Baker Ore., and Wenatchee offices, from which she retired. Throughout her life, it was evident that Emilia loved her family and friends with her entire heart.

Emilia is survived by five great-grandchildren, nine grandchildren and her four children: Terry Lovell, Keith Lovell, Tina Shaw and Ebby Holbrook. She is also survived by three siblings: Marie, Charlie and Larry Gutierrez.

A service will be held to honor Emilia’s life Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Congregational Church in Ione at 1 p.m. All are invited to attend the service.

Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in Newport is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guest book at sherman-knapp.com.

Louis (Lew) Waggoner Newport

Lew Waggoner, 83 years young, left this world on Aug. 23, 2016, after complications from surgery. He is survived by Barbara, his loving wife of 54 years, his daughters Fredreca, Rona and Jill, six grandchildren, many Waggoner great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren, three brothers, a sister, numerous nieces, nephews and treasured friends. Lew was born in Bentonville, Ark., on Feb. 12, 1933, to Elzie and Sarah Waggoner. As a young child, he moved with his family first to southern Idaho, then later to Cocolalla, Idaho. There he established several lifelong friendships that have continued to this day, as well as remaining close to family. He attended school in a one-room schoolhouse in Cocolalla (the school is still standing) and graduated from the eighth grade. Lew left home after the passing of his father in 1949 to work on a ranch in Montana.

He later worked as a spotter for the US Forest Service and in 1952 he married his first wife, Patty, and had two daughters, Fredreca and Rona. Divorcing a few years later, Lew left to serve his country in the U.S. Army in April of 1957.

There he received his GED and served as a PFC in the 176th Engineering Pla-

toon, stationed in Germany and traveling to many other countries. He was designated as a sharpshooter with rifle and sub machine gun and a marksman with carbine rifle. Lew trained as an electrician performing duties for the Company Commander. In 1959 he completed his overseas duties and was transferred to the Army Corp of Engineers, where he helped construct many of the roads, bridges and camp areas still in use today.

In 1960 Lew met and fell in love with Barbara in Spokane. In 1961 they were married in Coeur d’Alene, and he soon had a third daughter, Jill. Lew and two of his brothers began a successful trailer parts and repair service, L & L Trailer Repair. In 1974 the family moved to Valleyford, Wash., where they bought and ran the Valleyford General Store.

A couple of years later they sold the store and moved back to Spokane, where Lew became a general contractor. At the age of 43, he had his first heart attack and bypass surgery, leading to a long recovery due to various complications.

As he got stronger he was able to do more around the home, including helping his wife with a motor paper route. At 58, he had another bypass surgery. In 1988, Lew and his wife purchased 30 acres of land adjacent to the land owned by his youngest brother in Newport. There they established a home, complete with garage, barn and outbuildings, affectionately coming to be known as “BARB-ALEW HOLLER.” After the grandkids were asked if they wanted to have fun at the farm, the place was dubbed “The Funny Farm.” At the age of 73, Lew again had another bypass surgery. This time he was aided in his recovery by his fondness of the land and the animals raised on the farm, as well as his love for cherished family and friends. He enjoyed designing and landscaping his surroundings. He had a beautiful gazebo that he designed complete with a small ornamental fishpond. He loved beautiful flowers and enjoyed raising a large garden, offering fruit and vegetables to family and friends for the picking, while canning the rest to get through the winter. At 82, he broke his jaw, but recovery was slow and he was no longer able to keep up with 30 acres, so they sold the farm and moved into the town of Newport. Shortly after moving to town and becoming acquainted with the new neighbors, Lew went in for a scheduled surgery, but did not survive due to complications. In lieu of flowers or donations, we ask that you take a moment to hug your child, grandchild, friend, or walk in the woods for a moment, an hour, a day.

Time waits for no one and life is so short.

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

Family and friends are invited to sign the online guest book at sherman-knapp. com.

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d i s t r i c t c o u rt The following people had their cases resolved in Pend Oreille County District Court. Phil Van de Veer is the Pend Oreille County District Court Judge.

June 29 Robin Balow, 54, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,500 suspended) for reckless endangerment, $1,743 total fees and fine.

Michael Campbell, 34, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $1,000 ($500 suspended), $893 total fees and fines.

Bradley Hughes, 18, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (356 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,750 suspended) for two counts of fourth degree assault domestic violence and two counts of malice mischief domestic violence: $1,508 total fees and fines.

Thomas McCaffrey, 22, was sentenced to 30 days in jail for a probation violation.

Angel G. Pennington, 41, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (357 suspended) 24 months probation

and fined $5,000 ($5,000 suspended), $193 total fees and fine.

Gilbert Smolik, 27, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for a probation violation.

July 6 Brian Joseph Roberts, 35, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,800 suspended) for third degree malicious mischief domestic violence; $493 total fees.

Bobbi Tweten, 37, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (362 suspended), 24 months probation and fined $5,000 ($5,000 suspended): $293 total fee and fine.

July 13 Jason Barton, 39, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for a probation violation.

Ralph Hanson, 38, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended) 60 months probation and fined $5,000 ($4,000 suspended) for driving under the influence, $2,200 total fees and fine.

Linda Holmes, 52, was sentenced to 14 days in

jail for a probation violation.

Thomas Shelgren, 22, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended) 24 months probation and eight hours community service and fined $1,000 ($1,000 suspended) for third degree driving with a suspended license, $293 total fees and fine.

Nicholas Sjostrom, 30, was sentenced to 364 days in jail (363 suspended) and 24 months probation for third degree theft and 15 days in jail for criminal solicitation; a charge of first-degree criminal trespass was dismissed; $293 total fees.

Dean Smith, 48, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (90 suspended) 12 months probation and fined $1,000 ($750 suspended) for violation of a no contact order, $943 total fees and fine.

James Wilson, 24, was sentenced to 90 days in jail (50 suspended) 24 months probation and fined $1,000 ($1,000 suspended) for third degree driving with a suspended licensed and sentenced to 40 days in jail for third degree driving with a suspended license; $379 total fees and fine.

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Affair on Main Street 2016

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Ladies at the American Legion Post & Auxiliary Unit No. 144 do a little dancing while serving pulled pork sandwiches as a fundraiser for veterans.

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Actors dressed in old-fashioned garb hail down passengers on the train in Ione during a Lions Club train ride Sunday afternoon.

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Deer Park artist Bill Edge draws a profile of Jim O’Donnell.

The lines for the NPOV Lions Club train ride were long, considering this is the last year the rides will be occurring.

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Cheryl Egbers mans a both of jewelry and artwork by her husband, local artist Don Egbers.

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Seventh Grade Press

Volume 1, Number 14

The Kalispel Indians in the time of the white man

By Mayuna Jones

Many know of, or have at least heard of the Kalispel Reservation of Indians near Cusick, though few know their history. The Kalispels originally came south from Canada, following the Pend Oreille River into the United States.

They settled and lived on the river for eight to twelve hundred years before their peaceful hunter-gatherer lifestyle was interrupted by the white men who came to the Pend Oreille River area to log the timber in the 1890s.

The Kalispels weren’t always on a reservation, they were forced there, as white loggers began establishing towns along the river, including Newport, Metaline, Cusick and Usk. The federal government forced the Kalispel Indians onto a small area of land which flooded every spring and had limited logging value. Basically, the government gave the Indians the least valuable piece of land they could find. This piece of land was called the Kalispel Reservation of Indians, and it is where they still live today.

While the influx of white loggers in the 1890s certainly affected the Kalispels’ lifestyle, many of their traditions remain in one form or another. The following sections explore some aspects of Kalispel life and culture, both past and present.

Housing (Sources: Elizabeth Stigall and Louise Bowman) Before the arrival of the white loggers, the Kalispels lived in tepees and long-house type structures

made from tules, the large, heavy water grass that grows by the river’s edge. The same material that they used to make their lodges was also used to make baskets, mats, and many other useful objects. The tepees were usually made of elk hide, and the lodges were generally made of river grass. The Kalispels would often make their tepees in groves of trees or on forest edges because the trees acted as natural windshields.

The Kalispels lived in tribes consisting of two or more families.

Tribes were fluid; one family could break off and join another tribe whenever they liked.

Later, when the whites made the reservation, the Kalispels lived in shabby houses that were made of thin plywood and other poorly insulating materials. These houses were more like modern houses, being square, though they were only one-roomed.

They lined the riverbanks of the Pend Oreille River.

Powwow Festivals (Sources: Elizabeth Stigall and Louise Bowman) The ‘Old Village’ was on an area called Frog Island. The Old Village used to be the powwow grounds where festivals were held. Powwow festivals were basically large gatherings of different tribes of Indians, such as the Kalispels and the Blackfoot. Tribes that were allies would travel to one another’s lands to celebrate every spring and summer. For example, since the Blackfoot and the Kalispels are allies,

the Blackfoot would travel to the Kalispel’s land to hold a powwow.

During the powwows, the different Indian tribes would trade, hold friendly contests, play games, and even gamble.

A few games to participate in during the powwow festivals were hopping contests, gambling, and a game called ‘stick game’. Once the Indians got horses, the men also raced their best horses in contests.

Camas gathering was also popular during powwows. The women would dig up and gather the roots, then bring them back and celebrate with the rest of their tribes at the festival.

After a festival at one place was over, the visiting Indians would pack their things and leave, and then travel to the next tribe’s powwow along their routes back home.

Early powwow festivals had no drumming and few dances. Only about 20 dancers would perform at a time, but later came drumming, loud singing, dancing, and more participants. Early powwows only had the stick game and a few small contests, and grew more competitive as time went on.

Trading Between the Different Indian Tribes (Sources: Elizabeth Stigall) Instead of a currency, as we have in modern times, the Kalispels traded their belongings with other Indians during powwow festivals.

Each tribe of Indians had their own designs, from the carvings on their See tribe, 11A

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his is the 14th and final installment of The Seventh Grade Press, a series of stories written by seventh graders in Ms. Irene Ewing’s class at Sadie Halstead Middle School in Newport.

Each student chose a topic of local historical importance, conducted research and interviews and went through a lengthy editing process.

More than 80 students participated and each one got a ‘by line’ in The Miner Newspapers.

We at The Miner want to thank Ms. Ewing, and each and every student in her English class who participated in this project. We would also like to thank all the individuals in our community who helped the students write their stories. And finally, this project couldn’t have happened without the local businesses and organizations that supported this project through their advertising.

See more stories on pages 10A and 11A.

Tipi usage unique to tribes from the Plains

By Norm Smith

Tipis were the first snow proof, portable, houses.

The tipis were made from animal skins and 12 long wooden sticks. A tipi is distinguished from other conical tents by the smoke flaps at the top of the structure. Tipis are really hard to build because of a balance between the 12 wooden sticks.

When I built a tipi outside in my yard, I used a blanket to replace the animal skin because the skin is like a blanket.

Historically, the tipi was designed and largely used by Indigenous people of the Great Plains and Canadian Prairies of North America. Tipi lodges are still in use by these peoples, though now primarily for ceremonial purposes.

Tipis vary by race and are incorrectly associated with all Native Americans in the United States and See TIPI, 11A

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Camas an important food for Kalispels

By Violett Green

What is camas? Camas is a sweet and nutritious bulb that looks similar to a small onion. Camas root was a very important food source harvested by the Kalispel Indians. The men and women of the tribe would work together to provide camas for their families to help them get through the winter.

The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, 2003, says that camas flower is a light to deep violet color. The petals are star shaped and several narrow grass like leaves grow mostly towards the bottom of the flower. Camas grew plentifully in the Cusick area, the best habitat in the moist meadows.

Camas flowers would blossom in April to June.

In early June the Kalispel Indians camped out at Calispel Creek, and from there, went in small groups to the digging grounds. According to The Kalispel Book, published in 1980, when the plants were in bloom and the Indians looked down upon them from the mountains, the entire lowlands were covered in

purple flowers. I would love to see these beautiful plants when they are in bloom. The camas roots were harvested with digging sticks after the blooms withered. The digging sticks were sometimes made of elk antlers.

Women pried the camas from the ground and set them in their cedar hip baskets. One woman could gather an abundant size of camas per day, about half an acre.

After digging for 23 days all the families collected their camas and ritually cooked them in a single earth oven. Camas is bland eaten raw, according to a website called honestfood.net, but when the camas is roasted in the earth oven it tastes like a sweet potato, but sweeter.

Camas is also very high in protein. The Indians, at times would dry the camas and pound it into flour or store the dried root. The earth ovens that were dug were often reused each year. Each family took a few of the cooked roots and gave them to the chief who, after gathering all the men, prayed and ritually ate the roots.

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By Mckinley Leslie

The first people who inhabited Pend Oreille were Native American tribes. When David Thompson, a famous explorer and mapmaker, went down the Pend Oreille River in 1809, the natives he found were the Kalispel Tribe.

This Indian tribe combined with the remaining Pend Oreille Indians in 1950. They are now geographically divided into two groups; the upper Kalispel and the lower Kalispel.

Their reservation was finally established in 1934, along the Pend Oreille River in Northeastern Washington.

Finding food for both groups of the Kalispels was based all around nature, for different seasons they had different food. Spring through Summer they had the most important root crops called Camassia Quamash. When these flowers wilted and the fruitSee food, 11A

Proud of our history Proud of our community Making decisions with tomorrow in mind After, everyone was allowed to dig the camas that they needed for their winter supply without further ceremony.

According to Wilma Cullooyah, camas was, and still is, very important to the Kalispel Indians. When the Indians

harvested camas they collected enough to get them well through the winter. The early Kalispel Indians used camas for many things, but they could rely on it for food.

Harvesting, cooking, and storing camas maintained life year after year.

One of the Leaders of a Nation: “Slsulex w,” known to many as “Francis Cullooyah”

By Caden Gleaton

Have you ever met a leader of a nation of people? It’s pretty cool. I met Francis Cullooyah. I learned he is an elder of his own tribe and works to keep tribal traditions and the language for his people.

Francis has a lot of education. He graduated from Cusick High School in 1963. He went to the Virgin Islands for college. Coming from the rustic northwest to the Islands was a big change. It was really rainy there and beautiful. He got off the airplane there in jeans and his boots and a long sleeve shirt. First stop was a store where he bought shorts, a tshirt, and never got out of his sandals again the whole time he was there.

Then someone asked him to go to Washington D.C. and work at the Smithsonian Museum. They asked him to put together a display about the tribe.

When he was done there he decided to study art in the San Francisco Art Institute. He was having fun and living too much in the white people’s way of life. After some time when he “got lost in life” his YawYaw, came to him, and in Indian language, told him to quit what he was doing and to go home where he belonged. She wasn’t really there. He thought he was awake when she talked to him, but

then he woke up.

That’s when he realized what he had to do. He had to leave San Francisco and find the right life again.

That was all in San Francisco.

After the vision of his grandmother he left San Francisco and came back to Cusick and Usk, to the Kalispel Reservation where he grew up.

That’s when everything began to change for himself and for his tribe. His Grandmother had taught him the Indian language, so he decided to teach his people of the old Kalispel Indian language and cooking the camas, and holding their traditional festivals.

He helped bring healing to the people of the Kalispel Tribe by teaching them their arts, their Indian language, their old ways of eating, and how to honor their tribe and themselves. Francis told our class that in the old ways women had responsibilities.

“We listen to our women,” he said. The women were wise and they made like a calendar that kept the tribe balanced, hunting and harvesting in different places to help the land refresh. They knew the seasons and the ways of the traditions. The women would choose when the men should go hunt and the families should go gather.

Francis told us his favorite thing

to do is to work with the Buffalo.

One time when Francis was feeding a round bale with the tractor, the bale quit rolling out, and it came back to him. He kept pushing at the bale and it kept pushing back at him. Then he saw a big eye looking around the edge of the bale. It was the big buffalo bull’s eye. Francis said it was like it was speaking to him that he couldn’t go that way.

Francis asked the bull in his native language, “What’s going on?” He asked the bull three times and then the bull became his friend.

To this day he enjoys the buffalo, and he enjoys the bull buffalo the most.

Francis helped bring the sacred sweat lodge ceremony back to the tribe for healing. Sweat lodges are very hot because they build a fire by the door and put rocks there to get hot. Then they pour water on the hot rocks to make it steam. The steam and the smoke inside the sweat lodge would carry up their prayer to the creator. The sweat is purifying.

Pow Wow dancing is spiritual and Francis brought it back to the Tribe. A pow wow is a social gathering held by many different Native American communities. He also teaches the drumming for dancing.

Francis Cullooyah still wants his tribe to believe in their tribal ways.

The Newport Miner staff a dedicated group

By Deborah Van Dyke

The Newport Miner is located on Spokane Avenue in Newport, Wash.

The Newport Miner is full of happy, inspired people that always make sure to do their job correctly.

I’ve always been kind of fascinated with how the people that work in the newspapers work together. The Miner is a newspaper that tells the people of Newport what is going on in their town. It also covers current events of the town.

It’s some kind of unity, and I have always admired that. When I am

older I want to be as passionate about my job as some of the people that I have seen at The Newport Miner.

The Newport Miner was said to have been started in 1897, by M.P Stevens according to “100 Years of A Newspaper and Pend Oreille County,” a book published by The Miner in 2011.

In July of 1900, the Talmage brothers took over The Newport Miner. Warren E. Talmage was the See miner, 11A Fred Wolf

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Z Canyon under Boundary Dam Jake Wininger

Z Canyon is a landmark of the past. In the old days, Z Canyon was quite the place to go.

Mrs. McClenny, historian from the Pend Oreille County Historical Museum talked about Z Canyon when she came to our class. That started a funny joke about Z Canyon.

When my friend, Arik Teem heard her saying it, he started saying it in an accent. He said, “It sounds very Frrrrrench, you knowww, Zeeeee can yonn, like, Look at zee beautiful can yon overrr zere.” We all laughed.

Z Canyon was only 17 feet eight inches across, between two solid rock mountain walls. When I stepped off 17 feet, eight inches in my classroom, I realized it was almost an impossible feet to force a river of this size through there.

In the old Z Canyon pictures there are strong rock walls for a long way before the canyon that prevented any erosion that could widen the crevice before the river crushed through.

The entire Pend Oreille River was forced through that small gap, rumbling loudly as it shot through. The compression of the

water made the river roll on its side and was shot through the narrow canyon because there was no give in the rock mountain walls.

A rickety wooden bridge was built to get across Z Canyon for the people brave enough, who needed a shortcut, and the people who wanted to look down at the storming water. I wonder if there is anywhere else like it in the world. No wonder they decided to use the power of that water for a big dam.

Z Canyon is under water at Boundary Dam which was finished in 1967.

Michael Aronowitz from Boundary Dam said the dam held back the water and it made the Boundary Reservoir between the deep, strong canyon walls. It was a natural place for a dam. As the water rose behind the dam it basically filled up the canyon, covering Z Canyon way under the water on the south side of the dam.

Mr. Aronowitz explained that part of the reservoir is very deep.

As you look across the reservoir, you’ll see where it narrows. That is where Z Canon was.

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the Aboriginal people in Canada, despite their usage being unique to the peoples of the Plains.

Native American tribes and First Nation band governments from other regions have used this type of dwellings. The tipi is durable, provides warmth and comfort in winter, is cool in the heat of summer, and is

ing body sets, the women gathered them with digging sticks. Then once the camas was cleaned they placed it in an earth oven. This cooking process turns it into a more digestible starch.

Summer through fall, the tribe collected berries such as serviceberries, huckleberries, soapberries, and chokeberries. They used the soapberries to make their Indian ice cream by whipping the berries until there was foam and adding sugar. All year round the Indians hunted for wildlife including deer, elk, caribou, and moose. These were the most important sources of protein.

The Kalispel Indians had a variety of spiritual events. The most well known of these events was the Pow Wow. Which included series of singing and dancing around a group of drummers. In these spiritual events they would usually feast on berries, salmon, and various types of nuts.

To this day you can relax at the Camas Center or as you drive down the road you may be able to catch a glimpse of the few remaining buffalo who enjoy peaceful days of grazing and enjoying their days in the wild. You can still see signs of the remaining Kalispel traditions to this day.

dry during heavy rains.

Tipis can be disassembled and packed away quickly when people need to relocate and can be reconstructed quickly upon settling in a new area.

Historically, this portability was important to Plains Indians with their at times nomadic lifestyle.

Source: Tipi life, A Good Medicine Book by Adolf Hungry Wolf, Albert, Canada in 1957

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editor/publisher of The Newport Miner. On Sept. 21, 1907, Fred L. Wolf took over The Newport Miner.

Wolf was said to be the, “Father of Pend Oreille County.”

Fred Wolf was from Elkader, Iowa. Wolf would hold the position of editor for 38 years. The Newport Miner’s present day editor is Don Gronning.

In July of 1900 the Talmage brothers took over The Newport

Miner. Their names were Warren and Charles. According to the book, “History of Newport Washington” by Tony Bamonte, Warren took over as editor of The Newport Miner. Warren was also the oldest of the two boys. The Talmage brothers worked as telegraph operators with The Great Northern Railroad until the year 1895. Both men were involved with the town’s social and civic affairs.

The men posted their first ad

on June 30, 1900. Warren also won secretary in the city’s first election.

Sophia Aldous is a staff reporter at The Newport Miner.

As a staff reporter she takes pictures and interviews people about whatever topic that they are working on. In a recent interview Sophia said, “My favorite part of working at The Newport Miner is the people that I work with, and the people that I get to meet.”

Sophia has worked at The Newport Miner for about six months at the time of this writing, a very short time period.

During the interview you could tell that she absolutely loves her job, and there is always a smile on her face when you ask about her job. Sophia is an amazing person.

She’s as passionate about her job as I wish to be when I’m older.

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arrowheads to their beadworks. Camas, berries, and meat were commonly traded for sage, beads, and kinds of rocks the Kalispels couldn’t obtain otherwise.

Each Indian tribe had allies and enemies, and only allies would trade and participate in each other’s powwows.

The Kalispels were hunter-gatherers, and were mainly peaceful. However, there were other kinds of tribes as well, including, but not limited to farmers and nomads, who travelled from place to place and were hunter gatherers. There were even war tribes, like the Blackfoot tribe from Montana. So, it would only make sense for some types of tribes to either look down on or respect other kinds of tribes.

Another reason different tribes may not be allies is because they often fought each other, or just simply did not get along well.

Foods They Ate (Sources: Elizabeth Stigall) The Kalispel Indians were huntergatherers. Their main food sources were elk, trout, deer, camas bulbs, serviceberries, pink foam berries, and huckleberries. Huckleberries were commonly found growing in the surrounding mountains in the Kalispel lands, and they were eaten raw, by the handful.

Yum! Camas is a type of blue or purple flower with edible root bulbs that look similar to onions. The pink foam berries were whipped and whipped until they turned to bubbling foam, and it was called Indian ice cream.

The Kalispels, before the reservation was established, were Selkirk mountain people. Their homeland stretched from the northeastern corner of Washington, to the northern Idaho panhandle, to the southwestern corner of Montana, and up into Canada. The Kalispels hunted on these grounds to provide food for their tribe. The Kalispel hunters were usually men, as the women stayed home to cook, clean, and take care of the children.

During spring, the women took part in digging up the roots of Camas flowers, and they would eat the root bulbs

later on.

Herbs and Medicines (Sources: Elizabeth Stigall) The Kalispel Indians had people in their tribes called Medicine Men, who healed the sick and wounded. One of the common medicines the medicine men used was the leaf of watercress, which was used for the common cold and the flu. They also used Husk root for an antiinflammatory pain reliever.

A more commonly known herb that is sometimes still used even today is called yarrow, a white flower with small, green, spike-shaped leaves that grow from the stem and at the stem’s base.

Yarrow, in the form of tea, was used to help allergies. They also mashed the leaves up and rubbed them on cuts to help them heal. Wild strawberry was a medicine that medicine men sometimes used to treat heartburn and indigestion.

The berries are chockfull of vitamins.

The Indians would chew on the vines that grew on the ground near the berries to ease their heartburn.

Rosehips, or wild roses, were used when the petals fell off and the little orange ball remained. The orange ball is the rose seed, and the Indians used it for keeping their immune systems strong.

In addition to medicines for physical health, the Kalispel Indians also used many spiritual medicines. Smudging, which involves burning a substance such as sweet grass, field sage, or mountain sage, was one form of spiritual medicine. Smudging was used to promote spiritual healing and to carry prayers to the spirits. For example, if a loved one passed away, an Indian might use smudging to help find peace.

Additionally, they interacted with spirits by burning sage or sweetgrass on a flat rock and using an eagle feather as a fan to blow the smoke towards them so that they could breathe it in to release bad spirits and invite in good ones.

During prayer times and rituals, the Kalispel Indians would use tobacco, eagle feathers, and food as offerings to their god, called the grandfather.

Medicine men played important roles in prayer rituals, because the Indians believed that they could connect better

with the grandfather, and the reason they had the ability to help and heal was because the grandfather helped them.

The Kalispel Indians believed that washing the belongings of a deceased loved one in boiled rose water would help their loved one’s spirit break away from their family and travel to the creator, or grandfather. The Kalispels believed that spirits had their own thoughts and feelings, just like living humans do. As such, they thought that spirits of the deceased may linger with their families if their belongings were not washed.

Family members of the deceased also used rose water to ease their own grief by washing their belongings or bathing in it. Another sacred ritual the Kalispels performed was in a building called the sweat lodge, where they prayed and sang. The builders of the sweat lodge blessed the building so that prayers from inside could be carried to the grandfather.

The builders also made sure that the building was very well insulated, to keep heat in. There was a fire pit at the far end of the lodge, and a single door was covered by a flap of animal hide to maintain maximum heat. During prayer rituals, rocks would be placed in the fire pit embers to heat them up until they were gleaming red. Then they would carefully carry the rocks from the fire to a pit next to the door.

Afterwards, they dumped rose water on the hot rocks to create smoke. The smoke would quickly fill the room, as there was no ventilation. The Indians inside the sweat lodge would use this smoke as another form of smudging, letting the smoke carry their prayers to the spirits. The reason the sweat lodge was supposed to be so hot inside was because the Kalispels believed that the heat would help bring the soul peace.

As part of the prayer ritual, each person brought an offering, which could be fish, tobacco, or even berries. They each passed their offerings around the room and everyone took a single bite or smoked one puff from the pipe until everything was all eaten or smoked. While they ate and smoked in the sweat lodge, they would pray. Praying involved dancing, singing, drumming, and humming.

most everything about the town of Newport, Wash.

During this project I have learned a lot about The Miner.

The Miner was started more than 100 years ago. It’s been a local resource to the people of Newport ever since it was started in 1897.

The Miner today is filled with people who are dedicated to their job, and make sure that everyone in Newport knows all the current events.

Common Materials Used In Everyday Kalispell Life (Sources: Elizabeth Stigall) The Kalispels used natural resources to craft useful objects for everyday life. They used animal bones for many reasons. For example, they used them to make sewing needles and gambling dice for powwows.

Deer antlers were used to chip arrowheads. Stone, which was another common material, was used for arrowheads and tools. Wood was used for arrows, tepee poles, canoes, and many other things.

Beads were made into beautiful artworks by the women of the tribe, which could then be traded. Clothing was primarily made from elk hide, and sometimes deer hide. Moccasins, dresses, and loincloths were all made from elk and deer hide.

Salish Language (Sources: Louise Bowman and Vikki Leach) The salish language is composed of many symbols and throat sounds, but a few basic words can be spelled out easily.

Here are a few examples: Paternal Grandmother: Kennett Paternal Grandfather: Sxepe (the X has a small circle underneath it, showing that it has a throaty noise to it.)

Maternal Grandmother: Yah Yah Maternal Grandfather: Sile A daughter calls her mother Tum’ (the ‘ mark being a ‘tuh’ sound) A daughter calls her father Mestm A son calls his mother Skwuy (the small w indicates making a ‘kissshape’ with your lips) A son calls his father L?ew (The question mark doesn’t actually have the little dot below it. It indicates making a sound between uhoh, like uho.)

The Kalispel Tribe is a loving, friendly and social tribe who lived in the area longer than any of the white men. Moving to the reservation was difficult and the traditions of the white men made life very different for the Kalispels.

The tribe struggled at times to find their path to live among the white men, but with wise elders and strong leadership, with tradition and commitment to the old ways of living, they found the way. We are lucky to share the land with such loving and caring people.

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Participants register their bikes with the sheriff’s office, participate in a safety presentation, their bikes receive a maintenance check, and before they take their bike through the obstacle course they are fitted with a helmet. At the end of the course there are prizes and a healthy snack.

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West Bonner Library District looks to put levy on ballot PRIEST RIVER – The West Bonner Library District Board of Trustees voted at the Aug. 23 meeting to put a three-year, $800,000 library plant facilities fund levy on the ballot this November in order to make capital improvements to the Blanchard library branch exterior and interior, construct an addition to the Priest River library branch, and to furnish and equip the library branch facilities in order to comply with ADA standards and security standards.

The board also said

year-to-year donations are way down from where they stood in 2015. Last year, the library district received $6,828 in

donations. To date, it has received $1,192.81, or 17.47 percent of its 2015 donations totals. The library board also approved

the 2017 budget, which totals $342,1600, a 2.2 percent increase over the 2016 budget which stood at $334,633.

Ancestral homestead visited METALINE – On Aug. 20, three generations returned to visit their ancestral home near Metaline.

Grosvenor Anschell, now of Bellevue, Wash., his son Jonathan Anschell of Beverly Hiils, Calif., and his grandson, Jonah Anschell, also of Beverly Hills, Calif., visited the Sweet Creek Ranch near Metaline, which was homesteaded around 1904 by Grosvenor’s grandfather Samuel F. Anschell.

Samuel lived on the ranch with his six children for several years.

At that time the ranch property was accessible only by riverboat - there were no roads and no bridges across the Pend Oreille River until years later.

The former homestead property is now owned and occupied by the Lonner family who graciously showed the visitors around the property which lines the west side of the Pend Oreiile River just south of the town of Metaline.

Selkirk Humanities Foundation seeks donation IONE - The Selkirk Humanities Foundation is opening its annual fund drive. Founded in April of 1985, the Foundation is a private, non-profit corporation, which solely exists to help Selkirk students. This is a special fund established by a private foundation whose purpose is to broaden the horizons of Selkirk students by making possible field trips to special events inside and outside of Pend Oreille County.

Those wishing to make a donation can write to Selkirk Humanities Foundation, P.O. Box 216, Ione, WA 99139 or go to www. smile.amazon.com/ ch94-3127538 where 0.5 percent of all shopping will benefit Selkirk Humanities.

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d o w n m e m o ry l a n e 100 years ago 1916 The automobile tour through Pend Oreille County to Metaline country and Z Canyon was becoming increasingly popular.

Pete Young of Priest River secured the contract to build a new schoolhouse at Dalkena.

Lewis P. Larsen was in New York closing a deal whereby the American Smelting & Refining Co., would take over the Lead & Zinc Co., property.

The Metaline restaurant reopened under the management of Mrs. Enyart.

90 years ago 1926 The road across the divide from Chewelah to the Calispell valley saw its first auto travel when Chewelah people visited friends at Cusick. Plans were made to celebrate the opening of the road.

Cusick school directors awarded contracts for building a $25,000 high school.

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Newport Schools opened with an enrollment of 190 in the grade school and 109 in high school.

The Newport Odd Fellows lodge purchased the Kelly building.

80 years ago 1936 Publisher Fred Wolf of The Miner was a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of the State of Washington.

The first fair held in Spring Valley was an outstanding success, reported Supt. Gerald Mott.

The Newport High School building was progressing rapidly and would be ready for occupancy Sept. 10, the first day of school.

Newport defeated a team composed of baseball stars from various Spokane and Deer Park clubs 9-3.

70 years ago 1946 Rose Matson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Matson, Newport, won first place and $25 for singing in an amateur hour program over KGEZ in Kalispell, Mont.

G.T. Byxbee, one of Newport’s most interesting and unusual characters, celebrated his 93rd birthday.

Ira Fromdahl and Carl Flach, barbers, increased the price of a haircut from 65 cents to 75 cents.

60 years ago 1956 Construction was underway on General Telephone’s new Newport offices.

Hugh Goodpasture, a Shell service station operator for 17 years, announced the opening of his new service station at Second and Washington in downtown Newport.

Arnold Waggoner of Ione caught two large Kam-

loops trout with a lure of his own manufacture. One fish weighed 18 pounds and the other 16 pounds.

50 years ago 1966 Daisie Americk and Jessie M. Dahlin, Democrats, field for the office of County Assessor.

Safeway advertised Edwards coffee for 79 cents a pound.

Mr. and Mrs. L.W. Bell were hosts to Werner Weber, county commissioner of scouting, and Bernhart Freund, his assistant. Both from West Berlin, they were in the U.S. to bring about 300 scouts and adults to the1967 World Jamboree.

40 years ago 1976 After almost half a century as a laundry and dry-cleaning establishment, the French Cleaners building on Washington Avenue was sold to Dr. Eugene Rothstrom of Newport.

Kaye Larson, a remedial reading teacher for the Newport School District, completed state requirements for high school and grade school principal’s credentials and was awarded the certificate from the State Department of Education.

The Hanna Flats Interpretive Area was closed to public use as a result of a severe windstorm that struck the Priest Lake area Aug. 6.

30 years ago 1986 The sale of the newspaper business that included The Newport Miner and The Gem State Miner was announced by publishers Jim and Sherry Hubbard.

Fred and Susan Willenbrock bought the business.

The Willenbrocks, both 34,

had one son, Colin, 2.

Using only a wood, iron and putter, Cora Nicholson, Connis Smith and Lenora Ferraro won the women’s “monkey tournament” at Stoneridge. Players alternated each shot throughout the round, and at times were putting with a wood or driving with a putter.

A single engine plane crashed just shy of the runway in Priest River but the pilot and his passenger, Pend Oreille County Assessor Steve Wilson, walked away unhurt. A wind shear was blamed for the crash.

20 years ago 1996 Priest River runner Missy Ennis took second and fellow Spartan Teneall Leen took third in the Bonners Ferry Invitational Cross Country meet.

The North Pend Oreille County Ambulance Service board of directors was soliciting members to subscribe to the ambulance service. For $35 a year, a family would get a significant discount if an ambulance were needed.

Members would pay $50 plus $3 per mile, while non members would pay $100 and $4 per mile for an ambulance ride.

10 years ago 2006 Residents within a half mile of the Deer Valley Transfer station were evacuated from their homes after a chemical known as calcium oxide caused a fire. Calcium oxide, also known as quick lime, becomes flammable when wet. A HAZMAT team from Spokane was called to clean up.

Low turnout caused Priest River Lamanna High School to not have a boys soccer team.

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logging operation by morning. She said she walked to a dirt road, where she took a chance and asked a man standing in his driveway for a ride into Newport. He said he wasn’t going, but asked a friend to give her a ride to her ex-husband’s place.

Eventually Brown got a ride back to Bonner County, where she was arrested on her warrant.

Meanwhile, Gervasi was arrested May 11 near Elmer’s Loop, when he emerged from hiding. He was initially charged with making a false statement and held on $1,000 bond.

In a strange twist, a property owner’s dog found the .40 caliber gun and brought it to him. The man turned it into law enforcement.

In addition to the second-degree attempted murder charge, Gervasi also faces a possession of meth charge in Pend Oreille County.

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b r i e f ly Priest River loses to St. Maries PRIEST RIVER – The Priest River volleyball team lost to Intermountain League rival St. Maries Thursday, Sept. 1, in four games: 14-25, 25-16, 2515, 25-15. Emilee Clark had 11 kills and four blocks for Priest River. Olivia Witter had eight assists, Heidi Janhsen had two aces and Catherine Gamma had four digs. The Spartans have a couple weeks without a game, and next take on Newport at home Monday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m.

By Don Gronning Of The Miner

Lady Griz start season NEWPORT – The Newport volleyball team started their season Tuesday at Chewelah, after The Miner went to press. They host Medical Lake Thursday, Sept. 8, at 6:30 p.m., and then travel to Priest River Monday, Sept.

12, to play at 7 p.m. They play at Colville Tuesday, Sept.

13 at 6:30 p.m.

Miner photo|Don Gronning

Newport’s Jesse Reyes makes a run with Priest River’s Tommy Anselmo making the tackle. Reyes rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown in the 13-6 Newport win at home Friday night.

Rain doesn’t dampen Newport Grizzlies win border battle with Priest River 13-6

Cusick girls start season Wednesday

By Don Gronning

CUSICK – The Cusick volleyball team starts their season Wednesday, Sept.

7, at Northport. The match starts at 5:30 p.m. They travel to Sprague Saturday, Sept. 10, to play Lind-Ritzville and Sprague.

NEWPORT – The Newport Grizzlies football team took a hard fought 13-6 victory over Priest River on a rainy Friday night, Sept. 2.

Priest River scored first when Tommy Anselmo picked off a Koa Pancho pass and returned it for a touchdown in the first quarter. The point after kick was blocked.

“The rain definitely had a large impact on the game,” Newport coach Zac Farnam said.

Newport scored a couple minutes later on a one yard Jesse Reyes run. The extra point was blocked.

Priest River coach Shane Douglas said the rain made it hard to pass.

“We definitely struggled passing in the rain, as did Newport, so it made the game pretty one dimensional overall,” Douglas said.

Selkirk volleyball team plays Ritzville, Inchelium IONE – The Selkirk volleyball team travels to Ritzville Saturday, Sept.

10, to play at noon, and then travel to Inchelium Tuesday, Sept. 13 for a 5:30 p.m. game.

Cusick football game canceled CUSICK – The first game of the season for the Cusick Panthers 8-man football team was canceled last week because of low turnout. “We could only suit up nine guys, so we felt it was in the interest of player safety to cancel the game,” Cusick’s new head coach Troy Hendershott said.

Hendershott predicts the Panthers will have enough players for their next game Friday, Sept. 9. The Panthers will play Pateros at home. That game will start at 7 p.m.

Of The Miner

The teams were tied at the half.

Farnam said the defense performed for Newport.

“We basically abandoned the passing game, except for just a few play action plays when we needed to,” Farnam said.

“Luckily, our defense was playing great so I was happy with three runs and a punt for much of the second half.”

Pancho and Owen Leslie combined for one of the few Grizzly passes, a 40-yard touchdown pass as the quarter ended.

Johnny Quandt kicked the extra point for what turned out to be the winning score.

Farnam said clock management became important.

“The game became about running clock, field position and not turning the ball over or making the big mistake,” he said.

Newport had the bet-

ter offense, gaining 212 yards on 40 plays to Priest River’s 117 yards on 52 plays. They also had better passing, with Pancho completing 4 of 8 On Deck: Priest River at Medical Lake: Friday, Sept. 9, 7 p.m.

Newport vs. Okanogan: Friday, Sept. 9, 7 p.m.

for 58 yards. Pancho was Newport’s top rusher, with 81 yards on 12 carries. The Spartans only gained 14 yards through the air, with Anthony Storro completing 5 of 18. Storro was the Spartans’ top rusher, with 99 yards on 20 tries.

For a first game played in rainy conditions, there were few turnovers. In addition to his touchdown pick, Anselmo intercepted another pass, the game’s only interceptions. Priest River fumbled once, although an official’s inadvertent whistle kept them from losing another fumble.

On defense, Newport’s Danny Bradbury was in on a game-high 10.5 tackles, including nine solo tackles. Priest River’s Colin Dietrick also had nine solo tackles, with 9.5 tackles total.

Douglas said there are things for the Spartans to fix on offense.

“It was a game where we had some things going but made minor mistakes at crucial times which stalled some of our good drives,” he said.

“We had some things we did well on defense and some things we need to fix on offense. Fortunately this wasn’t a league game so we have time to fix our mistakes and get better.”

Both teams will have non-league contests again next week.

Newport will host Okanogan Friday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. Priest River will travel to Medical Lake for a game that starts at 7 p.m.

PATEROS – The Selkirk Ranger football team beat Pateros 40-20 in a non league contest played at Pateros Friday.

It was the first game for Selkirk’s new head coach Jeremy Link. He said Selkirk got out in front early and stayed there, largely on the work of the offensive and defensive lines.

“The offensive and defensive lines played awesome,” Link said, which was especially impressive in that none of the players had started before. The defense held Pateros to just 22 yards rushing.

Selkirk drew first blood with a 5-yard Tristian Chantry carry that capped the Rangers’ opening drive.

Link said Chantry, a senior, had a good game, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown. The point-after attempt failed.

The Rangers got on the board again in the first quarter with a 65-yard Jayson Link to Jacob Couch pass play. Link, a freshman, threw the ball about 35 yards said the coach.

The extra point kicked failed.

Brayden Taylor capped another Ranger drive with a 4-yard run. The extra point kick was unsuccessful.

Couch scored again on a 25 yard run. This time the 2-point conversion was successful, with Couch carrying.

The Rangers went into halftime up 26-0.

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s p o rt s c a l e n d a r Wednesday, Sept. 7 Priest River Boys Soccer vs. St. Maries: 4 p.m.

– St. Maries Cusick Volleyball vs.

Northport: 5:30 p.m. – Northport Priest River Girls Soccer vs. St. Maries: 6 p.m.

– St. Maries

Spartans finish seventh in Post Falls POST FALLS – The Priest River cross country team competed at the Post Falls River Run in Post Falls, Thursday, Sept. 1. The official team score for the Spartans was 215, landing them in seventh place overall. In the junior varsity 5,000-meter, ninth grader Izzie Schmidt came in 24th with a time of 28 minutes in the girls’ category. Freshman Sharnai Hogan finished 35th with a time of 30:05. Her classmate, Karliegh Durham came in 43rd with an overall time of 33:11. In the boys’ JV 5,000-meter, sophomore Slava Negrieiev finished with a time of 20:17, coming in 10th place. Freshman Nicodemus Eisler came in 51st with a time of 22:59, followed by junior Spencer Sedgwick at 23:39 coming in 61st place and freshman Caleb English finishing 63rd with a time of 23:58. Freshman Leif Williams finished 89th with a time of 25:21. The Spartans will run at Farragut State Park Saturday, Sept. 10 at 10 a.m.

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– Newport

Miner photo|Don Gronning

Priest River’s Robbie Anselmo makes a catch early in the second quarter while Newport’s Johnny Quandt and Owen Leslie close in for the tackle. Newport stifled the Spartan passing game, holding them to just seven yards on the night.

Tigers take down Spartans

Newport Volleyball vs.

Medical Lake: 6:30 p.m. – Newport

Friday, Sept. 9 Priest River Football vs. Medical Lake: 7 p.m. – Medical Lake Newport Football vs. Okanogan: 7 p.m. – Newport Cusick Football vs. Pateros: 7 p.m. – Cusick

Saturday, Sept. 10

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

PRIEST RIVER – It was a hard scrap for Priest River Lamanna High School boys’ soccer team, playing with injuries and illness, in a 4-1 loss against Timberlake.

“We had some light injuries nagging some of our starters and one with a respiratory issue,” says Priest River coach Rob Lawler. “This seemed to keep us from playing to our full potential.

Gabriel Gehlen was superb in the stopper position and Matthew Brengle and Corbin Maltba both performed very well offensively.”

The Spartans hosted the Tigers Thursday, Sept. 1. The score was 2-1 at

halftime with Timberlake’s Kobe Harris scoring first with a header off a corner kick in the second minute. Seven minutes later, Priest River’s Braden Burns On Deck: At St. Maries: Wednesday, Sept. 7, 4 p.m.

and Eli Davis connected with a cross from Matthew Brengle in front of the goal equalizing the score.

Just before half time, Timberlake’s Cody Bentley found the back of the net off a cross from Jestin Hofer, taking the Tigers into the second half with a 2-1 lead.

At the 66th minute Timberlake increased their lead to 3-1 when Cody See Boys Soccer, 2B

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Monday, Sept. 12 Priest River Girls Soccer vs. Northwest Christian: 2:30 p.m. – Priest River Priest River Boys Soccer vs. Northwest Christian: 4:30 p.m. – Priest River Priest River Volleyball vs. Newport: 7 p.m. – Priest River

Tuesday, Sept. 13 Newport Girls Soccer vs. Colville: 4 p.m. – Colville Selkirk Volleyball vs.

Inchelium: 5:30 p.m. – Inchelium Newport Volleyball vs. Colville: 6:30 p.m. – Colville

Wednesday, Sept. 14 Priest River Girls Soccer vs. Timberlake: 4 p.m. – Timberlake High School Priest River Boys Soccer vs. Timberlake: 6 p.m. – Timberlake High School

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Lady Spartans lose to Timberlake

By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner

PRIEST RIVER – It was a rough day all around for Priest River Lamanna High School soccer, when the girls lost 5-2 to Timberlake.

“We played a good game and were able to get two goals, but Timberlake was the team that came out ready to play and consistently connected their passes,” coach Shannon Fraser said.

Timberlake defeated Priest River

in an Intermountain League match at Priest River Thursday, Sept. 1.

The Tigers scored twice in the first 10 minutes and controlled possession, compiling 31 shots on goal.

The oddity of the game was a pair of assists by Priest River goalie Melissa Krampert. Both assists were on goals by AveryLynn Summers.

Krampert also made 23 saves.

Summers scored the goals for Priest River at the 15-minute mark and the 65-minute mark. Goalkeeper Melissa Krampert assisted

with both.

“It shows the power of our player Krampert when she had 23 saves in On Deck: At St. Maries: Wednesday, Sept. 7, 6 p.m.

goal and assisted in our only goals,” says Fraser. Timberlake scored two minutes into the game, followed by another goal at seven minutes, 42 minutes, 50 minutes, and 52 minutes. Priest River plays at St. Maries on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 6 p.m.

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Bentley snuck a shot under a leaping Priest River defensive player and by the goalkeeper off an assist from Timberlake’s Jonathon Wiese. Wiese placed the final goal of the game in the 76th minute off an assist from Denton Meijerink.

Priest River attempted 19 shots on goal while Timberlake had 16.

Priest River goalkeeper Adam Irvine had 11 saves. Timberlake Keeper Sheldon Kistler had 10 saves.

“Overall the match was evenly played between the two teams,” says Priest River Coach Rob Lawler.

“It was a disappointing outcome for Priest River since they played so well. The score was not indicative of how close of a match was really played

Miner photo|Sophia Aldous

Priest River’s Parker MacAlevy makes a run against Timberlake at the game last Thursday. Timberlake won 4-1.

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ros completed a pass for an 85-yard touchdown play.

Their extra point kick failed.

“Pateros passed the whole second half,” Link said. “They caught us on a couple.”

Couch kept up the pressure.

He scored in the second quarter on a 15-yard run.

Taylor caught a pass from Couch for the 2-point conversion.

Pateros hit another big pass play, an 88-yard completion for a touchdown, then followed it up with a 51-yard interception run for a touchdown.

They made the 2-point conversion but it wasn’t

enough.

Link said the team had a good first outing. Couch ended up with 219 yards rushing and 108 yards receiving, scoring four touchdowns.

Link went completed 3 of 5 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown and an interception that was returned for a touchdown.

Chantry rushed for 74

yards and a touchdown and Taylor rushed for 63 yards, a touchdown and a 2-point conversion.

Defensive nose guard Wyatt Stoddard turned in a good performance, Link said.

The Rangers will face Pomeroy at home Saturday, Sept. 10, in a nonleague game that starts at 4 p.m.

s p o rt s s c o r e b o a r d FOOTBALL Friday, Sept. 2 Selkirk 40, Pateros 20 Selkirk (1-0, 0-0) 18 8 7 7 40 Pateros (0-1, 0-0) 0 0 6 14 20 Scoring Sel- Chantry 5 yd run (Kick failed) Sel- Couch 65 yd pass from Link (Kick failed) Sel- B. Taylor 4 yd run (Kick failed) Sel- Couch 25 yd run (Couch 2pt conversion) Pat- 86 yd pass (Kick failed) Sel- Couch 15 yd run (B. Taylor 2pt conversion from Couch) Sel- Couch 11 yd run (Kick failed) Pat- 88 yd pass (Kick failed) Pat- 51 yd int return (2pt conversion)

Newport 13, Priest River 6 Priest River 6 0 0 0 -6 Newport 6 0 7 0 -13 Newport – Pancho pass to Quandt, kick failed Priest River – T. Anelomo interception returned for TD, kick failed Newport – Pancho to Leslie pass, Quandt kick.

VOLLEYBALL Thursday, Sept. 1 St. Maries d. Priest River St. Maries (1-0, 0-0) 14 25 25 25 -3 Priest River (1-3, 0-0) 25 16 15 15 -1 Scoring: Kills- Wilson (StM) 14. Clark (PR) 11.

Assists- Ka.Aller (StM) 21. Witter (PR) 8.

Aces- Borgman (StM) 3. Janhsen (PR) 2.

Digs- Borgman (StM) 14. Gammer (PR) 4.

Blocks- Ke.Aller (StM) 1. Clark (PR) 4.

SOCCER Thursday, Sept. 1 Boys Timberlake (5-0, 2-0) 4 Priest River (1-2, 1-1) 1 First half --1, Tim, Harris, 2:00. 2, PR, Burns (Davis), 9:00. 3, Tim, Bentley, 40:00.

Second half --4, Tim, Bentley (Wiese), 66:00. 5, Tim, Wiese (Meijerink), 76:00.

Girls Timberlake (4-0, 4-0) 5 Priest River (1-3, 1-2) 2 First half -- 1, Timberlake, 2:00. 2, Timberlake, 7:00.

3, Summers (Krampert), 15:00.

Second half -- 4, Timberlake, 42:00. 5, Timberlake, 50:00. 6, Summers (Krampert), 65:00. 7, Timberlake, 67:00.

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NEWPORT – There will be a women’s self-defense class at Create Art Center Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. This workshop is designed to teach women basic self-defense techniques, unleash inner strength, practice quick easy defense releases, and learn how to use everyday items as tools for defense.

There is a $15 fee. Space is limited so participants must pre-register. Call (509) 447-9277 for more information.

PRIEST RIVER – A free presentation called ‘William Wallace: Lincoln’s Friend” will take place at the Priest River Library Saturday, Sept. 10 at 11:30 a.m. In period dress and in first person, David Leroy, a former prosecutor, Attorney General and Lt. Govenor, will tell of his friendship with President Lincoln. He recounts how Lincoln, by word and deed, was a friend to the people in Idaho Territory.

The audience is encouraged to assume the role of a group of pioneers assembled in the summer of 1865.

Goodnight makes WSU Honor Roll PULLMAN – Randi Christine Goodnight of Ione was named to the President’s Honor Roll at Washington State University for her academic achievement summer quarter. The President’s Honor Roll recognizes students who are enrolled in a minimum of nine graded hours in a single term at WSU and earn a grade point average of 3.75 or earn a 3.50 cumulative GPA based on 15 cumulative hours of graded work.

Cusick blood drive Sept. 22 CUSICK – Thursday, Sept. 22 is the date for a blood drive at Cusick High School. The drive will take place from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Community blood drive volunteers led by Tim Pontius will coordinate the drive, which collect blood for the Inland Northwest Blood Center. INBC need about 200 blood donors every day to meet the needs of more than 35 hospitals in the Inland Northwest.

A single donation can save the lives of as many as three people.

Selkirk Girl’s Club forming PRIEST RIVER – A Christian girls’ group is forming, with their first meeting Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 3-4:30 p.m. at the Selkirk Prolife Alliance, located in front of Priest River Lamanna High School in the Priest River Baptist Church at 618 Highway 57. Called the Selkirk Girls’ Club, the group is aimed at girls in the sixth through 12th grades. The group will discuss how to develop healthy relationships with boys, and reflect on how to have a pure body, mind, mouth and motives.

Among the topics discussed will be friendship, good touch/bad touch, peer pressure, taking care of one’s body, how to deal with anxiety, talking to one’s parents and dealing with bullying.

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Women’s self-defense class Sept. 20

Lincoln’s friend reenacted at library

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Playhouse gets a makeover Millie Brumbaugh, Finance Director at Pend Oreille Playhouse, helps with painting the community theatre, located in Newport, on Friday, Sept. 2. The painting of the building is one of the steps the playhouse is undertaking to fix up the theatre, which was formerly the Eagles Lodge.

NEWPORT – The Evergreen Art Association will host their monthly meeting Monday, Sept.

12 at 10 a.m. at the Pend Oreille Playhouse, 236 S. Union Avenue in Newport (former Eagles Building) and not at Create.

Artist of the Month is Gail Cory-Betz, whose paintings will be on display at POVN, 108 S. Washington Ave. in Newport.

Other artists displaying artwork on rotation will be Randy Haa, Brittany Sears, Janet Steiner, Ana Henry, and Miki

Murdoch.

Rotation sites include STCU and the Black Rose in Newport, and My Favorite Things Too in Priest River. Evergreen Art Association members will also have their artworks on display, and for sale at the Saturday Market (Big Wheel Plaza), in conjunction with Heritage Days, Saturday, September 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Evergreen, a non-profit organization, meets on the second Monday of each month, and welcomes guests and new members.

Lots to do at Newport Library NEWPORT - Newport Library is offering a variety of classes and activities open to all ages.

The Newport Library is located at 116 S. Washington Ave. On Mondays, Sept. 12, 19 and 26, pre-school story time starts at 10:30 a.m. Chess and board games are at 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

A crochet group, open to all skill levels and those wanting to learn, will meet every Tues-

day from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Basic hooks and yarn will be available.

Pre-school movies play every Tuesday from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.

The movie for Sept. 6 is “Bob the Builder: Can We Fix It?” followed by “Sesame Street: Follow that Bird” Sept. 13, “Green Eggs and Ham” Sept. 20, and “Blues Clues: Blues Big Band” Sept. 27.

Computer classes will be offered every Wednesday through September from 11 a.m. to

noon. Participants should enter through the back door.

Every Thursday throughout the month there will be after school movies starting at 3:30 p.m. The movie for Sept. 8 is “Home.” On Sept. 15, there will be a showing of “Kumba” followed by “Penguins” on Sept.

22 and “Ella Enchanted” at 3:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 9 and 23, there will be free after school Wii

games starting at 4:30 p.m. On Friday, Sept. 16 and 30, there will be free Xbox games that start at 4:30 p.m. Participants must have a valid library card and be able to check out a controller to play Xbox games, as well as sign the rules form for proper use of the Xbox.

Every Saturday of the month is Lego Mania, where children of all ages can come and play with Legos from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

we e k ah ead Wednesday, Sept. 7 Rotary Club: 7:15 a.m. Oldtown Rotary Park Overeaters Anonymous: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance Newport TOPS: 8:30 a.m. Hospitality House Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. Create Arts Center, Newport

ity House in Newport Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church

Friday, Sept. 9 Books Out Back: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Priest River Library Happy Agers Meeting and Potluck: Noon - Priest River Senior Center Story Time: 3 p.m. - Newport Library

Computer Basics for Adults: 10 a.m. to Noon Newport Library

Dance Classes: 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport

Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library

Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting: 7 p.m. - St. Catherine’s Catholic Church

Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Priest River Animal Rescue: 6 p.m. - 1710 9th St., Priest River BASIC Meeting: 6 p.m. Blanchard Community Center Calispel Post 217: 6 p.m. American Legion in Cusick Pend Oreille Rock and Gem Club: 6 p.m. - Oldtown Rotary Park

Thursday, Sept. 8 Alcoholic’s Anonymous Women’s meeting: 10 a.m.

- Rotary Club, Old Diamond Mill Rd., Oldtown BASIC Meeting: 10 a.m. Blanchard Community Center Story Time - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick: 10:30 a.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Priest River Library Open Painting Workshop: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Create Arts Center, Newport Home and Community Educators Dalkena Club: Noon - Call Bonnie Witt 509-447-3647 or Billie Goodno at 509-447-3781 Duplicate Bridge: 12:30 p.m. - Hospitality House in Newport Loosely Knit: 1-3 p.m. - Calispel Valley Library, Cusick Priest River Food Bank Open: 3-5:45 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Family Movie Night: 5:308 p.m. - Newport Library Celebrate Recovery: 6 p.m. - 301 E. Third St. N., Oldtown Pend Oreille Kids Club: 6 p.m. - Pend Oreille Mennonite Church Pinochle: 6 p.m. - Hospital-

Al-Anon: 7-8 p.m. - Priest River, 119 Main St., Suite 204, Room 16, Call Jan 208-9466131 Friday Night Live: 7 p.m. Hospitality House, Newport

Saturday, Sept. 10 Kids Movie Club: 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. - Newport Library Books out Back: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Priest River Library Happy Agers Card Party: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center AA Meeting: 5 p.m. - Cornerstone Building, Selkirk Way, Oldtown

Sunday, Sept. 11 Newport Youth: 4 p.m. Sadie Halstead Middle School Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport

Monday, Sept. 12 Evergreen Art Association: 10 a.m. - Pend Oreille Playhouse

River Arts Alliance: 10 a.m - Various sites Writers Group: 2 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 Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Church Spirit Lake Lodge No. 57: 8 p.m. - Spirit Lake

CALVARY CHAPEL NEWPORT

“Where The Sheep Go To Be Fed” 101 S. Scott • 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

PINE RIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH 1428 1st Street West Sunday School ~ 9:15 a.m.

Morning Worship ~ 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday: Youth ~7:00 p.m.

Pastor Mitch McGhee 447-3265

DALKENA COMMUNITY CHURCH • VILLAGE MISSIONS

Hospitality House Senior Potluck: Noon Newport Blanchard Grange Meeting: 5:30 p.m. Blanchard Grange

GRACE BIBLE CHURCH

Priest River Lions: 6:30 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Pend Oreille Bible Church in Cusick Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. - Blanchard Community Church

Tuesday, Sept. 13 Priest River Food Bank Open: 9-11:45 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center Blanchard Stitchers Quilting Group: 10 a.m. Blanchard Inn

Rotary Club: 7:15 a.m. Oldtown Rotary Park Overeaters Anonymous: 8 a.m. - Pineridge Community Church, 1428 W. First St., Newport, use back entrance Newport TOPS: 8:30 a.m. Hospitality House Fiber Arts Knitting and Spinning Group: 9 a.m. Create Arts Center, Newport Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Blanchard Library Priest River Lioness: 11:30 a.m. - Priest River Senior Center

Al-Anon: Noon - American Lutheran Church Home and Community Educators Diamond Lake Club: Noon - Call Billie Goodno at 509-447-3781 or Chris King at 208-437-0971 Weavers’ Group: Noon to 3:30 p.m. - Create Arts Center Pinochle: 1 p.m. - Priest River Senior Center Alcoholics Anonymous: 5:45 p.m. - Hospitality House, Newport Spirit Lake Historical Society: 6:30 p.m. - Call 208-665-5921 for sites

Where to Worship

S.S. ~ 9:15 • Worship ~ 10:45 a.m.

Family Night, Wednesday ~ 7 p.m.

(Bible and Youth Clubs) Pastor Steve Powers - 509-447-3687

Habitat for Humanity: 6 p.m. - Sandifur Room, Newport Hospital

Wednesday, Sept. 14

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.org

SPRING VALLEY MENNONITE CHURCH

4912 Spring Valley Road Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. -- Sunday School (509) 447-5534

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

3rd and Spokane St., Newport, WA Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

Nursery Care Available Rev. Russell Clark 447-4121 newportucc@conceptcable.com www.newportucc.org

REAL LIFE NEWPORT

“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 www.reallifenewport.com

NEWPORT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

1 mile S. of Newport on Hwy. 2 447-3742 Pastor Rob Greenslade Sun. School 9:45 a.m. • Worship 11:00 a.m.

Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study Weds. 6:30 p.m.

CATHOLIC MASSES www.pocoparishes.org Newport: St. Anthony’s, 447-4231 612 W. First St., Sun. - 11 a.m.

Usk: St. Jude’s River Rd., Sat. 4 p.m.

Usk: Our Lady of Sorrows LeClerc Creek Rd. Sun. - 1st & 2nd - 5:30pm 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.

BAHÁ’Í FAITH OF NEWPORT

“Backbiting quencheth the light of the heart, and extinguisheth the life of the soul.”

Please call 509-550-2035 for the next scheduled devotional. Wonderful resources can be found at www.bahai.us and www.bahai.org

NEWPORT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH E.L.C.A.

332801 Hwy. 2, P.O. Box 653, Newport Pastors Matt & Janine Goodrich Worship Service 10 a.m.

(509) 447-4338

HOUSE OF THE LORD

754 Silver Birch Ln. • Oldtown, ID 83822 ‘’Contemporary Worship’’ Sun. ~ 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

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

Jeff & Robie Ecklund, Pastors • 437-2032 www.houseofthelordchurch.com

“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

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We Salute Our Firefighters & Emergency Workers

Contact your Department Volunteers always needed

South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue

We Salute All of You!

Serves south Pend Oreille County, including Diamond Lake, Sacheen Lake, Deer Valley, Camden and Fertile Valley areas

509-447-5305 www.spofr.org

Pend Oreille Fire District No. 2 Pend Oreille County north of Blue Slide

509-442-2311 users.potc.net/pocfire2/

Pend Oreille Fire District No. 4 From north city limits of Newport to the Cusick Flat, including Dalkena, Davis Lake and Usk, west of Pend Oreille River

509-447-2476 www.pofd4.org

Pend Oreille Fire District No. 5 Serves Blueslide, Ruby and Locke areas

509-671-2286 www.pofd5.org

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Thank you for fighting for our forests!

509-935-4515 hloggingllc@gmail.com Striving to preserve our ecology while maintaining the flow of timber to our industries and contributing to the economy of the area.

FIREFIGHTERS Thank You For Your Service!

W e S a l u t e O u r e m e r g e n c y wo r k e r s Perfection Tire (509) 447-3933 www.perfectiontire.com

Cusick American Legion #217 (509) 445-1537 Seattle City Light/ Boundary Dam (509) 446-3083 www.seattle.gov/light/tours/boundary

Office Services (208) 448-2941

Dawson Construction & Concrete (509) 442-3702

PUD District 1 (509) 447-3137 www.popud.org

Bliss Chiropractic Center (509) 447-2413

Aerocet (208) 448-0400 www.aerocet.com

Yokes Fresh Market, Ponderay (208) 263-4613 www.yokesfreshmarkets.com

Pend Oreille County Fair (509) 445-1264 www.povn.com/pocfair/

Thank You Firefighters!

Thanks to all of our Firefighters!

Pend Oreille County Weed Control 227-B South Garden Ave. Eastwing Newport, WA 99156 (509) 447-2402 noxweedinfo@pendoreille.org

Pend Oreille County Republicans Alice Moran Chairman

A BIG Thank You Many Thanks to you All! to our Firefighters!

Open 7 days a week Corner of Hwy. 2 & 41 62 E. Hwy. 2 Oldtown, Idaho (208) 437-5512 www.oldtown.doitbest.com

Locally Owned & Operated

311 W. Walnut Newport, WA (509) 447-3933

• MEDICAL EQUIPMENT • MEDICAL SUPPLIES • PRESCRIPTION SERVICES Most Insurances Accepted

THANK YOU

Proudly serving you locally since 1906 509-447-2484 336 S. Washington Ave., ve., Newport,WA

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Contact your Department Volunteers always needed

Pend Oreille Fire District No. 6 Serves east side of Pend Oreille River in Pioneer Park-Furport-Skookum areas

509-447-3736

Inland Power and Light is a non-profit, member-owned electric utility.

Thank a Firefighter!

Pend Oreille Fire District No. 8 Serves Spring Valley area & Mount Pisgah

509-447-5325 www.pocfire8.org

Newport Fire Department Serves Newport, Wash., and Oldtown, Idaho

509-447-5611 www.newport-wa.org/departments/fire.html

Cusick Fire Department Serves Cusick and the Kalispel Reservation

As a cooperative that is locally owned and operated, we are working for a better quality of life for our members and the communities.

Our days are brightened serving the community. Brighten your day by visiting our website, www.inlandpower.com, and let us help you manage your energy efficiency and cut costs.

(509) 747-7151 inlandpower.com 10110 Hallett Road, Spokane, WA 99202 (509) 747-7151 • www.inlandpower.com

509-445-1718

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“YOUR HOMETOWN DIFFERENCE” East end of the Oldtown bridge

208.437.5669

W e S a l u t e O u r e m e r g e n c y wo r k e r s Fleur de Lis Floral & Home (509) 447-4416 www.newportflower.com

Tri Pro Forest Products (208) 437-2412 www.triproforest.com

Old American Kampground www.kmresorts.com

Carey’s Auto Body, Inc. (509) 684-2587

Seeber’s (509) 447-2484

Durham School Services (509) 447-0505 www.durhamschoolservices.com

NAPA Auto Parts (509) 447-4515/ (208) 263-7773 www.napaonline.com

Newport Vision Source (509) 447-2945 www.newportvisionsource.com

Vaagen Brothers (509) 684-5071 www.vaagenbros.com

Kardos Plumbing (509) 671-7855

ABC Heating & Electric (509) 684-2018 www.abc-heating.com

Newport School District (509) 447-3167 www.newport.wednet.edu

Pend Oreille Veterinary Clinic (208) 437-2145

Ben Franklin (208) 437-4822 www.benfranklinvariety.com

Thank You Firefighters!

Open 7 Days a Week from 7:00AM to 6:00PM

We Salute the effort & dedication of our area Firefighters

Thanks for all you do!

You are our Heroes We Thank You! (509) 447-0505

Great Appreciation for Your Dedication!

You’re there when we need you.

Ben Franklin

F A R M E R S®

Bruce A. Hunt, Agent Near Hwy 41 & Hwy 2 • Oldtown • 208-437-4822

Open 7 Days A Week

Mon-Sat 8am-7pm, Sun 9am-6pm

www.BenFranklinVariety.com• facebook.com/bfoldtown

309 South Washington • Newport Bus: 509-447-3428

800-497-3428 bhunt@farmersagent.com

Caring for Family and Friends Since 1910

For Assistance in: • Pre-Planning & Pre-Payment Plans • Funerals • Monuments Cremations (Performed Locally) All occasion room w/kitchenette for any party or gathering.

Call to inquire.

Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home & Crematory Locally Owned & Operated

(208) 448-1012 118 Wisconsin Street • Priest River

(509) 447-3118 423 W. 2nd Street • Newport

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Contact your Department

Volunteers always needed

Kalispel Fire Department Serves the Kalispel Reservation and Cusick

509-445-1785 www.kalispeltribe.com/kalispel-tribalpublic-safety-department

Ione Fire Department Serving Town of Ione

509-442-3611

Metaline Fire Department Serving Metaline area

509-446-4641

Metaline Falls Fire Department Serving the Town of Metaline Falls area

509-446-2211

We Salute Ou r e m e rg e ncy wo r k e r s

KEEP COOL WITH

ABC HEATING & ELECTRIC

Thank you Firefighters, DNR, and Support Staff for keeping us safe!

Your Comfort System Specialists

Selkirk Ace Hardware (208) 437-5669

LaClede Convenience Store & Deli (208) 263-3892

Riverbank Family Restaurant (208) 437-0892

West Pend Oreille Fire District (208) 448-2035 www.westpendoreillefiredistrict.weebly. com

Teck Washington, Inc., Pend Oreille Mine (509) 446-4516 www.teck.com Ponderay Newsprint (509) 445-1511 www.resolutefp.com

R & L Enterprises, Inc. (208) 448-1080 North Idaho Crisis Services (208) 946-5595 www.northidahocrisis.org

The Miner Newspapers (509) 447-2433 www.pendoreillerivervalley.com

BE SAFE Heating, Air Conditioning, Electric, Refrigeration, Sheet Metal Residential, Commercial, Industrial, SALES & SERVICE

411 W. 2nd Ave • Colville, WA (509) 684-2018

Penrith Farms

Serving the community & youth for over 30 years Newport, WA • (509) 447-2996

Vaagen Bros. Lumber, Inc.

Colville: 509-684-5071 Usk: 888-445-1732

Forward Thinking. Respecting the Past.

Ask most people to tell you about the lumber industry, and you’ll get a fairly predictable list of description. What you’re not likely to hear are terms like: technologically advanced, sustainable logging, small log harvesting, green lumber products, commitment to healthy communities or ecologically minded forest management. But when people talk about Vaagen Brothers, those are exactly the kind of things you’ll hear.

Specializing in the production of lumber from smaller diameter logs, Vaagen Brothers has been working in the forests of northeast Washington for more than 50 years. We’ve learned to take the best of traditional logging and lumber milling practices and combine them with advanced production technologies and forward thinking, sustainable forest management practices to create a company that’s as vibrant and growing as the healthy forests and ecosystems necessary to its success.

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West Pend Oreille Fire District Serves rural areas surrounding Priest River, City of Priest River and rural area around Oldtown

208-448-2035 / 208-290-5732 www.westpendoreillefiredistrict.weebly.com

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Thank You Firefighters

Coolin-Cavanaugh Bay Fire District Serves east side of Priest Lake

208-443-3118 www.facebook.com/CCBFPD

West Priest Lake Fire District West side of Priest Lake, from Kokanee Trailer Park to the north end of Bonner County

208-443-0174 www.facebook.com/WPLFD

Pend Oreille Public Utility District (509) 447-3137 (509) 242-3137 (509) 446-3137 www.popud.org Quality service at low cost

Thank You from the Bottom of Our Hearts!

• 3-D Mammography • 24 Hour Emergency Department • Anticoagulation Clinic • Bonner General Orthopedics • Diagnostic Imaging • Family-Centered Maternity Unit • Home Health Services • Hospice • Infusions & Procedures Clinic • Performance Therapy Services • Sandpoint Women’s Health • Women’s Imaging Center • Wound Care Center Bonner General Health Provides Urgent, Acute & Critical Care

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S-K Marine

Cusick, WA

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Aluminum Docks

Big Thanks to You All!

Ramps Swim Ladders

A Huge Thank You to You All! A unique variety of

Collectables & Antiques

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We are very thankful for you!

Supplying Industrial Sand since 1961

Petticoat Junction

(509) 937-2221 • Valley, Washington

201 N. Washington Ave. Newport • 208-818-3403

THANK YOU FIREFIGHTERS! NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED!

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he excitement of returning to school was palpable among the dozens of parents and students, along with younger siblings, who attended the BackTo-School Wellness Fair at Stratton Elementary School Wednesday, Aug. 31.

There were snacks, free immunizations and health information available and students had a chance to meet their new teachers.

All Photos by Don Gronning

Todd Faubion, PhD is immunization manager for WithinReach, a Seattle based nonprofit group that that works to connect people to health care programs. Here he explains the “Wheel of Disease” to a student. They wheel is designed to engage families in conversation about vaccine and preventable disease.

There were healthy snacks distributed. Here, some students pick up some apples.

It was over before he knew it. Cody Risner, 12, got a shot at the Wellness Fair Wednesday.

Jamie Wyrobek and her son Carson meet with Mrs. Prange, his third grade teacher.

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2016 Pend Oreille County Fair Winners

Continued from last week

Photography - - Sponsor: Best of Show - Adult - Penny Pickerel #2767 - Sponsor: Bruce Hunt, Farmers Insurance Best of Show - Youth Dyllin Hoisington #3131 - Sponsor: Bruce Hunt, Farmers Insurance Best Artistic Photo or Group - Penny Pickerel #2767 - Sponsor: Akre’s Photo Stop & Gift Shop Best Photo by an Adult - Penny Pickerel #2767 - Sponsor: Akre’s Photo Stop & Gift Shop Best Photo or Group by a Youth - Tiara Hamberg #2968 - Sponsor: Akre’s Photo Stop & Gift Shop People’s Choice Award - Susan Dettling #3461 Sponsor: Earl Insurance Superintendent’s Award - Adult - Penny Pickerel #2767 - Sponsor: Earl Insurance Superintendent’s Award - Youth - Dyllin Hoisington #3131 Sponsor: Earl Insurance Top In Wildlife Division - Adult - Debbie Lutz #2513 - Sponsor: Akre’s Photo Stop & Gift Shop Top In Wildlife Division - Youth - Keslee Tellessen #2893 - Sponsor: Akre’s Photo Stop & Gift Shop Top In Domestic Animals and Birds Division - Adult - Lois Robertson #2523 - Sponsor: Napa Auto & Truck Parts Top In Domestic Animals and Birds Division Youth - Rebekah Brooks #2013 - Sponsor: Napa Auto & Truck Parts Top In Flowers and Plants Division - Adult - Lisa Ondracek #1567 - Sponsor: Napa Auto & Truck Parts Top In Flowers and Plants Division - Youth - Ashley Percival #1080 - Sponsor: Napa Auto & Truck Parts Top In Babies and Children Division - Adult - Susan Dettling #3461 Sponsor: Akre’s Photo & Gift Shop Top In Babies and Children Division - Youth - Ashley Alegreto #2295 - Sponsor: Napa Auto & Truck Parts Top In People and Portraits Division - Adult - Lois Robertson #2523 - Sponsor: Napa Auto & Truck Parts Top In People and Portraits Division - Youth Dyllin Hoisington #3131 - Sponsor: Napa Auto & Truck Parts Top In Action Scenes Division - Adult - Penny Pickerel #2767 - Sponsor: Napa Auto & Truck Parts Top In Action Scenes Division - Youth Mykenzie Maupin #1947 - Sponsor: Napa Auto & Truck Parts Top In Scenery Division - Adult - Lisa Ondracek #1567 - Sponsor: Seeber’s Pharmacy Top In Scenery Division - Youth - Madison Chantry #2870 - Sponsor: Seeber’s Pharmacy Top In Man-made Structures Division Adult - Penny Pickerel #2767 - Sponsor: Seeber’s Pharmacy Top In Man-made Structures Division Youth - Tiara Hamberg #2968 - Sponsor: Seeber’s Pharmacy Top In Life Today in Pend Oreille County Division - Adult - Melissa Tallant #1160 - Sponsor: Seeber’s Pharmacy Top In Life Today in Pend Oreille County Di-

vision - Youth - Madison Chantry #2870 - Sponsor: Seeber’s Pharmacy Top In Best Fair Photo Division - Adult - Penny Pickerel #2767 - Sponsor: Bruce Hunt, Farmers Insurance Top In Best Fair Photo Division - Youth - Mary Huttle #1939 - Sponsor: Bruce Hunt, Farmers Insurance Top In General Division - Adult - Penny Pickerel #2767 - Sponsor: Seeber’s Pharmacy Top In General Division - Youth - Mykenzie Maupin #1947 - Sponsor: Seeber’s Pharmacy Top In Humorous Division - Adult - Susan Dettling #3461 - Sponsor: Seeber’s Pharmacy Top In Humorous Division - Youth - Humorous - Tiara Hamberg #2968 - Sponsor: Seeber’s Pharmacy Top In Altered Digital Division - Adult - Penny Pickerel #2767 - Sponsor: Seeber’s Pharmacy Top In Altered Digital Division - Youth - Michael Owen #2067 - Sponsor: Seeber’s Pharmacy Top In Photo’s from Years Past Division - Adult - Kim Parsley - Sponsor: Seeber’s Pharmacy Top In Photo’s from Years Past Division Youth - Michael Owen #2067 - Sponsor: Seeber’s Pharmacy Fleece & Fiber - - Sponsor: $10.00 Best Wool Fleece - Norma Wood #1650 - Sponsor: Cathy’s Cafe $10.00 Best Non-Wool Item - Nancy Svoboda #1426 - Sponsor: Michelle & Kirk Weber $10.00 People’s Choice Award - Ella Falk #1609 - Sponsor: Mardi Real $10.00 Best Hand made, Handspun Item Nancy Svoboda #1426 - Sponsor: Newport Westside Pizza $15.00 Best Item Made From Raw Sheep Fleece Ella Falk #1609 - Sponsor: Mountain Chicks $25.00 Best Skein Adult - Pam Thompson #1345 - Sponsor: Pend Oreille Fiber Artists $25 Gift Certificate Best Hand Woven - Adult - Nancy Svoboda #1426 Sponsor: North Country Weavers Superintendent’s Choice - Fleece and Fiber - Tynna Curran #1950 Sponsor: Judge’s Choice Award - Norma Wood #1650 Sponsor: Industrial Crafts - Sponsor: $5.00 Best Beginning Woodworking Project - Sean Guthrie #1813 Sponsor: Ray Philpott $5.00 Best Minor Woodworking Project Rowland Baskal #3423 Sponsor: Ray Philpott $5.00 Best Major Woodworking Project - Russ Fletcher #3124 Sponsor: Ray Philpott $5.00 Mountain West Bank Youth Award for Best Metalworking Project - Taylor Allen #1905 - Sponsor: Mountain West Bank $5.00 Best Minor Metalworking Project - Christian Waterman #2554 - Sponsor: Ray Philpott $5.00 Best Major Metalworking Project - Christian Waterman #2554 - Sponsor: Ray Philpott $5.00 Best Metalworking Convenience Project - Connor Brown #1758 Sponsor: Ray Philpott

Superintendent’s Industrial Crafts Award - Adult - Jim Chivington #3443 - Sponsor: Superintendent’s Industrial Crafts Award Youth - Christian Waterman #2554 - Sponsor: 4-H Plant Science - Sponsor: $5.00 Mountain West Bank Youth Award for Best 4-H Vegetable Display of 6 or More Blue Ribbons - Stevie Lindemann #2924 - Sponsor: Mountain West B$2a0n.k00 Best Blue Ribbon Display in 4-H Plant Science - Jessie Dillon #2541 - Sponsor: Usk Community Club $5.00 Best Blue Ribbon Creature Feature - 4H Plant Science - Nicole Priest #3057 - Sponsor: Melissa Tallant $5.00 Best Blue Ribbon Planter Box - 4-H Division - Rayana Chapell #3384 - Sponsor: Fleur de Lis Floral $5.00 Best Arrangement of Home Grown Horticulture Items - 4-H Division - Myah McElfish #2558 - Sponsor: Fleur de Lis Floral 4-H Foods - - Sponsor: $5.00 Mountain West Bank Youth Award for Best 4-H Canned Foods Display of 6 or More Blue Ribbons - Willow Vaughn #1661 - Sponsor: Mountain West BBaenstk 4-H Canning - Willow Vaughn #1661 - Sponsor: Mary Lee Rozelle Youth Food Preservation Award - Fruit - Jessie Dillon #2541 - Sponsor: Ball® Home Canning Youth Food Preservation Award - Vegetable - Willow Vaughn #1661 - Sponsor: Ball® Home Canning Youth Food Preservation Award - Pickle Willow Vaughn #1661 - Sponsor: Ball® Home Canning Youth Food Preservation Award - Soft Spread - Jessie Dillon #2541 - Sponsor: Ball® Home Canning $5.00 Mountain West Bank Youth Award for Best 4-H Baked Goods Display of 6 or More Blue Ribbons - Shelby Meier #3352 - Sponsor: Mountain West $B5a.n0k0 Best 4-H Foods Poster Award Paul Waterman #2553 Sponsor: Kathy Olmstead Best 4-H Baking Display - Senior - Jessie Dillon #2541 - Sponsor: Calispel Grange Best 4-H Baking Display - Intermediate - Peyton Distad #3117 - Sponsor: Davis Lake Grange Best 4-H Baking Display - Junior - Stevie Lindemann #2924 - Sponsor: Phyllis Johnston WA Assoc. of Wheat Growers Award Best Overall Yeast Baking Category Exhibit First Place 4-H - Rosette & Cookbook - Shelby Meier #3352 - Sponsor: Washington AWsAs oAcsiastoiocn. ooff WWhheeaatt GGrroowweerrss Award Best Overall Yeast Baking Category Exhibit Second Place 4-H - Cookbook - Lynn Newman #3348 Sponsor: $W2a0s.0h0in g&t oGnif tA Bssaosckieatt iBoens ot fo Wf Chheoact oGlarotew Yerosuth Baking Award - First Place 4-H Youth - Peyton Distad #3117 - Sponsor: Shannon Haney & Ann Hastings $15.00 Best of Chocolate Youth Baking

Award - Second Place 4-H Youth - Makenna Distad #3273 - Sponsor: Jim Mathis Superintendent Award - 4-H Foods - Shelby Meier #3352 - Sponsor: 4-H Clothing - - Sponsor: 4-H Fashion Revue Top Modeling - Junior - Julie Sprague #1216 - Sponsor: Bill & Kathy Zenkert 4-H Fashion Revue Top Modeling - Intermediate - Willow Vaughn #1661 - Sponsor: Michelle Moody $5.00 Mountain West Bank Youth Award for Best 4-H Garment Made - Willow Vaughn #1661 - Sponsor: Mountain West Bank $20.00 Top Overall Intermediate 4-H Clothing Award - Willow Vaughn #1661 - Sponsor: Julie Anderson Best Blue Ribbon 4-H Constructed ItemIntermediate - Willow Vaughn #1661 - Sponsor: Ann Dennis Hastings $5.00 Best 4-H Sewing Poster - Willow Vaughn #1661 - Sponsor: Gail Mitchell $10.00 4-H Best Blue Ribbon “Sewing for Fun” Award - Lainey Schweiger #4332 - Sponsor: BMT Painting LLC $25.00 Top Blue Ribbon 4-H Quilt Award - Julie Sprague #1216 Sponsor: Jessica Driver 4-H Superintendent Award - Peyton Distad #3117 - Sponsor: $15.00 Washington State Home & Community Educators Awards - Willow Vaughn #1661 - Sponsor: $10.00 Washington State Home & Community Educators Awards - Julie Sprague #1216 Sponsor: $15.00 Washington State Home & Community Educators Awards - Makenna Distad #3273 - Sponsor: $10.00 Washington

State Home & Community Educators Awards - Elizabeth Lukas #1049 - Sponsor: $10.00 Washington State Home & Community Educators Awards - Tia Phillips #4322 Sponsor: $10.00 Washington State Home & Community Educators Awards - Peyton Distad #3117 Sponsor: $5.00 Washington State Home & Community Educators Awards - Lily Newman #2123 Sponsor: 4-H Expressive Arts and Crafts - - Sponsor: $5.00 Mountain West Youth Award for Best 4-H Blue Ribbon Art or Craft Work - Kaitlyn Chantry #2869 - Sponsor: Mountain West Bank Diamond Lake Grange Award - Best 4-H Blue Ribbons Arts and Crafts Display - Mathew Sprague #1217 - Sponsor: Diamond Lake Grange $5.00 - 4-H Expressive Arts & Crafts Best In Division Junior Award - Brook Basnaw #3052 Sponsor: Sherri Kendrick $5.00 - 4-H Expressive Arts & Crafts Best In Division Intermediate Award - Kaitlyn Chantry #2869 - Sponsor: Pauline Stoll $5.00 - 4-H Expressive Arts & Crafts Best In Division Senior Award - Mary Huttle #1939 - Sponsor: Tri County Association of the Arts $5.00 - 4-H Creative Writing Award - Jesse Dillon #2541 - Sponsor: Kathy Olmstead 4-H Superintendent Award - Elizabeth Lukas #1049 - Sponsor: 4-H Photography - Sponsor: $20.00 Top 4-H Blue Ribbon Photography Display - Payton Distad #3117 - Sponsor: Kathy Olmstead Best 4-H Blue Ribbon

Photography Display Willow Vaughn #1661 - Sponsor: Diamond Lake Grange $5.00 Top Single 4-H Photo Entry - Mary Huttle #1939 - Sponsor: John & Peggy Cornelis 4-H Photography Special Award - Willow Vaughn #1661 - Sponsor: Wendy Alegreto 4-H Photography Special Award - Ashley Percival #1080 - Sponsor: Wendy Alegreto 4-H Photography Special Award - Nicole Priest #3057 - Sponsor: Wendy Alegreto 4-H Photography Judge’s Choice - Willow Vaughn #1661 - Sponsor: Nancy Hoisington 4-H Woodworking - Sponsor: Top 4-H Blue Ribbon Woodworking Project Christian Miller #1646 - Sponsor: Debi MacArthur 4-H Special Project or Exhibit - - Sponsor: $10.00 Best Completed Record Book or Project Scrap Book Award - Julie Sprague #1216 - Sponsor: Lyla Hoisington Youth Educational Posters - - Sponsor: $25.00 Overall Top First Place Youth Educational Poster - Matthew Sprague #1217 - Sponsor: Kristy & Pete Whittekeind $15.00 Overall Top Second Place Youth Educational Poster - Paul Waterman #2553 (Food) - Sponsor: Kristy & Pete Whittekeind $10.00 Overall Top Third Place Youth Educational Poster - Paul Waterman #2553 (Poultry) - Sponsor: Kristy & Pete Whittekeind

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obituari es Frank William Rodgers Metaline

Frank William Rodgers passed away, at the age of 93, of natural causes Friday Aug. 19. He was born June 23, 1923, in Columbus, Ohio, to Raymond and Jessie Rodgers.

Frank was married Jan. 17, 1942, at 19 years old to Donna Jean Wood who was 15 years old (by one day). They were happily married for 74 years and seven months.

Rodgers Frank served his country as a Marine in World War II and in the Korean War. As well described by his sister-in-law Connie Rodgers, Frank was not only one of the best husbands, fathers, grandpas, great-grandpas, uncles, brothers, and friends but one of the most tender-hearted persons who ever graced this earth. He will be rewarded. Frank is preceded in death by his parents Raymond and Jessie Rodgers; three brothers Robert, Raymond Jr., and Kenneth, and one sister Margaret Noble and her husband Clayton Noble. He is also preceded in death by his son Kenneth, son-in-law Gary Petersen, and grandson Gary Petersen.

Frank is survived by his loving wife Donna; brother Delmar “Pete” Rodgers and his wife Connie Rodgers, sisterin-law Betty Rodgers, daughters Karen Wilson and her husband Blayne Wilson, Susan Petersen, Christy Daggett and her husband Peter Daggett, and Patricia McElhiney and her husband Michael McElhiney.

Frank is also survived by 19 grandchildren: Wayne, Craig, Brett, Daniel, Michael P. and Claudeth, James and Nora, Holly and Dan, Heather and Eric, William and Amber, Robert, Jeffrey and Debbie, Michael D., Cynthia, Christian, Calie and Marshall, Monica, Autumn, Jonathan and Stefany, and Elizabeth. He is also survived by 20 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, and his favorite cousin Nancy Roberts and her husband Tom and many others.

Our dad, Frank William Rodgers was the kindest, most loving man we know and the best father we could have asked for. He had a great capacity for love. He was dedicated to his family always and is loved more than mere words can say. Frank will be sorely missed.

Good night Frank, until Resurrection Day when Jesus will call to awaken you and we will be together again.

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.

Gerald Robert Mitchell Priest River

Gerald Robert Mitchell passed died at home Sept. 2. He was 76.

He was born July 20, 1940, in Priest River, the son of Sheldon and Audrey Doolittle Mitchell. He married Gladys Sanborn in 1958, and had three kids: Kim, Kevin, and Teri. He married Kathy Alderson on Dec. 29, 1984, in Missoula, Mont. He lived and died his way, Mitchell which was the only way to do things. Jerry started working in the woods at 17 for various gypos; the lure of the woods made him quit school to make the big bucks giving up boxing and football scholarships. He worked hard and lived hard during all of his life; working all the jobs in the woods – falling, bucking, skidding, road building, running cat … road construction was his favorite. Jerry loved helping his dad work on his truck but hated driving truck. He worked for LP for 15 years as road crew boss. He lived all of his life in Priest River except a short stint on the coast and five years in Montana working for Mick Bailey logging and Darby Lumber Company as an outside operations manager for all logging and road building crews. He was always telling about the roads that he built for LP and working on Highway 2 in the rock cuts and dynamiting and widening dead man’s curve on Highway 2. You could not go hunting without driving on one of the logging roads that he built and hearing the story of it. He started his own business, JK&M Construction in 1993, being a gypo logger and road builder. He got hurt and major surgery in 2005 caused his retirement.

He loved gardening and working in the flowerbeds, lake fishing and hunting mule deer on Hughes Ridge and his various German Sheppard dogs. After his retirement he became the chief cook and bottle washer and home shop chief, a job he very much loved. He was very proud that he drew a moose tag and bagged Bullwinkle; which was exactly what he wanted. He loved his family and family get togethers. Jerry is survived by wife Kathy; brother Wallace Mitchell; sons Kevin (and Cindy) Mitchell, of Osborn, Idaho, and Todd Alderson (and Carrie) of Priest River; daughters Kim Imhoff (and Tim) of Montesano, Wash., Teri (and Randy) Hart of Boise, Idaho, and Amy (and Mohan) Paundlay of Stratford, Conn.; brother-in-law and best friend for 60 years, Claude (and Shorty) Graham and Lloyd Reynolds; and 18 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two buns in the oven; eight nieces and nephews; and numerous great- and great-grand and great-great-grand nieces and nephews. He preceded in death by his parents, sisters Janice Reynolds and (his other pea-in-the-pod) Sharon Graham. Graveside services are at Evergreen Cemetery in Priest River Saturday, Sept. 10 at 3 p.m. His last hurrah will be at his home at 1235 Bodie Canyon Road, Priest River. 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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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.

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Monday, Aug. 29 ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, report of truck that went off highway and hit tree, non-injury.

ARREST: W. Kelly Drive, Jayson R. Tieskotter, 37, Newport was arrested for domestic violence assault 4th degree.

ERRATIC DRIVER: W. Walnut St., report of grey Toyota Camry swerving.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VERBAL: Scotia Rd., report of male and female fighting, male is reportedly freaking out, popped all the tires on her vehicle.

TRESPASSING: 2nd Ave., report of abandoned building that possibly has someone in it.

AGENCY ASSIST: Newport, report of attempt to locate red 1996 Jeep Cherokee, last seen headed towards Newport from Idaho.

CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE: N. Fea Ave., Newport, complainant reports ex-husband did not return her son to her last night.

WANTED PERSON: Hwy. 2, report of meeting agency to pick up subject with felony warrant.

DISTURBANCE: N. Fea Ave., complainant’s ex-wife showed up at residence and tried to push her way into the house ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 211, report of white flatbed truck swerving all over the road headed towards Usk. ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of dark blue Chevy blazer swerving in its lane.

TRESPASSING: Sullivan Lake, complainant reports male subject is docking his boat at their cabin without permission and refuses to leave.

BURGLARY: Turner Rd., report of garage broken into sometime in last two weeks.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: S. Union Ave., Newport, report of upset customer shouting obscenities at staff.

ARREST: S. Union Ave., Newport, Larry A. Deluna, 45, of Newport was arrested on a local warrant misdemeanor.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: S. Cass Ave., report of male indecent exposure.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Terrace Ave., report of male in white sombrero soliciting music CDs. THEFT: W. Hwy. 2 ASSAULT: N. 1st Ave., report of male that assaulted complainant’s son.

NOISE COMPLAINT: Hill Top Rd., report of neighbor running loud equipment after hours.

ANIMAL NOISE: N. Warren Ave., Newport, report of dogs at this address barking, ongoing problem.

ARREST: Ted Rodney Eastman, 47, Cusick was arrested on a local warrant misdemeanor.

Tuesday, Aug. 30 TRAFFIC HAZARD: W. 4th St., report of tan pit bull running in and out of traffic causing a hazard.

DRUGS: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Pine Street, Newport, report of male subject crouching by container acting suspicious, wearing red hat, black shirt, and tan pants.

ACCIDENT: Union and 1st, Newport, report of two-vehicle accident, unknown extent of injuries.

ILLEGAL BURNING: S. Washington, Newport, report of subject possibly burning garbage.

POSSIBLE DUI: W. Walnut St., Newport, report that male pulled up and was drinking a beer in a Toyota rav4.

TRESPASSING: W. Walnut St., Newport, report of female subject that was trespassed from store standing at customer service.

VIOLATION OF PROTECTION ORDER: E. 4th Ave., complainant said male who has an order against him is contacting the protected person in the order.

FISH AND GAME: Wapiti & Bead Lake Rd., complainant reports she witnessed a male shoot and kill a black bear.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Hwy. 2, deputy out with vehicle and subject that is camping.

Thursday, Sept. 1 ACCIDENT: LeClerc Rd. S., report of one vehicle hit retaining wall patient with possible broken wrist.

PHONE OFFENSE: Hwy. 2, report of unknown male subject calling/texting daughter’s cell phone.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Hwy. 20, report of a suspicious white van with a man wandering around.

WANTED PERSON: S. Garden Ave., report of a male subject with a warrant at district court.

DISTURBANCE: 2nd Ave., Cusick, third party report of male yelling and screaming at female.

ARREST: E. 5th Ave., Samantha Burgess, 30, of Metaline Falls, was arrested on a local warrant.

JUVENILE PROBLEM: W. 7th, Newport, report of juvenile male who ran away from Idaho might possibly be at above address.

FRAUD: Pend Oreille Homes, complainant reports receiving a cell phone bill saying she had an account in Mount Vernon she has never had an account with Sprint.

ARREST: W. Walnut St., Newport, Megan Nicole Misretta, 33, of Newport was arrested for theft of a credit card and theft in the 2nd degree.

ANIMAL CRUELTY: W. Walnut, Newport, report of dog left in vehicle MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: S. Spokane Ave., Newport, report that someone shot at residence.

VIOLATION OF ORDER: Driskill Rd., Newport, report that respondent in protection order tried to hit complainant when they passed on the road.

CITIZEN ASSIST: Washington Rock, Metaline Falls, report of subjects stuck on rock.

PSYCHIATRIC: Deer Valley, report of male making threats to harm himself and is driving in a vehicle erratically.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: W. 6th St. ANIMAL NOISE: Driskill Rd., Newport, report of dogs barking nonstop, ongoing problem.

TRAFFIC HAZARD: Hwy.20, Cusick, report of tree blocking half of road on northbound side.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: 4th and Fea St., Newport, report of two teens possibly spray painting.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Community Hall Rd., Cusick SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: W. Pine St., report of intoxicated male in hospital gown yelling and now leaving emergency room.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: N. Hayford Ave., Airway Heights

Wednesday, Aug. 31 SUSPICIOUS PERSON: S. Spokane Ave., report of male subject naked and possibly drunk was ringing complaiant’s doorbell.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: S. Scott Ave., Newport, complainant reports back porch of residence is destroyed and a hospital gown is laying on porch.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Camas Center, report of a vehicle broken into.

ARRESTS: Garden Ave., Newport, Curtis Gene Wilkerson, 48, of Newport, was arrested on a local warrant.

TRAFFIC OFFENSE: Sullivan Lake, report that company continues to drive through area at high rates of speed.

ILLEGAL BURNING: Flowery Trail Rd., report of subject burning ditch.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Calispel Trail Loop, report of caller that found cell phone with pornographic material on it.

ACCIDENT: W. 4th St., report of hit and run accident maroon Toyota truck backed into another vehicle and left.

NOISE COMPLAINT: Viewpoint Rd., report of loud music coming from residence next door.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Northern Quest Drive, report of suspicious person at bus stop.

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: N. Warren Ave., Newport, report of male and female having a disagreement, male left in a silver Dodge Dakota and has been drinking alcohol.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, report of vehicle – deer collision.

Saturday, Sept. 3 DRUGS: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of suspected drug activity.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: LeClerc Rd. N., report of four door Oldsmobile out by outbuilding no one in the vehicle VEHICLE PROWL: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of vehicle broken into.

DISORDERLY: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of subject arrested on out of county warrant.

ILLEGAL BURNING: Hwy. 2, report of someone that has bonfire in their yard, complainant can see smoke and 20-ft. flames from highway.

WEAPON OFFENSE: Tacoma Creek, report that campers next to complainant are shooting in an unsafe manor.

CIVIL: Hope Rd., report that complainant wrote a check and business cashed it twice.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of Lexus car, erratic driver.

ILLEGAL BURNING: N. Garden Ave., Newport ILLEGAL BURNING: Bayview Blvd., report of neighbors that have campfires.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, contact was made with a subject that was using a Guy Fawkes mask.

ANIMAL NOISE: Hwy. 20, report of ongoing problem with dogs barking at this address.

INTOXICATION: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of intoxicated female.

ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, report that older van in northbound lane hit a deer.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Hwy. 2, Dyann Bussard, 56, of Chataroy was arrested for physical control with intoxication.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of law enforcement check on a vehicle with a broken window.

BURGLARY: Hwy. 2, report of caller that returned home to find home burglarized.

THEFT: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report that subject hired cab, but does not have funds to pay for it.

VEHICLE PROWL: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, report of male trying to break into cars.

Friday, Sept. 2 ARREST: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, Shanice E. Bonapart was arrested on an out of county warrant.

ACCIDENT: Washington Ave., Newport, driver reportedly backed into by vehicle, no medical needed.

THEFT: Lookout Rd., complainant reportedly sold vehicle back in February plates not returned.

ANIMAL NOISE: W. Pine St., Newport, caller states neighbor’s dog is locked up in carport barking nonstop.

THEFT: Willms Rd., caller reporting multiple items stolen by known person.

ILLEGAL BURNING: Hwy. 31 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Box Canyon Rd., three males were reportedly on complainant’s property and shot multiple rounds then left.

ASSAULT: N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, Robert Edward Nelson, 34, of Newport was arrested for theft in the 3rd degree.

POSSIBLE DUI: Hwy. 2, report of white Dodge truck speeding ran stop sign and almost hit complainant

ARREST: S. Garden Ave., Newport, John W. Jose, 45, of Spirit Lake was arrested for theft in the 3rd degree.

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE: Hwy. 20, complainant believes she can see a car in her driveway and no one should be there.

Sunday, Sept. 4 VEHICLE PROWL: W. 4th St., Newport, report that vehicle was broken into last night stole some items.

THEFT: Metaline Falls, vendors reporting thefts.

TRESPASSING: Betty Mae Way, report that it appears subjects have been staying in complainant’s bus that’s on back of his property.

ACCIDENT: Rocky Creek Rd., report of one vehicle over embankment, other vehicle attempting to tow it back onto roadway is blocking.

ACCIDENT: Deeter Rd., request for HAZMAT check on vehicle leaking fluids.

ACCIDENT: Leclerc Rd. S., report of vehicle – deer collision, non-injury, no blocking.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Pend Oreille Homes Rd., report that dog at above residence was running loose and chewed up some of complainant’s camping equipment, animal owner was combative when approached about it.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 2, report of charcoal Grand Prix all over road.

RUNAWAY JUVENILE: Coyote Trail, report 17-year-oldfemale left residence Friday

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Diamond Lake Water and Sewer: 10 a.m. - District Office, 172 South Shore Road

Pend Oreille Fire District No. 2: 10 a.m. - Fire Station 23, 390442 Highway 20, Ione

Sacheen Lake Sewer and Water District Board: 3 p.m. - Sacheen Fire Station, Highway 211

Oldtown Urban Renewal District Board: 5:30 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall, as needed

Fire District No. 4 Commissioners: 6 p.m. Dalkena Fire Station No. 41

Cusick Town Council: 6 p.m. - Cusick Community Center

Diamond Lake Improvement Association: 6:30 p.m. - Diamond Lake Fire Station, Highway 2

Pend Oreille Fire District No. 6: 6 p.m. - Furport Fire Hall, 7572 LeClerc Road

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Pend Oreille County Commissioners: 9 a.m. Pend Oreille County Court-

Oldtown City Council: 6:30 p.m. - Oldtown City Hall

Tuesday, Sept. 13 Bonner County Commissioners: 8:45 a.m. - Bonner County Administrative Building

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the following described real property, situated in the County of PEND OREILLE, State of Washington, toYA R D S A L E S ™ wit: THE EAST HALF OF THE EVENTSAll yard sales are SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE I N C O P P O R AT E D F E S T I VA L S in the Hot Box, last SOUTHEAST QUARTER (E 1/ 2SE Aerocet™ is looking for a Product P R O M O T E page of Section 1/ 4SE1/4) OF SECTION 3, TOWNApprovals Coordinator who contributes to YOUR REGION- A.(49-tf) SHIP 31 NORTH, RANGE 43 E W. and executes the regulatory strategy for the AL EVENT for M., SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF THE country markets served domestically and only pennies.

PEND OREILLE, WA., ALSO SHOWN internationally. They will serve as primary Reach 2.7 million AS LOT 10 ON RECORD OF SURpoint of contact for regulatory input for readers in newsVEY (RS 280) IN BOOK 2 OF SURdevelopmental and marketed products, papers statewide VEYS, PAGE 135. More commonly collaborating with internal stakeholders for $275 classified known as: 3781 ROCKY GORGE to establish and achieve regulatory or $1,350 display No matter where you ROAD, NEWPORT, WA 99156-0000 project goals. Core Competencies: 2-5 are on the globe, your ad. Call this newswhich is subject to that certain Deed community goes with you. years’ experience in regulatory affairs paper or (360) of Trust dated 8/6/2008, recorded Miner subscribers have in aerospace or other related industry; 515-0974 for defree access all the time.

8/8/2008, under 2008 0298491 re(509) 447-2433 experience completing and managing tails. cords of PEND OREILLE County, www.pendoreillerivervalley.com aerospace approval submissions; Washington , from CHRISTOPHER Miner want ads work. competence with IT systems; strong L. SCOTT AND PEYTON S. MONTworking knowledge of FAA regulatory GOMERY-SCOTT, HUSBAND AND Your Right to Know structure; ability to travel 20%. Education: WIFE , as Grantor(s), to PACIFIC Your right to know and be informed of the functions Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline NORTHWEST TITLE , as Trustee, to of your government are embodied in public notices. and working knowledge of international secure an obligation in favor of In that self-government charges all citizens to be submission processes. $31,200-$35,360 MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISinformed, this newspaper urges every citizen to read annually DOE. Please apply in person TRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS and study these notices. We strongly advise those at 265 Shannon Lane, Priest River, ID or NOMINEE FOR EVERGREEN MONcitizens seeking further information to exercise their contact HR@aerocet.com to apply.

EYSOURCE MORTGAGE COMright of access to public records and public meetings.

PANY, A WASHINGTON CORPORATION , as Beneficiary, the beneficial PEND OREILLE 2016169 interest in which was assigned by COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISD I S PAT C H E R NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS E - 9 11 Pursuant to the Revised Code of NOMINEE FOR EVERGREEN MONO P E R AT O R Washington 61.24, et seq. TS No.: EYSOURCE MORTGAGE COM(Entry- no exWA - 1 5 - 6 8 11 0 9 - S W A P N N o . : PANY, A WASHINGTON CORPORAperience neces433103-44-9001 Title Order No.: TION (or by its successors-in-interest sary- and lat150203975-WA-MSO Deed of Trust and/or assigns, if any), to BANK OF eral). $2720.26/ G r a n t o r ( s ) : C H R I S TO P H E R L AMERICA, N.A. . II. No action commonth (entry) to SCOTT, PEYTON S MONTGOM- menced by the Beneficiary of the MISSING: $3059.92/ month (lateral) depend- Male, tan Pomer- E R Y- S C O T T D e e d o f Tr u s t Deed of Trust is now pending to seek i n g o n e x p e r i - anian. He is 4 Grantee(s): MORTGAGE ELEC- satisfaction of the obligation in any ence. Full time, years old, goes by TRONIC REGISTRATION SYS- Court by reason of the Borrower’s or benefit package. the name Mushu TEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR Grantor’s default on the obligation Civil Service ap- and currently not EVERGREEN MONEYSOURCE secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortplication dead- wearing a col- MORTGAGE COMPANY, A WASH- gage. III. The default(s) for which this line September lar. Went miss- INGTON CORPORATION Deed of foreclosure is made is/are as follows: 20, 2016, 4:00 ing from behind Trust Instrument/Reference No.: Failure to pay when due the following p . m . E x a m i n a - S e l k i r k A c e i n 2008 0298491 I. NOTICE IS HERE- amounts which are now in arrears: tions: September Oldtown, Idaho BY GIVEN that Quality Loan Service $141,395.33 IV. The sum owing on 22, 2016. Appli- in the morning on Corp. of Washington, the under- the obligation secured by the Deed cation and job Wednesday, Au- signed Trustee, will on 9/16/2016 , of Trust is: The principal sum of details available: gust 24th. There at 10:00 AM At the Main Stairs to $227,293.46 , together with interest www.pendoreil- is a reward for the Old City Courthouse, located at as provided in the Note from 3/1/2010 leco.org (Human his safe return. 625 W. Fourth Street, Newport, WA on, and such other costs and fees as R e s o u r c e s ) o r Please call or text 99156 sell at public auction to the are provided by statute. V. The aboveCivil Service, 625 (208) 659-1857 highest and best bidder, payable in described real property will be sold West 4th, New- with any informa- the form of credit bid or cash bid in to satisfy the expense of sale and the port, Washington; tion.(31-3p) #5-8- the form of cashier’s check or certi- obligation secured by the Deed of fied checks from federally or State (509) 447-6480. 31-16 chartered banks, at the time of sale Continued on 12B (31-3)

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Continued from 11B Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on 9/16/2016 . The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by 9/5/2016 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 9/5/2016 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the 9/5/2016 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and

Grantor at the following address( es ): NAME CHRISTOPHER L. SCOTT AND PEYTON S. MONTGOMERYSCOTT, HUSBAND AND WIFE ADDRESS 3781 ROCKY GORGE ROAD, NEWPORT, WA 99156-0000 by both first class and certified mail, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. These requirements were completed as of 8/28/2015 . VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property.

IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity

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Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS – The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20 th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants.

After the 20 th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON

NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877-894-4663) or Web site: http:// www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/homeownership/post_purchase_counselors_foreclosure.htm . The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Toll-free: 1-800-569-4287 or National Web Site: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/ HUD or for Local counseling agencies in Washington: http://www.hud. gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm ?webListAction=search&searchsta te=WA&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance

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Continued from 12B and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: 1-800-606-4819 or Web site: http:// nwjustice.org/what-clear . If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only.

QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBTAND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Dated: 5/13/2016 Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, as Trustee By: Lauren Esquivel, Assistant Secretary Trustee’s Mailing Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington C/O Quality Loan Service Corp. 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 (866) 645-7711 Trustee’s Physical Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 108 1 st Ave South, Suite 202 Seattle, WA 98104 (866) 925-0241 Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://wa.qualityloan. com TS No.: WA-15-681109-SW IDSPub #0107438 8/17/2016 9/7/2016 Published in The Newport Miner August 17 and September 7, 2016.

(29, 32) _____________________________ 2016287 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR PEND OREILLE COUNTY NO. 16-4-00040-5 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) Estate of BELVA L. VANDERHOLM, Deceased.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The above Court has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving

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The newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising or real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800927-9275. (31tf)

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on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

Date of First Publication of this Notice: August 24, 2016 James M. Sheldon, Personal Representative Denise Stewart Attorney at Law PLLC PO Box 301 Newport WA 99156 (509) 447-3242 Published in The Newport Miner August 24, 31 and September 7, 2016. (30-3) ____________________________ 2016288 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE NO. 16-2-00109-9 SUMMONS (60 DAY) E S TAT E O F D U A I N E C O U R CHAINE and ESTATE OF DONNA G. COURCHAINE, Plaintiffs, v.

JACK E. MILLS and REMEDIOS MILLS, husband and wife, Defendants.

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO: JACK E. MILLS and REMEDIOS MILLS: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 24th day of August, 2016, and defend the complaint of the plaintiff, Estate of Duaine Courchaine and the Estate of Donna G. Courchaine, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for plaintiff Estate of Duaine Courchaine and the Estate of Donna G. Courchaine, at the address below stated; and in case of your failure to so do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. This is an action to quiet title in real property located in Pend Oreille County, State of Washington.

DATED this 28TH day of July, 2016.

TRUNKENBOLZ | ROHR PLLC /S/Pamela H. Rohr PAMELA H. ROHR, WSBA #19584 PO Box 14033 Spokane Valley, WA 99214 (509) 928-4100 Published in The Newport Miner August 24, 31, September 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2016. (30-6) ____________________________ 2016293 PUBLIC NOTICE: The Town of Metaline Falls Council will hold a budget work session on Wednesday, September 13, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at the Town Hall. The purpose of the work session to prepare a preliminary budget for 2017.

The Public is welcome to attend.

For more information, contact the Town Hall of Metaline Falls at 509446-2211.

Published in The Newport Miner on August 31 and September 7, 2016.

(31-2) ____________________________ 2016295 PUBLIC NOTICE S TAT E O F WA S H I N G T O N D E PA R T M E N T O F E C O L O G Y NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO APPROPRIATE PUBLIC WATERS TAKE NOTICE: The Robert Cronoble of Ione, WA on Aug. 11, 2016 under Application No. S3-30770, filed for permit to appropriate public waters, subject to existing rights, from an unnamed spring in the amount of .044 of a cubic foot per second each year, for continuous domestic and stock water supply. The source of the proposed appropriation is to be located within the NE¼SW¼ of Section 4, Township 36 N., Range 43 E.W.M., in Pend Oreille County.

Protests or objections to approval of this application must include a detailed statement of the basis for objections; protests must be accompanied by a fifty-($50.00) dollar recording fee and filed with the Department of Ecology, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days from September 7, 2016.

STATE OF WASHIGNTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY WATER RESOURCES PROGRAM – ERO PO BOX 47611 OLYMPIA, WA 98504-7611 Published in The Newport Miner on August 31 and September 7, 2016.

(31-2) ____________________________ 2016297 PUBLIC NOTICE The Pend Oreille County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board will be meeting from 12:00 -1:30 P.M on September 19th. The meeting will be held at the County Counseling conference room, which is conveniently located at 105 S. Garden Ave in Newport. Light refreshments will be provided. If you require reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting or have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Jessica Ausborn at 509-447-6436.

Published in The Newport Miner on September 7 and 14, 2016. (32-2) ____________________________ 2016298 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WA S H I N G T O N COUNTY OF PEND OREILLE NO. 16-4-00046-4 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW.11.40.030 In the Estate of: MARY LOUISE SMITH, Deceased The individual named below has been appointed as executor of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time this 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 or mailing to the executor or the executor’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (4) 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 RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of first publication: August 31, 2016 Personal Representative: Kay Driver Attorney for Personal Representative: Linda Mathis Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 1440 Newport, WA 99156 Published in The Newport Miner on August 31, September 7 and 14, 2016. (31-3) ____________________________ 2016302 PUBLIC NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR COWLITZ COUNTY JUVENILE DIVISION NO. 16-7-00355-8 NOTICE AND SUMMONS

BY PUBLICATION IN RE THE INTEREST OF: DE LA MATER, HARMONY CHEY DOB: 12/06/12 TO Stacey De La Mater, Mother A Petition to Terminate Parental Rights was filed on May 18, 2016; A Fact Finding hearing will be held on this matter on October 5, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. at Cowlitz County Youth Services Center, 1725 First Ave, Longview, WA 98632. You should be present at this hearing.

The hearing will determine if your parental rights to your child are terminated. If you do not appear at the hearing the court may enter an order in your absence terminating your parental rights.

To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Termination Petition, call DSHS at 360/501-2600. To view information about your rights in this proceeding, go to www.atg. wa.gov/TRM DATED this 29th day of August, 2016.

STACI L. MYKLEBUST Cowlitz County Clerk Published in The Newport Miner on September 7, 14, and 21, 2016.

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2016304 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee, NANCY K. CARY, will on October 7, 2016, at the hour of 11:00 a.m. at the front of the Hall of Justice, 229 South Garden, Newport, WA, Pend Oreille County, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real property situated in the County of Pend Oreille, State of Washington, to-wit: The West 380 feet of the East 905 feet of that portion of the Southeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 32 North, Range 44 E.W.M., Pend Oreille County, Washington lying northerly of LeClerc Road; TOGETHER WITH a road and utility easement over, across and under the North 40 feet of the East 525 feet of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 26; ALSO TOGETHER WITH a road and utility easement being 40 feet in width over, across and under the North 40 feet of that portion of the Southwest Quarter of Section 25, Township 32 North, Range 44 E.W.M., Pend Oreille County, Washington, lying westerly of Conklin Flats Road. Carried on the County Assessor’s Tax Rolls as Tax 4.

Tax Account No.: 12421 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust described as follows: Dated: May 12. 2015 Recorded: May 18, 2015 Recording No.: 20150321529 Records of: Pend Oreille County, Washington Grantor: MATT PESIKAN AND BRENDA PESIKAN Successor Trustee: NANCY K. CARY Beneficiary: BANNER BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO AMERICANWEST BANK II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust.

III. The defaults for which this foreclosure is made are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: Monthly payments in the amount of $1,358.70 each, due the first of each month, for the months of October 2015 through June 2016; plus late charges in the amount of $40.54 each, assessed the sixteenth (16) of each month, for the months of October 2015 through May 2016; plus advances; plus any unpaid real property taxes, plus interest.

IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal balance of $214,567.39, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured from September 1, 2015, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute.

V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on October 7, 2016.

The Defaults referred to in paragraph III must be cured by September 26, 2016, to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before September 26, 2016, the defaults as set forth in paragraph III are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after September 26, 2016, and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor, or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults.

VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses: Matt Pesikan 231 Gray Eagle Lane Newport WA 99156 Matt Pesikan 200 W. Navaho Ave. Post Falls ID 83854 Matt Pesikan 1924 Florida Ave. Butte MT 59701 Brenda Pesikan 231 Gray Eagle Lane Newport WA 99156 Brenda Pesikan Continued on 14B

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report of subjects shooting .22 into the river.

and has not returned,

ILLEGAL BURNING: Open Skies Rd., caller can see a campfire across the river.

FIRE: S. Spokane Ave., residential house fire reported.

ERRATIC DRIVER: Hwy. 211, report of black Nissan Xterra all over road crossing both lines.

ILLEGAL BURNING: Alaska Lane N., caller reporting neighbors have a campfire against the burn ban.

ILLEGAL BURNING: Hwy. 20, several illegal burns reported at the campground.

WEAPON OFFENSE: Duck Lane, caller reports someone just shot at their house.

ILLEGAL BURNING: Hwy. 20, caller reporting camp fire and subjects shooting into the river.

WEAPON OFFENSE: Hwy. 20,

ACCIDENT: Northshore Diamond Lake, report of motorcycle rider down unknown injuries.

ILLEGAL BURNING: Southshore Diamond Lake, caller reporting a campfire.

NOISE COMPLAINT: S. Washington Ave., Newport, report of loud party with people arguing.

Monday, Aug. 29 NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Robertson Rd & Hwy. 2., Priest River TRAFFIC VIOLATION: Hwy. 2, Priest River RECKLESS DRIVING: Hwy. 57, Priest Lake RECKLESS DRIVING: Torrens Trail, Spirit Lake ARREST: Hwy. 41, Oldtown, Mickeal George Stewart, 43, of Oldtown was arrested on a Bonner County arrest warrant.

Tuesday, Aug. 30

PROWLER: Telephone Rd. E., report of prowler across road with flashlight shining it into windows.

ANIMAL PROBLEM: Beargrass Lane and Hwy. 57, Priest River

West Bonner County

HUNTING AND FISHING

Continued from 13B 1924 Florida Ave. Butte MT 59701 Brenda Pesikan 200 W. Navaho Ave. Post Falls ID 83854 by both first class and certified mail on April 18, 2016, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and Borrower and Grantors were personally served/subserved on April 25, 2016, with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above and the Trustee has possession of proof of such posting.

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

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

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

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

THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME You have only 20 days from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation.

DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help.

SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing Counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission, Telephone: 1-877-894-4663, Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/homeownership/post_purchase_counselors_foreclosure.htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Telephone: 1-800-569-4287, Web site: http://www.hud.gov/offices/ hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm?webListA cton=search&searchstate=WA&filt erSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys, Telephone: 1-800-606-4819, Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear DATED: June 1, 2016. /s/ Nancy K. Cary NANCY K. CARY, Successor Trustee Hershner Hunter, LLP

NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Anselmo Lane and Hwy. 2, Priest River

PO Box 1475 Eugene OR 97440 Telephone: (541) 686-8511 ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS: NANCY K. CARY, Trustee Law Offices 1223 Commercial Street Bellingham WA 98225 Telephone: (360) 715-1218 Published in The Newport Miner on September 7 and 28, 2016. (32, 35) ____________________________ 2016305 PUBLIC NOTICE WA R E H O U S E M A N S L I E N NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice is given that Diamond Lake Mini Storage In Pursuant with RCW 19.150.040 will be selling by live auction the contents of unit #B19 belonging to Tami Benson 908 W Jackson Ave. Spokane, WA 99205, amount owing $450.00. The Unit contain household items. Auction to be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday September 17th at Diamond Lake Mini Storage 325502 N Highway 2 Newport, WA Published in The Newport Miner on September 7 and 14, 2016. (32-2) ____________________________ 2016306 PUBLIC NOTICE N otice of A pplication Notice is hereby given that Pend Oreille County did on August 29th, 2016, receive a complete application requesting a boundary line adjustment submitted by Dax Percival to modify the boundaries between two contiguous parcels. (Parcel #’s 433728-52-9020 & 433728-529021); Within Sec. 28, T37N, R43 E, WM. Any person desiring to express their views, or to be notified of the action taken on this application should contact the Community Development Dept. A copy of the complete file may be examined by the public between 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM at the Courthouse, Lower Level, 625 West 4th, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-4821. Contact: Mike Lithgow, Director. Written comments from the public may be submitted no later than Sept. 22nd, 2016 after which a final administrative decision will be made.

Dated: Aug. 30, 2016 Published in The Newport Miner on September 7, 2016. (32) ____________________________ 2016307 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF RECONVENED MEETING OF THE PEND OREILLE COUNTY B O A R D O F E Q U A L I Z AT I O N NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Pend Oreille County Board of Equalization will reconvene at 10:00 a.m. on September 28, 2016 in the County Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 625 West 4th, Newport, Washington, and will continue in session as needed, to publicly examine and equalize the 2016 assessments, for taxes payable in 2017. Furthermore, the Board shall correct any errors in valuation, description or qualities of property assessed by the Assessor. /s/Rhonda Cary, Clerk Board of Equalization Pend Oreille County, State of Washington Published in the Newport Miner on September 7, 2016 (32) ____________________________ 2016309 PUBLIC NOTICE Newport Hospital and Health Services (Pend Oreille County Public Hospital District #1), requests proposals from qualified firms to provide Architecture and Engineering

VIOLATIONS: LeClerc Rd., Oldtown BURGLARY: Hwy. 41, Blanchard

Wednesday, Aug. 31 ARREST: Hwy. 2, Priest River, Christopher Mischenko, 34, of Priest River was arrested on a felony probation violation warrant.

Thursday, Sept. 1

Laclede was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant for invalid drivers license.

Friday, Sept. 2 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: Hoo Doo Loop and Old Priest River Rd., Oldtown, Len Teal, 42, of Oldtown, and Shawna Nichols, 24, of Priest River were arrested on Hwy. 41 for a warrant, drugs, and driving offense.

ARREST: Hwy. 2 and Riley Creek Park Drive, Priest River, Zack Thomas Elwell, 39, from Montana, was arrested for driving under the influence and possession of marijuana near milepost 14.

NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, Oldtown

MARINE INCIDENT: Match Bay Court, Priest Lake

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: Hwy. 57, Priest River, a 26-year-old Newport male was cited and released for possession of a controlled substance.

ARREST: N. Boyer Ave. Sandpoint, Joshua V. Jones, 39, of

HUNTING AND FISHING VIOLATIONS: Cavanaugh Bay Rd., Coolin

Saturday, Sept. 3

services for approximately $2M in renovations to its hospital building, constructed in 1958.

Copies of the RFP and supporting documents can be obtained from Newport Hospital starting 9-09-16 by contacting Nancy Shaw at (509) 447-9307 (email Nancy.Shaw@ nhhsqualitycare.org).

Newport Hospital is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Published in The Newport Miner on September 7, 2016. (32) ____________________________ 2 0 1 6 3 11 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SURPLUS REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES FOR SALE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County (District) has declared the following real estate properties as no longer necessary, material to, or useful in the operations of the District and, therefore, surplus to the needs of the District: • Property No. 1 (Newport South): Three tax parcels (Pend Oreille Prop. IDs 17036, 19183, 19193), 172.47 acres located about one-half mile south of the Newport city limits.

Brief legal description: E1/2 NE ¼ of Sec. 27, T31N, R45E; Gov’t Lots 2, 3, and 4 of Sec. 30, T31N, R46E, W.M. Fair Market Value: $245,000 • Property No. 2 (Mill Pond Flume): One tax parcel (PID 7915), 52.6 acres located about 2.5 miles southeast of Metaline Falls just south of Mill Pond. Brief legal description: NW1/4 SE1/4, N1/2 SW1/4 N1/4E, Portion SE1/4 NW1/4, Sec. 25, T39N, R43E, W.M. Market Value: $33,000.

• Property No. 3 (Sullivan Creek Flume): Not a separate tax parcel and contains approximately 100 acres. It is located about one-half mile east of Metaline Falls. Brief legal description: Parcel 1 of RS 2400 in S1/2 SW1/4 of Sec. 22 and NE1/4 NW1/4 of Sec. 27, 39 43, and part of Sections 22, 23, 26 and 27 T39N, R43E, W.M. Fair Market Value: $228,000.

• Property No. 4 (North Fork Sullivan Creek): One tax parcel (PID 7914), 74 acres located about two miles east of Metaline Falls. Brief legal description: W1/2 SW1/4 of Sec. 24, T39N, R43E, W.M. Fair Market Value: $313,000.

• Property No. 5 (Pee Wee Falls): Two tax parcels (PIDs 8292 & 8293) 191.15 acres located 71/2 miles north of Metaline Falls. Brief legal description: Gov’t Lots 2, 5 and shorelands on lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 in Sec. 14; Gov’t Lots 1 & 2 including shorelands, SE1/4 NE1/4 of Sec. 15, T40N R43E. W.M. Fair Market Value: $846,000.

These real estate properties will be sold as is, without surveys and/or title insurance. Bidders must obtain a Surplus Real Estate Bid Form, which are available on the District’s website at www.popud.org, or by contacting the District’s Contract Administrator at (509)447-9345.

The Surplus Real Estate Bid Form must be used when submitting bids.

Bid amounts shall be no less than the fair market, as listed above, for each property. Sealed bids will be received at the District’s Newport office, 130 N. Washington, P.O. Box 190, Newport, WA 99156 or at the Box Canyon Dam Visitor Center, 7492 Hwy 31, P.O. Box 547, Ione, WA 99139 until 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 28, 2016.

The sealed bid process will be conducted in one or two phases described as follows: The first phase will consist of sealed bids received, as specified above, on or before

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE: Hwy. 57, Priest River HUNTING AND FISHING VIOLATION: Eastriver Rd., Priest River NON-INJURY ACCIDENT: Hwy. 2, Priest River DUI, ALCOHOL, OR DRUGS: Hwy. 41, Blanchard, Austin Wayne Owens, 20, of Spokane Valley, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Sunday, Sept. 4 BURGLARY: Riverside Rd., Priest River DOMESTIC DISPUTE: Hwy. 2, Oldtown, ARREST: Marian Ave., Oldtown, Robert Foust, 20, from Washington was arrested for a felony warrant.

Tuesday, September 28, 2016. Each bid MUST be accompanied by an individual surety deposit, for the amount of $500.00, in the form of: Cashier’s Check, Certified Check, or Money Order, payable to Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County. In the event that more than one bid for any of the properties is received, a second phase of the bid process will be conducted for the property(ies). The second phase will consist of advertisement of the bid results of the first phase, with the opportunity for subsequent bids to be submitted in an amount no less than 10 percent more than the highest bid for each property that was submitted in the first phase. If a subsequent offer is received, the first offeror shall be informed by certified mail sent to the address stated in his or her offer. The first offeror shall then have ten days, from the date of mailing the notice of the increased offer, in which to submit a higher bid of no less than 5 percent more than that of the subsequent offeror. After the expiration of the ten-day period, the properties will be sold to the highest bidders.

Interested persons may contact Mark Cauchy at (509) 447-9331 for more information.

Published in The Newport Miner on September 7, 2016. (32) ____________________________ 2016312 PUBLIC NOTICE The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is re-submitting the Cusick ICDBG housing project to be built in the town of Cusick, WA for bids. We will be creating a design, but your own superior design is welcomed.

The bid will now be broken up in to (3) formats…

Bid Type A - Will be for the lower level concrete structure work. (Floors, Walls, Hardware, etc.)

Bid Type B – Will include Items not included in the lower level bid such as doors, windows, stairs) as well as the entire upper level building, Deck, Stairs, etc.

Bid Type C – The entire package (Bid A + Bid B) The project budget is $250,000 per structure. All bids must be submitted by the deadline which will be posted in the project Request for Proposal (RFP) document. This project will be awarded to the best value bid (Quality and Cost) not just the lowest bid price.

Thank you for interest in our project and we look forward to your bid or response.

Matthew Eilerman – Department of Planning and Public Works meilerman@kalispeltribe.com (509) 447-7132 Published in The Newport Miner on September 7, 14 and 21, 2016.

(32-3) ____________________________ 2016313 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO.1 OF PEND OREILLE COUNTY COMMUNITY NETWORK SYSTEM (CNS) BROADBAND POLICIES A public hearing will be held at 11:00 a.m., September 20, 2016, so that the Board of Commissioners may consider CNS broadband policies, fees and adjusted rates.

The hearing will be held at the PUD Administration Building in the Newport Conference Room, 130 N. Washington, Newport, Washington.

The public is invited to attend and be heard.

Karen Willner Clerk of the Board Published in the Newport Miner on September 7 and 14, 2016. (32-2)